Or should we keep going in the Chat – June thread?
AussieDJ said:
Or should we keep going in the Chat – June thread?
Nope. It is July from now on. ;)
Good morning. Checked – sky is still up there
Morning
Happy New Financial year..
I’m having a Gypsy fix and heading off to a dog party this morning..
:)
Spider Lily said:
I’m having a Gypsy fix and heading off to a dog party this morning..
:)
Gypsy is a friends dog :)
Most of my friends are childless and have dogs, I’d love to have a dog but cannot so I borrow Gypsy every now and then :)
morning. is sssf down?
Boris said:
morning. is sssf down?
Looks fine from here…
yeah i’m there now. just wouldn’t load first up for a while. i just started to panic a little.
Boris said:
yeah i’m there now. just wouldn’t load first up for a while. i just started to panic a little.
no one seems to have posted there since the wee hours.
oh and morning
no one seems to have posted there since the wee hours.
the wee hour for me is about 3am. i usually go back to bed after.
Boris said:
no one seems to have posted there since the wee hours.the wee hour for me is about 3am. i usually go back to bed after.
Yeah, this getting older is the pits.
It’s me!
while we sit chatting on the net, my old mate Eddie is out in his garden shed, stargazing.
hi kii. how stuff?
Bloody hot day outside, I nearly killed the little parrots this morning :( I think they’ve forgiven me. Not too sure – Batboy keeps shooting me nasty looks out of the corner of his birdy little eyes.
Boris said:
hi kii. how stuff?
See previous post :/
kii said:
Bloody hot day outside, I nearly killed the little parrots this morning :( I think they’ve forgiven me. Not too sure – Batboy keeps shooting me nasty looks out of the corner of his birdy little eyes.
moning kii.. how did you frighten the birds?
kii said:
Bloody hot day outside, I nearly killed the little parrots this morning :( I think they’ve forgiven me. Not too sure – Batboy keeps shooting me nasty looks out of the corner of his birdy little eyes.
How did you manage to nearly commit this parroty genocide?
how did the little parrot nearly die?
cold and wet here.
see kii we don’t give a hoot about you we are more concerned with the parrot.
;-)
Good morning Holidayers. We have had Lots of Rain in the last two weeks. The ground is wet. And the showers keep coming through. I’ll head up to Hamilton shortly and wash the windows of the practice (can’t really do that in working time, and being a country town, Sunday morning the street should be pretty empty and quiet. Particularly with this cold wet weather. The dogs can come with me and wander around inside the building while I do the windows.
Well, it was both parrots. I moved their cage out away from the patio so mr kii coud do his cockroach spraying thing…
the cage was in the shade of the peach tree – all was fine. Then as is happens…the sun moved, the cage was no longer protected by the dappled shade of the tree :/
I got them back to the patio – it’s a big cage on wheels…got the fan on them, put a wet towel in front of the fan…..changed all their water…..and crossed my fingers :)
Boris said:
see kii we don’t give a hoot about you we are more concerned with the parrot.;-)
Yeah…I noticed :(
Now they are in the laundry, where it is cooler, the radio is playing old time favourites and they have some uncooked spaghetti, Cheerios and some other old stale cereal to play with. Happy as pigs in mud :D
Yeah…I noticed :(
i’d give you a cyber hug but you know….girly germs and all that.
:-)
Boris said:
Yeah…I noticed :(i’d give you a cyber hug but you know….girly germs and all that.
:-)
Yeah, boy germs are bad :(
kii said:
Boris said:
Yeah…I noticed :(i’d give you a cyber hug but you know….girly germs and all that.
:-)
Yeah, boy germs are bad :(
virtual germs now?
Well, time to go do something Useful and preferably non-lethal.
roughbarked said:
kii said:
Boris said:
Yeah…I noticed :(i’d give you a cyber hug but you know….girly germs and all that.
:-)
Yeah, boy germs are bad :(
virtual germs now?
Hospitals have virtual beds, so why not.
poikilotherm said:
roughbarked said:
kii said:Yeah, boy germs are bad :(
virtual germs now?
Hospitals have virtual beds, so why not.
it plans to expand this to the virtual potplant programme where no potplant is left behind
merry carbon day!!!
merry taxable living away from home allowance!!!!
merry increased superannuation!!!!
exactly how will you be able to cut carbon emissions when you are bringing in 200,000 to 300,000 new people into the country every year??
Right, from today I shut down all my electricity and start running everything off my wood fired steam boiler?
it won’t matter
people have been paying carbon tax ever since they started bailing out unproductive powergeneration by the back door
carbon tax allows the gov to pay for coal fired powerstations to continue running because they are in serious debt.
coal fired power stations just don’t make financial sense because they have to be bailed out and take billions of dollars in debt. its why coal fired power egeneration is so cheap – because we are paying for the energy through the back door by other taxes.
solar power generation doesn’t look so expensive when compared to steam in this way.
if they simply kept the gov rebate for new solar systems but didn’t pay anything per KWh then the solar industry would still function.
this was one of the bug bears of the old forum
people refused to understand that solid state power generation from solar cells was viable
at the time i only had an inkling of the debt that coal fired powerstations had got themselves into
the technology is old and requires an army of people to service them. the unions are very happy to keep coal fired untis open because then their members are paid and so give money and power to the unions. shut the powerstations down and introduce viable renewable energy units into the system and the unions are knocked out.
in effect carbon tax props up the unions more than ever – why do you think labor is so happy to bring it in??
the real problem is that people have refused to mobilise against the gov about these increased taxes
it wouldn’t be a bad idea to have a nationwide strike against the gov, no one goes out, no one goes anywhere – the gov would howl because every state would lose money from speed radar, businesses everywhere would be hit and be be forced to turn on the gov, the mines wouldn’t run and in effect the gov would lose an entire days worth of tax from the population, it doesn’t sound much but consider how much one days worth of GDP would disappear…..
people could simply call in sick and not face any repurcussions from the employer or otherwise.
Okay, Something Useful has been done. Bits of dead chicken are simmering away in stock, garlic, bay leaf, celery and capsicum. Washing folded and nearly put away. Glass of wine has been poured.
wookiemeister said:
people could simply call in sick and not face any repurcussions from the employer or otherwise.
ah the old institution of the sickie..
just had breakfast here and i’m feeling like a new man.
Boris said:
just had breakfast here and i’m feeling like a new man.
My preference is for new women.
No comment.
i keep you lot amused if nothing else.
;-)
Boris said:
i keep you lot amused if nothing else.;-)
Yes, that’s a word some might use.
So tomorrow we are being visited by an old friend of mr kii’s. She has bee fighting for the sole custody of her grand-daughter for at least 5 years. I think the deadshit father has backed off a bit after the last ruling by the court. Sadly – I can’t give any energy to her, some of her problems are self-inflicted. I feel so bad about this, but their dramas and stuff have drained me.
…pours another drink…..
>>What caused “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald?”
Me me, ask me, I know this one.
At Seven P.M. a main hatchway caved in.
Morning folks
Has wookieworld collapsed in on itself yet?
morning stumpy.
Boris said:
morning stumpy.
Gday Boris.
How’s the weekend treating you?
w/e ok so far. bit damp. been chucking rubbish out of the shed….you know that stuff you keep because it might come in handy but after 20 years you realise that you’ll never use it until a week after you’ve chucked it?
Boris said:
w/e ok so far. bit damp. been chucking rubbish out of the shed….you know that stuff you keep because it might come in handy but after 20 years you realise that you’ll never use it until a week after you’ve chucked it?
I know it well, my collection builds daily :)
Mrs SS just learned never to leave me unsupervised in Bunnings….
Which is funny, because yesterday I learned not to leave her unsupervised in Bunnings…
Stumpy_seahorse said:
Mrs SS just learned never to leave me unsupervised in Bunnings….
Which is funny, because yesterday I learned not to leave her unsupervised in Bunnings…
Give me your bankcard and I’ll do the shopping for you both…
poikilotherm said:
Stumpy_seahorse said:
Mrs SS just learned never to leave me unsupervised in Bunnings….
Which is funny, because yesterday I learned not to leave her unsupervised in Bunnings…
Give me your bankcard and I’ll do the shopping for you both…
No use, the account’s a couple of grand lower.today..
well, just be careful never to go to bunnings together.
We did a “quick trip” to Home Depot…same result :/
I was very good…the tintable chalkboard paint was put back on the shelf.
Stumpy_seahorse said:
poikilotherm said:
Stumpy_seahorse said:
Mrs SS just learned never to leave me unsupervised in Bunnings….
Which is funny, because yesterday I learned not to leave her unsupervised in Bunnings…
Give me your bankcard and I’ll do the shopping for you both…
No use, the account’s a couple of grand lower.today..
Aw, missed by that much.
Stumpy_seahorse said:
Mrs SS just learned never to leave me unsupervised in Bunnings….
Which is funny, because yesterday I learned not to leave her unsupervised in Bunnings…
Boris said:
well, just be careful never to go to bunnings together.
Dog help us…..
This weekend’s tally…
26 Sheets of Gyprock (only paid for 25… heeheehee)
panel lifter
Tarp
Tie down set
4 oyster lights
1 × 3-spot bar light
2 twin sensor lights
1 Toilet
1 file set
1 torque wrench
1 Hammer drill
1 drill accessory kit
1 drill press
1 mitre saw
weather stripping
architrave spacers
1 hinge
1 padbolt for the shed door
Nails, screws, electrical terminals, light globes,, etc… etc… etc…
and i know i forgot to grab a few things…
4 oyster lights</font.<>
for the fish tank?
;-)
party_pants said:
Stumpy_seahorse said:
Mrs SS just learned never to leave me unsupervised in Bunnings….
Which is funny, because yesterday I learned not to leave her unsupervised in Bunnings…
My local Bunnings has a crèche for the children, don’t know if it has one for adults.
One time i went past that, a kid was humming the smurfs theme… Now i can’t go into bunnings without singing the smurfs theme…. i get strange looks…. (well, stranger than usual…)
Boris said:
4 oyster lights</font.<>for the fish tank?
;-)
should i put clear or pearl globes in them?
4 oyster lights
for the fish tank?
;-)
tag closed proper.
>>merry increased superannuation!!!!<<
What is wookie on about here? (It was some time earlier, while I was out cleaning windows)
buffy said:
>>merry increased superannuation!!!!<<
What is wookie on about here? (It was some time earlier, while I was out cleaning windows)
I think the compulsory payments have gone up to 12% or something like that.
Nup. I’m an employer. And they do not jump 3% at at time anyway.
buffy said:
Nup. I’m an employer. And they do not jump 3% at at time anyway.
Yeah. I’ve been involved in very small business all my working life.. the percentages are always small but the problem is more how to assuage the large numbers of small percentages.
I can’t find it on the ATO site, but I think there is a jump from 9% to 9.25% in the compulsory employer contributions from this time next year. In general people don’t even know much about this. As an employer, I am quite aware that I am paying staff whatever their pay is plus 9%. So unless you are working on an agreement where the superannuation is rolled up into your pay (ie, what you are quoted to be paid) you actual income per year is your award rate (or above award payment if that is what you get) plus 9%.
buffy said:
I can’t find it on the ATO site, but I think there is a jump from 9% to 9.25% in the compulsory employer contributions from this time next year. In general people don’t even know much about this. As an employer, I am quite aware that I am paying staff whatever their pay is plus 9%. So unless you are working on an agreement where the superannuation is rolled up into your pay (ie, what you are quoted to be paid) you actual income per year is your award rate (or above award payment if that is what you get) plus 9%.
and as an employee of a number of businesses I get no control over which fund the money is invested in and by the time I chase it up it has been eaten to nothing by costs.
We haven’t had compulsory employer paid super for many years really. It was not around when I started in the workforce in 1981. I started paying my own super then into a private fund.
Look up choice of superannuation funds. I’ve forgotten the details, but a few years ago I had to give all my staff a form on which they could advise which super fund they wished me to use for them.
buffy said:
We haven’t had compulsory employer paid super for many years really. It was not around when I started in the workforce in 1981. I started paying my own super then into a private fund.
Exactly the same for me apart from the fact that since then I’ve worked for numerous employers who didn’t put the money into my fund.
Information about choice of super fund:
http://www.ato.gov.au/content/00108082.htm
It’s increasing 0.25%/year to 12% (2019).
or longer…
It’s been at 9% for a while now. I remember when it limped up by 0.25% each year in the early years.
Day 4 of Disney on frigging Ice and Maccas have run out of Happy Meal toys LOL
Someone forgot to close their hash-tag, so I’ll do it for them (view full thread to see).
Ah, that’s better.
Now for today’s weather update:
Thanks everone .. re: superannuation.
However, it seems that GFC type stuff makes it mostly redundant.. ie: a waste of money, in a single lifetime.Oh noes!! Didn’t work.
DA, did you buy up all their toys at the beginning? Sell them now, plus mark-up!
Tim Flannery’s head just exploded.
I should have- they’ve got the Ice Age 4 figurines. Currently resorting to mini books about wildlife, leftover My Little Pony toys and some glow stick thing.
Anyone got a barge pole to use at Other Forum?
I’ll tell you what, self regulation and personl restraint seems to work fucking well here.
Peak Warming Man said:
I’ll tell you what, self regulation and personl restraint seems to work fucking well here.
It keeps religious trolls like pa37 and Skeptic Pete from going bananas here, well it keeps pa37 from going bananas anyway.
Yep, and it’s easy enough to not click on Peter’s posts.
Somewhere, in a shack at Lemontree Passage a red light begins to flash.
Lucky the trolls are fairly dopey, vbulletin seems comparatively easy to hack.
>Anyone got a barge pole to use at Other Forum?
What’s happened?
The return of pa37…
Who is pa37?
Time to Sim.
sibeen said:
Who is pa37?
crazy religious thing, threads are usually bait, which someone always bites.
poikilotherm said:
sibeen said:
Who is pa37?
crazy religious thing, threads are usually bait, which someone always bites.
Twice!
Why don’t we get religious nutters?
sulks
Very still, mild but overcast out there this afternoon. Good walking weather (I’m starting up the walks again to supplement the cycling) so I’m off to grab coat and umbrolly for a trundle.
Attempted to take the dogs for a walk, 5 minutes in and it hailed or is it haled?anyway it was cold, icy and windy.
You went outside? Outside!?
WTF man…?
Rule 303 said:
You went outside? Outside!?WTF man…?
I know I know, but with 50 hours of my week indoors, how much damage could I do.
Beautiful here today :) I went for a 7km walk this morning, took the dog (who is tired but handled it well) and saw a kangaroo on my street too.
The warmest place is Vic is currently about 10’. The rest is about 7’.
Just don’t go outside.
Rule 303 said:
The warmest place is Vic is currently about 10’. The rest is about 7’.Just don’t go outside.
Dirty mehicans…take your weather back! :-P
It’s a lovely day today!
°
Or you could use Kelvins and not worry about °.
It’s been cool and showery here today. I did get quite warmed up cleaning the practice windows though. Talked to a couple of patients. The main street was not entirely empty. But emptier than it is on a weekday. Then I did a wash of rags, good rag hanging weather outside. They can stay there in the rain and wind for a while. But I chickened out and ran inside when it poured on me halfway through the hanging out process.
Dogs missed out on a walk today. But they went for a drive with me to Hamilton and lounged around on the floor in the practice while I was cleaning.
OCDC said:
Or you could use Kelvins and not worry about °.
Or just write a number and we’ll just assume the units…
too much just.
Just one too many.
Only four of Melbourne’s fifteen weather stations have reached double digit °C today. Currently 6.8 here :-D
Hah! Got the sheet in before it got wet again. I missed the window of opportunity last squall.
OCDC said:
Or you could be lazy and not worry about °.
Fixed.
:-)
Rule 303 said:
OCDC said:
Or you could be lazy and not worry about °.
Fixed.
:-)
Running through the hail made me realise just how unfit I’ve become, rather depressing.
Friend of a friend’s blog that I occasionally peruse. Her kids were inspired to make dioramas for their backyard. I approve of this one:
OCDC said:
Friend of a friend’s blog that I occasionally peruse. Her kids were inspired to make dioramas for their backyard. I approve of this one:
It’s good to see big cats from three different continents putting their differences aside.
They are one but they are many
And from all the lands on Earth they come
They share a dream and sing with one voice
I am, they are, vicious carnivores
Hey Alex, just to follow up on our last conversation (about the chest pain etc):
I saw the GP – He seemed completely unconcerned, but did remark that it can take 6 months for the sternum to settle down.
I’ve had fasting bloods and a health assessment done this week as part of the Vic Gov emergency services volunteer healthwatch thingy – Report:
Age 43
Cigarettes per day 0
Self Assessment Score 8
Blood Pressure (mmHg) 130 / 70
Total Serum Cholesterol ( <5.5 mmol/L ) 3.5
HDL Cholesterol ( 0.9 – 2.2 mmol/L ) 1.1
LDL Cholesterol ( <2.8 mmol/L ) 1.5
Plasma Tryglyceride ( <2.0 mmol/L ) 1.9
Glucose ( <6.1 mmol/L ) 4.9
Body Mass Index ( 20 – 25 Kg/m² ) 30.99
Overall coronary risk percentile: 2%
(same score for relative risk and absolute risk)
Witty Rejoinder said:
OCDC said:
Friend of a friend’s blog that I occasionally peruse. Her kids were inspired to make dioramas for their backyard. I approve of this one:
It’s good to see big cats from three different continents putting their differences aside.
Under the coat, they’re all the same…
‘Cigarettes per day 0’
Huzzah!
But I see you’re a fatty boombah…
With better lipids than I.
poikilotherm said:
Under the coat, they’re all the same…
OCDC said:
But I see you’re a fatty boombah…
Oh hell yeah… The 25 year history of weight training has not affected the BMI at all.
:Sigh:
Rule 303 said:
OCDC said:
But I see you’re a fatty boombah…
Oh hell yeah… The 25 year history of weight training has not affected the BMI at all.
:Sigh:
Seen a recent study about Hdl ocdc? Seemed to say it doesnt confer protection or whatever it was thought to do.
Rule 303 said:
OCDC said:
But I see you’re a fatty boombah…
Oh hell yeah… The 25 year history of weight training has not affected the BMI at all.
:Sigh:
giggles
No, I haven’t. I’ll have a squizz around unless you have a link.
My main issue is now my LDL. Total chol was 7, but that’s now normal but only just (until I become diabetic or get IHD)…
Thanks to Grandpa, I meet PBS criteria for lipid-lowering medication.
OCDC said:
I’d guess that’s a lie. I’m sure it’s increased it…
I actually got to somewhere near the upper end of my ‘ideal body weight’ once, about 20 years ago. I was near a peak conditioning phase for the rock climbing season and very lean at about 3% body fat… Then I got sick and couldn’t shake it for a couple of weeks. At one point I weighed myself at 78kg.
:Shudders:
Rule 303 said:
I actually got to somewhere near the upper end of my ‘ideal body weight’ once, about 20 years ago. I was near a peak conditioning phase for the rock climbing season and very lean at about 3% body fat… Then I got sick and couldn’t shake it for a couple of weeks. At one point I weighed myself at 78kg.
How tall are you?
poikilotherm said:
Seen a recent study about Hdl ocdc? Seemed to say it doesnt confer protection or whatever it was thought to do.
I saw it – My memory was that it was only looking at myocardial infarction.
Witty Rejoinder said:
How tall are you?
Slightly taller than me.
Witty Rejoinder said:
Rule 303 said:I actually got to somewhere near the upper end of my ‘ideal body weight’ once, about 20 years ago. I was near a peak conditioning phase for the rock climbing season and very lean at about 3% body fat… Then I got sick and couldn’t shake it for a couple of weeks. At one point I weighed myself at 78kg.
How tall are you?
Witty Rejoinder said:
How tall are you?
176 centipedes.
Rule 303 said:
poikilotherm said:
Seen a recent study about Hdl ocdc? Seemed to say it doesnt confer protection or whatever it was thought to do.
I saw it – My memory was that it was only looking at myocardial infarction.
Yea, thats it, in the lancet – google mendelian hdl, should work
‘Some genetic mechanisms that raise plasma HDL cholesterol do not seem to lower risk of myocardial infarction. These data challenge the concept that raising of plasma HDL cholesterol will uniformly translate into reductions in risk of myocardial infarction.’
Ouch!
http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMicm065053
(Jaw injury.)
OCDC said:
(Jaw injury.)
Yep. That would sting.
OCDC said:
‘Some genetic mechanisms that raise plasma HDL cholesterol do not seem to lower risk of myocardial infarction. These data challenge the concept that raising of plasma HDL cholesterol will uniformly translate into reductions in risk of myocardial infarction.’
On top of the failure of multiple drug trials that targeted elevation of HDL…all so far have conferred no benefit in RCTs. Kinda interesting.
I’m actually learning some stuff from these NEJMs, so I can convince myself I’m studying…
poikilotherm said:
OCDC said:
‘Some genetic mechanisms that raise plasma HDL cholesterol do not seem to lower risk of myocardial infarction. These data challenge the concept that raising of plasma HDL cholesterol will uniformly translate into reductions in risk of myocardial infarction.’
On top of the failure of multiple drug trials that targeted elevation of HDL…all so far have conferred no benefit in RCTs. Kinda interesting.
OCDC said:
I’m actually learning some stuff from these NEJMs, so I can convince myself I’m studying…
That pic of his teeth looks the weirdest part! And I also liked the one you posted a couple of weeks ago with the drug interactions and the face was dark grey. So I is studying too :P
The latest casualty of our family’s cardiovascular risk factors is Rosie – BP 230/160. It was normal when I checked it a couple of years ago…
OCDC said:
I’m actually learning some stuff from these NEJMs, so I can convince myself I’m studying…
They can be quite educational. I like the multiple choice quizzes they have…mainly ‘coz I often get them right (when they don’t involve imaging pictures…)
Divine Angel said:
OCDC said:
I’m actually learning some stuff from these NEJMs, so I can convince myself I’m studying…
That pic of his teeth looks the weirdest part! And I also liked the one you posted a couple of weeks ago with the drug interactions and the face was dark grey. So I is studying too :P
OCDC said:
The latest casualty of our family’s cardiovascular risk factors is Rosie – BP 230/160. It was normal when I checked it a couple of years ago…
!
OCDC said:
You’re more than qualified enough to work for Q health now, so go ahead and apply for jobs!
OK everyone, point to your sacroiliac joint.
OCDC said:
Divine Angel said:
OCDC said:
I’m actually learning some stuff from these NEJMs, so I can convince myself I’m studying…
That pic of his teeth looks the weirdest part! And I also liked the one you posted a couple of weeks ago with the drug interactions and the face was dark grey. So I is studying too :P
You’re more than qualified enough to work for Q health now, so go ahead and apply for jobs!
Just get some crayon, paper and write ‘I am Doktar’, and that should finish the application…
Divine Angel said:
OCDC said:You’re more than qualified enough to work for Q health now, so go ahead and apply for jobs!
OK everyone, point to your sacroiliac joint.
The red things connected to my wrist watch…
poikilotherm said:
OCDC said:
The latest casualty of our family’s cardiovascular risk factors is Rosie – BP 230/160. It was normal when I checked it a couple of years ago…
!
poikilotherm said:
OCDC said:
Divine Angel said:That pic of his teeth looks the weirdest part! And I also liked the one you posted a couple of weeks ago with the drug interactions and the face was dark grey. So I is studying too :P
You’re more than qualified enough to work for Q health now, so go ahead and apply for jobs!
Just get some crayon, paper and write ‘I am Doktar’, and that should finish the application…
OCDC said:
On top of the failure of multiple drug trials that targeted elevation of HDL…all so far have conferred no benefit in RCTs. Kinda interesting.
It’s also bloody difficult to increase through diet while maintaining control over energy intake. My last reading (1.1) is after weeks of daily rolled oats, peanut butter, olive oil etc…
http://www.abc.net.au/news/image/4103280-3×2-700×467.jpg
One of these things is not like the others.
Divine Angel said:
http://www.abc.net.au/news/image/4103280-3×2-700×467.jpgOne of these things is not like the others.
Fail. I just get a page of text.
OCDC said:
The latest casualty of our family’s cardiovascular risk factors is Rosie – BP 230/160. It was normal when I checked it a couple of years ago…
That’s getting on with it….
I measure a bloke at 300/200 once.
OK, so he was an international-level weightlifter who was performing back squats at the time…
:-)
Rule 303 said:
OCDC said:
The latest casualty of our family’s cardiovascular risk factors is Rosie – BP 230/160. It was normal when I checked it a couple of years ago…
That’s getting on with it….
I measure a bloke at 300/200 once.
OK, so he was an international-level weightlifter who was performing back squats at the time…
:-)
‘Nother pretty piccy for you, DA:
http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMicm073564
OCDC said:
poikilotherm said:
OCDC said:
The latest casualty of our family’s cardiovascular risk factors is Rosie – BP 230/160. It was normal when I checked it a couple of years ago…
!
She’s had a 24 hour Borg machine (as she calls it, also torture device), started on coversyl, and is back to the GP this week. But GP hasn’t checked for catecholamines or metanephrins, so I’m going to check those myself.
Adrenal tumour?
lotta love for coversyl in GP circles…
poikilotherm said:
OCDC said:
poikilotherm said:!
She’s had a 24 hour Borg machine (as she calls it, also torture device), started on coversyl, and is back to the GP this week. But GP hasn’t checked for catecholamines or metanephrins, so I’m going to check those myself.
Adrenal tumour?
lotta love for coversyl in GP circles…
OCDC said:
Want to rule it out, given last check had been completely normal. Highly unlikely though, esp with our FHx.
Still looking at being an endocrine then? :)
poikilotherm said:
OCDC said:
Want to rule it out, given last check had been completely normal. Highly unlikely though, esp with our FHx.
Still looking at being an endocrine then? :)
OCDC said:
poikilotherm said:OCDC said:
Want to rule it out, given last check had been completely normal. Highly unlikely though, esp with our FHx.
Still looking at being an endocrine then? :)
Yep, loved my endo reg relieving term.
Cool. Deal mainly with diabetes? or is there more variation?
http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMicm073564
I don’t fully understand what happened to him… except that he died from it.
Divine Angel said:
http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMicm073564I don’t fully understand what happened to him… except that he died from it.
Interestingly, one of the drugs he was given has been withdrawn, due to lack of efficacy…
poikilotherm said:
OCDC said:
poikilotherm said:Still looking at being an endocrine then? :)
Yep, loved my endo reg relieving term.
Cool. Deal mainly with diabetes? or is there more variation?
Divine Angel said:
http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMicm073564I don’t fully understand what happened to him… except that he died from it.
clotted ‘til he died.
Divine Angel said:
http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMicm073564I don’t fully understand what happened to him… except that he died from it.
With DIC, all your vessels clot inappropriately. Then you have no platelets left so end up bleeding all over the place. The black lines are clotted veins.
What’s this then?
Capnocytophaga canimorsus
Divine Angel said:
What’s this then?
Capnocytophaga canimorsus
Bad.
:-)
Bacterial infection I’ve not seen yet.
>>But to be honest, I’ve always been skeptical that increasing it would be beneficial.<<
Oh, I must have missed something. I didn’t know there were attempts to increase it. I thought the aim was just to adjust the ratio.
I have an ID physician this term which is good (it’s a gen med unit, but we get the interesting infections) – in one week I’ve seen about half a dozen antis I haven’t encountered before.
OCDC said:
I have an ID physician this term which is good (it’s a gen med unit, but we get the interesting infections) – in one week I’ve seen about half a dozen antis I haven’t encountered before.
I love ID physicians, always v friendly IME. And, got the surgical teams to listen…occasionally.
buffy said:
>>But to be honest, I’ve always been skeptical that increasing it would be beneficial.<<
Oh, I must have missed something. I didn’t know there were attempts to increase it. I thought the aim was just to adjust the ratio.
Yep, some big drug companies invested millions in it, and it failed.
wiki says it’s a normal bacteria found in the mouths of cats and dogs. It’s all starting to make sense,
Divine Angel said:
wiki says it’s a normal bacteria found in the mouths of cats and dogs. It’s all starting to make sense,
Good in the right place. E coli in your bowel is fine, in your blood, not so fine…
OCDC said:
Divine Angel said:
wiki says it’s a normal bacteria found in the mouths of cats and dogs. It’s all starting to make sense,
Good in the right place. E coli in your bowel is fine, in your blood, not so fine…
In your brane, even worse (frank pus in ventricles is a Bad Thing).
buffy said:
>>But to be honest, I’ve always been skeptical that increasing it would be beneficial.<<
Oh, I must have missed something. I didn’t know there were attempts to increase it. I thought the aim was just to adjust the ratio.
Good fats, fish oils, etc.
Quiz for the endo hopeful…what’s hydroxychloroquine used for when dosed weekly? (it’s not RA/lupus/malaria – saw a lady with it once, and I’ve forgotten – I think it’s phaechromocytoma…)
>>Good fats, fish oils, etc.<<
Ja. Substitution to adjust the ratio is what I thought the aim was, with the overall lipid levels staying at whatever is the flavour of the month level at the time.
We began the adjustments about 20 years ago in view of Mr buffy’s family history. We switched to olive oil. We decided butter was too good to give up, so just used less of it. And reduced the serving size of red meats. But back then you didn’t have HDL and LDL measurements. It was just a cholesterol measurement. (I’ve got my results from ages ago and they were not split into parts. Triglycerides were done separately though, I think)
Jaysus, it’s attack of the killer medicos in here this afternoon.
sibeen said:
Jaysus, it’s attack of the killer medicos in here this afternoon.
It’s more interesting than sport :P
Quick, find an interesting bridge or freeway design then…….
buffy said:
Quick, find an interesting bridge or freeway design then…….
I think sibeen does electrickery stuff. Ask about backup power or some such.
Well that was certainly a refreshing trundle. That caped winter coat makes a fine walking coat, not too thick and heavy but still adequately warming. But it does work best in calm weather (like today) as the cape has a tendency to flap around in the wind.
buffy said:
>>Good fats, fish oils, etc.<<
Ja. Substitution to adjust the ratio is what I thought the aim was, with the overall lipid levels staying at whatever is the flavour of the month level at the time.
We began the adjustments about 20 years ago in view of Mr buffy’s family history. We switched to olive oil. We decided butter was too good to give up, so just used less of it. And reduced the serving size of red meats. But back then you didn’t have HDL and LDL measurements. It was just a cholesterol measurement. (I’ve got my results from ages ago and they were not split into parts. Triglycerides were done separately though, I think)
Many of the guidelines promote increasing HDL, and it appears now you can successfully adjust the ratio just by reducing the LDL/triglycerides only, ignoring HDL…
Oh, oh, electrickery. Dad did electrolysis engineering, cathodic protection on the Bass Strait rigs and the Western Australian wharfs, but I was a bit young. I watched him making anodes…..
Is that any help?
Tonight I’m thinking: a steaming hot pie with a filling of chicken breast, smoked ham off the hock, cubed Nicola & peas, in a rich onion gravy. Served with mixed greens and baked pumpkin.
buffy said:
Oh, oh, electrickery. Dad did electrolysis engineering, cathodic protection on the Bass Strait rigs and the Western Australian wharfs, but I was a bit young. I watched him making anodes…..
Is that any help?
Somewhat…actually, where’s DV gone? Put in Changi or something?
>>and it appears now you can successfully adjust the ratio just by reducing the LDL/triglycerides only, ignoring HDL…<<
That is a bit “well, derrrrr!” as we used to say. For a given total fats, if you reduce one type, the other will be higher, yes?
I obviously missed the push to actually increase by addition.
And I will admit to adjusting by intake ratios for a week or two prior to blood tests once or twice. Just to see what happened.
poikilotherm said:
Quiz for the endo hopeful…what’s hydroxychloroquine used for when dosed weekly? (it’s not RA/lupus/malaria – saw a lady with it once, and I’ve forgotten – I think it’s phaechromocytoma…)
Thyroid.
OCDC said:
poikilotherm said:
Quiz for the endo hopeful…what’s hydroxychloroquine used for when dosed weekly? (it’s not RA/lupus/malaria – saw a lady with it once, and I’ve forgotten – I think it’s phaechromocytoma…)
Thyroid.
Thanks.
OCDC said:
poikilotherm said:
Quiz for the endo hopeful…what’s hydroxychloroquine used for when dosed weekly? (it’s not RA/lupus/malaria – saw a lady with it once, and I’ve forgotten – I think it’s phaechromocytoma…)
Thyroid.
Thanks.
buffy said:
Quick, find an interesting bridge or freeway design then…….
There is no ramp between Monash Fwy inbound and Eastlink Frankston-bound. Plenty of room for more flyovers, but they neglected that one.
Evening folks
That’s one of those watch the eyes ones poikilotherm.
poikilotherm said:
OCDC said:
poikilotherm said:
Quiz for the endo hopeful…what’s hydroxychloroquine used for when dosed weekly? (it’s not RA/lupus/malaria – saw a lady with it once, and I’ve forgotten – I think it’s phaechromocytoma…)
Thyroid.
Thanks.
But it’s third-line.
buffy said:
That’s one of those watch the eyes ones poikilotherm.
Yea :) why I remembered it, sorta.
OCDC said:
poikilotherm said:
OCDC said:Thyroid.
Thanks.
But it’s third-line.
Hmmm, any other uses?
I’ve not seen any macular problems, but the corneal swirls seem to be almost everyone.
That caped winter coat makes a fine walking coat, not too thick and heavy but still adequately warming. But it does work best in calm weather (like today) as the cape has a tendency to flap around in the wind.
Well there’s good hope that that cape will see you through many a winters trundle and treddle.
Stumpy_seahorse said:
Evening folks
Evening stumps.
poikilotherm said:
OCDC said:
poikilotherm said:Thanks.
But it’s third-line.
Hmmm, any other uses?
OCDC said:
poikilotherm said:
OCDC said:But it’s third-line.
Hmmm, any other uses?
Apart from malaria and auto-immune, not that I know of. And I’ve not yet seen it used for a thyroid.
Thanks, it was an odd case the gp asked me to do a med review for, i should go look through my pt files.
Gday Poik
where did the weekend go?…
Stumpy_seahorse said:
Gday Poikwhere did the weekend go?…
Dunno, id chase it, but i think its long gone.
Stumpy_seahorse said:
Gday Poikwhere did the weekend go?…
To America. Blame kiiller.
Hey poikilotherm…Stilnox is S4, isn’t it?
buffy said:
Hey poikilotherm…Stilnox is S4, isn’t it?
Yea.
poikilotherm said:
Stumpy_seahorse said:
Gday Poikwhere did the weekend go?…
Dunno, id chase it, but i think its long gone.
You go… I’ll shepherd…
poikilotherm said:
buffy said:Hey poikilotherm…Stilnox is S4, isn’t it?
Yea.
Stilnox is awesome. Haven’t had any since August 2005 :-(
We are watching the news. Mr buffy didn’t know Stilnox. For some reason I knew the name. I think there was a fuss some years ago about it.
buffy said:
And I will admit to adjusting by intake ratios for a week or two prior to blood tests once or twice. Just to see what happened.
There was a school of thought that just raising hdl would benefit as some people with v low hdl and normal ldl had higher risk than others.
>>Stilnox is awesome.<<
As in….the hallucinations are good ones?
buffy said:
We are watching the news. Mr buffy didn’t know Stilnox. For some reason I knew the name. I think there was a fuss some years ago about it.
Some celeb oded on it some random case reports of doing weird shit in your sleep.
Heath ledger had some, plus others.
Gets people out of comas, for a few moments.
buffy said:
>>Stilnox is awesome.<<
As in….the hallucinations are good ones?
Well, it was on stilnox that I both made and received phone calls in my sleep, soundly completely like myself, with no recollection of said calls (I confirmed them on my phone later).
When it hits, it hits. I didn’t even have time to say goodnight on msn, Wen collapsed in the hallway on the way to bed.
But one feels totally refreshed and awake in the morning.
Modafinil for the day, stilnox for night :)
*sounding
Neither person I talked to realised I wasn’t awake.
Stumpy_seahorse said:
Gday Poikwhere did the weekend go?…
nods
I had Gypsy for a few hours today and was at the ‘dog park’ when a young lady on a horse came through.. Luckily we all spotted her before our dogs did, I wasn’t sure if Gypsy had seen a horse before but didn’t want to see the consequences. One of my girlfriends has 2 horses but she still gathered her dog…. why would you ride through a dog park?
All was good and we all went back to having a great dog time :D
Much renovating happenings this weekend for you and Ms SS?
Don’t really feel like going to work tomorrow. We have a patient four days older than my aunt (mum’s sister, not one of the Old Aunties), with similar family and social situation, who’ll be discharged to heaven this week :-(
OCDC said:
Don’t really feel like going to work tomorrow. We have a patient four days older than my aunt (mum’s sister, not one of the Old Aunties), with similar family and social situation, who’ll be discharged to heaven this week :-(
Doesnt the pall care team do that?
Spider Lily said:
Stumpy_seahorse said:
Gday Poikwhere did the weekend go?…
nods
I had Gypsy for a few hours today and was at the ‘dog park’ when a young lady on a horse came through.. Luckily we all spotted her before our dogs did, I wasn’t sure if Gypsy had seen a horse before but didn’t want to see the consequences. One of my girlfriends has 2 horses but she still gathered her dog…. why would you ride through a dog park?
All was good and we all went back to having a great dog time :D
Much renovating happenings this weekend for you and Ms SS?
Anzac has made friends with the horse 2 doors down… They look at each other over the fences.
Much renovating, Mrs SS has been putting up the ceiling in the spare room all afternoon, I have been setting up my new toys in the shed, putting in a new loo and am putting up spacers for the architraves in the lounge at the moment
poikilotherm said:
OCDC said:
Don’t really feel like going to work tomorrow. We have a patient four days older than my aunt (mum’s sister, not one of the Old Aunties), with similar family and social situation, who’ll be discharged to heaven this week :-(
Doesnt the pall care team do that?
They don’t have a bedcard there, and for other reasons pt isn’t suitable for t/f to a hospice. We do have a pall care team for referrals but with a GCS of 3 there isn’t actually anything they could do except family support, which was being done already.
Ah, tough…
Yeah. With old frail people it’s different – they’ve had enough, and you can make things less unpleasant for them and their family. But this one is just terrible for all involved and I feel like crying every time I talk to the family.
Stumpy_seahorse said:
Spider Lily said:
Stumpy_seahorse said:
Gday Poikwhere did the weekend go?…
nods
I had Gypsy for a few hours today and was at the ‘dog park’ when a young lady on a horse came through.. Luckily we all spotted her before our dogs did, I wasn’t sure if Gypsy had seen a horse before but didn’t want to see the consequences. One of my girlfriends has 2 horses but she still gathered her dog…. why would you ride through a dog park?
All was good and we all went back to having a great dog time :D
Much renovating happenings this weekend for you and Ms SS?
Anzac has made friends with the horse 2 doors down… They look at each other over the fences.
Much renovating, Mrs SS has been putting up the ceiling in the spare room all afternoon, I have been setting up my new toys in the shed, putting in a new loo and am putting up spacers for the architraves in the lounge at the moment
Sounds great :).. I now have a gammy shoulder so I’m not even able to do the most simple activities like putting my bra on. So the flat pack storage system I bought last week is still very much a flat pack. I was hoping to have it all put together before CS arrived home on Friday.. Guess he will have to do it now :(
But on a happier note, after a scary rise to 7.3 the weather has improved to a lovely 6.4.
Afternoon skeptics.
The Blitzen has been polished and buffed. By me.
Took all weekend.
And when it’s time for me to be discharged to heaven, I hope they ask me if that’s where I want to go.
Spider Lily said:
Sounds great :).. I now have a gammy shoulder so I’m not even able to do the most simple activities like putting my bra on. So the flat pack storage system I bought last week is still very much a flat pack. I was hoping to have it all put together before CS arrived home on Friday.. Guess he will have to do it now :(
Swap the instructions from it for something else flat packed you have and watch the hilarity… :P
Skeptic Pete said:
And when it’s time for me to be discharged to heaven, I hope they ask me if that’s where I want to go.
I’m pretty sure I’m going to hell in every religion, and not just because I eat beef on Good Friday.
Hah! Another six of Melbourne’s weatherstations got to double digits after my last update, but mine didn’t :-D
Demons had trouble with double digits, too, I see.
61 is quite good for us…
Great scene about to come on TV, the three amigos singing buttercake in the cantina.
Reminder for those who have been watching….Fat and Fatter is on ABC2 again tonight. Tonight it is diabetes in Kuwait, according to the guide.
Why did the posts turn orange?
majiq
BORIS!!! This all your fault!
hi
bye
of course!!! i set off all my explosives with a hammer!!
A teenager has been critically injured in an explosion in Sydney’s west.
Police and other emergency services were called to a house at Seven Hills on Saturday afternoon where they found the 15-year-old with a major wound to his hand and arm.
The boy has been taken to Westmead Children’s Hospital, where he is believed to be in a stable condition.
A crime scene has been established and police are investigating what caused the blast.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-06-30/explosion-injures-teen-in-sydney-suburb-seven-hills/4102738
Viewing my single post, the orange disappears, but viewing full thread, it doesn’t.
:-/
As I said, majiq.
SINGLE NAMED POP SINGER TO HAVE BASTARD CHILD STOP
UNWED WOMAN PREGNANT STOP
ADELE TO BE SINGLE MOTHER STOP
POP STAR LIVING IN SIN STOP
What’s the latest on Mrs G? And did Geefer manage to escape infection?
A funeral has been held for Rodney King, the man who became famous after his 1991 beating by Los Angeles police officers, who was found dead at the bottom of the swimming pool at his home in Rialto, California on June 17.
King’s beating was captured on videotape and broadcast worldwide, along with photos of his bloodied and bruised face.
The Reverend Al Sharpton delivered King’s eulogy at Forest Lawn Hollywood Hills in Los Angeles on Saturday, and said that King never showed bitterness towards the officers who beat him.
Those famous words were embroidered on the lid of King’s casket, next to a portrait of him as a ceremonial guard of the LAPD symbolically beat the lid as it was lowered into the grave.
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/americas/2012/07/20127162122725264.html
OCDC said:
What’s the latest on Mrs G? And did Geefer manage to escape infection?
09:30 tomorrow, lumbosacral MRi for the dear lady. X-ray shows 10-12mm displacement of L5 over S1; no wonder she has been complaining mightily about sciatica and has very little strength in left leg. Laminectomy + fusion only way out now.
Geefer has VZ-Ig enough to keep infection away. Topped up IgG Thursday. Two more, and we start spacing them out to 6 weeks and hopefully beyond.
A teenager has been critically injured in an explosion in Sydney’s west.
track bangers. rail works nearby and he probably pinched from them. idiot.
hoo frickin’ ray..
finally finished the native shrubland garden planting at the folks’. Full of some tasty DRF (now refered to as ‘T’s), some common species, waterwise coarse mulch inter-planted with ‘roo paws, Conostylis and running postmen.
Has delayed arm recovery by, ooo, a month or so. But the bastard work’s finished and it’s a case of water ‘em in and let ‘em flower.
Have stand-by punnets of everlastings on the go for late-winter colour.
Boris said:
A teenager has been critically injured in an explosion in Sydney’s west.track bangers. rail works nearby and he probably pinched from them. idiot.
he probably didn’t realise they were that powerful so he hit one with a hammer (i didn’t either but given that it makes a bang would anyone really want their hand near something that explodes?)
‘splosions and Wookie
who woulda thunk it..
ok
what if you laid them all on top of each other and then hit the top one???
i think he found out
you probably don’t need explosives to make a bang, you could use a closed vessel and allow the thing break open under pressure making a bang/pop
Geoff D said:
OCDC said:
What’s the latest on Mrs G? And did Geefer manage to escape infection?
Mrs G is still suffering the shingles, though the pain is slowly fading. Still bloody itchy and red and blotchy.09:30 tomorrow, lumbosacral MRi for the dear lady. X-ray shows 10-12mm displacement of L5 over S1; no wonder she has been complaining mightily about sciatica and has very little strength in left leg. Laminectomy + fusion only way out now.
Geefer has VZ-Ig enough to keep infection away. Topped up IgG Thursday. Two more, and we start spacing them out to 6 weeks and hopefully beyond.
Oh man :-( At least you’ve managed to escape so you can look after the poor thing.
Reading the surgeon’s info handout, there will be quite a lot of looking after to be done for a couple of months after.
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/americas/2012/07/20127162122725264.html
you read some interesting publications..
Hope it all starts getting better for her before too much longer.
Couple of weeks until we see the surgeon again, and then probably about two weeks more depending on his list. He gave her two choices – a life of suffering or the surgery. Too far gone for any other option.
I haven’t had any immediate post-op experience but have seen good long-term outcomes.
Arts said:
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/americas/2012/07/20127162122725264.htmlyou read some interesting publications..
http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMicm066807
Don’t get end-stage renal failure…
OCDC said:
http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMicm066807Don’t get end-stage renal failure…
Crosses it off ‘aims for life’ list…
poikilotherm said:
OCDC said:
http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMicm066807Don’t get end-stage renal failure…
Crosses it off ‘aims for life’ list…
Aneurysmal Arteriovenous Fistula
Why would I get that?
OCDC said:
http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMicm066807Don’t get end-stage renal failure…
that seems like good advice for anyone
The arteriovenous fistula is made and used for (haemo)dialysis – connection is made from artery to vein to create a high flow large vessel that can cope with the rate of fluid shift during dialysis. The walls of his fistula then stretched which is common but not to that extent.
Some plants do better in pots for a wee while before planting..
but yes..
noice use of MRI
very noice
http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/18612661
‘Stunted’ pot plants cannot reach full potential
Plants grown in pots never reach their full potential, images of their roots show.
A medical imaging technique called magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has been used by researchers to capture plant pot root snapshots.
The pictures reveal that the roots “sense the size of the pot” and restrict the growth of the plant.
The findings have been presented at the Society for Experimental Biology’s annual meeting in Salzburg, Austria.
Continue reading the main story
House plant heaven
A flamingo lily flower
Lead researcher Hendrik Poorter, from the Julich research institute in Germany, told BBC Nature that as soon as he saw the results, he re-potted all of his houseplants.
… and Dr Mark is most diligent in requesting regular LFTs. Has been, ever since he started poisoning me.
> The pictures reveal that the roots “sense the size of the pot” and restrict the growth of the plant.
bonsai relies on this.
For the imaging study the research team focused on two species – sugarbeet and barley.
Dr Poorter’s colleague Dagmar van Dusschoten produced the MRI scans. The technique, used widely in medicine, reveals the water molecules within the plant roots.
The resulting 3D map of the roots’ structure stretching to the outer limits of the pot shows, for the first time, exactly how restricted potted plants are.
In their experiments on 80 different species, the team found that doubling a pot’s size caused a plant to grow almost half as big again.
“The most surprising thing is that there seems to be no end to the pot limitation,” explained Dr Poorter.
“For every plant species we looked at, pot size was the factor limiting its growth.”
‘Happy’ plants
Within as little as two weeks of seeds being sown, the scientist explained, a plant’s roots would stretch to the edge of the pot and then, “the trouble starts”.
“When they reach the edge, they send some kind of signal to the shoots to say, ‘there’s a problem – stop growing’.”
Each plant appeared to be trying to escape its pot; more than three quarters of the root system was in the outer half of the container.
“The inside of the pot is hardly used,” explained Dr Poorter.
Research in this subject has, in the past, focused on pot size from the perspective of how small a container plants can be grown in, as the aim is to grow as many plants as possible per square metre in a commercial setting.
But Dr Poorter said: “We want to make plants as happy as possible.”
Although this may sound sentimental, understanding a plant’s full potential is crucial for the researchers that study them; it reveals how much of a parallel can be drawn between studies carried out in the lab and how plants would grow in nature.
“Even the largest pot was not large enough not to limit growth.”
Prof Andrew Fleming from the University of Sheffield said the use of MRI was a “neat approach” to studying plants.
He told BBC Nature: “It shows how novel (live) imaging can be used to provide new insights into how plants actually grow.”
neomyrtus_ said:
For the imaging study the research team focused on two species – sugarbeet and barley.blah blah blah
Another ESRF complication, but worse.
http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMicm060859
Calcium deposition in soft tissue – very painful and very fatal even with treatment.
Geoff D said:
> The pictures reveal that the roots “sense the size of the pot” and restrict the growth of the plant.bonsai relies on this.
bonsai is also extreme tip pruning and distortion of shoot growth as well.. more like krumholtz growth – ‘cos you can have very dwarfed plants which have good soil profiles. But those saxicolus plants – plant what grow out of rock fissures – now them’s are interesting beasts. You have Melaleuca leiocarpa which is nothing but some munted, gnarled shrub on a BIF outcrop, whereas it is a splendid tall shrub or tree on the flats.
OCDC said:
Actually very interesting stuff.
for me it is on a lot of levels – very noice to use MRI to visualise root growth and exploration. And having been up-ending pots for past few weeks, been making sure freed plants have delicious soil goodness to explore.
For the imaging study the research team focused on two species – sugarbeet and barley.
Dr Poorter’s colleague Dagmar van Dusschoten produced the MRI scans. The technique, used widely in medicine, reveals the water molecules within the plant roots.
The resulting 3D map of the roots’ structure stretching to the outer limits of the pot shows, for the first time, exactly how restricted potted plants are.
In their experiments on 80 different species, the team found that doubling a pot’s size caused a plant to grow almost half as big again.
“The most surprising thing is that there seems to be no end to the pot limitation,” explained Dr Poorter.
“For every plant species we looked at, pot size was the factor limiting its growth.”
‘Happy’ plants
Within as little as two weeks of seeds being sown, the scientist explained, a plant’s roots would stretch to the edge of the pot and then, “the trouble starts”.
“When they reach the edge, they send some kind of signal to the shoots to say, ‘there’s a problem – stop growing’.”
Each plant appeared to be trying to escape its pot; more than three quarters of the root system was in the outer half of the container.
“The inside of the pot is hardly used,” explained Dr Poorter.
Research in this subject has, in the past, focused on pot size from the perspective of how small a container plants can be grown in, as the aim is to grow as many plants as possible per square metre in a commercial setting.
But Dr Poorter said: “We want to make plants as happy as possible.”
Although this may sound sentimental, understanding a plant’s full potential is crucial for the researchers that study them; it reveals how much of a parallel can be drawn between studies carried out in the lab and how plants would grow in nature.
“Even the largest pot was not large enough not to limit growth.”
Prof Andrew Fleming from the University of Sheffield said the use of MRI was a “neat approach” to studying plants.
He told BBC Nature: “It shows how novel (live) imaging can be used to provide new insights into how plants actually grow.”
how did they get a goose to
a: wear and oxygen mask
b: fly with one in a wind tunnel?
must be imprinted goslings
must be channeling Glowie
http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/18641726
Video footage of bar-headed geese in high altitude wind tunnel experiments has been released by researchers.
The flights were captured in super slow-motion by the University of British Columbia.
During “test flights”, birds wear masks they are trained to wear as goslings, which provide them with oxygen levels that simulate high altitude.
The masks also collect gas that the birds breathe out, measuring how much precious oxygen they use in flight.
how did they get a goose to
a: wear and oxygen mask
b: fly with one in a wind tunnel?
Itd be an interesting methods section for that goose study.
and flying googles
Ineptocracy
(in-ep-toc’-ra-cy) – a system of government where the least capable to lead are elected by the least capable of producing, and where the members of society least likely to sustain themselves or succeed, are rewarded with goods and services paid for by the confiscated wealth of a diminishing number of producers.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5WWc03qCM8&feature=player_embedded
good gracious me
julia is head idiot
this looks challenging..
http://punchfork.com/recipe/Chocolate-Covered-Brownie-Ice-Cream-Sandwiches-Good-Life-Eats
actually I’ve just found a whole page of different icecream recipes… I may be a while
i scream
you scream
we all scream
for icecream
No need for ice-cream tonight – going to finish off my lactose-free cheesecake.
and for the engine heads…
http://bostinno.com/2012/06/29/11-months-3000-photos-one-incredible-timelapse-of-an-engine-being-built-video/
pretty groovy
OCDC said:
No need for ice-cream tonight – going to finish off my lactose-free cheesecake.
there’s always need for icecream
Arts said:
OCDC said:
No need for ice-cream tonight – going to finish off my lactose-free cheesecake.
there’s always need for icecream
Not when there are two sorts of cheesecake, lemon and passionfruit :-)
OCDC said:
Arts said:
OCDC said:
No need for ice-cream tonight – going to finish off my lactose-free cheesecake.
there’s always need for icecream
Not when there are two sorts of cheesecake, lemon and passionfruit :-)
actually, that’s a suitable substitution
Arts said:
OCDC said:
Arts said:there’s always need for icecream
Not when there are two sorts of cheesecake, lemon and passionfruit :-)
actually, that’s a suitable substitution
OCDC said:
Arts said:
OCDC said:Not when there are two sorts of cheesecake, lemon and passionfruit :-)
actually, that’s a suitable substitution
You should’ve known better than to doubt my knowledge of dessertology.
any other flavour would have been sub par
Arts said:
OCDC said:
Arts said:actually, that’s a suitable substitution
You should’ve known better than to doubt my knowledge of dessertology.
any other flavour would have been sub par
I do indeed wholeheartedly concur.
OCDC said:
Calcium deposition in soft tissue – very painful and very fatal even with treatment.
Now that’s interesting.
If they strip all the Ca out of her blood (by, say, lowering the pH and heating it to make the Ca fall out of solution) would the body bring it back out of the deposits and into solution to balance the blood chemistry? Or would it just pinch it from the bones?
Rule 303 said:
OCDC said:
Calcium deposition in soft tissue – very painful and very fatal even with treatment.
Now that’s interesting.
If they strip all the Ca out of her blood (by, say, lowering the pH and heating it to make the Ca fall out of solution) would the body bring it back out of the deposits and into solution to balance the blood chemistry? Or would it just pinch it from the bones?
Bones.
Electrolytes are a bugger to control in renal failure and would have to be the worst part of the tablet burden.
Why would it come out of the bones rather than arteries / veins where it’s so much easier to get?
Rule 303 said:
Why would it come out of the bones rather than arteries / veins where it’s so much easier to get?
An excellent question, the answer to which is unknown to nephrologists, let alone the likes of me.
Evening All
Hey Rule.. update, not sure if I mentioned that I took a bit of a tumble out of a guest house on my second night on Kokoda. Hit compacted mud from a metre high, I saw stars and hurt my arm, was in fairly high pain for a day or two and was thankful to have a partner to help me with my upper clothing.
Returned home and everything takes time, Dr apt, xray/ultra sound and eventually Physio this last week. Bursa Sac inflamed and separated shoulder… if it has been caught in time (and I’m doubting it has, 5 weeks since incident) in 6 – 8 weeks I may be better. Work is definitely aggravating it and have to rethink how I operate the computer but now that I’m strapped up it is painful as shoulder is in the position it is supposed to be. No weights at all, no push ups, no burpees however I am able to run :)
Guess I am out to pasture :(
OCDC said:
An excellent question, the answer to which is unknown to nephrologists, let alone the likes of me.
Aren’t they the ones who interpret the bumps on your head?
Next question: What’s with the current fashion of getting a Southern Cross tattoo? Are people really that excited about the southern hemisphere?
Rule 303 said:
OCDC said:
An excellent question, the answer to which is unknown to nephrologists, let alone the likes of me.
Aren’t they the ones who interpret the bumps on your head?
Next question: What’s with the current fashion of getting a Southern Cross tattoo? Are people really that excited about the southern hemisphere?
Anagrams.
Next answer: FIIK.
Rule 303 said:
OCDC said:
An excellent question, the answer to which is unknown to nephrologists, let alone the likes of me.
Aren’t they the ones who interpret the bumps on your head?
Next question: What’s with the current fashion of getting a Southern Cross tattoo? Are people really that excited about the southern hemisphere?
it’s not ‘current’ it’s been going on for years
Next question: What’s with the current fashion of getting a Southern Cross tattoo? Are people really that excited about the southern hemisphere?
come the Great Roundup it will separate “Us” from “Them”.
the most common spot for a femal to get the southern cross tattoo is the top of the foot or a small ankle version.
men shoulder… though around the elbow is popular among some ‘social’ groups
Quick medical question for Alex…
First some context: Yesterday afternoon Mrs Squat suffered what was most likely a ruptured ovarian cyst, the leaking fluid caused what can only be described as borderline labour like pains. She was taken to emergency and given a mixture of pain relief that included but was not limited to morphine and oxycodone. Over the evening the pain subsided and she was released.
Now for the questions: She is now feeling quite bloated and is very puffy in the face and fingers – are these common side effects of the drugs, if so how long will the effects last and what is the best treatment???
Rule 303 said:
Next question: What’s with the current fashion of getting a Southern Cross tattoo? Are people really that excited about the southern hemisphere?
Spider Lily said:
Hey Rule.. update, not sure if I mentioned that I took a bit of a tumble out of a guest house on my second night on Kokoda.
The mind boggles. Oops, I mean, sorry to hear that.
Spider Lily said:
Guess I am out to pasture :(
Sounds like it, yes. Did your Physio talk about any techniques for stepping up the healing (without moving the joint)? I’m thinking drugs, TENS, ice massage, IR lamp, hyperbaric chamber therapy, visualisation exercises, working the limb (with the joint isolated) etc?
Rule 303 said:
Spider Lily said:
Hey Rule.. update, not sure if I mentioned that I took a bit of a tumble out of a guest house on my second night on Kokoda.
The mind boggles. Oops, I mean, sorry to hear that.
I wished I had been drinking and I may have landed differently… I was adjusting my mozzie net and just forgot that I was a metre above ground and stepped back… I was so stunned at the time but was more concerned that I had broken my arm but I was still able to continue the trek..
Spider Lily said:
Guess I am out to pasture :(
Sounds like it, yes. Did your Physio talk about any techniques for stepping up the healing (without moving the joint)? I’m thinking drugs, TENS, ice massage, IR lamp, hyperbaric chamber therapy, visualisation exercises, working the limb (with the joint isolated) etc?
Advice is anti flams eg, nurofen… some small exercises 3 times a day that do not involve moving the arm… I’m doing my best not to use my arm unnecessarily but it is my right arm and I forget… but the strapping does remind me. Sent my trainer a detailed email explaining my injury so I’m still going to do cross fit this week.. see how we go. There was talk of cortisone but I’m hesitant and would be grateful of any advise on cortisone… it has a bad rap, is it that bad?
My goodness, Wallander really does a big body count. Eight bodies and then the killer too. Midsomer’s got nothing on whatever that town is supposed to be in Norway!
seems I missed Alex…
buffy said:
My goodness, Wallander really does a big body count. Eight bodies and then the killer too. Midsomer’s got nothing on whatever that town is supposed to be in Norway!
Dawn of the Dead here, thats going to be some bodycount.
Spider Lily said:
Advice is anti flams eg, nurofen… some small exercises 3 times a day that do not involve moving the arm… I’m doing my best not to use my arm unnecessarily but it is my right arm and I forget… but the strapping does remind me. Sent my trainer a detailed email explaining my injury so I’m still going to do cross fit this week.. see how we go. There was talk of cortisone but I’m hesitant and would be grateful of any advise on cortisone… it has a bad rap, is it that bad?
I have seen it used maybe a couple of dozen times and it seems to either work slightly or not. Have never seen a ‘bad’ reaction.
Would be worth putting your Trainer in touch with the Physio to sort out some exercise prescription, I think.
DS, fluid retention is not common with the opiates, AFAIK, but Lasix should rapidly sort it out, if there is a problem there.
Back to the Doc….
Rule 303 said:
DS, fluid retention is not common with the opiates, AFAIK, but Lasix should rapidly sort it out, if there is a problem there.Back to the Doc….
she is off the doc tomorrow to get a referral to a gynecologist… if Lasix a diuretic or something??
diddly-squat said:
if Lasix a diuretic or something??
Yes.
Rule 303 said:
Spider Lily said:
Advice is anti flams eg, nurofen… some small exercises 3 times a day that do not involve moving the arm… I’m doing my best not to use my arm unnecessarily but it is my right arm and I forget… but the strapping does remind me. Sent my trainer a detailed email explaining my injury so I’m still going to do cross fit this week.. see how we go. There was talk of cortisone but I’m hesitant and would be grateful of any advise on cortisone… it has a bad rap, is it that bad?
I have seen it used maybe a couple of dozen times and it seems to either work slightly or not. Have never seen a ‘bad’ reaction.
Would be worth putting your Trainer in touch with the Physio to sort out some exercise prescription, I think.
Yes that is a great thought and will put it to her/them.
I’m really peeved about the whole thing.. I trained so hard, did all the right things and something so simple just happens…
Such is life hey?
Spider Lily said:
Such is life hey?
No. Life is not usually that sucky.
Also, if you had not trained so hard, there’s a very strong chance the injury would have been much worse.
Note to self. Push-ups are actually fairly aerobic. And one should probably start back on the knees rather than full push-ups when one has neglected to do same for some months to years……
buffy said:
Note to self. Push-ups are actually fairly aerobic.
Sure, if you’ve got short arms and big boobs they are!
For the rest of us, they’re anaerobic as hell.
Rule 303 said:
buffy said:
Note to self. Push-ups are actually fairly aerobic.
Sure, if you’ve got short arms and big boobs they are!
For the rest of us, they’re anaerobic as hell.
:D
Not to worry, I can only manage 10 at a time. And tonight my arms are protesting as they were required to do window cleaning today.
I just manage to be surprised every time I do a set of stretching exercises at how quickly my body heats up. And I do the push-ups last.
Well there is a tummy stretch after them as I get off the floor, but they are nearly last.
Spider Lily said:
Rule 303 said:
Spider Lily said:
Hey Rule.. update, not sure if I mentioned that I took a bit of a tumble out of a guest house on my second night on Kokoda.
The mind boggles. Oops, I mean, sorry to hear that.
I wished I had been drinking and I may have landed differently… I was adjusting my mozzie net and just forgot that I was a metre above ground and stepped back… I was so stunned at the time but was more concerned that I had broken my arm but I was still able to continue the trek..
Spider Lily said:
Guess I am out to pasture :(
Sounds like it, yes. Did your Physio talk about any techniques for stepping up the healing (without moving the joint)? I’m thinking drugs, TENS, ice massage, IR lamp, hyperbaric chamber therapy, visualisation exercises, working the limb (with the joint isolated) etc?
Advice is anti flams eg, nurofen… some small exercises 3 times a day that do not involve moving the arm… I’m doing my best not to use my arm unnecessarily but it is my right arm and I forget… but the strapping does remind me. Sent my trainer a detailed email explaining my injury so I’m still going to do cross fit this week.. see how we go. There was talk of cortisone but I’m hesitant and would be grateful of any advise on cortisone… it has a bad rap, is it that bad?
Morning folks
Morning Stumpy
Monday and first working day of the financial year
Hope yours is a good one :)
Spider Lily said:
Morning StumpyMonday and first working day of the financial year
Hope yours is a good one :)
Yeah… already counting down to knock off time…
(might set the clock forward when i get to work…)
Day 5 of 9… I have a long weekend coming up :) I really do love my boss!
Good morning all. Getting ready to take mrs d for her lumbosacral MRI
Best wishes for Mrs D today.
Morning Pilgrims, it got down to 6 degrees last night, that’s only six degrees of seperation from zero degrees.
End of financial year and the twice yearly super letter comes around, The CPI has moved upwards which results in a pension increase of 0.1% whooohoooo. Though I guess it is handy that prices havent increased much over the last six months.
A gunman shot dead two people at a nightclub in northern France in an apparent revenge attack after he was kicked out of the disco, police and local officials said.
The man, who has a police record, was thrown out of the Theatro disco in the heart of Lille but returned about 3:00am and opened fire with a Kalashnikov-style weapon, a local official said.
Police were searching for him and an accomplice, who drove him away from the club.
A cloakroom attendant, aged 26, and a 27-year-old customer were killed and another six people including the club bouncer were injured and taken to hospital.
“The suspect is a man aged 32 who lives in Tourcoing near Lille. He has already done several years in prison for petty theft, drug dealing, breach of trust and violence,” said Benoit Lecomte from the police union Alliance.
“He has a long history of delinquency and a violent profile,” he said, adding that the suspect may have fled to nearby Belgium and “may even try to flee further afield, for example to Africa”.
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Comedians also ripped into the divorce news, with writer Neal Brennan retweeted thousands of times for this: “CNN: Katie Holmes hostage situation ends”.
Read more: http://www.theage.com.au/lifestyle/celebrity/stalked-by-scientologists-the-number-33-and-an-escape-plot-gossip-websites-have-a-field-day-over-cruise-and-holmes-split-20120702-21bra.html#ixzz1zQCuUlh8
Spent a few hours with an 11 year old girl, who is convinced that she has to lose weight :(
Very sad.
I asked her if her doctor had said to lose weight. Nope.
I asked her why she thought she had to lose weight. Her favourite dress doesn’t fit her anymore. I suggested that at age 11 she was still growing.
I asked her what she was planning on doing to lose weight. Stop eating chips, said the child :/ Oh, and chocolate.
As she was leaving with her Granny I asked if she wanted to take a few of our home-grown peaches…..“What’s a peach?”
kii said:
Spent a few hours with an 11 year old girl, who is convinced that she has to lose weight :(Very sad.
I asked her if her doctor had said to lose weight. Nope.
I asked her why she thought she had to lose weight. Her favourite dress doesn’t fit her anymore. I suggested that at age 11 she was still growing.
I asked her what she was planning on doing to lose weight. Stop eating chips, said the child :/ Oh, and chocolate.
As she was leaving with her Granny I asked if she wanted to take a few of our home-grown peaches…..“What’s a peach?”
Should’ve sold her a Roald Dahl book.
Hey Droppy, you don’t have to bother coming around to Chateau Neddles/Neophyte to photograph us swimming in our $30 million Lotto win.
Neophyte said:
Hey Droppy, you don’t have to bother coming around to Chateau Neddles/Neophyte to photograph us swimming in our $30 million Lotto win.
LOL.. ok ;).. For some reason they forgot to sell me the winning ticket, too
Dropbear said:
LOL.. ok ;).. For some reason they forgot to sell me the winning ticket, too
This fascinates me – For a racehorse to get the same odds it would need to be crippled, blind, jockeyless, dead and buried under a grandstand…
You wouldn’t bet on a horse like that, would you?
>You wouldn’t bet on a horse like that, would you?
Bugger me, I used to :)
sibeen said:
Bugger me, I used to :)
LOL.
Pharlap – He seems pretty well preserved. I reckon the odds of re-animating him are at least as good as winning $30mil in Lotto.
Rule 303 said:
Dropbear said:
LOL.. ok ;).. For some reason they forgot to sell me the winning ticket, too
This fascinates me – For a racehorse to get the same odds it would need to be crippled, blind, jockeyless, dead and buried under a grandstand…
You wouldn’t bet on a horse like that, would you?
its play money.. shrug… i can afford to miss it .. and it sparks a bit of interest.. I buy a lotto ticket maybe twice a year..
thank you for your interest.
I don’t think you can charge interest on a non-winning Lotto ticket.
Rule 303 said:
Dropbear said:
LOL.. ok ;).. For some reason they forgot to sell me the winning ticket, too
This fascinates me – For a racehorse to get the same odds it would need to be crippled, blind, jockeyless, dead and buried under a grandstand…
You wouldn’t bet on a horse like that, would you?
party_pants said:
It would be a field of several million horses in a similar condition to be a fair comparison.
I don’t think any analogy involving active competition is very apt. It’s really just rolling a dice* with millions of faces.
*Yes, I know it should be “rolling a die”, but that sounds tragic.
Leave an engineer alone long enough, and they start playing doG…
http://www.plosgenetics.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pgen.1002780
You couldn’t make it up:
After giving birth alone in her home, a Jerusalem Haredi woman hid her baby under her dress with the umbilical cord still attached, hid the placenta in a bag, and refused to speak to anyone including paramedics.
The reason? She had pledged not to speak until the end of Shabbat on Saturday night, reports Haaretz.
According to Failed Messiah, no one knew that the baby had been born until the woman’s husband returned to Givat Shaul, a Jerusalem synagogue, and asked the rabbi for a blessing.
“When the rabbi asked why, he said his wife had given birth and was sitting at home with the baby,” Ariel Atias, one of the paramedics, told Haaretz.
It was then that the rabbi called Hatzalah emergency medical services and paramedics showed up to help take the baby and mother to the hospital. But this was not an easy task, Magen David Adom paramedic Yoni Hacohen told Haaretz.
“The couple was sitting in the bedroom and wouldn’t let us into the room. I thought it was due to modesty, so I asked a female paramedic to go in there and send the father out. But a few minutes later she came out and said the woman wouldn’t communicate with her in any way.”
Nor would she allow them to see the baby, who was still hidden under her dress.
Eventually some neighbors suggested a rabbinical tribunal be formed to relieve the woman of her vow, but even after that she refused to speak or communicate in any other way.
According to Haaretz, two hours later police and rescue teams used force to hold the woman back, cut the umbilical chord and rush both mother and baby to Jerusalem’s Shaare Zedek Medical Center.
“It’s a miracle the baby is safe and healthy,” Atias told Haaretz. “The incident could have ended badly.”
By the time they reached the hospital, Shabbat had ended and the woman had resumed speaking.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/06/28/woman-gave-birth-during-silence-vow_n_1631991.html
>http://www.plosgenetics.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pgen.1002780
Good on them, we need a lot more of this sort of research.
It doesn’t seem like a miracle.
Bubble Car said:
You couldn’t make it up:
Have you heard of the Darwin Awards, Car?
Divine Angel said:
It doesn’t seem like a miracle.
It’s probably what the deluded mother was thinking: “God will protect my baby, but only if I keep my holy vow.”
Also, I wonder what notes are in an umbilical chord?
Rule 303 said:
Have you heard of the Darwin Awards, Car?
Unfortunately, superstitious people tend to be eager breeders.
Divine Angel said:
Also, I wonder what notes are in an umbilical chord?
B, A, B and E
:-)
Divine Angel said:
Also, I wonder what notes are in an umbilical chord?
A minor.
Divine Angel said:
Also, I wonder what notes are in an umbilical chord?
a minor
lol
great minds….
Rule 303 said:
Divine Angel said:
Also, I wonder what notes are in an umbilical chord?
B, A, B and E
:-)
golf clap
Dropbear said:
great minds….
Great minds don’t know the difference between notes and a chord, it would seem.
;-)
Two people posting the same quip within seconds on a Monday afternoon is at least a sign of forum health ;)
A minor is a key (or chord), not a note.
Rule 303 said:
Dropbear said:
great minds….
Great minds don’t know the difference between notes and a chord, it would seem.
;-)
“A minor” is a chord, just like there is an A cord and a B cord etc ;)
1st third and 5th notes of the scale.. a Minor chord being the flattened third.
>>For some reason they forgot to sell me the winning ticket, too<<
What, you as well? I’ve just about given up thinking they are just late phoning me this morning to tell me….
And hello to the Holidayers. We have been splitting wood. Again. That’s the last of the big lot for now. We should be right for a month or more.
you better knock knock knock on wood.
insert chord for cords there.. sigh..
im distracted ;)
buffy said:
>>For some reason they forgot to sell me the winning ticket, too<<
What, you as well? I’ve just about given up thinking they are just late phoning me this morning to tell me….
And hello to the Holidayers. We have been splitting wood. Again. That’s the last of the big lot for now. We should be right for a month or more.
I hope it’s all neatly stacked.
Did Buffy split a cord of wood?
>I hope it’s all neatly stacked.
Maybe she prefers the French, rather than the German, form of stacking.
Yes, I did the stacking Bubblecar. I am the lift and carry and stack person. We didn’t get any bits that bled this time, but one had some lovely crystallized sap inside it:
http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n245/lizza_06/CrystallizedSap1July12.jpg
Yes, I did the stacking Bubblecar. I am the lift and carry and stack person.
hmm do you own a boat?
I can’t stack like the Germans. We had some German friends (they have moved back to Germany) and their woodpile was as described. My grandfather had a woodheap rather than a stack. I stack as neatly as possible, but eucalyptus are not as amenable to neatness as those European trees that just grow straight and don’t come out all higgledy piggledy.
There is a ‘only used twice’ one sitting in the shed here. Would you like to steal it?
>http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n245/lizza_06/CrystallizedSap1July12.jpg
Ah, the beer bottle glass. Brings back plenty of wood-chopping memories :)
buffy said:
There is a ‘only used twice’ one sitting in the shed here. Would you like to steal it?
scratches chin
can you scale fish?
I like to scale fish with an umbilical chord.
Dropbear said:
insert chord for cords there.. sigh..im distracted ;)
oh hohoho
For Bubblecar:
The house woodpile near the backdoor:
http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n245/lizza_06/TheHouseWoodpile2July12.jpg
The excess that would have made the house woodpile too unstable:
http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n245/lizza_06/TheExcessWood2July12.jpg
And my Grandpa’s method of woodstacking (these are the bits that are really odd shapes and I’ll take them to Casterton to use on the open fire there. They are interesting to watch on an open fire:
http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n245/lizza_06/GrandpaWoodpile2July12.jpg
Arts said:
Dropbear said:
insert chord for cords there.. sigh..im distracted ;)
oh hohoho
three seems excessive.
Dropbear said:
Arts said:
Dropbear said:
insert chord for cords there.. sigh..im distracted ;)
oh hohoho
three seems excessive.
even for you
Arts said:
Dropbear said:
Arts said:oh hohoho
three seems excessive.
even for you
i know hey?
I think I’ll go and read some of Mr Gould for a while.
This quiet life is quite nice.
Dropbear said:
Arts said:
Dropbear said:three seems excessive.
even for you
i know hey?
lol in your dreams..
nice try
Arts said:
Dropbear said:
Arts said:even for you
i know hey?
lol in your dreams..
nice try
heh
for goodness sake, rough, clean your sensor :P
pretty colours though
anyway.. i’m done… later :)
pop
goes
What was that?
I was popping roughy’s bubble.
Nicely stacked buffy, but I was expecting a vast shed-sized cube of it, with a tarp on top.
I’m off on a trundle to catch some rays, while there are still some rays to catch.
I have a trundle scheduled for tomorrow morning. Now that I know Jasmine can handle 7km, I’m going to keep pushing her because she’s doing so well.
sigh
I made a seemingly innocent comment about a friend moving closer to the city. Turns out her ex is stalking her and the kids and they’re hiding in a women’s refuge.
The first complete Mesolithic mtDNA genome retrieved. There is a remarkable genetic uniformity in Europe during the Mesolithic period. Modern Iberians are not direct descendants of the 7,000-year-old hunter-gatherers. Genetic discontinuity between Mesolithic/Neolithic populations supported by simulations
http://www.cell.com/current-biology/retrieve/pii/S0960982212006501
Divine Angel said:
I have a trundle scheduled for tomorrow morning. Now that I know Jasmine can handle 7km, I’m going to keep pushing her because she’s doing so well.
Had to find a new way to tire my dogs out/exercise my dogs, tried taking them mountain biking, dog 1 got dirt in it’s eye which 3 days later caused a rather gross infection, $300 later, eyes all good…now I run them up and down an eroded creek bed, works quite well.
Divine Angel said:
sighI made a seemingly innocent comment about a friend moving closer to the city. Turns out her ex is stalking her and the kids and they’re hiding in a women’s refuge.
:/ – bad break up?
Exceedingly… and quite some time ago as well, which is even worse.
Divine Angel said:
Exceedingly… and quite some time ago as well, which is even worse.
Sounds like they are a little unstable, not something you want chasing you about.
Divine Angel said:
I made a seemingly innocent comment about a friend moving closer to the city. Turns out her ex is stalking her and the kids and they’re hiding in a women’s refuge.
OK, so you probably haven’t made the situation worse.
I’ll tell you what, that carbon tax is working, it’s f’ing freezing.
Well no… but the comment seems insensitive although I genuinely didn’t know what was going on. The comment was something about it’s great that she’s seen the light and is moving nearer the city.
Peak Warming Man said:
I’ll tell you what, that carbon tax is working, it’s f’ing freezing.
LOL
Peak Warming Man said:
I’ll tell you what, that carbon tax is working, it’s f’ing freezing.
It’s not a carbon tax FFS.
It’s a carbon DIOXIDE tax.
Hello Pete, what’s new?
Yeah it would suck if we had to tax humans at $23/t. Good incentive to lose weight.
Peak Warming Man said:
Hello Pete, what’s new?
The Carbon tax apparently.
Afternoon. Crook. Lurgy.
And I misled you on mrs d’s spondylolisthesis- big one is L4-L5, little one is L5-S1. I will insist on relying on memory, which I know is dodgy.
Hi Geoff.
Sorry about the crookness lurgy
I had an IT guy take over my other computer today and have his way with it, he was nothing but persistant, he spent 5 hours having his way with it, a commendable and dedicated chap if ever I’ve seen one, he’s gone now and the programme dosent open up anything anymore.
Peak Warming Man said:
I had an IT guy take over my other computer today and have his way with it, he was nothing but persistant, he spent 5 hours having his way with it, a commendable and dedicated chap if ever I’ve seen one, he’s gone now and the programme dosent open up anything anymore.
LOL. Poor pwm.
You probably caught the lurgie from Knicks forum.
So is Mrs D having the back pinned/welded?
Feeling absolutely shocking.
Peak Warming Man said:
So is Mrs D having the back pinned/welded?
Yeah. No other choice than a life of pain.
I’m so sorry Geoff.
Hope everything goes well for you and the wife.
We should be putting more money into cancer research and health care in general.
That computer is nearly new, it was a suburban high street jobbie and it’s possessed with ghosts and goblins, IU’ve written it off as a lemon.
I’d like to get another Dell but I can’t afford the lead time of 7-10 days, I need another one pronto which means another suburban hight street jobbie, It means dealing with dodgy chaps of dubious parentage with slicked down hair, small hands and smell like cabbage and who tell you that all you need to run your programmes is the bits and pieces they happen to have in stock.
I’ve got a balck one, had it about a year and never had any problems with it.
>>Feeling absolutely shocking.
Sorry to hear that, hope a good nights sleep helps shake it off mate.
Peak Warming Man said:
That computer is nearly new, it was a suburban high street jobbie and it’s possessed with ghosts and goblins, IU’ve written it off as a lemon.
I’d like to get another Dell but I can’t afford the lead time of 7-10 days, I need another one pronto which means another suburban hight street jobbie, It means dealing with dodgy chaps of dubious parentage with slicked down hair, small hands and smell like cabbage and who tell you that all you need to run your programmes is the bits and pieces they happen to have in stock.
Officeworks et al now sell Dell, in store, lead time of whatever it takes you to walk in there.
Geoff D said:
Feeling absolutely shocking.
Bugger…your goblins must’ve escaped to pwms computer.
Hope you feel betterer soon.
Print your own microscope on paper for 50 cents
Satellites in the shed? TEDGlobal announces the new DIY revolution
The latest edition of the ideas festival at Edinburgh was abuzz with the ‘maker movement’: a phenomenon that aims to take manufacturing out of factories and put it into people’s homes
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2012/jul/01/build-satellite-shed-new-diy-revolution
Back from the trundle & brewing a pot of tea (two teaspoons of Kusmi Anastasia + 3 teaspoons of ordinary Dilmah).
Best wishes unto the D household, for the rapid improvement of their various ailments.
Dinner: leftover chicken & ham hock pie with sauerkraut & taters. Supper: hot rice pudding.
>>And I misled you on mrs d’s spondylolisthesis- big one is L4-L5, little one is L5-S1<<
Mr buffy had microdiscectomy and laminectomy at L4-L5 level almost four years ago. And hey…..we split wood today. (With the hydraulic splitter.) But it was the only way for him too. He was losing use of his leg and already had no feeling on some parts of the skin of the lower leg. He did a lot – and I mean a lot – of walking for his rehabilitation. Seems to have worked. It still niggles him, with some back discomfort in the cold weather, but he has use of his legs.
And good evening Holidayers. Cold and dull and getting dark here already. I don’t know if these short days are really necessary. Are they? Except to fit in with the long nights, of course. (No, not original, I know).
I’m finding it hard to get out of bed before 11 on these cold mornings, but I really ought to because the days are so short. I suppose I ought to start doing more artwork in the studio at night, but artifical lighting can be misleading.
Not very gory picture of Mr buffy’s back shortly after his surgery. The hole to the inside is surprisingly small really.
http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n245/lizza_06/877.jpg
It’s reassuring that they can do such neat and tidy little operations these days.
buffy said:
And good evening Holidayers. Cold and dull and getting dark here already. I don’t know if these short days are really necessary. Are they? Except to fit in with the long nights, of course. (No, not original, I know).
Dark, wet and cold here. All this talk of back ops, I think I’ve seen the future…have had some sciatica issues recently that resolved spontaneously.
Spontaneous is good. Stretches are good.
:)
>>I’m finding it hard to get out of bed before 11 on these cold mornings,
Dear oh dear oh dear.
buffy said:
Spontaneous is good. Stretches are good.
:)
Indeed.:) at my age I don’t want to need an op.
going out with a bang
syrian style
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-07-02/explosion-rips-through-syrian-funeral/4104564
My back’s never bothered me, but there were some knee aches and pains which worsened when I started cycling, but then as I got used to regular riding they greatly improved to the extent that they seem to have gone entirely.
>to the extent that they seem to have gone entirely.
The aches that is, not the knees.
poikilotherm said:
.have had some sciatica issues recently that resolved spontaneously.
Wish mine would. My L sacroiliac is causing twinges to the sciatic. It’s very annoying.
Divine Angel said:
poikilotherm said:
.have had some sciatica issues recently that resolved spontaneously.Wish mine would. My L sacroiliac is causing twinges to the sciatic. It’s very annoying.
One side of my foot is somewhat numb still, but the pain/tingly/numb is much less compared to when it started. ‘orrid stuff.
Skeptic Pete said:
Print your own microscope on paper for 50 centsSatellites in the shed? TEDGlobal announces the new DIY revolution
The latest edition of the ideas festival at Edinburgh was abuzz with the ‘maker movement’: a phenomenon that aims to take manufacturing out of factories and put it into people’s homes
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2012/jul/01/build-satellite-shed-new-diy-revolution
normally this kind of thing is “rad-hardened” ie to stop radiation from giving false instructions and otherwise.
Worst sciatic I ever had was again a sacroiliac thing- I don’t know what happened but I woke in the middle of the night screaming in agony (I was about 17). It took 4 days to right itself, during which I couldn’t walk and turning over in bed was agony. Bathroom stops were accomplished using the computer room chair (it had wheels) to get to the loo and a lot of pain. For about 3 days afterward, it still felt bruised but nothing like acute pain. The dr said the joint ligaments were weak, allowing the joint to slip and impinge the nerve.
looks like the gang is all here.
looks like i was wrong.
The Kool Kids are all here.
Hi Boris. Full moon tomorrow evening at precisely 6:52pm, in case you were needing to know that.
Boris said:
looks like i was wrong.
passes hand mysteriously under the eyes
These are not the bots you seek,,,
Divine Angel said:
I was popping roughy’s bubble.
that’s kewl, anytime.. ;)
Divine Angel said:
The Kool Kids are all here.
Well, they are now.
I know SCIENCE doesn’t support it, but I’m convinced people go a little nutty at full moon.
Divine Angel said:
I know SCIENCE doesn’t support it, but I’m convinced people go a little nutty at full moon.
Their blood pressure up?
Spanking boosts odds of mental illness
PEOPLE who were hit or spanked as children face higher odds of mental ailments as adults, including mood and anxiety disorders and problems with alcohol and drug abuse, researchers have said.
The study, led by Canadian researchers, is the first to examine the link between psychological problems and spanking, while excluding more severe physical or sexual abuse in order to better gauge the effect of corporal punishment alone.
Those who were spanked or hit as kids were between two and seven per cent more likely to encounter mental issues later, said the research in the US journal Pediatrics, based on a retrospective survey of more than 600 US adults.
Read more: http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/health-science/spanking-boosts-odds-of-mental-illness/story-e6frg8y6-1226414387786
2010 so I am betting being real estate bubble they might hove done thier dough.
Grand Designs Revisited
Belfast (REPEAT)
6.02pm – 6.50pmABC1TonightALT. TIMES
Kevin McCloud goes back to Belfast to check out one of the biggest Grand Designs of them all.
I know SCIENCE doesn’t support it, but I’m convinced people go a little nutty at full moon.
pfffft doesn’t worry me i have an epipen.
how nice, people putting their arms up mares whatsits on telly.
>Those who were spanked or hit as kids were between two and seven per cent more likely to encounter mental issues later,
So to precis the paper, we found nothing that was statistically significant but we’re going to beat this up (sic) for all we’re worth.
Bubble Car said:
Spanking boosts odds of mental illnessPEOPLE who were hit or spanked as children face higher odds of mental ailments as adults, including mood and anxiety disorders and problems with alcohol and drug abuse, researchers have said.
The study, led by Canadian researchers, is the first to examine the link between psychological problems and spanking, while excluding more severe physical or sexual abuse in order to better gauge the effect of corporal punishment alone.
Those who were spanked or hit as kids were between two and seven per cent more likely to encounter mental issues later, said the research in the US journal Pediatrics, based on a retrospective survey of more than 600 US adults.
Read more: http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/health-science/spanking-boosts-odds-of-mental-illness/story-e6frg8y6-1226414387786
only 2-7% i like those odds… for well behaved kids
sibeen said:
>Those who were spanked or hit as kids were between two and seven per cent more likely to encounter mental issues later,So to precis the paper, we found nothing that was statistically significant but we’re going to beat this up (sic) for all we’re worth.
Qorekt.
Rowan Atkinson: FATAL BEATINGS
Headmaster: Well now, Mr. Perkins. It was good of you to come in. I realise that you’re a busy man, but I didn’t think this matter could be discussed over the electric telephone.
Mr Perkins: No. No, absolutely, Headmaster, I mean, if Tommy is in some sort of trouble, then I’d like to nip it in the bud.
Headmaster: Well, quite frankly, Tommy is in trouble. Recently his behaviour has left a great deal to be desired.
Mr Perkins: Dear.
Headmaster: He seems to take no interest in school life whatsoever. He refuses to muck in at the sports field. And it’s weeks since any master has received any written work from him.
Mr Perkins: Oh, dear me.
Headmaster: Quite frankly, Mr Perkins, if he wasn’t dead, I’d have him expelled.
Mr Perkins: I beg your pardon?
Headmaster: Yes, EXPELLED! If I wasn’t making allowances for the fact that your son is dead, he’d be out on his ear!
Mr Perkins: You mean he’s dead?
Headmaster: Yes… He’s lying up there in sick bay now, stiff as a board and bright green, and this is, I fear, typical of his current attitude. You see, the boy has no sense of moderation: one moment he’s flying around like a paper kite, and the next moment he’s completely immovable. And beginning to smell.
Mr Perkins: Well, how did he die?!
Headmaster: Well, is that important?
Mr Perkins: Why, yes, I think so!
Headmaster: Well… Well… Well, it’s all got to do with the library, you see. We’ve had a lot of trouble recently with boys taking out library books without library cards. Your son was caught, and I administered a beating, during which he died. But you’ll be glad to know… You’ll be glad to know that the ringleader was caught, so I don’t think we’ll be having any trouble with library discipline. You see, the library card system…
Mr Perkins: I’m sorry…
Headmaster: …was…
Mr Perkins: You beat my son to death?
Headmaster: Yes, yes, so it would seem. Please, I’m not used to being interrupted. You see, the library card system was introduced…
Mr Perkins: Well, exactly what happened?
Headmaster: Well, apparently, boys were just slipping into the library and taking the books!
Mr Perkins: No, during the beating!
Headmaster: Oh, that? Well…well, one moment he was bending over, the next moment he was lying down, I mean, er…
Mr Perkins: Dead?
Headmaster: Mmm… deadish! … Mr.Perkins, I find this morbid fascination with your son’s death quite disturbing. What I’m talking about is his attitude! And quite frankly, I can see where he gets it from.
Mr Perkins: Well, it wasn’t me that beat my son to death!
Headmaster: Well, that was perfectly obvious to me from the first day he arrived here. I wondered then, as I wonder now, if he might not have turned out a very different boy indeed if you had administrated a few fatal beatings earlier.
Mr Perkins: Are you mad!?
Headmaster: I’m FURIOUS! In order to accommodate the funeral, I had to cancel afternoon school on Wednesday!
Mr Perkins: This is preposterous!
Headmaster: Yes, it is. Or at least, it would be…if it were true.
Mr Perkins: …What?
Headmaster: I’ve been joking, Mr Perkins. Pardon me, it’s my strange academic sense of humour. I’ve been pulling your leg.
Mr Perkins: Oh, thank God!
Headmaster: I wouldn’t cancel afternoon school to bury that little shit!
Hehehe. I heart that one.
Hehehe. I heart that one.
i can hear him doing it. like when i read Goon scripts….the voices in my head….
>>I know SCIENCE doesn’t support
Not so fast Dexpointer, during a full moon nocturnal predation increases alarmingly, the advantage switches disproportionatly towards the predator. At a time of full moon animals that are vulnerable to predation become agitated, nervious and wrestless, these animals include early man and his fear of wolvz at night during a full moon is oft depicted in art and literature. So, while we may no longer be vulnerable to such predation due to our sturdy modern houses and their sturdy Bunnings doors it is still latent in our genes I wouldn’t be surprised.
So in conclusion, it’s only the unrefined, animalistic people who were subjected to beatings as children who go mental at a full moon.
Exhibit A!
Evening…
You may have come in at exactly the wrong time. ms spock :)
:)@sibeen
BC should be returning from holidays soon, he’ll be refreshed and full of paste.
>>I know SCIENCE doesn’t support it, but I’m convinced people go a little nutty at full moon.<<
Ask any ambo……
ED gets a bit fruity too.
ED gets a bit fruity too.
with the nuts and the fruit you have the makings of a nice cake.
mmm cake
Dandy Creek is looking promising:
Update from Beery: all is well but he has dodgy internet connection on hols.
Bubble Car said:
Spanking boosts odds of mental illnessPEOPLE who were hit or spanked as children face higher odds of mental ailments as adults, including mood and anxiety disorders and problems with alcohol and drug abuse, researchers have said.
The study, led by Canadian researchers, is the first to examine the link between psychological problems and spanking, while excluding more severe physical or sexual abuse in order to better gauge the effect of corporal punishment alone.
Those who were spanked or hit as kids were between two and seven per cent more likely to encounter mental issues later, said the research in the US journal Pediatrics, based on a retrospective survey of more than 600 US adults.
Read more: http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/health-science/spanking-boosts-odds-of-mental-illness/story-e6frg8y6-1226414387786
i think i was listening to something about martin bryant as a kid and a sound bite from him as a kid
he had burnt himself by playing with pyro stuff
the interviewer asked him if he would do that again (expecting the standard reply – no never again!!)
bryant replied probably
buffy said:
>>I know SCIENCE doesn’t support it, but I’m convinced people go a little nutty at full moon.<<
Ask any ambo……
the wookiemeister experience is 365 days a year (not including christmas and new years day)
This one’s a bit freaky – an 18 week uterus popping through a hernia:
http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMicm062163
Gee, over there got the space freaks, we luckily ended up with the medico freaks.
Our pictures are better :)
buffy said:
>>I know SCIENCE doesn’t support it, but I’m convinced people go a little nutty at full moon.<<
Ask any ambo……
Why? Are they immune from confirmation bias?
sibeen said:
Gee, over there got the space freaks, we luckily ended up with the medico freaks.Our pictures are better :)
:-)
That’s a bit gross.
This might be worthy of 10 minutes of time, just to get a feel of the vibe.
State Dinner For Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono
(LIVE)
8pm – 9.35pmABC News 24TonightALT. TIMES
Live coverage of speeches by Prime Minister Julia Gillard, Opposition Leader Tony Abbott and Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono at a state dinner from Parliament House, Darwin.
Why? Are they immune from confirmation bias?
yes. they are our most trusted profession. they are above reproach.
so there!
A 9 kg liver (normal is <1 kg), pt’s wt 59 kg:
http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMicm055470
A stomach that goes from behind the ribs to the bladder:
http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMicm055086
Stop it Alex!
OCDC said:
A 9 kg liver (normal is <1 kg), pt’s wt 59 kg:http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMicm055470
HOLY MOTHER OF GOD!!
That’s one way to lose weight fast- excise that mother outta there.
Skeptic Pete said:
Stop it Alex!
Quit yer whining – I’m not posting the actual pics.
Thankfully I’ve had dinner, it was bacon eggs baked beans fried tomato on toast, I’m replete.
and here’s me having a nice chianti….
OCDC said:
Skeptic Pete said:
Stop it Alex!
Quit yer whining – I’m not posting the actual pics.
I wouldn’t know.
I’m too scared to click on the links
I had leftover pizza and a CBST coke.
Skeptic Pete said:
OCDC said:
Skeptic Pete said:
Stop it Alex!
Quit yer whining – I’m not posting the actual pics.
I wouldn’t know.
I’m too scared to click on the links
DA’ll tell you they’re fine.
There was a letter in the paper today about asylum seekers I think, saying how they were venerable people.
I’m pretty sure they meant vulnerable.
OCDC said:
DA’ll tell you they’re fine.
And what makes you think I trust her opinion?
Skeptic Pete said:
OCDC said:DA’ll tell you they’re fine.
And what makes you think I trust her opinion?
She’s Divine!
I wonder what 4 Corners’ll uncover tonight.
I ahe to agree with the doktard on this one. I am quite divine with fava beans and a nice chianti…
looks good, priests and kids. depressing and anger inducing though, probably.
Boris said:
looks good, priests and kids. depressing and anger inducing though, probably.
It’ll be interesting to see how high up in the heirarchy of the church the cover-up can be traced.
And of course, if it’s actually true.
Had our expected discharge to heaven this morning. Not the best start to the week.
OCDC said:
Had our expected discharge to heaven this morning. Not the best start to the week.
Busy day for the chaplain?
Evening everyone
Long day, I’m not happy my Mondays are so long but at least it’s out of the way and I’m finishing at a reasonable time for the rest of the week..
How did everyone enjoy or maybe not enjoy their Monday :)
Divine Angel said:
Update from Beery: all is well but he has dodgy internet connection on hols.
Thank you. I had been concerned.
Coroner…
It’ll be interesting to see how high up in the heirarchy of the church the cover-up can be traced.
all the way to the VC i reckon.
OCDC said:
A 9 kg liver (normal is <1 kg), pt’s wt 59 kg:http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMicm055470
A stomach that goes from behind the ribs to the bladder:
http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMicm055086
wookiemeister said:
OCDC said:
A 9 kg liver (normal is <1 kg), pt’s wt 59 kg:http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMicm055470
A stomach that goes from behind the ribs to the bladder:
http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMicm055086
yeah apparently if you stick your head onto the groin area and listen you should hear noises coming from digestion etc – no sounds after 3 seconds or so means big problems
I prefer a stethoscope to the abdomen. Less likely to get sued…
You can stick your head in my groin and I won’t sue you.
Skeptic Pete said:
You can stick your head in my groin and I won’t sue you.
Next pudd, eh?
I bet you don’t even warm the stethescope up.
Skeptic Pete said:
I bet you don’t even warm the stethescope up.
Depends on how much they annoy me.
Skeptic Pete said:
I bet you don’t even warm the stethescope up.
Depends on how much they annoy me.
i wouldn’t mind sticking my head into an operation to see what they get up to
i tell you what i wouldn’t mind doing – stitches
though i think they’ve moved away from them and try to use superglue or those sticky strips now
i was working for some twit and cut the back of my hand on some guillotined steel trying to work against the clock, the twit didn’t even have a first aid kit handy , i walked into the local clinic and asked them for some strips to pull the skin back together – which they did – i didn’t have the time to make an appointment etc
in the future i might have a go with the superglue to see what happens
OCDC said:
Had our expected discharge to heaven this morning. Not the best start to the week.
how the f*ck does a liver get like that??
http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMicm055470
how the f*ck does a liver get like that??
http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMicm055470
they only allow alex to work on ones that are going to die anyway.
;-)
actually they would be the best to work on
you could try different ways to bring’em back from the dead on the sly
But for some good news, polio eradication is looking more promising than it has for a long time. – India, which was one of the 4 remaining endemic countries, had its last case last January. – So far this year there have been 84 cases, compared to 241 this time last year. – Of the 12 countries that last year had polio re-imported, having previously eradicated it, only 1 has had any cases this year.
wookiemeister said:
OCDC said:
Had our expected discharge to heaven this morning. Not the best start to the week.
do you work in geriatrics??
General medicine. Our age range at present is 21-96.
(Why did it do that?)
But for some good news, polio eradication is looking more promising than it has for a long time.
India, which was one of the 4 remaining endemic countries, had its last case last January.
So far this year there have been 84 cases, compared to 241 this time last year.
Of the 12 countries that last year had polio re-imported, having previously eradicated it, only 1 has had any cases this year.
isn’t there a religious orientated anti-vax movement in pakistan that is affecting polio numbers? good to see india is on the ball.
OCDC said:
(Why did it do that?)But for some good news, polio eradication is looking more promising than it has for a long time.
India, which was one of the 4 remaining endemic countries, had its last case last January.
A new looking TB circulating looks like though.
Rumours were that the polio vaccine was being used to spread HIV.
Skunkworks said:
OCDC said:
(Why did it do that?)But for some good news, polio eradication is looking more promising than it has for a long time.
India, which was one of the 4 remaining endemic countries, had its last case last January.
A new looking TB circulating looks like though.
Yeah, esp as Q health is stopping their Torres Strait Island and PNG services.
Skunkworks said:
A new looking TB circulating looks like though.
Hmmm… Totally drug resistant, I was reading recently.
Nasty.
Rule 303 said:
Skunkworks said:
A new looking TB circulating looks like though.
Hmmm… Totally drug resistant, I was reading recently.
Nasty.
from there it will catch a ride to the other main centres
i would say it more likely to hit when the weather is cold and most likely the young and the old, you’ll probably see your first cases from kindergardens and old peoples homes???
Rule 303 said:
Skunkworks said:
A new looking TB circulating looks like though.
Hmmm… Totally drug resistant, I was reading recently.
Nasty.
from there it will catch a ride to the other main centres
i would say it more likely to hit when the weather is cold and most likely the young and the old, you’ll probably see your first cases from kindergardens and old peoples homes???
wookiemeister said:
Rule 303 said:
Skunkworks said:
A new looking TB circulating looks like though.
Hmmm… Totally drug resistant, I was reading recently.
Nasty.
it will come walking through immigration one day and spread into sydney or melbournefrom there it will catch a ride to the other main centres
i would say it more likely to hit when the weather is cold and most likely the young and the old, you’ll probably see your first cases from kindergardens and old peoples homes???
No. The only TBs I’ve seen have been from people who live at home, not in nursing homes.
I saw an immigrant with it…had to import drugs to Tx it, nasty shit.
I thought the idea of a temperature scan at airports seemed solid – Pick up anyone who’s running a temperature and hang onto them until the bug’s identified.
Not an epidemiologist.
Rule 303 said:
I thought the idea of a temperature scan at airports seemed solid – Pick up anyone who’s running a temperature and hang onto them until the bug’s identified.Not an epidemiologist.
Don’t pregnant women run hotter too?
I am sort of wooki world and can see some viral or bacterial check on our populaion, speed of contact will overwhelm speed of response and isolation.
A final gift of something we’ve talked about a few times before:
http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMicm055763
Hydrofluoric acid burn.
SqueezeBabe said:
Don’t pregnant women run hotter too?
Do they ever!
:Nods knowingly – Whistles:
Wait, do you mean temperature? Uh, sure, I guess…
:-)
OCDC said:
wookiemeister said:
Rule 303 said:Hmmm… Totally drug resistant, I was reading recently.
Nasty.
it will come walking through immigration one day and spread into sydney or melbournefrom there it will catch a ride to the other main centres
i would say it more likely to hit when the weather is cold and most likely the young and the old, you’ll probably see your first cases from kindergardens and old peoples homes???
No. The only TBs I’ve seen have been from people who live at home, not in nursing homes.
where did they catch it from??
probably public tarnsport i bet, you normally have a whole host of diversity riding the network coughign all over you
it was my misfortune to be riding the rail in summer, the AC was shot yet the usual diversity crew were sat there bolt upright without one window open. some chick collapsed and fell from her seat , i couldn;t get her to her but started instructing these idiots to open the windows because of the heat build up.
I am sort of wooki world and can see some viral or bacterial check on our populaion, speed of contact will overwhelm speed of response and isolation.
this is why the bird flu response was so full on. and what a lot of people thought was an overreaction. it wasn’t as far as i know.
OCDC said:
Hydrofluoric acid burn.
Baaaahhhh…. Petrol’s worse.
OCDC said:
A final gift of something we’ve talked about a few times before:http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMicm055763
Hydrofluoric acid burn.
HF acid is nasty stuff
if you combust hydrogen with fluorine you can make it
you could probably just pour battery acid onto maybe calcium flouride to make the HF gas i think
they were thinking of using H and F as spacefuel because its hypergolic
SqueezeBabe said:
Rule 303 said:
I thought the idea of a temperature scan at airports seemed solid – Pick up anyone who’s running a temperature and hang onto them until the bug’s identified.Not an epidemiologist.
Don’t pregnant women run hotter too?
and menopausal women
waves to SB
Boris said:
this is why the bird flu response was so full on. and what a lot of people thought was an overreaction. it wasn’t as far as i know.
I have been involved in response planning for a couple of pandemics – The real threat is not the width of the response required but the depth. Most of Australia can cope with almost anything for a day, maybe two – After that it goes to shit very very quickly.
Throw ten times the current funding at a near-zero risk and we’ll be ready for it.
Spider Lily said:
waves to SB
waves back
got a reply back from the council rule. posted it before but don’t know if you saw it.
Thanks for your email dated 14 June 2012 and you concerns about isolation of community members due to the impacts of storm.
The Shire is organising a storm debrief within its Local Emergency Management Committee on the 3rd July 2012 and your specific issue will be raised.
SqueezeBabe said:
Spider Lily said:waves to SB
waves back
How are you doing?
Long time no see :)
Rule 303 said:
Boris said:
this is why the bird flu response was so full on. and what a lot of people thought was an overreaction. it wasn’t as far as i know.
I have been involved in response planning for a couple of pandemics – The real threat is not the width of the response required but the depth. Most of Australia can cope with almost anything for a day, maybe two – After that it goes to shit very very quickly.
Throw ten times the current funding at a near-zero risk and we’ll be ready for it.
can you curb the spread by restricting travel ie set up road blocks and check all passengers on trains/ aircraft??
>>and menopausal women<<
I missed being the one to say that by only a few seconds…..
:)
(Actually, you mean perimenopausal and menopausal women)
Spider Lily said:
SqueezeBabe said:
Spider Lily said:waves to SB
waves back
How are you doing?
Long time no see :)
I think i’m doing ok… I rather not have to work shitty jobs with shitty temp agencies… but shrugs what can you do….
I have been lurking a bit, and I always go back and read your stuff… How’s Gypsy? :P
I’m surprised Rule could show his face here again after the great A Minor debacle of this afternoon.
Boris said:
The Shire is organising a storm debrief within its Local Emergency Management Committee on the 3rd July 2012 and your specific issue will be raised.
Good to see they’re starting. It’s a long road, easily diverted by interest groups and emotive discussion.
Dropbear said:
I’m surprised Rule could show his face here again after the great A Minor debacle of this afternoon.
Hehehee
She asked for notes – You gave the name of a chord.
One is notes, the other is a chord. Do you see how that works? They’re different.
;-)
>They’re different.
Slow down, Poindexter.
anyway i’m sick of you lot so i am going to relaaaaax on the couch and watch telly.
Boris said:
anyway i’m sick of you lot so i am going to relaaaaax on the couch and watch telly.
I’m watching season four of Xtreme Fishing with Robson Green…
wookiemeister said:
is there a rule of thumb for how fast each type of pandemic will travel??
Yes. The speed a person can travel between places.
wookiemeister said:
can you curb the spread by restricting travel ie set up road blocks and check all passengers on trains/ aircraft??
I’m not aware of any domestic travel restrictions ever being suggested in Australia. There’s arrangement in place for chemical, biological & radiological threats, of course, and movement is restricted between declared ‘zones’, but that’s where a single ‘hot spot’ has been identified, which is very unlikely in pandemic.
There’s plans for a staged shutting down / contraction of business in public places, but the situation needs to be very bad to justify that.
>I’m watching season four of Xtreme Fishing with Robson Green…
shakes fist and rants
“I can’t believe I’ve missed watching series one, two and three of Xtreme Fishing with Robson Green!!!
runs
flips the bird @ the Been
He’s a funny man!
Unlike yourself….
pokes tongue out at you
SqueezeBabe said:
Spider Lily said:
SqueezeBabe said:waves back
How are you doing?
Long time no see :)
I think i’m doing ok… I rather not have to work shitty jobs with shitty temp agencies… but shrugs what can you do….
I have been lurking a bit, and I always go back and read your stuff… How’s Gypsy? :P
She’s great :D
I love Gypsy, I mentioned to CS the other night, just casually like… I think we need a bigger place “read I would love a dog”
:D
G’day …
Maybe that should be G’devenin’
:nods:
Kingy.
My old loader has still got it :)
You pulled a root, mate?
Nice.
:-)
You pulled a root, mate?
Nice.
:-)
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Dear oh dear oh dear
Rule 303 said:
You pulled a root, mate?Nice.
:-)
lolz
It was one of the trees that was blown over in the storm a few weeks ago. It took a few hours to clear up all the limbs and then the trunk, but after that was cleared up, the owner wanted the stump removed. I did not think that the old girl would lift it, but there’s the proof.
Peak Warming Man said:
Dear oh dear oh dear
What?
You can see he’s obviously picked up a root…
Not enough ‘Old boiler – Pullet’ references for ya?
:-)
Rule 303 said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Dear oh dear oh dear
What?
You can see he’s obviously picked up a root…
Not enough ‘Old boiler – Pullet’ references for ya?
:-)
Looks like a dry root.
QUEENSLANDER!!!!
End of the world
Cousins
Bummer – I seem to have the phantom posting problem again at the other forum.
What’s the deal with: “We can’t show the Sarina Williams match due to contractural arrangements”?
jjjust moi said:
What’s the deal with: “We can’t show the Sarina Williams match due to contractural arrangements”?
Giving a child XXXX. I’m calling child services.
jjjust moi said:
What’s the deal with: “We can’t show the Sarina Williams match due to contractural arrangements”?
It probably means there is a legal issue associated with televising the match that Sarina is playing in
Another 2 trucks have fallen off the Hume today. WTF is going on – Someone selling viagra as speed?
sibeen said:
Giving a child XXXX. I’m calling child services.
could been worse, we could have given him VB
I’m awake. Sort of.
sibeen said:
Giving a child XXXX. I’m calling child services.
Hmmm…does seem a bit young.
I was 11 or 12 when I had me first XXXX.
party_pants said:
jjjust moi said:
What’s the deal with: “We can’t show the Sarina Williams match due to contractural arrangements”?
Dunno, someone has offered them money not to?
diddly-squat said:
jjjust moi said:
What’s the deal with: “We can’t show the Sarina Williams match due to contractural arrangements”?
It probably means there is a legal issue associated with televising the match that Sarina is playing in
>could been worse, we could have given him VB
They’d both be child abuse and the courts, rightly so in my opinion, would have to give the maximum sentence.
Kingy, I reckon I could do fillings in teeth with a jackhammer.. I see you can doo tooth extractions with a loader.
jjjust moi said:
diddly-squat said:
jjjust moi said:
What’s the deal with: “We can’t show the Sarina Williams match due to contractural arrangements”?
It probably means there is a legal issue associated with televising the match that Sarina is playing in
A little more depth please?
It’s hard to ascertain the exact nature of the legal issue but if something “isn’t televised” it generally means it won’t be shown on TV.
Yeah, but decent beer would be wasted on a kid.
party_pants said:
Yeah, but decent beer would be wasted on a kid.
It is common practice for parents who drink a lot to not really notice that their children are following suit.
http://www.1flesh.org/category/arguments/
Oh dear :(
Their facebook page is called – Bring Sexy Back.
Very stupid, dangerous, bad stuff.
kii said:
http://www.1flesh.org/category/arguments/Oh dear :(
Their facebook page is called – Bring Sexy Back.
Very stupid, dangerous, bad stuff.
now I wish I hadn’t clicked.
kii said:
Very stupid, dangerous, bad stuff.
Vatican Roulette?
Murky philosophical waters, to be sure.
Rule 303 said:
kii said:
Very stupid, dangerous, bad stuff.
Vatican Roulette?
Murky philosophical waters, to be sure.
clear as mud indeed.
I got a bit done on the weekend, about 10%
No bath?
No problem!
Cool truck, man…
Kingy said:
Cool truck, man…
party_pants said:
Kingy said:
Cool truck, man…
I’d love to see it attempt the entrance to our local shopping centre, lowered cooners and dunnydoors scrape their bottoms on the slight hump, that monster would get stuck :)
I’d like to see it hook up to a quad and tow it to Port Hedland.
Kingy said:
That’s true for every person.
jennajones said:
That’s true for every person.
Retired, and gone fishin’
I heard today we’re giving away a few Hercules aircraft to Indonesia. I presume these are old models we no longer want?
>If only Abbott’s parents used two, just to be on the safe side :)
Wash your mouth out, you’re talking about your next Prime Minister!
sibeen said:
>If only Abbott’s parents used two, just to be on the safe side :)Wash your mouth out, you’re talking about your next Prime Minister!
Hi Bismuth.
You are looking snappy this evening:
>can’t wait till Turnbull rolls him.
ain’t going to happen.
party_pants said:
sibeen said:
>If only Abbott’s parents used two, just to be on the safe side :)Wash your mouth out, you’re talking about your next Prime Minister!
I hate the guy, can’t wait till Turnbull rolls him.
We can only hope … can’t imagine how I ever got the stage where I could see turnbull as the lesser of two evils … :-(
Doesn’t say anything good about either side of politics.
And of course, Sophie Mirablla will be one step closer to power .. that’s bad news.
sibeen said:
>can’t wait till Turnbull rolls him.ain’t going to happen.
Gallium.
Melts in your hand, not in your mouth.
Oh, grow up!
Neil deGrasse Tyson, must admit, I’d never heard of him.
One for Shebs
Whilst I’d like to agree with the sentiments expressed on that T-Shirt, Kingy, unfortunately I don’t think it applies to me.
The Ladies are actually made uncomfortable around me because of my stunning good looks and the glaring personality :)
Why would you want a bitch when you can get a lady?
Huh?
Good Morning People
20 degrees this morning, a little bit of a chill in the air
4 sleeps til NZ :)
Enjoy your day everyone
Good morning Holidayers. Positively hot here at 8 degrees this morning. Still dark. Still showery.
I trust there were sufficient castles and ramparts and gorgeous scenery for those watching the TDF last night.
Morning folks
Mr buffy just got the mail in…he says it is foggy. So I guess I’d better head off if I have to drive slowly.
am I daft?.. no don’t answer that..
Is Father F.. the unnamed priest any relation to Julian Fox? .. Sorry, that means reading the whole page.. http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-07-03/priests-failed-to-pass-on-sexual-assault-admission-to-police/4106100>>am I daft?..
Well that’s a very subjective thing but if I was in a court of law subject to being plunged head first in to a cauldron of boiling canola oil, yes thats right canola oil that is a known carcinogenic, if I was found to be lying then I would tell the court in no uncertain terms that yes you are daft.
Peak Warming Man said:
>>am I daft?..Well that’s a very subjective thing but if I was in a court of law subject to being plunged head first in to a cauldron of boiling canola oil, yes thats right canola oil that is a known carcinogenic, if I was found to be lying then I would tell the court in no uncertain terms that yes you are daft.
:)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=leW0co61RGU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mfh1THd9Bc0&feature=relmfu
http://www.amnh.org/news/2012/07/newly-discovered-dinosaur-implies-greater-prevalence-of-feathers/?utm_campaign=News&utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=SocialFlow
well, i survived another night.
NASA astronaut killed while hooning around in jet skiis
http://lightyears.blogs.cnn.com/2012/07/02/retired-nasa-astronaut-alan-poindexter-1961-2012/?hpt=hp_t2
I read that yesterday and thought bc must be crying.
I thought there was some kind of ironing there…
Divine Angel said:
I read that yesterday and thought bc must be crying.
Hopefully he is….
(smacks self)
http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2012/07/02/did-a-meteor-plunge-into-the-ocean-near-perth-im-thinking-no/
hahahahahahahahahah! An observer was interviewed on the radio and exclaimed that “the glow lasted for about 20 minutes”
makes drinky drinky motion
“A proposal to declare a whale sanctuary in the South Atlantic Ocean has been defeated at the International Whaling Commission (IWC) annual meeting.”
The announcment was greeted by wild cheering at the Save The Krill headquarters in New York, a spokeperson for STK said it was a great day for krill around the world especially the endangered hairy nosed krill of southern Australia waters.
In London the Action Collective for the Protection of Krill Association(ACPKA) said they were delighted with the decision and described it as a victory for the little people.
…retired-nasa-astronaut-alan-poindexter-
somebody should have said “slow down there poindexter”.
You’re destined to be smart with a surname of poindexter
dear oh dear Boris –
perhaps Poindexter should have taught his adult sons how to drive machinery sensibly. Not blat around like your typical fucktard jet skiier.
>>somebody should have said “slow down there poindexter”.
They should of have.
I should of have another hot chocolate.
you’ve got to admit i’m pretty good at this extracting humour from thin air malarkey. and i’ve only just got up and already my mind is in top gear. i don’t do private shows though.
Not only humorous but modest as well. You truly are a man of many charms.
Actually ‘Thin Air Malarkey’ would make a good nick.
Actually ‘Thin Air Malarkey’ would make a good nick.
$10 and it’s yours.
neomyrtus_ said:
http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2012/07/02/did-a-meteor-plunge-into-the-ocean-near-perth-im-thinking-no/hahahahahahahahahah! An observer was interviewed on the radio and exclaimed that “the glow lasted for about 20 minutes”
makes drinky drinky motion
:) .. nice sunset photo though.
Hmm, Geoff d hasn’t popped in this morning. I hope he’s feeling ok and that mrs d is also resting well.
>>Hmm, Geoff d hasn’t popped in this morning
Yeah, he sounded preety crook last night.
hope he is ok. i like geoff.
Boris said:
hope he is ok. i like geoff.
Yes, same here.
Been a tough couple of months for both he and mrs d. He’s lovely in person as well. Hope his goblins keep up fighting infections.
Sheesh, you live with someone for a few years and one day they say something to you like this:
Thirty years ago I was one of the first people in Europe trained in driving the Hum Vees
I suppose it’s better than hearing: that looks like a controlled demolition!!!!!
Divine Angel said:
I suppose it’s better than hearing: that looks like a controlled demolition!!!!!
Well, true. He just says stuff sometimes with no context…that comes later when I look at him with my face all screwed up, trying to make some connection to what he might mean.
(He has training in recreational demolition, btw.)
Best wishes to Mr and Mrs D.
I say I say I say
One of the teams in the Tour de France says all it’s wheels are defective, when asked how long it would take to fix them thay said they were waiting to hear from their spokes person.
I’m here Tuesdays and Fridays.
Can’t do premier seems to be a bit unpopular this morning. Lots of sackings last week :-(
Sneaky little hummingbirds. They are so teeny weeny…but sneaky.
In what way are they sneaky, kii?
Bubble Car said:
In what way are they sneaky, kii?
They buzz in out of nowhere and zip around the flowers and just as you get then in focus on your camera they do this sneaky little sideways move and buzz off. I have lots of photos of a blur to the side as the hummingbird sneaks off.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/ezra-klein/wp/2012/06/27/uninsured-and-fighting-blazes-welcome-to-the-life-of-a-federal-firefighter/
Sheesh…
Bubble Car said:
In what way are they sneaky, kii?
Probably the way spiders are sneaky; they sneak up on you. Eight legs on tippy-toes is a hell of a lot of sneak.
>Many earn relatively low salaries, about $25,000 to $35,000 per year
You’d think even in a Third World country like the US, fire-fighting would be a highly paid job.
Witty Rejoinder said:
Bubble Car said:
In what way are they sneaky, kii?
Probably the way spiders are sneaky; they sneak up on you. Eight legs on tippy-toes is a hell of a lot of sneak.
Hmmm…I’ve never thought of it that way :\
My dog has a runny nose…again.
I would have been willing to believe that without photographic evidence.
This balding Aussie ping-pong boy is attracting media interest from all over the world. He’s going to look a bit foolish if he can’t replicate his flukish feats in a TV studio:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKbwp1mcK00
Bubble Car said:
I would have been willing to believe that without photographic evidence.
I didn’t notice until I uploaded the photo :P
I was trying to get a shot of her tongue.
Afternoon, cottage pie for lunch…not bad.
I had bacon and eggs for lunch.
The sprogs are on holidays and the ten year old decided to cook.
sibeen said:
I had bacon and eggs for lunch.The sprogs are on holidays and the ten year old decided to cook.
Mines a reheat special. Now, I just need to evil eye the customers so I can eat in peace.
Didn’t think kids could be put to work if under 15….might have to buy a few…
>might have to buy a few…
I’ve actually got two for sale.
sibeen said:
>might have to buy a few…I’ve actually got two for sale.
:). slow day here, have the wench on task though which is good. Plus I get to play with dry ice tomorrow.
my lunch. hard on the teeth.
I had soup for lunch- Campbell’s Moroccan Lamb chunky soup. It was pretty good.
i have some crispy knot roll from the viet cong bakery. some nice swiss meat loaf or ham and homemade fruit chutney.
Kinda looks like crystalised worms.
Divine Angel said:
Kinda looks like crystalised worms.
it is.. They are opalised annelids
All I had fr lunch was some dried prunes.
10 hours of commercial radio is mild torture imo. Time for off.
Hmm, there should be some fairly funny memebase posters of the Q&A collapse…
Hare snapped through my kitchen window the other day. He was sat there for ages, basking in the sun:
You should have called him in for lunch, Bubbles.
I occasionally buy hares from the local butcher but the ones who live around here are welcome as garden ornaments.
What a little cutie!
I miss having pet rabbits :(
That photo reminds me of Sylvester saying to Tweetypie. ‘Hello Breakfast’
Bubble Car said:
Hare snapped through my kitchen window the other day. He was sat there for ages, basking in the sun:
See, if you were still allowed to keep a pea rifle.. that rabbit would be in the pot.
And the Georgia Patrol were making their rounds
And he fired a shot just to flag them down
And a big bellied sheriff grabbed his gun and said why’d you do it
That photo does look like something out of Through The Looking Glass.
‘Cept the hare isn’t wearing a waistcoat or a watch.
Well spotted.
Well, he might actually be wearing a watch. I can’t quite see it from the pic. Definitely no waistcoat though, nor any pockets for his hankies.
Divine Angel said:
Well, he might actually be wearing a watch. I can’t quite see it from the pic. Definitely no waistcoat though, nor any pockets for his hankies.
a quick trip to photoshop should fix all that.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roseanne_Barr
2012 Presidential campaign
On August 5, 2011 Barr appeared on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and announced her candidacy for president in the 2012 presidential election, running on the “Green Tea Party” ticket. Her candidacy mixes attention to economics, personal health and meditation. She also said that she is running for Prime Minister of Israel. In an interview with the The Forward she invoked tikkun olam in her support of bringing women into politics and religion. On September 19, 2011 she appeared at the Occupy Wall Street protests and spoke in support of the protestors. She further stated that any “guilty” Wall Street bankers should be forced to give up any income over $100 million, be sent to re-education camps, or be executed by beheading if they resisted.
Barr filed with the Federal Election Commission as a Green Party presidential candidate in January 2012. She formally announced her candidacy for the party’s 2012 presidential nomination on February 2, 2012.
Divine Angel said:
She further stated that any “guilty” Wall Street bankers should be forced to give up any income over $100 million, be sent to re-education camps, or be executed by beheading if they resisted.
Who doesn’t enjoy watching a good beheading on a Sunday afternoon?
Divine Angel said:
Who doesn’t enjoy watching a good beheading on a Sunday afternoon?
A few snaps from this afternoon’s trundle:
What’s that in the 3rd pic?
And in the 4th pic, does that headstone say Dropbear?
It’s a trooper carved in an old fir tree stump near the bridge. There are three such stumps covered in carvings of local historic subjects.
That graveyard snap is not very interesting but it was the only one which came out properly :) I was trying to do some atmospheric boneyard self-snaps and most of the settings and backdrops were better than that, but ruined by poor lighting or other defects.
Divine Angel said:
And in the 4th pic, does that headstone say Dropbear?
Deborah Georgeana
Evening…
I love graveyard snaps. I always hope I capture a ghost in them :)
Hi Spockorami. How’re you feeling?
Tragic story of the two young boys buried alive in QLD.
I tried to get one of me in front of this very tall, leaning cross, but none of them really worked:
Better now ty DA.
I had some food dropped around to me on Saturday morning. Eating is good. Though I think I have some stomach issues because I haven’t eaten much in 3-4 weeks.
That pic would look better if the camera was angled so the cross was straight and everything else looked lopsided :P
Back to repeats again,
Time Team
The Massacre in the Cellar – Hopton Castle (REPEAT)
6.01pm – 6.49pmABC1
Tony Robinson and the team travel to the remains of Hopton Castle in Shropshire to investigate a bloody series of battles at the height of the English Civil War.
Bubble Car said:
I tried to get one of me in front of this very tall, leaning cross, but none of them really worked:
I remember that church. And the bridge.
Mrs Skeptic insisted on walking through every graveyard in Tasmania.
Cheap Tuesday
Needs a steeple.
What good’s a church without a steeple?
Skeptic Pete said:
Needs a steeple.What good’s a church without a steeple?
The next one along the road has a steeple (St Andrew’s, which was still a functioning church when I moved here but is now somebody’s home):
Skeptic Pete said:
Bubble Car said:
I tried to get one of me in front of this very tall, leaning cross, but none of them really worked:
I remember that church. And the bridge.
Mrs Skeptic insisted on walking through every graveyard in Tasmania.
When did you go to Tasmania SP? Recently?
Skeptic Pete said:
Needs a steeple.What good’s a church without a steeple?
You’ll have to start a donation drive.
party_pants said:
It still provides a warm a dry place for SUnday morning worship.
Seems a waste of a perfectly good building to only use it one day a week ;-)
Bubble Car said:
The next one along the road has a steeple (St Andrew’s, which was still a functioning church when I moved here but is now somebody’s home):
Quite a residence, Mr Car.
ms spock said:
Better now ty DA.
I had some food dropped around to me on Saturday morning. Eating is good. Though I think I have some stomach issues because I haven’t eaten much in 3-4 weeks.
Good to hear. Food is generally a good thing to have, especially when recovering from lurgies.
Speaking of lurgies, has Geoff D popped in today?
One of the older grave sites here has Chinamen included, the others in the gold rush and probably died broke unable to send remains back home. And the usual gear of early deaths and siblings dying together. Harsh times.
Skeptic Pete said:
Seems a waste of a perfectly good building to only use it one day a week ;-)
A sinner like yourself would have to go to Mass daily.
:-P
ms spock said:
Quite a residence, Mr Car.
It’s pleasant inside with some excellent early stained glass, but too close to the noisy highway for my liking.
but is now somebody’s home):
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OMG I could live in that.
The house that I am livving in that I built myself, has a churchy feel to it.
100 year old cedar church organ, tall stained glass windows, and high vaulted ceilings with exposed timbers.
I use to play trumpet in my church when I was a teen, and I remember standing up in the loft playing Trumpet Voluntary or something, and being mesmerised by the architecture.
Skeptic Pete said:
Seems a waste of a perfectly good building to only use it one day a week ;-)
Witty Rejoinder said:
A sinner like yourself would have to go to Mass daily.
That’s a bit judgemental.
And how do you know I don’t?
You should come visit the big cathedral in Brissy, SP. Very beautiful and features a huge Bible which has all the good bits left in it :)
(Added bonus, I didn’t burst into flames when I walked in)
Skeptic Pete said:
That’s a bit judgemental.
And how do you know I don’t?
Poking my tongue out at you wasn’t enough to get my meaning?
:-\
Divine Angel said:
You should come visit the big cathedral in Brissy, SP. Very beautiful and features a huge Bible which has all the good bits left in it :)(Added bonus, I didn’t burst into flames when I walked in)
The Catholic Cathedral in Vietnam was pretty crappy. Notre Dame
Made out of red bricks.
Anyway I just sent off a letter to my mate the editor about the 4Corners program last night.
About not calling a spade a shovel.
I’m Elergic to country graveyards.
pizza
>>Anyway I just sent off a letter to my mate the editor about the 4Corners program last night.
What was on 4Corners last night Pete?
Red dory & chips this end. Frozen chips, I’ll admit. Have to do some major food shopping soon.
I suspect we’re having home-made burgers, judging from the buns on the kitchen counter this morning.
A chilly night, looking at about 7 degrees or so.
Minus one forecast this end, but it will doubtless get colder than that.
And….a full moon!
Bubble Car said:
And….a full moon!
That explains a few things.
Divine Angel said:
That explains a few things.
What does a full moon portend for the donut trade?
Just generally speaking, I think people go a bit crazy around the full moon.
Oh goody :-/
***
Mining billionaire Clive Palmer and former Howard government minister Mal Brough will both stand for Liberal National Party preselection in federal seats in Queensland.
Mr Palmer is travelling to Tahiti and released a statement confirming he will stand for preselection for the LNP.
However it will not be in Treasurer Wayne Swan’s seat of Lilley.
A spokesman says Mr Palmer could stand in seats on the Gold Coast, Brisbane or north Queensland and will make an announcement in the coming days.
Mr Swan says he thinks it is a shame Mr Palmer has “run away” from a contest in Lilley.
“After all his tough talk and his billboards, it’s utterly humiliating for Clive Palmer that he doesn’t have the guts to run against me…” Mr Swan said.
“While Clive Palmer’s too scared to run himself, he’ll still bankroll Tony Abbott’s candidate in Lilley so he can secure Tony’s giant tax cut at the expense of families and small business.”
Meanwhile Mr Brough has confirmed he will nominate for preselection in Fisher – the seat of sidelined Speaker Peter Slipper.
He has links with and has received information from the man accusing Mr Slipper of sexual harassment.
Mr Brough has declined an interview and says he will not comment publicly until preselection is finalised.
Also vying for Fisher preselection is James McGrath, the man behind Premier Campbell Newman’s successful state election campaign.
Mr McGrath has worked as a campaign strategist for the LNP, the deputy director of the Federal Liberal Party and as an adviser to London mayor Boris Johnson.
South Australian Liberal Senator Simon Birmingham says Mr McGrath would be an asset to the party.
“James is someone who can run a class campaign, can make sure he can get local issues across and he has the type of experience to mount a winning campaign and really effectively represent the people of the Sunshine Coast,” he said.
Chubies.
LOL, the troll is loged on at The Other Place again, it is persistent.
nods
Doktard.
another one
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-07-03/sas-veteran-shot-dead-in-chora-valley/4106174
shame that no one has ever picked up a history book about this area
Good evening Holidayers. Mr buffy is at ambulance training, so I am about to eat rather more smoked fish that I should. With butter. And parsley. What else I will eat I don’t know. Maybe some peas and corn.
The moon is big, white and full and gorgeous around here.
party_pants said:
Skeptic Pete said:
Seems a waste of a perfectly good building to only use it one day a week ;-)
I’m an enthusiastic supporter of the proposed new football stadium in Perth. I’m not really in a position to complain, that will be used one day a week, for only half the year.
Peak Warming Man said:
LOL, the troll is loged on at The Other Place again, it is persistent.
Considering he gets booted every time he comes on, yes.
Peak Warming Man said:
LOL, the troll is loged on at The Other Place again, it is persistent.
The potty-mouthed troll?
Did we ever find out if it is a former forumer?
ahe may be logged on but isn’t posting.
>>Did we ever find out if it is a former forumer?
Dunno who it was/is.
There seem to be a lot of ‘guests’ logged on at the moment.
DA – watching a show about removal of a giant neurofibroma (that weighed >100lb), it has blood vessels the size of thumb feeding it.
Are they sure it wasn’t an alien that was about to pop out of the abdomen?
OCDC said:
DA – watching a show about removal of a giant neurofibroma (that weighed >100lb), it has blood vessels the size of thumb feeding it.
Eeeek. I saw an episode of ‘Embarrassing Bodies’ with someone who had these things.
I’ll let you know, not up to histology yet.
Witty Rejoinder said:
OCDC said:
DA – watching a show about removal of a giant neurofibroma (that weighed >100lb), it has blood vessels the size of thumb feeding it.
Eeeek. I saw an episode of ‘Embarrassing Bodies’ with someone who had these things.
One of my cousins has NF, but so far only has cafe au lait spots and no visible neurofibromas.
Divine Angel said:
Peak Warming Man said:
LOL, the troll is loged on at The Other Place again, it is persistent.
Considering he gets booted every time he comes on, yes.
Who is the troll?
lol
This one has a boring picture but I love the history.
A previously healthy 102-year-old woman was admitted with abdominal pain and a 3-day history of vomiting. She lived with relatives, but cared for herself, and was able to garden. There was no history of abdominal surgery. On examination, her abdomen was distended, she had pain in both hips, she could flex her knees, but no hernia was identifiable. Abdominal radiography revealed dilation of the small bowel (Panel A). Computed tomography showed an obturator hernia (arrow, Panel B). The hernia was surgically reduced, and an infarcted segment of the small bowel was resected. Postoperatively, despite complications of urinary sepsis and delirium, she recovered well. Twelve months later, she was still living at home, caring for herself, and able to sweep the floor at the age of 103 years.
ms spock said:
Divine Angel said:
Peak Warming Man said:
LOL, the troll is loged on at The Other Place again, it is persistent.
Considering he gets booted every time he comes on, yes.
Who is the troll?
Weppy Pet.
OCDC said:
lol
This one has a boring picture but I love the history.A previously healthy 102-year-old woman was admitted with abdominal pain and a 3-day history of vomiting. She lived with relatives, but cared for herself, and was able to garden. There was no history of abdominal surgery. On examination, her abdomen was distended, she had pain in both hips, she could flex her knees, but no hernia was identifiable. Abdominal radiography revealed dilation of the small bowel (Panel A). Computed tomography showed an obturator hernia (arrow, Panel B). The hernia was surgically reduced, and an infarcted segment of the small bowel was resected. Postoperatively, despite complications of urinary sepsis and delirium, she recovered well. Twelve months later, she was still living at home, caring for herself, and able to sweep the floor at the age of 103 years.
This is a case from Bankstown.
>>Who is the troll?
Weppy Pet.<<
I don’t see him in the listing. Maybe he uses the invisibility cloak like I do.
buffy said:
>>Who is the troll?
Weppy Pet.<<
I don’t see him in the listing. Maybe he uses the invisibility cloak like I do.
I can’t see her/him either.
Useful fact of the day:
Doctors can consent to organ donation from patients if next of kin is unable to be reached and there is no belief that the patient opposed it.
OCDC said:
Useful fact of the day:Doctors can consent to organ donation from patients if next of kin is unable to be reached and there is no belief that the patient opposed it.
I never knew that. I don’t want to be an organ donor for personal reasons, but most people I know, what to be donors.
200 lb!
Government TV looks a bit sparse tonight. I think reading in bed might be an option.
ms spock said:
OCDC said:
Useful fact of the day:Doctors can consent to organ donation from patients if next of kin is unable to be reached and there is no belief that the patient opposed it.
I never knew that. I don’t want to be an organ donor for personal reasons, but most people I know, what to be donors.
LALALALA I CAN’T HEAR YOU LALALALA
It’s OK Alex, all my bits are available for use when I have no further use for them.
buffy said:
It’s OK Alex, all my bits are available for use when I have no further use for them.
My bits are available as well. My family and Mr Mutant know my wishes and I have an Organ Donor card in my wallet.
>>My family and Mr Mutant know my wishes and I have an Organ Donor card in my wallet.<<
Yep, me too. And I’m on the national register.
On an unrelated note, DA, I believe you and buffy haven’t met. Allow me to arrange a pudd…
Can you get Boat Donor Cards?
Peak Warming Man said:
Can you get Boat Donor Cards?
>.>
<.<
I’ll make one.
Evening everyone :)
Had a great workout tonight, gammy shoulder and all. My PT has tailored it perfectly :)
Doktar A may I ask a question of you?
You can’t use a bomb, you know. Mangled bits are not very useful. Poisoning would also cause damage to the bits. You will have to think hard about this….
buffy said:
>>Who is the troll?
Weppy Pet.<<
I don’t see him in the listing. Maybe he uses the invisibility cloak like I do.
Spider Lily said:
Evening everyone :)Had a great workout tonight, gammy shoulder and all. My PT has tailored it perfectly :)
Doktar A may I ask a question of you?
You may.
buffy said:
You can’t use a bomb, you know. Mangled bits are not very useful. Poisoning would also cause damage to the bits. You will have to think hard about this….
Pfft I know how much insulin would do the job…
>>Doktar A may I ask a question of you?<<
Be careful….she is a bit into Illustrated Gory Stories at the moment.
Maybe I am buffy.
>>Maybe I am buffy.<<
It could be a Cunning Plan.
OCDC said:
Useful fact of the day:Doctors can consent to organ donation from patients if next of kin is unable to be reached and there is no belief that the patient opposed it.
I am from a Punning Clan.
I decided that the corn part of my dinner would be consumed as popped corn. Is there anything wrong with this?
buffy said:
I decided that the corn part of my dinner would be consumed as popped corn. Is there anything wrong with this?
No ma’am. Nothing wrong at all.
OCDC said:
Spider Lily said:
Evening everyone :)Had a great workout tonight, gammy shoulder and all. My PT has tailored it perfectly :)
Doktar A may I ask a question of you?
You may.
Was chatting to a friend over the weekend and she has been on anti D’ for about 5 years now for clinical depression. She often says that she has a chemical imbalance and during the course of our conversation I asked her if she ever had a blood test to confirm this.. she said no. I asked so how do you know you have a chemical imbalance if there was not a test done. She has just taken the Dr’ word for it.. I myself like concrete evidence.
Is it simply a blood test for ‘chemical imbalance’ or can a GP make this diagnosis by just talking to a person?
Ooh great question SL!
My dr and psychologist tried to convince me of the same.
Divine Angel said:
Ooh great question SL!My dr and psychologist tried to convince me of the same.
I don’t think there are any tests for neurotransmitters.
Spider Lily said:
I asked so how do you know you have a chemical imbalance if there was not a test done. She has just taken the Dr’ word for it.. I myself like concrete evidence.Is it simply a blood test for ‘chemical imbalance’ or can a GP make this diagnosis by just talking to a person?
Though chemical imbalances can be diagnosed by just talking to a person, a good doctor would probably ensure monthly blood checks that monitor such imbalances like I do with potassium. Especially if they are talking about life affecting imbalances over 5 years with no checks. My spidey sense is buzzing.
There are various theories of depression, one is reduced serotonin in certain areas of the brain, AFAIK, there is no test for this, diagnosis is clinical.
It seems that no one is actually sure what causes depression anyway.
Divine Angel said:
Ooh great question SL!My dr and psychologist tried to convince me of the same.
I’m a bit cranky as there was never any alternatives given to my friend and yes she was in a tough place and menopausal at the same time. I have the same GP and when it was my turn to go through crappy times, I too was offered the same meds. I chose not to go down that road and found that exercise was right for me oh and a good psychologist and a great naturopath. Not say meds don’t have a place but wonder sometimes..
…Which is what poik said :P
Spider Lily said:
OCDC said:
Spider Lily said:
Evening everyone :)Had a great workout tonight, gammy shoulder and all. My PT has tailored it perfectly :)
Doktar A may I ask a question of you?
You may.
Was chatting to a friend over the weekend and she has been on anti D’ for about 5 years now for clinical depression. She often says that she has a chemical imbalance and during the course of our conversation I asked her if she ever had a blood test to confirm this.. she said no. I asked so how do you know you have a chemical imbalance if there was not a test done. She has just taken the Dr’ word for it.. I myself like concrete evidence.
Is it simply a blood test for ‘chemical imbalance’ or can a GP make this diagnosis by just talking to a person?
There isn’t a blood test used to define it. People who first present with depression might get some bloods done, to exclude treatable medical conditions associated with it, but that’s to rule those out, not to rule depression in.
It’s basically a diagnosis from history and examination. Giving antidepressants affects levels of various neurotransmitters in the brane, eg dopamine, noradrenaline, serotonin, which often helps, so it’s then presumed that it was ‘bad’ levels of those that caused or contributed to depression.
Spider Lily said:
Divine Angel said:
Ooh great question SL!My dr and psychologist tried to convince me of the same.
I’m a bit cranky as there was never any alternatives given to my friend and yes she was in a tough place and menopausal at the same time. I have the same GP and when it was my turn to go through crappy times, I too was offered the same meds. I chose not to go down that road and found that exercise was right for me oh and a good psychologist and a great naturopath. Not say meds don’t have a place but wonder sometimes..
Spider Lily said:
OCDC said:
Spider Lily said:
Evening everyone :)Had a great workout tonight, gammy shoulder and all. My PT has tailored it perfectly :)
Doktar A may I ask a question of you?
You may.
Was chatting to a friend over the weekend and she has been on anti D’ for about 5 years now for clinical depression. She often says that she has a chemical imbalance and during the course of our conversation I asked her if she ever had a blood test to confirm this.. she said no. I asked so how do you know you have a chemical imbalance if there was not a test done. She has just taken the Dr’ word for it.. I myself like concrete evidence.
Is it simply a blood test for ‘chemical imbalance’ or can a GP make this diagnosis by just talking to a person?
walks around them and then makes some kind of loud noise behind them or leaps at them from the exam curtain with a loud aiieeee!!!
then sits down and writes out the script from some pharma sponsored stationary holder
Divine Angel said:
It seems that no one is actually sure what causes depression anyway.
What they do know is how the medications affect the brain chemistry AFAICT. So there is a backwards causation whereby they can say the medication fixes this condition and therefore depression is a problem with this brain chemical.
But what if the depression is not caused by the chemical imblance, but causes the imbalance?
gone
>and a great naturopath
How do you tell the difference between a great one and another who is basically crap?
There isn’t a blood test used to define it. People who first present with depression might get some bloods done, to exclude treatable medical conditions associated with it, but that’s to rule those out, not to rule depression in.
It’s basically a diagnosis from history and examination. Giving antidepressants affects levels of various neurotransmitters in the brane, eg dopamine, noradrenaline, serotonin, which often helps, so it’s then presumed that it was ‘bad’ levels of those that caused or contributed to depression.
Ok cool, thank you for answering my question. The meds were the best thing for her and given her recent further upheaval in her life it is necessary that she continue with them..
Thanks :)
Spider Lily said:
There isn’t a blood test used to define it. People who first present with depression might get some bloods done, to exclude treatable medical conditions associated with it, but that’s to rule those out, not to rule depression in.
Spidey sense stands down.
sibeen said:
>and a great naturopathHow do you tell the difference between a great one and another who is basically crap?
Damn good question…
Go into a naturopath feeling like life isn’t worth living, coming out 2 and a half hours later feeling like a new person… Ummm one that wants you to get better and not to come back continually… thus thinking of your well being and not their hip pocket. It’s trial and error, I usually do a lot of research before trusting a person with my well being, especially in a place like Cairns which seems to attract a lot of charlatans :/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&v=l3npKFQfjyY&feature=endscreen
A young man who died from thirst whilst in a London hospital resorted to calling the police from his bedside to ask for help, an inquest was told.
Kane Gorney’s mum Rita Cronin told the inquest into her son’s death that hospital staff at St George’s Hospital just outside London ignored her when she asked for help, the Telegraph reports.
Giving evidence at the first day of a four day inquest at Westminster Coroner’s Court, Ms Cronin said doctors even turned away the police when they responded to Mr Gorney’s calls for help.
Mr Gorney, 22, died a few hours later from dehydration on May 28, 2009.
The keen sportsman, who had suffered a brain tumour the previous year, was in hospital undergoing a hip replacement.
Due to his condition, he needed hormone medication to control fluid levels in his body, but staff at the hospital allegedly failed to give it to him.
The inquest was told Ms Cronin approached several nurses about her son’s condition the day of his death, but nothing was done.
Unsure what to do next, Ms Cronin asked a more senior doctor for help.
“He took one look at him and started to call everyone to come in here quickly,” she said.
Mr Gorney’s family stood outside the room while doctors tried to save his life.
After his death, Mr Gorney’s family were asked by a nurse whether they had “finished” and could she “bag him up now”.
His death sparked an investigation at the hospital after the coroner referred the case to the police.
The hearing will continue next week.
That’s terrible :-(
wookiemeister said:
A young man who died from thirst whilst in a London hospital resorted to calling the police from his bedside to ask for help, an inquest was told.
I can see how it would happen, I have seen a bloke on nil hydration apart from ice cubes and he was gagging for a drink and no one would give him one.
An impressive hernia:
http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMicm050827
OCDC said:
An impressive hernia:http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMicm050827
I refuse to look at any further medical pictures that you post.
OCDC said:
An impressive hernia:http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMicm050827
Oh my!!
Oh p_p you’re breaking my heart!
OCDC said:
Oh p_p you’re breaking my heart!
I hope Geoff D’s OK.
Deserves a good long run of decent health, that chap. That whole family in fact.
They sure do. Despite choosing to live in Kweenzland…
Well I hope he’s rugged up because it’s going under 5 degrees tonight.
I’m rugged up because I don’t possess a heater and it’s already 7 degrees in this room.
I’m heading doonawards after I’ve had some more hot chocolate.
Peak Warming Man said:
Well I hope he’s rugged up because it’s going under 5 degrees tonight.
I’m rugged up because I don’t possess a heater and it’s already 7 degrees in this room.
I’m heading doonawards after I’ve had some more hot chocolate.
party_pants said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Well I hope he’s rugged up because it’s going under 5 degrees tonight.
I’m rugged up because I don’t possess a heater and it’s already 7 degrees in this room.
I’m heading doonawards after I’ve had some more hot chocolate.
Go and get a heater.
>Well I hope he’s rugged up because it’s going under 5 degrees tonight.
I’m rugged up because I don’t possess a heater and it’s already 7 degrees in this room.
Jaysus, what’ll it be like up there when this carbon tax has been going for a few months?
A bit of privation is character building, I wonder how much they cost.
>>Jaysus, what’ll it be like up there when this carbon tax has been going for a few months?
It’ll be a doubled edged sword alright Sibeen, the carbon tax will send the earth spiralling into another iceage on one hand and on the other hand people wont be able to afford heater because of the cost of electricity which will mean we will have to get a little further North each year.
Skunkworks said:
wookiemeister said:
A young man who died from thirst whilst in a London hospital resorted to calling the police from his bedside to ask for help, an inquest was told.I can see how it would happen, I have seen a bloke on nil hydration apart from ice cubes and he was gagging for a drink and no one would give him one.
they gave it to him anyway and killed him – my bets are they are still working as nurses
when you go into hospital you take your life into your own hands
if you are really sick you should take an advocate to speak for you and with sound mind to argue against them killing you.
wookiemeister said:
when you go into hospital you take your life into your own hands
You dont get there by being hale and hearty.
Mag 7 earthquake in NZ. Very deep. No reports of damage
http://beta.geonet.org.nz/quakes/region/newzealand/2012p498491
Upgraded to 7 apparently
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/usb000awz5.php
Divine Angel said:
It seems that no one is actually sure what causes depression anyway.
I thought it was depression.
Skunkworks said:
wookiemeister said:when you go into hospital you take your life into your own hands
You dont get there by being hale and hearty.
Well, I wouldn’t go that far. I’ve been to hospital to get a saliva gland taken out.. I was in discomfort but I’m sure I was more hale and hearty than most of the doctors and nurses I saw.
Skunkworks said:
wookiemeister said:when you go into hospital you take your life into your own hands
You dont get there by being hale and hearty.
they’d be better off having ground level buildings – no lifts (maintenance), or stairs for people to fall down.
the building should be easily built and pulled down quickly and use cheap materials. when things get too infectious you could simply break down the building cart it off and burn it.
the way hospitals are laid out doesn’t make sense, theres no logic to it when it comes to processing patients.
all patients should come through in one way and leave by an exit, none of this bs where you’ve got people flitting in and out, its hard to assess and control.
you could apply car assembly lines process to the hospital system.
you could have an octopus lay out where the entrance leads to many departments but still only one way in and many ways out for the dept. you don’t want the constant flow of people past each other in opposite directions. hospital staff would most likely stay in their respective dept once they have arrived BUT still leave through the proper exit
security at the centre would be able to see down the middle of all departments, any call for help would be heard quickly.
Dropbear said:
Mag 7 earthquake in NZ. Very deep. No reports of damage
Nikki in the ‘naki’s stuff fell off her shelves, but her terrier didn’t bat an eyelid.
and 6.2 (US) – 6.5 (NZ)
neomyrtus_ said:
and 6.2 (US) – 6.5 (NZ)
Sometimes they don’t finalise the measurement for hours.
wookiemeister said:
they’d be better off having ground level buildings – no lifts (maintenance), or stairs for people to fall down.
Is that a problem? If cost is the main objection how much is maintenance on lifts per year compared to the cost of buying extra land so you can make it flat?
Evening folks
I’m fully aware of how geonet changes and adjusts their measurements, plus they’re having teething problems with teh beta version, plus the science media centre is reporting some media outages…
‘nink Stumps –
what is on the Woookieworld channel tonight?
Skunkworks said:
wookiemeister said:they’d be better off having ground level buildings – no lifts (maintenance), or stairs for people to fall down.
Is that a problem? If cost is the main objection how much is maintenance on lifts per year compared to the cost of buying extra land so you can make it flat?
lifts on the otherhand are an ongoing expense. in one building i worked it was like painting the harbour bridge, once they had finished it was time to start again. get rid of expenses by making one off payments and dump the ongoing expenses.
Gday Neo
G’morning :)
wookiemeister said:
land accumulates value, once you’ve bought as a gov entity thats it – you pay no more
lifts on the otherhand are an ongoing expense. in one building i worked it was like painting the harbour bridge, once they had finished it was time to start again. get rid of expenses by making one off payments and dump the ongoing expenses.
Where do you buy this flat hospital in proximity to users whereby it is cheaper to build flat without lifts rather than up with lifts?
wookiemeister said:
Skunkworks said:
wookiemeister said:they’d be better off having ground level buildings – no lifts (maintenance), or stairs for people to fall down.
Is that a problem? If cost is the main objection how much is maintenance on lifts per year compared to the cost of buying extra land so you can make it flat?
land accumulates value, once you’ve bought as a gov entity thats it – you pay no morelifts on the otherhand are an ongoing expense. in one building i worked it was like painting the harbour bridge, once they had finished it was time to start again. get rid of expenses by making one off payments and dump the ongoing expenses.
In most instances, hospitals grew on-site. Techniques developed around existing parameters.
To do what you suggest would mean knocking down all existing hospitals and start again.
Our evaporative cooler has gone spacky :/ So today we are relying on two small air-cons and some ceiling fans to keep the beasts cool while we are at work.
Skunkworks said:
wookiemeister said:land accumulates value, once you’ve bought as a gov entity thats it – you pay no more
lifts on the otherhand are an ongoing expense. in one building i worked it was like painting the harbour bridge, once they had finished it was time to start again. get rid of expenses by making one off payments and dump the ongoing expenses.
Where do you buy this flat hospital in proximity to users whereby it is cheaper to build flat without lifts rather than up with lifts?
kii said:
G’morning :)
Morning to you too Kii
:)
roughbarked said:
wookiemeister said:
Skunkworks said:Is that a problem? If cost is the main objection how much is maintenance on lifts per year compared to the cost of buying extra land so you can make it flat?
land accumulates value, once you’ve bought as a gov entity thats it – you pay no morelifts on the otherhand are an ongoing expense. in one building i worked it was like painting the harbour bridge, once they had finished it was time to start again. get rid of expenses by making one off payments and dump the ongoing expenses.
In most instances, hospitals grew on-site. Techniques developed around existing parameters.
To do what you suggest would mean knocking down all existing hospitals and start again.
Skunkworks said:
wookiemeister said:land accumulates value, once you’ve bought as a gov entity thats it – you pay no more
lifts on the otherhand are an ongoing expense. in one building i worked it was like painting the harbour bridge, once they had finished it was time to start again. get rid of expenses by making one off payments and dump the ongoing expenses.
Where do you buy this flat hospital in proximity to users whereby it is cheaper to build flat without lifts rather than up with lifts?
wookieworld of course..
Skunkworks said:
wookiemeister said:land accumulates value, once you’ve bought as a gov entity thats it – you pay no more
lifts on the otherhand are an ongoing expense. in one building i worked it was like painting the harbour bridge, once they had finished it was time to start again. get rid of expenses by making one off payments and dump the ongoing expenses.
Where do you buy this flat hospital in proximity to users whereby it is cheaper to build flat without lifts rather than up with lifts?
wookieworld of course..
Skunkworks said:
wookiemeister said:land accumulates value, once you’ve bought as a gov entity thats it – you pay no more
lifts on the otherhand are an ongoing expense. in one building i worked it was like painting the harbour bridge, once they had finished it was time to start again. get rid of expenses by making one off payments and dump the ongoing expenses.
Where do you buy this flat hospital in proximity to users whereby it is cheaper to build flat without lifts rather than up with lifts?
wookieworld of course..
wookiemeister said:
Skunkworks said:
wookiemeister said:land accumulates value, once you’ve bought as a gov entity thats it – you pay no more
lifts on the otherhand are an ongoing expense. in one building i worked it was like painting the harbour bridge, once they had finished it was time to start again. get rid of expenses by making one off payments and dump the ongoing expenses.
Where do you buy this flat hospital in proximity to users whereby it is cheaper to build flat without lifts rather than up with lifts?
if they can spend 1 million on potplants and 1 billion on a helicopter that flew nowhere, my guesses are that they can find that land anywhere.
My guess is that single story hospitals optimised around lift maintenance is one of the sillier outcomes form wookinomics.
Skunkworks said:
My guess is that single story hospitals optimised around lift maintenance is one of the sillier outcomes form wookinomics.
Instead of faffing about buying a squillion hectares so they can have a single story hospital some hospitals address efficiency. I like the X ray system at Bendigo, it has three waiting rooms, where at any one time, someone is always getting dressed, one person undressed and one person waiting and ready. Means the radiographer is not hanging around, a nurse is always leading someone in to get examined. Must make for a busy day though.
Skunkworks said:
wookiemeister said:
Skunkworks said:Where do you buy this flat hospital in proximity to users whereby it is cheaper to build flat without lifts rather than up with lifts?
if they can spend 1 million on potplants and 1 billion on a helicopter that flew nowhere, my guesses are that they can find that land anywhere.
My guess is that single story hospitals optimised around lift maintenance is one of the sillier outcomes form wookinomics.
in the event of a fire – no fire stairs – no one charging down stairs
no one falling down stairs
no lift maintenance – oh ok wookie so what would you spend that money on then instead of lifts? well thats a good question, i was thinking of spending money on actual healthcare
less time to build, all ground floor.
oh yes
because its all ground floor it means that ANY room could be converted to hold expensvie and unweidy equipment
rather only some
where is it easier to install MRI?
on the ground floor or 1st and above?
Actually the foundations for an all ground floor building would be more extensive than for a compact double storey building.
once you’ve aquired the land you aren’t losing anything
when you are paying ongoing expenses you are losing money
if you were really hardcore you could build offices above where all the desk jockeys would live and all the other non essential staff would live
you might even RENT these rooms out to other interested parties and thus MAKE money to throw at the hospital
wow wookiemeister thats good thinking a public hospital making money
roughbarked said:
Actually the foundations for an all ground floor building would be more extensive than for a compact double storey building.
wookiemeister said:
oh yesbecause its all ground floor it means that ANY room could be converted to hold expensvie and unweidy equipment
rather only some
where is it easier to install MRI?
on the ground floor or 1st and above?
A hospital is not the place for rentals.
Only July. Christmas will be here soon, but it is a long vigil, with little reward.
morrie said:
Only July. Christmas will be here soon, but it is a long vigil, with little reward.
Lots to do between now and Christmas.
party_pants said:
wookiemeister said:
oh yesbecause its all ground floor it means that ANY room could be converted to hold expensvie and unweidy equipment
rather only some
where is it easier to install MRI?
on the ground floor or 1st and above?
It depends where it is. In the middle of the CBD – no. In the outer suburbs, yes, the local hostipals around here are single storey, but they aren’t quite so big as the main one, to spread Royal Perth or Charlies out over a single storey layout would take up tens of millions worth of prime real estate.
they blew more than a few million building those reverse osmosis plants that they don;t need anymore.
people can’t appreciate the sheer waste of gov
the amount they waste would boggle your mind
buying up some land in the middle of a city would be a drop in the ocean of the waste
you could always build above the hospitals and rent the space out and ther hospitals would be self funded
Full moon tonight:
wookiemeister said:
you could always build above the hospitals and rent the space out and ther hospitals would be self funded
which would negate the savings made by not servicing lifts.
Kingy said:
Full moon tonight:
Doesn’t look like night at all.
wookiemeister said:
party_pants said:
wookiemeister said:
oh yesbecause its all ground floor it means that ANY room could be converted to hold expensvie and unweidy equipment
rather only some
where is it easier to install MRI?
on the ground floor or 1st and above?
It depends where it is. In the middle of the CBD – no. In the outer suburbs, yes, the local hostipals around here are single storey, but they aren’t quite so big as the main one, to spread Royal Perth or Charlies out over a single storey layout would take up tens of millions worth of prime real estate.
phew tens of millionsthey blew more than a few million building those reverse osmosis plants that they don;t need anymore.
people can’t appreciate the sheer waste of gov
the amount they waste would boggle your mind
buying up some land in the middle of a city would be a drop in the ocean of the waste
you could always build above the hospitals and rent the space out and ther hospitals would be self funded
roughbarked said:
wookiemeister said:you could always build above the hospitals and rent the space out and ther hospitals would be self funded
which would negate the savings made by not servicing lifts.
you would get some other sucker to pay for them
we could always privatise the lifts in major public buildings.
party_pants said:
wookiemeister said:
party_pants said:It depends where it is. In the middle of the CBD – no. In the outer suburbs, yes, the local hostipals around here are single storey, but they aren’t quite so big as the main one, to spread Royal Perth or Charlies out over a single storey layout would take up tens of millions worth of prime real estate.
phew tens of millionsthey blew more than a few million building those reverse osmosis plants that they don;t need anymore.
people can’t appreciate the sheer waste of gov
the amount they waste would boggle your mind
buying up some land in the middle of a city would be a drop in the ocean of the waste
you could always build above the hospitals and rent the space out and ther hospitals would be self funded
Factor in the opportunity cost and I’m sure it will work out to hundreds of trillions of dollars.
the idea is that you make the public hospitals self funded by renting out city space above them.
the hosptital itself would all be at ground level
the suckers would be above, they can pay for the lifts and deal with all of the expense of high rise living
wookiemeister said:
roughbarked said:
wookiemeister said:you could always build above the hospitals and rent the space out and ther hospitals would be self funded
which would negate the savings made by not servicing lifts.
noyou would get some other sucker to pay for them
So he can drop all his filth into the clean hospital?
party_pants said:
we could always privatise the lifts in major public buildings.
wookiemeister said:
if those building were made from goldthe idea is that you make the public hospitals self funded by renting out city space above them.
the hosptital itself would all be at ground level
the suckers would be above, they can pay for the lifts and deal with all of the expense of high rise living
:8
has PWM been watching Joanna ?
There’s promise of oiled, naked Greco-Roman wrestlers tonight.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/ezra-klein/wp/2012/06/27/uninsured-and-fighting-blazes-welcome-to-the-life-of-a-federal-firefighter/
Hey, Kingy. I thought this might of interest to you.
Now I have to depart to prepare for a day at the coal front of retail….I wonder what inspiring shite the boss has for us today?
>>http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/ezra-klein/wp/2012/06/27/uninsured-and-fighting-blazes-welcome-to-the-life-of-a-federal-firefighter/
Hey, Kingy. I thought this might of interest to you.<<
thanks kii. I didn’t realise that some bushfirefighters get paid.
“We’re dispatched from 6 a.m. until 10:30 p.m. Then we’re sleeping in the dirt.”
Yep, I spoke to a guy that had collapsed into the gutter after a 48 hour shift. When he woke up, he could not move. After some experimenting to see if he had broken anything, he discovered that the guy driving the firetruck for 48 hours had pulled up on the side of the road and parked the firetruck on the back of his uniform that he was wearing at the time. :/
I wish that this was my photo.
Sibeen, is this one of your designs?
Looks like one of my drawings :)
http://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/215390/some-minus-10-isnt-bad-plumbers-sure-are-busy
memories
>The sub-zero overnighttemperatures have resulted in hundreds of calls in the past few days to plumbers to fix burst or frozen pipes.
My cold water pipes are usually thawed by midday :)
Mind you -10 is a good deal cooler than we get here (rarely gets worse than -3).
I wager that it would be cold up the road from you in the central highland lakes..
Cold and snowy, I should think.
neomyrtus_ said:
http://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/215390/some-minus-10-isnt-bad-plumbers-sure-are-busymemories
-5 will do it..
Bubble Car said:
Cold and snowy, I should think.
not for the next week – looks fine and crisp, with some showers and minima down to only -1 and maxima 7 – 9 C for Liawenee. But looks like they got a record minima last week at -10.6. That’d be nipply on the lakes/canal.
Ah. This village’s nominal minima will be climbing from -1 over the next few days to 3 next Tuesday.
Lets try the correct thread :/
Good Morning Everyone
A cool 18 here this morning, a bit of a cold snap apparently
:D
Good morning Holidayers. We have 3 degrees and it’s still dark. The moon was impressive last night and I hold it responsible for the chill in the air….
I’m off to work quite shortly.
dark and cold here. but i am alive so things are good. off to perth today to get togged up for a flash dinner on saturday. i’ll get photos of me in my brown safari suit.
get out of bed you lazy sods.
Boris said:
get out of bed you lazy sods.
NO!!!
Checking in. Seem to have been smited by Four Day Fever and have been feeling very crappy the past 3 days.
good to see you geoff. we were a little worried.
it is only 0.7°C and the sun’s been up for a couple of hours
Boris said:
good to see you geoff. we were a little worried.
glad you are up and about Geoff
>good to see you geoff. we were a little worried.
+ eleventybazzallion.
How is Mrs D?
Boris said:
good to see you geoff. we were a little worried.
Hi to Geoff and bug :)
Boris said:
dark and cold here. but i am alive so things are good. off to perth today to get togged up for a flash dinner on saturday. i’ll get photos of me in my brown safari suit.
Great! Just what we all need!
Aaaw…Andy Griffith has died :(
Great! Just what we all need!
:-)
i may even do my hair.
Boris said:
Great! Just what we all need!:-)
i may even do my hair.
Careful…you don’t want to go to too much effort :/
Careful…you don’t want to go to too much effort :/
true. too much of a good thang may be dangerous.
Tomorrow is The Fourth of July. Both mr kii and I have the day off. My work is open – and if you work that day you get time and a half. Currently I am not flavour of the month (I don’t sell enough memberships) so I don’t get perks like time and a half. So all the Yanks who want to wave flags and have BBQs and stuff have to work…this Aussie sheila doesn’t have to. I won’t be waving any flags of BBQing anything.
kii – your North America correspondent.
Posted July 04, 2012 09:51:38
A study has shown some Australian plants are able to adapt to climatic changes.
Researchers at Adelaide University have analysed the narrow-leaf hopbush in the outback Flinders Ranges, where average temperatures have risen over the years.
The study found the leaves had narrowed between the 1880s and now.
Dr Greg Guerin from the university team said the results may be useful in efforts to restore cleared land.
“For example, we’d like to choose species that are the best-suited for replanting cleared areas,” he said.
“We may be able to use studies like this to choose species that are probably adaptable and will actually cope better with environmental change in the future.
“We often think that climate changes is something that is happening now and that will probably have impacts on the future but actually ecosystems are already responding to the temperature increases we’ve had in recent decades.”
kii said:
Tomorrow is The Fourth of July. Both mr kii and I have the day off. My work is open – and if you work that day you get time and a half. Currently I am not flavour of the month (I don’t sell enough memberships) so I don’t get perks like time and a half. So all the Yanks who want to wave flags and have BBQs and stuff have to work…this Aussie sheila doesn’t have to. I won’t be waving any flags of BBQing anything.kii – your North America correspondent.
Just so long as none of them start tossing firecrackers about.
>>We often think that climate changes is something that is happening now
Well the Perfesser is batshit crazy then, climate change has been happening ever since the Creation.
No news as to whether MichaelV has found Prester John yet?
Just so long as none of them start tossing firecrackers about.
—————-
You can count on that happening.
We are in drought conditions. Warnings have bee broadcast. Displays are organised. You can buy fireworks from lcertified vendors all over town. Here’s the hitch – some fireworks can’t be sold or used within the city limits, so these are sold out of the city area….but….the dimwits use them in the non-designated areas.
You can hear them chanting – no one tells me what to do! It’s against the Constitution!
kii said:
Tomorrow is The Fourth of July. Both mr kii and I have the day off. My work is open – and if you work that day you get time and a half. Currently I am not flavour of the month (I don’t sell enough memberships) so I don’t get perks like time and a half. So all the Yanks who want to wave flags and have BBQs and stuff have to work…this Aussie sheila doesn’t have to. I won’t be waving any flags of BBQing anything.kii – your North America correspondent.
I don’t think waving a BBQ’d American flag would sit well with them…
:P
No news as to whether MichaelV has found Prester John yet?
no but he met his brother digitator and reckoned it was a magic experience.
>>no one tells me what to do! It’s against the Constitution!
Well the Grorgia patrol were making their rounds
So he fired a shot just to flag them down
And a big bellied sheriff grabbed his gun and said why’d you do it
Peak Warming Man said:
>>We often think that climate changes is something that is happening nowWell the Perfesser is batshit crazy then, climate change has been happening ever since the Creation.
The creation?
The creation?
pmw is a yec.
Boris said:
The creation?pmw is a yec.
ah..
>>pmw is a yec.
That’s right and come Judgment Day us yecs will be lifted up to heaven on the wings of Angels while youse others will be burning and writhing in painful damnation and saying ‘Why didn’t we listen to PWM’
i waiting for the rupture with baited breath.
JSYAK on Judgment day the Firmament will be rent asunder and the massed pipes and drums of the Cherubim and Seraphim will come to tramp out the vintage of the grapes of wrath lead by an Arch Angle Drum Major and hopefully some scantilly clay cheer leaders.
It’s not far away friends, probably later this year, it’ll be big.
it’ll be big.
you’re not confusing it with state of origin?
Peak Warming Man said:
JSYAK on Judgment day the Firmament will be rent asunder and the massed pipes and drums of the Cherubim and Seraphim will come to tramp out the vintage of the grapes of wrath lead by an Arch Angle Drum Major and hopefully some scantilly clay cheer leaders.
It’s not far away friends, probably later this year, it’ll be big.
Sounds a bit like Mardis Gras.
>>And a big bellied sheriff grabbed his gun and said why’d you do it
Now there’s a song that doesn’t end happily all around.
You people are weird.
Divine Angel said:
You people are weird.
You are just discovering this?
roughbarked said:
Divine Angel said:
You people are weird.
You are just discovering this?
No, it’s part of an ongoing social experiment that heightened with the closure of ye olde SSSF.
Hello Lunchtime Holidayers.
I say, the tax cuts are impressive at the low and middle range. No tax until $356/wk ($18,512pa). And then they creep up very slowly. I was doing some calculations for a bonus for someone and where adding a bonus used to about triple the tax, now it makes no difference. We don’t pay millions here, but it is definitely much kinder than it was.
Divine Angel said:
roughbarked said:
Divine Angel said:
You people are weird.
You are just discovering this?
No, it’s part of an ongoing social experiment that heightened with the closure of ye olde SSSF.
Oh, OK..
I’ll get on with some more work then.
Hehe.
The guy who created Teddy Ruxpin isn’t exactly flattered that his creation got a shout-out in Seth MacFarlane’s new movie “Ted” … in fact, he wishes the movie had NEVER been made at all.
You remember Teddy … that iconic talking stuffed animal from the ’80s who preached love, friendship and other things of the heartwarming sort. He was adorable.
So when Teddy’s creator Ken Forsse saw the commercials for “Ted” — a teddy bear who drinks, smokes, fights and tries to bang floozies — he felt it was an affront to the entire stuffed animal community.
Ken tells TMZ … he believes a teddy bear is a wholesome kids product which shouldn’t be portrayed in a negative light.
“I wish they hadn’t done “ … Ken adds.
The feeling is probably mutual — ‘cause in the movie, Ted lays a beatdown on Mark Wahlberg after the actor says he would’ve rather had a Teddy Ruxpin doll.
http://www.tmz.com/2012/06/30/teddy-ruxpin-creator-rips-ted-movie/
There is no evidence that mermaids exist, a US government scientific agency has said.
The National Ocean Service made the unusual declaration in response to public inquiries following a TV show on the mythical creatures.
It is thought some viewers may have mistaken the programme for a documentary.
“No evidence of aquatic humanoids has ever been found,” the service wrote in an online post.
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As soon as government agencies start denying something you know that there’s something going on, we could well get an announcement of the discovery of a Bosin and a Mermaid on the same day.
Impressive snap of two great liners and their tugs: Lusitania in the background, and Titanic’s sister ship Olympic in the foreground, New York, 1911
PWM is moonlighting as a blogger….
http://thepeakoilpoet.blogspot.com.au/
Wow… just wow…
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GlaxoSmithKline#Criminal_charges_of_July_2012
Divine Angel said:
Wow… just wow…http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GlaxoSmithKline#Criminal_charges_of_July_2012
I see your ‘wow’ and raise you an ‘Holy snappin duckshit, Batman’.
http://www.londonthenews.com/news/Business/20120627/33268737/Bank-To-Pay-450-Million-To-Settle-Widespread.htm
Yeah I was reading that this morning. You’d think they’d know betterer.
Rule 303 said:
Divine Angel said:
Wow… just wow…http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GlaxoSmithKline#Criminal_charges_of_July_2012
I see your ‘wow’ and raise you an ‘Holy snappin duckshit, Batman’.
http://www.londonthenews.com/news/Business/20120627/33268737/Bank-To-Pay-450-Million-To-Settle-Widespread.htm
I’ve not read the articles, but isn’t GSKs fine larger? (at 3 billion last I heard)
In other news, I’ve just learned what a derecho is.
poikilotherm said:
I’ve not read the articles, but isn’t GSKs fine larger? (at 3 billion last I heard)
Yeah, I was comparing the harms caused, not the size of the fines.
The term ‘psychopath’ has been removed from modern Psychology, or so I’m told; the business clearly has not.
Divine Angel said:
In other news, I’ve just learned what a derecho is.
A homeless carbohydrate?
Psychopath will always remain part of the vernacular though :)
Rule 303 said:
poikilotherm said:
I’ve not read the articles, but isn’t GSKs fine larger? (at 3 billion last I heard)
Yeah, I was comparing the harms caused, not the size of the fines.
The term ‘psychopath’ has been removed from modern Psychology, or so I’m told; the business clearly has not.
Ah right, that makes sense then. Saw that earlier this morning, damn bankers et al.
Close- it’s a long-lived windstorm associated with a band of thunderstorms which has a particular, specific bow-shaped presence on radar.
Divine Angel said:
Psychopath will always remain part of the vernacular though :)
:Nods:
Like ‘Hysterical’.
:-)
A sight to behold, slattern wench dusting…
>slattern wench
Did I give you permission to use that term?
:)
poikilotherm said:
A sight to behold, slattern wench dusting…
The what?
sibeen said:
>slattern wenchDid I give you permission to use that term?
:)
No, but I love it. It’s apt.
*I also like using ‘apt’.
Rule 303 said:
poikilotherm said:
A sight to behold, slattern wench dusting…
The what?
I had issues with a staff member, this was the description Sibeen bestowed upon them.
Anyway I’d better get ready fro the State of Oregon.
Huh, “Today’s Mystery Gadget” as if we have one every day. That Bubblecar is so pretentious.
Urgghh…
Anyone see what I’m doing wrong here?
= 1.1533 – ((0.0643)*(log:A3))
A3 is a cell in the spreadsheet that contains an integer.
Rule 303 said:
Urgghh…Anyone see what I’m doing wrong here?
= 1.1533 – ((0.0643)*(log:A3))
A3 is a cell in the spreadsheet that contains an integer.
tax time again huh
Dropbear said:
tax time again huh
It is, but this one’s part of the % body fat calculation. I’m creating a spreadsheet that gives %BF from the sum of 4 skinfold measurements. The formula requires a different set of values for each of 6 age ranges for each sex.
FPITA…
= 1.1533 – (0.0643*log:(A3))
Turns out you have to tell Excel to use base 10.
=1.1533-((0.0643)*(LOG10))
Ooopps,
I left in the colon, should be:
= 1.1533 – (0.0643*log(A3))
sibeen said:
Ooopps,I left in the colon, should be:
= 1.1533 – (0.0643*log(A3))
I have something for remnants left in the colon.
>Turns out you have to tell Excel to use base 10.
No, see my second post, it works.
You only have to specify a base if it isn’t base 10, otherwise ecxel assumes it is base 10.
And I left out the cell reference:
=1.1533-((0.0643)*(LOG10))
sibeen said:
You only have to specify a base if it isn’t base 10, otherwise ecxel assumes it is base 10.
Hmmmmm….
FIIK.
It works now.
Wait, I didn’t leave out the cell reference – The forum refused to display it. Twice.
So if you wanted to use the equation using base 2 you would have:
= 1.1533 – (0.0643*log:(A3, 2))
Err, I really having trouble with my colon today, the last should be:
= 1.1533 – (0.0643*log(A3, 2))
sibeen said:
Err, I really having trouble with my colon today, the last should be:
I hear you can irrigate that.
sibeen said:
Err, I really having trouble with my colon today, the last should be:= 1.1533 – (0.0643*log(A3, 2))
Heh…
poikilotherm said:
sibeen said:
Err, I really having trouble with my colon today, the last should be:= 1.1533 – (0.0643*log(A3, 2))
Heh…
Aw.
Afternoon skeptics.
The editor just rang to tell me my letter will be published in the next couple of days.
He said it was a very trenchant letter.
I thanked him and then googled trenchant :-)
Skeptic Pete said:
He said it was a very trenchant letter.
I think we’d better see it then. You can blame me if anyone complains.
Skeptic Pete said:
Afternoon skeptics.The editor just rang to tell me my letter will be published in the next couple of days.
He said it was a very trenchant letter.
I thanked him and then googled trenchant :-)
Good to see there are atheists in the trenchants, after all :)
Evening folks
Good evening Holiday people
Well that’s Wednesday done and dusted :)
Some information I came across today – 80 years ago this week, the ABC made its first broadcast from twelve radio stations around the country
Hi Stumpy & Spider.
Gday Spiderlily and Mr Car
G’day Stumpy_seahorse, Spider Lily, Bubble Car!
waves to Aquila
parp @ Aquila.
Quick & easy dinner tonight: Butcher’s best roo & bacon sausages, mash, baked beans.
But there’ll be a fine cheeseboard supper and choice of wines, for the cycling tonight.
Evning Spiderlilly. I must apologise for my OTT comment of a few days ago.It wasn’t really directed at you but at the world in general. It had been a tough couple of days.
Sorry.
Note to self: don’t post pisshed!
Ian said:
Evning Spiderlilly. I must apologise for my OTT comment of a few days ago.It wasn’t really directed at you but at the world in general. It had been a tough couple of days.Sorry.
Note to self: don’t post pisshed!
No probs Ian, we all have our days :)
Aquila!!!
You found us?
hi there. packing up to leave for melbourne. last minute post to invite melbournites to my opening friday at 6pm at brunswick st galleries fitzroy..
hoping someone feels its almost like a pudding.
sarahs mum said:
hi there. packing up to leave for melbourne. last minute post to invite melbournites to my opening friday at 6pm at brunswick st galleries fitzroy..
hoping someone feels its almost like a pudding.
Been ages since I have been to a gallery, I used to be mad for them. Good luck with your showing.
Good luck SM!
Best wishes for the journey & show, sarahs mum.
Spider Lily said:
Aquila!!!
You found us?
Yeah, thought I’d try slumming it for a while ;-)
Sorry Witty I was off having dinner.
Lamb’s fry and bacon with onion gravy
Skeptic Pete said:
Sorry Witty I was off having dinner.Lamb’s fry and bacon with onion gravy
Used to be my favourite meal at the Canberra RSL, lambs fry, gravy and mash.
sarahs mum said:
hi there. packing up to leave for melbourne. last minute post to invite melbournites to my opening friday at 6pm at brunswick st galleries fitzroy..
hoping someone feels its almost like a pudding.
If there’s alcohol there, then yes….it’s a pud!
:-)
Aquila said:
Spider Lily said:Aquila!!!
You found us?
Yeah, thought I’d try slumming it for a while ;-)
I was just in Scribbly, you should have a peep :)
Scribbly chat?
I’m logged in there, no see you
Slumming it!
I’ll have you know that only the finest gastrophiles made to move over here and I can assure you that there is no slumming.
Aquila said:
Scribbly chat?
I’m logged in there, no see you
Pud thread
Bubble Car said:
parp @ Aquila.Quick & easy dinner tonight: Butcher’s best roo & bacon sausages, mash, baked beans.
But there’ll be a fine cheeseboard supper and choice of wines, for the cycling tonight.
You support of the cyclists, is most noble.
Evening all
sibeen said:
Slumming it!I’ll have you know that only the finest gastrophiles made to move over here and I can assure you that there is no slumming.
Oh bugger!
I was looking forward to a right good slumming!
thanks for that everydobbies. i shall be off to post a similar message in the scions forearm.
sarahs mum said:
hi there. packing up to leave for melbourne. last minute post to invite melbournites to my opening friday at 6pm at brunswick st galleries fitzroy..
hoping someone feels its almost like a pudding.
Congrats
I hope it goes well.
Hello Spocky :)
SM, I do hope all goes well for the opening. If I was in Melbourne I would definitely be there..
Will let all Melbourne friends know :D
Hello Spider Lily…
ms spock said:
Hello Spider Lily…
Found and answered your message Spocky :D
It’s cool here tonight, jumper cool…
Brrrrr
t’s cool here tonight, jumper cool…
—
i have been using firewood. chucks more carbon at the fire
Thanks Spider Lily
sarahs mum said:
thanks for that everydobbies. i shall be off to post a similar message in the scions forearm.
How long are you on the mainland? With some more notice you could have done a tour. Not saying a tour cannot be done now, but the notice was short. Or maybe I missed the preambles.
The other forums have gone for me. What hyperforum urls are you all using? Are the other forums down for you?
Or maybe I missed the preambles.
—
yes. you missed the preambles. the split forum doesn’t work like it used to.( i could have started a thread i suppose instead of leaving small hints in the chat thread.)
sarahs mum said:
Or maybe I missed the preambles.
—
yes. you missed the preambles. the split forum doesn’t work like it used to.( i could have started a thread i suppose instead of leaving small hints in the chat thread.)
Cheers, I accept that I miss preambles, I never assume perfect knowledge, but with more and earlier hints your stay on the mainland could have had been so much better.
Cheers, I accept that I miss preambles, I never assume perfect knowledge, but with more and earlier hints your stay on the mainland could have had been so much better.
—
criticism politely accepted.
Evening. Pepper steak and veggies…cold, but could be worse.
turns gas heater on
sarahs mum said:
Cheers, I accept that I miss preambles, I never assume perfect knowledge, but with more and earlier hints your stay on the mainland could have had been so much better.
—
criticism politely accepted.
More of a hint re timely communication rather than a criticism. But then again I am well aware that you tend to insularity and a mainland tour might not have been on your agenda. Just there is a tension inherent in wanting to meet and not much notice.
Nommy everything soup tonight, hock base.
Any forumers used ING direct for savings accounts before? Good/bad/otherwise?
poikilotherm said:
Any forumers used ING direct for savings accounts before?
Yes.
OCDC said:
poikilotherm said:
Any forumers used ING direct for savings accounts before?
Yes.
Are transfers between accounts from other banks delayed? If yes, How long?
poikilotherm said:
OCDC said:
poikilotherm said:
Any forumers used ING direct for savings accounts before?
Yes.
Are transfers between accounts from other banks delayed? If yes, How long?
Just there is a tension inherent in wanting to meet and not much notice.—-
have posted a couple of times in the last couple of weeks. i shall..post again tomorrow if i can. but i take on board i should have started a thread with a wacky name.
OCDC said:
poikilotherm said:
OCDC said:Yes.
Are transfers between accounts from other banks delayed? If yes, How long?
FIIK.
Aw.
poikilotherm said:
Any forumers used ING direct for savings accounts before? Good/bad/otherwise?
Yes. For about 7 years. Excellent.
poikilotherm said:
Are transfers between accounts from other banks delayed? If yes, How long?
Not going in, but there’s a delay of up to 24 hours on the way out, which is a good thing.
Rule 303 said:
poikilotherm said:
Are transfers between accounts from other banks delayed? If yes, How long?
Not going in, but there’s a delay of up to 24 hours on the way out, which is a good thing.
Cool. Thanks for the info. Might persevere with the application.
A couple of nice shots on the Track
http://www.flickr.com/photos/spider_lily/7500039800/in/photostream/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/spider_lily/7500241690/in/photostream/
or if you have some time you can peruse the set
http://www.flickr.com/photos/spider_lily/sets/72157630189311284/
Spider Lily said:
A couple of nice shots on the Trackhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/spider_lily/7500039800/in/photostream/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/spider_lily/7500241690/in/photostream/or if you have some time you can peruse the set
http://www.flickr.com/photos/spider_lily/sets/72157630189311284/
Thanks, all I’ve posted lately is too many boring shots of part finished opals.
Though I just popped in to warm up. I’ve been out in the carport trying to suss why the trailer wiring seems to be awry. I’ve slipped a pair of Mrs RB’s tights on under my jeans.. the frost it is thinking about settling.
roughbarked said:
Though I just popped in to warm up.
pffft you live online. Massive post counts attest to that.
Skunkworks said:
roughbarked said:
Though I just popped in to warm up.
pffft you live online. Massive post counts attest to that.
some days I do.
roughbarked said:
Spider Lily said:
A couple of nice shots on the Trackhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/spider_lily/7500039800/in/photostream/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/spider_lily/7500241690/in/photostream/or if you have some time you can peruse the set
http://www.flickr.com/photos/spider_lily/sets/72157630189311284/
Thanks, all I’ve posted lately is too many boring shots of part finished opals.
That’s ok Roughy but yours are still very pretty :D
Hello Holidayers. I am back from archery. I did my best set of 6 arrows so far. I tallied 46. At 30m. (Which is considered a long distance for a barebow recurve). I won’t, however, admit to how many arrows missed the butt and went for a skid up the back of the shed…..
rel ge us
Holmes split over relgious camp
http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/entertainment/a/-/entertainment/14133960/holmes-split-over-relgious-camp/
And there is no answer on the mystery item. Has Bubblecar gone off to the bikes and forgotten we are all sitting on the edge of our seats waiting?
I’m off to do some arm and neck stretching. My shoulders were telling me when I was pulling the bow tonight that they do not appreciate hefting large lumps of wood around and then two days later being expected to shoot accurately. So I’ll assuage my guilt by stretching the muscles out a bit.
buffy said:
And there is no answer on the mystery item. Has Bubblecar gone off to the bikes and forgotten we are all sitting on the edge of our seats waiting?
I’m sure he’ll get back to it eventually.
Spider Lily said:
roughbarked said:
Spider Lily said:
A couple of nice shots on the Trackhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/spider_lily/7500039800/in/photostream/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/spider_lily/7500241690/in/photostream/or if you have some time you can peruse the set
http://www.flickr.com/photos/spider_lily/sets/72157630189311284/
Thanks, all I’ve posted lately is too many boring shots of part finished opals.
That’s ok Roughy but yours are still very pretty :D
Thanks.
How many apples in 1.5kg?
ms spock said:
How many apples in 1.5kg?
ms spock said:
How many apples in 1.5kg?
well I’d prefer to know which type of apples and were they normal large or small for their type but lets say more than six?
So, someone has this old Hilux, fitted with a 350 Chevy motor. Licensed. Going cheap. Just needs a little bit of work. I may have found my ultimate dune buggy.
ms spock said:
How many apples in 1.5kg?
ms spock said:
How many apples in 1.5kg?
Errrmmm…. I can give you a full nutritional breakdown of the apples, I just don’t know how many there would be.
morrie said:
So, someone has this old Hilux, fitted with a 350 Chevy motor. Licensed. Going cheap. Just needs a little bit of work. I may have found my ultimate dune buggy.
My ears were burning. :)
Sounds good, how much work is required? Is it rego’d?
Emma Chisit?
Kingy said:
morrie said:
So, someone has this old Hilux, fitted with a 350 Chevy motor. Licensed. Going cheap. Just needs a little bit of work. I may have found my ultimate dune buggy.
My ears were burning. :)
Sounds good, how much work is required? Is it rego’d?
Emma Chisit?
morrie said:
Kingy said:
morrie said:
So, someone has this old Hilux, fitted with a 350 Chevy motor. Licensed. Going cheap. Just needs a little bit of work. I may have found my ultimate dune buggy.
My ears were burning. :)
Sounds good, how much work is required? Is it rego’d?
Emma Chisit?
Carby needs changing.
Fuel pump is currently bypassed.
Registered with mods.
$3500
I would like it, but I can’t afford it and don’t need it :)
I have a 650 Holley here, and a fuel pump to suit(somewhere). If you want to buy it, I can help you with it.
sibeen, an electronics question. bi-polar transistors what are they doped with? is it lithium?
>an electronics question
That’s not an electronics question, it’s more material science :)
I think it’s boron, but I’m more than likely wrong.
Nah it was interesting. Not boron at all.
Kingy said:
morrie said:
Kingy said:My ears were burning. :)
Sounds good, how much work is required? Is it rego’d?
Emma Chisit?
Carby needs changing.
Fuel pump is currently bypassed.
Registered with mods.
$3500I would like it, but I can’t afford it and don’t need it :)
I have a 650 Holley here, and a fuel pump to suit(somewhere). If you want to buy it, I can help you with it.
If you can help, I would appreciate it.
I think I saw Stealths holiday house for sale.
http://www.domain.com.au/Property/For-Sale/House/WA/Eagle-Bay/?adid=2009737331
Bedrooms:
7
Bathrooms:
6
Carspaces:
24
Price: For Sale By Tender – Tender Closes 5pm 2/07/12
7 superbly appointed bedrooms of which 6 feature ensuite baths
2 master suites directly access the north facing and very extensive balcony and feature stunning resort style ensuites with massive tub, huge open shower, his & her vanities and large walk in dressing room
5 other bedrooms suites feature wall mounted LCD/Plasma screen TVs, double built in robes & share 3 stunning bathrooms
Two enormous living spaces boast their own kitchens and access magnificent outdoor entertaining areas
The TV area will comfortably host at least 12 on the large circular leather lounge suite and 3 or 4 more in the mammoth beanbag
There is a 14 seat dining suite and additional dining options include sitting up to the breakfast bar & cocktail bar
The upper level alfresco comprises huge outdoor living & dining pavilion with gas BBQ, pizza oven & cocktail bar
The ground floor comprises an enormous living space with table tennis and pool/billiards table; Huge LCD/Plasma TV & lounge to catch the game; accesses the squash court and adjacent to the gym; features own kitchen/indoor bbq and accesses another magnificent alfresco area with a 20 metre indoor/oudoor pool and spa and extensive sun deck
Hollywood style extras include
12 seat private cinema
International standard squash court with viewers gallery
2 lane bowling alley with sportsman’s bar
Indoor/outdoor 20 metre pool & hot tub
Fully equipped gymnasium
Pool table & table tennis
Elevator
14 car garage
etc.
I like the two lane bowling alley – but does it have a commercial walk-in fridge room?
So kingy, this thing is in a yard. I am thinking: turn it on and let me see the engine running, without any horrible noises, and drive it around the yard once or twice. Then just pick it up on spec.
Sound reasonable?
Ok, I’ll take the house too.
I served up a blast to my problematic debtor amigos last night. It drew a quick response and a promise of something further within 24 hours. I am not quite game to open my email yet.
morrie said:
So kingy, this thing is in a yard. I am thinking: turn it on and let me see the engine running, without any horrible noises, and drive it around the yard once or twice. Then just pick it up on spec.Sound reasonable?
What year is the Hilux?
What condition is it?
From your previous description it is likely that it would not run very well if at all.
It still sounds like a fairly good deal.
Kingy said:
morrie said:
So kingy, this thing is in a yard. I am thinking: turn it on and let me see the engine running, without any horrible noises, and drive it around the yard once or twice. Then just pick it up on spec.Sound reasonable?
What year is the Hilux?
What condition is it?From your previous description it is likely that it would not run very well if at all.
It still sounds like a fairly good deal.
morrie said:
Kingy said:
morrie said:
So kingy, this thing is in a yard. I am thinking: turn it on and let me see the engine running, without any horrible noises, and drive it around the yard once or twice. Then just pick it up on spec.Sound reasonable?
What year is the Hilux?
What condition is it?From your previous description it is likely that it would not run very well if at all.
It still sounds like a fairly good deal.
It is old. 84 I think.
No idea on the condition.
But at the price I am prepared to risk a loss and a parts sale.
morrie said:
Kingy said:
morrie said:
So kingy, this thing is in a yard. I am thinking: turn it on and let me see the engine running, without any horrible noises, and drive it around the yard once or twice. Then just pick it up on spec.Sound reasonable?
What year is the Hilux?
What condition is it?From your previous description it is likely that it would not run very well if at all.
It still sounds like a fairly good deal.
It is old. 84 I think.
No idea on the condition.
But at the price I am prepared to risk a loss and a parts sale.
I’d go with it depending on rust. Some rust is ok, excessive rust may mean that you will have to buy the engineless 92 hilux I have here :)
Kingy said:
:-)
morrie said:
Kingy said:What year is the Hilux?
What condition is it?From your previous description it is likely that it would not run very well if at all.
It still sounds like a fairly good deal.
It is old. 84 I think.
No idea on the condition.
But at the price I am prepared to risk a loss and a parts sale.I’d go with it depending on rust. Some rust is ok, excessive rust may mean that you will have to buy the engineless 92 hilux I have here :)
Besides, 350Chevs are cool.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZa77jVSUzI
morrie said:
Kingy said::-)
morrie said:It is old. 84 I think.
No idea on the condition.
But at the price I am prepared to risk a loss and a parts sale.I’d go with it depending on rust. Some rust is ok, excessive rust may mean that you will have to buy the engineless 92 hilux I have here :)
All things are possible.
Has it got nice seats?
Why, yes. It has, nice seat
covers.
Kingy said:
Besides, 350Chevs are cool.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZa77jVSUzI
I am so pissed off at the moment (oh dear, is that foul mouthed?) because having payed hundreds of dollars to replace the silly little pieces of plastic that make up the skid plates under the Suzi, I took it down a track with some tiny shrubs in the middle of it the other day and ripped all the plastic to pieces.
Unbelievable design. I can’t even get to the salon now.
morrie said:
I am so pissed off at the moment (oh dear, is that foul mouthed?) because having payed hundreds of dollars to replace the silly little pieces of plastic that make up the skid plates under the Suzi, I took it down a track with some tiny shrubs in the middle of it the other day and ripped all the plastic to pieces.Unbelievable design. I can’t even get to the salon now.
I’d be making metal ones.
roughbarked said:
morrie said:
I am so pissed off at the moment (oh dear, is that foul mouthed?) because having payed hundreds of dollars to replace the silly little pieces of plastic that make up the skid plates under the Suzi, I took it down a track with some tiny shrubs in the middle of it the other day and ripped all the plastic to pieces.Unbelievable design. I can’t even get to the salon now.
I’d be making metal ones.
morrie said:
I am so pissed off at the moment (oh dear, is that foul mouthed?) because having payed hundreds of dollars to replace the silly little pieces of plastic that make up the skid plates under the Suzi, I took it down a track with some tiny shrubs in the middle of it the other day and ripped all the plastic to pieces.
Skid plates? Sounds more like gladwrap.
morrie said:
Unbelievable design. I can’t even get to the salon now.
Lolz.
morrie said:
roughbarked said:
morrie said:
I am so pissed off at the moment (oh dear, is that foul mouthed?) because having payed hundreds of dollars to replace the silly little pieces of plastic that make up the skid plates under the Suzi, I took it down a track with some tiny shrubs in the middle of it the other day and ripped all the plastic to pieces.Unbelievable design. I can’t even get to the salon now.
I’d be making metal ones.
My thought exactly. Only I don’t really feel like spending countless hours beating metal into shape. I wonder if there are after market metal ones.
There should be. They probably aren’t cheap though.
morrie said:
Kingy said:
Besides, 350Chevs are cool.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZa77jVSUzI
Well, you wouldn’t win a prize for cinematography with that one!
It was the last bit of video that the camera did before it died permanently :(
I’m pissed off because I need to use my trailer tomorrow to do work. It has been sitting parked for about five years. I cleaned the rubbish out of it and found that I really needed to pull all the taillights/blinkers off and clean them up or replace them and had to repair the other end of the cable.. know it all works but can’t get it all to stay working. Know it will all jiggle and stop working by the time some bored copper wants to add to his daily points tally.
However at short notice… I just didn’t get it all done. Even through I nade some parts by hand.
I’m going to do a couple jars of these tomorrow, with the butcher’s cocktail savs. Utopenci (“drowned men”), pickled sausages :
http://www.emperorscrumbs.com/2010/01/19/utopenci-drowned-men-a-czech-pub-classic/
Im ready already!
#anytime
roughbarked said:
I’m pissed off because I need to use my trailer tomorrow to do work. It has been sitting parked for about five years. I cleaned the rubbish out of it and found that I really needed to pull all the taillights/blinkers off and clean them up or replace them and had to repair the other end of the cable.. know it all works but can’t get it all to stay working. Know it will all jiggle and stop working by the time some bored copper wants to add to his daily points tally.However at short notice… I just didn’t get it all done. Even through I nade some parts by hand.
There is a scope of an invention that overcomes the numerous and consistent failures of the existing systems. We could start with the plugs. The modern elongated ones are no better than the ever troublesome round ones that keep falling apart when you pull them out of the socket.
They don’t seem to make DVDs like they used to either. I bought a brand new Pink Floyd DVD today and it is bouncing on the second run through the player. I am now ripping it so I can sync it to the MP3 so I can play it in the shed, before it carks it.
Hey you, out there in the cold, getting lonely, getting old, can you feel me?
(I love Pink Floyd)
morrie said:
ms spock said:How many apples in 1.5kg?
Approximately 5
TY
morrie said:
roughbarked said:
I’m pissed off because I need to use my trailer tomorrow to do work. It has been sitting parked for about five years. I cleaned the rubbish out of it and found that I really needed to pull all the taillights/blinkers off and clean them up or replace them and had to repair the other end of the cable.. know it all works but can’t get it all to stay working. Know it will all jiggle and stop working by the time some bored copper wants to add to his daily points tally.However at short notice… I just didn’t get it all done. Even through I nade some parts by hand.
I am sick of trailer lights.There is a scope of an invention that overcomes the numerous and consistent failures of the existing systems. We could start with the plugs. The modern elongated ones are no better than the ever troublesome round ones that keep falling apart when you pull them out of the socket.
Yeah.. I had to hand make a way of holding the circular plug together without doing stuff like make the radio crackle or fall apart when being pulled in and out. Only to find that after all that I really needed to service the entire taillight assemblies, which aren’t all that old but were never designed to work for long. I’ll probably find in daylight that most of my problems relate to a rusty earth connection.
ms spock said:
morrie said:
ms spock said:How many apples in 1.5kg?
Approximately 5TY
morrie said:
Hey you, out there in the cold, getting lonely, getting old, can you feel me?(I love Pink Floyd)
In that we are one.
All my friends say that the song Time, always reminds them of me.. As it is true that I had a workshop full of ticking clocks chiming away the hours of dull days.
ms spock said:
morrie said:
ms spock said:How many apples in 1.5kg?
Approximately 5TY
fat granny smiths fresh off the tree.. about 4. A bag of the old pollinator, Yates.. about 12.
roughbarked said:
Yeah.. I had to hand make a way of holding the circular plug together without doing stuff like make the radio crackle or fall apart when being pulled in and out. Only to find that after all that I really needed to service the entire taillight assemblies, which aren’t all that old but were never designed to work for long. I’ll probably find in daylight that most of my problems relate to a rusty earth connection.
Don’t discount the possibility of wires coming loose within the plug itself. Seen it happen once before, tried every other possibility except the plug itself being broken.
roughbarked said:
ms spock said:
morrie said:Approximately 5
TY
fat granny smiths fresh off the tree.. about 4. A bag of the old pollinator, Yates.. about 12.
Medium sized pink lady’s.. maybe five to six..
Why I say, fresh off the tree is because of water loss associated with storage. At this time of the year the fruit should be heavy with water.
party_pants said:
roughbarked said:Yeah.. I had to hand make a way of holding the circular plug together without doing stuff like make the radio crackle or fall apart when being pulled in and out. Only to find that after all that I really needed to service the entire taillight assemblies, which aren’t all that old but were never designed to work for long. I’ll probably find in daylight that most of my problems relate to a rusty earth connection.
Don’t discount the possibility of wires coming loose within the plug itself. Seen it happen once before, tried every other possibility except the plug itself being broken.
party_pants said:
roughbarked said:Yeah.. I had to hand make a way of holding the circular plug together without doing stuff like make the radio crackle or fall apart when being pulled in and out. Only to find that after all that I really needed to service the entire taillight assemblies, which aren’t all that old but were never designed to work for long. I’ll probably find in daylight that most of my problems relate to a rusty earth connection.
Don’t discount the possibility of wires coming loose within the plug itself. Seen it happen once before, tried every other possibility except the plug itself being broken.
ah the old terminology thing.. plug and socket.. I haven’t checked the socket.
http://www.campertrailers.org/trailer_wiring_diagram.htm
morrie said:
party_pants said:
roughbarked said:Yeah.. I had to hand make a way of holding the circular plug together without doing stuff like make the radio crackle or fall apart when being pulled in and out. Only to find that after all that I really needed to service the entire taillight assemblies, which aren’t all that old but were never designed to work for long. I’ll probably find in daylight that most of my problems relate to a rusty earth connection.
Don’t discount the possibility of wires coming loose within the plug itself. Seen it happen once before, tried every other possibility except the plug itself being broken.
They’re shits of things. Oh dear, there I go again.
I think this is a problem searching for a solution. Just the thing for the New Inventors, if that is still going.
I try not to swear on forums but if you are standing next to me while I am trying to fix trailer lights.. just plug your ears.
Of all places.. Many years back, I was parked on the side of the road making coffee from a thermos and eating sandwiches purchased at Willcannia about twenty klicks back.. off the highway down the road to Ivanhoe.. when a police car pulled up beside me.. asked where I was off to.. I said, well I’m just having a break on my way home from White Cliffs, why?
Just thought we’d tell you that your trailer lights aren’t working properly.. Not that it will bother anyone down the road you are heading but I’d get them fixed if you intend to drive through your own city. I said, back roads all the way.. They said.. safe trip.I’ve just seen a bloody mouse. It must be winter.
Gone and set up two traps….
My tip for young players, do not attempt to set up traps after you’ve had 3 or 4, even if they are just mids.
As to, New Inventors and trailer lights.. I do have ideas.
For a start.. I know that the problems with the lights are no longer the incessant hammering of stones on the exposed wiring due to driving on gravel roads. The trailer was given to me but it was originally a bought one, hardly used.
I have had to repair and reinvent some things on it including repair and strengthen the system of slipper spring attachment, not to mention fix the door latches properly. Along the way I had to revamp the original wiring so that the stones thrown up on long journeys on gravel roads stopped shredding the wires.
I can move on to improving the rest of the system available to people who buy a box trailer off the shelf and perhaps give ideas to those who make them.
party_pants said:
I’ve just seen a bloody mouse. It must be winter.Gone and set up two traps….
My tip for young players, do not attempt to set up traps after you’ve had 3 or 4, even if they are just mids.
No problem for me.. Can do a neat job with an oxy flame after 3 or 6 at burning everything outside the target zone. A few flattened fingernails are nothing.
party_pants said:
I’ve just seen a bloody mouse. It must be winter.Gone and set up two traps….
My tip for young players, do not attempt to set up traps after you’ve had 3 or 4, even if they are just mids.
roughbarked said:
No problem for me.. Can do a neat job with an oxy flame after 3 or 6 at burning everything outside the target zone. A few flattened fingernails are nothing.
roughbarked said:
ms spock said:How many apples in 1.5kg?
well I’d prefer to know which type of apples and were they normal large or small for their type but lets say more than six?
party_pants said:
roughbarked said:
No problem for me.. Can do a neat job with an oxy flame after 3 or 6 at burning everything outside the target zone. A few flattened fingernails are nothing.
Oh – I managed to set up my two traps without injury. Just felt a bit clumsy, first time I’ve used them for the season.
If the traps are going to catch any mice at all, they need to be set at hair trigger snappiness. and the bait needs to be tied on very tight. Pumpkin seeds(pepitas) or sunflower seeds are the easiest available and best.. Though watermelon or cucumber seeds are fine..
Sunflower seeds can be attached to mouse traps so that the mouse has to virtually eat metal to get at the bait. This is because you can crumble the exposed bits off, though this means that you have to freshen the bait up often..
Whenever I spot my mice, I just give them a terrifying roar and demonical laugh. That’s enough to keep them in their place.
Bubble Car said:
Whenever I spot my mice, I just give them a terrifying roar and demonical laugh. That’s enough to keep them in their place.
Bubble Car said:
heh.. yeah like as if that ever fazed any mice. I have however caused them to leap to their death from the stove top.. by chasing them around and around the stove top until they suicide.. Yes.. dead before they hit the ground from fear, I suppose.
Whenever I spot my mice, I just give them a terrifying roar and demonical laugh. That’s enough to keep them in their place.
roughbarked said:
If the traps are going to catch any mice at all, they need to be set at hair trigger snappiness. and the bait needs to be tied on very tight. Pumpkin seeds(pepitas) or sunflower seeds are the easiest available and best.. Though watermelon or cucumber seeds are fine..
Sunflower seeds can be attached to mouse traps so that the mouse has to virtually eat metal to get at the bait. This is because you can crumble the exposed bits off, though this means that you have to freshen the bait up often..
Bubble Car said:
Whenever I spot my mice, I just give them a terrifying roar and demonical laugh. That’s enough to keep them in their place.
If all your food stocks are properly secured, there’s not much reason to worry about the mice. They’ll do a bit of poo here and there but you can easily vacuum that up. Before too long they’ll leave, in search of more fruitful households.
party_pants said:
I think if you google it you’ll find that pepitas are the world’s favourite. some people weld cheese onto the trap, some use peanut butter.. others tear great chunks of bread because the mouse needs a good last meal.. one guy uses the blue rodent poison.. I say, no problem.. just leave a box of Baysol™ snail bait about, they’ll open the box for you.
roughbarked said:If the traps are going to catch any mice at all, they need to be set at hair trigger snappiness. and the bait needs to be tied on very tight. Pumpkin seeds(pepitas) or sunflower seeds are the easiest available and best.. Though watermelon or cucumber seeds are fine..
Sunflower seeds can be attached to mouse traps so that the mouse has to virtually eat metal to get at the bait. This is because you can crumble the exposed bits off, though this means that you have to freshen the bait up often..
Everyone has their own recipe that they swear by.
party_pants said:
ms spock said:How many apples in 1.5kg?
About 200 grams each – around 7-8.
Ty
Bubble Car said:
If all your food stocks are properly secured, there’s not much reason to worry about the mice. They’ll do a bit of poo here and there but you can easily vacuum that up. Before too long they’ll leave, in search of more fruitful households.
This is a known drill. Thought I’d got away with it this winter, but just a late start.
Bubble Car said:
If all your food stocks are properly secured, there’s not much reason to worry about the mice. They’ll do a bit of poo here and there but you can easily vacuum that up. Before too long they’ll leave, in search of more fruitful households.
A bit of science.. cleaning up rodent mess can lead to serious illnesses if there are any cuts on your hands. Vacuuming only spreads it to your respiratory system.
A friend of mine used a sixties style kitchen table with chrome legs.. He’d put anything edible from the supermarket on the table. His cupboards were always bare. If it didn’t fit on the table.. stcaked high, then he didn’t need to buy it.
party_pants said:
Bubble Car said:
If all your food stocks are properly secured, there’s not much reason to worry about the mice. They’ll do a bit of poo here and there but you can easily vacuum that up. Before too long they’ll leave, in search of more fruitful households.
Yes, will be going into full lockdown on that front too, including securing the kitchen bin.This is a known drill. Thought I’d got away with it this winter, but just a late start.
I’m lucky in one regard, Mine is a brick veneereal disease house on a floating slab. All the weep holes have a wooden wedge banged into them and the doors have double rubber strips under them.
>A bit of science.. cleaning up rodent mess can lead to serious illnesses if there are any cuts on your hands. Vacuuming only spreads it to your respiratory system.
Must be very rare indeed. I thought you were a country boy, roughbarked? I’m well used to mice after decades of country living, and gave up bothering to kill them many years ago. It’s just not necessary if your food supplies etc are rodent-proof.
Mind you, if they were big enough to justify skinning and roasting, I might change my tune :)
Rule 303 said:
ms spock said:
How many apples in 1.5kg?
Errrmmm…. I can give you a full nutritional breakdown of the apples, I just don’t know how many there would be.
:-D
roughbarked said:
On ebay, who knows.. As I’ve said, beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
It’s a sad fact of life – we live and die on our marketing. If I may be cheeky enough to suggest a method – Spend a couple of weeks getting to know what the retail market is paying for everything but the stones. Look closely at presentation, authentication, packaging, auction style, photographs etc… (I’m only guessing about the specifics). And remember that the Australian site is only one of many around the world. What do those babies go for in Nagasaki?
;-)
roughbarked said:
I thought; wonder what Tom Cruise would pay?
That’s the spirit!
:-)
It’s me…I’m back in chat.
kii said:
It’s me…I’m back in chat.
Hello goodbye Kii and g’night all.
Rule 303 said:
kii said:
It’s me…I’m back in chat.
Hello goodbye Kii and g’night all.
See ya…
Morning folks
Good Moaning
Gday Aquila, how’s things?
Morning Stumpy & Aquila
Brrrrrr it was down to 13.2 through the night but a bit better now at 16.4
Haven’t seen Geoff D around the forums recently, I hope all is ok in his world..
um, reasonable Stumpy….more sleep would be noice though.
It’s the aniversary of my birth on to planet Earth this Saturday
waves to the Spider Lily
Good morning Holidayers. We have one degree, dropping towards dawn. I think it will be frosty within the half hour.
Minus 2.5 here…
>taking advantage of Mrs SS’ electric wrap around blanket :)<
mornin’ buffy
1°……stuff that!! :)
Yesterday when it was -3, i took the towel off the windscreen, hung it on the ute miror, turned around and got in the car and the windscreenhad frozen up again…
Stumpy_seahorse said:
Minus 2.5 here…>taking advantage of Mrs SS’ electric wrap around blanket :)<
A wrap around?… is that like a snuggie only electric?
Yeah i’m with Aquila on your 1 degree Buffy, same with your minus 2.5, those temps are completely inhuman
snuggles back into bed
Spider Lily said:
Stumpy_seahorse said:
Minus 2.5 here…>taking advantage of Mrs SS’ electric wrap around blanket :)<
A wrap around?… is that like a snuggie only electric?
Yeah i’m with Aquila on your 1 degree Buffy, same with your minus 2.5, those temps are completely inhuman
snuggles back into bed
It’s kind of a cross between an electric blanket and a couch blanket
Hey! what’s the story with Joolia giving herself a massive pay rise!
Is there somewhere that we can protest against this?
…gotta get to work folks, apparently the people in the gubbermint need more tax revenue from me to help fund their massive salary increasessssss
Rule 303 said:
roughbarked said:
On ebay, who knows.. As I’ve said, beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
It’s a sad fact of life – we live and die on our marketing. If I may be cheeky enough to suggest a method – Spend a couple of weeks getting to know what the retail market is paying for everything but the stones. Look closely at presentation, authentication, packaging, auction style, photographs etc… (I’m only guessing about the specifics). And remember that the Australian site is only one of many around the world. What do those babies go for in Nagasaki?
;-)
Yes there is an element of truth there. Nobody in Australia is going to gve me the real price for these stones.
Stumpy_seahorse said:
Spider Lily said:
Stumpy_seahorse said:
Minus 2.5 here…>taking advantage of Mrs SS’ electric wrap around blanket :)<
A wrap around?… is that like a snuggie only electric?
Yeah i’m with Aquila on your 1 degree Buffy, same with your minus 2.5, those temps are completely inhuman
snuggles back into bed
It’s kind of a cross between an electric blanket and a couch blanket
Well the weather site is down at present but it stopped working at -1.6 ºC
Gday Roughy.
3 cars orr the road on the 8km drive to work… looks like the black ice got them
Currently 8 degrees here.
I love how Kweenzlanders complain about the cold whenever it drops below 20 degrees :)
Divine Angel said:
Currently 8 degrees here.I love how Kweenzlanders complain about the cold whenever it drops below 20 degrees :)
I was just thinking that.
Get a grip you freaks!
Sheesh!
(btw, I am part Queenslander, so I can say this stuff.)
My boss stopped by for a visit last night and she says, “Hey put up your break sign and come outside with me for a chat”. I had a jacket but people outside were wearing beanies, gloves, thick jackets and scarves. Never fails to amuse me- I don’t know how I ever survived Bowral winters!
Divine Angel said:
Currently 8 degrees here.I love how Kweenzlanders complain about the cold whenever it drops below 20 degrees :)
puts hand straight up
I hate the cold, dislike every part of it. One of the main reasons I moved to FNQ was to be warm all year round and yup any temp below 25 and I’m not particularly happy.
So this trip to NZ on Saturday is going to be fun! Mum spent a lot of time over there so I have kept her possum/merino woollens, so will be rugged up hopefully enough.
I’m in Hamilton. It was frosty and foggy. Slow drive. I didn’t see anyone slid off the road though. Just before I left home the power went off for about 30 seconds and then came on again. I hope that doesn’t mean someone is spending a cold time crumpled up against a power pole……Mr buffy is working at his first aid teaching today, so there will be no ambulance callouts for him as he will be 70km away.
Ooo…Hobby Lobby is stirring things up here in the good ol’ USA.
They put this ad in many newspapers to celebrate the 4th of July.
http://www.hobbylobby.com/assets/pdf/holiday_messages/current_message.pdf
Interesting comments on their fb page from many people who are horrified that HL is promoting fibs and shite (Note: they are a Christian company.)
From their fb page:
Hobby Lobby is the place to shop http://shop.hobbylobby.com/ Browse our departments ranging from crafts, picture framing, jewelry making, fashion fabrics, floral & home accents!
Mission
In order to effectively serve our owners, employees, and customers the Board of Directors is committed to:
Honoring the Lord in all we do by operating the company in a manner consistent with Biblical principles.
Offering our customers exceptional selection and value.
Serving our employees and their families by establishing a work environment and company policies that build character, strengthen individuals, and nurture families.
Providing a return on the owners’ investment, sharing the Lord’s blessings with our employees, and investing in our community.
We believe that it is by God’s grace and provision that Hobby Lobby has endured. He has been faithful in the past, we trust Him for our future.
morning. all quiet here at chez bu. weidgran is getting ready to go to work and me and bu will go shopping.
Boris said:
morning. all quiet here at chez bu. weidgran is getting ready to go to work and me and bu will go shopping.
waves to all 3
There are some great sales on at the moment, especially in the shoe department.
I believe the pewter Lounge will be open this afternoon :)
need some good shoes. and good pants and shirts. they may have to kill a fatted calf or two for shoes that will fit my feet.
Good morning all.Extreme case of post-febrile shaggedoutedness here. mrs d is now suffering the urgy.
Geoff! We were worried that the lurgy might’ve gotten the better of you for a few days!
Happy to read you this morning and sympathies for Mrs D- she’s not been well this year at all :(
>>mrs d is now suffering the urgy.
nothing like the urges..
… oh you said urgy
Divine Angel said:
Geoff! We were worried that the lurgy might’ve gotten the better of you for a few days!Happy to read you this morning and sympathies for Mrs D- she’s not been well this year at all :(
Ditto
I’ve felt ratshit since Sunday, basically. Knee doctor was kinda worried when I went into rigors in his presence.
Oh dear, geoff :(
Using my trusty mini screwdriver set and other little dismantling doovers, I have taken the old cooler control panel apart :D
Possible use of the acquired bits and pieces?
Steampunk dolls.
I also spent a few hours working on a drawing I started 5 years ago….I need to build up my drawing muscles.
My lovely husband installed an air-con in my workroom….it makes all the difference :D
kii said:
My lovely husband installed an air-con in my workroom….it makes all the difference :D
Permanently set to freezing?
Yep :)
North Pole setting on max fan.
I’d better get back to procrastinating my assignment. After thinking it was due tomorrow, it’s now due Monday FTW!
Morning from Queensland.
Eric Sykes died yesterday aged 89 which was a surprise to me as I thought he had died some time ago. Not a bad inninings for a British comedian of his vintage, smokes and booze usually did them in early.
The pool man is here, I usually do the pool but for various different reasons I haven’t done it lately (maybe 5 weeks).
It is cold so no one using it and as I have a gammy shoulder I decided to call the pool man in.
He is looking sternly at me over to top of his glasses
Oops :/
Peak Warming Man said:
Morning from Queensland.
How was Oregon last night? Freeze your bits off?
has he come to clean ze pool?
It was triffic, and I had plenty of antifreeze in my blood stream to keep the chill away.
Anyway I’ve got to drive over to Moggill which is in Queensland where I live.
Dropbear said:
has he come to clean ze pool?
That he has but he can’t… we have know of an air leak for a while now and have used the band aid treatment but it now appears we have to take it seriously.
Bugger this could be an expensive exercise :/
Spider Lily said:
we have know of an air leak for a while now and have used the band aid treatment but it now appears we have to take it seriously.Bugger this could be an expensive exercise :/
:Looks interested:
Intake pipe between the skimmer and pump?
So the South Koreans are going to start doing some scientific whaling.
What were they thinking?
party_pants said:
So the South Koreans are going to start doing some scientific whaling.What were they thinking?
The whales keep eating all their dog.
Stoopid whales, how dare they bloody eat fish within Korea’s EEZ!
Eric’s left us :(
Farewell to a British comic legend: Eric Sykes dies aged 89
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2168636/Eric-Sykes-dead-89-Farewell-British-comic-legend.html
That LIBOR scandal looks to head to other banks too, apparently, for one bank, it’s not quite possible to adjust the rates as much as they were…
It’s started.
Dear oh dear:
A very sensible girl: Meet the 14-year-old who unlike her mother and four sisters is refusing to have breast implants
….‘I love the fake look of my girls’: Chantal Marshall (left) says her daughter is going through a ‘funny phase’ because she doesn’t want a boob job
One for kii: hand-crafted metalware made from “confiscated bootleg paraphernalia”, Prohibition era, USA. Scroll right to see the artefacts:
http://artofmanliness.com/2012/06/05/survival-tampon
Bubble Car said:
One for kii: hand-crafted metalware made from “confiscated bootleg paraphernalia”, Prohibition era, USA. Scroll right to see the artefacts:
Nice….very nice :)
Is he holding a cellphone to his ear with his right shoulder?
;P
Hmm, this one seems a bit far-fetched: TAMPON Survival Use #7: Blow Dart Fletching
Bubble Car said:
Hmm, this one seems a bit far-fetched: TAMPON Survival Use #7: Blow Dart Fletching
Well, maybe we need buffy to do an experiment?
I’m off to attempt sleep….people are blowing stuff up outside.
What kind of stuff?
I’m leaping into the bath any moment now, then going shopping (including picking up the pair of big Victorian church candlesticks I’ve got on layby).
It’s July the 4th……fireworks are exploding all around us :(
Ah, of course.
I’m going to continue standing here looking pretty and doing everyone else’s work because they’re too lazy to do it themselves.
Divine Angel said:
I’m going to continue standing here looking pretty and doing everyone else’s work because they’re too lazy to do it themselves.
I’m busy doing orders, evaluations and other things that should have been done this morning.
Rule 303 said:
Spider Lily said:
we have know of an air leak for a while now and have used the band aid treatment but it now appears we have to take it seriously.Bugger this could be an expensive exercise :/
:Looks interested:
Intake pipe between the skimmer and pump?
That’s what I am hoping, lots of golden cane over the pipes too but it also could be the skimmer box and if it is, that’s the expensive one.
A new medical study has found Jehovah’s Witnesses recover from heart surgery faster and with fewer complications than other patients.
But the Archives of Internal Medicine, which published the research, does not say the results are because of a higher power.
Researchers say because Jehovah’s Witnesses are forbidden from undergoing blood transfusions, they prepare for surgery with blood conservation techniques which could lead to a better recovery.
Cardiologists says it is an interesting result, but more research is needed.
The study looked at heart surgery for about 90,000 patients at the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio, including 322 Jehovah’s Witnesses.
It found they had fewer complications and shorter hospital stays and a better survival rate one year out.
Professor Garry Jennings is a cardiologist and the director and chief executive of the Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute.
He says it is an interesting result but should be treated with some caution.
“I think you’ve got to go back to the original study, where 87,000 people that weren’t Jehovah’s Witnesses and were able to have blood transfusions were compared with 300 odd Jehovah’s Witnesses,” he said.
“Because the decision you make as a cardiologist about whether somebody is ready and right for surgery is likely to be very different in that group if you know that blood transfusion’s not an option.
Audio: Jehovah’s Witnesses recover better from heart surgery (The World Today)
“So I think you’d need to do a proper trial to compare this sort of preparation before surgery with and without the offer of transfusion to be sure, but it’s certainly something that is worth investigating.”
Professor Jennings says people who go into surgery fitter are more likely to get better outcomes.
And he says there are no major downsides to the blood conservation techniques used by Jehovah’s Witnesses.
“Some of it’s fairly simple, like iron supplementation, which a lot of people do anyway and certainly it’s very worthwhile making sure that somebody’s in tip-top condition both nutritionally and as far as their physical state is concerned,” he said.
“They also use drugs which raise haemoglobin levels in the blood like erythropoietin which you often hear about athletes using too and in short term use that’s pretty safe too.”
Mmmm protofeathers…http://www.pnas.org/content/early/2012/06/25/1203238109
Many thanks to you and DO! Lovely flowers always make mrs d feel good.
Geoff D said:
Many thanks to you and DO! Lovely flowers always make mrs d feel good.
You are most welcome :)
lol @ blues fans..
Queensland is like a plasma..
Hot dense state..
Note to self…..do not look in appointment book at 8.00am and even think (let alone say!) “oh, looks reasonable today”…..
It turned into frantic in no time at all.
http://cdn.memegenerator.net/instances/250×250/22945173.jpg
Divine Angel said:
http://cdn.memegenerator.net/instances/250×250/22945173.jpg
Linkee no workee.
Yeah the mouse broked when I posted.
You ain’t missing nuffink anyway.
Someone please remind me – what advertisements did we have on Teev before they were replaced by Funeral Insurance Plan ads? I am sick and bloody tired of old farts and their funeral insurance.
Geoff D said:
Someone please remind me – what advertisements did we have on Teev before they were replaced by Funeral Insurance Plan ads? I am sick and bloody tired of old farts and their funeral insurance.
We had ads for other stuff we’ll never use.
Geoff D said:
Someone please remind me – what advertisements did we have on Teev before they were replaced by Funeral Insurance Plan ads? I am sick and bloody tired of old farts and their funeral insurance.
Can I interest you in a set of Steak knives?
Not one, but TWO sets…
poikilotherm said:
Geoff D said:
Someone please remind me – what advertisements did we have on Teev before they were replaced by Funeral Insurance Plan ads? I am sick and bloody tired of old farts and their funeral insurance.
Can I interest you in a set of Steak knives?
Not one, but TWO sets…
And remind me also – why did we have to change over to this you beaut digital Teev if all they use the channels for are shopping or old American TV shows? I mean – Adam 12! FFS.
Life is what happens to you while you are busy making funeral plans.
Geoff D said:
And remind me also – why did we have to change over to this you beaut digital Teev if all they use the channels for are shopping or old American TV shows? I mean – Adam 12! FFS.
Don’t forget the endless reruns of Brady Bunch, Happy Days and The Nanny.
Didn’t mind Magnum PI and Quincy ME…
Speaking of TV, on Sundat nights on the blind peoples radio they have replays of old American Radio Shows from the fifties and earlier, they just play the whole tape with the ads and all, some of those ads are to laugh.
poikilotherm said:
Didn’t mind Magnum PI and Quincy ME…
I watch the occasional Kojack. Its interesting for its views of 70s American citys.
They were simple days then, all you had to do to get entertained was to turn a switch on, now you need to bootup logon internet username password email spam spam spam nigerian princess russian brides bigger dick……………………………………………………on and on and on………………………………………..
Geoff D said:
Someone please remind me – what advertisements did we have on Teev before they were replaced by Funeral Insurance Plan ads? I am sick and bloody tired of old farts and their funeral insurance.
I turned the tv on today while I ate my lunch,why I don’t know but I did. I saw the same ads Geoff, it appears to be the same bloke for each company or is it the same company under different names?
Particle Physics Degrees for $20.
Peak Warming Man said:
Particle Physics Degrees for $20.
Pfft all I needs to know is in wikipedia.
Tonight: fresh vegetable soup followed by a slab of scotch fillet washed down with Kentish ale.
Supper: hot smoked mackerel, olives, crusty bread, choice of wines etc.
Ha ha…ha
http://www.bmj.com/content/345/bmj.e4596
>Japanese doctor is heading for record number of retracted research papers
Dear oh dear.
89 retracted? Whoa!
(full article needs a subscription or payment)
Bubble Car said:
Tonight: fresh vegetable soup followed by a slab of scotch fillet washed down with Kentish ale.Supper: hot smoked mackerel, olives, crusty bread, choice of wines etc.
Bubble Car that sound rather delicious but admit I would have to stop at the vegie soup followed by the scotch fillet.
How long after the first course is supper?
Spider Lily said:
Geoff D said:
Someone please remind me – what advertisements did we have on Teev before they were replaced by Funeral Insurance Plan ads? I am sick and bloody tired of old farts and their funeral insurance.
I turned the tv on today while I ate my lunch,why I don’t know but I did. I saw the same ads Geoff, it appears to be the same bloke for each company or is it the same company under different names?
Bubble Car said:
Tonight: fresh vegetable soup followed by a slab of scotch fillet washed down with Kentish ale.Supper: hot smoked mackerel, olives, crusty bread, choice of wines etc.
What about ninesies?
Spider Lily said:
Bubble Car said:
Tonight: fresh vegetable soup followed by a slab of scotch fillet washed down with Kentish ale.Supper: hot smoked mackerel, olives, crusty bread, choice of wines etc.
Bubble Car that sound rather delicious but admit I would have to stop at the vegie soup followed by the scotch fillet.
How long after the first course is supper?
Oooh, from about 11pm opnwards. No supper is served until Phil & Paul are doing their Tour commentary.
>what advertisements did we have on Teev before they were replaced by Funeral Insurance Plan ads?
You need to be watching the TdFrog, Geoff, the target audience is Dropbear.
Corned beef is merrily boiling away as I type.
Fish & Chips with a liberal sprinkling of black vinegar.
i’m still here.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-07-05/australian-of-the-year-nominee-rules-to-open-up/4111620
Just write “Axe Wielding Mutant” and they’ll know all the details taps nose
Peak Warming Man said:
Fish & Chips with a liberal sprinkling of black vinegar.
A pint or two of Kentish ale would go well with that, too.
>>A pint or two of Kentish ale would go well with that, too.
It would want to be good, real good.
http://www.sevensheds.com/cellar-door/kentish-ale
That price is for a dozen bottles :)
Can’t beat Coopers Sparkling ale with any of these Kentish brews.
Coopers is a nice drop, but this is tastier.
“flavoursome Kentish Ale brewed with marris otter pale malted barley, fuggle and golding hops.”
Crikey!!!
mmm fuggle
>>mmm fuggle
Hehe.
1. Fuggle
A fuck snuggle.
“I started spooning her and,before you know it turned into a fuggle.”
I wouldn’t be surprised if they grow their own fuggle, or collect it at night from local caves.
1. Fuggle
A fuck snuggle.
“I started spooning her and,before you know it turned into a fuggle.”
——————————————————————————————
Dear oh dear oh dear
After reading the second definition on urban dictionary, I wondered who bottled it for use in fine ales.
Fuggle is an English hop cultivar. Sometimes considered an English landrace, Fuggles were seedling selected in England in 1875. The true Fuggle (English) is sometimes considered a noble hop, and while it is sometimes considered inferior to Golding hop varieties such as the famous East Kent Goldings, Fuggle’s flavor and mild, spicy, woody aroma are deeply characteristic of English beer.
http://www.homebrewtalk.com/wiki/index.php/Fuggle_(English)
Fuggles sound like they are neighbours to Wombles.
Fuggles would be furrier than Wombles, and live deep in the countryside.
>>Fuggles would be furrier than Wombles, and live deep in the countryside
nods
And dine on truffles and black caviar.
>Fuggle is an English hop cultivar.
Wouldn’t stand up against “the Pride of Ringwood” variety, no bloody way.
sktf
He dared to argue with fuggles.
Heya OCDC
Good evening Holidayers. I bought myself some new arrows:
http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n245/lizza_06/ArrowsdeKelly5July12.jpg
buffy said:
Good evening Holidayers. I bought myself some new arrows:
http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n245/lizza_06/ArrowsdeKelly5July12.jpg
They’re not all bloodied or stuck in anything yet :(
They are carbon fibre made to look like wood. I like the carbon fibre for strength and I like the traditional look of wood.
Mr buffy acquired a Cooked Chook and he is now roasting some veggies to go with it for dinner. I have put on a big pot of onion,carrot, celery, chook wing tips and water to make some chicken stock. I think it will end up as cream of chicken soup.
A German court has banned circumcision.
http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/1666128/Germanys-circumcision-ban-angers-religious-groups
Do you shoot on a outdoor rage Buffy? You got home well after dark the other day.
Witty Rejoinder said:
A German court has banned circumcision.http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/1666128/Germanys-circumcision-ban-angers-religious-groups
Old news.
Interesting to see the Muslims and the Jews banding together against this outrageous oppresion of religious freedom.
buffy said:
Good evening Holidayers. I bought myself some new arrows:
http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n245/lizza_06/ArrowsdeKelly5July12.jpg
If you are in a club and do competitions you might end up in this town, a keen archery club around here and they also do exhibitions at events.
Divine Angel said:
He dared to argue with fuggles.
I love a good fuggle ;)
The rebranding of circumcision as ‘child abuse’ echoes the ugly anti-Semitism of medieval Europe
There are many bad things about the modern atheistic assault on religion. But perhaps the worst thing is its rebranding of certain religious practices as “child abuse”. Everything from sending your kid to a Catholic school to having your baby boy circumcised has been redefined by anti-religious campaigners as “abuse”. This use of emotionally loaded language to demonise the practices and beliefs of people of faith has reached its ugly and logical conclusion in Germany, where a court has decreed that circumcision for religious purposes causes “bodily harm”, against boys who are “unable to give their consent”, and therefore should be outlawed.
This is an alarming attack on freedom of religion and on parents’ rights to initiate their children into their faith. The court case centred around a four-year-old Muslim boy who was given a very bad circumcision, but the precedent set by the case will of course affect Jews as well as Muslims. And as Germany’s Central Council of Jews rightly said, the court’s ruling is “an egregious and insensitive measure”, which represents “an unprecedented and dramatic intervention in religious communities’ right of determination”. He points out that Jews have the freedom to circumcise their male children in every country in the world – but soon maybe not in Germany
http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/brendanoneill2/100168081/the-rebranding-of-circumcision-as-child-abuse-echoes-the-ugly-anti-semitism-of-medieval-europe/
I love eTax!
Want a new bow Buffy?
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=465204176824667&set=o.342057986707&type=1&ref=nf
Geefer.
OCDC said:
Geefer.
George?
Ooh goodie, the Terry Pratchett / Stephen Baxter book is $22.99 at QBD, cf RRP 32.95 (I think 29.95 at Dymocks).
>>Do you shoot on a outdoor rage Buffy? You got home well after dark the other day.<<
Shooting indoors at the sheep pavilion at the local showgrounds. But not when there are sheep in there…….
We have our own butt here at home too, but I haven’t shot at home for a while due to going to work in the dark, coming home in the dark, and rain on weekends lately. But after years of drought, I’m not going to complain about rain.
buffy said:
>>Do you shoot on a outdoor rage Buffy? You got home well after dark the other day.<<
Shooting indoors at the sheep pavilion at the local showgrounds. But not when there are sheep in there…….
We have our own butt here at home too, but I haven’t shot at home for a while due to going to work in the dark, coming home in the dark, and rain on weekends lately. But after years of drought, I’m not going to complain about rain.
On the Dam Buster raid you had planes named Geefer George, Emfer Mother and Peefer Popsy, I cant remember the other ones.
OCDC said:
Geefer.
Geefer sick again. Doktar Hugh (knee fixer) most perturbed when I go into rigors during follow up review of recent knee fixin’.
OCDC said:
I’m enjoying going to work before sunrise and finishing after sunset :-)
You probably glow a healthy ultraviolet tinge.
Geoff D said:
OCDC said:
Geefer.
Geefer sick again. Doktar Hugh (knee fixer) most perturbed when I go into rigors during follow up review of recent knee fixin’.
OCDC said:
I’m enjoying going to work before sunrise and finishing after sunset :-)
Oh the night is my world
City light painted girls
In the day nothing matters
It’s the night time that flatters
In the night no control
Through the wall something breaking
Wearing white as you’re walking
Down the street of my soul
You take myself you take my self control
You got me living only for the night
Before the morning comes
A story’s told
You take myself you take my self control
Another night, another day goes by
I never stop myself to wonder why
You help me to forget to play my role
You take myself you take my self control
I, I live among the creatures of the night
I haven’t got the will to try and fight
Against a new tomorrow
So I guess I’ll just believe it
That tomorrow never comes
A safe night, I’m living in the forest of my dream
I know the night is not as it would seem
I must believe in something
So I’ll make myself believe it
That this night will never go
Ohoho, ohoho,ohoho, ohoho Ohoho…
Oh the night is my world
City light painted girls
In the day nothing matters
It’s the night time that flatters
You take myself you take my self control
You got me living only for the night
Before the morning comes
A story’s told
You take myself you take my self control
I, I live among the creatures of the night
I haven’t got the will to try and fight…
Against a new tomorrow
So I guess I’ll just believe it
That tomorrow never knows
I don’t know what rigors are but they don’t sound good.
>>Want a new bow Buffy?
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=465204176824667&set=o.342057986707&type=1&ref=nf<<
Pfft…that’s a compound. Hang about, I might have a picture of my beautiful recurve….
Skeptic Pete said:
I don’t know what rigors are but they don’t sound good.
Arefer Rigors
You don’t want the rigor mortis kind.
I told him that it wasn’t his fault. Temp over 39 is strange for your normal winter lurgi, so I am wondering whether I had a bout of that recurring 4 day fever right when a rhinovirus thingy hit.
OCDC said:
Skeptic Pete said:
I don’t know what rigors are but they don’t sound good.
Shakes associated with fever. Different to shivering.
What is the go with a fever where you feel cold but are actually burning up?
Geoff D said:
I told him that it wasn’t his fault. Temp over 39 is strange for your normal winter lurgi, so I am wondering whether I had a bout of that recurring 4 day fever right when a rhinovirus thingy hit.
Whatever it was, it knocked you flat for a few days :(
OCDC said:
Skeptic Pete said:
I don’t know what rigors are but they don’t sound good.
Shakes associated with fever. Different to shivering.
Very, very different to shivering. Uncontrollable shaking that goes to the very core of your being.
Skunkworks said:
OCDC said:
Skeptic Pete said:
I don’t know what rigors are but they don’t sound good.
Shakes associated with fever. Different to shivering.
What is the go with a fever where you feel cold but are actually burning up?
http://melbournewater.com.au/content/water_storages/water_report/zoom_graph.asp
It’s been delightfully pluviant of late.
Anyway, I am post-febrile shaggedout, but mostly on the mend.
Glad to hear it.
I sort of like fevers, strange dreams and “reality” gets some new perspectives when you are doing that drowsy day dreaming slightly out of it thing.
Skunkworks said:
I sort of like fevers, strange dreams and “reality” gets some new perspectives when you are doing that drowsy day dreaming slightly out of it thing.
Ooh the fog this morning! Visibility <100m :-D Took til lunchtime to start clearing, early arvo to completely clear. I so heart fog.
Skunkworks said:
I sort of like fevers, strange dreams and “reality” gets some new perspectives when you are doing that drowsy day dreaming slightly out of it thing.
Try a malarial fever! You won’t feel the same way about fevers after one of those. Weird shit happens to brain.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-07-05/labor-launches-anti-barnett-website/4112852?section=wa
WA Government criticised for spending $230,000 on pot-plants.
pffft – amateurs, they should have put Wookie in charge.
Geoff D said:
Skunkworks said:
I sort of like fevers, strange dreams and “reality” gets some new perspectives when you are doing that drowsy day dreaming slightly out of it thing.Try a malarial fever! You won’t feel the same way about fevers after one of those. Weird shit happens to brain.
My grandad had those, wasn’t a fan either…he lived in Africa and refused to go anywhere near places where mozzies might be.
Hey Spider Lily, what time are the peeps gettin’ together tomorrow night for pizza?
Oh…
Evening all.
chuckling madly. Zarkov starts a thread, Pauls H replies, and … SSSF dies. Nobody’s posted anything since.
One of my interns was a pharmacist – double AHPRA registration. It’s nice having a minion who isn’t a decade younger than me… (Okay not quite a decade, but more than young enough.)
Geoff D said:
chuckling madly. Zarkov starts a thread, Pauls H replies, and … SSSF dies. Nobody’s posted anything since.
lolz
Some things do change!
Geoff D said:
chuckling madly. Zarkov starts a thread, Pauls H replies, and … SSSF dies. Nobody’s posted anything since.
It’s a forum for numptys, is that place…I even think moll is losing the plot slowly.
poikilotherm said:
Geoff D said:
chuckling madly. Zarkov starts a thread, Pauls H replies, and … SSSF dies. Nobody’s posted anything since.
It’s a forum for numptys, is that place…I even think moll is losing the plot slowly.
OCDC said:
One of my interns was a pharmacist – double AHPRA registration. It’s nice having a minion who isn’t a decade younger than me… (Okay not quite a decade, but more than young enough.)
Heh, yea, I still consider it occasionally, but, my people tolerance is wearing thin…I should’ve stayed a lab rat. Plus, I’ll be oldish if I ever get in and get a job somewhere.
Skunkworks said:
I sort of like fevers, strange dreams and “reality” gets some new perspectives when you are doing that drowsy day dreaming slightly out of it thing.
I’m the same.
Aquila said:
Hey Spider Lily, what time are the peeps gettin’ together tomorrow night for pizza?
7pm :)
Are you going to any of the Ukulele Festival fun?
Junglenut may be joining us but may have Uke festivities to attend to..
poikilotherm said:
OCDC said:
One of my interns was a pharmacist – double AHPRA registration. It’s nice having a minion who isn’t a decade younger than me… (Okay not quite a decade, but more than young enough.)
Heh, yea, I still consider it occasionally, but, my people tolerance is wearing thin…I should’ve stayed a lab rat. Plus, I’ll be oldish if I ever get in and get a job somewhere.
Geoff D said:
chuckling madly. Zarkov starts a thread, Pauls H replies, and … SSSF dies. Nobody’s posted anything since.
Paul has a funny style, he likes his threads to go a particular way and gets very proprietal about them. This means the threads do not evolve as others and so die an early death or get in slanging matches about the tribe subverting his threads.
One of my schoolmates was taken aside during his medical studies and advised that he would make a great doctor except for his absolute lack of people skills. He went on to become a much lauded biochemist (working mostly at research centres in the UK).
Spider Lily said:
Aquila said:
Hey Spider Lily, what time are the peeps gettin’ together tomorrow night for pizza?
7pm :)
Ok, hopefully I get a good night sleep tonight so I’m not so tired, getting hammered lately by the Universe and not sleeping well…prolly be in bed by 8:30 lol
Spider Lily said:
Are you going to any of the Ukulele Festival fun?Junglenut may be joining us but may have Uke festivities to attend to..
No, not me.
OCDC said:
poikilotherm said:
OCDC said:
One of my interns was a pharmacist – double AHPRA registration. It’s nice having a minion who isn’t a decade younger than me… (Okay not quite a decade, but more than young enough.)
Heh, yea, I still consider it occasionally, but, my people tolerance is wearing thin…I should’ve stayed a lab rat. Plus, I’ll be oldish if I ever get in and get a job somewhere.
I do miss the lab and the sheltered world of academia, but I’ll get back there eventually. I do like seeing actual presentations though – we’ve got a GBS that’s probably from a rare virus, Lepto, all sorts of auto-immune probs, and some cool infections (even the ID physician has to look stuff up…) It’s fun. Until they cough on you and you spend 4 of your 5 weeks off sick in bed…
Love ID, but I was reading MJA and it’s put me off the whole specialist training thing (re time). It’s all I’m really interested in atm.
Geoff D said:
One of my schoolmates was taken aside during his medical studies and advised that he would make a great doctor except for his absolute lack of people skills. He went on to become a much lauded biochemist (working mostly at research centres in the UK).
I can fake it like the best of ‘em most of the time. Just find it draining/annoying/boring still occasionally have empathy fails in conversation though.
poikilotherm said:
OCDC said:
poikilotherm said:Heh, yea, I still consider it occasionally, but, my people tolerance is wearing thin…I should’ve stayed a lab rat. Plus, I’ll be oldish if I ever get in and get a job somewhere.
I do miss the lab and the sheltered world of academia, but I’ll get back there eventually. I do like seeing actual presentations though – we’ve got a GBS that’s probably from a rare virus, Lepto, all sorts of auto-immune probs, and some cool infections (even the ID physician has to look stuff up…) It’s fun. Until they cough on you and you spend 4 of your 5 weeks off sick in bed…
Love ID, but I was reading MJA and it’s put me off the whole specialist training thing (re time). It’s all I’m really interested in atm.
poikilotherm said:
Geoff D said:
One of my schoolmates was taken aside during his medical studies and advised that he would make a great doctor except for his absolute lack of people skills. He went on to become a much lauded biochemist (working mostly at research centres in the UK).
I can fake it like the best of ‘em most of the time. Just find it draining/annoying/boring still occasionally have empathy fails in conversation though.
I manage to feign people skills quite well at work. Heh heh heh. Multiple pressies from patients and nurses. Best was a few bottles of wine from a consultant though…
Nearly failed impressively one night – had a palliative pt whose family didn’t really understand the concept and brought him into ED with a UTI. Anyway, he only needed oral antis but I gave him a stat IV mainly as family placebo… They accosted me a few times asking for more doses (during a single shift). Stopped myself from saying ‘even one dose of IV was overkill’ just in time…
Tell ya what, if you lie still and quiet in an oncology ward, you can overhear (over a few days) everything from the positively uplifting to the absolutely friggin’ stupid.
OCDC said:
poikilotherm said:
Geoff D said:
One of my schoolmates was taken aside during his medical studies and advised that he would make a great doctor except for his absolute lack of people skills. He went on to become a much lauded biochemist (working mostly at research centres in the UK).
I can fake it like the best of ‘em most of the time. Just find it draining/annoying/boring still occasionally have empathy fails in conversation though.
I manage to feign people skills quite well at work. Heh heh heh. Multiple pressies from patients and nurses. Best was a few bottles of wine from a consultant though…
Nearly failed impressively one night – had a palliative pt whose family didn’t really understand the concept and brought him into ED with a UTI. Anyway, he only needed oral antis but I gave him a stat IV mainly as family placebo… They accosted me a few times asking for more doses (during a single shift). Stopped myself from saying ‘even one dose of IV was overkill’ just in time…
Heh, close. Pall care would be orrid.
Geoff D said:
Tell ya what, if you lie still and quiet in an oncology ward, you can overhear (over a few days) everything from the positively uplifting to the absolutely friggin’ stupid.
I get too much stupid…
Orright, you lot, medical, medical, medical, that’s all you lot talk about.
Err, why do fevers cause such strange psychedelic dreams?
Brane overheating?
poikilotherm said:
Geoff D said:
Tell ya what, if you lie still and quiet in an oncology ward, you can overhear (over a few days) everything from the positively uplifting to the absolutely friggin’ stupid.
I get too much stupid…
Know the feeling. It certainly outweighs the uplifting.
poikilotherm said:
OCDC said:
poikilotherm said:
Geoff D said:
One of my schoolmates was taken aside during his medical studies and advised that he would make a great doctor except for his absolute lack of people skills. He went on to become a much lauded biochemist (working mostly at research centres in the UK).
I can fake it like the best of ‘em most of the time. Just find it draining/annoying/boring still occasionally have empathy fails in conversation though.
I manage to feign people skills quite well at work. Heh heh heh. Multiple pressies from patients and nurses. Best was a few bottles of wine from a consultant though…
Nearly failed impressively one night – had a palliative pt whose family didn’t really understand the concept and brought him into ED with a UTI. Anyway, he only needed oral antis but I gave him a stat IV mainly as family placebo… They accosted me a few times asking for more doses (during a single shift). Stopped myself from saying ‘even one dose of IV was overkill’ just in time…
Heh, close. Pall care would be orrid.
I quite like it, actually. To be sappy, it’s rewarding. Not much excitement, but it’s nice to be able to get people comfortable and not stab them, zap them, torture them…There was a study last year that showed early pall care improves as one’d expect, quality of life, but unexpectedly, life expectancy!
sibeen said:
Orright, you lot, medical, medical, medical, that’s all you lot talk about.Err, why do fevers cause such strange psychedelic dreams?
Brane overheating?
And yes. Also strange chemicals in the blood, both from the infection and from the body to kill the infection.
Geoff D said:
poikilotherm said:
Geoff D said:
Tell ya what, if you lie still and quiet in an oncology ward, you can overhear (over a few days) everything from the positively uplifting to the absolutely friggin’ stupid.
I get too much stupid…
Know the feeling. It certainly outweighs the uplifting.
:), +1.
This dude on Masterchef is a bit Snapesque.
I’d just like to say….my patients are (mostly) nice and good to get on with. Most of them I like.
So there.
And I promised to show off my recurve…
http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n245/lizza_06/LlizBow15July12.jpg
http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n245/lizza_06/LizBow35July12.jpg
That’s what a bow should look like.
Just like Robin Hood used :)
Aquila said:
Spider Lily said:
Aquila said:
Hey Spider Lily, what time are the peeps gettin’ together tomorrow night for pizza?
7pm :)
Ok, hopefully I get a good night sleep tonight so I’m not so tired, getting hammered lately by the Universe and not sleeping well…prolly be in bed by 8:30 lol
Spider Lily said:
Are you going to any of the Ukulele Festival fun?Junglenut may be joining us but may have Uke festivities to attend to..
No, not me.
Okey, see you the day before your anniversary on this earth…
We may need to have a chat about sleep… I went for 4 years without proper sleep so I sort of know where you are…
I’m pretty sure he used a longbow. Very difficult to string and draw a longbow. Although I am gaining drawstrength with practice.
buffy said:
I’d just like to say….my patients are (mostly) nice and good to get on with. Most of them I like.
I am a tops patient, no whinging, no hassles or buzzing all the time, happy to be left alone buzzed on drugs and reading a book or watching TV. And most importantly I visit a week or so later with a shopping bag full of chokkys for the staff. It is inevitable that I will return so best to keep them all on side.
>chuckling madly. Zarkov starts a thread, Pauls H replies, and … SSSF dies. Nobody’s posted anything since.
When the sage points at the moon, all that the idiot sees is the finger.
:)
>>I am a tops patient, no whinging, no hassles or buzzing all the time, happy to be left alone buzzed on drugs and reading a book or watching TV.
Me too, except that I wasn’t getting the sort of drugs that make you buzz.
OCDC said:
poikilotherm said:
Geoff D said:
One of my schoolmates was taken aside during his medical studies and advised that he would make a great doctor except for his absolute lack of people skills. He went on to become a much lauded biochemist (working mostly at research centres in the UK).
I can fake it like the best of ‘em most of the time. Just find it draining/annoying/boring still occasionally have empathy fails in conversation though.
I manage to feign people skills quite well at work. Heh heh heh. Multiple pressies from patients and nurses. Best was a few bottles of wine from a consultant though…
Nearly failed impressively one night – had a palliative pt whose family didn’t really understand the concept and brought him into ED with a UTI. Anyway, he only needed oral antis but I gave him a stat IV mainly as family placebo… They accosted me a few times asking for more doses (during a single shift). Stopped myself from saying ‘even one dose of IV was overkill’ just in time…
I spent 10 days in pallative with my Mum before she left… in those 10 days (I was sleeping there) I saw lots and I over heard lots. The people who work in this area have my most utmost respect bows to OCDC
Geoff D said:
>>I am a tops patient, no whinging, no hassles or buzzing all the time, happy to be left alone buzzed on drugs and reading a book or watching TV.Me too, except that I wasn’t getting the sort of drugs that make you buzz.
Nor me this time, but there is always the possibility. Plus the aforementioned fevers help re headspace gear.
buffy said:
I’m pretty sure he used a longbow. Very difficult to string and draw a longbow. Although I am gaining drawstrength with practice.
http://au.thehype.yahoo.com/blog/post/-/14145610/photo-bindi-irwin-is-growing-up/
Bindi Irwin has grown into a very pretty young lady. For a while there she was a little reptilian.
Witty Rejoinder said:
Bindi Irwin has grown into a very pretty young lady. For a while there she was a little reptilian.
Agreed, she looked like she had only just dodged a genetic bullet.
Skunkworks said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
Bindi Irwin has grown into a very pretty young lady. For a while there she was a little reptilian.
Agreed, she looked like she had only just dodged a genetic bullet.
Spider Lily said:
Aquila said:
Spider Lily said:Ok, hopefully I get a good night sleep tonight so I’m not so tired, getting hammered lately by the Universe and not sleeping well…prolly be in bed by 8:30 lol
Spider Lily said:
Are you going to any of the Ukulele Festival fun?Junglenut may be joining us but may have Uke festivities to attend to..
No, not me.
Okey, see you the day before your anniversary on this earth…
We may need to have a chat about sleep… I went for 4 years without proper sleep so I sort of know where you are…
i only sleep 2 hours a night
Sistard wore 24 hr BP monitor. Average BP was 214/123 – optimal being <120/80. Time for some more tests…
FTR my highest single BP was 180/110, and 24 hr was ave 160ish.
Amazing interview on the radio with Fiona Wood. She is talking about ‘thinking ourselves well’. I thought it was some crackpot at first and turned it off. Then I turned it back on and found out it was her. Sounds really out there kind of stuff, but she says she wants to spend the next 10 years of her life investigating it.
morrie said:
Amazing interview on the radio with Fiona Wood. She is talking about ‘thinking ourselves well’. I thought it was some crackpot at first and turned it off. Then I turned it back on and found out it was her. Sounds really out there kind of stuff, but she says she wants to spend the next 10 years of her life investigating it.
Well I guess the Nobel committee for physics has an easy job next year
You mean Mr Higgs should get it because he has been vindicated?
Higgs Facebook Update:
“Gettin’ my boozon with my new besties in Oslo”
morrie said:
Amazing interview on the radio with Fiona Wood. She is talking about ‘thinking ourselves well’. I thought it was some crackpot at first and turned it off. Then I turned it back on and found out it was her. Sounds really out there kind of stuff, but she says she wants to spend the next 10 years of her life investigating it.
I recall many years ago someone telling me about this.. “think yourself thin” at the time I carried weight. pffft, the only way to lose weight is to eat right and move… as for thinking yourself well hmmm I’m just as skeptic about that as I was back then..
The Hilux turned out to be a rust bucket. I was reading my horoscope in the paper over lunch and it said something along the lines of ‘you will be subject to self indulgent and impulsive spending urges. Leave your credit card at home”
LOL
morrie said:
The Hilux turned out to be a rust bucket. I was reading my horoscope in the paper over lunch and it said something along the lines of ‘you will be subject to self indulgent and impulsive spending urges. Leave your credit card at home”LOL
But what about the running gear? Is there a cutoff were bodywork is worth more than mechanicals? I thought most of the cost of a car was the engine and running bits and this one had a good engine and gear?
But what about the running gear?
hiluxs come out with a 2.4 litre diesel. this has a 350 chev in it, i think. the running gear isn’t rated for this power. drive shafts can be twisted, diffs gears stripped and gearboxes munted. all sorts of problems. also has the vehicle been ok by the rego people with this motor? if not it is illegal.
Skunkworks said:
morrie said:
The Hilux turned out to be a rust bucket. I was reading my horoscope in the paper over lunch and it said something along the lines of ‘you will be subject to self indulgent and impulsive spending urges. Leave your credit card at home”LOL
But what about the running gear? Is there a cutoff were bodywork is worth more than mechanicals? I thought most of the cost of a car was the engine and running bits and this one had a good engine and gear?
Depending on the state regs, you can register a rustbucket in SA but not in NSW.
Skunkworks said:
morrie said:
The Hilux turned out to be a rust bucket. I was reading my horoscope in the paper over lunch and it said something along the lines of ‘you will be subject to self indulgent and impulsive spending urges. Leave your credit card at home”LOL
But what about the running gear? Is there a cutoff were bodywork is worth more than mechanicals? I thought most of the cost of a car was the engine and running bits and this one had a good engine and gear?
By the way.. I agonised over the trailer lights not working and gave up.. put them all back together and they worked.
Boris said:
But what about the running gear?hiluxs come out with a 2.4 litre diesel. this has a 350 chev in it, i think. the running gear isn’t rated for this power. drive shafts can be twisted, diffs gears stripped and gearboxes munted. all sorts of problems. also has the vehicle been ok by the rego people with this motor? if not it is illegal.
Boris said:
But what about the running gear?hiluxs come out with a 2.4 litre diesel. this has a 350 chev in it, i think. the running gear isn’t rated for this power.
I was reading about the new Toyota 86. Seems like a decent car but I can see a problem, they have made it suitable for upgrading but not sure they have beefed up the internal bits enough. Godzilla you can pump up the turbos and double the power and not touch the power train, the new Toyota seems to be a bit more delicate than that, when a tuning house released a mega horspower one then admitted it could never run without a different diff and gearbox.
morrie said:
And the engine can’t be demonstrated running. It is a custom build so I think it would not be simple to replace the body. Even if you could, then there would be issues with rego compliance. Too hard.
Yeah fair enough. I have a mate who has some pretty funky jags. Though I would hate to work on one, they are all cobbled together with bits from other cars and by other makers. The Ford 9 inch diff is his first port of call before even looking at the engine and now he is talking about shortening carbon fibre ford drive shafts. Nothing in the cars is standard.
The bloke who visited here recently with the beautifully maintained Daimler is suddenly about to expire. That will be a nice car for someone.
Ooops…What year of Daimler morrie?
buga
:)
Me, if I had to drive a motor car, I’d probably settle for one of these:
morrie said:
Bubble Car said:
What year of Daimler morrie?
Not sure Bubblecar, but later than that. Wooden dash and leather seats and all that stuff though.
Beauty part of old cars is that you can keep them going forever with “just” some carpentry, weaving, leatherworking and forging and machining skills. No plastics. I am still on the look out for my second car which will be something well cool.
Bubble Car said:
Me, if I had to drive a motor car, I’d probably settle for one of these:
I still want something that I can jump into and go over the dunes and similar steep sandy places with no problems, any day of the year.
I’ve still never got into trouble with the Triton, sand mud or whatever.
morrie said:
I still want something that I can jump into and go over the dunes and similar steep sandy places with no problems, any day of the year.
roughbarked said:
I’ve still never got into trouble with the Triton, sand mud or whatever.
PWM is working that side of the street.
morrie said:
I still want something that I can jump into and go over the dunes and similar steep sandy places with no problems, any day of the year.
I test drove a Cayenne yesterday…
roughbarked said:
I’ve still never got into trouble with the Triton, sand mud or whatever.
diddly-squat said:
morrie said:
I still want something that I can jump into and go over the dunes and similar steep sandy places with no problems, any day of the year.
I test drove a Cayenne yesterday…
Bubble Car said:
morrie said:
I still want something that I can jump into and go over the dunes and similar steep sandy places with no problems, any day of the year.
morrie said:
roughbarked said:
I’ve still never got into trouble with the Triton, sand mud or whatever.
There are some hills here where everything struggles, particularly in mid summer. And some you simply wouldn’t attempt. But it is interesting to listen to these blokes with the V8s.
The Puckapunyal tank testing range is a thing of wonder. It includes a stretch of concrete where tanks lay skidmarks. And they climb nearly vertical walls, interesting to see 40 plus tons grunting up an incline.
morrie said:
I still want something that I can jump into and go over the dunes and similar steep sandy places with no problems, any day of the year.
You like the little lightweight fourbies like the Subaru Brumby or Suzuki Jimny?
I had a Subaru L series wagon that would leave the big Cruisers and Patrols for dead when the going got rough or sandy.
And I am about to go to bed, which is funny, cos in my previous life, talk of tanks meant everyone had to be waken up. In training at least, where tanks are operating, you are not allowed to sleep.
Rule 303 said:
morrie said:
I still want something that I can jump into and go over the dunes and similar steep sandy places with no problems, any day of the year.
You like the little lightweight fourbies like the Subaru Brumby or Suzuki Jimny?
I had a Subaru L series wagon that would leave the big Cruisers and Patrols for dead when the going got rough or sandy.
And it is not a good idea to sleep underneath a tank to keep out of the rain. Tanks settle in soft ground and you might wake up too late as at least one service person has found out. Mostly though you dont sleep under them cos they are big fat farking targets.
What I really need is a tank with all the armour stripped off and a swish fibreglass body on top with comfy seats, a fridge and a couple of girls for company.
morrie said:
Even my Suzi is good so long as there are no ruts. In fact it handles the slopes better than the big Toyotas etc. But it simply doens’t have the ground clearance and ruts will just stop it dead.
Ahhh, OK.
Getting good tyres for the small wheels is all but impossible these days, too. When I had the Suby I got a big lift, aggressive grip and good sidewall protection by re-grooving (well, cutting large chunks of tread out of) 13” light truck tyres.
Rule 303 said:
morrie said:
Even my Suzi is good so long as there are no ruts. In fact it handles the slopes better than the big Toyotas etc. But it simply doens’t have the ground clearance and ruts will just stop it dead.
Ahhh, OK.
Getting good tyres for the small wheels is all but impossible these days, too. When I had the Suby I got a big lift, aggressive grip and good sidewall protection by re-grooving (well, cutting large chunks of tread out of) 13” light truck tyres.
morrie said:
What I really need is a tank with all the armour stripped off and a swish fibreglass body on top with comfy seats, a fridge and a couple of girls for company.
Tanks are cool. They have a unique sound, slap one and you get nothing, not even the impression of a thud. Totally impassive and massive. It is heavier than a huge bank vault door but can move at 80kmh. When they go past the sound is directed into the ground and they shake you as they go past. 40 plus tons, 500 plus horses power and torques out the ying yang will do that.
Skunkworks said:
morrie said:
What I really need is a tank with all the armour stripped off and a swish fibreglass body on top with comfy seats, a fridge and a couple of girls for company.
Tanks are cool. They have a unique sound, slap one and you get nothing, not even the impression of a thud. Totally impassive and massive. It is heavier than a huge bank vault door but can move at 80kmh. When they go past the sound is directed into the ground and they shake you as they go past. 40 plus tons, 500 plus horses power and torques out the ying yang will do that.
morrie said:
I am not sure if it was a tank or an armoured vehicle, but someone pinched one in Perth about 10 years ago and ran riot through the suburbs.
Skunkworks said:
morrie said:
I am not sure if it was a tank or an armoured vehicle, but someone pinched one in Perth about 10 years ago and ran riot through the suburbs.
If it is the one I recall it was an APC and he didnt close the battle hatch so that the cops could get in. It is amazing that it doesnt happen more often, no keys required in military vehicles.
morrie said:
I am not sure if it was a tank or an armoured vehicle, but someone pinched one in Perth about 10 years ago and ran riot through the suburbs.
I recall when I was working in the city they once or twice drove a column of the down St George’s Terrace, maybe 20 or so. They made a whole lotta noise and the ground shook as they went by. Quite impressive, and they weren’t even proper tanks.
I didn’t think about the keys thing. I don’t suppose you want to be stuffing around tryng to find the keys in the middle of a battle.
I do recall Chuck Morrows running down a hillside, lifting the hatch on a German tank and dropping a grenade in.
morrie said:
I didn’t think about the keys thing. I don’t suppose you want to be stuffing around tryng to find the keys in the middle of a battle.
… unless they had mental problems of course.
morrie said:
That sounds right. They dropped a smoke grenade in I think. Some guy with some mental problems they said.
My bad, I meant he didnt lock the battlehatch. An old army expression, first its catches then its hatches. Meaning look after the little things, cos complacency in the small things means complacency in the big game changing things.
morrie said:
I didn’t think about the keys thing. I don’t suppose you want to be stuffing around tryng to find the keys in the middle of a battle.I do recall Chuck Morrows running down a hillside, lifting the hatch on a German tank and dropping a grenade in.
Yeah, wouldnt happen in a locked down hatch for obvious reasons, they were awake up to people dropping grenades in. Some military vehicles ie Landrovers arrive with keys (though it is more a generic cat key) but they are ignored and the key is replaced by a hoseclamp. Domestic fleet of civilian based cars has keys.
I was reading about the soldier who was killed recently in today’s paper. He had an impressive string of tours of duty.
Morning…
… evening from me :)
>Morning…
It couldn’t be, I’m having an early night. I promised myself.
sibeen said:
>Morning…It couldn’t be, I’m having an early night. I promised myself.
Goodnight…
I can’t seem to find the goodnight thread.
May have to pour another vino and then have a closer look.
sibeen said:
I can’t seem to find the goodnight thread.May have to pour another vino and then have a closer look.
that’s what I did :D
sibeen said:
I can’t seem to find the goodnight thread.May have to pour another vino and then have a closer look.
Only 55 km to go.
:D
Yup very early – right thread now
Good Morning people
Waiting for CS’ flight to land :)
yawn
It’s early!
Tis early
Morning folks
Mornin Spider Lily, Ms Spock, Stumpy_seahorse
…yeah it be still dark
Aquila said:
Mornin Spider Lily, Ms Spock, Stumpy_seahorse…yeah it be still dark
A bit warmer today… 2 degrees
Stumpy_seahorse said:
Aquila said:
Mornin Spider Lily, Ms Spock, Stumpy_seahorse…yeah it be still dark
A bit warmer today… 2 degrees
Yeah, it’s been a bit chilly here too…the temperature plummeted down to 13° on Thursday!
Ning, -3 here…
Good morning Holidayers. We have 3 degrees, still dark, temp still dropping.
buffy said:
Good morning Holidayers. We have 3 degrees, still dark, temp still dropping.
2.5º here and a thick frost -2º is what it had been down to.
morning. seems nice here. not cold or wet. dark. and noisy, not like home.
Anzac did not want me to leave for work this morning and decided to lay across Mrs SS and myself on the couch…
And when a 45kg dog does that, it is very hard to persuade him to release you! :)
Greetings from the slightly humid desert where people are cranky about a few drops of moisture. Sheesh :/
maybe they don’t like damp squibs kii?
;-)
Morning all.Not too bad a morning here. Seem to have ‘done a groin’* while suffering a bought of coughing last night
*not exactly groin, but that general area and very painful
sounds like you’re falling apart geoff.
:-)
Geoff D said:
Morning all.Not too bad a morning here. Seem to have ‘done a groin’* while suffering a bought of coughing last night*not exactly groin, but that general area and very painful
Not a hernia I hope.
Boris said:
maybe they don’t like damp squibs kii?;-)
Meh. Seriously, today some of the most rudest, demanding and cranky customers graced us with their divine selves. Even our lovely manager, who is very even tempered and polite, was nearly at breaking point.
Geoff D said:
Morning all.Not too bad a morning here. Seem to have ‘done a groin’* while suffering a bought of coughing last night*not exactly groin, but that general area and very painful
Sheesh, geoff :( Just stop it!
Dropbear said:
Geoff D said:
Morning all.Not too bad a morning here. Seem to have ‘done a groin’* while suffering a bought of coughing last night*not exactly groin, but that general area and very painful
Not a hernia I hope.
Right sort of inguinal location. F’kin hurt when it happened.
And yes, Boris, I’m falling apart.
I’m still waiting to have my hernia fixed :( pretty sure I broke myself when I fell over last November, broke the surgical scar from June, that is.
I found this quote today – it made me laugh:
“I can remember just 10 times when I had really narrow escapes from death. Two were from drowning in typhoons, one was when our boat was charged by a wounded whale; once my wife and I were nearly eaten by wild dogs, once we were in great danger from fanatical lama priests; two were close calls when I fell over cliffs, once I was nearly caught by a huge python, and twice I might have been killed by bandits.”
Without Googling…any ideas?
alby mangles?
Way before Alby…
i googled and had never heard of him.
Boris said:
i googled and had never heard of him.
I saw a book about him and read that quote off the back cover. The style of the front cover and that quote had me thinking it was spoof/joke book. Some say he was the original Indiana Jones.
http://web2.beloit.edu/belmag/spring01/html/RCA.html
Morning all
Had to pick CS up at 0415 this morning.
Back to bed after that, now i’m awake it’s time to get up.. for me anyway
Still damn cold here, jumper and slipper cold :/
Still damn cold here, jumper and slipper cold :/
16 degrees eh?
we had a good evening at chez bu last night. was nice seeing cs again.
TourD’Frog. Crashes 3km or less from the finish line. I see now that there’s method in the madness; everyone in the pile up is credited with the same time as the winner of the leg. What a rort!
It was either Rudyard Kippling or Jimmy Saville.
>>I see now that there’s method in the madness;
That’s what drugs do to them, it turns them into lying cheating crying bastards who are the dregs of society, I wont watch them on principle, I’ll have no truck with them and anyway you can’t get a pantechnicon onto the course.
Boris said:
16 degrees eh?
crikey, that means you can leave the milk out of the fridge and it won’t turn sour for, ooo, a good few hours.
Boris said:
Still damn cold here, jumper and slipper cold :/16 degrees eh?
we had a good evening at chez bu last night. was nice seeing cs again.
was 2C this morning …
Peak Warming Man said:
>>I see now that there’s method in the madness;That’s what drugs do to them, it turns them into lying cheating crying bastards who are the dregs of society, I wont watch them on principle, I’ll have no truck with them and anyway you can’t get a pantechnicon onto the course.
surely if you can get a fleet of winnebargo camper vans, you can get a pantechnicon on the course. Not at the same time as the cyclists, mind you.
Dropbear said:
was 2C this morning …
… the Kweenslanders are having a record-breaking cold snap. End Times.
Geoff D said:
TourD’Frog. Crashes 3km or less from the finish line. I see now that there’s method in the madness; everyone in the pile up is credited with the same time as the winner of the leg. What a rort!
Some would even go so far as to draw unkind parallels to a certain Australian female rower…
:-)
Rule 303 said:
Geoff D said:
TourD’Frog. Crashes 3km or less from the finish line. I see now that there’s method in the madness; everyone in the pile up is credited with the same time as the winner of the leg. What a rort!
Some would even go so far as to draw unkind parallels to a certain Australian female rower…
:-)
if you see the damage they tend to do to themselves when they fall at 60+ km/hr I don’t think you’d be thinking they take a dive.
neomyrtus_ said:
Dropbear said:was 2C this morning …
… the Kweenslanders are having a record-breaking cold snap. End Times.
Oh, diddums :( poor things.
But droppy, it seems to happen every stage. And they don’t seem to be going flat chat when they bunch up and do a synchronised falling down.
Oo…rain :D
So who was the dude you quoted earlier on, Samantha?
>And they don’t seem to be going flat chat when they bunch up and do a synchronised falling down.
Yeah, they’re only doing about 50 km/h when the crashes have happened, rather than the 60 they’d be doing at the finish line.
The pussies.
Drppy has a good point – the injuries from the falls include nasty, annoying fractures. A cyclist landing on you can break your pelvis.
Mr Neo and I were discussing fractures – so far we have scaphoids, a tibia, a pelvis, and a clavicle on the TdF body count
Geoff D said:
But droppy, it seems to happen every stage. And they don’t seem to be going flat chat when they bunch up and do a synchronised falling down.
teh riders say it’s because it’s early in the race and that the teams are not as well structured this year in terms of lead out trains.. so its every dog for himself at the front and people taking silly risks.. riders not following their lines is the major cause.
neomyrtus_ said:
Drppy has a good point – the injuries from the falls include nasty, annoying fractures. A cyclist landing on you can break your pelvis.
there have been a few broken bones already. thats a lot to carry through another 2.5 weeks of cycling.
Dropbear said:
if you see the damage they tend to do to themselves when they fall at 60+ km/hr I don’t think you’d be thinking they take a dive.
I think you’re taking the comparison just a teeeensy bit too seriously there, Bear.
Also, I have been in peletons that went down. When I say ‘peletons’ I mean peleton. Only one, really; but it was nasty man… There was mud, blood, bidons, skin and derision strewn all over the road.
OK, so maybe I was being a bit cynical about the Tour de Frog
Geoff D said:
OK, so maybe I was being a bit cynical about the Tour de Frog
I think you can pretty much go hell-for-leather on the pharmaceutical innuendo.
:-)
Hummingbird stand-offs are happening here. Right now.
kii said:
Hummingbird stand-offs are happening here. Right now.
Purple monkey dishwasher.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LvrcdQWzH-8&feature=related
One of my favourite videos…I’d put up one of fighting hummingbirds, but this one is cuter :P
Hello lunchtime Holidayers. My morning was a lot more relaxed today. A group of three children failed to materialize. So I used the time to sort out paperwork for tax. Now all I need are the printed bank statements (yes, yes, I know, I could do it from the electronics, but I don’t) and I can reconcile, send it to the accountant and demand some money back.
Amusing: 32-year-old chatting with his 12-year-old self via video linkup
Hi buffy. I wonder what happened to those patients.
I’d say Mum forgot to bring them in. School holidays and all that. We phoned them yesterday leaving a message to remind them of the appointment.
Never mind, it’s been so busy lately I don’t mind having a bit of time to sort paperwork at a more leisurely speed.
I just bought some crumbed lamb chops. I can’t be bothered crumbing them, but the butcher had done some. So tonight we have lamb chops for tea.
>>I wonder what happened to those patients.
Buffy said that they were not materilising so I’m putting two and two together and thinking that they were being beamed into her waiting room and the transporter apparatus broke down and the children are dead.
There must be some way of extracting their atoms out of the æther and reassembling them.
>So tonight we have lamb chops for tea.
Not sure what I’ll be doing this end. Possibly a quiche. Or maybe a couple of the duck sausages I bought yesterday (actually they’re “Duck with Quince & Wicked Camembert”, made by the Art of Sausage company).
I picked up some veal and pork mince too, as I intend to make some (not traditional) pasties over the weekend. I got a small turnip. I’ve got carrot and onion. Mmmm. I like home made pasties, but they are a little bit fiddly to make if you make the pastry yourself.
I was planning to buy a set of pasty shaper thingies from one of those home catalogues, but then I forgot. They looked as though they’d work well – you just put the unshaped pastry in the shaper, then the filling, then close it and open it again and voilà, perefect pasty. Supposedly.
I don’t mind making the packet, but the multiple rolling of puff or rough puff pastry can be a little tedious. It is worth it though.
I should do some more work.
I’d better visit the shops again. Although I have a plentiful supply of savoury Tour nibbles, there’s nothing sweet in the house. Not even any fruit.
Afternoon et al…slow day, few Drs next door.
Dog, excel is a little painful when you haven’t used it for a long time…
You need to ask Rule for advice, poik, he’s got it all sorted.
:)
sibeen said:
You need to ask Rule for advice, poik, he’s got it all sorted.:)
Ha, yea, you had issues with your colon iirc…
The Fourth of July fireworks display above San Diego Bay was over in a flash after a malfunction that the show’s producer blamed on a computer glitch caused the planned 20-minute spectacle to burn up all at once.
http://www.theage.com.au/technology/technology-news/fireworks-mishap-20minute-fourth-of-july-spectacle-over-in-15-seconds-after-computer-glitch-20120706-21kpe.html
…
Tee hee.
lol would have looked awesome but
No, I’ll follow buffy’s example and have lamb. But a mighty lamb shank (more like a sheep shank), casseroled, rather than chops.
3.5 hrs to FNDC XD
I’d better call FNDC now, since I’ve just scoffed the leftover smoked mackerel with a glass of sauv blanc, and am about to pour another.
Afternoon skeptics
Hmmm long time between posts here.
over here pete.
Hi Boris
With industrial handrailing it’s a rule of thunb that the spacing between stancheons is not greater than 2 meters.
I’m going to have bacon and cheese toasted sandwiches for tea.
thomo would be the one for this pwm, i would think. pm him on the forum.
Peak Warming Man said:
With industrial handrailing it’s a rule of thunb that the spacing between stancheons is not greater than 2 meters.
Domestic handrailing must not be able to allow a sphere of 100mm diameter to pass through any opening.
I think
Upton Beall Sinclair, Jr., I, Candidate for Governor: And How I Got Licked, 1935
“It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends upon his not understanding it.”
>>thomo would be the one for this pwm, i would think. pm him on the forum.
Err, that was not a question Boris but rather a statment of distance between posts.
Well the editor published my letter today, the one he called trenchant.
Problem is, as far as I can see, that he edited all the trenchant bits out of it ;-)
You’ll never find an atheist in the trenchants.
Err, that was not a question Boris but rather a statment of distance between posts.
sorry, i’m in answer mode.
Peak Warming Man said:
You’ll never find an atheist in the trenchants.
I already thought of that joke but didn’t consider it funny enough to warrant posting.
Eric Arthur Blair, writing as George Orwell, British writer and satirist , 1903 – 1950
“In times of universal deceit, telling the truth will be a revolutionary act.”
Boris said:
Eric Arthur Blair, writing as George Orwell, British writer and satirist , 1903 – 1950“In times of universal deceit, telling the truth will be a revolutionary act.”
I like that.
Pair of Victorian church candlesticks I bought yesterday (the big spirally ones):
>I already thought of that joke but didn’t consider it funny enough to warrant posting.
I posted it yesterday.
Napoleon Bonaparte, French General and Emperor, 1769–1821
“Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.”
Ooh I like those candlesticks.
Three garage sales to go to tomorrow.
That’s all before 8.30 when princess starts her dog obedience classes. LOL
Followed by a special invitation bbq being held by the retiring local butcher for all his loyal customers. That’s me :-)
I’m expecting good meat at this bbq.
When Gladstone asked Michael Faraday what would electricity ever be used for he replied “I don’t know precisily yet but one thing I’m sure of is that one day you will tax it.”
Take a jumbo doggy bag.
Where are you getting these from Boris?
Bubble Car said:
Take a jumbo doggy bag.
hehe
http://www.ausairpower.net/Quotes.html
a good site for all things in military air.
I see they that in London they have just put the roof on the biggest building in Europe, I suppose the boss will put a keg on.
I wonder if that cultural tradition is still being practiced or have the political correct temperance society fun police have killed that one off too?
I’d like to sell a ‘have’
I’m just thinking about pets and their CARBON pawprint and the food miles of Pal, the next thing after the CARBON tax will probably be to ban pets, all for the greater good you see.
What? Even goldfish?!
Also I think that there should be a ceiling on children( that’s figuratively speaking, I don’t want to cause trouble) say two per family.
I think it should be phased in, I wouldn’t like to see a government sanctioned Action Collective coming round to families with three children and tell them to give one over to the state for termination for the greater good, be a terrible decision to have to make on short notice but the sentiment is right to protect the planet and worship Gaia.
Peak Warming Man said:
I’m just thinking about pets and their CARBON pawprint and the food miles of Pal, the next thing after the CARBON tax will probably be to ban pets, all for the greater good you see.
There’s Ash in Pal, so, pets kind of sequester carbon for a little while…
Peak Warming Man said:
Also I think that there should be a ceiling on children( that’s figuratively speaking, I don’t want to cause trouble) say two per family.
I think it should be phased in, I wouldn’t like to see a government sanctioned Action Collective coming round to families with three children and tell them to give one over to the state for termination for the greater good, be a terrible decision to have to make on short notice but the sentiment is right to protect the planet and worship Gaia.
Could be used to feed the poor…
be a terrible decision to have to make on short notice
———————————————————————————————————
Sophies Choice.
Anyway it might slow the Catholics down.
Peak Warming Man said:
I see they that in London they have just put the roof on the biggest building in Europe,
Which building is that?
>>Could be used to feed the poor…
Exactly, it would be a big day for some villages when the UN airdrop of food parcels with children steaks and this months issue of Green Left Weekly.
Peak Warming Man said:
I’d like to sell a ‘have’
And a ‘they’.
Witty Rejoinder said:
Peak Warming Man said:
I see they that in London they have just put the roof on the biggest building in Europe,
Which building is that?
The Shard?
Skeptic Pete said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
Peak Warming Man said:
I see they that in London they have just put the roof on the biggest building in Europe,
Which building is that?
The Shard?
I think PWM meant to say tallest. I’ll let it pass this time and keep a good eye on him.
I think I might up anchor and drift.
Well, lamb shank casserole is in the oven, wine is in the glass. Let’s get mellow.
Peak Warming Man said:
I think I might up anchor and drift.
Flathead?
Bubble Car said:
Well, lamb shank casserole is in the oven, wine is in the glass. Let’s get mellow.
Let’s get shickered?
Bubble Car said:
Bubble Car said:
Well, lamb shank casserole is in the oven, wine is in the glass. Let’s get mellow.
Let’s get shickered?
No I said “let’s get mellow”.
Bubble Car said:
Well, lamb shank casserole is in the oven, wine is in the glass. Let’s get mellow.
Satay chicken and chicken chow mein in take-away containers reading for nuking at a moments notice.
reading=ready
Skeptic Pete said:
reading=ready
Not according to the Oxford English dictionary!
;-)
Talking about mellow, I’m listening to this fine album:
http://www.buywell.com/cgi-bin/buywellic2/afly.html?mv_arg=12629
I know there’s a lot of gamers here, how are you finding the new look Minesweeper in Windows 7?
Peak Warming Man said:
I know there’s a lot of gamers here, how are you finding the new look Minesweeper in Windows 7?
Im going for my MSCE
(minesweeper certified engineer)
I’m currently gaming my way through this atmospheric Thief fan mission, but unlike this idiot, I’m going very slowly and enjoying the scenery:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKmTRZVfJOA
Dropbear said:
Peak Warming Man said:
I know there’s a lot of gamers here, how are you finding the new look Minesweeper in Windows 7?
Im going for my MSCE
(minesweeper certified engineer)
the minesweeper certificate buy back is an integral part of deliverig sustainable communities
Good evening Holidayers.
There are a lot of very generous people emailing me at the moment wanting to put $1500 dollars into various bank accounts that I don’t have…..
Is everybody eating tea?
Had mine, buffy. Appetites are still orf in this house, so small and simple meals are the go.
buffy said:
Is everybody eating tea?
Not me.
Well, now I’m going to eat. Just chat amongst yourselves for a while…
A good katolic family here, so we had fish and chips…and a couple of fried dim sims :)
>>Just chat amongst yourselves for a while…
OK
How about that Corby girl then hey?
… or that Slipper bloke.
we could start a campaign “sink the slipper”.
>>we could start a campaign “sink the slipper”.
I think that’s already well under way.
Let’s have a prune party!
Uh oh. I think it may be starting to work on the little girl on the right. ;-)
Dont really see anyone eating prunes these days. My grandfather had a big jar for his breakfast prunes. They do have some bad PR.
Peak Warming Man said:
>>we could start a campaign “sink the slipper”.I think that’s already well under way.
I think there’s a refloating underway
morrie said:
Uh oh. I think it may be starting to work on the little girl on the right. ;-)
She’s the only one who’s been inhaling.
FNDC, already open, but I’m starting now (1 beer ago)
mrs d likes prunes. Keeps a stock of ‘em in the fridge.
I make a liqueur with prunes in about September for Christmas. Put prunes in jar, pour over vodka and leave for a few months. Tastes great.
Then drink remaining vodka and nibble away at the rest of the prunes.
prunes give me the shits.
I like prunes. I haven’t eaten any for ages. Perhaps I’ll remember to buy some next week.
We seem to have fallen into a habit of watching the reruns of SeaChange. It’s not bad. I remember liking it a lot when it was first made, and I didn’t think it would stand another watching. But it’s OK.
I’m fond of prunes myself but they don’t often appear on the shopping list.
I’ll get a tin on Sunday :)
buffy said:
We seem to have fallen into a habit of watching the reruns of SeaChange. It’s not bad. I remember liking it a lot when it was first made, and I didn’t think it would stand another watching. But it’s OK.
Dr Who here,
Watched the Dr Who repeats last time through…and then they just started from the beginning straight away again.
Boris said:
prunes give me the shits.
They do that to me to but not in the way you mention.. I have grafted many hundreds of thousands of prune trees, could easily be more. They are a pain in the whatsit.. or hard work.
I love the fruit. Probably the only plum I consume more than four of per year. I’m not big on plums but I lurve my prunes.
Because I am a part of the prune industry, I get mine from the dehydtrator.. yes they are REAL dried prunes. Yummy stuff.
I heart prunes. They now sell them in small packs so I can nibble at work without worrying about giving myself the squits (actually no matter how many I eat they haven’t given me the squits).
Anyway, today sucked bigtime. And it’s only day 5 of 12. I should of beed a teacher.
buffy said:
Watched the Dr Who repeats last time through…and then they just started from the beginning straight away again.
TV has bored me for decades but at the same time I still watch a lot of it as a blanked out space.
Dr Who has been watched over and over.. among many others. I’m worried that newer programming hasn’t interested me a great deal. Not so much because I’m not longing for it.. more that it hasn’t come up to expectations.
OCDC said:
I heart prunes. They now sell them in small packs so I can nibble at work without worrying about giving myself the squits (actually no matter how many I eat they haven’t given me the squits).Anyway, today sucked bigtime. And it’s only day 5 of 12. I should of beed a teacher.
(actually no matter how many I eat they haven’t given me the squits).
> same here
> for me everyday sucks big time because I should have beed a lot of things.. a teacher being one.. that I actually got paid for doing.
Anyway, today sucked bigtime. And it’s only day 5 of 12. I should of beed a teacher.
-
No teacher has ever worked 12 days in a row so you’re right there.
Witty Rejoinder said:
Anyway, today sucked bigtime. And it’s only day 5 of 12. I should of beed a teacher.
-No teacher has ever worked 12 days in a row so you’re right there.
No teacher has ever worked…
Nurses are only allowed to do a maximum of 10 consecutive days, regardless of shift length.
OCDC said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
Anyway, today sucked bigtime. And it’s only day 5 of 12. I should of beed a teacher.
-No teacher has ever worked 12 days in a row so you’re right there.
No teacher has ever worked…
Nurses are only allowed to do a maximum of 10 consecutive days, regardless of shift length.
they’re better at whinging than medical staff though.
Witty Rejoinder said:
Anyway, today sucked bigtime. And it’s only day 5 of 12. I should of beed a teacher.
-No teacher has ever worked 12 days in a row so you’re right there.
One of my problems is that there may sometimes be 12 days or a lot more when I cannot get work but the only reason that worries me is because the pay I do get for days I do work.. means that I have to work every day of every week.
My friends have a plum orchard. Each year the fruit ripens and falls to the ground. It isn’t economically viable to pick it. Plums sell for $3 a kilo at the shops.
My friends have a plum orchard. Each year the fruit ripens and falls to the ground. It isn’t economically viable to pick it. Plums sell for $3 a kilo at the shops.
Am I the only one around here who actually likes the patients and the work that I do?
poikilotherm said:
they’re better at whinging than medical staff though.
I’ve got no sympathy for doctors and their inability to contemplate reasonable working hours.
morrie said:
My friends have a plum orchard. Each year the fruit ripens and falls to the ground. It isn’t economically viable to pick it. Plums sell for $3 a kilo at the shops.
in the shops.. heck.. it wouldn’t matter if plums sold for $20 per kilo.. the farmer still only gets 5% or less than that.. and that’s only for the good fruit.
buffy said:
Am I the only one around here who actually likes the patients and the work that I do?
We’re all very much aware of how strange you are Buffy.
:-P
buffy said:
Am I the only one around here who actually likes the patients and the work that I do?
No.
I just don’t like 12 fecking 10 hour days without a (rostered) break.
buffy said:
Am I the only one around here who actually likes the patients and the work that I do?
No.. I love all my work.. in that I hardly ever work on people.
buffy said:
Am I the only one around here who actually likes the patients and the work that I do?
Seems so…
buffy said:
Am I the only one around here who actually likes the patients and the work that I do?
Possibly…or perhaps I’ve done the hard yards, stuck around, been there for people for over 25 years, and now I get the appreciation and reap some reward.
I enjoyed my work. Sometimes I even get a bit wistful. But then again you do tend to forget the crap over the years.
buffy said:
Am I the only one around here who actually likes the patients and the work that I do?
PS that wasn’t me with the screw-driver…
buffy said:
Possibly…or perhaps I’ve done the hard yards, stuck around, been there for people for over 25 years, and now I get the appreciation and reap some reward.
Yes, you have reaped the benefits of the country practice and the all creatures great and small .. now you have to sit back and read Hale and Hardy.
it seems to me that there is no reason that doctors or nurses should be doing long hours
no one should be doing long hours for no reason, all it does is destroy the person doing those hours
Bedtime.
buffy said:
Possibly…or perhaps I’ve done the hard yards, stuck around, been there for people for over 25 years, and now I get the appreciation and reap some reward.
I’ve never really found much enjoyment from patients where I’ve ‘helped’ them and they’ve come back and told me so or have been grateful for it…kinda think well, yea, that’s what I’m paid for. meh. Probably why I don’t like doing what I do…
I enjoy my work the vast majority of the time. It’s when I have to deal with people that it can become very frustrating.
If I’m ensconced in my office , without having to talk to anyone, pure heaven.
I get a whole lot more out of my work than money….
buffy said:
I get a whole lot more out of my work than money….
That’d be nice, I see many others appear to get this same satisfaction from ‘a job well done’. I’m yet to come across it doing what I currently do.
I think we need to cut the doctards a bit of slack, we don’t have people dying around us at work.
Empathy, from PWM. faints
poikilotherm said:
buffy said:I get a whole lot more out of my work than money….
That’d be nice, I see many others appear to get this same satisfaction from ‘a job well done’. I’m yet to come across it doing what I currently do.
It is a viewpoint.. I’m considered unreliable by many because a job well done in my mind is a job well prepared. I’m prone to not turn up if I believe it isn’t worth getting out of bed for..
poikilotherm said:
buffy said:I get a whole lot more out of my work than money….
That’d be nice, I see many others appear to get this same satisfaction from ‘a job well done’. I’m yet to come across it doing what I currently do.
$ is why I get out of bed.
sibeen said:
I enjoy my work the vast majority of the time. It’s when I have to deal with people that it can become very frustrating.If I’m ensconced in my office , without having to talk to anyone, pure heaven.
Yep, I agree ;)
Looks legit.
Evening all
Just back from a Pud.. Mr & Ms Telost, Aquila, myself and CS. Unfortunately Stan 101 couldn’t make it..
Now just doing the final touches to our packing for NZ :)
Hope everyone is having a great night and not feeling to cold :)
These ads are going to get old after 3 weeks
its funny
“the peacemaker” shown tonight on tv was made in 1997
the two towers are still up
in a real terrorist scenario everyone seems to be very efficient, everyone seems to know they are coming and how and why they are doing it. the gov depts are all ready to go etc.
yet strangely on the day when new york was attacked for real no one seemed to know what was happening and all you had was a series of questions that no one seemed to be able to answer
wookiemeister said:
the peacemakerin a real life scenario everyone seems to be very efficient, everyone seems to know they are coming and how and why they are doing it.
yet strangely on the day _ for real no one seemed to know what was happening and all you had was a series of questions that no one seemed to be able to answer.
you know it is odd that a test photo which was stilll pretty.. entered into this ..
http://www.flickr.com/photos/99559986@N00/7495566226/#comment72157630414193456
as a point of interest it seems to me that the best way to defuse a nuclear weapon is to hit the brains with something heavy or destroy the brains – no wire cutting required
the brains is the control circuit, like most complex machines it only takes a nudge to make them inoperable.
Admiral, did you watch that magnificent game of footy tonight?
sibeen said:
Admiral, did you watch that magnificent game of footy tonight?
Nup. I watched the rugby league game which was in live here, then switched over to the delayed telecast of the AFL after it finished. Watched a bit of it, but cracked the shits at the clash of jumpers and switched over Le Tour as soon as it was on. Looked up the AFL result live on the webiste.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uh6Qla-OQ-M
what ever happened to tom green?
Clash of jumpers?
One is the most famous jumper in Australian football. The other is a bland striped black and white piece of rubbish.
sibeen said:
Clash of jumpers?One is the most famous jumper in Australian football. The other is a bland striped black and white piece of rubbish.
I’m switching between the tennis and the tour between ad breaks too.
TENNIS
You are dead to me!
sibeen said:
TENNISYou are dead to me!
I think Carlton should forfeit tonight for not wearing their sky-blue jumper.
I’d reply to that, but unfortunately “you are dead to me”.
even better idea – any away team that doesn’t wear a non-clashing jumper should forfeit 1/22 of their TV rights money.
It may be that I grew up with them, watching them live, and even on a B&W TV, but I could never confuse a Carlton and Collingwood jumper.
Happy FNDC folks
Cheers Stumpy :)
Bubble Car said:
Cheers Stumpy :)
Cheers to you Mr Car :)
I’m not drinking.
May be a lie.
sibeen said:
It may be that I grew up with them, watching them live, and even on a B&W TV, but I could never confuse a Carlton and Collingwood jumper.
It doesn’t help that Collingwood changed their jumper in the early 2000s.
sibeen said:
I’m not drinking.
May be a lie.
i’ll see your lie and raise you…
A can or 20…
I am taking it rather easy for a FNDC. On about stubbie #7 and sharing a wine with SWMBO.
The sprogs didn’t go to bed until about 11, so hopefully they’ll sleep in. I’m supposed to do an ‘urgent’ design on the morrow, but as the client has screwed me around quite a bit in the last week or two, it ‘might’ not get done until Monday.
sibeen said:
I am taking it rather easy for a FNDC. On about stubbie #7 and sharing a wine with SWMBO.The sprogs didn’t go to bed until about 11, so hopefully they’ll sleep in. I’m supposed to do an ‘urgent’ design on the morrow, but as the client has screwed me around quite a bit in the last week or two, it ‘might’ not get done until Monday.
i’m hitting it hard tonight… Mrs SS is out, friend from hobart is up… time to partay….
I’m booked for a mellow Saturday & recovering Sunday. Then the official start of Deep Winter, Deep Creativity, which is this year’s July theme in the BCar household.
I’m booked for picking up my Sis & Bil & nephew from the airport early Sunday morning and spending the whole day doing family stuff. So I’m drinking tonight because I can’t go hard tomorrow night.
Evening all.
Anyone know why my puter might be pausing while showing videos on Youtube but no other sites? It’s not bandwidth or buffer or memory or CPU speed.
Rule, are you using firefox?
Kingy said:
Rule, are you using firefox?
Yes.
That’s your problem. Dunno why, but mine does the same.
I installed Opera solely to watch youchoobs.
Kingy said:
That’s your problem. Dunno why, but mine does the same.
I installed Opera solely to watch youchoobs.
Interesting. IE seems to deal with them better, too.
Firefox shows sparks of hope and stability every now and then. Are you using Win7 64bit?
I have been scouring the net for bits and I have just purchased parts to assemble the next generation of welding viewer.
morrie said:
I have been scouring the net for bits and I have just purchased parts to assemble the next generation of welding viewer.
Wassit do?
Rule 303 said:
morrie said:
I have been scouring the net for bits and I have just purchased parts to assemble the next generation of welding viewer.
Wassit do?
morrie said:
It allows one to have much improved vision of the workpiece while welding.
Always a good thing. Are you at liberty to discuss how?
Rule 303 said:
morrie said:
It allows one to have much improved vision of the workpiece while welding.
Always a good thing. Are you at liberty to discuss how?
morrie said:
No, it might be patentable if it works ok, so best keep it under wraps for now. Mainly, I am hoping it will help me because I find that the main impediment to welding.
Cool. Have you tried the auto-darkening helmets?
Rule 303 said:
Kingy said:
That’s your problem. Dunno why, but mine does the same.
I installed Opera solely to watch youchoobs.
Interesting. IE seems to deal with them better, too.
Firefox shows sparks of hope and stability every now and then. Are you using Win7 64bit?
Yes.
waves to morrie
Now to bed.
Rule 303 said:
morrie said:
No, it might be patentable if it works ok, so best keep it under wraps for now. Mainly, I am hoping it will help me because I find that the main impediment to welding.
Cool. Have you tried the auto-darkening helmets?
Rule, how high did your BP get before your recent op?
morrie said:
I still have trouble seeing clearly once the arc strikes up.
Yeah OK. Would be interested to see what you come up with.
morrie said:
Rule, how high did your BP get before your recent op?
It didn’t. None of the testing showed any problems (until the angiogram)… The only symptom was me, describing the classic symptoms of unstable angina.
And a crescendo pattern of episodes.
Rule 303 said:
morrie said:
Rule, how high did your BP get before your recent op?
It didn’t. None of the testing showed any problems (until the angiogram)… The only symptom was me, describing the classic symptoms of unstable angina.
morrie said:
Rule 303 said:
morrie said:
Rule, how high did your BP get before your recent op?
It didn’t. None of the testing showed any problems (until the angiogram)… The only symptom was me, describing the classic symptoms of unstable angina.
What were they? Pain in the chest?
morrie said:
What were they? Pain in the chest?
The episodes lasted 4-8 minutes and were initially just dull pain/pressure in the chest (left of the centreline), sweating and nausea. I had about 5 episodes like that over a period of 10 days, then a sixth that included muscle tension/pain along the lower ridge of the jaw bone – Which I when I went to hospital. All the symptoms were at rest or low activity levels.
morrie said:
Sorry if I am prying
Not at all.
Happy to talk about it.
Rule 303 said:
morrie said:
What were they? Pain in the chest?
The episodes lasted 4-8 minutes and were initially just dull pain/pressure in the chest (left of the centreline), sweating and nausea. I had about 5 episodes like that over a period of 10 days, then a sixth that included muscle tension/pain along the lower ridge of the jaw bone – Which I when I went to hospital. All the symptoms were at rest or low activity levels.
I suppose you know the acute angina joke?
morrie said:
That sounds like a distinctive set of symptoms, particularly that pain along the jaw.
Mate, I didn’t present myself to a hospital 300km from home at 5am on Easter Sunday for nothin. ;-)
I have been surprised by how many of my mates have told me they’ve had similar symptoms but either ignored them or got checked out but ignored the advice.
morrie said:
I suppose you know the acute angina joke?
Not yet…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sVBjSNHdoRA
Why do I watch this stuff?
:/
Rule 303 said:
morrie said:
I suppose you know the acute angina joke?
Not yet…
Replies the groom “I hope so, cos she’s got lousy tits”
kii said:
Why do I watch this stuff?
FIIK.
your timing is impecable, kii
Rule 303 said:
kii said:
Why do I watch this stuff?
FIIK.
Yeah, that’s what I said to me.
morrie said:
Replies the groom “I hope so, cos she’s got lousy tits”
:Groan:
One of the teachers at the girl child’s school has apparently been suspended for the rest of the year for telling a very rude joke in the staff room. She’s a very experienced and well regarded teacher but has often been in conflict with the principal.
The worst thing is, none of my spies know the joke!
Rule 303 said:
morrie said:
Replies the groom “I hope so, cos she’s got lousy tits”
:Groan:
One of the teachers at the girl child’s school has apparently been suspended for the rest of the year for telling a very rude joke in the staff room. She’s a very experienced and well regarded teacher but has often been in conflict with the principal.
The worst thing is, none of my spies know the joke!
http://www.tnr.com/blog/plank/104656/wait%E2%80%94freedom-religion-all-religions
Friday Funnies?
Rule 303 said:
morrie said:
Replies the groom “I hope so, cos she’s got lousy tits”
:Groan:
One of the teachers at the girl child’s school has apparently been suspended for the rest of the year for telling a very rude joke in the staff room. She’s a very experienced and well regarded teacher but has often been in conflict with the principal.
The worst thing is, none of my spies know the joke!
Try harder…we need to know this joke!
morrie said:
Suspended? Sounds a bit extreme.
It must be a cracker of a joke….
8-)
kii said:
http://www.tnr.com/blog/plank/104656/wait%E2%80%94freedom-religion-all-religionsFriday Funnies?
Last comment wins:
I think Ms. Hodge’s biggest mistake is assuming that a fundamentalist Islamic school would be all that different from a fundamentalist Christian school. The cafeterias would serve different cuisines, but the coursework in both would be hostile to science, gays, “others” and the modern world in general. And students who got the full treatment would utterly lack the ability to think critically. I can’t imagine that Ms. Hodge would have a problem with that.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLSlGmVrmuM
Smith Comma John – for President
:P
G’night all.
:-)
Last comment wins:
————————————-
Yep.
G’night, Rule.
Rule 303 said:
G’night all.:-)
Now…a laugh:
http://www.upworthy.com/yes-climate-change-is-real-no-this-isnt-a-healthy-way-to-respond?c=ufb1
morning.. I was surprised yesterday when building stuff I purchased some rhs without even thinking about it. Started cutting and welding and noticed that it all had Made in Korea stamped on it..
Here we are with such a lot of iron ore and we are buying the end product.
Good morning Holidayers. We have frost. Boy, do we have frost. Haven’t seen it as white as this for some years. Thermometer at the back door is reading -1 degree.
Heading over to Casterton for a mowing session. The sun is out and it is going to be a wonderful Winter day.
roughbarked said:
morning.. I was surprised yesterday when building stuff I purchased some rhs without even thinking about it. Started cutting and welding and noticed that it all had Made in Korea stamped on it..Here we are with such a lot of iron ore and we are buying the end product.
Nothing new really…wood chip, wool, etc.
Labors not cheap enough here…
buffy said:
Good morning Holidayers. We have frost. Boy, do we have frost. Haven’t seen it as white as this for some years. Thermometer at the back door is reading -1 degree.
Heading over to Casterton for a mowing session. The sun is out and it is going to be a wonderful Winter day.
..waits for the Queenslanders to start complaining about it being 20 degrees….
Here I am slowly crossing off businesses that are anti-choice, anti-gays…anti anyone who isn’t Christian and straight and white and cookie-cutter made :|
The only place in the mall where I work that sells a vaguely healthy chicken wrap with salad donates heaps of $$ to anti-gay organisations.
Not Happy :(
Good morning peoples. Rather disturbed night, coughing and spluttering.
morning you lot. tossed and turned all night. hate it when i prepare steak and salad when sleepwalking.
Morning….I slept like a log :)
In further news – we had torrential rain for a little bit :D
As we drove along the highway…..pretty scary, because locals panic when it rains.
buffy said:
Good morning Holidayers. We have frost. Boy, do we have frost. Haven’t seen it as white as this for some years. Thermometer at the back door is reading -1 degree.
Heading over to Casterton for a mowing session. The sun is out and it is going to be a wonderful Winter day.
Morning punters and correctors, cool and overcast here with scattered showers predicted.
>>>Morning….I slept like a log :)
So how many times did you fall out of the fire place?
jjjust moi said:
buffy said:Good morning Holidayers. We have frost. Boy, do we have frost. Haven’t seen it as white as this for some years. Thermometer at the back door is reading -1 degree.
Heading over to Casterton for a mowing session. The sun is out and it is going to be a wonderful Winter day.
Heavy fog here:(
Heavy frosts usually make lovely sunny days and sweeten up the citrus fruit. Which is what is happennig here.
roughbarked said:
morning.. I was surprised yesterday when building stuff I purchased some rhs without even thinking about it. Started cutting and welding and noticed that it all had Made in Korea stamped on it..Here we are with such a lot of iron ore and we are buying the end product.
Of more concern to my mind is what will happen to Australia when Africa comes on stream with iron ore. I am seeing these projects emerging.
I keep mentioning this.
http://au.ibtimes.com/articles/331637/20120422/iron-ore-africa-bhp-billiton.htmmorrie said:
roughbarked said:
morning.. I was surprised yesterday when building stuff I purchased some rhs without even thinking about it. Started cutting and welding and noticed that it all had Made in Korea stamped on it..Here we are with such a lot of iron ore and we are buying the end product.
Having a raw material does not confer any particular advantage in terms of making and end product out of it. You can buy iron ore all over the world. Same with alumina.Of more concern to my mind is what will happen to Australia when Africa comes on stream with iron ore. I am seeing these projects emerging.
I keep mentioning this.
http://au.ibtimes.com/articles/331637/20120422/iron-ore-africa-bhp-billiton.htm
Yes, I’ve been waching your comments.
>>I am seeing these projects emerging.
Fortunatly we are still engineering them because the companies who are developing African resources have the expertiese here in Australia.
morrie said:
roughbarked said:
morning.. I was surprised yesterday when building stuff I purchased some rhs without even thinking about it. Started cutting and welding and noticed that it all had Made in Korea stamped on it..Here we are with such a lot of iron ore and we are buying the end product.
Having a raw material does not confer any particular advantage in terms of making and end product out of it. You can buy iron ore all over the world. Same with alumina.Of more concern to my mind is what will happen to Australia when Africa comes on stream with iron ore. I am seeing these projects emerging.
I keep mentioning this.
http://au.ibtimes.com/articles/331637/20120422/iron-ore-africa-bhp-billiton.htm
Africa is a risky place, probably always will be re stability imo.
poikilotherm said:
morrie said:
roughbarked said:
morning.. I was surprised yesterday when building stuff I purchased some rhs without even thinking about it. Started cutting and welding and noticed that it all had Made in Korea stamped on it..Here we are with such a lot of iron ore and we are buying the end product.
Having a raw material does not confer any particular advantage in terms of making and end product out of it. You can buy iron ore all over the world. Same with alumina.Of more concern to my mind is what will happen to Australia when Africa comes on stream with iron ore. I am seeing these projects emerging.
I keep mentioning this.
http://au.ibtimes.com/articles/331637/20120422/iron-ore-africa-bhp-billiton.htmAfrica is a risky place, probably always will be re stability imo.
Yes africa is the next big thing, lots of resources in Russia as well if they can ever get their shit together, I read an article in last weeks paper about some dirt at Pilbara and its journey. The oz mines despite the huge trucks and trains are relatively undermanned, some people driving, people in sheds doing maintenance and a control center. Lots of automation and computer stations. When that dirt gets the China is when the real labour starts, brewing it up in the foundrys and that is were China with its lower wages has the advantage. African wages would be lower again and they are pouring lots of money and love into the continent.
buffy said:
Good morning Holidayers. We have frost. Boy, do we have frost. Haven’t seen it as white as this for some years. Thermometer at the back door is reading -1 degree.
Heading over to Casterton for a mowing session. The sun is out and it is going to be a wonderful Winter day.
Good frosts here as well and iced up bird baths. Grass is growing with rain and daily dew and looks like a tops winters day ahead. Might even do some stoned mowing if the battery in the mower is still charged enough to turn it over.
Peak Warming Man said:
>>I am seeing these projects emerging.Fortunatly we are still engineering them because the companies who are developing African resources have the expertiese here in Australia.
Skunkworks said:
poikilotherm said:
morrie said:Having a raw material does not confer any particular advantage in terms of making and end product out of it. You can buy iron ore all over the world. Same with alumina.
Of more concern to my mind is what will happen to Australia when Africa comes on stream with iron ore. I am seeing these projects emerging.
I keep mentioning this.
http://au.ibtimes.com/articles/331637/20120422/iron-ore-africa-bhp-billiton.htmAfrica is a risky place, probably always will be re stability imo.
Yes africa is the next big thing, lots of resources in Russia as well if they can ever get their shit together, I read an article in last weeks paper about some dirt at Pilbara and its journey. The oz mines despite the huge trucks and trains are relatively undermanned, some people driving, people in sheds doing maintenance and a control center. Lots of automation and computer stations. When that dirt gets the China is when the real labour starts, brewing it up in the foundrys and that is were China with its lower wages has the advantage. African wages would be lower again and they are pouring lots of money and love into the continent.
I’m glad to see that PWM has finally apologised.
That welding idea I mentioned last night Rule – someone has already patented the basic idea.
http://patents.justia.com/1980/04225771.html
Skunkworks said:
poikilotherm said:
morrie said:Having a raw material does not confer any particular advantage in terms of making and end product out of it. You can buy iron ore all over the world. Same with alumina.
Of more concern to my mind is what will happen to Australia when Africa comes on stream with iron ore. I am seeing these projects emerging.
I keep mentioning this.
http://au.ibtimes.com/articles/331637/20120422/iron-ore-africa-bhp-billiton.htmAfrica is a risky place, probably always will be re stability imo.
Yes africa is the next big thing, lots of resources in Russia as well if they can ever get their shit together, I read an article in last weeks paper about some dirt at Pilbara and its journey. The oz mines despite the huge trucks and trains are relatively undermanned, some people driving, people in sheds doing maintenance and a control center. Lots of automation and computer stations. When that dirt gets the China is when the real labour starts, brewing it up in the foundrys and that is were China with its lower wages has the advantage. African wages would be lower again and they are pouring lots of money and love into the continent.
they don’t want to waste money doing stuff here
Don’t you hate that, morrie. I came up with a corker of an idea in about ’91. It was going to make me a motza and have me swimming in playboy bunnies.
Unfortunately, after a wee little search, I found it had already been done.
an influx of money into africa normally precedes a war
the russians used to mine there and give the natives AK-47s in payment
morrie said:
Having a raw material does not confer any particular advantage in terms of making and end product out of it. You can buy iron ore all over the world. Same with alumina.
Of more concern to my mind is what will happen to Australia when Africa comes on stream with iron ore. I am seeing these projects emerging.
I keep mentioning this.
http://au.ibtimes.com/articles/331637/20120422/iron-ore-africa-bhp-billiton.htm
party_pants said:
morrie said:Having a raw material does not confer any particular advantage in terms of making and end product out of it. You can buy iron ore all over the world. Same with alumina.
Of more concern to my mind is what will happen to Australia when Africa comes on stream with iron ore. I am seeing these projects emerging.
I keep mentioning this.
http://au.ibtimes.com/articles/331637/20120422/iron-ore-africa-bhp-billiton.htm
In addition to that, we are almost at full employment just digging the stuff out and shipping it away, we don’t have tens of thousand of spare workers to serve in the downstream processing industries.
morrie said:
We could import them and pay them peanuts ;-)
party_pants said:
morrie said:Having a raw material does not confer any particular advantage in terms of making and end product out of it. You can buy iron ore all over the world. Same with alumina.
Of more concern to my mind is what will happen to Australia when Africa comes on stream with iron ore. I am seeing these projects emerging.
I keep mentioning this.
http://au.ibtimes.com/articles/331637/20120422/iron-ore-africa-bhp-billiton.htm
In addition to that, we are almost at full employment just digging the stuff out and shipping it away, we don’t have tens of thousand of spare workers to serve in the downstream processing industries.
we have a managed level of unemployment around 5.5 percent
there are still unemployed. i was listening to the story of some poor bastard who wasted his money getting coal board medicals and the like and training out of his own pocket and still get a job in the mines.
the mines don’t like training people
if you were going to have a proper mine you’d just have open cut and use robots to dig and ship the stuff around
why do you need humans??
if you did it right you could just have service techs maintaining the stuff and less operators
I should start getting my shit together here, as I’m about to do a burn in a patch of bush right next to town. On the scale of fire hazards, it is marked as the equal worst in WA. Actually, I know of at least three others nearby that are worse, but the map shows it as bright red.
Things to do:
Check weather forecast
Collect heavy tanker
Collect firebugs from 2 neighbouring fire stations
Collect 50lt of kero
Collect water bottles
Print maps
Change batteries in handheld GPS
Pick up approx 10 more fireys from 2 other stations
Collect light tankers
Notify Comms
Notify neighbours
Brief crews
Could be an interesting afternoon. It’s bloody hard yakka climbing those hills in thick bush with full kit on.
party_pants said:
morrie said:
We could import them and pay them peanuts ;-)
Good idea Gina.
wookiemeister said:
we don’t have full employment
we have a managed level of unemployment around 5.5 percent
there are still unemployed. i was listening to the story of some poor bastard who wasted his money getting coal board medicals and the like and training out of his own pocket and still get a job in the mines.
the mines don’t like training people
you could use the same idea as drone operators operating machinery from afar (maybe from anywhere?)
you could just just employ someone from a centre in india to operate equipment via the internet
morrie said:
That welding idea I mentioned last night Rule – someone has already patented the basic idea.
http://patents.justia.com/1980/04225771.html
Ahhh, bugger. Good idea, but.
party_pants said:
wookiemeister said:we don’t have full employment
we have a managed level of unemployment around 5.5 percent
there are still unemployed. i was listening to the story of some poor bastard who wasted his money getting coal board medicals and the like and training out of his own pocket and still get a job in the mines.
the mines don’t like training people
Full employment is usually defined as 5%, there’s always going to be a few people unemployed, it will never get down to zero. But if 95% of the people that want a job have one it’s not doing badly.
alan greenspan made a comment in 1997/8 that put me onto my “managed chaos” theory about how society is managed
they don;t want full employment even though they could have it – it breaks down the status quo of the social hierachy
Kingy said:
Could be an interesting afternoon. It’s bloody hard yakka climbing those hills in thick bush with full kit on.
All good fun, big fella.
Do you have different kit for bush and structure?
Rule 303 said:
morrie said:
That welding idea I mentioned last night Rule – someone has already patented the basic idea.
http://patents.justia.com/1980/04225771.html
Ahhh, bugger. Good idea, but.
heres something i wrote in the sssf
From: wookiemeister ® 20/02/2008 8:23:04 PM
Subject: re: nairu (economics) post id: 3435503
it does/ can
unless you find unemployed people from somewhere.
you can either import them, round up the unemployed or the disabled and put them to work or increase the interest rate at a furious pace.
the idea of raising interest rates can be to send businesses who are over extended to the wall. as they fall they create unemployed which then are keen to work. it can also send individuals to the wall who are over extended
if you observe carefully you will find the theme i have brought up almost everywhere. one of the most amusing places i have seen it is in a film called “the fifth element” watch the beginning scenes carefully when the boss of zorg industries sacks x amount of people to slow the economy
eg
INT. CORRIDOR. ZORG’S WAREHOUSE – DAY
CLOSE ON: A pair of feet limping heavily. A MAN comes alongside them.
RIGHT ARM
Excuse me sir, the council is worried about
the economy heating up. They wondered if
it would be possible to fire 500…
They reach a door at the end of the corridor. Zorg enters a code.
ZORG
Fire 1000.
RIGHT ARM
But… 500 is all they need, sir.
ZORG turns slowly. A small scar across run across his face, his eye
stutters.
This is not a man to cross, or contradict.
RIGHT ARM
1000! Fine, sir!
Sorry to have disturbed you.
http://www.scifiscripts.com/scripts/5thelement.txt
now i’m not basing my opinion on the fifth element alone. you will find examples of this throughout history. infact whenever their has been an economy you will find this kind of thing going on. one day someone might even use this as a thesis. in the above example the government doesn’t bother raising interest rates it simply rings up the the dominant business and tells it to fire people.
it is easy to dismiss someone as a nutter until –
you do the research
personally i don’t bother much these days. trying to explain this concept is like pushing a rock up hill in the same way explaining that high voltage alone doesn’t give someone a shock it is resistance, this is why wet people are more likely to recieve a shock when exposed to a power source than dry people.
our intuition of reality can be flawed, mine included until further information presents. the human mind after say late teens early twenties , starts to set like concrete beyond that age.
the answer we want and the answers we get are sometimes at odds very much like my answer.
when you done at least something like a couple of weeks research go and watch “the matrix”.
August 16, 2011 4:41 PM EST
Australia’s flagship airline Qantas has announced wholesale changes that will see the loss of 1000 jobs as it cuts international routes, retires four Boeing 747s and delays the delivery of six Airbus A380 superjumbos by up to six years.
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No new planes will be added to Qantas Airways’ existing fleet as the company embarked on saving measures that will push back the scheduled deliveries of eight Airbus A380s to 2019 at the latest.
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Defending the job cut, Qantas chief executive Alan Joyce said this move is necessary to save a failing business.
“We don’t have the option of pretending that things will change if we stay the same.
“They won’t. To do nothing, or tinker around the edges, would only guarantee the end of Qantas international in our home Australian market.”
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“Eighty-two of every 100 people flying out of Australia are now choosing to fly with an airline other than Qantas, not including Jetstar,” Mr Joyce said.
The job cuts however inflamed tensions with unions, who were quick to condemn the strategy.
“Today’s announcement by Qantas of wholesale changes to the airlines international operation is a slap in the face to the loyal Qantas workers who have built the airline’s safety record and reputation. The Australian Services Union, the largest union representing Qantas employees, condemns the move.” the ASU said.
ASU Assistant National Secretary Linda White said “ASU members will not be flat footed – we intend to fight this.
“We successfully lobbied in relation to the APA bid and we will do it again because Australians deserve better,” she said.
morrie said:
Rule 303 said:
morrie said:
That welding idea I mentioned last night Rule – someone has already patented the basic idea.
http://patents.justia.com/1980/04225771.html
Ahhh, bugger. Good idea, but.
Still, it doesn’t seem to be available.
At the moment I am still trying to work out if I can buy a bright 532nm green LED lighting system without getting arrested.
wookiemeister said:
morrie said:
Rule 303 said:Ahhh, bugger. Good idea, but.
Still, it doesn’t seem to be available.
At the moment I am still trying to work out if I can buy a bright 532nm green LED lighting system without getting arrested.
you mean a laser?
Rule 303 said:
Kingy said:
Could be an interesting afternoon. It’s bloody hard yakka climbing those hills in thick bush with full kit on.
All good fun, big fella.
Do you have different kit for bush and structure?
We generally don’t do structure fires, FRS shares our station, and they are trained and kitted out for those.
morrie said:
wookiemeister said:
morrie said:Still, it doesn’t seem to be available.
At the moment I am still trying to work out if I can buy a bright 532nm green LED lighting system without getting arrested.
you mean a laser?
Yes and no. LEDs are lasers in a way I believe. But I want a wide angle light, not a beam.
if you want a laser they are also freely available in your local electronics store
if you want to get up to mischief you can simply crack open cd writers/lasers in common computers
on the sssf i never mentioned this much because it had a wide readership, the holiday forum is fairly restricted in audience.
you’ll find that they only restricted some items that allowed idiots to get hold of them
anyone with any nous would easily be able to find/construct what they needed
all it did was to restrict and tell the brain dead it wasn’t available
the fuckwits with lasers are very annoying, when i showed someone who i thought i could halfway trust at work my laser once i had to practically had to have a fight with them to get them to give it back to me when they started doing stupid things with it.
>if you want to get up to mischief you can simply crack open cd writers/lasers in common computers
Or you could go to a local shop and buy a laser pointer.
sibeen said:
>if you want to get up to mischief you can simply crack open cd writers/lasers in common computersOr you could go to a local shop and buy a laser pointer.
wookiemeister said:
morrie said:
wookiemeister said:you mean a laser?
Yes and no. LEDs are lasers in a way I believe. But I want a wide angle light, not a beam.
leds should be freely availableif you want a laser they are also freely available in your local electronics store
if you want to get up to mischief you can simply crack open cd writers/lasers in common computers
on the sssf i never mentioned this much because it had a wide readership, the holiday forum is fairly restricted in audience.
morrie said:
wookiemeister said:
morrie said:Yes and no. LEDs are lasers in a way I believe. But I want a wide angle light, not a beam.
leds should be freely availableif you want a laser they are also freely available in your local electronics store
if you want to get up to mischief you can simply crack open cd writers/lasers in common computers
on the sssf i never mentioned this much because it had a wide readership, the holiday forum is fairly restricted in audience.
They (lasers) are not freely available in my local electronics store. In fact they are restricted by various legislations because of idiots. They are actually classed as lethal weapons and you can go to jail for having one without a licence.
CD writers don’t use 532 nm as far as I am aware.
Ok, time I was wented.
i tend to view legislation as just that
anyone who cares to pick up the newspaper or watch the tv news understands it doesn’t actually do anything except let the normal people in society know that they are being restricted again.
meanwhile handguns are freely available if you know where to go
personally i don’t see why having a weapon should be a big deal as long as you have taken a small course in its safety requirements and are of sound mind. automatic weapons aren’t some huge problem as long as you can remove the nutters from society. unstable types shouldn’t be allowed such weapons.
its only because nutters are continually let out into society that we need this raft of legislation to control everything. we end up trying to micromanage society.
then you have the little helpers who have had their brain so constricted that they have lost all power of reason and thinking.
you could probably make a more powerful weapon than the lasers available if you could be arsed or inclined to do so.
i wouldn’t worry about it
let me know how you go
ps
don’t look into the laser or point it near peoples eyes. be careful of lasers that emit UV light because the light will scatter on the target and blind you. if you are going to get one; like any tool you should know how to operate it and understand the safety required with it.
wookiemeister said:
i tend to view legislation as just thatanyone who cares to pick up the newspaper or watch the tv news understands it doesn’t actually do anything except let the normal people in society know that they are being restricted again.
meanwhile handguns are freely available if you know where to go
personally i don’t see why having a weapon should be a big deal as long as you have taken a small course in its safety requirements and are of sound mind. automatic weapons aren’t some huge problem as long as you can remove the nutters from society. unstable types shouldn’t be allowed such weapons.
its only because nutters are continually let out into society that we need this raft of legislation to control everything. we end up trying to micromanage society.
wookiemeister said:
then you have the little helpers who have had their brain so constricted that they have lost all power of reason and thinking.you could probably make a more powerful weapon than the lasers available if you could be arsed or inclined to do so.
i wouldn’t worry about it
let me know how you go
ps
don’t look into the laser or point it near peoples eyes. be careful of lasers that emit UV light because the light will scatter on the target and blind you. if you are going to get one; like any tool you should know how to operate it and understand the safety required with it.
wookiemeister said:
sibeen said:
>if you want to get up to mischief you can simply crack open cd writers/lasers in common computersOr you could go to a local shop and buy a laser pointer.
with the power to set fire to things?The laser from a cd player is very low power, 100mW or something from memory, you’d be lucky to get a couple of electrons from a phosphorous atom excited with it, and that’s only if you go to a lot of trouble to pull one out and figure out how to fire it up, practically.
You may even damage it with static discharge before you even get going.
wookiemeister said:
sibeen said:
>if you want to get up to mischief you can simply crack open cd writers/lasers in common computersOr you could go to a local shop and buy a laser pointer.
with the power to set fire to things?
Both parents in the burrow, the parents did a change over to sit on/next to their chick, and now one has nodded off in front of the camera after giving us rare close-up footage of it’s derriere for a full five minutes.
http://explore.org/#!/live-cams/play…fin-burrow-camWoo woo woo wooooooo Wooookieworld……..
with frickin’ laser beams
morrie said:
wookiemeister said:
sibeen said:
>if you want to get up to mischief you can simply crack open cd writers/lasers in common computersOr you could go to a local shop and buy a laser pointer.
with the power to set fire to things?
I have no idea why you made this comment. it does not relate in any way to what I want to do.
I for one was thinking death rays,
>http://explore.org/#!/live-cams/play…fin-burrow-cam
Hmm, there’s just pandas there.
She looks like a nice well dressed young girl.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQItEmKkyCw
Kingy said:
We generally don’t do structure fires, FRS shares our station, and they are trained and kitted out for those.
Beautiful!
:-)
So I woke up with a really sore L knee. Strange Patella pain. Bit of a rub with some anti-inflam cream, stretch, couple of minutes on the bike and bam! she’s 100% again.
Prolly just a DVT or something….
:-)
Is dencorub or some such good for tennis elbow, Rule?
I meant anti-inflam cream rather than dencorub.
Peak Warming Man said:
Is dencorub or some such good for tennis elbow, Rule?
Peak Warming Man said:
I meant anti-inflam cream rather than dencorub.
Peak Warming Man said:
I meant anti-inflam cream rather than dencorub.
Probably.
It’s well worth the few bucks it costs to pick up a generic cream from the supermarket.
Prick of a thing to have. I had it about 15 years ago from overuse and found an elastic strap below the elbow was the best treatment – But the only cure is rest.
>>But the only cure is rest.
Well that’s not going to happen because it is mouse related, I do thousands of clicks a day.
I’ll give the cream a go.
>I do thousands of clicks a day.
Those porn sites can be damm irritating.
Peak Warming Man said:
>>But the only cure is rest.Well that’s not going to happen because it is mouse related, I do thousands of clicks a day.
I’ll give the cream a go.
At the risk of causing chaos here I was recommended to a chiro. He didn’t do the woo woo neck and back cracking but went straight to the elbow and cracked that. I had two visits and have had no problems since.
Now I don’t know if that qualfies as a cure but I think 30+ years will do me if it’s not.
Most Physios will do the same treatment today, talk to one.
Peak Warming Man said:
>>But the only cure is rest.Well that’s not going to happen because it is mouse related, I do thousands of clicks a day.
I’ll give the cream a go.
What the internet taught me today:
The vidalia onion is not only America’s favourite sweet onion, it’s the official state vegetable of Georgia.
Piggly Wiggly Talkin Bout Onions
•It’s the Georgia soil that gives Vidalia onions their sweet flavor, a fact that was discovered when farmers first planted onions there in the 1930s during the Great Depression.
•The number of minutes of daylight durning the winter in Georiga is part of why Vidalias are so sweet.
•Vidalia onions are ONLY grown in 20 Georiga counties.
•Onions are Fat-Free, low in calories and a good source of vitamin C.
•To firm up their muscles, Roman Gladiators were rubbed down with onions
•Native Americans used onions in many ways, like making dyes and as toys.
•Artists in Ancient Egypt crafted images of onions in gold as symbols of eternity.
•Egyptians believed onions had strength-producing powers and fed them to workers building the pyramids.
•The Vidalia onion is the official state vegetable of Georgia.
•President Jimmy Carter presented Vidalia onions as White House gifts.
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Do Australian states have official state vegetables? If not, why not?
Bubble Car said:
Do Australian states have official state vegetables? If not, why not?
Yes, in so far as the floral emblems are not animal or mineral.
>>>President Jimmy Carter presented Vidalia onions as White House gifts.
I hope our PM presents Stubby Holders.:-)
Tasmania’a official state vegetable should be our fine purple garlic.
The Tasmanian Blue Gum is the state floral emblem for you Mr Car, it is a feral pest down there and has taken over vast tracts of land, it’s very hard to control, after cutting it down you need to grind and burn out the stum and roots otherwise it will sprout afresh, bastard of a thing it is.
Wonder what Pigman would make of this spiel:
Gerber Chicken – The Gerber Commitment
We Are “All Natural”
Gerber Poultry, where “The Feed Really Makes The Difference and The Difference Is In The Taste”, has been monitoring our feed for many years. We want you to rest assured there have never been additives or chemicals added to our feed as a preservative or filler. We do not use ionosphores, arsenic, melamine, bakery by-products or animal by-products in our feed. Just good wholesome grains (corn and soybeans)!
Our Chickens are “Vegetarian Fed”
At Gerber, we never add antibiotics or medications to the water. We do not use growth stimulants or add hormones for any reason!
We Use “No Drugs”
We, at Gerber Poultry, practice a “Free to Roam” policy at all of our Amish Family Farms; we reduce our flock sizes to accomplish stress free environments. We have Happy Birds!
Gerber Poultry guarantees there will never be the opportunity for outside birds to contaminate or spread the Avian Flu because of our practice towards safe housing.
We, at Gerber Poultry, assure you that you are getting the best tasting and safest chicken in America.
We Are “Just Pure Chicken”
Rule 303 said:
Bubble Car said:
Do Australian states have official state vegetables? If not, why not?
Yes, in so far as the floral emblems are not animal or mineral.
Floral and tree emblems are fine, but I’m talking VEGETABLE emblems. We need a vegetable emblem for each state, but we don’t have any. And I for one want to know why.
morrie said:
Rule 303 said:
Bubble Car said:
Do Australian states have official state vegetables? If not, why not?
Yes, in so far as the floral emblems are not animal or mineral.
Yes, the floral emblem of NSW is the lotus flower, I believe.
‘tis a Waratah, moz…
Bubble Car said:
Floral and tree emblems are fine, but I’m talking VEGETABLE emblems. We need a vegetable emblem for each state, but we don’t have any. And I for one want to know why.
The vegetable emblem for Queensland would be the Queensland Blue Pumpkin and the Machinery emblem for Queensland would be the Angle Grinder, used to cut the Queensland Blue.
poikilotherm said:
morrie said:
Rule 303 said:Yes, in so far as the floral emblems are not animal or mineral.
Yes, the floral emblem of NSW is the lotus flower, I believe.
‘tis a Waratah, moz…
Nice. I haven’t seen one in ages. Lotus flower on the other hand…
Mind you, most US states don’t have one yet:
Lotus flower
Expecting Alaska to come up with an official state vegetable might be a big ask.
Bubble Car said:
Expecting Alaska to come up with an official state vegetable might be a big ask.
The frozen pea.
Bubble Car said:
Expecting Alaska to come up with an official state vegetable might be a big ask.
snap
Ha, beat morrie to it.
It’s been a lazy and somewhat shickered Saturday afternoon in the middle of the island. And the sun’s just emerged, for the first time today. I can turn off the lamps :)
i think south australia’s emblem is the cabbage.
I’d better go into town and make my apologies for not turning up to the pissup last night.
I want rutabaga for Victoria. It just sounds cool and as it is basically inedible we’ll never be in danger of running out.
The rutabaga is a swede, basically stock feed. Not to be confused with proper turnips, which are delicious.
>And the sun’s just emerged, for the first time today. I can turn off the lamps :)
Gone again. Turns lamps back on
Bubble Car said:
Ha, beat morrie to it.It’s been a lazy and somewhat shickered Saturday afternoon in the middle of the island. And the sun’s just emerged, for the first time today. I can turn off the lamps :)
Bubbles haven’t heard >>shickered<< since both my parents died, gone all misty eyed.
bob(from black rock) said:
Bubbles haven’t heard >>shickered<< since both my parents died, gone all misty eyed.
Raises glass to bob’s parents
Bubble Car said:
bob(from black rock) said:Bubbles haven’t heard >>shickered<< since both my parents died, gone all misty eyed.
Raises glass to bob’s parents
Thankyou Bubbles, I am sure they appreciate that.
bob(from black rock) said:
Bubble Car said:
Ha, beat morrie to it.It’s been a lazy and somewhat shickered Saturday afternoon in the middle of the island. And the sun’s just emerged, for the first time today. I can turn off the lamps :)
Bubbles haven’t heard >>shickered<< since both my parents died, gone all misty eyed.
parent = parents
AussieDJ said:
bob(from black rock) said:
Bubble Car said:
Ha, beat morrie to it.It’s been a lazy and somewhat shickered Saturday afternoon in the middle of the island. And the sun’s just emerged, for the first time today. I can turn off the lamps :)
Bubbles haven’t heard >>shickered<< since both my parents died, gone all misty eyed.
I must be the same generation as your parent, Bob. The word is in my vocabulary – but, then again, the word resides in my cultural background.AussieDJ my DOB November 1940 (old fart)
Gosh you lot have been chatty while I have been mowing, pruning fruit trees, eating fish and chips, collecting kindling wood, pulling the brush through the flue, having a shower etc etc etc.
Now, what are you all talking about?
Hang on, I need to go back a few panels to catch up…..
Sounds a busy day, buffy. Wasn’t much activity scheduled here except the laundry (done) and the washing up, which I’m just about to do.
I’m about to strain some chicken stock and tidy up in the kitchen. Then I can sit down here with you lot for a while.
bob(from black rock) said:
AussieDJ said:
bob(from black rock) said:Bubbles haven’t heard >>shickered<< since both my parents died, gone all misty eyed.
I must be the same generation as your parent, Bob. The word is in my vocabulary – but, then again, the word resides in my cultural background.AussieDJ my DOB November 1940 (old fart)
(Old fart?) I claim that as an occasional moniker as well.
You’ve got just over a decade on me Bob, but at our age, who cares?
Sorry, don’t know what happened there.
(Old fart?) I claim that as an occasional moniker as well.
You’ve got just over a decade on me Bob, but at our age, who cares?
morrie said:
wookiemeister said:
i tend to view legislation as just thatanyone who cares to pick up the newspaper or watch the tv news understands it doesn’t actually do anything except let the normal people in society know that they are being restricted again.
meanwhile handguns are freely available if you know where to go
personally i don’t see why having a weapon should be a big deal as long as you have taken a small course in its safety requirements and are of sound mind. automatic weapons aren’t some huge problem as long as you can remove the nutters from society. unstable types shouldn’t be allowed such weapons.
its only because nutters are continually let out into society that we need this raft of legislation to control everything. we end up trying to micromanage society.
Once someone has a weapon, it is virtually impossible for anyone to take it from them. Who is going to classify someone as unsuitable? The local copper? I don’t think so. In fact I know so.
>but, then again, the word resides in my cultural background
Is it originally Yiddish?
sibeen said:
>but, then again, the word resides in my cultural backgroundIs it originally Yiddish?
AussieDJ said:
sibeen said:
>but, then again, the word resides in my cultural backgroundIs it originally Yiddish?
Yes.
Yes too (< Hebrew shikkōr drunk, a drunkard) +
“Hello?
hello?Hello??
anyone home?
Good I’ll just come in and help myself to a beer, wonder where they keep their nibbles?
Hello pussycat.
right, I’m back.
Now Chat!
>>>Now Chat!
Yap yap yap natter mumble crap crap, and another thing, um yeah etc etc.
Watching a cassowary dissection on Inside Natures Giants. Interesting.
Reasonable try.
Could do better.
:)
(Do I really have to go and look at the Other Forum because not much is happening here?)
Aren’t you talking to me buffy? waz it somefink I said?
Interesting air sac things cassowaries use to breathe, do other birds have this?
LotR Lego!
yes bob. But you stopped talking. I’m just going to check the Gardening Australia message board or whatever they have….the rebel gardening forum says it’s being rude about Costa.
poikilotherm said:
Interesting air sac things cassowaries use to breathe, do other birds have this?
All birds have air sacs and that one-way flow system. It’s one defining feature pretty muc restricted of this group of tetrapods (although some other extint and extant reptiles had / have them, and only the extint ones had very similar design by convergent evolution because they also flew).
Thanks neo.
extint?
You’ve used it twice.
neomyrtus_ said:
poikilotherm said:
Interesting air sac things cassowaries use to breathe, do other birds have this?
All birds have air sacs and that one-way flow system. It’s one defining feature pretty muc restricted of this group of tetrapods (although some other extint and extant reptiles had / have them, and only the extint ones had very similar design by convergent evolution because they also flew).
They seemed to show a non flying dinosaur that supposedly had the same method of breathing (from Qld)…they were comparing rib bones. Looked very similar between the two.
sibeen said:
extint?You’ve used it twice.
One persons c is another’s apostrophe…
sibeen said:
extint?You’ve used it twice.
Yeah, in the Artic.
sibeen said:
extint?You’ve used it twice.
it’s a typo for extinct, used once (the other being extant, which isn’t a typo). You’ll get over it with time.
Goodness. There are some really rude and personal things being said on the GA message board. Even to the point of the moderators issuing a warning.
buffy said:
Goodness. There are some really rude and personal things being said on the GA message board. Even to the point of the moderators issuing a warning.
why?
poikilotherm said:
neomyrtus_ said:
poikilotherm said:
Interesting air sac things cassowaries use to breathe, do other birds have this?
All birds have air sacs and that one-way flow system. It’s one defining feature pretty muc restricted of this group of tetrapods (although some other extint and extant reptiles had / have them, and only the extint ones had very similar design by convergent evolution because they also flew).
They seemed to show a non flying dinosaur that supposedly had the same method of breathing (from Qld)…they were comparing rib bones. Looked very similar between the two.
a non-dinosaur like a pterosaur?
>All birds have air sacs and that one-way flow system. It’s one defining feature pretty muc restricted of this group of tetrapods (although some other extint and extant reptiles had / have them, and only the extint ones had very similar design by convergent evolution because they also flew).
Nope, I still count two.
I’m also aware what extant means.
:)
neomyrtus_ said:
poikilotherm said:
neomyrtus_ said:All birds have air sacs and that one-way flow system. It’s one defining feature pretty muc restricted of this group of tetrapods (although some other extint and extant reptiles had / have them, and only the extint ones had very similar design by convergent evolution because they also flew).
They seemed to show a non flying dinosaur that supposedly had the same method of breathing (from Qld)…they were comparing rib bones. Looked very similar between the two.
a non-dinosaur like a pterosaur?
good for you sibeen, I’ll hand over this discussion on tetrapod evolution into your capable hands henceforth
neomyrtus_ said:
good for you sibeen, I’ll hand over this discussion on tetrapod evolution into your capable hands henceforth
Aw.
Neo, I was asking because I don’t know anything about this. I assumed it was a misspelling of ‘extinct’ but queried it as it was used twice and I therefore thought it may have been a word that I wasn’t familiar with.
DO miss-spelled Au©kland in the proper forum.. left the ‘c’ out
there’s a well known joke that goes with that, and I refrained from saying it there and here.. but ooo… it instinctively comes to mind. I’ll probablt getted banned there for even suggesting that I refrained from tellin’ it :)
>>Goodness. There are some really rude and personal things being said on the GA message board. Even to the point of the moderators issuing a warning.
why?<<
Sorry, I should have elaborated. There are people who don’t appreciate Costa as the host. But they don’t seem to be able to get past his appearance.
neomyrtus_ said:
good for you sibeen, I’ll hand over this discussion on tetrapod evolution into your capable hands henceforth
I think you two should sort it out with some jelly wrestling.
Delightfully frosty and misty this morning.
buffy said:
>>Goodness. There are some really rude and personal things being said on the GA message board. Even to the point of the moderators issuing a warning.
why?<<
Sorry, I should have elaborated. There are people who don’t appreciate Costa as the host. But they don’t seem to be able to get past his appearance.
Yea, he’s funny lookin’…
>>I think you two should sort it out with some jelly wrestling.<<
Are you sure about that?
buffy said:
>>Goodness. There are some really rude and personal things being said on the GA message board. Even to the point of the moderators issuing a warning.
why?<<
Sorry, I should have elaborated. There are people who don’t appreciate Costa as the host. But they don’t seem to be able to get past his appearance.
Costa with the beard? Whats to whinge about?
http://www2b.abc.net.au/tmb/Client/Message.aspx?b=72&m=18782&dm=1&pd=2&am=18787#m18787
okay –
I’ve warmed to Costa. He likes chickens. Also likes community gardening. Also is a youthful and hippy face of gardening, which is a big part of the wider, diverse gardening community.
Also – I have no problem with his appearance ‘cos I’m just as woggy and big-haired as he is… go the big, frizzy, unkempt southern european hair, I say.
Having read a few posts, it seems he is too passionate, distracting in appearance and ‘talks down’. Yes, he’s a bit different in appearance, but I haven’t noticed the other stuff myself. I had stopped watching Gardening Australia because it was boring. I started again with Costa and so far, although it is not a Must Watch, I do mostly watch it each week.
buffy said:
But they don’t seem to be able to get past his appearance.
oh well – perhaps they should see the musical ‘Hair’.
buffy said:
Having read a few posts, it seems he is too passionate, distracting in appearance and ‘talks down’. Yes, he’s a bit different in appearance, but I haven’t noticed the other stuff myself. I had stopped watching Gardening Australia because it was boring. I started again with Costa and so far, although it is not a Must Watch, I do mostly watch it each week.
Must prefer the old white fella with the funny speech. Are they all glowie?
We were discussing the other day that we would really like someone to do a production of Jesus Christ Superstar again. A concert version was done some years ago, but I refused to pay money for that. I would like to see a proper stage production. I didn’t see Hair. But I did have a record of the music.
poikilotherm said:
buffy said:Having read a few posts, it seems he is too passionate, distracting in appearance and ‘talks down’. Yes, he’s a bit different in appearance, but I haven’t noticed the other stuff myself. I had stopped watching Gardening Australia because it was boring. I started again with Costa and so far, although it is not a Must Watch, I do mostly watch it each week.
Must prefer the old white fella with the funny speech. Are they all glowie?
I miss the communist :-(
Do you know poikilotherm, I believe you may be right…..
OCDC said:
poikilotherm said:
buffy said:Having read a few posts, it seems he is too passionate, distracting in appearance and ‘talks down’. Yes, he’s a bit different in appearance, but I haven’t noticed the other stuff myself. I had stopped watching Gardening Australia because it was boring. I started again with Costa and so far, although it is not a Must Watch, I do mostly watch it each week.
Must prefer the old white fella with the funny speech. Are they all glowie?
I miss the communist :-(
PETER OR GLOWIE I CANT TELL WHO YOU MEAN????? BUT I DONT PICTURE YOU BEING THAT INTO GARDENING WITH ALL THE POTONS AROUDN
buffy said:
Having read a few posts, it seems he is too passionate, distracting in appearance and ‘talks down’. Yes, he’s a bit different in appearance, but I haven’t noticed the other stuff myself. I had stopped watching Gardening Australia because it was boring. I started again with Costa and so far, although it is not a Must Watch, I do mostly watch it each week.
too passionate is A Bad Thing?
all the presenters ‘talk down’ if you feel that way. Or just talk slowly for a general audience.
different = normal for a southern european and hippy community crowd
I don’t mind GA – they do put in native plant and critter awareness that other gardening vehicles don’t touch. Like bee poles. You just don’t get that in the more standard Azalias and Camelias crowd. The stuff I saw on the commercial channal (that better homes and gardens thing) is far worse.
I should go and chop up some dead kangaroo. And some veggies. I’ll get back to you
(I know how you did the capslock bit poikilotherm, but did you have to go back and make the mistakes after you typed the sentence?)
poikilotherm said:
OCDC said:
poikilotherm said:Must prefer the old white fella with the funny speech. Are they all glowie?
I miss the communist :-(
PETER OR GLOWIE I CANT TELL WHO YOU MEAN????? BUT I DONT PICTURE YOU BEING THAT INTO GARDENING WITH ALL THE POTONS AROUDN
I am sKPETIC PEAT.. aM i BACK IN CHAT,
buffy said:
I should go and chop up some dead kangaroo. And some veggies. I’ll get back to you
(I know how you did the capslock bit poikilotherm, but did you have to go back and make the mistakes after you typed the sentence?)
:)
channel
Those two strains also cause cervical cancer, and are in the vaccine. So it isn’t just promiscuous adults that the vaccine protects…
http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMicm040850
A five-year-old girl received the diagnosis of respiratory papillomatosis after an episode of respiratory distress in which the collapse of the right lung required intubation. During bronchoscopy, a single laryngeal papilloma and multiple tracheal papillomas (Panel A) were seen (up to a distance of 1.5 cm above the carina), which partially obstructed the lumen of the airway. In situ hybridization of the pathological specimen with a probe for human papillomavirus serotypes 6 and 11 confirmed that it contained the virus. The patient was treated with interferon and with periodic laser removal of the recurrent laryngotracheal papillomas. Sixteen months later, pulmonary involvement with papillomatosis was evident and was complicated by several pneumonias. Therapy with ribavirin and systemic cidofovir failed. A computed tomographic scan of the chest obtained when the patient was 10 years old showed discrete nodular papillomas (Panel B, arrow) and multiple cavitary lesions in the lung fields. She subsequently died of complications of pneumonia.
neomyrtus_ said:
channel
hannel
>>perhaps they should see the musical ‘Hair’.
Radical unwashed activists trying to poison the minds of our young ones at their formative stage with smoking and drugs and unusual sexual positions.
OCDC said:
Those two strains also cause cervical cancer, and are in the vaccine. So it isn’t just promiscuous adults that the vaccine protects…http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMicm040850
A five-year-old girl received the diagnosis of respiratory papillomatosis after an episode of respiratory distress in which the collapse of the right lung required intubation. During bronchoscopy, a single laryngeal papilloma and multiple tracheal papillomas (Panel A) were seen (up to a distance of 1.5 cm above the carina), which partially obstructed the lumen of the airway. In situ hybridization of the pathological specimen with a probe for human papillomavirus serotypes 6 and 11 confirmed that it contained the virus. The patient was treated with interferon and with periodic laser removal of the recurrent laryngotracheal papillomas. Sixteen months later, pulmonary involvement with papillomatosis was evident and was complicated by several pneumonias. Therapy with ribavirin and systemic cidofovir failed. A computed tomographic scan of the chest obtained when the patient was 10 years old showed discrete nodular papillomas (Panel B, arrow) and multiple cavitary lesions in the lung fields. She subsequently died of complications of pneumonia.
Ok, so pediatrics would be worse than pall care…
OCDC said:
Those two strains also cause cervical cancer, and are in the vaccine. So it isn’t just promiscuous adults that the vaccine protects…http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMicm040850
A five-year-old girl received the diagnosis of respiratory papillomatosis after an episode of respiratory distress in which the collapse of the right lung required intubation. During bronchoscopy, a single laryngeal papilloma and multiple tracheal papillomas (Panel A) were seen (up to a distance of 1.5 cm above the carina), which partially obstructed the lumen of the airway. In situ hybridization of the pathological specimen with a probe for human papillomavirus serotypes 6 and 11 confirmed that it contained the virus. The patient was treated with interferon and with periodic laser removal of the recurrent laryngotracheal papillomas. Sixteen months later, pulmonary involvement with papillomatosis was evident and was complicated by several pneumonias. Therapy with ribavirin and systemic cidofovir failed. A computed tomographic scan of the chest obtained when the patient was 10 years old showed discrete nodular papillomas (Panel B, arrow) and multiple cavitary lesions in the lung fields. She subsequently died of complications of pneumonia.
Ok, so pediatrics would be worse than pall care…
Peak Warming Man said:
>>perhaps they should see the musical ‘Hair’.Radical unwashed activists trying to poison the minds of our young ones at their formative stage with smoking and drugs and unusual sexual positions.
and planting vegetables on front verges when they’re not not washing, poisoning the minds of children.
buffy said:
>>I think you two should sort it out with some jelly wrestling.<<
Are you sure about that?
Definitely.
>and planting vegetables on front verges
My father did that and I’m fairly certain he wasn’t a hippy.
sibeen said:
>and planting vegetables on front vergesMy father did that and I’m fairly certain he wasn’t a hippy.
It’s PWMs definition of hippy though…
>I think you two should sort it out with some jelly wrestling.
Would I need to wax my luxuriant chest and back hair beforehand?
In Queensland we have footpaths between the house and the road and we have vergers in C of E churchers.
I heart my Big W app. It told me that the Terry Pratchett / Stephen Baxter book is only $21 there. I nearly bought it at Dymocks for $26.99, which would be permitted b/c RRP is $31.95. So that’s $6 more for Clunes (and I got some $1 books there this year, actually 6 of them).
OCDC said:
I heart my Big W app. It told me that the Terry Pratchett / Stephen Baxter book is only $21 there. I nearly bought it at Dymocks for $26.99, which would be permitted b/c RRP is $31.95. So that’s $6 more for Clunes (and I got some $1 books there this year, actually 6 of them).
bookdepository.co.uk – free shipping.
poikilotherm said:
OCDC said:
I heart my Big W app. It told me that the Terry Pratchett / Stephen Baxter book is only $21 there. I nearly bought it at Dymocks for $26.99, which would be permitted b/c RRP is $31.95. So that’s $6 more for Clunes (and I got some $1 books there this year, actually 6 of them).
bookdepository.co.uk – free shipping.
I don’t trust myself to buy books online anywhere other than eBay. I’ll buy way too many.
Have you got the latest Crazy Clarkes app, you can check the price of thongs every day to see when they are on special, sometimes they sell two for the price of one.
sibeen said:
>and planting vegetables on front vergesMy father did that and I’m fairly certain he wasn’t a hippy.
nothing like a Victory Garden. I may jest, but my father still remembers Victory Gardens.
Lots of people put veggies/fruit plants or produce on the front verges around here.
neomyrtus_ said:
poikilotherm said:
neomyrtus_ said:All birds have air sacs and that one-way flow system. It’s one defining feature pretty muc restricted of this group of tetrapods (although some other extint and extant reptiles had / have them, and only the extint ones had very similar design by convergent evolution because they also flew).
They seemed to show a non flying dinosaur that supposedly had the same method of breathing (from Qld)…they were comparing rib bones. Looked very similar between the two.
a non-dinosaur like a pterosaur?
No. This is somewhat the reasoning they used, except with pneumatised ribs: “A recent paper in Nature (11), shows that theropod dinosaurs have vertebrae pneumatized in a way that is very similar to modern birds. The authors have investigated the well preserved fossil of a theropod dinosaur called Majungatholus atopus and have found that the vertebrae possess very close similaritiies in pneumaticity compared with an extant bird (the sarus crane).” -http://www.evolutionpages.com/bird_lung.htm
OCDC said:
poikilotherm said:
OCDC said:
I heart my Big W app. It told me that the Terry Pratchett / Stephen Baxter book is only $21 there. I nearly bought it at Dymocks for $26.99, which would be permitted b/c RRP is $31.95. So that’s $6 more for Clunes (and I got some $1 books there this year, actually 6 of them).
bookdepository.co.uk – free shipping.
I don’t trust myself to buy books online anywhere other than eBay. I’ll buy way too many.
I like the delay, I’ve usually read one and another few turn up…
sibeen said:
>I think you two should sort it out with some jelly wrestling.Would I need to wax my luxuriant chest and back hair beforehand?
I wasn’t interested at the start, and I’m even more less-interested now by a near-infinite order of magnitudes.
Peak Warming Man said:
Have you got the latest Crazy Clarkes app, you can check the price of thongs every day to see when they are on special, sometimes they sell two for the price of one.
OOH!!!
sibeen said:
Would I need to wax my luxuriant chest and back hair beforehand?
That’s up to Buffy.
Here you go, chaps!
A 63-year-old man with generalized vitiligo presented with a two-year history of irritation and itching in his scrotal area. No ultraviolet treatment for the vitiligo had been received. Physical examination revealed an erythematous, raised lesion with an ulcerated center on the posterior aspect of the scrotum. This was initially treated as a fungal infection, but the irritation did not respond to antifungal therapy. Examination of a shave-biopsy specimen showed squamous-cell carcinoma. The patient underwent a partial scrotectomy, and pathological assessment showed invasive squamous-cell carcinoma with negative surgical margins. The results of tumor staging that was performed with the use of computed tomography were negative. The patient, a high-school sports coach, was disease-free at one year. Few etiologic factors for scrotal cancer have been determined, and there is no known relationship between scrotal cancer and vitiligo. Historically, scrotal cancer has been a disease of chimney sweeps.
>>Historically, scrotal cancer has been a disease of chimney sweeps.
I wonder why that is?
OCDC said:
Historically, scrotal cancer has been a disease of chimney sweeps.
I wonder why that is.
Eerie.
Peak Warming Man said:
>>Historically, scrotal cancer has been a disease of chimney sweeps.I wonder why that is?
Itchy nuts
Peak Warming Man said:
>>Historically, scrotal cancer has been a disease of chimney sweeps.I wonder why that is?
Ask Dick van Dyke hahaha.
Peak Warming Man said:
>>Historically, scrotal cancer has been a disease of chimney sweeps.I wonder why that is?
carcinogens in soot, and rapidly dividing cells in testes is my guess. The start of modern epidemiology apparently included studying cancer incidence in chimney sweeps
And carcinogens in soot.
anyhoo – I have been given a beer and beckoned to join my equally hirsute, feral-lookin’ partner in the backyard to ponder over the scruffy feral garden brimming with rocket, rocket, rocket and more rocket and some chard, potatoes, and a strange but effective native planting shrubland….
botany – yes, it can be rocket science.
neomyrtus_ said:
botany – yes, it can be rocket science.
Bamboo has been used in rocketry.
botany can be rocket science.
Ha ha ha.
A bit of an echo in here, it seems.
That was a very impressive crash in the TdF highlights I was watching while wokking kangaroo.
There’s been a rift in the time continum since they have split off just one Higgs Boatswain, imagine how weird the world is going to get when they start doing it all the time time time time…………………
I have a question. There seems to be a lot of talking about people not knowing what they are doing in the TdF etc etc. It’s not like these people have never ridden in real bike racing before. I don’t get it.
And how come they don’t all fall off their bikes when the infrasound affects them as they pass the wind farms?
Something to do with the team mates not spending much time together i think. No clear fav to try and help.
buffy said:
And how come they don’t all fall off their bikes when the infrasound affects them as they pass the wind farms?
They’re athletic mutants with special ears that infrasound is powering them.
I see the Polish lass who is in the finals at Wimbeldon tonight is sick in bed, she blames the miserable English weather, she’s been playing in rain and cold and in strong winds that has laid her low, she obviously must come from the upper class and does not have any slavic peasant stock in her blood line.
Peak Warming Man said:
I see the Polish lass who is in the finals at Wimbeldon tonight is sick in bed, she blames the miserable English weather, she’s been playing in rain and cold and in strong winds that has laid her low, she obviously must come from the upper class and does not have any slavic peasant stock in her blood line.
My Slavic peasant stock is delish. My mumsy makes it nommy.
Afternoon skeptics.
Stuffed red capsicums for dinner.
Cooked by moi.
From: poikilotherm
ID: 173828Subject: re: Chat – July
OCDC said:
poikilotherm said:
buffy said:
Having read a few posts, it seems he is too passionate, distracting in appearance and ‘talks down’. Yes, he’s a bit different in appearance, but I haven’t noticed the other stuff myself. I had stopped watching Gardening Australia because it was boring. I started again with Costa and so far, although it is not a Must Watch, I do mostly watch it each week.
Must prefer the old white fella with the funny speech. Are they all glowie?
I miss the communist :-(
PETER OR GLOWIE I CANT TELL WHO YOU MEAN????? BUT I DONT PICTURE YOU BEING THAT INTO GARDENING WITH ALL THE POTONS AROUDN
Ooh, haven’t done them for a while. We bought a couple of capsicums a few weeks ago for stuffing, but never got around to doing it. I just cut the dregs into the kangaroo stirfry as the capsicum was going off.
buffy said:
Ooh, haven’t done them for a while. We bought a couple of capsicums a few weeks ago for stuffing, but never got around to doing it. I just cut the dregs into the kangaroo stirfry as the capsicum was going off.
I was going to come online and ask for your recipe but I couldn’t be arsed so I just made it up.
Sausage mince, garlic, onion, carrot, chilli, parsley and cooked rice.
Topped with cheese.
Sounds fine to me SP. Garlic? Did I see garlic on that list?
buffy said:
Sounds fine to me SP. Garlic? Did I see garlic on that list?
Well if you didn’t you need to see an optometrist.
Oh yes, I did see garlic. Can’t cook without garlic.
Tomorrow I intend to make pastry and make some pasties. I might not put garlic in them though.
I bought a ham hock today, so pea and ham soup tomorrow.
Also have a nice pork belly but Mrs Skeptic said I can’t cook it in “her clean oven”.
I loove sweet and salty pork belly. It’s a very fatty dish, very easy. Doesn’t dirty any ovens.
buffy said:
I loove sweet and salty pork belly. It’s a very fatty dish, very easy. Doesn’t dirty any ovens.
Ok tell me more
OK:
1kg pork belly or meaty pork ribs
2Tb peanut oil
1/2 cup caster sugar
1/2 cup fish sauce
1 Tb dark soy sauce
4 eggs (optional)
5 spring onions in 3cm lengths
coriander and vietnamese mint for garnish
Cut pork into 3cm cubes. Heat the oil in a heavy saucepan over high heat and cook the pork in 2-3 batches until browned. Set aside.
Pour sugar into the pan and cok over high heat, without stirring, until it melts and turns to caramel. Remove from the heat and carefully add the fish and soy sauces, when the bubbling sibsides return to the heat and stir to dissolve the caramel toffee. Return the pork and add water to half cover the meat. Cover the pan and bring to the boil, reduce heat tolow and simmer for about 2 hrs, turning the meat every 20 minutes
Meanwhile, boil the eggs (if using) for 9 minutes, cool in cold water, peel and cut in ahlf. Add the spring onions and eggs to the pork pushing them into the sauce. Simmer gently for 6-7 minutes. Serve garnished with herbs.
Note from buffy. This is a scary recipe. At many places you will think it cannot possibly work. But what you get is meat that falls apart in a rich, glossy sauce. It is very salty and fatty. This quantity is supposed to give 6 serves, so the serves are a bit dainty. As it is very rich, this is probably about right. We eat it with rice and some veggies.
Thanks buffy, copied and pasted.
That sounds delicious.
You might need to proof read it……I can see a couple of mistakes in my touchtyping as I copied from the recipe book.
The eggs are a bit of a surprise
I don’t put the eggs in. Mr buffy rarely eats eggs. I should do one for me though, really. I’ve just not bothered.
, turning the meat every 20 minutes
————————————————————————-
So the meat is only one layer in the pan?
And when it says to cook the sugar till caramel, how brown is that exxactly
Skeptic Pete said:
The eggs are a bit of a surprise
I think the Cantonese especially like adding eggs to food for prestige and from limited protein in olden times. Eggs are also lucky and they are into symbols like that in the names of food which goes back (the naming) to animist traditions.
Skeptic Pete said:
, turning the meat every 20 minutes
————————————————————————-So the meat is only one layer in the pan?
And when it says to cook the sugar till caramel, how brown is that exxactly
Depends on how bitter you want it.
The meat can be tumbled in the pot. I use a big saucepan so that all the spatter is caught when you tip the sauces in….it spatters a lot. So I take the saucepan over to the sink area and tip the sauces in there, away from the heat. And I just melt the sugar until it browns a bit and is melted. You do have to watch fairly carefully as it can burn….and you don’t want that. The first time I did it I did it in trepidation, but I just went ahead and it worked out fine. I’ve since reduced the amounts a bit as with only two of it, it’s just too rich to pig out on a lot of it in one go.
That would be ….with only two of us…..
Well I look forward to trying that recipe, probably tomorow night.
I might repair to my armchair in preparation for watching Death In Paradise. I like the way they take the cliches just to the edge…..and then twist them. And occasionally they just take a cliche all the way.
buffy said:
I might repair to my armchair in preparation for watching Death In Paradise. I like the way they take the cliches just to the edge…..and then twist them. And occasionally they just take a cliche all the way.
I missed it last week :-(
Pretty dead at the New Forum tonight. Latest post was at 6.05pm. That’s not normal for a Saturday night.
That’s because all the cool kids are here. As are Weppy and buffy.
We were…but we are going to watch TV.
We are discerning TV watchers.
buffy said:
Pretty dead at the New Forum tonight. Latest post was at 6.05pm. That’s not normal for a Saturday night.
>>The nut bags have won.
Well they are not chimney sweeps then.
I have to go out on a family outing this evening.
Watching bloody basketball…FMD.
My wife and two daughters are all basketball freaks and consider my complete disdain for the sport to be some form of old man disease, and are forever trying to get me to change by forcing me to attend these matches.
They don’t even serve alcohol FFS!
sibeen said:
I have to go out on a family outing this evening.Watching bloody basketball…FMD.
My wife and two daughters are all basketball freaks and consider my complete disdain for the sport to be some form of old man disease, and are forever trying to get me to change by forcing me to attend these matches.
They don’t even serve alcohol FFS!
I hope it isn’t… in the east.
I think Jimmy Saville made claim to being a chimney sweep at one stage or maybe a Bevan Boy or probably both anyway whatever it was it probably wasn’t true.
Probably a Bovver Boy PWM.
Thank gawd it is not. Otherwise I’d probably end up requiring a doctors services, or at a stretch getting some advice from you, Alex.
For those who missed it before:
A 63-year-old man with generalized vitiligo presented with a two-year history of irritation and itching in his scrotal area. No ultraviolet treatment for the vitiligo had been received. Physical examination revealed an erythematous, raised lesion with an ulcerated center on the posterior aspect of the scrotum. This was initially treated as a fungal infection, but the irritation did not respond to antifungal therapy. Examination of a shave-biopsy specimen showed squamous-cell carcinoma. The patient underwent a partial scrotectomy, and pathological assessment showed invasive squamous-cell carcinoma with negative surgical margins. The results of tumor staging that was performed with the use of computed tomography were negative. The patient, a high-school sports coach, was disease-free at one year. Few etiologic factors for scrotal cancer have been determined, and there is no known relationship between scrotal cancer and vitiligo. Historically, scrotal cancer has been a disease of chimney sweeps.
>>I have to go out on a family outing this evening.
The only reason you are going is to build up rogering points.
Don’t worry sibeen, I’m not at work tonight, so you wouldn’t receive my professional care.
sibeen said:
I have to go out on a family outing this evening.Watching bloody basketball…FMD.
My wife and two daughters are all basketball freaks and consider my complete disdain for the sport to be some form of old man disease, and are forever trying to get me to change by forcing me to attend these matches.
They don’t even serve alcohol FFS!
Right, I’m off then :(
buffy said:
Pretty dead at the New Forum tonight. Latest post was at 6.05pm. That’s not normal for a Saturday night.
OCDC said:
For those who missed it before:A 63-year-old man with generalized vitiligo presented with a two-year history of irritation and itching in his scrotal area. No ultraviolet treatment for the vitiligo had been received. Physical examination revealed an erythematous, raised lesion with an ulcerated center on the posterior aspect of the scrotum. This was initially treated as a fungal infection, but the irritation did not respond to antifungal therapy. Examination of a shave-biopsy specimen showed squamous-cell carcinoma. The patient underwent a partial scrotectomy, and pathological assessment showed invasive squamous-cell carcinoma with negative surgical margins. The results of tumor staging that was performed with the use of computed tomography were negative. The patient, a high-school sports coach, was disease-free at one year. Few etiologic factors for scrotal cancer have been determined, and there is no known relationship between scrotal cancer and vitiligo. Historically, scrotal cancer has been a disease of chimney sweeps.
Product Review: Masturbation to Fifty Shades
Jul 6, 2012 by Helen Raisin
Don’t bite your lip, Anastasia Steele!
Goods Received: Fifty Shades of Cray Cray
Cost to Sponsored Lady: $0, found on Internet
Payment to Sponsored Lady: -$500 in income loss due to live-tweeting the experience of reading
Let it first be plainly said, your reviewer is an enormous fan of wanking.
Arithmetic might be of help in reckoning the total number of times I have seasoned my fish. It is of no help, however, in extending that sum. Whatever the figure, it’s a lot. So much, in fact, that I sometimes run out of material with which to scratch the patch.
Therefore, it was with private hope I began the Fifty Shades trilogy; a BDSM blockbuster aimed at persons of my demographic who had run out of things to fluff their faps. Or, to use the language of the works, things to amuse themselves “down there”.
Always eager to deposit in the spank-bank, I picked up a stray copy of E L James’ strange shame left lying carelessly on the floor of the Internet. This should be good for a fiddle, I thought.
No stranger to vertical pleasure – nor to porn depicting edge-play – I prepared, as often I have before, to wank at my personal computer. Viz. I popped on some elasticised trousers and closed the curtain. Yes. The romance of self-love is dead.
It was during the first chapter that a clamp shut down my “down there”. Possibly for good. This is not even literary snobbery. This is my broken vagina talking. Fifty Shades constitutes not only a failure to use the alphabet; it is a collapse of all my climactic hope.
I do not understand how this “writing” is stirring to any organ save for the human gastrointestinal tract. This is not erotic so much as it is emetic. This is felt as soon as we learn the name for our heroine: Anastasia Steele.
Anastasia MotherFucking Steele; this is a name rich in sugar-vomit. Even Harlequin genre-romance disposed of this absurd taxonomy years ago. Why not just call her Jiggles St Faire or Cans McNally or Lady Vag Sponge-Worthington for all the veracity this stupid fucking joke-name lends to the text? And, if that were not sufficient nonsense, Steele’s room-mate, an aberration outstanding for being no sort of narrative device at all, is named Katherine Kavanagh.
Please note, the revulsion I feel for this “writing” is not based in morality. I believe BDSM practise to be both entirely legitimate and enormous fun. But as a novice Bottom, I can detect some very false notes and as a Queer, I am terribly annoyed by the way in which the taste for edge-play is seen as some sort of disorder.
Plus, as an English speaker, I just really want to hurt myself.
Yes, BDSM is medicalised in this awful book to which no learned eye should ever be affixed. The titular dom Christian Grey – oh, I know, why didn’t she just call him Cockington Jizz-Bisning – enjoys “dirty” sex only because he is, according to the text, “Fifty Shades of Fucked Up”.
Grey likes bondage because he is damaged by abuse; the heroine likes it chiefly because CHIRISTIAN GREY IS SUCH AN AWESOMLEY HOT GUY, WHOA. This is a topsy-turvy world where awesome turns to adverb and BDSM turns to sickness.
As with any consensual sexual practise, bondage is not evidence of a disease. Conversely, WANKING TO THIS BOOK IS EVIDENCE OF A DISEASE. “You’re very beautiful, Anastasia Steele. I can’t wait to be inside you.” I urge anyone who masturbated to this sentence to seek immediate medical aid. Medical aid and a copy of Strunk & White.
You will find no grist to the gynaecological mill in this place. That so many women have ground their corns into maize can only be evidence that my sex life is much, much spicier than I had previously thought.
Anyone even casually acquainted with actual sex will not be shocked into arousal by the, say, four or five extended pornographic scenes of the first volume. At one point, Billionaire Christian Grey and Jaunty Submissive Anastasia Steele violate State health and safety codes by fornicating at an International House of Pancakes. Then, there’s a bit of spanking and an unfulfilled promise of anal.
I did a word search of Part 2 – AKA Fifty Shades of Grade School Grammar – and the word “anal” appears just twice. DAMN YOU ANASTASIA STEELE! I was promised sodomy. I’m calling the bum-sex ombudsman if it doesn’t happen soon. But after one-and-a-half-volumes, whoa, I can’t go on. I’m afraid I’m done not being offended with this work.
Oh, there is one carnal thing that really did appal me; so big ups to you for that, Missus James. In a scene that depicts a little-known peccadillo, Christian Grey “sensuously” removes our plucky heroine’s sanitary-wear.
“He reaches between my legs and pulls on the blue string… what! And… a gently pulls my tampon out and tosses it into the nearby toilet.” Sensuously.
What do we even call this? Kotex-play? Of course, like nearly everyone, I’ve had a bit of crime-scene sex and regretted it only in the laundry. But eroticising the actual tampon? I thought only Crown Princes were permitted to do that. But, to quote our protagonist, “whoa…is this really happening?”. Apparently it is. Jeez. Whoa. HOLY MOLY.
We have bad sex and we have an entirely embarrassing Thomas Hardy leitmotif. Just as Michael Cunningham won the Pulitzer with his nod to Mrs Dalloway, James wins my Grand Prix de scorn with her lumbering references to Tess of the d’Urbervilles. Co-ed Anastasia Steele is a Literature major, dontcha know.
A Literature major whose specialty is the Nineteenth Century novel; which makes her prose all the more confounding littered, as it is with ellipses, unforgivable repetition and the word “whoa”.
Whoa. Please consider this soil sample from the poison tundra of Shades “My mouth goes dry and desire blooms in my body… whoa.” Whoa appears 17 times. In Part One of the Popular Bondage & Delicatessen series, the word “jeez” appears 81 times.
Jeez, could I feel any more self-conscious? Jeez, he remembers how I like my tea. Jeez, I’m a quivering, moist mess, and he hasn’t even touched me.THESE ARE ALL ACTUAL SENTENCES WRITTEN BY AN ACTUAL HUMAN WOMAN. Our Anastasia is impenitent also in her use of “inner goddess”, “holy crap” and “Anastasia Steele”.
The lyrics to Who Put The Bomp (In-The-Bomp-A-Bomp-A-Bomp) are more finely crafted than the passages of Shades. There are Home Hardware catalogues more gripping and plugs of cold snot more arrestingly erotic. Also – and this is just a quibble but one that has given me a rash from all the head-scratching – why does Handsome Billionaire Christian Grey give Plucky Co-ed Anastasia Steele a fucking BlackBerry? She is clearly the sort of douche who’d prefer an iPhone.
Also, why does Salty Sadist Christian have “lips that quirk up in a smile” seventeen fucking times. Also, why is everyone cocking their head and smiling?
He smiles a dazzling, crooked smile, his head cocked slightly to one side. He cocks his head to one side, and I see a trace of a smile. He cocks his head to one side and gives me an artful smile.
Head-cocking and smiling. Are these supposed to be people or Labradors at Crufts?
Oh. And another thing. How does anyone become a young billionaire in the United States of America via onshore manufacturing and why does the Marvellous Master say something as flagrantly ignorant as in Chapter 10 (by which, might I add, they have done it JUST ONCE and NOT EVEN with restraints) “The Pinot Grigio here’s a decent wine, it will go well with the meal, whatever we get.” Now, I’m no fucking sommelier but I know for damn sure a fruity, dry Italian with notes of grapefruit is not doing ANY favours to red meat, game or fish with cream based sauce. Pinot Noir is a much better one-size fits most varietal. Jeez. Whoa. Holy Moly. Why the fuck didn’t she do some Wikipedia?
Apparently a moist nation-state of mamas was too busy furiously knocking the top off frustration to give half a shit for detail. Or sentences. Or a book that didn’t actually insult them by describing the taste of the hero’s cock as “my very own Christian Grey flavor popsicle.” THIS IS AN ACTUAL SENTENCE WRITTEN BY AN ACTUAL HUMAN WOMAN.
Oh. I should mention. As Christian Grey is Terribly Cultured, his favourite film is The Piano. For some reason, I found this uproariously funny. I just genuinely hope that no one tells Jane Campion as she seems like a nice lady and would probably be devastated by such unfortunate news.
It’s SO AWFUL. Actually, it’s almost seductively awful in that Showgirls way. It’s a rare example of Susan Sontag’s unintentional camp; the author is clearly unaware of the dazzling kitsch she’s produced. If you have a reading group who likes to laugh at stupid people doing clumsy things, it’s an indispensible artefact.
“You have such a captivating, sexy ass, Anastasia Steele,” says Billionaire BlackBerry Gift-Giver Christian Grey. Perhaps I will have the words “You have such a captivating, sexy ass, Anastasia Steele” tattooed on my captivating, sexy ass. And change my name to Anastasia Steele.
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party_pants said:
sibeen said:
I have to go out on a family outing this evening.Watching bloody basketball…FMD.
My wife and two daughters are all basketball freaks and consider my complete disdain for the sport to be some form of old man disease, and are forever trying to get me to change by forcing me to attend these matches.
They don’t even serve alcohol FFS!
I like basketball :)
We all have issues…
Gday folks
Stumpy_seahorse said:
Gday folks
Evening. Talk of scrotes, food and basketball here…how’s the weekend going?
I did try to raise the level with talk of tetrapod evolutionary changes, but, some people got caught up talking about their ‘c’….
poikilotherm said:
Stumpy_seahorse said:
Gday folks
Evening. Talk of scrotes, food and basketball here…how’s the weekend going?
Quiet day today, caught up with an old friend from uni last night and got lead astray…
have to squeeze today’s jobs into tomorrow, as long as i don’t overdo it tonight… :)
And everyone seems to be taking their time with the wookster report.
poikilotherm said:
And everyone seems to be taking their time with the wookster report.
poikilotherm said:
And everyone seems to be taking their time with the wookster report.
Had a read, sounds like a common opinion…
I’m 20 pages in and have fallen asleep reading it 3 times…
I’ve read all the reviews, but this is my favourite:
Product Review: Snuggie
Goods Received: 2 x One-Size Fits Most Animal Print Snuggies
Cost to Sponsored Lady:$5
Payment to Sponsored Lady: Enduring warmth.
The Snuggies were Buy One Get One Free so I figured “let’s fuck this chicken”. And so I did.
As a bachelorette of the Southern Hemisphere’s coldest populace, I have come to master the difficult art of keeping warm. Sturdy curtain backings, heating device efficiency and the resourceful use of farts all form part of a southwestern understanding. We’ve all learned it by rote. Here in freezing TAS, even the license plates read “People with Fan Heaters are Dickheads. Enjoy MONA”.
A stoic team of rosy-cheeked workers on the gulag, we sacrifice the sartorial for the practical; the chic for the shapeless. Necessity gives birth to invention (plus it’s kinder on the Kegels).
In short, we wear some ugly fucking sacks.
Among the detritus of junkies and bill-jumpers whose decrepit homes I have shared, there are those, old enough to vote, who wear a doona with a hole cut in it. Roped at the waist. With two beanies and Explorers under Uggs “Goodnight,” they have said before hopping into bed fully dressed; a sign that it was now time for me to hurl another part of our back fence on the fire and turn in because there was nothing left in the bucketbong.
Acts of congress in this season are a long-faded memory saved like the conjugal acorns of a parallel universe. In fact I have long suspected the ancient tradition of fuck-making through a hole in the sheet has very little to do with menarche or the Old Testament and a lot more to do with the lack of ducted gas heating in yurts.
One of these truths that we Tasmanians have come to hold self-evident was the value of natural fibres. Cotton sheets, woolen thermals and goose down jackets are staples in the wardrobe for the crusade against the appearance of nipples that could cut Venetian glass.
Yet, Snuggie was an acrylic blanket purporting to be better than a “normal” one? Surely this heretical rug was LYING?
On a visit to local purveyor of bargain goods for the aesthetically and literally bankrupt, aka Chickenfeed, I happened upon a 2 for 1 offer of $5 Snuggies. And they were leopard print, one of my primary spirit animal motifs.
After an initial wash to remove the vapours of child labour, melamine and misery, I placed myself into The Snuggie and awaited the goodification. A mere ten minutes later, in the words of Mel C’s revelatory symbolic exploration of all things Sapphic with Lisa ‘Left Eye’ Lopez,I realised I too would “never be the same again”. I was a Snugbian.
This was a revelation and here comes the science. Contrary to wrapping myself in a polar fleece dressing gown, the Snuggie actually creates a synthetic Checkpoint Charlie between the two largest heat producing areas of the body – the chesticles and the thighs – and traps them there forevermore until you engage in the over hyped choice of “getting up”. It is the Boxing Helena of dressing gowns (mercifully without a soundtrack by Enigma).
Sleeves do provide opportunity for the usual winter pursuits of reaching the remote, snarking on Twitter, and jamming your piehole full with simple carbs. Subsequently there are far less chances of bursts of heat escaping from your newly acquired acrylic sarcophagus.
The truly Snuggie-savvy know to look for a Snuggie with a pouch (mine is currently large enough to fit an iPad, bag of Smith’s Crisps, smartphone, a remote control and all my dignity). This is critical if we are to address the one true flaw of the Snuggie, which is that if you stand up you are in for a shock that has turned lesser humans to pillars of salt due to rapid exposure to the “real temperature”.
Dashes to the bathroom must be calculated and perfunctory, however you do get to enjoy another benefit. Cold toilet seat? No problems, because The Snuggie will form an impenetrable CSI-style forensic marquee encasing both you and your Sir Thomas Crapper, plus you can fossick in the contents of your pouch for a loose periodical. So the key to good Snuggie management appears to take the approach of an elite athlete; plan, carb-load, use your pouch as a bumbag and schedule those toilet breaks.
The Snuggie can be everything from a secular burqa, liberating me from the male gaze as I go about shoving more Doritos in my cakehole. Or the Snuggie can contain a whole parlour of unearthly delights, such as cleverly concealing an amorous cunnilinguist whilst I chat on Skype blithely (in a modern twist on Michelle Pfieffers Dangerous Liaisons “fork in the thigh” training of the countenance to betray ones true expression).
I’m fairly convinced that Jesus called it quits when he hunkered down in the Snuggie of Turin. Being short of miracles myself. I too have learned that the best relief from all kinds of malaise, is to take ones decline by the hands, submit to the Snuggie and yield to its embrace.
I’m sorry Mother, I know your first words of wisdom to me as I crossed the threshold into my own home were never to skimp by purchasing polycotton blend sleepwear and Manchester, but I have crossed into the synthetic darkside in a manner with such zeal I haven’t shown since finding MDMA in the mid 90s and I’m never coming back.
Let us fuck this chicken.
tinned spaghetti and meatballs on toast.
I may even read the link…probably not.
Hmm, well, I think I spent the better hour watching TV than you lot here did.
:)
Nothing on til the F1…waits
Ooh already 2.1°! Might be a bit frostier on the way to work tomorrow.
buffy said:
Hmm, well, I think I spent the better hour watching TV than you lot here did.
:)
You watching the Daytona sprint cup qualifying too?
buffy said:
We are discerning TV watchers.
*spits drink over screen *
No, Death in Paradise Stumpy. I love cliches done well.
Now you just clean that mess up Witty.
Watching a show about conjoined twins. This set was joined at the front, sharing a liver. During separation surgery, the surgeon found a nerve connecting their hearts, which beat in time. He cut the nerve, and the hearts started beating out of synch.
OCDC said:
Watching a show about conjoined twins. This set was joined at the front, sharing a liver. During separation surgery, the surgeon found a nerve connecting their hearts, which beat in time. He cut the nerve, and the hearts started beating out of synch.
Branch of the vagus nerve? Or just a weird random nerve?
poikilotherm said:
OCDC said:
Watching a show about conjoined twins. This set was joined at the front, sharing a liver. During separation surgery, the surgeon found a nerve connecting their hearts, which beat in time. He cut the nerve, and the hearts started beating out of synch.
Branch of the vagus nerve? Or just a weird random nerve?
Weird random nerve – ‘what’s this?’ from the surgeon…
OCDC said:
poikilotherm said:
OCDC said:
Watching a show about conjoined twins. This set was joined at the front, sharing a liver. During separation surgery, the surgeon found a nerve connecting their hearts, which beat in time. He cut the nerve, and the hearts started beating out of synch.
Branch of the vagus nerve? Or just a weird random nerve?
Weird random nerve – ‘what’s this?’ from the surgeon…
heh, the problem is only as long as it takes to cut…
poikilotherm said:
OCDC said:
poikilotherm said:Branch of the vagus nerve? Or just a weird random nerve?
Weird random nerve – ‘what’s this?’ from the surgeon…
heh, the problem is only as long as it takes to cut…
They were afraid it might have been pacing one of the hearts and that that heart’d stop.
Burnoff successful. Despite having an unpredicted wind change which made things interesting for a while :/ it all went ok up until we lost a vollie in the bush. Transition from burnoff to grid search worked and we found him, and went back to burning off.
It took a while to get trucks, equipment and personnel back to whence it came. Some gear still in my car can wait till the morrow.
What’s a vollie?
vollie = volunteer firefighter.
Luckily there was an emergency vehicle driver training course being conducted at the station today, so if it all went bad, I had 8 fire trucks and some very experienced instructors on immediate standby :)
Kingy said:
Luckily there was an emergency vehicle driver training course being conducted at the station today, so if it all went bad, I had 8 fire trucks and some very experienced instructors on immediate standby :)
Lucky vollie, do they often get lost?
I prefer to not lose them.
The bush is so thick and there are no tracks in it, that it is hard to see more than around 10m. When the wind turned the smoke back on us, visibility was down to around 3m.
Ah,that’d be a little disconcerting… I’m not used to thick bush anymore, the closest bushland here has cattle/sheep n roos bounding through it, so the scrub stuff is minimal and there are plenty of tracks.
Evening…
This is where we were today. Nearmap does not include the hills. Climbing up and down rocky slopes isn’t easy at the best of times, but when you are in your seventies, and lost in the burning bush, it can be a bit tricky to find the rest of the crew.
I began the day as a firelighter, but spent most of the afternoon as a shepherd.
http://www.nearmap.com/?q=@-33.626752,115.079330&ll=-33.626752,115.07933&z=17&t=h&nmd=20120206
Kingy said:
I prefer to not lose them.The bush is so thick and there are no tracks in it, that it is hard to see more than around 10m. When the wind turned the smoke back on us, visibility was down to around 3m.
There should be an action on lost drills in your briefing. IMHO.
Action on list drills were things you could do without a map, ie head west and downhill, intersect creek, head south till you intersect bridge. Travel east on road. Or maybe just head for highest point because that is usually where the harbour was.
Skunkworks said:
Or maybe just head for highest point because that is usually where the harbour was.
What sort of harbour is high up?
How much is a Bali holiday worth?
Witty Rejoinder said:
Skunkworks said:Or maybe just head for highest point because that is usually where the harbour was.
What sort of harbour is high up?
That is what the night position is called.
party_pants said:
How much is a Bali holiday worth?
1 bogan.
poikilotherm said:
party_pants said:
How much is a Bali holiday worth?
1 bogan.
I’m being bombarded with that stupid insurance ad on the TV this evening, the one with the lady saving 15% on her insurance and being able to afford a Bali holiday with the difference. I find the ad so annoying I’m toying with the idea of making an official complaint about it being false and misleading.
Skunkworks said:
Kingy said:
I prefer to not lose them.The bush is so thick and there are no tracks in it, that it is hard to see more than around 10m. When the wind turned the smoke back on us, visibility was down to around 3m.
There should be an action on lost drills in your briefing. IMHO.
There was, but in the middle of that lot it was difficult to find a direction(Sun was behind heavy cloud).
These guys are vollies and most were on their first outing.
party_pants said:
poikilotherm said:
party_pants said:
How much is a Bali holiday worth?
1 bogan.
I’m being bombarded with that stupid insurance ad on the TV this evening, the one with the lady saving 15% on her insurance and being able to afford a Bali holiday with the difference. I find the ad so annoying I’m toying with the idea of making an official complaint about it being false and misleading.
party_pants said:
poikilotherm said:
party_pants said:
How much is a Bali holiday worth?
1 bogan.
I’m being bombarded with that stupid insurance ad on the TV this evening, the one with the lady saving 15% on her insurance and being able to afford a Bali holiday with the difference. I find the ad so annoying I’m toying with the idea of making an official complaint about it being false and misleading.
I reckon you might lose, I can see an airfare and accommodation for a few nights for under 100 bucks if you want to push the extremes of accommodation and use the airlines tricks of not including taxis and levies on the 60 buck fare.
party_pants said:
poikilotherm said:
party_pants said:
How much is a Bali holiday worth?
1 bogan.
I’m being bombarded with that stupid insurance ad on the TV this evening, the one with the lady saving 15% on her insurance and being able to afford a Bali holiday with the difference. I find the ad so annoying I’m toying with the idea of making an official complaint about it being false and misleading.
OH pleeeeeeease do it!
Skunkworks said:
I reckon you might lose, I can see an airfare and accommodation for a few nights for under 100 bucks if you want to push the extremes of accommodation and use the airlines tricks of not including taxis and levies on the 60 buck fare.
Mr Car and SM would be proud of me. I made custard, stewed fruit pie and rice pudding from scratch today.
Skunkworks said:
party_pants said:
poikilotherm said:1 bogan.
I’m being bombarded with that stupid insurance ad on the TV this evening, the one with the lady saving 15% on her insurance and being able to afford a Bali holiday with the difference. I find the ad so annoying I’m toying with the idea of making an official complaint about it being false and misleading.
I reckon you might lose, I can see an airfare and accommodation for a few nights for under 100 bucks if you want to push the extremes of accommodation and use the airlines tricks of not including taxis and levies on the 60 buck fare.
But surely he could use the average fare and accomodation rather than some deal?
party_pants said:
That’s a shame. That ad is really starting to irritate me.
I dont get the Budget ad, they seem to be lovers but he is creeping into too old for her territory and WTF that french accent? What is that about.
ms spock said:
Mr Car and SM would be proud of me. I made custard, stewed fruit pie and rice pudding from scratch today.
You can’t really make anything from “Scratch” unless you invent the universe first.
ms spock said:
But surely he could use the average fare and accomodation rather than some deal?
He sure can. I dont make the rules.
Kingy said:
ms spock said:Mr Car and SM would be proud of me. I made custard, stewed fruit pie and rice pudding from scratch today.
You can’t really make anything from “Scratch” unless you invent the universe first.
Oh I forgot to tell you. I invented my own small universe today as well. That was first order of the day.
Kingy said:
ms spock said:Mr Car and SM would be proud of me. I made custard, stewed fruit pie and rice pudding from scratch today.
You can’t really make anything from “Scratch” unless you invent the universe first.
Sure you can if you define from scratch as from component parts like most people would, not down to the making the molecules yourself. More like obtaining the leather…
ms spock said:
Mr Car and SM would be proud of me. I made custard, stewed fruit pie and rice pudding from scratch today.
ms spock said:
Kingy said:
ms spock said:Mr Car and SM would be proud of me. I made custard, stewed fruit pie and rice pudding from scratch today.
You can’t really make anything from “Scratch” unless you invent the universe first.
Oh I forgot to tell you. I invented my own small universe today as well. That was first order of the day.
Good effort, I struggle to make a decent coffee in the morning.
Skunkworks said:
Kingy said:
ms spock said:Mr Car and SM would be proud of me. I made custard, stewed fruit pie and rice pudding from scratch today.
You can’t really make anything from “Scratch” unless you invent the universe first.
Sure you can if you define from scratch as from component parts like most people would, not down to the making the molecules yourself. More like obtaining the leather…
You make custard from leather?
impressed
Actually, there has been the odd occasion when I have made leather from custard.
It was more along the lines of getting the leather not so much making a cow.
party_pants said:
ms spock said:Mr Car and SM would be proud of me. I made custard, stewed fruit pie and rice pudding from scratch today.
Very useful stuff Scratch, you can make just about anything from it.
Indeed so many possibilities!
Kingy said:
ms spock said:
Kingy said:You can’t really make anything from “Scratch” unless you invent the universe first.
Oh I forgot to tell you. I invented my own small universe today as well. That was first order of the day.
Good effort, I struggle to make a decent coffee in the morning.
:-D
It was a pretty good day today! I got a fair bit done.
I fot some fancy marmalade the other day, contains 55% orange and it was sweetened with grape juice. You can see French farm wives storing it and recovering the calories in winter by making stews out of them, not just smearing over toast.
Kingy said:
Skunkworks said:
Kingy said:You can’t really make anything from “Scratch” unless you invent the universe first.
Sure you can if you define from scratch as from component parts like most people would, not down to the making the molecules yourself. More like obtaining the leather…
You make custard from leather?
impressed
Personally I use egg yolks, sugar, corn and milk.
Skunkworks said:
I fot some fancy marmalade the other day, contains 55% orange and it was sweetened with grape juice. You can see French farm wives storing it and recovering the calories in winter by making stews out of them, not just smearing over toast.
Oh wow that sounds good.
ms spock said:
Kingy said:
Skunkworks said:Sure you can if you define from scratch as from component parts like most people would, not down to the making the molecules yourself. More like obtaining the leather…
You make custard from leather?
impressed
Personally I use egg yolks, sugar, corn flour and milk.
See you later. GTG
I use corn flour for scientific experiments, not food.
Non-newtonian fluids rock!
Kingy said:
I use corn flour for scientific experiments, not food.Non-newtonian fluids rock!
:-D
Shhh, he’s back.
You are not supposed to take me seriously. I do serious all day. This is the holiday forum. Serious is not allowed here.
Unless, of course, it is in fact serious.
looks around
Who are we talking about?
Ok, it’s too quiet here. I’ll just post some shit till someone responds…
This should be publicised more often:
Kingy said:
Ok, it’s too quiet here. I’ll just post some shit till someone responds…
A pic I took in the truck the other day:
party_pants said:
Kingy said:
Ok, it’s too quiet here. I’ll just post some shit till someone responds…
Watching Le Tour, F1, AFL, Wimbledon and ODI cricket all at the same time, and you expect me to post here too?
FMD, how many TV’s do you have these days?
Kingy said:
FMD, how many TV’s do you have these days?
I actually have no idea who this female person is:
Looks like Carl Sagan and his daughter.
… and if I don’t know either of them?
(actually I know both)
I was expecting Happyshorts to peep in here during the Tour.
party_pants said:
(actually I know both)
Umm, who is the one on the right?
I’ll admit that I could only guess at the bloke on the left and would guess at Sagan.
The sheila on the right, NFI.
We never even ascertained what nationality Happy is. I narrowed it down to:
a) Lebanese
b) Irish
c) Other
If you had shown me the bloke’s photo by itself, without any other information, I wouldn’t have had a clue.
Never seen a Sagan show in my life.
Kingy said:
Umm, who is the one on the right?
I only know that because she’s a favourite target for meme type pictures (like you posted), and people enjoy bagging her. I had to look her up to see who she was.
Anyway, it’s a fine night for getting completely shickered, while watching the bicycles and listening to Paul & Phil chattering away (but it’s mostly Paul these days. Phil seems to nod off quite a lot).
sibeen said:
If you had shown me the bloke’s photo by itself, without any other information, I wouldn’t have had a clue.Never seen a Sagan show in my life.
That is unfortunate. He ranks along with Julius Sumner Miller, Dr Karl Cruizin Itch Key, and some other important bloke.
I read about science. Watching a dumbed down made for television documentary normally bores me to tears.
Carl Sagan’s “Cosmos” was famous as a TV series (which I didn’t watch) but the book of the series (which I did read) was rated much more highly than the telly stuff. He was a pretty damn good pop sci writer.
sibeen said:
I read about science. Watching a dumbed down made for television documentary normally bores me to tears.
Carl Sagan’s tv shows were not dumbed down. Look him up. Watch his stuff. Genius.
Carl Sagan got boring. I used to do little internal bets as to how early in the program he would drone out in his Raymond like way, 100 million billion or various variations of what Capt Kremmen of the NASA sleep over friends thinks is a couple of additions from infinite.
Skunkworks said:
Carl Sagan got boring. I used to do little internal bets as to how early in the program he would drone out in his Raymond like way, 100 million billion or various variations of what Capt Kremmen of the NASA sleep over friends thinks is a couple of additions from infinite.
I gave up on the telly series because of his Kermitt the Frog voice. But the book was well worth a read.
sibeen said:
I read about science. Watching a dumbed down made for television documentary normally bores me to tears.
Ah…it’s just lovely, isn’t it?
kii said:
Ah…it’s just lovely, isn’t it?
Let’s hope so.
:D
parp @ kii :)
Hello to you…
Slightly muggy with cloud cover, reduced temperatures, chance of thunderstorms (more thunderstorms) with the added bonus of not going to the bookstore :D
I also have a new air con in the studio, I have been drawing and chilling out to various musical artists.
My latest antique purchase are these big & heavy Victorian church candlesticks, shown here on the rather grotty bedroom mantelpiece (it presumably had a nicely carved fireplace surround, which was presumably sawn off the wall and fed into the fire at some stage):
>My latest antique purchase are these big & heavy
=is
Is this pair etc
Ooo…black candles in the smaller candlestick things :P
Actually they’re purple :) Handmade candles from a friend.
Bubble Car said:
Actually they’re purple :) Handmade candles from a friend.
Oh, still a bit wicked ;)
time for bed. I have a bust day planned for tomorrow. Night all.
Nighto party.
I’ll be finishing the wine with a cup of tea :)
The duck sausages weren’t very nice, truth be told.
A great stage.
morning.
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y172/bulgarian/P1030243.jpg
me entertaining prof igor bray. he’s a quantum physicist.
:-)
http://documentarystorm.com/category/religion/atheism-religion/
Followed a few links to this one – I have only scanned through it. When I have time, I will watch some of this stuff.
Hey, Boris :)
Looking mighty spiffy in that outfit.
Good morning. It is warmer here this morning at 1 degree. No frost today. Although it is only just starting to get light. Maybe the temp will drop a tad more and sprinkle some ice around.
I wonder if mentioning that I am about to go and cook some local bacon and eggs for breakfast will wake people up in here….
I’m already awake.
Morning folks
Good morning all. Weak as a kitten.
I think I just broke the PS forum :/
Nope..false alarm. All is okay.
Geoff – Weak like any type of new born animal?
:P
Take it slowly – stay warm and nap like a cat :P
Morning Pilgrims, a bit of rain over night, cool with a weak but lucky old sun that just keeps rolling along, apparently.
Morning folks
geez.. it took 1.5 hours to unfreeze and reboot… (and double post…
Think this lappy is on it’s way out…
morning.
I think the Aussie cheat has got the pommie cheat nicely covered in the ToF, I’d like to see him leave it to the last minute and sprint past him while he’s riding along the avenue des Champs-Élysées sipping champaign.
Gday Boris and PWM
hi stumpy.
went to a tesla forum dinner last night. terrible food, not their fault, but a great night. lots of serbians and serbian music. was even an accordion.
Boris said:
hi stumpy.went to a tesla forum dinner last night. terrible food, not their fault, but a great night. lots of serbians and serbian music. was even an accordion.
Nice
Sounds like an interesting night
nods Stumpy.
Did you behave yourself Borris?
it was. got to chat to a quantum physicist. talked about the higgs, woowoo and real science.
was excellent.
:-)
Did you behave yourself Borris?
well, i didn’t tell any croatian jokes.
;-)
Boris said:
it was. got to chat to a quantum physicist. talked about the higgs, woowoo and real science.was excellent.
:-)
Very nice :D
(the closest i got to that was my friend telling me she hooked up with the guy who puts the bubbles in Cadburys chocolate…)
ho ho ho ..
Costa has caused quite a stir in GA world. Either you don’t care or don’t mind the hairy Greek-Aussie hippy getting all excited over community gardening, or it’s brought out the ‘don’t like the feral looking ethnic’, ‘kill-the-hippy-and-leftwing-ABC’, ‘never going to watch it again’ angry mob with flaming torches.
http://atom.curtin.edu.au/
this is the guy i was chatting to.
must admit i don’t like his style of presenting.
Boris said:
http://atom.curtin.edu.au/this is the guy i was chatting to.
Very accomplished, sounds like a very interesting bloke to talk to
I don’t mind – I don’t like the South Australian presenter – she’s very twee, very noice and constantly plants nothing but invasive weeds.
>>Very accomplished, sounds like a very interesting bloke
And now he can put on his blog that he has met and talked to Boris.
should have broken out a table tennis game in the restaurant
hardly ever watch ga these days.
I don’t think people will be happy until they get a terminally ill gay handicapped GA presenter who is demonstrably left handed and proud of it.
heh
speaking of left-handedness, it may be the short-term solution to your lateral epicodylitis, PWM.
Peak Warming Man said:
I don’t think people will be happy until they get a terminally ill gay handicapped GA presenter who is demonstrably left handed and proud of it.
actually – that describes a dear friend of mine. He’s gay, he gardens (loves lilies), is in remission from lymphoma, and is a southpaw.
Right. Done the experiment. The bark from yellow box does nothing but clog up the chipper. The bark from brown stringybark is great, makes a lovely fluffy sort of mulchy stuff. So the bits of yellow box bark are now artistically dumped around the garden bed for the skinks to live under. I might take a photo later.
Now we are going to do some ‘fire prevention’ work. There are dead black wattles on the side road roadsides around here and some of the wood is to find its way here for firewood. It burns fast and hot and mixes in well with the eucalyptus.
I’m feeling a bit tired, but too bad.
>>it may be the short-term solution to your lateral epicodylitis, PWM.
Yep, it does improve if I rest it by using the left hand but I can’t work productiverly by using the left hand.
It’ slow and ponderous and frustrating and what happens is that the right hand roughly snatches the mouse out of the left hand and goes (bang bang bang – done) as if to say to the cowering left hand, ‘see, that’s how it’s done’
I know you muck around with autocad and its offshoots, PWM, but what do you actually do?
Well I was all ready to try buffy’s sweet and salty pork belly recipe, but Mrs Skeptic wants crackling.
sibeen said:
I know you muck around with autocad and its offshoots, PWM, but what do you actually do?
Keeps us amused with his dad jokes.
http://www.cosmosmagazine.com/news/5764/scientists-link-cat-faeces-with-female-suicide
Female suicide linked to brain parasite spread by cats
Peak Warming Man said:
>>it may be the short-term solution to your lateral epicodylitis, PWM.Yep, it does improve if I rest it by using the left hand but I can’t work productiverly by using the left hand.
It’ slow and ponderous and frustrating and what happens is that the right hand roughly snatches the mouse out of the left hand and goes (bang bang bang – done) as if to say to the cowering left hand, ‘see, that’s how it’s done’
Well – that’s how that goes, I’m afraid. I’ve developed arm problems at the younger end of the scale for epicondylitis – from kayaking, cycling (handlebar death grip), hand sawing and mousework.
My left arm recovered in less time than the right, because it was easier to rest it.
But rest and then relearning / changing habits / using alternative trackball designs or voice command software, and doing arm exercises appears to be the key.
No magic manipulations. No corticosteroid injections (avoid those – long term studies find that they are not only ineffective, but longterm outcome is worse because you don’t rest an injury).
Rest with / without physio appears to have similar outcomes after 9 – 12 months (IIRC – I could pull up some publications).
(avoid those – long term studies find that they are not only ineffective, but longterm outcome is worse because you don’t rest an injury)
interesting. i was advised that these may help my back pain and i reached the same conclusion. same with any painkiller. no pain so no warning that you are doing harm.
Boris said:
http://www.cosmosmagazine.com/news/5764/scientists-link-cat-faeces-with-female-suicideFemale suicide linked to brain parasite spread by cats
Scary stuff.
Wonder what God was thinking when he dreamt up that little fucker.
actually getting a proper medical diagnosis instead of assuming what you’ve got is what you’ve got is also somewhat recommended.
Wonder what God was thinking when he dreamt up that little fucker.
he/she/it/? is a sadist.
I just typed pork belly into Google Images and I might have to go and have a lie down.
Boris said:
(avoid those – long term studies find that they are not only ineffective, but longterm outcome is worse because you don’t rest an injury)interesting. i was advised that these may help my back pain and i reached the same conclusion. same with any painkiller. no pain so no warning that you are doing harm.
Sounds sensible, but I have very little idea about back stuff (apart form managing relatively short term twinges with voltarin)- so this relates only elbow stuff from reading publications and chatting to a few docs.
Boris said:
Wonder what God was thinking when he dreamt up that little fucker.he/she/it/? is a sadist.
The one that burrows up the eye of one’s penis also came from a sadistic intelligent designer.
Toxo brane.
Speaking of which, I may have to cast the cat shit that is simply festooning our yard back over the respective fences of the cat-owing neighbours.
Return to sender, I say.
Return to sender, I say.
could use a catapult.
Skeptic Pete said:
I just typed pork belly into Google Images and I might have to go and have a lie down.
I get pictures of cooked pork bellies. What do you get?
>>but what do you actually do?
I turn engineers dreams into reality.
Rule 303 said:
Skeptic Pete said:
I just typed pork belly into Google Images and I might have to go and have a lie down.
I get pictures of cooked pork bellies. What do you get?
Yep, that’s it.
Overwhelming isn’t it?
Peak Warming Man said:
>>but what do you actually do?I turn engineers dreams into reality.
Prostitute?
>>Wonder what God was thinking when he dreamt up that little fucker.
Your Creator works in mysterious ways friend.
Skeptic Pete said:
Yep, that’s it.Overwhelming isn’t it?
Ahhh, sure, I guess…
Schizophrenia is a nasty joke played on the world…yeah, thanks to the almighty sky pixie :(
>>Schizophrenia is a nasty joke played on the world…yeah, thanks to the almighty sky pixie :(
The world is a battlefield and the prize is your eternal soul friend, it’s total war sans the Geneva Convention and Red Cross food parcels.
Always be vigilant and take note of the better angels of your nature, how you spend the rest of eternity depends on it Pilgrim.
Peak Warming Man said:
>>Schizophrenia is a nasty joke played on the world…yeah, thanks to the almighty sky pixie :(The world is a battlefield and the prize is your eternal soul friend, it’s total war sans the Geneva Convention and Red Cross food parcels.
Always be vigilant and take note of the better angels of your nature, how you spend the rest of eternity depends on it Pilgrim.
I think these are wise words…it’s that or the dog just farted :/
I turn engineers dreams into (pictures of dreams)*
*fixed.
oops, I think I borked it…
“…black swan of heat waves…”
Why would you call a heat wave this?
http://www.smh.com.au/world/unrelenting-heat-wave-bakes-half-the-us-20120708-21ozo.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_swan_theory
Ah…
>Why would you call a heat wave this?
There’s no such thing as a black swan…apparently.
sibeen said:
>Why would you call a heat wave this?There’s no such thing as a black swan…apparently.
Are they famous in WA?
Another ah ha moment…black swans are southern hemisphere critters.
kaching
:)
Are they famous in WA?
only sid and we don’t talk about him.
sibeen said:
kaching:)
pa37 is trying to provide some light entertainment in the Petrol Sniffers forum.
Do we miss that other old coot yet?
Do we miss that other old coot yet?
which one?
>Petrol Sniffers forum.
I saw you refer to a PS forum this morning and had no idea what you were on about.
I too have learnt something today :)
Boris said:
Do we miss that other old coot yet?which one?
Old whatsisface…you know….um…can’t think of his name :/
sibeen said:
>Petrol Sniffers forum.I saw you refer to a PS forum this morning and had no idea what you were on about.
I too have learnt something today :)
Good.
So, if you are ever bored and need some entertaining….get a dog to lick PB off a spoon.
Peak Warming Man said:
>>Schizophrenia is a nasty joke played on the world…yeah, thanks to the almighty sky pixie :(The world is a battlefield and the prize is your eternal soul friend, it’s total war sans the Geneva Convention and Red Cross food parcels.
Always be vigilant and take note of the better angels of your nature, how you spend the rest of eternity depends on it Pilgrim.
erkk.. i know that’s just in jest, but it still makes me ‘erkk’..
kii said:
sibeen said:
>Why would you call a heat wave this?There’s no such thing as a black swan…apparently.
Are they famous in WA?
>>Well I was all ready to try buffy’s sweet and salty pork belly recipe, but Mrs Skeptic wants crackling.<<
Not going to get that without dirtying “my clean oven”, are we?!
Well, that’s enough excitement for me….swans, pork bellies, dogs and PB.
I’m going to go nap nap with blanky.
Goodnight, Australia.
buffy said:
>>Well I was all ready to try buffy’s sweet and salty pork belly recipe, but Mrs Skeptic wants crackling.<<
Not going to get that without dirtying “my clean oven”, are we?!
Apparently it’s not actually clean but will be this week so now’s my chance.
So, this lot will not be causing bushfires next Summer. Blackwood and black wattle.
http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n245/lizza_06/Firewood8July12.jpg
And this is where the bark from the yellow box ended up:
http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n245/lizza_06/LittleShedGarden8July12.jpg
I hope the lizards are appreciative and that they do not invite too many snakey relatives along.
Simple fare for me today, after all the rich foods and wines of recent nights. Just spaghetti with chicken breasts in a tasty sauce.
If I was a lizard I’d find that very inviting buffy.
buffy said:
I hope the lizards are appreciative and that they do not invite too many snakey relatives along.
I’d be more worried about the trapdoor, funnelweb and redback spiders myself.
If there’s penty of lizards, they’ll eat the spiders.
I’m making pasties tonight. I’ve just mixed up finely chopped veggies and pork and veal mince. I’ll go and shower and then think about making some shortcrust pastry. I pulled a beetroot, so I’ll boil that, and we can have some Brussels sprouts for greens. I’ve also got a chicken and veggie cream soup on the go. I did the stock yesterday, let it cool, scooped off the fat for the dogs for their dinner, and now I’m boiling the stock up with some chopped veggies. I’ll puree the lot and use it as my breakfasts for the week.
Oh, and I’ve planted another row of peas. I brought home the whippy prunings from the plum tree in Casterton and I’ve woven a framework for the peas to hang onto. It looks sort of rustic……
http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n245/lizza_06/Peas8July12.jpg
Sounds good buffy. I’ll be doing a cream of cauliflower soup tomorrow, using my new food processor (actually a hand-me-down from my older sister, who’s got herself a new one).
All this winter activity in the garden is making me feel as though I ought to get out there and do something.
But not right now, ‘cos I’m off to clear the washing up and get dinner underway :)
Arvo folks
LOL, the troll is logged in again at the Other Place.
Peak Warming Man said:
LOL, the troll is logged in again at the Other Place.
Didja see the handles?! Shit will fly.
What is this sticker on my milk about it being “naturally permeate free”? It’s just plain old pasteurised, homogenised milk. Ingredients: whole milk.
>>Didja see the handles?! Shit will fly.
Yeah, it’s a disturbed thing.
>>What is this sticker on my milk about it being “naturally permeate free”?
I don’t know Buffy but it’s made me feel a lot more reasured, make no mistake.
buffy said:
What is this sticker on my milk about it being “naturally permeate free”? It’s just plain old pasteurised, homogenised milk. Ingredients: whole milk.
Some milk brands were cutting milk fat by adding whey from cheese making. To say you are not doing this is the new “thing”.
buffy said:
What is this sticker on my milk about it being “naturally permeate free”? It’s just plain old pasteurised, homogenised milk. Ingredients: whole milk.
So if it’s got permeate it’s got more in it?
buffy said:
So if it’s got permeate it’s got more in it?
We, it’s got more stuff in it.
buffy said:
So if it’s got permeate it’s got more in it?
It seems that the addition was to bring substandard milk up to spec.
They may have been skimming off cream and using the permeate to bring it back to legal fat solds.
In Chemical Engineering terms, permeate is that which passes through a membrane in a membrane filtration process.
buffy said:
So if it’s got permeate it’s got more in it?
It’s added so that the liquid can be called Milk apparently, some of the stuff doesn’t have the right protein/fat/whatever ratio, and without permeate, wouldn’t legally be allowed to call itself milk…not sure if that’s true though.
poikilotherm said:
buffy said:So if it’s got permeate it’s got more in it?
It’s added so that the liquid can be called Milk apparently, some of the stuff doesn’t have the right protein/fat/whatever ratio, and without permeate, wouldn’t legally be allowed to call itself milk…not sure if that’s true though.
Modern commercial dairy processing techniques involve first removing all of the butterfat, and then adding back the appropriate amount depending on which product is being produced on that particular line.
Tells the story I think.
one company used to add this stuff is going to stop. their ad campaign slogan was whey to go.
That sort of makes sense if you are making abominations. But whole milk should just be pastuerised and homenised. Big vats, heat, and I presume some sort of violent shaking for the homogenisation . (I used to know how it was done, but I forgot)
buffy said:
That sort of makes sense if you are making abominations. But whole milk should just be pastuerised and homenised. Big vats, heat, and I presume some sort of violent shaking for the homogenisation . (I used to know how it was done, but I forgot)
$, how else would we get $1/L milk.
I remember when it was just milk, you’d take the silver top off the bottle and you’d have half an inch of cream on the top and the rest was normal milk, not f’ing fat reduced or permeate free or salt reduced or homogonised or kurd free, or koshs or halal made, just f’ing milk.
Peak Warming Man said:
I remember when it was just milk, you’d take the silver top off the bottle and you’d have half an inch of cream on the top and the rest was normal milk, not f’ing fat reduced or permeate free or salt reduced or homogonised or kurd free, or koshs or halal made, just f’ing milk.
It’s a brave new world PWM…
poikilotherm said:
buffy said:That sort of makes sense if you are making abominations. But whole milk should just be pastuerised and homenised. Big vats, heat, and I presume some sort of violent shaking for the homogenisation . (I used to know how it was done, but I forgot)
$, how else would we get $1/L milk.
I need a milk powered ute…
Peak Warming Man said:
I remember when it was just milk, you’d take the silver top off the bottle and you’d have half an inch of cream on the top and the rest was normal milk….
Some very large and prosperous industries have ground out of exactly the process you describe, PWM. Project Management, Human Resources, Relationship management, Sustainability Management, Educational Consultation, Mining Engineer…. because, you know, it’s important for people to have a job and nice clothes to wear and a house to live in.
Well the roasted pork belly was a success. Didn’t even have time to take a pic.
Skeptic Pete said:
Well the roasted pork belly was a success. Didn’t even have time to take a pic.
Oh good, I looked at your google search for pork belly images and gained 5kg already.
Peak Warming Man said:
I remember when it was just milk, you’d take the silver top off the bottle and you’d have half an inch of cream on the top and the rest was normal milk, not f’ing fat reduced or permeate free or salt reduced or homogonised or kurd free, or koshs or halal made, just f’ing milk.
I remember sitting under the huge fig tree in the quadrangle in primary school drinking little bottles of ice cold milk, sometimes even flavoured.
There was always as much as you wanted on account of half the kids not drinking theirs.
And in winter we would all bring a plastic mug with our name written on a bandaid and the teacher would make hot chocolate on the pot belly coke fired stove in the middle of the classroom.
That particular classroom was over a hundred years old.
The windows were up high so as to let the light in but prevent you from seeing what was happening outside in the playground.
Kingy said:
Skeptic Pete said:
Well the roasted pork belly was a success. Didn’t even have time to take a pic.
Oh good, I looked at your google search for pork belly images and gained 5kg already.
:-)
Some of my favourite milk was straight out of the cow, immediately passed over some refrigeration coils and then into the drinking glass.
yum.
I have made the pasties. They are ‘resting’ on the top of the woodheater. I’ve cooked the beetroot. I’m boiling water to steam the sprouts. I’ve made a tangelo cake. And because there is always extra pastry, there are half a dozen raspberry tarts as well.
I made oven baked doughnuts, not bad.
What are oven baked doughnuts? Like bagels?
buffy said:
I have made the pasties. They are ‘resting’ on the top of the woodheater. I’ve cooked the beetroot. I’m boiling water to steam the sprouts. I’ve made a tangelo cake. And because there is always extra pastry, there are half a dozen raspberry tarts as well.
Where did you get the raspberries?
Raspberry jam…….I can heartily recommend the New Zealand one, Annanoth brand.
I cooked roast pork belly with crackling tonight buffy, it was superb.
I am going to try your recipe later this week with some nice pork spare ribs that I have in the freezer.
buffy said:
What are oven baked doughnuts? Like bagels?
No idea how bagels are made, tasty…involved yeast, flour, sugar, cinnamon. mmmm
milk and butter as well.
plus a ‘though’…insert as needed.
poikilotherm said:
, tasty…involved yeast, flour, sugar, cinnamon. mmmm
Tell me more.
Skeptic Pete said:
poikilotherm said:
, tasty…involved yeast, flour, sugar, cinnamon. mmmm
Tell me more.
Brb, have to get the recipe.
I remember when the rich kids used to bring in flavoured straws to drink their milk with, their mothers were weather girls.
buffy said:
I have made the pasties.. …I’ve made a tangelo cake. And because there is always extra pastry, there are half a dozen raspberry tarts as well.
We’ll need pictures please.
Hello from Auckland :)
2 hours in front of Oz here so getting out of bed this morning was like a 6am rise to me…
Hit the Antartic Under Water World here in Auckland and checked out the Happy Feet Penguins, they are so cool :)
Lunch down at the Viaduct Harbour, fish n chips for the other two and mussels for me, oh and a glass of lovely Australian wine.
Over to the National Maritine Musuem for the rest of the arvo… oh no hang on we went back to the bar for another glass of Australian wine.
Then home to book our accom up in the north of the North and make plans for the next few days. Dinner was at the same restaurant as last night, Da Vincis Italian…
Yes it was a cold day but the sun was out as was my possum/merino scarf, mittens, hat and socks along with the thermal underwear :)
Sexy hey!!
Here SP, this is the recipe I used.
http://www.taste.com.au/recipes/20358/baked+cinnamon+doughnuts
>>>Lunch down at the Viaduct Harbour, fish n chips
Spider Lily it’s pronounced “fush n chups” over there
poikilotherm said:
Here SP, this is the recipe I used.http://www.taste.com.au/recipes/20358/baked+cinnamon+doughnuts
Thanks
No pictures….etten the pasties already. They weren’t too bad. Although I now know not to use the dough hook for mixing pastry. I tried it as an experiment. The K beater is more efficient by a long shot.
Skeptic Pete said:
poikilotherm said:
Here SP, this is the recipe I used.http://www.taste.com.au/recipes/20358/baked+cinnamon+doughnuts
Thanks
buffy said:
No pictures….etten the pasties already.
Tut tut. What sort did you make? Seam on top or seam on the side?
Seam on top.
Dough hook, K beater… What a wonderful world we live in.
>>Then home to book our accom up in the north of the North and make plans for the next few days. Dinner was at the same restaurant as last night, Da Vincis Italian…
Life’s tough.
Hand crimped.
that hand crimped seam on pasties is the handle. it was so those down pit could eat their lunch without having to wash their hands. that bit of the crust was discarded.
For Witty (we haven’t eaten the sweet bits yet)
http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n245/lizza_06/JamTarts8July12.jpg
Discarded? It’s the best bit!
It’s the best bit!
not when it has coal dirt on it. plus their pastry would be really basic flour, water and a bit of shortening. not really tasty. they were poor.
buffy said:
For Witty (we haven’t eaten the sweet bits yet)
http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n245/lizza_06/JamTarts8July12.jpg
Yummo.
>they were poor.
sucks air through teeth
Poor…I’ll give you bloody poor. We were the small takkers that swooped upon that discarded, soot covered, overcooked edge of the pastie. It was heaven, it was.
sucks air through teeth
teeth? loooxury.
Boris said:
sucks air through teethteeth? loooxury.
Hah. He’s got you there.
jjjust moi said:
poikilotherm said:
buffy said:So if it’s got permeate it’s got more in it?
It’s added so that the liquid can be called Milk apparently, some of the stuff doesn’t have the right protein/fat/whatever ratio, and without permeate, wouldn’t legally be allowed to call itself milk…not sure if that’s true though.
From wiki:Modern commercial dairy processing techniques involve first removing all of the butterfat, and then adding back the appropriate amount depending on which product is being produced on that particular line.
Tells the story I think.
Yes, I thought that. But then I thought…it’s a long time since I thought about chemistry in any but an abstract way, so perhaps I am missing something……
I’ve got bits of rock, can’t afford actual coal, stuck to the nubbins that were once my teeth.
evening folks
evening folks
looks around to see if anyone is watching.
evening stumpy.
Boris said:
that hand crimped seam on pasties is the handle. it was so those down pit could eat their lunch without having to wash their hands. that bit of the crust was discarded.
i read somewhere that they used arsenic as part of the seperation proceedure in the mines. so the bits that they touched with arsenic on their hands were discarded
Gday Boris, how’s your Sunday night going?
We are watching Ninja Warrior. Hmm….
buffy said:
We are watching Ninja Warrior. Hmm….
Rockwiz here
evening – loverly day wandering around in the sun. We went to historic Guildford for a pie (decided we couldn’t be arsed with the cafes) after some wandering about elsewhere, and then followed this with more wandering and stickybeaking abouts, and then moved on for more wandering and gawking elsewhere, followed by a beer in the sun and soon to be chased by rissoles and potato salad.
Mum D took a quiet and quick exit just a few minutes ago.
Geoff D said:
Mum D took a quiet and quick exit just a few minutes ago.
May her memory be a strength to you and the family.
goodness – just like that – sorry to you and yours Geoffd – you’ve been in the wars.
Thoughts are with you Geoff.
Sorry to hear it Geoff.
‘sOK folks, it’s been a while coming.Thanks for your thoughts.
Condolences to you and yours Geoff
sorry to hear geoff
Geoff D said:
‘sOK folks, it’s been a while coming.
yes indeed – everyone is allowed to be kind to and treat themselves because they did their best.
Sorry to hear that Geoff.
Thinking of you and yours, Geefer.
Youse is good folks, that’s for sure.
Youse is good folks, that’s for sure.
that’s cos you’re a good person geoff.
Geoff D said:
Mum D took a quiet and quick exit just a few minutes ago.
Condolences GD.
Strewth Geoff, you really know how to find the path less traveled. :(
But you continually seem to able to rise above it all with dignity and carry on.
If only more people had your gumption and character, the world would be a better place.
Listening to people cry about their favourite website being redesigned shits me when there are others with much bigger problems to deal with every day. My condolences.
Very sorry to hear about your great loss, Geoff. I’m hoping that you and the rest of your family find solace over the next few days.
In reality, the next days will probably be filled with rushing about madly.
With Mum, we said our goodbyes some time ago when the dementia took hold. The person we’ve been looking after since then is some strange old lady in the rough shape of Mum.
Watching a music video shot on friday 7-9-2001 with the twin towers in the background…
Stumpy_seahorse said:
Watching a music video shot on friday 7-9-2001 with the twin towers in the background…
Ryan Adams’ single ‘New York’ had its music video shot on 10-09-2001.
Witty Rejoinder said:
Stumpy_seahorse said:
Watching a music video shot on friday 7-9-2001 with the twin towers in the background…
Ryan Adams’ single ‘New York’ had its music video shot on 10-09-2001.
That’s the one
The opening of the clip says 7/9/01
Stumpy_seahorse said:
The opening of the clip says 7/9/01
My mistake.
Witty Rejoinder said:
Stumpy_seahorse said:The opening of the clip says 7/9/01
My mistake.
no worries
(just watched it on CMC)
Stumpy_seahorse said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
Stumpy_seahorse said:The opening of the clip says 7/9/01
My mistake.
no worries
(just watched it on CMC)
strange how things gain importance in retrospect, accidentally
Condolences Geoff D
Evening Mr Car
Evening Stumpy.
My condolences to Geoff & the D family.
A new survey finds that 80 million Americans, or 36 percent of the population, believe UFOs are real. One in 10 respondents say they have personally witnessed an alien spaceship. And if aliens were to invade the country sometime in the next four years, 65 percent of survey respondents said President Obama would be better suited for handling the invasion than Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney.
Bubble Car said:
A new survey finds that 80 million Americans, or 36 percent of the population, believe UFOs are real. One in 10 respondents say they have personally witnessed an alien spaceship. And if aliens were to invade the country sometime in the next four years, 65 percent of survey respondents said President Obama would be better suited for handling the invasion than Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney.
Great! means Obama has a better chance than Mittens :P but that is a FOX news link :/
I just typed “flying saucers” into Google News, after downloading a scanned copy of a 1957 magazine called “Flying Saucers From Other Worlds”.
kii said:
Bubble Car said:
A new survey finds that 80 million Americans, or 36 percent of the population, believe UFOs are real….
51% of Americans don’t believe in evolution, a further 38% believe that biological evolution has occurred but it was initiated by and has since been administered by God, leaving a very small percentage of Americans who are right.
:-)
Pinched from Tim Minchin
Quite a spectacular failure of science education.
Got a URL for that scanned publication, Mr Car?
Sorry Neophyte, I was on the bog :)
It’s actually on usenet, in alt.binaries.pictures.vintage.magazines.
>alt.binaries.pictures.vintage.magazines.
Well worth a look if you like old mags. Plenty of complete scanned editions from late 19th century through to 1990s. Weird Tales, Thrilling Wonder Stories & lots of other sci-fi and horror, Illustrated Science News, plenty of women’s magazines, many and varied titles.
Yay. The guy I have been racing karts against for 3 years has just won the National Title today.
Could not have gone to a nicer bloke$16 billion being donated to Afghanistan ‘to fight corruption’. Oh, Ahmed, support me, I think my sides are going to split laughing.
Kingy said:
Yay. The guy I have been racing karts against for 3 years has just won the National Title today. Could not have gone to a nicer bloke
Yay for him from me too.
morrie said:
$16 billion being donated to Afghanistan ‘to fight corruption’. Oh, Ahmed, support me, I think my sides are going to split laughing.
Heard a story the other day that police and local officials don’t get paid a wage in Pakistan, their only source of income is from the “fines” they issue, most of which just happen to be paid in cash.
http://motleynews.net/2012/07/03/walgreens-pharmacist-refused-to-fill-a-womans-birth-control-because-it-was-against-his-religion/
…sigh :/
Good Morning People
3 degrees here in Auckland :/
We are heading north of the North Island today, it may get warmer but somehow doubt it.
Enjoyed Auckland but looking forward to getting out into the countryside :)
Hope everyone enjoys Monday :D
Morning all.
Kii – Re ‘Walgreen’s Pharmacist Refused to Fill a Woman’s Birth Control Because it was “Against His Religion”
This problem is very common – God only knows how many country towns in Australia are held to ransom by their GP or pharmacist. Is there something about this particular case that offends you?
Being able to buy most medicines on-line has relieved the problem somewhat.
Rule 303 said:
Morning all.Kii – Re ‘Walgreen’s Pharmacist Refused to Fill a Woman’s Birth Control Because it was “Against His Religion”
This problem is very common – God only knows how many country towns in Australia are held to ransom by their GP or pharmacist. Is there something about this particular case that offends you?
Being able to buy most medicines on-line has relieved the problem somewhat.
This happens in Oz?
:O
It offends me because it happens…
Happens a bit, I know a few pharmacists that refuse, and any discussion about it results in much argument on an online pharmacy forum I read.
kii said:
Rule 303 said:
Morning all.Kii – Re ‘Walgreen’s Pharmacist Refused to Fill a Woman’s Birth Control Because it was “Against His Religion”
This problem is very common – God only knows how many country towns in Australia are held to ransom by their GP or pharmacist. Is there something about this particular case that offends you?
Being able to buy most medicines on-line has relieved the problem somewhat.
This happens in Oz?
:O
It offends me because it happens…
I’m with cranky.
poikilotherm said:
Happens a bit, I know a few pharmacists that refuse, and any discussion about it results in much argument on an online pharmacy forum I read.
Now I am really depressed :(
Do any of these pharmacists have any qualms about filling prescriptions for Viagra?
kii said:
poikilotherm said:
Happens a bit, I know a few pharmacists that refuse, and any discussion about it results in much argument on an online pharmacy forum I read.
Now I am really depressed :(
Do any of these pharmacists have any qualms about filling prescriptions for Viagra?
The Dr prescribed that Viagra stuff for me…
Nothing sexual, just stopped me rolling out of bed…
http://www.abqjournal.com/main/2012/07/05/opinion/religious-beliefs-are-a-matter-of-conscience-not-business.html
This was interesting…if it wants you to fill out a “survey” to view the remainder of the article, just make up an answer…I did :P
It wanted to know how many adults are in my house – I said 5.
I’m going out to my studio to negotiate some furniture removal with mr kii.
kii said:
poikilotherm said:
Happens a bit, I know a few pharmacists that refuse, and any discussion about it results in much argument on an online pharmacy forum I read.
Now I am really depressed :(
Do any of these pharmacists have any qualms about filling prescriptions for Viagra?
Not as far as I could tell…
Ahoy hoy.
to negotiate some furniture removal with mr kii.
telling him how it’s going to be ;)
Good morning all.
Hi Geoff. How are you and mrs d this morning?
Yeah, OK thanks DA.
nig campers
Dour Scotsman with nae trouse ill-equipped to slow Fed Express.
Forty/love and balls to you poms!
Spose the Swiss will have to give him a whole herd.
morning
Gees those Scotts are weak as piss.
And no change in The tour de Drug Cheats.
Ian said:
nig campers
What did you call me?!?
Dropbear said:
to negotiate some furniture removal with mr kii.telling him how it’s going to be ;)
The problem is the narrow door and the size of the armchair I want to put in my room – it’s not going to happen. Compromise will occur.
Divine Angel said:
Ian said:
nig campers
What did you call me?!?
nothing to do with fnqers let alone southerners
Webber FTW…good race, less drugs (maybe).
People are weird.
http://blogs.tribune.com.pk/story/1879/what-it%E2%80%99s-like-not-being-on-facebook/
You know what I don’t like, I’ll tell you what I don’t like Pilgrims it’s journalists.
Unlike the old properly trained Reporters journalists don’t inform you of the facts of a matter they inform you of their opinion of a matter, they also just say things that they may have heard from some group think, ttake the example below
“He is the second-oldest man to occupy top spot, goes away with a cheque for £1.15m and will head to the Olympics – also being staged at the All England Club – as clear favourite. “
I mean WTF, why go to the trouble of saying that he is the second-oldest(and why the hyphen?) without saying who the oldest was, f’ing airheads the lot of them.
Except this one.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQItEmKkyCw
You sound surprised…
Journalism isn’t about news and grammatically correct reporting, it’s about who saw it first on Twitter.
>>it’s about who saw it first on Twitter.
Twitter is a tool
Divine Angel said:
People are weird.
http://blogs.tribune.com.pk/story/1879/what-it%E2%80%99s-like-not-being-on-facebook/
Facebook to me is like….a magical device that keeps me in touch with news, politics, some friends who are witty and have found interesting stuff on the interwebs. Use it the right way and it’s great…
(I swear if one more person on my friends’ list uses ‘lol’ as a form of punctuation I will hit them with a vicious ‘poke’)
Sorry.
Twitter is a tool to disseminate false information.
Peak Warming Man said:
>>it’s about who saw it first on Twitter.Twitter is a tool
Strange – I just edited my post saying facebook is a tool….PWM is stalking my brane :(
Currently arguing that people not on social media are ostracised and “invisibilized” by being on the “wrong side” of the digital divide hehehehehehehe
Dear oh dear oh dear
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-07-09/carbon-tax-excuse-to-hike-funeral-costs/4118200
Divine Angel said:
Currently arguing that people not on social media are ostracised and “invisibilized” by being on the “wrong side” of the digital divide hehehehehehehe
I’m not on facebook at the moment either, but I think its more relevant for the younger generation to feel ostracised by not being on facebook.
So it’s just a phase they are going through then…..
Hello Holidayers. I’ve already lost one of my new arrows…I had a bit of a shoot, and one of them hit the wire of the clothes line, and I have no idea whatsoever about where it went…I’ve asked the next door neighbour to return it if she finds it in her garden. I didn’t hear it hit anything (and there were not screams, human or animal or bird), so it must be hiding in the foliage of my herb garden or something.
Now, day off or no day off, my journal reading is waaaay behind. I’ll just go over there and catch up on about three months of the Australian and New Zealand ones. Then I’ll only have the two American ones that I subscribe to to catch up on.
Divine Angel said:
I’m not on facebook at the moment either, but I think its more relevant for the younger generation to feel ostracised by not being on facebook.
I knew someone was missing!
buffy said:
So it’s just a phase they are going through then…..
Hello Holidayers. I’ve already lost one of my new arrows…I had a bit of a shoot, and one of them hit the wire of the clothes line, and I have no idea whatsoever about where it went…I’ve asked the next door neighbour to return it if she finds it in her garden. I didn’t hear it hit anything (and there were not screams, human or animal or bird), so it must be hiding in the foliage of my herb garden or something.
I shot han harrow in the hair…
but where it landed I know not where!
*but where it fell
sigh
buffy said:
So it’s just a phase they are going through then…..
Hello Holidayers. I’ve already lost one of my new arrows…I had a bit of a shoot, and one of them hit the wire of the clothes line, and I have no idea whatsoever about where it went…I’ve asked the next door neighbour to return it if she finds it in her garden. I didn’t hear it hit anything (and there were not screams, human or animal or bird), so it must be hiding in the foliage of my herb garden or something.
Got ‘em in the neck…
kii said:
I knew someone was missing!
Am I messing up your friend count again?
“A rare fungus some are calling Indian Viagra is starting to transform local economies in the Himalayas. But some of those harvesting it are now having to arm themselves to protect what has become a valuable cash crop.
There is a fungus that attacks caterpillars in the Indian Himalayas. People in north India call it kira jari. In neighbouring Tibet it is known as yarsagumba.
The fungus mummifies its prey and then grows out of the top of the dead caterpillar’s head. It appears above ground just as the snow melts in May or June.”
Dropbear said:
buffy said:So it’s just a phase they are going through then…..
Hello Holidayers. I’ve already lost one of my new arrows…I had a bit of a shoot, and one of them hit the wire of the clothes line, and I have no idea whatsoever about where it went…I’ve asked the next door neighbour to return it if she finds it in her garden. I didn’t hear it hit anything (and there were not screams, human or animal or bird), so it must be hiding in the foliage of my herb garden or something.
I shot han harrow in the hair…
but where it landed I know not where!
I used to be able to type, then I took an arrow to the knee.
At least buffy will be able to give optometry advice:
New delicacy: eye shish kebab.
Divine Angel said:
Currently arguing that people not on social media are ostracised and “invisibilized”
Sometimes I try to masturbate long words into my jokes…
Rule 303 said:
Sometimes I try to masturbate long words into my jokes…
Just don’t make eye contact.
You can blame Mr J Bell for “invisiblized”; he wrote the article :p
Divine Angel said:
Rule 303 said:Sometimes I try to masturbate long words into my jokes…
Just don’t make eye contact.
You can blame Mr J Bell for “invisiblized”; he wrote the article :p
you don’t need to keep that abortion alive
Divine Angel said:
You can blame Mr J Bell for “invisiblized”; he wrote the article :p
It’s awful.
Not quite as awful as the paper I just read about the media and political discourse over partial-birth abortions.
>> invisibilized
says it like it’s a bad thing. Some of us prefer to remain anon.
Rule 303 said:
Divine Angel said:
You can blame Mr J Bell for “invisiblized”; he wrote the article :pIt’s awful.
it is .
Divine Angel said:
partial-birth abortions.
Is that where the baby is half way out and they knock it on the head?
I don’t do social media. I’m willing to give anti-social media a try though.
Sorta. We refer to it as a late-term abortion.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intact_dilation_and_extraction
Ian said:
I don’t do social media. I’m willing to give anti-social media a try though.
You know it’s bad when you get phone calls or text messages telling you to check your email for a “really funny!!!!” YouTube link.
Gosh. I really know how to kill forums.
Divine Angel said:
Gosh. I really know how to kill forums.
I’m quite happy to discuss cervical dilation. I thought it was part of all abortion.
I was just being anti-social. (Besides still strung out from the late night tennis)
Looks like the Joh era is steadily creeping back in:
Cameras banned after broadcast of Parliamentary protest
Independent television camera operators will be banned from the floor of Queensland Parliament until late August, after news bulletins broadcast footage of a protest over civil unions last month.
Speaker Fiona Simpson today issued a ruling that suspends television camera access for the next nine parliamentary sitting days.
Read more: http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/queensland/cameras-banned-after-broadcast-of-parliamentary-protest-20120709-21r84.html#ixzz206ioNsVv
After the tennis I watched the rest of Easy Rider (recording from earlier) and I reckon (either in spite of or because of my altered state) that movie is still bloody brilliant.
Evening :)
At a place called Paihia which is at the Bay of Islands NZ.
In the spa with a glass of Moet Chandon….. … and my Apple Airbook… Could life get any better?And I’ll tell you something else for nothing, in a few years time that loser Murray will be doing what all the other Scotts do, sitting in the pub smoking and drinking all day and saying menacingly to strangers “I see you Jimmy”, but who can blame them when outside is cold and wet and dreary and on the few occasions that the sun comes out there are a lot of reports of a large meteorite.
>>Could life get any better?
You could be on a boat, yeah.
“A study of female lap dancers shows men are more attracted to women who are ovulating”
Wow.
As much as I’d like to stay chatting to all of youse I’ve got to go and buy tea.
Ulnar is an anagram of lunar. I think there’s something in that for all of us.
Silver is an anagram of livers. I think there’s something in that for all of us.
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:-)
You’re more than just a tad dork though.
Well yeah :-)
Peak Warming Man said:
“A study of female lap dancers shows men are more attracted to women who are ovulating”Wow.
GTFO. Really?
Surely this is more a study of how vulnerable and naive funding bodies are.
OCDC said:
Silver is an anagram of livers. I think there’s something in that for all of us.
:nods:
You can’t have slaughter without laughter.
What can you tell me about fructose malabsorption? My sister was diagnosed with it today.
Like lactose intolerance but different.
She only eats fruit and veg anyway, so this is going to be a challenge for her.
Dear oh dear oh dear. Steak FTW!
Rule 303 said:
Peak Warming Man said:
“A study of female lap dancers shows men are more attracted to women who are ovulating”Wow.
GTFO. Really?
Surely this is more a study of how vulnerable and naive funding bodies are.
I actually believe this and I feel it comes from our cave days.. when women are ovulating they are ready to breed. It was how we kept the species going..
I wish they’d added a video of her gymnasticsing.
http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/ENEJMicm030590
A five-year-old girl received a diagnosis of Ewing’s sarcoma of the distal femur after she noticed a painless mass behind her left knee. The tumor had not metastasized at the time of the diagnosis. The patient was treated with aggressive chemotherapy and wide surgical excision of the tumor with a rotationplasty. The middle and distal portions of the tibia, along with the foot and ankle, were rotated 180 degrees and attached to the proximal femur so that the ankle joint could act as the knee joint. The clinical images shown (Panels A and B) were obtained seven years after the diagnosis. The patient finished her last round of chemotherapy six years ago and has been tumor-free since that time. She is healthy and is very active in cheerleading and gymnastics. She also has an excellent functional gait, as shown in the accompanying video.
OCDC said:
Dear oh dear oh dear. Steak FTW!
Yes indeedy, but I can’t get through to her. Her personal trainer recommended a raw food diet and here she is eating only fruit and veg.
Steak tartare and sashimi FTW!
OCDC said:
I wish they’d added a video of her gymnasticsing.
Nice!
I knew a couple who had a baby born without the thumb on one hand. At about 18 months, a surgeon split the webbing between the 1st and 2nd fingers, pulled out a metacarpal, trimmed up a few of the strings, pulled a tendon across from the 4th finger and created a thumb.
6 months later, I had to stop and count the fingers to pick which hand it was.
Divine Angel said:
Her personal trainer recommended a raw food diet and here she is eating only fruit and veg.
:Sigh:
So this will be a good opportunity for her to get some proper nutrition advice from a real nutritionist, wont it.
;-)
Maybe- she’s off to Africa in 3 weeks so God knows what she’s going to eat over there :S
Divine Angel said:
God knows what she’s going to eat over there :S
Depends where she goes. Food doesn’t vary that much between tourist precincts, no-matter which country you’re in. It’s all shit.
FWIW, I found the food in South Africa very ‘western’. They did a better cooked ‘English’ breakfast at the hotel than we got in London.
She’s going to Egypt, Zimbabwe and Rwanda.
Prester John is in Ethiopia I think, he’d be a good age now although he does have the keys to the fountain of youth, well so they say.
I’m beginning to think that looking for him is really just a ploy by the African Nations to attract tourists and that in fact he may not even exist, there I’ve said it.
Frog sashimi.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DOUnjB6SPxE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DOUnjB6SPxE
geez they could at least waited til it croaked before eating it.
I just got a rather severe missive from TPJI – RICFN regarding my heretical post about Prester John, they seem to be as omnipotent as The Illuminati.
http://regina-mundi.com/?p=137
I heard that Prester John’s kingdom was overrun by the Arab slave traders, and he was captured and taken away.
>>I heard that Prester John’s kingdom was overrun by the Arab slave traders, and he was captured and taken away.
They said that there would be rumours and rumours of rumours about Prester John.
Peak Warming Man said:
>>I heard that Prester John’s kingdom was overrun by the Arab slave traders, and he was captured and taken away.They said that there would be rumours and rumours of rumours about Prester John.
Thats some devaluation, and only 80000 on the odo.
http://www.carsales.com.au/private/details/mercedes-600sel-1992-11566579?__N=1246%201247%201252%201282%201216%201841%20903&silo=Stock&cr=382&eapi=2&vertical=Car&Range=Price:15000,25000~1&Page=26
Skunkworks said:
Thats some devaluation, and only 80000 on the odo.
It is 20 years old though.
Can’t talk, Wookster Report.
Skunkworks said:
Thats some devaluation, and only 80000 on the odo.http://www.carsales.com.au/private/details/mercedes-600sel-1992-11566579?__N=1246%201247%201252%201282%201216%201841%20903&silo=Stock&cr=382&eapi=2&vertical=Car&Range=Price:15000,25000~1&Page=26
Cars, its what they do..
Peak Warming Man said:
Can’t talk, Wookster Report.
Witty Rejoinder said:
Skunkworks said:
Thats some devaluation, and only 80000 on the odo.It is 20 years old though.
Not my fancy, but a 6 Litre V12 for pocket money and with such low km is impressive. But I would prefer a Torana or an MG, and there is some nice MGs around.
Skunkworks said:
Thats some devaluation, and only 80000 on the odo.
Grey import, no RWC, 20 years old… Might still be OK if you were over in Germany, where all the spare parts are.
I wouldn’t take it for free.
ok so what you have is four people sat in 4 chairs with their backs to the amateur dog showers that promenade their pet before the audience.
then based on the reaction of the audience they then push big red buttons
ok, ok so so its a great dog but what else can it do? i mean what can it do thats out of the box huh? instead of being in the box that it normally sleeps in? i need to see passion for dog showing and you can get some passion from your pet by putting that effort in and i’m just not seeing that at the moment. i don’t believe in it.
no i’m sorry, i just don’t believe that mongrel you are showing me – i can’t see where that mongrel is going in its career.
so you have some amateur cooks on tv, you then gets some chefs to harangue them and criticise their cooking and throw in a “food critic” who endless complains fif the food is dry/soggy/salty/sweet or if he really “gets” the dish
i’m sorry i just don’t get this dish- i mean wheres it going? i’m sorry i just don’t believe in this dish it has no “soul”
food doesn’t have soul for christs sake – just eat it and stop complaining you whinging twit, i bet you don’t speak to your missus like this.
I think Wookie is becoming a little unhinged.
Witty Rejoinder said:
I think Wookie is becoming a little unhinged.
and they build some shit see or repair some crappy old house see..
resistance is futile
wookiemeister said:
i’m sorry i just don’t get this dish- i mean wheres it going?
On a journey. A food journey.
oh thats right a journey i forgot
i’m sorry i just don;t believe that
I think Wookie is becoming a little unhinged.
yet he used to be something to adore.
if need be i’ll wear lipstick if it’ll help
boooshayyy….
boooshayyyyy……
ohhhh boooshayyyyy…… boooshayyyy……
wookiemeister said:
oh thats right a journey i forgoti’m sorry i just don;t believe that
You’ve heard the expression ‘food miles’ haven’t you? Well how do they get them? By going on a journey. See. QED and all that.
well thats it i’m off to bed with a plate of rissoles and the unabridged history of the mediaeval thumb screw
It’s definitely winter:
those tyres look a little bald.
Quick quiz, your starter for 10 points, non conferring:
From which country do Skoda cars come from?
chech
czeckoslovakia
thanks.
I’m seeing these ads for the Skoda Yeti during the TDF, they are starting to bug me.
Now a VW company. I’ve owned a few of them.
Skoda have supplied the cars for the TDF for some years.
Any good?
Boris said:
those tyres look a little bald.
They have tread but it is caked up with mud.
I had just blown a hydraulic hose and replaced it, and at some point put a greasy finger on the lens of the phone camera.
Doh.
party_pants said:
Quick quiz, your starter for 10 points, non conferring:From which country do Skoda cars come from?
Sweden!
any good?
they are driven by italian priests. apparently.
party_pants said:
Any good?
They lost it in the 60/70s, but Aus conditions caught a lot of makers out then.
Don’t have a clue about the new models, but they are quoting 4.4l/100k for the diesel, that’s outstanding.
Boris said:
they are driven by italian priests. apparently.
My BiL works for the Salvos. A while back they were looking for tenders for their company vehicles. The best value tender was from BMW, but they had to knock that back for the adverse publicity it might have generated.
“It’ more unstable than a Italian Taxi driver stuck behind to old priests in a Skoda” (Kryten)
So…not Sweden :(
I’m going back to sleep.
kii said:
So…not Sweden :(I’m going back to sleep.
Sweden doesn’t even make Saabs any more.
I’ve checked and I appear to be overqualified for junior botanist jobs. Oh well. What bitter disappointment.
http://www.trades-job.com.au/engineering-jobs/environmental/1726466
http://www.pkal.org/template2.cfm?c_id=898
http://www.meetup.com/secularfamilynetwork/events/9973488/
http://www.usbg.gov/education/Junior_Botanist.cfm
http://goodtreemontessori.wordpress.com/2010/02/19/become-a-junior-botanist-at-the-usbg/
but I appear to be able to apply for senior ecology/botany positions.
http://www.lgjobs.com.au/posting?id=43974
Priests, Skoda? What?
Going to be another cold night over here.
Last night after dinner at my sister’s place we got a bit of a fire going in a half 44-gallon drum. It was so cold that we had to keep turning around to warm our front and back in succession. We had a decent fire going too, it was glowing red around the bottom.
So are you out of work at the moment, neomyrtus?
party_pants said:
Going to be another cold night over here.Last night after dinner at my sister’s place we got a bit of a fire going in a half 44-gallon drum. It was so cold that we had to keep turning around to warm our front and back in succession. We had a decent fire going too, it was glowing red around the bottom.
Inside the house?
no, still apparently turning up and doing stuff
Bubble Car said:
Inside the house?
neomyrtus_ said:
no, still apparently turning up and doing stuff
Goodo.
party_pants said:
Bubble Car said:Inside the house?
Outside the house. The kids wanted to have a fire so they could roast marsh-mellows. Bit of a treat for them.
Goodo.
>Any good?
In last years tour, one proved that it could knock a bike rider, or two, for six.
whooooppps
Rong Fred
speaking of bonfires
http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/-/wa/14164658/flood-of-tears-after-school-fire/
was a very old and well loved school. A series of schools were set up 110 – 100 years ago around Perth, all with a similar architecture. I went to one similar to Maylands.
We got on the piss after work a couple of weeks ago. We got a bit of a fire going to keep warm. We had the same problem as party_pants, hot on one side and cold on the other. A rotating conversation ensued :)
neomyrtus_ said:
speaking of bonfireshttp://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/-/wa/14164658/flood-of-tears-after-school-fire/
was a very old and well loved school. A series of schools were set up 110 – 100 years ago around Perth, all with a similar architecture. I went to one similar to Maylands.
Evenin’ all.
:-)
g’day bu.
G’day BU – long time no see
hey BU.
Hi BU, are you back in civilisation?
party_pants said:
G’day BU – long time no see
Howdy Byng. Yes I’ve been slack. However, what with Boris sitting on the next computor. I thought I’d better log on.
;-)
Hi BU, are you back in civilisation?
well, he’s sitting next to me so close to something civilised.
Hiya Neo & Kingy. How the devil are you both?
:-)
Bulgarian Umbrella said:
Howdy Byng. Yes I’ve been slack. However, what with Boris sitting on the next computor. I thought I’d better log on.
;-)
Don’t let us distract you if you’re downloading or watching something interesting
distract him, please. he’s been bloody ear bashing me about stuff. i need a break.
well, I’d really like a holiday, but have sunk a bit of weekend time and elbow grease into several gardens instead.
If you want some peppery fresh rocket, kale or chard, I can deliver it by the tray-load.
Boris said:
distract him, please. he’s been bloody ear bashing me about stuff. i need a break.
Boris – I take it you’re up here for the Tesla club do?
yep.
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y172/bulgarian/P1030243.jpg
me talking to igor bray a particle physicist.
Bloody hell, who let BU know where we all were hanging out.
I want names,and I want them now!
taps fingers on desk in menacing manner
BU, I am in much better nick than I have any right to be.
I have food, a roof, a job, and no-one is trying to kill me. I figure that puts me in the top 5% of the worlds population, so I feel lucky.
It would be nice to have enough money to pay my rates, but that would just be being greedy I guess.
bu is just getting a superb picture of him and me in all our satirical spendour.
Boris said:
yep.http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y172/bulgarian/P1030243.jpg
me talking to igor bray a particle physicist.
Boris said:
yep.http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y172/bulgarian/P1030243.jpg
me talking to igor bray a particle physicist.
Looks more like you talking, and him just smiling at the camera ;)
Which particle did you talk about?
Admiral, I take it you’re using ‘nice’ in a similar way that today’s yoofs use the word ‘sick’.
sibeen said:
Admiral, I take it you’re using ‘nice’ in a similar way that today’s yoofs use the word ‘sick’.
the higgs for a bit. but science in general really.
How’s this for civilised…..
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y172/bulgarian/Untitled.jpg
Boris spent an evening trying not to loom over the other guests.
;-)
party_pants said:
Boris said:
yep.http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y172/bulgarian/P1030243.jpg
me talking to igor bray a particle physicist.
Nice tie :)
Are we allowed to guess who owns it?
sibeen said:
Bloody hell, who let BU know where we all were hanging out.I want names,and I want them now!
taps fingers on desk in menacing manner
Bloody lovely you are, Sibeen.
:-)
I’m a fucking gentleman, and don’t you bloody forget it, BU.
BTW, I may be over your way next week.
sibeen said:
I’m a fucking gentleman, and don’t you bloody forget it, BU.BTW, I may be over your way next week.
After insulting WG’s tie, you may not be allowed off the plane.
that carpet is something else
sibeen said:
I’m a fucking gentleman, and don’t you bloody forget it, BU.BTW, I may be over your way next week.
Excellent! It’s been a while between drinks. I take it you still have our contact details ol’ mate?
:-)
WG’s tie you say.
feverishly looks back over posts
I can’t see any post where it could be ‘proved’ that I made a disparaging comment.
That’s my story and I’m sticking to it.
I take it you still have our contact details ol’ mate?
the new ones right? remember you had to move after his last visit.
neomyrtus_ said:
Did his head exploded?
BU, I’ve just sent an email to see if it still works.
sibeen said:
BU, I’ve just sent an email to see if it still works.
Wait one…
BU, I’ve just sent an email to see if it still works.
hahahahahahahahahaha oh dear hahahahahahahaha. wipes tears from eyes hahahahahahaha
Boris said:
I take it you still have our contact details ol’ mate?the new ones right? remember you had to move after his last visit.
I was reading FESAs magazine the other day, and BU’s street got a mention.
Officially BU had to move because of a “bushfire”.
Barbecues…
My annual bonus has just hit my bank account, a new gas barbie is top of the list.
The hooded types that are supposed to be for roasting – are they any good, or just a gimmick?
party_pants said:
Barbecues…My annual bonus has just hit my bank account, a new gas barbie is top of the list.
The hooded types that are supposed to be for roasting – are they any good, or just a gimmick?
They are great!
I have one here.
Yours for only $299.99 plus P&H.
Kingy said:
Yours for only $299.99 plus P&H.
Kingy said:
Boris said:
I take it you still have our contact details ol’ mate?the new ones right? remember you had to move after his last visit.
I was reading FESAs magazine the other day, and BU’s street got a mention.
Officially BU had to move because of a “bushfire”.
- taps nose *
Yep. For a whole 4 hrs….. The cops came running down the street yelling for us to evacuate just as I ran out to the car with a bunch of hard drives in my arms…. My reply of “Must….Save…Porn.” was treated without mirth…. Bloody wallopers have no sense of humour.
;-)
All good Sibeen.
:-)
waves
Want to share your album? You can give friends or relatives this link:
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Top effort SM.
Now who was it that was claiming that you were not worthy of a helping hand with your art?
Hmm?
Now who was it that was claiming that you were not worthy of a helping hand with your art?
Hmm?
—
umm. ?
sarahs mum said:
Now who was it that was claiming that you were not worthy of a helping hand with your art?Hmm?
—
umm. ?
Oh, that’s right, it was you!
Self confidence goes a long way.
Sometimes it is hard to come by, but showing what you can do, and being told that it is great work, helps immensely.
Having your work shown in public due to it’s quality is not something that bodgy dole bludging “artists” get.
Congrats.
Kingy said:
Yep. :-)
Jaysus, the WAliens are catching BC disease :)
I was just going to ask twoy if wanted some help with his landscaping.
When I was but a little boy, my teacher told me that if I didn’t get out of the sandpit and stop playing with tonka toys, I would never get a proper job.
ok, so I am not going to get rich doing this shit, but I am going to enjoy being a big kid for most of my life :)
Detonation. Natures way of telling you you got the timing wrong…..
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y172/bulgarian/P1010698.jpg
Conrods shouldn’t look like this.
:-)
Piston top(with added combustion chamber), rod, and engine block bit.
Happened at night at approx 240kmh with GTHO trying to overtake…
After the debacle with brumbys, several businesses told me today that their new price rise was because of not the carbon tax.
Kingy, you must at least admire those big end bolts… They don’t look like they even thought of letting go.
;-)
Bulgarian Umbrella said:
Kingy, you must at least admire those big end bolts… They don’t look like they even thought of letting go.
;-)
Yep. Carillos. They punched though the water jacket, the block, the starter motor, and the sump and never even gave a thought to the brake shoes that they coated with oil and coolant. The guy driving the GT right behind me at the time was a little concerned that I was beginning to turn sideways in flames at 150mph 8 feet in front of his bonnet.
Nowhere near as concerned as I was at the time.
BU, I’m still trying to figure out what sort of engine that pic of the bent rod came from?
It looks too small for a car engine, and too big for a model plane engine.
It looks very much like a gokart engine rod.
Kingy said:
BU, I’m still trying to figure out what sort of engine that pic of the bent rod came from?It looks too small for a car engine, and too big for a model plane engine.
Chainsaw… It was once a rather nice Stihl. Actually, it wasn’t timing that did this. Running straight unleaded (No oil). The slug siezed & the bottom end didn’t @ around 12,000 rpm.
BTW, the owner gave it to me to fix & said… “I think it needs tuning”.
:-)
>https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10151257120959554.554916.768344553&type=3&l=21382d1225
Very impressive display Ros, congratulations :)
Bulgarian Umbrella said:
Kingy said:
BU, I’m still trying to figure out what sort of engine that pic of the bent rod came from?It looks too small for a car engine, and too big for a model plane engine.
Chainsaw… It was once a rather nice Stihl. Actually, it wasn’t timing that did this. Running straight unleaded (No oil). The slug siezed & the bottom end didn’t @ around 12,000 rpm.
BTW, the owner gave it to me to fix & said… “I think it needs tuning”.
:-)
Ahh, yes.
I once had a guy ask me to tune his engine coz it seemed to only be running on five cylinders.
Upon opening the bonnet, it became obvious that he had left a piston on the road somewhere.
Just started to rain here. Thank gawd I got the lawns done on the weekend.
>>Chainsaw… It was once a rather nice Stihl. Actually, it wasn’t timing that did this. Running straight unleaded (No oil). The slug siezed & the bottom end didn’t @ around 12,000 rpm.<<
One of the guys at the kart club had his engine seize at 22,000 rpm.
There was not enough decent pieces of it to be worth spending the time it took to collect them off the racetrack.
Kingy said:
Bulgarian Umbrella said:
Kingy said:
BU, I’m still trying to figure out what sort of engine that pic of the bent rod came from?It looks too small for a car engine, and too big for a model plane engine.
Chainsaw… It was once a rather nice Stihl. Actually, it wasn’t timing that did this. Running straight unleaded (No oil). The slug siezed & the bottom end didn’t @ around 12,000 rpm.
BTW, the owner gave it to me to fix & said… “I think it needs tuning”.
:-)
Ahh, yes.
I once had a guy ask me to tune his engine coz it seemed to only be running on five cylinders.
Upon opening the bonnet, it became obvious that he had left a piston on the road somewhere.
WG’s son comes to mind. He drove an old kingswood with a 202 CI six back from moora with a hole in No. 5 you could drop a dollar coin through. It collapsed in my driveway & when I opened the front door I could smell the oxidising metal…. He says. “Mick the car’s playing up. The dipstick won’t stay in its tube. Every time i try to stick it in it flys out again. I think I’ve got it sussed though, I’ve jammed a heap of paper towel in it.
;-)
>>Chainsaw… It was once a rather nice Stihl. Actually, it wasn’t timing that did this. Running straight unleaded (No oil). The slug siezed & the bottom end didn’t @ around 12,000 rpm.<<
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Kingy…
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Chainsaws…
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trys really not to say anything
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trys really, really hard not to laugh
Evenin’ Stealth.
;-)
Evening Kii.
:-)
BU, the cooked truck engine is still plugging away. 70km fully loaded without water, and it still runs perfectly.
The smell coming out of the breather pipe is rather unfortunate, but if you stand upwind it is “just fine”.
Hiya BU.
kii, thank the great gnu that you can click your heels three times and be away from Kansas.
Morning, BU :P
>>BU, the cooked truck engine is still plugging away. 70km fully loaded without water, and it still runs perfectly.
The smell coming out of the breather pipe is rather unfortunate, but if you stand upwind it is “just fine”.<<
Smells like a Cummins?
;-)
sibeen said:
kii, thank the great gnu that you can click your heels three times and be away from Kansas.
This place depresses me :( I’m contemplating becoming a cranky, old hermit….oh…wait….I’m nearly one now! :D
kii said:
sibeen said:
kii, thank the great gnu that you can click your heels three times and be away from Kansas.
This place depresses me :( I’m contemplating becoming a cranky, old hermit….oh…wait….I’m nearly one now! :D
Stealth – some days I have to leave the house. I actually have to go to work 3 days this week :O
Hermits don’t do that.
BU, I have run second to this bloke(on the left) for 3 years now.
Yesterday he won the National Title so now I don’t feel so bad.
Now, now, kii, don’t be cranky; remember, one of the republican candidates, out of eight, for potus actually believed in evolution.
Of course he didn’t win :)
http://ncse.com/news/2012/06/cringing-kansas-007454
Speaking of Kansas :P
But when a hermit is forced to leave their house, they often go and hide in a place where no-one else goes much, like a smelly old bookstore.
Stealth said:
But when a hermit is forced to leave their house, they often go and hide in a place where no-one else goes much, like a smelly old bookstore.
We seem to have lost our well-dressed homeless man :(
I need a coffee and I really shouldn’t watch horror movies before trying to sleep…even if some of it was really funny :/
Kingy said:
BU, I have run second to this bloke(on the left) for 3 years now.
Yesterday he won the National Title so now I don’t feel so bad.
Mate, if you can run second to a young fella like that. I wouldn’t feel bad either. When Chris ran the Frog at 13 flat, one of the more proffesional youngsters took a look at his times & said. ‘Geez Chris, look at your reaction times! Didja put yer can down, stubb your smoke out & then launch it or What?’
The older we get, the faster we were.
;-)
Yes, but at least some of us are honest about it:
Kingy said:
Yes, but at least some of us are honest about it:
:-D
Bulgarian Umbrella said:
Kingy said:
Yes, but at least some of us are honest about it:
:-D
By the way, the kid in the yellow jacket just scored a National Title yesterday too :)
Does he look the part or what?
Kingy said:
Bulgarian Umbrella said:
Kingy said:
Yes, but at least some of us are honest about it:
:-D
By the way, the kid in the yellow jacket just scored a National Title yesterday too :)
Does he look the part or what?
The aviator shades, the bling & the “Piss orf Webber. You’re outa here” style of look? I think he may be our best bet in open weelers.
:-)
I just went back through my pics, and yes, this is him:
Ok, I promised myself that I would be in bed by 10pm tonight, so I’d better hurry.
Kingy said:
Ok, I promised myself that I would be in bed by 10pm tonight, so I’d better hurry.
Goodnight.
Did I show you Dougs second childhood dream of running a Charger in NC class historic touring cars? chris & myself have just finished it….
This was just the first fireup. Since this the car has been test run down in Collie & this coming weekend will run at Wannaroo for a suspension tuning effort
http://s5.photobucket.com/albums/y172/bulgarian/?action=view¤t=P1030176.mp4
:-)
A good mate of mine is running a V6 Capri in Historics, and is currently leading this years points:
AussieDJ said:
Kingy said:
Ok, I promised myself that I would be in bed by 10pm tonight, so I’d better hurry.
You’re late!Goodnight.
Oh, it seems I missed it.
ok. this time I am outta here.
You men and your cars :P
Son#2 is still planning (I think) to move back to WA sometime…he might need to hook up with both of you.
Kingy said:
A good mate of mine is running a V6 Capri in Historics, and is currently leading this years points:
Have you ever encountered the south african version of these called the piranha? 289 or 302 Windsor powered & more than a little affected by polar inertia but in the day, horribly quick & dangerous.
:-)
>>Son#2 is still planning (I think) to move back to WA sometime…he might need to hook up with both of you.<<
Kii, In three words. Dont let him! I will not be held responsible for your No. 2 son becoming a smear on the landscape… Far better he builds the things that lead to other poeple becoming temporary Auzzies.
:-)
Bulgarian Umbrella said:
>>Son#2 is still planning (I think) to move back to WA sometime…he might need to hook up with both of you.<<
Kii, In three words. Dont let him! I will not be held responsible for your No. 2 son becoming a smear on the landscape… Far better he builds the things that lead to other poeple becoming temporary Auzzies.
:-)
He wants to build stuff (I think) – he’s not really talking to me right now :\
>>He wants to build stuff (I think) – he’s not really talking to me right now :\<<
Hmmm. Maybe a hearty smack in the ear might do some good. Obviously he doesn’t yet realise, Mums can not be replaced.
:-/
Bulgarian Umbrella said:
>>He wants to build stuff (I think) – he’s not really talking to me right now :\<<
Hmmm. Maybe a hearty smack in the ear might do some good. Obviously he doesn’t yet realise, Mums can not be replaced.
:-/
Yep :/ the little shit he is. If I could reach his ear, I’d smack it….a large expanse of water is in my way, as is his six foot three inchedness.
Coffee is finished, chores await..
I really, really need to mop this floor – tiles throughout the whole house.
Blah :/
Well I should sleep or else I’ll get a smack in the ear from WG for not retrieving her from work in the early hours.
Goodnight/day Kii.
:-)
Sleep well, BU :)
Morning
Morning all
Still in the North of the North Island, it’s still cold but the sun is shining and the skies are blue
:)
Enjoy your day people :D
Good morning Holidayers. We have a balmy 8 degrees this morning and there has been gentle rain for some hours. Mr buffy set the alarm for 6.00am instead of 6.30am…so I went back to bed for half an hour. Now I am eating soup for breakfast and contemplating some Milo. Still about half an hour before the sun gets up.
Just went for a walk with Jasmine. Got caught in wind and rain so we came home (I do like pina coladas but not so much getting caught in the rain…)
Made a really yummy juice this morning:
1 granny smith apple
1 royal gala apple
2 sticks celery
1 inch slice of cucumber
I call it The Green Machine.
Good morning all. Rainy miserabubbleness is upon us.
Indeed it is mr d.
I’ve just done my tax so that’s one less thing I need to worry about :)
Divine Angel said:
Indeed it is mr d.I’ve just done my tax so that’s one less thing I need to worry about :)
I’ve nothing to put on my tax return
>>Good morning all. Rainy miserabubbleness is upon us.
Now that you have self immunised against the lurgi and your defences are mobolised a trip to the Cornish Reviera to relax in the sun would be the go Geoff.
I don’t think I spelt Riviera right, never mind.
How very odd. I wonder if the people considered turning off their computers?
http://www.juliandibbell.com/articles/a-rape-in-cyberspace/
The divorce has been finalised. Tom gets the spaceship.
I’m unconvinced that Suri carries Tom’s DNA, however I am willing to accept that she is a Reptilian, in which case Tom needs full custody in order to fulfill her overlord destiny.
“Under terms of the settlement, Suri isn’t permitted to be exposed to anything Scientology related and this includes going to any Scientology churches, parties, etc. Katie made sure that this was ironclad in the agreement.”
from the internet’s most reliable source: http://perezhilton.com/2012-07-09-katie-holmes-gets-primary-custody-of-suri-tom-cruise-divorce-agreement#.T_t18vXhe8Q
Coles have some very nice dark grapes in at the moment, I’ve just eaten half a bag of them.
I suppose they are chock a block full of goodness?
Divine Angel said:
“Under terms of the settlement, Suri isn’t permitted to be exposed to anything Scientology related and this includes going to any Scientology churches, parties, etc. Katie made sure that this was ironclad in the agreement.”from the internet’s most reliable source: http://perezhilton.com/2012-07-09-katie-holmes-gets-primary-custody-of-suri-tom-cruise-divorce-agreement#.T_t18vXhe8Q
and in return, Katie stays shtuhm on Tom being so far in the closet he’s in fucking narnia.
chock full of goodness with an explosive laxative effect, IIRC
Peak Warming Man said:
Coles have some very nice dark grapes in at the moment, I’ve just eaten half a bag of them.
I suppose they are chock a block full of goodness?
Yeah, antioxidants or sumfink.
http://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/fruits-and-fruit-juices/1920/2
So what is %DV
Percentage of daily vitamin requirements.
>>Tom being so far in the closet he’s in fucking narnia.
I think Kii is in there too somewhere.
Tom wouldn’t like Narnia- there’s too many beavers in Narnia.
No fat in grapes whatsoever, apparently.
http://www.afr.com/p/home/gina_rinehart_homer_simpson_and_XtqsSAvD7PMKItBZd08fjK
James Chessell
My favourite Gina Rinehart story is the one about Lachlan Murdoch and The Simpsons.
It was in early 2011 and Australia’s richest person had only been a director of Ten Network Holdings for a month or so. After one board meeting she took it upon herself to explain to Murdoch that the long-running series was not suitable viewing for families. It soon became clear Rinehart did not know (or did not care) that The Simpsons is one of the most significant shows News Corp has ever produced. The cartoon also happens to be loved by Murdoch’s father, Rupert, who has played himself a couple of times, once delivering the memorable line: “I’m Rupert Murdoch, the billionaire tyrant, and this is my skybox”.
Whether or not Rinehart knows about the economic and cultural importance of The Simpsons to News Corp is not important. But the ridiculousness of her suggestion that Ten drop one of its most important programs is a reminder that the mining magnate can get a little blinkered when standing on her own particular skybox.
Which brings us to Rinehart’s negotiations with the board of her latest corporate plaything, Fairfax Media (publisher of The Australian Financial Review). The billionaire and the Fairfax board have butted heads over her push for board representation and her ability to get involved in editorial matters
Okay..some help, please.
Does anyone know of some sculptures that are a tall, elongated Art Deco skyscraper wound up on a firehose reel?
:D
Peak Warming Man said:
>>Tom being so far in the closet he’s in fucking narnia.I think Kii is in there too somewhere.
I’m where?
>>I’m where?
With the Lion and the Wardrobe.
Peak Warming Man said:
>>I’m where?With the Lion and the Wardrobe.
Have I told you about the customer who came in “…looking for Narnia?” Tall guy, was looking around as he spoke to me.
I waited a second and replied: It’s through the wardrobe in the spare room.
Of course he had no idea what I was talking about.
:)
I hope he knows there are beavers in Narnia.
>>I hope he knows there are beavers in Narnia.
Big hairy ones.
…so, no ideas on the sculptures?
morning. haven’t seen arts around for a few days.
Boris said:
morning. haven’t seen arts around for a few days.
Is it school hols there yet?
ahhh yes. that is most likely it.
New neighbours in the flat next door. One was singing…they have two dawgs :/ Daisy tried to bulldoze the fence with her nose. Hopefully they are sane-ish and won’t scream and threaten me.
Good fences make good neighbours, that’s an old Australian saying and applies to a bucolic situation rather than an urban one I’d say.
Peak Warming Man said:
Good fences make good neighbours, that’s an old Australian saying and applies to a bucolic situation rather than an urban one I’d say.
Our fence needs to be replaced….we’re slowly getting there :P
I got a card from the council yesterday- the neighbours are complaining about a barking dog in my neighbourhood and if I have similar complaints, I should call the council guy :-/
There’s 20 dogs in the street and I live near a dog park- there’s always at least one barking dog! The dog two doors down yaps for two hours every morning when the owners go to work. The dog over the road yaps at 7.30am every weekend when the owner goes walkies with it. Every time someone walks down the street to the dog park, there’s a litany of barking dogs. The council really should have narrowed down which dog was being complained about…
I bet it’s the one that barks for two hours every morning. I know that would be the one I’d complain about ;)
In that case, no, I’m not bothered by it. I close the door and can’t hear it anymore :P
Barking dogs have never bothered me, even when I worked shift work, what annoyed me then was people who used to blow their car horn to say goodbye, man that used to shit me.
Peak Warming Man said:
Barking dogs have never bothered me, even when I worked shift work, what annoyed me then was people who used to blow their car horn to say goodbye, man that used to shit me.
Oh, yes…that is the stoopid.
I am Sir Oracle, And when I ope my lips, let no dog bark
and kills forums too, apparently.
Yes, I should of guessed the Bard was too high-brow for youse lot.
I’m distracted by watching Kumare.
http://www.abc.net.au/iview/#/view/24076
Divine Angel said:
I got a card from the council yesterday- the neighbours are complaining about a barking dog in my neighbourhood and if I have similar complaints, I should call the council guy :-/There’s 20 dogs in the street and I live near a dog park- there’s always at least one barking dog! The dog two doors down yaps for two hours every morning when the owners go to work. The dog over the road yaps at 7.30am every weekend when the owner goes walkies with it. Every time someone walks down the street to the dog park, there’s a litany of barking dogs. The council really should have narrowed down which dog was being complained about…
They know which one, someone has usually put a specific claim in, then they send out letters to confirm, then they issue owner with warnings etc.
I’m distracted by the huge freaking storm dropping shitloads of rain on our house.
http://www.wunderground.com/wundermap/?lat=32.32239914&lon=-106.80412292&zoom=8&pin=Las%20Cruces%2c%20NM&type=hyb&rad=1&wxsn=0&svr=0&cams=0&sat=0&riv=0&mm=0&hur=0
I assumed they know which dog, but I don’t :)
Divine Angel said:
I assumed they know which dog, but I don’t :)
Maybe it’s your dog?
;P
So the Gila forrest, it would be full of maurading Spic illegals who would slit the throat of a tourist in a Triton who stopped to explore the forest, yeah?
kii said:
I’m distracted by the huge freaking storm dropping shitloads of rain on our house.
Falls on the just and the unjust they reckon …
Nah, they would have said if it was my dog :P
Plus she’s been locked inside for weeks when I’m not home- stops her both escaping and barking.
Just tell the council that it’s a pretty normal street dog wise, that will put the little nazi informer in their place.
Peak Warming Man said:
So the Gila forrest, it would be full of maurading Spic illegals who would slit the throat of a tourist in a Triton who stopped to explore the forest, yeah?
No, just bears and mountain lions. AFAIK they don’t like Tritons (btw the Gilas are pronounced ‘Heelahs” Just in case you end up there, at least you won’t embarrass the Austrian nation.)
The murderous illegals are around the border area of Arizona, sometimes New Mexico. Border Patrol is pretty big business many locals are employed by it.
>> Border Patrol is pretty big business many locals are employed by it.
Nothing soft gets in.
>THE Falkland Islands government said it would hold a referendum next year on the future of the south Atlantic archipelago, seeking to end Argentina’s claims of sovereignty and to secure its status as a British territory.<
If I was writing a Letter to the Editor on this topic, it would probably go as follows:
Dear Sir,
I’m not sure what “self determination” is supposed to mean when we’re talking about a population that is not at all self-supporting. The colony on Malvinas numbers 3,000 – about the size of a small country town – and is dependent on a constant supply of medical staff, teachers and other trained professionals from Britain, as well as massive financial subsidies from the British taxpayer. Take this away and it would not be a viable settlement.
It may well be that an artificially-maintained British colony would vote to remain an artificially-maintained British colony, but that has little to do with “self determination”, and obscures the much more significant question: is there really any justification for an artificially-maintained British colony in the South Atlantic, off the coast of Argentina, on islands understandably claimed by that country?
It’s directly akin to a country setting up a research base in Antarctica, then enlarging it to the size of a village and transporting a few thousand people there, permanently dependent on supplies from the home country – and then trying to claim that this settlement represents “a people” who have a right to “self determination” such that they’re entitled to claim possession of Antarctica in the name of their home country. Nobody would fall for such a ruse in regard to Antarctica, but it seems plenty are willing to do so in regard to the Malvinas.
Yours etc,
Bubblecar
>>The colony on Malvinas
Stops reading.
Bubble Car said:
>THE Falkland Islands government said it would hold a referendum next year on the future of the south Atlantic archipelago, seeking to end Argentina’s claims of sovereignty and to secure its status as a British territory.<If I was writing a Letter to the Editor on this topic, it would probably go as follows:
Dear Sir,
I’m not sure what “self determination” is supposed to mean when we’re talking about a population that is not at all self-supporting. The colony on Malvinas numbers 3,000 – about the size of a small country town – and is dependent on a constant supply of medical staff, teachers and other trained professionals from Britain, as well as massive financial subsidies from the British taxpayer. Take this away and it would not be a viable settlement.
It may well be that an artificially-maintained British colony would vote to remain an artificially-maintained British colony, but that has little to do with “self determination”, and obscures the much more significant question: is there really any justification for an artificially-maintained British colony in the South Atlantic, off the coast of Argentina, on islands understandably claimed by that country?
It’s directly akin to a country setting up a research base in Antarctica, then enlarging it to the size of a village and transporting a few thousand people there, permanently dependent on supplies from the home country – and then trying to claim that this settlement represents “a people” who have a right to “self determination” such that they’re entitled to claim possession of Antarctica in the name of their home country. Nobody would fall for such a ruse in regard to Antarctica, but it seems plenty are willing to do so in regard to the Malvinas.
Yours etc,
Bubblecar
oil has been discovered there
It’s a cold bleak cheerless day outside, I think I’ll go and luxuriate under a long hot shower.
>oil has been discovered there
Exactly, which is why the greedy-gut Brits are determined to hang on to them.
Bubble Car said:
>oil has been discovered thereExactly, which is why the greedy-gut Brits are determined to hang on to them.
It’s okay…I found the artist..the sculptor….Alexandre Arrechea.
>Yes, and why the Argies want it more than ever.
Argentina is a much poorer country than Britain. And not surprisingly, given that the Malvinas are situated off the Argentinian coast, it has far more credible historical and geographical claim to the islands than Blighty and its “Empire”.
You should submit that letter, Bubblecar. It’s hilarious satire..
Dropbear said:
You should submit that letter, Bubblecar. It’s hilarious satire..
asterisk – shrug – asterisk
It’s actually the stark and simple truth.
Bubble Car said:
Dropbear said:
You should submit that letter, Bubblecar. It’s hilarious satire..asterisk – shrug – asterisk
It’s actually the stark and simple truth.
don’t confuse fact with opinion.
Bubble Car said:
It’s actually the stark and simple truth.
No it’s your opinion.
The Falklands are off the coast of Argentina in the same way the Fijian Islands are off the coast of NZ. Or New Caledonia is off our coast.
But anyhoo… we’re on holiday.. the argument forum is over there ==> :)
No, it’s not my opinion that the British colony on the Malvinas is not self-supporting. Each islander costs the British taxpayer over 30,000 pounds a year for the defence of the islands alone, and probably over twice that for the total cost of maintaining the colony.
So…back to me:
The sculptor I just mentioned, mr kii has been asked to give a quote for making one of his works :/ Our friends with the waterjet cutting thing are putting a quote together for cutting the metal and mr kii is putting one together to weld it all together.
My thoughts are…is it normal for the sculptor to not do the actual work of assembling the work?
Bubble Car said:
No, it’s not my opinion that the British colony on the Malvinas is not self-supporting. Each islander costs the British taxpayer over 30,000 pounds a year for the defence of the islands alone, and probably over twice that for the total cost of maintaining the colony.
The Falklands under Argentinian rule would be just as dependant on outside help as they are now. It’s a non-argument.
kii said:
So…back to me:The sculptor I just mentioned, mr kii has been asked to give a quote for making one of his works :/ Our friends with the waterjet cutting thing are putting a quote together for cutting the metal and mr kii is putting one together to weld it all together.
My thoughts are…is it normal for the sculptor to not do the actual work of assembling the work?
If it’s one of the wealthy, fashionable sculptors who can afford to pay others to do the actual work, yes :)
>The Falklands under Argentinian rule would be just as dependant on outside help as they are now. It’s a non-argument.
Of course, but the Argentinians wouldn’t be trying to claim that the population of the islands constitutes “a people” who are entitled to “self determination”. It’s a ruse, a fraudulent claim.
Bubble Car said:
kii said:
So…back to me:The sculptor I just mentioned, mr kii has been asked to give a quote for making one of his works :/ Our friends with the waterjet cutting thing are putting a quote together for cutting the metal and mr kii is putting one together to weld it all together.
My thoughts are…is it normal for the sculptor to not do the actual work of assembling the work?
If it’s one of the wealthy, fashionable sculptors who can afford to pay others to do the actual work, yes :)
Well, that’s not true art IMHO :\
Anyway…I have to go away now.
Bubble Car said:
Of course, but the Argentinians wouldn’t be trying to claim that the population of the islands constitutes “a people” who are entitled to “self determination”. It’s a ruse, a fraudulent claim.
Why aren’t the people of the Falklands allowed to decide their future by democratic means like everyone else?
>>Each islander costs the British taxpayer over 30,000 pounds a year for the defence
That will be paid back in spades once good Faulkland Island wool starts flowing back to the mills in Lancashire where it will be turned into the finest fabric to cloth the people in the far flung outposts of the Empire, yes even to Tasmania.
Don’t let the Argies pull the wool over your eyes Bubblecar, you’re smarter than that, you know that they just want to fleece the good folk of Port Stanley and environs.
Because they’re not “the people of the Falklands”. They are Britons who are totally dependent on the British taxpayer.
If we sent a few families of scientists to our research bases in Antarctica, and kept them there for a few generations while supplying them from Oz, would we then be able to claim that these are “the people of Antarctica” who are entitled to claim that continent as an Australian possession? Of course not.
>Don’t let the Argies pull the wool over your eyes Bubblecar, you’re smarter than that, you know that they just want to fleece the good folk of Port Stanley and environs.
On the contrary, the cynical British government – who are supposedly earnest supporters of “development” in the world’s poorer countries – are happily prepared to rob a developing nation of its coastal resources.
Bubble Car said:
Because they’re not “the people of the Falklands”. They are Britons who are totally dependent on the British taxpayer.
We’ve already established that the ‘dependency’ argument is fraudulent.
>We’ve already established that the ‘dependency’ argument is fraudulent.
Bullshit. You haven’t challenged it at all.
Emergency warnings!! We just received alerts on our phones that this area is under flood alert :( Typical, I just washed the floor.
Anyway, I’ll leave you Union-Jack-waving Pom-kissers to your dreams of Empire – it’s lunchtime :)
Bubble Car said:
Anyway, I’ll leave you Union-Jack-waving Pom-kissers to your dreams of Empire – it’s lunchtime :)
What about my clean floors!!!?
kii said:
Emergency warnings!! We just received alerts on our phones that this area is under flood alert :( Typical, I just washed the floor.
Good luck with that, kii.
Bubble Car said:
Bullshit. You haven’t challenged it at all.
Wrong. Moreover there is no need to get rude when you don’t get your own way. You brought the subject up so you can only expect to get challenged on your specious arguments
>>it’s lunchtime
Most of the worlds people didn’t know what lunch was until they were liberated by Gladstone and Queen Victoria and her hares.
>>What about my clean floors!!!?
Just get on the roof FFS.
Bubble Car said:
>We’ve already established that the ‘dependency’ argument is fraudulent.Bullshit. You haven’t challenged it at all.
Except for defence, the islands are self sufficient with annual exports of $125 million and imports of $90 million (2004 estimateExcept for defence, the islands are self sufficient with annual exports of $125 million and imports of $90 million (2004 estimate
Woops:)
I can’t understand what the objection is. The Falklands were unoccupied when discovered by Europeans. All of the great powers claimed it at one time or another, starting and abandonning colonies on a regular basis, till the British set up in the 1830s and haven’t left since. I can’t see what the Argentinian claim is, they’ve never reeally been in possession of it, they tried to set up a penal colonoy there once but it was abandonned.
I disagree that it is coastal or just offshore from Argentina. I see it as being all by itself in the middle of the South Atlantic, I don’t see it as being linked to South America.
Just returned from a lovely day out..
Visited Waitangi where the treaty was signed many years ago, went for a stroll into a cave and checked out millions of gloworms shiny little bottles.
Then the highlight, a 20 minute chopper ride over the Bay of Islands. This is highly recommended to anyone who visits this area :)
Time for a bit of a rest and some house keeping, washing etc, oh look a bottle of shiraz :)
Spider Lily said:
Just returned from a lovely day out..Visited Waitangi where the treaty was signed many years ago, went for a stroll into a cave and checked out millions of gloworms shiny little bottles.
Then the highlight, a 20 minute chopper ride over the Bay of Islands. This is highly recommended to anyone who visits this area :)
Time for a bit of a rest and some house keeping, washing etc, oh look a bottle of shiraz :)
bottles = bottoms ;)
I reckon the Canadians should be invading Saint Pierre and Miquelon and pissing those frog bastards off what is surely a Canadian Island. FFS, it’s only about 20 kilometres from Canada, how the hell have those smelly, cheese eating surrender monkeys managed to claim this as part of their overseas territories.
In other news, Will and Rose Porteous are getting a divorce after 20-odd years of marriage.
‘Ello ‘Ello ‘Ello wot’s going on ‘ere then?
Just some barking dogs…
Pfft I coulda stayed at home for that
Divine Angel said:
‘Ello ‘Ello ‘Ello wot’s going on ‘ere then?
Stuff and nonsense.
Wish I could vaccinate some customers…
poikilotherm said:
Wish I could vaccinate some customers…
Vaccinate or sterilise?
gets 25 gauge needle
Witty Rejoinder said:
poikilotherm said:
Wish I could vaccinate some customers…
Vaccinate or sterilise?
I’d have to get too close for sterilisation…
Well, warnings of flooded roads are starting to come in :/
In other news, another BN employee has said “fuck this for a joke” and quit. Many BN people on fb are saying they’d go too if they could. The managerial rot is getting worse, by all accounts.
Divine Angel said:
‘Ello ‘Ello ‘Ello wot’s going on ‘ere then?
Just waiting for the washing to finish before going for a walk :)
You?
kii said:
Well, warnings of flooded roads are starting to come in :/In other news, another BN employee has said “fuck this for a joke” and quit. Many BN people on fb are saying they’d go too if they could. The managerial rot is getting worse, by all accounts.
Seems common (n=2 :p) that management causes major headaches for staff in retail usa.
How often does it rain enough to flood there, kii?
And good on ‘em for jumping ship. God knows I’ve done it enough times :P
We get heavy rain like this around this time of year….locally known as the monsoonal overflow.
Yes, management in retail seems to be in some whacked out world where the staff are slaves and we are treated like drones.
This new store manager is an idiot, I have no respect for him. At least our former manager was sort of Asperger-ish and knew just about every item in the store and could nearly quote ISBNs :/
LOLz
“Motivating contributions, especially contributions to the communal good, is a topic that has received substantial attention in many branches of the social sciences. Economists and political scientists have observed that across a wide range of settings, people contribute less than the optimal amount of public goods and consume more than their fair share of common pool resources, although the antisocial behavior is considerably less than theories based on pure short-term self-interest would predict (see Ledyard, 1995 for a review). Social psychologists have identified an analogous phenomenon called social loafing. People exert less effort on a collective task than they do on a comparable individual task (see Karau & Williams, 1993 for a review). Karau and Williams (2001) developed the collective effort model to explain social loafing. “
http://www.smh.com.au/business/darrell-lea-up-for-sale-with-700-jobs-at-risk-20120710-21str.html
Oh, noes!
>Except for defence, the islands are self sufficient
So they have their own tertiary institutions etc to train their own doctors and other professionals, necessary for the maintenance of the colony? They’re no more self-sufficient than the Antarctic research stations.
Bubble Car said:
>Except for defence, the islands are self sufficientSo they have their own tertiary institutions etc to train their own doctors and other professionals, necessary for the maintenance of the colony? They’re no more self-sufficient than the Antarctic research stations.
Bubble Car said:
>Except for defence, the islands are self sufficientSo they have their own tertiary institutions etc to train their own doctors and other professionals, necessary for the maintenance of the colony? They’re no more self-sufficient than the Antarctic research stations.
>I don’t see what claim Argentina has over the islands. They have only an inherited claim from when they were a Spanish colony and the islands fell under the jurisdiction of the colonial administration in Buenos Aires.
There were Argentinians governors there before the British moved in and claimed the islands by force of arms.
During the whole time the British have been there, Argentina has pressed its claim to the islands but has not been able to do anything about it. They’re still not able to do anything about it even though the UN (and all their South American neighbours) are on their side in this dispute.
The least the rest of us can do is to deservedly laugh at British attempts to mask their naked greed with irrelevant “referendums” of their own misplaced citizens.
>Why the anger over the Falklands?
I don’t like greedy imperialists.
And that’s my final word – feel free to bicker amongst yourselves :)
Bubble Car said:
And that’s my final word – feel free to bicker amongst yourselves :)
>but has not been able to do anything about it.
Err, they certainly did.
You have a strange way of looking at things Car.
As far as the Antarctic analogy goes, those people that moved there were Aussies, their descendents were brought up as AUssies, legally they have Australian citizenship, culturally and socially they are Aussies. However, the land where the Australian Antarctic settlement sit is subject to a couple of overlapping territorial claims. It’s like telling them that we are handing the place over to Chile because they’re closer, they will lose their Australian citizenship and become part of Chile, a country with a completely different culture, and they don’t even speak the same language.
Bubble Car said:
And that’s my final word – feel free to bicker amongst yourselves :)
Each user participates in an online community primarily for two reasons: to be understood as the person they understand themselves to be and to enhance, educate or contribute knowledge as an act of performance integrity (Shih-Wei 2010).
Online communities exist as a means of developing personal and professional relationships shared by a common theme, interest or activity (Ludwig-Hardman & Wooley 2000).
Pours a nice cup of tea and opens a packet of bicker.
Bubble Car said:
And that’s my final word – feel free to bicker amongst yourselves :)
sounds a bit like a scurrying away in defeat to me
Thought about you today Droppy…..
That’s it!
It had something to do with the horizon :)
Spider Lily said:
Thought about you today Droppy…..That’s it!
lol what i do now?
Almost as good as DA at KTF.
poikilotherm said:
Almost as good as DA at KTF.
Everyone has their own special talent.
poikilotherm said:
Almost as good as DA at KTF.
What’s KTF?
KenTuckyFried.
Killing/Killed the Forum
See?
Afternoon.
Skeptics.
Ahoy hoy SP
See
I’m earning myself a reputation:
DA the Forum Killer.
neomyrtus_ said:
chock full of goodness with an explosive laxative effect, IIRC
You asked the other day about Happy Shorts Bubble Car.
He was from the former Yugoslavia and Catholic so I always guessed that Happy was Croatian.
Witty Rejoinder said:
You asked the other day about Happy Shorts Bubble Car.He was from the former Yugoslavia and Catholic so I always guessed that Happy was Croatian.
Ah, didn’t think of looking in that corner of the map :)
Good evening Holidayers.
Has everyone been hating their patients/customers/etc today?
I’ve had great day with great people. Saw my old retired Chemist (he doesn’t call himself a pharmacist), a retired accountant who has borrowed one of the Skeptic magazines from the waiting room. Discussed the sad case of an elderly lady (who is going blind) with her daughter and counselled not getting too optimistic as her latest changes are Not Good – OK, that bit of the day wasn’t exactly fun……
buffy said:
Has everyone been hating their patients/customers/etc today?
Nothing to complain about here (for a change!)
buffy said:
Good evening Holidayers.
Has everyone been hating their patients/customers/etc today?
I’ve had great day with great people. Saw my old retired Chemist (he doesn’t call himself a pharmacist), a retired accountant who has borrowed one of the Skeptic magazines from the waiting room. Discussed the sad case of an elderly lady (who is going blind) with her daughter and counselled not getting too optimistic as her latest changes are Not Good – OK, that bit of the day wasn’t exactly fun……
I’ve been hating British Imperialism :)
Sounds like a rewarding day there, buffy. What’s for dinner? I’ve got a freshly made batch of cream of cauliflower soup, with three chicken drumsticks submerged in it.
buffy said:
Good evening Holidayers.
Has everyone been hating their patients/customers/etc today?
I’ve had great day with great people. Saw my old retired Chemist (he doesn’t call himself a pharmacist), a retired accountant who has borrowed one of the Skeptic magazines from the waiting room. Discussed the sad case of an elderly lady (who is going blind) with her daughter and counselled not getting too optimistic as her latest changes are Not Good – OK, that bit of the day wasn’t exactly fun……
Not so much today…I don’t hate the patients, I dislike the interacting with people…guess that’s why I get paid.
I’ve just etten a bowl of spaghetti bolognese. I instructed Mr buffy to use up the leftover pork and veal mince from the pasties into bolognese. It was excellent. The last of the tomatoes (yes, I’ve been saying that for two months, but I was hoarding half a dozen) went into it too.
Yummy.
>>I dislike the interacting with people…guess that’s why I get paid.<<
I like interacting with people (one or two at a time only). Is that why Medicare has never thought it necessary to give us even a CPI rise in schedule fees in the 30 years I’ve been in practice? (as a reverse of your logic……) And why my income is low enough that the changes in the tax scales will actually be good for me.
:)
I’m going to my sewing room now. I bought a red windcheater cheaply at Target today and now I am going to remodel it to suit my needs for archery. It needs to have the sides split up to make it more tabbard-like, and the sleeves shortened so I don’t have to push them up out of the way.
buffy said:
>>I dislike the interacting with people…guess that’s why I get paid.<<
I like interacting with people (one or two at a time only). Is that why Medicare has never thought it necessary to give us even a CPI rise in schedule fees in the 30 years I’ve been in practice? (as a reverse of your logic……) And why my income is low enough that the changes in the tax scales will actually be good for me.
:)
You need a guild or similar…our reimbursements are less than cpi too, its the other crap the dollars are made on. What’s an ave optom wage? Ave pharm is 78k.
New grads around $80,000 I think. But you don’t go up much over the years, unless you take on management too, and most don’t. Sole practitioners like me don’t make that much. One reason I don’t have an employee is that I would have to pay them more than they would bring in
in consultation fees. Traditionally we cross subsidize from spectacle sales to be able to buy our equipment and make a reasonable income. I have separated my practice into consulting and retail, and I actually believe I should have a good enough income from my consulting to not have to cross subsidize. I did do 4 years (these days it is 5 to 7 years) of training. Professional income should really be from consulting. But this is not a perfect world. My retail spectacle business has maintained a full time dispenser in work for the last 26 years or so (well, not always the same one, but one at a time), a part-time receptionist and various casuals. The profit left for us has not been fabulous. My patients tend to be around 50% concession card holders, so we don’t sell $600-$700 glasses very often.
However, as I’ve said before, I knew this and I took my practice down this (socialistic) path. I enjoy my work and the monetary reward is not my only reward.
poikilotherm said:
You need a guild or similar…
She has the coven
buffy said:
However, as I’ve said before, I knew this and I took my practice down this (socialistic) path. I enjoy my work and the monetary reward is not my only reward.
That’s fantastic :) What’s that saying about if you enjoy your job, you’ll never work a day in your life?
Bubble Car said:
>I don’t see what claim Argentina has over the islands. They have only an inherited claim from when they were a Spanish colony and the islands fell under the jurisdiction of the colonial administration in Buenos Aires.There were Argentinians governors there before the British moved in and claimed the islands by force of arms.
During the whole time the British have been there, Argentina has pressed its claim to the islands but has not been able to do anything about it. They’re still not able to do anything about it even though the UN (and all their South American neighbours) are on their side in this dispute.
The least the rest of us can do is to deservedly laugh at British attempts to mask their naked greed with irrelevant “referendums” of their own misplaced citizens.
its too late
deal with it and move on
OK, looks like I estimated close, but it’s apparently around $70,000.
Just for comparison, when I started working in late 1981 the starting salary was $15,000pa. We bought our first house 3 years later and paid $35,000 for a house on 3 acres in the sticks, 40km from the nearest big town.
Divine Angel said:
buffy said:However, as I’ve said before, I knew this and I took my practice down this (socialistic) path. I enjoy my work and the monetary reward is not my only reward.
That’s fantastic :) What’s that saying about if you enjoy your job, you’ll never work a day in your life?
It’d be nice, but I work 5 days a week unfortunately..
buffy said:
OK, looks like I estimated close, but it’s apparently around $70,000.
Just for comparison, when I started working in late 1981 the starting salary was $15,000pa. We bought our first house 3 years later and paid $35,000 for a house on 3 acres in the sticks, 40km from the nearest big town.
Inflation etc etc – what’s the ave house cost where you are?
Bit of a ruckus amongst the letter writers today about the Girl Guides not pledging allegiance to God and Queen.
And are any of those letter writers involved with the Guides? Why should they care anyway?
Skeptic Pete said:
Bit of a ruckus amongst the letter writers today about the Girl Guides not pledging allegiance to God and Queen.
Are your typing fingers itching to reply Pete?
I think some of them might have been ex-guides.
Skeptic Pete said:
I think some of them might have been ex-guides.
Ooh watch out! The ex-Guides give a shit.
poikilotherm said:
Skeptic Pete said:
Bit of a ruckus amongst the letter writers today about the Girl Guides not pledging allegiance to God and Queen.
Are your typing fingers itching to reply Pete?
:-)
At first I thought Christina Naylor might be seriously suggesting that children get their beliefs from Harry Potter novels, (“The rudderless Guides” Letters 9/7) but then I realized she surely must have been joking.
Most children are perfectly capable of telling fact from fiction, which is probably why many of them reject the bible as a source of moral guidance and prefer secular ethics classes. I mean really, keeping slaves, stoning adulterers, ethnic cleansing, all proudly and unquestioningly done in the name of Yahweh. Are these the absolute truths that she speaks of or have our morals changed since those parts of the bible were written?
Ms Naylor is however incorrect in her assertion that not all religions are of equal value. All religions are equally ineffectual as a moral guide to living in the 21st century.
Skeptic Pete said:
Bit of a ruckus amongst the letter writers today about the Girl Guides not pledging allegiance to God and Queen.
party_pants said:
Skeptic Pete said:
Bit of a ruckus amongst the letter writers today about the Girl Guides not pledging allegiance to God and Queen.
Seems odd, I would have thought the Queen’s existence was beyond doubt.
It’s not the existence or non that concerns them.
I think it’s the pledging allegiance bit.
Watching MasterChef there is a chick witha pair of glasses that I thought were a prop till I realised it was her everyday gear. Is it like an ironic 70s salute or just a new style starting?
>>Most children are perfectly capable of telling fact from fiction,
Dear oh dear oh dear.
Skunkworks said:
Watching MasterChef there is a chick witha pair of glasses that I thought were a prop till I realised it was her everyday gear. Is it like an ironic 70s salute or just a new style starting?
She’s a teacher I think.
Skunkworks said:
Watching MasterChef there is a chick witha pair of glasses that I thought were a prop till I realised it was her everyday gear. Is it like an ironic 70s salute or just a new style starting?
70s glasses are very in right now. I blame young post-modern hipsters.
Skunkworks said:
Watching MasterChef there is a chick witha pair of glasses that I thought were a prop till I realised it was her everyday gear. Is it like an ironic 70s salute or just a new style starting?
No idea- I’ve been wondering the same thing myself. In any case, she looks ridiculous in them.
Judy in Disguise With Glasses was a seventies hit I think.
Hang on and I’ll go and check, I won’t be long.
Witty Rejoinder said:
Skunkworks said:
Watching MasterChef there is a chick witha pair of glasses that I thought were a prop till I realised it was her everyday gear. Is it like an ironic 70s salute or just a new style starting?
70s glasses are very in right now. I blame young post-modern hipsters.
Yeah but these go past 70s into parody. I thought it was a pisstake, they are Elton John sized. But now wondering if it is an individual thing or what is going on.
Skunkworks said:
Watching MasterChef there is a chick witha pair of glasses that I thought were a prop till I realised it was her everyday gear. Is it like an ironic 70s salute or just a new style starting?
Blimey, particularly nasty weather, it was released in 1968, tempest fugist.
Peak Warming Man said:
Blimey, particularly nasty weather, it was released in 1968, tempest fugist.
Tickle my arse with a feather?
Peak Warming Man said:
Blimey, particularly nasty weather, it was released in 1968, tempest fugist.
Lots of nice rain last night and this morning, then cold and drizzly. Farmers loving the weather and the garden is appreciating it, did some stoned mowing the other day.
Evening Campers
Skunkworks said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Blimey, particularly nasty weather, it was released in 1968, tempest fugist.
Lots of nice rain last night and this morning, then cold and drizzly. Farmers loving the weather and the garden is appreciating it, did some stoned mowing the other day.
That’ll blunt your blades.
Heheheh, check out John Fred(probably is his real name)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TaWaQBxc0aI
>>Tickle my arse with a feather
You’ve posted that in the wrong forum Pete.
Peak Warming Man said:
>>Tickle my arse with a featherYou’ve posted that in the wrong forum Pete.
Where’d everyone go? Surely not all sewing arching clothes…
poikilotherm said:
Where’d everyone go? Surely not all sewing arching clothes…
I just arrived home.. Can’t blame me .. ;)
poikilotherm said:
Where’d everyone go? Surely not all sewing arching clothes…
fire???
party_pants said:
poikilotherm said:
Where’d everyone go? Surely not all sewing arching clothes…
Dinner, fire, Time Team.
Time team? That finished a masterchef episode ago.
poikilotherm said:
party_pants said:
poikilotherm said:
Where’d everyone go? Surely not all sewing arching clothes…
Dinner, fire, Time Team.Time team? That finished a masterchef episode ago.
I was wondering why people who wear glasses remove them they suddenly seem to have a totally different face with tiny eyes and I guess that the frames act to change and characterise the face.
Peak Warming Man said:
fire???
Skunkworks said:
I was wondering why people who wear glasses remove them they suddenly seem to have a totally different face with tiny eyes and I guess that the frames act to change and characterise the face.
It would depemd a lot on the magnification of their specs.
jjjust moi said:
poikilotherm said:
party_pants said:Dinner, fire, Time Team.
Time team? That finished a masterchef episode ago.
Not in the engine room of Australia:)
We be Rooned if China slows too much…
poikilotherm said:
We be Rooned if China slows too much…
party_pants said:
poikilotherm said:
We be Rooned if China slows too much…
Probably, but till then let’s milk it for all it’s worth.
Putting all one’s eggs into one basket aint good stratergy/policy/economics…IMHO
World debt needs to be deleveredged, and you can’t have continuous boom times, it’s not natural or sustainable….too much manipulation by central bankers and politicians…
wanders off looking for baskets
Aquila said:
Putting all one’s eggs into one basket aint good stratergy/policy/economics…IMHO
World debt needs to be deleveredged, and you can’t have continuous boom times, it’s not natural or sustainable….too much manipulation by central bankers and politicians…
party_pants said:
Aquila said:Putting all one’s eggs into one basket aint good stratergy/policy/economics…IMHO
World debt needs to be deleveredged, and you can’t have continuous boom times, it’s not natural or sustainable….too much manipulation by central bankers and politicians…
I’m not saying it’s perfect, but it’s better than nothing.
It’s not a lot but it’s all we’ve got
22,000 days
party_pants said:
poikilotherm said:
We be Rooned if China slows too much…
Probably, but till then let’s milk it for all it’s worth.
morrie said:
Nonsense. Our government are the greatest economic managers in the world. We’ll be right.
morrie said:
party_pants said:
poikilotherm said:
We be Rooned if China slows too much…
Probably, but till then let’s milk it for all it’s worth.
Nonsense. Our government are the greatest economic managers in the world. We’ll be right.
that was funny morrie.. ;)
….yelps….
glad someone’s alive
…. ooops!
G’morning, p_p :)
It’s very humid here, no floods hit our area…one road closure alert went out last night.
I might wash some more of the floors today :P one way to get the rain to fall.
floods?
middle of summer over your way is it?
or do you get big summer storms and rain there?
party_pants said:
floods?middle of summer over your way is it?
or do you get big summer storms and rain there?
Yep.
Yes…
Yep. Monsoons or monsoonal overflow :)
We live in a part of town that is a declared flood plain for the Rio Grande :/
Think I might need to knit some sand bags one day.
So, anybody having trouble loading the other place?
roughbarked said:
So, anybody having trouble loading the other place?
No….
kii said:
roughbarked said:
So, anybody having trouble loading the other place?
No….
Hmm. taking too long to respond here.
roughbarked said:
kii said:
roughbarked said:
So, anybody having trouble loading the other place?
No….
Hmm. taking too long to respond here.
I’m not having trouble because I haven’t tried to open it for a few hours :P
Simple solutions to common problems.
kii said:
roughbarked said:
kii said:No….
Hmm. taking too long to respond here.
I’m not having trouble because I haven’t tried to open it for a few hours :P
Simple solutions to common problems.
ah. :)
roughbarked said:
So, anybody having trouble loading the other place?
morrie said:
roughbarked said:
So, anybody having trouble loading the other place?
it wouldn’t open for me a while back
It opened for me now but Zarkov was there saying that’s the way god planned it.
Good morning Holidayers. We have 8 degrees and it’s still dark. Today is a Casterton visiting day. I will be told “You weren’t here last week!”.
Morning folks
Whoa…nearly bumped into you in the doorway there Stumpy!
:)
buffy said:
Whoa…nearly bumped into you in the doorway there Stumpy!
:)
Yes Buffy, i think i’ll be bumping into people all day unfortunately…
10 degrees and 3mm of rain here
I think we had around 8mm yesterday, but I didn’t look at our own gauge. Just going on the BOM sites in the rough vicinity.
buffy said:
I think we had around 8mm yesterday, but I didn’t look at our own gauge. Just going on the BOM sites in the rough vicinity.
Looks like bucketloads still to come
Thank goodness you’re waking up! I’ve been arguing with some red-neck in South Carolina and my brain has gone to mush :/
kii said:
Thank goodness you’re waking up! I’ve been arguing with some red-neck in South Carolina and my brain has gone to mush :/
Talks in an accent to make Kii feel welcome… Y’all
Good morning (or whatever) kii. Sorry, but I have to go and check oil and water in the car and head off about now.
I haven’t done much forumming lately, I seem to have other things to do. Archery tonight. I might get back here late in the evening.
ok… the rain just tripled in intensity, so it must be time to go to work
Oh dear, now the red-neck is ranting away like some of our very own forumites….sigh :/
“It just dawned on me why you 3 or 4 ladies are so upset and it’s not the obvious “you hate men” thing. It’s that you live to be miserable and angry. And you aren’t happy until everybody is as miserable and self loathing as yourself. Try and be happy. Life is short. Let a little sunshine in. :)”
Good morning all.
Had breakfast. lost it, wondering whether I should try again
Geoff D said:
Good morning all.
Had breakfast. lost it, wondering whether I should try again
Possibly, but with new food.
Geoff – I can’t remember if I conveyed my condolences to you. I’m a bit forgetful sometimes. I was saddened to read that your mum had died – though it sounds like she had been gone for a while. I really hope life turns up some good stuff for you and Mrs D…soon :)
Good morning Geoff. I’ll try to send you some peace and tranquillity.
:)
‘sOK kii. Yes, the grieving happened when the mind went. The body is just an inconvenience that needs to be taken care of now.
Car is packed. As soon as my receptionist arrives, we’ll be heading West.
>>Possibly, but with new food.
LOL
>>we’ll be heading West.
If you run into trouble remember to put your cars in a circle, God speed.
Started raining just as we packed the car to leave Canberra. Rained all the way until almost home then it stoppped. Rained another mm or so after we arrived home. So we got 9 mm.
Speaking of rain South Australia is about to harvest a record grain crop.
Peak Warming Man said:
Speaking of rain South Australia is about to harvest a record grain crop.
About time the beer improved.
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A man charged with planning a terrorist attack using large, remote-controlled model airplanes packed with explosives has pled guilty.>
gosh abc..
roughbarked said:
<Posted 3="" hours="" 17="" minutes="" ago<="" p="">A man charged with planning a terrorist attack using large, remote-controlled model airplanes packed with explosives has pled guilty.>
gosh abc..
Doesn’t one f the forumers have a…oh, never mind :P
BC must be due back at the Other Place soon, he’ll swagger in all tanned and fit, give The Bus a clip under the ear and relax back into his favourite chair.
Peak Warming Man said:
BC must be due back at the Other Place soon, he’ll swagger in all tanned and fit, give The Bus a clip under the ear and relax back into his favourite chair.
Peak Warming Man said:
BC must be due back at the Other Place soon, he’ll swagger in all tanned and fit, give The Bus a clip under the ear and relax back into his favourite chair.
Please….don’t….life has been so nice without his stupid stuff.
Peak Warming Man said:
BC must be due back at the Other Place soon, he’ll swagger in all tanned and fit, give The Bus a clip under the ear and relax back into his favourite chair.
did he have an enforced holiday?
Dropbear said:
Peak Warming Man said:
BC must be due back at the Other Place soon, he’ll swagger in all tanned and fit, give The Bus a clip under the ear and relax back into his favourite chair.
did he have an enforced holiday?
Rumour is he jet skied over to Hawaii and climbed a volcano then swung off a helicopter while beating his chest.
Dropbear said:
Peak Warming Man said:
BC must be due back at the Other Place soon, he’ll swagger in all tanned and fit, give The Bus a clip under the ear and relax back into his favourite chair.
did he have an enforced holiday?
Not as far as he said. He simply was going to fly into a volcano.
whoa – crazy neutrino is having a moment
morning.
Greetings, oh person of illness and copious snot laden tissues (BU tells tales in fb)
kii said:
Greetings, oh person of illness and copious snot laden tissues (BU tells tales in fb)
gosh.. lacking fb obviously saves on TMI.. ;)
on opal cutting.. this stone has so many ways to view so many different colour pattern arrangements.. 
feeling a little better today. could turn over in bed without dislodging gunk and coughing the lining off my lungs. achy diaphragm though. i have a good immune system but haven’t had a cold for a few years so it needed an upgrade.
Boris said:
feeling a little better today. could turn over in bed without dislodging gunk and coughing the lining off my lungs. achy diaphragm though. i have a good immune system but haven’t had a cold for a few years so it needed an upgrade.
I’d say that in part, you are relieving yourself of years of smoking damage.
Today’s hummingbird. They are quick little shits :/
kii said:
Today’s hummingbird. They are quick little shits :/
gotta crank that shutter speed, ms kii
kii said:
Today’s hummingbird. They are quick little shits :/
at least your blurry shots still look like a hummingbird.. I just get a flash of the pattern of a butterflywing that could be any LSD trip.
Ever tried mowing while on an LSD trip, Roughie?
roughbarked said:
kii said:Today’s hummingbird. They are quick little shits :/
at least your blurry shots still look like a hummingbird.. I just get a flash of the pattern of a butterflywing that could be any LSD trip.
Peak Warming Man said:
Ever tried mowing while on an LSD trip, Roughie?
what was that about not answering for fear of being incriminated?
In this day and age no one cares whether you mow or not.
Peak Warming Man said:
In this day and age no one cares whether you mow or not.
As you may imagine.. I have very little in the way of lawn, to mow. Most of mine, is a shrubbery. ;)
no holy grail to be found.
gotta crank that shutter speed, ms kii
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That would mean finding the instruction book AND reading it.
What do you think I am? Superwoman?
Peak Warming Man said:
Ever tried mowing while on an LSD trip, Roughie?
One of our regulars does the mowing whilst stoned :\
kii said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Ever tried mowing while on an LSD trip, Roughie?
One of our regulars does the mowing whilst stoned :\
millions do it.
roughbarked said:
kii said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Ever tried mowing while on an LSD trip, Roughie?
One of our regulars does the mowing whilst stoned :\
millions do it.
roughbarked said:
kii said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Ever tried mowing while on an LSD trip, Roughie?
One of our regulars does the mowing whilst stoned :\
millions do it.
One of my brothers (I’m sure I’ve mentioned this before) has a large ugly scar on his wrist from a lawn mower…strangely he married a woman who has part of her calf missing from being run over by a lawn mower with her father at the controls…she was a toddler. They make a strangely matched couple. I loathe lawn mowers.
kii said:
roughbarked said:
kii said:One of our regulars does the mowing whilst stoned :\
millions do it.
One of my brothers (I’m sure I’ve mentioned this before) has a large ugly scar on his wrist from a lawn mower…strangely he married a woman who has part of her calf missing from being run over by a lawn mower with her father at the controls…she was a toddler. They make a strangely matched couple. I loathe lawn mowers.
I’ve even shaved the bark on a brown snake with one without damage to self or snake.
roughbarked said:
kii said:
roughbarked said:millions do it.
One of my brothers (I’m sure I’ve mentioned this before) has a large ugly scar on his wrist from a lawn mower…strangely he married a woman who has part of her calf missing from being run over by a lawn mower with her father at the controls…she was a toddler. They make a strangely matched couple. I loathe lawn mowers.
I’ve even shaved the bark on a brown snake with one without damage to self or snake.
though I have opened up a huge pregnnt blue tounge.. it put me off slashing outside my fence .. which was what started me off on the shrubbery concept..
I think I am going to vomit….
>>I loathe lawn mowers.
Some of them are OK.
kii said:
I think I am going to vomit….
in that case I won’t re-tell the story of the lives of a kitten.
Nearly time to run away…I’ve had a busy afternoon discussing stuff with a bunch of rabid conservatives from South Carolina. Goodness they are a mean bunch :O I think I was the last “liberal” standing in the room and I had to back out and wave my broom around to keep them from biting me. It’s possible that I might have won a few friends for reporting one nasty POS who made vulgar threats to the safety of a person’s children. It’s hard to know with those South Cackalackies.
roughbarked said:
kii said:
I think I am going to vomit….
in that case I won’t re-tell the story of the lives of a kitten.
You are quite awful sometimes.
kii said:
roughbarked said:
kii said:
I think I am going to vomit….
in that case I won’t re-tell the story of the lives of a kitten.
You are quite awful sometimes.
hopefully just realistic.
these things do happen with lawnmowers chainsaws and the like.
they just don’t happen 99% of the time.
What’s news pilgrims?
poikilotherm said:
What’s news pilgrims?
thought you being newest may have brought some with you..
roughbarked said:
poikilotherm said:
What’s news pilgrims?
thought you being newest may have brought some with you..
Nah. It’s all smatphones and self absorption with us types apparently.
poikilotherm said:
i see.
roughbarked said:
poikilotherm said:
What’s news pilgrims?
thought you being newest may have brought some with you..
Nah. It’s all smatphones and self absorption with us types apparently.
I don’t even get the good news from watchtower any more…
I heard Jeff Kennett on the news todays, saying that VIC, TAS and SA should merge into one state. Interesting concept, but I wonder how the people of SA and TAS would feel about it?
poikilotherm said:
I don’t even get the good news from watchtower any more…
long time passing.
party_pants said:
I heard Jeff Kennett on the news todays, saying that VIC, TAS and SA should merge into one state. Interesting concept, but I wonder how the people of SA and TAS would feel about it?
But would anyone else notice? :p
poikilotherm said:
But would anyone else notice? :p
party_pants said:
poikilotherm said:
But would anyone else notice? :p
I ‘d notice. Not sure if I would care one way or another, but I’d notice alright.
Heh, so they’d he one large slightly backwards moving economy instead of 3.
hello Holidayers. It’s quite cool in Casterton, but I have shed my cardie. The woodheater in the kitchen at the lowest point of the house is actually quite effective at heating up the passageway and into the front rooms.
If we ever come here to live, however, I think a fan in the passageway might be the go for extra distribution.
In further state pride news, I see that NSW are peeved that the G20 summit in 2014 is going to Brisbane rather than Sydney, even though the QLD government reckon they can’t afford to make any contribution to it.
buffy said:
If we ever come here to live, however, I think a fan in the passageway might be the go for extra distribution.
Have you seen the trick of putting an extractor fan directly above the heater (in the ceiling) and using flexible ducting to distribute the heat to the rest or the house (via closable ceiling vents)? Extremely cheap and effective, I understand.
>>Have you seen the trick of putting an extractor fan directly above the heater (in the ceiling) and using flexible ducting to distribute the heat to the rest or the house (via closable ceiling vents)? Extremely cheap and effective, I understand.
Cunning like a fox, Baldrick.
party_pants said:
In further state pride news, I see that NSW are peeved that the G20 summit in 2014 is going to Brisbane rather than Sydney, even though the QLD government reckon they can’t afford to make any contribution to it.
They could hit WA up for the $$
poikilotherm said:
What else is new?
:)
Hmmm – that didn’t quite work out.
party_pants said:
Hmmm – that didn’t quite work out.
Nice misquote…
>In further state pride news, I see that NSW are peeved that the G20 summit in 2014 is going to Brisbane rather than Sydney, even though the QLD government reckon they can’t afford to make any contribution to it.
Ahh, my prayers have been answered. As I mentioned about a month ago, the last thing I wanted was for this boondoogle to make its way to Melbourne.
Greetings Holidayers…
Hi Bill.
What do you want?
Peak Warming Man said:
What do you want?
A roadie would be good, thanks.
waves
I went for a walk today and a crimson rosella landed on my shoulder.
greetings from donnybrook. nice to be back home. chooks were over-the-moon to see me again. bless ‘em.
Hi Boris
Sunday, Monday, Happy Days….
evening folks
Megastructures
Atom Smasher
7.30pm – 8.30pmONE
Located in Switzerland, hidden in 27km of tunnel, 100 metres underground, is The Large Hadron Collider, or Atom Smasher. It is the biggest computer game in the world.
Damn I missed The Wookster Report.
Peak Warming Man said:
Damn I missed The Wookster Report.
Peak Warming Man said:
Damn I missed The Wookster Report.
He’s just warming up it seems.
Witty Rejoinder said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Damn I missed The Wookster Report.
He’s just warming up it seems.
All I know is that as from the last working day of next month you will have two choices on Knick’s forum, either view it with ads or pay a small sum to get through an ad free paywall, fair enough too.
Peak Warming Man said:
All I know is that as from the last working day of next month you will have two choices on Knick’s forum, either view it with ads or pay a small sum to get through an ad free paywall, fair enough too.
Stealth had nothing to do with it as far as I know.
>All I know is that as from the last working day of next month you will have two choices on Knick’s forum, either view it with ads or pay a small sum to get through an ad free paywall, fair enough too.
Is that fair dinkum or are you taking the piss…as usual?
my local rag supported the idiots putting up taxes in the eldctions
its now hurting them
when people are paying more taxes they cut down on “discretionary spending”
i will only buy the sat paper now after they did this – i hope when the paer goes out of business they will realise that they are the architects of their own demise, coupled with murdochs new policies and spending cuts i’d say it will bite sooner rather than later.
well no matter what happens at least you’ll still have the wookster report to sustain you in the famine
>>Is that fair dinkum or are you taking the piss…as usual?
Well that’s lovely that is, I’m going outside to watch the lightning.
Good lunch-time from Tanzania. It has taken me around a half hour to get to here. The latency in the internet here is astonishing.
Having a great time. Going to lunch with the children at The School of St Jude in a few minutes.
HAVE YOU FOUND PRESTER JOHN YET MICHAEL. OVER.
Michael V said:
Good lunch-time from Tanzania. It has taken me around a half hour to get to here. The latency in the internet here is astonishing.Having a great time. Going to lunch with the children at The School of St Jude in a few minutes.
Jambo bwana! Nini habari?
>>Jambo bwana! Nini habari?
+1
Peak Warming Man said:
HAVE YOU FOUND PRESTER JOHN YET MICHAEL. OVER.
Nope. Gorillas, rubbish, plenty of poor folks is all. Chaos, too.
Peak Warming Man said:
HAVE YOU FOUND PRESTER JOHN YET MICHAEL. OVER.
Nope. Gorillas, rubbish, plenty of poor folks is all. Chaos, too.
A quick Googlewould suggest that you are in Manyara, Michael.
Peak Warming Man said:
>>Jambo bwana! Nini habari?+1
I have not yet mastered Kiswahili. Speak English!
Arusha, actually. Gotta run. Lunch is being served
Seeyas
Evenin’ all.
I see that MV has phoned home. Did he claim to have had an accident and run out of money and needed us to forward enough to him so that he could pay the hospital bills and bribe the border guards etc?
There was something about a Nigerian Princess and how he’s going to be rolling in it.
The last time I saw someone rolling in it, I had to hose it off, and he wasn’t allowed back inside for a week.
No, thinking about it, he may have said “rolling on it”.
sibeen said:
There was something about a Nigerian Princess and how he’s going to be rolling in it.
I think Adele was doing that
Dropbear said:
sibeen said:
There was something about a Nigerian Princess and how he’s going to be rolling in it.
I think Adele was doing that
I heard that she has been rolling in the hay.
Had a sort of win today.
Boss rang to tell me that the jackshaft had broken and flown out of the truck at 100kmh and rolled to a stop. This is normally fairly devastating to anything around it at the time. I chucked my toolbox in my truck and headed out there. Upon arrival, he told me that he had walked back down the road but could not find the other half of the shaft.
I climbed in under the truck to find that as it exited at high speed, it had caved in the maxibrakes, destroyed one shock absorber, bent the chassis rail, and put dents in all the metal around the area.
I could see marks on both airbags, but they were not damaged and were still holding air. As I was trying to unbolt the remaining half of the shaft, I spotted the missing part sitting on top of the brake lines, the airlines, the hydraulic lines, and leaning on the wiring harness, all of which was undamaged.
There was a few WTF’s but a careful inspection revealed no damage to anything that it landed on.
Remember the movie Fast & Furious?
Remember how the cars never seemed to run out of gears?
I found out why.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1bjzoh3iQJc&feature=related
Ken Blocks Gymkhana 5 has had 5.1 million views in 24 hours.
I knew I should have kept cutting up roads in my car, I coulda bin faymus!
Evening.
Evening tourers.. Anyone know where Arts went?
School holidays.
Kingy said:
School holidays.
Ah .. off with the kidlets ..
All mod cons like satellite TV.. 
roughbarked said:
Often on fixed wheel bikes with only a foot on the front wheel as a brake.
Greetings.
My cycling history covers a lot of types of bikes brakes and gears but it was a real adventure riding a foxed wheeler fast with no better brakes than your wits and the thickness of the soles of your shoes(if you had them on)
fixed.
If you weren’t on the ball the pedals would keep whacking you on the back of the ankles.
hello Kii.
party_pants said:
hello Kii.
ditto
So riding fast downhill with no brakes?
My brothers made me a wooden fruit crate billy cart. No brakes. How to stop it on the hill on Hargrave Street? Crash it into a wall. It worked so well that I also crashed the large tricycle that way..scared a little old lady who was watering her garden.
kii said:
So riding fast downhill with no brakes?My brothers made me a wooden fruit crate billy cart. No brakes. How to stop it on the hill on Hargrave Street? Crash it into a wall. It worked so well that I also crashed the large tricycle that way..scared a little old lady who was watering her garden.
Yeah the billy carts were the greatest fun. We did build them with brakes in some models.
Kingy said:
Evenin’ all.I see that MV has phoned home. Did he claim to have had an accident and run out of money and needed us to forward enough to him so that he could pay the hospital bills and bribe the border guards etc?
Kingy said:
Dropbear said:
sibeen said:
There was something about a Nigerian Princess and how he’s going to be rolling in it.
I think Adele was doing that
I heard that she has been rolling in the hay.
There is a rather gorgeous young woman here called Adella. Hummida-hummida.
:)
Michael V said:
Kingy said:
Dropbear said:I think Adele was doing that
I heard that she has been rolling in the hay.
There is a rather gorgeous young woman here called Adella. Hummida-hummida.
:)
:)
Evening Roughy!
What’s happening back home?
I’ve been drinking with a Catholic Priest from Rose Bay that I met here in Arusha, Tanzania. He’s a bloody character.
Just had dinner at the school. Mashed potato, spiced vegetables and mixed meat (goat, beef) stew. I put a few drops of akabanga (Rwandan chilli extract – comes in an eyedropper) on it all to spice it up a bit.
I couldn’t get on the plane in Kenya with akabanga – too dangerous – could’ve been used as a weapon, apparently.
Michael V said:
Evening Roughy!What’s happening back home?
I’ve been drinking with a Catholic Priest from Rose Bay that I met here in Arusha, Tanzania. He’s a bloody character.
Just had dinner at the school. Mashed potato, spiced vegetables and mixed meat (goat, beef) stew. I put a few drops of akabanga (Rwandan chilli extract – comes in an eyedropper) on it all to spice it up a bit.
I couldn’t get on the plane in Kenya with akabanga – too dangerous – could’ve been used as a weapon, apparently.
Obviously nothing as exciting as that.. :)
All I’ve been doing today is gardening playing with 200 photos of one opal.. waiting for my daughter to give birth.. and administering first aid to the missus who happened to trip over a suitcase she left in a doorway.roughbarked said:
Michael V said:
Evening Roughy!What’s happening back home?
I’ve been drinking with a Catholic Priest from Rose Bay that I met here in Arusha, Tanzania. He’s a bloody character.
Just had dinner at the school. Mashed potato, spiced vegetables and mixed meat (goat, beef) stew. I put a few drops of akabanga (Rwandan chilli extract – comes in an eyedropper) on it all to spice it up a bit.
I couldn’t get on the plane in Kenya with akabanga – too dangerous – could’ve been used as a weapon, apparently.
Obviously nothing as exciting as that.. :)
All I’ve been doing today is gardening playing with 200 photos of one opal.. waiting for my daughter to give birth.. and administering first aid to the missus who happened to trip over a suitcase she left in a doorway.
:)
Good stuff.
Anyway, gotta go pack a bag for the start of the Serengetti trip tomorrow. The rains have apparently persisted longer than normal, so the wildebeeste are still hanging around in large herds, so they say.
Seeya when I get back from the Serengetti…
:)
Michael V said:
roughbarked said:
Michael V said:
Evening Roughy!What’s happening back home?
I’ve been drinking with a Catholic Priest from Rose Bay that I met here in Arusha, Tanzania. He’s a bloody character.
Just had dinner at the school. Mashed potato, spiced vegetables and mixed meat (goat, beef) stew. I put a few drops of akabanga (Rwandan chilli extract – comes in an eyedropper) on it all to spice it up a bit.
I couldn’t get on the plane in Kenya with akabanga – too dangerous – could’ve been used as a weapon, apparently.
Obviously nothing as exciting as that.. :)
All I’ve been doing today is gardening playing with 200 photos of one opal.. waiting for my daughter to give birth.. and administering first aid to the missus who happened to trip over a suitcase she left in a doorway.:)
Good stuff.
Anyway, gotta go pack a bag for the start of the Serengetti trip tomorrow. The rains have apparently persisted longer than normal, so the wildebeeste are still hanging around in large herds, so they say.
Seeya when I get back from the Serengetti…
:)
trip the light fantastic in the Serengetti for me.. :)
Morning folks
Good morning. Eight degrees again here this morning. No drizzle at the moment, but I think it might be forecast.
I don’t know…..Medicare has revised their Provider Percentile Charts. The stats are compiled on the date they processed them, not the date of service – huh!? And the time period is not a calendar year, not a financial year, but 1 April to 31 March. Huh? When I get a list of what has been processed, it has date of service on each payment. So I wonder who decided to make the stats date of processing.
buffy said:
When I get a list of what has been processed, it has date of service on each payment. So I wonder who decided to make the stats date of processing.
What’s the difference?
Oh, and err, morning all.
:-)
Medicare is horrid, someones bright idea to save the $ probably.
>>When I get a list of what has been processed, it has date of service on each payment. So I wonder who decided to make the stats date of processing.
What’s the difference?<<
They bulk process. I still do paper claims. So I send in a bundle a couple of times a week, and about three weeks later they put some money into my account. I don’t know how quickly it goes in if you do electronic claiming. But so far I’m sticking with paper claims where when they don’t pay I can send a photocopy to prove I made the claim. Electronics would make it very, very difficult to prove….they can just say “you didn’t send it”. And then you get to wait for hours on the phone to sort it out.
I will eventually have to change, I guess. But for travelling to visiting practices, it’s not worthwhile/cost effective to buy the equipment.
paid in at time claim is sent in pharm land (almost instantaneous)
They still require paperwork though, at some stage.
poikilotherm said:
They still require paperwork though, at some stage.
Computer age was supposed to save trees. We used to write it all up in a couple of ledgers and put away a box of cash register receipts.. The other day I took more than a tonne of paper trail waste to be burned.. eftpos, etc.. the paper trail is mind boggling.
Problem with the fi keys in combination?
“not better off, even on the government’s own gures
I’ve been to a fertiliser plant in Geelong; a shermen’s co-operative in Darwin; a soft drink factory in Adelaide; a plastics manufacturer in Gosford; a smelter in Gladstone; a pie-maker in Brisbane; a civil engineering company and a supermarket in Perth; and the sh markets in Melbourne.
http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/opinion/tony-abbott-says-carbon-tax-just-bad-socialism/story-e6frezz0-1226423837507
Today is 50th anniversary of The Rolling Stones’ being together and still together.
50 years.
50 years of big lips, gyrating hips and having coconuts fallin’ on yer ‘ead.
50 years of Keith Richards “being amazed that all the holes in me arm haven’t lined up and me arm’s fallen off”
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-18796964
I was only ever a casual fan of the strolling bones in their early days.
roughbarked said:
I was only ever a casual fan of the strolling bones in their early days.
I’m sure the band members had quite a few casual fans…
poikilotherm said:
roughbarked said:
I was only ever a casual fan of the strolling bones in their early days.I’m sure the band members had quite a few casual fans…
Keep on truckin’
Yes, it is apparently well documented.
Seem to have that kweenzland weather…cold and raining.
arvo troops.
There’s no one home.
Helloooo!
Cooeee.
Skippy, Skippy …
turn that bloody music down, im trying to have a holiday here
Dropbear said:
turn that bloody music down, im trying to have a holiday here
especially that skippy music.
Evening all
waves to everyone warm
OK, you’ve twisted my arm. ThNDC is open.
Tonight I’m thinking: a hearty beef curry with jasmine rice and lots of peas.
Tonight I’m thinking: Three course roast dinner for $10 at the bowlo..
What sort of starters and desserts does that include?
Well last week it was pumpkin soup with honey and ginger. very nice if a bit thin.
Dessert was apple crumble and ice cream.
Main was a huge plate of roast pork with crackling and 4 veg.
That’s certainly good value for money.
Bubble Car said:
That’s certainly good value for money.
Yes it is which is why we have decided to partake again tonight.
As long as I can keep Mrs Skeptic away from the pokies it will be a win all round :-)
Well last week it was pumpkin soup with honey and ginger. very nice if a bit thin.
Dessert was apple crumble and ice cream.
Main was a huge plate of roast pork with crackling and 4 veg.
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FMR, that’s cheaper than Vietnam.
Should be a good day tomorrow.
Am expecting a tax refund of close to $4000 plus another letter in the newspaper.
That’ll make four in the last four weeks.
But I’m going to go and get a pizza.
Peak Warming Man said:
FMR, that’s cheaper than Vietnam.
It is almost, yes.
What’s the letter about Pete?
Peak Warming Man said:
What’s the letter about Pete?
Girl Guides.
Peak Warming Man said:
What’s the letter about Pete?
Complaining about the price of three course roasts in Vietnam these days.
How come your quotey things work but mine don’t?
Yours seem to be working this end.
Some do, some don’t.
Oh well.
>OK, you’ve twisted my arm. ThNDC is open.
sucks air through teeth
It’s a bit early, Mr Car. There’s a long night ahead in the alps. Some big, big mountains. Surely you need to keep your wits about you, at least for the early part of the ride.
I’m just having two glasses of cab merlot with my beef curry.
There’s brandy for the racing tonight :)
NZs best lamb steaks tonight with steamed vegies and rosemary gravy..
Washed down with Ransom 2009 Dark Summit which isn’t to bad for a NZ red :)
That sounds acceptable, Spider Lily :)
Spa time now :)
There’s a dark and dirty night out there, make no mistake.
Peak Warming Man said:
There’s a dark and dirty night out there, make no mistake.
Aye, cap’n
>>There’s brandy for the racing tonight :)
Be a good night to relax in your favourite chair in front of a roaring fire reading a eighteenth century mystery novel while nursing a fine brandy in a proper brandy glass while the wind and rain beats a drum on the cottage windows.
Spider Lily said:
NZs best lamb steaks tonight with steamed vegies and rosemary gravy..Washed down with Ransom 2009 Dark Summit which isn’t to bad for a NZ red :)
Are you channeling bubblecar..
:)
Peak Warming Man said:
>>There’s brandy for the racing tonight :)Be a good night to relax in your favourite chair in front of a roaring fire reading a eighteenth century mystery novel while nursing a fine brandy in a proper brandy glass while the wind and rain beats a drum on the cottage windows.
Close…I’m currently reading a novel by John Harwood called The Seance – A Victorian Mystery, which is cosily spooky:
I would love a shrunken head, but it is all probably all Chinese fakes these days.
Search For The Amazon Headshrinkers
Part 1
7.30pm – 8.30pmSBS TWO
Piers Gibbon, author of Tribes of the World, has come across previously unseen footage of a 1960s exploration into the Amazon, which reveals a macabre head-shrinking ceremony. He wonders if this horrific practice still continues today. Part adventure, part investigation, this documentary sees Piers set out on a journey to discover where this ritual took place. He is on a mission to uncover the motivation behind the shocking custom and discover what has become of the headshrinkers.
Yummo.
Carrot soup, roast pork with 7 veg and apple crumble and ice cream :-)
Spider Lily said:
Spa time now :)
Wait!
…. Awww dammit.
She’s prematurely water-recreated.
Evening all.
:-)
Hello Holidayers…..I see I haven’t missed the mealtalk by much. I have just done pork riblets vertical grilled with some garlic salt on them, chopped up into bits, and then wokked with onion, capsicum, mushrooms and cabbage with honey and soy sauce. Not bad, actually.
buffy said:
Hello Holidayers…..I see I haven’t missed the mealtalk by much. I have just done pork riblets vertical grilled with some garlic salt on them, chopped up into bits, and then wokked with onion, capsicum, mushrooms and cabbage with honey and soy sauce. Not bad, actually.
Rule 303 said:
Spider Lily said:Spa time now :)Wait!
…. Awww dammit.
She’s prematurely water-recreated.
Evening all.
:-)
Evening Rule…
I love my spas, tonight it was with a lovely drop of NZ white and the Macbook Air… oh and the heat lights were on full too… they reckon it will be at least -5 in the morning here :)
How are you doing?
buffy said:
Hello Holidayers…..I see I haven’t missed the mealtalk by much. I have just done pork riblets vertical grilled with some garlic salt on them, chopped up into bits, and then wokked with onion, capsicum, mushrooms and cabbage with honey and soy sauce. Not bad, actually.
I grudgingly ate a tuna sandwitch. Still the same problems of hunger plus nausea when eating.
Much as it sounds old fashioned….would you be better doing old idea of invalid food of broth (chicken or beef), which is easy to eat and easy to digest? I find chicken soup is actually quite good if I feel a little off health wise. I know, I know, I know all the jokes….
buffy said:
Much as it sounds old fashioned….would you be better doing old idea of invalid food of broth (chicken or beef), which is easy to eat and easy to digest? I find chicken soup is actually quite good if I feel a little off health wise. I know, I know, I know all the jokes….
No good point and I have tired it before and it does work. I am up against a bad combination of general unwell that depresses appetite, frequent use of antibiotics that also reduce appetite and drawing bad mind maps between eating and nausea.
Onion compliments tuna very well, actually tuna goes very well with salad but it’s a summer dish for me.
Skunkworks said:
buffy said:Much as it sounds old fashioned….would you be better doing old idea of invalid food of broth (chicken or beef), which is easy to eat and easy to digest? I find chicken soup is actually quite good if I feel a little off health wise. I know, I know, I know all the jokes….
No good point and I have tired it before and it does work. I am up against a bad combination of general unwell that depresses appetite, frequent use of antibiotics that also reduce appetite and drawing bad mind maps between eating and nausea.
needs a comma after No and delete tired and insert tried.
Yeah, I got what you meant. I think the preparation can be a bit offputting too, if you are having trouble facing food. In that circumstance, I use one of those tetra paks of stock, I prefer the salt reduced chicken one, just chop up a bit of chicken breast, poach it in the stock and eat it as a soup. You can tip in a small can of corn too. Maybe some chopped carrot. A handfull of rice can be cooked in, or a bit of broken up spaghetti. It covers most of what you need without you having think about it much.
buffy said:
Yeah, I got what you meant. I think the preparation can be a bit offputting too, if you are having trouble facing food. In that circumstance, I use one of those tetra paks of stock, I prefer the salt reduced chicken one, just chop up a bit of chicken breast, poach it in the stock and eat it as a soup. You can tip in a small can of corn too. Maybe some chopped carrot. A handfull of rice can be cooked in, or a bit of broken up spaghetti. It covers most of what you need without you having think about it much.
I am a reasonable cook and not afraid of stocks and stuff, But when you are crook a shower is a struggle and food preparation goes by the side as well. But yeah, soups do it the best. You have an understanding that you should eat, just no real desire to do so.
I’m also into drinking milk (well, often with Milo in it) when I’m off my food. For me this happens in the hot weather. I can pretty much live on milk for a few days sometimes.
buffy said:
I’m also into drinking milk (well, often with Milo in it) when I’m off my food. For me this happens in the hot weather. I can pretty much live on milk for a few days sometimes.
I used to love Milo and especially Sustagen. When my appetite was not great I could have some of those confident I was getting most of my nutrition gear but pottasium changed that. Sustagen is miles high with the stuff.
So you made me get the Milo tin…..no potassium listed on the nutrition panel. I wonder if it does have it, you would think so.
I’ve never had to think about potassium. Interesting the levels in different things. It looks like the milk is actually more rich than the milo!
buffy said:
I’ve never had to think about potassium. Interesting the levels in different things. It looks like the milk is actually more rich than the milo!
It is a bugger, throw out all the healthy eating habits you have acquired and do the opposite is a good primer. And like most chokkie energy gear Milo is crazy level pottasium. For some reason, a lot of energy and nutrition gear is sold with high levels of it.
Potassium:950.0 mg
http://www.aminoz.com.au/milo-food-107.html
I was looking here:
http://www.health.qld.gov.au/nutrition/resources/renal_klong.pdf
100g of milo would be a fair amount though. Serving size is 20g, 3 heaped tsp (according to the tin).
buffy said:
100g of milo would be a fair amount though. Serving size is 20g, 3 heaped tsp (according to the tin).
Chocolate or Milo is not something that I partake in but tonight sitting here in the cool of Lake Taupo in whatever (-) degree it is at the moment. Reading about chocolate here made me realise that there was chocolate as part of the tea/coffee arrangement.. “who is for hot chocolate I shout”, “me” from both of my traveling companions..
So I organise the making of milk chocolate, mugs out, milk on… oh! only 2 sachets of chocolate…
Result, 2 very happy traveling companions and me with a lovely hot milk coffee with a dash of Baileys :D
Skunkworks said:
buffy said:I’m also into drinking milk (well, often with Milo in it) when I’m off my food. For me this happens in the hot weather. I can pretty much live on milk for a few days sometimes.
I used to love Milo and especially Sustagen. When my appetite was not great I could have some of those confident I was getting most of my nutrition gear but pottasium changed that. Sustagen is miles high with the stuff.
morrie said:
Skunkworks said:
buffy said:I’m also into drinking milk (well, often with Milo in it) when I’m off my food. For me this happens in the hot weather. I can pretty much live on milk for a few days sometimes.
I used to love Milo and especially Sustagen. When my appetite was not great I could have some of those confident I was getting most of my nutrition gear but pottasium changed that. Sustagen is miles high with the stuff.
I attended the funerals of two elderly relatives who each passed away just after having their evening cup of milo. It didn’t stop me drinking milo, but it did make me wonder…
Scheesh I’m glad I had coffee now :)
wipes brow
Spider Lily said:
morrie said:
Skunkworks said:I used to love Milo and especially Sustagen. When my appetite was not great I could have some of those confident I was getting most of my nutrition gear but pottasium changed that. Sustagen is miles high with the stuff.
I attended the funerals of two elderly relatives who each passed away just after having their evening cup of milo. It didn’t stop me drinking milo, but it did make me wonder…Scheesh I’m glad I had coffee now :)
wipes brow
Not yet :-)
Anyone having trouble accessing Wikipedia?
Main page won’t load for me also can’t access it from google links
Evening once again.
Aquila said:
Anyone having trouble accessing Wikipedia?Main page won’t load for me also can’t access it from google links
To get the new wiki upgrade you have to accept that Assange is a saint. Its all there in the documentation.
Aquila said:
Anyone having trouble accessing Wikipedia?Main page won’t load for me also can’t access it from google links
The Other Place is livening up.
I bought a new toy.
I needed a new alarm clock – got a new one with an iPhone/IPod docking station. Should be good, don’t have to worry about charging the batteries, just clip it on there each night.
What is the usual go for steelframed houses built on a concrete slab, I reckon they would then line the floor with timber or those large wooden tiles, yeah?
Peak Warming Man said:
What is the usual go for steelframed houses built on a concrete slab, I reckon they would then line the floor with timber or those large wooden tiles, yeah?
buffy said:
I’ve never had to think about potassium. Interesting the levels in different things. It looks like the milk is actually more rich than the milo!
Peak Warming Man said:
The Other Place is livening up.
The other place is ok but they should quit with the ABC gear, just another web site to me that will live and die by the interest of who is dialling in. Problem is, it is not the ABC so stop trying to pretend it is, it is now between two different forums and the different personalities that will grow.
Peak Warming Man said:
What is the usual go for steelframed houses built on a concrete slab, I reckon they would then line the floor with timber or those large wooden tiles, yeah?
You can have whatever you like.
Skunkworks said:
Peak Warming Man said:
The Other Place is livening up.
The other place is ok but they should quit with the ABC gear, just another web site to me that will live and die by the interest of who is dialling in. Problem is, it is not the ABC so stop trying to pretend it is, it is now between two different forums and the different personalities that will grow.
this site looks smells and sounds like the old site
>>You can have whatever you like.
Thanks.
you’d be better off contacting a builder or google this one regarding steel framed houses
theres bound to be something you have to do to make it resistant to damage.
I say – has anyone heard the official Olympic theme song.
No?
Well, here you go.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68mw8AE9l_g
I thank the BBC The Now Show for bringing this to my attention.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01kbm11
What I’m getting at though is that with these steel kit homes you can have the optional extra of a flooring system, ie the kit sits on steel stumps with yellowtongue flooring, it’s more expensive than going on a slab but probably not that much when you take away the slab cost, also a concrete slab even with carpet on it is a cold mother of a thing and has a long lasting cold smell to it, I’m really arguing among myself here, typing something out produces a clarity of thought.
I would have thought the Olympic Theme Song would have been written by Andrew LLLLoyd Webbbber and sung by Sarah Brightman.
Peak Warming Man said:
What I’m getting at though is that with these steel kit homes you can have the optional extra of a flooring system, ie the kit sits on steel stumps with yellowtongue flooring, it’s more expensive than going on a slab but probably not that much when you take away the slab cost, also a concrete slab even with carpet on it is a cold mother of a thing and has a long lasting cold smell to it, I’m really arguing among myself here, typing something out produces a clarity of thought.
Peak Warming Man said:
I would have thought the Olympic Theme Song would have been written by Andrew LLLLoyd Webbbber and sung by Sarah Brightman.
You would have. With extra lashings of Susan Boyla as a West Lothian garnish.
But no.
Perhaps the ROYAL JOOBALEE took it out of them and they was spent for the Olympics. So they employed these yoofthful progrock geezers from Devon who could belt out a tune while the little people dance around the inflatable Stonehenge.
Yes – you heard me.
An inflatable Stonehenge.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-17777997
>>An inflatable Stonehenge.
You’re giving away the opening ceremony.
we’re tje bouncy bouncy bouncy bouncy bouncy bouncy bouncy bouncy bouncy druids ….
Peak Warming Man said:
What is the usual go for steelframed houses built on a concrete slab, I reckon they would then line the floor with timber or those large wooden tiles, yeah?
A phone call yesterday revealed that I can get an industrial grade of the same thing for $50 per square meter. It isn’t going to be cheap but it will hopefully transform the workspace.
Don’t they just lay the carpet direct onto the concrete slab?
Skeptic Pete said:
Don’t they just lay the carpet direct onto the concrete slab?
Most use an underlay first, but yeah.
Skeptic Pete said:
Don’t they just lay the carpet direct onto the concrete slab?
Yeah that’s what I meant, with an underlay.
would you have carpet underlay in the The Survival Redoubt or just rubber non-slip grip stuff?
I have acquired an entire biological laboratory for next to nothing. I am yet to explore it all, but it includes all sorts of sterilizers and a centrifuge. This is just the start of my plan to breed a new generation of super organisms to rule the world, …or summink.
Peak Warming Man said:
What I’m getting at though is that with these steel kit homes you can have the optional extra of a flooring system, ie the kit sits on steel stumps with yellowtongue flooring, it’s more expensive than going on a slab but probably not that much when you take away the slab cost, also a concrete slab even with carpet on it is a cold mother of a thing and has a long lasting cold smell to it, I’m really arguing among myself here, typing something out produces a clarity of thought.
Peak Warming Man said:
What I’m getting at though is that with these steel kit homes you can have the optional extra of a flooring system, ie the kit sits on steel stumps with yellowtongue flooring, it’s more expensive than going on a slab but probably not that much when you take away the slab cost, also a concrete slab even with carpet on it is a cold mother of a thing and has a long lasting cold smell to it, I’m really arguing among myself here, typing something out produces a clarity of thought.
There’s reasons to have a slab, there’s reasons to have stumps, there’s reasons to have piles with a footing ring.
Watching this fishing show in the Amazon – I think the guy needs stronger line.
I think the Redoubt living quarters will be built off the ground on a flooring system like so.
http://www.mecano.com.au/steel_floor.php
wookiemeister said:
my bets are that you can put somekind of layer between the wooden tiling and the concrete slab
Underlay! Underlay!
party_pants said:
Watching this fishing show in the Amazon – I think the guy needs stronger line.
If you’re worried about it being cold you can get underfloor heating coils that get laid inside the slab.
morrie said:
Reminds me of the news story today of Pirhanas in some river in China.
ok
you do this
get some wooden beams and lay them down on the concrete slab, this creates a gap that insulation could be put into and keeps the floor away from the concrete and the cold air near it.
then you could put some ply on top of the wooden beams and then put the wooden tiling on the plywood
party_pants said:
morrie said:
Reminds me of the news story today of Pirhanas in some river in China.
Haven’t heard about that one, what’s the story there – unwanted pets released into local waterways?
Pete, I am not sufficiently familiar with the steel floor frame to be certain but my suspicion is that you would have to lay a sheeting product (ply / chip / cement) before any ‘real’ timber because you would have to make sure the thermal expansion / contraction rates were the same and the flooring has to ‘work’ with the framing system.
party_pants said:
If you’re worried about it being cold you can get underfloor heating coils that get laid inside the slab.
its more prevalent in melbourne i think
i’d just suspend the floor above the concrete by using wooden beams and ply with insulation in the gaps
this makes more sense i think to
1 keep the floor warm rather than cold
intersting fact
when you lay wooden flooring old school style you axtually have a gap between the floor and the walls to account for expansion
the wooden skirting hides this gap
by suspending the floor a few inches from the concrete the wood isn’t directly on cold concrete
wookiemeister said:
party_pants said:
If you’re worried about it being cold you can get underfloor heating coils that get laid inside the slab.
and then pay for the bill to heat concrete
or you could build a Roman style hypocaust.
morrie said:
wookiemeister said:
party_pants said:
If you’re worried about it being cold you can get underfloor heating coils that get laid inside the slab.
and then pay for the bill to heat concrete
I have seen this done with solar heating.
i’d heard about some absurd idea of electrically heating the slab with off peak electricity!!!
my only worry is pumping water into a perfectly good concrete slab, what happens if theres a leak??
what about this instead???
you have a series of water tanks slabs accessible from the flooring – the tanks sit on top of the concrete and the beamsand playwood sit above
party_pants said:
or you could build a Roman style hypocaust.
BUT you could pump warm air into pvc pipes in concrete instead of warm water
no leaks
Wookie Wookie the slab has been officially ruled out, we’re going with the posts.
ok ok
what you have is a black box that is heated by the sun, the box is black and made from metal
the air in the box becomes warm and is then blown through the tubes in the concrete
you could use your roof to do this but it would mean your roof is black (not good in summer)
Peak Warming Man said:
Wookie Wookie the slab has been officially ruled out, we’re going with the posts.
Peak Warming Man said:
Wookie Wookie the slab has been officially ruled out, we’re going with the posts.
I have done a few houses where the pipes in the slab are plumbed through the ground.
In Summer, the excess heat is pumped into the ground under the house, in winter, the heat from the ground is pumped into the slab. Tiny little pump run off a solar panel.
Kingy said:
I have done a few houses where the pipes in the slab are plumbed through the ground.In Summer, the excess heat is pumped into the ground under the house, in winter, the heat from the ground is pumped into the slab. Tiny little pump run off a solar panel.
Peak Warming Man said:
the slab has been officially ruled out, we’re going with the posts.
+ no
what i’d try to do is use mirrors and shine them on the house during the day
the sun would warm the the entire structure throughout the day
the light would enter the windows as well and the temp would rise inside.
Peak Warming Man said:
the slab has been officially ruled out, we’re going with the posts.
there’s a lot you can do with a pre-fab kit house on posts
pre- F. A. B. – oh lol
i’ve eyed structures where you’ve got a beautiful concrete slab with a big colorbond covered steel frame
you’d just insulate the inside
i would run cable trays in the roof you could run wide conduit as a feature down to sockets
neomyrtus_ said:
Peak Warming Man said:
the slab has been officially ruled out, we’re going with the posts.
there’s a lot you can do with a pre-fab kit house on posts
or you could use the moving swimming pool idea to cover your lair
you can buy disappearing pools
the idea is that the bottom of the pool rises and the water sits underneath
it makes the pool safer because when its not in use its simply a normal floor
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7mXLqIJXHs
Surprising what you can get for a bargain in the US these days.
http://www.coldwarmissilesilo.com/
I see The Redoubt with a home theatre, featuring a soft leather, self-lifting armchair equipped with a wifi, thought controlled mouse. No tennis elbow here. Just the soft touch of a woollen cap with the transponder embedded. Before the wizzened gaze, holographic animations dance to the tune of Inventor 2025.
Hmmm, thought controlled mouse you say?
I guess I could install voice control, that’s about the best I could get on my budget.
Does this remind you of anyone?
Bugger me, the main story on the ABCnews site.
Unbelievable.
I sometimes wonder why everyone shuts up when I turn up online.
In real life, people tell me that it is peaceful when I am not there.
Though that’s probly coz I turn up in a bulldozer and smash the crap out of everything ;)
Kingy, looks like I’ll be catching up with Arts on Sunday. If certain people get off their arse I’ll probably be over your way next week.
Kingy said:
I sometimes wonder why everyone shuts up when I turn up online.In real life, people tell me that it is peaceful when I am not there.
Though that’s probly coz I turn up in a bulldozer and smash the crap out of everything ;)
sibeen said:
Kingy, looks like I’ll be catching up with Arts on Sunday. If certain people get off their arse I’ll probably be over your way next week.
Cool, I’ll make sure that I am not home.
Kingy said:
I sometimes wonder why everyone shuts up when I turn up online.In real life, people tell me that it is peaceful when I am not there.
Though that’s probly coz I turn up in a bulldozer and smash the crap out of everything ;)
Shebs, is there likely to be anyone else visiting?
Kingy, I’ll be over for work.
sibeen said:
Kingy, I’ll be over for work.
Don’t you go using those four letter words on me. I refuse to accept it.
At training tonight, we organised another burn for Saturday. The forecast wind is borderline, and I may have to cancel it if it gets over 15kmh.
Quick background:
Eagle bay is a very rich mans playground. Average house price is over $2m. There was a period when they could not find enough volunteers to keep a fire brigade viable. The fire shed is on a block of land now worth over $10m. The real estate leeches desperately wanted it to fold so that they could sell it and take their 10%. The West Australian newspaper has a cartoonist who is known for his cutting wit. He found out about the Eagle Bay VBFB, and drew this cartoon which was published in the paper. It is hanging up on the wall in the fire station there. I took a quick snap of it the other day.
Kingy said:
Quick background:Eagle bay is a very rich mans playground. Average house price is over $2m. There was a period when they could not find enough volunteers to keep a fire brigade viable. The fire shed is on a block of land now worth over $10m. The real estate leeches desperately wanted it to fold so that they could sell it and take their 10%. The West Australian newspaper has a cartoonist who is known for his cutting wit. He found out about the Eagle Bay VBFB, and drew this cartoon which was published in the paper. It is hanging up on the wall in the fire station there. I took a quick snap of it the other day.
AussieDJ said:
Kingy said:
Quick background:Eagle bay is a very rich mans playground. Average house price is over $2m. There was a period when they could not find enough volunteers to keep a fire brigade viable. The fire shed is on a block of land now worth over $10m. The real estate leeches desperately wanted it to fold so that they could sell it and take their 10%. The West Australian newspaper has a cartoonist who is known for his cutting wit. He found out about the Eagle Bay VBFB, and drew this cartoon which was published in the paper. It is hanging up on the wall in the fire station there. I took a quick snap of it the other day.
To which you can only add … Classic!
wouldn’t that be champagne classic?
Morning folks
Jeez stumps ur early…morning.
poikilotherm said:
Jeez stumps ur early…morning.
No, up at usual time, what are you doing up at this time?… lol
How’s things?
Morning Stumpy & Poik
Well not as bad as I was expecting temp wise here this morning, only a pleasant 2 degrees :)
Gday Spiderlilly
Stumpy_seahorse said:
poikilotherm said:
Jeez stumps ur early…morning.
No, up at usual time, what are you doing up at this time?… lol
How’s things?
:p, I don’t usually get time to post…leave getting up as late as possible.
Things aren’t bad, really. Friday XD.
Pea-souper of a fog this morning… at least that means it’ll be a nice day :)
stumpy_seahorse said:
Pea-souper of a fog this morning… at least that means it’ll be a nice day :)
Same here, rather warm too about 10.
poikilotherm said:
stumpy_seahorse said:
Pea-souper of a fog this morning… at least that means it’ll be a nice day :)
Same here, rather warm too about 10.
only 5 here, going for a top of 14
Mornink! I’ve had my weekend but it was lovely- mr mutant took the day off Yesterday because even though I had last weekend off, we didn’t get to spend much time together. He’s such a sweetheart!
Gonna be busy at work today, we’ve got a birthday promotion so I hope I ordered enough doughnuts.
Good morning all.
Greetings Forumites…
Hello Ms Spock
Hello roughbarked,
Has the baby been born yet?
Hello roughbarked,
Has the baby been born yet?
Oops double posting…
Good morning Holidayers. Looks like the fog was pretty widespread. It was peasoup material at 1.00am when Mr buffy’s pager went off (the job was cancelled as he reached the ambulance station, so he just came home again). And it was similarly foggy when I fed the dogs at 6.30am. I went back to bed. Late start today. The sun is now out and I reckon it will be lovely. It was chilly though, around 2 or 3 degrees.
The sun is out here too, buffy, and it is lovely.
Hi spocky. How are you? I haven’t got my scheduling right in the appointment book yet for my 4 day weeks. I am still doing as many consultations as when I worked 5 days. I know how it has happened, but I need to strengthen up my ability to say “no”, I think. C and I have worked out the new strategy and we will see how it goes for the next couple of months.
“SOUTH African scientists claimed overnight to have uncovered the most complete skeleton yet of an ancient relative of man, hidden in a rock excavated from an archaeological site three years ago.
The remains of a juvenile hominid skeleton, of the newly identified Australopithecus (southern ape) sediba species, are the “most complete early human ancestor skeleton ever discovered,” according to University of Witwatersrand paleontologist Lee Berger.
Read more: http://www.news.com.au/technology/scientists-find-ancient-relative-of-man/story-e6frfro0-1226425000916#ixzz20SHp8t6G
ms spock said:
Hello roughbarked,
Has the baby been born yet?
nope.. I’ve just got off the phone after being admonished for doing a false alarm yesterday..
My goodness buffy,
that is a lot of work to be doing. Good luck with the saying “No!”
I am good thanks buffy. :-D
Bummer roughbarked.
That is rather interesting Skunkworks.
I’d better shower and head off to work.
ms spock said:
Bummer roughbarked.
That is rather interesting Skunkworks.
What is depressing is reading about all the museum gear including fossilised skeletons that went up in smoke in World Smackdown the second.
Morning Pilgrims.
I don’t suppose we will se the peoples Car till later on, he was going to stay up and watch the tour with a bottle of brandy last night.
Peak Warming Man said:
he was going to stay up and watch the tour with a bottle of brandy last night.
He’s a bold and adventurous Bacchanalian, our Car.
Curve, I got an answer for your beam question over at PetrolSniffers.com
Skunkworks said:
ms spock said:Bummer roughbarked.
That is rather interesting Skunkworks.
What is depressing is reading about all the museum gear including fossilised skeletons that went up in smoke in World Smackdown the second.
nods
Rule 303 said:
Peak Warming Man said:he was going to stay up and watch the tour with a bottle of brandy last night.He’s a bold and adventurous Bacchanalian, our Car.
:-D
Okay I am off for the day.
Hiya Spockaroo.
Bye Spocky, hope it wasn’t something I said :p
Hello Divine Angel,
what are you up to today?
Finishing up an assignment (I hate annotated bibliographies!), working, deciding on a hamper to send my young cousin who has just been diagnosed with a rare form of breast cancer.
What’s in store for your day?
Seriously , I swear there are teams of actors out there who have been given roles to play in stores..scripted by some genius writer of characters. I had a rare double act today :/
Please elaborate.
Divine Angel said:
Please elaborate.
Well….elderly Mexican woman. We’ve already talked on the phone – her English is as poor as my Spanish. She has come to pick up her ordered book. I show her the book, and she shakes her head and thrusts a hand-drawn street map in my face (some area of El Paso) saying “This one! This one!” So, I’m trying to say something about that’s a map, not a book title, when the woman behind her starts carrying on about how can she not understand me as I am speaking The King’s English!!!
…sigh :/
So I call for one of our Spanish speaking managers….
Meanwhile both people are going on about their various issues..the elderly Mexican woman has no idea what the dweeb is talking about. I am trying to point out that it’s a map not a book title. People behind them are rolling their eyes and smirking.
you can almost imagine the rest…..
Add Severe Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (for the dweb) her folding stool which she is perched on, the manager unable to clarify the elderly woman’s map issue and by then she has emptied her whole bag everywhere to search for the note with the title of the book.
It gets worse.
:-/
You’ve shattered my idyll of bookstore employment; you know that, right?
if its any consolation, I have to wear a birthday hat today at work.
The CTS dweeb on a portable stool then declares that I must be from WALES!
No, I say. Unfortunately, I say I am from new South Wales…so she wants to know if we speak The King’s English in South Wales…..
It gets worse :/
kii said:
so she wants to know if we speak The King’s English in South Wales…..
This is where you break into Paul Hogan’s broad accent and say, “Nah mate, we speak pure ‘Strayin!”
I wish I had a party hat on…it was like some out of Monty Python.
By then the manager has arrived – CTS stool perchee wants to talk to a manager too….something about returning a book…she also appears to be deaf.
So he gets both of them cluttering up the counter and vying for his attention…meanwhile I serve a few “normal” people who are smirking and wishing me well.
it continues to get worse.
Divine Angel said:
kii said:so she wants to know if we speak The King’s English in South Wales…..
This is where you break into Paul Hogan’s broad accent and say, “Nah mate, we speak pure ‘Strayin!”
Oh, no!!! That just encourages them…I found that out the hard way.
How very odd.
OTOH I often get asked if I’m English because I speak well :-/ It says something when Australians mistake their own accent.
Don’t forget to tell them about our unique public transport – where we just have to hail a passing kangaroo …..
The crippled stool woman then insists that the “…slightly bald man who is at the back registers” sold her the book and they had a looooong discussion about it, but she doesn’t like it and wants to return it. Of course she goes into great detail about what happened to the receipt.
What slightly bald man?
…we don’t have any of those :/
Oh, but he’s there, I just saw him….the person at the back register is a middle aged woman who has short black hair.
right about now I want to throw myself on the floor and cry.
Anyway, what made it great was the young woman who gave me the brightest smile and wished me a lovely afternoon and seriously understood wtf was going on…I reckon she was the script writer.
I thank you for you time…I’ll go pour another large glass of alcohol and sit under the table and weep.
It takes a lot of effort not to punch some people :-/
Divine Angel said:
It takes a lot of effort not to punch some people :-/
yOU UNDERSTAND…THAN YOU <3
kii said:
Divine Angel said:
It takes a lot of effort not to punch some people :-/
yOU UNDERSTAND…THAN YOU <3
Sorry, that last glass of wine might have sent me over the edge :\
It makes me wonder how these people function in every day life, let alone getting themselves out in public. I saw a great shirt the other day:
Stress is the mind overpowering the body’s desire to punch someone.
I think most people are so scared/amused/horrified by them that they give them whatever they want. I think that’s how my boss handled it.
Once you understand what is it that they want…
Looks at yard looks at arm looks at sun……………………………………….you know the rest………………
Peak Warming Man said:
Looks at yard looks at arm looks at sun……………………………………….you know the rest………………
Stop for tea and bikkies… and I need to get my butt to work.
Peak Warming Man said:
Looks at yard looks at arm looks at sun……………………………………….you know the rest………………
Speaking of alcohol…I saw a red wine with chocolate last week. Being a Good Person..I didn’t buy any. I’ll probably wait until next week, when I am in my Bad Person role.
morning all.
I’ve been looking at Get Well hampers and am surprised by the number of hampers with bottles of wine in them.
http://www.firstclasshampers.com.au/index.php?option=com_virtuemart&page=shop.browse&category_id=42&Itemid=29
its easier to get well after a bottle of vino
Divine Angel said:
I’ve been looking at Get Well hampers and am surprised by the number of hampers with bottles of wine in them.http://www.firstclasshampers.com.au/index.php?option=com_virtuemart&page=shop.browse&category_id=42&Itemid=29
Aw…thanks :D
I’ll have one with a red wine and some nuts and choccy and a pretty soap.
I know that some people were OUTRAGED about the changes to Radio Nationa’s book show to be dumbed down to include performance and visual arts…
but I am enjoying today’s burlesque show
http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/booksandartsdaily/books-and-arts-daily-13-july-2012/4128286
Im waiting for the episode explaining Radio National’s ridiculous left wing bias through interpretive dance.
and drag
and cabaret
http://www.au.timeout.com/melbourne/clubs/events/3836/the-brass-bear-cabaret
Well, it’s been such an exciting day at work and now I’ve fed all the animals, washed clothes, made dinner, watered some plants and played with Daisy. We are sitting here listening to the basset hound type new neighbour dog. It has a proper hound-dawg howling yelp. I really hope it settles down…soon.
Dropbear said:
Im waiting for the episode explaining Radio National’s ridiculous left wing bias through interpretive dance.
I was under the impression that you, yes you Droppy, indulged in said visual arts, using light to score unto a sensor images of burlesque performers.
Oh, and the new neighbours are 2 women and their two dogs – but sometimes it appears to be 4 dogs and someone’s boyfriend. It’s a very small yard and a very narrow passageway – right next to our back patio.
Joy…
New generic drug range arrived, marketing slogan: acme generics, you won’t get better.
Divine Angel said:
You’ve shattered my idyll of bookstore employment; you know that, right?
I understand Bernard Black was a hell of a nice fella when he first opened the shop.
:-)
…goodnight….
Dropbear said:
Im waiting for the episode explaining Radio National’s ridiculous left wing bias through interpretive dance.
Man, you so wouldn’t say that if you had ever encountered a real left-wing bias.
>I understand Bernard Black was a hell of a nice fella when he first opened the shop
:)
Can’t understand why that show didn’t get higher acclaim.
Dave, has Arts been in contact with you?
kii said:
We are sitting here listening to the basset hound type new neighbour dog. It has a proper hound-dawg howling yelp.
You might never know when you’ll need to replay it … very loud (he says, channelling Wes Harrison. http://blogfiles.wfmu.org/DP/2003/09/365-Days-Project-09-29-harrison-wes-fun-with-sound.mp3 )
Dave, has Arts been in contact with you?
dave’s not here man.
Rule 303 said:
Divine Angel said:You’ve shattered my idyll of bookstore employment; you know that, right?I understand Bernard Black was a hell of a nice fella when he first opened the shop.
:-)
ROFL
I’m more of a Manny type, subject to swallowing books.
Rule 303 said:
Dropbear said:Im waiting for the episode explaining Radio National’s ridiculous left wing bias through interpretive dance.Man, you so wouldn’t say that if you had ever encountered a real left-wing bias.
Man, I’m on facebook, too.
>I know that some people were OUTRAGED about the changes to Radio Nationa’s book show to be dumbed down to include performance and visual arts…
I was pretty disappointed by Alan Saunders going and dying like that
I say – working from home today and have been subjected to their FM radio station. Call me a left wing, Stalinist, communist, lesbian, pinko, faghag, intellllekshual snob, but it’s really shit. Inordinately purile shit.
And what is with grown men drinking their litre of sugary milky drinks like they never got school milk and have a lifetime to comensate for childhood lactose and caesin deprivation?
let me fix that up
I say – working from home today and have been subjected to the workmen’s FM radio station next door. Call me a left wing, Stalinist, communist, lesbian, pinko, faghag, intellllekshual snob, but it’s really shit. Inordinately purile shit.
And what is with grown men drinking their litre of sugary milky drinks like they never got school milk and have a lifetime to comensate for childhood lactose and caesin deprivation?
p
Neophyte said:
I was pretty disappointed by Alan Saunders going and dying like that
oh yes – pretty poor form that. Alan – how dare you go and die on us like that!
neomyrtus_ said:
let me fix that upI say – working from home today and have been subjected to the workmen’s FM radio station next door. Call me a left wing, Stalinist, communist, lesbian, pinko, faghag, intellllekshual snob, but it’s really shit. Inordinately purile shit.
And what is with grown men drinking their litre of sugary milky drinks like they never got school milk and have a lifetime to comensate for childhood lactose and caesin deprivation?
What’s a school milk?
I still can’t believe the official 2012 Olympic theme music
It’s like Queen on bad acid doing Book of Revelations end of world Apolcalypse OMGWTFBBQ!!!!2012Mayan CAlanDer!
neomyrtus_ said:
I still can’t believe the official 2012 Olympic theme musicIt’s like Queen on bad acid doing Book of Revelations end of world Apolcalypse OMGWTFBBQ!!!!2012Mayan CAlanDer!
…with dubstep
no – no dubstep version
yet…………………..
What’s a school milk?
milk that came in tetrapaks that was given out to primary school kids at morning recess. warm and yucky in summer.
Was there a line for the loo when you got the squits from it?
Tetra paks?
That’s a bit modern – it were bottles in my day – helped the milk go extra off from sitting in the sun on summer days.
Divine Angel said:
It makes me wonder how these people function in every day life, let alone getting themselves out in public. I saw a great shirt the other day:Stress is the mind overpowering the body’s desire to punch someone.
hmm
I do think someone really forked that definition up.That’s a bit modern
i try to keep abreast of developments in the milk industry.
>>I still can’t believe the official 2012 Olympic theme music
The mascots are nothing to write home about either (then again, they never are – Fatso the wombat was the best, and he wasn’t even official)
Was there a line for the loo when you got the squits from it?
i’ve been blessed with cast iron guts.
Neophyte said:
The mascots are nothing to write home about either (then again, they never are – Fatso the wombat was the best, and he wasn’t even official)
At least the London metal drops don’t have boobs.
Boris said:
That’s a bit moderni try to keep abreast of developments in the milk industry.
then consider this.. 
so what is the london olympic mascot? a badger maybe?
>>>At least the London metal drops don’t have boobs.
Oh, they’ve made them as genderless (in fact, as featureless) as possible – don’t want to upset anybody.
Boris said:
so what is the london olympic mascot? a badger maybe?
do they still knodw what a badger is?
>>so what is the london olympic mascot? a badger maybe?
A formless shiny metallic blob with arms and legs, and one bug eye
http://www.london2012.com/about-us/our-brand/making-of-the-mascot/
so what is the london olympic mascot?
boris johnson.
Neophyte said:
>>I still can’t believe the official 2012 Olympic theme musicThe mascots are nothing to write home about either (then again, they never are – Fatso the wombat was the best, and he wasn’t even official)
Effing bad acid trip – the whole thing. A whole bellyfull of blue meanies creating havoc and mayhem. The whole thing recreates the bad come down after a night clubbing in Manchester when the drugs have stopped peaking and you’ve drunk too much and it’s effing five in the morning and you’ve been booted out of the last place to serve drinks and the cold hard light of day starts creeping over the grey grey grey of the miserable dangerous streets and everyone is a thug gonna rob you and you just want a taxi to get home and you finally get home and need to calm down and its efffing nothing but infomercials and tellyeffing tubbies on the teev…
Then we have Lisa Simpson giving a bj as the logo.
boris johnson.
half a bloody good name there.
and they’ve got blooody stupid names like some medieval bloody effing wizards
Boris said:
boris johnson.half a bloody good name there.
same with Boris Karlof
Well, that’s that then.
Boris said:
What’s a school milk?milk that came in tetrapaks that was given out to primary school kids at morning recess. warm and yucky in summer.
Little bottles for us, with a wet bag draped over the crate to try to keep it cool. Stupid initiative in a dairy farming area.
Oh geoff, I’m sorry to hear.
Pretty name as well, quite unusual spelling.
Divine Angel said:
Pretty name as well, quite unusual spelling.
I learned quuite a lot from reading it all.
:( Geoff. all things must pass Tempus FugitIs it a Cornish name?
hope the day is nice for the service geoff.
neomyrtus_ said:
Is it a Cornish name?
Nope. Mum was descended from the Wiltshire/Essex/Northern Ireland (Hall surname)/Sussex mash-up. Noela because she was born close to Christmas
It’d better be an improvement on today. Probably be a cold clear windy Toowoomba winter’s day. (the BOM says clearing by Monday)
Geoff D said:
It’d better be an improvement on today. Probably be a cold clear windy Toowoomba winter’s day. (the BOM says clearing by Monday)
Yes.. Praying that will be.
Reminds me – must ring up my cousin and make arrangements to pick up the proper Burberry coat left to me by my uncle. My cousins are both far to tall and wide to wear it, whereas Uncle Ol and I (and Dad) were of the one size and shape.
http://www.areanews.com.au/news/local/news/general/200k-twist-in-mackay-riddle/2622655.aspx?storypage=2
In 200,000 ways, I wish I did know.
What I do know is that the last person in the drive-in at the time.. is now dead. As easily would all other conspirators.
The opening ooolumpic ceremony is going to be a farm.
http://article.wn.com/view/2012/06/12/Danny_Boyle_unveils_Londons_Olympic_Opening_Ceremony_vision/
27million pounds of farm.
Costa could have put ina no-dig vegetable verge for oooo coupla grand, and used his own chickens.
neomyrtus_ said:
The opening ooolumpic ceremony is going to be a farm.http://article.wn.com/view/2012/06/12/Danny_Boyle_unveils_Londons_Olympic_Opening_Ceremony_vision/
27million pounds of farm.
Costa could have put ina no-dig vegetable verge for oooo coupla grand, and used his own chickens.
But Costa can cultivate on his face what most men couldn’t bring to their heads.
Divine Angel said:
Finishing up an assignment (I hate annotated bibliographies!), working, deciding on a hamper to send my young cousin who has just been diagnosed with a rare form of breast cancer.What’s in store for your day?
A long drive, making a maquette for a sculpture and some frivolity.
Divine Angel said:
It makes me wonder how these people function in every day life, let alone getting themselves out in public. I saw a great shirt the other day:Stress is the mind overpowering the body’s desire to punch someone.
hehehes
Frivolity sounds nice :)
Neophyte said:
>>I still can’t believe the official 2012 Olympic theme musicThe mascots are nothing to write home about either (then again, they never are – Fatso the wombat was the best, and he wasn’t even official)
Hails the Mighty Fatso the Wombat
Neophyte said:
>>so what is the london olympic mascot? a badger maybe?A formless shiny metallic blob with arms and legs, and one bug eye
http://www.london2012.com/about-us/our-brand/making-of-the-mascot/
Shooting Fish Barrel. must resist
Geoff D said:
Well, that’s that then.
hugs Geoff
Nice send off.
parps at the assembled throngs on this sunny Friday the 13th.
It ain’t so sunny in these parts, Bubbles.
Been a very spring-like day this end. I actually sat in the garden for half an hour, soaking up a bit of sun.
its funny
i’m re-regestering for my qld electrical licence and i have to go through all this annoying “skills maintenance” to prove i’m still up to date
but in reality it does absolutely nothing
the answers for the capstone ( THE final test ) for the electricians in the batch i’m aware of were just given the answers, its all total fucking joke that means ticks can be placed on boxes yet it has make things more dangerous than ever.
Bubble Car said:
parps at the assembled throngs on this sunny Friday the 13th.
parps back
Bubble Car said:
Been a very spring-like day this end. I actually sat in the garden for half an hour, soaking up a bit of sun.
Beautiful afternoon out there… pity i’m stuck at work! lol
Geoff D said:
Well, that’s that then.
That’s a nice notice, geoff.
I knew a Winsome (spelt with an “i”) in Deloraine – a stout, motherly sort of woman who worked as a barmaid. Or barmatron.
stumpy_seahorse said:
Bubble Car said:
Been a very spring-like day this end. I actually sat in the garden for half an hour, soaking up a bit of sun.
Beautiful afternoon out there… pity i’m stuck at work! lol
I’m wondering if I can tempt myself out there for a dribble with the soccer ball before calling FNDC.
Bubble Car said:
stumpy_seahorse said:
Bubble Car said:
Been a very spring-like day this end. I actually sat in the garden for half an hour, soaking up a bit of sun.
Beautiful afternoon out there… pity i’m stuck at work! lol
I’m wondering if I can tempt myself out there for a dribble with the soccer ball before calling FNDC.
I can already taste FNDC coming on… and will partake for the 2nd week in a row seeing as the Mrs being interstate and the fridge being stocked :D
Yes Mr Car, The girl at Burstows was a great help in getting the wording right.
No religion will be involved. Chairs around the graveside, and everyone who wants to say a few words of remembrance or farewell will be free to do so. No rigid structure – if it was allowed, there would be graveside libations as well. And, when everyone is done saying their piece, the nice men will lower her away and we will retire to the nearby cafe for a nosh up. We were thinking of music to lower her down to, but she had a tin ear in life so we’ll encourage the little ones to say some loud and boisterous “bye-byes”.
I’m sure she’d be satisified with a send-off like that, Geoff :)
I’d love to enjoy some sunshine by taking the laptop to the back patio, but Mr Manly Sugary Milk Or Caffeine-enriched Sugary Energy Drink Workmen nextdoor are banging out their radio and yelling and banging rocks together.
Sounds like a great send off Geoff D.
In case Sibeen is lurking – The answer to your question from earlier is:
Not for a couple of weeks.
stumpy_seahorse said:
Bubble Car said:
stumpy_seahorse said:Beautiful afternoon out there… pity i’m stuck at work! lol
I’m wondering if I can tempt myself out there for a dribble with the soccer ball before calling FNDC.
I can already taste FNDC coming on… and will partake for the 2nd week in a row seeing as the Mrs being interstate and the fridge being stocked :D
FNDC opened here in Napier.. called into the Linden Estate winery on the way from Taupo and picked up a lovely Sauvignon Blanc for $15 per bottle, we bought 3 :)
Am I right in thinking that the ceremony for your Mum is tomorrow Geoff D?
Spider Lily said:
Am I right in thinking that the ceremony for your Mum is tomorrow Geoff D?
Monday, Spider Lily. We wanted it to be tomorrow but sister in law is in a dressage competition so Monday it is.
Dave, she’s over in Melbourne town on Saturday and is looking to catch up for a drink on Sunday afternoon.
Aahh, hmmm… No. No correspondence about that.
Ahh, just found out I’m in the shit.
The sprogs have a basketball comp this evening and I’ve just informed SWMBO that I’m not attending. bores me to tears
Not happy, Jan, was the vibe I received.
Geoff D said:
Spider Lily said:Am I right in thinking that the ceremony for your Mum is tomorrow Geoff D?
Monday, Spider Lily. We wanted it to be tomorrow but sister in law is in a dressage competition so Monday it is.
Many thoughts to you and your family on the day from myself and CS.
Thanks, Spider Lily. The grieving happened when the mind went, and this is just the tidying up part of the process.
Just got home from a funeral myself. It’s awkward when you see all these rellies that you know but have not seen for 25 years and you don’t remember their names. The few that I ‘did’ know turned out to be the sons of who I thought they were :/
Kingy said:
Just got home from a funeral myself. It’s awkward when you see all these rellies that you know but have not seen for 25 years and you don’t remember their names. The few that I ‘did’ know turned out to be the sons of who I thought they were :/
I felt that way after a wedding. All those cousins whom I hadn’t seen for 10+ years were all in one place. Kids sure grow up fast in 10 years…
I trust that will be Alex and Brainy’s wedding waltz.
Divine Angel said:
I trust that will be Alex and Brainy’s wedding waltz.
… not to be … droppy may still ‘ave a chance.
When did I miss that?
TFIF. -1.5 hrs to beer or substitute.
Divine Angel said:
When did I miss that?
I may have read wrong (something along the lines of ‘in melbourne but not with me’)…I’ll leave it to you to ask OCDOCK to confirm though…
Once you go bear, you never go back.
Happy Ft13NDC Y’all
poikilotherm said:
I may have read wrong (something along the lines of ‘in melbourne but not with me’)…I’ll leave it to you to ask OCDOCK to confirm though…
I saw that too.
Cheers Stumpy :)
probably working at another hospital..
Alex isn’t rich enough yet to jump ship to me ..
Bubble Car said:
Cheers Stumpy :)
Raises can to Mr Car
Sold my first bit of ‘furniture’ today so the fridge is now stocked up and i’m planning on depleting it a bit tonight :D
Tonight’s dinner: home-made sausage rolls (filling includes ground pork, smoked bacon, leek, parsley, port wine) served with potato salad and asparagus.
Supper: salami, swiss cheese, camembert, olives.
What’s this ‘furniture’ then?
Bubble Car said:
What’s this ‘furniture’ then?
“Furniture”
Bubble Car said:
What’s this ‘furniture’ then?
i found a bit of a niche market here who will pay good money for alternative furniture :)
>Supper: salami, swiss cheese, camembert, olives.
…and for sweet contrast, Scottish fudge. And my sister’s excellent home-made fig jam on crackers.
OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG
Breaking Bad starts again in a few days :D
Dropbear said:
“Furniture”
I don’t get it.
Divine Angel said:
OMG OMG OMG OMG OMGBreaking Bad starts again in a few days :D
i know, hey!
Bubble Car said:
Tonight’s dinner: home-made sausage rolls (filling includes ground pork, smoked bacon, leek, parsley, port wine) served with potato salad and asparagus.Supper: salami, swiss cheese, camembert, olives.
Home-made potato salad?
>alternative furniture
Tables for sleeping on, beds for eating off?
Witty Rejoinder said:
Dropbear said:
“Furniture”
I don’t get it.
Stumpies code for filthy lucre ;)
>Home-made potato salad?
Potato salad from the deli, in this instance. Home-made sausage rolls AND home-made potato salad would be expecting too much of an FNDC and its preceding long lunch etc.
OK, so im not actually inferring Stumpy is Walter White ;)
Bubble Car said:
>alternative furnitureTables for sleeping on, beds for eating off?
Not exactly…
First one was a portable St Andrews Cross
Ah, two planks nailed together in the middle, on wheels.
I’d better go and attend to the pastry, while I’m still able to wield a rolling pin.
Bubble Car said:
Ah, two planks nailed together in the middle, on wheels.
No, i did the front legs as 1-piece, the top ‘arms’ slide in to the centre piece and bot through and the rear stabiliser leg is attached to a plate that bolts onto the rear of the centre piece, chain between the legs and the rear leg give it a bit more stability
Sounds interesting. Post some snaps :)
Bubble Car said:
Sounds interesting. Post some snaps :)
Will do (once i’ve figured out how to use my new stupid phone!)
I guess SS is still figuring it out.
Divine Angel said:
I guess SS is still figuring it out.
yeah, just got a new phone, bloody ridiculous trying to work the bugger out
What kind of phone?
Divine Angel said:
What kind of phone?
samsung galaxy
i think my fingers are too fat for touch screen phones…
Like wisdom teeth, smart phones aren’t that smart :)
Divine Angel said:
OMG OMG OMG OMG OMGBreaking Bad starts again in a few days :D
A few days??
Which day exactly and which channel please?
Spa again here, this is definitely one of NZ’ pleasures. Nearly every hotel/motel that we have stayed at has had a spa :D
Divine Angel said:
Like wisdom teeth, smart phones aren’t that smart :)
Boss bought me the cheapest one possible so i could use ‘useful work apps’…
Me the techno-derpy one…
July 15 in the US, and available via Uncle Torrence shortly thereafter.
Divine Angel said:
July 15 in the US, and available via Uncle Torrence shortly thereafter.
aaah thank you, I’m back in Oz 17th :)
I hope it’s as good as season 4. Fring is the bestest TV villain evah!
Or was…
Best death evah!
Spider Lily said:
Divine Angel said:
OMG OMG OMG OMG OMGBreaking Bad starts again in a few days :D
A few days??
Which day exactly and which channel please?
BB is about 3 or 4 eps into the next season (5?)
After midnight Mon – Tues 00.00
Those bastards at ABC 2 didn’t promote it and have been stuffing about with prog times.
Season 5 hasn’t started yet. I think they’re showing season 4 on telly at the moment.
OK. It’s been bloody brilliant.
Think it might have peaked tho.
Divine Angel said:
I hope it’s as good as season 4. Fring is the bestest TV villain evah!
hahah yeh the actor was awesome
Meanwhile, if yer like yer rock n roll..
http://www.abc.net.au/radio/digital/extra/3538715.htm
Building The Great Cathedrals
8.30pm – 9.30pmSBS ONE
Nothing so awe-inspiring had ever been seen in medieval Europe. Gothic cathedrals towered above the horizon with stone spires that seemed to reach heaven. But now some of these cathedrals teeter on the brink of catastrophic collapse. To save them, an international team of engineers, architects, art historians and computer scientists searches the naves, bays and bell-towers for clues to their architectural secrets.
Success!
I bought some of those new-fangled clamp type mouse-traps.
party_pants said:
Success!I bought some of those new-fangled clamp type mouse-traps.
Yeah, i had some success with those
Good evening Holidayers.
Mouse free this winter. Baits and traps set but no takers. I guess the neighbours cats are up for more than just shitting in my garden and hassling my wildlife.
Gday buffy
One of my brothers is contemplating the vexed question of buying a BMW 323i (2nd hand) or a Mazda 3 Maxx Sport (2nd hand). Mr buffy has advised him to seek information on parts and servicing costs for the BMW. I favour the Mazda, but that is because I have driven Mazdas for most of the last 30 years.
Right then, dead and buried, trap reset.
Time for FNDC. I’ve got Guinness tonight :)
raises a glass to the FNDCers…
I can make anybody pretty
I can make you believe any lie
I can make you pick a fight
With somebody twice your size
I been known to cause a few break ups
I been known to cause a few births
I can make you new friends
Or get you fired from Work
And since the day I left Milwaukee
Lynchburg and Bordeaux France
Been making the bars lots of big money
And helping white people dance
I got you in trouble in high school
But college, now that was a ball
You had some of the best times
You’ll never remember with me
Alcohol
I got blamed at your wedding reception
For your best man’s embarrassing speech
And also for those
Naked pictures of you at the beach
I’ve influenced kings and world leaders
I helped Hemmingway write like he did
And I’ll bet you a drink or two that I can make you
Put that lampshade on your head
‘Cause since the day I left Milwaukee
Lynchburg and Bordeaux France
Been making a fool out of folks just like you
And helping white people dance
I’m medicine and I am poison
I can help you up or make you fall
You had some of the best times
You’ll never remember with me
Alcohol
Evening, quite nicely toasted (on Sambuca, all gone though), got my music on and no one else is home.
Got my new 55 inch tv turning up tommorow and have the 6 year (birthday today) to hang out with tommorow, she so much fun we can be kids together and play games like pulling her up the road on the base of a castor chair with a rope whilst she has a fake Nemo fish in a bag of water on her lap
Cymek said:
Evening, quite nicely toasted (on Sambuca, all gone though), got my music on and no one else is home.
Got my new 55 inch tv turning up tommorow and have the 6 year (birthday today) to hang out with tommorow, she so much fun we can be kids together and play games like pulling her up the road on the base of a castor chair with a rope whilst she has a fake Nemo fish in a bag of water on her lap
that sounds like loads of fun Cymek, is she living with you now? Or still with her mother?
Sounds cool Cymek.
Hope you are keeping well – I take it you can’t post on the new forums from work?
actually (to me) it sounds like hell; but from your post it sounds like you will have a great time so will be fun.
Still with her mum but she comes over on weekends and we do stuff together
Cymek said:
Evening, quite nicely toasted (on Sambuca, all gone though), got my music on and no one else is home.
Got my new 55 inch tv turning up tommorow and have the 6 year (birthday today) to hang out with tommorow, she so much fun we can be kids together and play games like pulling her up the road on the base of a castor chair with a rope whilst she has a fake Nemo fish in a bag of water on her lap
eyes off office chair…
teeheehee
Sounds like a good time all round Cymek
party_pants said:
Sounds cool Cymek.Hope you are keeping well – I take it you can’t post on the new forums from work?
No not at all, it would be hard to convince them either forum has legitimate works purposes, to busy at nights to chat on here or the other place
my eldest has been more sociable lately, watched dr who with us the other night and even had one of the cats sit on her lap. Been studying, working and being nice, is good
Are the older two still living with you?
Cymek said:
Still with her mum but she comes over on weekends and we do stuff together
that’s pretty cool, it sounds like things have settled into some kind of unpleasant but manageable way of living? Good about the elder child. cats can be very effective
jennajones said:
Cymek said:
Still with her mum but she comes over on weekends and we do stuff togetherthat’s pretty cool, it sounds like things have settled into some kind of unpleasant but manageable way of living? Good about the elder child. cats can be very effective
Pretty much, not sure if the ideal family of us all living together will ever be harmonious, I am ok with my own company most of the time (live in my head a lot) but do miss having a partner at times
Cymek, has the house been all cleaned up?
sibeen said:
Cymek, has the house been all cleaned up?
No, I am cleaning it up slowly, it would cause huge problems if it was cleaned up all at once
Cymek said:
jennajones said:
Cymek said:
Still with her mum but she comes over on weekends and we do stuff togetherthat’s pretty cool, it sounds like things have settled into some kind of unpleasant but manageable way of living? Good about the elder child. cats can be very effective
Pretty much, not sure if the ideal family of us all living together will ever be harmonious, I am ok with my own company most of the time (live in my head a lot) but do miss having a partner at times
When the biological urges hit it often makes more sense to rent short term relief than enter into a complicated long term lease arrangement, or heaven forbid buy outright.
Dropbear said:
When the biological urges hit it often makes more sense to rent short term relief than enter into a complicated long term lease arrangement, or heaven forbid buy outright.
yeah yeah. we are all convinced you are tough.
jennajones said:
Dropbear said:When the biological urges hit it often makes more sense to rent short term relief than enter into a complicated long term lease arrangement, or heaven forbid buy outright.
yeah yeah. we are all convinced you are tough.
He is I punched him at a PUD and it was like hitting granite
>He is I punched him at a PUD and it was like hitting granite
Thick, I’m fairly sure the term is ‘thick’.
:)
sibeen said:
>He is I punched him at a PUD and it was like hitting graniteThick, I’m fairly sure the term is ‘thick’.
:)
Thats the word
jennajones said:
Dropbear said:When the biological urges hit it often makes more sense to rent short term relief than enter into a complicated long term lease arrangement, or heaven forbid buy outright.
yeah yeah. we are all convinced you are tough.
Like a old boot.
Being who I am I can’t see myself ever wanting to partner up with anyone again, my wife and I have a history but she is difficult to live with and I think of myself as pretty accepting of just about anyone
My peace is about to end in the next 10 minutes, cildens home from work very soon
Yer I’ve pretty much done my dash..
bitches be crazy
Cymek said:
Being who I am I can’t see myself ever wanting to partner up with anyone again, my wife and I have a history but she is difficult to live with and I think of myself as pretty accepting of just about anyone
wookiemeister said:
Cymek said:
Being who I am I can’t see myself ever wanting to partner up with anyone again, my wife and I have a history but she is difficult to live with and I think of myself as pretty accepting of just about anyone
find someone else on line – they are out there
People annoy me though
Cymek said:
wookiemeister said:
Cymek said:
Being who I am I can’t see myself ever wanting to partner up with anyone again, my wife and I have a history but she is difficult to live with and I think of myself as pretty accepting of just about anyone
find someone else on line – they are out therePeople annoy me though
wookiemeister said:
Cymek said:
wookiemeister said:find someone else on line – they are out there
People annoy me though
then you should get a hobby
I should yes
gone
Cymek said:
wookiemeister said:
Cymek said:People annoy me though
then you should get a hobbyI should yes
I dunno Cymek, I’d be worried about doing something because Wookiemeiter suggested it ..
jennajones said:
Cymek said:
wookiemeister said:then you should get a hobby
I should yes
I dunno Cymek, I’d be worried about doing something because Wookiemeiter suggested it ..
i do what wookiemeister suggests all the time with no ill effect
wookiemeister said:
jennajones said:
Cymek said:I should yes
I dunno Cymek, I’d be worried about doing something because Wookiemeiter suggested it ..
not alli do what wookiemeister suggests all the time with no ill effect
we only have your word for that.
roughbarked said:
wookiemeister said:
jennajones said:I dunno Cymek, I’d be worried about doing something because Wookiemeiter suggested it ..
not alli do what wookiemeister suggests all the time with no ill effect
we only have your word for that.
anyway i need to take the wookiemeister head off and go to bed
wookiemeister said:
anyway i need to take the wookiemeister head off and go to bed
Jeez.. who finds it for you in the mornings?
Han Solo is 70 today.
Wow. I wonder if wookie knows this.
Kingy said:
Han Solo is 70 today.Wow. I wonder if wookie knows this.
Good morning all.
and it’s good morning from me too, as well.
Han Solo is 70 today.
wow, he doesn’t look more than twelve parsecs.
http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Parsec
Good morning Holidayers. I won’t be hanging around here for long this morning, we have a working bee going at a friend’s house shortly. I am on Weeding the Veggie Garden duty. I’m leaving the Spider Eviction and Dust Removal to other people who don’t have to be inside all day during the week. It’s not raining at present, although it may well do so later, so I’m bagsing the outside job for this morning.
buffy said:
Good morning Holidayers. I won’t be hanging around here for long this morning, we have a working bee going at a friend’s house shortly. I am on Weeding the Veggie Garden duty. I’m leaving the Spider Eviction and Dust Removal to other people who don’t have to be inside all day during the week. It’s not raining at present, although it may well do so later, so I’m bagsing the outside job for this morning.
You have all the fun :P
Boris said:
Han Solo is 70 today.wow, he doesn’t look more than twelve parsecs.
anyway, han and i are estranged – he hangs around with that jenny macneal now
Green chile cheeseburger…my head is on fire.
Morning folks
I’m back. Six blokes and buffy in the backyard…..a great pile of wood split and stacked, veggie garden weeded and two trailer loads of weeds and assorted detritus stacked for the tip. One of the sheds tidied up by our OCD policeman. Two ladies inside cleaned kitchen and dusted and vacuumed. Not bad for a couple of hours really.
Afternoon Pilgrims.
I’ve decided to be come an intellectual again.
Last time I did it I really didn’t have my heart in it, I wasn’t ready and I became a lapsed intellectual.
This time I think I’ll be right, I’ve matured and am really looking forward to being an intellectual, I’ve realised that there is more to it than meets the eye, you need to nurture and nourish your cultural appreciation and to that end I’ll start today by listening to some Vagner.
I wonder if the Car is out of bed yet?
I’ll message you with my address :P
That was aimed @ buffy…not PWM.
Peak Warming Man said:
Afternoon Pilgrims.
I’ve decided to be come an intellectual again.
Last time I did it I really didn’t have my heart in it, I wasn’t ready and I became a lapsed intellectual.
This time I think I’ll be right, I’ve matured and am really looking forward to being an intellectual, I’ve realised that there is more to it than meets the eye, you need to nurture and nourish your cultural appreciation and to that end I’ll start today by listening to some Vagner.
Peak Warming Man said:
I’ve decided to be come an intellectual again.
What do intellectuals make?
>>What do intellectuals make?
Stuff and things.
>What do intellectuals make?
about three fifty.
sibeen said:
>What do intellectuals make?about three fifty.
]Peak Warming Man said:
Stuff and things.
Jeeez… I was expecting ‘analogies’ or ‘salient points’ or ‘lively conversation’ or something a bit more… errmmm… intellectual.
Peak Warming Man said:
>>What do intellectuals make?Stuff and things.
That must be me!
Can I interest anyone in more stories of strange customers?
kii said:
Can I interest anyone in more stories of strange customers?
:Shudders:
Retail….
:Runs away:
>>Can I interest anyone in more stories of strange customers?
Gopher it.
kii said:
Can I interest anyone in more stories of strange customers?
its why i have nothing to do with the public or handling money directly (though i have been handling lots of cash boxes recently)
the public can stink
when i was a kid they made me guide this blind bloke around the shop by the arm
he stank to high heaven
A guy about my age asks me for help locating a book, he fiddles around with his phone and then shows me what I took to be a title and the author’s name. So I enter this in the search tool of the database. – nothing comes up. It turns out it is a foo-foo woo-woo quote from a friend of his and the guy wants a book that can teach him how to be more present and spiritually aware…how to be motivated by his very existence….along the lines of this quote from a friend on facebook. It seems I only saw the first few words of this bit of profound wisdom – there was a whole spiel about how what we should all be living.
So I say: well, we have motivation books in the Business section or on the other side of the store, some books in the New Age section. I left him in the business section, where he looked quite happy….while his grandson was starting to panic in the toy section where grandad had dumped him. After reuniting them I ran away.
…and now I am going to run away and hide, again.
“Surfer killed by shark off Perth
Police say a fatal shark attack 160 kilometres north of Perth was reported by the victim’s surfing mate.
By that reasoning a surfer who was killed by a shark at say Byron Bay could be described in a headline as having been killed off Brisbane.
Hello Holidayers, here’s my dilemma:
The washing machine is about to finish it’s cycle. It’s bright and sunny outside right now but the weather forecast is “…the chance of a shower developing in the afternoon”. Should I hang the clothes outside and take that chance, or should I go the safe option and hang them up inside?
Regulators say there is no law against stupidity
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-07-13/asic-and-apra-speak/4128608?section=business
The corporate watchdog has flagged a crackdown on complex financial products that could breach the spirit of the law.
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) is chairing a global push to crack down on risky products which can potentially be used to get around takeover regulations.
ASIC is concerned about derivative products, such as contracts for difference, which are retailed widely in Australia.
A common form of these products allows investors to bet on a share price to fall, even without putting down money upfront.
As part of the bigger picture, such derivatives can help facilitate major deals that could involve billions of dollars in proposals which can be made without proper financing.
Now ASIC chairman Greg Medcraft says he is very worried about derivatives.
He is chairing a global taskforce with the French regulator in a bid to get ahead of certain banks which are skirting regulations.
“They are basically manufactured on a global basis by banks, etc, so perhaps there should be some guidance or standards established for the way that the products are actually basically regulated,” Mr Medcraft observed.
“You know, one of the things you are trying to do is make sure you have consistent global rules. So, you know, that’s what we’re looking at.”
This scrutiny on derivatives comes as ASIC also takes a very close look at current takeover laws – whether they are outdated, provide proper disclosure or demonstrate that innovation is now outstripping the spirit of the law.
Earlier this week, AM broke the story that ASIC wants to overhaul so-called creep laws, where a corporate raider can use a loophole to gradually up their stake in a company without paying a premium.
That was a thinly veiled swipe at Gina Rinehart and James Packer in relation to Fairfax Media and Echo Entertainment respectively.
However, when it comes to preventing crippling losses, the corporate and banking regulators say there is only so much they can do and they certainly do not have any laws to outlaw bad decisions or, indeed, stupidity.
Both ASIC and the banking and insurance regulator APRA (the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority) say many of the poor decisions that have sent companies bust or hurt investors badly come down to decisions made on company boards.
ASIC’s Greg Medcraft made the point that directors should at least be able to understand a balance sheet to fulfil their duties in monitoring the business.
APRA’s chairman John Laker told a conference hosted by The Economist magazine in Sydney yesterday that boards need to take more responsibility, but he cannot do much about highly paid stupid people.
“I’ve been in a lot of discussions about the role of regulation where the word board doesn’t get mentioned and it should,” he said.
“That is the starting point for this financial system, not the regulator. So we can’t regulate against reckless behaviour.
“We can certainly do our best to intrude, to identify and to modify it, but show me a piece of paper that says thou shalt not be stupid. I’d love the regulation but, you know, that won’t help me at all.”
Peak Warming Man said:
By that reasoning a surfer who was killed by a shark at say Byron Bay could be described in a headline as having been killed off Brisbane.
Except that there’s nothing 160km north of Perth to describe.
;-)
wookiemeister said:
Regulators say there is no law against stupidity
Which is very lucky for an industry that doesn’t even know the difference between a ‘product’ and a service.
:Shakes head:
Ahoy hoy. Have I missed anything exciting?
CFDs are illegal in the US…too much like gambling apparently.
wookiemeister said:
“They are basically manufactured on a global basis by banks, etc, so perhaps there should be some guidance or standards established for the way that the products are actually basically regulated,” Mr Medcraft observed.
So they’re saying that if enough people bet that a currency will rise, it might cause the currency to rise? And that might be undesirable? And this has never occurred to them before?
The man’s a genius!
>>CFDs are illegal in the US
So are most Mexicans.
Rule 303 said:
wookiemeister said:Regulators say there is no law against stupidityWhich is very lucky for an industry that doesn’t even know the difference between a ‘product’ and a service.
:Shakes head:
buying debt can be defined as a product the middle man between you and the debt is offering a service but not responsible for the product.
Morning BUGF. Nothing yet.
Peak Warming Man said:
>>CFDs are illegal in the USSo are most Mexicans.
I think they are acceptable to use though…unlike CFD.
all financial services/products are gamble
superannuation is only as good as the people with control over the money
it will cost you 2000 plus a year to manage your own super fund so you have to rely on experts to drive you into poverty rather yourself.
Hiya BUBF.
I’m waiting for Nick’s official announcement over <—- there. It’s the biggest forum mystery since that Bear Queen saga.
>I’m waiting for Nick’s official announcement over <—- there
What’s that about?
>>Cycling is associated with genital neuropathies and erectile dysfunction in males.
And diesel fume addiction and road rage syndrome.
party_pants said:
Hello Holidayers, here’s my dilemma:The washing machine is about to finish it’s cycle. It’s bright and sunny outside right now but the weather forecast is “…the chance of a shower developing in the afternoon”. Should I hang the clothes outside and take that chance, or should I go the safe option and hang them up inside?
Don’t leave us hanging, what did you decide?
Bubble Car said:
party_pants said:
Hello Holidayers, here’s my dilemma:The washing machine is about to finish it’s cycle. It’s bright and sunny outside right now but the weather forecast is “…the chance of a shower developing in the afternoon”. Should I hang the clothes outside and take that chance, or should I go the safe option and hang them up inside?
Don’t leave us hanging, what did you decide?
sibeen said:
>I’m waiting for Nick’s official announcement over <—- thereWhat’s that about?
Promised/threatened to publicly name and shame the troll. It’s definitely a regular forumer :(
>>It’s definitely a regular forumer
It’s either Dropbear or Gloworm is my guess, my intellectual guess.
Is this the troll from the old forum?. The PAT (Personal Abuse Troll)
waves from Napier
Quiet afternoon hanging around the motel, doing the washing n’ stuff
Saw a Kiwi this morning, well I think it was a Kiwi.. it was a darkened area behind glass and there was a bird like shadow running up and down the back wall.. it could have been a chook.
:)
I believe so, Car
Spider Lily said:
waves from NapierQuiet afternoon hanging around the motel, doing the washing n’ stuff
Saw a Kiwi this morning, well I think it was a Kiwi.. it was a darkened area behind glass and there was a bird like shadow running up and down the back wall.. it could have been a chook.
:)
I wonder how many Kiwis have never seen a Kiwi.
>>I wonder how many Kiwis have never seen a Kiwi.
From memory it’s 22 or 23.
Bubble Car said:
Spider Lily said:
waves from NapierQuiet afternoon hanging around the motel, doing the washing n’ stuff
Saw a Kiwi this morning, well I think it was a Kiwi.. it was a darkened area behind glass and there was a bird like shadow running up and down the back wall.. it could have been a chook.
:)
I wonder how many Kiwis have never seen a Kiwi.
Not too many I don’t think Mr Car, they are apparently fairly elusive. What we saw was actually larger than I anticipated and the egg is nearly as big as the bird itself. I certainly wouldn’t want to pass it :/
I thought the kiwi was about cassowary size?
No they’re chook-sized. As Spider Lily says, apparently many New Zealanders have only seen them in zoos.
Mind you, I’ve never seen a koala in the wild :)
Bubble Car said:
Mind you, I’ve never seen a koala in the wild :)
Me neither, although there has apparently been sightings, reportings and extrapolations in my area. Lots of new signs have gone up lately saying “KOALA AREA- SLOW DOWN”. There are even three streets in a neighbouring suburb that you aren’t allowed to have dogs because they are designated koala areas. Cats are OK though…
>> neighbouring suburb that you aren’t allowed to have dogs because they are designated koala areas
Fair dinkum?
Apparently- in Narangba.
To make Cock-Ale.
Take eight gallons of Ale, take a Cock and boil him well; then take four pounds of Raisins of the Sun well stoned, two or three Nutmegs, three or four flakes of Mace, half a pound of Dates; beat these all in a Mortar, and put to them two quarts of the best Sack: and when the Ale hath done working, put these in, and stop it close six or seven days, and then bottle it, and a month after you may drink it.
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It doesn’t say what you do with the cock besides boil it, I presume you put it in the ale and it decays?
No nuts?
Peak Warming Man said:
To make Cock-Ale.Take eight gallons of Ale, take a Cock and boil him well; then take four pounds of Raisins of the Sun well stoned, two or three Nutmegs, three or four flakes of Mace, half a pound of Dates; beat these all in a Mortar, and put to them two quarts of the best Sack: and when the Ale hath done working, put these in, and stop it close six or seven days, and then bottle it, and a month after you may drink it.
———————————————————————————————————————————————————-It doesn’t say what you do with the cock besides boil it, I presume you put it in the ale and it decays?
I don’t know, but it sounds like a waste of good Sack.
If you make it non-alcoholic, does it become mock cock-ale?
>>The washing machine is about to finish it’s cycle. It’s bright and sunny outside right now but the weather forecast is “…the chance of a shower developing in the afternoon”. Should I hang the clothes outside and take that chance, or should I go the safe option and hang them up inside?<
I too had this problem this morning. I hung them out anyway, even though it was lightly drizzling. Well, they were wet anyway…… And now the sky pixies are giving them another rinse for me. Oh, look! Another rinse….and another one!
They are quite dripping wet now, so they can just stay there.
Got yer lollies? It’s Pastille Day or summat.
Divine Angel said:
If you make it non-alcoholic, does it become mock cock-ale?
Momma don’t allow no cock mockin’ round here …
If she doesn’t allow it, it becomes mock cock-ale blockin’.
I liked Bastille Day at school- we always got croissants :) I’m pretty sure they didn’t know any other French foods (French Fries were banned).
Divine Angel said:
I thought the kiwi was about cassowary size?
Chook size and related to the emu and ostrich but they apparently fight like the cassowary with their kicking action. The feathers on the stuffed model appear to be very emuish and according to the guide, they are the only bird to have a sense of smell with nostrils on the end of it’s beak.
We asked if we could get up close and personal with a Kiwi so we could poke them as visitors to our country do with the Koala..
They said no ;)
quick run through hello.. but really just a reminder to shebs and rule to check their respective email/facebook messages. tomorrow looking good.
If I were doing the speeches, they would be referred to as “man and wife”:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wedding_of_Crown_Prince_Tupouto%27a_%27Ulukalala_and_Sinaitakala_Fakafanua
Hi and Bye Arts.
I’m in a recovery mode, just sitting here not doing much, eating some Welsh cheese, Hungarian Casabl salami and Italian bruschetta bread pieces washed down with some strong black tea.
I think I dove on one grenade too many yesterday.
Divine Angel said:
sibeen said:
>I’m waiting for Nick’s official announcement over <—- thereWhat’s that about?
Promised/threatened to publicly name and shame the troll. It’s definitely a regular forumer :(
I’ve known the troll’s name for some time. So has Evil Roy. But since he’s leaving us alone here in the Holiday Forum, there’s no point me divulging his identity.
buffy said:
>>The washing machine is about to finish it’s cycle. It’s bright and sunny outside right now but the weather forecast is “…the chance of a shower developing in the afternoon”. Should I hang the clothes outside and take that chance, or should I go the safe option and hang them up inside?<
I too had this problem this morning. I hung them out anyway, even though it was lightly drizzling. Well, they were wet anyway…… And now the sky pixies are giving them another rinse for me. Oh, look! Another rinse….and another one!
They are quite dripping wet now, so they can just stay there.
ERB has said his name, but as to his online identity, that’s still a mystery.
wookiemeister said:
Divine Angel said:
sibeen said:
>I’m waiting for Nick’s official announcement over <—- thereWhat’s that about?
Promised/threatened to publicly name and shame the troll. It’s definitely a regular forumer :(
finally the biggest mystery to hit the internet to be solved
Was there ever any doubt that it was a regular? Knew too much forum history to be anything but. I hope the unmasking occurs Agathie Christie style with everyone gathered in the one room and red herrings everywhere till the final
denouement.
The release of his identity. if handled well, could become the date in the future when all Trolls are identified, like horses’ birthdays.
Troll Day could be celebrated by people dressing up as Trolls to go to work, news readers and weather girls wearing Troll hats and Troll throwing competitions at pubs.
It could have been a longtime lurker and random derro… but even my optimism for that scenario waned a long time ago :(
>>I’ve got 3 loads out now.
I wouldn’t be going anywhere near water today if I lived in Perth until they know exactly where that shatk is.
I know his handle in the (old) forum, but it doesn’t mean much to me because it wasn’t a poster I paid much attention to.
Peak Warming Man said:
>>I’ve got 3 loads out now.I wouldn’t be going anywhere near water today if I lived in Perth until they know exactly where that shatk is.
Bubble Car said:
I know his handle in the (old) forum, but it doesn’t mean much to me because it wasn’t a poster I paid much attention to.
What was it?
>>know his handle in the (old) forum
Shoot.
As I said, he’s leaving us alone in the HF and I’m sure we all want it to stay that way, so there’s no point stirring up poo here.
It’s never stopped you before, come on out with it.
Ask Roy in de udder place.
You seem to know quite a bit about this Troll Mr Car
swirls round dramatically and points
MAYBE YOU KNOW TOO MUCH
At one point, DOYC was suspected.
“An autistic man who survived for three weeks in a remote Utah desert is said to be in a stable condition.
William Martin LaFever, 28, travelled an estimated 40 miles (64 km) in the Escalante Desert in southern Utah, in an attempt to walk to Page, Arizona.”
I’ll bet he was hoping it would rain man.
Peak Warming Man said:
You seem to know quite a bit about this Troll Mr Carswirls round dramatically and points
MAYBE YOU KNOW TOO MUCH
You need practice those swirls, PWM. You’re pointing at the table lamp, I’m over here.
Divine Angel said:
At one point, DOYC was suspected.
It wasn’t him, I was wrong and apologised.
Peak Warming Man said:
“An autistic man who survived for three weeks in a remote Utah desert is said to be in a stable condition.
William Martin LaFever, 28, travelled an estimated 40 miles (64 km) in the Escalante Desert in southern Utah, in an attempt to walk to Page, Arizona.”I’ll bet he was hoping it would rain man.
groan
So how does Nick know who it is? From putting stuff together or from looking at the moderator dials?
Bubble Car said:
It wasn’t him, I was wrong and apologised.
I’m glad you were wrong ;)
Skunkworks said:
So how does Nick know who it is? From putting stuff together or from looking at the moderator dials?
I could be wrong, but I’m guessing the IP address gave it away. Seems le troll + regular handle were using the same IP addy. They’ve known the IP addy for some time now.
Divine Angel said:
Skunkworks said:
So how does Nick know who it is? From putting stuff together or from looking at the moderator dials?
I could be wrong, but I’m guessing the IP address gave it away. Seems le troll + regular handle were using the same IP addy. They’ve known the IP addy for some time now.
This is exciting. You could sell tickets to the unmasking.
Tonight I’m thinking: use the leftover filling from yesterday’s sausage rolls to combine with vegetables in a giant pasty. Or several smaller pasties.
Sell tickets and use the money to bribe Kingy to let us in on the big secret :P
Well, that was an exciting couple of hours. I compiled my patient profile stats for the peculiar period Medicare is using for their profiles (April to March!?!?!). My profile is not very normal….except when you then factor in my 20% over 80 years of age patients. Then it looks OK.
buffy said:
the peculiar period Medicare is using for their profiles (April to March!?!?!).
That’s still the financial year in Indonesia (and other places).
Mr buffy is cooking this weekend. He has bought chicken mignon for tea for tonight. And there are Brussels sprouts in the fridge. So from there, we’ll just wait and see.
I think a shower and a bit of reading might be in order. Mr buffy has football on the TV, which is amazingly soporific.
(There you go, everyone needs to contribute one Big Word a day here to maintain our feeling of being superior)
:)
To make Plague-water
PERIOD: England, 17th century | SOURCE: The Closet Of the Eminently Learned Sir Kenelme Digby Kt. Opened, 1677 | CLASS: Authentic
DESCRIPTION: A cordial made with white wine & herbs
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To make Plague-water.
Take a pound of Rue, of Rosemary, Sage, Sorrel, Celandine, Mugwort, of the tops of red Brambles, of Pimpernel, Wild-draggons, Arimony, Balm, Angelica, of each a pound. Put these Compounds in a pot, fill it with White-wine above the herbs, so let it stand four days. Then still it for your use in a Limbeck.
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Wild-draggons are not so easy to get these days.
But we are not practising in Indonesia Geoff!!
>>Then it looks OK.
Praise the Lord.
What can I substitute for a limbeck?
>I think a shower and a bit of reading might be in order
It’s time like this I wish I had a shower. I could take one now instead of having a bath after dinner. Mind you, I could have a bath before dinner but it’s a lot of fuss at this time of day.
>>What can I substitute for a limbeck?
NFI
>>It’s time like this I wish I had a shower
FMD even The Redoubt will have a shower.
Divine Angel said:
What can I substitute for a limbeck?
Looks like you’ll need an alternative alternative country band:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limbeck
buffy said:
But we are not practising in Indonesia Geoff!!
True, but it is still a left-over financial year from times past.1 April used once to be the New Year, way back.
Peak Warming Man said:
>>It’s time like this I wish I had a showerFMD even The Redoubt will have a shower.
I could install one myself, but then I’d have to leave it here when I move.
Getting the owner to pay for such improvements isn’t easy, especially as the estate agent often has no idea where she is.
Alright, even if Google can find it, I’ve never heard of Arimony. And I read about herbs. And I’ve just got out Culpeper’s Colour Herbal, and it’s not in there either. I reckon you made that bit up!
Geoff D said:
buffy said:But we are not practising in Indonesia Geoff!!
True, but it is still a left-over financial year from times past.1 April used once to be the New Year, way back.
So how come we ended up with a July-June financial year?
Here you go Miss Buffy, a letter left out rather than a spelling mistake.
http://www.altnature.com/gallery/agrimony.htm
>Arimony.
It’s what rich Japanese divorcees don’t rike to pay.
Celandine we have in Culpeper’s. I wonder if they mean The Greater Celandine or The Lesser Celandine – also known as pilewort. One is a Ranunculus (like buttercups) and the other is a Chelidonium (I don’t know!?)
Agrimony is not commonly used today, but has its place in traditional herbal medicine. This herb is safe for use for minor ailments in most healthy people. Like most herb simples, the uses to which it is put are remarkably varied. The English use it to make a delicious “spring” or “diet” drink for purifying the blood. It is considered especially useful as a tonic for aiding recovery from winter colds, fevers, and diarrhea. Agrimony contains tannin and a volatile essential oil.
As Agrimony also possesses an astringent action, it is frequently used in alternative medicine as an herbal mouthwash and gargle ingredient, and is applied externally in the form of a lotion to minor sores and ulcers. Agrimony has also been recommended, as a strong decoction, to cure sores, blemishes, and pimples.
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It’s good for coughs colds and sore holes, apparently.
I believe you may be right….I have heard of Agrimony – and so has Culpeper’s.
The language in this herbal is amusing….
Bubble Car said:
>Arimony.It’s what rich Japanese divorcees don’t rike to pay.
Hehehehee
Under Celandine (The Lesser)……..Pilewort made into an oil, ointment or plaister cures piles or haemorrhoids and the kings’-evil. I cured my own daughter of the king’s-evil, broke the sore, drew out a quarter of a pint of corruption and she was cured without any scar at all in one week’s time.
You just don’t get treatment like that these days.
:)
>drew out a quarter of a pint of corruption
Wonder what colour it was.
un grand coq pour Fête de la Fédération, avec le vin !
Kii would about all these herbs.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5hrUGFhsXo
baguette
anananas
jute d’orange
Jaques Cousteau
neomyrtus_ said:
un grand coq pour Fête de la Fédération, avec le vin !
Une nuit sèche pour moi ce soir, après avoir bu trop et s’endormir devant les vélos la nuit dernière.
Arvo all.
Neomyrtus has started early.
Bubble Car said:
neomyrtus_ said:
un grand coq pour Fête de la Fédération, avec le vin !
Une nuit sèche pour moi ce soir, après avoir bu trop et s’endormir devant les vélos la nuit dernière.
Now you’re just showing off!
gaghalfrunt said:
Arvo all.
Bon après-midi M. gaghalfrunt et Bienvenue sur le Forum de vacances.
Now there’s a handle I’ve not seen for a considerable time.
Bubble Car said:
gaghalfrunt said:
Arvo all.
Bon après-midi M. gaghalfrunt et Bienvenue sur le Forum de vacances.
Ok I spose.
Ive been lost in forum limbo, cant cope with new abc format.
Un petit banquet pour Bubblecar, avec un grand jambion porc, cinq coqs et un tonneau de vin!
You’re welcome to post here hard and often, gag. But it can be rather quiet in here at times.
et une gaufrette pour pres
gaghalfrunt said:
Ive been lost in forum limbo, cant cope with new abc format.
Me three gaghalfrunt
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Thanks, but the french might confuse me, does babelfish still exist?
Bubblecar is discussing his dinner and evening plans on this auspicious day of Frenchy festivities (hurrah, liberation , off with their heads!)…
It’s now Bing Translator:
http://www.microsofttranslator.com/
I can translate – but it’s generally pleasantry piffles..
Bubblecar has officially invited us all over to dinner – his shout.
The lot.
Alcohol and everything.
Bring nothing but your lycra.
neomyrtus_ said:
Bubblecar is discussing his dinner and evening plans on this auspicious day of Frenchy festivities (hurrah, liberation , off with their heads!)…
Speaking of which, I’d better head kitchenwards and wash up the lunch things, before preparing tonight’s repast.
neomyrtus_ said:
I can translate – but it’s generally pleasantry piffles..Bubblecar has officially invited us all over to dinner – his shout.
The lot.
Alcohol and everything.
Bring nothing but your lycra.
C’est tous les mensonges! Neomyrtus ne peut pas faire confiance !
I just didn’t ‘get’ French. I “got” Indonesian and German. I chose German and did it for 6 years at school. Useful for watching Kommisar Rex.
Now I’m going to go and read.
I did German at school too, and got to watch a dubbed version of Pretty Woman. All I understood was “ich bin Vivienne, mein name ist Vivienne.”
>Ive been lost in forum limbo, cant cope with new abc format.
You can join the rest of us refusniks right here, gag.
Bubble Car said:
>drew out a quarter of a pint of corruptionWonder what colour it was.
sibeen. Arts was here earlier saying something about tomorrow afternoon.
Arvo folks
Hey Stumpy!
Aww Michael Clark Duncan’s had a heart attack :(
Gday Geoff.
How’s the weekend treating you?
Gloomy weather, Stumpy, but might be breaking. No rain today. Tomorrow, up to Toowoomba in readiness for Monday’s doings.
DA, Arts sent me an email and I’ve replied.
Bob, did you see my response to your “What is the story behind this?” thread?
Geoff D said:
Gloomy weather, Stumpy, but might be breaking. No rain today. Tomorrow, up to Toowoomba in readiness for Monday’s doings.
pouring rain here on and off, decided i need a heater in the workshop!
(better than yesterday when i drove to work in the fog and drove home at 5pm through a thicker fog!)
AussieDJ said:
Bob, did you see my response to your “What is the story behind this?” thread?
AussieDJ, yes thanks Pal, I couldn’t get it to work.
Mr Car, you still around?
Just heard a Mopoke, first one I’ve heard in months.
Peak Warming Man said:
Just heard a Mopoke, first one I’ve heard in months.
They make a great sound, I haven’t heard one in >40 years?
I’d swear if I wasn’t a lady. Mr buffy has just had a callout to a traffic incident. It’s rainy. It’s blowy. It’s cold. And it’s getting dark. The CFA are out too, so it must be a rescue as well.
Peak Warming Man said:
Just heard a Mopoke, first one I’ve heard in months.
I think I got one of those on Facebook.
buffy said:
I’d swear if I wasn’t a lady. Mr buffy has just had a callout to a traffic incident. It’s rainy. It’s blowy. It’s cold. And it’s getting dark. The CFA are out too, so it must be a rescue as well.
What job does Mr buffy do?
He’s a community ambulance officer bob. It’s a voluntary thing (although they are paid if called out) because our nearest manned ambulance station is 30km away. So there is an ambulance here and Mr buffy (ex ambo) and a lady from town who has done high level first aid training go out on calls as first responders if they are around. Mr buffy went to a footballer at the local ground with a broken arm earlier in the afternoon. L couldn’t go at that stage as she was involved in something, but she’s gone with him on this job. I’ve been listening to the CFA listening set and it sounds rather like an extrication is under way. Although it’s a bit hard to follow it when you don’t always pick up all input. Sometimes you can only hear one side of the conversation.
Talking about blushing:
Stumpy_seahorse said:
Mr Car, you still around?
I am now Stumpy, what can I do you for?
buffy said:
He’s a community ambulance officer bob. It’s a voluntary thing (although they are paid if called out) because our nearest manned ambulance station is 30km away. So there is an ambulance here and Mr buffy (ex ambo) and a lady from town who has done high level first aid training go out on calls as first responders if they are around. Mr buffy went to a footballer at the local ground with a broken arm earlier in the afternoon. L couldn’t go at that stage as she was involved in something, but she’s gone with him on this job. I’ve been listening to the CFA listening set and it sounds rather like an extrication is under way. Although it’s a bit hard to follow it when you don’t always pick up all input. Sometimes you can only hear one side of the conversation.
Ta buffy.
Hmm…that sounded really suspiciously like the helicopter going over. It’s not far out of town, I think.
buffy said:
He’s a community ambulance officer bob. It’s a voluntary thing (although they are paid if called out) because our nearest manned ambulance station is 30km away. So there is an ambulance here and Mr buffy (ex ambo) and a lady from town who has done high level first aid training go out on calls as first responders if they are around. Mr buffy went to a footballer at the local ground with a broken arm earlier in the afternoon. L couldn’t go at that stage as she was involved in something, but she’s gone with him on this job. I’ve been listening to the CFA listening set and it sounds rather like an extrication is under way. Although it’s a bit hard to follow it when you don’t always pick up all input. Sometimes you can only hear one side of the conversation.
Mrs SS used to do that before her health got in the way…
Definately a thankless job.
The good stories she tells are great, but some of the things she’s seen… it takes a strong person to deal with those
Bubble Car said:
Stumpy_seahorse said:
Mr Car, you still around?
I am now Stumpy, what can I do you for?
Still haven’t got my phone working, but started on #2 today
Good lad, very industrious. I’ll probably be able to make more sense of it when I see a finished one :)
Bubble Car said:
Good lad, very industrious. I’ll probably be able to make more sense of it when I see a finished one :)
That’s the bottom half, the blocks that make up the slots for the arms are drying (glued in place ready to be screwed) Need to get the bracket for the back leg and more eyebolts tomorrow.
Still needs a sand and laquering and i’ll probably airbrush something like this on the front (with something other than feathers in the hole…
All I saw was the top half of that photo and wondered what the hell SS was painting!
Divine Angel said:
All I saw was the top half of that photo and wondered what the hell SS was painting!
lol, it’s still not finished, have to add theskin tone around it
Very avant-garde Stumpy (trying to hide the fact that I still don’t know what this object actually is)
Bubble Car said:
Very avant-garde Stumpy (trying to hide the fact that I still don’t know what this object actually is)
NSFW
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Andrew%27s_Cross_%28BDSM%29
Certainly an uh, niche piece of furniture…
Ah, no wonder I was flummoxed :)
So there’s a profitable market for this sort of gear in Tasmania, or are you exporting them?
Divine Angel said:
Certainly an uh, niche piece of furniture…
Very, a friend has one and another friend was asking about it, it costhim a grand from the mainland… i told him it wouldn’t be hard to build.. the first one cost me $40 in materials (using a few bits of scrap) and he gave me $250 for it, this one should cost me about $70 as i’m not using as much scrap.
(plus i’ve got more queries on stuff people can’t buy in shops over here, a wide range of things, lol)
Bubble Car said:
So there’s a profitable market for this sort of gear in Tasmania, or are you exporting them?
no one makes or sells this kind of stuff in Tas (and the community is a bit underground)
It is however a reasonably large community
I suddenly know waaaaaay too much about Tasmania, and the proverbial maps thereof.
Divine Angel said:
I suddenly know waaaaaay too much about Tasmania, and the proverbial maps thereof.
Pfft, Tas is mild compared to the mainland
o hai
6 weeks to go!
OCDC said:
o hai6 weeks to go!
Congrats
do u know if it’s a boy or girl?
Triffic. Now that she’s here, I can’t remember anything I wanted to ask her.
About your cousin – I have no real knowledge of such things, but emedicine is a good resource.
Ta.
It’s rare anyway but even more rare in girls her age, apparently. It’s benign which means she gets surgery in 6-8 weeks :-/
Divine Angel said:
Triffic. Now that she’s here, I can’t remember anything I wanted to ask her.
Do you want a clue?
Did you see this editorial, OCDC?
Oh, and OCDC, check out the topic about buff blokes and flabby men. You’ll appreciate the doktard’s name :D
I saw the ABC version but I’ll have a read of that one too.
I lied – I have read that one.
A lie requires intent. I suspect you didn’t lie.
I misspoke – I have read that one.
It’s a bit of a bug of mine. The phrase seems to have crept into the language, and it is just plain wrong. It’s OK to be mistaken, or to have forgotten.
:)
By the way…I came across steroid induced diabetes the other day. I hadn’t heard of that one. Transplant patient.
Dammit… Bear Grylls has a new TV show.
You don’t have to watch it…….
buffy said:
You don’t have to watch it…….
The fact it exists is enough to trouble me.
buffy said:
By the way…I came across steroid induced diabetes the other day. I hadn’t heard of that one. Transplant patient.
Common side effect of long term steroids (can do it in short term but most ppl don’t notice)…along with a moon face and possibly a buffalo hump.
Witty Rejoinder said:
The fact it exists is enough to trouble me.
I feel the same about the new spate of Aussie reality TV: Lara whats-her-face, The Shire and that new one with Brynne Edelstein.
No obvious Cushings at all poikilotherm. Very interesting fellow. I have misgivings about his longevity, but for now he’s happy.
buffy said:
No obvious Cushings at all poikilotherm. Very interesting fellow. I have misgivings about his longevity, but for now he’s happy.
That’s just how I remember it from uni, moon face buffalo hump, and I had a somewhat amusing drawing in my study notes at the time.
Bonus on Spicks and Specks, Judas Priest Breaking the law.
virtual schizophrenia
Youtube link.
Rofl, message from Mrs SS…
I was just at the lift going down for a smoke and this guy was waiting there whistling ‘You are 16, going on 17’ and I said ‘I take it you’re watching The Sound of Music also. He was quite upset he had to drag himself away from the TV to go have dinner lol
Richmond supporters, calling on any Richmond supporters.
This afternoon’s sporting event – BBQ assembly.
Score: poorly written instructions 1; party_pants 0.
Did you actually waste a hair cut, Admiral?
buffy said:
By the way…I came across steroid induced diabetes the other day. I hadn’t heard of that one. Transplant patient.
I think 50% of our renal tx pts ended up with it, but also a lot of pred-dept COPDs.
Thanks to a lacklustre selection on the telly I have been forced to watch ‘Death in Paradise’. I hope it gets better of I will have to declare it absolute shite.
sibeen said:
Did you actually waste a hair cut, Admiral?
I got a hair cut last week. But it doesn’t give me night vision, I’ve come inside because it was getting dark.
Got to the last step in the assembly instructions and realised I had one of the legs on back to front so the holes didn’t match up for the last bit. Putting the legs on was the first step, but it didn’t mention anything about checking the orientation and making sure it was on the right way. Stoopid instructions.
party_pants said:
sibeen said:
Did you actually waste a hair cut, Admiral?
Hmmm?I got a hair cut last week. But it doesn’t give me night vision, I’ve come inside because it was getting dark.
Got to the last step in the assembly instructions and realised I had one of the legs on back to front so the holes didn’t match up for the last bit. Putting the legs on was the first step, but it didn’t mention anything about checking the orientation and making sure it was on the right way. Stoopid instructions.
lol.
Witty, you’re a Melbourne lad, aren’t you?
There will be drinks with Arts in town tomorrow afternoon.
>>but it didn’t mention anything about checking the orientation and making sure it was on the right way. Stoopid instructions.
Chinese mate, they think differently to us accidentals.
Speaking of amusing drawings, we have a pt with spina bifida and a very large pressure ulcer. Surgeons reviewed, and drew a very detailed picture in the chart – the bed, the whole pt including face, hair etc. Made me think of this:
sibeen said:
Witty, you’re a Melbourne lad, aren’t you?There will be drinks with Arts in town tomorrow afternoon.
I’m in North East Victoria.
lol@ocdc…why would they do such detailed drawings in the notes? bored?
Admiral, I must admit I misread your post, I thought you’d missed your family gathering mutters something about posting sober next time
poikilotherm said:
lol@ocdc…why would they do such detailed drawings in the notes? bored?
First time I’ve seen that detailed a drawing. Not sure why, b/c it took them 5 days to r/v the pt in the first place.
>I’m in North East Victoria.
Hmm, maybe I shouldn’t have come on board this evening, I appear to have a batting average that’s perhaps not exemplary.
sibeen said:
>I’m in North East Victoria.Hmm, maybe I shouldn’t have come on board this evening, I appear to have a batting average that’s perhaps not exemplary.
OCDC said:
poikilotherm said:
lol@ocdc…why would they do such detailed drawings in the notes? bored?
First time I’ve seen that detailed a drawing. Not sure why, b/c it took them 5 days to r/v the pt in the first place.
Doing drawings of other patients, no doubt…
poikilotherm said:
OCDC said:
poikilotherm said:
lol@ocdc…why would they do such detailed drawings in the notes? bored?
First time I’ve seen that detailed a drawing. Not sure why, b/c it took them 5 days to r/v the pt in the first place.
Doing drawings of other patients, no doubt…
Anyway, impatient sibs wish me to empire. TTFN.
sibeen said:
Admiral, I must admit I misread your post, I thought you’d missed your family gathering mutters something about posting sober next time
sibeen said:
Hmm, maybe I shouldn’t have come on board this evening, I appear to have a batting average that’s perhaps not exemplary.
If we put aside your meandering jibberish about water and hydration, your career average is fantastic.
‘Tis a dry spell. Just relax and play your natural game.
>I think you’re doing better than usual though, keep up the good work.
If you don’t mind, young lady, I’ve actually been able to decypher approximately 67.57% of your recent posts. A surprising 3.17% improvement over Thursday night’s effort.
buffs nails on shirtfront
party_pants said:
sibeen said:
Admiral, I must admit I misread your post, I thought you’d missed your family gathering mutters something about posting sober next time
Oh, that was last week. Although I am booked for dropping people off at the airport tomorrow. 8.30am flight, so check-in at 7.30am, which means getting up early on a Sunday morning. So no SNDC and sleeping in late tomorrow.
Reminds me…
off to fridge for cider
Rule, have you checked your facebook messages. I think Arts has been trying to make contact.
To make Stepony
PERIOD: England, 17th century | SOURCE: The Closet Of the Eminently Learned Sir Kenelme Digby Kt. Opened, 1677 | CLASS: Authentic
DESCRIPTION: A recipe for a drink called Stepony
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To make Stepony.
Take a gallon of Conduit-water, one pound of blue Raisins of the Sun stoned, and half a pound of Sugar. Squeeze the juyce of two Limons upon the Raisins and Sugar, and slice the rhinds upon them. Boil the water, and pour it so hot upon the ingredients in an earthen pot, and stir them well together. So let it stand twenty four hours. Then put it into bottle (having first let it run through a strainer) and set them in a Cellar or other cool place.
sibeen said:
Rule, have you checked your facebook messages. I think Arts has been trying to make contact.
Yep, got it and replied. Not going to make it, unfortunately, a confluence of small things has made it very bad timing.
OK, I’ll have to hydrate with alcohol by myself then.
Sallet of Burdocke rootes
PERIOD: England, 17th century | SOURCE: Murrel’s Two Books of Cookerie, 1638 | CLASS: Authentic
DESCRIPTION: A cooked dish of Burdock roots
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A Sallet of Burdocke rootes.
Cut off the outward rinde, and lay them in water a good houre at the least: when you have done, seethe them untill they be tender: then set them on coales with Butter and Vinegar, and so let them stand a pretty while: then put in grated bread and Sugar, betwixt every lay, and serue them in.
A Hare Hashed
PERIOD: England, 17th century | SOURCE: The Whole Duty of a Woman: Or a Guide to the Female Sex, 1696 | CLASS: Authentic
DESCRIPTION: Rabbit stewed in wine and flavoured with nutmeg & lemon.
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A Hare Hashed.
Cut it out in quarters, chine it, and lay it in Clarret, mixed with three parts of water, and parboyl it, then slice the flesh in thin pieces, and lay it on your stew pan, let this be off the Body, but the legs wings, and head whole, almost cover it with some of the liquor it was boyled in, add some Butter, sliced Nutmeg, the juce of Lemon, and a little beaten Ginger, serve it upon sippets, Garnish it with Lemon, and sliced Onion.
So, did Witty stick it out for the whole episode of Death in Paradise? (That was the worst episode so far, they’ve been very entertaining)
I think Witty fell asleep.
buffy said:
So, did Witty stick it out for the whole episode of Death in Paradise? (That was the worst episode so far, they’ve been very entertaining)
I felt compelled to clean the dishes halfway through.
I’m still waiting for Mr buffy to get home. This is a long job. He’s been out about 4 hours now. He phoned me over an hour ago to say they had to go to Hamilton to restock the ambulance. They must be debriefing or something.
Yes, probably a reasonable move. I made cakes and cooked and ate my tea. Mr buffy’s is sitting on top of the woodheater drying out. Although the chicken mignons had so much butter in them, it will be difficult to dry it out properly!
Hey Buffy, I was reading about the problems you’re having hearing both sides of the CFA comms. There’s a site that streams them, divided into regions, live to the Net http://www.cfastream.info/home.php
I think we just need a new listening set, really. This one is, well, sort of ancient……We’ve just been slack about updating.
I think that should go on the list of things to do before next Summer though.
Oh, and Rule…..you’ll be fascinated to know that Mr buffy was less than happy when he phoned me before….yet again comms sent them to the wrong side of town. The highway goes through Penshurst and they seem to have a heck of a lot of trouble differentiating East from West of town…..
Just got back from another burn. Despite it raining 3 times today, this one almost got away :/
I’m not sure how we are going to do the real heavy stuff in there.
At this rate assuming good weather each Saturday, we might have most of this block burnt off by October.
Stoopid dog’s been under the ute again… big oil smear down the white on his head… lol
Stumpy_seahorse said:
Stoopid dog’s been under the ute again… big oil smear down the white on his head… lol
Least you don’t need a tray under there.
Buschka does artistically draped spider webs on the face. I don’t know how she finds them. Then she comes to show you and expects you to give her a towel down. She enjoys being towelled down.
poikilotherm said:
Stumpy_seahorse said:
Stoopid dog’s been under the ute again… big oil smear down the white on his head… lol
Least you don’t need a tray under there.
Lucky he didn’t get into that…
The plugs out and it’s draining at the moment
(the oil is dripping out like clag…)
buffy said:
Buschka does artistically draped spider webs on the face. I don’t know how she finds them. Then she comes to show you and expects you to give her a towel down. She enjoys being towelled down.
Anzac has started being annoying till he gets his satin balls… won’t leave you alone until you give him some, then is happy to leave you alone for a few hours… problem is we’ve cut him down from twice/day to once a day…
A friend of mines cat jumped up unto a 44 gl drum.
The problem was that it did not have a top on it, and was full of old truck sump oil.
The cat was unimpressed. The cats owners were more unimpressed when it ran in through the catflap and into the bedroom.
buffy said:
The highway goes through Penshurst and they seem to have a heck of a lot of trouble differentiating East from West of town…..
Observation Report. Goes to ESTA, waits 9 months, they put it down to faults in the system, demand another $15mil to fix, get extra money, nothing changes.
My neighbouring rescue agency are occasionally responded to jobs that require them to literally drive past the door on my HQ.
People die, the Coroner blames speed or hoons or unroadworthy vehicles or whatever the political football of the month is, and everybody goes home oblivious to the idiocy at the heart of the matter.
I wonder…should I ask what satin balls are?
Kingy said:
A friend of mines cat jumped up unto a 44 gl drum.The problem was that it did not have a top on it, and was full of old truck sump oil.
The cat was unimpressed. The cats owners were more unimpressed when it ran in through the catflap and into the bedroom.
pmsl
I’m not sure how we are going to do the real heavy stuff in there
—-
Locals will probably do it and you respond….
Kingy said:
At this rate assuming good weather each Saturday, we might have most of this block burnt off by October.
How big’s the block?
Kingy said:
A friend of mines cat jumped up unto a 44 gl drum.The problem was that it did not have a top on it, and was full of old truck sump oil.
The cat was unimpressed. The cats owners were more unimpressed when it ran in through the catflap and into the bedroom.
Cats might jump onto a working combustion stove but they only ever do it once and the time from when they land to when they spring up in the air again is so short it might be used as a benchmark in nuclear physics.
What we would really like, really, really like, is the old CFA maps back. Give map references. Even (shock, horror!) put the resident’s names on the maps again. Or even, now here’s something radical…..just tell the local ambos etc that they have to go to Fred Nerk on Suchandsuch (property name). Surprisingly enough, the local people doing the initial run do actually know who lives where a lot of the time.
This what is the nearest cross street is often totally useless out in the sticks.
buffy said:
What we would really like, really, really like, is the old CFA maps back. Give map references. Even (shock, horror!) put the resident’s names on the maps again. Or even, now here’s something radical…..just tell the local ambos etc that they have to go to Fred Nerk on Suchandsuch (property name). Surprisingly enough, the local people doing the initial run do actually know who lives where a lot of the time.
This what is the nearest cross street is often totally useless out in the sticks.
I f@#$en reckon, I spent waaay too long on the phone to the ambos once because of that ‘cross street’ crap….
Rule 303 said:
Kingy said:At this rate assuming good weather each Saturday, we might have most of this block burnt off by October.How big’s the block?
Sort of a triangle about 1km x 3km. Very heavily fuelled, steep slopes and no access.
For good measure it is surrounded by more of the same, full of timber houses.
buffy said:
I wonder…should I ask what satin balls are?
A recipe Mrs SS found to make him put on weight (after i went away for a weekend, he stressed so much he lost 10kg over the next week)
Mrs SS reckons they sound good enough to try on her cancer patients to aid them in putting on weight…
10 pounds raw ground beef, 70%-85% lean
1 small packet Weet-bix
2 pounds oatmeal, uncooked regular or quick oats (not instant oats)
20 ounces wheat germ
1 ¼ cup canola oil
1 ¼ cup unsulfured molasses
10 hard-boiled eggs and shells, crushed and minced
10 envelopes unflavored gelatin
¼ teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon minced garlic
buffy said:
What we would really like, really, really like, is the old CFA maps back. Give map references. Even (shock, horror!) put the resident’s names on the maps again. Or even, now here’s something radical…..just tell the local ambos etc that they have to go to Fred Nerk on Suchandsuch (property name). Surprisingly enough, the local people doing the initial run do actually know who lives where a lot of the time.
This what is the nearest cross street is often totally useless out in the sticks.
My dads old address down a gravelled country road changed from a number based on the left/right sequential system to a larger number which described his address location in meters from the main road. Very sensible for country places.
buffy said:
What we would really like, really, really like, is the old CFA maps back.
The system is capable of dealing with unusual addresses that are exactly what you want. I understand it’s just a matter of side-stepping the normal address input and adding it as Comment.
There seems to be some uncertainty among the calltakers / dispatchers about the process.
brett said:
I’m not sure how we are going to do the real heavy stuff in there—-
Locals will probably do it and you respond….
No sensible person would chuck a match in it.
Stumpy_seahorse said:
10 hard-boiled eggs and shells, crushed and minced
Bugger that bit.
buffy said:
What we would really like, really, really like, is the old CFA maps back. Give map references. Even (shock, horror!) put the resident’s names on the maps again. Or even, now here’s something radical…..just tell the local ambos etc that they have to go to Fred Nerk on Suchandsuch (property name). Surprisingly enough, the local people doing the initial run do actually know who lives where a lot of the time.
This what is the nearest cross street is often totally useless out in the sticks.
We have been having problems with suppliers shutting up down here and only having despatch depots in Tassie….
When we order stuff through mainland offices to be delivered to Suchandsuch property, they want a phisical street adress which the distribution centres kow, but the mainland office won’t put the order through until you specify a lcation within 100m of the farm gate
>>My dads old address down a gravelled country road changed from a number based on the left/right sequential system to a larger number which described his address location in meters from the main road. Very sensible for country places.<<
Sounds sensible. Only sort of works. That is part of the problem here….the numbering along the highway changes through town. Also, numbering starts from Geelong along the highway and then starts again at Mortlake. I also have a family I see in Casterton whose farms are about 1km apart. On the same road. But one has a number counted from one town, and the other has a number counted from another town. So you need to know if the address is, f’rinstance, Casterton-Naracoorte Road, or Naracoorte-Casterton Road.
And not always clear about that ‘from the main road’ bit either. Our house at Hawkesdale acquired a number. We were Church Street and then we became 103 Church Street. We were 500m from the main road. We suspect the 103 might have been from the other end of the street….it went across the main road by about the same distance it came down our way.
Plenty of tricks for young players in that lot.
Sort of a triangle about 1km x 3km. Very heavily fuelled, steep slopes and no access.
For good measure it is surrounded by more of the same, full of timber houses.
—-
So weather forecast will need to be rain, after you start the burn . ;)
I ended up using my own car today, I took a quick snap out of the windscreen.
Now you will have to spend tomorrow cleaning the car!
Mr buffy has phoned home…he’s heading back to Penshurst. He sounds like he is going to want to grizzle when he gets here. He was being polite on the phone. Obviously people in hearing range.
brett said:
Sort of a triangle about 1km x 3km. Very heavily fuelled, steep slopes and no access.
For good measure it is surrounded by more of the same, full of timber houses.—-
So weather forecast will need to be rain, after you start the burn . ;)
Yep. Rain before and especially after. Hopefully also during.
buffy said:
Plenty of tricks for young players in that lot.
:nods:
The notional alert points for dispatching problems are ‘to the 90th percentile’. Note that outcome, type, risk level etc are ignored.
Between the people who don’t want to be found, the people who don’t know how to be found, the dispatching, mapping, updating etc, it’s pretty easy to get ‘lost’.
Kingy said:
Sort of a triangle about 1km x 3km. Very heavily fuelled, steep slopes and no access.
For good measure it is surrounded by more of the same, full of timber houses.
:Whistles:
buffy said:
Plenty of tricks for young players in that lot.
I have only ever heard this as ‘Plenty of traps for young players…’ is ‘tricks’ a western districts thing?
Another pic from the drivers seat:
Buffy, I haven’t washed the car for 2 years, and I’m not going to anytime soon :)
the stinking BBQ is now assembled. Pain in the arse thing and no mistake. I’m not so sure I love it anymore, I usually love new things.
Do what I do, just set fire to the frickin’ thing!
>>is ‘tricks’ a western districts thing?<<
My Dad interchanges the two words.
And Mr buffy’s incident will be on the news……..
Kingy said:
Do what I do, just set fire to the frickin’ thing!
Easy assemble with just a screwdriver and shifting spanner my arse.
party_pants said:
the stinking BBQ is now assembled. Pain in the arse thing and no mistake. I’m not so sure I love it anymore, I usually love new things.
You’ll enjoy this:
http://www.motifake.com/image/demotivational-poster/0903/le-gril-simpsons-homer-grill-bbq-le-gril-demotivational-poster-1236126796.png
Just noticed this on the teev tonight. Star Trek.
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The greatest sci-fi adventure of all time begins with Star Trek, the incredible story of a young crews maiden voyage onboard the most advanced starship ever created: the U.S.S. Enterprise. Starring: Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Leonard Nimoy, Eric Bana, Karl Urban, Zoe Saldana, Simon Pegg, Bruce Greenwood, Winona Ryder. Cons. Advice: Some Violence
———-
I didn’t know Eric Banana was in it. I’ll have to watch it again to see if I can spot him.
Kingy said:
Just noticed this on the teev tonight. Star Trek.———-
The greatest sci-fi adventure of all time begins with Star Trek, the incredible story of a young crews maiden voyage onboard the most advanced starship ever created: the U.S.S. Enterprise. Starring: Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Leonard Nimoy, Eric Bana, Karl Urban, Zoe Saldana, Simon Pegg, Bruce Greenwood, Winona Ryder. Cons. Advice: Some Violence
———-I didn’t know Eric Banana was in it. I’ll have to watch it again to see if I can spot him.
Apparently he stayed in character a lot of the time during filming and even the crew didn’t realise it was banana man
Rule 303 said:
You’ll enjoy this:
http://www.motifake.com/image/demotivational-poster/0903/le-gril-simpsons-homer-grill-bbq-le-gril-demotivational-poster-1236126796.png
I think I was a bit like that. The instructions left a lot to be desired.
Did the instructions look like this?
Hmmm, decisions decisions…
Did you know that Viagra Lite is fat free?
Kingy said:
Did you know that Viagra Lite is fat free?
Viagra Lite is just beer, innit?
Not quite. They just didn’t have clear drawings, plus they should have said use vice grips in Step B, or long nose pliers in Set D, hold these parts together with a clamp, we’re too stingy to make slots so you may have to elongate with a hole file to make Step C fit… etc.
Kingy said:
Did you know that Viagra Lite is fat free?
I tried Viagra… nothing sexual just needed something to stop me rolling out of bed…
Just for teh lolz…
Try this website
http://www.speedtest.net/
and post your results(Share this result).This is mine.
Kingy said:
Just for teh lolz…Try this website
http://www.speedtest.net/
and post your results(Share this result).This is mine.
That’s some slow pr0n kingy.
>>That’s some slow pr0n kingy.<<
Yeah. I was waiting for roughbarked to see if I had the slowest connection here.
After he posted his results, I don’t feel too bad.
Though my ISP claims that I am on a 1500/256 connection.
Kingy said:
>>That’s some slow pr0n kingy.<<Yeah. I was waiting for roughbarked to see if I had the slowest connection here.
After he posted his results, I don’t feel too bad.
Though my ISP claims that I am on a 1500/256 connection.
Prob too far from the nearest exchange, hence the loss of speed….I don’t think speedtest.net accepts carrier pigeon so roughie might be waiting a while for a result.
A lot of Grade Effers posting here it seems.
whoa morrie, lag much? (ridiculous ping speed).
Lolz at morrie.
Awesome ping there mate.
Did you remember to put a stamp on the envelope?
poikilotherm said:
whoa morrie, lag much? (ridiculous ping speed).
Kingy said:
>>That’s some slow pr0n kingy.<<Yeah. I was waiting for roughbarked to see if I had the slowest connection here.
After he posted his results, I don’t feel too bad.
Though my ISP claims that I am on a 1500/256 connection.
My ISP is also iinet but the dialup is also connected via some very old Telstra copper. None of the things the on the page will run on my computer . For example, Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; U; PPC Mac OS X 10.4; en-GB; rv:1.9.2.28) Gecko/20120306 Firefox/3.6.28
..is way in the past for most firefox users but it is the latest version that will run on my computer.
poikilotherm said:
Kingy said:
>>That’s some slow pr0n kingy.<<Yeah. I was waiting for roughbarked to see if I had the slowest connection here.
After he posted his results, I don’t feel too bad.
Though my ISP claims that I am on a 1500/256 connection.
Prob too far from the nearest exchange, hence the loss of speed….I don’t think speedtest.net accepts carrier pigeon so roughie might be waiting a while for a result.
I believe a carrier pigeon may actually be faster. It could definitely carry more megabytes than my connection can.
Kingy said:
Try this website
You on satellite Morrie?
party_pants said:
You on satellite Morrie?
Pony express.
morrie said:
poikilotherm said:
whoa morrie, lag much? (ridiculous ping speed).
That’ll be the satellite connection I think.
Ah, yea…that’d be it.
party_pants said:
You on satellite Morrie?
I can see now why some of you hate the other place.
Kingy said:
party_pants said:
You on satellite Morrie?
Pony express.
mine must be a stubborn mule..
I did click the try again button.. when I snapped the image.. it still hasn’t loaded.
You’d appreciate this piece of medical equipment morrie, from WW1.
party_pants said:
I can see now why some of you hate the other place.
The vbt over there can be up to ten seconds before it refreshes. I just wander off to another site after clicking.
party_pants said:
I can see now why some of you hate the other place.
>>You’d appreciate this piece of medical equipment morrie, from WW1.<<
I reckon you would get a good price for that on the black market.
poikilotherm said:
You’d appreciate this piece of medical equipment morrie, from WW1.
I’ve still got one of those syringes. My mother had it in a drawer. Not sure if she used it for her back or whether it was dad’s
Kingy said:
>>You’d appreciate this piece of medical equipment morrie, from WW1.<<I reckon you would get a good price for that on the black market.
Bit old to still be active, although, wouldn’t mind sending it off for ‘testing’…
poikilotherm said:
You’d appreciate this piece of medical equipment morrie, from WW1.
Why the atropine?
party_pants said:
I can see now why some of you hate the other place.
The speed problem there is frustratingly slow – But mainly, it’s run by an idiot who couldn’t lead his own arse around a corner.
morrie said:
Why the atropine?
Settles the tremors from the Morph, doesn’t it?
Rule 303 said:
party_pants said:
I can see now why some of you hate the other place.
The speed problem there is frustratingly slow – But mainly, it’s run by an idiot who couldn’t lead his own arse around a corner.
Rule, the admin does not have time to run it. He has basically set it up out of his own pocket, and left it up to us, and only pops in about once a week.
It is the only
Rule 303 said:
morrie said:Why the atropine?Settles the tremors from the Morph, doesn’t it?
It’s (was?) a pre surgical treatment, the morphine relieves the pain and the atropine helps the heart beat, and stops mucus secretions.
I don’t know what the thoughts on it’s use back then were.
Sorry, phone rang…
That speed test page .. still hasn’t loaded.
The only time I’ve taken morphine (after a gruesome wisdom tooth removal) it resulted in breathing difficulties.
Bubble Car said:
The only time I’ve taken morphine (after a gruesome wisdom tooth removal) it resulted in breathing difficulties.
It’s good at that.
Bed…night.
Kingy said:
Rule 303 said:
party_pants said:
I can see now why some of you hate the other place.
The speed problem there is frustratingly slow – But mainly, it’s run by an idiot who couldn’t lead his own arse around a corner.
Rule, the admin does not have time to run it. He has basically set it up out of his own pocket, and left it up to us, and only pops in about once a week.
It is the only
When you consider the other forum was down at the same time and for the same length of time, as the rest of the online ABC recently, it makes me wonder if we have been told the whole truth.
poikilotherm said:
Rule 303 said:
morrie said:Why the atropine?Settles the tremors from the Morph, doesn’t it?
the atropine helps the heart beat, and stops mucus secretions.
I wasn’t too impressed with pethedine.. didn’t like the morphine tabs they gave me for broken vertebrae either. (forget their name)
When you consider the other forum was down at the same time and for the same length of time, as the rest of the online ABC recently, it makes me wonder if we have been told the whole truth.
—————————————-
I never believe anything anyone says, just assume it’s a lie of some degree and all is okay :)
I don’t have any problems with how the other forum is run.
roughbarked said:
That speed test page .. still hasn’t loaded.
Try again.
I have only just finished laughing at morries ping, I need to see your download speed :)
Kingy said:
I have only just finished laughing at morries ping, I need to see your download speed :)
Another day at the bookstore…I wonder what new delights await us now :/
The latest upgrade (for better communications) is from the district manager. previously we received a daily allocation sheet (who’s here, when they’re here and where they are) at the start of the day. Now only one sheet is printed – and a manager holds that (not all the time, sometimes they put it down :P). My concern is safety. If we have to evacuate – we have one area that has a rabbit warren of rooms for offices etc, then we rely on one piece of paper telling us who was working that day. if that is lost in the emergency evacuation – then how do we know if we got everyone out?
Anyway…I’m off to get myself mentally and physically prepared.
Kingy said:
roughbarked said:
That speed test page .. still hasn’t loaded.
Try again.
I have only just finished laughing at morries ping, I need to see your download speed :)
I closed the page because reloading it only comes up with the same failed image.. clicking the try again button simply leaves the page in limbo land until I refresh the page which simply takes me back to
Kingy said:
Rule 303 said:
party_pants said:
I can see now why some of you hate the other place.
The speed problem there is frustratingly slow – But mainly, it’s run by an idiot who couldn’t lead his own arse around a corner.
Rule, the admin does not have time to run it. He has basically set it up out of his own pocket, and left it up to us, and only pops in about once a week.
It is the only
kii said:
Another day at the bookstore…I wonder what new delights await us now :/The latest upgrade (for better communications) is from the district manager. previously we received a daily allocation sheet (who’s here, when they’re here and where they are) at the start of the day. Now only one sheet is printed – and a manager holds that (not all the time, sometimes they put it down :P). My concern is safety. If we have to evacuate – we have one area that has a rabbit warren of rooms for offices etc, then we rely on one piece of paper telling us who was working that day. if that is lost in the emergency evacuation – then how do we know if we got everyone out?
Anyway…I’m off to get myself mentally and physically prepared.
Remember to pack a gun, just in case.
Kingy said:
roughbarked said:
That speed test page .. still hasn’t loaded.
Try again.
I have only just finished laughing at morries ping, I need to see your download speed :)
Bubble Car said:
kii said:
Another day at the bookstore…I wonder what new delights await us now :/The latest upgrade (for better communications) is from the district manager. previously we received a daily allocation sheet (who’s here, when they’re here and where they are) at the start of the day. Now only one sheet is printed – and a manager holds that (not all the time, sometimes they put it down :P). My concern is safety. If we have to evacuate – we have one area that has a rabbit warren of rooms for offices etc, then we rely on one piece of paper telling us who was working that day. if that is lost in the emergency evacuation – then how do we know if we got everyone out?
Anyway…I’m off to get myself mentally and physically prepared.
Remember to pack a gun, just in case.
kii said:
if that is lost in the emergency evacuation – then how do we know if we got everyone out?
It’s only one of the five possible risk control measures. I can tell you about the other four, for a surprisingly reasonable fee.
kii said:
Anyway…I’m off to get myself mentally and physically prepared.
Have fun.
party_pants said:
Kingy said:
I have only just finished laughing at morries ping, I need to see your download speed :)
About 3 days. I download it and mail him the USB stick via Australia Post :)
and it takes me three weeks to remember to mail it back.
morrie said:
Kingy said:
roughbarked said:
That speed test page .. still hasn’t loaded.
Try again.
I have only just finished laughing at morries ping, I need to see your download speed :)
Just cos I have by far and away the biggest ping there is no need to be jealous.
Bitches love ping.
enabling all the javascripts only gives me the firefox warning.. plugins required by this page are out of date.
So for a speed test page you’ll have to find me one that was built for the FJ holden.
Lolz, Your plugins are out of date, and by the time you have downloaded the new ones, they are also out of date.
Have you tried carving your IP into a rock nearby and waiting for continental drift to transport it to an ISP?
Kingy said:
Lolz, Your plugins are out of date, and by the time you have downloaded the new ones, they are also out of date.Have you tried carving your IP into a rock nearby and waiting for continental drift to transport it to an ISP?
:)
plugins cannot be updated because browser is too old.. browser cannot be updated because nobody supports PPC any more.No need for me to worry about the java trojans as none of it could work on my computer.
roughbarked said:
Kingy said:
Lolz, Your plugins are out of date, and by the time you have downloaded the new ones, they are also out of date.Have you tried carving your IP into a rock nearby and waiting for continental drift to transport it to an ISP?
:)
plugins cannot be updated because browser is too old.. browser cannot be updated because nobody supports PPC any more.No need for me to worry about the java trojans as none of it could work on my computer.
Yep, you are safe there. Java trojans are too hard to program with punchcards.
Kingy said:
roughbarked said:
Kingy said:
Lolz, Your plugins are out of date, and by the time you have downloaded the new ones, they are also out of date.Have you tried carving your IP into a rock nearby and waiting for continental drift to transport it to an ISP?
:)
plugins cannot be updated because browser is too old.. browser cannot be updated because nobody supports PPC any more.No need for me to worry about the java trojans as none of it could work on my computer.
Yep, you are safe there. Java trojans are too hard to program with punchcards.
Won’t be much longer before the internet won ‘t work for me at all. So I need to sell a lot of opals to afford upgrades..
another new member, sigh. http://www.abcforums.com/member.php?925-ROHZS
I’m going to bail out.
No exploding drug fuelled pushbikers were harmed in the posting of this post.
Good morning Holidayers. We have about 2 degrees, it’s stopped raining for the moment, and the fire went out.
I need to go to Hamilton to do a little bit of preparation for the student doctor who is coming to observe on Tuesday and it’s best done on Sunday rather than Monday….if people can see me in the practice on Monday they will expect it to be open.
The highway should just about be open again shortly. Mr buffy’s incident was a double fatal head-on. They had the helicopter out and landed it on the road and had a detour set up. I know the detour road….lovely and slushy now the big trucks have used it all night, I reckon.
Good Morning People :)
On the road early today.. well made it by 0930 (an hour after sunrise) :) now in a little town called Otane on the way to Wellington. We saw a sign advertising a market in the local town hall so decided to stop by and have a squizz, glad we did. Unfortunately we couldn’t buy much as it was all local produce but what lovely looking produce it was, and some local honey that tasted divine..
Oh and 13 degrees so have stopped in the local coffee shop and have just enjoyed a lovely raspberry pie and cream… :)
Morning punters and correctors, we’re having a Scottish day today, cold grey dull raining slightly.
roughbarked said:
another new member, sigh. http://www.abcforums.com/member.php?925-ROHZS
New, or an old one come back?
Peak Warming Man said:
Morning punters and correctors, we’re having a Scottish day today, cold grey dull raining slightly.
Yerss … very much so. Have to drive to Toowoomba later. Not looking forward to that, really.
Good morning. Grey skies here but no rain as yet.
I’m back.
kii said:
I’m back.
Have you heard about the latest shark attack in WA? That’s 5 fatal attacks in a year now.
morrie said:
kii said:
I’m back.
Just when we thought it was safe to get back on the forum.Have you heard about the latest shark attack in WA? That’s 5 fatal attacks in a year now.
Yes, I read about it this morning :( I hope my son#1 stays out of the water. Also my son’s good friend lives there…
(I just thought I’d notify people of my return because of how stoopid things are at work and how no one seems to care about safety)
>>no one seems to care about safety
How many bookshop deaths do we need before people start listening.
Peak Warming Man said:
>>no one seems to care about safetyHow many bookshop deaths do we need before people start listening.
morrie said:
kii said:
I’m back.
Just when we thought it was safe to get back on the forum.Have you heard about the latest shark attack in WA? That’s 5 fatal attacks in a year now.
i bet we’ve killed more than five sharks in that period.
Dropbear said:
morrie said:
kii said:
I’m back.
Just when we thought it was safe to get back on the forum.Have you heard about the latest shark attack in WA? That’s 5 fatal attacks in a year now.
i bet we’ve killed more than five sharks in that period.
morrie said:
Peak Warming Man said:
>>no one seems to care about safetyHow many bookshop deaths do we need before people start listening.
They’re bound to take action sooner or later.
I had a shelf fall on my foot 3 times the other day, luckily I wear Redback work boots. I checked each time I set it up to see if it was safe….long story, but the veneer of the wooden backing had come apart and it appeared fine until the load went above a certain point. If it was one of the other booksellers (who wear flimsy ballet flats) they would be in lots of pain due to having 3 broken feet.
morrie said:
Dropbear said:
morrie said:Just when we thought it was safe to get back on the forum.
Have you heard about the latest shark attack in WA? That’s 5 fatal attacks in a year now.
i bet we’ve killed more than five sharks in that period.
Still a remarkable spike in statistics.
people will continue to surf in dangerous waters..
if people took up surfing off the small islands south of port lincoln, we’d have hundreds of fatalities a year.
Do they still do that “swim with the seals” thing off the coast of SA?
kii said:
Do they still do that “swim with the seals” thing off the coast of SA?
yep.. also swim with the sharks …
friend did it a couple of months ago
kii said:
morrie said:
Peak Warming Man said:
>>no one seems to care about safetyHow many bookshop deaths do we need before people start listening.
They’re bound to take action sooner or later.I had a shelf fall on my foot 3 times the other day, luckily I wear Redback work boots. I checked each time I set it up to see if it was safe….long story, but the veneer of the wooden backing had come apart and it appeared fine until the load went above a certain point. If it was one of the other booksellers (who wear flimsy ballet flats) they would be in lots of pain due to having 3 broken feet.
Dropbear said:
kii said:
Do they still do that “swim with the seals” thing off the coast of SA?
yep.. also swim with the sharks …
friend did it a couple of months ago
yeah, but the shark thing is in a cage, is it not? I thought the seal thing was “put on a black wet suit and pretend to be a seals” type adventure :/
kii said:
Dropbear said:
kii said:
Do they still do that “swim with the seals” thing off the coast of SA?
yep.. also swim with the sharks …
friend did it a couple of months ago
yeah, but the shark thing is in a cage, is it not? I thought the seal thing was “put on a black wet suit and pretend to be a seals” type adventure :/
ill ask.. i think my mate did that one as well…
morrie said:
kii said:
morrie said:They’re bound to take action sooner or later.
I had a shelf fall on my foot 3 times the other day, luckily I wear Redback work boots. I checked each time I set it up to see if it was safe….long story, but the veneer of the wooden backing had come apart and it appeared fine until the load went above a certain point. If it was one of the other booksellers (who wear flimsy ballet flats) they would be in lots of pain due to having 3 broken feet.
3 broken feet would indeed be painful.
In the US, that is a broken yard.
So…people are insane?
…..sigh :/
In the US, that is a broken yard.
———————————
One of the managers mentioned using a yardstick to measure something. Even though I spent my school years in the pre-metric years, I said: What? Huh?
http://worldnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/07/13/12727213-29-alleged-papua-new-guinea-cannibals-charged-with-killing-7-over-sorcery-fees
One should not eat dinner whilst reading the news online.
(Green chile tuna spaghetti omelette)
You know like when Zarkov was regestered in the new Other Place people were wondering if it really was him, like whether it was the real genuine article Zarkov, well your wondering is over friends.
Yeh apparently swimming with the seals is free swimming. They’ve not lost a single person yet.
Dropbear said:
Yeh apparently swimming with the seals is free swimming. They’ve not lost a single person yet.
Give it time.
Breaking Bad season 5 tomorrow night 8pm (so mr kii can stay up to watch it)
Oh, joyous return of Walt and Jesse :)
What is it?
kii said:
Dropbear said:
Yeh apparently swimming with the seals is free swimming. They’ve not lost a single person yet.
Give it time.
There were some fisherman near where SP lives that were using a surfboard to swim bait out to sharks to attract them for fishing – the sharks were juvenile great whites apparently. Wonder if they can associate surfboard type shapes with food…
fishermen…
Looks like a phot Kii, yeah?
+o
I reckon it is a meteorite.
Peak Warming Man said:
Looks like a phot Kii, yeah?
It’s from the facebook page for The earth Story:
When looking at rocks, we have one obvious problem. Most rocks are rather opaque.
So when you want to analyze you can forget about that lumpy old microscope… But geologists have known a trick since 1858. It’s called a thin-section. You cut down your sample to a mere thickness of 30 micrometer, which is comparable to the average thickness of a human hair (although this varies strongly).
Now you can actually have light from a microscope shine through your material and if you polish it good enough with some diamond paste, the image gets clear enough to be analyzed by specialists.
When looking at the picture below, you see all the great colors and one might think this is fake. But actually this is just another trick to get the optical properties of the crystals making up your rock sample. You use polarized light.
When looking at waves of sunlight there is almost no order of the waves. They just oscillate in any direction and so does light from a light bulb. But perfectly polarized light oscillates in only one direction. You know this from 3D-movies like Avatar. When you go to the cinema you get these “Real3D”-glasses. Each each glass (left and right) is a different polarization filter, so the 3D effect can be created from two slightly different images.
So when we but our thin-section between two polarization filters and rotate them to just the right angle, we get some very interesting properties of our sample. See the picture below. It’s a thin-section of gabbro.Gabbro is a large coarse-grained black rock that forms when magma cools down beneath the Earth’s surface. But under just the right angle you see the minerals making up this rock sample.
Have a look at the clear parallel lines on the right. Those are plagioclase feldspar. These are abundant silicate minerals in Earth’s crust that help petrologists a big deal in identifying the evolution of a rock sample. The bluegreen areas are clinopyroxenes that are a different form of silicate minerals that are a main component of the Earth’s mantle. The width of the entire (micro-)photo is 0.5cm.
Photo credit: Wikipedia Commons user Siim Sepp, 2006 under License GDFL
-JSD
As some of you may be aware.. I like looking at rocks too.
kii said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Looks like a phot Kii, yeah?
It’s from the facebook page for The earth Story:
When looking at rocks, we have one obvious problem. Most rocks are rather opaque.
So when you want to analyze you can forget about that lumpy old microscope… But geologists have known a trick since 1858. It’s called a thin-section. You cut down your sample to a mere thickness of 30 micrometer, which is comparable to the average thickness of a human hair (although this varies strongly).Now you can actually have light from a microscope shine through your material and if you polish it good enough with some diamond paste, the image gets clear enough to be analyzed by specialists.
When looking at the picture below, you see all the great colors and one might think this is fake. But actually this is just another trick to get the optical properties of the crystals making up your rock sample. You use polarized light.When looking at waves of sunlight there is almost no order of the waves. They just oscillate in any direction and so does light from a light bulb. But perfectly polarized light oscillates in only one direction. You know this from 3D-movies like Avatar. When you go to the cinema you get these “Real3D”-glasses. Each each glass (left and right) is a different polarization filter, so the 3D effect can be created from two slightly different images.
So when we but our thin-section between two polarization filters and rotate them to just the right angle, we get some very interesting properties of our sample. See the picture below. It’s a thin-section of gabbro.Gabbro is a large coarse-grained black rock that forms when magma cools down beneath the Earth’s surface. But under just the right angle you see the minerals making up this rock sample.
Have a look at the clear parallel lines on the right. Those are plagioclase feldspar. These are abundant silicate minerals in Earth’s crust that help petrologists a big deal in identifying the evolution of a rock sample. The bluegreen areas are clinopyroxenes that are a different form of silicate minerals that are a main component of the Earth’s mantle. The width of the entire (micro-)photo is 0.5cm.
Photo credit: Wikipedia Commons user Siim Sepp, 2006 under License GDFL
-JSD
I did geology for a little while at uni, the lecturer got very excited looking through a microscope at this stuff…I decided then that Geology wasn’t for me.
I’m going now…wash off the public grime and curl up in front of my air con. Another Triple Digit day tomorrow (100 degrees F, or more)
i washed my dogs today
Arvo folks
>What is it?
Looks like someone tried to eat the contents of an Op Shop, but then sicked it all up.
Hi Stumpy. Drizzly up your way?
Bubble Car said:
Hi Stumpy. Drizzly up your way?
yep, drizzly and cold.
Luckily i have wood being delivered this week so i can keep the fire roaring (as long as i don’t get fined for the smoke… lol)
I hope you’re not one of those who burns damp wood far too slowly thus causing a godawful stink, so that all your neighbours have to keep their windows closed.
Bubble Car said:
I hope you’re not one of those who burns damp wood far too slowly thus causing a godawful stink, so that all your neighbours have to keep their windows closed.
Nah, i burn mine hot and fast (go through it a bit quicker, but seems more effective)
The launceston council has put forward a proposal to fine folks $1300 if visible smoke is coming out of their chimney for more than 10 minutes at a time…
What’s for breakfast today Mr Car?
Breakfast was a bacon sandwich & pot of tea some hours ago, PWM.
What’s a typical Sunday breakfast in the Peak Warming household?
Stumpy_seahorse said:
The launceston council has put forward a proposal to fine folks $1300 if visible smoke is coming out of their chimney for more than 10 minutes at a time…
How unfair for those practising their smoke signals :(
Speaking of symbols, someone has broken the orange LED bulbs in traffic lights near my place so that they form the Bat Signal (I’m also willing to accept it’s publicity for the new Batman moofie out this week).
Normally I have weetbix and a cup of tea but today I had cold leftover sausage sandwich and a cup of tea.
Hmm, I think would have reheated the sausage.
Bubble Car said:
Hmm, I think would have reheated the sausage.
Cold sausage and tomato sauce FTW!
Divine Angel said:
Bubble Car said:
Hmm, I think would have reheated the sausage.
Cold sausage and tomato sauce FTW!
ugh.
My wife does that.
poikilotherm said:
Divine Angel said:
Bubble Car said:
Hmm, I think would have reheated the sausage.
Cold sausage and tomato sauce FTW!
ugh.
My wife does that.
Mrs SS has cold sausages with her bbq sauce…
Stumpy_seahorse said:
Mrs SS has cold sausages with her bbq sauce…
She must be one of those people who would buy a 2L bottle of suace (saw them yesterday in Aldi and wondered who the heck could use all that?)
Divine Angel said:
Stumpy_seahorse said:Mrs SS has cold sausages with her bbq sauce…
She must be one of those people who would buy a 2L bottle of suace (saw them yesterday in Aldi and wondered who the heck could use all that?)
That’s the one…
Have I subjected youze all to my little rant about Kathmandu thermoses, which are overengineered and designed to fail because of too many fiddly parts subseptible to breakage? No? What is wrong with a simple screw-in lid I ask you?
c
I just wish for an honest cup of roooooiibos tea whilst meandering in the hills and now I have to worry about leakage.
>Kathmandu thermoses
Is there a picture of one on the internet?
neomyrtus_ said:
I just wish for an honest cup of roooooiibos tea whilst meandering in the hills and now I have to worry about leakage.
I hear they now have peach for women and grey for men, so they look like real underwear.
probably
Bubble Car said:
>Kathmandu thermosesIs there a picture of one on the internet?
and don’t suggest a glass thermos – I smashed one at Exmouth whilst turtle tagging many many years ago and smashed another one (not mine, a volunteer’s) which I had lobbed into the back of the mazda ute and banged and crashed around the management tracks at Wungong dam.
They do make a musical tinkling when breaking.
>Kathmandu thermoses
Oh thermoses, meaning a plural thermos. I thought it was some Latin term for a natural geological feature or suchlike.
I was pronouncing it as therMOsees.
Hope you didn’t buy it at normal prices…that kathmandu place seems to have sales all the time, usually ~60% off too…
neomyrtus_ said:
and don’t suggest a glass thermos – I smashed one at Exmouth whilst turtle tagging many many years ago and smashed another one (not mine, a volunteer’s) which I had lobbed into the back of the mazda ute and banged and crashed around the management tracks at Wungong dam.They do make a musical tinkling when breaking.
I used to have an unbreakable thermos many years ago, It was tough. One guy accidentally ran over it with a truck, and all it did was give it a dent and some scratches. I had a hot cuppa out of it a few hours later.
Bubble Car said:
I was pronouncing it as therMOsees.
I know what your problem is lad – lack of exercise. Drizzle or no drizzle, I suggest you grab your big blue umbrella and go for a trundle.
“I give myself some very good advice sigh but I very seldom follow it” – Alice in Wonderland, 1953
It was just like this one.
Good afternoon Holidayers. Entertain me while my hair dries and then I can go and lie down to read for a while.
Actually, don’t try too hard. I have something else I need to do. Back shortly.
neomyrtus_ said:
I just wish for an honest cup of roooooiibos tea whilst meandering in the hills and now I have to worry about leakage.
You just need one of those self heating units..
Tonight: 2 X chicken maryland with a nice sauce, steamed greens & rice or spuds.
On SBS1 tonight, for the cat fans:
Inside Nature’s Giants
8:30pm – 9:30pm
Big Cats
Classified:PGGenre:Documentary
The experts travel to South Africa to see lions in the wild. Veterinary surgeon Mark Evans and anatomist Joy Reidenberg dissect a lion and a tiger. From the outside, the lion and the tiger look very different, but once their skins are removed, even the experts find it hard to tell them apart. At a big cat rescue centre, biologist Simon Watt traces the history of the feline family, while Richard Dawkins explains the evolutionary arms race that has arisen between predators and their prey in the struggle to survive.
Bubble Car said:
Inside Nature’s Giants
Gosh, I hope they take a flashlight.
Don’t think I’ll watch it myself. Even though I love big cats, their innards are likely to be less appealing.
Bubble Car said:
Don’t think I’ll watch it myself. Even though I love big cats, their innards are likely to be less appealing.
Its quite interesting mr car. Worth a watch.
Full of fruitloops over at the other side today:(
Kingy said:
It was just like this one.
Hello Holiday Forum
Hiya Spocky
I went walking for an hour and that was good.
What is everyone up to today?
Hello DA
How did your assignment go?
ms spock said:
I went walking for an hour and that was good.
What is everyone up to today?
I also went a-walking (Jasmine’s doing really well on these long-ish walks!) and I’m now at work, catching my breath after a really busy hour.
ms spock said:
Hello DA
How did your assignment go?
Due tomorrow, almost done. The tutors gave us a template and said, “here, fill this out and this is your assignment!”
Divine Angel said:
ms spock said:I went walking for an hour and that was good.
What is everyone up to today?
I also went a-walking (Jasmine’s doing really well on these long-ish walks!) and I’m now at work, catching my breath after a really busy hour.
Awesome!
Divine Angel said:
ms spock said:Hello DA
How did your assignment go?
Due tomorrow, almost done. The tutors gave us a template and said, “here, fill this out and this is your assignment!”
Interesting…
Issued by the Bureau of Meteorology today.
South Specific Pearl Forecast for Monday
Fine and mostly sunny
There you have it, it’s official I’ll be waking up to some life giving nature’s gift of beautiful nuclear radiation tomorrow for the first time for a good week.
Good evening Holidayers. I have been in Discworld again for an hour or so. Mr buffy is cooking me a rather large T bone steak for tea. And garlic mash. And peas. I guess we can have chocolate cake and cream for dessert again….as I made a cake and there is only two of us to eat it. We did have small slices for lunchtime dessert though.
Has your hair dried in the meantime?
Mostly. I gave in, put a folded towel on the pillow and went and lay down to read anyway. This results in a very messy, curly hairstyle……which many young people pay a lot of money for these days. But it doesn’t matter because all I will be doing tonight is watching you lot and Wallander on the TV.
buffy said:
This results in a very messy, curly hairstyle……which many young people pay a lot of money for these days.
Indeed :)
In other hair news, my hair has been so oily that it has needed washing every second day since Christmas (and occasionally, every day). I had a shower full of different shampoos and conditioners but nothing was working. Last week I found a Lush shop in Chermside and bought a bar shampoo (Jumping Juniper, for those playing at home) and today’s day 5 without washing my hair :)
Serious cooking happening here. I have fired up the wood stove and therein are chicken frames a-roastin’ and a couple of sweet bucks and a punkin. On the stove top is the 18 litre pressure cooker and the large stainless steel jam pot. The bench is loaded with kilograms of chopped vegies.
Dinner all done here, english muffins with salami, sundried cherry tomatoes, tomatoey sauce and three cheeses (camembert, mersey valley and tasy…grilled.
Sounds like something out of MasterChef at morrie’s place.
And poik- those sound delicious!!
Football team coming for dinner, Morrie?
Divine Angel said:
Sounds like something out of MasterChef at morrie’s place.And poik- those sound delicious!!
They were, I et four. :)
I’m taking notes and that shall be my lunch tomorrow, methinks :P
Peak Warming Man said:
Football team coming for dinner, Morrie?
>>The wood stove certainly makes cooking an easy and enjoyable task.
There will be one in The Redoubt but my goodness they have become expensive to buy new.
Surley there must be some el cheapo ones from China.
Mmm, cheap Chinese steel?
Bearing in mind we just bought a Chinese manufactured woodsplitter.
Peak Warming Man said:
>>The wood stove certainly makes cooking an easy and enjoyable task.There will be one in The Redoubt but my goodness they have become expensive to buy new.
>>Bearing in mind we just bought a Chinese manufactured woodsplitter.
Your bearings will be the first to go then probably your bigend.
Peak Warming Man said:
>>Bearing in mind we just bought a Chinese manufactured woodsplitter.Your bearings will be the first to go then probably your bigend.
buffy said:
Good evening Holidayers. I have been in Discworld again for an hour or so. Mr buffy is cooking me a rather large T bone steak for tea. And garlic mash. And peas. I guess we can have chocolate cake and cream for dessert again….as I made a cake and there is only two of us to eat it. We did have small slices for lunchtime dessert though.
Yummo!
My best to Mr Buffy.
I am reading Alastair Reynolds “Chasm City” and it is wonderful to retreat in to a well written fictional world.
Divine Angel said:
buffy said:
This results in a very messy, curly hairstyle……which many young people pay a lot of money for these days.Indeed :)
In other hair news, my hair has been so oily that it has needed washing every second day since Christmas (and occasionally, every day). I had a shower full of different shampoos and conditioners but nothing was working. Last week I found a Lush shop in Chermside and bought a bar shampoo (Jumping Juniper, for those playing at home) and today’s day 5 without washing my hair :)
Impressive!
You can recycle all the shampoo and conditioners as a form of soap.
‘‘If something is in the four to five metre vicinity and it’s a white shark – which is the description we’ve got from witnesses – you make the assumption that it could be the same shark.’‘
Read more: http://www.watoday.com.au/wa-news/order-to-destroy-massive-shark-that-killed-perth-surfer-ben-linden-20120715-223qd.html#ixzz20gItHrx6”
Yea, in an Ocean, good work Fisheries.
They’re slowly being used up by Mr Mutant.
morrie said:
Serious cooking happening here. I have fired up the wood stove and therein are chicken frames a-roastin’ and a couple of sweet bucks and a punkin. On the stove top is the 18 litre pressure cooker and the large stainless steel jam pot. The bench is loaded with kilograms of chopped vegies.
Sounds Delicious
poikilotherm said:
Dinner all done here, english muffins with salami, sundried cherry tomatoes, tomatoey sauce and three cheeses (camembert, mersey valley and tasy…grilled.
Very tasty indeed
Divine Angel said:
They’re slowly being used up by Mr Mutant.
Ah
Seems you’re feeling much betterer, Spocky. That flu really knocked you :(
Make sure you rug up for the trip home tonight DA, we’ll be getting the finger tonight, that’s right single digits.
Roger that, PWM.
Divine Angel said:
Seems you’re feeling much betterer, Spocky. That flu really knocked you :(
I’ve been lucky so far knock wood to avoid getting sick- pretty much everyone else who works here has had a chest infection, bronchitis and/or that “new” super-flu knocking everyone about.
kii said:
Breaking Bad season 5 tomorrow night 8pm (so mr kii can stay up to watch it)Oh, joyous return of Walt and Jesse :)
Hail to the king
Thanks from Mr buffy spocky. We did a debrief this morning with his ambulance partner, Mr buffy, me and the partner’s husband. We just sat around. Mr buffy and L discussed the case. We partners sat there and let them go. And we drank tea. He also had a call from peer support during the day. He’s doing OK. The child was OK and he didn’t know the people.
buffy said:
Thanks from Mr buffy spocky. We did a debrief this morning with his ambulance partner, Mr buffy, me and the partner’s husband. We just sat around. Mr buffy and L discussed the case. We partners sat there and let them go. And we drank tea. He also had a call from peer support during the day. He’s doing OK. The child was OK and he didn’t know the people.
What happened Buffy? Fatality?
Divine Angel said:
I’ve been lucky so far knock wood to avoid getting sick- pretty much everyone else who works here has had a chest infection, bronchitis and/or that “new” super-flu knocking everyone about.
I would advise you to give it all a miss.
Dropbear said:
kii said:
Breaking Bad season 5 tomorrow night 8pm (so mr kii can stay up to watch it)Oh, joyous return of Walt and Jesse :)
Hail to the king
Season 5 – Gosh I am so far behind.
Double fatal headon at dusk yesterday in the rain. One car on the wrong side of the highway. One instant, other driver died in air ambulance or at hospital. Child unharmed (how?!?!). One driver had husband following in another car…..
All round nasty.
buffy said:
Thanks from Mr buffy spocky. We did a debrief this morning with his ambulance partner, Mr buffy, me and the partner’s husband. We just sat around. Mr buffy and L discussed the case. We partners sat there and let them go. And we drank tea. He also had a call from peer support during the day. He’s doing OK. The child was OK and he didn’t know the people.
Tis not an easy job. He is a good man. I am glad he got to debrief with L. That is so important, as you both know.
How is it going in saying no and actually working the four days?
buffy said:
Double fatal headon at dusk yesterday in the rain. One car on the wrong side of the highway. One instant, other driver died in air ambulance or at hospital. Child unharmed (how?!?!). One driver had husband following in another car…..
All round nasty.
Very nasty indeed :(
buffy said:
Double fatal headon at dusk yesterday in the rain. One car on the wrong side of the highway. One instant, other driver died in air ambulance or at hospital. Child unharmed (how?!?!). One driver had husband following in another car…..
All round nasty.
Ahhh yes, nasty.. Lots of cuddles for Mr Buffy. Be nice to him for a change eh?
>>How is it going in saying no and actually working the four days?<<
Um…..let’s just say…I went to work for a couple of hours today to prepare for the medical student who is coming to observe on Tuesday. I think that might count as not really managing to pull back the workload effectively yet…..
>>Be nice to him for a change eh?<<
Pfft!
:)
buffy said:
>>How is it going in saying no and actually working the four days?<<
Um…..let’s just say…I went to work for a couple of hours today to prepare for the medical student who is coming to observe on Tuesday. I think that might count as not really managing to pull back the workload effectively yet…..
A work in progress…
jjjust moi said:
Full of fruitloops over at the other side today:(
don’t you think thats being just a tad disrespectful to all of the fruitloops that inhabit this place?
wookiemeister said:
jjjust moi said:
Full of fruitloops over at the other side today:(
excuse medon’t you think thats being just a tad disrespectful to all of the fruitloops that inhabit this place?
Lol :)
You’re almost same compared to the petrol sniffing woowoos
wookiemeister said:
jjjust moi said:
Full of fruitloops over at the other side today:(
excuse medon’t you think thats being just a tad disrespectful to all of the fruitloops that inhabit this place?
Going for a drive in the morning o Derrinallum. Small town. But there seems to be a shop there with a rather eclectic collection of garden ornaments. Usually we go through there on the way to and from Melbourne, not an appropriate time for buying things. I am hoping they have some angels which are not twee and coy. I think I saw some through the wire fence a few weeks ago……
i think i might have looked at it a while back
theres certainly more science stuff being discussed there – well at least science based topic starters.
i don’t think i’ve looked at the replies.
Been channeling DA there wookie…
Any forumers use postage forwarding from the US to aus? any recommendations?
A cooking extravaganza to make Bubblecar proud. I am extending the soup cooking to a chilli chicken stir fry.
All to the tune of loud music and a very tasty red wine.
Not the Car’s choice in music I am sure, but it is keeping me amused.
morrie said:
A cooking extravaganza to make Bubblecar proud. I am extending the soup cooking to a chilli chicken stir fry.
All to the tune of loud music and a very tasty red wine.
Not the Car’s choice in music I am sure, but it is keeping me amused.
Sounds fun moz. It’s rapidly approaching bed time for me…damn early starts.
Gone quiet in here while I’ve been watching Wallander.
buffy said:
Gone quiet in here while I’ve been watching Wallander.
I saw some stuff here about Nick outing the troll but not seen anything in chat in this or that other forums so what is going on?
Skunkworks said:
I saw some stuff here about Nick outing the troll but not seen anything in chat in this or that other forums so what is going on?
I just found this on a stamp site. What is it? Looks a bit like a kelpie to me.
morrie said:
I just found this on a stamp site. What is it? Looks a bit like a kelpie to me.
Looks like a doberman to me.
Looks like a Doberman to me.
Um, says Dobermann? Legs a tad short though.
Seems to have the word Dobermann printed on it
party_pants said:
Seems to have the word Dobermann printed on it
But we don’t prick ears and dock tails here any more….and aren’t they just much more handsome?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Dobermann.jpg
:)
jjjust moi said:
party_pants said:
Seems to have the word Dobermann printed on it
Rather well spotted PP:)
Wasn’t I going to bed?
jjjust moi said:
Rather well spotted PP:)
morrie said:
I just found this on a stamp site. What is it? Looks a bit like a kelpie to me.
Tis a Doberman
morrie said:
Skunkworks said:
I saw some stuff here about Nick outing the troll but not seen anything in chat in this or that other forums so what is going on?
NFI
I saw some gear on it the other day but this was much more about people specific talking about deadlines and nothing here about it. What is going on?
It doesn’t really have the proportions we are used to for Dobermann pinschers here. So should we excuse him?
Skunkworks said:
morrie said:
Skunkworks said:
I saw some stuff here about Nick outing the troll but not seen anything in chat in this or that other forums so what is going on?
NFII saw some gear on it the other day but this was much more about people specific talking about deadlines and nothing here about it. What is going on?
I don’t really know but I think legal action is going to be taken if there is no apology is forthcoming.
Well whatever, it isn’t a kelpie.
Maybe they breed the dogs with gammy back legs over there, compared to the straighter back legs we are used to. In the UK they breed German Shepherds with similar exaggerated back legs.
Ok, so here is a kelpie.
ms spock said:
Skunkworks said:
morrie said:NFI
I saw some gear on it the other day but this was much more about people specific talking about deadlines and nothing here about it. What is going on?
I don’t really know but I think legal action is going to be taken if there is no apology is forthcoming.
Legal action will be taken apology or not. An apology willl likely lessen the action but action was already entrain.
ms spock said:
Skunkworks said:
morrie said:NFI
I saw some gear on it the other day but this was much more about people specific talking about deadlines and nothing here about it. What is going on?
I don’t really know but I think legal action is going to be taken if there is no apology is forthcoming.
I got the gist but found nothing here nor at the other place any indication that there is a crap fest going on. So am a bit curious about what is going on. Plus the unmasking of the troll. I though it would be huge but nothing much here or over at the other place. Is it going to happen? Time frame? Whats the goss.
UK Kennel Club German Shepherd:
roughbarked said:
Legal action will be taken apology or not. An apology willl likely lessen the action but action was already entrain.
How do you know that? I picked up on some second hand remarks and being diligent went back to check context but nada. It seems to be pretty low key where I thought it would be massive.
party_pants said:
UK Kennel Club German Shepherd:
one word.. displaysia
Skunkworks said:
roughbarked said:Legal action will be taken apology or not. An apology willl likely lessen the action but action was already entrain.
How do you know that? I picked up on some second hand remarks and being diligent went back to check context but nada. It seems to be pretty low key where I thought it would be massive.
I read the posts Nick made.
roughbarked said:
Skunkworks said:
roughbarked said:Legal action will be taken apology or not. An apology willl likely lessen the action but action was already entrain.
How do you know that? I picked up on some second hand remarks and being diligent went back to check context but nada. It seems to be pretty low key where I thought it would be massive.
I read the posts Nick made.
Nick made two posts.. they were both the same.. here’s one. http://www.abcforums.com/showthread.php?1687-Light-in-photographs&p=43585&viewfull=1#post43585
roughbarked said:
Skunkworks said:
roughbarked said:Legal action will be taken apology or not. An apology willl likely lessen the action but action was already entrain.
How do you know that? I picked up on some second hand remarks and being diligent went back to check context but nada. It seems to be pretty low key where I thought it would be massive.
I read the posts Nick made.
Thats the problem, I went back through July chat and nothing. Third party reporting AFAIK. So which posts that you read and I missed?
roughbarked said:
Nick made two posts.. they were both the same.. here’s one. http://www.abcforums.com/showthread.php?1687-Light-in-photographs&p=43585&viewfull=1#post43585
Good drills. disregard my last.
I wait with interest.
Skunkworks said:
roughbarked said:
Nick made two posts.. they were both the same.. here’s one. http://www.abcforums.com/showthread.php?1687-Light-in-photographs&p=43585&viewfull=1#post43585
Good drills. disregard my last.
NP.. Do you agree that action is entrain.. from that post?
morrie said:
I wait with interest.
Me to. Sick of the malarky and uneven information. But also very curious. Make a thread and out the fucker.
Skunkworks said:
morrie said:
I wait with interest.
Me to. Sick of the malarky and uneven information. But also very curious. Make a thread and out the fucker.
morrie said:
I wait with interest.
It has been out of our hands since this person went off the rails.. none of us could talk reason with the member.
Yes a member of our community is having mental issues.. not an unusual event in itself apart from the fact that we were all included.
morrie said:
Skunkworks said:
morrie said:
I wait with interest.
Me to. Sick of the malarky and uneven information. But also very curious. Make a thread and out the fucker.
Although I am interested, I am not all that confident of a result.
Yeah seems to be some caveats. No deadlines, no demands, just out the fucker,
roughbarked said:
It has been out of our hands since this person went off the rails.. none of us could talk reason with the member.
Yes a member of our community is having mental issues.. not an unusual event in itself apart from the fact that we were all included.
Do you know who it is or just you doing more hippy guru giberish?
How come the ‘troll’ doesn’t seem to bother this place?
Skunkworks said:
no and I don’t know where you formulated the opinion from.
roughbarked said:It has been out of our hands since this person went off the rails.. none of us could talk reason with the member.
Yes a member of our community is having mental issues.. not an unusual event in itself apart from the fact that we were all included.
Do you know who it is or just you doing more hippy guru giberish?
sibeen said:
How come the ‘troll’ doesn’t seem to bother this place?
Yes, many questions,
sibeen said:
How come the ‘troll’ doesn’t seem to bother this place?
no stimulus was gained.. said troll did try.
>How come the ‘troll’ doesn’t seem to bother this place?
Because we don’t care about the other forum and its woes in the Holiday Forum.
So, skunkworks, the enquiry into abuse in the military – Didn’t happen to you? All nonsense put forward by a mob of softcocks?
Bubble Car said:
>How come the ‘troll’ doesn’t seem to bother this place?Because we don’t care about the other forum and its woes in the Holiday Forum.
Ah but Nick cared enough about our opinions to come and have a look at what we were saying over here.
Most of us hardly ever mention the other place.
morrie, I was a boy soldier – an apprentice. Joined at 16. There was quite a bit of bastardisation. It, in the main, wasn’t carried out by the staff, but by students.
morrie said:
getting in a bit deep I think..
So, skunkworks, the enquiry into abuse in the military – Didn’t happen to you? All nonsense put forward by a mob of softcocks?
sibeen said:
morrie, I was a boy soldier – an apprentice. Joined at 16. There was quite a bit of bastardisation. It, in the main, wasn’t carried out by the staff, but by students.
Always the big boys and the little boys.. at whatever level.
sibeen said:
morrie, I was a boy soldier – an apprentice. Joined at 16. There was quite a bit of bastardisation. It, in the main, wasn’t carried out by the staff, but by students.
What has interested me most is the ex-military people calling in to the radio saying that nothing ever happened to them and that is must be a load of exaggerated childish fantas because they have never experienced it.
I am here to say that is was not, in my case, and I don’t imagine that the military was any different.
morrie said:
sibeen said:
morrie, I was a boy soldier – an apprentice. Joined at 16. There was quite a bit of bastardisation. It, in the main, wasn’t carried out by the staff, but by students.
I was at boarding school at the age of 11.What has interested me most is the ex-military people calling in to the radio saying that nothing ever happened to them and that is must be a load of exaggerated childish fantas because they have never experienced it.
I am here to say that is was not, in my case, and I don’t imagine that the military was any different.
We are all old men now. We have seen it all before and there is no use trying to deny any of it.
Getting damp, cold and misty. Cosy for us, not so much for them :)
So…how’s it going?
kii said:
So…how’s it going?
and your good self?
Stealth said:
kii said:
So…how’s it going?
Pretty good Kii. A very busy time at work at the moment, but the family forced me to take tonight off by dragging me to my favorite casual restaurant, and now I am supporting the South West wine industry while watching Le Tour and chatting here.and your good self?
Sounds good…food someone else has cooked and grog. Perfect!
We’re okayish – I hadto deal with a spider invasion in the bedroom at early o’clock, also a SWAT team thing up the road a few kms – I don’t think the two incidents were related.
Mornin’ world, another day dawns…
Kia ora Aquila and others
On board the interislander ship traveling from Wellington to Picton at present.. We have been up since 6am it is now 8am and just getting daylight!!
Hey spider lily!
…your in the future.
Did you take your MB Air with you? Or do they have internet on the ship?
Aquila said:
Hey spider lily!
…your in the future.Did you take your MB Air with you? Or do they have internet on the ship?
MB Air is sitting comfortably on my lap, it has even done a spa or 2 on this trip :) and they do have internet on the ship too, CS’s sister is on one of their machines now, he and I are sitting together with a laptop each..
..ps,
it’s still dark here
Aquila said:
..ps,
it’s still dark here
Yeah but it’s 6.12am there…
Both of us only have about 2 hours of battery left in our laptops. The ferry is 3 hours then we grab the train and head to Christchurch, arriving at 6pmish..
We might have to talk once the laptops die!!
Morning Stumpy…
wow… hth did i find that thread?!?!…
Must be a monday…
Gday Spiderlilly
LOL @ Spider Lily
Mornin Stumpy_seahorse
Mornin Aquila
Can I have the day off, I don’t feel like going to work…
Aquila said:
Can I have the day off, I don’t feel like going to work…
Ditto…
(last minute cleaning atm before Mrs SS gets back today)
Might take wednesday off
Time to hit the frog ‘n toad
..cya’s
Mornink!
http://news.ninemsn.com.au/world/8486809/octopus-attaches-to-dolphins-genitals
Netflix just added Season 4 of Breaking Bad.
kii said:
Netflix just added Season 4 of Breaking Bad.
Uncle Torrence added that last year ;) hehehe.. but Im thinking of going back and watching the last 2-3 episodes again to get that end of season climax feel…
Yeah, we watched it from various “other places” and just did a recap of the last episode.
I might choose another episode or two randomly.
is that netflix thing a streaming service to a home set top box? what’s the quality like? do you have super-fast broadband at home?
Dropbear said:
is that netflix thing a streaming service to a home set top box? what’s the quality like? do you have super-fast broadband at home?
It’s a site…um…you sign up pay $8/month and watch whatever you want that they have., Streams to the puter and we have very fast stuff. Another $8 gets us home delivered dvds.
Quality is great, sometimes a hiccup and you just reset it and away you go.
we have very fast stuff
yer.. i listen to a few american tech pod-casts and they’re all raving over the future of media distribution as digital. it’s all well and good when you don’t have petrol sniffing broadband like we do in australia. that sort of thing just won’t work over here..(until the NBN)
I keep forgetting how it is back home :/ We have wifi and use gadgets all over the house and in the workshop. I feel spoiled but get poopy because the wifi can’t make it all the way over to the corner of my workshop (in a separate metal building) if I leave open all the doors it can sometimes make it to the first few metres or so.
Time to cook dinner. Hmmmm…what?
Morning Pilgrims, loverly day in the Pearl of the South Specific, cold butt.
Good morning. I have been practising Monday Off. I didn’t get out of bed until after 8.00am! Been for a walk and small jog. Et some cheese on toast. Fed and watered the chooks.
We are going for a drive now in search of eccentric garden ornaments – I have some Birthday Money to spend. (I didn’t tell you about it, but I am now nearer middle fifties than early fifties)
I see there was no resolutions of the Question of the Troll at the Other Place. That post roughbarked linked to gave me a good laugh though.
Peak Warming Man said:
Morning Pilgrims, loverly day in the Pearl of the South Specific, cold butt.
one way too keep butt warm is to sit on it.
HBB from a middle fifties woman :)
I’ll be back later…..I think I might know where to get a weeping angel. Not quite the Dr Who type, but a reasonable compromise.
:)
Speaking of weeping angels
Get the garden decoration for intellectuals – Gnome Chomsky
I don’t know what they are, are they like the ones you sometimes see in toast?
>>Get the garden decoration for intellectuals – Gnome Chomsky
LOL, he’s one of them Zürich bastards
Peak Warming Man said:
I don’t know what they are, are they like the ones you sometimes see in toast?
villains in a Dr Who story..
>>villains in a Dr Who story..
OK then.
“Ideologically identifying with anarcho-syndicalism and libertarian socialism,”… oh I see… them
kii, kii, are you still here?
come back grumpy momma, it’s Divine Doughnuts on the ten four…over.
They’re watching out for bears, ten four.
Divine Angel said:
kii, kii, are you still here?
Sort of :/
Quick! We’re about to run through a few more BB eps before the big new one.
Customer last night burped in my face, a really loud, gross, beery burp.
Then a lady started whinging that she can get 4 doughnuts for 7.95 at her 7-11. Got really cranky cos I wouldn’t give her a discount so she filed a complaint.
Your turn.
Nearly gone…….just about to leave……heading to the exit……
Divine Angel said:
Customer last night burped in my face, a really loud, gross, beery burp.Then a lady started whinging that she can get 4 doughnuts for 7.95 at her 7-11. Got really cranky cos I wouldn’t give her a discount so she filed a complaint.
Your turn.
hahahahaha…sucks to be you!!
I’ll get back to you with the latest customer idiocy installments :)
mr kii has that twinkle in his eye …
Don’t tell me anything about BB, I’m not allowed to watch it til Mr Mutant gets home.
Apparently my drugs are cheaper elsewhere, customer drove down the street, car got smashed by a truck (person not in car)…bad day to be a tight arse (it was $4 diff BTW).
>>Apparently my drugs are cheaper elsewhere
My dealer, Luigi Vercottie, is pretty good, if I can prove that the dealer in the next street is cheaper than he beats him.
Time for a nice cup of tea and a muffin.
hmmmn – talkback radio this morning is full of people calling for the culling of sharks. Must admit I’m on the sharks side on this one.
Peak Warming Man said:
>>Apparently my drugs are cheaper elsewhereMy dealer, Luigi Vercottie, is pretty good, if I can prove that the dealer in the next street is cheaper than he beats him.
I just pay truckers with caffeine
party_pants said:
hmmmn – talkback radio this morning is full of people calling for the culling of sharks. Must admit I’m on the sharks side on this one.
word under the sea is that sharks are calling for the culling of humans .. they do a lot more damage than sharks do.
I reckon it’s because we don’t do sealing and whaling any longer – shark numbers have increased to match the increase in their food supply.
party_pants said:
I reckon it’s because we don’t do sealing and whaling any longer – shark numbers have increased to match the increase in their food supply.
I don’t think shark numbers have increased much at all, to be honest..
They don’t reach sexual maturity for 30 years and breed very very slowly..
it’s a statistical blip.. no increase in deaths in other parts of the world, that i know of.
Australian Marine Conservation Society still says No to eating shark:
Shark
Wild
Other common names: Marketed as Flake, particularly in Victoria
Notes:
Gillnet, longline and trawl caught, depending on species and fishing location; slow-growing, long-lived and late-maturing group of species, producing few young, making all shark species vulnerable to fishing pressure; large declines in shark populations worldwide with several species listed as threatened with extinction by IUCN; School Shark is listed as a ‘conservation dependent’ threatened species under Commonwealth environment legislation; bycatch of dolphins and Australian sea lions has been an issue in the gummy shark fishery off SA – area closures are in place to reduce the impact of the fishery on these threatened species; many shark species e.g. tropical sharks are still caught without any stock assessments; shark meat also imported from poorly managed fisheries in Asia.
Nine minutes until Breaking Bad season 5 begins.
Ok. Maybe I’m wrong then.
…not for the first time
Dropbear said:
party_pants said:
I reckon it’s because we don’t do sealing and whaling any longer – shark numbers have increased to match the increase in their food supply.
I don’t think shark numbers have increased much at all, to be honest..
They don’t reach sexual maturity for 30 years and breed very very slowly..
it’s a statistical blip.. no increase in deaths in other parts of the world, that i know of.
what about an increase in juveniles surviving at the moment due to extra food?
party_pants said:
Ok. Maybe I’m wrong then.…not for the first time
Im not a marine expert, Party, so take it with a grain of salt, but in all the docos I’ve seen their numbers were in vast decline and their breeding rates very slow.
7…
kii said:
Nine minutes until Breaking Bad season 5 begins.
I’m very excited even though I won’t get to watch it for another 8 hours.
6…
5…
4…
You get the idea.
Misty Flower from Nimbin writes.
“Sharks are reacting to the change in their environment caused by man made climate change, the Carbon Tax will, in the fullness of time, rectify this imbalance and shart attack frequency will firstly stabalise and then slowly decline back to pre- industrial revolution numbers.
Dope is our only Hope”
Now…
no spoilers.
Dropbear said:
no spoilers.
+1
But you can tell me if Jesse is still yummy.
Walt, Walt, Walt!
What’s happened to you?
Divine Angel said:
Dropbear said:
no spoilers.+1
But you can tell me if Jesse is still yummy.
Yo Bitch!
Every girl needs a Bad Boy ;)
Shit……
kii said:
Shit……
Shhhhh!
I forgot about this……ads!
You’d think that second year uni students would know an academic source when they see one sigh
Uh oh…
Another Prick With a Fork review
http://prickwithafork.wordpress.com/2012/07/07/mudgee-madness-finale-lue-lue-and-old-yeller-goes-to-sajos/
I’d still prefer a T-Bone Steak from a truckies stop but I don’t begrudge people who are aspiring to be intellectuals a bit of pretention.
The cat photo is a nice touch too.
It’s almost like Myth Busters :)
It’s like Mission Impossible.
I was only thinking about the 9/11 hoax the other day and the lengths some countries will go to to create a pretext for killing an innocent humble man of the desert who may have been the Expected One.
Done.
DA – we have Jesse being the smarty.
I see.
A murder trial starts in Perth today. Expected to last 2 months. I’m sick of the hype already – we’ve had three live crosses to the court reporter already on ABC local radio – to report on people turning up. Live cross: the Crown Prosecutor just turned up even though it was raining.. wow .. I friggin hope he did, it’s his friggin job FFS!
Why is it a high profile murder case?
Divine Angel said:
Why is it a high profile murder case?
Divine Angel said:
Why is it a high profile murder case?
becaause the alleged murderer is a barrister.
hmm 
Geez :-/
He’s probably got Brooke QC defending him.
Peak Warming Man said:
He’s probably got Brooke QC defending him.
I’ve seen the previews to that stupid reality show, The Shire. Wonder why Brooke wasn’t chosen to participate in that?
Divine Angel said:
Peak Warming Man said:
He’s probably got Brooke QC defending him.
I’ve seen the previews to that stupid reality show, The Shire. Wonder why Brooke wasn’t chosen to participate in that?
Better call Slaps!
Lolz@local druggie…asking for ether, for developing photos…must’ve read fear and loathing or something. Dopey robotripper.
poikilotherm said:
Lolz@local druggie…asking for ether, for developing photos…must’ve read fear and loathing or something. Dopey robotripper.
ether .. in a darkroom?
>>ether .. in a darkroom?
Yeah, or outside.
Peak Warming Man said:
>>ether .. in a darkroom?Yeah, or outside.
very funny :)
When should I use insupportable instead of unsupportable and what about other people.
Peak Warming Man said:
When should I use insupportable instead of unsupportable and what about other people.
Un sounds better to me
Interesting challenge underway ‘over there’
Peak Warming Man said:
Misty Flower from Nimbin writes.“Sharks are reacting to the change in their environment caused by man made climate change, the Carbon Tax will, in the fullness of time, rectify this imbalance and shart attack frequency will firstly stabalise and then slowly decline back to pre- industrial revolution numbers.
Dope is our only Hope”
>>Un sounds better to me
Yes the other one sounds baff.
>>When should I use insupportable instead of unsupportable and what about other people.<<
Insupportable should be used when you are pretending to be Jane Austen. Actually, I think they have slightly different meanings. I would use unsupportable in the context of something that I could not support (either physically or in a mind sense) and insupportable for something shocking and abominable.
By the way, I’m back. The shop at Derrinallum had a reading angel (too twee when I looked at her properly and not just through the wire fence) so we went for a drive down to Boggy Creek and back through Warrnambool. Mr buffy says we covered about 300km. But it got him out of town. Which was part of the purpose of the exercise.
Anyway, I ended up with a couple of dragons and a griffin. I’ll do some photos.
>>Interesting challenge underway ‘over there’
When BC is not there to give the trouble makers a good clip under the ear the place goes to shit.
Hell be back soon thank goodness, all tanned and full of paste.
How big is your Griffin Buffy?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/brighton/4856116051/
He’s been a way quite a long time now….were there problems at his resort that he had to sort out?
>>He’s been a way quite a long time now….were there problems at his resort that he had to sort out?
No, he’s on holidays in Hawaii, apparently.
Yep, at his resort.
;)
Anyway, here is my griffin and the two dragons. I’ve already got some dragons, including a baby one, in my garden, so this will increase the population to 7 dragons and a griffin. They are very slow to reproduce…..I think I’ve had the ones I’ve got for about 15 years or so, and the baby hasn’t grown at all!
http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n245/lizza_06/Dragons16July12.jpg
Peak Warming Man said:
>>Interesting challenge underway ‘over there’When BC is not there to give the trouble makers a good clip under the ear the place goes to shit.
Hell be back soon thank goodness, all tanned and full of paste.
someone need pushing over?
It’s not really a griffin, this one of mine, is it……..anyone care to do an ID for me?
>>anyone care to do an ID for me?
You’re probably better asking in Scribbly.
Greetings…
With wings it either has to be a griffin or a harpy.. since it isn’t a dragon and it doesn’t look like an eaglle I’d say it is someones best guess of what a griffin might look like.
buffy said:
It’s not really a griffin, this one of mine, is it……..anyone care to do an ID for me?
Dragons?
I had another look and I withdraw my ID.
I’m not too sure about the colour rendition in my photo….that rug looks pink! It’s actually a rather red sort of red.
Interesting new member in the Othe Place.
Oh, is there? I forgot to look at the names…..I was too busy being annoyed about amber teething necklaces’ obvious hazards being ignored. Again.
Don’t see a mod currently on there either.
Evening all :)
I have had many highlights on this trip to NZ but a very memorable one was yesterday we stopped to stretch the legs at Owlcatraz. An owl sanctuary for the Morpork Owl, the only native Owl in NZ.. I’m a bit of an Owl fan so found it a great stop and this private sanctuary has a great success rate of breeding and they believe it is because they do not swap the time clock on the birds.
This is apparently what happens to the Kiwi, they swap the time clock so that we, the tourist gets to see the Kiwi while it is active.. but that’s another story :/Sounds great SpiderLily.
>Don’t see a mod currently on there either.
Sorry, I run right over.
ms spock said:
Sounds great SpiderLily.
It was Spocky and they also had a Sulphur Crested Cockatoo that chatted to you on the way in and out.. I’m not to fond of them having memories of mangled fingers as a child :/
But they also had some Chinchillas from Sth America there, never seen them before either.. but the owl part was so wonderful.. and they call them all owl names… Owl Capone, Owl McPherson etc etc
:D
>>Owl Capone, Owl McPherson etc etc
Hehe
Chinchillas are so cute!
Spider Lily said:
.. but the owl part was so wonderful.. and they call them all owl names… Owl Capone, Owl McPherson etc etc:D
HAHAHA!
…g’day
Divine Angel said:
Chinchillas are so cute!
Aren’t they just?!
Why they had them at an Owl Sanctuary I’m just not sure but the enthusiasm of the owners for their place was contagious. A hobby that has turned into a loved business.
Evening all. Done and dusted, now just the will and probate and stuff to sort.
Our informal funeral idea went very well; a couple of Mum’s long-lost cousins turned up, plus a few people from her past who had fond memories of Mum-that-was-before-shite-happened-in-the-brain. Youngest great-granddaughter (20 months) had everyone smiling as she leaned over the end of the coffin lowering apparatus and did a little’un’s wave bye bye as the lowering away was happening. Not many tears, quite a few chuckles; all good. My eldest nephew and second-eldest niece flew up from Sydders, and that added some joy to the occasion.
Elderly aunt also visited, so good couple of days all round.
Oh, and most importantly it was a clear, crisp Toowoomba winter’s day with lovely sun and no bloody wind.
Divine Angel said:
Peak Warming Man said:
He’s probably got Brooke QC defending him.
I’ve seen the previews to that stupid reality show, The Shire. Wonder why Brooke wasn’t chosen to participate in that?
i’ve stopped watching the tv as much now.
Peak Warming Man said:
>>He’s been a way quite a long time now….were there problems at his resort that he had to sort out?No, he’s on holidays in Hawaii, apparently.
in other news i’ve started using my massage chair again , that i got from hardly normal for a bargain (they were selling it for 2800 and ahd it on sale for 900 dollars – crazy because it was floor stock. it broke down the day after and those suckers stumped up a BRAND NEW massage chair to replace it because no buggger can repair this kind of thing up here. all in all a bargain.
>>so good couple of days all round.
Good to hear Geoff.
>>in other news i’ve started using my massage chair again
I didn’t think you’d stopped.
Geoff D said:
most importantly it was a clear, crisp Toowoomba winter’s day with lovely sun and no bloody wind.
Nice.
Rule 303 said:
Geoff D said:most importantly it was a clear, crisp Toowoomba winter’s day with lovely sun and no bloody wind.Nice.
‘Twas indeed.
Geoff D said:
Rule 303 said:
Geoff D said:most importantly it was a clear, crisp Toowoomba winter’s day with lovely sun and no bloody wind.Nice.
‘Twas indeed.
Good to hear that your mum got a good sendoff and the family was reunited.
Ah Rule. How is your Knowledge of Knees? I’ve got this odd thing happening with my left knee where if I tuck my foot up on the wheel strut of the computer chair it sort of locks in place. I can do my stretches. I can bend and weed the garden. It sort of pulls behind the knee as I bend down. It’s variable. If I take an anti-inflammatory there is no effect. It’s just odd!
Spider Lily said:
ms spock said:Sounds great SpiderLily.
It was Spocky and they also had a Sulphur Crested Cockatoo that chatted to you on the way in and out.. I’m not to fond of them having memories of mangled fingers as a child :/
But they also had some Chinchillas from Sth America there, never seen them before either.. but the owl part was so wonderful.. and they call them all owl names… Owl Capone, Owl McPherson etc etc
:D
:-D
Peak Warming Man said:
>>Owl Capone, Owl McPherson etc etcHehe
+1
buffy, that sounds to me like a ‘parrot beak’ tear of a meniscus. A three-corner tear in the middle of the meniscus, rather than the usual tear from the edge.
Hello Aquila
It’s just sort of vaguely uncomfortable. I’ve forgotten when it started. I think a couple of months ago.
I can jog. I can walk.
Geoff D said:
Evening all. Done and dusted, now just the will and probate and stuff to sort.Our informal funeral idea went very well; a couple of Mum’s long-lost cousins turned up, plus a few people from her past who had fond memories of Mum-that-was-before-shite-happened-in-the-brain. Youngest great-granddaughter (20 months) had everyone smiling as she leaned over the end of the coffin lowering apparatus and did a little’un’s wave bye bye as the lowering away was happening. Not many tears, quite a few chuckles; all good. My eldest nephew and second-eldest niece flew up from Sydders, and that added some joy to the occasion.
Elderly aunt also visited, so good couple of days all round.
The little un sounds just awesome!
… or a meniscal cyst (based on the tightness behind the knee).
ms spock said:
Geoff D said:
Evening all. Done and dusted, now just the will and probate and stuff to sort.Our informal funeral idea went very well; a couple of Mum’s long-lost cousins turned up, plus a few people from her past who had fond memories of Mum-that-was-before-shite-happened-in-the-brain. Youngest great-granddaughter (20 months) had everyone smiling as she leaned over the end of the coffin lowering apparatus and did a little’un’s wave bye bye as the lowering away was happening. Not many tears, quite a few chuckles; all good. My eldest nephew and second-eldest niece flew up from Sydders, and that added some joy to the occasion.
Elderly aunt also visited, so good couple of days all round.
Oh, she is! You should see her wild, curly, fly-away hair! And super cheeky grin.
The little un sounds just awesome!
ms spock said:
Geoff D said:
Evening all. Done and dusted, now just the will and probate and stuff to sort.Our informal funeral idea went very well; a couple of Mum’s long-lost cousins turned up, plus a few people from her past who had fond memories of Mum-that-was-before-shite-happened-in-the-brain. Youngest great-granddaughter (20 months) had everyone smiling as she leaned over the end of the coffin lowering apparatus and did a little’un’s wave bye bye as the lowering away was happening. Not many tears, quite a few chuckles; all good. My eldest nephew and second-eldest niece flew up from Sydders, and that added some joy to the occasion.
Elderly aunt also visited, so good couple of days all round.
The little un sounds just awesome!
Try that again!
She is! You should see the fly-away, curly wild hair and the super cheeky grin.
wookiemeister said:
Peak Warming Man said:
>>He’s been a way quite a long time now….were there problems at his resort that he had to sort out?No, he’s on holidays in Hawaii, apparently.
yeah i’m writing to here from my tropical paradise too
shakes fist with envy
tropical paradise envy
wookiemeister said:
in other news i’ve started using my massage chair again , that i got from hardly normal for a bargain (they were selling it for 2800 and ahd it on sale for 900 dollars – crazy because it was floor stock. it broke down the day after and those suckers stumped up a BRAND NEW massage chair to replace it because no buggger can repair this kind of thing up here. all in all a bargain.
Awesome!
Geoff D said:
buffy, that sounds to me like a ‘parrot beak’ tear of a meniscus. A three-corner tear in the middle of the meniscus, rather than the usual tear from the edge.
I am rereading Fierce Invalids Home from Hot Climates, I love his gear but I got this book in Manuka as a softback and by the time frames I reckon I got the first softback edition.
What is a worry to me is I have just started to read it and can not remember it. I must have been so busy at the time so it got ignored. Serial, it is 400 pages of Robbins gear so can be dense,
And I menton this because a parrot is a plot feature,
buffy said:
I’ve got this odd thing happening with my left knee where if I tuck my foot up on the wheel strut of the computer chair it sort of locks in place. I can do my stretches. I can bend and weed the garden. It sort of pulls behind the knee as I bend down. It’s variable. If I take an anti-inflammatory there is no effect. It’s just odd!
My best guess is Popliteus muscle.
Should be an easy fix, if it is.
Geoff D said:
ms spock said:
Geoff D said:
Evening all. Done and dusted, now just the will and probate and stuff to sort.Our informal funeral idea went very well; a couple of Mum’s long-lost cousins turned up, plus a few people from her past who had fond memories of Mum-that-was-before-shite-happened-in-the-brain. Youngest great-granddaughter (20 months) had everyone smiling as she leaned over the end of the coffin lowering apparatus and did a little’un’s wave bye bye as the lowering away was happening. Not many tears, quite a few chuckles; all good. My eldest nephew and second-eldest niece flew up from Sydders, and that added some joy to the occasion.
Elderly aunt also visited, so good couple of days all round.
The little un sounds just awesome!
Oh, she is! You should see her wild, curly, fly-away hair! And super cheeky grin.
She sounds like my type of gal! :D
Let’s try that again:
buffy said:
I’ve got this odd thing happening with my left knee where if I tuck my foot up on the wheel strut of the computer chair it sort of locks in place. I can do my stretches. I can bend and weed the garden. It sort of pulls behind the knee as I bend down. It’s variable. If I take an anti-inflammatory there is no effect. It’s just odd!
My best guess is Popliteus muscle.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Popliteus_muscle
http://camilleherron.com/2011/12/15/pain-behind-the-knee-popliteus-muscle/
Should be an easy fix, if it is.
Rule 303 said:
Let’s try that again:buffy said:
I’ve got this odd thing happening with my left knee where if I tuck my foot up on the wheel strut of the computer chair it sort of locks in place. I can do my stretches. I can bend and weed the garden. It sort of pulls behind the knee as I bend down. It’s variable. If I take an anti-inflammatory there is no effect. It’s just odd!My best guess is Popliteus muscle.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Popliteus_muscle
http://camilleherron.com/2011/12/15/pain-behind-the-knee-popliteus-muscle/
Should be an easy fix, if it is.
Wire brush and dettol or exercises?
ms spock said:
Wire brush and dettol or exercises?
Yes.
:-)
I am surprised to find out that a spacecraft has never photographed Pluto. I thought that one of the Pioneers or Voyagers had taken some happysnaps on the way past.
Peak Warming Man said:
>>in other news i’ve started using my massage chair againI didn’t think you’d stopped.
I’m afraid of lollypop chainsaw!
Mythbusters at bit disappointing tonight. The bubble-wrapped object in the original video was so obviously false they could have debunked it without playing with bubble wrap.
1 – the object was obviously launched or thrown off the top of the building, no way that was a jump by a man wrapped in 4 inches of bubblewrap.
2 – the head was not wrapped in any padding, it only had the helmet. A fall that that height and landing flat on your back a helmet wouldn’t save you.
3 – the severe neck movement on landing with the crash test dummy wrapped in 4 inches of padding as per the Youtube clip was much more than any human could withstand.
None of these got a mention. It was just all about bubble wrap.
Shut up, you lot!
I can hardly hear myself post.
P_P, I’m of the understanding that the sudden stop causes the organs to rip from their attachments and the mechanism of death if bleeding into the abdominal cavity. You don’t need to crush or break things – just exceed the max Gs.
I don’t think any amount of bubble wrap would have much hope in a big fall.
Rule 303 said:
P_P, I’m of the understanding that the sudden stop causes the organs to rip from their attachments and the mechanism of death if bleeding into the abdominal cavity. You don’t need to crush or break things – just exceed the max Gs.I don’t think any amount of bubble wrap would have much hope in a big fall.
I just had hoped they mention what happened to the head (looked liked the helmet cracked and was coming off) and neck too, to further illustrate that the idea. But they didn’t mention it. Would liked to have seen them stick an accelerometer inside the head too.
The original of the myth was just some clever editing – an object wrapped in bubble wrap was thrown off the roof, after it landed the camera ran up to it and we see an alive bloke wrapped inside. There was no obvious break in the footage between to object landing and the camera moving in.
This forum seems to be as slow as a dead turtle :(
kii said:
This forum seems to be as slow as a dead turtle :(
kii, have you ever seen a dead turtle foruming?
It’s slower than this.
party_pants said:
kii said:
This forum seems to be as slow as a dead turtle :(
huh?
When I click on stuff it takes a while to think about it before it might (or might not) do anything about it.
Normally it is SNAPSNAPSNAP!!!
so it is either a snapping turtle or a dead one… which is it?
It was a snapping turtle, now it’s dead.
I think I saw a dead turtle forumming over at The Other Place.
How many teeth has a snapping turtle?
party_pants said:
How many teeth has a snapping turtle?
It’s old, so none.
party_pants said:
How many teeth has a snapping turtle?
at a guess, none.
none – is the correct answer.
party_pants said:
none – is the correct answer.
Well, its got a beak but no feathers and things.
and the poor old fella ain’t got no wings
I’m fairly sure, due to Zeno’s paradox, that a dead turtle is still faster than this forum.
Weird. I have just realised that Garden Island is a navy base both in WA and NSW.
Stealth said:
Weird. I have just realised that Garden Island is a navy base both in WA and NSW.
Either that or the ABC newswriters forked the wrong garden bed up.
Stealth said:
Weird. I have just realised that Garden Island is a navy base both in WA and NSW.
There was an announcement today that the WA Garden Island is getting a wave power plant installed. One of those companies whose projects I’ve been following for ages. I really hope it works well.
There was an announcement today that the WA Garden Island is getting a wave power plant installed. One of those companies whose projects I’ve been following for ages. I really hope it works well.
——————
I hope it goes well too.
But I clicked to the double up yesterday with a headline about “Opening Garden Island Navel Base to cruise ships” and then they were talking about Sydney.
>I really hope it works well.
Somehow I doubt it. The cost will blow out, the amount of energy generated will be overstated by an order of magnitude, and the whole thing will be decommissioned within 10 years.
party_pants said:
Stealth said:
Weird. I have just realised that Garden Island is a navy base both in WA and NSW.
I knew that ages ago.There was an announcement today that the WA Garden Island is getting a wave power plant installed. One of those companies whose projects I’ve been following for ages. I really hope it works well.
Yes there were two announcements today which referred to Garden Island.. Yes, in NSW and WA. They were both said to have been named after gardens but the WA one has another possibility which makes sense. Garden Island is not an uncommon name for islands.
I think one of them should be renamed. I shall write to the Geographical Nomenclature Committee and suggest “Stealth Island” as an alternative.
sibeen said:
>I really hope it works well.Somehow I doubt it. The cost will blow out, the amount of energy generated will be overstated by an order of magnitude, and the whole thing will be decommissioned within 10 years.
party_pants said:
I think one of them should be renamed. I shall write to the Geographical Nomenclature Committee and suggest “Stealth Island” as an alternative.
party_pants said:
wave island?
I think one of them should be renamed. I shall write to the Geographical Nomenclature Committee and suggest “Stealth Island” as an alternative.
Stealth said:
party_pants said:
I think one of them should be renamed. I shall write to the Geographical Nomenclature Committee and suggest “Stealth Island” as an alternative.
Well as a navy base, being Stealthy would be a good thing.
The yanks should have thought of that before Pearl Harbour.
I find it funny that both Garden Islands are navy bases, and you would think that navy type people would be happy to use boats, but both are linked to the mainland with a driveway…
Hmmmm….interesting. What else do you find funny?
It would seem easier to drive trucks and tanks that are to be loaded onto ships.. than to boat them out.
kii said:
Hmmmm….interesting. What else do you find funny?
*boom tish *
party_pants said:
kii said:
Hmmmm….interesting. What else do you find funny?
Those riders in the Tour de France that didn’t get a puncture yesterday are being investigated for tacks evasion*boom tish *
Oh dear oh dear oh dear :/
roughbarked said:
It would seem easier to drive trucks and tanks that are to be loaded onto ships.. than to boat them out.
If I was as rich as Gina I’d offer to buy it off the federal government as my own private island.
A Frenchman wins the stage, Wiggins, Froome et al relegated to page 13 in the French newpapers.
This level of Angry Birds is going to send me bonkers :|
The Garden Island in WA is 3.1 Km offshore
party_pants said:
kii said:
Hmmmm….interesting. What else do you find funny?
Those riders in the Tour de France that didn’t get a puncture yesterday are being investigated for tacks evasion*boom tish *
just a tad tacky.
Good Morning everyone..
Fly out of NZ in an hour or so..
Back to normal time tomorrow, daylight at 6am (not 0815) and dark at 7pm (not 5.30pm)
Will be glad to get back to my futon, all these different beds have played havoc with my shoulder :(
Mornin’
Morning folks
Good morning Holidayers. We have about 7 degrees. Looks like it might have been raining again.
I’ve been dreaming. Actually, really odd dreaming, end of the world type dreaming. At one point a couple of hours ago I woke myself and Mr buffy by howling. Not crying, howling like a dog….only one howl (I think)
Ain’t life odd at times!
And would someone thank Rule if he’s about when I am not….for the information he gave me last night.
buffy said:
Good morning Holidayers. We have about 7 degrees. Looks like it might have been raining again.
I’ve been dreaming. Actually, really odd dreaming, end of the world type dreaming. At one point a couple of hours ago I woke myself and Mr buffy by howling. Not crying, howling like a dog….only one howl (I think)
Ain’t life odd at times!
scratches buffy between the ears
:P
I really have no idea where it came from. It was relevent to the dream at the time….I was answering someone who howled at me across a creek with “hooowwwll to you too!” I also remember that people were dying, there was wave of light going across the land and when it got to you you glowed and disappeared. At some other point I was concerned about a young boy who was opening the gate to my chook run (which did not seem like any chook run I have ever had) and putting extra chooks in there. Not letting mine out, but putting other ones in.
I think my brain needs to go to work and sort itself out.
:)
Good morning all
Morning…must’ve been a night for strange dreams, mine was well weird, no howling though.
During the TdF I don’t have time for dreaming. Get to bed at about 2 and up again at 7:30. Scowl at wife and ask who’s idea was it to have children. Yell at kids to get ready for school. Nope, no time for dreaming.
grumble
This isn’t turning out to be a good week… and it’s only Tuesday.
Stuff it :/
Bloody holier than thou gits over at The Other Place.
kii said:
Bloody holier than thou gits over at The Other Place.
Work? ;)
>Bloody holier than thou gits over at The Other Place.
Who is annoying you today, kii?
Divine Angel said:
kii said:Bloody holier than thou gits over at The Other Place.
Work? ;)
No.
“Ew…let’s not post in woo-woo threads, we might get our clean little fingers dirty…”
“Quick, let’s flood the chat thread with lots of links to SCIENCE topics!!”
sibeen said:
>Bloody holier than thou gits over at The Other Place.Who is annoying you today, kii?
Everyone.
And you’re right, kii, Jesse is a smarty :)
And Skyler looks old :-(
Divine Angel said:
And you’re right, kii, Jesse is a smarty :)And Skyler looks old :-(
No…no! I can’t be right! That would be so wrong!
sibeen said:
>Bloody holier than thou gits over at The Other Place.Who is annoying you today, kii?
let me count the ways ;)
So…Dropbear, DA – did either of you enjoy BB or are you one of the harsh critics who appeared to:
a) think it was shit
b) have no idea what happened?
c) got seriously confused with the opening scene?
I assume the opening scene will be explained at some point, similar to the opening scene of the show Episodes.
I was a bit confused but attributed that to not having watched season 4 recently.
SPOILER
Surprised to see Ted still alive though.
Stupid forum doesn’t space correctly- I left lots of space between SPOILER and the spoiler!
shakes fist
Hmmm
Works fine, the spacing…
< br >
Without the spaces.
kfhksfh
Did this work?
>Stupid forum doesn’t space correctly-
Yes it does :)
Grrr
Morning Pilgrims, just relaxing with a nice cup of tea and some biscuits from a newly opened packet.
I was hoping to had of have some work completed by tenish but it was not to be because of mice and men and sundry unanticipated events.
Sibeen 10600008975438000 and seventy five, DA 0
I spose that’s a hint to go do my uni work then huh.
“WARNING”, warned @DennisCometti, “if you see tweets offering a videoclip of #TheShire DO NOT CLICK THE LINK. It is a videoclip of #TheShire.”
ROFL
Tuesdayitis. Almost as bad as an inflammed Monday.
Although the ads were bad enough for me to not watch the show, I did listen to the piece on ABC news site about the mayor of said Shire slamming the show. When the show opens with the song “Dumb Things”, you hope the show is taking the piss outta themselves.
poikilotherm said:
Tuesdayitis. Almost as bad as an inflammed Monday.
Even though yesterday was a day off, it still sucked.
Thats not how days off are sposed to go.
Yet it did :(
Started off with my refusal to take antidepressants, the assignment due yesterday took way longer than expected, the dog took the muddy detour and needed to be washed (along with my car) and I couldn’t sleep last night so I was reading Wired on the iPad.
Luckily, I have another chance to redeem myself with Thursday being another day off.
here’s how you bury a body to promote rapid decomposition:
http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/-/newshome/14251892/corryn-rayney-dragged-from-como-home/
Dear oh dear oh dear.
party_pants said:
here’s how you bury a body to promote rapid decomposition:
Charming. It’s a wonder they didn’t pour the inhabitants of a worm farm in there as well, just to make sure.
>t’s a wonder they didn’t pour the inhabitants of a worm farm in there as well
They?
They?
What do you know that you’re not telling us?
Ceiling Cat knows all, and Alex am teh minion.
I nose nuffink.
If you know what’s good for you, you’ll be nice to me.
whistles innocently
There’s now a Lush in Chermside. I bought a Jumping Juniper shampoo bar and have converted another Lush addict :)
Ooh the excitement!
Speaking of excitement, I’ll be moving to walking distance of a QBD.
party_pants said:
here’s how you bury a body to promote rapid decomposition:http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/-/newshome/14251892/corryn-rayney-dragged-from-como-home/
Why would head down promote rapid decomposition?
QBD – Queensland Bed & Dungeon?
poikilotherm said:
party_pants said:
here’s how you bury a body to promote rapid decomposition:http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/-/newshome/14251892/corryn-rayney-dragged-from-como-home/
Why would head down promote rapid decomposition?
OCDC said:
Ooh the excitement!Speaking of excitement, I’ll be moving to walking distance of a QBD.
To the Haus of Kitteh?
OCDC said:
poikilotherm said:
party_pants said:
here’s how you bury a body to promote rapid decomposition:http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/-/newshome/14251892/corryn-rayney-dragged-from-como-home/
Why would head down promote rapid decomposition?
NFI.
sibeen said:
QBD – Queensland Bed & Dungeon?
OCDC said:
Book Depot. They have cheap books. I heart them.
They have the 50 Shades of Grey series for $8.99 each. For that price, I can torch the lot of them.
Divine Angel said:
OCDC said:Book Depot. They have cheap books. I heart them.
They have the 50 Shades of Grey series for $8.99 each. For that price, I can torch the lot of them.
Divine Angel said:
They have the 50 Shades of Grey series for $8.99 each. For that price, I can torch the lot of them.
Wassamatta with 50SG?
Hi all
We are finally home… Brisbane airport was fun today.
Flight delayed for at least an hour (which surprisingly did turn only end up being an hour), so we headed back to the Virgin Lounge to relax and partake a wine..
The power went out as soon as we sat our bums in the seat, back up came on, back up went off, back up came on, back up went off…. and stayed off for a good half hour or so, then back on but lights only.
While the power was having fun there was an announcement that the fire alarm had gone off in the Qantas Lounge area :/
It is so good to be home :)
Spider Lily said:
Brisbane airport was fun today.
http://news.ninemsn.com.au/national/8500632/man-arrested-in-queensland-over-sydney-death
>>back up came on, back up went off, back up came on, back up went off
And at the Royal Brisabne not far away you could of had of heard
“Bed goes up bed goes down bed goes up bed goes down bed goes up bed goes……………….”
Spider Lily said:
The power went out as soon as we sat our bums in the seat, back up came on, back up went off, back up came on, back up went off…. and stayed off for a good half hour or so, then back on but lights only.
Sounds like the 16 hours I once spent in Kuala Lumpur…at least the beer stayed cold.
Today’s so slow, I’ve just read through the entire ER portal on wikipedia.
Slattern wench has been looking up unfair dismissal laws and the industry award…wonder if she maybe feels a little insecure..
XD
Divine Angel said:
Today’s so slow, I’ve just read through the entire ER portal on wikipedia.
+1.
Weird dreams and crappy sleep seem to make for a long day.
I dreamt I had a fasting BSL of 9.8 and was devastated.
You had weird dreams too? I dreamed about a Magic Bullet but the blades were broken and I couldn’t make custard.
OCDC said:
I dreamt I had a fasting BSL of 9.8 and was devastated.
Geez, you even have nerdy dreams!
Divine Angel said:
You had weird dreams too? I dreamed about a Magic Bullet but the blades were broken and I couldn’t make custard.
Just as well, OCDC is having trouble with carbs.
AFternoon skeptics.
Am thinking of buying mrs skeppo a Kindle.
Yes, no?
Generic brand better
Mine involved a zombie that looked liked an aged (and zombified) Angela Merkel for some reason, that’s all I remember (probably a good thing).
That’s Slattern wench ©
I have a Kobo, which is hard to get fixed now that Angus & Robertson are broke. Mum has a Kindle and apart from a few hard resests, loves it to bits. Go for a Kindle with a bigger screen.
sibeen said:
That’s Slattern wench ©
Always with the c’s sibeen….
:)
>Yes, no?
I love my kindle.
Divine Angel said:
I have a Kobo, which is hard to get fixed now that Angus & Robertson are broke. Mum has a Kindle and apart from a few hard resests, loves it to bits. Go for a Kindle with a bigger screen.
ok ta
sibeen said:
>Yes, no?I love my kindle.
So that’s a yes then?
My Kindle hasn’t stopped me buying Real Books..
In fact, it hasn’t even slowed down.
>>Am thinking of buying mrs skeppo a Kindle.
I don’t know Peter, I just don’t know, it’s outside of my ken.
If I owned one or knew someone who owned one or have of had even gleened some knowledge by osmosis by listening to conversations on public transport I’d share it with you, you know that, you know I’d do that for you.
However I know little to nothing about Kindles so you can GAGF.
Skeptic Pete said:
AFternoon skeptics.Am thinking of buying mrs skeppo a Kindle.
Yes, no?
Generic brand better
It depends what your needs are.
I’m truly blown away by something I bought today on ebay.
Unless I’ve fallen for a scam, for $120 I got a 7” GPS with lifetime map uploads, wireless reversing camera, bluetooth hands free, plays videos, and does the washing up.
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/7-Inch-HD-GPS-Car-Navigation-Bluetooth-Wireless-Reverse-Camera-8GB-TF-Card-/221046395887?pt=AU_Electronics_GPS&hash=item33776453ef
Evening all. Too much driving makes geefer’s back ouchy! Been spine bashing under the influence of useful chemicals all arvo.
This listing () has been removed, or this item is not available.
Peak Warming Man said:
This listing () has been removed, or this item is not available.
That’s cause I bought it.
Skeptic Pete said:
I’m truly blown away by something I bought today on ebay.Unless I’ve fallen for a scam, for $120 I got a 7” GPS with lifetime map uploads, wireless reversing camera, bluetooth hands free, plays videos, and does the washing up.
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/7-Inch-HD-GPS-Car-Navigation-Bluetooth-Wireless-Reverse-Camera-8GB-TF-Card-/221046395887?pt=AU_Electronics_GPS&hash=item33776453ef
So it’s a water powered Landrover?
Yes Alex.
Mrs Skeptic has lambs fry and bacon simmering away downstairs.
My car’s name was just in a question on Millionaire.
>>That’s cause I bought it.
No it’s not, it’s because I typed it into the google bar instead of typing it into the browser bar.
Peak Warming Man said:
>>That’s cause I bought it.No it’s not, it’s because I typed it into the google bar instead of typing it into the browser bar.
Cut’n‘paste is your friend, PWM. Minimal wizardy involved.
Peak Warming Man said:
>>That’s cause I bought it.No it’s not, it’s because I typed it into the google bar instead of typing it into the browser bar.
idiot.
I’ve never done that.
>>Cut’n’paste is your friend, PWM. Minimal wizardy involved.
Thanks Pok, I’ll look into it.
>>>It depends what your needs are.
Cut n paste, you say?
When you take possession of this wizzardry piece of bling kit let me know how it goes.
Free maps for life is a bold claim though, I wonder who’s life they are using in the fine print.
An anti drink-driving advert currently on NZ TV. Quite funny, and I think is pretty good.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8AjkgD_EAEg
:)
I dunno, that fifty shades of grey book. I can’t make head nor fisting of it ..
Chick porn has certainly made its mark this year. First 50 Shades, then Magic Mike…
Evening…
Hiya SPocky
Hi DA
Hey spocky!
Push to rid universities of alternative medicine
Date July 17, 2012
Julia Medew
Homeopathy is one of the ‘Friends of Science in Medicine’‘s targets. Photo: John McNamara
A ROW has erupted within the Australian medical community over ways to handle the growth in alternative and complementary medicine, with claims that some doctors are exploiting their power and trying to censor others.
A group of high-profile scientists, dubbed ‘‘Friends of Science in Medicine’‘, has been calling for universities to dump courses on ‘‘pseudo sciences’‘ that they say are not supported by valid scientific research.
Read more:
http://www.theage.com.au/national/health/push-to-rid-universities-of-alternative-medicine-20120716-226j6.html#ixzz20rxKbVvq
Geoff D said:
Hey spocky!
Hey Geoff…
Witty Rejoinder said:
Push to rid universities of alternative medicine
Date July 17, 2012
Julia MedewHomeopathy is one of the ‘Friends of Science in Medicine’‘s targets. Photo: John McNamara
A ROW has erupted within the Australian medical community over ways to handle the growth in alternative and complementary medicine, with claims that some doctors are exploiting their power and trying to censor others.A group of high-profile scientists, dubbed ‘‘Friends of Science in Medicine’‘, has been calling for universities to dump courses on ‘‘pseudo sciences’‘ that they say are not supported by valid scientific research.
Read more:
http://www.theage.com.au/national/health/push-to-rid-universities-of-alternative-medicine-20120716-226j6.html#ixzz20rxKbVvq
Gosh we have to be a tad concerned when people have to create groups called “The Friends of Science in Medicine.” On the other hand, good news that they are going for it.
ms spock said:
Evening…
Hello Spocky
We arrived home today :)
Went to PO and collected mail…
Very unnecessary but THANK YOU soooooo much :D
Spider Lily said:
ms spock said:Evening…
Hello Spocky
We arrived home today :)
Went to PO and collected mail…
Very unnecessary but THANK YOU soooooo much :D
I can’t thank you enough!
hugs
ms spock said:
Spider Lily said:
ms spock said:Evening…
Hello Spocky
We arrived home today :)
Went to PO and collected mail…
Very unnecessary but THANK YOU soooooo much :D
I can’t thank you enough!
hugs
You are more than welcome :D
Divine Angel said:
Chick porn has certainly made its mark this year. First 50 Shades, then Magic Mike…
Come on now, entertain us….
Interesting article about the trade in body parts.
http://www.theage.com.au/opinion/political-news/human-corpses-harvested-in-multimilliondollar-trade-20120717-2278v.html
i’m watching
It’s got to the stage Witty where body parts will become near immortal going from one person to another as they die, in a thousand years time someone could be walking around with your right eye or left nut.
And they will all be electronically tagged like a cat or a dog, and what’s more because you grew the original, like you were the one from wence the first one cometh it will have your name on it.
It’ll be something like Left Testicle(L/T) : Originator : Mr Witty Rejoinder, followed by a long line of recipients right up to the current owner.
You could be famous Witty like that lady in the US who’s cancer cells are immortal.
What about death row, that would be like a body part garage boot sale or are they not allowed to profit from their crim like that.
Of course in the old days criminals worthy of the death penalty were buried in a grave with quick lime.
So………………………starts whittling………………………..looks like rain again………………………………….whittles some more……………………………..
dueling banjos
Peak Warming Man said:
What about death row, that would be like a body part garage boot sale or are they not allowed to profit from their crim like that.
Of course in the old days criminals worthy of the death penalty were buried in a grave with quick lime.
No, there blood, scalp and numerous other parts were used.
Their…
Apparently blood from a recently hung crim, drank warm, was to die for in the early treatment of epilepsy.
Good evening Holidayers. Please excuse my absence tonight. I have been cooking a million choc chip biscuits and some stir fry beef for tea. Then cleaning my bow and sorting my bits and pieces for tomorrow night for archery. Now I need to go and do some stretching exercises and go to bed. It was a bit on the busy side today, despite the student doctor who was supposed to come and observe failing to come and observe. I’ll drop a note to the supervisor and suggest a phone call telling me they weren’t coming would have been polite and then I would not have spent time preparing some casenotes about today’s patients for the student to read.
poikilotherm said:
Apparently blood from a recently hung crim, drank warm, was to die for in the early treatment of epilepsy.
wookiemeister said:
poikilotherm said:
Apparently blood from a recently hung crim, drank warm, was to die for in the early treatment of epilepsy.
even panty snatchers?
No they had to have killed or been killed by another.
poikilotherm said:
wookiemeister said:
poikilotherm said:
Apparently blood from a recently hung crim, drank warm, was to die for in the early treatment of epilepsy.
even panty snatchers?No they had to have killed or been killed by another.
its a lifestyle choice
*sips hot cup of tea
….aaahh, mornin’
Morning All
nods at Aquila
It’s nice to wake in my usual time zone but I have been awake for over an hour, body is obviously still on NZ time…
Morning all. Soft rain again this a.m.
:-)
welcome back to the land of Oz.
*do you two actually work or do you just tell us you do and you are actually global explorers? ;-) hehe
I’m off to Melbourne for a week in August (work training)….it’s gonna be cold !!
*do you two actually work or do you just tell us you do and you are actually global explorers? ;-) hehe>>>
My bank balance tells me I ‘need’ to get back to work :)
Oh actaully I’m off to Canberra on Monday for work…. gets woollens out of mothballs again
Morning Geoff :)
Morning folks
Mornin’ Stumpy
Gday Aquila
Good morning Holidayers. We have 4 degrees and there has been some precipitation. Other than that, it’s still too dark to tell what is going on out there.
>>I’m off to Melbourne for a week in August (work training)….it’s gonna be cold !!<<
I’m off to Hobart for a conference in mid August….it’s gonna be colder down there. I remember standing waiting to be picked up after lectures and thinking the wind was coming directly off the Antarctic. Although that was not last year, last year was pleasantly mild.
buffy said:
I’m off to Hobart for a conference in mid August….it’s gonna be colder down there. I remember standing waiting to be picked up after lectures and thinking the wind was coming directly off the Antarctic. Although that was not last year, last year was pleasantly mild.
yep… back into the negative temperatures next weekend :)
Mornin buffy.
…yes, however, I live in tropical far north queensland, our overnight temp is still around 18-20°
for me Melbourne in August is a big climate change!
….I’ll survive, I just have always prefered hot climates but the Autumn colours are nice with the season changes in southern regions though
…off to work shortly, have a top day folks
And another note to Rule 303. I’ve done one lot of those exercises for my knee…….and I don’t like to make your head too big or anything, but it seems better this morning (am I kidding myself into this? I don’t really think so). I’ll do them again today. It’s going to be very annoying to find out a very short series of exercises could have fixed this when it’s been bugging me for a couple of months!
:)
buffy said:
And another note to Rule 303. I’ve done one lot of those exercises for my knee…….and I don’t like to make your head too big or anything, but it seems better this morning (am I kidding myself into this? I don’t really think so). I’ll do them again today. It’s going to be very annoying to find out a very short series of exercises could have fixed this when it’s been bugging me for a couple of months!
:)
Must have missed those.. I wonder could someone repeat the knee exercises for others like myself to partake of?
Pretty please like.
roughbarked said:
buffy said:And another note to Rule 303. I’ve done one lot of those exercises for my knee…….and I don’t like to make your head too big or anything, but it seems better this morning (am I kidding myself into this? I don’t really think so). I’ll do them again today. It’s going to be very annoying to find out a very short series of exercises could have fixed this when it’s been bugging me for a couple of months!
:)
Must have missed those.. I wonder could someone repeat the knee exercises for others like myself to partake of?
Pretty please like.
ditto :)
I spent many years under the impression that I may have to have both knees reconstructed, I could barely get up stairs let alone down them. A visit to the Physio, a couple of exercises and WoW!! my knees improved ten fold. I rarely get pain in my left knee these days and the right has to have a fair bit of down hill work to start being a problem.
Morning punters and correctors, another grey rainy day, the weather is unpredictable which is how I like it’
I’m not looking forward to the day when the United NATIONS MICROMANAGES THE WORLD WEATHER BY INJECTING/EXTRACTING CARBON DIOXIDE FROM SOME REMOTE ISLAND FORTRESS.
What I learn today.
AuDigga exceeds Skeptic Pete in their contributions in Letters To The Editor by his prolific submissions to the N.T. News, al of which are published.
However, his letter to Teh Worst Orstrayan was rejected.
I just don’t know what to say….
t
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wayward letters neo
no edit function, so added in subsequent posts to make a point that they were absent in first.
Just in case sibeen reads it? :p
I’m always keeping my eye on you lot.
sibeen said:
I’m always keeping my eye on you lot.
roughbarked said:
buffy said:And another note to Rule 303. I’ve done one lot of those exercises for my knee…….and I don’t like to make your head too big or anything, but it seems better this morning (am I kidding myself into this? I don’t really think so). I’ll do them again today. It’s going to be very annoying to find out a very short series of exercises could have fixed this when it’s been bugging me for a couple of months!
:)
Must have missed those.. I wonder could someone repeat the knee exercises for others like myself to partake of?
Pretty please like.
roughbarked said:
buffy said:And another note to Rule 303. I’ve done one lot of those exercises for my knee…….and I don’t like to make your head too big or anything, but it seems better this morning (am I kidding myself into this? I don’t really think so). I’ll do them again today. It’s going to be very annoying to find out a very short series of exercises could have fixed this when it’s been bugging me for a couple of months!
:)
Must have missed those.. I wonder could someone repeat the knee exercises for others like myself to partake of?
Pretty please like.
Oh, and seconded.
I’ll try to find it again. My discomfort is in the back of the knee, particularly when I sit at the computer or on the wheeled stool when I am working and tuck my feet back onto the wheel struts. My knee doesn’t like to unfold.
Here is what Rule put up for me a couple of days ago:
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Let’s try that again:
buffy said:
I’ve got this odd thing happening with my left knee where if I tuck my foot up on the wheel strut of the computer chair it sort of locks in place. I can do my stretches. I can bend and weed the garden. It sort of pulls behind the knee as I bend down. It’s variable. If I take an anti-inflammatory there is no effect. It’s just odd!My best guess is Popliteus muscle.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Popliteus_muscle
http://camilleherron.com/2011/12/15/pain-behind-the-knee-popliteus-muscle/
Should be an easy fix, if it is.
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And now I have to do some more work type work. And the computer wants to restart after some updates, so I guess I should let it have its way.
buffy said:
so I guess I should let it have its way.
easy like sunday morning.
Thanks buffy. :)
So anyway… I’ve booked a cruise :)
Divine Angel said:
So anyway… I’ve booked a cruise :)
which ship? where to?
Divine Angel said:
So anyway… I’ve booked a cruise :)
My PIL went on a cruise recently…10 people died during. The average age was 85 (they commented on how old everyone was…they’re ~60).
poikilotherm said:
My PIL went on a cruise recently…10 people died during. The average age was 85 (they commented on how old everyone was…they’re ~60).
:O
where do they store the bodies til they reach shore?
Divine Angel said:
poikilotherm said:
My PIL went on a cruise recently…10 people died during. The average age was 85 (they commented on how old everyone was…they’re ~60).:O
where do they store the bodies til they reach shore?
There’s a fridge… down with the prawns..
Dropbear said:
which ship? where to?
Some Dutch ship; Oosterdam or something. New Caledonia (2 day stop), Vanuatu- Port Vila, Mystery Island and Isle of Pines.
Divine Angel said:
Dropbear said:which ship? where to?
Some Dutch ship; Oosterdam or something. New Caledonia (2 day stop), Vanuatu- Port Vila, Mystery Island and Isle of Pines.
Sounds great :)
Did a cruise to New Caledonia many many years ago :)
The weird part is, my mum’s coming with me. Mr Mutant has never really been sold on the idea of a cruise and he wants to go to India and Nepal with his mum next year- two places I’m not keen on.
Divine Angel said:
Dropbear said:which ship? where to?
Some Dutch ship; Oosterdam or something. New Caledonia (2 day stop), Vanuatu- Port Vila, Mystery Island and Isle of Pines.
nice…..isle of pines is worth seeing .. good snorkelling there..
Divine Angel said:
The weird part is, my mum’s coming with me. Mr Mutant has never really been sold on the idea of a cruise and he wants to go to India and Nepal with his mum next year- two places I’m not keen on.
she can be your wingman..
There’s two formal nights onboard so I have to find myself a nice cocktail dress.
Speaking of cruise ships, I read that Clive Palmer is building a replica of the Titanic. Apparently it will have three classes, with third class having shared bathrooms. Also, the onboard casino will be restricted access to rich people only to avoid problem gambling.
I know he’s a billionaire and I’m not, but I can’t see the attraction of going on a holiday cruise and being treated like a third-class citizen. Just because it’s a replica of the Titanic doesn’t outweigh the experience being considerably less than what a modern day cruise ship could offer. I can’t see it being a good business venture.
I do hope the third class has rats for that authentic Titanic experience.
Divine Angel said:
I do hope the third class has rats for that authentic Titanic experience.
Wonder if it comes with a ‘sinking experience’?
Oh look, I’m back again. I came down the back here (I’m at Casterton today and the consulting room is at the front of the house and the computer lives out the back) to turn the computer off. I wonder why I brought the wireless internet thingy down the back with me.
Oh, I remember. Check emails.
Quiet day for consulting today. About time too. I haven’t had a quiet day for yonks. So I’ve got the books up to date and filled in my BAS for June. Now I can put all the paperwork together and the disk and send it to the accountant. Who can tell the taxman to give me some money back. Or not. I think he might owe me.
And having read back a bit….you wouldn’t get me anywhere near a cruise ship. Too many people. I like to get away from people when I’m not at work dealing with the public all the time……
Now I should get my mind in order for a couple more consultations.
buffy said:
And having read back a bit….you wouldn’t get me anywhere near a cruise ship. Too many people. I like to get away from people when I’m not at work dealing with the public all the time……
:) +1
They never had that problem on the Love Boat, which is the definitive ship documentary.
DA will be like the Captain.
going down with the ship
http://openstaxcollege.org/about
Good Afternoon Holidayers,
I did two new paintings of two different styles in the last three days. :-D
The mobile in other news is not covered by warranty. Annoying but there it is.
A friend gave me a lift home and took me via a hardware place where I got 6 new plyboards for paintings which are much cheaper than canvas.
Halley has been stealing cultery and hiding it and I have not found his diabolically clever hiding place (yet.)
Hi Spocky :)
Sounds like a productive day! (Except for the phone)
I stuffed around doing a critical analysis on an article called Cognitive Dissonance, Media Illiteracy and Public Opinion, downloaded some movies to watch tomorrow on my day off and came to work where I am experiencing the mid-afternoon lull before the busy period in about an hour.
Those mid afternoon lulls can be dangerous. Be wary!
Hi DA…
Sounds tasty – Cognitive Dissonance…
Yeah. The article (from 2004) is about how the quality of news has decreased, people prefer newspapers over TV news and don’t really know where the news comes from.
Divine Angel said:
Yeah. The article (from 2004) is about how the quality of news has decreased, people prefer newspapers over TV news and don’t really know where the news comes from.
It is quite a worry – where the news come from.
What I find interesting now is I can read about what is happening and then when it is misreported by the media I understand the finer nuances. There is so much misrepresentation.
Fascinating stuff.
Indeed.
And because there’s so much news coverage, they need something to fill that space. Exciting things don’t happen every day, so either we get stuff that isn’t news or there’s saturation of stories that need to die quietly or even worse, celebrity gossip stories and Twitter trends.
Blimey, everybody is going on holidays, going trecking in New Guinea or gallavanting around in Africa or lollygaging around on cruise ships, me and Sibeen are the only ones keeping the country going.
And youse are doing a fine job too.
I think I can feel the weekend approaching :).
Where’s SP? I want some tips on writing a letter to the editor.
Divine Angel said:
Where’s SP? I want some tips on writing a letter to the editor.
AuDigga could help too…
Divine Angel said:
Where’s SP? I want some tips on writing a letter to the editor.
get twice as old and three times as cranky.. thats about it.. don’t forget to attack religion whenever possible, and bemoan the giving of moneys to non government schools..
instruct the neighbourhood youths to vacate the lawn area
Oh no, I want my letter to make sense.
And it’s not about vaccinations or fishing… or religion.
Divine Angel said:
Oh no, I want my letter to make sense.And it’s not about vaccinations or fishing… or religion.
Bummer. It was in reponse to a woman who thinks all students should have iPads and have their work emailed to them instead of the teacher writing things on a board and having the students copy it down into a book because it will save time and paper.
Divine Angel said:
Bummer. It was in reponse to a woman who thinks all students should have iPads and have their work emailed to them instead of the teacher writing things on a board and having the students copy it down into a book because it will save time and paper.
There’s a rather popular school(s) in Silicon Valley that uses blackboards, paper and minimal/no IT equipment. According to reports it’s functioning quite well/better than standard.
Evening folks
Soon there’ll be a whole generation of people who have no idea how to hold a pen.
Divine Angel said:
Bummer. It was in reponse to a woman who thinks all students should have iPads and have their work emailed to them instead of the teacher writing things on a board and having the students copy it down into a book because it will save time and paper.
AuDigga has some fine tips on how to get a letter published in the N.T. News.
party_pants said:
Were you going to write this letter by hand or type and email it?
I like using my pretty stationery.
One day, one fine and blessed day, I too hope that my Letter could grace the pages of the N.T. News, and then I may move on to bigger and better … Teh Worst Orstrayan. Yea, shall my Letter of Angst grace the LtE columns. A great and terrible thing.
neomyrtus_ said:
AuDigga has some fine tips on how to get a letter published in the N.T. News.
He’ll move up to other quality media too, soon to appear on the Bolt report. Like wookie, but with a TV show.
I’m just starting small, going with the Northside Chronicle.
I hope to etch my LtE to the N.T. News on a rock. A large rock. A rock of great mineralisation, perhaps some gabbro with a vein of quartz and GOLD in it. I’m just waiting to find that one rock I can be proud to throw into the N.T. News offices in 5 Crocodile Tce, Darwin.
Maybe you can etch it into croc egg shells to prove your point.
neomyrtus_ said:
I hope to etch my LtE to the N.T. News on a rock. A large rock. A rock of great mineralisation, perhaps some gabbro with a vein of quartz and GOLD in it. I’m just waiting to find that one rock I can be proud to throw into the N.T. News offices in 5 Crocodile Tce, Darwin.
I don’t have a point. Well, I can’t remember my point.
No – wait.. the voices are telling me..
THE GUBMINT IS MEDICATING US WITH VACCINES! I have NEVER takeN medical medicine only bush mEDCine and never vaccinated and by crikey no crocodile ever ate a human in Darwin harbour after the bombing and by golly GOLD!
party_pants said:
Good luck with that…. I’ve never had a LtE published in the NT News.
You haven’t lived. Its.. its.. awesome. No longer are you just some bloke with an opinion, but you have a published opinion.
A great and terrible thing.
In other news:
http://news.ninemsn.com.au/world/8501214/us-man-catches-the-plague-from-cat
Wish this bruddy rain would piss orf!
Wot rain?
http://news.ninemsn.com.au/world/8501214/us-man-catches-the-plague-from-cat
Good Lord, Gaylord – caught the plague are being bitten by a stray cat choking on a mouse.
Divine Angel said:
Wot rain?
The wet shite that fell on my head just then when I was putting the bins out, and has been going on and off all afternoon.
Geoff D said:
Wish this bruddy rain would piss orf!
very unseasonal
Have you had an extremely rare disease? Let us know by emailing news.feedback@ninemsn.com.au
And the radar says it’s raining over at Boondocks, too.
We’ve had about 5 drops this afternoon but no customers coming in right now with raindrops on hair or clothes. It must be on its way.
neomyrtus_ said:
Have you had an extremely rare disease? Let us know by emailing news.feedback@ninemsn.com.au
Yeah, I’ve had one that nobody can identify despite several attempts.
neomyrtus_ said:
http://news.ninemsn.com.au/world/8501214/us-man-catches-the-plague-from-catGood Lord, Gaylord – caught the plague are being bitten by a stray cat choking on a mouse.
And he lives in a mouldy house. Some people just can’t catch a break.
A large fire seems to work wonders in eradicating black death.
Of course it starts raining as soon as I post that it’s not raining :)
Sometimes the letters in some posts sometimes seem to be sometimes blue, tell me that sometimes youse can sometimes see some blue letters sometimes.
I’ve had a letter published in The West once. But it was years ago, when I was young and naive, and had strong opinions on Australia becoming a republic.
177096 has got some blue letters in it.
Peak Warming Man said:
177096 has got some blue letters in it.
Not for me.
Peak Warming Man said:
177096 has got some blue letters in it.
How’s that synaesthesia going there, PWM? I don’t get it but I wish that I could write a LtE to the N.T. News.
Blue letters to the Editor..
Is that like a blue movie?
http://www.ntnews.com.au/article/2012/07/15/310771_ntnews.html
awesome stuff. The article is about some sheila who camel races and here’s the puntastic headline…
wait for it..
steady now…
She’s got some toe
>>How’s that synaesthesia going there, PWM?
grabs trusty Macquarie Dictionary off shelf, wets thumb
Miss Camel Cup sure is a looker.
>>She’s got some toe
Only sinfull people who are going to hell would understand that.
http://www.ntnews.com.au/article/2012/03/28/296161_ntnews.html
TERRITORIANS are avoiding taking their dogs for a walk for fear they may be mistaken for doggers. Hundreds of animal lovers said they were shocked to learn of the new sex craze that has changed the meaning of the NT’s outdoor lifestyle.
The NT News yesterday revealed more than 2300 Territorians were registered with the website Dogging Australia, which helps people find strangers willing to meet in public for sex.
The term dogging comes from the excuse participants often use when they leave the house – that they are “going to walk the dog”.
Cassandra Cupcake-Grant said on Facebook pet stores would sell out after a “phenomenal rise in dog purchases”. But she was also concerned that her image as a dog owner was tainted.
“Now every time I take my pup for a walk I’m going to be paranoid people are thinking I’m out to get laid. I should be so bloody lucky.”
Related Coverage
She was not alone in her concern. Samantha Rice said people would think she was “up to business” when walking her dog.
“Ewwwww,” she said.
Gabriel Wickett said on Facebook: “Some people will be paranoid to walk the pooch in pairs. Even a solo dog walk could look suss now.”
Arthur Ricardo Rusch said the story had “condemned lots of poor pooches to the backyard for life”.
The revelation of the Territory’s secret passion for dogging comes after the 2010 Great Australia Sex Census confirmed Territorians loved outdoor sex.
Sounds like something from The Onion.
time to pack up, lock up and bugger off home.
Cassandra Cupcake-Grant
Samantha Rice
Gabriel Wicket
Arthur Ricardo Rusch
I has just hit me that all I needs do to be quoted in the N.T. News is to put up a facebook account under some fantastic name like Gaté Fruitcake-Bender or Guido Mensch or IanThorpe.
Divine Angel said:
Indeed.And because there’s so much news coverage, they need something to fill that space. Exciting things don’t happen every day, so either we get stuff that isn’t news or there’s saturation of stories that need to die quietly or even worse, celebrity gossip stories and Twitter trends.
Or attempt to make stories out of things which aren’t stories – they are just fillers and monotonous fillers at that.
Another one is reporting on what someone is reporting on which is just as tedious.
Exactly, Spocky.
Global village is about Australia tonight. They are doing a piece on the turret clock in the QVB.
neomyrtus_ said:
party_pants said:Good luck with that…. I’ve never had a LtE published in the NT News.
You haven’t lived. Its.. its.. awesome. No longer are you just some bloke with an opinion, but you have a published opinion.
A great and terrible thing.
Sounds scary. Is Australia really ready for this?
neomyrtus_ said:
http://www.ntnews.com.au/article/2012/03/28/296161_ntnews.htmlTERRITORIANS are avoiding taking their dogs for a walk for fear they may be mistaken for doggers. Hundreds of animal lovers said they were shocked to learn of the new sex craze that has changed the meaning of the NT’s outdoor lifestyle.
The NT News yesterday revealed more than 2300 Territorians were registered with the website Dogging Australia, which helps people find strangers willing to meet in public for sex.
The term dogging comes from the excuse participants often use when they leave the house – that they are “going to walk the dog”.
Cassandra Cupcake-Grant said on Facebook pet stores would sell out after a “phenomenal rise in dog purchases”. But she was also concerned that her image as a dog owner was tainted.
“Now every time I take my pup for a walk I’m going to be paranoid people are thinking I’m out to get laid. I should be so bloody lucky.”
Sex romps going public
Related CoverageShe was not alone in her concern. Samantha Rice said people would think she was “up to business” when walking her dog.
“Ewwwww,” she said.
Gabriel Wickett said on Facebook: “Some people will be paranoid to walk the pooch in pairs. Even a solo dog walk could look suss now.”
Arthur Ricardo Rusch said the story had “condemned lots of poor pooches to the backyard for life”.
The revelation of the Territory’s secret passion for dogging comes after the 2010 Great Australia Sex Census confirmed Territorians loved outdoor sex.
I am just so out of touch.
Divine Angel said:
Exactly, Spocky.
Another 24 hours news filler is to get a “panel” of idiots in to discuss an “issue” and none of them know what they are talking about. I heard 5 people discussing vaccination and I laughed. It was terrible filler and this was on ABC NEWS.
What they need is a panel of SSSFers. We nose everyfink!
Today Tonight just did a segment “reporting” The Voice, no folks, that is not cross promotion. It is a valid news item.
rolls eyes
I had no idea TT reported actual news.
ms spock said:
Today Tonight just did a segment “reporting” The Voice, no folks, that is not cross promotion. It is a valid news item.
TT and ‘The Voice’ are on different channels. I’d expect such a story to not be complementary.
Witty Rejoinder said:
ms spock said:Today Tonight just did a segment “reporting” The Voice, no folks, that is not cross promotion. It is a valid news item.
TT and ‘The Voice’ are on different channels. I’d expect such a story to not be complementary.
I got it wrong.
Mea culpa
They were probably reporting on Justin Bieber doing something today.
Divine Angel said:
I had no idea TT reported actual news.
Oh they do do stories that are good occasionally. I am channel surfing a lot in the evenings.
Divine Angel said:
They were probably reporting on Justin Bieber doing something today.
Yes – yes they were…
Evening all
Hope everyone had a great day :)
Had lunch with a friend at one of my favourite restaurants on the water front, still full from that.
righto-
must get ready for Flight of the Conchords.
goes off to find clean pair of knickers or bra that could be to lobbed at the boys on stage
Have fun at Conchords :)
Brett is my favourite.
Spider Lily said:
Evening allHope everyone had a great day :)
Had lunch with a friend at one of my favourite restaurants on the water front, still full from that.
Hiya Spider Lily…
I have an exhibition this weekend and another exhibition coming up next week. 6 works for this weekend and possibly two for the following exhibition.
Still raining, it’s gentle rain though but I think we can do with out it for a while.
ms spock said:
I have an exhibition this weekend and another exhibition coming up next week. 6 works for this weekend and possibly two for the following exhibition.
What sort of works are you exhibiting?
Ha my facebook is going off with outrage.
http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/opinion/blogs/blunt-instrument/veterans-have-had-it-too-good-for-too-long-20120716-226en.html
Off to the doctors tomorrow, if history is a guide might be another stint in hospital. The lurgy is back, in truth, I dont think it really went away/ Been sleeping/dozing 18 hours a day for the last few days Sick of the palsy
Skunkworks said:
Ha my facebook is going off with outrage.http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/opinion/blogs/blunt-instrument/veterans-have-had-it-too-good-for-too-long-20120716-226en.html
Skunkworks said:
Ha my facebook is going off with outrage.http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/opinion/blogs/blunt-instrument/veterans-have-had-it-too-good-for-too-long-20120716-226en.html
>>The lurgy is back, in truth, I dont think it really went away
So it’s cronic, never be cured, you just have to grin and bear it?
Peak Warming Man said:
>>The lurgy is back, in truth, I dont think it really went awaySo it’s cronic, never be cured, you just have to grin and bear it?
Pretty much toll it breaks out into pnuemonia. Used to be a once every few years, then once a year, which is when I quit work to get out of the office environment and now getting more frequent.
Been in front of the work puter all day today but deadlines have just been met, I think I’ll bludge tomorrow.
Skunkworks said:
Peak Warming Man said:
>>The lurgy is back, in truth, I dont think it really went awaySo it’s cronic, never be cured, you just have to grin and bear it?
Pretty much toll it breaks out into pnuemonia. Used to be a once every few years, then once a year, which is when I quit work to get out of the office environment and now getting more frequent.
wookiemeister said:
are you living somewhere cold?
Depends, at he moment yes, in summer it will be baking hot. Central Victoria.
>>and now getting more frequent.
Well I hope they come up with something to nail the little varmint that’s causing it.
Skunkworks said:
wookiemeister said:are you living somewhere cold?
Depends, at he moment yes, in summer it will be baking hot. Central Victoria.
have a look for some of that norfolk punch/ rochester mulled punch stuff and down a bottle or two, the eldreberry might help you
i warded off illness this winter , get some of those eucalyptus drops too. the main thing is to go somewhere warm now, the cold weather is not much good for your lungs if you’ve got a significant population hanging around you coughing.
my advice is to head north quickly and stay away from public gatherings such as cinemas and public transport
So did DV and Martin B sail away together in a pea green boat and get married by some turkey who lived on a hill?
Peak Warming Man said:
So did DV and Martin B sail away together in a pea green boat and get married by some turkey who lived on a hill?
I think Martin B frequents the other place on occasion. DV hasn’t been seen for a while.
Good evening Holidayers. I shot reasonably well tonight at archery. I can also report that the way to minimize time in the shower is to make sure the outside temperature is around 4 degrees, the shower is in the laundry, the back door is left open for the dogs to go in and out and you don’t bother to turn the bar heater on or shut the laundry door. The hot water is bliss and you don’t spend a lot of time drying yourself.
Now I might head off to bed.
Is there TdF tonight.
>>DV hasn’t been seen for a while.
Haven’t sighted either of them since the Queensland elections.
buffy said:
Good evening Holidayers. I shot reasonably well tonight at archery. I can also report that the way to minimize time in the shower is to make sure the outside temperature is around 4 degrees, the shower is in the laundry, the back door is left open for the dogs to go in and out and you don’t bother to turn the bar heater on or shut the laundry door. The hot water is bliss and you don’t spend a lot of time drying yourself.
Now I might head off to bed.
Is there TdF tonight.
Hmmmn – I would spend more time in the shower, not wanting daring to get back out of the hot water.
Yes.
DV updates his facebook most days.
>>DV updates his facebook most days.
Well that’s good, I don’t do Facebook however.
LOL, dear oh dear oh dear, the Other Place has a new member.
Peak Warming Man said:
>>DV updates his facebook most days.Well that’s good, I don’t do Facebook however.
>>LOL, dear oh dear oh dear, the Other Place has a new member.<<
So I see (you made me go and look, didn’t you!). I wonder what happened to The Big Outing of the Troll event.
Jeremy Clarkson pockets $5 million
Date July 18, 2012 – 1:04PM
Joshua Dowling
Top Gear presenter’s pay packet makes him BBC’s best paid celebrity.
http://theage.drive.com.au/motor-news/jeremy-clarkson-pockets-5-million-20120718-229mr.html
…
How a public broadcaster can justify such a large salary is beyond me.
Peak Warming Man said:
LOL, dear oh dear oh dear, the Other Place has a new member.
Looks normal to me… :-/
Witty Rejoinder said:
Jeremy Clarkson pockets $5 million
Date July 18, 2012 – 1:04PM
Joshua Dowling
Top Gear presenter’s pay packet makes him BBC’s best paid celebrity.http://theage.drive.com.au/motor-news/jeremy-clarkson-pockets-5-million-20120718-229mr.html
…How a public broadcaster can justify such a large salary is beyond me.
Last time I heard, Top Gear UK was the highest rating program in the world.
Can’t say that I have a problem with them making a few bucks.
Kingy said:
Last time I heard, Top Gear UK was the highest rating program in the world.Can’t say that I have a problem with them making a few bucks.
That should be, Clarkson style, highest rating program…in the wooorld.
I guess if they didn’t pay them well, a commercial network would poach them. I imagine the revenue the BBC get from sale of Top Gear programs and merchandise would be worth a fair bit, far more than paying Clarkson 5 million to keep him on board.
buffy said:
>>LOL, dear oh dear oh dear, the Other Place has a new member.<<
So I see (you made me go and look, didn’t you!). I wonder what happened to The Big Outing of the Troll event.
I assume it is being settled out of court.
Witty Rejoinder said:
Peak Warming Man said:
LOL, dear oh dear oh dear, the Other Place has a new member.
Looks normal to me… :-/
http://www.abcforums.com/member.php?980-Idiot-Nick-Ross-ABC-com
buffy said:
>>LOL, dear oh dear oh dear, the Other Place has a new member.<<
So I see (you made me go and look, didn’t you!). I wonder what happened to The Big Outing of the Troll event.
wookiemeister said:
buffy said:>>LOL, dear oh dear oh dear, the Other Place has a new member.<<
So I see (you made me go and look, didn’t you!). I wonder what happened to The Big Outing of the Troll event.
so who was the mystery troll?
Someone we all know of, according to Nick. Though he hasn’t yet reminded us.
roughbarked said:
wookiemeister said:
buffy said:>>LOL, dear oh dear oh dear, the Other Place has a new member.<<
So I see (you made me go and look, didn’t you!). I wonder what happened to The Big Outing of the Troll event.
so who was the mystery troll?Someone we all know of, according to Nick. Though he hasn’t yet reminded us.
wookiemeister said:
roughbarked said:
wookiemeister said:so who was the mystery troll?
Someone we all know of, according to Nick. Though he hasn’t yet reminded us.
so they would down a test tube of some mystery liquid and suddenly become the troll?
allegedly.
Hello.
I found out today that the God of War has to shit just like the rest of us.
Does anyone know where this shit comes from?
http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/image/1207/marshole2_hirise_960.jpg
The chief correspondent of Channel 4 News has claimed that Syrian rebels deliberately tried to get him and his crew killed by gunfire from government forces in a bid to discredit the regime of Bashar al-Assad.
Alex Thomson alleged a small group from the Free Syrian Army deliberately guided the vehicle in which he and his Channel 4 News colleagues were travelling into what he described as a “free-fire zone” on a blocked road near the city of al-Qusayr, because “dead journos are bad for Damascus”.
Thomson said that after being led into a “no man’s land” between Syrian army and rebel forces by four men in a black car, his team were fired upon and forced to take evasive action, eventually managing to “floor it back to the road we’d been led in on”.
He also claimed that later on the same car of rebels blocked the road between their vehicle and the UN vehicles accompanying them, which he said prompted the UN escort to drive off and abandon them after seeing the Channel 4 team surrounded by “shouting militia”. The incident took place last weekend and Thomson is now back in the UK.
“Suddenly four men in a black car beckon us to follow. We move out behind,” Thomson wrote in a Channel 4 News website blog published on Friday/ morning.
“We are led another route. Led in fact, straight into a free-fire zone. Told by the Free Syrian Army to follow a road that was blocked off in the middle of no-man’s land,” he added.
“At that point there was the crack of a bullet and one of the slower three-point turns I’ve experienced. We screamed off into the nearest side-street for cover. Another dead end.
“There was no option but to drive back out on to the sniping ground and floor it back to the road we’d been led in on. Predictably the black car was there which had led us to the trap. They roared off as soon as we reappeared.
“I’m quite clear the rebels deliberately set us up to be shot by the Syrian army. Dead journos are bad for Damascus.”
Thomson said this conviction was only strengthened half an hour later when “our four friends in the same beaten-up black car suddenly pulled out of a side street, blocking us from the UN vehicles ahead”.
“The UN duly drove back past us, witnessed us surrounded by shouting militia, and left town. Eventually we got out too and on the right route, back to Damascus,” he added.
“In a war where they slit the throats of toddlers back to the spine, what’s the big deal in sending a van full of journalists into the killing zone? It was nothing personal.”
A spokeswoman for ITN-produced Channel 4 News said: “The safety of our journalists is of paramount importance and we only ever send experienced teams into these hostile environments.
“Alex is an incredibly experienced journalist who has covered conflicts around the world for more than two decades and has used social media to share the full detail of these assignments. We will be reviewing this trip, as we do with every other foreign send and sharing the review across ITN as we continue to cover this complex and important story.”
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2012/jun/08/alex-thompson-syrian-rebels
Kingy said:
Does anyone know where this shit comes from?
No.
Thinking about getting a postie bike. Is a quadruple bipass enough of a ‘mid-life crisis’ to justify getting a postie bike?
:-)
so who was the mystery troll?
—-
A bitter twisted reject.
Karl from Tasmania.
No idea of his personas on the othe forum other than the obvious.
I think he used to post as poskyrobshev when playing
Standing outside the Safir Hotel in Homs as the white UN Nissan landcruisers stood waiting, the Irish officer in charge, Mark Reynolds, came over: “Usual rules Alex OK? We’re not responsible for you guys. If you get into trouble we’ll leave you, yes? You’re on your own.”
“Yup – no problem Mark. Understood.”
I always say that, sort of assuming it will never come to that in any case.
Just two UN plus the local police white patrol car marked “Protocol” as escort, moving south through the peaceful areas of Homs, unmarked by war.
Barely ten minutes south from the city and it’s goodbye protocol. The last Syrian Army checkpoint is right on the main highway south to Damascus.
We’re headed west – just follow the direction the tank barrel is pointing next to the parked protocol car and you get the idea.
There’s always that slight tightening of the stomach across deserted no-mans-land, but this is open country, no sign of fighting.
Presently, the first motorbike picks us up and we are across and into the first Free Syrian Army checkpoint.
After a long and dusty half-hour of tracks across olive groves, we arrive at al Qusayr, to the predictable crowd scene.
The UN settles down for a long meeting with the civilian and military leaders here. It looks much like an Afghan “shura” to me. Everyone is cross legged on the cushions around the room, except it is Turkish coffee passed round rather than chai.
We settle down to filming outside. The women and boys bring us oranges and chairs in the heat. Shell fragments are produced to be filmed. They explain how the shelling will begin again as soon as we leave – a claim which, by its nature, must remain untested, though there is certainly extensive shell damage in some parts of town here.
So we while away the time, waiting for the UN to move – they’re the only way across the lines with any degree of safety of course.
But time drags. Our deadline begins to loom. And there’s this really irritating guy who claims to be from “rebel intelligence” and won’t quite accept that we have a visa from the government.
In his book foreign journos are people smuggled in from Lebanon illegally and that’s that. We don’t fit his profile.
He and his mates are making things difficult for our driver and translator too – their Damascus IDs and our Damascus van reg are not helping.
This is new. Different. Hostile. This is not like Homs or Houla and still the UN meeting drags on in the hot afternoon…
We decide to ask for an escort out the safe way we came in. Both sides, both checkpoints will remember our vehicle.
Set up to be shot?
Suddenly four men in a black car beckon us to follow. We move out behind.
We are led another route. Led in fact, straight into a free-fire zone. Told by the Free Syrian Army to follow a road that was blocked off in the middle of no-man’s-land.
At that point there was the crack of a bullet and one of the slower three-point turns I’ve experienced. We screamed off into the nearest side-street for cover.
Another dead-end.
There was no option but to drive back out onto the sniping ground and floor it back to the road we’d been led in on.
Predictably the black car was there which had led us to the trap. They roared off as soon as we re-appeared.
I’m quite clear the rebels deliberately set us up to be shot by the Syrian Army. Dead journos are bad for Damascus.
That conviction only strengthened half an hour later when our four friends in the same beaten-up black car suddenly pulled out of a side-street, blocking us from the UN vehicles ahead.
The UN duly drove back past us, witnessed us surrounded by shouting militia, and left town.
Eventually we got out too and on the right route, back to Damascus.
Please, do not for one me moment believe that my experience with the rebels in al Qusair was a one-off.
This morning I received the following tweet:
“@alextomo I read your piece “set up to be shot in no mans land”, I can relate as I had that same experience in Al Zabadani during our tour.”
That was from Nawaf al Thani, who is a human rights lawyer and a member of the Arab League Observer mission to Syria earlier this year.
It has to make you wonder who else has had this experience when attempting to find out what is going on in rebel-held Syria.
In a war where they slit the throats of toddlers back to the spine, what’s the big deal in sending a van full of journalists into the killing zone?
It was nothing personal.
http://blogs.channel4.com/alex-thomsons-view/hostile-territory/1863
i think karl was a fairly well known suspect
any images of karl??
Rule 303 said:
Kingy said:Does anyone know where this shit comes from?No.
Thinking about getting a postie bike. Is a quadruple bipass enough of a ‘mid-life crisis’ to justify getting a postie bike?
:-)
My Uncle Bill just had a quintuple bypass. Sorry to out-do your near death experience, but I didn’t even know that you could actually have 5 bypasses.
He looks sort of ok, though he is having trouble going back to work and getting paid.
any images of karl??
——
a guy on witness protection?brett said:
whats his surname?
any images of karl??——
a guy on witness protection?
Kingy said:
My Uncle Bill just had a quintuple bypass. Sorry to out-do your near death experience, but I didn’t even know that you could actually have 5 bypasses.
There’s only 2 arteries that feed blood to the heart muscle but they can be blocked in multiple places. As I understand it, they plumb in a bi-pass for each blockage.
Kingy said:
He looks sort of ok, though he is having trouble going back to work and getting paid.
There seems to be considerable variation in recovery. Did he attend the Rehab course?
Rule 303 said:
Kingy said:My Uncle Bill just had a quintuple bypass. Sorry to out-do your near death experience, but I didn’t even know that you could actually have 5 bypasses.There’s only 2 arteries that feed blood to the heart muscle but they can be blocked in multiple places. As I understand it, they plumb in a bi-pass for each blockage.
Kingy said:
He looks sort of ok, though he is having trouble going back to work and getting paid.There seems to be considerable variation in recovery. Did he attend the Rehab course?
Dunno, but he attended the funeral of a rellie on Friday.
Now for the good news. I was just informed that our granddaughter was born @ around 10:40 pm. Daughter needed some repairs so couldn’t call till now. Both are well and baby is feeding well.
roughbarked said:
I was just informed that our granddaughter was born @ around 10:40 pm.
Congrats Grandad.
:-)
So, how are all little people in the computer?
I asked a question on the PS forum and even sent the almighty admin a message and I have been totally ignored. Not a good look.
Rule 303 said:
roughbarked said:I was just informed that our granddaughter was born @ around 10:40 pm.Congrats Grandad.
:-)
Stick some amber beads around her neck and praise the Lord!
:/
roughbarked said:
Now for the good news. I was just informed that our granddaughter was born @ around 10:40 pm. Daughter needed some repairs so couldn’t call till now. Both are well and baby is feeding well.
Congrats.
kii said:
Rule 303 said:
roughbarked said:I was just informed that our granddaughter was born @ around 10:40 pm.Congrats Grandad.
:-)
Stick some amber beads around her neck and praise the Lord!
:/
THanks for the good wishes.. ;)
party_pants said:
roughbarked said:
Now for the good news. I was just informed that our granddaughter was born @ around 10:40 pm. Daughter needed some repairs so couldn’t call till now. Both are well and baby is feeding well.
Awesome!Congrats.
Yes it is awesome. I have two Norwegian grandchildren but this is my first Aussie born.
I forgot to say, hi kii. how are you today?
I’m fine. Just fine.
(It doesn’t worry me that people forget to say hi, btw.)
kii said:
I’m fine. Just fine.(It doesn’t worry me that people forget to say hi, btw.)
You just sounded a little tetchier than usual.. so I thought maybe a hi will help. ;)
Oh, yeah…that sure helps.
kii said:
Oh, yeah…that sure helps.
so what’s the weather like today?
Congrats gramps.
And get hii kii.
Damn bugger it.
How does it get this late when I wanted to get to bed at a sensible hour?
Kingy said:
Damn bugger it.How does it get this late when I wanted to get to bed at a sensible hour?
dunno mate.. happens most nights around here unless someone needs me.
oi by the way.. I hopes no wun noticed me quote L_D as LSD..roughbarked said:
Kingy said:
Damn bugger it.How does it get this late when I wanted to get to bed at a sensible hour?
dunno mate.. happens most nights around here unless someone needs me.
oi by the way.. I hopes no wun noticed me quote L_D as LSD..
Didn’t see a thing :)
…
Bedtime for this bonzo.
Kingy said:
roughbarked said:
Kingy said:
Damn bugger it.How does it get this late when I wanted to get to bed at a sensible hour?
dunno mate.. happens most nights around here unless someone needs me.
oi by the way.. I hopes no wun noticed me quote L_D as LSD..Didn’t see a thing :)
…Bedtime for this bonzo.
Nitey night bonzo.. :)
Morning folks
morning Stumpy
(sitting at desk in shorts/t-shirt/bare feet, door open at 6am)
:-))
Aquila said:
morning Stumpy(sitting at desk in shorts/t-shirt/bare feet, door open at 6am)
:-))
bar-steward… :P
hehehe
…how’s the pump & irrigation industry these days?
Aquila said:
hehehe…how’s the pump & irrigation industry these days?
Reasonably quiet, lots of quotes, not so many sales.
Waiting for folks to get their tax back and more rain to bring the rivers up and drown a few more pumps…
With pump motors (pumps) do you mainly use kW’s or HP?
What’s the largest you deal with?
Do you have much need for ‘soft starters’?
Aquila said:
With pump motors (pumps) do you mainly use kW’s or HP?What’s the largest you deal with?
Do you have much need for ‘soft starters’?
in everyday sales, onga’s oj800 is the bread and butter (2.4kw)
the mines or the floodlifters make special orders for much, much larger pumps.. largest one this year was an axial doing 500lps
sme of our pumps are soft starters, it’s becoming more common in some of the domestic range too
You mean pump manufacturers are incorporating ‘soft start’ circuits in their pumps?
Aquila said:
You mean pump manufacturers are incorporating ‘soft start’ circuits in their pumps?
Yes
grundfos is leading the way in that area
Interesting..
Good morning Holidayers. Only 2 degrees this morning. Actually, I expected a zero, but it hasn’t dropped quite that far. Yet. Still predawn here.
buffy said:
Good morning Holidayers. Only 2 degrees this morning. Actually, I expected a zero, but it hasn’t dropped quite that far. Yet. Still predawn here.
still predawn here.
Just waved Mrs SS off for the weekend
4 degrees out there but going back into the minuses over the weekend… hopefully more wood arrives tomorrow
buffy said:
Good morning Holidayers. Only 2 degrees this morning. Actually, I expected a zero, but it hasn’t dropped quite that far. Yet. Still predawn here.
Optometry wasn’t your first choice for career was it?
You really wanted to be a weather presenter on the telly…
Actually….I considered librarianship, dietician and in the end put down engineering. Then I found out about optometry and changed my preferences in the middle of Form 6.
I was less aware of the weather while growing up in Melbourne. Thirty years of country living has changed that a bit.
rotory-hoe, I’m off
Have a good day peeps.
*If you can’t be good, be good at it!
Good morning all. Looks like it is clearing here at last.
Morning all
You guys all beat me this morning, looks like I’m getting back to my normal time zone…
Yay :)
Gday Geoff and Spiderlilly
Hey Stumpy!
So Stumpy do you get to have another afternoon off to meet the wood bloke?
Well Geoff, seems the bruddy rain finally stopped :)
Divine Angel said:
Well Geoff, seems the bruddy rain finally stopped :)
Hopefully it will make it’s way up here..
Mind you the tourists wouldn’t appreciate it :)
If I read the forecast correctly, supposed to be scattered showers around here for the next few days. Very unseasonal but my flower bed is loving it!
grabs head
Morning all. I’d like you to be especially quiet this morning as I’ve somehow, inadvertently, managed to catch a hangover. Not sure how it happened. I was fine when I staggered into bed at about 2 this morning. Must have picked it up overnight somehow.
I’ll be vewwy vewwy quiet mr been
CHECK OUT MY NEW LEGGINGS!!!
AREN’T THEY BRIGHT!!
trips over saucepan lids
MORNING SIBEEN.
Damn, Spiderlilly beat me to it.
G’DAY PWM
HOW IS YOUR DAY SHAPING UP?
IT’S A BEAUTIFUL DAY UP HERE IN FNQ :)
G’DAY PWM
HOW IS YOUR DAY SHAPING UP?
IT’S A BEAUTIFUL DAY UP HERE IN FNQ :)
>>HOW IS YOUR DAY SHAPING UP?
IT’S LOOKING SMASHING.
turns up massed pipes and drums marching music
grumbles
grumbles again
sibeen said:
grumbles again
SORRY… errr sorry sibeen :P
Did PWM get bored this morning? Still, I guess The Forum would not be The Forum without one of Those Threads. Now it has been done there is no need to do it again, is there….
Good afternoon Holidayers. I’ve etten my lunch. Now I should go and print some photos for my patient records before the 1.30 person arrives.
Lol, pwm must be missing Wookie
“Department of Sustainability and Environment Officer Senior Biodiversity Officer Mandy Watson said it was illegal to interfere with a whale, dead or alive.
This included touching it and/or removing any part of it.”
Ummmmm……………………….reckon that’s true?
http://www.news.com.au/travel/news/warrnambool-residents-warned-to-stay-away-from-whale-carcass-after-teens-pictured-playing-on-it/story-e6frfq80-1226429824468
Tonight I’m thinking: a roasting tin full of the butcher’s marinated chicken pieces, treated as though they were an actual roasting hen, with a full compliment of roasting taters, parsnips and carrots. Apple pan dowdy & custard. Choice of ales and wines.
poikilotherm said:
Lol, pwm must be missing Wookie
There’s an awesome Wookie report in the beware the kitteh thread.
Be right there, Mr Car! Simple spag bol.
Likely to be a simple chicken salad here since I used my daily kilojoule allowance on some chocolate that mysteriously jumped into my shopping basket…
Simple spag bol is not to be sniffed at :)
Divine Angel said:
Likely to be a simple chicken salad here since I used my daily kilojoule allowance on some chocolate that mysteriously jumped into my shopping basket…
I found a bar of dark chocolate in one of my shopping bags, too.
Sneaky stuff, that chocolate.
Divine Angel said:
Sneaky stuff, that chocolate.
Does that explain the couverture in my desk drawer?
I’m not here. I am collating numbers to send to the accountant on Tuesday so he can get tax money back for me. I’ve spent on equipment this year, and repairs to the practice. I don’t think the taxman gets much from me this time.
>>I’m not here
This is not the Droid you’re looking for.
apparently they do have internet in Melbourne….
and shoes
and clothes
and clothes
and shoes
and shops with clothes and shoes…
Arts said:
apparently they do have internet in Melbourne….
Bit of a shame you couldn’t come visit the peninsula for a day… You’ve missed out on the best bit.
8-/
Rule 303 said:
Arts said:apparently they do have internet in Melbourne….Bit of a shame you couldn’t come visit the peninsula for a day… You’ve missed out on the best bit.
8-/
we went to the snow instead
Rule 303 said:
Arts said:apparently they do have internet in Melbourne….Bit of a shame you couldn’t come visit the peninsula for a day… You’ve missed out on the best bit.
8-/
There’s a best bit?
:)
I think there’s a least worst bit, Droppy.
Arts said:
apparently they do have internet in Melbourne….
Up here in FNQ, we still use carrier pigeon…we’re pretty laid back…no worries, hey, she’ll be right.
GODZONE…
oops. didnt mean to shout
off to check out another camera club… such a camera club whore ;)
Good evening Holidayers. I am now replete. Cold chook, coleslaw, steamed pumpkin and mashed potato. Possibly an odd combination, but food.
>>off to check out another camera club… such a camera club whore ;)<<
You need to be very careful Droppy…..you may be turning into my father. Oh dear! Although he was fairly loyal to a couple of clubs, and quite into the monthly competitions.
I forgot to say….he did black and white prints. I always recall him touching them up with a very fine brush or pen with the photo held very close to the end of his nose.
These days (he is 80 now) he works digital on the computer screen, but I’m not very much in favour of some of the things he does in terms of changing skin colour and stuff.
Expats v Pats about to get underway at The Oval to see which South African side is the best, the covers are on butt.
Peak Warming Man said:
Expats v Pats about to get underway at The Oval to see which South African side is the best, the covers are on butt.
Evening folks
happy tndc
I miss the old forum on winters nights.
We’d all be sitting around a warm friendly fire, MartinB would be reading old Hansards to DV while he checked the Zinc futures, DocMercury would be throwing himself against the ramparts of the establishment, Bubblecar would be spit roasting a bullock for supper, Gloworm would be trying to get into Chat, Zarkov would be predicting another agamemnon flue pandemic while the Bear quietly did lines of coke from a supermodels butt in front of the fire, it was all very homely back then.
Whereas, on the new forum the maggot troll has been banned at least twice tonight.
Dropbear said:
There’s a best bit?
I see you didn’t make it past St Kilda on your visit either, Bear.
:-)
Geoff D said:
Whereas, on the new forum the maggot troll has been banned at least twice tonight.
This new forum software has certainly allowed the ABC staffers to deliver effective troll banning, exactly as promised. I don’t know how the old forum survived without it.
Holidays Down Under are seen as poor quality and bad value, a tourism conference has been told:
AUSTRALIANS like to think of themselves as rugged, fun and easy going but for the rest of the world the picture of Down Under is far from completely positive.
Many foreigners regard Australians as variously unreliable, unhelpful and untrustworthy, a major tourism conference was told yesterday.
And holidays Down Under were poor quality and bad value by those interviewed in a major survey on brands across multiple nations.
The reality check came from Gruen Transfer ad guru Russel Howcroft, who unveiled fresh global data. It showed:
THE CHINESE think we’re stylish and classy – but not very helpful.
AMERICANS see us as carefree and rugged, but we don’t deliver quality or good value.
THE BRITISH regard us as charming and independent – but untrustworthy.
INDIANS believe our daring is offset by arrogance.
Mr Howcroft, head of the George Patterson Y&R ad agency, said the positive news was these perceptions could be changed.
And Tourism Australia was doing just that as part of its $180 million “There’s nothing like Australia’‘ campaign.
He said the results were different when people who had actually visited Australia.
When Brits who had visited Down Under were singled out, they shared the overwhelmingly positive view of the country of Australians, who rate our homeland as tops as a different, relevant, reliable and friendly destination.
Mr Howcroft said 80 per cent of foreign markets saw Australia as “different’‘, 60 per cent had knowledge of it, half thought Australia was a relevant place to them – but only 30 per cent held it in high esteem.
“If you don’t hold a brand in esteem, you’re highly unlikely to pay a premium for it,’‘ said Mr Howcroft.
“Australia isn’t cheap, so they need to have a perception of very high quality, high value for what it costs them when they get here, to appear reasonable.’‘
Stumpy_seahorse said:
Evening folkshappy tndc
Cheers Stumpy.
I’m valiantly staying sober enough to still be awake for the bicycles tonight.
Bubble Car said:
Stumpy_seahorse said:
Evening folkshappy tndc
Cheers Stumpy.
I’m valiantly staying sober enough to still be awake for the bicycles tonight.
raises glass
>>THE CHINESE think we’re stylish and classy – but not very helpful.
He made that uo.
>>AMERICANS see us as carefree and rugged, but we don’t deliver quality or good value.
He made that up.
>>THE BRITISH regard us as charming and independent – but untrustworthy.
He made that up.
>>INDIANS believe our daring is offset by arrogance.
He made that up.
No drinkin’ here. Got to drive up to Toowoomba again tomorrow. Besides picking up stuff from the house, I have to visit the solicitors and find out what my duties are as executioner … ooops … executor.
Oh, that’s easy Geoff. As executor, you say…..“Mr Solicitor, I instruct you to do what is necessary” “How much is that going to cost?”
Geoff D said:
Whereas, on the new forum the maggot troll has been banned at least twice tonight.
Make that three! He’s busy.
Stumpy_seahorse said:
Evening folkshappy tndc
Clink
Annies Lane :)
I keep missing Rule. Thanks for the exercise. I suspect your diagnosis may be right. It’s not an immediate fix (like the link suggested!) but it certainly seems to settle things down. I’ll keep at it for a while.
Back in a tick, I have to write a seed order so I can send it off tomorrow.
buffy said:
Oh, that’s easy Geoff. As executor, you say…..“Mr Solicitor, I instruct you to do what is necessary” “How much is that going to cost?”
I’m trying to avoid excess costs. It is not a complex will, and the only thing of real value is the house and land which they seem to suggest we can dispose of as and when we wish.
And then you need a good holiday Geoff, get away and relax for a while.
http://www.holidaylettings.co.uk/rentals/bude/112392
>Make that three! He’s busy.
I thought there was rumours that he was to be outed if he kept it up.
>>I thought there was rumours that he was to be outed if he kept it up.
Troll 10 Knick 0
Mr buffy did the probate and everything for his mother’s will. That was straightforward because the house had been previously sold and the money was just sitting in a bank account. Never the less, there was quite a lot of running around. My advice would be just to use a solicitor and avoid the stress.
Geoff D said:
No drinkin’ here. Got to drive up to Toowoomba again tomorrow. Besides picking up stuff from the house, I have to visit the solicitors and find out what my duties are as executioner … ooops … executor.
sheet.. now you tell me!
I’m obviously schellbraitin’ in as stouts ashminner ish pussible with Coopers Best Extra..the bithsh of mine newest granchillun..
evening
Geoff D said:
buffy said:Oh, that’s easy Geoff. As executor, you say…..“Mr Solicitor, I instruct you to do what is necessary” “How much is that going to cost?”
I’m trying to avoid excess costs. It is not a complex will, and the only thing of real value is the house and land which they seem to suggest we can dispose of as and when we wish.
it happened last year when my step father died
he had enough nous to leave NO will meaning that it everything went straight to my mother
buffy said:
Mr buffy did the probate and everything for his mother’s will. That was straightforward because the house had been previously sold and the money was just sitting in a bank account. Never the less, there was quite a lot of running around. My advice would be just to use a solicitor and avoid the stress.
buffy said:
I keep missing Rule. Thanks for the exercise. I suspect your diagnosis may be right. It’s not an immediate fix (like the link suggested!) but it certainly seems to settle things down. I’ll keep at it for a while.
Excellent.
The next suggestion was going to be medial collateral ligament. You don’t want that.
http://www.amazon.com/PLOTINUS-Ennead-IV-8-Translation-Introduction/dp/1930972776
Not something that I would even think of picking up to read and up until about 2 months ago I had never heard of Plotinus.
However, the cover photo is mine :)
I was contacted re the usage and payment etc, I replied that only payment required was a copy of the book and recognition for the photo.
An email was sent to me just recently advising that the book signed by Prof Barrie Fleet was on it’s way, part of the email explained “Even though technically these are the writings of Plotinus, we were unable to procure his signature as he died 1742 years ago and with our current budget, time travel was slightly out of reach. Sorry.”
LOL
Rule…let’s just say I can sit with my feet on the wheel struts without having to very slowly unwind my left leg now when I want to get off the seat. I’m surprised at that much improvement in a couple of sessions. I can still feel the twinge though.
Pfft quitters.
>However, the cover photo is mine :)
What’s it a photo of, Spider?
I have looked at the cover and am none the wiser for doing so :)
Spider Lily said:
http://www.amazon.com/PLOTINUS-Ennead-IV-8-Translation-Introduction/dp/1930972776Not something that I would even think of picking up to read and up until about 2 months ago I had never heard of Plotinus.
However, the cover photo is mine :)
I was contacted re the usage and payment etc, I replied that only payment required was a copy of the book and recognition for the photo.
An email was sent to me just recently advising that the book signed by Prof Barrie Fleet was on it’s way, part of the email explained “Even though technically these are the writings of Plotinus, we were unable to procure his signature as he died 1742 years ago and with our current budget, time travel was slightly out of reach. Sorry.”
LOL
Never heard of him either, but nice photo.
They found this on Flickr and asked you?
Spider Lily said:
However, the cover photo is mine :)
Nice!
:-)
Good evening BUBF :-)
buffy said:
Rule…let’s just say I can sit with my feet on the wheel struts without having to very slowly unwind my left leg now when I want to get off the seat. I’m surprised at that much improvement in a couple of sessions. I can still feel the twinge though.
:Nods:
It’s a delicate thing, compared to the monsters around it and the forces that traverse the joint.
Divine Angel said:
Good evening BUBF :-)
Greetings BUGF. How is stuff?
sibeen said:
>However, the cover photo is mine :)What’s it a photo of, Spider?
I have looked at the cover and am none the wiser for doing so :)
It’s a Jade Vine flower… and yes they searched for images of Jade Vine flower and came up with my photo http://www.flickr.com/photos/spider_lily/3953929609/
Stuff’s pretty good. I’ve been half promised a sort of promotion at work, which surprises me but makes me feel more secure, booked a cruise for january, and the dr seems to think I’m suffering depression again. Not entirely untrue but I’m refusing to go back on the antidepressants without trying other methods first.
How’s you and mrs rule?
I’ve never heard of a jade vine flower, it’s very pretty :-)
>It’s a Jade Vine flower… and yes they searched for images of Jade Vine flower and came up with my photo http://www.flickr.com/photos/spider_lily/3953929609/
The book has it the wrong way around :)
That’s almost all good news, BUGF. Is the Doc your GP or a specialist?
The Rule family are plugging along ridiculously well, thank you for asking. Not perfect, nothing every is, but better than tolerable.
:-)
Divine Angel said:
Stuff’s pretty good. I’ve been half promised a sort of promotion at work, which surprises me but makes me feel more secure, booked a cruise for january, and the dr seems to think I’m suffering depression again. Not entirely untrue but I’m refusing to go back on the antidepressants without trying other methods first.How’s you and mrs rule?
Sorry to hear about the depression DA, may I ask what other methods are being offered? I strongly refused pills and used exercise, while it isn’t for everyone it did work for me.
Another very good friend of mine who is taking pills wasn’t looking so good the other day and admitted that life was pretty shitty again. So I guess you get highs and lows on them too, just like most of us.
sibeen said:
>It’s a Jade Vine flower… and yes they searched for images of Jade Vine flower and came up with my photo http://www.flickr.com/photos/spider_lily/3953929609/The book has it the wrong way around :)
Actually they have the flower the right way around :)
it is usually found hanging in clumps
http://www.logees.com/images/R1781-strongylodon.jpg
It is a very spectacular sight when in full bloom.
Spider Lily said:
http://www.amazon.com/PLOTINUS-Ennead-IV-8-Translation-Introduction/dp/1930972776Not something that I would even think of picking up to read and up until about 2 months ago I had never heard of Plotinus.
However, the cover photo is mine :)
I was contacted re the usage and payment etc, I replied that only payment required was a copy of the book and recognition for the photo.
An email was sent to me just recently advising that the book signed by Prof Barrie Fleet was on it’s way, part of the email explained “Even though technically these are the writings of Plotinus, we were unable to procure his signature as he died 1742 years ago and with our current budget, time travel was slightly out of reach. Sorry.”
LOL
Hey that’s such a cool story.. can I log it?
He’s a gp.
Well, the other day I had a bit of a meltdown, and realized that for the past 3 years, I’ve had a meltdown at this time of year. So I went to my dr. Told him my theory and he confirmed that it was this time last year and the year before that I’d sought advice. Two Years ago I took the pills and vowed never to do it again. I felt completely disassociated from everything, even my own hands were alien.
I said I was trying to lose weight so I’m eating well and exercising and doing all the things I’m supposed to be doing, plus I live in Brisbane so SAD seems a strange diagnosis. He wants me to see a counsellor even though I have no real problems, and use the anti d pills, which I refuse to do. So I’m sitting in the sun for half an hur every morning to reset the serotonin or whatever is supposed to be wrong.
roughbarked said:
Spider Lily said:
http://www.amazon.com/PLOTINUS-Ennead-IV-8-Translation-Introduction/dp/1930972776Not something that I would even think of picking up to read and up until about 2 months ago I had never heard of Plotinus.
However, the cover photo is mine :)
I was contacted re the usage and payment etc, I replied that only payment required was a copy of the book and recognition for the photo.
An email was sent to me just recently advising that the book signed by Prof Barrie Fleet was on it’s way, part of the email explained “Even though technically these are the writings of Plotinus, we were unable to procure his signature as he died 1742 years ago and with our current budget, time travel was slightly out of reach. Sorry.”
LOL
Hey that’s such a cool story.. can I log it?
You may :D
errr log it where?
Divine Angel said:
He’s a gp.Well, the other day I had a bit of a meltdown, and realized that for the past 3 years, I’ve had a meltdown at this time of year. So I went to my dr. Told him my theory and he confirmed that it was this time last year and the year before that I’d sought advice. Two Years ago I took the pills and vowed never to do it again. I felt completely disassociated from everything, even my own hands were alien.
I said I was trying to lose weight so I’m eating well and exercising and doing all the things I’m supposed to be doing, plus I live in Brisbane so SAD seems a strange diagnosis. He wants me to see a counsellor even though I have no real problems, and use the anti d pills, which I refuse to do. So I’m sitting in the sun for half an hur every morning to reset the serotonin or whatever is supposed to be wrong.
if i were you i would do some reaseach on this subject
i can guarantee that after 2 hours or so of some solid research on the net there will be some information that can help you
if you are ready and willing to start looking
the medical establishment thrives on “mental disorders”
you need to looking for your own answers i’m not sure that as the cause of these problems are actually known, that the answer thats provided is valid in the form of pills.
Divine Angel said:
He’s a gp.Well, the other day I had a bit of a meltdown, and realized that for the past 3 years, I’ve had a meltdown at this time of year. So I went to my dr. Told him my theory and he confirmed that it was this time last year and the year before that I’d sought advice. Two Years ago I took the pills and vowed never to do it again. I felt completely disassociated from everything, even my own hands were alien.
I said I was trying to lose weight so I’m eating well and exercising and doing all the things I’m supposed to be doing, plus I live in Brisbane so SAD seems a strange diagnosis. He wants me to see a counsellor even though I have no real problems, and use the anti d pills, which I refuse to do. So I’m sitting in the sun for half an hur every morning to reset the serotonin or whatever is supposed to be wrong.
It is a strange condition and different for everyone, I hope all goes well for you. If you chose to go to a counsellor give it a fair go, sometimes it can take a bit of time for ‘stuff’ to come up…
Sitting in the sun sounds lovely :)
Yeah OK.
Hmmm… I know some people have some success with A-Ds from GPs, and that’s great, but I wouldn’t be taking anything that affected my thinking without talking seriously with a specialist first. Just my preference.
I know I’ll be accused of being an exercise nut, but I think there is real validity in what Ms. Lily says.
I think the sun-in-the-morning routine should also include restrictions on exposure to blue light frequencies at night…. I’m sure I read an article about that recently….
Oh absolutely, anti ds work for some people. So far my research tells me diet and exercise are the best non- pill way to deal with it, plus bright light therapy, which I figure the sun is best at doing anyway. Of course, having SAD is a great excuse to get a winter home somewhere tropical :p
Spider Lily said:
roughbarked said:
Spider Lily said:
http://www.amazon.com/PLOTINUS-Ennead-IV-8-Translation-Introduction/dp/1930972776Not something that I would even think of picking up to read and up until about 2 months ago I had never heard of Plotinus.
However, the cover photo is mine :)
I was contacted re the usage and payment etc, I replied that only payment required was a copy of the book and recognition for the photo.
An email was sent to me just recently advising that the book signed by Prof Barrie Fleet was on it’s way, part of the email explained “Even though technically these are the writings of Plotinus, we were unable to procure his signature as he died 1742 years ago and with our current budget, time travel was slightly out of reach. Sorry.”
LOL
Hey that’s such a cool story.. can I log it?
You may :D
errr log it where?
in the back of my mind as a point ref.. is thaOK?
Divine Angel said:
He’s a gp.Well, the other day I had a bit of a meltdown, and realized that for the past 3 years, I’ve had a meltdown at this time of year. So I went to my dr. Told him my theory and he confirmed that it was this time last year and the year before that I’d sought advice. Two Years ago I took the pills and vowed never to do it again. I felt completely disassociated from everything, even my own hands were alien.
I said I was trying to lose weight so I’m eating well and exercising and doing all the things I’m supposed to be doing, plus I live in Brisbane so SAD seems a strange diagnosis. He wants me to see a counsellor even though I have no real problems, and use the anti d pills, which I refuse to do. So I’m sitting in the sun for half an hur every morning to reset the serotonin or whatever is supposed to be wrong.
Having a meltdown when you don’t have any issues could actually be the hallmark of a depressive experience. Or it could not be.
A counsellor might not be to talk about “stuff” since there isn’t a lot of stuff to talk about it seems but maybe to talk about how to have an impact on the way you think, which can have an impact on the way you feel. You know, standard CBT stuff. Comes in a variety of colours and textures but same stuff underneath it all.
The sunshine sounds good too.
:-)
I hope you are meltdown free for a bit.
roughbarked said:
Spider Lily said:
roughbarked said:Hey that’s such a cool story.. can I log it?
You may :D
errr log it where?
in the back of my mind as a point ref.. is thaOK?
Absolutely, I’d be honoured :))
Thanks jennaj, that’s exactly what I think. Its not the stuff that is making me nutty, it’s how I’m reacting to small things. I don’t know how to fix that.
Anyhow, it’s bedtime.
Divine Angel said:
Thanks jennaj, that’s exactly what I think. Its not the stuff that is making me nutty, it’s how I’m reacting to small things. I don’t know how to fix that.Anyhow, it’s bedtime.
A counsellor and some CBT training.
Sleep well
Morning folks
Morning all … and stumpy
Geoff D said:
Morning all … and stumpy
Hi Geoff, how’s things?
‘nother trip to Toowoomba and back today. Solicitor stuff.
Morning Geoff D, Stumpy and others
Show day up here but I’m still on leave anyway :)
Spider Lily said:
Morning Geoff D, Stumpy and othersShow day up here but I’m still on leave anyway :)
Hopefully it all goes smoothly Geoff.
Wish i had a day off…maybe next week..
Good morning. I am failing in my weather report….I haven’t been outside yet. Mr buffy fed the dogs at 6.30 this morning. Oh, he says it was 7 degrees.
20 degrees here this morning, there is still a slight chill in the air.
Still have the doona on the bed at present, it usually stays on until October.
Morning -1 here. TGIF…:)
Morning Poikilotherm :)
saunters in
Morning all.
waves
How are you feeling this morning sibeen?
Sprightly, Jo, very sprightly :)
sibeen said:
Sprightly, Jo, very sprightly :)
Very good to hear :)
I have a slight feeling that I may have your condition from yesterday tomorrow morning :/
Eagle eyed foresight :)
Mornin’
show day holiday here…woot!
Aquila said:
Mornin’
show day holiday here…woot!
Looks like it’s going to be a great day too :D
Catching up with Junglenut later on today, I feel a headache coming on :)
Any news?
Ah look, DV :)
Nothing much has happened here lately. How’s it unfolding your end?
Spider Lily said:
Aquila said:
Mornin’
show day holiday here…woot!
Looks like it’s going to be a great day too :D
Catching up with Junglenut later on today, I feel a headache coming on :)
*chuckle
dv said:
Any news?
about?
Breaking Bad up for some Emmys this year. Very happy to see Giancarlo Esposito nominated for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of Gustavo Fring :D
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/emmys/la-et-st-emmy-nominations-2012-list-20120718,0,521498.htmlstory
Divine Angel said:
Breaking Bad up for some Emmys this year. Very happy to see Giancarlo Esposito nominated for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of Gustavo Fring :Dhttp://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/emmys/la-et-st-emmy-nominations-2012-list-20120718,0,521498.htmlstory
he does a lot of dead pan faces.. ;)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/technology/digital-living/7316298/Burger-King-sacks-staff-over-salad-image
>>Any news?
No.
Afternoon…4.5 hrs to go till the ‘weekend’
neomyrtus_ said:
http://www.stuff.co.nz/technology/digital-living/7316298/Burger-King-sacks-staff-over-salad-image
God bless minimum wage.
>God bless minimum wage.
At least they can afford shoes.
Bubble Car said:
>God bless minimum wage.At least they can afford shoes.
you reckon?
I grew up with my dad using a last and shoe tacks and leather.Yeah but did you have to stand in your salad? It would be much more awful if these employees were forced to use salad as shoes.
Congrats on your grandparenthood, roughbarked. What have they called the baby?
Oh I missed this news- Congrats roughy!
May I suggest an amber necklace as a present? They’re all the rage nowadays :P
Some folks cain’t afford no salad dressing. Goota do whut they can with nude salad. Nude salad! And they call that the good ol’ days.
Maybe the shoes are the salad’s dressing.
Bubble Car said:
Congrats on your grandparenthood, roughbarked. What have they called the baby?
She had asked if I could think of anything botanical.. I ruled out foecundaAt the time she wanted something that was easily shotrtened .. I said Xanthy is kewl but there could be aspersions to Xanthorrhoea
Divine Angel said:
http://www.stuff.co.nz/technology/digital-living/7316298/Burger-King-sacks-staff-over-salad-imageGod bless minimum wage.
Been on your feet all day? Tired, sore feet? Bunions or corns?
Burger King Therapeutic Lettuce Shoes are the answer. Walk away you sore-foot worries on a pillow of Lettuce. They’re like an iceberg for your feet.
roughbarked said:
Bubble Car said:
Congrats on your grandparenthood, roughbarked. What have they called the baby?
She had asked if I could think of anything botanical.. I ruled out foecunda. At the time she wanted something that was easily shotrtened .. I said Xanthy is kewl but there could be aspersions to Xanthorrhoea
yesterday .. I called her and said Heather M.. could be shortened to Erica.. or favouring my name .. you could call her Petra?
she said.. “I have a shortist of five and none of those three are on it.. She won’t be called M.. she will be called J”I said.. “you are getting married?”
NO
“then tha’s the pay-off?”
WHAT?
“forget it hb, dad joke”ANYWAY, the naming is my choice.. you stay out of it(at this stage)
Used to be lots of girls called Myrtle, Ivy, Fern, Heather, Holly, Violet, Lily, Daisy, Rose etc. Hyacinth, Marigold, Stickyweed.
They do sound heavenly, Rule. I’ll take 3 pairs.
Ha, stickyweed.
poikilotherm said:
Ha, stickyweed.
That’s a long way from being the stupidest name I’ve heard for kids around here.
Stickyweed! Clean up yer room!
Bubble Car said:
Used to be lots of girls called Myrtle, Ivy, Fern, Heather, Holly, Violet, Lily, Daisy, Rose etc. Hyacinth, Marigold, Stickyweed.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/99559986@N00/sets/72157630660940798/
Rule 303 said:
poikilotherm said:Ha, stickyweed.That’s a long way from being the stupidest name I’ve heard for kids around here.
Girl over at Red Rooster named Makayylah.
Divine Angel said:
Girl over at Red Rooster named Makayylah.
I’m sorry, your name is too stupid. Please accept ‘Sarah’ as an appropriate substitute.
Strip Sub Combo with Lemonade, thanks Sarah.
:-)
Rule 303 said:
poikilotherm said:Ha, stickyweed.That’s a long way from being the stupidest name I’ve heard for kids around here.
Astamouth kind of place rule?
Divine Angel said:
Rule 303 said:
poikilotherm said:Ha, stickyweed.That’s a long way from being the stupidest name I’ve heard for kids around here.
Girl over at Red Rooster named Makayylah.
if this trend continues, all names will consist of yk and h soon
poikilotherm said:
Astamouth kind of place rule?
Home of the socialite skeleton airhead.
Talking about red food, enjoying a late lunch of Rubicon Red this end, with pickled onions. A Leicester-style red cheese by Ashgrove, named after the Rubicon river which ran through my sister’s backyard on her Elizabeth Town property.
Rule 303 said:
poikilotherm said:Astamouth kind of place rule?Home of the socialite skeleton airhead.
Nice, I get country bogan…blaze, river etc
I love Rubicon Red!
So how would one pronounce Ykh as a name?
http://toxipedia.org/display/toxipedia/Welcome+to+Toxipedia
Divine Angel said:
So how would one pronounce Ykh as a name?
Ian.
:-)
Rule 303 said:
Divine Angel said:So how would one pronounce Ykh as a name?Ian.
:-)
Now is that Ee-an or Eye-an (as in Ian “Eye-an” Ziering from 90210)?
Rule 303 said:
Divine Angel said:So how would one pronounce Ykh as a name?Ian.
:-)
:)
The Welsh pronunciation, eh.
Divine Angel said:
Girl over at Red Rooster named Makayylah.
party_pants said:
We had a Tinkerbelle working at the local chicken takeaway place. Poor kid.
Maybe she just liked the name. A guy who worked in the cafe here had a name badge which read Timonator. Mine used to read Deli Queen :)
Rule might like this, being a sport type I assume.
http://www.bmj.com/content/345/bmj.e4737
The previous year (2004), the institute had entered a partnership with Gatorade. The AIS’s first Gatorade fellow, Kelly Drew, conducted a study on hydration among the cricketers, taking urine samples and testing their sweat.
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AIS’s first Gatorade fellow – bugger me, it’s the Pond’s Institute.
sibeen said:
The previous year (2004), the institute had entered a partnership with Gatorade. The AIS’s first Gatorade fellow, Kelly Drew, conducted a study on hydration among the cricketers, taking urine samples and testing their sweat.—————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————-
AIS’s first Gatorade fellow – bugger me, it’s the Pond’s Institute.
Quality research guaranteed.
http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/environment/kooragang—coal-workers-face-increased-cancer-risk-study-20120720-22e2v.html
Skeppo better watch where he parks his boat.
http://www.bmj.com/content/341/bmj.c3337/rr/594919
I get a few people who ask for extra cinnamon on their doughnuts because they’re diabetic.
poikilotherm, you should make a thread out of that sports drink article.
Damm fine read.
sibeen said:
poikilotherm, you should make a thread out of that sports drink article.Damm fine read.
Yea wasn’t bad…I’ve just been reading about the flaws in the Prostate study you posted earlier. The NY article was quite good with what was actually reported in the journal (NEJM).
lol
http://www.hardenexpress.com.au/news/local/news/general/womens-health-night/2630718.aspx
You know it’s gonna be an awesome night when tix are available from the local gift shop.
Divine Angel said:
You know it’s gonna be an awesome night when tix are available from the local gift shop.
Wonder if Cabot will have a display of Liver tone shots there.
The only mention of climate change is in the last sentence.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-07-19/giant-iceberg-breaks-from-greenland-glacier/4140734
Divine Angel said:
The only mention of climate change is in the last sentence.http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-07-19/giant-iceberg-breaks-from-greenland-glacier/4140734
It was a controlled calving using secret super special Al Gore aircraft.
Those nanna termites are at it again with the icebergs, blocking the flow of water in order to regulate the falling ice clouds which in turn affect the layer of oil on the water to hide evidence of reversed global climate.
taps nose
Divine Angel said:
The only mention of climate change is in the last sentence.http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-07-19/giant-iceberg-breaks-from-greenland-glacier/4140734
I assumed it was a stock photo
Divine Angel said:
I assumed it was a stock photo
Into politics now?
http://www.abc.net.au/unleashed/4143532.html
>I assumed it was a stock photo
Look, my family is right into farming, and there’s definitely no stock in that photo, trust me, I know these things.
At least it wasn’t a photo of Dick Smith’s iceberg in Sydney Harbour.
>>>At least it wasn’t a photo of Dick Smith’s iceberg in Sydney Harbour.
Wasn’t that a great April Fools Day stunt?
Opens first stubbie of the evening.
I’ve actually got a bottle of Chimay Grande Reserve to imbibe on, but it needs to warm up a bit first as my fridge is a tad too cold for this form of beer.
It is sitting on my desk as I type, tempting me.
Oo, fancy Belgian beer.
Local Kentish ale this end. And FNDC is called, for those awaiting an offical announcement.
Greetings Earthlings…
Greetings ms spock.
Twas a busy day with printmaking and photography.
ms spock said:
Twas a busy day with printmaking and photography.
Nice to see people being industrious.
g’day banger’s, what’s goin’ on?
Bubble Car said:
ms spock said:Twas a busy day with printmaking and photography.
Nice to see people being industrious.
parps at mr car
Indeed I have been busy and I want to get some work done tonight as well.
Aquila said:
g’day banger’s, what’s goin’ on?
Hello Aquila
printmaking, photocopying, cooking, dinner, foruming then some more work
Evening all. Busy day. Sweet trip up the range, straight into sorting shit out again. Found nondescript box with nondescript coins (silver threepences for Christmas pud, a 1928 farthing, a 10 toya piece from PNG and a strange yellow coin dated 1898 with no denomination. Took it to a nearby coin dealer – a gold sovereign, retail value approx $350!
Solicitor was a pleasant chap. Mum’s will is singularly uncomplicated and very easy to execute. Gave me a list of things to do, and a warning to sell within 2 years or face capital gains tax consequences. Nothing can be done until we have the death certificate in our hot little hands, so a couple of lazy weeks yet.
All in all, a bruddy good day.
Why do you have to wait for the death certificate?
As in, where is it?
Divine Angel said:
Why do you have to wait for the death certificate?
Can’t close bank account without death certificate. Can’t effect transfer of title in fee simple without a death certificate. Can’t change house insurance, rates, etc. without the transfer in fee simple. One thing depends on another.
Divine Angel said:
As in, where is it?
Still coming from Dept. of Justice/Registrar’s office. They just don’t hand it to you straight away.
Sounds a rewarding day geoff. Still got my Dad’s coin collection somewhere, but I doubt if there’s anything particularly valuable in it.
ms spock said:
Aquila said:
g’day banger’s, what’s goin’ on?
Hello Aquila
printmaking, photocopying, cooking, dinner, foruming then some more work
Holy crap, I think you’re just the kind of woman i’s been looking for all my life….are you a good cook?
evening
Oh. I thought you needed a copy for the funeral place etc before all of that.
*having never had to deal with that sort of thing
Geoff D said:
Evening all. Busy day. Sweet trip up the range, straight into sorting shit out again. Found nondescript box with nondescript coins (silver threepences for Christmas pud, a 1928 farthing, a 10 toya piece from PNG and a strange yellow coin dated 1898 with no denomination. Took it to a nearby coin dealer – a gold sovereign, retail value approx $350!Solicitor was a pleasant chap. Mum’s will is singularly uncomplicated and very easy to execute. Gave me a list of things to do, and a warning to sell within 2 years or face capital gains tax consequences. Nothing can be done until we have the death certificate in our hot little hands, so a couple of lazy weeks yet.
All in all, a bruddy good day.
That sounds pretty good and industrious.
Cheers Boris.
Aquila said:
ms spock said:
Aquila said:
g’day banger’s, what’s goin’ on?
Hello Aquila
printmaking, photocopying, cooking, dinner, foruming then some more work
Holy crap, I think you’re just the kind of woman i’s been looking for all my life….are you a good cook?
I am indeed. I am about to make pancakes.
i hope fndc has been convened as i am about to open a beer.
Boris said:
evening
Evening boris
ms spock said:
Aquila said:
ms spock said:Hello Aquila
printmaking, photocopying, cooking, dinner, foruming then some more work
Holy crap, I think you’re just the kind of woman i’s been looking for all my life….are you a good cook?
I am indeed. I am about to make pancakes.
Right! Give me 10 minutes, I’ll be right over!
I am about to make pancakes.
mmmmm. with golden syrup and lemon juice. a trick i learnt from mum was to use 50/50 water and milk. makes them lighter than all milk.
new puta and windows 7. bit of a learning curve and getting all set to what i like. and a new wireless keyboard and mouse.
Aquila said:
ms spock said:
Aquila said:Holy crap, I think you’re just the kind of woman i’s been looking for all my life….are you a good cook?
I am indeed. I am about to make pancakes.
Right! Give me 10 minutes, I’ll be right over!
makes more pancake batter
Anyone else coming over?
Anyone else coming over?
can you post me a couple?
Boris said:
I am about to make pancakes.mmmmm. with golden syrup and lemon juice. a trick i learnt from mum was to use 50/50 water and milk. makes them lighter than all milk.
nods interestedly
Last year I ran into a bloke who is now living in what was my childhood home. Mum and Dad sold the place about 10 years ago and this bloke had bought it off the original purchases about two years ago. He decided to do up the main bedroom and pulled the old built in wardrobes down, and to his surprise found a shedload of old coins which had obviously fallen out the back of drawers.
It paid for his renovation and them some. Collected $6.5K out of it. I mentioned it to the old man and he replied in his thick Irish brogue, “ah, I’d wondered where quite a few of them had got too”.
Silly bunt :)
Boris said:
new puta and windows 7. bit of a learning curve and getting all set to what i like. and a new wireless keyboard and mouse.
Cool bananas!
Boris said:
Anyone else coming over?can you post me a couple?
Any one else?
Collected $6.5K out of it.
jaysus! silly bunt all right.
Go ogle the crazy Russki/Kazakh spaaaaaace Gopher!
Cute video (bottom of page) of the Baikonur Cosmodrome’s famous gopher
sibeen said:
Last year I ran into a bloke who is now living in what was my childhood home. Mum and Dad sold the place about 10 years ago and this bloke had bought it off the original purchases about two years ago. He decided to do up the main bedroom and pulled the old built in wardrobes down, and to his surprise found a shedload of old coins which had obviously fallen out the back of drawers.It paid for his renovation and them some. Collected $6.5K out of it. I mentioned it to the old man and he replied in his thick Irish brogue, “ah, I’d wondered where quite a few of them had got too”.
Silly bunt :)
:)
Only if you can guarantee overnight delivery so I can munch on them for breakfast. Otherwise, I wouldn’t bother about it.
Boris said:
new puta and windows 7. bit of a learning curve and getting all set to what i like. and a new wireless keyboard and mouse.
Yea please Spockty!
Still on XP, this end.
10 people shot dead at premiere of new Batman film in Denver
A masked gunman has shot dead 10 people and wounded more than 30 others at a Batman film premiere in the US, reports claim.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/9414264/10-people-shot-dead-at-premiere-of-new-Batman-film-in-Denver.html
Isn’t the world a grand bloody place :(
sibeen said:
10 people shot dead at premiere of new Batman film in Denver
A masked gunman has shot dead 10 people and wounded more than 30 others at a Batman film premiere in the US, reports claim.http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/9414264/10-people-shot-dead-at-premiere-of-new-Batman-film-in-Denver.html
Isn’t the world a grand bloody place :(
Charming :-/
Was the movie really that crap?
i would like to get my hands on these kinds of people
wookiemeister said:
i would like to get my hands on these kinds of people
Not far from Columbine High. Cue spooky music.
My darling Chimay is now open. Goes well with a Danish Blue.
yawns
Early night for me, I think.
I’m a bit weary too, too much driving.
party_pants said:
wookiemeister said:
i would like to get my hands on these kinds of people
No way. They’re dangerous enough already without you indoctrinating them further.
Wookie’s insane rants 24/7 might be a sufficient punishment to help people rehabilitate. Either that or it will send them insane.
Witty, that’s a bit harsh. I can remember, and it was only in the last month or so, where there was an evening when Wookie appeared to be completely lucid.
:)
Good evening Holidayers. I should like to report that I’m an excellent pizza maker. Including putting pineapple on my half…..
>>I’m a bit weary too, too much driving.<<
Mr buffy is also claiming to be weary (or worse). He had to climb the ladder inside a wind tower today. Apparently it was quite a climb……
Was he involved in that rescue, Buffy?
our new police minister sounds worse than the doddering fool we just got rid of.
This one:
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-07-20/man-injured-working-inside-wind-turbine/4143738?section=vic
He’s got very tired legs. 60m up a vertical ladder. It’s one under construction, the lift is not fitted yet…..
Oh, and then he had to come down again!
Evening folks
Boris said:
our new police minister sounds worse than the doddering fool we just got rid of.
could be stumpy, could be.
buffy said:
60m up a vertical ladder.
Bugger that for a game of soldiers!
i’m going to have another beer and to hell with the expense.
party_pants said:
wookiemeister said:
i would like to get my hands on these kinds of people
No way. They’re dangerous enough already without you indoctrinating them further.
Witty Rejoinder said:
party_pants said:
wookiemeister said:
i would like to get my hands on these kinds of people
No way. They’re dangerous enough already without you indoctrinating them further.Wookie’s insane rants 24/7 might be a sufficient punishment to help people rehabilitate. Either that or it will send them insane.
first i’d warm them up a bit with some art of war and then finish them off with economic theory and how about no matter what they do – they are doomed that should work nicely.
i’m off to astronomy club meet
i’ve been given the clubs 10 inch reflector to use for a while (or at least until someone else wants it, i don’t really know anyone down there that well, i’d shown my face a few times in the past though)
Key independent MP Rob Oakeshott has issued a stern warning to Labor that he will do what he can to bring on an election if there is any substance to recent leadership speculation.
There has been a renewed focus on internal leadership tensions this week following comments by Chief Government Whip Joel Fitzgibbon that Julia Gillard’s job would be under threat if Labor’s poll numbers do not improve.
It has prompted another round of introspection within the labour movement about the Prime Minister’s hold on the top job.
Mr Oakeshott, who signed an agreement to support Labor after the 2010 election, says he is “utterly sick” of leadership speculation and is warning Labor it could face an early election if Ms Gillard is dumped.
“My message to them is not a threat, it is explaining once again the choice that they have,” Mr Oakeshott told ABC News Online.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-07-20/oakeshott-issues-veiled-leadership-warning/4144026
Not a threat, eh. Do as I want or I’ll take my bat and ball and go home, but, but, but, it’s not a threat.
that stupid man shouldn’t be taken seriously
i hope he’s got his resume ready for after next election
Pancakes all express posted by stork so will arrive shortly.
Nah, go Bobby Oakeshot!
anything to keep that cretin Rudd out
>Pancakes all express posted by stork so will arrive shortly.
Begins to fret.
I’ve got early morning basketball. Well, to be truthful, my youngest daughter has early morning basketball. I’m the designated taxi driver.
What if I’m out when they arrive?
Will they stay warm in the post pack?
Are they humidity sealed to stop them drying out?
Did you put some lemon and sugar in the post, or will I have to provide these myself?
Definitely fretting now
party_pants said:
Nah, go Bobby Oakeshot!anything to keep that cretin Rudd out
Ha, the basketball got u finally ‘been…
morrie said:
Give him another shot, I say.
buffy said:
He’s got very tired legs. 60m up a vertical ladder. It’s one under construction, the lift is not fitted yet…..Oh, and then he had to come down again!
It’s the coming down what does the damage.
Seriously…
Rule 303 said:
buffy said:He’s got very tired legs. 60m up a vertical ladder. It’s one under construction, the lift is not fitted yet…..Oh, and then he had to come down again!
It’s the coming down what does the damage.
Seriously…
Hmmn – the Apple iPhone 5 will have a new docking system, not compatible with the current one.
I only just bought a new appliance with a docking station this week.
>Ha, the basketball got u finally ‘been…
My life is rooned.
sibeen said:
>Ha, the basketball got u finally ‘been…My life is rooned.
Could be worse, could’ve just bought an iPhone docking thing.
Seeing as I didn’t bother with dinner, I’m just about to cook this substantial supper to accompany the bicycles tonight: Warm potato salad with goat’s cheese. The cubed potatoes will be combined with sour cream, horseradish, onion, shedloads of rocket, parsley and lots of pepper, and chunks of local goat cheese.
Bubble Car said:
Seeing as I didn’t bother with dinner, I’m just about to cook this substantial supper to accompany the bicycles tonight: Warm potato salad with goat’s cheese. The cubed potatoes will be combined with sour cream, horseradish, onion, shedloads of rocket, parsley and lots of pepper, and chunks of local goat cheese.
You going to watch the bicycles after all, party?
I went out for dinner last night, paid a pile of money for a couple of forkfuls of pork and a slice of garlic bread, the realised that I wouldn’t have enough money left for the next course.
I left and went to maccas to get something to eat.
Not going back there again!
mr car, what’s the weather like down your way?
Bubble Car said:
You going to watch the bicycles after all, party?
Stumpy_seahorse said:
mr car, what’s the weather like down your way?
Foggy & still, quite cold. The frogs seem to like it, judging by their songs.
Bubble Car said:
Stumpy_seahorse said:
mr car, what’s the weather like down your way?Foggy & still, quite cold. The frogs seem to like it, judging by their songs.
Are they out throwing tacks and oil onto the roads?
Hoping for some action in the last proper racing stage of the Tour tonight. Like to see Matty Goss elbowing people aside in a sprint finish.
Kingy said:
Bubble Car said:
Stumpy_seahorse said:
mr car, what’s the weather like down your way?Foggy & still, quite cold. The frogs seem to like it, judging by their songs.
Are they out throwing tacks and oil onto the roads?
i hope not, i think i’m going to be driving through that soon
Mind you, I’m yawning already.
>The cubed potatoes will be combined with sour cream, horseradish, onion, shedloads of rocket, parsley and lots of pepper, and chunks of local goat cheese.
+ cider vinegar.
>The cubed potatoes will be combined with sour cream, horseradish, onion, shedloads of rocket, parsley and lots of pepper, and chunks of local goat cheese + cider vinegar.
Verdict: Délicieux
>Verdict: Délicieux
It is tasty, but I would have added a couple of chopped hard-boiled eggs.
>It is tasty, but I would have added a couple of chopped hard-boiled eggs.
OK, I’ll let you cook it next time.
Bubblecar, have you noticed that it is quiet in here?
Do you trundle over to the “other” forum sometimes?
>Do you trundle over to the “other” forum sometimes?
Begone, you painted Jezebel . Do not come in here with your perfumed and buxom and wanton ways, trying to entice the stout and firm across to the whore of Babylon, that is the tainted site for the unbelievers!
Nope, I’m happy with the Holiday, empty though it often is :)
sibeen said:
>Do you trundle over to the “other” forum sometimes?Begone, you painted Jezebel . Do not come in here with your perfumed and buxom and wanton ways, trying to entice the stout and firm across to the whore of Babylon, that is the tainted site for the unbelievers!
sibeen said:
>Do you trundle over to the “other” forum sometimes?Begone, you painted Jezebel . Do not come in here with your perfumed and buxom and wanton ways, trying to entice the stout and firm across to the whore of Babylon, that is the tainted site for the unbelievers!
Ok, you three can stay here and pretend that it does not exist. The rest of us happily flit from one forum to another.
Hmm, I didn’t realise that my buxom was perfumed. It normally stinks like shit.
Kingy said:
Ok, you three can stay here and pretend that it does not exist. The rest of us happily flit from one forum to another.
Better make that four, cowboy.
:-)
Kingy said:
Ok, you three can stay here and pretend that it does not exist. The rest of us happily flit from one forum to another.
Better make that four, Pilgrim.
:-)
Dammit.
Lolz, double dipping at the fountain of holidays there, Rule?
Need ‘Edit’ function to correct errors.
>Ok, you three can stay here and pretend that it does not exist
Pretend it doesn’t exist?
I’m onto your wiles. Do not think that your enticing manner can keep me from my pledge, nay, my solemn promise, that I shall never defile my pure heart, and be tempted to view the sullied, the filth, the despicable and the depraved. Begone, Shaitan, bow down before your fallen idol, and tempt me no more.
sibeen said:
Do not think that your enticing manner can keep me from my pledge, nay, my solemn promise, that I shall never defile my pure heart, and be tempted to view the sullied, the filth, the despicable and the depraved. Begone, Shaitan, bow down before your fallen idol, and tempt me no more.
What he said.
Less pissedly, though.
sibeen said:
>Ok, you three can stay here and pretend that it does not existPretend it doesn’t exist?
I’m onto your wiles. Do not think that your enticing manner can keep me from my pledge, nay, my solemn promise, that I shall never defile my pure heart, and be tempted to view the sullied, the filth, the despicable and the depraved. Begone, Shaitan, bow down before your fallen idol, and tempt me no more.
I’m under the influence of a great bottle of Chimay Grande Reserve. Those Trappist monks obviously put something in it more than 9% alcohol :)
party_pants said:
sibeen said:
>Ok, you three can stay here and pretend that it does not existPretend it doesn’t exist?
I’m onto your wiles. Do not think that your enticing manner can keep me from my pledge, nay, my solemn promise, that I shall never defile my pure heart, and be tempted to view the sullied, the filth, the despicable and the depraved. Begone, Shaitan, bow down before your fallen idol, and tempt me no more.
It’s only an internet forum, nobody will remember or think worse of you if you do post there. Not like shagging a goat or anything.
There is no need to bring up sibeens sordid past, I was just reminding people that the new forum is available.
>There is no need to bring up sibeens sordid past, I was just reminding people that the new forum is available.
Oh, for gods sake. That should be sibeen’s. Jaysus, root one bloody goat and people get so exited that they decide to give the apostrophe the flick. The horror.
I used to wonder why they called it the black death, but I wonder no more.
the other forum has an edit function.
… just saying
>the other forum has an edit function.
Work of the Devil; no doubt about it.
sibeen said:
>the other forum has an edit function.Work of the Devil; no doubt about it.
I notice that your semi colon is in the wrong place.
>I notice that your semi colon is in the wrong place.
Actually, no.
sibeen said:
>I notice that your semi colon is in the wrong place.Actually, no.
You may be able to convince the other two stalewarts, but regardless, having an edit function is a good thing.
>having an edit function is a good thing.
Yes, I’m sure that a discussion with B.C or Zarkov would be especially entertaining when they can retrospectively edit their posts. Fun and games for all the kiddies.
sibeen said:
>having an edit function is a good thing.Yes, I’m sure that a discussion with B.C or Zarkov would be especially entertaining when they can retrospectively edit their posts. Fun and games for all the kiddies.
Man, you’re way behind the times with the fruit loops over there:(
>Man, you’re way behind the times with the fruit loops over there:(
jjjust moi, I’ll admit, I did peek in when the site started up. Wouldn’t have looked for about eight weeks. It really made me quite pissed off. 12 or 13 years and just throw it out the bloody window.
And if you’re having a little spy over here, Nick….middle finger
sibeen said:
>Man, you’re way behind the times with the fruit loops over there:(jjjust moi, I’ll admit, I did peek in when the site started up. Wouldn’t have looked for about eight weeks. It really made me quite pissed off. 12 or 13 years and just throw it out the bloody window.
And if you’re having a little spy over here, Nick….middle finger
he’s a great fellah, sometimes he gives me money and pretty things and i tell him all kinds of things you’d never believe
spies over here
ridiculous
i remember once on the holiday forum when a argument over the semi colon raged for a whole four weeks and ended with a criminal conviction
21 years for dancing in caravan park
A New South Wales man has been jailed for a least 21 years for stabbing a man to death in a caravan park and dancing around his body.
Kelvin Robert Willmott, 37, pleaded guilty to the stabbing murder of Shane Curphey, 35, during a fight at the Waterfront Tourist Park near Canton Beach on the NSW central coast in October 2010.
Mr Curphey died after being stabbed with two kitchen knives in the neck and chest.
The court heard he had 105 stab wounds with minimal evidence of defensive injuries.
Justice Derek Price said Willmott had been living with his mother, Roberta ‘Bobbie’ Willmott, in a caravan since May 2010 and Mr Curphey often visited friends in the park.
He said the men got into a fight after consuming alcohol and the offender told associates, “I’m going to go and bash someone,” and “I’m going to go and fix this bloke up”.
The judge said Willmott began a “frenzied attack” on his victim who gave him limited provocation.
“The offender was seen to leap from the ground to enable him to land blows in the back of the deceased’s neck,” Justice Price said.
He said Mr Curphey fell down onto a roadway outside the caravan park.
“The offender continued to stab the deceased in the face and neck,” Justice Price said.
“The offender was heard by witnesses shouting things like ‘how does that feel?’.
“One witness noted that the offender, ‘…was laughing and dancing around the deceased and appeared to be enjoying himself’.”
‘Savage’
The court heard that at some stage Willmott started to slash the knife across the victim’s throat in a manner that witnesses described as “trying to cut the deceased’s head off”.
Justice Price said another witness heard the offender yell out to his mother, “I had to do what I had to do. Mum, forget about me. I’m dead. I love you. Mum, it’s my fault, not yours” while alternating between yelling and laughing.
He noted that Willmott’s prolonged attack on his victim was “extraordinarily savage”.
The judge said Willmott committed the murder while on parole for other offences and has limited prospects of rehabilitation, but he said he has shown genuine remorse.
He sentenced Willmott to 28 years in jail with a non-parole period of 21 years for breaking the caravan park’s “NO DANCING” policy that is quite clearly outlined to all residents. With respect to the murder the judge took into considerance the defendent’s genuine grief and remorse and sentenced him to an extra 28 days with with the possibility of parole for that period for good behaviour.
Willmott will be eligible for parole in October 2031.
Ai Weiwei loses appeal against tax evasion fine
Updated July 20, 2012 19:13:00
One of his lawyers says a Beijing court has declined to overrule the $2.4 million fine imposed on the company he works for, Beijing Fake Cultural Development Ltd., which produces his art and designs.
Mr Ai was barred from showing up in court, and told Radio Australia the verdict was “absorutely outlageous”.
He has pledged to press on with legal challenges.
Beijing’s Chaoyang District Court heard the case at a closed hearing last June.
Mr Ai had called the hearing unfair, after police warned him to stay away and blocked journalists from approaching the court room, which only had five seats, by piling various pieces of furniture against the doors of the court.
Supporters of Ai, whose 81-day detention last year sparked an international outcry, have said the tax case is part of the government’s effort to muzzle the social critic.
“From the very beginning, the public security agency told us: ‘If the state calls you a tax evader, will it change its mind? Don’t be too naive’,” Mr Ai said.
Audio: Ai Weiwei talks to Radio Australia (ABC News)
One of his lawyers, Pu Zhiqiang, said previously the hearing was “grossly unfair” and that the court gave him very limited time to make his case and only 0.1 seconds to make his closing argument – good if you are an advanced computer and communicate in binary but totally impractical as a human.
Mr Pu said officials had not shown him any original documents with evidence of the alleged tax evasion and had also held a closed hearing last year, which he said violated a law requiring open hearings.
“In fact, these actions are really silly,” Mr Ai said.
“It hurts the respect that people have in the law and the trust in government. A proper government should be able to avoid this.
“It doesn’t make sense to anyone.”
Mr Ai enveiled also announced his new creation this afternoon entitled “forged millions” ; an ironic piece that consists of millions of dollars of forged money in a gigantic pile that is artistically convincing enough to pass chinese banking authorities examination to be declared as legal tender. He also declared to a small gathering that he would fight the government through the courts no matter how much it took and had recently found a anonymous backer to help him in his fight. Mr Ai wasn’t available for further comment later today.
Good morning all.
Good morning Geoff and other Holidayers. About to head off to Melbourne for an afternoon of lectures on the latest ideas about glaucoma.
Morning folks
Moral dilemma… cooked bacon and eggs for mrs SS and myself.
Halfway through, Tas ambos have taken her away to a call out…
She can’t honestly expect me not to eat it on her… can she?
:P
It’s now fair game, SS.
sibeen said:
It’s now fair game, SS.
i gave 1 bit to the dog, so i’m not 100% to blame :P
Morning
Ssshh please :/
Spider Lily said:
MorningSsshh please :/
Gday Spiderlilly
big night?
ah huh
I did watch 12 monkeys though..
and cuddled Gypsy heaps :)
>ah huh
I see your Cassandra like powers are still working then :)
Had a closer look at my gold sovereign. It’s 1893, not 1898, and has the “jubilee head” on it. Minted Sydney. 1893 was the last year of the “jubilee head” coins.
sibeen said:
>ah huhI see your Cassandra like powers are still working then :)
Yup :)
Blah :/
kii said:
Blah :/
What now? Wanna talk about teething :P
kii said:
Blah :/
Ditto
poikilotherm said:
kii said:
Blah :/
What now? Wanna talk about teething :P
Nah…I’m over that.
Someone at work told me about a chatroom for barnes and Noble booksellers….I’m so depressed reading this stuff :P
Oh, and I went to bed last night thinking that maybe I had misunderstood that Postpocalypse dude about the age of his child. I felt guilty – thinking the child was a really small, non-mobile thing. Then I just read through the whole thread to find that he is a year old! Oh, for fuck’s sake! Don’t get me started!!!
kii said:
Nah…I’m over that.
Someone at work told me about a chatroom for barnes and Noble booksellers….I’m so depressed reading this stuff :P
Ah…
I’m off to see the next Batman movie in a few minutes, better be worth the 3 hour round trip to the cinema.
kii said:
Oh, and I went to bed last night thinking that maybe I had misunderstood that Postpocalypse dude about the age of his child. I felt guilty – thinking the child was a really small, non-mobile thing. Then I just read through the whole thread to find that he is a year old! Oh, for fuck’s sake! Don’t get me started!!!
Yea, it’s not really worth the effort sometimes, even if you aren’t doing anything.
Wear body armour.
kii said:
Wear body armour.
I’m not in Colorado, so I should be fine. Poor bastards.
Yeah :/ one of my friends lives in Denver, she was woken up by people calling and texting her to see if she was okay.
Well, have fun. I have to go wash my work clothes as our friend’s pit bull cross slobbered all over me when we went to feed him. Poor little mongrel is so lonely.
Slobbery things they are…
Will do, hopefully.
poikilotherm said:
kii said:
Wear body armour.
I’m not in Colorado, so I should be fine. Poor bastards.
i can only hope i suppose and get to throw something at their head
That’s the stupidmarket done! Saw ex-neighbour who I saw grow up and one of Girl Child’s school mates.
Hey Geoff, I was thinking about getting something like this. What do you think?
Water supply”:http://www.abc.net.au/news/2009-11-02/water-from-an-underground-aquifer/2315568
Breaking News.
“POP legend George Michael has revealed he woke from his three-week coma speaking with a WEST COUNTRY accent.”
“POP legend George Michael has revealed he woke from his three-week coma speaking with a WEST COUNTRY accent.”
O R?
Peak Warming Man said:
Breaking News.“POP legend George Michael has revealed he woke from his three-week coma speaking with a WEST COUNTRY accent.”
>>Apparently it is a common phenomenon
How often does it happen, is it common for people in China, Japan, Brazil etc to wake up from a coma speaking in a WEST COUNTRY accent?
Peak Warming Man said:
>>Apparently it is a common phenomenonHow often does it happen, is it common for people in China, Japan, Brazil etc to wake up from a coma speaking in a WEST COUNTRY accent?
LIFTOFF of Japan’s Kounotori 3 spacecraft, delivering supplies and science to the International Space Station.
morrie said:
Yes, there was a story on the radio about it yesterday. Apparently it is a common phenomenon and there are reports from the Great War and earlier.
might venture outside. seems to have warmed sufficiently. damn those reptilian ancestors.
My attire for this morning was Tshirt and skirt :)
My attire for this morning was Tshirt and skirt
commando huh?
;-)
Almost- I’ve lost a bit of weight and now my knickers are too big :P
>>Almost- I’ve lost a bit of weight and now my knickers are too big
They’ll be too small after the cruise.
sigh
Yeah, probably.
Arvo folks
Hiya SS. How’s your weekend so far?
Divine Angel said:
Hiya SS. How’s your weekend so far?
busy, got a fair bit done around home, got a bit done on the ute, started prematurely drinking thinking the v8s were on today…
Mrs SS will be back tomorrow morning so i’ll have to resort to quieter activities (night shift last night and tonight and travelling all over the state delivering babys with the ambos today)
Listening to a quiz on the radio yesterday, bloke comes on and gets the first one right.Next question the quiz master says “Oh I don’t know if you’ll know this one, you might be a bit young to know this one, how old are you”
He said “Is that the question”
I LOL I can tell ya.
Sounds exciting, SS, especially delivering babies :) Did any of the grateful mothers name their child after you?
I stuffed around this morning, and one of my friends moved into my street (4 houses down!) so I went and welcomed her to the neighbourhood and then I was a tiny little bit late for work. Quite busy here today so could be an early night for me.
Afternoon
When we turned up for Art School at TAFE this week we couldn’t use the tools due to the cuts in funding to the technical assistants.
I went to a meeting and 1.89 billion is going to available for ‘private providers’ and TAFE to tender to get courses from.
There are a couple of companies that as ‘private providers’ are in on the game already – they rang one woman at Blue Scope Skill for ‘upskilling’ and she got three Certificate Fours and one Certificate Three from rpls (recognised prior learning) over a cup of coffee. Do you know how much the private providers get for each course that they ‘administer’ yes the same as TAFE providing a full time year course. So bizarre.
Tis a corrupt world out there, Spockle.
Divine Angel said:
Sounds exciting, SS, especially delivering babies :) Did any of the grateful mothers name their child after you?I stuffed around this morning, and one of my friends moved into my street (4 houses down!) so I went and welcomed her to the neighbourhood and then I was a tiny little bit late for work. Quite busy here today so could be an early night for me.
Not me DA…
Mrs SS is a midwife
Soz, misunderstood. I thought it odd that you were off with the ambos…
(I’m sure I’m seeing things… I swear there was a yellow motorbike in the car space I eventually parked in, having realised it wasn’t actually there, and I also swear I saw a post by Skunkworks earlier… that isn’t there…)
Divine Angel said:
Soz, misunderstood. I thought it odd that you were off with the ambos…(I’m sure I’m seeing things… I swear there was a yellow motorbike in the car space I eventually parked in, having realised it wasn’t actually there, and I also swear I saw a post by Skunkworks earlier… that isn’t there…)
hell no!
birthing animals and aminal babys… yes i can deal with…
But keep those punk squishy human things away!!!!
Punk squishy ones might hurt.
Has Curve posted recently? he was gearing up for another trip to hospital last I heard.
I don’t think so… as I said, I swear I saw a post by him but it wasn’t there when I went to click on it.
Conclusion: I’m going crazy
rocks back and forth
Divine Angel said:
I don’t think so… as I said, I swear I saw a post by him but it wasn’t there when I went to click on it.Conclusion: I’m going crazy
rocks back and forth
You’ll fit right in here then…
>>Conclusion: I’m going crazy
Nah you’ll be right, it’s probably nothing more than a brain tumor.
Goodo. Between Dr Google and Doktard Alex, I should be right.
morrie said:
Hey Geoff, I was thinking about getting something like this. What do you think?Water supply”:http://www.abc.net.au/news/2009-11-02/water-from-an-underground-aquifer/2315568
Stirrer!
party_pants said:
The boffin said it was more a case of the muscles involved in speaking being a little bit uncoordinated when the person is recovering from the coma, their speech comes out a bit different to normal – sometimes the listener will perceive it as a different accent of the same language. Sometimes it is just a bit slurred.
So a Victorian might wake up sounding like a Queenslander, say.
;-)
ms spock said:
Do you know how much the private providers get for each course that they ‘administer’ yes the same as TAFE providing a full time year course. So bizarre.
It’s privatisation by stealth, mostly. TAFE colleges will be forced to compete with the whole pool of RTOs (private, not-for-profit, enterprise, government), the theory being that it will force them to ‘streamline’.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/7323235/Carpet-cleaner-in-sting-pleads-guilty
oh my goodness..
Oh that’s gross!!
What sort of TV show is it?
neomyrtus_ said:
oh my goodness..
Fer gawd’s sake…
It’s always a few good apples that give the rest a good name.
Divine Angel said:
Oh that’s gross!!What sort of TV show is it?
commmercial TV consumer affairs program that uses some legal form of hidden surveilance to catch dodgy operators.
I’m now getting mental images from particular scenes in Meet The Feebles…
go away … must … find … happy place..
Rule 303 said:
ms spock said:Do you know how much the private providers get for each course that they ‘administer’ yes the same as TAFE providing a full time year course. So bizarre.It’s privatisation by stealth, mostly. TAFE colleges will be forced to compete with the whole pool of RTOs (private, not-for-profit, enterprise, government), the theory being that it will force them to ‘streamline’.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/7322892/Radioactive-ute-still-on-the-loose
Radioactive ute still on the loose
neomyrtus_ said:
Divine Angel said:
Oh that’s gross!!What sort of TV show is it?
commmercial TV consumer affairs program that uses some legal form of hidden surveilance to catch dodgy operators.
Don’t give ideas to Today Tonight/ ACA
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_density_gauge
I had to google…
Music time!
I have this song stuck in my head. It’s lyrical genius cough
http://www.youtube.com/user/ritaoravevo?v=dOOxlVUC08Q
wookiemeister said:
well what will happen is that the only tafes that will exist will be the big city colleges that cater to foreign students; everything else will collpase.
The sector has always relied heavily upon the ‘critical skills shortage’ list to supply a steady stream of fee-paying international students (because they’re entitled to a visa while studying and residency upon completion) – Whether TAFE or private doesn’t make much difference but the private RTOs are a lot more likely to get sprung for running immigration scams. There have been quite a few RTOs either shut down (and charged with fraud) or had their entitlements to receive government subsidies withdrawn, which is pretty much the same thing.
It’s an extremely untidy business sector. I can show you scams and loopholes that are so blatant their continued existence reeks of gross negligence, if not corruption, at department level.
neomyrtus_ said:
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/7322892/Radioactive-ute-still-on-the-looseRadioactive ute still on the loose
Welsh lamb stew tonight, I’d wager.
>carpet cleaner
Carpet creamer, more like.
Wonder what happened to DV. He peeped in yesterday for one cryptic post, then disappeared again.
Gday Mr Car
Hi Stumpy. Did you drive through our village after all?
Bubble Car said:
>carpet cleanerCarpet creamer, more like.
Ho ho ho
Bubble Car said:
Hi Stumpy. Did you drive through our village after all?
Not quite, took the turn off to St Marys.
not too bad, was actually warmer down there than it was here
Bubble Car said:
Wonder what happened to DV. He peeped in yesterday for one cryptic post, then disappeared again.
DV. Skunky. Beery.
It’s a conspiracy. Any one of us could be next.
Divine Angel said:
It’s a conspiracy. Any one of us could be next.
Don’t Blink. Blink and you’re dead. Don’t turn your back. Don’t look away.
And don’t Blink.
Good Luck.
Bubble Car said:
>carpet cleanerCarpet creamer, more like.
golfclap
Bubble Car said:
Hi Stumpy. Did you drive through our village after all?
I’ve driven through Campbell Town. There are strange wooden sculptures near the bridge.
neomyrtus_ said:
Bubble Car said:
Hi Stumpy. Did you drive through our village after all?
I’ve driven through Campbell Town. There are strange wooden sculptures near the bridge.
Hmm, so you’ve driven through Campbell Town in quite recent years.
Those sculptures were done by a chainsaw sculptor on the trunks of the firs that were decapitated because of their advanced age and decrepit condition.
Welsh lamb stew is now simmering, after the initial browning of the lamb chunks (cut from a leg) and leeks & rosemary in butter and oil. Sliced taters, parsnips, carrots, cabbage with water & stock with bay leaves & lots of pepper have now been added.
Controversially, I’ll also dump the leftover’s of last night’s tater salad in there, when the rest of it is nearly cooked.
Bubble Car said:
neomyrtus_ said:
Bubble Car said:
Hi Stumpy. Did you drive through our village after all?
I’ve driven through Campbell Town. There are strange wooden sculptures near the bridge.
Hmm, so you’ve driven through Campbell Town in quite recent years.
Those sculptures were done by a chainsaw sculptor on the trunks of the firs that were decapitated because of their advanced age and decrepit condition.
i loved those old trees… devastated when they did that…
Since Mr Mutant’s lettuces are now ready for eating, we’ll be having some sort of salad-y dish.
>leftover’s
Grocer’s apostrophe alert!
ALERT! ALARM! ALERT! ALARM!GROCER’S APOSTROPHE!
ALERT! ALARM! ALERT! ALARM!
GROCER’S APOSTROPHE!
Steday lad, steady.
>i loved those old trees… devastated when they did that…
They were pleasant old trees, but probably becoming a bit of a hazard. It’s actually surprising that such large trees were planted so close to the historic bridge, what with the danger of roots damaging the brickwork etc.
Duck’s and cover’s from Mr Car’s‘s’s post
>Welsh lamb stew is now simmering, after the initial browning of the lamb chunks (cut from a leg) and leeks & rosemary in butter and oil. Sliced taters, parsnips, carrots, cabbage with water & stock with bay leaves & lots of pepper have now been added.
…just dumped a generous glass of dry red in it, too.
ROFL
Just served a couple who spent 10 minutes arguing that they couldn’t afford doughnuts, then decided to get some and donate the change to their Wedding Fund. Their change was all of 50 cents.
Divine Angel said:
ROFLJust served a couple who spent 10 minutes arguing that they couldn’t afford doughnuts, then decided to get some and donate the change to their Wedding Fund. Their change was all of 50 cents.
did you offer to cater the wedding?…
Upsell…upsell…
:P
Why not? Kim Kardashian had a wedding cake made from Krispy Kremes.
Main screen turn on.
http://melbournewater.com.au/content/water_storages/water_report/zoom_graph.asp
OCDC said:
Main screen turn on.http://melbournewater.com.au/content/water_storages/water_report/zoom_graph.asp
looks like my bladder is connected to that… the last rise must’ve been the southern comfort…
http://www.google.org/flutrends/intl/en_us/au/#AU-VIC
This is quite strange – we’ve had hardly any at work.
OCDC said:
http://www.google.org/flutrends/intl/en_us/au/#AU-VICThis is quite strange – we’ve had hardly any at work.
I read somewhere earlier today that “they” think the season has peaked. Hope so- it sounds particuarly nasty.
OCDC said:
http://www.google.org/flutrends/intl/en_us/au/#AU-VICThis is quite strange – we’ve had hardly any at work.
http://www.flutracking.net/about.html
Be nice to compare Google’s results to a real time study on flu activity over a season.
poikilotherm said:
Be nice to compare Google’s results to a real time study on flu activity over a season.
Looks like they’ve already done it.
http://www.google.org/flutrends/about/how.html
10 dead in WA from ‘flu this season already
http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/-/newshome/14286782/flu-outbreak-kills-10/
http://www.public.health.wa.gov.au/3/487/3/virus_watch.pm
neomyrtus_ said:
10 dead in WA from ‘flu this season already
Median age – 75
We have a lovely spritely 100 y o at the moment who’ll be going back home soon. Reminds me of Granny.
I think I have been through Campbell Town. I was just having a look at a look at a site with some history about the place. The schoolmaster there , Mr Biggs, made the first telephone call in the southern hemisphere.
http://www.campbelltowntasmania.com/history.html
There is also a page listing the local business’s. :-)
But also two teens and a child in that 10 (as well as the usual oldies and sickies who are most susceptible to ‘flu).
But let’s panic – like we can panic about the schools of white sharks coming into our living rooms here…
Opa seems to be less and less spritely every time mum goes to visit :( But in good news, instead of having the catheter procedure every 3 months, he can now have it every 9 months. This is A Very Good Thing because the doctors never do it properly and he always ends up with bleeding and pain afterwards.
neomyrtus_ said:
But also two teens and a child in that 10 (as well as the usual oldies and sickies who are most susceptible to ‘flu).But let’s panic – like we can panic about the schools of white sharks coming into our living rooms here…
Dangerous place, that WA is.
Victoria seems to have higher rates of picornavirus than any influenza virus.
Rushes in – tea report.
FRIED HAM CHEESE AND TOMATO SANDWICHES STOP
Campbell Town is very much and petrol and pie pickup sort of place. I zoomed through to hit the high country (as you do).
Been to spazzie a few times – next time, I will spend some time loitering around Richmond to pick up some plonk in addition to showing Mr Neo the alpine flora (very similar to NZ alpine- montane) and see what takes our fancy.
More a case a trip to Kweensland is on the cards sooner than Taswegia.
poikilotherm said:
Dangerous place, that WA is.
It can be – the driving is a killer. Lots of road carnage.
Oh – and the murders and shallow bush graves..
evening youse lot.
I get my haus in five weeks yesterday. And I’m rostered the after-hours job at the time, which means I start at midday, so I’ll actually be able to do paperworky stuff without wagging school…
Boris said:
evening youse lot.
‘sup boz?
tilts glass toward Boris
‘ning
Boris said:
evening youse lot.
what do you want?
Peak Warming Man said:
Rushes in – tea report.FRIED HAM CHEESE AND TOMATO SANDWICHES STOP
WAIT UNTIL THEY COOL DOWN BEFORE BITING INTO THEM STOP
REPEAT
WAIT UNTIL COOL
had tea, steak and chips with garlic sauce. had a beer, grolsch. and now here to annoy people.
life does not get much better. hey?
STOP
OCDC said:
I get my haus in five weeks yesterday. And I’m rostered the after-hours job at the time, which means I start at midday, so I’ll actually be able to do paperworky stuff without wagging school…
And when do the kittehs move in?
OCDC said:
I get my haus in five weeks yesterday. And I’m rostered the after-hours job at the time, which means I start at midday, so I’ll actually be able to do paperworky stuff without wagging school…
Exciting. Not the paperwerk, the haus. Paperwerk is very dry.
Divine Angel said:
OCDC said:
I get my haus in five weeks yesterday. And I’m rostered the after-hours job at the time, which means I start at midday, so I’ll actually be able to do paperworky stuff without wagging school…
And when do the kittehs move in?
If OCDC bought it, wouldn’t they come with the house?
>>I get my haus in five weeks yesterday
Be prepared to buy a lot of crap things for your haus, things that you buy on impulse because you can, some of them will be really stupid useless things.
what do you want?
weeelllll, seeing it is my birthday on the 1st aug……57 years old.
Divine Angel said:
OCDC said:
I get my haus in five weeks yesterday. And I’m rostered the after-hours job at the time, which means I start at midday, so I’ll actually be able to do paperworky stuff without wagging school…
And when do the kittehs move in?
But the wooden cats will be there on Day One.
Peak Warming Man said:
>>I get my haus in five weeks yesterdayBe prepared to buy a lot of crap things for your haus, things that you buy on impulse because you can, some of them will be really stupid useless things.
hope you’ve all had good days today.
i’ve been exploring windows 7 and turning stuff off, auto updates. and turning stuff on.
Boris said:
what do you want?weeelllll, seeing it is my birthday on the 1st aug……57 years old.
You’re a horse? What do you want from us?
>Campbell Town is very much and petrol and pie pickup sort of place.
For you urban mainlanders, true.
For we who live here it’s more pleasant and interesting than that.
You’re a horse?
a race horse thank you.
What do you want from us?
respect.
>>For we who live here it’s more pleasant and interesting than that.
It’s full of arsonists.
Bubble Car said:
For we who live here it’s more pleasant and interesting than that.
Yes, there’s full moons and hares and frosts and an eccentric who rides his bicycle to town and buys too many socks.
Boris said:
You’re a horse?a race horse thank you.
What do you want from us?
respect.
respect?.. check the dictionary
Boris said:
You’re a horse?a race horse thank you.
You are lame. Who has the .22?
:P
Campbelll Town looks like any other town and like rural NZ , and I’ve lurked and lived in such places, and yea, people in Campbell Town probably swing and do play dress-ups and bondage and whipping and engage in devious frivolities like any other town, but I found interest on my travels in the high country. The wild country. Country with interesting plants and vast forests and strange blokes in long rubber pants who liked to dip their rods in deep waters for fishy rewards.
I shall acquire myself some piscean comestibles.
Boris said:
respect.
pffft s’if. Here, have some hay and mind teh carpe.e
Boris said:
respect.
pffft s’if. Here, have some hay and mind the carpet.
neomyrtus_ said:
Campbelll Town looks like any other town and like rural NZ , and I’ve lurked and lived in such places, and yea, people in Campbell Town probably swing and do play dress-ups and bondage and whipping and engage in devious frivolities like any other town, but I found interest on my travels in the high country. The wild country. Country with interesting plants and vast forests and strange blokes in long rubber pants who liked to dip their rods in deep waters for fishy rewards.
nah, no swinging, that’s mainly in and around Dr Harry’s old place… no bondage in C’town either, but plenty of whipmakers…
>Campbelll Town looks like any other town and like rural NZ
True, to the ignorant.
>but I found interest on my travels in the high country
Yes, but your interests in these places are very scientific, bureaucratic and rote-learned etc. Measuring the marigolds.
You’re nothing remotely like a country woman Neomyrtus, so stop pretending.
Stumpy_seahorse said:
nah, no swinging, that’s mainly in and around Dr Harry’s old place… no bondage in C’town either, but plenty of whipmakers…
No bondage? Just whipping?
outrage!!!!!
Gosh, Dr Valentine arranged to view the transit of Venus in 1874. Perhaps more important is the fact that his memorial weighs two and a half tonnes. 2 and 1/2 tonnes! You don’t see that in every town.
I hearby declare:
Neomyrtus is a very, very urban presence in our nice old country towns, which is why we’re glad they quickly go away, having bought their pies and petrol, and sod off to measure the marigolds somewhere and report their facts & figures to their university controllers.
Bubble Car said:
>Campbelll Town looks like any other town and like rural NZTrue, to the ignorant.
>but I found interest on my travels in the high country
Yes, but your interests in these places are very scientific, bureaucratic and rote-learned etc. Measuring the marigolds.
You’re nothing remotely like a country woman Neomyrtus, so stop pretending.
make’s rising “oooo” sound at Bublecar’s indignation that I didn’t fall for Campbelltown’s charms
I wouldn’t expect an urban geek to find much of interest here.
you know it when you walk into a ‘cat’ house.. that smell never goes away ;)
OCDC said:
Be prepared to buy a lot of crap things for your haus, things that you buy on impulse because you can, some of them will be really stupid useless things.
Alex is used to that. She was forced to buy a house with windows for one.
waits for angry rural mob brandishing burning torches next time I pass through Campbelltown, although I will go to fancy Richmond to pick up the plonk instead
never frequent cathouses.
Is this a bought haus haus or a rental haus?
Anyway – Boris who shares his birthday with horses and The Queen – what are you going to do or do you want a surprise?
neomyrtus_ said:
waits for angry rural mob brandishing burning torches next time I pass through Campbelltown, although I will go to fancy Richmond to pick up the plonk instead
Rodney was once heard to besmirch the village.
We should get together and chip in for a haus warming present for Alex. Maybe a collection of kitteh plates like in the office of Dolores Umbridge.
Something from Crazy Clarkes Winter Collection maybe.
i really don’t want anything for or done for my special day. had too many to care i guess. mum will phone and neighbour will come over with a beer. he is 12 days younger than me. and a kiwi. but that is ok.
>>Like a heater, for example.
Ummm……..I…………………it’s a…………………………..looks like rain again.
>>i really don’t want anything for or done for my special day
OK then.
Boris said:
i really don’t want anything for or done for my special day. had too many to care i guess. mum will phone and neighbour will come over with a beer. he is 12 days younger than me. and a kiwi. but that is ok.
so – no wait.. what – it’s his birthday now? Like, today? Go over and give the poor lad some Emersons and cook him some paua fritters.
>>Campbelll Town looks like any other town
No it doesn’t, every second building has been burnt to the ground.
>>Go over and give the poor lad some Emersons
And some whitebait.
NOMNOMNOM
neomyrtus_ said:
Is this a bought haus haus or a rental haus?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/10928909@N08/7418301304/in/photostream
his birthday is on the 12th august. so he is younger.
Mmm juicy fat burning hot scallops.
arrhh – no – this TIME stuff – it’s so confusing.
Emerson’s can be bought at the International Beer Shop in Leederville.
Dunno about paua – but there could be the sardine festival coming up in Freo.
Or make mock white bait fritters or .. some lolly cake.. yes. Make him some lolly cake and get a bag of perky nanas from the Kiwi shop in Joooooondaluup.
My local greasy spoon is now offering sweet potato scallops. I’m kinda almost sorta tempted to try them.
Mine scallops are piscine, not potatoine.
OCDC said:
neomyrtus_ said:
Is this a bought haus haus or a rental haus?
A bought haus haus:http://www.flickr.com/photos/10928909@N08/7418301304/in/photostream
better do it up before i move in
OCDC said:
Mine scallops are piscine, not potatoine.
You am teh MasterChef?
Dropbear said:
OCDC said:
neomyrtus_ said:
Is this a bought haus haus or a rental haus?
A bought haus haus:http://www.flickr.com/photos/10928909@N08/7418301304/in/photostream
better do it up before i move in
OCDC said:
neomyrtus_ said:
Is this a bought haus haus or a rental haus?
A bought haus haus:http://www.flickr.com/photos/10928909@N08/7418301304/in/photostream
goodness – look at that topiary. You’ll be needing some sharp hedge cutters to trim that lot. And a push mower. We could have recommended a ride on mower person but he disappeared under mysterious circumstances.
MORTGAGE!@#$!@
I like those stepping stones at the front. I’ve always wanted steppy stones.
YES..
A MORTGAGE@#!^&
Divine Angel said:
OCDC said:
Mine scallops are piscine, not potatoine.
You am teh MasterChef?
OCDC said:
neomyrtus_ said:
Is this a bought haus haus or a rental haus?
A bought haus haus:http://www.flickr.com/photos/10928909@N08/7418301304/in/photostream
How’s the serenity?
neomyrtus_ said:
YES..A MORTGAGE@#!^&
:-(
But being a coke-snorting doktard, I’ll make that in a few hours…
http://thekingfisherblue.com/Awards.html
OCDC said:
Yeah, in a month I’ll be half a million dollars in debt (HECS + HAUS).
Don’t die.
Divine Angel said:
OCDC said:
Yeah, in a month I’ll be half a million dollars in debt (HECS + HAUS).Don’t die.
OCDC said:
You can have my wooden cats.
And I bet you’ll be haunting one of them too. Your spirit, inside the wooden cat, will play ABBA songs all through the night until I am driven mad.
Divine Angel said:
OCDC said:
You can have my wooden cats.
And I bet you’ll be haunting one of them too. Your spirit, inside the wooden cat, will play ABBA songs all through the night until I am driven mad.
ITYM madder.
OCDC said:
You can have my wooden cats.
party_pants said:
OCDC said:You can have my wooden cats.
Do you have a boat?
Do you have a boat?,/font>
yes, it’s a
cat.
Do you have a boat?
yes, it’s a cat.
closes tag.
Uh oh, someone forgot to close the colour tags again….
always post between the tags
has anyone here ever watched a complete episode of being lara bingle?
Boris said:
Do you have a boat?,/font>yes, it’s a
cat.
Anyway – I was destined to be a jib girl until the Australian Ship building Industry concreted Jervoise Bay, Rockingham. So I ended up kayaking instead.
True Story.
ffs neo,
neomyrtus_ said:
Boris said:
Do you have a boat?,/font>yes, it’s a
cat.
Dear oh dear. I remember hobiecats. There was this girl, right, Tamara , and she was a jib girl and she got the tip of her finger cut off by the boom , right, and, cop this, the other kids called her nine and three quarters.
in tas, they would have called her 10 and 3/4…
FFS close that bloody colour tag! Were you born in a tent??
Boris said:
has anyone here ever watched a complete episode of being lara bingle?
No – but the workmen next door make me realise why I don’t watch The Shire.
Look – don’t get me wrong, I’m also unlikely to be invited to have tea with The Queen and Mr Neo has done all sorts of demo work on site so he’s done similar hard yards.. but, seriously, the tradies next door.. just.. argggh..
Dropbear said:
ffs neo,
sorry about the yellow text.
Let ‘em die.
party_pants said:
FFS close that bloody colour tag! Were you born in a tent??
Actually that’s pretty much what my weekend entrai… entails.
Stumpy_seahorse said:
in tas, they would have called her 10 and 3/4…
Not saying nothing.
looks around at the angry mob with flaming torches
neomyrtus_ said:
Stumpy_seahorse said:
in tas, they would have called her 10 and 3/4…
Not saying nothing.
looks around at the angry mob with flaming torches
you do know that the only way to circumsize a tasmanian is to kick his sister in the jaw…. right?….
Stumpy, stumpy, stumpy – if you ever smell a whiff of smouldering kero and hear the words muttered behind you “run, croweater, run, we’ll give you ten seconds headstart”
you run, boy, m’kay? You run like the wind
neomyrtus_ said:
Stumpy, stumpy, stumpy – if you ever smell a whiff of smouldering kero and hear the words muttered behind you “run, croweater, run, we’ll give you ten seconds headstart”you run, boy, m’kay? You run like the wind
make that…
LIMP… limp like the wind…
:P
neomyrtus_ said:
Stumpy, stumpy, stumpy – if you ever smell a whiff of smouldering kero and hear the words muttered behind you “run, croweater, run, we’ll give you ten seconds headstart”you run, boy, m’kay? You run like the wind
whatever it takes – you just gorn and flee!
neomyrtus_ said:
whatever it takes – you just gorn and flee!
nah… they don’t know where i live…
the Troll however…
peers out curtains
Strewth mate!
http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMicm020681
A 31-year-old woman underwent total abdominal hysterectomy for menorrhagia. Her reported last menstrual period had occurred six days before surgery. Twelve weeks after surgery, computed tomography of the abdomen and pelvis was performed because of persistent abdominal pain and revealed an intraabdominal pregnancy. The crown–rump length of the fetus was 6.3 cm, consistent with a gestation of 12 weeks and 5 days (±7 days). Laparotomy confirmed the intraabdominal pregnancy and showed placental tissue implanted on the broad ligament and ovary. The fetus was removed, and the patient was transferred to our institution, where she recovered without further treatment. We hypothesize that conception had occurred during the 10 days before surgery and that the reported date of the last menses was incorrect. Implantation may have occurred directly on a peritoneal surface, or the embryo may have been in the fallopian tube (having been implanted there or traveling within the lumen en route to the uterus) and subsequently been transferred to the peritoneal cavity before, during, or after the hysterectomy.
Maybe the date of her period wasn’t wrong, some women bleed even when pregnant.
Quite likely; I just strewthed at the whole pregnancy post-TAH part…
Thanks OCDC, forwarded it to Mrs SS
OCDC said:
Strewth mate!http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMicm020681
A 31-year-old woman underwent total abdominal hysterectomy for menorrhagia. Her reported last menstrual period had occurred six days before surgery. Twelve weeks after surgery, computed tomography of the abdomen and pelvis was performed because of persistent abdominal pain and revealed an intraabdominal pregnancy. The crown–rump length of the fetus was 6.3 cm, consistent with a gestation of 12 weeks and 5 days (±7 days). Laparotomy confirmed the intraabdominal pregnancy and showed placental tissue implanted on the broad ligament and ovary. The fetus was removed, and the patient was transferred to our institution, where she recovered without further treatment. We hypothesize that conception had occurred during the 10 days before surgery and that the reported date of the last menses was incorrect. Implantation may have occurred directly on a peritoneal surface, or the embryo may have been in the fallopian tube (having been implanted there or traveling within the lumen en route to the uterus) and subsequently been transferred to the peritoneal cavity before, during, or after the hysterectomy.
How traumatic for her :-( having a hysterectomy and then losing a pregnancy as well.
Yep, a TAH is a big thing, esp for someone young. Though mum has told Rosie’n‘me to get ours out ASAP.
OCDC said:
Yep, a TAH is a big thing, esp for someone young. Though mum has told Rosie’n‘me to get ours out ASAP.
Mrs SS had a TAH at 24, her bowel out at 37… there ain’t much left in there i don’t think…
Stumpy_seahorse said:
OCDC said:
Yep, a TAH is a big thing, esp for someone young. Though mum has told Rosie’n‘me to get ours out ASAP.
Mrs SS had a TAH at 24, her bowel out at 37… there ain’t much left in there i don’t think…
OCDC said:
Yep, a TAH is a big thing, esp for someone young. Though mum has told Rosie’n‘me to get ours out ASAP.
She’s scared she’ll end up with grandkittehs.
Divine Angel said:
OCDC said:
Yep, a TAH is a big thing, esp for someone young. Though mum has told Rosie’n‘me to get ours out ASAP.
She’s scared she’ll end up with grandkittehs.
OCDC said:
Stumpy_seahorse said:
OCDC said:
Yep, a TAH is a big thing, esp for someone young. Though mum has told Rosie’n‘me to get ours out ASAP.
Mrs SS had a TAH at 24, her bowel out at 37… there ain’t much left in there i don’t think…
All I’ve lost are my tonsils and wisdom teeth and marbles.
Marbles are overrated. Life’s much more fun without them, just ask doc mercury.
OCDC said:
Stumpy_seahorse said:
OCDC said:
Yep, a TAH is a big thing, esp for someone young. Though mum has told Rosie’n‘me to get ours out ASAP.
Mrs SS had a TAH at 24, her bowel out at 37… there ain’t much left in there i don’t think…
All I’ve lost are my tonsils and wisdom teeth and marbles.
i’ve only lost teeth, hair, blood… oh and that thing down there…
(furthere down…)
Stumpy_seahorse said:
OCDC said:
Stumpy_seahorse said:Mrs SS had a TAH at 24, her bowel out at 37… there ain’t much left in there i don’t think…
All I’ve lost are my tonsils and wisdom teeth and marbles.
i’ve only lost teeth, hair, blood… oh and that thing down there…
(furthere down…)
OCDC said:
Stumpy_seahorse said:
OCDC said:All I’ve lost are my tonsils and wisdom teeth and marbles.
i’ve only lost teeth, hair, blood… oh and that thing down there…
(furthere down…)
I sell my blood, for a cup of warm cordial.
you get cheated… we used to get a beer and a sammich…
Made some progress today:
Sagitarius = Saggy Hairy Arse.
http://bn-booksellers.livejournal.com/
I’ve found heaven :)
Reading some of the posts in here helps so much….it’s not just me, or my store….it IS the whole company.
Curve?
;)
Good morning everybodies!
Morning Geoff :)
Sleep in morning by the looks..
A very cool 19 degrees up here this morning…. brrrr
Time for cup of tea and an egg on toast me thinks
:)
morning. dark and cool here. watching route 66. interesting to see all the old stars young. suzanne pleshette is in this episode.
morning.. hope you are all well and happy and enjoy waking up each day.
it’s a wonderful life
hi arts. i was sitting here thinking i was the only person left alive on earth.
and i do enjoy waking up each morning although i haven’t, as yet, tried the alternative.
I think it’s just you and me, Boris.. everyone else is an internet figment.. (though I met Shebs and they did a good job on making him seem almost real ;) )
It’s me!
hey, kii.. how the hell are you?
summer over yet?
Meh…seen better days. Sore, cranky, rashy, sore…my toe hurts :( I’ve been working hard at the bookstore and getting no recognition for what I do :/ people are leaving and I was directed to a website for BN peoples to vent and cry and vomit in the corners. It is bliss!
Summer is still here…damn! We are entering The Dog Days of Summer.
How’s you and yours and how was the trip to the snow and everything?
morning kii. hows the land of the free today?
http://claresmith.blogspot.com.au/
this is interesting stuff
Boris said:
morning kii. hows the land of the free today?
Still carrying guns and being stupid.
Between you, me and Arts…I often worried about going to the movies here in the USA….one of my fears was a bomb or something.
I think I might just wait for stuff to come out on Netflix or something :(
pops back in
Good to see some movement here at last :)
I gather your trip to Melbourne and Buller was a lot of fun Arts?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/spider_lily/7618399304/in/photostream
vomit in the corners is, at least, neat.. like Rhinos that defecate in one spot only… sensible.
snow was awesome.. I think skiing might be a regular yearly thing for me now. Of course I had an ‘instructor’ who was very patient ;)
some pics on facebook :)
Morning folks
last minute cleanup nearly finished…
i don’t go to the movies either. but that is because i don’t like sitting next to people i don’t know. flying is the same but i have to do that if i want to see the “family”.
i’m going over to melb this xmas. niece is getting married on the 12 jan as well so that’ll be good.
Arts said:
vomit in the corners is, at least, neat.. like Rhinos that defecate in one spot only… sensible.snow was awesome.. I think skiing might be a regular yearly thing for me now. Of course I had an ‘instructor’ who was very patient ;)
some pics on facebook :)
I saw them :) Noice.
kii said:
Boris said:
morning kii. hows the land of the free today?
Still carrying guns and being stupid.
Between you, me and Arts…I often worried about going to the movies here in the USA….one of my fears was a bomb or something.
I think I might just wait for stuff to come out on Netflix or something :(
we are going to be kept busy with this one… the trouble is, with all the news events it’s almost a challenge to the shooters to be the ‘best’ at being the ‘worst’ IYKWIM
although with the amount of cinemas in the country, the odds of being in that one is just bad luck, like getting hit by a bus. And you would miss out on that fake butter popcorn!
Trip was awesome, thanks SL.. have a ways to catch up with your travels though.. jetsetter.. are you up to frequent flyer business class flying yet?
We prefer the nachos with real American cheese sauce and jalapeños – way betterer than silly popcorn. We always take wet towelettes to the movies – just for this tasty delight.
like getting hit by a bus.
and if you l;ive outside of surburbier that is highly unlikely. and don’t start me on popcorn. horrid stuff it is. like them rice crackers. and tofu.
Boris said:
i don’t go to the movies either. but that is because i don’t like sitting next to people i don’t know. flying is the same but i have to do that if i want to see the “family”.i’m going over to melb this xmas. niece is getting married on the 12 jan as well so that’ll be good.
Yeah, I don’t like being close to strangers :/ seeing family is a good thing…I have to sit next to strangers if I want to see mine :(
American cheese sauce ….
sounds lovely…..
Shut up about the tofu! It’s good stuff…with the right seasonings and cook :P
I better go cook some dead chicken….and drink some wine.
I was told about a red wine with added chocolate…served slightly chilled. OMG…..I want to inhale it :P almost better than the red wine with chile/chili/chilli.
Arts said:
Trip was awesome, thanks SL.. have a ways to catch up with your travels though.. jetsetter.. are you up to frequent flyer business class flying yet?
LOL. no not quite up with CS and his travel record..
I haven’t used my passport since I was 14, so have made up for lost time. Staying home now, well after a work trip to Canberra tomorrow.
I too loved the snow when I visited many years ago and would love to head back :)
I haven’t used my passport since I was 14
pic would be a tad dated now, wouldn’t it. not that i’m saying you’re old of course.
“the naked city” ios on now. another good b&w serial for seeing young stars.
kii said:
I was told about a red wine with added chocolate…served slightly chilled. OMG…..I want to inhale it :P almost better than the red wine with chile/chili/chilli.
that’s just asking people to drink, isn’t it :)
Spider Lily said:
I too loved the snow when I visited many years ago and would love to head back :)
maybe next year you can meet us at Hotham :)
Boris said:
I haven’t used my passport since I was 14pic would be a tad dated now, wouldn’t it. not that i’m saying you’re old of course.
Very different! The 14 year old one was shared with my Mum, so fresh faced and innocent not wrinkled with experience and fun.
The passport photo amuses me, I continually change my hair and glasses so my photo is usually outdated within a couple of months of it being taken..
Morning Pilgrims, a weak winter’s sun is slowly drying the dews away.
And I’ll be mowing the yard this day.
Arts said:
Spider Lily said:I too loved the snow when I visited many years ago and would love to head back :)
maybe next year you can meet us at Hotham :)
That could very well be an option :)
And I’ll be mowing the yard this day.
you’re always mowing your yard.
>>“the naked city” ios on now. another good b&w serial for seeing young stars.
“There’s a thousand stories out there, this is one of them”
It went something like that I think.
“There are eight million stories in the naked city. This has been one of them.”
>>you’re always mowing your yard.
I think it’s something to do with the frontier spirit that is in our glorious genes, Boris, we want, no we need to cut things down, in the cities we can’t do trees so we cut down grass
Our four fathers, they came, they sawed, the conquered.
The series was notable for featuring young New York stage actors who later became major stars. Among the future stars to appear in the series were Rip Torn, Tuesday Weld, Jack Klugman, Peter Falk, Robert Duvall, Carroll O’Connor, Jean Stapleton, Suzanne Pleshette, George Segal, Martin Sheen, Robert Redford, Sylvia Miles, Jon Voight, Sandy Dennis, William Shatner, Christopher Walken and Dustin Hoffman. The show also featured such established performers as Kim Hunter, Eileen Heckart, Nehemiah Persoff, Betty Field, Luther Adler, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Jan Sterling, Mildred Natwick, Walter Matthau, Viveca Lindfors, Claude Rains, Jack Warden, Eli Wallach, Burgess Meredith, Mickey Rooney, George C. Scott, Aldo Ray, Laurie Heineman, and, in a rare performance on celluloid, Sanford Meisner, the noted acting teacher. Suzanne Storrs played recurring character “Janet Halloran” in nine episodes during the series’ first version, featuring Franciscus and McIntire.
some of the “stars” who appeared in the naked city serial.
Peak Warming Man said:
>>you’re always mowing your yard.I think it’s something to do with the frontier spirit that is in our glorious genes, Boris, we want, no we need to cut things down, in the cities we can’t do trees so we cut down grass
Our four fathers, they came, they sawed, the conquered.
>>some of the “stars” who appeared in the naked city serial.
But ironically the star of the show himself(who’s name escapes me) never went on to be unforgetable.
Or household.
>>they concreted
Yes, that would have been clever Wookie.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKhC0uwJbXQ&feature=fvwrel
Wowsers.
what have the romans ever done for us eh? especially that damned marcus areola , a right tit he was.
Wot about that Marcus Agius, leader of the Roman northern Imperial Forces?
Four fathers? Your mum was a hussy
The Black Keys are playing here in October. mr kii probably won’t want to go :/ he likes their music but hearing aids and loud music….hmmm.
What to do, what to do?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8bdVzsMmuVs
I don’t think we can deny The Yellow Wiggins his win, it was clean, clinical and uncontroversial.
He does have a big chin though.
hmmm mashed up banana on toast & a cup of tea for lunch
Nomnomnom
Spider Lily said:
hmmm mashed up banana on toast & a cup of tea for lunchNomnomnom
Bit of cinnamon (and a light sprinkle of sugar) goes well with the banana n toast.
poikilotherm said:
Spider Lily said:
hmmm mashed up banana on toast & a cup of tea for lunchNomnomnom
Bit of cinnamon (and a light sprinkle of sugar) goes well with the banana n toast.
No cinnamon but I did relent and sprinkled some sugar on it :)
:)
never got into banana sangers. banana on cereal is good though.
Boris said:
never got into banana sangers. banana on cereal is good though.
Goes well on toasted bread.
Banana mashed with fresh cream from the dairy on good country white bread – highlight of my yoof.
Good morning…
If I did a hole next to (exposing) a retaining wall, do I weaken the retaining wall?
good morning all
jennajones said:
If I did a hole next to (exposing) a retaining wall, do I weaken the retaining wall?
Depends how big the hole is in relation to the retaining wall.
morning pp.
banana and custard in nice, not on bread though.
Geoff D said:
jennajones said:
If I did a hole next to (exposing) a retaining wall, do I weaken the retaining wall?
Depends how big the hole is in relation to the retaining wall.
Good question. most of the length of the wall I think
At least then the wall goes into steps and another wall but I have no idea of they are the same piece of work or not
no bananas in this household
I’m thinking it has to weaken the wall since part of the strength of the wall may be in the soil behind it.
But actually I have no idea if that is true or not.
And replacing the soil, it won’t be as compacted as it was before it was removed …
jennajones said:
Good question. most of the length of the wall I think
At least then the wall goes into steps and another wall but I have no idea of they are the same piece of work or not
Not a good idea, then, to dig along the base of a retaining wall. Decreases its resistance to toppling. How high is the wall, how much hillside is it holding back?
Which side of the retaining wall are you digging? Along the bottom or along the top?
If along the top, no real problems.
Geoff D said:
jennajones said:Good question. most of the length of the wall I think
At least then the wall goes into steps and another wall but I have no idea of they are the same piece of work or not
Not a good idea, then, to dig along the base of a retaining wall. Decreases its resistance to toppling. How high is the wall, how much hillside is it holding back?
approximately a metre.
An, no idea how much, it’s terraced bed. Good to see how complex these questions actually are.
Geoff D said:
Which side of the retaining wall are you digging? Along the bottom or along the top?If along the top, no real problems.
along the top and will then back fill.
If no real problem then good.
Along the top (behind the lip), no worries at all. And if not as compact as before after backfill, even betterer. Less toppling moment.
Geoff D said:
Along the top (behind the lip), no worries at all. And if not as compact as before after backfill, even betterer. Less toppling moment.
Thanks for that, I will get digging then.
Next time might be able to better describe questions. Or maybe will have forgotten the right words :-(
what are you digging the hole for? I would caution against putting a plant in there in case the roots expand and crack the wall.
party_pants said:
what are you digging the hole for? I would caution against putting a plant in there in case the roots expand and crack the wall.
Nah, grave for Miss Grace. Big dogs need big graves (darn them and their bastard dying ways)
Having a concrete wall on one side makes it easier to get a good shape (and I am lazy and I am running out of space in my small yard for graves because the fuckers keep dying on me. Bastards the lot of them)
jennajones said:
Nah, grave for Miss Grace. Big dogs need big graves (darn them and their bastard dying ways)
Having a concrete wall on one side makes it easier to get a good shape (and I am lazy and I am running out of space in my small yard for graves because the fuckers keep dying on me. Bastards the lot of them)
Sorry to hear of your dog passing away.
party_pants said:
Ok.
Sorry to hear of your dog passing away.
I’m missing her already and sad for me but she wasn’t having a good time so I am glad for her.
time to wander off and so something productive…..
((hugs)) to Jenna
I’m sorry to hear of Miss Grace, jennaj.
Sorry to hear that Jenna but memories are good, in the fullness of time the memory will bring a smile to your face rather than a tear to your eye.
http://www.forces-war-records.co.uk/records.asp?SE=go&KW=british_military_records&cmp=B&AdGp=N3&gclid=CMyg5s63rLECFeiUpgodiSwArQ
I put in my grandfathers name and then got asked to register so I didn’t bother.
Thank you all
After all my questions about the retaining wall, I started digging, looked up and realised was probably too close to the only tall tree in my yard. So moved to another spot.
Such is life.
Here is grace eating yoghurt (and loving it).
http://www.flickr.com/photos/im_a_teapot/7619690398/in/photostream
She certainly is enjoying it :)
jennajones said:
Thank you allAfter all my questions about the retaining wall, I started digging, looked up and realised was probably too close to the only tall tree in my yard. So moved to another spot.
Such is life.
Here is grace eating yoghurt (and loving it).
http://www.flickr.com/photos/im_a_teapot/7619690398/in/photostream
:)
Dog vs Giant Chickenosaurus
Hey Dropbear
Did you see this the other day?
http://www.amazon.com/PLOTINUS-Ennea…/dp/1930972776
Not something that I would even think of picking up to read and up until about 2 months ago I had never heard of Plotinus. However, the cover photo is mine I was contacted re the usage and payment etc, I replied that only payment required was a copy of the book and recognition for the photo. An email was sent to me just recently advising that the book signed by Prof Barrie Fleet was on it’s way, part of the email explained “Even though technically these are the writings of Plotinus, we were unable to procure his signature as he died 1742 years ago and with our current budget, time travel was slightly out of reach. Sorry.” LOLDropbear said:
Dog vs Giant Chickenosaurus
LOL
Jasmine would not be so restrained :)
We saw a horse while out on a walk a few days ago and Jas went nuts at it.
Divine Angel said:
Dropbear said:
Dog vs Giant ChickenosaurusLOL
Jasmine would not be so restrained :)
We saw a horse while out on a walk a few days ago and Jas went nuts at it.
Last time I had Gypsy at the dog park a young lady came through on a horse.. I was a bit gobsmacked at that.. I put Gypsy on the lead as I wasn’t sure if she had ever seen one and my friend who has 2 horses even put her dog on a lead..
Not really sure what the young lady was thinking?
The giant chicken didn’t know what to make of Mishka, and visa versa
“His scholarly and well-informed commentary is particularly valuable in demonstrating how Plotinus’ views on the soul arise from the interpretation of Plato.”
jesus.. dafuq
Dropbear said:
“His scholarly and well-informed commentary is particularly valuable in demonstrating how Plotinus’ views on the soul arise from the interpretation of Plato.”jesus.. dafuq
I have the book, not saying I’m going to read it :)
But you never know I may give it a go, just not into reading at the moment..
If you look hard and tilt the book in the right light you can actually see my name :D
Afternoon all. Don’t know if I want to start a thread about this but I’m curious to hear the everyone’s thoughts on the subject of disposable clothing.
Not the disposable overalls / emergency underwear etc – Normal clothing, disposable.
Dropbear said:
Dog vs Giant Chickenosaurus
Mishka is being very good.
Rule 303 said:
Afternoon all. Don’t know if I want to start a thread about this but I’m curious to hear the everyone’s thoughts on the subject of disposable clothing.Not the disposable overalls / emergency underwear etc – Normal clothing, disposable.
do you mean chucking away normal clothes or buying every day clothes and chucking them as a form of avoiding washing?
I’m having trouble with the concept
Spider Lily said:
Last time I had Gypsy at the dog park a young lady came through on a horse.. I was a bit gobsmacked at that.. I put Gypsy on the lead as I wasn’t sure if she had ever seen one and my friend who has 2 horses even put her dog on a lead..
Not really sure what the young lady was thinking?
Jas has only seen horses from the car, and was very interested in seeing one up close. The lady riding it gave us a wide berth but I admit to thinking WTF was she thinking??
jennajones said:
do you mean chucking away normal clothes or buying every day clothes and chucking them as a form of avoiding washing?
The latter.
But not just to avoid washing – There’s lots of aspects to buying and owning clothing that we seem to be moving rapidly away from.
Rule 303 said:
jennajones said:do you mean chucking away normal clothes or buying every day clothes and chucking them as a form of avoiding washing?The latter.
But not just to avoid washing – There’s lots of aspects to buying and owning clothing that we seem to be moving rapidly away from.
clothing is very cheap these days. But you often get what you pay for, after a few washes (or wears) some clothing stretches/fades/unstitches etc.. and you can’t have a whole drawer full of ‘around the house’ clothes..
Rule 303 said:
Afternoon all. Don’t know if I want to start a thread about this but I’m curious to hear the everyone’s thoughts on the subject of disposable clothing.Not the disposable overalls / emergency underwear etc – Normal clothing, disposable.
what you could do is make clothing made from hemp (a fast growing weed) and after a few months or so it just get thrown away as it frays etc
what you’d need to do is completely change the way we make clothing
one of my secret ideas in the past is to make clothing using machines (no humans involved), no stitching (glued together)
you stand infront of your webcam, turn and stand and software sizes you up and hey presto you receive your clothing a few days later – no need to go to the shops. the clothing is so cheap it doesn’t matter if you don’t like it and rarely wear it.
Rule 303 said:
The latter.
But not just to avoid washing – There’s lots of aspects to buying and owning clothing that we seem to be moving rapidly away from.
Umm, that seems really really wasteful given the resources that go into making clothing. That doesn’t make sense to me.
wookiemeister said:
no need to go to the shops
but some people like going clothes shopping…
jennajones said:
Rule 303 said:The latter.
But not just to avoid washing – There’s lots of aspects to buying and owning clothing that we seem to be moving rapidly away from.
Umm, that seems really really wasteful given the resources that go into making clothing. That doesn’t make sense to me.
I’m with JennaJ here, also I work to hard for my money to simply throw it away.
I also ‘try’ not to support sweatshops but not always so easy.
Arts said:
wookiemeister said:
no need to go to the shopsbut some people like going clothes shopping…
Some people are odd.
I agree with Spiderlily and jennajones and Arts.
besides.. if TV has taught me anything, and it has, we will all be wearing one piece lycra with a silver triangle on the chest… should be a hoot.
Spider Lily said:
jennajones said:
Rule 303 said:The latter.
But not just to avoid washing – There’s lots of aspects to buying and owning clothing that we seem to be moving rapidly away from.
Umm, that seems really really wasteful given the resources that go into making clothing. That doesn’t make sense to me.
I’m with JennaJ here, also I work to hard for my money to simply throw it away.
I also ‘try’ not to support sweatshops but not always so easy.
Arts said:
besides.. if TV has taught me anything, and it has, we will all be wearing one piece lycra with a silver triangle on the chest… should be a hoot.
I hope I am dead first
jennajones said:
Thank you allAfter all my questions about the retaining wall, I started digging, looked up and realised was probably too close to the only tall tree in my yard. So moved to another spot.
Such is life.
Here is grace eating yoghurt (and loving it).
http://www.flickr.com/photos/im_a_teapot/7619690398/in/photostream
thanks yeh she was very well behaved ;)
wookiemeister said:
jennajones said:
Thank you allAfter all my questions about the retaining wall, I started digging, looked up and realised was probably too close to the only tall tree in my yard. So moved to another spot.
Such is life.
Here is grace eating yoghurt (and loving it).
http://www.flickr.com/photos/im_a_teapot/7619690398/in/photostream
you could always build a memorial and house your dog in that
Arts said:
besides.. if TV has taught me anything, and it has, we will all be wearing one piece lycra with a silver triangle on the chest… should be a hoot.
Ow my eyes….
Some people should “not” wear lycra!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/im_a_teapot/7619690398/in/photostream
sorry to hear of your loss..
Spider Lily said:
Arts said:
besides.. if TV has taught me anything, and it has, we will all be wearing one piece lycra with a silver triangle on the chest… should be a hoot.Ow my eyes….
Some people should “not” wear lycra!
yes, I’m hoping it’ll keep many many more people at home..
Wookie, that’s exactly the direction I’m talking about.
Arts, I am increasingly impressed by how poor the materials and manufacturing are on the mass market. There is already a large proportion of stuff that is ready for the rubbish bin after a single wear.
What has occurred to me is that, if one considers the time and expense that goes into buying, storing, laundering, repairing and adjusting clothing, there is a rapidly increasing proportion of the population for whom disposable clothing is an economic necessity.
So… not talking about edible underwear then?
Divine Angel said:
I agree with Spiderlily and jennajones and Arts.
OK, so hands up: who owns and regularly uses a sewing machine to adjust and repair clothes? Who irons their clothes every day? Who buys their clothing based on the quality of materials and manufacturing?
Divine Angel said:
So… not talking about edible underwear then?
LOL
DA you actually took the words right out of my mouth but I chose not to post :D
I don’t have a sewing machine but I can do it by hand. Apart from knickers, I haven’t had clothing wear out for a long time.
Divine Angel said:
So… not talking about edible underwear then?
Not really, no.
:-)
Spider Lily said:
Divine Angel said:
So… not talking about edible underwear then?
LOL
DA you actually took the words right out of my mouth but I chose not to post :D
something else out of your mouth too hopefully.. edible undies.. eww
Rule 303 said:
Divine Angel said:I agree with Spiderlily and jennajones and Arts.OK, so hands up: who owns and regularly uses a sewing machine to adjust and repair clothes? Who irons their clothes every day? Who buys their clothing based on the quality of materials and manufacturing?
No sewing machine these days
I rarely, rarely iron shudder. I buy clothes that don’t require ironing.
Usually buy quality.. rarely go to cheap clothing shops..
Rule 303 said:
Divine Angel said:I agree with Spiderlily and jennajones and Arts.OK, so hands up: who owns and regularly uses a sewing machine to adjust and repair clothes? Who irons their clothes every day? Who buys their clothing based on the quality of materials and manufacturing?
I don’t iron – that doesn’t make clothes last longer though.
I repair clothes. Clothes that are beyond repair get retained for bits that can be useful in other projects.
Rule 303 said:
Wookie, that’s exactly the direction I’m talking about.Arts, I am increasingly impressed by how poor the materials and manufacturing are on the mass market. There is already a large proportion of stuff that is ready for the rubbish bin after a single wear.
What has occurred to me is that, if one considers the time and expense that goes into buying, storing, laundering, repairing and adjusting clothing, there is a rapidly increasing proportion of the population for whom disposable clothing is an economic necessity.
my thinking is that most people don’t do repairs and alterations.
I think we should genetically engineer a superbug that devours old clothing and produces rainbows instead..
I tend to run any new piece of clothing through the wash before I wear it anyway, so I’m not sure disposable clothing would save me much bother.
Rule 303 said:
Divine Angel said:I agree with Spiderlily and jennajones and Arts.OK, so hands up: who owns and regularly uses a sewing machine to adjust and repair clothes? Who irons their clothes every day? Who buys their clothing based on the quality of materials and manufacturing?
I have a sewing machine user in the family, so she does do my ‘repairs’ but I admit that I only repair clothes that I really like and would find it difficult to find again.. other wise I “good Sammy” it.
Arts said:
Rule 303 said:
Wookie, that’s exactly the direction I’m talking about.Arts, I am increasingly impressed by how poor the materials and manufacturing are on the mass market. There is already a large proportion of stuff that is ready for the rubbish bin after a single wear.
What has occurred to me is that, if one considers the time and expense that goes into buying, storing, laundering, repairing and adjusting clothing, there is a rapidly increasing proportion of the population for whom disposable clothing is an economic necessity.
my thinking is that most people don’t do repairs and alterations.
I think we should genetically engineer a superbug that devours old clothing and produces rainbows instead..
I repair when necessary but I pay someone to do that. Oh I do the odd hand sewing but take an item to a repair shop for larger jobs.
If I haven’t worn it in a year it is recycled at the local charity or it becomes “around the house use”
I’m exclusiverly dressed by Crazy Clarkes.
Shoes by Bata.
when stuff is worn out, i throw it out .. it’s the modern way…
im not losing any sleep over not patching my reg grundies.
I wish Mr Mutant would chuck out his old clothes. He looks like a hobo (but then, apparently all developers look like hobos, I hear)
so how often do you change your wardrobe, Rule?
I have a rotation system. Good clothes, work clothes, rag box in the shed, bin.
I’d like to take Bonds to task for their advertisements about ‘holeproof underwear’. Let me tell you, I’ve got drawers full of undergarments that prove this is not the case…the bastards.
Divine Angel said:
I wish Mr Mutant would chuck out his old clothes. He looks like a hobo (but then, apparently all developers look like hobos, I hear)
Yes CS is not in the habit of throwing stuff out either..
But we are coming to an agreement, I buy him new clothes :D
OK, so let’s look at this from another angle – The economic.
How much does it cost to purchase, adjust, maintain, launder and store clothes?
I’m going to take a stab and say $5,000 per person per year.
…?
Depends on the strength of the curries, sibeen.
you’re gonna catch a cold, from the ice inside your soul.
Store? You gotta store clothes no matter the age
Rule 303 said:
OK, so let’s look at this from another angle – The economic.How much does it cost to purchase, adjust, maintain, launder and store clothes?
I’m going to take a stab and say $5,000 per person per year.
…?
Rule 303 said:
OK, so let’s look at this from another angle – The economic.How much does it cost to purchase, adjust, maintain, launder and store clothes?
I’m going to take a stab and say $5,000 per person per year.
…?
purchase is a wild card… one could spend anywhere from five dollars to fifty for a tshirt
launder should be easy enough to work out on an average basis, storage is probably not even worth counting for the length of time a wardrobe/drawers etc lasts
maintenance – again depends on how you launder and quality of clothes in the first place.
five grand? for purchase as well? think you are undershooting
Arts said:
so how often do you change your wardrobe, Rule?
I chick clothes out when they’re shot (beyond economic repair) or so far out of fashion that I’m never going to wear them again.
Some clothes last for decades, some for only a few days.
>You gotta store clothes no matter the age
Yeah, and they save you having to sweep or vacuum the bedroom floor.
Better go prepare my victory speech for the portraiture trophy tomorrow night at the camera club..
“it’s an honour just to be nominated”
“I’d like to thank the academy”
“I wuz robbed yooz all suck”,
and don’t you people keep up with fashion?
Floordrobe is storage right?
Rule 303 said:
OK, so let’s look at this from another angle – The economic.How much does it cost to purchase, adjust, maintain, launder and store clothes?
I’m going to take a stab and say $5,000 per person per year.
…?
Does this include shoes?
I probably spend more dollars on shoes than clothing.. my clothing will last me several years as I try to buy quality and I don’t like shopping. Depending on the situation, weather etc I may get more than 1 wear per item before laundering… I rarely have to adjust or mend, again because I buy quality..
I doubt I’m in your figure there Rule.
Arts said:
and don’t you people keep up with fashion?
The wife does…all I know is someone called Alannah Hill puts large dents in my credit card.
sibeen said:
I’ve got drawers full of undergarments that prove this is not the case…the bastards.
See, this is another issue – Draws full? Why?
poikilotherm said:
Arts said:
and don’t you people keep up with fashion?The wife does…all I know is someone called Alannah Hill puts large dents in my credit card.
Melbourne seems to thrive on last years fashions being affordable..
Arts said:
and don’t you people keep up with fashion?
Arts said:
poikilotherm said:
Arts said:
and don’t you people keep up with fashion?The wife does…all I know is someone called Alannah Hill puts large dents in my credit card.
Melbourne seems to thrive on last years fashions being affordable..
Last year? We’re in the sticks, we haven’t yet moved to the noughties for fashion.
party_pants said:
Arts said:
and don’t you people keep up with fashion?
Yes. I buy a new Dockers shirt each season.
do you buy the home and away version?
party_pants said:
I reckon I’d get by on less than $1000.
I reckon you need to learn about how property valuers work. The space occupied by a washing machine is probably worth $300 a year….
Wot’s fashion? I buy whatever’s on sale at Kmart.
(Not really)
Arts said:
party_pants said:
Arts said:
and don’t you people keep up with fashion?
Yes. I buy a new Dockers shirt each season.do you buy the home and away version?
poikilotherm said:
Arts said:
poikilotherm said:The wife does…all I know is someone called Alannah Hill puts large dents in my credit card.
Melbourne seems to thrive on last years fashions being affordable..
Last year? We’re in the sticks, we haven’t yet moved to the noughties for fashion.
keep it.. in a few more years it’ll recycle back into fashion..
(as I discovered when I saw a top that was exactly the same as the top I wore, and still own from, 20 years ago)
Rule 303 said:
party_pants said:I reckon I’d get by on less than $1000.I reckon you need to learn about how property valuers work. The space occupied by a washing machine is probably worth $300 a year….
but.. but.. the space is created for the washing machine
Arts said:
Rule 303 said:
party_pants said:I reckon I’d get by on less than $1000.I reckon you need to learn about how property valuers work. The space occupied by a washing machine is probably worth $300 a year….
but.. but.. the space is created for the washing machine
Surely a boat person could be put there too, aren’t they worth a coupla hundred a year?
Arts said:
and don’t you people keep up with fashion?
A friend who works as a PA to an executive in a large company tells me she believes she has to spend about 40% of her income on clothes and shoes just to keep up with the expectations of the women she works with. And perhaps another 10% on plastic surgery, which she spends her annual holidays each year recovering from.
Divine Angel said:
Wot’s fashion? I buy whatever’s on sale at Kmart.(Not really)
Nothing wrong with Kmart stuff but admit I don’t expect it to last as long as say, Esprit..
I’m finding this a quite interesting and am now wishing I kept receipts. I had to rebuy a whole wardrobe not long ago as everything just became to big.. so it was out with the old and in with the new..
I have no idea how much I spent without going through my bank account.
Rule 303 said:
I reckon you need to learn about how property valuers work. The space occupied by a washing machine is probably worth $300 a year….
Arts said:
the space is created for the washing machine
Yes. It probably adds $15,000 to the purchase price of the house.
Indeed, given the storage space required, one might estimate the cost as 10% (?) of the total cost of accommodation.
Rule 303 said:
party_pants said:I reckon I’d get by on less than $1000.I reckon you need to learn about how property valuers work. The space occupied by a washing machine is probably worth $300 a year….
My front loader is about to be incorporated into my kitchen, neatly tucked away beside the fridge.
Leaving more space in the area out the back for entertainment :)
Rule 303 said:
Arts said:and don’t you people keep up with fashion?A friend who works as a PA to an executive in a large company tells me she believes she has to spend about 40% of her income on clothes and shoes just to keep up with the expectations of the women she works with. And perhaps another 10% on plastic surgery, which she spends her annual holidays each year recovering from.
and there is the crux… fashion isn’t for the individual, it’s for the people looking at the individual.
Spider Lily said:
Nothing wrong with Kmart stuff but admit I don’t expect it to last as long as say, Esprit..
I normally buy underwear from Target et al because of the price and so I’m not devastated when they wear out. Those cheapy pairs last a couple of years, which is pretty good. I do have exxy bras though but that’s more due to size rather than quality. Everything else is a mixture of Target, Rockmans, Myer, Jay Jays etc; whatever takes my fancy.
Spider Lily said:
Nothing wrong with Kmart stuff
Sure there is. It’s not fit for its intended purpose. It’s junk.
Rule 303 said:
Arts said:the space is created for the washing machineYes. It probably adds $15,000 to the purchase price of the house.
Indeed, given the storage space required, one might estimate the cost as 10% (?) of the total cost of accommodation.
I don’t know about that.. my washing machine sits in a cupboard
Eradication of Polio doco on SBS, looks alright…too late for the Eastern states.
I don’t think Morrie spends a lot on clothes.
Arts said:
fashion isn’t for the individual, it’s for the women and gay men looking at the individual.
Fixed.
;-)
Washing clothes properly also adds to how long they’re expected to last , IMO.
> fashion isn’t for the individual, it’s for the people looking at the individual.
Hence my home office :)
Spider Lily said:
Rule 303 said:
party_pants said:I reckon I’d get by on less than $1000.I reckon you need to learn about how property valuers work. The space occupied by a washing machine is probably worth $300 a year….
My front loader is about to be incorporated into my kitchen, neatly tucked away beside the fridge.
Leaving more space in the area out the back for entertainment :)
Very British (I only say that as I’ve never seen a washing machine in the Kitchen area before, until watching Escape to the Country…)
Peak Warming Man said:
I don’t think Morrie spends a lot on clothes.
LOL
Peak Warming Man said:
I don’t think Morrie spends a lot on clothes.
lol
poikilotherm said:
Very British (I only say that as I’ve never seen a washing machine in the Kitchen area before, until watching Escape to the Country…)
My dad has his in the kitchen too; turned the laundry into a kitchenette and stuck a tenant there. As long as he remembers not to wash the dishes in it, it’s fine :D
Rule 303 said:
Arts said:fashion isn’t for the individual, it’s for the women and gay men looking at the individual.Fixed.
;-)
hahaha there are fifteen hundred shades of orange.. but not one rhyme.
Divine Angel said:
Washing clothes properly also adds to how long they’re expected to last , IMO.
+1
sibeen said:
> fashion isn’t for the individual, it’s for the people looking at the individual.Hence my home office :)
well, that and the ability to smoke and drink at the desk..
Divine Angel said:
Washing clothes properly also adds to how long they’re expected to last , IMO.
Absolutely. But who knows how to launder clothes properly? It’s one of an ever-increasing set of life skills that are not being taught, IME.
Rule 303 said:
Divine Angel said:Washing clothes properly also adds to how long they’re expected to last , IMO.Absolutely. But who knows how to launder clothes properly? It’s one of an ever-increasing set of life skills that are not being taught, IME.
that’s because it’s all on the label
http://www.apparelsearch.com/Unusual_Clothes/Care_Label_Her_Job.jpg
There’s a lot of choice these days: pre-wash spray, a million detergents, detergent enhancers, fabric softeners… plus fancy things of all of the above.
Not to mention that you’re supposed to freeze designer jeans instead of washing them.
Divine Angel said:
Not to mention that you’re supposed to freeze designer jeans instead of washing them.
?
It’s complete BS, of course, but the latest fad.
http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2011/04/freeze-your-jeans-to-keep-them-clean-and-the-denim-intact/
poikilotherm said:
Divine Angel said:
Not to mention that you’re supposed to freeze designer jeans instead of washing them.
?
hmm yes I have been advised to freeze my Skins instead of washing them…
I don’t think so.
Divine Angel said:
you’re supposed to freeze designer jeans instead of washing them.
:Nods:
And them belt them over a solid post to break the crusty bits off.
:rollseyes:
I chuck everything in the washing machine, except the ones that tell me not to.
Rule 303 said:
Divine Angel said:Washing clothes properly also adds to how long they’re expected to last , IMO.Absolutely. But who knows how to launder clothes properly? It’s one of an ever-increasing set of life skills that are not being taught, IME.
I don’t have time to unpick the buttons, boil up a soapy solution in a copper over a wood fire, scrub each garment on a washboard, rinse and then wring out each garment in turn on the mangle (which is why the buttons were removed), hang up to dry, and then sew the buttons back on.
A washing machine wash might not be as thorough, but it saves a hell of a lot of time.
so what’s the deal, Rule? are you planning on economically viability as the convincing point to encourage nudity?
party_pants said:
A washing machine wash might not be as thorough, but it saves a hell of a lot of time.
Sure. And the changes you’re talking about are exactly the stuff I was wondering about way back at the start of the discussion – Are we moving rapidly toward wearing disposable clothing?
I think that if we look at the factors that influence such changes they’re pushing us very strongly in that direction.
Personally, I’m waiting for hypercolour Tshirts to come back into fashion.
Arts said:
so what’s the deal, Rule? are you planning on economically viability as the convincing point to encourage nudity?
Yes.
Wait, no.
It’s been a while since I took the Sociology hat out for a wander. It called to me from the cupboard last night as I crammed about 35 pairs of knickers into the girl child’s over-flowing underwear drawer. Made me wonder WTF is going on that an 11yo girl could own 150 pairs of knickers.
Rule 303 said:
It’s been a while since I took the Sociology hat out for a wander. It called to me from the cupboard last night as I crammed about 35 pairs of knickers into the girl child’s over-flowing underwear drawer. Made me wonder WTF is going on that an 11yo girl could own 150 pairs of knickers.
Well you’ve got the undies that you wear to PE, the regular school knickers, the ones you wear to a party, the ones you wear during a period, the ones your gran gave you, the ones you secretly like but really belong to someone younger…
Divine Angel said:
Personally, I’m waiting for hypercolour Tshirts to come back into fashion.
They may have been the start of the ‘disposable clothing’ psyche… three washes and they were less hyper more washed out colour..
Rule 303 said:
Sure. And the changes you’re talking about are exactly the stuff I was wondering about way back at the start of the discussion – Are we moving rapidly toward wearing disposable clothing?
I think that if we look at the factors that influence such changes they’re pushing us very strongly in that direction.
I saw some research a few months ago that measured disposability of everything people buy in the US. The rates were astonishing – Something like 92% of everything they buy (not including food, transport or accommodation) is in the rubbish bin within 12 months. I think that deserves more consideration than it’s getting.
Rule 303 said:
Arts said:so what’s the deal, Rule? are you planning on economically viability as the convincing point to encourage nudity?Yes.
Wait, no.
It’s been a while since I took the Sociology hat out for a wander. It called to me from the cupboard last night as I crammed about 35 pairs of knickers into the girl child’s over-flowing underwear drawer. Made me wonder WTF is going on that an 11yo girl could own 150 pairs of knickers.
for children the ‘disposable clothing’ thing is what allowed such stores as “Best and Less” to operate. They THRIVE on the fact that parents attitudes are ‘they just ruin/grow out of them, why spend a fortune?’
Rule 303 said:
I saw some research a few months ago that measured disposability of everything people buy in the US. The rates were astonishing – Something like 92% of everything they buy (not including food, transport or accommodation) is in the rubbish bin within 12 months. I think that deserves more consideration than it’s getting.
This makes me very sad, that is a huge percentage :(
I’m aware of our throw away society but these numbers are scary, it is not good for planet earth.
party_pants said:
I don’t think so. I think we’re still locked into multi-wear garments, but working on cutting down the amount of time and energy in the turn-around cycle. We’ve gone to the lengths of developing clothes that don’t need ironing, clothes that are colour fast so they don’t need to be sorted by colour for washing etc.
Do I have to make the list to make the case? Hmmmm…
And are those clothes really iron-free and sort-free or are we just used to pretending we don’t notice the wrinkles and the white fluff because we are indulging in the same behaviour and it suits everyone very nicely for the expectations to accommodate them?
Rule 303 said:
party_pants said:I don’t think so. I think we’re still locked into multi-wear garments, but working on cutting down the amount of time and energy in the turn-around cycle. We’ve gone to the lengths of developing clothes that don’t need ironing, clothes that are colour fast so they don’t need to be sorted by colour for washing etc.Do I have to make the list to make the case? Hmmmm…
And are those clothes really iron-free
IME, yes. Without the wrinkles.
Wait till she’s older and it’s handbags and shoes.
Neophyte said:
Wait till she’s older and it’s handbags and shoes.
Errrmmm… You understand I’m married to her mother, don’t you?
;-)
Saw a study you may have some interest in rule, about NSAIDs and tissue healing.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22744434
poikilotherm said:
Saw a study you may have some interest in rule, about NSAIDs and tissue healing.
:Nods:
Interesting. I didn’t know there was any suggestion NSAIDS might be detrimental to healing.
It’s awesome being able to conduct meta-analysis by just searching the Net, innit?
Good afternoon Holidayers. We are back from Melbourne, laden with duck, rabbit, pork, chicken, fish, cheese, veggies……oh, and a bit more information in my brain about glaucoma!
And yesterday Classic FM played the Anna Russell “skit” called “The Ring of the Nibelung: an analysis”. I wonder how I never heard this before?!
I found a YouTube of it, in case anyone else is interested and equally unaware as I was….
http://mostlyopera.blogspot.com.au/2009/05/anna-russell-nibelungen-ring.html
Rule 303 said:
poikilotherm said:Saw a study you may have some interest in rule, about NSAIDs and tissue healing.:Nods:
Interesting. I didn’t know there was any suggestion NSAIDS might be detrimental to healing.
It’s awesome being able to conduct meta-analysis by just searching the Net, innit?
Yea, PhD in a 2 hour google scholar search.
I’m no longer a fan of meta-analysis, btw. Sometimes, it’s all you have though.
Everyfink I nose is from SSSF and wikipedia.
poikilotherm said:
I’m no longer a fan of meta-analysis, btw. Sometimes, it’s all you have though.
…or not. Don’t mind me, I’m just typing.
I’ve left most of what I knew years ago behind but I’ve still got my cheap cheap wine and a three day growth, oh yeaah.
Divine Angel said:
Everyfink I nose is from SSSF and wikipedia.
Zarkovian knowledge?
What’s new in Glaucoma buffy?
>>Zarkovian knowledge?
I think you’ll probably get marked down for not capitalising knowledge.
Peak Warming Man said:
>>Zarkovian knowledge?I think you’ll probably get marked down for not capitalising knowledge.
I’ll make up for it with Morris dancing.
Not much new really poikilotherm….shame I read the journals really, it makes the lectures less exciting when you’ve already read the papers. I’m about 6 months behind, but it doesn’t look like I’ve missed much at all. I was mildly interested in the information that some of the drugs used to treat cross the placental barrier and some come out in mother’s milk. Not useful to me with my patient profile though.
Hey Rule, are you still about? Mr buffy is claiming to be fit. He managed to get up the windtower to assess the patient on Friday. And get down again. He says it was 60m straight up a ladder. But I’ve been giggling at his walking today (2 days, always the worst time after unaccustomed exercise!!!)
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-07-20/man-injured-working-inside-wind-turbine/4143738
Wot I learned:
*9/11 was planned by the US govt and hundreds of people laid the explosives during construction *You can run a Landrover on water *Correct spelling and grammar is optional; you can still earn Big Buck$ by phonetic spelling. *Woo woo is woo woo. *Kweenzland will give anyone a doktardship, especially if you personally suffer all diseases known to man. *You’re only interesting if you have a boat.
poikilotherm said:
Zarkovian knowledge?
Call me crazy but does this expression remind anyone else of an ancient birth control method?
;-)
buffy said:
Hey Rule, are you still about? Mr buffy is claiming to be fit. He managed to get up the windtower to assess the patient on Friday. And get down again. He says it was 60m straight up a ladder. But I’ve been giggling at his walking today (2 days, always the worst time after unaccustomed exercise!!!)
It’s a good effort, for an old bloke.
;-)
Divine Angel said:
Wot I learned:*9/11 was planned by the US govt and hundreds of people laid the explosives during construction *You can run a Landrover on water *Correct spelling and grammar is optional; you can still earn Big Buck$ by phonetic spelling. *Woo woo is woo woo. *Kweenzland will give anyone a doktardship, especially if you personally suffer all diseases known to man. *You’re only interesting if you have a boat.
i think we need a bigger boat
Yeah, I reckon so too. Don’t tell him I told, but he will be 60 in a about 9 months time.
:)
Arts said:
Divine Angel said:
Wot I learned:*9/11 was planned by the US govt and hundreds of people laid the explosives during construction *You can run a Landrover on water *Correct spelling and grammar is optional; you can still earn Big Buck$ by phonetic spelling. *Woo woo is woo woo. *Kweenzland will give anyone a doktardship, especially if you personally suffer all diseases known to man. *You’re only interesting if you have a boat.
i think we need a bigger boat
Like :)
buffy said:
Not much new really poikilotherm….shame I read the journals really, it makes the lectures less exciting when you’ve already read the papers. I’m about 6 months behind, but it doesn’t look like I’ve missed much at all. I was mildly interested in the information that some of the drugs used to treat cross the placental barrier and some come out in mother’s milk. Not useful to me with my patient profile though.
Yea, I’ve not come across many women of child bearing age treated for glaucoma. Often difficult to convince medical types that eye drops can be absorbed systemically at therapeutic concentrations…
Just served a guy wearing this on his shirt:
“the doctor has been paid as much as $39,598 in one month to work extra hours “
Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/national/health/one-doctors-twoyear-overtime-bill-681759-20120721-22gu5.html#ixzz21KyjDsqv
Doktard should have her home loan paid off quick smart…
so what’s been happening since i was last here? nothing i bet.
Quick, distract Boris whilst I do a run around and clean up any sign that we’ve been having a party.
Arts said:
so what’s the deal, Rule? are you planning on economically viability as the convincing point to encourage nudity?
Boris said:
so what’s been happening since i was last here? nothing i bet.
Believe it or not, I’ve been busy.
Rule 303 said:
Arts said:and don’t you people keep up with fashion?A friend who works as a PA to an executive in a large company tells me she believes she has to spend about 40% of her income on clothes and shoes just to keep up with the expectations of the women she works with. And perhaps another 10% on plastic surgery, which she spends her annual holidays each year recovering from.
Quick, distract Boris whilst I do a run around and clean up any sign that we’ve been having a party.
rummages around in bathtub full of icy water.
hmmmmm swan gold. sheesh. in cans.
poikilotherm said:
Spider Lily said:
Rule 303 said:I reckon you need to learn about how property valuers work. The space occupied by a washing machine is probably worth $300 a year….
My front loader is about to be incorporated into my kitchen, neatly tucked away beside the fridge.
Leaving more space in the area out the back for entertainment :)
Very British (I only say that as I’ve never seen a washing machine in the Kitchen area before, until watching Escape to the Country…)
Bugger…forgot to empty bathtub.
wookiemeister said:
poikilotherm said:
Spider Lily said:My front loader is about to be incorporated into my kitchen, neatly tucked away beside the fridge.
Leaving more space in the area out the back for entertainment :)
Very British (I only say that as I’ve never seen a washing machine in the Kitchen area before, until watching Escape to the Country…)
we save space with the washing machine by secreting it under the sofa and put it on spin cycle when sbs runs some questionable film
You can secrete washing machines? Are you Fisher & Paykel?
Boris said:
hmmmmm swan gold. sheesh. in cans.
OK, it might have been quite a while since I emptied the bathtub.
You can secrete washing machines? Are you Fisher & Paykel?
a smeg.
party_pants said:
Boris said:hmmmmm swan gold. sheesh. in cans.
Now that’s a name I’ve not heard in a long time…
They sold us some evil muck up in the Pilbara in 1970 – Emu Bitter I think it was called.
Spontaneous shudder just remembering that.
Rule 303 said:
I saw some research a few months ago that measured disposability of everything people buy in the US. The rates were astonishing – Something like 92% of everything they buy (not including food, transport or accommodation) is in the rubbish bin within 12 months. I think that deserves more consideration than it’s getting.
by the way
50 percent of the recylced PET goes back into clothing and then never recovered
Geoff D said:
They sold us some evil muck up in the Pilbara in 1970 – Emu Bitter I think it was called.
Spontaneous shudder just remembering that.
poikilotherm said:
wookiemeister said:
poikilotherm said:Very British (I only say that as I’ve never seen a washing machine in the Kitchen area before, until watching Escape to the Country…)
we save space with the washing machine by secreting it under the sofa and put it on spin cycle when sbs runs some questionable filmYou can secrete washing machines? Are you Fisher & Paykel?
someone was arguing with me here about dishwashers recently – obviously i didn’t know what i was talking about because i only repaired them (the fisher and paykel type)
i mentioned the drawer types should be avoided because the water runs down the back and falls on the 240VAC PCB located at the bottom. in the last few weeks after this debate they’ve had adverts in the papers for a safety recall on these dish washers. funny that
they say cleopatra used to bathe in emu bitter
cleopatra – the old barmaid of the duringa hotel that is
i use it as a beauty treatment myself, its good for anything and i’ve caught myself tipping a little in the petrol tank to give me extra kms from my fuel – just like my hi-clone
wookiemeister said:
poikilotherm said:
wookiemeister said:we save space with the washing machine by secreting it under the sofa and put it on spin cycle when sbs runs some questionable film
You can secrete washing machines? Are you Fisher & Paykel?
actually just thinking about itsomeone was arguing with me here about dishwashers recently – obviously i didn’t know what i was talking about because i only repaired them (the fisher and paykel type)
i mentioned the drawer types should be avoided because the water runs down the back and falls on the 240VAC PCB located at the bottom. in the last few weeks after this debate they’ve had adverts in the papers for a safety recall on these dish washers. funny that
Really serious eh?
wookiemeister said:
poikilotherm said:
wookiemeister said:we save space with the washing machine by secreting it under the sofa and put it on spin cycle when sbs runs some questionable film
You can secrete washing machines? Are you Fisher & Paykel?
actually just thinking about itsomeone was arguing with me here about dishwashers recently – obviously i didn’t know what i was talking about because i only repaired them (the fisher and paykel type)
i mentioned the drawer types should be avoided because the water runs down the back and falls on the 240VAC PCB located at the bottom. in the last few weeks after this debate they’ve had adverts in the papers for a safety recall on these dish washers. funny that
My dishwasher walks and talks back, will be revised in the next model.
>>Often difficult to convince medical types that eye drops can be absorbed systemically at therapeutic concentrations…<<
There is supposed to be instruction on punctal occlusion, but I suspect I might be the one doing the instructing, where it probably should be the prescriber doing it. And then there is the depression with beta blockers. Fortunately not so many beta blockers used these days, but the newer combination drops all (I think) have a betablocker in them.
Mmm, fish and carrots and cauli and tomatoes with ground pepper and cheese….yummy. Now got strawberries with a splash of Galliano and some cream.
You’re eating too much, Buffy.
I certainly did in Chinatown last night PWM. But it was delicious.
I had Scotch Fillet with mashed potato, fried mushrooms and a side salad.
>>I certainly did in Chinatown last night PWM. But it was delicious.
Did you have a buffet?
I’m about to do a simple fried rice, but I’m watching the footy right now.
I saw what you did there…
(No. Our usual small shared entree then garlic Chinese broccoli and Gong Bao chicken. And steamed rice)
>>I’m about to do a simple fried rice
You’ll be ratting the fridge in a couple of hours after that.
Flied lice hey. I haven’t done that in yonks.
Makes notes
Peak Warming Man said:
>>I’m about to do a simple fried riceYou’ll be ratting the fridge in a couple of hours after that.
You can only do fried rice if you did too much steamed rice. It’s a Using Up Leftovers dish.
I’m not eating this evening. Had lunch today at the essendon football club spits.
it was the FiL’s birthday and I et too much.
What has SP recommended for tonight on the TV? We are going with Grand Designs Revisited and Wallander. As if no-one here could have guessed that….
buffy said:
You can only do fried rice if you did too much steamed rice. It’s a Using Up Leftovers dish.
And spell however you want to to!!
Haven’t seen SP ‘round these parts for a few days. PWM is probably pacing the halls by now.
Et tu, Buffy :)
My boss who is Welsh has discovered he is eligible for the UK pension when he retires.
It’s quite a windfall because the UK pension is not indexed, you can be as rich as a weather girl of as poor as an electrical engineer and you still get it, apparently.
Yep!
I just busted my 300g Easter Egg. I wonder how long it will take to eat this……
buffy said:
And spell however you want to to!!
What’s your excuse?
>>Haven’t seen SP ‘round these parts for a few days. PWM is probably pacing the halls by now.
Well all we can do is hope and pray that nothing serious has befallen him.
My easter egg, some Lindt chocolate concoction, is still sitting in the cupboard, much to my sprogs chagrin.
but I’m watching the footy right now.
good for the %.
Peak Warming Man said:
My boss who is Welsh has discovered he is eligible for the UK pension when he retires.
It’s quite a windfall because the UK pension is not indexed, you can be as rich as a weather girl of as poor as an electrical engineer and you still get it, apparently.
This sort of malarkey is partly why Europe is in the shit.
>And spell however you want to to!!
Actually, I thought that well aimed barb was in my direction, as in my previous post I’d used a ‘too’ when I should have used a ‘to’.
jjjust moi said:
wookiemeister said:
poikilotherm said:You can secrete washing machines? Are you Fisher & Paykel?
actually just thinking about itsomeone was arguing with me here about dishwashers recently – obviously i didn’t know what i was talking about because i only repaired them (the fisher and paykel type)
i mentioned the drawer types should be avoided because the water runs down the back and falls on the 240VAC PCB located at the bottom. in the last few weeks after this debate they’ve had adverts in the papers for a safety recall on these dish washers. funny that
What are the hazards?
The maximum potential hazard is that the consumer may experience a mild electric shock from the water remaining in the dishwasher.
What are the defects?
In rare circumstances, foreign matter such as broken glass or crockery may create an internal water leak. This has the potential to conduct a very low electric current to any water remaining in the dishwasher. The consumer may experience a mild electric shock from water remaining in the machine.Really serious eh?
240VAC
a known fault
guess what? they are recalling it
Well, if you wish to think I’m more accurate with my shooting than I really am…..who am I to argue?
Watching Grand Designs now.
Peak Warming Man said:
My boss who is Welsh has discovered he is eligible for the UK pension when he retires.
It’s quite a windfall because the UK pension is not indexed, you can be as rich as a weather girl of as poor as an electrical engineer and you still get it, apparently.
Dropbear said:
Peak Warming Man said:
My boss who is Welsh has discovered he is eligible for the UK pension when he retires.
It’s quite a windfall because the UK pension is not indexed, you can be as rich as a weather girl of as poor as an electrical engineer and you still get it, apparently.
This sort of malarkey is partly why Europe is in the shit.
Just take out another loan to cover it.
wookiemeister said:
jjjust moi said:
wookiemeister said:actually just thinking about it
someone was arguing with me here about dishwashers recently – obviously i didn’t know what i was talking about because i only repaired them (the fisher and paykel type)
i mentioned the drawer types should be avoided because the water runs down the back and falls on the 240VAC PCB located at the bottom. in the last few weeks after this debate they’ve had adverts in the papers for a safety recall on these dish washers. funny that
What are the hazards?
The maximum potential hazard is that the consumer may experience a mild electric shock from the water remaining in the dishwasher.
What are the defects?
In rare circumstances, foreign matter such as broken glass or crockery may create an internal water leak. This has the potential to conduct a very low electric current to any water remaining in the dishwasher. The consumer may experience a mild electric shock from water remaining in the machine.Really serious eh?
wet hands240VAC
a known fault
guess what? they are recalling it
normally the earth cable will take the fault current and then protective device will take over and hopefully break the current.
its not generally known but think of this, what happens when the protective device doesn’t work and the earth cable has been broken somewhere between the dishwasher and the transformer?
a broken neutral or broken earth cable are quite common as well as the place havig no RCD
i did the loathsome task of testing and tagging for 4 months (you’re average sparky NEVER learns the regulations on this stuff – i did it so i would know what i’m talking and gain experience) and walked into one place where someone had been working on a washing machine in a medical centre. what he had done is worked on it and disconnected the earth cable from the earth cable and then left the plug/lead attached and then draped it over the machine.
if anyone had attempted to plug the machine in they would have been given a severe shock because not only was the earth removed from the machine and the thing not tagged out and the plug removed but also that when i tested active to earth i found a very low resistance – low enough to kill you and low enough to not trigger the circuit breaker – there was no RCD anywhere in the building.
it didn’t earn me any kudos for removing this danger (in most cases pointing this kind of danger and removing it often brings much scorn and anger on your head) but i like to think that i stopped an injury occuring , i had walked in before anyone had thought of plugging in the machine and livening up the frame by chance.
i hadn’t even thought of asking the british gov for money but thanks for the heads up.
i hadn’t even thought of asking the british gov for money but thanks for the heads up.
wookiemeister said:
i hadn’t even thought of asking the british gov for money but thanks for the heads up.
If you were born in Britain.. you don’t need to ask.
roughbarked said:
wookiemeister said:
i hadn’t even thought of asking the british gov for money but thanks for the heads up.If you were born in Britain.. you don’t need to ask.
i’d have a good ten years of work to justify the pension
so i return to britain, work there for a small time then “retire” – then its party time. the pension i get should pay for small things on my journey around the world to fill my time.
though the chances are that pensions might not even exist by the time i retire
roughbarked said:
wookiemeister said:
i hadn’t even thought of asking the british gov for money but thanks for the heads up.If you were born in Britain.. you don’t need to ask.
my mum gets the aussie pension and part of the british one. the brit one is worth about 60-70 quid a month. iirc.
Have we done this one yet?
http://www.abc.net.au/science/games/quizzes/2011/physics/
jjjust moi said:
roughbarked said:
wookiemeister said:
i hadn’t even thought of asking the british gov for money but thanks for the heads up.If you were born in Britain.. you don’t need to ask.
I understood you had to work and pay into the pension/super fund before you were eligible?
if you were always on benefits all your life it would be business as usual
you need to have contributed towards your pension at some point if you have been working
if you are a foreigner you normally just walk in and claim immediately, its why the tax is so heavy in the UK. it will be funny, i’ll finally have the same benefits as someone who has no right to be there. i’m looking forward to “retirement” now. when you live abroad as stated the pension stays the same and isn’t indexed to inflation. the trick then is to just take a flying visit to britain in summer.
i spent three weeks last year when my step father died wandering the CBD and getting aquanited with british history that few englishmen know
i highly recommend westminster abbey, i spent half a day there wandering and absorbing and coming to some conclusions. st apuls seems to be a big mausoleum for war heroes westminster is the final resting place of a real whos who of british history. chaucer has a place there – i think he was the first guest.
my retirement schedule will be wandering the britsh isles for a few years then wandering the hills of ancient greece particularly the parnon and taygetus range camping and trekking to the various temples. staying away from the locals in greece is a good idea, they are scammers. i wouldn’t mind a tour of the coast of the med taking in turkey and the ancient sites again – the lycian way perhaps?
i might have enough money to take along someone who knows what they are talking about – the local guides are clueless / hopeless and mangle the english language unbearably
OK…..not at all sure about that Grand Design.
I didn’t do as well as I thought I’d do but I made some poor choices, I was under pressure and I panicked, it’s not my fault, nothing’s my fault, I was bullied at school.
Peak Warming Man said:
I didn’t do as well as I thought I’d do but I made some poor choices, I was under pressure and I panicked, it’s not my fault, nothing’s my fault, I was bullied at school.
stop copycatting.. ;)
Peak Warming Man said:
Have we done this one yet?http://www.abc.net.au/science/games/quizzes/2011/physics/
7/10
You did one better than me Poik, but it’s not my fault.
http://www.abc.net.au/science/games/quizzes/2011/physics/
10/10
Peak Warming Man said:
You did one better than me Poik, but it’s not my fault.
It was the carbon tax wasn’t it?
sibeen said:
http://www.abc.net.au/science/games/quizzes/2011/physics/10/10
Lies, all lies.
q9 has two answers that are correct. afaia.
Well, that fried rice was a perfectly adequate repast for a Sunday arvo.
Boris said:
q9 has two answers that are correct. afaia.
had me wondering too.
party_pants said:
Well, that fried rice was a perfectly adequate repast for a Sunday arvo.
but did you make it or buy it?
roughbarked said:
party_pants said:
Well, that fried rice was a perfectly adequate repast for a Sunday arvo.
but did you make it or buy it?
party_pants said:
roughbarked said:
party_pants said:
Well, that fried rice was a perfectly adequate repast for a Sunday arvo.
but did you make it or buy it?
A bit of both. The vegies were a supermarket mixed bag already cut to size.
nothing wrong with that if you can’t get them from your own garden. Bet you bought the rice at the supermarket too.
roughbarked said:
nothing wrong with that if you can’t get them from your own garden. Bet you bought the rice at the supermarket too.
Yes, and the bacon, the eggs, the soy sauce, the cooking oil – and all the rest that went into it.
Hey RB
How is the little one, did you get to see her over the weekend?
Was she all cute and wrinkly?
:D
Spider Lily said:
Hey RBHow is the little one, did you get to see her over the weekend?
Was she all cute and wrinkly?
:D
I’m trying to edit me out of the best photos.. ;)
slightly overcooked(which means the bun came out of the oven a little late .. for those less refined thinkers).. but otherwise perfect. cute as.. I held her for any moment anyone else wasn’t… all weekend. :)
You know it is really good, the program HB chose.. She has spent one on one time with a midwife right the way through. Twice in the weekend, that’s Sat and Sun, the midwife visited and apart from keeping records and all that she gave lessons in what to look for in the nappy, why it was there, how to know when the milk comes.. Bathing baby easily, safely and properly. All part of making sure it happens properly and that the new parents know how to do what is needed safely. It is part of the hospital system.
roughbarked said:
Spider Lily said:
Hey RBHow is the little one, did you get to see her over the weekend?
Was she all cute and wrinkly?
:D
I’m trying to edit me out of the best photos.. ;)
slightly overcooked(which means the bun came out of the oven a little late .. for those less refined thinkers).. but otherwise perfect. cute as.. I held her for any moment anyone else wasn’t… all weekend. :)
Nice, really nice :)
Blerg.
Over halfway through my tax return, most receipts done. That’s the difficult part.
Kingy said:
Blerg.Over halfway through my tax return, most receipts done. That’s the difficult part.
party_pants said:
Kingy said:
Blerg.Over halfway through my tax return, most receipts done. That’s the difficult part.
I “was gunna” do mine today, but I couldn’t be arsed.
I started mine today, then realised I could be doing something, anything, else, so I did.
I pay to get mine done..
To complicated I’m afraid :/
Spider Lily said:
I pay to get mine done..To complicated I’m afraid :/
I’m going to pay to get mine done.
Too lazy I’m afraid :)
Spider Lily said:
I pay to get mine done..To complicated I’m afraid :/
When I ran a business, that’s what I did too.. but I stopped running my own business when the GST arrived.. way too much work.. for the pittance in profit I made from supplying trees(and all the information) to educational projects(at the price of cheap trees).
roughbarked said:
Spider Lily said:
I pay to get mine done..To complicated I’m afraid :/
When I ran a business, that’s what I did too.. but I stopped running my own business when the GST arrived.. way too much work.. for the pittance in profit I made from supplying trees(and all the information) to educational projects(at the price of cheap trees).
Right now I have no problems with tax.. if I earn anything at all.. I get it all back.. no paperwork.
to change the subject entirely – what’s the go with Blu-Ray these days – is it gaining much traction or more likely to be another Betamax in couple of years time?
Spider Lily said:
I pay to get mine done..To complicated I’m afraid :/
I have no money to pay to get mine done.
Anyway, the last time I paid to get it done, they stuffed it up and I had to pay extra(as well as their bill).
party_pants said:
to change the subject entirely – what’s the go with Blu-Ray these days – is it gaining much traction or more likely to be another Betamax in couple of years time?
Dunno, but I bought a bluray drive for my pc for $100. Used it once in 18 months.
USB FTW!
Kingy said:
party_pants said:
to change the subject entirely – what’s the go with Blu-Ray these days – is it gaining much traction or more likely to be another Betamax in couple of years time?
Dunno, but I bought a bluray drive for my pc for $100. Used it once in 18 months.
USB FTW!
I’m a Luddite.
roughbarked said:
I’m a Luddite.
I have been waiting for an opportunity to use this pic, but it seems that I am too polite.
So for the purpose of this post, your mother was a hamster and your father smelt of elderberries.
>>I pay to get mine done..<<
+1
Well, +3 really, as I pay to have mine done, I pay to have the company one done and we pay for the superannuation fund one to be done. But it gets done right (well, after I tenaciously go through what the accountant has done and make him fix anything he hasn’t ‘understood’)
Kingy said:
your mother was a hamster and your father smelt of elderberries.
I heard a bloke on the radio a few months ago talking about the significance of smelling of Elderberries. Very interesting stuff.
:-)
FMD but the petrol sniffing forums is full of conspiracy theory nutters and woo woos.
Gotta wonder what attracts them to science forums like flies to poo.
And the cost of having the tax preparation done and lodged is a tax deduction in the next financial year anyway. It’s not all that expensive as we present everything balanced and reconciled and ready for the accountant to do the fiddly depreciation and car claiming bits that are Too Hard for me to bother learning how to do.
Are they still sucking on amber beads Droppy? I haven’t really looked for a few days.
Dropbear said:
Gotta wonder what attracts them to science forums like flies to poo.
Really?
Fuck.
:shakes head:
Oh – they seem to be collapsing buildings again.
Dropbear said:
FMD but the petrol sniffing forums is full of conspiracy theory nutters and woo woos.Gotta wonder what attracts them to science forums like flies to poo.
I quite liked the nutters claim that because the building fell down, it was ABSOLUTE PROOF of demolition.
I was working out a response that traps him in his own shite, but CBF.
Rule 303 said:
Dropbear said:Gotta wonder what attracts them to science forums like flies to poo.Really?
Fuck.
:shakes head:
Yes really.. I don’t get the attitude ..
It’s probably the single worst place for finding someone who is going to share/believe your nut bag ideas.
Kingy said:
Dropbear said:
FMD but the petrol sniffing forums is full of conspiracy theory nutters and woo woos.Gotta wonder what attracts them to science forums like flies to poo.
I quite liked the nutters claim that because the building fell down, it was ABSOLUTE PROOF of demolition.
I was working out a response that traps him in his own shite, but CBF.
I wouldn’t bother.
Dropbear said:
Yes really.. I don’t get the attitude ..It’s probably the single worst place for finding someone who is going to share/believe your nut bag ideas.
In Internet slang, a troll is someone who posts inflammatory, extraneous, or off-topic messages in an online community, such as an online discussion forum, chat room, or blog, with the primary intent of provoking readers into an emotional response or of otherwise disrupting normal on-topic discussion.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troll_%28Internet%29
Dropbear said:
Kingy said:
Dropbear said:
FMD but the petrol sniffing forums is full of conspiracy theory nutters and woo woos.Gotta wonder what attracts them to science forums like flies to poo.
I quite liked the nutters claim that because the building fell down, it was ABSOLUTE PROOF of demolition.
I was working out a response that traps him in his own shite, but CBF.
I wouldn’t bother.
It was going to be something along the lines of a blurry picture of a flying dinner plate as ABSSOLUTE PROOF of UFOs, therefore the royal family are all lizards, and chemtrails are alien farts.
Spelling fail.
:hangs head:
Kingy said:
Spelling fail.:hangs head:
is it a first?
It’s OK, roughy, you’re still in an unassailable lead :)
roughbarked said:
Kingy said:
Spelling fail.:hangs head:
is it a first?
No, but they are few and far between.
party_pants said:
to change the subject entirely – what’s the go with Blu-Ray these days – is it gaining much traction or more likely to be another Betamax in couple of years time?
they are trying to push blue ray because i’ve read its harder to crack and pirate
wookiemeister said:
party_pants said:
to change the subject entirely – what’s the go with Blu-Ray these days – is it gaining much traction or more likely to be another Betamax in couple of years time?
why would you bother getting blue ray?they are trying to push blue ray because i’ve read its harder to crack and pirate
It isn’t very hard at all.
Admiral, Vettel just passed Button. He used his DRS, which sped him up considerably. Why couldn’t Button engage his DRS?
sibeen said:
Admiral, Vettel just passed Button. He used his DRS, which sped him up considerably. Why couldn’t Button engage his DRS?
But I suspect Vettel will be penalised – he only made the pass stick by getting all 4 wheels off the track.
Why couldn’t Button engage his DRS?
—————-
Because Button wasn’t 1 second behind another car at the DRS line.
they are trying to push blue ray because i’ve read its harder to crack and pirate
—————-
Nothing to do with the fact it is the only way to make your HD TV use all its pixels??? DVD is only SD, Blu-Ray is HD.
>Because Button wasn’t 1 second behind another car at the DRS line.
So, let me get this straight, if your good enough to get far enough in front, they then penalise you?
sibeen said:
So, let me get this straight, if your good enough to get far enough in front, they then penalise you?
DRS has always been for the car behind. If you are within one second behind the car in front, you can use DRS to give you a better slipstream to catch and pass the car in front. Been that way for 2 or 3 years now. Jernson has had the benefit of it just as often as he has been disadvantaged. It’s to stop a slower car blocking faster cars behind and setting up a mobile road block.
Car in front is still allowed to use KERS.
sibeen said:
>Because Button wasn’t 1 second behind another car at the DRS line.So, let me get this straight, if your good enough to get far enough in front, they then penalise you?
sibeen said:
It’s OK, roughy, you’re still in an unassailable lead :)
hmm.. checks back to see in lead of what heavyweight
Are you lot still here?
Yes ma’am :)
kii said:
Are you lot still here?
dunno.. whenever I arrive, they all piss orf..
buffy said:
Are they still sucking on amber beads Droppy? I haven’t really looked for a few days.
I love this comment :P
(Please note: I am not fully awake :/ it seems I slept like a log after a slight wake up period at 2am…I think a bus might have run me down)
kii said:
buffy said:Are they still sucking on amber beads Droppy? I haven’t really looked for a few days.
I love this comment :P
(Please note: I am not fully awake :/ it seems I slept like a log after a slight wake up period at 2am…I think a bus might have run me down)
Not the outrage bus?
I’m outraged!
Kingy said:
kii said:
buffy said:Are they still sucking on amber beads Droppy? I haven’t really looked for a few days.
I love this comment :P
(Please note: I am not fully awake :/ it seems I slept like a log after a slight wake up period at 2am…I think a bus might have run me down)
Not the outrage bus?
I’m outraged!
is this the right queue?
Possibly it was The Outrage Bus or the Express bus from El Paso to LA.
What’s with Le Bogsnorkler these days? Has he become the “new” BC? He seems to c’n‘p large slabs of text quite often :/
The Eiffel Tower only suppoed to last 4 years and be taken down.
One day it’s bound to come down – what should they do – rebuild a taller more modern one?
One day it’s bound to come down
———————
I hope it lasts another six months, or my kids will be very dissapointed.
Peach jam. I’m going to make some. I think.
kii said:
Peach jam. I’m going to make some. I think.
kii said:
Peach jam. I’m going to make some. I think.
Well, they are not spare. We just have a few left over runty ones…like a colander full. They taste fine and will make good jam..or stewed fruit for freezing.
Our apricot tree didn’t go berserk this year :/ I think we pruned a bit late and then we lost heaps of flowers in the winds.
The white peach tree is the next one to give us sweet juicy fruit :)
I still feel like a bus ran me down :/
…blah…
Morning….20°…it feels cooler though
Morning all.
Morning
aaarrggghh
Back to work today,
mornin Geoff…looks like we are “all”
….oops, looks like we have a new arrival
mornin lily of the spiders
Woollen Jumpers – check
Scarf – check
Hat – check
Gloves – check
Thermals – check
Ok that’s me for Canberra today :)
Morning folks
Morning Stumpy
Did you have a good weekend?
I pottered & slothed yesterday, it was a good day :)
Great weekend here.
Mrs SS is back so the pup and i are very happy :D
Lots of pottering around here, got some jobs done, the list of to-do keeps growing tho…
Morning campers..
grumble
waves goodbye as she walks out the door
ms spock said:
waves goodbye as she walks out the door
You do that a lot, lately :P
Ah- the simple pleasures of a cheese and tomato sammich :)
Divine Angel said:
Ah- the simple pleasures of a cheese and tomato sammich :)
they aren’t bad are they.
Good morning Holidayers. I was slugabed this morning, didn’t get up until just after 8.00am. Been for walk (small jog included), walked dogs, chatted around town about a wedding that happened on the weekend while we were out of town, now I’ve come in to the practice to do some frame sorting and to finalize the paperwork to go to the accountant tomorrow to get money back from the Tax Man.
I have to turn this thing off now, or I will chat instead of doing my work and going home.’
buffy said:
I have to turn this thing off now, or I will chat instead of doing my work and going home.’
Welcome to Procrastinators Anonymous. Meetings are held tomorrow or maybe next week… I’ll let you know at some point…
kii, I read something on Not Always Right this morning and thought of you:
The Age Of Petulance
Bookstore | Livingston, NJ, USA | Extra Stupid, Parents
Customer: “Hi, my son needs a book called Ethan for his summer reading.”
Me: “Sure! Do you mean Ethan Frome?”
Customer: “No, it’s just Ethan.”
Me: “Is it by Edith Wharton?”
Customer: looks at a piece of paper “Um… yeah, it is, but my son just wrote down Ethan.”
Me: “Okay. Well, he probably just didn’t write down the full title, so let’s go grab Ethan Frome.”
Customer: “No! You aren’t listening to me! It’s not Ethan Frome, it’s just Ethan!”
Me: “It’s really not a big deal. We’ll—”
Customer: “It IS a big deal! You’re calling my son a liar!”
Me: “I’m sorry, I didn’t intend to—”
Customer: “My son is a very good student. Maybe you should have paid more attention when you were in school, or you’d know that Edith Whoever wrote a book called Ethan!”
Me: “My apologies. Let me grab that book for you.”
(I go grab a copy of “Ethan Frome” and hand it to the customer.)
Customer: “No! What are you, an idiot? You’re trying to trick me by giving me Ethan Frome when I just need Ethan!”
Me: “Ma’am, Edith Wharton never wrote a book called Ethan. She did write a book called Ethan Frome.”
Customer: “MY SON IS NOT A LIAR!”
(I spend the next five minutes showing the customer all of the books Edith Wharton wrote in her lifetime on the computer. “Ethan Frome” appears on every list, but there is no reference to a book called just “Ethan”.)
Customer: “My son said it’s called Ethan, and that’s what I need! Obviously, you people just haven’t heard of it and you’re trying to make me look like an idiot. I’ll show you! I’ll call the school and get them to read me the summer reading list!”
(She calls the school on her cell phone. The school receptionist informs her that the title in question is, in fact, “Ethan Frome.” The customer turns bright red, and eventually hangs up on the poor receptionist.)
Customer: “None of you know what you’re talking about!” snatches up a copy of “Ethan Frome” stalks off
Me: “Have a nice day!”
Manager: “You need to take a ten minute break?”
Me: “You have no idea.”
And:
The Twilight Of Our Literacy, Part 10
Bookstore | MA, USA | Extra Stupid
(I work at my parents’ bookshop part time and have just gotten off shift. I am still in my uniform (khakis, blue polo, sneakers). I go to another bookstore for a Girl Scout fundraiser.)
Customer: “Excuse me miss, but could you tell me where to find Breaking Moon from Twilight?”
Me: “I don’t work here, but those are two different books: New Moon and Breaking Dawn.”
Customer: “You must work here if you know that they are two different books.”
Me: “I don’t work here, but I do read books.”
Customer: “You are lying to me! You work here! Kids don’t read books!”
Me: “I assure you, I really do not work here, and many children do read books.”
(Customer #1 then drags me across the store to the cashier’s station.)
Customer: to cashier “She works here!”
Cashier: “No, she does not, sir, but I’d be happy to answer any questions you may have.”
Customer: “She must work here! She knows about books! Kids don’t read books!”
(The cashier hands the customer a summer reading list.)
Cashier: “Here is a list of books kids are required to read. You might want to start at the bottom, next to the words ‘Kindergarden Reading List.’”
Customer: turns blood red and leaves without buying anything
Yep. I so understand that scenario.
…sob…
..and the next one :(
I actually spend a lot of my shifts at the counter that has the summer reading books displayed on shelves behind me.
I’d like to cry some days.
This site is saving my sanity:
http://bn-booksellers.livejournal.com/?skip=10
Who decides your summer reading lists?
There are very few actual bookstores around now- I usually get new books from Kmart :-/ Dymocks if I’m desperate and can’t be arsed waiting for online delivery…
“ I did love working at an Independent bookstore for 11 years. It was magical. I did enjoy working at Barnes and Noble back in the day but sadly, not today. It’s brutal everytime i go to work. I almost cry when i get in my car to drive home. I feel like I’ve just been beaten up. Again, very, very sad. “
Quote from that site – this is how I feel most days.
The schools decide the reading lists and are supposed to let the CRM know and then we order masses of the books in.
I’m still here. But I have now sorted out the men’s frames into a new arrangement. Yes, I’ve been doing this a looong time, it doesn’t take me long. I’ll do the ladies one next. They are just done in colours on the board and in the drawers, with a nod to price range.
kii said:
It’s brutal everytime i go to work. I almost cry when i get in my car to drive home. I feel like I’ve just been beaten up.
I used to feel like that at the deli too, ‘cept I did cry in my car every day; both going to and coming home from work. It was soul destroying… why do we do that to ourselves?
Interesting. Back in ye olden days, I remember mum going to a dozen different stores trying to source my books for school. And these were regular books like The Secret Garden and Charlotte’s Web, not textbooks or anything. (When I had to read Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing, the saleslady upsold mum into an omnibus of three other Judy Blume stories and I became a huge JB fan) :)
roughbarked said:
Aaaawwww :)
Just lovely RB
Goodness me, reorganizing stock on shelves is tedious! I think I know why I’m an optometrist.
The ABC at its finest.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-07-23/scores-shaken-by-bogus-text-threat-scam/4148070
buffy said:
Goodness me, reorganizing stock on shelves is tedious! I think I know why I’m an optometrist.
Because you prefer to think of your shelves as half full?
:-)
Spider Lily said:
Aaaawwww :)
Just lovely RB
:) more on flickr.. ;)
Very cute there RB, does it have a name yet?
Just as well you’re not selling books in Melbourne kii…
http://www.news.com.au/national/woman-found-injured-in-melb-bookstore/story-fncynjr2-1226432752774
Peak Warming Man said:
Very cute there RB, does it have a name yet?
They have 30 days before they get charged administration fees for not having registered a name.. they are down to a choice between maybe three.. give them rime, naming is a special thing.. HB hasn’t told me anything other than thanks for the suggestions but they aren’t on my list..
roughbarked said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Very cute there RB, does it have a name yet?
They have 30 days before they get charged administration fees for not having registered a name..
I guess the fee is a reminder that they’ve already had a few months to think about it ;)
..derp…nearly forgot to watch Breaking Bad :/
Divine Angel said:
roughbarked said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Very cute there RB, does it have a name yet?
They have 30 days before they get charged administration fees for not having registered a name..
I guess the fee is a reminder that they’ve already had a few months to think about it ;)
something along those lines.
roughbarked said:
Divine Angel said:
roughbarked said:They have 30 days before they get charged administration fees for not having registered a name..
I guess the fee is a reminder that they’ve already had a few months to think about it ;)
something along those lines.
Baby presented with fist up beside face and emerged with the one arm outstretched, fist clenched. Likened me and others to suggest, superwoman as the name..
Dropbear said:
cute but.. 
Dropbear said:
Good shot of The Bear in an agreeable, and compromise frame of mind.
so, basically i’m here, now. enjoy while you can.
bob(from black rock) said:
Dropbear said:
Good shot of The Bear in an agreeable, and compromise frame of mind.
LOL…. well thanks…. it’s my latest self portrait
Boris said:
so, basically i’m here, now. enjoy while you can.
self centre is uppermost.. ;)
I really prefer gazing at my own navel.
Dropbear said:
can I quote you on that?
bob(from black rock) said:
Dropbear said:
Good shot of The Bear in an agreeable, and compromise frame of mind.
LOL…. well thanks…. it’s my latest self portrait
Dropbear said:
bob(from black rock) said:
Dropbear said:
Good shot of The Bear in an agreeable, and compromise frame of mind.
LOL…. well thanks…. it’s my latest self portrait
Did you take the shot Bear? ‘tis very good.
haha no it’s “Success Kid” from the net.. I posted it cause of Roughies description of a kid coming out with a clenched fist ;)
That kid’s probably about 15 by now.
Dropbear said:
haha no it’s “Success Kid” from the net.. I posted it cause of Roughies description of a kid coming out with a clenched fist ;)
OK ta, is a great shot.
Dropbear said:
haha no it’s “Success Kid” from the net.. I posted it cause of Roughies description of a kid coming out with a clenched fist ;)
thanks, I did spot it.. ;)
At stoopert unfair dismissal laws…
The wench at work won?
Divine Angel said:
The wench at work won?
Nah, I have to put up with her for another 3 months…
poikilotherm said:
Divine Angel said:
The wench at work won?
Nah, I have to put up with her for another 3 months…
clench your fists.
I grind my teeth…I think fist clenching would be less troublesome though.
Used to be able to move them on after 3 months, with no reasons (which, in reality, kinda sucked for some). Now have to wait at least 6 months and have proof of attempting to resolve issues…which I’ve done…now for the 6 months.
So no more 3 month probationary period then?
>The wench at work won?
Slattern Wench.
Get it right.
It ruined my alliteration.
Divine Angel said:
So no more 3 month probationary period then?
Nope, not legally anyway, if you’re paying award rates.
sibeen said:
>The wench at work won?Slattern Wench.
Get it right.
Forgot the c ‘been.
Well, that’s one way to kill the forum.
Divine Angel said:
Well, that’s one way to kill the forum.
I’ve been taking notes.
http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=341rybZ42vA
I’ve been taking notes.
Doh!
did you have that one?
Boris said:
I’ve been taking notes.Doh!
did you have that one?
Not in colour.
Nomnomnom – Viet chicken noodle soup with straw mushrooms, using Bo Hue spices which are usually for beef (Bo) or pork dishes. Warmed the cockles of the heart after a fairly bitter windy day.
Good evening Holidayers. Can you smell my pork cooking in the oven? I pulled some carrots this afternoon, so we have screaming carrots. But the peas will come out of the freezer.
I can smell roast chicken.
Someone with half a chicken and chips is sitting next to me. Better than the fish- Red Rooster fish is el stinko.
>> So no more 3 month probationary period then?
Nope, not legally anyway, if you’re paying award rates.<<
Are you sure about this? Is it a particular Modern Award? If you Google “Modern Awards probationary period” you get a Fair Work Australia recommended letter and recommendations for ending a probationary period either with ‘yes, you can continue’ or ‘no, we don’t match each other”
My dinner’s going to come a distant third, but it still ought to be edible. Meat provided by leftover lamb plus a chopped up Boks beef & bacon burger, combined with leek, garlic and basil cooked in butter, dried tomatoes & tomato puree, seasonings etc, to be dumped over trivelle pasta. A dog’s dinner but should be tasty :)
Here’s tomorrow’s dinner though:
Roast chicken, shredded
creamed corn
celery
cooked pasta
cream cheese
grated cheese.
Mix together, top with grated cheese and breadcrumbs, bake in oven.
I hope I wasn’t too rude to neomyrtus the other day. She dismissed my village as a pie & petrol stop, which is typical of the way it’s used by tourists, but there is actually more to it than that (decent antique shops, excellent bookshop, some good eateries, interesting historic buildings and spaces etc) and I reacted rather excessively.
Still, I’m sure neomyrtus is sufficiently up herself to weather such challenges ;-)
If I’m ever in the vicinity, Car, I’d like to have a look around your little town :)
Good afternoon skeptics one and all.
Divine Angel said:
Mix together, top with grated cheese and breadcrumbs, bake in oven.
:Whistles:
Are you feeding an AIDS patient or something?
Oh SP! PWM was pacing the halls, waiting for your return.
>Can you smell my pork cooking in the oven?
Yes, I can…no…wait, that may be the pork roast that I’ve got in the oven.
Rule 303 said:
Divine Angel said:Mix together, top with grated cheese and breadcrumbs, bake in oven.:Whistles:
Are you feeding an AIDS patient or something?
Carb loading. It’s what I do when depressed.
We do something similar in our family DA. Shredded chook, capsicum, corn, packet of cream of chicken soup made up with a cup of cold milk, cooked spaghetti (of whatever shape you like) mixed all together in a casserole, topped with cheese and breadcrumbs. I’m particularly fond of breadcrumbs made out of garlic foccacia rolls…..
>If I’m ever in the vicinity, Car, I’d like to have a look around your little town :)
It’s cute in its way, but was cuter before the Post Office died :(
Glenda & Bob in the Post Office – which had been functioning as such for well over a century – were treated extremely badly by Australia Post who eventually removed their licence, for no sensible reason at all. Our PO has now been moved from its rightful home in the original building, tended by particularly pleasant and helpful people (who also stocked a nice range of antiques and gifts etc), to a dingy corner of the supermarket.
Divine Angel said:
Oh SP! PWM was pacing the halls, waiting for your return.
return from where?
Divine Angel said:
Carb loading. It’s what I do when depressed.
Sorry to be the bearer of bad news but there’s not much in the way of Carbs there. Lots of fat, but.
Hmmmm… What else do you do?
The great abyss, of course. AKA the real world.
I coulda used your help on Wednesday; I was penning a letter to the editor.
PWM will be most pleased to hear that the boat has been slipped and antifouled and will probably have a new skeg bearing installed before she goes back in the water.
He probably won’t be as pleased to hear that I have sent him an invoice for half the cost.
Anyway the reason why I haven’t been online much these last few days, is because I’ve been setting up my new multi monitor x(5) flight simulation cockpit in my study.
It’s very immersive.
I bought a 3 pack of Lindt creamy chocolate. Only of it is gone though.
And everything is low/no fat in that recipe.
I coulda used your help on Wednesday; I was penning a letter to the editor.
————————————————————————————————————————————————-
I had another published on Saturday. That makes four in the last four weeks.
I think the editor must like my cheeky style because he’s published the last two without any changes at all.
My last paragraph was…. “If Mr Dolan can name even just one person who has ever been killed “in the name of atheism”, I’ll convert to Christianity, give up all my worldly goods, and never write another letter to the newspaper.
Divine Angel said:
And everything is low/no fat in that recipe.
Cool.
Errmmm… Don’t mean to make a big deal out of it, but you know low-fat cheese is still 25% fat, don’t you?
Heh.
Mine was in response to a woman who thinks that all schoolkids should do their work on iPads.
Rule 303 said:
Divine Angel said:And everything is low/no fat in that recipe.Cool.
Errmmm… Don’t mean to make a big deal out of it, but you know low-fat cheese is still 25% fat, don’t you?
Yeah. Life’s too short for no fat cheese. I only use half the recommended amount in recipes now. Still, lost 8 kgs now :)
Divine Angel said:
Still, lost 8 kgs now :)
Bitch
Evening Holidays…
Got a lot of painting done today.
ms spock said:
Evening Holidays…
Got a lot of painting done today.
Hi Spocky.
Excellent to hear today was productive for you.
Divine Angel said:
ms spock said:Evening Holidays…
Got a lot of painting done today.
Hi Spocky.
Excellent to hear today was productive for you.
It was and you?
I did a bit of writing and a lot of procrastinating.
nods
Very good
Oh, I didn’t get a text death threat today!
Wait…
Hang on….
Oh yes, I haven’t got a mobile. They will have to write me a letter instead…..
:)
That post of mine was in response to an ABC news item:
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-07-23/police-investigate-sms-hoax-threat/4148046
I see from the online one that there were email ones too. But I didn’t get one of them either.
I got neither of those.
What was “Good to the Last Drop”
King Tea of Maxwell House Coffee?
No Googling, no confering.
Your time starts…………………….checks watch………….NOW.
yeah someone threatened to kill me via sms today but it was different to the sms scam going around – i can only assume its real and i’ve got 48 hours to live again
Five seconds.
buffy said:
>> So no more 3 month probationary period then?Nope, not legally anyway, if you’re paying award rates.<<
Are you sure about this? Is it a particular Modern Award? If you Google “Modern Awards probationary period” you get a Fair Work Australia recommended letter and recommendations for ending a probationary period either with ‘yes, you can continue’ or ‘no, we don’t match each other”
Something about the Pharmacy Industry Award, no probationary periods or somesuch. I trust in HR…probably shouldn’t but that’s what they’re sposed to be there for.
I’ve heard the slogan, but I’ve never heard of Kings tea………
I was looking up Griffiths coffee.
Sorry times up.
The answer is both.
Skeptic Pete said:
I think the editor must like my cheeky style because he’s published the last two without any changes at all.My last paragraph was…. “If Mr Dolan can name even just one person who has ever been killed “in the name of atheism”, I’ll convert to Christianity, give up all my worldly goods, and never write another letter to the newspaper.
Sorry to hear about your imminent demise Wookie.
But don’t worry about us Wookie we’ll get by.
Peak Warming Man said:
Sorry to hear about your imminent demise Wookie.
But don’t worry about us Wookie we’ll get by.
We shall buy pot plants in your memory.
Peak Warming Man said:
Sorry to hear about your imminent demise Wookie.
But don’t worry about us Wookie we’ll get by.
i’ve strapped explosvies to the pillars of this forum
if i go down we all go down
lucky i’ve set about a billion booby traps in my house just for good measure, it certainly livens things up when i get up to have a leak of a night dodging poison darts and beaver traps in the darkness.
i didn’t receive any sms today, its unlikely anyone would waste their time sending me death threats
You haven’t been to Colorado recently, have you, Wookie?
Aww :(
I was about to start a Wookie Memorial Thread.
I mean, that’s great news!
>Oh, I didn’t get a text death threat today!
I was in a meeting this morning and my business partner got one.
This time it wasn’t from me :)
>>Something about the Pharmacy Industry Award, no probationary periods or somesuch. I trust in HR…probably shouldn’t but that’s what they’re sposed to be there for.<<
It is not mentioned in the award (as far as I can see) but that doesn’t mean you cannot apply a probationary period in your letter of offer to a new employee. You offer provisional employment with either party having the ability to withdraw either during or at the end of the period specified.
I sent a few out, but nobody paid me $5000
Divine Angel said:
You haven’t been to Colorado recently, have you, Wookie?
instead of shooting at random, you’d simply lock the doors and then ask people to give a speech of some kind on a subject of their choice. if they say “pretty”, “basically” or any other word that my fickle nature finds offensive – they get it.
wookiemeister said:
I can only assume its real and i’ve got 48 hours to live again
48 hours! Looxory!
oh yes
“the reason why” will mean instant execution
Oh, Rule is here. That reminds me to do that knee exercise.
Back shortly.
“my ultimate ego” (instead of my alter ego)
“i’m intrigued with……. (insert anything)”
bang
buffy said:
>>Something about the Pharmacy Industry Award, no probationary periods or somesuch. I trust in HR…probably shouldn’t but that’s what they’re sposed to be there for.<<
It is not mentioned in the award (as far as I can see) but that doesn’t mean you cannot apply a probationary period in your letter of offer to a new employee. You offer provisional employment with either party having the ability to withdraw either during or at the end of the period specified.
http://www.fairwork.gov.au/termination/small-business-fair-dismissal-code/Pages/default.aspx
Yes, but finishing a probationary period is not dismissal. I know all the dismissal stuff…..I’ve had to use it many years ago. My understanding is that if you have agreed to a probationary period, that is what there is. It is not dismissal.
Looks like Mr Persistent had logged in Over There again tonight. He must have a very high boredom threshold.
buffy said:
Yes, but finishing a probationary period is not dismissal. I know all the dismissal stuff…..I’ve had to use it many years ago. My understanding is that if you have agreed to a probationary period, that is what there is. It is not dismissal.
Oh, i didnt get to have a say, since whingeing about the wench, hr informed me that they are not on a probationary period and therefore i have to do all that dismissal stuff. Cant help but think if hr had to work with it, itd be gorn long ago
>>Looks like Mr Persistent had logged in Over There again tonight.
LOL, dear oh dear.
buffy said:
Looks like Mr Persistent had logged in Over There again tonight. He must have a very high boredom threshold.
My posts about vit d are completely coincidental…
OK, I’m not so confused now. Dismissal is more complex. Verbal warnings, written warnings etc etc…..documentation of warnings…..
:)
Have fun, follow the rules and write everything down.
I saw the Vitamin D thread. It’s getting repetitive really. (In case you are wondering, I’m not bothering to supplement. Still. And I didn’t bother to get a test done in February like I was going to)
I just injected a touch of class over there by posting a funny video of some footballer getting hit in the nads by the football.
buffy said:
Yes, but finishing a probationary period is not dismissal. I know all the dismissal stuff…..I’ve had to use it many years ago. My understanding is that if you have agreed to a probationary period, that is what there is. It is not dismissal.
most jobs are just process work in the end
buffy said:
I saw the Vitamin D thread. It’s getting repetitive really. (In case you are wondering, I’m not bothering to supplement. Still. And I didn’t bother to get a test done in February like I was going to)
yeh, bit pointless really, considering your family history etc. the reductions in mortality require thousands of people to take a dose for small reduction in total deaths.
party_pants said:
I just injected a touch of class over there by posting a funny video of some footballer getting hit in the nads by the football.
That place needs it.
maybe they should just give people free shots of viagra instead?
wookiemeister said:
maybe they should just give people free shots of viagra instead?
pulmonary hypertension isn’t so common
maybe they should make everyone drink cabbage juice
that should sort out the men from the boys
in the future everyone will drink cabbage juice
it will be in my manifesto
in the future everyone will drink cabbage juice
it will be in my manifesto
wookiemeister said:
in the future everyone will drink cabbage juiceit will be in my manifesto
party_pants said:
wookiemeister said:
in the future everyone will drink cabbage juiceit will be in my manifesto
yeah, sure.
wookiemeister said:
in the future everyone will drink cabbage juiceit will be in my manifesto
manifesto is such and angry word
morrie said:
A thing that I notice with talk back radio is that callers always begin with ‘how are you going?’ or something similar. The poor announcer has to answer that question for every call. It must drive them nuts after a while.
Morning, it’s muggy.
Morning Kii.
Evening everyone else.
party_pants said:
morrie said:
A thing that I notice with talk back radio is that callers always begin with ‘how are you going?’ or something similar. The poor announcer has to answer that question for every call. It must drive them nuts after a while.
I miss Geoff on mornings. The new guy isn’t half as good.
Greetings to Rule 303.
You’re a smart person with pool experience, does this extend to cast stone fountains? With cracks, that leak?
party_pants said:
morrie said:
A thing that I notice with talk back radio is that callers always begin with ‘how are you going?’ or something similar. The poor announcer has to answer that question for every call. It must drive them nuts after a while.
I miss Geoff on mornings. The new guy isn’t half as good.
jjjust moi said:
Yair, what’s going on. He’s doing drive, is that permanent or what?
Evenin’ all.
How many of youse got the death threat via text this morning?
Kingy said:
Evenin’ all.How many of youse got the death threat via text this morning?
Not me….who is it from?
Kingy said:
Evenin’ all.How many of youse got the death threat via text this morning?
party_pants said:
jjjust moi said:
Yair, what’s going on. He’s doing drive, is that permanent or what?
Russell is on long service leave. Geoff asked to have a spell doing drive shift instead of mornings.
kii said:
Not me….who is it from?
kii said:
Kingy said:
Evenin’ all.How many of youse got the death threat via text this morning?
Not me….who is it from?
Dunno. A lot of people in WA got a txt this morning threatening death unless $5000 was paid, and a yahoo email to contact.
hahaha….that’s cute ;P
Kingy said:
kii said:
Kingy said:
Evenin’ all.How many of youse got the death threat via text this morning?
Not me….who is it from?
Dunno. A lot of people in WA got a txt this morning threatening death unless $5000 was paid, and a yahoo email to contact.
jjjust moi said:
Ah Ok, thanks for that. He’s doing a good job on drive, better than Russell IMO.
The new guy on mornings is a bit too hasty to find blame IMHO. Seems to always be finding a problem and then searching for someone to blame, rather than exploring solutions. Don’t like the way he brings other guests into the middle of a conversation without introducing them properly.
I don’t suppose Sibeen is lurking? (probably enjoying the basketball somewhere)
Follow-up on last night’s Formula 1 race, Vettel got a 20 second penalty for that illegal overtake, relegating him from 2nd to 5th. It seems we were correct in our predictions that the stewards would not permit it.
Pav is a bit dull on the night shift, but he is a nice bloke so nobody cares I think.
I wonder if the txt came from this guy?
I think I might give in and get a TV for the Olympics. I do like a nice Olympics.
The one person who was in a position to know about the origin of the anthrax sent through the U.S. Postal Service met with a very suspicious demise just a month after the attacks first began.
The reported “suicide” and then “accidental death” of noted Harvard biophysics scientist and anthrax, Ebola, AIDS, herpes, and influenza expert, Dr. Don C. Wiley, on the Interstate 55 Hernando De Soto Bridge that links Memphis to West Memphis, Arkansas, was probably a well-planned murder, according to local law enforcement officials in Tennessee and Arkansas.
After Wiley’s friends and family discounted claims of suicide, the Memphis coroner concluded on January 14, 2002 that Wiley had “accidentially” fallen over the side of the bridge after a minor car accident.
Not so, say seasoned local law enforcement officials who originally assigned homicide detectives to the case. Memphis police claim there was only 15 minutes between the last time police had checked the bridge and the time they discovered Wiley’s abandoned vehicle. They suspected Wiley was murdered. However, the local FBI office in Memphis stuck by its story that Wiley’s death was not the result of “foul play.” A Memphis police detective said, “the newspaper account of Wiley’s accident did not clear anything up for me,” adding, “everything attributed to the ‘accident’ could also be attributed to something else.”
However, according to U.S. intelligence sources, Wiley may have been the victim of an intelligence agency hit. That jibes with local police comments that the FBI and “other” U.S. agencies stepped in to prevent the local Memphis police from taking a closer look into the case. Employees of St. Jude’s Childrens’ Hospital in Memphis, on whose board Wiley served, were suddenly deluged with unsubstantiated rumors that Wiley was a heavy drinker and despondent.
It is a classic intelligence agency ploy to spread disinformation about “suicide” victims after their murders. The favorite rumors spread include those about purported alcoholism, depression, homosexuality, auto-erotic asphyxia, drug addiction, and an obsession with pornography, especially child pornography.
According to the local police, it would have been easy to determine if Wiley was a heavy drinker and that would have shown up in his autopsy. The police also reckon that if Wiley left the Peabody under the influence, four hours later he should have been sober enough not to have fallen over the side of the bridge. Also, the bridge railing is high enough that event the 6’ 3” Wiley could not have accidentally fallen over it without assistance. Add that to the fact that no one in the history of the bridge had fallen over the side.
Police also feel that even at 4:00 AM, there should have been someone else on the bridge who would have called the police about a person who was driving down the interstate the wrong way. Due to the fact that access is restricted to the bridge, one would have to have driven a long way on the wrong lane. Some police are of the opinion Wiley was stuck with a needle and that one reason he was dumped into the fast-moving Mississippi is that with the length of his time in the water (one month), the needle mark evidence would have largely disappeared.
And in yet another strange twist, on March 14, a bomb and two smaller explosive devices were found at the Shelby County Regional Forensic Center, which houses the morgue and Medical Examiner’s Office that conducted Wiley’s autopsy. Dr. O.C, Smith, the medical examiner, told Memphis’ Commercial Appeal, “We have done several high-profile cases from Dr. Wiley to Katherine Smith (a Department of Motor Vehicles employee mysteriously found burned to death in her car after being charged in a federal probe with conspiracy to obtain fraudulent drivers’ licenses for men of Middle East origin) but there has been no indication that we offended anyone . . . we just don’t know if we were the attended target or not.”
Knowledgeable U.S. and foreign intelligence sources have revealed that Wiley may have been silenced as a result of his discovery of U.S. government work on biological warfare agents long after the U.S., along with the Soviet Union and Britain, signed the 1972 Biological Weapons Convention.
A South African Connection
PB Æ
06/03/2002, 10:30:22
http://www.counterpunch.org/madsenanthrax.html
The death of Wiley may be also linked to revelations recently uncovered in South Africa. His expertise on genetic fingerprints for various strains may have led him to particular countries and their bio-warfare projects.
The South African media has been abuzz with details of that nation’s former biological warfare program and its links to the CIA. The South African bio-chemical war program was code-named Project Coast and was centered at the Roodeplat Research Laboratories north of Pretoria. The lab maintained links to the US biowarfare facility at Fort Detrick and Britain’s Porton Down Laboratory. The head of the South African program, Dr. Wouter Basson, was reportedly offered a job with the CIA in the United States after the fall of the apartheid regime. According to former South African National Intelligence Agency deputy director Michael Kennedy, when Basson refused the offer, the CIA allegedly threatened to kill him. Nevertheless, the U.S. pressured the new President Nelson Mandela to turn over the records and fruits of Basson’s work. Much of this work was reportedly transported to Fort Detrick.
One of the South African’s secret projects involved sending anthrax through the mail. Among the techniques that fell into the hands of the Americans was a method by which anthrax spores were, with deadly effect, incorporated on to the gummed flaps of envelopes.
Other South African bio-chemical weapons allegedly transferred to the CIA included, in addition to anthrax, cholera, smallpox, salmonella, botulinum, tularemia, thallium, E.coli, racin, organophosphates, necrotising fasciitis, hepatitis A, HIV, paratyphoid, Sarin VX nerve gas, Ebola, Marburg, Rift Valley hemorrhagic fever viruses, Dengue fever, West Nile virus, highly potent CR tear gas, hallucinogens Ecstasy, Mandrax, BZ, and cocaine, anti-coagulant drugs, the deadly lethal injection drugs Scoline and Tubarine, and cyanide.
Many of Dr. Wiley’s family and friends doubt he would have committed suicide. The fact that he was certainly in a position to know about the origination of various viruses and bacteria — which could have led to the U.S. government — would have made him a prime target for a government seeking to cover up its illegal work in biological warfare.
Wiley’s Anthrax Research
And Wiley had a significant connection to anthrax research. Wiley was not only a professor at Harvard but also conducted research at the Chevy Chase, Maryland Howard Hughes Medical Center, which does work for the National Institutes of Health. On October 1, 2001, just three days before the first reported anthrax case in Florida, the Hughes Center announced that a joint Harvard-Hughes team had identified a mouse gene that made mice resistant to anthrax bacteria. Although the media failed to play it up later, that research involved using Wiley’s expertise on the immune system. The new gene, identified as Kif1C, located in chromosome 11 of a mouse, enhanced the defense systems of special immune cells, called macrophages, against the destructive effects of anthrax bacteria.
Wiley’s was not the only suspicious death of a scientist with knowledge of biological defenses. Just three day before Wiley’s death, Dr. Benito Que, a Miami Medical School cellular biologist specializing in infectious diseases, died in a violent attack. The Miami Herald reported Que died after “four men armed with a baseball bat attacked him at his car.” A week after Wiley died, Dr. Vladimir Pasechnik, a former scientist for Biopreparat, the Soviet Union’s biological weapons production factory, was found dead from an alleged stroke in Wiltshire, not far from Britain’s Porton Down biological warfare center. Pasechnik had defected from the Soviet Union in 1989 and was an expert on the Soviet Union’s anthrax, smallpox, plague, and tularemia programs. While at Biopreparat, Pasechnik worked for Alibek, who defected three years later. When he died, Pasechnik was assisting the British government’s efforts in providing bio-defenses against anthrax.
Anthrax and Operation Northwoods
For those who disbelieve the possibility that the U.S. Government is the number one suspect in the anthrax attacks, they are directed to James Bamford’s book on the National Security Agency, Body of Secrets. The book reveals that in 1962,Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Lyman Lemnitzer was planning, along with other member of the Joint Chiefs, a virtual coup d’etat against the administration of President Kennedy using acts of terrorism carried out by the military but to be blamed on the Castro government in Cuba. The secret pan, code-named Operation Northwoods, entailed having U.S. military personnel shoot innocent people on the streets of American cities, sink boats carrying Cuban refugees to Florida, and conduct terrorist bombings in Washington, DC, Miami and other cities. Innocent people were to be framed for committing bombings and hijacking planes. If John Glenn’s liftoff from Cape Canaveral in February 1962 were to end in an explosion, Castro would be blamed. Plans were made to shoot down civilian aircraft en route from the United States to Jamaica, Guatemala, Panama, or Venezuela and then blame Cuba. The U.S. military also planned to attack Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago, both British colonies, and make it appear that the Cubans had done it in order to bring Britain into a war with Cuba.
So far, the Bush administration has refused to support a full and independent Congressional investigation into the events of September 11 and the later events involving anthrax. It seems it and the three-letter agencies the administration is so fond of praising, and funding, know more about the source of the anthrax attacks than they are admitting. If the saying, “where there’s smoke, there’s fire,” has any basis of truth, the United States is in the midst of a raging inferno. Who will answer the fire alarm?
Wayne Madsen is an investigative journalist based in Washington, DC. He can be reached at: WMadsen777@aol.com
Do you have reception there, morrie?
In the town where I was living in 1980, or television came via a local broadcast station that played tapes. We had to wait 3 months to see the Olympics. When they played the mens’ hundred metres, the start gun went off, the screen went all snowy for 10 or 11 seconds and we saw all the runners pulling up over the finish line. Buga!
party_pants said:
I miss Geoff on mornings. .
AussieDJ said:
party_pants said:
I miss Geoff on mornings. .
Geoff who. Which station?
morrie said:
Pav is a bit dull on the night shift, but he is a nice bloke so nobody cares I think.
The same Geoff that was in the ABC TV program Can We Help a couple of years ago.
party_pants said:
AussieDJ said:
party_pants said:
I miss Geoff on mornings. .
Geoff who. Which station?
ABC radio in WA.
AussieDJ said:
Geoff Hutchison? Good bloke. I had the pleasure of working with him when he was doing a few shifts on ABC Melbourne.
Kingy said:
Do you have reception there, morrie?
AussieDJ said:
morrie said:
Pav is a bit dull on the night shift, but he is a nice bloke so nobody cares I think.
Where’d Trevor go to?
>So far, the Bush administration has refused to support a full and independent Congressional investigation <
Damn, they are slow to get off the mark.
Gave him a bit of on-air operational training when he was here (in Melbourne).
Just browsing the ABC Perth website … have seen another bloke I worked with in a previous life.
I was the mid-dawn jock on 3DB in Melbourne when Eoin Cameron was the brekky jock. (back in the 1980s)
AussieDJ said:
Gave him a bit of on-air operational training when he was here (in Melbourne).Just browsing the ABC Perth website … have seen another bloke I worked with in a previous life.
I was the mid-dawn jock on 3DB in Melbourne when Eoin Cameron was the brekky jock. (back in the 1980s)
kii said:
You’re a smart person with pool experience, does this extend to cast stone fountains? With cracks, that leak?
Hmm… I know how to find and seal the simple stuff but I’m by no means expert.
AussieDJ said:
I was the mid-dawn jock on 3DB in Melbourne when Eoin Cameron was the brekky jock. (back in the 1980s)
Kingy said:
How many of youse got the death threat via text this morning?
I got one – Replied that they had the wrong bloke and gave them your phone number. Hope you don’t mind?
>I don’t suppose Sibeen is lurking? (probably enjoying the basketball somewhere)
The forum is on my third screen and I’m keeping half an eye on all you lot. I’m trying to do drawings and budget pricing at the moment for that job in WA.
I should write a case study for project management 101. Here, kiddies, this is how you don’t bloody do it!
You probably haven’t heard that Eoin was seriously ill recently. He fell and hit his head and then collapsed a few days later. He was hospitalised for a while but has bounced back bigger than life.
>I miss Geoff on mornings. .
You gotta be careful taking leave on the ABC. Red Symonds took over for a brief period here in Melbourne when someone went on leave. He still hasn’t left quite a few years later :)
sibeen said:
I should write a case study for project management 101. Here, kiddies, this is how you don’t bloody do it!
Gantt Charts are your friend.
:-)
>>Red Symonds took over for a brief period here in Melbourne when someone went on leave.
Was that Lynn Haultain (sp)?
morrie said:
You probably haven’t heard that Eoin was seriously ill recently. He fell and hit his head and then collapsed a few days later. He was hospitalised for a while but has bounced back bigger than life.
He was doing a current affairs-style brekky program when he was here. An interesting mix of stories, including one – that I recall – where the management jumped in and suggested that if it went to air, they wouldn’t support him if it went to court.
party_pants said:
Gone and not lamented from my POV.
The same Geoff that was in the ABC TV program Can We Help a couple of years ago.
I can’t stand the presenter…..what’s his name?
Rule 303 said:
Kingy said:How many of youse got the death threat via text this morning?I got one – Replied that they had the wrong bloke and gave them your phone number. Hope you don’t mind?
Nope, all cool. I emailed them with sibeens details.
>Was that Lynn Haultain (sp)?
Neo, fairly sure that that’s right.
AussieDJ said:
morrie said:
You probably haven’t heard that Eoin was seriously ill recently. He fell and hit his head and then collapsed a few days later. He was hospitalised for a while but has bounced back bigger than life.
No I hadn’t heard that. Glad to hear he’s okay.He was doing a current affairs-style brekky program when he was here. An interesting mix of stories, including one – that I recall – where the management jumped in and suggested that if it went to air, they wouldn’t support him if it went to court.
Neophyte said:
>>Red Symonds took over for a brief period here in Melbourne when someone went on leave.Was that Lynn Haultain (sp)?
(You’d never guess that I once worked for the ABC. Don’t any longer, unfortunately. Although that may change at some stage.)
>Nope, all cool. I emailed them with sibeens details.
They stuffed that up. I was in a business meeting with my partner and he actually got the message.
True dinks.
Kingy said:
Nope, all cool. I emailed them with sibeens details.
I had a feeling you would know what to do with it.
:-)
sibeen said:
I was in a business meeting with my partner and he actually got the message.
He’d be used to getting shot in the cross-fire by now, I guess.
:-)
sibeen said:
They stuffed that up. I was in a business meeting with my partner and he actually got the message.
True dinks.
>>Don’t any longer, unfortunately.
Sorry to hear that – I did appreciate that tour of the Melbourne facilities that time.
>
How did he handle it?
He showed it around and we all had a giggle.
sibeen said:
>
How did he handle it?He showed it around and we all had a giggle.
Yeah, ‘sif you could raise $5 grand.
waves from Canberra
Cabbie told me that it was going to be -4 tonight…
This I find to be inhuman weather, it wasn’t even this cold in NZ…
But I must say I am toasty warm in the hotel and have just spent the past 3 hours catching up with an ex SIL who is going through the same thing that made me an ex :)
Just got home from the mid year photography competition at the Noarlunga and Southern Districts camera club. Was lucky enough to come first and second, winning the Presidents Prize for Portraiture :)
Neophyte said:
I did appreciate that tour of the Melbourne facilities that time.
Dropbear said:
Just got home from the mid year photography competition at the Noarlunga and Southern Districts camera club. Was lucky enough to come first and second, winning the Presidents Prize for Portraiture :)
Impressive :)
Dropbear said:
Just got home from the mid year photography competition at the Noarlunga and Southern Districts camera club. Was lucky enough to come first and second, winning the Presidents Prize for Portraiture :)
Very good.
Lucky that Arts didn’t enter, I guess ;)
Why? She doesn’t do portraiture.
Dropbear said:
Just got home from the mid year photography competition at the Noarlunga and Southern Districts camera club. Was lucky enough to come first and second, winning the Presidents Prize for Portraiture :)
Care to show us the winning entries?
Dropbear said:
Just got home from the mid year photography competition at the Noarlunga and Southern Districts camera club. Was lucky enough to come first and second, winning the Presidents Prize for Portraiture :)
Dropbear said:
Just got home from the mid year photography competition at the Noarlunga and Southern Districts camera club. Was lucky enough to come first and second, winning the Presidents Prize for Portraiture :)
congrats.
First Prize
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ianwilliamsphotography/7459420428/in/photostream
Second Prize
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ianwilliamsphotography/7184845968/in/photostream
Dropbear said:
Why? She doesn’t do portraiture.
Sorry, my mistake. I was reading too fast and thought I saw prize for photography.
Kingy said:
Dropbear said:
Why? She doesn’t do portraiture.
Sorry, my mistake. I was reading too fast and thought I saw prize for photography.
Portraiture photography..
Never mind, well done Arts I’m sure you would have won.
Dropbear said:
First Prize
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ianwilliamsphotography/7459420428/in/photostreamSecond Prize
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ianwilliamsphotography/7184845968/in/photostream
Nice pics Droppy.
Thanks, the second one gets the awwwww factor which counts for much. They liked the regal and snotty look on the first one :)
Witty Rejoinder said:
Nice pics Droppy.
I like the second one :)
Dropbear said:
Was lucky enough to come first and second, winning the Presidents Prize for Portraiture :)
WTG Bear!
:-)
Dropbear said:
Thanks, the second one gets the awwwww factor which counts for much. They liked the regal and snotty look on the first one :)
I just lost the game.
Witty Rejoinder said:
I just lost the game.
Well done with the pictures.
That kid has got impossibly big eyes!
Yes, I like the second photo. Not that I don’t like the first
party_pants said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
I just lost the game.
Which game?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Game_(mind_game)
I just lost the game… again.
Witty Rejoinder said:
I just lost the game… again.
I find this game so dull that I’m going to totally kick arse at it for the rest of my life by never thinking about it again. Up until this point, which is the first time it has been brought to my attention (thus causing me to think about it), I have been kicking arse for a little over 43 years.
I am trying to work out why my blog has suddenly had a whole heap of hits from Korea. Perhaps it is about an obtuse reference I have made to an academic work from there, but I haven’t included the actual reference. Odd.
G’day
Morning all.
morrie said:
I am trying to work out why my blog has suddenly had a whole heap of hits from Korea. Perhaps it is about an obtuse reference I have made to an academic work from there, but I haven’t included the actual reference. Odd.
Hak0rs
Morning
gone
Good morning Holidayers. Chilly and dark here at the moment.
Morning All
It was down to -2 overnight here in Canberra but I was very toasty at the hotel
I’m going to be indoors all day so I doubt I will feel it to much :)
Spider Lily said:
Morning AllIt was down to -2 overnight here in Canberra but I was very toasty at the hotel
I’m going to be indoors all day so I doubt I will feel it to much :)
At least at the hotel, your heating bill is covered.
Spider Lily said:
in Canberra
if you get bored, you can go and kiss the baby.
roughbarked said:
Spider Lily said:in Canberraif you get bored, you can go and kiss the baby.
I wish I had time to, I would have loved to have met the little one :)
2 days conference then straight to the airport tomorrow for a late return home..
Spider Lily said:
roughbarked said:
Spider Lily said:in Canberraif you get bored, you can go and kiss the baby.
I wish I had time to, I would have loved to have met the little one :)
2 days conference then straight to the airport tomorrow for a late return home..
Yes that’s the usual way of conference trips.
http://www.twitlonger.com/show/if2nht
Jason Alexander tweets about the shootings in Colorado.
I’m reading all about the life and times of Leo Bogart.
He sure was a thinker.
Divine Angel said:
I’m reading all about the life and times of Leo Bogart.He sure was a thinker.
I think she meant drinker…
J/k Nfi who he was/is.
Lunch Report #1896
French bread, Welsh Chedar cheese, assorted olives, half a tomato(salted), pickled onion.
All washed down with a dark full bodied, full strength sparkling glass of Coca Cola.
:)
L. Bogart was a researcher who liked to publish data on where Americans got their news from: TV or newspapers. Before him, people used to say they were newspaper readers even though they weren’t. By asking today’s readers “when did you last read the paper?”, he was able to get better data on who was a regular reader. So simple, yet apparently no one thought of it before…
He died in 2005 from a tick bite; the tick carried the Babesia parasite.
I haven’t had lunch yet and NFI what I’m going to have. I did just have a Skinny Minnie Melon juice from Boost Juice though.
I had some sort of muffins the wife made, savoury, washed down with coffee and an aldi biscuit after.
I have some leftover pork from last night’s roast, so I’ll bung that into some bread with some tasty cheese and toast it, washed down with a nice warming mug of Madura tea, made in a pot, because I’m no bogan trash.
OK. I’ve decided on comfort food: Moroccan vegetable soup with toast fingers/soldiers (whatever you like to call them).
The Wiki article says “Babesiosis develops only in patients who live in or travel to an endemic area………….” but doesn’t identify these areas.
Peak Warming Man said:
The Wiki article says “Babesiosis develops only in patients who live in or travel to an endemic area………….” but doesn’t identify these areas.
http://wiki.medpedia.com/Babesiosis
https://www.mja.com.au/journal/2012/196/5/first-report-human-babesiosis-australia
Thanks Poik.
The article I read didn’t say where he was. It mentions his home was Long Island and then says he was admitted to hospital with babesiosis and died 10 weeks later. There may or may not be a connection.
Today’s learnin’ was brought to you by the letters R and B and by the number 84.
You’re welcome.
https://www.mja.com.au/journal/2012/196/5/first-report-human-babesiosis-australia
That’s an interesting read Parasite 1 – doctors/medecine 0.
Hello Lunchtimers. I won’t reveal my lunch, not healthy like some people here. But I didn’t drink Coke. I drank milo.
Now, more work.
arvo. almost.
Peak Warming Man said:
https://www.mja.com.au/journal/2012/196/5/first-report-human-babesiosis-australiaThat’s an interesting read Parasite 1 – doctors/medecine 0.
a model patient too…
The door on the clothes dryer fell off. Someone must have jammed the door and broken the plastic that held the bottom hinge.. There were a couple of wires that seemed to go nowhere earthed by a wire spring that touched on the body but for what switching purpose I couldn’t espy, perhaps because there was indeed plastic and presumably metal pieces missing, though what purpose they activated or switched off, I have no idea unless it was for a model that perhaps had a fan or a light in the door.. which this mmodell doesn’t. Anyway.. When SWMBO looks at it she’ll exclaim that a bit of coffee tin lid and a biro case aren’t kosher looking but she’ll have no recourse other than to agree that they do serve the purpose of making it work again.
Sounds like a safety thing, roughbarked. The dryer won’t work unless the door is closed and that was some sort of censor. My washing machine has a magnet on the underside of the lid for the same reason.
censor = sensor :)
For tonight’s dinner I’m thinking: home-made cream of asparagus soup followed by much the same pasta feast as yesterday but with protein provided by diced blade steak instead of leftovers.
Bubble Car said:
Sounds like a safety thing, roughbarked. The dryer won’t work unless the door is closed and that was some sort of censor. My washing machine has a magnet on the underside of the lid for the same reason.
There is no problem with that.. I tested it with the wires disconnected.. twisted together.. connected to different places.. nothing changed.
scrambled up out of scrap to see what would work.
Yes, a prototype.. I could clean it up a bit but who really cares? The dryer is probably going to break somewhere else soon enough. It is getting long in the tooth.
Skep, Skep!!! you there Skeppy Weppy?
another wot-is-it.
Going by the reflection it’s an engine exhaust system Roughie.
roughbarked said:
another wot-is-it.
Peak Warming Man said:
Going by the reflection it’s an engine exhaust system Roughie.
it is definitely automobile.. it is one for the motorheads.
not exhaust manifold extractors.
Looks like the inside of the old style 50s grill, the big billet style jobbies.
How cool is that. I searched for “Holiday Forum” and it came up as the first one.
Gosh having a wider screen makes it so much easier to read the forum.
I am at the library doing research so I will not be led astray of the siren call of the forum. repeats to her self “I am at the library doing research so I will not be led astray of the siren call of the forum.” repeats to her self “I am at the library doing research so I will not be led astray of the siren call of the forum.” repeats to her self “I am at the library doing research so I will not be led astray of the siren call of the forum.”
:-D
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waves
roughbarked said:
another wot-is-it.
It’s a polished crome manifold on some motorcar at a show. Reflection is of a couple other people taking photos of it.
ms spock said:
How cool is that. I searched for “Holiday Forum” and it came up as the first one.
Gosh having a wider screen makes it so much easier to read the forum.
I am at the library doing research so I will not be led astray of the siren call of the forum. repeats to her self “I am at the library doing research so I will not be led astray of the siren call of the forum.” repeats to her self “I am at the library doing research so I will not be led astray of the siren call of the forum.” repeats to her self “I am at the library doing research so I will not be led astray of the siren call of the forum.”
:-D
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waves
Okay.
I think I’ve seen a similar conversation before…
Evening all
I cannot get used to it being dark at 5:30pm, this is not natural..
A good day though, even learnt a few things :)
Hope everyone else had an uneventful day.
poikilotherm said:
I think I’ve seen a similar conversation before…
Just teasing her a little. :)
Skep!!
Skunkworks said:
Looks like the inside of the old style 50s grill, the big billet style jobbies.
party_pants said:
roughbarked said:
another wot-is-it.
It’s a polished crome manifold on some motorcar at a show. Reflection is of a couple other people taking photos of it.
nope I noted^^^^ not manifold nor extractor..
Good evening Holidayers. Interesting thing happened today. We noticed that one of the people booked today had a death notice in the paper. Sudden. As we book about 5 or 6 weeks ahead, this can happen. So, when a person came in who needed to be seen quickly, we popped her into that appointment, knowing the original person was not needing to see me now. Then the spouse turned up to take the appointment…….the person only died in the last couple of days. The last thing we expected was for the spouse to turn up.
Hey Skunk would a shoulder launched projectile penetrate the armour of a tank? A troop carrier?
Just wondering what the Free Syrian Army is using against tanks.
buffy said:
the person only died in the last couple of days. The last thing we expected was for the spouse to turn up.
And in other news, Mumsy’s haus has just sold, so now I can be a slob again!
Witty Rejoinder said:
Hey Skunk would a shoulder launched projectile penetrate the armour of a tank? A troop carrier?Just wondering what the Free Syrian Army is using against tanks.
Yes and yes. They also have weakspots. That part of the world is crawling with RPGs that would at least immobilise the T-72. I wouldnt be surprised if there is an element of knowledge from jihadi operations available to those opposing the govt and Syrian armour hasnt got to get to grips armoured warfare in built up areas.
Hey, where are the Westralians? Because Red Symons said he was going to follow the archery in the Olympics, I remembered to look up the team. There are only two of them….and one of them is a Busselton boy….
http://london2012.olympics.com.au/athlete/taylor-worth
Look at the gear on that bow! Recurve only for the Olympics. But look at the stabilisers and sights and stuff!
Is this not the Best Tent Evah?!?
http://www.thinkgeek.com/product/ee87/
Spider Lily said:
Evening allI cannot get used to it being dark at 5:30pm, this is not natural..
A good day though, even learnt a few things :)
Hope everyone else had an uneventful day.
As a non-camping person….yes, I rather like that tent.
:)
And I really don’t think I should have had a look at that site OCDC…..I rather like this one:
http://www.thinkgeek.com/product/ec54/
And I see they have hearts and brains on chains too.
ThinkGeek is very dangerous!
i’ve bought stuff off them
OCDC said:
ThinkGeek is very dangerous!
I feel you.
Skunkworks said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
Hey Skunk would a shoulder launched projectile penetrate the armour of a tank? A troop carrier?Just wondering what the Free Syrian Army is using against tanks.
Yes and yes. They also have weakspots. That part of the world is crawling with RPGs that would at least immobilise the T-72. I wouldnt be surprised if there is an element of knowledge from jihadi operations available to those opposing the govt and Syrian armour hasnt got to get to grips armoured warfare in built up areas.
its interesting to note that syria hasn’t devolved to a yugoslavia scenario yet
i don’t think any side has any real support of the population considering the free syria army is hacking the arms and legs off its prisoners.
when i was in damascus there seemed to be a heap of iraqis hanging around, i suspect it is they who are part of the uprising.
someone shot an BB pellet at my other half whilst we were there and she nearly fell over whilst crossing the road with the shock.
we had witnessed hundreds of kids running around with BB guns at the big mosque in the old city where saladin is buried, there were thousands of pellets covering the courtyard. inside where john the baptists head is meant to live i saw a fellow english man propped up against a pillar with a great pair of bare black feet. later on in jordan after getting wise to the kids running around with these things i dodged a few pellets whilst scouting for a place to take the missus for her birthday.
as for RPGs and armaments can you think why the yanks have decided to shout from the sidelines and not try it on with syria? they were never fool enough to get rid or sign away any form of defence systems, unlike libya and iraq.
it would be interesting to see how the yank systems would hold up against the russian systems in a proxy war
>>ThinkGeek is very dangerous!<<
Nah, I don’t see Havelock Vetinari there. At the moment I’m still living in Discworld.
Terminator Salvation looks ok, explosions already.
Very quiet in here…..is everybody doing their ironing tonight? I’ve finished mine now. Just putting the archery gear together for tomorrow night. Then I might head off to bed to read.
buffy said:
Very quiet in here…..is everybody doing their ironing tonight? I’ve finished mine now. Just putting the archery gear together for tomorrow night. Then I might head off to bed to read.
The Wookie effect…
poikilotherm said:
The Wookie effect…
party_pants said:
poikilotherm said:
The Wookie effect…
Possibly. But I’ve only just sat down to relax after cooking and eating dinner, getting the fire going, paying bill, putting the bins out … ect
morrie said:
I guess you have done your ironing already, p_p?
I do my ironing by whiplashing the clothes as they come out of the washer, then pegging them taut.
As they dry they smooth. Fold carefully off the line and no need for ironing.
In other news, Rebekah Brooks, Andy Coulson, and others, have been charged over the News phone hacking scandal.
brett said:
I do my ironing by whiplashing the clothes as they come out of the washer, then pegging them taut.As they dry they smooth. Fold carefully off the line and no need for ironing.
That method works best with a brisk wind blowing across the yard. But some things that I wear to work are better quickly ironed.
buffy said:
That method works best with a brisk wind blowing across the yard. But some things that I wear to work are better quickly ironed.
I have rigged up a wonderful indoor clothesline that runs from the bedroom window on the mezzanine across the high ceiling of the lounge above where the wood fire is. I can now hang washing on the line directly from the bedroom and have it dry in no time, then reel it in, fold it and put it away. Brilliant.
Chinese laundry method. We have that too, in the kitchen, where the woodfire is. But we have over door hangers and a clothes horse. Done it for years.
Yeah, the rules are different if you work with the general public.
—-
‘tis good to operate a business where ties or appearance don’t matter.
22 years and going strong with phone / fax / email mostly the only contact.
Hey morrie, I was here too early for you…..I see you breed good archers down in the South West WA…
http://london2012.olympics.com.au/athlete/taylor-worth
brett said:
22 years and going strong with phone / fax / email mostly the only contact.
looxury.
buffy said:
Hey morrie, I was here too early for you…..I see you breed good archers down in the South West WA…
http://london2012.olympics.com.au/athlete/taylor-worth
Talking of archery, I need to make myself some sort of a bow to try to run a line up to the top of a tree here so that I can hoist up an antenna for my internet. Do you think I have any chance? You have seen the size of the trees. I guess it would have to go up 25 metres or so.
I shoot at 20, 25 and 30m. Indoor. Horizontal. I think you would need to be quite a good archer to do what you are contemplating.
Well that was stupid. Why would a two wheeled robot have controls that let a human ride it? Help me suspend the belief here…
Evening people :)
Had a great night networking tonight and met some really great people.
Chatting about fitness etc with a couple and mentioned that I am keen to do Tough Mudder, both these people had done it, one in Melbourne (Phillip Island) and one in Perth and now I’m pumped..
Just need to get my shoulder fixed :(
morrie said:
Talking of archery, I need to make myself some sort of a bow to try to run a line up to the top of a tree here so that I can hoist up an antenna for my internet. Do you think I have any chance? You have seen the size of the trees. I guess it would have to go up 25 metres or so.
They either use a couple of steel nuts tied together and attached to a length of fishing line which, once you’ve thrown the fishing line up over the branch you’re aiming for, is tied to some rope and then the antenna, and the lot is carefully pulled up into the trees.
I’ve also heard of them using a slingshot to a similar effect.
AussieDJ said:
morrie said:
Talking of archery, I need to make myself some sort of a bow to try to run a line up to the top of a tree here so that I can hoist up an antenna for my internet. Do you think I have any chance? You have seen the size of the trees. I guess it would have to go up 25 metres or so.
Morrie, amateur radio operators do that sort of thing whenever they need to get an antenna up high (and there are trees around).They either use a couple of steel nuts tied together and attached to a length of fishing line which, once you’ve thrown the fishing line up over the branch you’re aiming for, is tied to some rope and then the antenna, and the lot is carefully pulled up into the trees.
I’ve also heard of them using a slingshot to a similar effect.
yes that’s the way I’d do it.
Morning Holiday people
Only -1 here this morning, have to be happy with that :)
Enjoy your day everyone…
Morning Spiderlilly
Morning all.
Gday Geoff
Good morning Holidayers. I think it’s about 7 degrees here (well, it was at around 6.00am when I looked, before going back to bed for half an hour). Still dark.
I need to head off to work shortly because I didn’t get all my writing up done last night and I couldn’t hang about because I’d promised a neighbour a ride home.
What is your conference Spiderlily?
buffy said:
What is your conference Spiderlily?
Budgets Buffy… a bit dry but I’m learning :)
It’s all outside my comfort zone but I like the learning curve.
Ah, fun stuff then!
I’m off to work.
Morning etc. Cold, but above 0 this morning. Coffee time…
poikilotherm said:
Morning etc. Cold, but above 0 this morning. Coffee time…
Gday Poik.
Defnately coffee time!
Hey stumps, how’s the house renos going?
poikilotherm said:
Hey stumps, how’s the house renos going?
Going really well.
2 walls left to plaster and when the tax return comes in, so will the new bathroom :D
For buffy:
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-07-24/tight-restrictions-on-advertising-during-olympics/4149914
And Gruen Sweat starts tonight :)
stumpy_seahorse said:
poikilotherm said:
Hey stumps, how’s the house renos going?
Going really well.
2 walls left to plaster and when the tax return comes in, so will the new bathroom :D
Nice, I need to plaster a room…horrid wood panelling in it atm. Need the time though, kinda short on it lately.
poikilotherm said:
stumpy_seahorse said:
poikilotherm said:
Hey stumps, how’s the house renos going?
Going really well.
2 walls left to plaster and when the tax return comes in, so will the new bathroom :D
Nice, I need to plaster a room…horrid wood panelling in it atm. Need the time though, kinda short on it lately.
Yeah, Mrs S works part time and is the master of plaster :D
roughbarked said:
!http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/24-Jul-2012/110200-2012-07-21-DeSoto-229-E.jpg!
Looks like the inside of the old style 50s grill, the big billet style jobbies.
now you are talking less than manifold but more manifest.
the original car this photo came from 
Evelyn is a lovely name :)
so the thinking is that if we give everyone boards with nails in them, then people with bigger boards with nails in them won’t get away with it…
hmmmm
Skunkworks said:
Well that was stupid. Why would a two wheeled robot have controls that let a human ride it? Help me suspend the belief here…
you suspend your disbelief… if you suspended your belief we would all be Catholic.
An old school friend’s g-daughter is fairly new to the world and also named Evelyn.
Divine Angel said:
Evelyn is a lovely name :)
:) yes.. and Hazel too. her great aunt was Hazel.
Thanks arts.. you can see more on my flickr., if you look ;)
kii said:
An old school friend’s g-daughter is fairly new to the world and also named Evelyn.
that’s cool.. :)
So, you can put the Cock back after taking it out…
“Arnold Berthold showed that transplanting testes into castrated roosters restored their characteristically rooster-like behaviour”
Man, that’s a helluvalotta urine to be playing with…
“Adolf Butenandt, 25 000 L of urine donated by a Berlin police barracks.2 From this he extracted 50 mg of the weak androgen androsterone and went on to synthesise testosterone and win the Nobel prize for chemistry in 1939. “Dynamite, gentlemen, it is pure dynamite,” he told the Nobel committee (a joke at the expense of the explosive’s inventor).”
Wonder what the charge would’ve been if they didn’t donate it?
poikilotherm said:
Man, that’s a helluvalotta urine to be playing with…“Adolf Butenandt, 25 000 L of urine donated by a Berlin police barracks.2 From this he extracted 50 mg of the weak androgen androsterone and went on to synthesise testosterone and win the Nobel prize for chemistry in 1939. “Dynamite, gentlemen, it is pure dynamite,” he told the Nobel committee (a joke at the expense of the explosive’s inventor).”
Wonder what the charge would’ve been if they didn’t donate it?
More science…
“At least 50 species of bacteria have been reported in human saliva, with 1 mL containing up to 1000000000 organisms”
morrie said:
I suppose if they didn’t donate it, he would have had to take it. Seems like he was taking the piss in any case.
And how… :)
It’s trying hard to rain here, can’t seem to make up it’s mind though.
hi guys. how the hell are you all? bonza day here.
>>bonza day here.
Any day that starts out at 1 degree has to get better.
I am cleansed. BAS done with days to spare.
Workers Comp declaration done. I am on a roll! Next thing you know I will be putting in my tax return.
morrie said:
Workers Comp declaration done. I am on a roll! Next thing you know I will be putting in my tax return.
On a roll moz’..
Heard about a new trend in business in China, borrow money, default, RUN!
poikilotherm said:
morrie said:
Workers Comp declaration done. I am on a roll! Next thing you know I will be putting in my tax return.
On a roll moz’..
Heard about a new trend in business in China, borrow money, default, RUN!
Worked on paintings and now off to the library to do some research. Errands to do in town and so forth.
A bite to eat and off I go again.
Hi spocky. I can’t stay either. I have reports and referrals to write and another patient to see yet.
NFI, you’d wanna run fast though I reckon.
buffy said:
Hi spocky. I can’t stay either. I have reports and referrals to write and another patient to see yet.
sips and eats soup
heads off
>>>heads off
Or do you mean “off with their heads?”
bob(from black rock) said:
>>>heads offOr do you mean “off with their heads?”
We could do with a bit of that in the Illawarra region, what with these crazy TAFE School budget cuts.
Skep!
Afternoon folks :)
So glad I’m not traveling through Sydney today… all my flights are at present running on time :D
Well Canberra has been interesting and I had a great time networking but gee am I pleased to be going home.
http://www.wafb.com/story/19094816/man-sets-head-on-fire-during-bar-bet
Burn baby, burn…
>>and I had a great time networking
And workshopping, did you do some workshopping?
Spider Lily said:
Canberra has been interesting and I had a great time networking but gee am I pleased to be going home.
It’s the staffroom of the country, you know…
Peak Warming Man said:
>>and I had a great time networkingAnd workshopping, did you do some workshopping?
Oh yes… Of course there was butchers paper :)
Rule 303 said:
Spider Lily said:Canberra has been interesting and I had a great time networking but gee am I pleased to be going home.It’s the staffroom of the country, you know…
That it is Rule :)
How have you been, in good health I hope?
Rule 303 said:
Spider Lily said:Canberra has been interesting and I had a great time networking but gee am I pleased to be going home.It’s the staffroom of the country, you know…
It’s where the second rate lucky people hang out :)
Spider Lily said:
How have you been, in good health I hope?
Extra good, thank you for asking. Yourself?
poikilotherm said:
It’s where the second rate lucky people hang out :)
Hush. It’s important for people to have jobs so they can wear nice clothes and buy houses and such.
>>>Oh yes… Of course there was butchers paper :)
butchers paper ! butchers paper ?
Nah! ya hafta use a white board, you invite comments from the participants which you scribble all over the white board in a random fashion you then join them all together, also in a random fashion and this somehow opens up answers to all the mysteries of the Universe, people actually get paid to come up with this crap.
Rule 303 said:
Spider Lily said:How have you been, in good health I hope?Extra good, thank you for asking. Yourself?
Good to hear :)
I’m becoming very frustrated with my shoulder but trying to keep
A positive outlook, difficult when you are normally so active.
I’m sure you understand? My Naturopath is rather pleased though
As I now ‘have’ to slow down :)
Rule 303 said:
poikilotherm said:It’s where the second rate lucky people hang out :)Hush. It’s important for people to have jobs so they can wear nice clothes and buy houses and such.
And dig holes, we need big holes, lots of them, to go with the houses. It’s all we have.
While you’re here rule, what are your thoughts on HIIT? Worth it? I can only spare ~30 minuts a day at the moment and have been looking at getting ‘fitter’…
bob(from black rock) said:
>>>Oh yes… Of course there was butchers paper :)butchers paper ! butchers paper ?
Nah! ya hafta use a white board, you invite comments from the participants which you scribble all over the white board in a random fashion you then join them all together, also in a random fashion and this somehow opens up answers to all the mysteries of the Universe, people actually get paid to come up with this crap.
Gee I must have been on the wrong room, I missed al that!
Spider Lily said:
Rule 303 said:
Spider Lily said:How have you been, in good health I hope?Extra good, thank you for asking. Yourself?
Good to hear :)
I’m becoming very frustrated with my shoulder but trying to keep
A positive outlook, difficult when you are normally so active.I’m sure you understand? My Naturopath is rather pleased though
As I now ‘have’ to slow down :)
Naturopath?
daffuq
>>>Naturopath? = placebo?
So what day and time is this opening ceremony on the telly?
bob(from black rock) said:
>>>Naturopath? = placebo?
great band
Dropbear said:
bob(from black rock) said:
>>>Naturopath? = placebo?great band
Friends with weed are better.
Never mind I found it.
The opening ceremony is on live from 5am Sat morning… and in some sort of strange temporal anomaly they’ll be again broadcast live from 2pm Sat arvo.
poikilotherm said:
Dropbear said:
bob(from black rock) said:
>>>Naturopath? = placebo?great band
Friends with weed are better.
heheh ;)
>>butchers paper ! butchers paper ?
Don’t they have digital butchers’ paper these days?
Evening foks
Is Muhamad Ali still alive?
Welcome to the world’s most popular holiday forum, Stumpy.
bob, yes.
>>bob, yes.
Ta sibeen
Evening skeptics.
A couple of quotes from my local weekly newspaper…..
“She may be able to run multiple kilometres at a time but Madeline Oliver will spend the next few months perfecting her catwalk…”
headline… “Remebered as positive spirit”
“Roger Yeo, of Nelson Bay, requested no media attention circumventing from his daughter’s death on Monday….”
Now is it just me or do neither of those sentences actually mean anything?
And yes the headline was spelled incorrectly as quoted.
Gday Bob and Sibeen, how’s things been?
Dawg, skeppy, what mangled sentences.
Stumpy_seahorse said:
Gday Bob and Sibeen, how’s things been?
Gday Stumpy, my thing has been just fine, thanks, but cos he’s nearly 72 years old he sleeps a lot, which wouldn’t matter if he didn’t snore.
Geoff D said:
Dawg, skeppy, what mangled sentences.
It’s every week Geoff and nearly always in the headlines.
I can feel a letter to the editor coming on but I doubt they’ll print it.
BTW this isn’t the paper I write my letters to.
Not bad, Stumpy. A tad slow on the work front. Hopefully that will rectify itself in the next few days.
Well I think it’s finally time for the good people of Port Stephens to chip in and help the Examiner to purchase a spell checker. If we all donate just a few cents each I’m sure we can come up with enough money.
Headline after headline, week after week, containing the most obvious of spelling errors, makes me wonder if the editors are even reading what they are about to print, or maybe they just don’t care?
In an article on Thursday July 26th, page 7, we are informed that a young murder victim will be “Remebered as a positive spirit”, and that her father has requested “no media attention circumventing from his daughter’s death”. Spelling and grammar fail.
On the previous page we are informed that young Madeline Oliver is “able to run multiple kilometres at a time”. What does that even mean?
I have a scrapbook collection of mispelled headlines from the Examiner that will soon be full of clippings. Maybe the local year 6 pupils could spend one lesson each week proofreading the copy before it goes to the printers?
Yours sinsearely
Skeptic Pete
Lemon Tree Passage
SP I’ll have you know that PWM has been after you for the past few days.
misspelled even ;-)
Witty Rejoinder said:
SP I’ll have you know that PWM has been after you for the past few days.
What’s that doddery old bugger want now?
He wails day and night for u skep…
Skeptic Pete said:
What’s that doddery old bugger want now?
No idea but it has left him very excitable.
poikilotherm said:
He wails day and night for u skep…
Well I’ve found a new interest.
And no, it’s not porn.
But it does involve five 24” monitors :-)
Skeptic Pete said:
But it does involve five 24” monitors :-)
Are you playing a flight sim?
>But it does involve five 24” monitors :-)
I run three monitors for work. What are you using to run 5?
Skeptic Pete said:
poikilotherm said:
He wails day and night for u skep…
Well I’ve found a new interest.
And no, it’s not porn.
But it does involve five 24” monitors :-)
We was talking about Cockburn earlier…
Witty Rejoinder said:
Skeptic Pete said:
But it does involve five 24” monitors :-)
Are you playing a flight sim?
Yes.
In a very serious home cockpit
Skep? you there Skeppy Weppy?
sibeen said:
>But it does involve five 24” monitors :-)I run three monitors for work. What are you using to run 5?
5 monitors.
5 pc’s
All running win7 plus microsoft FSX with lots of add on scenery for Australia.
I have a 200 deg view :-)
It’s all about peripheral vision ;-)
I will take some pics when I’ve tidied up all the cables.
Skeptic Pete said:
Yes.
In a very serious home cockpit
Is there a range of aircraft to choose from? From jumbos to fighters?
Peak Warming Man said:
Skep? you there Skeppy Weppy?
What do you want?
Rev’d Cousin Julyan’s house overlooks Newlyn harbour. He just advised “Penlee Lifeboat out on a shout.”
http://www.penleelifeboat.org.uk/
Stouthearted lads, every one of ‘em.
Witty Rejoinder said:
Is there a range of aircraft to choose from? From jumbos to fighters?
Huuuuge range of freeware and payware aircraft.
The default aircraft are pretty cool IMO
Cessnas, boeings, airbus, seaplanes, jets, aerobatics etc
Ah there you are stout yeoman, I was wondering how your 7” GPS/ReversingCamera/MP4 Player/Small Hadron Collider that you bought over the World Wide Web from Dodgy Brothers went?
It’s taken me 12 months to get to this stage
Each PC cost about $400 plus a monitor $150
So that’s nearly three grand there.
And $1200 for the cockpit setup
Peak Warming Man said:
Ah there you are stout yeoman, I was wondering how your 7” GPS/ReversingCamera/MP4 Player/Small Hadron Collider that you bought over the World Wide Web from Dodgy Brothers went?
It hasn’t friggin arrived yet but according to Australia Postal tracking service it will be here tomorrow.
eBay ad said item location was in Australia.
Since when has fucking Beijing been part of AUstralia?!!
I live another day Bob, and my cholesterol was ok too, to my surprise.
WHY AREN“T ALL YOU PEOPLE WATCHING MASTERCHEF?
Skeptic Pete said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Ah there you are stout yeoman, I was wondering how your 7” GPS/ReversingCamera/MP4 Player/Small Hadron Collider that you bought over the World Wide Web from Dodgy Brothers went?
It hasn’t friggin arrived yet but according to Australia Postal tracking service it will be here tomorrow.
eBay ad said item location was in Australia.
Since when has fucking Beijing been part of AUstralia?!!
Lololol. Maybe they live on a pile if ore from aus…
Skeptic Pete said:
WHY AREN“T ALL YOU PEOPLE WATCHING MASTERCHEF?
I’am. On 1 screen.
poikilotherm said:
Skeptic Pete said:
WHY AREN“T ALL YOU PEOPLE WATCHING MASTERCHEF?
I’am. On 1 screen.
Well don’t tell me what’s happening.
I’m going to watch it on PVR ad-free soon.
Calling roughbarked to the other place, roughbarked!
>>It hasn’t friggin arrived yet
Well that’s just not good enough Peter.
I’ll speak with you again when and if the alleged item arrives.
Gooday Sir.
Skeptic Pete said:
It’s taken me 12 months to get to this stageEach PC cost about $400 plus a monitor $150
So that’s nearly three grand there.
And $1200 for the cockpit setup
Skeptic Pete said:
WHY AREN“T ALL YOU PEOPLE WATCHING MASTERCHEF?
party_pants said:
unless you want to earn my eternal and undying enmity.
Well we wouldn’t want that now would we?
Skeptic Pete said:
Each PC cost about $400 plus a monitor $150And $1200 for the cockpit setup
Why do you need extra computers and not just extra moniters?
Skeptic Pete said:
party_pants said:unless you want to earn my eternal and undying enmity.
Well we wouldn’t want that now would we?
Witty Rejoinder said:
Why do you need extra computers and not just extra moniters?
Because each monitor is displaying a different field of view it requires it’s own processor to handle the graphics.
The most common way of using multiple monitors is all off one computer. You can connect up to three or more like that. But what you’re actually getting is like an extended desktop, a stretched view out the front of the cockpit.
I use a special software called wideview which networks the computers and synchronises them.
You need a fully installed copy of all the software for the game and scenery etc on each computer and they all need to be the same. Believe it takes some patience setting it all up, but I’ve been on the Hawk simulator at Williamtown RAAF base and for a non motion simulator, mines shits all over theirs :-)
Well have a good night all, off to watch the grand finale of Masterchef.
Skeptic Pete said:
Witty Rejoinder said:Why do you need extra computers and not just extra moniters?
Because each monitor is displaying a different field of view it requires it’s own processor to handle the graphics.
The most common way of using multiple monitors is all off one computer. You can connect up to three or more like that. But what you’re actually getting is like an extended desktop, a stretched view out the front of the cockpit.
I use a special software called wideview which networks the computers and synchronises them.
You need a fully installed copy of all the software for the game and scenery etc on each computer and they all need to be the same. Believe it takes some patience setting it all up, but I’ve been on the Hawk simulator at Williamtown RAAF base and for a non motion simulator, mines shits all over theirs :-)
Skeptic Pete said:
Because each monitor is displaying a different field of view it requires it’s own processor to handle the graphics.
The most common way of using multiple monitors is all off one computer. You can connect up to three or more like that. But what you’re actually getting is like an extended desktop, a stretched view out the front of the cockpit.
I use a special software called wideview which networks the computers and synchronises them.
You need a fully installed copy of all the software for the game and scenery etc on each computer and they all need to be the same. Believe it takes some patience setting it all up, but I’ve been on the Hawk simulator at Williamtown RAAF base and for a non motion simulator, mines shits all over theirs :-)
Sounds like a lot of fun.
morrie said:
Calling roughbarked to the other place, roughbarked!
;)
the horology thing?I am watching QI for now. Flicked over to Masterchef but looks like recaps still. I expect that will go on for a while.
“Penlee Lifeboat returning to harbour. Ambulance waiting.”
Thinking of Pete’s setup it’s truely amazing what man has achieved in such a short time, we’ve gone from desert nomads tending our flocks by night, sitting under the stars and wondering WHY to sitting in front of rectangular screens whose elements are excited by a small electric current controled by some engraved beach sand that briefly shines to display a passingly realistic virtual image for our amusement and gratification and when done our brain is drained and sleep filled and we no longer sit and contemplate WHY, but if we should ask WHY the beach sand will give us a virtual answer.
>>“Penlee Lifeboat returning to harbour. Ambulance waiting.”
Jolly good, those boats are extremely robust and probably based on the design of the RAF Crash Boats of WW2 that went out in all weather to rescue pilots in the Channel and environs.
Peak Warming Man said:
Thinking of Pete’s setup it’s truely amazing what man has achieved in such a short time, we’ve gone from desert nomads tending our flocks by night, sitting under the stars and wondering WHY to sitting in front of rectangular screens whose elements are excited by a small electric current controled by some engraved beach sand that briefly shines to display a passingly realistic virtual image for our amusement and gratification and when done our brain is drained and sleep filled and we no longer sit and contemplate WHY, but if we should ask WHY the beach sand will give us a virtual answer.
It’s all a dream, light passing by on a screen.. Speeding through the universe, thinking is the best way to travel.. Moody Blues, 1969
Peak Warming Man said:
>>“Penlee Lifeboat returning to harbour. Ambulance waiting.”Jolly good, those boats are extremely robust and probably based on the design of the RAF Crash Boats of WW2 that went out in all weather to rescue pilots in the Channel and environs.
Dunno about now but back a while ago, schools in the UK, no matter how far from the coast adopted a lifeboat service for fund raising. They probably pissed the boats off and are now fund raising for new pencils or something.
I’m having Blueberry Pie and cream, the blueberrys will protect my brian and stop me going Gaga when I get old.
roughbarked said:
the very one
morrie said:
Calling roughbarked to the other place, roughbarked!
;)
the horology thing?
Good evening Holidayers….can’t stay…cooking sausages and eggs and going to watch Gruen.
Peak Warming Man said:
I’m having Blueberry Pie and cream, the blueberrys will protect my brian and stop me going Gaga when I get old.
morrie said:
roughbarked said:the very one
morrie said:
Calling roughbarked to the other place, roughbarked!
;)
the horology thing?
I linked him to a long thread on mechanical watch lovefest that I was involved in a few years back.
Peak Warming Man said:
I’m having Blueberry Pie and cream, the blueberrys will protect my brian and stop me going Gaga when I get old.
I had blueberry danish with vanilla icecream for dessert tonight. Yummo!
I must be turning old fart. Watching MasterChef and they just rolled out Christine who is good at deserts. I am sure they have make up and stylists out the ying yang yet she looks like she just rolled out of bed complete with bedroom hair. Looks like the morning after grab a granny down at the rissole.
Skunkworks said:
I must be turning old fart. Watching MasterChef and they just rolled out Christine who is good at deserts. I am sure they have make up and stylists out the ying yang yet she looks like she just rolled out of bed complete with bedroom hair. Looks like the morning after grab a granny down at the rissole.
Perfect for the intimate ads they seem to be running…
Skunkworks said:
I must be turning old fart. Watching MasterChef and they just rolled out Christine who is good at deserts. I am sure they have make up and stylists out the ying yang yet she looks like she just rolled out of bed complete with bedroom hair. Looks like the morning after grab a granny down at the rissole.
Ha. That hair is shocking.
poikilotherm said:
Skunkworks said:
I must be turning old fart. Watching MasterChef and they just rolled out Christine who is good at deserts. I am sure they have make up and stylists out the ying yang yet she looks like she just rolled out of bed complete with bedroom hair. Looks like the morning after grab a granny down at the rissole.
Perfect for the intimate ads they seem to be running…
She only needs a durrie to complete the derro granny morning after look.
poikilotherm said:
While you’re here rule, what are your thoughts on HIIT? Worth it? I can only spare ~30 minuts a day at the moment and have been looking at getting ‘fitter’…
Sorry to take so long in replying.
The science is good. Now write a list of the top ten things that are important to you (in your exercise) and the question of whether it’s a good choice for you will be resolved.
Thats it. I will never buy any meat from the local butchers again. The lamb cutlets are tough as old boots. Last week I had to take the meat back because it was rotten. Before that I bought a whole fillet that was so tough it was inedible.
morrie said:
Thats it. I will never buy any meat from the local butchers again. The lamb cutlets are tough as old boots. Last week I had to take the meat back because it was rotten. Before that I bought a whole fillet that was so tough it was inedible.
That’s desperate stuff from a butcher.
Rule 303 said:
poikilotherm said:While you’re here rule, what are your thoughts on HIIT? Worth it? I can only spare ~30 minuts a day at the moment and have been looking at getting ‘fitter’…Sorry to take so long in replying.
The science is good. Now write a list of the top ten things that are important to you (in your exercise) and the question of whether it’s a good choice for you will be resolved.
Er, ten? Id struggle for 5 I think.
poikilotherm said:
Er, ten? Id struggle for 5 I think.
I’ll give you 5 for free then.
Safe
Comfortable
Convenient
Affordable
Effective
;-)
(There is method in this apparent madness – Training regimes are composed of about 100 variables which are manipulated to achieve the goals of the trainer. If you can’t tell me what you want, I can’t answer your question and/or offer other suggestions, if required)
And now ads with old farts singing prices are down, which I guess from looks are Deep Purple? Oh dear, then again they dont look that drug fucked so might just be a superannuation top up. So good on them but sad they have diminished the squllions so much they have to play slightly demeaning ads for a supermarket.
Skunkworks said:
And now ads with old farts singing prices are down, which I guess from looks are Deep Purple? Oh dear, then again they dont look that drug fucked so might just be a superannuation top up. So good on them but sad they have diminished the squllions so much they have to play slightly demeaning ads for a supermarket.
or Status
jjjust moi said:
Skunkworks said:
And now ads with old farts singing prices are down, which I guess from looks are Deep Purple? Oh dear, then again they dont look that drug fucked so might just be a superannuation top up. So good on them but sad they have diminished the squllions so much they have to play slightly demeaning ads for a supermarket.
I have been told it’s Satus Quo doing those ads.
Dohhhh, that is right. Old fart brain fade here.
Rule 303 said:
poikilotherm said:Er, ten? Id struggle for 5 I think.I’ll give you 5 for free then.
Safe
Comfortable
Convenient
Affordable
Effective;-)
(There is method in this apparent madness – Training regimes are composed of about 100 variables which are manipulated to achieve the goals of the trainer. If you can’t tell me what you want, I can’t answer your question and/or offer other suggestions, if required)
Tks, ill hava think..
Poik, if I may suggest some more direction:
18 year-olds want to look better at the beach
28 year-olds want to regain the figure / fitness from when they were 18
38 year-olds want to keep up with the kids
48 year-olds want to feel less knackered all the time.
68 year-olds want to keep up with the grand kids.
88 year-olds want to be able to get out of bed, walk out to the mailbox, do a bit of gardening.
And every single one of them will describe these wildly different things in exactly the same way – ‘getting a bit fitter’.
So tell me what you want.
:-)
Alright, so I had to look up HIIT. It’s shorthand version of the aerobics classes we used to do in the 1980s. Sections measured in seconds rather than 4-5 minute bits. Not unlike the old marching thing the scouts did….run 20 steps…walk 20 steps. But I gather this stuff can be done with circuit machines and stuff?
Seems to me there aren’t very many new ideas in training stuff (except “STOP BOUNCING!!”) Fartlekking, properly structured 1980s aerobics classes, weight circuits as we used to do then……the routine is the same. Warm up, work, work a bit less, work, work a bit less (for some magic number of times) cool down. Sometimes with some stretching mixed in.
:)
I fit the 28 one, to a tee.
>68 year-olds want to keep up with the grand kids.
Judging from the three 68 year olds around the place here, there is quite a bit of diversity. One wants to keep up with the grandkids and doesn’t seem to have too much trouble doing it, another is convinced he is invincible and the other is a sour old man with no grandkids.
Oh my goodness, I don’t think I had even started running at 28. I did start aerobics classes when I was 26, I think. I ran at my best at 32 (10km in 50 minutes) and my times declined slowly from then. But I was never totally serious about it. I never ran to win. And when I didn’t like it enough and my friend who needed company stopped running, I stopped too. I think it’s about 10 years since I did a 10km fun run. But I’d been running 5 minutes, walking 5 minutes in them for about 3 or 4 years. I was happy with a 90 minute 10km then.
I used to do 2 k in around 9 min when 18.
58 year olds are stuggling with their invisibility.
poikilotherm said:
I used to do 2 k in around 9 min when 18.
I’m a lot more sedate these days
morrie said:
58 year olds are stuggling with their invisibility.
nope.. the 19 year olds think I look 70
I can’t hide.
I ran the inaugural city to surf in Sydney at 18. 14.5 km in 64 minutes. Ran the same race at 28 and did the same time. Walking a similar distance at 60: 3 hours.
buffy said:
Alright, so I had to look up HIIT.
It’s exercise to music. The basic elements have to be there to provoke a response from the body, but yeah, otherwise limited only by the imagination of the latest entrepreneur to try his hand.
Oh dear…..so it really is just the 80’s aerobics to more modern music
morrie said:
>68 year-olds want to keep up with the grand kids.Judging from the three 68 year olds around the place here, there is quite a bit of diversity. One wants to keep up with the grandkids and doesn’t seem to have too much trouble doing it, another is convinced he is invincible and the other is a sour old man with no grandkids.
I have a mid seventies lady in the fire brigade who puts most others to shame when it comes to charging through the bush with a 60mm hose, and gets very pissed off when anyone tries to take it off her. At one point she told the young bloke that he would have to fight her for it.
This arvo I saw an old lady chopping wood next to where I am working and I offered to help. She told me to bugger off, as she had been chopping wood for 75 years and didn’t need any help thank you.
buffy said:
Oh dear…..so it really is just the 80’s aerobics to more modern music
something along those lines.
poikilotherm said:
I fit the 28 one, to a tee.
Weight training will achieve results faster (ie, with better time efficiency) and has the other benefit of improving bone density and joint integrity when you’re very close to the physiological peak age for men – but will require a higher level of individual supervision and better tolerance for pain in the recovery time between session.
For HIIT to be successful, you will need to turn up, train hard, and be very careful with your eating.
morrie said:
Judging from the three 68 year olds around the place here, there is quite a bit of diversity. One wants to keep up with the grandkids and doesn’t seem to have too much trouble doing it, another is convinced he is invincible and the other is a sour old man with no grandkids.
Hehee.
You need to consider that not all of them are likely to present themselves to a fitness instructor, so the perception in the industry is biased.
Kingy said:
morrie said:
>68 year-olds want to keep up with the grand kids.Judging from the three 68 year olds around the place here, there is quite a bit of diversity. One wants to keep up with the grandkids and doesn’t seem to have too much trouble doing it, another is convinced he is invincible and the other is a sour old man with no grandkids.
I have a mid seventies lady in the fire brigade who puts most others to shame when it comes to charging through the bush with a 60mm hose, and gets very pissed off when anyone tries to take it off her. At one point she told the young bloke that he would have to fight her for it.
This arvo I saw an old lady chopping wood next to where I am working and I offered to help. She told me to bugger off, as she had been chopping wood for 75 years and didn’t need any help thank you.
We thought we were doing well if we could do 40 posts a day.
One day an old bloke turned up in bare feet with just an axe, no wedges, and split 40 posts on his own, and stacked them, right next to us. Put us to shame.
Kingy said:
morrie said:
>68 year-olds want to keep up with the grand kids.Judging from the three 68 year olds around the place here, there is quite a bit of diversity. One wants to keep up with the grandkids and doesn’t seem to have too much trouble doing it, another is convinced he is invincible and the other is a sour old man with no grandkids.
I have a mid seventies lady in the fire brigade who puts most others to shame when it comes to charging through the bush with a 60mm hose, and gets very pissed off when anyone tries to take it off her. At one point she told the young bloke that he would have to fight her for it.
This arvo I saw an old lady chopping wood next to where I am working and I offered to help. She told me to bugger off, as she had been chopping wood for 75 years and didn’t need any help thank you.
As an instructor of a few years you can run rings around even fit 18 year olds. It has a bit to do with heartalidge and experience. I remember my first 15km route march, something so daunting it was called the Challenge. Years later I was doing it a lot older and with no trepedation. Fear and uncertainty was gone, just a matter of one foot in front of the other then do it again. And for some reason mature people are better at it than young people who tend to give up.
buffy said:
Oh dear…..so it really is just the 80’s aerobics to more modern music!?!
No, they have more elaborate props.
Bloke belongum teacher from the girl child’s school.
:-(
morrie said:
Kingy said:
morrie said:
>68 year-olds want to keep up with the grand kids.Judging from the three 68 year olds around the place here, there is quite a bit of diversity. One wants to keep up with the grandkids and doesn’t seem to have too much trouble doing it, another is convinced he is invincible and the other is a sour old man with no grandkids.
I have a mid seventies lady in the fire brigade who puts most others to shame when it comes to charging through the bush with a 60mm hose, and gets very pissed off when anyone tries to take it off her. At one point she told the young bloke that he would have to fight her for it.
This arvo I saw an old lady chopping wood next to where I am working and I offered to help. She told me to bugger off, as she had been chopping wood for 75 years and didn’t need any help thank you.
When I was about 25, I was briefly making a living splitting fence posts with sledge hammer and wedges, with a mate.We thought we were doing well if we could do 40 posts a day.
One day an old bloke turned up in bare feet with just an axe, no wedges, and split 40 posts on his own, and stacked them, right next to us. Put us to shame.
My father-in-law started his working life as a lad, sleeper cutting with broadaxes and pit saws.
>>No, they have more elaborate props.<<
I stopped before the steps and elastic bands came in…..you mean they have more interesting things now?
:)
http://news.ninemsn.com.au/national/8504458/snowboarder-dies-at-mt-hotham
Bloke belongum teacher from the girl child’s school.
:-(
Bloody HTML tags.
Peak Warming Man said:
Thinking of Pete’s setup it’s truely amazing what man has achieved in such a short time, we’ve gone from desert nomads tending our flocks by night, sitting under the stars and wondering WHY to sitting in front of rectangular screens whose elements are excited by a small electric current controled by some engraved beach sand that briefly shines to display a passingly realistic virtual image for our amusement and gratification and when done our brain is drained and sleep filled and we no longer sit and contemplate WHY, but if we should ask WHY the beach sand will give us a virtual answer.
Deep man.
Rule 303 said:
poikilotherm said:I fit the 28 one, to a tee.Weight training will achieve results faster (ie, with better time efficiency) and has the other benefit of improving bone density and joint integrity when you’re very close to the physiological peak age for men – but will require a higher level of individual supervision and better tolerance for pain in the recovery time between session.
For HIIT to be successful, you will need to turn up, train hard, and be very careful with your eating.
k. Weight training it is.
Skunkworks said:
And now ads with old farts singing prices are down, which I guess from looks are Deep Purple?
Dear oh dear oh dear
It’s me…again.
Hello me. There are quite a few mes in my family, but I think you are an out of family me.
:)
Peak Warming Man said:
Thinking of Pete’s setup it’s truely amazing what man has achieved in such a short time, we’ve gone from desert nomads tending our flocks by night,
Tom Robbins says something about that in his novel Fierce Invalids Home from Hot Climates. A book so good I am rereading it again. I love his gear ever since Woodpecker but still not finished Half Asleep in Frog Pajamas. I shall give it another crack when I finish my current book. They are tricky books to read.
buffy said:
Hello me. There are quite a few mes in my family, but I think you are an out of family me.
:)
Yes.
Skunkworks, the gearbox in the Inter failed somewhat unfortunately yesterday.
It no longer proceeds.
I’m guessing around $14000
Skunkworks said:
A book so good I am rereading it again.
Soooo you’ve read it three times now?
;-)
roughbarked said:
morrie said:
Kingy said:I have a mid seventies lady in the fire brigade who puts most others to shame when it comes to charging through the bush with a 60mm hose, and gets very pissed off when anyone tries to take it off her. At one point she told the young bloke that he would have to fight her for it.
This arvo I saw an old lady chopping wood next to where I am working and I offered to help. She told me to bugger off, as she had been chopping wood for 75 years and didn’t need any help thank you.
When I was about 25, I was briefly making a living splitting fence posts with sledge hammer and wedges, with a mate.We thought we were doing well if we could do 40 posts a day.
One day an old bloke turned up in bare feet with just an axe, no wedges, and split 40 posts on his own, and stacked them, right next to us. Put us to shame.
My father-in-law started his working life as a lad, sleeper cutting with broadaxes and pit saws.
Kingy said:
Skunkworks, the gearbox in the Inter failed somewhat unfortunately yesterday.It no longer proceeds.
I’m guessing around $14000
Not sure why you are telling me, but sounds like they have been running a decrepit operation with dodgy tyres and brakes on the trucks so far, so they should have some savings for a new box…
kii said:
It’s me…again.
Willard McVane?
Skeptic Pete said:
Skunkworks said:A book so good I am rereading it again.Soooo you’ve read it three times now?
;-)
No, twice. I guess there is a pedantic point based in rereading that I am too thick to pick up on but always glad to be corrected by smug pedants, so you can unload where I stuffed up and broaden your grin.
Rule 303 said:
kii said:
It’s me…again.
Willard McVane?
Not lately.
morrie said:
roughbarked said:
morrie said:When I was about 25, I was briefly making a living splitting fence posts with sledge hammer and wedges, with a mate.
We thought we were doing well if we could do 40 posts a day.
One day an old bloke turned up in bare feet with just an axe, no wedges, and split 40 posts on his own, and stacked them, right next to us. Put us to shame.
My father-in-law started his working life as a lad, sleeper cutting with broadaxes and pit saws.
Was he a convict? ;-)
;) My wife is older than me but only by 4 months. ;)
I can see the pattern now. The rabbits fly in at around 10 in the morning and 3 in the afternoon, where they perch in the trees before they attack the citrus orchard next door.
Skunkworks said:
Skeptic Pete said:
Skunkworks said:A book so good I am rereading it again.Soooo you’ve read it three times now?
;-)
Well you’re either rereading it or you’re reading it again.
And I’m not smug.
No, twice. I guess there is a pedantic point based in rereading that I am too thick to pick up on but always glad to be corrected by smug pedants, so you can unload where I stuffed up and broaden your grin.
Well that worked. Not.
roughbarked said:
morrie said:
roughbarked said:My father-in-law started his working life as a lad, sleeper cutting with broadaxes and pit saws.
Was he a convict? ;-);) My wife is older than me but only by 4 months. ;)
Skeptic Pete said:
Skunkworks said:
Skeptic Pete said:Soooo you’ve read it three times now?
;-)
Well you’re either rereading it or you’re reading it again.
And I’m not smug.
No, twice. I guess there is a pedantic point based in rereading that I am too thick to pick up on but always glad to be corrected by smug pedants, so you can unload where I stuffed up and broaden your grin.
Read it once then reread it, That to me is twice. Why three? What pedantic error have I made?
Oh wait, I think I have it. Reread it again? Emphasis on again. LOL, yeah you got me. coughs wanker.
Skunkworks said:
Kingy said:
Skunkworks, the gearbox in the Inter failed somewhat unfortunately yesterday.It no longer proceeds.
I’m guessing around $14000
Not sure why you are telling me, but sounds like they have been running a decrepit operation with dodgy tyres and brakes on the trucks so far, so they should have some savings for a new box…
Just thought you would be interested.
Tyres and brakes are ok. We are in a fight to the death with the other contractors just like the rest of the real world.
There is no money available to actually repair stuff.
morrie said:
roughbarked said:
morrie said:Was he a convict? ;-)
;) My wife is older than me but only by 4 months. ;)
There is a sawpit not far from here where convicts worked. The blokes in the pit put sacks over their heads. It would have been a miserable job, summer or winter, but perhaps worst in winter.
FiL was a north coaster.. He had a farm at upper Nana Glen before the war. Was sleeper cutting from age 14 near Wauchope.
fighting forum ==>
It’s like watching the tennis in here.
Well, today is humid.
Works beckons. There’s more trouble for some of the booksellers as a result of the poor management of the place. So far I am standing by, just watching. Waiting.
Kingy said:
Skunkworks said:
Kingy said:
Skunkworks, the gearbox in the Inter failed somewhat unfortunately yesterday.It no longer proceeds.
I’m guessing around $14000
Not sure why you are telling me, but sounds like they have been running a decrepit operation with dodgy tyres and brakes on the trucks so far, so they should have some savings for a new box…
Just thought you would be interested.
Tyres and brakes are ok. We are in a fight to the death with the other contractors just like the rest of the real world.
There is no money available to actually repair stuff.
Ahh oh. And granted, Tyres and brakes mught be ok on that one with the busted gearbox but you have posted photos of trucks with dodgy tyres. One so bad yourself and others avoided it and didnt like walking near by. That and the frequent boggings makes me think your organisation is not big on maintenance nor on planning. Certainly never heard of a wet weather plan which was mandatory for every plan I ever did. Read wet weather as events that will influence the project outcomes.
Skunkworks said:
Kingy said:
Skunkworks said:Not sure why you are telling me, but sounds like they have been running a decrepit operation with dodgy tyres and brakes on the trucks so far, so they should have some savings for a new box…
Just thought you would be interested.
Tyres and brakes are ok. We are in a fight to the death with the other contractors just like the rest of the real world.
There is no money available to actually repair stuff.
Ahh oh. And granted, Tyres and brakes mught be ok on that one with the busted gearbox but you have posted photos of trucks with dodgy tyres. One so bad yourself and others avoided it and didnt like walking near by. That and the frequent boggings makes me think your organisation is not big on maintenance nor on planning. Certainly never heard of a wet weather plan which was mandatory for every plan I ever did. Read wet weather as events that will influence the project outcomes.
The dodgy tyre on the loader was replaced with one generously donated by morrie.
Getting bogged is just part of the job. If it was easy, a bureaucrat would be able to do it.
What is the Inter, kingy? You never know…
Kingy said:
Getting bogged is just part of the job. If it was easy, a bureaucrat would be able to do it.
If I ever get a scanner I will post some photos of me standing on the tracks of a D8 bogged half way down its tracks and the recovery effort. Also some of a tanker bogged in a flat paddock. Greasy clay and grass. No grip. No move.
morrie said:
What is the Inter, kingy? You never know…
The truck in this pic that I am loading is the Inter.
The bloke in the white hat is the Captain of Australias paralympic wheelchair basketball team(current gold medal holder). Look carefully at his leg. It isn’t there.
Hmmm, haven’t seen anything around the place here that looks like that truck.
Evening :)
Jeeeezzzzz I’m glad I don’t have to travel to Canberra all the time, like my manager does.
I’m so glad to be home but as previously mentioned, at least I didn’t have to deal with flying in or out of Sydney today.
Glad to be home is all I can say :D
Whinge over, how is everyone?
Spider Lily said:
Evening :)Jeeeezzzzz I’m glad I don’t have to travel to Canberra all the time, like my manager does.
I’m so glad to be home but as previously mentioned, at least I didn’t have to deal with flying in or out of Sydney today.
Glad to be home is all I can say :D
Whinge over, how is everyone?
alive ;)
Whinge over, how is everyone?
——————————————
I was watching the tennis game in here, but now I am off to prepare for the place of work and all the fun and games that comes with dysfunctional people and giraffes and noodles.
For those with good memories, you may remember me posting a couple of pics about 4 years ago of an unusual wheel that I found on the beach in Geographe Bay.
Well, about 2 hours ago, I dug it up an dumped it onto my front lawn.
Yay, I now have a feature.
But have no I idea how to shift the bloody thing into a sensible place.
This may require a carton and a few phone calls.
roughbarked said:
Spider Lily said:
Evening :)Jeeeezzzzz I’m glad I don’t have to travel to Canberra all the time, like my manager does.
I’m so glad to be home but as previously mentioned, at least I didn’t have to deal with flying in or out of Sydney today.
Glad to be home is all I can say :D
Whinge over, how is everyone?
alive ;)
Oh that’s always a good thing :D
Like a lot of the wheels you’ve shown, needs a new tyre.
Spider Lily said:
roughbarked said:
Spider Lily said:
Evening :)Jeeeezzzzz I’m glad I don’t have to travel to Canberra all the time, like my manager does.
I’m so glad to be home but as previously mentioned, at least I didn’t have to deal with flying in or out of Sydney today.
Glad to be home is all I can say :D
Whinge over, how is everyone?
alive ;)
Oh that’s always a good thing :D
wouldn’t have it any other way. ;)
At least that’s two of us that have made it to Canberra and back this week.
Kingy said:
But have no I idea how to shift the bloody thing into a sensible place.This may require a carton and a few phone calls.
You could use many of the methods that got it from half buried in a dune by the seaside to your place to move it to a sensible place.
Train wheel? I have a wall of metal crap that I have dug up. It is all silly stuff but when you add it up, it looks ok.
roughbarked said:
Spider Lily said:
roughbarked said:alive ;)
Oh that’s always a good thing :D
wouldn’t have it any other way. ;)
It would be unusual to post here from the other side.
Though it would be difficult to tell the difference sometimes.
Kingy said:
But have no I idea how to shift the bloody thing into a sensible place.
This may require a carton and a few phone calls.
Skunkworks said:
Kingy said:
But have no I idea how to shift the bloody thing into a sensible place.This may require a carton and a few phone calls.
You could use many of the methods that got it from half buried in a dune by the seaside to your place to move it to a sensible place.
Train wheel? I have a wall of metal crap that I have dug up. It is all silly stuff but when you add it up, it looks ok.
No, no, no. You misunderstand my job. I demolish other peoples properties, not my own!
I want to move it about 2 meters without destroying the retic, the lawn, the vegetation, or the fence. The bloody thing is about a half a ton.
Kingy said:
roughbarked said:
Spider Lily said:Oh that’s always a good thing :D
wouldn’t have it any other way. ;)
It would be unusual to post here from the other side.
Though it would be difficult to tell the difference sometimes.
reading my posts is probably a bit like that.. yeah. ;)
Kingy said:
No, no, no. You misunderstand my job. I demolish other peoples properties, not my own!I want to move it about 2 meters without destroying the retic, the lawn, the vegetation, or the fence. The bloody thing is about a half a ton.
Not sure I do, how come you got it half buried from a beach to your place, presumably without destroying too much stuff and now you are baffled how to move it a few meters?
Kingy said:
Skunkworks said:
Kingy said:
But have no I idea how to shift the bloody thing into a sensible place.This may require a carton and a few phone calls.
You could use many of the methods that got it from half buried in a dune by the seaside to your place to move it to a sensible place.
Train wheel? I have a wall of metal crap that I have dug up. It is all silly stuff but when you add it up, it looks ok.
No, no, no. You misunderstand my job. I demolish other peoples properties, not my own!
I want to move it about 2 meters without destroying the retic, the lawn, the vegetation, or the fence. The bloody thing is about a half a ton.
you should have set it down on a pallet. used rollers to get it into position, then dismantled the pallet. I dunno six of us carry power poles with seatbelts under it.. easily enough but it’s a tight fit for six blokes on that.
Skunkworks said:
yep, should have dropped it in final resting place and brought in a couple of tonne of dirt to fix the mess he made.
Kingy said:
No, no, no. You misunderstand my job. I demolish other peoples properties, not my own!I want to move it about 2 meters without destroying the retic, the lawn, the vegetation, or the fence. The bloody thing is about a half a ton.
Not sure I do, how come you got it half buried from a beach to your place, presumably without destroying too much stuff and now you are baffled how to move it a few meters?
But to answer your question, half a ton or even a bit more going two meters can be sorted by 6 blokes easy. Host a BBQ
Skunkworks said:
Kingy said:
No, no, no. You misunderstand my job. I demolish other peoples properties, not my own!I want to move it about 2 meters without destroying the retic, the lawn, the vegetation, or the fence. The bloody thing is about a half a ton.
Not sure I do, how come you got it half buried from a beach to your place, presumably without destroying too much stuff and now you are baffled how to move it a few meters?
I destroyed a lot of shit getting it into the truck.
I’m pretty sure that my neighbours have unfriended me after dumping a half ton of metal out of a dump truck at 7pm in the middle of suburbia.
It is now sitting on my own lawn. I can move it with one of the tonka toys from work, but to place it where I want it to go, requires finesse, not brute force.
Kingy said:
But have no I idea how to shift the bloody thing into a sensible place.
Are you married?
Neophyte said:
Kingy said:But have no I idea how to shift the bloody thing into a sensible place.
Are you married?
Are you proposing?
Ha maybe skeppo should read Fierce Invalids Home from Hot Climates. I have just remembered the wordplay between characters about “unique”.
>>Are you proposing?
No….I just can’t imagine too many spouses enthusing about yet another piece of junk that hubby’s hauled home from somewhere…
Neophyte said:
>>Are you proposing?No….I just can’t imagine too many spouses enthusing about yet another piece of junk that hubby’s hauled home from somewhere…
Hmmm, I was just thinking that about her new shoes…
Opera browser is beginning to piss me off.
I’ll try again…
Kingy said:
Opera browser is beginning to piss me off.I’ll try again…
Well, it is all about getting in front.. Never mind that we are both about to come up behind a slow moving oversised truck going up a steep grade on a narrow road.
Well, don’t complain if that oversized truck drives into your boot and uses you as a bonnet emblem for the next 90 miles.
Some of us get paid by the mile. Some of you are just a mobile roadblock.
Kingy said:
Well, don’t complain if that oversized truck drives into your boot and uses you as a bonnet emblem for the next 90 miles.Some of us get paid by the mile. Some of you are just a mobile roadblock.
:)
That may not have been my best ever post.
But there have been occasions when it did cross my mind.
And there are some incredibly dumb fucks out there.
morning..
Morning folks
Morning Aquila, Stumpy and the others when the arrive :)
So nice to be back in warm weather, 17.2 is so much better than -1 :)
Late in last night and I managed to fit some sleep in there as well.
Morning all. Goblin Day is here again.
Geoff D said:
Morning all. Goblin Day is here again.
Morning Geoff
Hope it all goes well for you today :)
Gday Geoff and Spiderlilly.
In for a cold few days down here
Good morning Holidayers. Eight degrees, still dark (I really need to have that as a one hit phrase on the computer, don’t I?)
Mr buffy has phoned in to report he did not win a leadership award last night, but he was sitting at the table with the big bods. So he enjoyed himself.
Morning et al, no goblins here but a bit of rain. It’s getting lighter a little earlier too.
We had some pretty heavy wind in the dark hours. I should go to the BOM site and see how windy it really was. And a little rain.
Hmm, it was gusting around 50-60km/hr. It sounded a bit wilder than that at the time. But only for a short time. It looks like we had around 4 or 5mm of rain (without going out to our own gauge).
I should get off to work. I’ve got the BT-50 ute to drive, which is a bit challenging for a shorty like me. I have to climb up into it. And I’m used to driving a Mazda 2, so reversing it into the yard at the back of the practice is also more interesting than with my little car. At this time in the morning though there won’t be too many cars in the lane, and I’ll only have to negotiate with the garbage truck driver……
morning. dark and cool here.
Mornink, grumpy and irritable here.
Divine Angel said:
Mornink, grumpy and irritable here.
Hello grumpy and irritable.
where are the other 5 dwarfs/dwarves?
They’ve gone to the movies to fap over the new Snow White moofie.
fist pump
YEAH! Won the sales challenge at work!
Morning Punters and Correctors, I see some aboriginal racist(400 metres I think) is not happy that he is only been picked to race in the relay.
>>YEAH! Won the sales challenge at work!
Triffic.
Divine Angel said:
fist pumpYEAH! Won the sales challenge at work!
Divine Angel said:
They’ve gone to the movies to fap over the new Snow White moofie.
Has anyone, ever, fapped over Kristian Stewart?
Divine Angel said:
YEAH! Won the sales challenge at work!
Impressive!
Wait, what was the sales challenge?
Dropbear said:
Divine Angel said:
They’ve gone to the movies to fap over the new Snow White moofie.
Has anyone, ever, fapped over Kristian Stewart?
I’m sure some emo kid has.
Rule 303 said:
Divine Angel said:YEAH! Won the sales challenge at work!Impressive!
Wait, what was the sales challenge?
We had to sell classic dozens. Our target was 40, we sold 79 :) The winning store was calculated as a % increase over average weekly sales of the classic dozens.
Divine Angel said:
We had to sell classic dozens. Our target was 40, we sold 79 :)
Win!
So what do you get out of this?
Not sure yet- we won speakers so we can listen to music at work (Yay! No more listening to Maccas radio and their constant One Direction songs!) but other than that, I dunno…
buffy said:
Hmm, it was gusting around 50-60km/hr. It sounded a bit wilder than that at the time. But only for a short time. It looks like we had around 4 or 5mm of rain (without going out to our own gauge).
Decent rain here overnight. The lawn needs mowing but with the morning dews and cold days it has been staying wet all day.
Got my backyard lawns done two days ago. Not that I’m normally too fussy about these things, but when I lost one of the children for over an hour the other night, I decided to grasp the nettle.
sibeen said:
Got my backyard lawns done two days ago. Not that I’m normally too fussy about these things, but when I lost one of the children for over an hour the other night, I decided to grasp the nettle.
On first mow after my recent convalescence I found a swing set and a shed.
Nah, that’s not true… We pay a lawn mower bloke to whipper and mow every 4 weeks. Costs $33 a month.
So, ummm… Either way I win.
:-)
$33? Geez. Mum has bugger-all back and front yards and was quoted $80. (She told him to stick it).
Divine Angel said:
fist pumpYEAH! Won the sales challenge at work!
We have a new competition at work. Find a book (or something that you want to promote) and then sell 100 of them. Nothing that is on sale or a new release. Not sure of the timeline or what the prize is. mr kii said – a 99c candy bar? Don’t laugh…it’s been offered before as a prize. I actually won one a long time ago and I gave it back saying – I don’t eat this stuff :P
What a perfect opportunity to promote an Aussie author ;)
sibeen said:
Not that I’m normally too fussy about these things, but when I lost one of the children for over an hour the other night, I decided to grasp the nettle.
Nor me, not really a lawn, just a collection of grasses and weeds that I keep shortish. I am finding that keeping it consistently cut the grass is starting to win. Nettles completely gone now but they spring up in any disturbed ground.
I like sales challenges although normally, they give us ones my store can’t possibly win. This was one I knew we could win so we went for it :)
Divine Angel said:
What a perfect opportunity to promote an Aussie author ;)
So I can get in trouble again?
:P
Hey, DA – you’re not on facebook so I need an email address to send you a story of what happened at work yesterday – it’s a possible outline for something, but it is all true :P
Divine Angel said:
$33? Geez. Mum has bugger-all back and front yards and was quoted $80. (She told him to stick it).
Sorry, typo, it’s actually $43.
The lawn mowing industry is unregulated and unprotected and subject to price competition between short-term players, which ultimately makes it very difficult to earn a reasonable living from. $43 for about 90min is financial suicide, IMO, but that’s what they charge.
Rule 303 said:
The lawn mowing industry is unregulated and unprotected and subject to price competition between short-term players, which ultimately makes it very difficult to earn a reasonable living from. $43 for about 90min is financial suicide, IMO, but that’s what they charge.
My gardener is on 30 bucks an hour, cash in hand plus a few free beers. She seems happy with that, she started off at 25 bucks an hour but into the third year a pay increase seemed fair.
kii said:
Hey, DA – you’re not on facebook so I need an email address to send you a story of what happened at work yesterday – it’s a possible outline for something, but it is all true :P
deadrhino2 at hot males.
Divine Angel said:
kii said:
Hey, DA – you’re not on facebook so I need an email address to send you a story of what happened at work yesterday – it’s a possible outline for something, but it is all true :Pdeadrhino2 at hot males.
You crack me up :P
(Speaking of dead rhinos……is he still gone? I’m too afraid to look.)
Skunkworks said:
Rule 303 said:The lawn mowing industry is unregulated and unprotected and subject to price competition between short-term players, which ultimately makes it very difficult to earn a reasonable living from. $43 for about 90min is financial suicide, IMO, but that’s what they charge.
My gardener is on 30 bucks an hour, cash in hand plus a few free beers. She seems happy with that, she started off at 25 bucks an hour but into the third year a pay increase seemed fair.
Australia is the lucky country where a bloke will sit on his arse and watch a sheila do the lawns
Still on hols AFAIK.
Is now the time to confess that it was I who had the SSSF handles of Dead Rhino Support Group and CoalFront of Science?
Skunkworks said:
My gardener is on 30 bucks an hour, cash in hand plus a few free beers. She seems happy with that, she started off at 25 bucks an hour but into the third year a pay increase seemed fair.
Using her own vehicle and equipment? If she registered the business with the ATO she could apply for ‘Deductible Gift Recipient’ status and you could claim what you pay as a donation – At $30/hr she’s already a not-for-profit enterprise.
>>We pay a lawn mower bloke to whipper and mow every 4 weeks. Costs $33 a month.
If they do it every four weeks they should charge you every four weeks.
i see japan has a volcano in action.
Rule 303 said:
Using her own vehicle and equipment? If she registered the business with the ATO she could apply for ‘Deductible Gift Recipient’ status and you could claim what you pay as a donation – At $30/hr she’s already a not-for-profit enterprise.
I do my own mowing, it was more cost effective to buy a ride on than pay her a couple of hours, especially in spring. She does all the other stuff, but yeah, uses her own chainsaw and stuff. She was on a govt job partnership who subsidised her, now I think that has run out and she is under any tax radar in the cash economy.
speaking of volcanoes i wonder where baz has got to?
Divine Angel said:
Still on hols AFAIK.Is now the time to confess that it was I who had the SSSF handles of Dead Rhino Support Group and CoalFront of Science?
Yes!
email sent – it’s a bit wordy with an intro to my little story – but I have been reading about sociopaths we work/live with and it got me thinking about documenting the manipulative people we deal with – some fellow workers and some customers.
Boris said:
speaking of volcanoes i wonder where baz has got to?
Certainly has been gone a while. Any news reports of jetski accidents in Hawaii?
Skunkworks said:
I think that has run out and she is under any tax radar in the cash economy.
This exactly illustrates what I mean about short-term players depressing the going rate. She’s making it impossible for everyone to make any sort of reasonable living off it.
Trap for young players.
http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/31296155/detail.html
I have to go rustle up some dinner for the old man and myself.
Boris said:
speaking of volcanoes i wonder where baz has got to?
did he go swimming with friendly whales like he said he was going to?
http://www.stuff.co.nz/world/americas/7353542/Whale-tossed-trainer-like-rag-doll
From neo’s link:
“Author David Kirby obtained the 2006 footage while researching his new book Death at Sea World.”
Sounds like a fun book.
“The US Occupational Safety and Health Administration claimed the video was evidence that Sea World was aware of the dangers posed by killer whales. But Sea World claimed that it was unaware the whales were deadly, according to media reports. “
Did they think “killer whale” was just a cute nickname?
Still waiting for kii’s email.
All whales are potential killers, they sometimes get a blood lust for human flesh and will even beach themselves in an attempt to satisfy it.
We had their measure when we had whaling stations to keep their numbers in check but now they are just maurading krill killers making obscene amounts of money for cocaine addled ageing hippy tourist charter boat operators.
Morning.
I did some reading this morning.
Spent some time with Halley and Harpo.
Now about to eat breakfast. So running a tad late.
Sculpture and Digital Imaging today.
Divine Angel said:
Still waiting for kii’s email.
Oh, two dead rhinos :/ derp
i was cooking dinner and setting off the smoke detector thingy.
ms spock said:
Morning.
I did some reading this morning.
Spent some time with Halley and Harpo.
Now about to eat breakfast. So running a tad late.
Sculpture and Digital Imaging today.
Hey, Spockles!!!
>>Australia is the lucky country where a bloke will sit on his arse and watch a sheila do the lawns
I think it’s a sign that men have given themselves permission to be proud of their gender and proud of themselves.
Did you know that it was men who discovered the North Pole, did you know that it was men who were first into space, did you know that it was men who were first to the moon? Men have a proud record of achievement and we should shout about it and we should march in the streets sholder to sholder in solidarity to proclaim it.
It’s time, it’s time for men’s affirmative action.
kii said:
Divine Angel said:
Still waiting for kii’s email.
Oh, two dead rhinos :/ derp
i was cooking dinner and setting off the smoke detector thingy.
Got it now :)
kii said:
ms spock said:Morning.
I did some reading this morning.
Spent some time with Halley and Harpo.
Now about to eat breakfast. So running a tad late.
Sculpture and Digital Imaging today.
Hey, Spockles!!!
Hi Kii!
Meh…
Hi Spockaroo.
The ‘meh’ was for PeterT….btw.
yes please don’t talk about men around kii, they make her nervous or something ..
Peak Warming Man said:
I think it’s a sign that men have given themselves permission to be proud of their gender and proud of themselves.
Did you know that it was men who discovered the North Pole, did you know that it was men who were first into space, did you know that it was men who were first to the moon? Men have a proud record of achievement and we should shout about it and we should march in the streets sholder to sholder in solidarity to proclaim it.
It’s time, it’s time for men’s affirmative action.
I was watching a 1955 film called My Sister Eileen yesterday. It was about two sisters who moved to New York to find fame and fortune. One sister (Eileen, played by Janet Leigh) desired to be an actress. She was young and pretty. Her sister, Ruth (played by Betty Garrett) was rather plain in comparison. She loved her sister but was envious of the male attention her sister got.
Anyhoo, Eileen had men falling over her and during one such scene I thought, “Men do all these fancy things but really, women hold all the power”.
In conclusion, it is my belief that a nice woman will always be the downfall of man, no matter how strong or powerful they are.
>>In conclusion, it is my belief that a nice woman will always be the downfall of man, no matter how strong or powerful they are.
What if they’ve got a Triton and a Lufkin Pro?
Dropbear said:
yes please don’t talk about men around kii, they make her nervous or something ..
No sweety, not at all. As I have mentioned in the past – have one lovely husband, 3 brothers, two sons and many male friends IRL I prefer the company of men…no nail polish issues or icky shoes.
In conclusion, it is my belief that a nice woman will always be the downfall of man, no matter how strong or powerful they are.
————————————————
Lovely :D
Peak Warming Man said:
>>In conclusion, it is my belief that a nice woman will always be the downfall of man, no matter how strong or powerful they are.What if they’ve got a Triton and a Lufkin Pro?
Is there something you’re not telling us? Oh, you meant the man, not the woman owning those things…
Peak Warming Man said:
>>In conclusion, it is my belief that a nice woman will always be the downfall of man, no matter how strong or powerful they are.What if they’ve got a Triton and a Lufkin Pro?
WTF is a Lufkin Pro? Is it anything like a Fat Max?
kii said:
Peak Warming Man said:
>>In conclusion, it is my belief that a nice woman will always be the downfall of man, no matter how strong or powerful they are.What if they’ve got a Triton and a Lufkin Pro?
WTF is a Lufkin Pro? Is it anything like a Fat Max?
a retractable tape measure.
it’s a bloke thing.
i have a foot but don’t use it as a rule.
sigh
Still 68 words over the limit.
Boris said:
it’s a bloke thing.
Not it’s not!! I have my own Fat Max retractable tape measure!
pllllttt….
Divine Angel said:
Hi Spockaroo.
Hello DA…
Not it’s not!! I have my own Fat Max retractable tape measure!
and a shed, so i guess you’re blokey enough. who’s in touch with their feminine side.
;-)
It’s a studio :P
Well I am off.
Good day
I suppose someone might be fapping over Kristen Stewart:
http://au.eonline.com/news/333148/kristen-stewart-cheating-on-robert-pattinson-everything-we-know
giggle
‘While details of the show – which has much to live up to after Beijing 2008’s lavish opener – are a closely guarded secret, it is expected to feature cows and sheep along with Sir Paul McCartney and David Beckham.’
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-07-26/flag-fury-as-officials-mistake-north-for-south/4155564
kii said:
Boris said:
it’s a bloke thing.Not it’s not!! I have my own Fat Max retractable tape measure!
pllllttt….
But does it have laser level?
Divine Angel said:
I suppose someone might be fapping over Kristen Stewart:http://au.eonline.com/news/333148/kristen-stewart-cheating-on-robert-pattinson-everything-we-know
Wonder if it makes her smile…
poikilotherm said:
kii said:
Boris said:
it’s a bloke thing.Not it’s not!! I have my own Fat Max retractable tape measure!
pllllttt….
But does it have laser level?
I’ll have to check……I know the circular saw has one, plus I have a laser pointer for the kittehs’ amusement.
Divine Angel said:
I suppose someone might be fapping over Kristen Stewart:http://au.eonline.com/news/333148/kristen-stewart-cheating-on-robert-pattinson-everything-we-know
Hello Lunchtimers.
I’ve got a Lufkin PeeWee. It’s made in Canada, it’s a cute little 3m retractable tape measure. I used to have time to do home visits and I needed a small tape to measure out distances for testing eyes.
I wonder if my post has potential for Droppy. There must be something he can do with a peewee and home visits, surely.
:)
Now I should do some more work.
Friday is approaching.
not fast enough…
party_pants said:
not fast enough…
I’ve tried hurrying it…didn’t work.
My Friday is 5 days away.
I’m back to a standard 5 day week, which is nice, the 50 hrs, not so much.
I can’t complain about the hours I have, unless I get stuck with a morning shift ;)
Divine Angel said:
I can’t complain about the hours I have
oh go on!!
Nah, I’ll save my complaining credits for something worthwhile.
>>Friday is approaching.
Gunna have fun in the City?
i have probably posted this before but….if you like scratch built models…
http://www.rojasbazan.com/
So, are there any electrical-type people about?
No.
Divine Angel said:
So, are there any electrical-type people about?
Wookie will be along shortly. He’ll sort you out.
Divine Angel said:
So, are there any electrical-type people about?
shocking.
I just wanted to know what the chances of dying were if you put a dodgy cord into an outlet and the wiring was off.
Traditional working class grub tonight: trotters, chips and beans.
DA, not really enough information.
I’ve had numerous shocks over the years and it hasn’t affected me at all facial tic.
A newer installation will use what is called a Residual Current Device (RCD) which is put there for personal safety. It detects if current is flowing to the earth and will disconnect in about 50 milliseconds. These devices are mandatory for new houses and commercial installations.-
Divine Angel said:
I just wanted to know what the chances of dying were if you put a dodgy cord into an outlet and the wiring was off.
Probably hard for an electrician to say without more details.
I don’t know exactly what happened. A friend was at work, plugged the cord into an outlet, got zapped but is OK. Turns out the wiring was dodgy in the whole complex, not just the store, and all complexes are shut down indefinitely til Workplace Safety people have been through it.
Days are lengthening, it’ll be spwing before we know it.
Worst zap I’ve had was when I was living in a flat in my student days. I was using the communal laundry, but when I grasped its metal door handle to leave, I was hurled across the room by the force of the zap. Apparently the lighting wiring had somehow electrified the door. I had to wait in there for hours until someone walked past and I got them to turn off the power to the whole building.
Old Boilers will be trying to shoehorn themselves into shorts that are well past their stretch by date.
Spring has sprung, the grass has riz.
I wonder where ‘dem boidies is?
The little boid is on the wing,
But that’s obsoid, the little wing is on the boid!
>>Worst zap I’ve had was when I was living in a flat in my student days. I was using the communal laundry, but when I grasped its metal door handle to leave, I was hurled across the room by the force of the zap. Apparently the lighting wiring had somehow electrified the door. I had to wait in there for hours until someone walked past and I got them to turn off the power to the whole building.
Your lucky to be still with us Mr Car.
If the helicopter that has been flying around these parts for the last few days is one of them new Army ones then they aren’t going to use it to sneak up on bad guys I’m here to tell you.
Helicopters are the ride-on mowers of the sky.
I suppose all the people who invested in the Sarich Engine have pretty much come to accept that their money is gone.
Boris said:
Spring has sprung, the grass has riz.
I wonder where ‘dem boidies is?
The little boid is on the wing,
But that’s obsoid, the little wing is on the boid!
My worst belt, many moons ago, was when I lent across some busbars that I thought were dead.
I got a 415 volt jolt across my left and right forearms. That threw me for six and with the way the current would have flowed through my body I’m probably lucky to survive it.
Wiki say:
The orbital engine concept was tested over three decades, attracting considerable interest and investment, with political support and considerable public funding, but ultimately proved to be a failure.
Key components of the Sarich engine couldn’t be cooled. And others couldn’t be readily lubricated. It was susceptible to overheating, and the invention was eventually deemed too impractical. By 2004, the Orbital Engine Company had accumulated losses of $480-million but Sarich had been fortunate enough to get out early. He sold his shares and did what every sensible millionaire does, he bought property in Perth’s central business district.
$30 million Powerball up for grabs tonight.
party_pants said:
$30 million Powerball up for grabs tonight.
Is it too late to grab a ticket online?
Peak Warming Man said:
I suppose all the people who invested in the Sarich Engine have pretty much come to accept that their money is gone.
Dunno what time it closes in your state. Sorry.
I’ve never been electocuted or struck by lightning for that matter even though I’ve watched a lot of it.
Hmm, the recipe I’m using says to cut the trotters in half lengthways. They neglect to mention: “you will need a chainsaw for this.”
sibeen said:
I got a 415 volt jolt across my left and right forearms. That threw me for six and with the way the current would have flowed through my body I’m probably lucky to survive it.
415 volts a doddle.
I copped 8 kV via one hand on uninsulated pliers and my knee on wet ground.
The trotters take quite a while to cook and mature in their stock Bubbles, dinner sounds like it’s quite a ways off.
(although twas only an electric fence) (felt pretty seedy anyway)
I was actually killed by a lightning strike once, but I kept calm and carried on.
Bubble Car said:
I was actually killed by a lightning strike once, but I kept calm and carried on.
Yer lookin well on it.
Peak Warming Man said:
The trotters take quite a while to cook and mature in their stock Bubbles, dinner sounds like it’s quite a ways off.
I’m using this recipe, minus some of the ingredients and plus others not mentioned:
saw a box at the chemist today with a marijuana leaf on it.. hard to read but I think it said Marijuana scan.. on the box.. what would that be for?
Right, I’m going for a constitutional along the four shaw.
Evening all
A good training session tonight :)
I have copped 240V (once enough to throw me across the room) a couple of times.
Tip: When in doubt use the BACK of your hand.
sibeen said:
My worst belt, many moons ago, was when I lent across some busbars that I thought were dead.I got a 415 volt jolt across my left and right forearms. That threw me for six and with the way the current would have flowed through my body I’m probably lucky to survive it.
Yep, make pretty manky lookin’ wounds too…
warning, may upset settling of food
http://images.emedicinehealth.com/images/4453/4453-4474-6142-9361.jpg
roughbarked said:
saw a box at the chemist today with a marijuana leaf on it.. hard to read but I think it said Marijuana scan.. on the box.. what would that be for?
It’s a THC urine or saliva test. Big sellers since the hole diggin’ boom.
Ian said:
sibeen said:I got a 415 volt jolt across my left and right forearms. That threw me for six and with the way the current would have flowed through my body I’m probably lucky to survive it.
415 volts a doddle.
I copped 8 kV via one hand on uninsulated pliers and my knee on wet ground.
It’s the amps innit’? Not the volts, really, static is like 50,000 Volts is it not?
“Marijuana Scan”
Search
About 3,510,000 results (0.22 seconds)
“THC-SCAN is an easy-to-use and visually read screening test with a high degree of sensitivity and specificity, that does not require instrumentation for the detection in the urine of Tetrahydrocannabinoid (THC).
The test provides only a presumptive result and should be confirmed with more specific alternate chemical methods such as gas chromatography/mass spectrophotometry (GC/MS).
Positive results should be justified with compelling clinical evidence and professional judgement.”
poikilotherm said:
Yep, make pretty manky lookin’ wounds too…
warning, may upset settling of food
http://images.emedicinehealth.com/images/4453/4453-4474-6142-9361.jpg
That’s not a warning, it’s a promise :)
Divine Angel said:
poikilotherm said:Yep, make pretty manky lookin’ wounds too…
warning, may upset settling of food
http://images.emedicinehealth.com/images/4453/4453-4474-6142-9361.jpg
That’s not a warning, it’s a promise :)
I get confused sometimes. :) – I’ve seen worse. Attempted suicide with home outlet electrickery. Messy.
It’s the amps innit’? Not the volts,…
as much as i detest the stuff this is time to grab the popcorn.
Boris said:
It’s the amps innit’? Not the volts,…as much as i detest the stuff this is time to grab the popcorn.
;) I know how to stir. I visited SSSF enough…
Boris said:
as much as i detest the stuff this is time to grab the popcorn.
Air popped, using electrickery?
Boris said:
It’s the amps innit’? Not the volts,…as much as i detest the stuff this is time to grab the popcorn.
It deserves a thread so Wookie can contribute when he arrives.
Witty Rejoinder said:
Boris said:
It’s the amps innit’? Not the volts,…as much as i detest the stuff this is time to grab the popcorn.
It deserves a thread so Wookie can contribute when he arrives.
Dawg, I think he contributes enough…
poikilotherm said:
Dawg, I think he contributes enough…
Yo gangsta who you callin’ dawg?!?
poikilotherm said:
It’s the amps innit’? Not the volts, really, static is like 50,000 Volts is it not?
More to do with the current and the path thru the body yep.
Witty Rejoinder said:
poikilotherm said:
Dawg, I think he contributes enough…
Yo gangsta who you callin’ dawg?!?
U biaatch!#@$!@ (can I say that here?…)
poikilotherm said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
poikilotherm said:
Dawg, I think he contributes enough…
Yo gangsta who you callin’ dawg?!?
U biaatch!#@$!@ (can I say that here?…)
Fuck yeah!
So who’s looking forward to the olympics? Doesn’t seem to have been as much pre-games excitement this year compared to others.
It probably comes from all the venues being finished on time.
Everyone is a bitch in the holiday forum.
Witty Rejoinder said:
Everyone is a bitch in the holiday forum.
heh.
Witty Rejoinder said:
Everyone is a bitch in the holiday forum.
heh.
Divine Angel said:
poikilotherm said:
Witty Rejoinder said:Yo gangsta who you callin’ dawg?!?
U biaatch!#@$!@ (can I say that here?…)
Fuck yeah!
you are allowed to say fuck and bunnings here
Witty Rejoinder said:
So who’s looking forward to the olympics? Doesn’t seem to have been as much pre-games excitement this year compared to others.It probably comes from all the venues being finished on time.
Meh. I never watch much limpix though.
Arts said:
Divine Angel said:
poikilotherm said:U biaatch!#@$!@ (can I say that here?…)
Fuck yeah!
you are allowed to say fuck and bunnings here
Ah goodo, I have to stop a Bunnings tonight.
poikilotherm said:
Meh. I never watch much limpix though.
That’s unAustralian.
Witty Rejoinder said:
So who’s looking forward to the olympics? Doesn’t seem to have been as much pre-games excitement this year compared to others.It probably comes from all the venues being finished on time.
I’ve been watching the British comedy show that was like the John Dawes send up of the Sydney Olympic committee preparations.. not bad..
I’m looking forward to saturday where I’ll be attending, in person, the replay of the opening ceremony..
poikilotherm said:
Ah goodo, I have to stop a Bunnings tonight.
Stop a Bunnings from doing what? Eating another hardware chain?
poikilotherm said:
Arts said:
Divine Angel said:Fuck yeah!
you are allowed to say fuck and bunnings here
Ah goodo, I have to stop a Bunnings tonight.
woah woah! calm down..
I normally don’t bother much with the Limpix but we have a promotion at the moment where, if an Aussie wins a medal, you go to a store and say that winning medallist’s name and get a free doughnut.
Luckily we get a list of the winning medallists so I don’t have to take notes.
:)
:)
Arts said:
I’ve been watching the British comedy show that was like the John Dawes send up of the Sydney Olympic committee preparations.. not bad..
Haven’t heard about that. What is the show called?
Ian said:
“Marijuana Scan”Search
About 3,510,000 results (0.22 seconds)“THC-SCAN is an easy-to-use and visually read screening test with a high degree of sensitivity and specificity, that does not require instrumentation for the detection in the urine of Tetrahydrocannabinoid (THC).
The test provides only a presumptive result and should be confirmed with more specific alternate chemical methods such as gas chromatography/mass spectrophotometry (GC/MS).
Positive results should be justified with compelling clinical evidence and professional judgement.”
but but.. if you knew you smoked.. why would you bother scanning?
That’s unAustralian.
define ‘‘Australian’‘.
wait not john dawes… the other dude
Boris said:
That’s unAustralian.define ‘‘Australian’‘.
Watching the Limpix, apparently.
Witty Rejoinder said:
poikilotherm said:Meh. I never watch much limpix though.
That’s unAustralian.
Don’t like watching swimming…seems to be always on when I have time to watch.
I prefer the winter olympics, just to be even more unOrstraylian.
Witty Rejoinder said:
Arts said:
I’ve been watching the British comedy show that was like the John Dawes send up of the Sydney Olympic committee preparations.. not bad..Haven’t heard about that. What is the show called?
it’s called Twenty Twelve.. and it’s on UKTV
roughbarked said:
Ian said:
“Marijuana Scan”Search
About 3,510,000 results (0.22 seconds)“THC-SCAN is an easy-to-use and visually read screening test with a high degree of sensitivity and specificity, that does not require instrumentation for the detection in the urine of Tetrahydrocannabinoid (THC).
The test provides only a presumptive result and should be confirmed with more specific alternate chemical methods such as gas chromatography/mass spectrophotometry (GC/MS).
Positive results should be justified with compelling clinical evidence and professional judgement.”
but but.. if you knew you smoked.. why would you bother scanning?
‘coz you had a massive weekend with the boyz (or girlz or as some here do, mowed the lawn), and have to be back at work in a few hours. Work provides spot drug tests, so chuck a sickie instead of getting a 2 week ‘holiday’.
roughbarked said:
Ian said:
“Marijuana Scan”Search
About 3,510,000 results (0.22 seconds)“THC-SCAN is an easy-to-use and visually read screening test with a high degree of sensitivity and specificity, that does not require instrumentation for the detection in the urine of Tetrahydrocannabinoid (THC).
The test provides only a presumptive result and should be confirmed with more specific alternate chemical methods such as gas chromatography/mass spectrophotometry (GC/MS).
Positive results should be justified with compelling clinical evidence and professional judgement.”
but but.. if you knew you smoked.. why would you bother scanning?
to check and see if your boss will find out you smoke
Arts said:
roughbarked said:
Ian said:
“Marijuana Scan”Search
About 3,510,000 results (0.22 seconds)“THC-SCAN is an easy-to-use and visually read screening test with a high degree of sensitivity and specificity, that does not require instrumentation for the detection in the urine of Tetrahydrocannabinoid (THC).
The test provides only a presumptive result and should be confirmed with more specific alternate chemical methods such as gas chromatography/mass spectrophotometry (GC/MS).
Positive results should be justified with compelling clinical evidence and professional judgement.”
but but.. if you knew you smoked.. why would you bother scanning?
to check and see if your boss will find out you smoke
Yea or that…
> but but.. if you knew you smoked.. why would you bother scanning?
To make sure you would pass the test when you go back to work at the hole diggy place.
poikilotherm said:
roughbarked said:
Ian said:
“Marijuana Scan”Search
About 3,510,000 results (0.22 seconds)“THC-SCAN is an easy-to-use and visually read screening test with a high degree of sensitivity and specificity, that does not require instrumentation for the detection in the urine of Tetrahydrocannabinoid (THC).
The test provides only a presumptive result and should be confirmed with more specific alternate chemical methods such as gas chromatography/mass spectrophotometry (GC/MS).
Positive results should be justified with compelling clinical evidence and professional judgement.”
but but.. if you knew you smoked.. why would you bother scanning?
‘coz you had a massive weekend with the boyz (or girlz or as some here do, mowed the lawn), and have to be back at work in a few hours. Work provides spot drug tests, so chuck a sickie instead of getting a 2 week ‘holiday’.
I see.. but these days that’s a loss of pay, taking sickies.. swings and roundabouts I suppose.
This year we will be watching the gymnastics.. I have a certain nearly seven yr old that is very interested in making the olympics one of her life goals..
I think gymnastics is a fine sport to aspire olympian to.. you don’t have to feed them as much for one…
Arts said:
I think gymnastics is a fine sport to aspire olympian to.. you don’t have to feed them as much for one…
And they bounce when you drop them.
poikilotherm said:
Arts said:
roughbarked said:but but.. if you knew you smoked.. why would you bother scanning?
to check and see if your boss will find out you smoke
Yea or that…
Where I come from, the boss sells the stuff.
Divine Angel said:
Arts said:I think gymnastics is a fine sport to aspire olympian to.. you don’t have to feed them as much for one…
And they bounce when you drop them.
And they may one day hook up with V Putin.
roughbarked said:
poikilotherm said:
Arts said:to check and see if your boss will find out you smoke
Yea or that…
Where I come from, the boss sells the stuff.
I sell synthetic heroin. Nice’n‘strong.
and they don’t hit puberty until 23
Dropbear said:
and they don’t hit puberty until 23
Justin Bieber’s a gymnast?!?
Divine Angel said:
Dropbear said:
and they don’t hit puberty until 23Justin Bieber’s a gymnast?!?
lol
I just opened my mail, jury duty again :D
Divine Angel said:
Dropbear said:
and they don’t hit puberty until 23Justin Bieber’s a gymnast?!?
thats what I said innit
Spider Lily said:
Divine Angel said:
Dropbear said:
and they don’t hit puberty until 23Justin Bieber’s a gymnast?!?
lol
I just opened my mail, jury duty again :D
(it’s not called jury duty when they call you “The defendant”)
Evening folks
Dropbear said:
Spider Lily said:
Divine Angel said:Justin Bieber’s a gymnast?!?
lol
I just opened my mail, jury duty again :D
(it’s not called jury duty when they call you “The defendant”)
Not this time Droppy ;)
Hi Stumpy, good day?
>>define ‘‘Australian’’.
I am you am we are.
Spider Lily said:
Hi Stumpy, good day?
Haven’t decided yet…
it’s good because tomorrow is friday and i’ll be left alone…
but it was a crap day and i’ll be left to run the place for the next 2 weeks, then left for 6 weeks with the most uptight ‘pass the buck’ stressful staff member…
how about you?
Yeah not a bad day, was rather brain dead after getting in late from Canberra last night..
But as you say, it’s Friday tomorrow and that’s always good :D
Oh and I had a really good training session after work which I have been missing with all the travel happening… back to routine now :)
The four shaw was like a mill pond, not a breath of wind, it was a lovely winter’s gloaming in the Pearl of the South Specific.
Twenty Twelve -
Reviews for episode 1 were mixed, commenting that it was milder in its satire than they expected; Ed Cumming in The Telegraph stated “Perhaps it just needs some time to settle. Though it was very funny in parts, the first episode of Twenty Twelve suggests that the series, like the actual cost of the Olympics, might hit slightly wide of its ample target.” Likewise, Sam Wollaston in The Guardian suggested that due to the participation of Seb Coe it was “on song”: “Biting satire this isn’t. It’s nibbling satire..
It has been criticised as bearing a strong resemblance to the Australian mockumentary series The Games, a similar series set before the 2000 Sydney Olympics. The BBC denied claims of plagiarism. “It is a very different show, the only similarities between them are that they are both set around the Olympics,” a corporation source said.
Ian said:
Twenty Twelve -It has been criticised as bearing a strong resemblance to the Australian mockumentary series The Games, a similar series set before the 2000 Sydney Olympics. The BBC denied claims of plagiarism. “It is a very different show, the only similarities between them are that they are both set around the Olympics,” a corporation source said.
haha I assumed it was a collaboration of sorts.. ah well. It’s not as funny as The Games was, but I put that down to geographical humour and character recognition.
>>haha I assumed it was a collaboration of sorts..
Apparently John Clarke and Ross Stevenson met with a BBC bod who, having had the format explained to him, said “Oh, I see, thanks, we’ll get back to you.”
They never heard from him again, and next thing they knew this new show was announced.
By Jove, the trolls we attract seem rather mediocre.
poikilotherm said:
roughbarked said:
poikilotherm said:Yea or that…
Where I come from, the boss sells the stuff.
I sell synthetic heroin. Nice’n‘strong.
That’s one drug that I would only need if I was in extreme pain unable to do much at all without drugs.
Peak Warming Man said:
The four shaw was like a mill pond, not a breath of wind, it was a lovely winter’s gloaming in the Pearl of the South Specific.
Pity it’s not going to last.
sibeen said:
By Jove, the trolls we attract seem rather mediocre.
Who you calling mediocre?
sibeen said:
By Jove, the trolls we attract seem rather mediocre.
The Vietnam Tourism Board thinks otherwise.
Notice how PWM and the Vietnam troll turned up at the same time?
Arts said:
Ian said:
Twenty Twelve -It has been criticised as bearing a strong resemblance to the Australian mockumentary series The Games, a similar series set before the 2000 Sydney Olympics. The BBC denied claims of plagiarism. “It is a very different show, the only similarities between them are that they are both set around the Olympics,” a corporation source said.
haha I assumed it was a collaboration of sorts.. ah well. It’s not as funny as The Games was, but I put that down to geographical humour and character recognition.
How television works: a heart-warming story for all the family -
…In other words, it seems that in 2008/9 Morton had already had the idea he’d never heard of and was so excited by, and he was interested in obtaining episodes of The Games only so he could check out how someone had created his original idea in Australia, 12 years previously. We have suggested that once Mr Morton finds out that repressed memory is not an Olympic event, perhaps he could return the DVDs.
:)
Neophyte said:
>>haha I assumed it was a collaboration of sorts..Apparently John Clarke and Ross Stevenson met with a BBC bod who, having had the format explained to him, said “Oh, I see, thanks, we’ll get back to you.”
They never heard from him again, and next thing they knew this new show was announced.
Clarke! where were you when I needed you?
Arts said:
Clarke! where were you when I needed you?
Getting lost somewhere, probably.
I wonder if Boris Johnston will comb his hair for the games?
BTW ThNDC is well and truly open, especially for those enjoying a few gin, port & lime cocktails while waiting for their trotters and chips to cook.
Bubble Car said:
BTW ThNDC is well and truly open, especially for those enjoying a few gin, port & lime cocktails
Chuck one up my way, please! They sound yummo.
It’s a high calorie treat that packs a pleasant punch indeed.
chucks DA a gin, port & lime cocktail
Hmm, high calorie hey. I’m gonna need to work extra hard this week (I’m also trying the new doughnuts).
>> gin, port & lime
shakes head
You were born in the wrong century, Bubbles
Hang on, I think I’ve found it.
Peak Warming Man said:
>> gin, port & limeshakes head
You were born in the wrong century, Bubbles
oops, port and lime or gin and lime.. saves dollars.
The aromatics of the gin complement the sweet smokiness of a good port very agreeably. And the lime adds a refreshing descant to the generally sweet & spicy theme.
Bubble Car said:
The aromatics of the gin complement the sweet smokiness of a good port very agreeably. And the lime adds a refreshing descant to the generally sweet & spicy theme.
And it gets you mellow very quickly :)
Bubble Car said:
The aromatics of the gin complement the sweet smokiness of a good port very agreeably. And the lime adds a refreshing descant to the generally sweet & spicy theme.
I’m not arguing the gastronomics.. just the economics.
Bubble Car said:
The aromatics of the gin complement the sweet smokiness of a good port very agreeably. And the lime adds a refreshing descant to the generally sweet & spicy theme.
You have piqued my interest yet again Mr Car, is it a nip each of Gin and Port and a slice or squeeze of lime?
roughbarked said:
Bubble Car said:
The aromatics of the gin complement the sweet smokiness of a good port very agreeably. And the lime adds a refreshing descant to the generally sweet & spicy theme.
I’m not arguing the gastronomics.. just the economics.
ie: if a six pack of Coopers sparkling is say $18.. then I see three longnecks of Coopers stout for $6 each.. .. I get 1.5% alch/vol extra for free.
Elderly man jailed for sending explosives to PM
Updated July 26, 2012 15:52:00
Map: Brisbane 4000 An elderly man who sent explosives and threatening letters to high-profile Australians has been jailed by a Brisbane judge.
John Gilbert Gordon, 81, pleaded guilty to charges including using the postal service to make a threat to kill.
The District Court in Brisbane heard Gordon sent a series of threatening letters between 2007 and 2010.
They were addressed to people including Prime Minister Julia Gillard, her predecessor Kevin Rudd, Opposition Leader Tony Abbott, former premier Anna Bligh and Brisbane Archbishop John Bathersby.
Some letters contained bullets connected to a detonator.
None of them made it to their intended recipients but were instead opened by administration or mail room staff, the court heard.
Gordon had sent the mail because he was angry about various political and commercial issues.
In several letters he threatened to bomb refugees, said he had poisoned the water supply of a motel he believed housed asylum seekers, and asserted the Vatican would be destroyed.
Gordon was arrested after forensic analysis of one of the letters revealed the impression of his name from other correspondence written on the same notepad.
Police raided his house in Brisbane and found a cache of weapons as well as bullets and detonators that matched those sent in the mail.
In court today, Gordon showed little emotion as his sentence was read out.
Judge Brian Devereaux said Gordon’s conduct was mean, cowardly and a serious abuse of the postal service.
He was jailed for two-and-a-half years, to be released after eight months.
Gordon’s 90-year-old fiancee was not in court for the sentencing
i suppose if you were old you could take a holiday in prison when things got too tough
they would be forced to look after you
I found the street in Bedford where I worked and played in ummm…..1972 I think
The reason I was looking is that I was wondering if the building I worked in was still there because the first day I walked through that portal and looked up and saw the build date I realised that Australia had not been invented when that rather utilitarian brick ediface was built and you can still see the date from Street View.
http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m34/PeterT_01/WorkBedford.png
This is where I lived two doors down.
http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m34/PeterT_01/MillHotel.png
Godd times, good times.
GPS Collider arrived today PWM.
Skeptic Pete said:
GPS Collider arrived today PWM.
What’s a GPS Collider?
<They were="" addressed="" to="" people="" including="" Prime="" Minister="" Julia="" Gillard,="" her="" predecessor="" Kevin="" Rudd,="" Opposition="" Leader="" Tony="" Abbott,="" former="" premier="" Anna="" Bligh="" and="" Brisbane="" Archbishop="" John="" Bathersby.="">
he spread them across the board then.. looks like he was looking for a working holiday to supplement his pension.
bugger, he beat me to it.. I was trying to work out how to spend the rest of my life in a comfy gaol.
Spider Lily said:
Bubble Car said:
The aromatics of the gin complement the sweet smokiness of a good port very agreeably. And the lime adds a refreshing descant to the generally sweet & spicy theme.
You have piqued my interest yet again Mr Car, is it a nip each of Gin and Port and a slice or squeeze of lime?
Best to experiment and see what works for you :)
I’ve been using about 15-20mm of cold gin, juice of half a small lime, fill up with port until the glass looks satisfying. Stir, enjoy :)
>>GPS Collider arrived today PWM.
Triffic, have you got it out of the packing and engaged Warp Drive yet?
Bubble Car said:
Spider Lily said:
Bubble Car said:
The aromatics of the gin complement the sweet smokiness of a good port very agreeably. And the lime adds a refreshing descant to the generally sweet & spicy theme.
You have piqued my interest yet again Mr Car, is it a nip each of Gin and Port and a slice or squeeze of lime?
Best to experiment and see what works for you :)
I’ve been using about 15-20mm of cold gin, juice of half a small lime, fill up with port until the glass looks satisfying. Stir, enjoy :)
I get my port for a dollar a litre.
Peak Warming Man said:
>>GPS Collider arrived today PWM.Triffic, have you got it out of the packing and engaged Warp Drive yet?
Yes I have.
It unfriggenbelievable what it does for the price.
I’ve even tuned it in to my FM radio so all my phone calls and voice navigation commands come through the car stereo :-)
The date above that portal is 1760, it doesn’t came out so well with the screen grab, never mind.
Witty Rejoinder said:
Skeptic Pete said:
GPS Collider arrived today PWM.
What’s a GPS Collider?
PWM’s name for my new toy from China.
Is that the one you got from ebay, SP?
>>It unfriggenbelievable what it does for the price.
I’ve even tuned it in to my FM radio so all my phone calls and voice navigation commands come through the car stereo :-)
Have you got the reversing camera working and if so how good is it at night?
Zarky been sending mail to the PM again?
http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m34/PeterT_01/MillHotel.png
Thats a nice looking town.
Bubble Car said:
Spider Lily said:
Bubble Car said:
The aromatics of the gin complement the sweet smokiness of a good port very agreeably. And the lime adds a refreshing descant to the generally sweet & spicy theme.
You have piqued my interest yet again Mr Car, is it a nip each of Gin and Port and a slice or squeeze of lime?
Best to experiment and see what works for you :)
I’ve been using about 15-20mm of cold gin, juice of half a small lime, fill up with port until the glass looks satisfying. Stir, enjoy :)
Thanks for that. I always equate Port to cooler climate so next time we head up to the Tablelands I will mix some up for CS and myself :D
Divine Angel said:
Is that the one you got from ebay, SP?
Yep.
Peak Warming Man said:
>>It unfriggenbelievable what it does for the price.
I’ve even tuned it in to my FM radio so all my phone calls and voice navigation commands come through the car stereo :-)Have you got the reversing camera working and if so how good is it at night?
No I haven’t had time to install the camera yet, but the camera looks very good and is surrounded by LEDs so it looks like it will work ok at night.
wookiemeister said:
Gordon was arrested after forensic analysis of one of the letters revealed the impression of his name from other correspondence written on the same notepad.
pffft! that’s Hardy Boys stuff…
>>No I haven’t had time to install the camera yet, but the camera looks very good and is surrounded by LEDs so it looks like it will work ok at night.
Triffic, what’s the ebay address again, he had a stack of them to sell.
Those are pleasant buildings, PWM. Where exactly are they?
I was reading reviews of the tiny pub that lived opposite my family’s house (and my birthplace) the other day, and it seems it’s now winning awards and serving real ales and ciders (and hosting Britain’s smallest beer festival, as well as running a regular Pickled Onion Contest, in which the last winners were the parents of actress Kate Winslet, who live nearby).
>>Gordon was arrested after forensic analysis of one of the letters revealed the impression of his name from other correspondence written on the same notepad.
If he had of had a redoubt they would have needed the SAS to get him out, f’ing amateur.
>>Those are pleasant buildings, PWM. Where exactly are they?
In Mill Street Bedford Bedfordshire.
Peak Warming Man said:
>>No I haven’t had time to install the camera yet, but the camera looks very good and is surrounded by LEDs so it looks like it will work ok at night.Triffic, what’s the ebay address again, he had a stack of them to sell.
Yes he did, and a mate at work found the same thing on ebay today for only $89!
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/370627365313?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2648
Thanks Pete.
One glass of wine and I’m pished. Lock up your grannies.
>Yes he did, and a mate at work found the same thing on ebay today for only $89!
It’ll be cheap chinese crap and probably won’t last until morning tea time.
Orders two.
Evening all. I have two forehead-slapping moments to share with you from today.
1. If you’re going to track weight loss, do it with a spreadsheet package that’s capable of drawing graphs and calculating trend lines (like MS Excel, for example). The benefits of watching the Trend line over normal line will become apparent, and pleasantly surprise – More than rewarding the small effort required.
2. I’ve married a hard-core shopping enthusiast. I knew the shopping gene was strong in this one, but who could anticipate finding myself living in a family of 4 with, between us, 176 pairs of socks?
:Blinks:
roughbarked said:
<They were="" addressed="" to="" people="" including="" Prime="" Minister="" Julia="" Gillard,="" her="" predecessor="" Kevin="" Rudd,="" Opposition="" Leader="" Tony="" Abbott,="" former="" premier="" Anna="" Bligh="" and="" Brisbane="" Archbishop="" John="" Bathersby.="">he spread them across the board then.. looks like he was looking for a working holiday to supplement his pension.
bugger, he beat me to it.. I was trying to work out how to spend the rest of my life in a comfy gaol.
you could threaten anyone on masterchef for example and be looking at least a year in year – i mean who doesn’t like masterchef?
politicians would be an easy mark, you could send bullets i guess like our friend. you might add some particularly cutting remarks if you sent stuff to mark latham but you’d have to be careful that he didn’t king hit you in court when the judge wasn’t looking
sibeen said:
It’ll be cheap chinese crap and probably won’t last until morning tea time.
Orders two.
Bought an in-vehicle digital video cam with similar expectations. $46 delivered. Still going strong 6 months later.
:-)
Socks! Think yourself lucky, I have to wade through jackets, shoes, jumpers, something I think is an exercise bike etc etc
For the Doctor Who fans, especially those* who enjoyed Tom Baker episodes.
Doctor Who star Mary Tamm dies aged 62
http://www.guardian.co.uk/tv-and-radio/2012/jul/26/doctor-who-mary-tamm-dies
*ie, the intelligent amongst us.
Rule 303 said:
2. I’ve married a hard-core shopping enthusiast. I knew the shopping gene was strong in this one, but who could anticipate finding myself living in a family of 4 with, between us, 176 pairs of socks?
Surely the 50 pairs of knickers for Rule daughter shoulda given that away…
And… I hate to shop ;)
Skeptic Pete said:
Peak Warming Man said:
>>It unfriggenbelievable what it does for the price.
I’ve even tuned it in to my FM radio so all my phone calls and voice navigation commands come through the car stereo :-)Have you got the reversing camera working and if so how good is it at night?
No I haven’t had time to install the camera yet, but the camera looks very good and is surrounded by LEDs so it looks like it will work ok at night.
party_pants said:
wookiemeister said:Gordon was arrested after forensic analysis of one of the letters revealed the impression of his name from other correspondence written on the same notepad.
pffft! that’s Hardy Boys stuff…
If none of those are odd socks, I’d say you’ve done well.
Sad news, sibeen..
poikilotherm said:
Socks! Think yourself lucky, I have to wade through jackets, shoes, jumpers, something I think is an exercise bike etc etc
Oh don’t worry, we’ve got several lifetimes worth of them, too.
I discussed this situation with the Rulekids. Kid1 estimates that we could throw out 4 pairs each per year and still not have to buy any more until 2021.
sibeen said:
For the Doctor Who fans, especially those* who enjoyed Tom Baker episodes.Doctor Who star Mary Tamm dies aged 62
http://www.guardian.co.uk/tv-and-radio/2012/jul/26/doctor-who-mary-tamm-dies
*ie, the intelligent amongst us.
Neophyte said:
If none of those are odd socks, I’d say you’ve done well.
At point of speaking, 58 of those are odd.
vale Mary Tamm
Ah, the first incarnation of Romana. Fairly young, too.
Good evening Holidayers. I am waiting for AbFab. Sometimes I like AbFab. Sometimes I loathe it. It could be interesting to find out.
Rule 303 said:
2. I’ve married a hard-core shopping enthusiast. I knew the shopping gene was strong in this one, but who could anticipate finding myself living in a family of 4 with, between us, 176 pairs of socks?
:Blinks:
I’m impressed!
I know I live in a warm climate but thats a hell of a lot of sock, I’d be lucky to have a dozen.
>>I know I live in a warm climate but thats a hell of a lot of sock,
Too much sock.
Peak Warming Man said:
>>I know I live in a warm climate but thats a hell of a lot of sock,Too much sock.
:P
Not much on teeve. This was good when it first came out.
Paper Giants: The Birth of Cleo
8.33pm – 10.02pmABC1
In 1972 two ambitious, young upstarts, Ita Buttrose and Kerry Packer, created CLEO, a fresh, bold and naughty magazine that became one of the most dramatic sensations in Australian publishing history.
The ranga on Dr Who ain’t half bad.
>>I am waiting for AbFab. Sometimes I like AbFab
It’s a good one, it’s got Mike from The Young Ones in it, took me a while to place him.
Quite in here.
Quaint.
poikilotherm said:
Quite in here.
watching
fools luck
i , claudius
This typing on a smatphone is tiring…
I liked that AbFab. I was wondering if they would all be able to get back into characters they hadn’t done for yonks…..they can.
Geriatric abfab? When was that last on tv?
poikilotherm said:
Geriatric abfab? When was that last on tv?
party_pants said:
poikilotherm said:
Geriatric abfab? When was that last on tv?
Today.
Ah, the reason for the quiet…
I’ve just been reading some of the Brit reviews for AbFab Olympics. I think the reviewers didn’t ‘get’ it……
They seem to be bemoaning the characters not moving with the times……I rather thought that was a big part of the point.
its funny
livia of “i cladius” looks exactly like my step sister who tried to throw my mother out of her house after my step father died
it didn’t work of course
Who is reshowing “I, Claudius”? Or do you have a DVD?
buffy said:
Who is reshowing “I, Claudius”? Or do you have a DVD?
wookiemeister said:
buffy said:Who is reshowing “I, Claudius”? Or do you have a DVD?
the youtubes
Why do they repeat a lot of shows but never ones like that. Or Roots.
Awake.
Just in case Pete’s still lurking: I have been checking out your new toy – Very Cool. I wonder how long it will be before your smartphone will assume the same role as soon as you plug it into the car cradle?
In the good news section – I have finished one drawing that I started 5 years ago. Another one is nearing completion after 5 years. Also in the good news section – work today and then 5 days off. I might even try a bit of silver-soldering during that time.
That’s a lot of good news there, Kii.
:-)
http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2012/07/3_hospitals_discounting_medica.html
Also good news…..but somehow it seems sort of weird.
Rule 303 said:
That’s a lot of good news there, Kii.:-)
Yep, also the weather is getting cooler. Down from the 100s to the mid nineties!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oABEGc8Dus0&feature=share
Interesting sound and images.
Vale Romana :(
Morning all.
Well, there’s another time-honoured convention on its way out the window. Seems that some people think you can pick and choose who comes to rescue you when you are at peril at sea. And this wasn’t even on the ‘high seas’, this was in another country’s territorial waters.
Morning Geoff
How’s things with you today, goblin day go well yesterday?
Yeah, all went OK Spider Lily. Dr Mark becoming a little concerned over persistent mild anaemia (approx.118 cf ‘norm’ minimum of 125 and Dr Mark’s usual cut-off of 120) and has ordered a few tests to be done before next session.
Had an unrelated dose of the shomits in the middle of the night though.
Morning. Bloody cold, frost everywhere…
Still for the vomits GD?
No – just a couple of mad dashes in the night. Have just had some brekky, so will see if that stays put.
(I suspect an egg sammy I grabbed as a quick snack at the museum on Wednesday. It might not have been as fresh as I thought, leftover from Monday, probably.)
Morning all… Coffee and Toast please..
Morning folks
If it’s plain toast I’ll have a cup of tea, thanks.
coffee and cheese and bacon rolls here :)
Good morning Holidayers. I’ve a later start today. I think deciding to do the park jog in the rain might fit into the category of Not the Best Idea I have ever had. Anyway. I got wet. I did remember to put hiking boots on rather than runnning shoes….which makes the jogging bit harder, but keeps your feets dry.
sibeen said:
If it’s plain toast I’ll have a cup of tea, thanks.
hot tomato relish on my toast… full of chilli.. wakes me up in the morning.
“When the modern games began in Athens in 1896, physicians only slowly became interested — and mostly in marathons. Heat and humidity tormented marathoners in St. Louis in 1904: only 14 of 27 finished. The winner, who sustained himself during the race with strychnine sulfate, five eggs, and brandy, required the care of four physicians in the aftermath”
Doping, since 1904…
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-19006336
Dear Leader And His Make Baby Glorious Nation Honorable Partner Meet Happy People Democratic Peoples’ Republic North Korea Clap And Smile or We Will Shoot You.
Appears amphetamines became popular in the 50’s with athletes. Good times, could buy it in rolls of 100 tabs in the US. Came on a paper towel like roll, just tear off the number of tabs needed. Happy Days.
Appears amphetamines became popular in the 50’s with athletes. Good times, could buy it in rolls of 100 tabs in the US. Came on a paper towel like roll, just tear off the number of tabs needed. Happy Days.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-19006336
I like how they specified it was his wife in the green top. For a second, I was scared the woman second on the right was his wife.
Geez, that’s depressing:
“He was very youthful. Youthful looking, youthful in himself and out of the three of us I’d have thought he’d be the last one to go because he was a non-drinker, non-smoker.”
Keays says Cotton got sick about six or eight weeks ago. (Cancer)
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-07-27/zoot-frontman-cotton-dies-aged-63/4158544
Photo 2: Dear Leader Supreme Military Commander Shake Arms With Chthulu, Supreme Dear Leader Underwaterworld.
at least he’s not ronery… so ronery…
neomyrtus_ said:
Photo 2: Dear Leader Supreme Military Commander Shake Arms With Chthulu, Supreme Dear Leader Underwaterworld.
I was thinking that :/
http://notalwaysright.com/the-age-of-petulance-2/21943
Why it hurts to be a bookseller.
>>Geez, that’s depressing:
Blimey it’s sad to lose him so young, that second photo of him in the linked article looks like Michael Crawford.
He was a fine artist, a fine artist and what’s more he had a bold personality.
morning.
What were you saying a few weeks back, DA? All these musos dying and stuff?
It’s not a good year to be a muso.
I think SP is safe though, he’s an ex-muso with a boat.
Dr. Grumpy: “Have you lost or gained any weight since starting Fukitol?”
Mrs. Pound: “I don’t know… I don’t have a scale at home.”
Dr. Grumpy: “Okay, then let’s go over to the scale. I need to know what your weight is on the drug.”
Mrs. Pound: “No, you don’t need to.”
Dr. Grumpy: “I’m sorry, I do.”
Mrs. Pound: “No, I’m not going to. A good doctor should be able to tell my weight just by looking at me.”
Gun sales booming in the US, apparently…
morrie said:
Gun sales booming in the US, apparently…
So are sales of 50 Shades of Grey. I’m calling it more than coincidental. taps nose
morrie said:
Gun sales booming in the US, apparently…
going off like firecrackers
morrie said:
Gun sales booming in the US, apparently…
Just imagine how many lives would’ve been saved if everyone in the dimly lit cinema was packing an AR-15 with G rounds…
poikilotherm said:
morrie said:
Gun sales booming in the US, apparently…
Just imagine how many lives would’ve been saved if everyone in the dimly lit cinema was packing an AR-15 with G rounds…
It is a gun free zone.
a gun tax, perhaps?
morrie said:
a gun tax, perhaps?
Everyone loves a tax. You could weight it on the number of people killed with that type of gun…
morrie said:
Gun sales booming in the US, apparently…
party_pants said:
Yes I heard that. I think deep down many US citizens see the writing on the wall for private ownership of automatic weapons like assualt rifles. They are getting in now while they still can.
I agree. The gun companies must be giggling nervously at the increased sales. But Obama has backed away from changing any rules apparently, it is electoral poison in a system where voting is voluntary and the gun nuts are organised. .
Did anyone hear the interview with the gun shop owner?
“on a gun range you don’t see this sort of thing..That’s because everyyone is armed.”the reporter asked so everyone in the theatre should have had a gun?
“heck no that’s a gun free zone”
Divine Angel said:
morrie said:
Gun sales booming in the US, apparently…
So are sales of 50 Shades of Grey. I’m calling it more than coincidental. taps nose
biggest pile of puerile badly written shite
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bjWufx3fenc
seatbelt ad.
the pulse is weak in this one
works keeps interfering with my foruming this morning.
party_pants said:
works keeps interfering with my foruming this morning.
It’s a bastard when it does that.
party_pants said:
works keeps interfering with my foruming this morning.
It’s a bastard when it does that.
Line from a movie I was watching recently:
“You be careful now, this is the bible belt. These people have guns!”
Watching Sienfeld and they have that gambling ad where the blokes are watching the local footy and the reformed gambler is blowing on the car horn. He strikes me as a very annoying mate to have.
http://www.themercury.com.au/article/2012/07/27/349661_lifestyle.html
lulz, all it would take is one quack…
http://www.themercury.com.au/article/2012/07/27/349661_lifestyle.html
lulz, all it would take is one quack…
damn you double posting pain in the arse
Skunkworks said:
party_pants said:
Yes I heard that. I think deep down many US citizens see the writing on the wall for private ownership of automatic weapons like assualt rifles. They are getting in now while they still can.I agree. The gun companies must be giggling nervously at the increased sales. But Obama has backed away from changing any rules apparently, it is electoral poison in a system where voting is voluntary and the gun nuts are organised. .
i could see members of ‘militia’ organising ;) it’s all about them apparently
Geoff D, hailing here.
Divine Angel said:
Geoff D, hailing here.
Sunny and calm this end. I’ll be going for a trundle in an hour or so.
Really strange- I’m between two windows. On my left, it’s blue sky and on my right, dark clouds, that really dark slate colour. Raining now but was hailing a few minutes ago.
In other news, my cousin is out of surgery and doing well. Pathology tests due next week.
>I think deep down many US citizens see the writing on the wall for private ownership of automatic weapons like assualt rifles. They are getting in now while they still can.
In the immortal words of Darryl Kerrigan…you’re dreaming.
it is just dreary and moist here. Not rain, just not dry.. max temp so far 10ºC
sibeen said:
>I think deep down many US citizens see the writing on the wall for private ownership of automatic weapons like assualt rifles. They are getting in now while they still can.In the immortal words of Darryl Kerrigan…you’re dreaming.
Maybe given the London Olympcis are almost upon us that old deep-seated American fear of being re-conquered and colonised by Great Britain has come to the surface. I can just imagine the horde of Union flag-waving Brits, high on emotion after beating Australia on the medal tally, just looking for an opportunity to take it further.
Divine Angel said:
Really strange- I’m between two windows. On my left, it’s blue sky and on my right, dark clouds, that really dark slate colour. Raining now but was hailing a few minutes ago.
Whoa…the weekend, it’s nearly here. XD
When “nearly here” = 4 days ;)
Divine Angel said:
When “nearly here” = 4 days ;)
:) unlucky.
Beats doing a 10 day “week” before an actual weekend off
Well, it’s been done: a hairdresser’s appointment has benn made. 1:30pm next Friday.
:O
What style are you going for?
Well not that, for starters.
I’m not sure, that’s why I’ve given myself a week to think about it. I might just have this long hair judiciously shortened and tidied up while remaining long enough for a ponytail, or might decide to go back to being more-or-less short-haired.
Bubble Car said:
I’m not sure, that’s why I’ve given myself a week to think about it. I might just have this long hair judiciously shortened and tidied up while remaining long enough for a ponytail, or might decide to go back to being more-or-less short-haired.
Cut it all off and get it made into a wig. Then you can be long-haired any time you wish.
One of my sisters had a doll whose hair could be lengthened or shortened by turning a knob an her back. That would be very convenient at times.
I am not sure if this is satire or serious.
http://paranormalutopia.com/2012/07/were-the-batman-murders-a-covert-op711/
>I am not sure if this is satire or serious.
I’ll wait for wookie’s verdict.
Skunkworks said:
I am not sure if this is satire or serious.http://paranormalutopia.com/2012/07/were-the-batman-murders-a-covert-op711/
I expect it is serious.
There’s a lot of similarity between that article and ones Martin Bryant denier claims.
Zarkov was one of those who claimed the government carried out the Port Arthur massacre in order to tighten gun control.
Divine Angel said:
There’s a lot of similarity between that article and ones Martin Bryant denier claims.
I suppose it was inevitable. It is like the conspiracy hard core live in an alternative reality and every event is seen via a very odd filter.
Just be thankful the theatre wasn’t blown to smithereens using nanothermite.
… or eaten by nanna termites.
Geoff D said:
… or eaten by nanna termites.
I don’t know if the breeding population has sufficiently recovered in 11 years to do another attack :)
Divine Angel said:
Geoff D said:
… or eaten by nanna termites.
I don’t know if the breeding population has sufficiently recovered in 11 years to do another attack :)
It’s a slow process
Photography and Printmaking today and my night film came out! Yippee!
Good Evening…
ABC News just had a news segment saying that the GHFF had decimated the Royal Botanical Gardens and that Milton(?) school had been out to help now the bats were scared away and helping to save the Sydney Royal Botanical Gardens and they did this by planting palms.
If this was true and planting palms was good enough to “save” the Sydney Royal Botanical Gardens (all they needed to do was net some of the trees).
Either way, it is really sloppy, pathetic, not checking your facts news reporting. Very Today Tonight and A Current Affair.
Witty Rejoinder said:
Skunkworks said:
I am not sure if this is satire or serious.http://paranormalutopia.com/2012/07/were-the-batman-murders-a-covert-op711/
I expect it is serious.
everything is a conspiracy, everyone is in on it. Nothing is ever as it’s told, the media are patsys, the government controls everything, and if we aren’t smart enough to see all that then sucks to be us.
ms spock said:
ABC News just had a news segment saying that the GHFF had decimated the Royal Botanical Gardens and that Milton(?) school had been out to help now the bats were scared away and helping to save the Sydney Royal Botanical Gardens and they did this by planting palms.
If this was true and planting palms was good enough to “save” the Sydney Royal Botanical Gardens (all they needed to do was net some of the trees) then they didn’t need to remove the Grey Headed Flying Foxes!
Either way, it is really sloppy, pathetic, not checking your facts news reporting. Very Today Tonight and A Current Affair.
Evening folks
it’s a wonderful friday, the weekend is just there and marvellous monday follows closely..
Arts said:
it’s a wonderful friday, the weekend is just there and marvellous monday follows closely..
Bloody Busy Tiring Sunday is in there somewhere for me.
waves
http://images.theage.com.au/2012/07/27/3496126/ml_zoot_narrow_20120727103257643505-300×0.jpg
Good Lord the seventies have a lot to live down.
Witty Rejoinder said:
http://images.theage.com.au/2012/07/27/3496126/ml_zoot_narrow_20120727103257643505-300×0.jpgGood Lord the seventies have a lot to live down.
404’s?
Geoff D said:
Arts said:
it’s a wonderful friday, the weekend is just there and marvellous monday follows closely..Bloody Busy Tiring Sunday is in there somewhere for me.
what are you up to?
waves back
busy weekend here, wish the days were a bit longer to fit it all in
Arts said:
Geoff D said:
Arts said:
it’s a wonderful friday, the weekend is just there and marvellous monday follows closely..Bloody Busy Tiring Sunday is in there somewhere for me.
what are you up to?
Seems to be a good night for the druggies.
I was serving a customer, and some drugged up twit leans on the cabinet asking for free samples. I say no, so he pulls off the Aussie flag sticker (we’ve gone all patriotic for the Limpix) and says, “Well I’m taking this then!” and walks off. The customer just looked at him and said, “What the hell was that about?”
Welcome to Friday night.
Geoff D said:
Arts said:
Geoff D said:Bloody Busy Tiring Sunday is in there somewhere for me.
what are you up to?
Historical Society stall at Einbunpin Festival. Full on from early.
I’m sure there’s some nice tea and nice biscuits available.
Divine Angel said:
Seems to be a good night for the druggies.I was serving a customer, and some drugged up twit leans on the cabinet asking for free samples. I say no, so he pulls off the Aussie flag sticker (we’ve gone all patriotic for the Limpix) and says, “Well I’m taking this then!” and walks off. The customer just looked at him and said, “What the hell was that about?”
Welcome to Friday night.
trick or treat
some people don’t ever leave adolescence…
Arts said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
http://images.theage.com.au/2012/07/27/3496126/ml_zoot_narrow_20120727103257643505-300×0.jpgGood Lord the seventies have a lot to live down.
404’s?
Sorry about that. The Fairfax curse strikes again.
poik around? GP gave mrs d samples of Lyrica 75mg today to try to ease the shingles pain. First dose worked a treat on the shingles, but she ended up so drowsy she could barely stand up. I don’t think we’ll go ahead with them.
Geoff D said:
poik around? GP gave mrs d samples of Lyrica 75mg today to try to ease the shingles pain. First dose worked a treat on the shingles, but she ended up so drowsy she could barely stand up. I don’t think we’ll go ahead with them.
Perhaps take them before bedtime. They might still help throughout the next day.
I was just on tv again! Obviously the level of news in this country is paltry.
ms spock said:
I was just on tv again! Obviously the level of news in this country is paltry.
Were you naked again?
ms spock said:
I was just on tv again! Obviously the level of news in this country is paltry.
get nude for save the chickens?
Obviously, ms spock, you’ll never live some things down :)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daylight_Robbery_(2008_film)
WTF?
In the plot section, 3 lines down, the word ‘cash’ has a hyperlink to an online casino. Do the rest of you get this?
Witty Rejoinder said:
Geoff D said:
poik around? GP gave mrs d samples of Lyrica 75mg today to try to ease the shingles pain. First dose worked a treat on the shingles, but she ended up so drowsy she could barely stand up. I don’t think we’ll go ahead with them.
Perhaps take them before bedtime. They might still help throughout the next day.
The Phenergan works quite well at bedtime, and is gentler on her – it’s the persistent itch, rather than stabbing nerve pain, that bothers her.
Stumpy_seahorse said:
waves backbusy weekend here, wish the days were a bit longer to fit it all in
Indeed
Witty Rejoinder said:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daylight_Robbery_(2008_film)WTF?
In the plot section, 3 lines down, the word ‘cash’ has a hyperlink to an online casino. Do the rest of you get this?
Nope – no hyperlinks on any instances of the word “cash”.
Geoff D said:
poik around? GP gave mrs d samples of Lyrica 75mg today to try to ease the shingles pain. First dose worked a treat on the shingles, but she ended up so drowsy she could barely stand up. I don’t think we’ll go ahead with them.
Oh gawd shingles – had them after my car accident in December. Poor Ms Geoff.
Witty Rejoinder said:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daylight_Robbery_(2008_film)WTF?
In the plot section, 3 lines down, the word ‘cash’ has a hyperlink to an online casino. Do the rest of you get this?
on my browser the word ‘cash’ is on the first line, but it does not have a link
Geoff D said:
Nope – no hyperlinks on any instances of the word “cash”.
+1
Divine Angel said:
ms spock said:
I was just on tv again! Obviously the level of news in this country is paltry.
Were you naked again?
Oh no not this time.
Arts said:
ms spock said:I was just on tv again! Obviously the level of news in this country is paltry.
get nude for save the chickens?
:)
>In the plot section, 3 lines down, the word ‘cash’ has a hyperlink to an online casino. Do the rest of you get this?
Nyet.
sibeen said:
Obviously, ms spock, you’ll never live some things down :)
Absolutely!
They were joking about it today.
obviously we aren’t big gamblers like Witty
I’ve just found another one on ‘The Economist’ website so I guess it is something I will have to get used to. I imagine it is a new feature of the Chrome browser.
Witty Rejoinder said:
Arts said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
http://images.theage.com.au/2012/07/27/3496126/ml_zoot_narrow_20120727103257643505-300×0.jpgGood Lord the seventies have a lot to live down.
404’s?
Sorry about that. The Fairfax curse strikes again.
fixed:
roughbarked said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
Arts said:404’s?
Sorry about that. The Fairfax curse strikes again.
fixed:
I’m almost certain that isn’t their real hair.
roughbarked said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
Arts said:404’s?
Sorry about that. The Fairfax curse strikes again.
fixed:
Those poor men! Won’t any one think of those poor men?
Arts said:
roughbarked said:
Witty Rejoinder said:Sorry about that. The Fairfax curse strikes again.
fixed:
I’m almost certain that isn’t their real hair.
looks shocked
Really? Oh no?
ms spock said:
roughbarked said:
Witty Rejoinder said:Sorry about that. The Fairfax curse strikes again.
fixed:
Those poor men! Won’t any one think of those poor men?
I did.. Looked to me like Molly was their marketing agent.
Ahhh! My eyes!
Divine Angel said:
Ahhh! My eyes!
I used to have a pair of purple flairs but only because I needed pants and that was all that fitted me.
Was everyone colour blind in the 70s?
Divine Angel said:
Was everyone colour blind in the 70s?
Mostly on Acid..
roughbarked said:
Divine Angel said:
Was everyone colour blind in the 70s?
Mostly on Acid..
psychadelica is still with us though the acid hasn’t been for decades.
Divine Angel said:
Was everyone colour blind in the 70s?
ahem.. pssst all those colours are back in.. have you seen the colour range you can get a pair of capris in now?
today the abc showed “and now, for something completely different”
except that it isn’t any more.. it was then.
New word for the day:
panjandrums
plural of pan·jan·drum
Noun:
A person who has or claims to have a great deal of authority or influence.
…
I think we should nominate some Holiday Forum panjandrums. Avatars are so old-school.
I try not to look at trendy clothes stores. They scare me.
Witty Rejoinder said:
New word for the day:panjandrums
plural of pan·jan·drum
Noun:
A person who has or claims to have a great deal of authority or influence.…
I think we should nominate some Holiday Forum panjandrums. Avatars are so old-school.
You have just got to stop calling me names.. You know that sticks and stones work better ;)
Journey in ay #879 on the countdown… no way…
Witty Rejoinder said:
New word for the day:panjandrums
plural of pan·jan·drum
Noun:
A person who has or claims to have a great deal of authority or influence.…
I think we should nominate some Holiday Forum panjandrums. Avatars are so old-school.
Well you know PWM has had his eye on being Morris Dancing Avatar for quite some time now.
Evening all. Happy weekend or not as the case may be.
party_pants said:
Evening all. Happy weekend or not as the case may be.
Tilts glass towards p_p
Evening
It probably will be a bit happy before I finish all this cheap port.
Good evening mr pants.
>>Was everyone colour blind in the 70s?
It was their manager’s idea – “Think pink for Zoot” was the slogan.
In the end, they burned those clothes on live TV (the Happening 71 or 72 show)
I have decided that I’m in favour of motherhood, but against pregnancy and child birth.
And I’m pretty certain it was their own hair – there was a lot of VO5 going around in those days.
party_pants said:
I have decided that I’m in favour of motherhood, but against pregnancy and child birth.
Neophyte said:
In the end, they burned those clothes on live TV (the Happening 71 or 72 show)
And we’re all thankful for that. Perhaps they should have also burned the photos and the negatives.
wouldn’t pink zinc for zoot have been more appropriate?
Geoff D said:
party_pants said:
I have decided that I’m in favour of motherhood, but against pregnancy and child birth.
Step kids for you then?
Everyone seems to be in favour of the same thing, but can never agree to agree on it.
>>A career in politics.
If you’re in politics, you need offspring so you can say you want to spend more time with them as a reason for resigning.
Neophyte said:
>>A career in politics.If you’re in politics, you need offspring so you can say you want to spend more time with them as a reason for resigning.
back to the drawing board
Evening..
woo-hoo – $28.20 in Poweeball. Enough to buy another ticket for next week’s draw, which has jackpotted to $50 million.
I could do so many things with $50 million.
party_pants said:
I could do so many things with $50 million.
yes, like win it.
party_pants said:
woo-hoo – $28.20 in Poweeball. Enough to buy another ticket for next week’s draw, which has jackpotted to $50 million.I could do so many things with $50 million.
you have better odds
wookiemeister said:
you’d be better off playing poker machines
you have better odds
party_pants said:
wookiemeister said:you’d be better off playing poker machines
you have better odds
I’m in WA, they are not allowed in these parts.
i work on them occasionally nowadays
party_pants said:
wookiemeister said:you’d be better off playing poker machines
you have better odds
I’m in WA, they are not allowed in these parts.
One tic in the box for WA
wookiemeister said:
not allowed in WA at all?
party_pants said:
woo-hoo – $28.20 in Poweeball. Enough to buy another ticket for next week’s draw, which has jackpotted to $50 million.I could do so many things with $50 million.
probably more likely to be kicked to death by a duck…
It’s why we pay so much for beer and food in pubs, there are no pokies to subsidise cheap food and drinks.
Stumpy_seahorse said:
probably more likely to be kicked to death by a duck…
party_pants said:
wookiemeister said:
not allowed in WA at all?
Only allowed in one venue, which is Mr Packer’s casino. Not allowed anywhere else.
morrie said:
Bloody good thing too, I reckon.
I love the name of the poker machine manufacturers. Nutt and Muddle. Seems to fit. I even met the Muddles once.
party_pants said:
morrie said:
Bloody good thing too, I reckon.
Yeah, I don’t know of anyone that wants pokies in pubs and clubs. it’s the way we like it.
morrie said:
Poker machines didn’t exist in Victoria in 1984.
>
I was stunned by the proliferation of pub gambling in Victoria.
Which is why, when I go to a pub, the one I frequent has one TV screen and no bloody pokies.
was there a referendum before they were allowed?
party_pants said:
was there a referendum before they were allowed?
Nope.
A little late, but cheers to FNDC…had to stop at the pub, with minimal pokies.
poikilotherm said:
A little late, but cheers to FNDC…had to stop at the pub, with minimal pokies.
Cheers poik
poikilotherm said:
A little late, but cheers to FNDC…
party_pants said:
wookiemeister said:
not allowed in WA at all?
Only allowed in one venue, which is Mr Packer’s casino. Not allowed anywhere else.
Pub meal Friday…no dishes, a beer or two then home. Quite like this routine. Benefit of not working in this town, I only recognise some people now, and they’ve mostly forgotten me. :).
What’s happening this weekend?
wookiemeister said:
convenient
in quuensland the max number you’ll find in rsl s etc will be 40
i think its harder to get more than 40 machines
have a look at these places
only the pokies area is flash , the rest of the place is usually very bland, they don’t use the revenue to do the rest of the place up in most cases.
problem gambling is normally carried out by people who would have all manner of problems and excuses anyway.
one idea i’ve had is that they should use the pokies to fund the gamblers superannuation funds – unwittingly they would be saving for their retirement.
I say – this ‘lumpics opening cermony -.. it has rural specimens in it, I hear. Chickens, goats ducks, geese, cows and rural people – rare specimens I have never seen myself but an old crone here spake of them once, and only once mind you. I hear they had to bring The Rural Specimens in ‘specially from London Zoo and The Rural People haven’t been fed for over 12 hours. 12 hours! PETA is investigating but I think the rural people will be fine so long as someone throws them a curried egg sandwich and leaves out a bowl of some scrumpy cider.
party_pants said:
wookiemeister said:
convenient
Yeah, it’s kinda how we like it.
revenue is being lost by the gov and the gambling is going online where the gov can’t ever get it
you’d have no idea how bad the gambling problem is once its hidden.
you can’t tax it in any effective way
no jobs get created here when it goes on line
neomyrtus_ said:
I say – this ‘lumpics opening cermony -.. it has rural specimens in it, I hear. Chickens, goats ducks, geese, cows and rural people – rare specimens I have never seen myself but an old crone here spake of them once, and only once mind you. I hear they had to bring The Rural Specimens in ‘specially from London Zoo and The Rural People haven’t been fed for over 12 hours. 12 hours! PETA is investigating but I think the rural people will be fine so long as someone throws them a curried egg sandwich and leaves out a bowl of some scrumpy cider.
I think they still ship them overseas live, too.
Yes, the live Rural People Export Trade. I’m not personally aware of it, having never left asphalt, but I heat that they ship them out from Fremantle. Rural People LIberation speaks of dead Rural People being thrown overbaord, and this is why we are getting so many white sharks off WA beaches.
t=r
i’m a member of FOTO
neomyrtus_ said:
Yes, the live Rural People Export Trade. I’m not personally aware of it, having never left asphalt, but I heat that they ship them out from Fremantle. Rural People LIberation speaks of dead Rural People being thrown overbaord, and this is why we are getting so many white sharks off WA beaches.
Apparently if you listen to the wind, you can still hear them whinge about the weather/rain.
wookiemeister said:
theres only one problemrevenue is being lost by the gov and the gambling is going online where the gov can’t ever get it
you’d have no idea how bad the gambling problem is once its hidden.
you can’t tax it in any effective way
no jobs get created here when it goes on line
Tops movie,
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
(REPEAT)
9.30pm – 12am7mate
Set in London’s seedy back streets, street wise charmer Eddie talks himself into the biggest card game of his life carrying a 100,000 pound stake into which he and his three mates have invested. But he loses the lot. It appears the game was rigged by gentlemen and scholar Hatchet Harry and they give Eddie only one week to pay up or he and his friends start losing pinkie fingers by the day.
party_pants said:
wookiemeister said:
theres only one problemrevenue is being lost by the gov and the gambling is going online where the gov can’t ever get it
you’d have no idea how bad the gambling problem is once its hidden.
you can’t tax it in any effective way
no jobs get created here when it goes on line
Don’t know if I’d call that a problem as such. I reckon there’s just fewer people gambling, and less social problems as a result.
those people probably gamble on-line
as i said, you’ve got better odds with pokies
Skunkworks said:
Tops movie,Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
+1
Gimme a shooter…
If only we could harness the power of gambling on cane toad races. I envisage a booming industry that provides emplyment to toad breeders, toad trainers, toad wranglers, toad fashion designers, toadmilliners and toad racing gambling addiction counsellors, plus the additional tax revenue from the Toad Tax.
Skunkworks said:
Tops movie,Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
(REPEAT)
9.30pm – 12am7mateSet in London’s seedy back streets, street wise charmer Eddie talks himself into the biggest card game of his life carrying a 100,000 pound stake into which he and his three mates have invested. But he loses the lot. It appears the game was rigged by gentlemen and scholar Hatchet Harry and they give Eddie only one week to pay up or he and his friends start losing pinkie fingers by the day.
best part of the movie
neomyrtus_ said:
If only we could harness the power of gambling on cane toad races. I envisage a booming industry that provides emplyment to toad breeders, toad trainers, toad wranglers, toad fashion designers, toadmilliners and toad racing gambling addiction counsellors, plus the additional tax revenue from the Toad Tax.
Run sibeen :P
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-07-27/engineers-australia-call-for-more-regulations/4158594
neomyrtus_ said:
Yes, the live Rural People Export Trade. I’m not personally aware of it, having never left asphalt, but I heat that they ship them out from Fremantle. Rural People LIberation speaks of dead Rural People being thrown overbaord, and this is why we are getting so many white sharks off WA beaches.
I am going to be one of those terribly unfit, neglectful mothers and wake my children up for the opening ceremony at four am.. we plan on having a ‘floorboard’ picnic with popcorn, hot chocolate, fresh fruit and marshmellows as we gather together on the couch and watch history unfold.. we spent tonight making ‘flags’ for made up countries that don’t exist but will probably still win gold.
>http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-07-27/engineers-australia-call-for-more-regulations/4158594
Bugger, next they’ll be wanting me to sign up as a member.
poikilotherm said:
Run sibeen :Phttp://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-07-27/engineers-australia-call-for-more-regulations/4158594
it would be better to just make sure people get a proper education and examination
it would then sort the sheep from the goats early on
the whole idea of team goals is a waste of time because people just ride the coat tails of everyone else, in an exam no onw should be able to see anyone else – it stops cheating you need a system where everyone is separated by a barrier and only see the person charged in runnig the exam
no exam should be set by the teacher – every exam needs to set by an impartial body – it forces the teacher to teach and if they can’t teach get rid of them or send them back to research where they belong.
Arts said:
I am going to be one of those terribly unfit, neglectful mothers and wake my children up for the opening ceremony at four am.. we plan on having a ‘floorboard’ picnic with popcorn, hot chocolate, fresh fruit and marshmellows as we gather together on the couch and watch history unfold.. we spent tonight making ‘flags’ for made up countries that don’t exist but will probably still win gold.
i deal with things that have been designed by engineers everyday
you’ll find that many machines are built badly and manufactured badly
no thought is ever put into how the machine will be repaired
it keeps me employed i suppose.
the role of any service tech/ maintenance electrician is to keep a badly designed piece of plant going despite of the engineer.
wookiemeister said:
i deal with things that have been designed by engineers everydayyou’ll find that many machines are built badly and manufactured badly
no thought is ever put into how the machine will be repaired
it keeps me employed i suppose.
the role of any service tech/ maintenance electrician is to keep a badly designed piece of plant going despite of the engineer.
points at sibeen
See wookie knows…
Good evening Holidayers. party_pants will relate to what I heard in the supermarket queue about and hour ago..
Mr around 10 years old standing behind me: “I’m going to get up and watch the opening at 5 o’clock”
His Dad: “You’ll have to go to bed early then, won’t you”
Mr 10: “Oh. (thinking) I might just settle for the repeat…..”
>See wookie knows…
shrugs
I design building infrastructure, switchboards, cabling etc. I haven’t had a failure in the last ten years or so. I’m close to bloody infallible.
buffs fingernails on shirtfront
:)
The 2012 Summer Olympics have already begun. The Opening Ceremony is Friday night. Confused? Yeah, we are too. Stop thinking about it and play this drinking game. It will help soothe your worried mind.
Take one sip when:
The commentator tells us how much something cost The commentators openly talk about an athlete’s attractiveness Anything is compared to the Beijing ceremonies You hear the phrase “this is what the Olympics is all about” Usain Bolt is hyped up A country whose name ends in ‘istan’ appears The word “spectacular” or “moment” is mentioned. There is a reference to the 1948 London Olympics There is an arial shot of the stadium The commentators remark on the brilliant ingenuity of the “artificial clouds” inside the stadium — because that’s what London needs … more rain clouds There is a close-up of Hope Solo or Alex Morgan An athlete is shown taking a picture on their phone A spectator or athlete is shown crying A commentator inadvertently mentions how much London public transportation sucks An English commentator stresses the importance of “Indian influence in the United Kingdom”Chug half a beer every time:
A farm animal doing something not planned is shown (Finish your bottle if a PETA member tries to go Rambo and ruin the show) A flag that has five or more colors in it is shown A reference to “Slumdog Millionaire” is made (this might happen more often than you think) 15 minutes goes by and a shot of David Beckham doesn’t appear Danny Boyle is shown crying A Dream Team reference is made A mistake in the opening show is made A royal family member is shownFinish the drink in your hand when:
An interview is carried out on a spectator who is evidently drunk A mistake in the alphabetical order of teams entering the stadium occurs A team is made up of only women (this won’t happen) A delegation has less than 10 athletes Queen Elizabeth II is shown not waving or smilingTake a shot every time:
A country you have never heard of is mentioned A country is only represented by one athlete James Bond parachutes into the stadium An athlete or performer falls A country’s delegation is shown for less than three secondsGame Over:
Finish every beer in the house when you see a female athlete representing Saudi Arabia
Tea, I need more tea.
sibeen said:
>See wookie knows…shrugs
I design building infrastructure, switchboards, cabling etc. I haven’t had a failure in the last ten years or so. I’m close to bloody infallible.
buffs fingernails on shirtfront
:)
do you have any control over the quality of the stuff being used.
you can design to a spec but do you have control over what brand would be used?
—-
“You can get someone who holds an engineering qualification, can be the most incompetent person in the country, but they can sign-off on the plant and machinery,” he said.
Mr Hall says engineers should be accredited.
“We’ve got an important group of people like nurses that have to be registered for the protection of public health,” he said.
——
This only makes sense if the registration process alows for appropriate testing to PROVE competency, otherwise simply taking a registration fee is just another ‘tax’
If engineers are being awarded their “engineering degree/PhD….and yet going out into the workforce…incompetent…isn’t this a problem at the University level of training and issuing of bits of paper that say “you are now an engineer”..?
buffy said:
Good evening Holidayers. party_pants will relate to what I heard in the supermarket queue about and hour ago..
Mr around 10 years old standing behind me: “I’m going to get up and watch the opening at 5 o’clock”
His Dad: “You’ll have to go to bed early then, won’t you”
Mr 10: “Oh. (thinking) I might just settle for the repeat…..”
>>Australian pop singer Darryl Cotton has died from liver cancer.<< ABC news
I only just found this out. This is a bit sad really. I saw Technicolour Dreamcoat.
I figure by the time I wake up, Queen Bessie will be blessing all who sail on her..
There’s an Olympics again?
kii said:
There’s an Olympics again?
yeh it’s easy for Americans to remember.. same year as their elections
buffy said:
>>Australian pop singer Darryl Cotton has died from liver cancer.<< ABC news
I only just found this out. This is a bit sad really. I saw Technicolour Dreamcoat.
Dropbear said:
kii said:
There’s an Olympics again?
yeh it’s easy for Americans to remember.. same year as their elections
I’m new here and can’t vote :/
So…apart from dead people, Olympics, engineers and stuff. What’s happening?
Aquila said:
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“You can get someone who holds an engineering qualification, can be the most incompetent person in the country, but they can sign-off on the plant and machinery,” he said.Mr Hall says engineers should be accredited.
“We’ve got an important group of people like nurses that have to be registered for the protection of public health,” he said.
——This only makes sense if the registration process alows for appropriate testing to PROVE competency, otherwise simply taking a registration fee is just another ‘tax’
If engineers are being awarded their “engineering degree/PhD….and yet going out into the workforce…incompetent…isn’t this a problem at the University level of training and issuing of bits of paper that say “you are now an engineer”..?
its crap and overpriced for what gets “taught” its why i’ve held back from bothering with a degree
TAFE has gone down the toilet so that more or less rules out any further education for the moment
i’d be better off studying law now, it available everywhere unlike electrotechnology.
conveyancing seems like an easy mark.
i could always do a justice of the peace course i suppose
they’re looking for coppers at the moment, i could always throw my hand in for that
>you can design to a spec but do you have control over what brand would be used?
Yes. I will normally specify two or three brands that can be used.
In certain instances I will not only specify what brand must be used but also the particular device; circuit breakers for instance, due to discrimination and fault rating, I will specify exactly what is to be used and if it turns up at the job without it I will tell them to take it away…although I may use stronger language :)
Engineering should really be left to tradesmen, lets face it, but gee, we are making heaps out of it, so lets not rock the boat too much. counts money
sibeen said:
>you can design to a spec but do you have control over what brand would be used?Yes. I will normally specify two or three brands that can be used.
In certain instances I will not only specify what brand must be used but also the particular device; circuit breakers for instance, due to discrimination and fault rating, I will specify exactly what is to be used and if it turns up at the job without it I will tell them to take it away…although I may use stronger language :)
kii said:
So…apart from dead people, Olympics, engineers and stuff. What’s happening?
Someone is letting off fireworks at this end. Bloody hell they’ve got a lot of them.
>If engineers are being awarded their “engineering degree/PhD….and yet going out into the workforce…incompetent…isn’t this a problem at the University level of training and issuing of bits of paper that say “you are now an engineer”..?
Junior engineers are generally mentored and won’t be unleashed on the public, unsupervised, until they gain some modicum of experience.
At least that’s the way it’s supposed to be.
IT’s the teachers remember, you should be able to engineer the LHC in yer sleep after uni…
poikilotherm said:
IT’s the teachers remember, you should be able to engineer the LHC in yer sleep after uni…
And not have it break down.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oIG9osPPILM
Moping around the streets late at night…..
Witty Rejoinder said:
kii said:
So…apart from dead people, Olympics, engineers and stuff. What’s happening?
Someone is letting off fireworks at this end. Bloody hell they’ve got a lot of them.
Maybe it’s a shoot out?
>>Maybe it’s a shoot out?<<
Time you came home girl…..you’ve been in the land of the free for too long!
>what do you think of hager blue?
No opinion, wookie. I don’t use them as they don’t fit into the commercial / industrial space that I design in.
kii said:
]Maybe it’s a shoot out?
Could be, could be.
morrie said:
Engineering should really be left to tradesmen, lets face it, but gee, we are making heaps out of it, so lets not rock the boat too much. counts money
a tradesman should have years of handon experience and be well versed in theory
in many cases its one or the other.
the other day i was asked to wire some gpos onto a new circuit
there were 2 sparkies that had been working there for a week i had strolled in to do other work when i was asked to wire up something
one of them got all shitty when asked him what was being powered and on what circuit – i didn’t know how it was normally wired.
i had grabbed two cable ends and said “so one tps is for circuit X and the other tps is for cicuit Y – i don’t see the tps marked up X or Y”
as far as i could see the circuits had been ballsed up so i just chose a cable and wired gpos with that – if anyone complained i’d just say the cables weren’t marked up and i was told to DO so i did – take it up with the sparkies running the job.
hopefully i’ll get more opportunity to run in data and power in the future and get more experience in that at the moment i’m condemned to fix machines that the spaniards have designed and built.
buffy said:
>>Maybe it’s a shoot out?<<
Time you came home girl…..you’ve been in the land of the free for too long!
True :(
I was listening to two colleagues rabbiting on about how wonderful it was that Christian Bale had visited the hospitalised victims of the latest Colorado shooting. I muttered something about it would be more wonderful if this shit didn’t happen at all – I got blank looks. Except I didn’t say “shit”.
——
Junior engineers are generally mentored and won’t be unleashed on the public, unsupervised, until they gain some modicum of experience.
——
That sounds resonable to me…
There is no substitute for experience!
How does the world survive without a wookie at each job site?
…Terasaki TemBreak 2
:)
poikilotherm said:
How does the world survive without a wookie at each job site?
>Terasaki TemBreak 2
Nice gear and I make sure it is used on a regular basis.
sibeen said:
>If engineers are being awarded their “engineering degree/PhD….and yet going out into the workforce…incompetent…isn’t this a problem at the University level of training and issuing of bits of paper that say “you are now an engineer”..?Junior engineers are generally mentored and won’t be unleashed on the public, unsupervised, until they gain some modicum of experience.
At least that’s the way it’s supposed to be.
its unlikely that anyone will know how to do a job they haven’t been trained in anyway
i was working at the power authority when a female engineer got talking with me, i started telling her about what i did and she seemed amazingly well versed in it considering that until quite recently no one could quite define exactly what was going on
amazed – i asked her how she knew this information
and she told me that she had read all about it on a powerpoint presentation. i clicked onto it and said “this one?”
yes she replied
thats good, i wrote that one a few weeks ago to teach anyone coming into the job because nothing existed hitherto (and i was still the apprentice)
its a shame i didn’t stay there – i might have gone into designing sub stations and also building them from scratch so i could see firsthand to design them for optimum maintenance. i screwed myself by leaving.
once you get to that point you need to have a hobby and retrain for another subject
Is wookie roughie’s cousin?
buffy said:
Is wookie roughie’s cousin?
I sometimes wonder if Wookie is his own grandfather.
buffy said:
Is wookie roughie’s cousin?
I don’t know. All I know is that I find it hard to read either person’s posts
lolz.
>>i was working at the power authority when a female engineer got talking with me, i started telling her about what i did and she seemed amazingly well versed in it considering that until quite recently no one could quite define exactly what was going on
amazed – i asked her how she knew this information
and she told me that she had read all about it on a powerpoint presentation. i clicked onto it and said “this one?”
yes she replied
thats good, i wrote that one a few weeks ago to teach anyone coming into the job<<
Loop: See “Loop”.
sibeen said:
>what do you think of hager blue?No opinion, wookie. I don’t use them as they don’t fit into the commercial / industrial space that I design in.
i’ve found that its crap
the switchboards are made from a flimsy plastic
the bars for the neutral and earth have tunnel screws that have heads that shear off under any reasonable pressure
the last time i saw hager blu being used was by some female sparky who had decided to mount the switchboard in this place way too high. one of the female workers came in and got talking – how would you switch off the circuit breaker in that board if there were an emergency i asked. the sparky had mounted the thing high to allow junk to be piled up under it.
in an emergency you’d have to clear the junk away get a chair and switch the power off.
the other sparky chick i had seen working elsewhere was dressed to the nines like a true blue sparky tradie. i was already suspicious as any tradie i had seen never worn belts with tools, you normally ahve to crawl around and tools worn like this would fall out. normally you have a bag of tools and no belt. she climbed a ladder and started tagging without any testing – that is just putting a sticker on something and hoping for the best.
this is why whatever work i approach is done slowly and methodically as the last person working on it could get you killed
sibeen said:
>what do you think of hager blue?No opinion, wookie. I don’t use them as they don’t fit into the commercial / industrial space that I design in.
i’ve found that its crap
the switchboards are made from a flimsy plastic
the bars for the neutral and earth have tunnel screws that have heads that shear off under any reasonable pressure
the last time i saw hager blu being used was by some female sparky who had decided to mount the switchboard in this place way too high. one of the female workers came in and got talking – how would you switch off the circuit breaker in that board if there were an emergency i asked. the sparky had mounted the thing high to allow junk to be piled up under it.
in an emergency you’d have to clear the junk away get a chair and switch the power off.
the other sparky chick i had seen working elsewhere was dressed to the nines like a true blue sparky tradie. i was already suspicious as any tradie i had seen never worn belts with tools, you normally ahve to crawl around and tools worn like this would fall out. normally you have a bag of tools and no belt. she climbed a ladder and started tagging without any testing – that is just putting a sticker on something and hoping for the best.
this is why whatever work i approach is done slowly and methodically as the last person working on it could get you killed
180000
poikilotherm said:
How does the world survive without a wookie at each job site?
most jobs have been completely ballsed from beginning to end
in general no one no knows exactly what needs to be done and how
i can make a bet right now that the building you are in doesn’t conform to the AS3000
Witty Rejoinder said:
180000
A round of applause for the Rejoind Wit!
kii said:
buffy said:Is wookie roughie’s cousin?
I don’t know. All I know is that I find it hard to read either person’s posts
i use this site a soliquoy at best
i find it useful to quantify things, sometimes i get a good tip
I’m not quite sure why Mr buffy keeps switching to the football. He has already texted my nephew in Hobart to rub his nose in a defeat (and got no answer!)
i was testing in one place when i found a piece of garbage that shouldn’t have been tagged last time
when the owner of the place got stroppy because i wouldn’t tag the device i said “you see that? – thats illegal”
i was banned from the place for a while afterwards because of that, when i was sent back anyway i would pull my hat down over my face and no one would be the wiser.
>I’m not quite sure why Mr buffy keeps switching to the football.
Gloaters be gloating.
buffy said:
Is wookie roughie’s cousin?
I know I’m a bit odd but I have no idea of who wookies parents are.
roughbarked said:
buffy said:Is wookie roughie’s cousin?
I know I’m a bit odd but I have no idea of who wookies parents are.
i sell a line of soaps to rich old ladies who have had liposuction
buffy said:
I’m not quite sure why Mr buffy keeps switching to the football. He has already texted my nephew in Hobart to rub his nose in a defeat (and got no answer!)
I think you can guess how it doesn’t change much pp.
;)
I watched the NRL match earlier this evening,which was on live, not a bad game.
Oh dear, this football match is so interesting the commentators are now commentating on the disappearing crowd in the stands…..
It’s finished here now pp. We can go back to watching the couple on Escape to the Country who seem to be about 20 years difference in age (she’s the older).
buffy said:
It’s finished here now pp. We can go back to watching the couple on Escape to the Country who seem to be about 20 years difference in age (she’s the older).
>A repeat of History of Scotland.
England invade – Scots lose…repeat.
sibeen said:
>A repeat of History of Scotland.England invade – Scots lose…repeat.
sibeen said:
>A repeat of History of Scotland.England invade – Scots lose…repeat.
All the electric theory that you will ever need to know.
Kingy said:
All the electric theory that you will ever need to know.
I saw that the other day Kingy….I like it.
Pulled up at a little servo nearby the other day. There was a couple of B-triples that kinda filled up the limited parking.
Hmmm, smells like 2 B-triple cattle trucks have cleared out this forum.
Kingy said:
Hmmm, smells like 2 B-triple cattle trucks have cleared out this forum.
Kingy said:
Hmmm, smells like 2 B-triple cattle trucks have cleared out this forum.
I thought it was an earth quake!
(Just got back from a Cop Vs Civvy car crash. I shouldn’t laugh…)
Who was at fault?
party_pants said:
Kingy said:
Hmmm, smells like 2 B-triple cattle trucks have cleared out this forum.
I’m just wishing they went by rail instead :)
Ditto.. ‘specially sheep trucks.
Kingy said:
Who was at fault?
The police crash investigation unit will write up the report they want the local cop to submit – He’ll put it in his own words and send it.
No-one knows who is responsible until the Cops have fully exploited every possible avenue of excuse.
;-)
The view from the beach next to my worksite this week.
Not a bad little beach shack. It covers 3 half acre blocks, and the “guest wing” (out of shot) covers another block. Then there is the pool, the tennis court, etc etc.
Rule 303 said:
Kingy said:Who was at fault?The police crash investigation unit will write up the report they want the local cop to submit – He’ll put it in his own words and send it.
No-one knows who is responsible until the Cops have fully exploited every possible avenue of excuse.
;-)
I sort of figured as much, hence my question :)
Kingy said:
I sort of figured as much, hence my question :)
There but for the grace of God and all that…
Kingy said:
The view from the beach next to my worksite this week.
Not a bad little beach shack. It covers 3 half acre blocks, and the “guest wing” (out of shot) covers another block. Then there is the pool, the tennis court, etc etc.
Did you put the razor wire back up after the shot?
Kingy said:
The view from the beach next to my worksite this week.Not a bad little beach shack. It covers 3 half acre blocks, and the “guest wing” (out of shot) covers another block. Then there is the pool, the tennis court, etc etc.
I hope they’ve got a ride-on mower.
party_pants said:
Kingy said:
The view from the beach next to my worksite this week.Not a bad little beach shack. It covers 3 half acre blocks, and the “guest wing” (out of shot) covers another block. Then there is the pool, the tennis court, etc etc.
I hope they’ve got a ride-on mower.
That’s where Rodney went.
No razor wire. I was standing on the beach only a few meters away from the high tide mark. There were a few signs telling me that I was on camera.
The mowing contractor was there yesterday.
roughbarked said:
That’s where Rodney went.
party_pants said:
roughbarked said:That’s where Rodney went.
Mowing to the rich and famous? Why not – beats mowing to the eccentric tenants of central Tassie.
yep
The property once belonged to one of Alan Bonds crooked mates who died a few years back.
Kingy said:
The property once belonged to one of Alan Bonds crooked mates who died a few years back.
party_pants said:
Kingy said:
The property once belonged to one of Alan Bonds crooked mates who died a few years back.
When was it built roughly? Late 1980s??
The mansion that was previously there was demolished about 8 years ago. This one has only recently been finished.
http://principialabs.com/space-shuttle-approach-and-landing/
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7256/7656382062_db8bfb08a4_z.jpg
I often wonder .. by roughbarked, on Flickr
> I often wonder what kind of squashed being, was that?
roughbarked said:
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7256/7656382062_db8bfb08a4_z.jpg
I often wonder .. by roughbarked, on Flickr> I often wonder what kind of squashed being, was that?
Looks like it was a blue arse fly.
Kingy said:
Looks like it was a blue arse fly.
yep, good one.
anybody home?
:)
Spider Lily said:
anybody home?:)
party_pants said:
Spider Lily said:
anybody home?:)
kinda sorta :)
I’m just sitting around playing my laser harp..
I’m sitting around watching the BBC’s Coast series 4 on DVD.
Thinking I should be going to bed soon, but not feeling tired yet.
Hee hee
Just had an interesting altercation with an illegal people mover in town..
Saw them pull up outside of a reasonably popular eatery in town, my friend and I realised straight away that it wasn’t ridgy digde
I started to take photos of the back of the vehicle, of course looking for it’s number..
that’s when the fun started :D
Spider Lily said:
Hee heeJust had an interesting altercation with an illegal people mover in town..
Saw them pull up outside of a reasonably popular eatery in town, my friend and I realised straight away that it wasn’t ridgy digde
I started to take photos of the back of the vehicle, of course looking for it’s number..
that’s when the fun started :D
eek! you should have dialled the police first.
Spider Lily said:
…h an illegal people mover in town..
I still think my laser harp turns music to colour nicely.
roughbarked said:
Spider Lily said:
Hee heeJust had an interesting altercation with an illegal people mover in town..
Saw them pull up outside of a reasonably popular eatery in town, my friend and I realised straight away that it wasn’t ridgy digde
I started to take photos of the back of the vehicle, of course looking for it’s number..
that’s when the fun started :D
eek! you should have dialled the police first.
They would have been busy else where :(
My friend works for a Transport Company so started quoting bits and pieces that I couldn’t, I just kept taking photos of rego and banged up vehicle… and trying to get the driver who kept doing the TTT/ACP hand over the lens business :)
party_pants said:
Spider Lily said:
…h an illegal people mover in town..
oh – what’s that then?
If this vehicle had an accident and hurt someone I can assure you that it was not insured to assist anyone with an injury… Our town relies on tourism, I spent most of my first years in Cairns being a manager of a very well know hostel (YHA).
I loath to tell you the nationality of the driver… they appear to be taking over our cabs… but he did not want me to take his photo and argued that it was illegal… Ha Ha, I quoted the high court of Australia deemed that your image is not yours… he didn’t seem to like that :D
You are supposed to be furtive with the camera..
Spider Lily said:
party_pants said:
Spider Lily said:
…h an illegal people mover in town..
oh – what’s that then?If this vehicle had an accident and hurt someone I can assure you that it was not insured to assist anyone with an injury… Our town relies on tourism, I spent most of my first years in Cairns being a manager of a very well know hostel (YHA).
I loath to tell you the nationality of the driver… they appear to be taking over our cabs… but he did not want me to take his photo and argued that it was illegal… Ha Ha, I quoted the high court of Australia deemed that your image is not yours… he didn’t seem to like that :D
My mother was a keen user of YHA and stopped in Cairns several times in her years of travel.
By this time the guests of this unfortunate vehicle started to attack us… my friend was quoting policy re the importance of having a proper licence to move people..
This vehicle was fairly well banged up guys, and not where at all was there a sticker to say who it belonged to or whether it was a hire vehicle.
roughbarked said:
Spider Lily said:
party_pants said:oh – what’s that then?
If this vehicle had an accident and hurt someone I can assure you that it was not insured to assist anyone with an injury… Our town relies on tourism, I spent most of my first years in Cairns being a manager of a very well know hostel (YHA).
I loath to tell you the nationality of the driver… they appear to be taking over our cabs… but he did not want me to take his photo and argued that it was illegal… Ha Ha, I quoted the high court of Australia deemed that your image is not yours… he didn’t seem to like that :D
My mother was a keen user of YHA and stopped in Cairns several times in her years of travel.
I hope I was the one to welcome to our beautiful place :)
It was just around this time that a very drunk young lady started to abuse me telling me all sorts of stuff that… gee I have never heard before.. apparently I have sex with some very unusual ‘things’ :o
Spider Lily said:
roughbarked said:
Spider Lily said:If this vehicle had an accident and hurt someone I can assure you that it was not insured to assist anyone with an injury… Our town relies on tourism, I spent most of my first years in Cairns being a manager of a very well know hostel (YHA).
I loath to tell you the nationality of the driver… they appear to be taking over our cabs… but he did not want me to take his photo and argued that it was illegal… Ha Ha, I quoted the high court of Australia deemed that your image is not yours… he didn’t seem to like that :D
My mother was a keen user of YHA and stopped in Cairns several times in her years of travel.
I hope I was the one to welcome to our beautiful place :)
It was just around this time that a very drunk young lady started to abuse me telling me all sorts of stuff that… gee I have never heard before.. apparently I have sex with some very unusual ‘things’ :o
:) wonder woman!
Then the Pièce de résistance…. this young Canadian girl tells me she is her to protect the Aborigines…
Scheesh I nearly fell off my perch.. :)
Spider Lily said:
If this vehicle had an accident and hurt someone I can assure you that it was not insured to assist anyone with an injury… Our town relies on tourism, I spent most of my first years in Cairns being a manager of a very well know hostel (YHA).
I loath to tell you the nationality of the driver… they appear to be taking over our cabs… but he did not want me to take his photo and argued that it was illegal… Ha Ha, I quoted the high court of Australia deemed that your image is not yours… he didn’t seem to like that :D
(sorry to be a bit slow, never heard of the expression before)
Spider Lily said:
Then the Pièce de résistance…. this young Canadian girl tells me she is her to protect the Aborigines…Scheesh I nearly fell off my perch.. :)
heh. takes all kinds, they say.
Spider Lily said:
Then the Pièce de résistance…. this young Canadian girl tells me she is her to protect the Aborigines…
I was once cornered by a Greenpeace activist asking if I wanted to help save the planet. The same question stumped him.
party_pants said:
Spider Lily said:If this vehicle had an accident and hurt someone I can assure you that it was not insured to assist anyone with an injury… Our town relies on tourism, I spent most of my first years in Cairns being a manager of a very well know hostel (YHA).
I loath to tell you the nationality of the driver… they appear to be taking over our cabs… but he did not want me to take his photo and argued that it was illegal… Ha Ha, I quoted the high court of Australia deemed that your image is not yours… he didn’t seem to like that :D
Sort of like an illegal taxi or minibus, but without the proper insurance and stuff?(sorry to be a bit slow, never heard of the expression before)
No probs PP but yes… extremely illegal and taking advantage of backbackers who will save 20 cents if necessary.. but they are unaware of the consequences if something bad happens..
We, Cairns get a bad rap if anything bad happens here. A cyclone, whether it is a cat 1 or 5 doesn’t matter, the media raps it as a 50 (even though that doesn’t exist) or Dengue Fever (OMG we are all going to die)..
Basically our town does not need ‘cowboys’ taking backpackers who will pay minimal rates to be taken around our town to drink…
Spider Lily said:
party_pants said:
Spider Lily said:If this vehicle had an accident and hurt someone I can assure you that it was not insured to assist anyone with an injury… Our town relies on tourism, I spent most of my first years in Cairns being a manager of a very well know hostel (YHA).
I loath to tell you the nationality of the driver… they appear to be taking over our cabs… but he did not want me to take his photo and argued that it was illegal… Ha Ha, I quoted the high court of Australia deemed that your image is not yours… he didn’t seem to like that :D
Sort of like an illegal taxi or minibus, but without the proper insurance and stuff?(sorry to be a bit slow, never heard of the expression before)
No probs PP but yes… extremely illegal and taking advantage of backbackers who will save 20 cents if necessary.. but they are unaware of the consequences if something bad happens..
We, Cairns get a bad rap if anything bad happens here. A cyclone, whether it is a cat 1 or 5 doesn’t matter, the media raps it as a 50 (even though that doesn’t exist) or Dengue Fever (OMG we are all going to die)..
Basically our town does not need ‘cowboys’ taking backpackers who will pay minimal rates to be taken around our town to drink…
Don’t get me started about illegal operators and backpackers.. We get a lot of backpackers here too.
By the way I have an old friend, last seen running a 4WD tour thing out back of Cairns.. odd name .. Loreen. If you’d met her you wouldn’t forget her.
The people who were doing it inadvertently admitted to doing wrong when they were on my case immediately when I started taking photos of their vehicle..
I am going to be sending these photos to the Transport department…
… and as for the beautiful young Canadian lass who accused ‘me’ of all people of not protecting the Aborigines… I didn’t have the heart to tell her who I was :)
Spider Lily said:
I didn’t have the heart to tell her who I was :)
In the grand scheme of things I hope between my friend and myself I hope we have put an illegal operator off the road :D
It was fun being the ACA/TT person and me saying “don’t touch my camera” read iPhone…
:D
So, Spider Lily…who are you?
:/
party_pants said:
Spider Lily said:I didn’t have the heart to tell her who I was :)
You didn’t look even a bit like Noel Pearson when I met you in Perth :)
And I’m not… but I know more about what happens in community than a lot of urbans… Does that make sense?
Spider Lily said:
The people who were doing it inadvertently admitted to doing wrong when they were on my case immediately when I started taking photos of their vehicle..I am going to be sending these photos to the Transport department…
… and as for the beautiful young Canadian lass who accused ‘me’ of all people of not protecting the Aborigines… I didn’t have the heart to tell her who I was :)
That’s OK, I’m in the dark on that too.
You didn’t look even a bit like Noel Pearson when I met you in Perth :)
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Ah…okay :)
Note to self: read ALL the posts.
Spider Lily said:
And I’m not… but I know more about what happens in community than a lot of urbans… Does that make sense?
I’m about to embark on The Great Peach Jam Adventure.
One recipe using a slow cooker.
Jars – sterilizing as we speak.
Sugar
Lemons
Pectin
Um…..peaches.
Fan on in the kitchen.
It’s a bit hot and even though I using the slow cooker, it’s still too hot to be fracking around with hot water etc.
party_pants said:
Spider Lily said:
And I’m not… but I know more about what happens in community than a lot of urbans… Does that make sense?
I think so.
Ok… since 2008 I have spend a lot of time in remote communities of NT. I have been to places that I’m afraid not many people will ever see.. lucky me. What I have also seen is what our remote Indigenous people have to live in. I have an extremely soft spot for these people, particularly the Anindilyakwa mob of Groote Eylant…
Any questions gladly answered.. :)
Spider Lily said:
Ok… since 2008 I have spend a lot of time in remote communities of NT. I have been to places that I’m afraid not many people will ever see.. lucky me. What I have also seen is what our remote Indigenous people have to live in. I have an extremely soft spot for these people, particularly the Anindilyakwa mob of Groote Eylant…Any questions gladly answered.. :)
Spider Lily said:
party_pants said:
Spider Lily said:
And I’m not… but I know more about what happens in community than a lot of urbans… Does that make sense?
I think so.Ok… since 2008 I have spend a lot of time in remote communities of NT. I have been to places that I’m afraid not many people will ever see.. lucky me. What I have also seen is what our remote Indigenous people have to live in. I have an extremely soft spot for these people, particularly the Anindilyakwa mob of Groote Eylant…
Any questions gladly answered.. :)
It sort of goes with the territory. Wonder why the Canadian wasn’t staying at home befriending indigenous peoples.
roughbarked said:
…Wonder why the Canadian wasn’t staying at home befriending indigenous peoples.
anyway I’ve drunk so much tea between ports(cold here).. that my dreams will look like this..
party_pants said:
roughbarked said:…Wonder why the Canadian wasn’t staying at home befriending indigenous peoples.
Because they stink, and are impolite on public transport?
yeah, takes all kinds.. I often wonder whether the human race is civilised at all.
party_pants said:
Spider Lily said:
Ok… since 2008 I have spend a lot of time in remote communities of NT. I have been to places that I’m afraid not many people will ever see.. lucky me. What I have also seen is what our remote Indigenous people have to live in. I have an extremely soft spot for these people, particularly the Anindilyakwa mob of Groote Eylant…Any questions gladly answered.. :)
that’s what I thought.
I did in that time also become … accustom to the culture of a couple of communties…
“they” say, you can be “Aboriginal” if you identify with a community and the community ‘identifies’ you. And it’s more than that. But I know I ‘could’ and they would love me to, but I just wouldn’t do it. To me it doesn’t feel right to take on a culture thousands of years old when I have only have a minute in it.
I just can’t wait for the moment to go back and visit on my own :)
Spider Lily said:
party_pants said:
Spider Lily said:
Ok… since 2008 I have spend a lot of time in remote communities of NT. I have been to places that I’m afraid not many people will ever see.. lucky me. What I have also seen is what our remote Indigenous people have to live in. I have an extremely soft spot for these people, particularly the Anindilyakwa mob of Groote Eylant…Any questions gladly answered.. :)
that’s what I thought.I did in that time also become … accustom to the culture of a couple of communties…
“they” say, you can be “Aboriginal” if you identify with a community and the community ‘identifies’ you. And it’s more than that. But I know I ‘could’ and they would love me to, but I just wouldn’t do it. To me it doesn’t feel right to take on a culture thousands of years old when I have only have a minute in it.
I just can’t wait for the moment to go back and visit on my own :)
The real point to treasure is that they want to share it with you. I’ve had the same experiences in a much different way.. It is a real honour to have the local Aboriginal female elders arrive unexpectedly at my house and ask me to help them teach the young about the food plants.
kii said:
I’m about to embark on The Great Peach Jam Adventure.
One recipe using a slow cooker.
Jars – sterilizing as we speak.
Sugar
Lemons
Pectin
Um…..peaches.
Fan on in the kitchen.It’s a bit hot and even though I using the slow cooker, it’s still too hot to be fracking around with hot water etc.
Kii.. I’m sorry if I’m taking attention away from your jam.. I never really have much to say on forum but this subject (tourism and Indigenous {remote}) is very close to my heart/life…
I do love hearing about your trials and tribulations :)
Ah. okay…so you’re not Noel Pearson but you worked closely with Indigenous people.
Jam making can make it hard to keep up with conversations.
roughbarked said:
Spider Lily said:
party_pants said:that’s what I thought.
I did in that time also become … accustom to the culture of a couple of communties…
“they” say, you can be “Aboriginal” if you identify with a community and the community ‘identifies’ you. And it’s more than that. But I know I ‘could’ and they would love me to, but I just wouldn’t do it. To me it doesn’t feel right to take on a culture thousands of years old when I have only have a minute in it.
I just can’t wait for the moment to go back and visit on my own :)
The real point to treasure is that they want to share it with you. I’ve had the same experiences in a much different way.. It is a real honour to have the local Aboriginal female elders arrive unexpectedly at my house and ask me to help them teach the young about the food plants.
Oh bliss…
And how proud did you feel RB? Obviously they are sadly running out of locals (Indigenous) to assist..
Oh, no…I don’t want any attention. In fact I like to be in the corner….making jam or crying or reading or something.
I should be more informed about Australia’s indigenous people – it seems that my children’s paternal gma was a stolen child out of Broken Hill :/
Jam making always happens in summer.. or mostly.. bloody hot.
anyway.. I’m off for a snooze
My pot of water is boiling. I will return.
kii said:
Oh, no…I don’t want any attention. In fact I like to be in the corner….making jam or crying or reading or something.I should be more informed about Australia’s indigenous people – it seems that my children’s paternal gma was a stolen child out of Broken Hill :/
Really?!
I was always a supporter of “sorry” but at the same time (to others dismay) I supported the “sorry” to our own culture of taking babies away from our unwed mothers….
sigh
So are you looking up the history Kii?
So are you looking up the history Kii?
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The last time I tried I hit a brick wall. I went through the Link Up group in the Blue Mtns as I was told that as the mother of the grandsons I had what is seen as a “blood tie”. Then I found out that I couldn’t use that…it was confusing. My sons and their father know it is up to them to follow up on the history. We actually know quite a bit about her life…Joyce’s life. We are probably more fortunate than others. Joyce did not acknowledge her ancestry when she was alive – in fact I never knew until a long time after her death in 1988 :(
Peaches are now ready for cooking….
morning opening ceremony going through some history we could be a while
the commentators on nine seem to be reading from a script.. are they? provided by the London OC committee? I assume that must go to all countries telecasting it?
You don’t think Eddie could improvise all that?
You don’t think Eddie could improvise all that?
actully I’m impressed at how little they are both saying.. makes for nice viewing.
True
I’m hoping the actual torch bit will be based on a thunderbird 2 launch, complete with bending palm trees
Neophyte said:
I’m hoping the actual torch bit will be based on a thunderbird 2 launch, complete with bending palm trees
miss seven keeps talking about a cauldron..
the foxtel channels are showing old olympic OCs hahah
Lot of would-be Nikki Websters there
whatever happened to Nikki.. last i saw she was naked in a production of Hair
Oo er missus
lol love it
the english do have a sense of humour
Pity Ken Russell is no longer with us…he could have really done an opening ceremony to talk about
Neophyte said:
Pity Ken Russell is no longer with us…he could have really done an opening ceremony to talk about
safe only for the internet
I was impressed with the visual spectacle of the first bit as they moved to the Industrial revolution,… that was great stuff
They’d better have David Tennant lighting the torch
they should have Camilla lighting it.
must be almost time
list time.. close enough to a commercial
coffee
Morning all. Liked the parachuting Liz!
I wanted to watch her land as well…
Only up to Comoros – this is going to take a while.
the uniforms of Australia make them look like private school kids. yr 12 leavers
Are we there yet?
kii said:
Are we there yet?
shh fiji is on…
I won’t shoosh!
lol.. too late
Good morning Holidayers. It looks like some people got out of bed in the dark (and here, the rain). I didn’t. Can’t claim to be all that interested really. I expect the most exciting bits will be run on the news.
Perhaps it’s just that my cynical side keeps tormenting my brain with phrases like “bread and circuses”…….
morning.
Right then, I’m going outside to do some weeding while it is not raining.
i can’t understand why the military grabbed the flag
looks as if jeremy clarkson and the top gear team are delivering the torch
all you need now is the joker to bust in with a machine gun
i solemnly promise to obey the guvernnment and the country
messieurs dames on behalf of sebastian coe and the rules and regulations and paperwork as apprpriate to such games
i take this olympic oath to blah blah
i was amazed to see the yanks come out dressed in a paramilitary unifrom, the beret and airborne badges
i particularly enjoyed the faux drone strike that was performed in the olympic opening
10:00 Nips ahoy
KIM WILDE You Keep Me Hangin’ On
michael dimonds ex-wife is probably watching this and writing out an avo out on him as we speak
some sort massive bonfire to burn rubbish
meanwhile
the war continues
wookiemeister said:
some sort massive bonfire to burn rubbish
I was thinking Nuremnberg when I flicked over.
looks as if everyones turned up with their own fireworks
wookiemeister said:
i was amazed to see the yanks come out dressed in a paramilitary unifrom, the beret and airborne badgesi particularly enjoyed the faux drone strike that was performed in the olympic opening
it was ralph lauren
I liked the cauldron thing.. very nice.
you can ring my belllllll
ring my bellllllllll
the sound is terrible
Bahahahah oh dear oh dear oh dear… Poor Sir Mccartney
that reminds me, i need to go out today and get about a pound of anti wrinkle cream
i’d heard that the yanks had to change their original team america costume recently which was everyone with orange hair and white face cream
wookiemeister said:
looks as if everyones turned up with their own fireworks
Beardy weardies?
someone told me they had seen someone walking into a shopping centre with the orange hair and white face cream thing only two days ago
people are going already
wookiemeister said:
people are going already
Catching the last trains?
Anyhow, I quite enjoyed it. Quite a bit of good daggy British humour embedded in it all. I swear I saw Noel Fielding in there as the Child Catcher.
And I loved the Mr Bean bit.
Geoff D said:
And I loved the Mr Bean bit.
yes.. very nice touch
there were some really beautifully visual parts, and some nice touches of humour I especially liked the faked nonchalance of Lizzie as her country’s team came out… very funny ma’am
I shot an arrow into the air, It fell to earth, I knew not where; For, so swiftly it flew, the sight Could not follow it in its flight.
But it won me a gold medal
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/999342322/deathless-vol-1
I know these guys, help them if you can.
morrie said:
I shot an arrow into the air, It fell to earth, I knew not where; For, so swiftly it flew, the sight Could not follow it in its flight.But it won me a gold medal
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-02-01/sydney-pedestrian-struck-by-stray-arrow/3803904
poikilotherm said:
morrie said:
I shot an arrow into the air, It fell to earth, I knew not where; For, so swiftly it flew, the sight Could not follow it in its flight.But it won me a gold medal
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-02-01/sydney-pedestrian-struck-by-stray-arrow/3803904
I only caught the ceremony from the M nations til the end. Everything else will need to be youtubed.
It seems we have not missed the ceremoany…mr kii just turned the teev on and it will commence in a few minutes.
We were at the shops and no one was around so we figured they were all home watching this.
wookiemeister said:
someone told me they had seen someone walking into a shopping centre with the orange hair and white face cream thing only two days ago
Shut up :|
FORGET about how big Voldemort from Harry Potter was in the Opening Ceremony – the raw numbers behind the spectacular event are mind-bogglingly huge.
Try these on for size:
There were 640,000 pixels spread across 70,799 small panels mounted between the seats;
These were connected by 317km of cable;
15,000 square metres of staging were used;
50 tonnes of sound equipment were used in a million-watt PA system which connected 500 speakers – more than double the main stage at Glastonbury;
40,000 recycled plastic water bottles;
10,000 recycled plastic bags;
57,000 separate garments;
7,500 volunteer cast;
The white balloons carrying the Olympic Rings to space started at 1m diameter and reached 10m as they hit the stratosphere.
http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/london-olympics/the-london-olympics-opening-ceremony-by-the-numbers/story-fn9dirj0-1226437341160
morrie said:
I shot an arrow into the air, It fell to earth, I knew not where; For, so swiftly it flew, the sight Could not follow it in its flight.But it won me a gold medal
fought we were on strike..
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-02-01/sydney-pedestrian-struck-by-stray-arrow/3803904
Oops. Well, my missing arrow is still missing. I only have a recurve…..no way was that my arrow all that way away in Sydney!
On of the bowhunters suggested I look at videos of the archer’s paradox……it’s astonishing how much the arrow ‘wiggles’…this is a very short video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNI9BG87qcI
But if you look them up, there is another one where they gradually up the poundage until the arrow actually bends around the bow so much the arrow shatters.
buffy said:
On of the bowhunters suggested I look at videos of the archer’s paradox……it’s astonishing how much the arrow ‘wiggles’…this is a very short video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNI9BG87qcI
But if you look them up, there is another one where they gradually up the poundage until the arrow actually bends around the bow so much the arrow shatters.
it all depends upon what one wants to do with the projectile at the arrow tip.
Geoff D said:
wookiemeister said:
people are going already
Catching the last trains?
Anyhow, I quite enjoyed it. Quite a bit of good daggy British humour embedded in it all. I swear I saw Noel Fielding in there as the Child Catcher.
buffy said:
On of the bowhunters suggested I look at videos of the archer’s paradox……it’s astonishing how much the arrow ‘wiggles’…this is a very short video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNI9BG87qcI
But if you look them up, there is another one where they gradually up the poundage until the arrow actually bends around the bow so much the arrow shatters.
Do stiffer arrows fly further?
poikilotherm said:
Do stiffer arrows fly further?
do you ask all the girls that?
morrie said:
poikilotherm said:
morrie said:
I shot an arrow into the air, It fell to earth, I knew not where; For, so swiftly it flew, the sight Could not follow it in its flight.But it won me a gold medal
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-02-01/sydney-pedestrian-struck-by-stray-arrow/3803904
Oh dear. That was a near miss!
I see Borris gave Mitt a big serve.
Maybe nanna termite did bring down the WTC
http://www.sciencemag.org/content/337/6093/436
Could have been wittier. e.g. “I hear this year’s silver medallist in the upcoming Presidential election event has had some comments. Makes sense that someone called ‘mitt’ can’t keep his hand off it.”
roughbarked said:
poikilotherm said:Do stiffer arrows fly further?
do you ask all the girls that?
Nope, just buffy.
>>Makes sense that someone called ‘mitt’ can’t keep his hand off it.”
Dear oh dear.
poikilotherm said:
Maybe nanna termite did bring down the WTChttp://www.sciencemag.org/content/337/6093/436
Can you get the limpex on the computer?
Peak Warming Man said:
Can you get the limpex on the computer?
When do the Morris Dancers start?
>>When do the Morris Dancers start?
I don’t do opening and closing ceremonies, I think they are gay, but was there any Morris Dancing?
Peak Warming Man said:
>>When do the Morris Dancers start?I don’t do opening and closing ceremonies, I think they are gay, but was there any Morris Dancing?
I don’t know…that’s why I asked you.
>>I don’t know…that’s why I asked you
I don’t know…that’s why I asked you
Peak Warming Man said:
>>I don’t know…that’s why I asked youI don’t know…that’s why I asked you
Well, I don’t know. So what happens now?
Didn’t see any Morris Dancers. Pearly Kings, yes, but no Morris Dancers.
Kingy’s photo.
Last night Kingy put up a painting as he was saying goodnight.
So, who are the people depicted?
My thoughts, from left to right.
NFI – Curie – NFI – Newton – NFI – Hawking – Einstein – NFI -NFI – NFI (standing) – NFI – Darwin
Oops, missed one, should have been:
NFI – Curie – NFI – Newton – NFI – Hawking – Einstein – NFI -NFI (standing) – NFI (standing) – NFI – Darwin
Galileo, Curie, Oppenheimer, Newton, Pasteur, Hawking, Einstein, Sagan, Edison, Aristotle, Tyson, Dawkins, Darwin.
sibeen said:
Kingy’s photo.Last night Kingy put up a painting as he was saying goodnight.
So, who are the people depicted?
My thoughts, from left to right.
NFI – Curie – NFI – Newton – NFI – Hawking – Einstein – NFI -NFI – NFI (standing) – NFI – Darwin
sibeen said:
Oops, missed one, should have been:NFI – Curie – NFI – Newton – NFI – Hawking – Einstein – NFI -NFI (standing) – NFI (standing) – NFI – Darwin
Galileo…Curie….meh
Fourth from the right is Leonardo and third from the right is Mr Bean I think.
I agree with Geoff.
Odd that you missed Sagan and Dawkins, sibeen,. And Galileo.
I must admit I knew that because I’d seen that picture with caption not that long ago.
Peak Warming Man said:
Fourth from the right is Leonardo and third from the right is Mr Bean I think.
Mr Bean wasn’t a Ninja Turtle!
slinks away
My sister just emailed me this Daily Mail story, along with the comment “I don’t think it’s the pig who’s as daft as a brush!”
‘Micro’ pig grows to 25 stone and takes over its owners’ home
Sagan, Edison, Tyson, and Dawkins, no wonder I missed these, I thought it was supposed to be renowned scientists.
Three of those are more science educators and the other was famous for pinching a lot of other peoples ideas.
Oh, well…Malaysia broke the teev. Time for nap nap with blanky.
>Odd that you missed Sagan and Dawkins, sibeen,. And Galileo.
I’ll cop to the Galileo charge, but I’m pleading not guilty on the others.
I’ve never seen a Sagan doco in my life.
Thank the great gnu B.C is not around to see that
:)
How come that if I have half a post typed and go away to look at Swedish Nature page or some such and when I hit the back button all my words are gone.
>>I’ve never seen a Sagan doco in my life.
I’ve never heard of him, what did he invent?
So who’s going to watch the opening ceremony replay with me? Any takers? We can make fun of Eddie McGuire all afternoon!
I only saw the last half and I wanted to put a gag on Eddie!
Witty Rejoinder said:
So who’s going to watch the opening ceremony replay with me? Any takers? We can make fun of Eddie McGuire all afternoon!
These Aussie commercial TV commentators are going to make watching any Olympics a bit of an ordeal, I fear.
Bubble Car said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
So who’s going to watch the opening ceremony replay with me? Any takers? We can make fun of Eddie McGuire all afternoon!
These Aussie commercial TV commentators are going to make watching any Olympics a bit of an ordeal, I fear.
Yea, I’m watching Penn and Teller is appears…
Great to see ‘Jerusalem’ incorporated into the ceremony.
Witty Rejoinder said:
So who’s going to watch the opening ceremony replay with me? Any takers? We can make fun of Eddie McGuire all afternoon!
this morning they seemed to be reading from a script, which made the commentary sparse and therefore, pleasant. Until the athletes came out.. then it was all Eddie
Gorilla Youngsters Seen Dismantling Poachers’ Traps—A First
“Very confident” four-year-olds outsmart hunters and protect their clan..
Just days after a poacher’s snare had killed one of their own, two young mountain gorillas worked together Tuesday to find and destroy traps in their Rwandan forest home, according to conservationists on the scene.
“This is absolutely the first time that we’ve seen juveniles doing that … I don’t know of any other reports in the world of juveniles destroying snares,” said Veronica Vecellio, gorilla program coordinator at the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund’s Karisoke Research Center, located in the reserve where the event took place.
My facve part was the Queen inspecting her fingernails when the team from GB entered the arena.
Divine Angel said:
My facve part was the Queen inspecting her fingernails when the team from GB entered the arena.
+1 that was pure gold
I was just reading about that this morning bubble car, quite interesting…apparently older ones have been known to do it for quite some time.
Her Maj also didn’t look too excited to officially announce the Games open. I suppose, it was probably four hours past her bedtime…
she’s opened a few of them.. I guess it just gets boring after a while.
Arts said:
she’s opened a few of them.. I guess it just gets boring after a while.
She’s opened many things but I think this is her first Olympics AFAICR.
She’s probly opened more C’wealth Games.
No wonder she’s living so long, she’s never changed a nappy or opened a packet of biscuits or made a cup of tea in her life, and she had her son’s wife killed.
Ooh controversial
It seems EIIR opened the games on Montreal in 1976.
Everyone now:
na na na na, na na na na, Hey Jude! Na na na, na na na na, na na na na, na na na na, Hey Jude…
I doubt if she remembers it. All these openings and attendances and luncheons etc must become a blur after for the first couple of years.
Who opened the 2000 limpex?
Divine Angel said:
Everyone now:na na na na, na na na na, Hey Jude! Na na na, na na na na, na na na na, na na na na, Hey Jude…
Wonder why they chose such a rubbish song.
Peak Warming Man said:
Who opened the 2000 limpex?
Don’t know, I never watch the Opening Ceremony.
Peak Warming Man said:
Who opened the 2000 limpex?
JWH managed to score that gig IIRC.
This tribute to the NHS strikes me as a little strange.
I mean we didn’t have a Medicare ensemble in 2000.
Witty Rejoinder said:
This tribute to the NHS strikes me as a little strange.I mean we didn’t have a Medicare ensemble in 2000.
It was more about Great Ormond Street (Childrens) Hospital than the NHS as such, I thought.
Was the flame lit to Prodigy and Fire Starter.
“We’re now in the valley of Death”
The Very Reverend Pastor Tim Hanrahan Flannery, July 2012.
Peak Warming Man said:
“We’re now in the valley of Death”The Very Reverend Pastor Tim Hanrahan Flannery, July 2012.
Isn’t it the Valley of the Shadow of Death?
>>Isn’t it the Valley of the Shadow of Death?
Probably.
Didn’t see Jimmy Saville referenced anywhere in the Opening Ceremony
sibeen said:
Kingy’s photo.Last night Kingy put up a painting as he was saying goodnight.
So, who are the people depicted?
My thoughts, from left to right.
NFI – Curie – NFI – Newton – NFI – Hawking – Einstein – NFI -NFI – NFI (standing) – NFI – Darwin
Neophyte said:
Didn’t see Jimmy Saville referenced anywhere in the Opening Ceremony
I saw some steps.
Is the black guy, Tyson? The one who had issues with the sky in Titanic
Divine Angel said:
Is the black guy, Tyson? The one who had issues with the sky in Titanic
I’ve just served these two:
http://peeboanddagwood.com/
And got a photo :)
Divine Angel said:
I’ve just served these two:http://peeboanddagwood.com/
And got a photo :)
Famous!
Oh my. I’m so not caring.
<4 weeks til I am epic povvo but a landed gentry.
Haus Par-tay!
Sorry, I’ll be washing my hair.
So your house isn’t the new Big Brother house?
“This is Ceiling Cat. I see you.”
The Haus of Ceiling Cat.
The Haus of Ceiling Cat.
OCDC said:
The Haus of Ceiling Cat.
.. that’s it.. I’m outta here
OCDC said:
Sorry, I’ll be washing my hair.
*whispers to DA *
She thinks she was invited…
I wish to report that I have seen a baby wearing an amber necklace :-/
But one company has already turned that one into a positive, releasing clever print advertisements suggesting a vision test might have prevented the mix-up. Appearing in most of today’s papers, including The Times, The Sun and The Guardian, the Specsavers ad shows the North Korean and South Korean flags alongside the brand’s ‘‘Should’ve gone to Specsavers’‘ slogan written in Korean.
Read more: http://www.theage.com.au/olympics/off-the-field/olympic-fail-2-archery-promotion-misses-the-target-20120727-230ig.html#ixzz21tZk5RLA
…
Heh.
Divine Angel said:
I wish to report that I have seen a baby wearing an amber necklace :-/
What magical powers do they possess?
Witty Rejoinder said:
Divine Angel said:
I wish to report that I have seen a baby wearing an amber necklace :-/
What magical powers do they possess?
Witty Rejoinder said:
Divine Angel said:
I wish to report that I have seen a baby wearing an amber necklace :-/
What magical powers do they possess?
Marketed as “releasing healing oils when warmed by the skin” to soothe teething pain.
Divine Angel said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
Divine Angel said:
I wish to report that I have seen a baby wearing an amber necklace :-/
What magical powers do they possess?
Marketed as “releasing healing oils when warmed by the skin” to soothe teething pain.
Need something like that for shingles – Solosite doesn’t really cut it and Lyrica is too bruddy powerful for mrs d’s system. Phenergan FTW.
Here’s a typical website promoting them:
http://flowerchild.com.au/amber-teething-necklace-caramel-semipolished-p-2176.html
Geoff- some mums raving about the necklaces also say it cures nappy rash.
Phenergan is a Good Thing.
For poikilotherm, on the stiffness of arrows. All (and more) than you could ever want to know:
http://www.meta-synthesis.com/archery/archery.html
I just bought arrows as recommended by the man who sells the stuff and proceeded to shoot them.
OCDC said:
Phenergan is a Good Thing.
+1
mrs d takes it, I get a good night’s sleep.
Divine Angel said:
Haus Par-tay!
errrmahgheeerd i have nothing to weeerrrrrr
Divine Angel said:
Geoff- some mums raving about the necklaces also say it cures nappy rash.
Nappy rash is nowt compared to shingles.
Dropbear said:
Divine Angel said:
Haus Par-tay!
errrmahgheeerd i have nothing to weeerrrrrr
You already know the answer to that, Bear.
Both conditions make people wake up and cry in pain. I don’t remember nappy rash and haven’t had shingles so I can’t make further comparison.
OCDC said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
Divine Angel said:
I wish to report that I have seen a baby wearing an amber necklace :-/
What magical powers do they possess?
Used for teething.
So it teething a crazy parent thing, or something real?
it = is
buffy said:
For poikilotherm, on the stiffness of arrows. All (and more) than you could ever want to know:
http://www.meta-synthesis.com/archery/archery.html
I just bought arrows as recommended by the man who sells the stuff and proceeded to shoot them.
Thanks.
There’s a locked thread over at Other Place about them.
poikilotherm said:
So it teething a crazy parent thing, or something real?
AFAICT teeth and gums are real.
:-)
>>I didn’t know about the bs first part…<<
How remiss of you OCDC. There has been pages of amusing ‘discussion’ about them in the New Forum.
:)
(I occasionally have a quick look around. Can’t be bothered participating much, still too messy and too slow)
Witty Rejoinder said:
poikilotherm said:
So it teething a crazy parent thing, or something real?
AFAICT teeth and gums are real.
:-)
That wasn’t the question though :P
You weren’t supposed to answer seriously poikilotherm…..I was doing the ignoring of the innuendo, you aren’t supposed to carry the theme!!
buffy said:
>>I didn’t know about the bs first part…<<
How remiss of you OCDC. There has been pages of amusing ‘discussion’ about them in the New Forum.
:)
(I occasionally have a quick look around. Can’t be bothered participating much, still too messy and too slow)
buffy said:
You weren’t supposed to answer seriously poikilotherm…..I was doing the ignoring of the innuendo, you aren’t supposed to carry the theme!!
:)
buffy said:
For poikilotherm, on the stiffness of arrows. All (and more) than you could ever want to know:
http://www.meta-synthesis.com/archery/archery.html
I just bought arrows as recommended by the man who sells the stuff and proceeded to shoot them.
buffy have you done, or seen the Robin Hood trick, ie an arrow split by another arrow? I had a mate who showed me a pair he had done, it was tubular aluminium arrows.
>There’s a locked thread
What’s a locked thread?
I’ve bumped it for you Alex. It’s at the top of the list again. It’s moderately interesting, in a watching a car smash sort of way.
No bob, but we have had people making a mess of other people’s arrows. I understand it does actually happen. I use hollow carbon fibre arrows myself. One of the club members makes his own wooden arrows. I have some that look like wood but are carbon fibre.
>>>What’s a locked thread?
One that has had “Locktite” used on it? just a guess.
Oh, it’s unlocked again?
The mods lock it so it can’t have any new posts- usually when it’s starting to get a bit nasty.
These are my modern traditional arrows bob. I like the idea of them being a modern material but looking like traditional arrows.
Why can’t we have locked threads!
stamps foot
I just posted to it DA. And it moved up the list. It was quite a long way down.
sibeen, sibeen, sibeen. We don’t need locked threads. We are all perfectly sensible and good and wonderful here. And we know how to ignore.
I see there is no troll-type name there at the moment.
I also see that a troll-type name has looked at my (empty) profile over there too.
I have learned enough of the froth and bubbles over there to do just as much as I want, and to find out how to have no information about me available, including my name not appearing on the list of who is logged on at any given time.
sibeen said:
Why can’t we have locked threads!stamps foot
TROLLOLOLOLOL
buffy said:
These are my modern traditional arrows bob. I like the idea of them being a modern material but looking like traditional arrows.
From memory the arrows I saw were black anodised aluminium, about 15 years ago.
buffy said:
sibeen, sibeen, sibeen. We don’t need locked threads. We are all perfectly sensible and good and wonderful here. And we know how to ignore.
I see there is no troll-type name there at the moment.
I also see that a troll-type name has looked at my (empty) profile over there too.
I have learned enough of the froth and bubbles over there to do just as much as I want, and to find out how to have no information about me available, including my name not appearing on the list of who is logged on at any given time.
LOL, disoriented as a newt.
A GERMAN tourist has been attacked by a dingo on Fraser Island and airlifted to hospital.
The 23-year-old was with a group staying at the K’Gari Education Centre, north of Happy Valley, but had wandered away from the main camping ground when the attack occurred.He suffered serious bite and puncture wounds to the legs, arms and head and was treated at the scene by the AGL Action Rescue Helicopter intensive care paramedic before being flown to Hervey Bay hospital in a stable condition.
Ross Belcher, from the Department of National Parks, said the attack occurred after the man became disoriented and fell asleep on a track.
“This incident serves as an ongoing reminder that dingoes are wild animals and need to be treated as such,’‘ said Mr Belcher in a statement.
“The way to avoid such incidents is for all people to follow the department’s dingo safety messages.’‘
Mr Belcher said rangers had increased their patrols in response to the incident.
http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/dingo-attacks-tourist-on-fraser-island/story-e6freon6-1226437501031
I’m closed to all communications over there. I only occasionally have a squizz around, although I did do some searching for someone the other day about shifting sands on East coast beaches. Only because it sort of vaguely interested me too.
‘There are lurkers interested in this thread.’
FAIL
Here’s one for buffy:
http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMicm020276
So I should have said there are lurkers disinterested in this thread? I may have not made any friends bringing it back to the top. It is Saturday night after all. It might take off again and dominate the weekend as it did last weekend. I’m going out to dinner, so I won’t be around to see.
I read it though, seeing as you’d bumped it.
Pretty spectacular lighting equipment up in the grand-stands at the opening ceremony. Pretty sure Beijing didn’t have something similar.
shhh Alby Mangels is on…
My learning for the day, I was reading in the paper about an artist and museum specimens, I never knew these existed,
The King Island Emu or Black Emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae ater) is an extinct sub-species of emu which occurred on King Island between mainland Australia and Tasmania. It is known from 19th century descriptions of live birds, as well as subfossil bones and one museum specimen. It is the smallest known Emu.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Island_Emu
I’m not learnin’ much, just seeing if Alby has another girlfriend in this episode…replaces them quite frequently.
poikilotherm said:
I’m not learnin’ much, just seeing if Alby has another girlfriend in this episode…replaces them quite frequently.
Probly not so much now…
We have a potential cause for Rosie’s severe hypertension (>240/170 for the 24 hours she wore the torture device), and now await a specialist appointment.
Ah crap. I was getting him mixed up with that other Aussie explorer dude who is, unlike Alby, dead.
Divine Angel said:
poikilotherm said:
I’m not learnin’ much, just seeing if Alby has another girlfriend in this episode…replaces them quite frequently.
Probly not so much now…
People don’t change much with age, there are many lolz to be had reading nursing home notes about residents and the love triangles that form…
OCDC said:
We have a potential cause for Rosie’s severe hypertension (>240/170 for the 24 hours she wore the torture device), and now await a specialist appointment.
What’s the potential cause?
BTW Alex, my cousin is out of surgery. Awaiting pathology tests to make sure it was benign.
Divine Angel said:
Ah crap. I was getting him mixed up with that other Aussie explorer dude who is, unlike Alby, dead.
Malcolm Douglas?
poikilotherm said:
OCDC said:
We have a potential cause for Rosie’s severe hypertension (>240/170 for the 24 hours she wore the torture device), and now await a specialist appointment.
What’s the potential cause?
Uncertain, I’m waiting for the copies of her bloods.
Goodo, DA.
Divine Angel said:
Ah crap. I was getting him mixed up with that other Aussie explorer dude who is, unlike Alby, dead.
Lassater?
poikilotherm said:
Divine Angel said:
Ah crap. I was getting him mixed up with that other Aussie explorer dude who is, unlike Alby, dead.
Malcolm Douglas?
That’s ‘im.
Divine Angel said:
My facve part was the Queen inspecting her fingernails when the team from GB entered the arena.+1 that was pure gold
—
At first I thought she was tweeting.
How was she when the Germans came out?
http://www.cracked.com/article_19931_the-5-most-terrifying-ways-doctors-went-crazy-job.html
dv said:
At first I thought she was tweeting.
“Oh bother. I stayed awake for this?”
dv said:
Divine Angel said: My facve part was the Queen inspecting her fingernails when the team from GB entered the arena.+1 that was pure gold
—At first I thought she was tweeting.
Yeah I thought she was playing with her mobile.
How was she when the Germans came out?
Ban Ki Moon got a look-in.
arvo folks
I wonder if Cadel will have a cry tonight?
Na na na na, Hey Jude.
>>>Na na na na, Hey Jude.
Go an get screwed
Divine Angel said:
Na na na na, Hey Jude.
A much better choice for a closing song by the Beatles would have been ‘Come Together’ IMO.
A much better choice for a closing song by the Beatles would have been ‘Why Don’t We Do It in The Road’ IMO.
Witty Rejoinder said:
Divine Angel said:
Na na na na, Hey Jude.
A much better choice for a closing song by the Beatles would have been ‘Come Together’ IMO.
Arctic Monkeys had already done it earlier.
Witty Rejoinder said:
Divine Angel said:
Na na na na, Hey Jude.
A much better choice for a closing song by the Beatles would have been ‘Come Together’ IMO.
Agreed Witty
Maxwell’s Silver Hammer would have been good, just for the confusion factor.
Geoff D said:
Arctic Monkeys had already done it earlier.
I must not be paying close enough detention.
>>AGL Action Rescue Helicopter intensive care paramedic
Phoaw………………………..I want to be one of them when I grow up.
Song’s been stuck in my head all day. Can’t imagine why.
Also can’t imagine why the Arctic Monkeys did Come Together and not Sir Paul.
>>We have a potential cause for Rosie’s severe hypertension
What a sick family.
Peak Warming Man said:
>>We have a potential cause for Rosie’s severe hypertensionWhat a sick family.
Fuly(sic)
>>How was she when the Germans came out?
Was her Consort Phil there, he would have got excited when the Greeks came out.
Whoa.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-07-28/spanish-unemployment-nears-one-quarter-of-workforce/4160976
Mens road race will kick off soon, I think O’Grady is our only hope, he needs a team to get him well placed for the dash to the line, team GB will be hard though.
Peak Warming Man said:
Mens road race will kick off soon, I think O’Grady is our only hope, he needs a team to get him well placed for the dash to the line, team GB will be hard though.
So the general consensus is, Australia’s medal tally will be nothing to write home about?
>>So the general consensus is, Australia’s medal tally will be nothing to write home about?
Yeah, but it’s better to go into the games with low expectations and then we might get some nice surprises.
Testing
A lurking chemist said:
Testing
Result: PASS
A lurking chemist said:
Testing
Divine Angel said:
So the general consensus is, Australia’s medal tally will be nothing to write home about?
The UK will be the big performers at home, expect them to win twice as many medals as Australia.
Ahoy hoy ALC.
Divine Angel said:
So the general consensus is, Australia’s medal tally will be nothing to write home about?
It won’t be that bad. I think we’ll probably place between 5th and 8th which is still very high considering our small population.
party_pants said:
Pretty much. There will be a few good performances, but I’d be surprised if Australians win more than 10 gold medals.
The UK will be the big performers at home, expect them to win twice as many medals as Australia.
And here is party pants’ official prediction.
So abiogenesis, is it still happening or did it only happen once.
party_pants said:
The UK will be the big performers at home, expect them to win twice as many medals as Australia.
I’ll hold you to that.
:-)
Joining the free Howards Storage World reward program instantly rewards one with a $20 HSW voucher :-)
Peak Warming Man said:
So abiogenesis, is it still happening or did it only happen once.
Peak Warming Man said:
So abiogenesis, is it still happening or did it only happen once.
And yes, ALC, books are good. I had to pack most of mine, but I am replenishing the supply faster than I can read it :-) Still reading The Book of Madness and Cures, which I quite like.
HSW voucher not much help if there isn’t a local store.
A lurking chemist said:
HSW voucher not much help if there isn’t a local store.
So ALC, do you find the Cool Kids + hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh forum much faster than Over There?
I have. I went last year after I visited the synchrotron.
Over there is really really slow. Especially on my ipad. It isn’t quite as bad on my laptop or my other computer, but still slower than here.
It’s not actually my ipad. It belongs to work and is issued to me for as long as I keep my position on a particular committee.
My next book is the Pratchett / Baxter book that I’ve been looking forward to for yonks.
Very nice :-)
Is it far from work? Are you still at Monash Medical?
Reading just the news headlines one would be excused for thinking a volcano have just happened in London.
It’s 16km from my most frequent (and current) workplace, but I’ve not been based at MMC for much of this year.
Very nice photo Over There.
16 km isn’t too bad.
I clearly have been out of touch.
I went forum free for a few months and when I came back the old forums had closed.
party_pants said:
Reading just the news headlines one would be excused for thinking a volcano have just happened in London.
Because of references to fireworks?
Thanks. I took 1200, you’d hope a couple of them came out ok :-)
A lurking chemist said:
I went forum free for a few months and when I came back the old forums had closed.
Next time we’ll hide a bit betterer :)
Witty Rejoinder said:
party_pants said:
Reading just the news headlines one would be excused for thinking a volcano have just happened in London.
Because of references to fireworks?
>I went forum free for a few months and when I came back the old forums had closed.
It’s like going around to visit your parents to find that they’ve moved house :)
Divine Angel said:
Next time we’ll hide a bit betterer :)
LOL
Speaking of Monash, overachieving baby brother averaged an HD for his first semester – he is back to his old self, not the horrible creature he was for a couple of years.
OCDC said:
Speaking of Monash, overachieving baby brother averaged an HD for his first semester – he is back to his old self, not the horrible creature he was for a couple of years.
That’s good news :-)
OCDC said:
not the horrible creature he was for a couple of years.
No longer thinks he’s a vampire?
What does Rosie do?
A lurking chemist said:
OCDC said:
Speaking of Monash, overachieving baby brother averaged an HD for his first semester – he is back to his old self, not the horrible creature he was for a couple of years.
That’s good news :-)
Were we both foruming when he got back from England bright orange? We went straight from Tulla to the hosp, and he had his gallbladder out and he too spent a week in hosp…
Witty Rejoinder said:
OCDC said:not the horrible creature he was for a couple of years.
No longer thinks he’s a vampire?
OCDC said:
Were we both foruming when he got back from England bright orange? We went straight from Tulla to the hosp, and he had his gallbladder out and he too spent a week in hosp…
Does a broken gall bladder turn you orange?
I was unaware of the orange incident. Did he not realise that something was amiss?
Divine Angel said:
What does Rosie do?
>I was unaware of the orange incident. Did he not realise that something was amiss?
Had probably read the “orange in the dark” thread and was a tad confused.
Witty Rejoinder said:
OCDC said:
Were we both foruming when he got back from England bright orange? We went straight from Tulla to the hosp, and he had his gallbladder out and he too spent a week in hosp…
Does a broken gall bladder turn you orange?
Ah, it’s only the 28th. The food I have that expired on the 27th should still be good (I hope).
Excuse me while I go and prepare something resembling dinner.
A lurking chemist said:
I was unaware of the orange incident. Did he not realise that something was amiss?
OCDC said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
OCDC said:
Were we both foruming when he got back from England bright orange? We went straight from Tulla to the hosp, and he had his gallbladder out and he too spent a week in hosp…
Does a broken gall bladder turn you orange?
A stone blocking it does – bilirubin builds up in the gallbladder instead of going into the intestine and being pooed out. It then goes from gallbladder to blood, and thence to eyes and skin. He was the yellowest person I’ve seen without end-stage liver failure. And being a teenager alone in Europe I wondered what sort of hepatitis virus he’d caught…
morrie said:
OCDC said:
Witty Rejoinder said:Does a broken gall bladder turn you orange?
A stone blocking it does – bilirubin builds up in the gallbladder instead of going into the intestine and being pooed out. It then goes from gallbladder to blood, and thence to eyes and skin. He was the yellowest person I’ve seen without end-stage liver failure. And being a teenager alone in Europe I wondered what sort of hepatitis virus he’d caught…
I had a neighbour who was a bright orange colour. Her eyes were normal colour though. She was a bit of a weirdo who was ‘allergic to electricity’. There was conjecture around town that she induced the weird colour by consuming a lot of carrots.
OCDC said:
morrie said:
OCDC said:A stone blocking it does – bilirubin builds up in the gallbladder instead of going into the intestine and being pooed out. It then goes from gallbladder to blood, and thence to eyes and skin. He was the yellowest person I’ve seen without end-stage liver failure. And being a teenager alone in Europe I wondered what sort of hepatitis virus he’d caught…
I had a neighbour who was a bright orange colour. Her eyes were normal colour though. She was a bit of a weirdo who was ‘allergic to electricity’. There was conjecture around town that she induced the weird colour by consuming a lot of carrots.
Yep – jaundice affects the eyes first, carotenaemia spares the eyes.
OCDC said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
OCDC said:not the horrible creature he was for a couple of years.
No longer thinks he’s a vampire?
He was hanging out with emos and kids he met at Dandenong Station (nuff sed) and just being a right little arsehole. Did what he wanted, when he wanted, and treated the rest of us like shit. Sounds like a normal teenage boy, but none of us had ever been normal teenagers. Or normal at all, really…
It’s not bad, you should try it sometime…
>>She was a Buddhist nun, so vegetarian.
I think Bubblecar’s landlady is a Buddist nun.
poikilotherm said:
OCDC said:
Witty Rejoinder said:No longer thinks he’s a vampire?
He was hanging out with emos and kids he met at Dandenong Station (nuff sed) and just being a right little arsehole. Did what he wanted, when he wanted, and treated the rest of us like shit. Sounds like a normal teenage boy, but none of us had ever been normal teenagers. Or normal at all, really…
It’s not bad, you should try it sometime…
Regardless of want.
Please to post this weekend’s AFL games, sans results.
Stumps KTF.
poikilotherm said:
Stumps KTF.
i just thought nobody wanted to talk to me…
I saw the funniest thing. On my way home, I stopped for petrol and a tow truck pulls up with a cute little car on the back and a girl in the back seat of the tow truck. They get out and the guy starts putting petrol into the girl’s car. She says, “Is that my car?” He says yes. She says, “It doesn’t look like my car, it’s so sad!” I went to pay for the petrol (the servo guy is wetting himself laughing) and when I go back to my car, the guy is saying something, pointing to the scratches and marks on the side of her car anf the girl says, “Yeah, I’m not very good at parking…”
I have a new favourite standard production car.
Agera R.
0-200 mph 19sec.
0-200-0 mph 26sec.
I hope it’s got good cup holders.
Kingy said:
I have a new favourite standard production car.Agera R.
0-200 mph 19sec.
0-200-0 mph 26sec.I hope it’s got good cup holders.
Nice. Does it come in am affordable model?
You know the drill…
..If ya hafta ask…
cough1.7mcough
Kingy said:
You know the drill…..If ya hafta ask…
cough1.7mcough
I don’t think I could afford a cup.for the holder after that
Anything that can spank a Veyron is a serious car.
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wiki
The Agera R can accelerate from 0–100 km/h (60 mph) in 2.9 seconds and a theoretical top speed of approximately 420 km/h (260 mph),, although this has not been officially verified.
But engineers at Koenigsegg say that with special tyres the car can accelerate to 440 km/h (272.8 mph).
On September 2 during test sessions in Ängelholm the Agera R broke six world land speed records for a production car, including 0–300 km/h (0–186.4 mph) in 14.53 seconds, surpassing the previous record of 14.6 seconds set by the Bugatti Veyron.
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So when does top gear geddit?
Kingy said:
Anything that can spank a Veyron is a serious car.—-
wikiThe Agera R can accelerate from 0–100 km/h (60 mph) in 2.9 seconds and a theoretical top speed of approximately 420 km/h (260 mph),, although this has not been officially verified.
But engineers at Koenigsegg say that with special tyres the car can accelerate to 440 km/h (272.8 mph).
On September 2 during test sessions in Ängelholm the Agera R broke six world land speed records for a production car, including 0–300 km/h (0–186.4 mph) in 14.53 seconds, surpassing the previous record of 14.6 seconds set by the Bugatti Veyron.
—-
indeed :D
I bet the girls reading this are enthralled, lol
poikilotherm said:
So when does top gear geddit?
They have had a thrash with it. Clarkson liked it. A lot.
Kingy said:
I have a new favourite standard production car.Agera R.
0-200 mph 19sec.
0-200-0 mph 26sec.I hope it’s got good cup holders.
With an agera, you don’t just go over speed humps…
party_pants said:
Kingy said:
I have a new favourite standard production car.Agera R.
0-200 mph 19sec.
0-200-0 mph 26sec.I hope it’s got good cup holders.
Sounds nice, but does it have enough ground clearance to get over the speed bumps at the shops?
As long as the speed bumps are only painted onto the road, yes.
I have heard that it is difficult to get a baby seat in the back, and that your shopping has to be home delivered.
Race Of Champions nations cup is looking pretty interesting this year.
Audi r8s atm…
So if I win $50 million in next week’s Powerball I might get one. But I’ll still need a daily driver.
party_pants said:
So if I win $50 million in next week’s Powerball I might get one. But I’ll still need a daily driver.
Daily driver. Check out the ground clearance.
McLaren F1: 240 mph, 0-60 in 3.2 secs. BMW S70/2 60 Degree V12 Engine with 627 hp, base price is $970,000. The fastest car in the 20th century
I’m probably more your Landcruiser type of guy :)
just about time for Formula 1 quali.
party_pants said:
just about time for Formula 1 quali.
I have been watching it for about a half hour.
Are you referring to the broadcast or the actual qually?
Kingy said:
party_pants said:
just about time for Formula 1 quali.
I have been watching it for about a half hour.
Are you referring to the broadcast or the actual qually?
We are at 14.50 in Q1 here. I think it’s live.
party_pants said:
Kingy said:
party_pants said:
just about time for Formula 1 quali.
I have been watching it for about a half hour.
Are you referring to the broadcast or the actual qually?
Actual quali.We are at 14.50 in Q1 here. I think it’s live.
Yep, same here.
Yay for digital teev in the country*.
*Suburbia really, not much tv coverage 4km west of here.
party_pants said:
I’m probably more your Landcruiser type of guy :)
Sounds like a V8 Hilux might be an option?
As it happens, I might just have one in your price bracket(assuming that you just won $50m)
:)
Kingy said:
party_pants said:
I’m probably more your Landcruiser type of guy :)
Sounds like a V8 Hilux might be an option?
As it happens, I might just have one in your price bracket(assuming that you just won $50m)
:)
party_pants said:
Kingy said:
party_pants said:
I’m probably more your Landcruiser type of guy :)
Sounds like a V8 Hilux might be an option?
As it happens, I might just have one in your price bracket(assuming that you just won $50m)
:)
I might even consider a brand new one if I win 50 mill :)
Don’t need 50 mill, just a job at the mines…
I was going to suggest an AMG merc. They are a seriously powerful 4wd, but they are ugly as.
or a farm it would seem out here.
Kingy said:
I was going to suggest an AMG merc. They are a seriously powerful 4wd, but they are ugly as.
Yea, someone beat the hell out of that with the ugly stick. I think they may have even broken the ugly stick making it too.
poikilotherm said:
or a farm it would seem out here.
Server farm?
Hydro farm?
Handbag dog farm?
Not many farms around here making anything…
Kingy said:
I was going to suggest an AMG merc. They are a seriously powerful 4wd, but they are ugly as.
….urrrghhhh !!
Kingy said:
poikilotherm said:
or a farm it would seem out here.
Server farm?
Hydro farm?
Handbag dog farm?
Not many farms around here making anything…
Wheat seems to pull in a fair bit of coin here, along with sheep and canola.
Handbag dog farm, not so much.
poikilotherm said:
Kingy said:
I was going to suggest an AMG merc. They are a seriously powerful 4wd, but they are ugly as.
Yea, someone beat the hell out of that with the ugly stick. I think they may have even broken the ugly stick making it too.
Yep. AMG put stupidly overpowered engines into new mercs. When it come to 4wds they only have a box of shit to start with. It does kinda cripple your options.
Yea, I think I’ve seen that shape before though, isn’t from a really old – 70’s model merc 4wd?
>>Wheat seems to pull in a fair bit of coin here, along with sheep and canola.<<
That is actually what I grew up doing, but Keating paid us to shoot the sheep, the wheat and canola require rain, and I left to get a job that makes enough money to buy food.
Kingy said:
>>Wheat seems to pull in a fair bit of coin here, along with sheep and canola.<<That is actually what I grew up doing, but Keating paid us to shoot the sheep, the wheat and canola require rain, and I left to get a job that makes enough money to buy food.
Yea, the farms here do all three it seems. some portion of 3000 acres does about $700k in wheat, not sure how much is profit etc, just convos I’ve overheard…that and the farmers tend to all have new Hiluxes, Prados and massive ski boats.
Is Evans in this road race?
Dropbear said:
Is Evans in this road race?
Yea, follow the tear trail.
poikilotherm said:
Dropbear said:
Is Evans in this road race?
Yea, follow the tear trail.
Havnt heard his name mentioned yet in the last 20 mins or so since been watching
Dropbear said:
poikilotherm said:
Dropbear said:
Is Evans in this road race?
Yea, follow the tear trail.
Havnt heard his name mentioned yet in the last 20 mins or so since been watching
Is the yellow wiggle racing?
Dropbear said:
poikilotherm said:
Dropbear said:
Is Evans in this road race?
Yea, follow the tear trail.
Havnt heard his name mentioned yet in the last 20 mins or so since been watching
http://www.london2012.com/cycling-road/event=cycling-road-men-road-race/
currently 99th.
>>currently 99th.<<
What colour is the medal for 99th position?
I washed the sand and shit off the new garden decoration. Initially I thought it was just a wheel off a jinker, but closer inspection reveals a brake drum and shoe. Now think that it is a wheel off a very early traction engine of some sort.
It is also fkn heavy. I am no fairy, but when I tried to shift it this arvo, it didn’t shift.
Kingy said:
Dropbear said:
poikilotherm said:Yea, follow the tear trail.
Havnt heard his name mentioned yet in the last 20 mins or so since been watching
Is the yellow wiggle racing?
Indeed
Kingy said:
It is also fkn heavy. I am no fairy, but when I tried to shift it this arvo, it didn’t shift.
It looks fkn heavy. How’d it get onto the lawn?
poikilotherm said:
Kingy said:
It is also fkn heavy. I am no fairy, but when I tried to shift it this arvo, it didn’t shift.It looks fkn heavy. How’d it get onto the lawn?
Bobcat and truck.
I had hoped to shuffle and roll it the few meters to its final location, but it is FKN heavy.
It looks like it is going to cost me a carton or two…
Kingy said:
>>currently 99th.<<What colour="" is="" the="" medal="" for="" 99th="" position?<="" blockquote="">Brown.
Evening all.
Kingy said:
Is the yellow wiggle racing?
Yep. Probably in the middle of the GB team at the front of the Peloton.
Kingy said:
That is actually what I grew up doing
You’re f’n kidding!
So did I – Sunflower, Rape, Cattle & Sheep.
Mostly…
how many km left in the road race?
Kingy said:
poikilotherm said:
Kingy said:
It is also fkn heavy. I am no fairy, but when I tried to shift it this arvo, it didn’t shift.It looks fkn heavy. How’d it get onto the lawn?
Bobcat and truck.
I had hoped to shuffle and roll it the few meters to its final location, but it is FKN heavy.
It looks like it is going to cost me a carton or two…
It will cost you more than two, to get me there.
poikilotherm said:
Kingy said:
>>Wheat seems to pull in a fair bit of coin here, along with sheep and canola.<<That is actually what I grew up doing, but Keating paid us to shoot the sheep, the wheat and canola require rain, and I left to get a job that makes enough money to buy food.
Yea, the farms here do all three it seems. some portion of 3000 acres does about $700k in wheat, not sure how much is profit etc, just convos I’ve overheard…that and the farmers tend to all have new Hiluxes, Prados and massive ski boats.
The bank owns the lot and they write it all off in tax savings.
Rule 303 said:
Kingy said:That is actually what I grew up doingYou’re f’n kidding!
So did I – Sunflower, Rape, Cattle & Sheep.
Mostly…
No sunflowers other than at my nieces wedding. Also no cattle other than at Ag college.
The last year that I was at home, we were cropping 7,000 acres of mostly wheat, some barley, oats and lupins.
Roughly 8,000 sheep kept the fences honest.
The neighbours kicked our arse at both.
The neighbours kicked our arse at both.
——-
and you still blame the guv?
Thank the great gnu I’ve got fuxtel.
I can watch the road race in all its glory. Channel nein is now showing some tennis.
WTF is tennis doing in the olympics?
so why is Ch 9 showing the same stuff on both 9 and Gem?
brett said:
The neighbours kicked our arse at both.——-
and you still blame the guv?
No.
One neighbour had 28,000 sheep, and the other was cropping somewhere around 20,000 acres.
I once met the cropping neighbour for a cropping duel across the boundary fence.
I had a 300hp 2wd John Deere pulling a home made twin pull, towing two 28 row John Shearer combines.
He pulled in with a 450hp Steiger, towing a 20 ton air seeder and an 60 foot cultibar.
He won :(
womens judo is looking pretty good…
i don’t think the jelly must be set yet, they haven’t brought it out…
Australia is a lonely seal when it it comes to free trade agreements.
We make nice noises.
Kingy said:
The last year that I was at home, we were cropping 7,000 acres of mostly wheat, some barley, oats and lupins. Roughly 8,000 sheep kept the fences honest.
Nice. We had a bit over 10,00Ac outside Robe in SA but a significant chunk of it was salt flats. I was only a kid, so I couldn’t quote numbers, but I went back to visit a couple of years ago and it was being surface mined for the salt, the endemic Ti Tree was being harvested for its oil and the rest was either running cattle or growing grapes. Fascinating to see those kind of changes in the space of a generation.
Rule 303 said:
Kingy said:The last year that I was at home, we were cropping 7,000 acres of mostly wheat, some barley, oats and lupins. Roughly 8,000 sheep kept the fences honest.Nice. We had a bit over 10,00Ac outside Robe in SA but a significant chunk of it was salt flats. I was only a kid, so I couldn’t quote numbers, but I went back to visit a couple of years ago and it was being surface mined for the salt, the endemic Ti Tree was being harvested for its oil and the rest was either running cattle or growing grapes. Fascinating to see those kind of changes in the space of a generation.
>> I went back to visit a couple of years ago and it was being surface mined for the salt, the endemic Ti Tree was being harvested for its oil and the rest was either running cattle or growing grapes. Fascinating to see those kind of changes in the space of a generation.<<
It is a shame to see millions of years of evolution just shoved aside for our petty incomes.
Kingy said:
It is a shame to see millions of years of evolution just shoved aside for our petty incomes.
Yeah, hmmm… Dunno. I understand the salt flats were caused by a rising water table (because of water being pulled out of the Murray for irrigation, I think). My parents knew about the commercial potential of the Ti Tree oil (this was back in the 70s, afterall) but the market just wasn’t ready for it.
As for how much of it was natural and how much was caused by us humans…
:Shrugs:
JFC – do I have to put up with promos for Big Bother the next two weeks?
adds spare remote batteries to shopping list
>>adds spare remote batteries to shopping list<<
23 channels here, and nothing worth watching.
Youtube FTW.
Kingy said:
>>adds spare remote batteries to shopping list<<23 channels here, and nothing worth watching.
Youtube FTW.
I’m watching judo…
Interesting sport… 2 guys in pyjamas trying to out-grope each other…
if you lay down and point your bum at the other guy, they let you both do up your pyjama top and start again…
>> I understand the salt flats were caused by a rising water table (because of water being pulled out of the Murray for irrigation, I think).<<
The salt flats around where I grew up were because of all the bush being cleared, and subsequently, the water table rising. I saw it with my own eyes. A huge glistening white salt pan with an old water skiing clubhouse near the edge.
Stumpy_seahorse said:
Kingy said:
>>adds spare remote batteries to shopping list<<23 channels here, and nothing worth watching.
Youtube FTW.
I’m watching judo…
Interesting sport… 2 guys in pyjamas trying to out-grope each other…
if you lay down and point your bum at the other guy, they let you both do up your pyjama top and start again…
Lemme guess…
Greek?
Kingy said:
Stumpy_seahorse said:
Kingy said:
>>adds spare remote batteries to shopping list<<23 channels here, and nothing worth watching.
Youtube FTW.
I’m watching judo…
Interesting sport… 2 guys in pyjamas trying to out-grope each other…
if you lay down and point your bum at the other guy, they let you both do up your pyjama top and start again…
Lemme guess…
Greek?
armenian and french
to change the subject entirely – fish wrapped in al-foil on the BBQ… hot-plate side or grill side?
>>armenian and french<<
I’m pretty sure that is illegal in most civilised countries.
>>armenian and french<<
I’m pretty sure that is illegal in most civilised countries.
party_pants said:
to change the subject entirely – fish wrapped in al-foil on the BBQ… hot-plate side or grill side?
grill
omgwtfbbq?
Whats with the double post?
I clicked once and once only.
fastest mouse finger in the west…
>I clicked once and once only.
I don’t believe you.
You’re lying!
Kingy said:
omgwtfbbq?Whats with the double post?
I clicked once and once only.
Kingy said:
omgwtfbbq?Whats with the double post?
I clicked once and once only.
Kingy said:
omgwtfbbq?Whats with the double post?
I clicked once and once only.
<color=black> gee – I wonder how that happened. </color>
>>I don’t believe you.
You’re lying!<<
It’s true, honest.
Those skyscrapers fell down all by themselves.
I wasn’t even there, and I made sure that my fingerprints were removed.
doubleclick.com
Ouch – faceplant into the barrier
party_pants said:
Ouch – faceplant into the barrier
didn’t see it… womens mud wrestling without the mud is on
Stumpy_seahorse said:
didn’t see it… womens mud wrestling without the mud is on
<color="black">test </colour>
getting interesting now… looks like the breakaway will NOT be caught.
pissed it in.
Vinokourov wins gold.
Gratifying to see a mediocre performance from the Brits :)
So, I’ve decided. For the next few weeks when a customer asks me if I am English…I’m going to say: YES!
(I get asked this everyday…multiple times a day.)
Careful, they might ask you which part you’re from and start talking about the years they’ve just spent in England and expect you to be intimately familiar with the place.
Bubble Car said:
Careful, they might ask you which part you’re from and start talking about the years they’ve just spent in England and expect you to be intimately familiar with the place.
I’m prepared for that. I was raised in Paddington (NSW) so I’m just going to go with that and distract them with a comment about Paddington Bear.
I can’t spend too much time talking to customers, so I’ll pretend my phone just rang and I have to answer it :D
This little pub is directly across the road from the house in which I was born:
http://www.sydneypubguide.net/pubs/Windsor_Castle.aspx
I grew up opposite this one. For fourteen years. I was a fortnight (gee, I love using that word!!) old when we moved there.
There you are then, you can tell them you used to live across the road from Windsor Castle.
http://www.powerhousemuseum.com/collection/database/?irn=370756
Better photo. I remember this day, I was 12.
We lived on the corner of Windsor and Elizabeth Streets and my parents looked like Lizzy and Phil. I’ve mentioned this before.
Actually we didn’t live very far from the real Windsor Castle.
Ah, in the enlarged version of that old photo you can see a motor cycle behind the fire engine. There was an incident at closing one night when a man was pulled off his bike and stabbed to death. The men who did it had been waiting at our back door – which faced the pub, our dog had barked at them and Dad went to the front door and looked out to see them waiting in the shadows. I wonder if this was the guy? :/
Sounds like a dangerous place to live.
I don’t think it was. It had lots of hippies at that time, a paedophile across the road, lots of artists who went on to become famous (a few Boyds, Rose, Lanceley, Blackman, Hughes etc) and quite a few migrant families.
Well, I’m off to have a bite of supper and decide if I’m going to watch any more Limpix tonight.
kii said:
I don’t think it was. It had lots of hippies at that time, a paedophile across the road, lots of artists who went on to become famous (a few Boyds, Rose, Lanceley, Blackman, Hughes etc) and quite a few migrant families.
Cosmopolitan and just a little bit dangerous then :)
I’m off, too. Coffee and then fix our fountain :D
See ya round like a rissole!
>See ya round like a rissole!
First time someone said that to me I had to ask him to repeat it twice. Couldn’t make any sense of what he was saying :)
Fire stoked up and making a quick cuppa before heading back to the bedroom. The radio has reverted to Saturday Night Country :(
I should be off to bed now.
Morning all. Early start today.
Morning All
Beach Volley Ball is looking good on the tev :)
Bit of a cold start here this morning, 12 degrees brrrrrrr
no medals yet for the host nation…
what are they traditionally strong at ?
Arts said:
no medals yet for the host nation…what are they traditionally strong at ?
Whinging.
kii said:
Arts said:
no medals yet for the host nation…what are they traditionally strong at ?
Whinging.
is that the event they introduced this year?
Meh…
meh is not an option…
those Brits like their over head shots.. godly
The Brits will smash them at the track cycling.
Arts said:
no medals yet for the host nation…what are they traditionally strong at ?
emigrating
morning guys.
We’re off. Across the road….for a neighbourhood dinner to support Occupy Las Cruces and our neighbour’s 89th bday. we just had a mini-hurricane come through :P I have spiced rice to take and we need our brolly.
have a nice time kii.
>>Occupy Las Cruces
Too easy, you never see these Stalinists having an Occupy Hells Angles Clubhouse or Occupy the Builders Labourers Headquarters fund raisers.
That was a quick and clean kill, DA.
Peak Warming Man said:
That was a quick and clean kill, DA.
The original and the best…
looks like da only winged it.
Cavandouche is having a whinge.
Morning folks
Cavandouche is having a whinge.
‘spose it’s no good good to sasy to him “on yer bike sunshine”?
g’day stumps.
hiya Boris
Cavendouche Cavendouche Cavendouche Cavendouche Cavendouche
this one’s for you
In the aftermath of the 1981 (1981 Handsworth riots and the Brixton riot), Tebbit responded to a suggestion by a Young Conservative (Iain Picton) that rioting was the natural reaction to unemployment:
I grew up in the ’30s with an unemployed father. He didn’t riot. He got on his bike and looked for work, and he kept looking ‘til he found it.
This exchange was the origin of the attribution to Tebbit of the slogan On yer bike!. Tebbit is often misquoted as saying directly to the unemployed “get on your bike and look for work” as a consequence of his speech, although this interpretation is arguably what he was implying. He was always portrayed as a sinister, leather-clad bovverboy by the satirical TV puppet show, Spitting Image. The Professor of English at University College London, John Mullan, has written: “In Spitting Image and probably the middle-class imagination, Norman Tebbit was given an Essex drag on his vowels which he hardly possessed. He should speak in that way because of what he represented”. The former Conservative Prime Minister Harold Macmillan once remarked of Tebbit: “Heard a chap on the radio this morning talking with a cockney accent. They tell me he is one of Her Majesty’s ministers”. Dr Peter Dorey of the Cardiff University wrote: “…it was Norman Tebbit…who was perhaps the public face or voice of Essex Man, and articulated his views and prejudices”
wiki tebbit
stumpy, you have an airbrush. what would be a good beginners type? single or double action? etc.
yes – I know the phrase ‘on yer bike’
Here’s another one – Cavendouche – get a big black dog up yer.
Boris said:
stumpy, you have an airbrush. what would be a good beginners type? single or double action? etc.
you’re a tease stumpy, that’s for sure.
;-)
Boris said:
stumpy, you have an airbrush. what would be a good beginners type? single or double action? etc.
Double action gravity fed is the best, whether you’re starting off or experienced
(sorry about the blank post, a bit second hand here today…
)
that is what my research suggested. now….price range. $150+? .35mm line width minimum?
Boris said:
that is what my research suggested. now….price range. $150+? .35mm line width minimum?
Yeah that sounds about right.
(i also bought a $40 one off ebay which had a couple of different cup sizes and nozzle sizes)
Stumpy_seahorse said:
Boris said:
that is what my research suggested. now….price range. $150+? .35mm line width minimum?Yeah that sounds about right.
(i also bought a $40 one off ebay which had a couple of different cup sizes and nozzle sizes)
Are we talking inflatable girlfriends here?
Are we talking inflatable girlfriends here?
sheep. which, believe it or not, you can actually buy. dunno what they’d be good for. they blow away if you put them outside.
Boris said:
Are we talking inflatable girlfriends here?sheep. which, believe it or not, you can actually buy. dunno what they’d be good for. they blow away if you put them outside.
seen a few of those gaffe taped to bullbars at BnS balls…
Boris, also make sure you get a decent water trap.
and last week i saw an airbrush holder at stupid cheap auto, not a bad thing to have
i have a compressor with a good reg and trap. i also have a couple of old forklift gas bottles that i might convert to airtanks. fill them with the compressor and use for the airbrush with the reg etc. the compressor is too big and heavy to cart about.
Boris said:
i have a compressor with a good reg and trap. i also have a couple of old forklift gas bottles that i might convert to airtanks. fill them with the compressor and use for the airbrush with the reg etc. the compressor is too big and heavy to cart about.
Great plan
(my mate takes truck tyres with him when he goes to swap meets/car days)
the smaller size scuba tanks (if you can get your hands on them) work great too
(my mate takes truck tyres with him when he goes to swap meets/car days)
had thought of inner tubes too.
Crap…think I’ll go to the accountant to do my taxes this year…eTax is telling me I owe them.
Back from socialising. It was pretty muggy in the house across the road, the roof had leaked and flooded the kitchen, there were lots of hippies there and the 89 year old played a trombone with some other musos. A few dogs (one small weird vegan mutt), no small children (YAY!) and even a drop in from a couple from Occupy Albuquerque. mr kii’s hearing aids can’t cope with party noise – the trombone was a bit too much.
Sorry, I’m gonna need a judges’ ruling on this… a vegan dog? Oh dear.
Divine Angel said:
Sorry, I’m gonna need a judges’ ruling on this… a vegan dog? Oh dear.
All 3 of his mutts. I talked to him about the wild dog diet from that Lithgow vet, but it seems that commercial dog food contains lots of stuff – including dead dogs.
Oh of course slaps forehead
It also contains ground up tick collars etc.
So, I had a go at being a brit tonight. A woman asked me what part of the British Ilses I’m from…I instantly said: I’m not…I’m Australia. Then I said…hang on ask me again. So she did and in my best plummy voice I said I was from London and how proud I am of my country for the magnificent opening ceremony.
:D
Ya’ll woulda been so proud of me :P
Oops…missing a few letters. I might be slosheded…
Hello Holidayers. We have been collecting bales of straw for various gardens around town. Two cars and two trailers (a 10×5 and a 7×5) and we managed 54 bales…..imperilling other road users when someone (whose name is probably Not Me) didn’t tie a rope quite securely enough on the way home…..I was not in charge of tying off as “you don’t know how to tie a knot”.
Only 10 of them are for me. And then somehow picking some greenpick for the chooks turned into tidying up a garden bed, rearranging plants, re-organizing a small rock pile and collecting fresh food for tea tonight. Hmm. I was supposed to be not doing stuff today. But the sun comes out and I get the urge to weed.
Sounds productive, buffy :)
Having fixed the lawnmower, Mr Mutant mowed the lawn this mornin while I swept and mopped the floor. Bought a pair of joggers from a local store having a sale- 50 styles of sprt shoes for $50/pair. Great deal when you consider that the pair I bought are effectively half price :D Stuffed around for a little while before coming to work.
OK, those windfall lemons do not sound like they are juicing themselves. I suppose I have to go and attend to them.
buffy said:
Hello Holidayers. We have been collecting bales of straw for various gardens around town. Two cars and two trailers (a 10×5 and a 7×5) and we managed 54 bales…..imperilling other road users when someone (whose name is probably Not Me) didn’t tie a rope quite securely enough on the way home…..I was not in charge of tying off as “you don’t know how to tie a knot”.
Only 10 of them are for me. And then somehow picking some greenpick for the chooks turned into tidying up a garden bed, rearranging plants, re-organizing a small rock pile and collecting fresh food for tea tonight. Hmm. I was supposed to be not doing stuff today. But the sun comes out and I get the urge to weed.
if you wanted straw, you should have come here…
I ripped a wall out of the spare room last week to find it literally 3/4 full of straw…
Damn Sproggies…
Divine Angel said:
Sorry, I’m gonna need a judges’ ruling on this… a vegan dog? Oh dear.
Yes! he only eats Vegans, sheesh, pay attention.
St K 42 Dogs 28 2nd 1/4
Handy Hint: Don’t drop a tray of sprinkles doughnuts, it’s quite messy…
Divine Angel said:
Handy Hint: Don’t drop a tray of sprinkles doughnuts, it’s quite messy…
D A again thanks, I was just setting up that as a trial.
>>But the sun comes out and I get the urge to weed.
A running tap does that for me.
OK, so where is the free beer being served?
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10151109998730865&set=a.10150732756475865.445814.84039040864&type=1&theater
D A, so is that what you dropped? borrow a dog to clean it up. If you ever drop raw eggs on a carpet, a pussy cat will clean it up for you, borrow one if you have to.
Yep.
DA they use French in honour of the founder of the modern olympics who was French.
So have you had many people coming in to claim their free donuts DA?
Thanks Witty, I did see that discussion earlier, just had nothing to say :p
Witty Rejoinder said:
So have you had many people coming in to claim their free donuts DA?
Nope, it’s been me upselling to get rid of the damn things. I thought the Limpix were popular, especially the swimming. Now I realise that nobody is paying that much attention!
However the official language of the Limpix is English, apparently.
>>>However the official language of the Limpix is English, apparently.
PWM wouldn’t it be the language of the host country? which in this case is English.
Hey pedants – a bunch of cyclists: is it a peleton, a pelaton or a peloton?
I’ve seen all three in the press and wonder who’s slipping.
>>DA they use French in honour of the founder of the modern olympics who was French.
They do the same with Eurovision…maybe they could combine the two events…?
Witty Rejoinder said:
So have you had many people coming in to claim their free donuts DA?
hmm… these sprinkles seem crunchier and more hair like than usual…
Neophyte said:
Hey pedants – a bunch of cyclists: is it a peleton, a pelaton or a peloton?I’ve seen all three in the press and wonder who’s slipping.
A chuncha? as in a chuncha of bunts?
>>Hey pedants – a bunch of cyclists: is it a peleton, a pelaton or a peloton?
I think it’s freelance, there’s been no ruling on it as far as I know.
This is an extraction from the Wiki entry on the Beijing Olympics of 2008.
“Announcers in the stadium read off the names of the marching nations in French, English (the official languages of the Olympics), and Standard Chinese with music accompanying the athletes as they marched into the stadium.”
By numbers of people who speak it, Spanish is the third most used language (after Mandarin and English). Because the next Limpix are in Brazil, maybe they will also announce things in Spanish as well as English and French.
Brazil speaks Portuguese.
Peak Warming Man said:
Brazil speaks Portuguese.
Brazil can talk?
Peak Warming Man said:
Brazil speaks Portuguese.
Well, that borks DA’s idea, then.
Abrigado.
Peak Warming Man said:
Brazil speaks Portuguese.
Pffft like there’s a difference :P
Geoff D said:
Abrigado.
push pineapple shake a tree?
Do uni’s offer single subjects that don’t lead to a degree? Would the extra units count towards an already obtained degree? Any holidayers know?
Let’s face it, I’ve been having a number of brain- fails recently. I’ll just go sit in the corner and watch youse be smart n stuff.
poikilotherm said:
Do uni’s offer single subjects that don’t lead to a degree? Would the extra units count towards an already obtained degree? Any holidayers know?
Yes, don’t know and sure.
Divine Angel said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Brazil speaks Portuguese.
Pffft like there’s a difference :P
Not a lot.
Seems like the two languages of Spanish and Portuguese are ‘sister languages’ like Dutch and German (sorta)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_Spanish_and_Portuguese
So, food report time. I have casseroled a couple of duck marylands in orange juice and French onion soup mix…smells quite good. I pulled some carrots (to steam) and a small beetroot (boiled) and cut 4 spears of asparagus (to steam, the first of the season). And there are Brussels sprouts steaming too. And then I got all fancy and decided to make a jam roly-poly. Surprisingly I had some difficulty finding a recipe for that. It wasn’t in Cookery the Australian Way!
>>Hey pedants – a bunch of cyclists: is it a peleton, a pelaton or a peloton?<<
I like the one with the o in it, but I don’t know why. It’s not in my dictionary.
Divine Angel said:
Seems like the two languages of Spanish and Portuguese are ‘sister languages’ like Dutch and German (sorta)
don’t ask me… the only Spanish i’ve learnt is from Dora the Explorer…
Evening all :)
Can’t believe the weekend is over already :(
http://www.flickr.com/photos/spider_lily/sets/72157630189311284/
Some additional photos if interested :)
Stumpy_seahorse said:
don’t ask me… the only Spanish i’ve learnt is from Dora the Explorer…
Better than my learnin’s; I learned Spanish from Maria and Louis on Sesame St.
Spider Lily said:
Can’t believe the weekend is over already :(
Today’s my Wednesday :D
Divine Angel said:
Stumpy_seahorse said:don’t ask me… the only Spanish i’ve learnt is from Dora the Explorer…
Better than my learnin’s; I learned Spanish from Maria and Louis on Sesame St.
oscar and snuffie taught me all i need to know from Sesame St
Some great pics there SL.
Spider Lily said:
Evening all :)Can’t believe the weekend is over already :(
When’s it friday again?
>Do uni’s offer single subjects that don’t lead to a degree?
Some do offer short or single courses. These are normally given a points structure that can go towards further education.
Divine Angel said:
Let’s face it, I’ve been having a number of brain- fails recently. I’ll just go sit in the corner and watch youse be smart n stuff.
Don’t you be messing up our clean corner now.
Witty Rejoinder said:
Divine Angel said:
Let’s face it, I’ve been having a number of brain- fails recently. I’ll just go sit in the corner and watch youse be smart n stuff.
Don’t you be messing up our clean corner now.
And don’t wipe your boogies on the wall!!
There has been an ebola outbreak in Uganda.
Witty Rejoinder said:
There has been an ebola outbreak in Uganda.
Just got over one around this time last year.
poikilotherm said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
There has been an ebola outbreak in Uganda.
Just got over one around this time last year.
Proly caused by someone wipeing boogies on the wall.
Divine Angel said:
Some great pics there SL.
Thanks DA, it was an amazing place and I know there are more scenery ones coming… It all feels like a dream now, well until I move my shoulder suddenly then I’m rudely reminded..
I used to do rolling shifts, some days I enjoyed it as everyone else around me was doing the same. These days I’m strictly a Mon – Fri unless I choose to do overtime.
I don’t mind weekends too much- they’re quite busy and the days off during the week allow me to do uni work without interruption. Working every weekend is draining though :( We have a newbie coming in soon so hopefully that will relieve some of the pressure.
Divine Angel said:
I don’t mind weekends too much- they’re quite busy and the days off during the week allow me to do uni work without interruption. Working every weekend is draining though :( We have a newbie coming in soon so hopefully that will relieve some of the pressure.
nice :)
The jam roly-poly was quite nice…even with purple coloured sauce……I suppose that was because I used boysenberry jam. I just ignored the colour.
buffy said:
The jam roly-poly was quite nice…even with purple coloured sauce……I suppose that was because I used boysenberry jam. I just ignored the colour.
Is a roly-poly like a scroll cake?
I don’t know what a scroll cake is? Roly Poly is a pudding.
bob(from black rock) said:
poikilotherm said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
There has been an ebola outbreak in Uganda.
Just got over one around this time last year.
Proly caused by someone wipeing boogies on the wall.
Send in the doktards…
buffy said:
I don’t know what a scroll cake is? Roly Poly is a pudding.
I think I might have pulled ‘scroll cake’ out of my proverbial. Roly-poly on google images seems to show roly-polys to be the cake you get when you roll a large flat piece of cake into a roll with jam inside. Never heard the term myself.
Witty Rejoinder said:
buffy said:I don’t know what a scroll cake is? Roly Poly is a pudding.
I think I might have pulled ‘scroll cake’ out of my proverbial. Roly-poly on google images seems to show roly-polys to be the cake you get when you roll a large flat piece of cake into a roll with jam inside. Never heard the term myself.
Can buy the rolled things prepacked, swiss roll they be called.
I’ve always called them a Swiss roll. I had to make them in Home Ec at school.
Big Bang in Tunguska (2008) (G)
7:30pm – 8:30pm (60 minutes)
SBS ONE
What caused the largest explosion in human history? An asteroid? A UFO crash? At 7.17am, June 30, 1908, the largest explosion recorded in human history to date reverberated around the planet. To this day, internationally renowned scientists of various disciplines argue about the causes of this disastrous explosion. This documentary looks at the latest and most controversial insights of these leading scientists.
…
This looks interesting.
No, jam roly-poly is traditionally a suet pudding mix, rolled out and jammed and rolled up like a Swiss roll, but cooked in an oven dish with a sauce of sugar/butter/water. We don’t do suet crust here, we do a scone mix.
In that case, never heard of ‘em.
Witty Rejoinder said:
Big Bang in Tunguska (2008) (G)
7:30pm – 8:30pm (60 minutes)
SBS ONE
What caused the largest explosion in human history? An asteroid? A UFO crash? At 7.17am, June 30, 1908, the largest explosion recorded in human history to date reverberated around the planet. To this day, internationally renowned scientists of various disciplines argue about the causes of this disastrous explosion. This documentary looks at the latest and most controversial insights of these leading scientists.…
This looks interesting.
Jam roly poly is rather English. I reckon my Mum cooks the roll in milk, rather than the sauce mix I did tonight.
Hang on, I’ve taken a photo of my rustic looking pudding….
Don’t let 1005 or 505 see this:
Mouseover: That’s a gneiss butte.
For you poor people who didn’t get fed home made puddings while growing up in an Anglo-Celt culture…..
This is jam roly poly:
party_pants said:
Hmmmn – “most controversial”? I hope it’s not aliens and stuff.
Not looking good so far. Unless it improves a lot and quickly I reckon I will be watching Seven Wonders of the Industrial World.
So it’s like a scone with jam and berry sauce?
buffy said:
For you poor people who didn’t get fed home made puddings while growing up in an Anglo-Celt culture…..This is jam roly poly:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aAmegwUdJdA&feature=related
here’s loose change the final cut
it points out the incongruities of 911
for the meantime – the war continues
Sort of DA, but it is cooked moist, in fluid. I suppose scone jam roll, moist cooked. Rising up for a crunchy top.
We are on Grand Designs Revisited. Mr buffy says he saw this one. I don’t recall it at all.
Ooh masterchef o’clock.
TTFN.
I reckon it would also be nice with cream :)
wookiemeister said:
here’s loose change the final cutit points out the incongruities of 911
for the meantime – the war continues
So what’s your take on 9-11 Wookie?
>>Looks delicious buffy, but I think that might sit in my tummy like a lead brick.<<
That is 2 serves in that photo morrie. You don’t have to eat a lot of those dense puddings. Although I have to say my favourite is still chocolate self saucing pudding.
Did I mention we poured some cream over? Custard is good too. Stodgy winter food.
OCDC said:
Ooh masterchef o’clock.TTFN.
:)
maybe the only way to safeguard society is for people around potential “terrorist targets” to set up some good cameras
its not a perfect way to safeguard society from foreign spies in its intelligence services but it might be the only way to make sure that documentary evenidence was out there to counter the excuses – for example, it is unlikely that the pentagon would not have caught footage of the airliner flying into it – considering that a gas station nearby had its footgae confiscated permanently never to be released.
it might well be a blessing that australia has a small army that can’t be put into the field in any real way. as long as it remains small and only a small auxillary force australia might be spared from terrorist attacks being conducted by our own intelligence services OR foreign intelligence services trying to start a war between us and someone us. australia never attacted the same problems as london or america because its be virtually useless if it needed to conduct warlike operations beyond these shores, unless being supported by someone else.
it should be borne in mind that tony abbot has said that if he gets into power the operations in afghanistan will be expanded – something no one talks about these days. it might be that the expansion of the taxes have come about in expectation that we will be expanding the war in afghanistan.
australia might be fielding a larger army in afghanistan next year after the federal elections
I’m worried about these houses on Grand Designs that they keep making them airtight. I think I have commented on this before. Surely such a house would end up smelly and stale inside?
When a Foucault pendulum is started is it stationary relative to the floor underneath its point?
buffy said:
I’m worried about these houses on Grand Designs that they keep making them airtight. I think I have commented on this before. Surely such a house would end up smelly and stale inside?
I think airtight houses are more energy efficient or something, but I wouldn’t want to go that extreme building my own dreamhouse.
Ah, they just explained about air exchange….but wouldn’t that use energy?
I think I just have a problem with being completely boxed in really.
Tonight is the tile arch house (if you know the episodes) I hadn’t seen this one.
it was a beaut day in Perth today. just the sort of day to thrown open all the doors and windows.
buffy said:
Tonight is the tile arch house (if you know the episodes) I hadn’t seen this one.
I think we might be able to changeover the air tomorrow. I think it is going to be a bit warmer.
Witty Rejoinder said:
wookiemeister said:
here’s loose change the final cutit points out the incongruities of 911
for the meantime – the war continues
So what’s your take on 9-11 Wookie?
there are too many inconsistencies in the whole story for anyone of any intelligence to take seriously
i think that for the majority its important that they believe the story that was created, i don’t have any problem with that, people believe in god or the toothfairy without any evidence. i think that the adult mind that has matured starts to dissect the “facts” and evaluates them on their merits. many people i believe never mature mentally, doing what you are told and thinking what you are meant to think are the characteristics of a child that is considered “good”.
i don’t worry about myself it very much, i revist the subject now and then because so much money has been wasted on the wars and so many people have been killed and most importantly that the war continues and new wars are being planned right now.
when athens marched around greece and italy it obviously never worried many people in athens about what would happen to them if it all went wrong. the net result was that athens disappeared from history as a centre for learning and enlightment. athens today only has ruins to attract people to it , there are no great world changing thinkers to be found there now.
rome suffered from the same problem, the plebs were used to overthrow the monarchy only to be marched to wars of conquest. eventually the monarchy returned to rome via the emperors.
the war that was started in 2001 might last beyond the lifetime of great garndchildren. the crusades went on for a few hundred years, people were born and died at war.
.
pp….he’s going back there now….
buffy said:
pp….he’s going back there now….
I think I’ll watch the Formula 1 and just watch the last few minutes in iView. Not sure I’ll bother with the Tunguska show on SBS.
i visited some crusader castle in syria that still had stone balls in a room that came crashing through the walls when saladins attacked the placed.
you can see from the extensive fortifications in syria that they fully intended to be in that area forever, it must have cost them a fortune to build these places
the romans stuff is still around because they fully intended to be around forever, the money they must have spent on the places they built went beyond the idea of temporary builds.
party_pants said:
Not sure I’ll bother with the Tunguska show on SBS.
It’s pretty light-weight so you wouldn’t be missing much.
wookiemeister said:
i visited some crusader castle in syria that still had stone balls in a room that came crashing through the walls when saladins attacked the placed.
Civil and war of Independence tours in America will have holes in buildings pointed out. There are many homes in Germany, especially Berlin which have divots and chips in them from smackdown2. I think that would be rather cool in way, marks on your outer wall where Russians were firing at your upper window.
Gordon Bennett – just had to rescue a little New Holland Honeyeater chick who appears to have fledged a bit too early. Was attacked by three adults whilst picking it up (let it perch on my finger in order to lift it high up in the tree it was trying to get into to join the parents/relatives…)
Little thing had just about given up trying to leap up over some slippery folded bags blocking its way up a trunk – was cat fodder where it was.
Waiting for things to quiet down before moving the bags and sticking some branches around the base of the tree.
Going to watch last night’s Death in Paradise now.
neomyrtus_ said:
Gordon Bennett – just had to rescue a little New Holland Honeyeater chick who appears to have fledged a bit too early. *Was attacked by three adults whilst picking it up .. *
neomyrtus_ said:
Gordon Bennett – just had to rescue a little New Holland Honeyeater chick who appears to have fledged a bit too early. Was attacked by three adults whilst picking it up (let it perch on my finger in order to lift it high up in the tree it was trying to get into to join the parents/relatives…)Little thing had just about given up trying to leap up over some slippery folded bags blocking its way up a trunk – was cat fodder where it was.
Waiting for things to quiet down before moving the bags and sticking some branches around the base of the tree.
i have considered building some PVC tube construction to help frogs to breed in my garden – big enought to allow frogs in , small enough to keep predators like cats out
How fn funny is this
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-07-29/india-incredulous-over-mystery-olympian/4162248
swooped and snapped at – which is completely understandable, but that wouldn’t stop a cat ..
a friend studies wedgetail eagle chicks and does so from a tree-top hide – but that would be one hell of a swooping should he be detected and cause alarm in the parents, but he’s pretty cluey about his tree top birding and hasn’t caused alarm.
Hmmm, I reckon I would work toward keeping cats away and letting things happen. Though might stomp on the head if that fate involves meat ants. Serial, maybe the parent birds knew more than you. Nature is a bitch.
Skunkworks said:
Hmmm, I reckon I would work toward keeping cats away and letting things happen. Though might stomp on the head if that fate involves meat ants. Serial, maybe the parent birds knew more than you. Nature is a bitch.
wookiemeister said:
– in short, planting native shrubby habit does support more birds, and yes, you can build nest boxes, and need to know what you are doing but it is more than do-able..i wonder if you could increase bird numbers around the place by building and placing specialised boxes that would appeal to particular birds.
i wonder if in the future you could make a hi tec cat cover that attaches to their body
the cover might change colours and shapes rapidly to attract attention of potential prey and make a sound when “stalking” is detected – that is the cats body manner changes to a low profile and slow walking pattern is detected.
Skunkworks said:
Hmmm, I reckon I would work toward keeping cats away and letting things happen. Though might stomp on the head if that fate involves meat ants. Serial, maybe the parent birds knew more than you. Nature is a bitch.
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It’s a frickin’ house construction site next door – the bags are an impedement and were not forseen by the parents. We do what we can (plant shrubs, top up the bird-bath and hope for the best and let them generally sort themselves out)Dropbear said:
How fn funny is thishttp://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-07-29/india-incredulous-over-mystery-olympian/4162248
ooo – security breach – this is going to be an outrage.
I bet she did it for a dare.
neomyrtus_ said:
Dropbear said:
How fn funny is thishttp://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-07-29/india-incredulous-over-mystery-olympian/4162248
ooo – security breach – this is going to be an outrage.
I bet she did it for a dare.
Worlds best photobomb and winner of the gold medal for being awesome.
Dropbear said:
neomyrtus_ said:
Dropbear said:
How fn funny is thishttp://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-07-29/india-incredulous-over-mystery-olympian/4162248
ooo – security breach – this is going to be an outrage.
I bet she did it for a dare.
Worlds best photobomb and winner of the gold medal for being awesome.
Blends right in too.
neomyrtus_ said:
Dropbear said:
How fn funny is thishttp://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-07-29/india-incredulous-over-mystery-olympian/4162248
ooo – security breach – this is going to be an outrage.
I bet she did it for a dare.
My learning for today: *a gas BBQ won’t light if you don’t turn the gas on at the bottle, no matter how many times you click the knob.
There will probably me a mundane explanation. What would be awesome cool is if she remains unidentified and no one knows how she did it or why.
Dropbear said:
neomyrtus_ said:
Dropbear said:
How fn funny is thishttp://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-07-29/india-incredulous-over-mystery-olympian/4162248
ooo – security breach – this is going to be an outrage.
I bet she did it for a dare.
Worlds best photobomb and winner of the gold medal for being awesome.
http://www.hindustantimes.com/Specials/Sports/Olympics2012/Chunk-HT-UI-Olympics-OtherStories/Mystery-woman-at-India-s-Olympic-parade-identified/SP-Article10-903669.aspx
oh my goodness – she’s officially outraged the subcontinent.
wookiemeister said:
neomyrtus_ said:
Dropbear said:
How fn funny is thishttp://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-07-29/india-incredulous-over-mystery-olympian/4162248
ooo – security breach – this is going to be an outrage.
I bet she did it for a dare.
later on she climbed on a small elephant and blew on a vuvuleza without many problems
I’m glad you didn’t get those two around the wrong way, wookie.
i don’t think an elephant needs a vuvuleza
was it good for the vuvuleza?
It was like that when I got here… honest!
party_pants said:
It was like that when I got here… honest!
pokes forum with a stick
Dropbear said:
party_pants said:
It was like that when I got here… honest!
pokes forum with a stick
sorry, just gobsmacked at brazil caning australia at basketball
>>Worlds best photobomb and winner of the gold medal for being awesome.<<
I looked at that photo before…..the other people don’t seem at all perturbed. It’s a bit odd. No-one is looking sort of sideways or anything, it’s as if they expect her to be there.
>sorry, just gobsmacked at brazil caning australia at basketball
World rankings:
Australia 9
Brazil 13
So there shouldn’t be that much in it.
Formula 1 – on the formation lap. Start soon…
sibeen said:
>sorry, just gobsmacked at brazil caning australia at basketballWorld rankings:
Australia 9
Brazil 13
So there shouldn’t be that much in it.
brasil by 6, 2 minutes to go…
brasil by 2, 0.5 minutes to go…
party_pants said:
Formula 1 – on the formation lap. Start soon…
Stealth said:
What happened at the start???
party_pants said:
Stealth said:What happened at the start???
nothing. no crashes.
Stealth said:
party_pants said:No, I mean the aborted start. It wasn’t ‘cause of Shui…
Oh – don’t know.
time for bed I think. Good night all.
*Yawn
Morning Aquila
How was the weekend?
Something for you to check out when you get some time :)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/spider_lily/sets/72157630189311284/
morning Spider Lily
..weekend was ok, had to buy a couple of things for my trip to Melbourne on Sunday.
Aquila said:
morning Spider Lily
..weekend was ok, had to buy a couple of things for my trip to Melbourne on Sunday.
Thermals – tick
Gloves – tick
Scarf – tick
Tickets to MCG to watch a cool game of footy :)
beanie – tick
I won’t have time for a game of footy, my schedule is full and work related.
..your filkr link won’t load, I’ll try again tonight
morning folks
Morning all.
Gday Geoff
Glorious day here.
Geoff D said:
Glorious day here.
going to be one here once it gets into the positive side of temperature…
Geoff D said:
Glorious day here.
+1, think it just got over 0 too :).
>>Glorious day here.
In the sun
morning. have we won the olympics yet?
>>morning. have we won the olympics yet?
That gay nature loving Nordic nudist Sven Magnuson let us down.
That gay nature loving Nordic nudist Sven Magnuson let us down.
water was probably too warm.
Good morning. We had about 5 degrees here this morning. Been for a walk. Written a short piece about Mr buffy’s windtower escapade (because I have just found that the ambulance service has a sort of magazine thing, and I think it was interesting…..no idea if his bosses will think it is OK to submit, but if you don’t try…)
Now I think I will potter in the garden for a bit. And read.
Stunt “Backfired”… oh dear
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-07-30/man27s-bottom-explodes-as-party-trick-backfires/4163238
We have peach and raspberry jam burbling away. The fountain is also burbling. No humans or 4-legged critters or birds are burbling, ATM. Batboy and Banana do a parrot burble sometimes, but not now.
Dropbear said:
Stunt “Backfired”… oh dearhttp://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-07-30/man27s-bottom-explodes-as-party-trick-backfires/4163238
good grief, bum joke backfired..
bet he used other descriptives
but in truth he was probably too drunk to notice that somebody else put it there and they are all sticking to their story that he did it.
>>The leader of Syria’s main political opposition group has appealed for heavy weapons to stop rebel fighters from being wiped out in the northern city of Aleppo.
F’em, ask all the journalists to chip in and buy them some weapons, the journalists have been the ones encouraging them, cheering them on, turning a blind eye to the rebel war crimes and showing pictures from the Iraqi war as evidence of Syrian government atrocities.
What we need are some reporters there, properly trained reporters who know how to give unbiased reports not new age University trained Journalists who wouldn’t know objectivity if it bit them on the bum.
Assad been donating to Charles Colson?
Former Howard government minister Mal Brough says he does not believe his links to the case against sidelined Speaker Peter Slipper will hurt his bid to return to federal politics.
>what a dork.
We’ll probably never really know what happened to BC, we’ll never know whether it was natural causes or not………………………but he probably had a lot of enemies.
Just saying.
.but he probably had a lot of enemies.
he certainly gave a lot of people the shits. oh enemies….
Shhhhh! Breaking Bad is on!
Peak Warming Man said:
We’ll probably never really know what happened to BC, we’ll never know whether it was natural causes or not………………………but he probably had a lot of enemies.
Just saying.
It wasn’t me…just because he was on US soil….it wasn’t me.
Just saying.
Onslo (Geoffrey Hughes) is dead of cancer, and looks like Adam Cullen finally drank himself to death.
>>Onslo (Geoffrey Hughes) is dead
Bad year to be a celebrity.
Badger’s back!
Afternoon…quiet day here.
Peak Warming Man said:
F’em, ask all the journalists to chip in and buy them some weapons, the journalists have been the ones encouraging them, cheering them on, turning a blind eye to the rebel war crimes and showing pictures from the Iraqi war as evidence of Syrian government atrocities.
What we need are some reporters there, properly trained reporters who know how to give unbiased reports not new age University trained Journalists who wouldn’t know objectivity if it bit them on the bum.
I can only conclude that PWM and Bashir al Assad are old college room-mates.
Ouch.
“A total of 20 cases, including 14 deaths have been reported since the beginning of July 2012. The index case was identified in a family from Nyanswiga village, Nyamarunda sub-county of Kibaale district, where nine of the deaths were recorded. The deceased include a clinical officer who attended to a patient, and her four month-old child. Nine of the 14 deaths have occurred in a single household.”
Skunkworks said:
Onslo (Geoffrey Hughes) is dead of cancer, and looks like Adam Cullen finally drank himself to death.
Oh that is sad :(
Plague and pestilence used to do that, look in the old cemeteries. Is that about the new ebola outbreak?
buffy said:
Plague and pestilence used to do that, look in the old cemeteries. Is that about the new ebola outbreak?
Yep.
buffy said:
Plague and pestilence used to do that, look in the old cemeteries. Is that about the new ebola outbreak?
It still has quite a high death rate, although lower compared to the Zaire strain…what is interesting is that the most lethal – Zaire – is still the most common strain involved in outbreaks.
buffy said:
Plague and pestilence used to do that, look in the old cemeteries. Is that about the new ebola outbreak?
It still has quite a high death rate, although lower compared to the Zaire strain…what is interesting is that the most lethal – Zaire – is still the most common strain involved in outbreaks.
Skunkworks said:
Onslo (Geoffrey Hughes) is dead of cancer, and looks like Adam Cullen finally drank himself to death.
Your arse is your enemy and spends its twilight years trying to kill you.. no doubt about it
Testing… testing… is this thing on?
Witty Rejoinder said:
Testing… testing… is this thing on?
i’m here so all is ok now.
Boris said:
i’m here so all is ok now.
I’ll say! The puter is fixed n everyfink! You’re amazing!
You’re amazing!
too right! and all done without my hands leaving my wrists.
Boris said:
You’re amazing!too right! and all done without my hands leaving my wrists.
One of Dad’s sayings. “Please observe closely. My hands never leave my wrists”
probably got it off my dad too. or tommy cooper.
I think Dad got it off Tommy Cooper.
he was a favourite. even watched the death video. his magic always ended up working better than it would have in the original trick.
>>even watched the death video
Just like that.
Just like that.
yep. poor sod.
A lot of the commedians of that era went early.
A lot of the commedians of that era went early.
bad timing. was a different era of comedy in the 50 and 60s.
I just made a big list of them all and went to look one of them up and when I clicked the back button my Kelly Board was empty.
I’m not doing it again.
I wonder if that Skeptic chap, what’s his name? Skeptic Pete I think he calls himself, I wonder if he got his reversing camera working and if so how it went?
Who’s Tommy Cooper?
Divine Angel said:
Who’s Tommy Cooper?
Dear oh dear oh dear.
I hope he hasn’t reversed into a river and been sweept away without a trace, probate takes ages when that happens.
paces up and down
Peak Warming Man said:
I hope he hasn’t reversed into a river and been sweept away without a trace, probate takes ages when that happens.paces up and down
He’s not married to Olivia though, should be right.
Peak Warming Man said:
I hope he hasn’t reversed into a river and been sweept away without a trace, probate takes ages when that happens.paces up and down
You need to have your probate checked regularly at his age too.
Who’s Tommy Cooper?
and old, and now deceased, english comedian. used to wear a red fez and do magic tricks. he was daft. but very funny for the time.
Daft in a Mr Bean type of way?
>>You need to have your probate checked regularly at his age too.
He’d be starting to get on a bit now, doesn’t fly anymore, hardly boats, potters around the house in slippers with his trusty dog, writes letters to the editor, sits on the front steps and watches lightning.
Divine Angel said:
Daft in a Mr Bean type of way?
This daft
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iU9PWCqEdPE
Or even this daft
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jaJTTkpq50g&feature=related
Persevere at least to the glass/bottle bit.
I’ll have to watch it when I get home.
There’s a kebab shop in Bowral called the Red Fez though.
Did BC really die or were some legs being pulled?
Did BC really die or were some legs being pulled?
BC is DEAD!!!!! wtf????
bloody volcanoes and helicopters do not mix.
im sure he’s not dead.
im sure he’s not dead.
oh well.
kii said:
Peak Warming Man said:
We’ll probably never really know what happened to BC, we’ll never know whether it was natural causes or not………………………but he probably had a lot of enemies.
Just saying.
It wasn’t me…just because he was on US soil….it wasn’t me.
Just saying.
This is what happens when I miss a day’s forumming.
Have any regular forumers died in SSSF’s 10+ year history? IIRC Argus is suspected to have fallen off the perch.
>IIRC Argus is suspected to have fallen off the perch.
I checked that out about a year ago and suspect he’d gone into a home.
i thought i was dead once but it was just my socks.
nobody and everybody is dead and not on the internet.. it’s just a big box
If things had gone wrong, you were all going along for the final ride with me – the “Rupert” (Lumpy Lymph) threads.
I know Geoff D’s real, I’ve met him.
The rest of youse are probably Bill.
I think Argus posted again briefly shortly before the old forum carked it.
Boris said:
im sure he’s not dead.oh well.
I wasn’t going to be that uncharitable :)
No matter what I thought.
It looks like Argus is still going strong and writing letters, about those feelthy homosexuals, as recently as last month :)
I know Geoff D’s real, I’ve met him.
pfffft that was a cheap chinese imitation. cardboard and gaffer tape.
the forum died..
i can’t help being honest dropbear.
;-)
Arts said:
the forum died..
And we all shed a tear that day. RIP forum, it’s not been the same without ye.
Boris said:
i can’t help being honest dropbear.;-)
You want a comma, there? :)
as long as it dies a nice colour i don’t care. paisley would suit me.
FTL
All forums die, not all forums really live…
Err or something.
What Bear’s trying to say is, I’ve been to many puds but I’;ve never been to me.
You want a comma, there? :)
been proofreading the local community newpaper and have had an over a bun dance of commas. so i thought i’d give them a break.
So, is Leisel Jones fat or just big boned?
Divine Angel said:
What Bear’s trying to say is, I’ve been to many puds but I’;ve never been to me.
Ive seen some things that a bear ain’t supposed to see….
Bubble Car said:
So, is Leisel Jones fat or just big boned?
She’s fat.. But she’d still swim faster than me.
Dropbear said:
Divine Angel said:
What Bear’s trying to say is, I’ve been to many puds but I’;ve never been to me.
Ive seen some things that a bear ain’t supposed to see….
The Shire?
isn’t brooke a shire girl?
I think the old forum dying was good timing.
in all
seemed to have run it’s use.
Proof that Argus is still with us…heaven be praised :)
http://www.thecourier.com.au/story/64238/no-need-for-photograph-to-prove-god-exists/
Evening skeptics
Bubble Car said:
So, is Leisel Jones fat or just big boned?
I read that she was only 1 kg heavier than when she last competed or something. Doesnt account for ratios f fat and muscle. Her trainer said she always had an odd body for a swimmer with most of her power in her legs.
Boris said:
isn’t brooke a shire girl?
Yes. But she ain’t nuffin like them wenches.
Arts said:
the forum died..
Divine Angel said:
Dropbear said:
Divine Angel said:
What Bear’s trying to say is, I’ve been to many puds but I’;ve never been to me.
Ive seen some things that a bear ain’t supposed to see….
The Shire?
No I’m yet to pop my shire cherry and intend to stay virginal.
hi skeptic. pwm wasn’t worried about you today.
Skeptic Pete said:
Evening skeptics
PWM has been worried sick about you.
sibeen said:
Proof that Argus is still with us…heaven be praised :)http://www.thecourier.com.au/story/64238/no-need-for-photograph-to-prove-god-exists/
Needs a vampire, but it’s on the right track.
From: Boris
ID: 181009Subject: re: Chat – July
hi skeptic. pwm wasn’t worried about you today
———————————————————————————————————-
From: Bubble Car
ID: 181010Subject: re: Chat – July
PWM has been worried sick about you.
————————————————————————————————————
Right.
sibeen said:
Proof that Argus is still with us…heaven be praised :)http://www.thecourier.com.au/story/64238/no-need-for-photograph-to-prove-god-exists/
“When I finally got to the desk at which I was to work, I found myself facing a wall totally covered with nude pictures. (Most offices in the barracks were similar).”
Good old days.
>There was anger last night after Scottish and Welsh members of Team GB refused to sing the National Anthem.
Footballer Kim Little said she had made a ‘personal choice’ not to sing it before her team’s matches at the Olympics because she is Scottish.
….But Miss Little’s grandfather William Little, 82, who is an SNP voter and wants an independent Scotland, said he ‘supported her 100 per cent’ in her decision.
‘It’s the national anthem of England, and she is Scottish,’ he said. ‘It is her decision and I support it 100 per cent. I would have done the same. In my personal view I would like to see a Scotland team at the Olympics.’ <
Me too.
Yes your irrational hatred of the English is well known.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_anthem_of_Scotland
Since when?
But I would like to see a separate Scots team in the Olympics, so I could support part of Britain without worrying about them getting more medals than they deserve :)
Those poor English Catholics don’t stand a chance :)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hen_Wlad_Fy_Nhadau
at least wales has a national anthem.
even if it is unintelligible to non welsh speakers.
Gwlad, gwlad, pleidiol wyf i’m gwlad.
Tra môr yn fur i’r bur hoff bau,
O bydded i’r hen iaith barhau.
Boris said:
even if it is unintelligible to non welsh speakers.
Auld Lang Syne is proposed as the national anthem of Scotland. There’s intelligible words, but WTF do they mean??
Boris said:
even if it is unintelligible to non welsh speakers.
Advance Australia Fair is unintelligible to some English speaking Australians, so what?
>Flower of Scotland
Well it’s arguably better than God Save the Old Bat:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vyx1xeZo_tk
Bubble Car said:
>There was anger last night after Scottish and Welsh members of Team GB refused to sing the National Anthem.
Footballer Kim Little said she had made a ‘personal choice’ not to sing it before her team’s matches at the Olympics because she is Scottish.….But Miss Little’s grandfather William Little, 82, who is an SNP voter and wants an independent Scotland, said he ‘supported her 100 per cent’ in her decision.
‘It’s the national anthem of England, and she is Scottish,’ he said. ‘It is her decision and I support it 100 per cent. I would have done the same. In my personal view I would like to see a Scotland team at the Olympics.’ <Me too.
Maybe, if she feels that way, she should have rejected the offer of a place on the team. Bit late to be whinging now.
Agreed with Geoff D.
“Oh alright, I’ll compete even though it’s not for my country!”
>“Oh alright, I’ll compete even though it’s not for my country!”
I think you misunderstand. Her objection was to the anthem (which is widely regarded as more English than British), not to playing for GB.
wishy-washy nationalists. worse than illinois nazis.
Yes, but it seems she and her father would prefer a team for Scotland anyway.
Geoff D said:
Maybe, if she feels that way, she should have rejected the offer of a place on the team. Bit late to be whinging now.
Good point, no i in team.
>Yes, but it seems she and her father would prefer a team for Scotland anyway.
That’s not necessarily a reason to refuse to play for GB for the time being.
She’s not whinging, she just didn’t join in singing the dreary anthem. It’s the meeja that’s making a fuss about it.
The welsh anthem sung by the crowd at Cardiff Stadium is something to behold.
It doesn’t exactly show national pride when you refuse to sing an anthem. If the Limpix are about coming together for your nation, the least you can do is sing the bloody anthem for the nation in which you represent.
The Olympics should be above such bullshit petty political spats and she should be sent home stat.
Who we talking about?
The welsh anthem sung by the crowd at Cardiff Stadium is something to behold.
it is like the welsh language was designed to be sung, even by people who can’t sing.
>>Proof that Argus is still with us…heaven be praised :)<<
Oh! I recognize that name…..didn’t he write to The Age 30 or 40 years ago. Sort of like Constance E. Little from Swan Reach.
Who we talking about?
lil’ kim.
I have fond memoriesos sitting on the couch as a young kid listening to dads Welsh Choir LPs on the record player.
>The Olympics should be above such bullshit petty political spats and she should be sent home stat.
Seems to be a major contradiction in that sentence :)
It is indeed a trivial matter, so nobody needs to be sent home.
watching pop asia. weird.
>Constance E. Little
Wonder what became of her.
Boris said:
watching pop asia. weird.
yes, yes you are ;)
>Oh! I recognize that name…..didn’t he write to The Age 30 or 40 years ago.
I suspect Argus had been writing letters to the heathens for a considerable time :)
>>lil’ kim.
Didn’t he just get married?
I’m drinking a pot of Kashmir Tchai tea, and feeling glad I dumped a couple teaspoons of ordinary Dilmah in it too.
We are watching the news and Mr buffy just announced that he had been to the Hell’s Angels place shown in a raid today. “Just down from the Northcote ambulance station”.
It’s actually quite pleasant. Would go well with shortbread but I don’t have any.
sibeen said:
>Oh! I recognize that name…..didn’t he write to The Age 30 or 40 years ago.I suspect Argus had been writing letters to the heathens for a considerable time :)
The Third Testament.
Argus’s Letter to the Heathens..
sibeen said:
>Oh! I recognize that name…..didn’t he write to The Age 30 or 40 years ago.I suspect Argus had been writing letters to the heathens for a considerable time :)
It’s like a crystal ball into SP’s future.
It’s like a crystal ball into SP’s future.
sp bats for the other side.
;-)
sp bats for the other side.>
So did Keppler wessels, I feel a conversion coming on :)
Dropbear said:
sibeen said:
>Oh! I recognize that name…..didn’t he write to The Age 30 or 40 years ago.I suspect Argus had been writing letters to the heathens for a considerable time :)
The Third Testament.
Argus’s Letter to the Heathens..
and lo the beast came from the sssf to dwell in the land of perpetual holiday
I suspect Argus had been writing letters to the heathens for a considerable time
the road to good intentions is paved with letters to the editor.
Can’t talk, Wookster report.
my favourite verses from wookielations are
Ch 3 v7 – 9
v7 Thus it was with management theory that made the glory of the wookie clear.
v 8 Ignore the problem, deny the problem, shoot the problem, rinse and repeat
V9 Now return to verse 7
its a little known fact but some people have never gone past Ch3 v 9
Gee wookie, you crack me up sometimes :)
Divine Angel said:
Gee wookie, you crack me up sometimes :)
in the future i should make more references to wookielations.
Ch 2 also deals with the issue of drinking cabbage whilst fasting as wookie did when the lord gave him furballs for a month
Ooh look….SBS2 is playing early Kommisar Rex. With Tobias.
wookiemeister said:
Divine Angel said:
Gee wookie, you crack me up sometimes :)
thats strange, i was being deadly serious.in the future i should make more references to wookielations.
Ch 2 also deals with the issue of drinking cabbage whilst fasting as wookie did when the lord gave him furballs for a month
Ch 2 verse 10
if you want a surprise try drinking cabbage juice
wookielations also deals with the problem of understanding 0.33333333333333333 ad infinitum
Bubble Car said:
>Constance E. LittleWonder what became of her.
Constance E. Little, one of the most prolific writers of letters to the editor of The Age across five decades, has died in Melbourne, aged 89.
A vociferous opponent of war, an early campaigner against global warming and an advocate of social justice, Ms Little was diligently posting her missives to newspapers long before there were internet forums to publicly spout opinions at the click of a button.
Read more: http://www.theage.com.au/national/last-writes-for-letters-of-constance-e-little-20090615-carj.html#ixzz2267RCwrP
i used to wander around with a bell giving people my opinions
but then they took my bell away
wookiemeister said:
but then they took my bell away
I’m not surprised.
buffy said:
didn’t he write to The Age 30 or 40 years ago.
There was a Melbourne newspaper called The Argus – That what you’re thinking of, perhaps?
Now, now…..I’m not quite that old!
:)
Hey Rule….I have a new theory on my annoying knee. The exercise does help, settles it down. But it gets worse again…..and I think I’ve made the connection. It is worse over the weekend….which happens to be when I have time to do a (very short, only 50m or so) uphill jog. This time of year I got to work in the dark and come home in the dark, so Friday (when I work late) Saturday, Sunday and Monday (which I don’t work now) are the only days I can do the park walk and jog. So I am reluctantly concluding that I’ll have to find another way to do short aerobic spurts……
buffy said:
Hey Rule….I have a new theory on my annoying knee. The exercise does help, settles it down. But it gets worse again…..and I think I’ve made the connection. It is worse over the weekend….which happens to be when I have time to do a (very short, only 50m or so) uphill jog. This time of year I got to work in the dark and come home in the dark, so Friday (when I work late) Saturday, Sunday and Monday (which I don’t work now) are the only days I can do the park walk and jog. So I am reluctantly concluding that I’ll have to find another way to do short aerobic spurts……
Bicycle?
Yep, I guess that will have to be it.
wookiemeister said:
i used to wander around with a bell giving people my opinionsbut then they took my bell away
There’s a huge Wang in the chinese women’s volleyball team.
poikilotherm said:
buffy said:Hey Rule….I have a new theory on my annoying knee. The exercise does help, settles it down. But it gets worse again…..and I think I’ve made the connection. It is worse over the weekend….which happens to be when I have time to do a (very short, only 50m or so) uphill jog. This time of year I got to work in the dark and come home in the dark, so Friday (when I work late) Saturday, Sunday and Monday (which I don’t work now) are the only days I can do the park walk and jog. So I am reluctantly concluding that I’ll have to find another way to do short aerobic spurts……
Bicycle?
Indeed HIIT on a pushy.
Bubble Car said:
wookiemeister said:
but then they took my bell away
I’m not surprised.
v 6
then the the lord took my bell away
buffy said:
Hey Rule….I have a new theory on my annoying knee. The exercise does help, settles it down. But it gets worse again…..and I think I’ve made the connection. It is worse over the weekend….which happens to be when I have time to do a (very short, only 50m or so) uphill jog. This time of year I got to work in the dark and come home in the dark, so Friday (when I work late) Saturday, Sunday and Monday (which I don’t work now) are the only days I can do the park walk and jog. So I am reluctantly concluding that I’ll have to find another way to do short aerobic spurts……
they have injections that can help you
Dropbear said:
poikilotherm said:
buffy said:Hey Rule….I have a new theory on my annoying knee. The exercise does help, settles it down. But it gets worse again…..and I think I’ve made the connection. It is worse over the weekend….which happens to be when I have time to do a (very short, only 50m or so) uphill jog. This time of year I got to work in the dark and come home in the dark, so Friday (when I work late) Saturday, Sunday and Monday (which I don’t work now) are the only days I can do the park walk and jog. So I am reluctantly concluding that I’ll have to find another way to do short aerobic spurts……
Bicycle?
Indeed HIIT on a pushy.
Archery would be a little tricky.
Dropbear said:
There’s a huge Wang in the chinese women’s volleyball team.
wookiemeister said:
Dropbear said:
There’s a huge Wang in the chinese women’s volleyball team.
thats not a real wang you silly dufus it just looks like a huge wang, look closer but do it subtlely
We know why wookie is happy….http://scottsworlds.blogspot.com.au/2012/07/semen-antidepressant-alternative.html
The archery is rather good for firming up the muscles in my upper arms. And across my back. As if I needed bigger shoulders than my genes already gave me…..
poikilotherm said:
wookiemeister said:
Dropbear said:
There’s a huge Wang in the chinese women’s volleyball team.
thats not a real wang you silly dufus it just looks like a huge wang, look closer but do it subtlelyWe know why wookie is happy….http://scottsworlds.blogspot.com.au/2012/07/semen-antidepressant-alternative.html
buffy said:
Yep, I guess that will have to be it.
When I started riding, my left knee pains seemed to get a good deal worse at first, but then vanished entirely. I’ve not been troubled by them for many months now.
buffy said:
Hey Rule…. I am reluctantly concluding that I’ll have to find another way to do short aerobic spurts……
Hmmmm. Putting aside for a moment that there’s really no such thing as a ‘short aerobic burst’, have you got (or ever thought about getting) an exercise bike? Granted, they’ve got a bad reputation because people expect stupid results from them, but I could fill the page with advantages (over running) for Mr. Buffy & you – Especially at this time of year.
I’ve got two real bikes…a ladies’ bike and a cross bike. So the bike bit is easy really. Mr buffy rarely rides as he had knee surgery many years ago because bike riding was exacerbating his problem, originating so he tells me from a much earlier ankle fracture. Gosh, we are getting old. And tonight I’m feeling grumpy about muscles complaining about me getting into awkward positions in the garden while weeding today!
Then again, I think of my great aunt, who got to 103 and was active almost to the end and she never did serious running or exercise…she ate well and walked a lot and gardened until she was in her 80s. So perhaps I’ll just ease it back and walk and ride the bike.
i’m starting to wonder if any ongoing and lengthy exercise of a particular type will cause an injury
it makes me wonder if exercise is performed you should do 10 mins on each type rather than work at one type for hours.
it also makes me wonder if you should mix cardio with muscle building acitivities regardless of the supposed lack of results.
wookiemeister said:
i’m starting to wonder if any ongoing and lengthy exercise of a particular type will cause an injuryit makes me wonder if exercise is performed you should do 10 mins on each type rather than work at one type for hours.
it also makes me wonder if you should mix cardio with muscle building acitivities regardless of the supposed lack of results.
Since when does mixing cardio and weights not produce results?
buffy said:
I’ve got two real bikes…a ladies’ bike and a cross bike.
Excellent.
buffy said:
Mr buffy rarely rides as he had knee surgery many years ago because bike riding was exacerbating his problem, originating so he tells me from a much earlier ankle fracture.
Unless it was Patella Chondromalacia, it might be worth getting that looked at again.
buffy said:
I think of my great aunt, who got to 103 and was active almost to the end and she never did serious running or exercise…she ate well and walked a lot and gardened until she was in her 80s. So perhaps I’ll just ease it back and walk and ride the bike.
The further we get along the road of life, the more suitable cycling becomes.
Thanks Rule. I just don’t really want to admit that jogging is no longer an option….it’s such an easy thing to do, especially in the short spurts method!
Watching an ad for three men in Scotland or something and they made a big deal about the underpants under the kilt. Would most national dresses be sans underpants? I thought they were fairly modern. Is it really that big a deal?
PS I was about to post when noticed I had spelled sans as sand. Sandy underpants.
wookiemeister said:
i’m starting to wonder if any ongoing and lengthy exercise of a particular type will cause an injury
Putting aside over-use type injuries, what kind of injuries are you talking about and how are they being caused?
wookiemeister said:
it makes me wonder if exercise is performed you should do 10 mins on each type rather than work at one type for hours.
There will be people for whom that is appropriate, sure, and there will be people for whom a period of that (as part of a broader regime) is appropriate, too. As a technique on its own, there’s a couple of factors you need to consider: 1. Is the training stimulus sufficient to have an effect? 2. If you are achieving sufficient intensity to answer ‘yes’ to question 1, is it safe?
wookiemeister said:
it also makes me wonder if you should mix cardio with muscle building acitivities regardless of the supposed lack of results.
Most people get poor muscle building results because one of the necessary factors is missing – I have not heard this explanation before, but it seems like folklore to me. I would be happy to learn more, if there’s more to it.
Dropbear said:
wookiemeister said:
i’m starting to wonder if any ongoing and lengthy exercise of a particular type will cause an injuryit makes me wonder if exercise is performed you should do 10 mins on each type rather than work at one type for hours.
it also makes me wonder if you should mix cardio with muscle building acitivities regardless of the supposed lack of results.
Since when does mixing cardio and weights not produce results?
wookiemeister said:
the last time i trod into a gym they seemed to think that muscle building activities shouldn’t be mixed. you have the cardio classes that use weights but…
Last time I trod into a gym I had a VO2 max uptake of 82ml/kg/min and 1 rep max back-squat of 230kg at the same time. That enough mixing for ya?
;-)
paging Sibeen to the forum
SHADDUP…I’M WORKING
sibeen said:
It looks like Argus is still going strong and writing letters, about those feelthy homosexuals, as recently as last month :)
I was just curious about where he had his letters published.
The Ballarat newspaper – The Courier.
http://www.thecourier.com.au/story/64238/no-need-for-photograph-to-prove-god-exists/
sibeen said:
SHADDUP…I’M WORKING
First time for everything…
:P
I am 52 and I have somehow done two things that other people pay money for.
I have gained 15 kgs since I was 30.
This has led to working out all day carrying around these extra kilos and as a bonus I don’t need other peoples collagen to plump out my wrinkles.
brett said:
I am 52 and I have somehow done two things that other people pay money for.I have gained 15 kgs since I was 30.
I am going in reverse, getting thinner as I get older.
>First time for everything…
Actually, I’m doing some study. Work is quiet at the moment. I’ve been waiting for an order out of a large company for the last three weeks and it still hasn’t come through, so I’ve pulled down an old circuit analysis textbook and am trying to go through it.
Jaysus, my calculus is pure shite. It’s been a fairly hard slog and a lot of banging my head against the desk.
All good fun :)
Ta Sibeen.
Argus certainly takes his Christianity seriously.
neslihan darnel
I may emigrate to Turkey.
I am going in reverse, getting thinner as I get older.
—-
Well you never see a fat 100yo
Witty, Argus was one of my lecturers when I was a young electronics technician apprentice. If we were getting bored with his blathering about transistor theory etc, one of us would ask a religious question.
It would set him off, without fail :)
Witty Rejoinder said:
Ta Sibeen.Argus certainly takes his Christianity seriously.
I get the god calling moment. Seems pretty powerful. I reckon it is a brain fart but many intelligent people get that brain fart it seems. But zealots on both sides turn me off. You wanna pray and believe in a god, thats fine, I am not going to call you a moron for doing so.
sibeen said:
Witty, Argus was one of my lecturers when I was a young electronics technician apprentice. If we were getting bored with his blathering about transistor theory etc, one of us would ask a religious question.It would set him off, without fail :)
A well tried method of many a class of IETs. Ask a leading question that you know will get a reaction and diversion. Good instructors will say that is a good question but not on subject but I will answer you later after this lesson.
Sibeen can you remember what type of Christian Argus was? He seems to witness enough miracles to make a Catholic Archbishop blush.
Witty, he was some form of Pentecostalist. The male is the head of the family, the wife subservient, fire and brimestone style.
Skunkworks said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
Ta Sibeen.Argus certainly takes his Christianity seriously.
I get the god calling moment. Seems pretty powerful. I reckon it is a brain fart but many intelligent people get that brain fart it seems. But zealots on both sides turn me off. You wanna pray and believe in a god, thats fine, I am not going to call you a moron for doing so.
I get annoyed by people who have cancer, and are correctly diagnosed by a scientifically trained doctor, then go through a course of chemotherapy, designed by scientists, and administered by scientifically trained nurses, then are “magically” cured by a miracle, and give money to the church instead of those who actually cured them.
Sometimes I wonder about Darwins theory :/
Kingy said:
Sometimes I wonder about Darwins theory :/
Interestingly, evolution has long since been dismissed as a theory in Anthropology.
;-)
>>Unless it was Patella Chondromalacia
Sounds like the name of a Bollywood actress
Neophyte said:
Sounds like the name of a Bollywood actress
You’re thinking of Preity Zinta.
Mmmmm… Preity Zinta….
:Drools:
Just had some news on the new fire station.
I liked it :)
Kingy said:
Just had some news on the new fire station.
Go on…?
Rule 303 said:
Kingy said:Just had some news on the new fire station.Go on…?
Some dumb bush hick gets to design it, build some of it, and be in charge of it.
Fkn crazy shit, I tellz yez.
Noice.
;-)
Some dumb bush hick
>
Kingy said:
Some dumb bush hick gets to design it, build some of it, and be in charge of it.
Fkn crazy shit, I tellz yez.
Buswell?
There is only one person left in the loop to get a signature from.
Colin.
Honestly, this is ridiculous.
No-one should take me seriously, my posts from the last 7 years should be proof of that.
I am just a nobody. Now the State treasurer and the head of FESA know who I am. I told them what I needed, and they are going to provide it. One heavy tanker is on order, the new station extensions are under way, and the other tankers are just awaiting a signature.
Kingy said:
I am just a nobody. Now the State treasurer and the head of FESA know who I am. I told them what I needed, and they are going to provide it. One heavy tanker is on order, the new station extensions are under way, and the other tankers are just awaiting a signature.
Mate, if you need stuff, ask for it.
Speaking of which, I’ve got a meeting with the minister myself on Wednesday arvo.
:-)
Kingy said:
There is only one person left in the loop to get a signature from.Colin.
Honestly, this is ridiculous.
No-one should take me seriously, my posts from the last 7 years should be proof of that.
I am just a nobody. Now the State treasurer and the head of FESA know who I am. I told them what I needed, and they are going to provide it. One heavy tanker is on order, the new station extensions are under way, and the other tankers are just awaiting a signature.
…just don’t expect there to be room for you in the media shot for the official comissioning ceremony.
>>Speaking of which, I’ve got a meeting with the minister myself on Wednesday arvo.<<
If he won’t give you what you ask for, a wedgie is required.
Honestly, this is ridiculous.
No-one should take me seriously, my posts from the last 7 years should be proof of that.
—-
Aye.
party_pants said:
You’re doing well mate.
…just don’t expect there to be room for you in the media shot for the official comissioning ceremony.
Yeah, done that a few times already.
>There is only one person left in the loop to get a signature from.
Colin.
Not Colin Leslie Dean I hope.
I guess after the big fires of the last 2-3 years, both up here and down your way Kingy – politicians can’t afford to be seen to not to be doing something productive towards buying new equipment.
party_pants said:
I guess after the big fires of the last 2-3 years, both up here and down your way Kingy – politicians can’t afford to be seen to not to be doing something productive towards buying new equipment.
After last weekends little surprise, I have a bad feeling about his coming summer.
*this
brett said:
Honestly, this is ridiculous.No-one should take me seriously, my posts from the last 7 years should be proof of that.
—-
Aye.
Ahh shaddup you.
PS, wanna quote on a fire station extension?
Kingy said:
After last weekends little surprise, I have a bad feeling about his coming summer.
party_pants said:
Kingy said:After last weekends little surprise, I have a bad feeling about his coming summer.
Rain or showers predicted the next few days, at least till the weekend.
I hope so.
This winter has been dissapoint.
Kingy said:
This winter has been dissapoint.
Some are the women’s Australian basketball team so far…. If Sibeen’s around it’s probably not worth switching on the TV for.
I’m over Ch 9’s Big Brother ads already.
I’m going to make sure I don’t watch a single minute of it.
>If Sibeen’s around it’s probably not worth switching on the TV for.
The wife is a basketball freak, so what do you suspect is on the TV ?
:)
WA normally has 400 giggle-eaters of useable rain by now.
This year we have had 5.
Your turn, climate sceptics.
>Your turn, climate sceptics.
Melbourne’s dams are up to about 75%.
Victoria’s Murray-Goulburn storages are at about 92%
We’ll all be rooned.
sibeen said:
>Your turn, climate sceptics.Melbourne’s dams are up to about 75%.
Victoria’s Murray-Goulburn storages are at about 92%
We’ll all be rooned.
You didn’t see the Lab’s thread about “Our Alien Dessicated Home” then? ;)
roughbarked said:
sibeen said:
>Your turn, climate sceptics.Melbourne’s dams are up to about 75%.
Victoria’s Murray-Goulburn storages are at about 92%
We’ll all be rooned.
You didn’t see the Lab’s thread about “Our Alien Dessicated Home” then? ;)
I thought that was a recipe for lamingtons.
>You didn’t see the Lab’s thread about “Our Alien Dessicated Home” then? ;)
If it was over there, then…no.
I don’t even bother looking over there now days.
sibeen said:
>You didn’t see the Lab’s thread about “Our Alien Dessicated Home” then? ;)If it was over there, then…no.
I don’t even bother looking over there now days.
only lamingtons over there.. no pavlova
roughbarked said:
sibeen said:
>Your turn, climate sceptics.Melbourne’s dams are up to about 75%.
Victoria’s Murray-Goulburn storages are at about 92%
We’ll all be rooned.
You didn’t see the Lab’s thread about “Our Alien Dessicated Home” then? ;)
morrie said:
roughbarked said:
sibeen said:
>Your turn, climate sceptics.Melbourne’s dams are up to about 75%.
Victoria’s Murray-Goulburn storages are at about 92%
We’ll all be rooned.
You didn’t see the Lab’s thread about “Our Alien Dessicated Home” then? ;)
Did you read the discussion? It seems that a large pine tree gobbles up all the water for a 2 kilometer radius. Remarkable.
The comments below the discussion .. are well.. more clear.
SWMBO is looking a tad happier.
sibeen said:
SWMBO is looking a tad happier.
sibeen said:
SWMBO is looking a tad happier.
she put you in the dog kennel tonight?
Things have quickly turned to shit again… That’s all she wrote now
it’s taken 5 minutes to play the last 2 minutes fo the game.
FUCK ME!!!!
fuck me … last gasp shot from well behind half-way goes in – ties the score. Into overtime…
wow – that was amazing.
it’s over now. No way to score 4 points in 3.9 seconds.
party_pants said:
wow – that was amazing.
basketball?
roughbarked said:
party_pants said:
wow – that was amazing.
basketball?
party_pants said:
roughbarked said:
party_pants said:
wow – that was amazing.
basketball?
yeah, entertaining match. Can’t win ‘em all though.
my family is big on basketball.. brother is director of development of coaching and players.. aus bb
well, I should be off to bed before midnight …..
party_pants said:
well, I should be off to bed before midnight …..
2 AM here
*Yawn….moaning
A bit nippy here, 12°
Aquila said:
*Yawn….moaningA bit nippy here, 12°
…-1
+1 moaning
:)
hehe, morning poik
-1° is a bit chilly!!
Morning all. Cool.
Morning Aquila, Poik & Geoff
Yep it’s 12 degrees again brrrrr
>adds coffe, finds rite fred<
Morning folks
Morning Stumpy :)
Good morning Holidayers. We have 5 degrees here. Mr buffy has just had a page to “chest pain”. Huh! Today he gets up in the dark too!!! Usually I get up and leave in the dark and he is still in bed.
:)
buffy said:
Good morning Holidayers. We have 5 degrees here. Mr buffy has just had a page to “chest pain”. Huh! Today he gets up in the dark too!!! Usually I get up and leave in the dark and he is still in bed.
:)
Most frequent time for heart attacks.
Morning Pilgrims, 7 degrees here earlier this morning.
Brrrr… heater and coffee time
morning.. another beautiful day in Perth.
life gets better and better
Arts said:
morning.. another beautiful day in Perth.
life gets better and better occasionally…
*fixed
stumpy_seahorse said:
Arts said:
morning.. another beautiful day in Perth.life gets better and better occasionally…
*fixed
always.. it’s a perspective thing.
looking at the medal tally, I think we are still in Beijing..
hey, once again i have woken up. that’s 20819 times in a row.
always good to have a continuous run
Boris said:
hey, once again i have woken up. that’s 20819 times in a row.
new personal record?
it is raining here in the sw.
gold gold gold for boris.
oh and it is my birthday tomorrow in case you’ve forgotten.
my friend is visiting the SW on wednesday.. make it nice for him.
happy birthday for tomorrow..
your present is in the post, Boris.. but you know how unreliable that can be ;)
have a good day peoples!…
my friend is visiting the SW on wednesday.. make it nice for him.
i’ll give it a go.
Boris said:
my friend is visiting the SW on wednesday.. make it nice for him.i’ll give it a go.
although looks like perth isn’t putting on too great a show today either.. ah well.. it’s still better than living in hell.
it’s still better than living in hell.
yeah don’t go for really hot climates.
Boris said:
it’s still better than living in hell.yeah don’t go for really hot climates.
I always thought I was a beach girl.. and I do love the beach and sun and water.. but I have recently discovered I also love the snow.. and skiing and Mt Hotham..
so a move to there wouldn’t be impossible.
although, I’m told I can live in NZ and beach in the morning and ski in the afternoon..
too bad I can’t stand the NZ accent
snow is nice when you don’t have to live with it.
Boris said:
snow is nice when you don’t have to live with it.
don’t most people just let their staff deal with the maintenance things?
it is the getting dressed to go out anywhere. the roads are dangerous. you can’t get to work or school. it is cold. and wet when it melts. it is fun when you are a kid though. following animal tracks and stuff like that.
Is there anything of note going on tomorrow?
I need to fill in my calendar.
Arts said:
I have recently discovered I also love the snow.. and skiing and Mt Hotham..so a move to there wouldn’t be impossible.
There’s a chalet on Mt. Buffalo you would pick up cheap.
;-)
Oh, and morning all.
sibeen said:
Is there anything of note going on tomorrow?
It’s Boris’ birthday.
Boris said:
it is the getting dressed to go out anywhere. the roads are dangerous. you can’t get to work or school. it is cold. and wet when it melts. it is fun when you are a kid though. following animal tracks and stuff like that.
working from home and staying inside snuggling doesn’t sound like a chore to me
Is there anything of note going on tomorrow?
it’s my birthday.
sibeen said:
Is there anything of note going on tomorrow?I need to fill in my calendar.
the Olympics is on..
>>oh and it is my birthday tomorrow in case you’ve forgotten.
That’s about your third birthday this year, you’ll end up like the boy who cried birthday once too often.
Peak Warming Man said:
>>oh and it is my birthday tomorrow in case you’ve forgotten.That’s about your third birthday this year, you’ll end up like the boy who cried birthday once too often.
yeah, one day you won’t even have a birthday
working from home and staying inside snuggling doesn’t sound like a chore to me
for 3 months?
Boris said:
working from home and staying inside snuggling doesn’t sound like a chore to mefor 3 months?
yes.. the company is good :)
Arts said:
you’ll end up like the boy who cried birthday once too often.
There’s a fact in the boy-who-cried-wolf story that is too often overlooked, IMO. At the end of the story, the wolf comes! You can bitch and moan about the kid being an alarmist and a trouble-maker and an untrustworthy little turd, but in the end, he was right!
I think there’s something in that for us all.
That’s about your third birthday this year
i have progeria so have to get as many birthdays in as possible.
do you notice i am using gold to quote these days? it is my bit for the olympics.
cute aren’t i?
>it’s my birthday.
I’m quite sure I was asking whether there was anything of note going on tomorrow.
Do you often have trouble with comprehension?
:)
it’s the accent sibeen.
Rule 303 said:
Arts said:you’ll end up like the boy who cried birthday once too often.There’s a fact in the boy-who-cried-wolf story that is too often overlooked, IMO. At the end of the story, the wolf comes! You can bitch and moan about the kid being an alarmist and a trouble-maker and an untrustworthy little turd, but in the end, he was right!
I think there’s something in that for us all.
so the moral is keep being an arse because one day it’ll pay off..
Boris said:
i have progeria so have to get as many birthdays in as possible.
Really?
Arts said:
so the moral is keep being an arse because one day it’ll pay off..
Nah, that can’t be it. Most people are doing that already…
;-)
Jas tried to do an autopsy on a dead cat.
Divine Angel said:
Jas tried to do an autopsy on a dead cat.
Eeeuuuwww.
Really?
yeah and von Münchhausen syndrome.
Rule 303 said:
Arts said:so the moral is keep being an arse because one day it’ll pay off..Nah, that can’t be it. Most people are doing that already…
;-)
some are more enthusiastic than others
Divine Angel said:
Jas tried to do an autopsy on a dead cat.
better than trying one on a live cat
It must’ve died overnight; I thought it was napping in the sun but it didn’t move when Jas stuck her face in it (after dragging me over- she REALLY wanted to smell the cat!) Poor kitty.
I thought it was napping in the sun…
that’s what i tell kids when in the car and we see roadkill. i tell em it is just sleeping.
Divine Angel said:
Poor kitty.
I think you need to put it out the front with a ‘Free Cat’ sign on it.
:-)
Now I’m sad:
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-07-31/writer-maeve-binchy-dies-aged-72/4165766
I think you need to put it out the front with a ‘Free Cat’ sign on it.
that’s one use for a dead cat.
Boris said:
yeah and von Münchhausen syndrome.
Wow. That’s an amazingly fortunate combination. What are the odds?
Boris said:
that’s one use for a dead cat.
I can think of lots.
Boris said:
I think you need to put it out the front with a ‘Free Cat’ sign on it.that’s one use for a dead cat.
As I walked past it, I wondered what those uses were.
Rule 303 said:
Boris said:that’s one use for a dead cat.I can think of lots.
A hundred and one?
As I walked past it, I wondered what those uses were.
if you get enough you can make a belt for a van der graaf generator.
I may need more cats.
http://3degree.ecu.edu.au/articles/4440
A Perth Scientology whistleblower has told 3rd Degree in an exclusive interview that there could be “many Australians” on Church’s hitlist.
Our questions were prompted by a leaked audio file from 1959, now available on Wikileaks, in which Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard explains that the “order R2-45” refers to shooting someone through the head.
R2-45 is an order or “auditing process” that Church of Scientology members are authorised by their church leaders to use when dealing with a “suppressive person” (SP).
The Church defines an SP as “a person who seeks to suppress any betterment activity or group” and a list of what makes an SP is available here. Declarations determining individuals to be SPs are sometimes announced by the Church and a list from the 1990s of all SPs declared to-then is publicly available.
Steve*, an independent Scientologist and whistleblower confirmed to 3rd Degree the existence of an updated version of the list:
“The Church surely keeps a database of all the people it has declared suppressive which includes where each person lives,” he said. “Of course there are many Australians on the list.”
He also explained the “disconnection policy”:
“When someone is declared suppressive, every other Scientologist is required to disconnect from that person, which can devastate a person’s family, life and livelihood,” he said.
“This Disconnection Policy is worse than their policy of simply declaring people suppressive.”
…
Scientology in Australia
The Church has had a rocky history in Australia. In 1965, the Anderson Report into the Church concluded that it was not a religious organisation nor a proper psychological practice and this led to the states of Victoria, New South Wales and Western Australia banning the organisation under the Psychological Practices Act, 1965.
The Anderson Report stated that: “Scientology is a delusional belief system, based on fiction and fallacies and propagated by falsehood and deception” and that it “is not, and does not claim to be, a religion”.
The Act was edited to remove all references to Scientology in 1982 and repealed in 1987. By then, the organisation had used the claim of being a religious organisation to exempt itself from the Psychological Practices Act and to gain tax free status. It then had branches in all three states and a new one in South Australia.
In 2009 Senator Nick Xenophon called for a parliamentary inquiry into the Church’s tax exempt status stating that he had learnt of examples of abuse and violence from former members. The Australian Senate rejected the call in 2010 with 33 votes against it and 37 abstentions.
Boris said:
I think you need to put it out the front with a ‘Free Cat’ sign on it.that’s one use for a dead cat.
should send it to the bloke that wrote the book.
neomyrtus_ said:
http://3degree.ecu.edu.au/articles/4440 L. Ron Hubbard explains that the “order R2-45” refers to shooting someone through the head.
we could send them names and addresses?
>>Irish writer Maeve Binchy, who has sold more than 40 million books worldwide,
Kii has sold a lot of books too.
What?
What?
morning kii.
Q&A
Q: Can mites that infect chickens infect humans?
mite/lice etc.
Q: Can mites that infect chickens infect humans?
dunno, but if you do get them then stockholm tar is said to work. but i think you would only get them if you had scaly chicken type legs. do you?
Boris said:
Q: Can mites that infect chickens infect humans?dunno, but if you do get them then stockholm tar is said to work. but i think you would only get them if you had scaly chicken type legs. do you?
No.
I’ve had multiple patients in the past 2-3 weeks coming in for treatments for scabies after seeing doc. All had had close contact with domestic chickens. Probably coincidence though.
bird lice can affect humans.. my mother was told by her doctor to get someone to remove the starlings from her roof.
Hmmmm…
Cafiero, M.A., Camarda, A., Circella, E., Santagada, G., Schino, G., Lomuto, M., 2008. Pseudoscabies caused by Dermanyssus gallinae in Italian city dwellers: a new setting for an ld dermatitis. J Eur Acad Dermatl Venereol 22: 1382-1383
D.gallinae is found throughout Aus according to wiki.
Plus the last person was recently treating chickens for lice/mites during Ag class.
G’evening, boris.
http://www.google.com.au/search?q=chicken+mites+on+humans&num=20&hl=en&lr=&newwindow=1&safe=off&prmd=imvns&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=6jcXUMzCKNSfiQemo4DYBg&ved=0CHwQ_AUoAQ&biw=1138&bih=645
some images of the bites on humans.
>>that’s one use for a dead cat.
should send it to the bloke that wrote the book.
Alas Simon Bond died last year (no doubt some cat lovers thought of 101 things to do with his corpse)
So what’s the happs this fine afternoon, peeps?
Divine Angel said:
So what’s the happs this fine afternoon, peeps?
SFA here.
Still waiting for an order to come through so I can have a paid job.
Whilst I’m waiting I’m doing some study.
sibeen said:
Still waiting for an order to come through so I can have a paid job.Whilst I’m waiting I’m doing some study.
What’re you studying?
poik, I’ve just pulled out an old circuit analysis book and am trying to wade through it. I’m fast approaching the chapters where I’m going to have to relearn LaPlace transformations.
I’m really hoping for that order to come through :)
sibeen said:
Still waiting for an order to come through so I can have a paid job.Whilst I’m waiting I’m doing some study.
the internet is for porn
>the internet is for porn
Yeah, yeah, I know, RULE 34
sibeen said:
poik, I’ve just pulled out an old circuit analysis book and am trying to wade through it. I’m fast approaching the chapters where I’m going to have to relearn LaPlace transformations.I’m really hoping for that order to come through :)
heh.
Almost as bad here…I’m waiting around for sick people. Or people that aren’t sick but think they are.
Divine Angel said:
So what’s the happs this fine afternoon, peeps?
party_pants said:
Divine Angel said:
So what’s the happs this fine afternoon, peeps?
Raining.
hey so is the queen
“Oh, I know who won the silver medal! It was that chick, C-Bomb!”
CH-CH-CH-CH-CH-C-COMB…
I think a silver medal is a bloody good effort. I’m getting upset at people getting upset about it not being gold.
second place is just first of the losers..
party_pants said:
I think a silver medal is a bloody good effort. I’m getting upset at people getting upset about it not being gold.
Lisa Curry is disappointed that C-bomb was disappointed in not getting gold.
Dropbear said:
second place is just first of the losers..
The Buzz Aldrin Syndrome :)
i turned over to watch the women’s snatch last night …. im going to get them for false advertising ..
Dropbear said:
i turned over to watch the women’s snatch last night …. im going to get them for false advertising ..
Is it true they don’t get medals, they get vajazzled in gold, silver or bronze?
thighs of glory..
Dropbear said:
i turned over to watch the women’s snatch last night …. im going to get them for false advertising ..
Great and terrible thing.
It’s only day 3 of 17, early days, I predict gold for Australia, rivers of Gold, GOLD GOLD GOLD FOR AUSTRALIA.
ahh the illegal gunt support.
No wonder Bubbles never watches these things:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_Summer_Olympics_closing_ceremony#Celebrity_appearances
party_pants said:
I think a silver medal is a bloody good effort. I’m getting upset at people getting upset about it not being gold.
I can understand people being disappointed if they don’t perform at their best. In the case of Seebohm if she had swam as well as she did in qualifying she would have won gold.
I’m baaack. From Toowoomba.
Got a good look at the geology of the down section of the range, thanks to an oversize load and big trucks having snail races. Most interesting, and far more complex than just a bit further north on the Murphy’s Creek Road where is a quite straight forward sequence from ash fall through volcanic bombs to lava flows of varying viscosity (and then the lateritisation .sequence above that).
Geoff D said:
… where is a quite straight forward sequence from ash fall through volcanic bombs to lava flows of varying viscosity (and then the lateritisation .sequence above that).
What happened there?
I lived in Toowoomba for close to four years and left in ’86. Haven’t driven up that range since.
I must go back one day t have a look at the town.
Divine Angel said:
Geoff D said:
… where is a quite straight forward sequence from ash fall through volcanic bombs to lava flows of varying viscosity (and then the lateritisation .sequence above that).
What happened there?
Vents started spewing fine ash, which gradually became coarser grading up to blobs of very thick hot basic (basaltic) lava being chucked skywards and forming teardrop shapes while soaring through the air, then a further step up in intensity to sticky flowing lava, then hotter, more runny lava. When all that was over and done with and it all cooled down and the Tertiary era progressed, the weathering started working its way back down through the basalt flows, It must have been quite a wet climate, because the laterite sequence is one with much leaching in the middle parts. (Google something like tertiary basalt toowoomba maybe, for more info. Note: have not yet tried those keywords.)
Thanks. I once got a crash course in rockology from MV when we were driving from NSW and up through Beaudesert. It’s pretty interesting.
Haven’t seen MV for a while.
Is he still in deepest, darkest, Africa?
Afternoon fellow skeptics.
And PWM
http://qld.gsa.org.au/BBMain.pdf
Is as good a description of it as you will find anywhere- OK for the layman, doesn’t talk down to the rockologists. Neville Stevens is a good geology writer.And if you take the drives described, it is vewwy vewwy informative.
I’m dissapointed that Lisa Curry is disappointed that C-bomb was disappointed in not getting gold.
Thanks for that, Geoff! I’ve found my readin’ for the rest of the afternoon :)
Skeptic Pete said:
I’m dissapointed that Lisa Curry is disappointed that C-bomb was disappointed in not getting gold.
You’ll have to write a LttE about to get it out of your system.
party_pants said:
95kg bar and she puts on that face.
Soft.
Rule 303 said:
party_pants said:
95kg bar and she puts on that face.
Soft.
Rule 303 said:
party_pants said:
95kg bar and she puts on that face.
Soft.
Maybe it’s coz the bar looks to be stuck in her gunt?
Witty Rejoinder said:
Skeptic Pete said:
I’m dissapointed that Lisa Curry is disappointed that C-bomb was disappointed in not getting gold.
You’ll have to write a LttE about to get it out of your system.
You really think he’d be interested?
poikilotherm said:
Maybe it’s coz the bar looks to be stuck in her gunt?
Serves her right for swallowing that huge magnet…
Skeptic Pete said:
You really think he’d be interested?
It’s topical and besides you have to putting yourself out there otherwise some retiree from Salamander Bay will steal your thunder.
Divine Angel said:
Thanks for that, Geoff! I’ve found my readin’ for the rest of the afternoon :)
You can get Neville Stevens’ books on Rocks and Landscapes of …(insert area) at the QLD Museum bookshop, I think. At least, you could once upon a time.
More about the man and his books here http://www.qld.gsa.org.au/nstevens.htm
Ohhh …
I quote:
It is with much sadness that we announce the passing of Neville Stevens on Sunday the 5th of March
2011. Neville was an institution at the University of Queensland Geology Department for many
decades, with research interests in Tertiary Volcanism and geomorphology, among other topics.
Several generations of geologists who graduated from UQ have received a good grounding in
geology through attending lectures by Neville.
As well as his interest in teaching, Neville also recognised that geological knowledge should also be
communicated to the general public, and presented in a way which non-geologists could
understand. To this end Neville published several books that provided information and explanations
about sites where the populace can view important geological features. Neville was also
instrumental in getting sites of geological interest preserved for future generations. The Queensland
Division of the Geological Society of Australia has recognised this contribution by the creation of
the “Neville Stevens Medal”, presented to geologists for their outstanding service to public
geological education in Queensland. A more extensive Obituary is planned for the next issue of the
Queensland Geologist.
http://www.qld.gsa.org.au/TQG_2011_Issue1_March.pdf
arvo loosers.
And to finish up, a link to the Rocks and Landscapes leaflets (not the books) all in pdf format.
http://qld.gsa.org.au/rockland.htm
>arvo loosers.
I promise that I’ll tighten up my game.
Boris said:
arvo loosers.
Who you calling loose?
http://images.theage.com.au/2012/07/31/3514496/art-353-kimjonguk-300×0.jpg
Weight-lifting is mesmerising.
Stupid fairfax!
Witty Rejoinder said:
Stupid fairfax!
+1
pokes head in 
sniffs around.
Climate retards, do they patrol google for science forums that mention climate change or just unemployed?
poikilotherm said:
Climate retards, do they patrol google for science forums that mention climate change or just unemployed?
probably both?
Time Team
(REPEAT)
6.02pm – 6.51pmABC1T
The Royal Garrison Church is all that remains of the medieval pilgrim hospital that once stood on the site of Governors Green in Portsmouth and the team have an opportunity to investigate its grounds.
Skunkworks said:
Time Team
(REPEAT)
6.02pm – 6.51pmABC1TThe Royal Garrison Church is all that remains of the medieval pilgrim hospital that once stood on the site of Governors Green in Portsmouth and the team have an opportunity to investigate its grounds.
Seen it before, but bore watching again.
Earthquake: The Destruction of Lisbon (PG)
7:30pm – 8:30pm (60 minutes)
SBS TWO VIC
In 1755, a massive earthquake destroyed most of Lisbon. Modern-day geological experts explain how three continental plates converge under the Mediterranean, making the area extremely volatile.
…
Looks interesting.
Looks interesting.
it isn’t bad. a “re-enactment” type of thing with a modern science overlay.
Bloody hell… Director Peter Jackson is going to film ‘The Hobbit’ as a trilogy. The most boring 8 hours one could imagine IMO.
I’ve got the three LotR movies on DVD. Never seen them, except for about the first 15 minutes of #1. I fell asleep and that was it.
Good evening Holidayers. I have been busy. I think I might have been making up for poikilotherm’s lack of busyness. Today I saw a lady of 96, a lady of 86, and a couple of other folk in their 80’s. All were OK, although one was a little bit cyclical.
Witty Rejoinder said:
Bloody hell… Director Peter Jackson is going to film ‘The Hobbit’ as a trilogy. The most boring 8 hours one could imagine IMO.
Did you see his King Kong movie? About 70% too long.
I love The Hobbit but no way am I sitting through a trilogy. Two movies was stretching it IMO.
Dropbear said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
Bloody hell… Director Peter Jackson is going to film ‘The Hobbit’ as a trilogy. The most boring 8 hours one could imagine IMO.
Did you see his King Kong movie? About 70% too long.
He’s extremely overrated as a filmmaker.
>Today I saw a lady of 96, a lady of 86, and a couple of other folk in their 80’s
If only you got paid by age, you’d be swimming in it.
Divine Angel said:
I love The Hobbit but no way am I sitting through a trilogy. Two movies was stretching it IMO.
+1
I thought it was just going to be 2
Dropbear said:
Did you see his King Kong movie? About 70% too long.
Yeah I’ve seen it. All I can say is that I found it more entertaining than the the LOTR trilogy.
buffy said:
Good evening Holidayers. I have been busy. I think I might have been making up for poikilotherm’s lack of busyness. Today I saw a lady of 96, a lady of 86, and a couple of other folk in their 80’s. All were OK, although one was a little bit cyclical.
I got asked about anal bleaching…
Dropbear said:
Divine Angel said:
I love The Hobbit but no way am I sitting through a trilogy. Two movies was stretching it IMO.
+1
I thought it was just going to be 2
There were rumours he was considering a trilogy, and it was confirmed today. It’s just Hollywood greed to stretch out a franchise, nothing more.
Witty Rejoinder said:
Dropbear said:
Did you see his King Kong movie? About 70% too long.
Yeah I’ve seen it. All I can say is that I found it more entertaining than the the LOTR trilogy.
Me too actually. I slept through the first LOTR at the cinema and didn’t bother with the remaining two. I didn’t love the book either. The Hobbit is a different story- I love that book.
It was aimed at kids I spose :p
poikilotherm said:
I got asked about anal bleaching…
How’d that go?
Divine Angel said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
Dropbear said:
Did you see his King Kong movie? About 70% too long.
Yeah I’ve seen it. All I can say is that I found it more entertaining than the the LOTR trilogy.
Me too actually. I slept through the first LOTR at the cinema and didn’t bother with the remaining two. I didn’t love the book either. The Hobbit is a different story- I love that book.
Well I loved the LOTR. Beautifully shot IMO..
Dropbear said:
Well I loved the LOTR. Beautifully shot IMO..
It looked great but I found it very boring. I couldn’t get into the books either.
Dropbear said:
Divine Angel said:
Witty Rejoinder said:Yeah I’ve seen it. All I can say is that I found it more entertaining than the the LOTR trilogy.
Me too actually. I slept through the first LOTR at the cinema and didn’t bother with the remaining two. I didn’t love the book either. The Hobbit is a different story- I love that book.
Well I loved the LOTR. Beautifully shot IMO..
Me too, and some of those epic landscapes and battles. I watch them again when they come up in repeats.
>>I got asked about anal bleaching…<<
Hmm. I don ‘t get asked about that.
:)
now a film of the silmarillians would be an epic of epic proportions.
Witty Rejoinder said:
poikilotherm said:
I got asked about anal bleaching…
How’d that go?
After initial awkwardness, surprisingly well considering….
I’ve never bothered with LotR. A teacher tried to read us The Hobbit as a serial at school (it must have been new then) and gave up when we all hated it. So I’ve never had the slightest inclination to follow that author.
sibeen said:
I’ve got the three LotR movies on DVD. Never seen them, except for about the first 15 minutes of #1. I fell asleep and that was it.
buffy said:
>>I got asked about anal bleaching…<<
Hmm. I don ‘t get asked about that.
:)
I get asked all sorts of randomness, bit that’s the worst so far…
wookiemeister said:
sibeen said:
I’ve got the three LotR movies on DVD. Never seen them, except for about the first 15 minutes of #1. I fell asleep and that was it.
heres my favourite scene
Goodness, The Hobbit was published in 1937. I’m not that old. It must have had a renaissance in the 1960s when I was at primary school.
buffy said:
Goodness, The Hobbit was published in 1937. I’m not that old. It must have had a renaissance in the 1960s when I was at primary school.
Lol, my yr 5 teacher read it to us (1994).
Boris said:
now a film of the silmarillians would be an epic of epic proportions.
Bahahahah ..which no one would understand.
buffy said:
Goodness, The Hobbit was published in 1937. I’m not that old. It must have had a renaissance in the 1960s when I was at primary school.
Bahahahah ..which no one would understand.
i’ve tried to read it several times. can’t remember who is who.
A few more adaptations of Discworld stuff would suit me. The ones I’ve seen to date were pretty true to the books.
poikilotherm said:
After initial awkwardness, surprisingly well considering….
Do you sell anything related to anal bleaching?
Do you sell anything related to anal bleaching?
only a wire brush and a 500ml bottle of detol.
Witty Rejoinder said:
poikilotherm said:
After initial awkwardness, surprisingly well considering….
Do you sell anything related to anal bleaching?
No, but there are other things you can use that’ll do the job.
Boris said:
Do you sell anything related to anal bleaching?only a wire brush and a 500ml bottle of detol.
That’s a big anus.
buffy said:
Goodness, The Hobbit was published in 1937. I’m not that old. It must have had a renaissance in the 1960s when I was at primary school.
That’s a big anus.
well, i have been around a bit and seen some things that would take your breath away.
poikilotherm said:
No, but there are other things you can use that’ll do the job.
Well there you go. I’ll pop into a pharmacy tomorrow and put my years of secret shame behind me.
…put my years of secret shame behind me.
wouldn’t they already be behind you? so to speak.
Boris said:
wouldn’t they already be behind you? so to speak.
Touché.
Oh, I just remembered…..I’m not really supposed to know what you are talking about, am I?
And thanks to Droppy’s training (sometimes more effective than others) I actually thought of that reposte and chose not to submit it. To maintain my reputation for innocence.
This is terrible! Mr buffy didn’t know something that I did. How did I know about it? Must have watched too much late night SBS at some stage.
In the car, I have the makings of a television system. All I have to do is set the dish up and point it at the correct satellite and the limpiks is within my grasp. Oh, and I have to get registration. I hope there is a window of clear weather tomorrow.
I have a bracket that I am hoping will allow me to mount a tv screen on the ceiling in my bedroom so I can watch all the athletes from the warmth of upstairs.
This is terrible! Mr buffy didn’t know something that I did. How did I know about it? Must have watched too much late night SBS at some stage.
-
How did an innocent type like Mr Buffy ever hook up with a broad like you?
anal bleaching? use slices of lemon for wiping.
for Boris, the birthday boy..
Don’t panda to him Roughie, he’s always having birthdays.
Peak Warming Man said:
Don’t panda to him Roughie, he’s always having birthdays.
I’ll pay that.
Peak Warming Man said:
Don’t panda to him Roughie, he’s always having birthdays.
at least you got the joke ;)
I’ll pay that.
give me the money it is my birthday after all. pwm is a rich as crocus anyway and doesn’t need any more.
If you tell the barmaid that it’s your birthday you usually get a free beer, except Borris.
roughbarked said:
anal bleaching? use slices of lemon for wiping.
my birthday signature is certainly working. i should copyright the idea and get royalties.
Batman-: Could it be………………………………..
Robin-: What Batman?
Batman-: Could it be that……………………..that Boris Johnson is……..is really The Joker, hell bent on visiting evil on the good citizens of London while disguised as the Mayor.
Robin-: Holy Flaming Torches Batman, I wonder what wylie wanton wacky wickedness will our jocular jester visit on them, it’s too horrid to think of, is there anything more evil?
Batman-: Well yes there is Boy Wonder but I’ll talk to you about that later, quick Robin, we’ve not time to lose, slide down this pole.
>>Goodness, The Hobbit was published in 1937. I’m not that old. It must have had a renaissance in the 1960s when I was at primary school.
Head for YouTube and in Search enter “Leonard Nimoy Ballad Of Bilbo Baggins”….and prepared to be amazed.
>>“Leonard Nimoy Ballad Of Bilbo Baggins”
Fark, that’s terrible Muriel.
>>Fark, that’s terrible Muriel.
At the time, he was so popular as Mr Spock that it was either that or read the telephone directory.
Grower makes go of stubble
27 Jul, 2012 11:00 AM
IT’S not quite turning water into wine, but a Coly rice farmer is poised to do the next best thing by turning worthless agricultural waste into a valuable building block.
John Gorman’s Ampan invention transforms rice stubble, which currently goes up in smoke at the end of each season, into a sturdy panel-board, able to be used to build anything from furniture to house frames.
Mr Gorman claims his product will plough money into the pockets of farmers and help protect the environment.
Ampan has won a swag of farm invention awards in recent years and the former diesel mechanic has already pitched the product in India, Rwanda, China and beyond.
“This can be produced efficiently every year and you’re not waiting 20 or 30 years for trees to grow,” Mr Gorman said.
“More than 200,000 tonnes of stubble goes into the atmosphere every year in this region alone so why wouldn’t we use it?
“The amount of available timber in the world cannot keep up with supply and here we have a product made from agricultural waste that has no other use in
society.
“Some of the developing countries are keen as mustard on the idea.”
He said he had “sunk a small fortune” into developing the product but was hopeful he could finally start widescale production in the next 18 months.
Mr Gorman said farmers would be paid per tonne for stubble and have it removed from fields at no cost.
They would also receive greenhouse gas credits for every hectare of unburnt stubble used in the
production of Ampan.
The product, which has a similar consistency to chipboard, is made by fracturing rice stubble and bonding it at high pressure with a special resin.
It results in a light, heat and resistant panel-board that is able to be powdercoated and can be produced every year.
Mr Gorman is in talks with Murrumbidgee Shire Council general manager Carolyn Upston as he pushes to build a production plant in the shire.
Further research and development of the product is being undertaken with the CSIRO and RMIT.
they really are little, they are brown and they are mushrooms.
roughbarked said:
they really are little, they are brown and they are mushrooms.
morrie said:
roughbarked said:
they really are little, they are brown and they are mushrooms.
Clearly, they are LBMs :-)
The sporophytes are nearly taller than them.
Hello :)
Nice pics RB :D
Good news today from physio, I have a small improvement on my shoulder. Small yes but it is progress :)
Spider Lily said:
Hello :)Nice pics RB :D
Good news today from physio, I have a small improvement on my shoulder. Small yes but it is progress :)
any improvement is good gear.
roughbarked said:
Spider Lily said:
Hello :)Nice pics RB :D
Good news today from physio, I have a small improvement on my shoulder. Small yes but it is progress :)
any improvement is good gear.
Yes it is and amazingly it has done wonders to my thoughts :)
How is baby RB? :)
Good news, Spider Lily :-)
Spider Lily said:
roughbarked said:
Spider Lily said:
Hello :)Nice pics RB :D
Good news today from physio, I have a small improvement on my shoulder. Small yes but it is progress :)
any improvement is good gear.
Yes it is and amazingly it has done wonders to my thoughts :)
How is baby RB? :)
good to improve thoughts too ;)
baby is 13 days today .. is back up to birth weight, all good.. got a small video of her first attempt at smiling.. to upload..morrie said:
Good news, Spider Lily :-)
thanks Morrie, still a way to go but it only took that tiny little bit of progress to give me faith.. I’m sure you understand :)
Oh I have also taken up a new goal, apparently I’m going to start training for a marathon. I doubt I will do a full one, maybe a half but I have 4 months to prepare :)
This is from my trainer who knows I’m not dealing with injury very well and this is why she is my trainer :)
orangeness
er that is; orangeness in the darkness.
>Nice pics RB :D
Bugger me, everyone is looking for a book deal :)
sibeen said:
>Nice pics RB :DBugger me, everyone is looking for a book deal :)
Been there, done that..
waves hand
:p
sibeen said:
>Nice pics RB :DBugger me, everyone is looking for a book deal :)
:)
at the moment I can’t rub two dina together.you still there spiderlily person? got a smiling baby.. here.
Good morning all.
Mornin’ Geoff
Hey Aquila! How’s it up there in the norf?
Quite good Geoff, chugging along
Morning Geoff
Morning Aquila
Warmer this morning, 18 degrees
Morning Spider Lily
Aquila
Junglenut is having another music get together on the 11th, you and your guitar are invited. CS will be here for this one too :D
Morning folks
Ok thanks, I’ll pencil it in….gawd, i’d need a whole lotta more practice though before I …..
Morning all.
Gday rule
Morning Rule
Morning Stumpy
Hump day :D
Mornin’ Stumps, Rule..
Good morning. We have a zero. I can’t see the frost, but I can feel it lurking…..
I’d better get off to work.
Damn frost, forgot to put the wipers on the car and it refroze over the windscreen.
-3 this morning.
Frost was so bad it froze the internet tubes at home…
balated gday Aquila, buffy, poik, SL
Morning all. Quite chilly in Melbourne but it does look like it’s going to be a nice day.
Why you should check before diving into the water.
A WHALE has been found dead at Newport Beach this morning.
Early morning swimmers arrived at the Beach’s ocean pool to find the whale floating in the water.
ORCA volunteer Wendy McFarlane said the whale rescue organisation received a call from a staff member from Pittwater Council reporting the dead whale just before 7am.
Ms McFarlane said the whale was an adult humpback which appeared to be dead for several days.
“There were some pretty big seas last night and Mother Nature wouldn’t have had a problem dragging in a whale that big into a man-made ocean pool,” said McFarlane.
A National Parks and WildLife Services spokeswoman said crews are at currently at the scene, with marine mammal and fauna experts enroute.
http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/whale-found-in-newport-beach-ocean-pool-on-sydneys-north-shore/story-e6freuy9-1226440020004
Happy Birthday Boris
Morning Pilgrims, Boris shares a birthday with Elizabeth Taylor, Don Bradman, Helen Keller, Winston Churchill, Kamal, the Yellow Wiggle and lots lots more.
Peak Warming Man said:
the Yellow Wiggle
first or second?
>>first or second?
Boris will share a birthday with both of them regardless of date, Boris is a free spirit he never lets little things like dates stop him from sharing a birthday.
morning.
57 today.
Who would have thought, thirty years ago, we’d all be sitting here drinking Château de Chaselet….eh?
pissing down here.
Kazakhstan is still doing well.
>>Who would have thought, thirty years ago, we’d all be sitting here drinking Château de Chaselet….eh?
Aye, we were poor then but we were happy.
happybirthdaytoyouhappybirthdaytoyou………and many more etc, etc.
Boris said:
Kazakhstan is still doing well.
they’re my second team ;)
So tell us what you got Boris.
Peak Warming Man said:
So tell us what you got Boris.
I didn’t get Boris anything.
Peak Warming Man said:
So tell us what you got Boris.
I made him a cake.
https://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash4/319360_10151064576591030_95882649_n.jpg
Here ya go, Boris. Enjoy, I hope you like raspberry cake.
So tell us what you got Boris.
nothing apart of the friendship of all you lot here. and that is enough.
did get an email from sister number one and mum will ring tonight. neighbour will come over with a beer.
So, Boris, you don’t like your cake?
Aunty ABC is being mean .. she sent me an email telling me I hadn’t used my ABC Forums Registration for a while .. :-/
>>she sent me an email telling me I hadn’t used my ABC Forums Registration for a while .. :-/
LOL, that Knick he’s a lad isn’t he.
So, Boris, you don’t like your cake?
well, yes, but it is there and i am here…
kii said:
https://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash4/319360_10151064576591030_95882649_n.jpgHere ya go, Boris. Enjoy, I hope you like raspberry cake.
Bags me the peaches:)
>I made him a cake.
Buggerit. That’s exactly what I did.
throws it in the bin…sobs
throws it in the bin…sobs
i can eat twoooooo. it was probably a nice rich fruit cake with a generous splash of whiskey…
jjjust moi said:
kii said:
https://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash4/319360_10151064576591030_95882649_n.jpgHere ya go, Boris. Enjoy, I hope you like raspberry cake.
Boris can have the cake.Bags me the peaches:)
First of the white peaches :P
I just made jam from the last of the yellow ones.
trying to learn greek by watching the greek news on sbs isn’t easy.
Boris said:
trying to learn greek by watching the greek news on sbs isn’t easy.
Have you had any success with other languages?
HB Boris :-)
Have you had any success with other languages?
no. maybe i need to rethink this plan a bit.
thanks for the hb.
just don’t get too blown away
Boris said:
trying to learn greek by watching the greek news on sbs isn’t easy.
should have the words for debt and crisis down pat by now
should have the words for debt and crisis down pat by now
yep, i also know them in italian, spanish and irish.
Hello Holidayers.
Is Boris having another birthday? I’m sure that is three days in a row now, at least!
:)
buffy said:
Hello Holidayers.
Is Boris having another birthday? I’m sure that is three days in a row now, at least!
:)
He likes to stretch it out …
Is Boris having another birthday?
the last one was about a year ago.
He likes to stretch it out …
stretch what out???
No, you did intimate preparations here last night. Don’t want to know about weighty matters.
I’m going back to do some more work.
buffy said:
No, you did intimate preparations here last night. Don’t want to know about weighty matters.
I’m going back to do some more work.
I both panda’ed to his requests and blew his lights out..
>>He likes to stretch it out …
Once you get to a certain age you have a festival
good afternoon.
Oh dear… Seems BC is back from his holiday.
Witty Rejoinder said:
Oh dear… Seems BC is back from his holiday.
>Oh dear… Seems BC is back from his holiday.
I can’t see how this will bother me in the slightest :)
sibeen said:
>Oh dear… Seems BC is back from his holiday.I can’t see how this will bother me in the slightest :)
+1
i occasionally peep in at the PSF, but leave pretty soon after
bucken fucketing down outside…
Mostly sunny this end. I’ll probably go for a spin when my hair’s drier.
i occasionally peep in at the PSF, but leave pretty soon after
-
What does ‘Petrol Sniffers’ mean?
Witty Rejoinder said:
i occasionally peep in at the PSF, but leave pretty soon after
-What does ‘Petrol Sniffers’ mean?
“poor mans”
Gotcha.
Good evening gentlemen. And Bear.
Having fun finding new telly etc :-) It’s nice to not have to get the cheapest one at Target again!
And if only I’d got knocked up first, I could get the one I really want.
OCDC said:
Good evening gentlemen. And Bear.Having fun finding new telly etc :-) It’s nice to not have to get the cheapest one at Target again!
My telly is a hand-me-down from my sister who got a new one last year. But it’s huuuge compared with my old one :)
Afternoon skeptics.
Some of you may remember this time last week me bemoaning the dreadful spelling in my local newspaper.
Well they haven’t let me down.
This week on page two the Port Stephens Examiner have a headline about an “Aborginal art show”.
OCDC said:
And if only I’d got knocked up first, I could get the one I really want.
It’s not that difficult…
poikilotherm said:
OCDC said:
And if only I’d got knocked up first, I could get the one I really want.
It’s not that difficult…
For those interested, Target has TBBT t-shirts. Actually, they have TBBT t-shirts regardless of your interest.
OCDC said:
And if only I’d got knocked up first, I could get the one I really want.
Well your options are getting sexified with a human male or nicking some sperm from the IVF labs at work.
OCDC said:
poikilotherm said:
OCDC said:
And if only I’d got knocked up first, I could get the one I really want.
It’s not that difficult…
By sms?
Depends on what’s done with the phone…
Witty Rejoinder said:
OCDC said:
And if only I’d got knocked up first, I could get the one I really want.
Well your options are getting sexified with a human male or nicking some sperm from the IVF labs at work.
OCDC said:
For those interested, Target has TBBT t-shirts. Actually, they have TBBT t-shirts regardless of your interest.
I’m going to have a glass of sparkling water to celebrate.
Divine Angel said:
OCDC said:
For those interested, Target has TBBT t-shirts. Actually, they have TBBT t-shirts regardless of your interest.
I’m going to have a glass of sparkling water to celebrate.
Ooh that’d be fun to cough up:
http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMicm010283
Meanwhile, something’s on my mind.
Just watched this: http://www.abc.net.au/iview/#/view/24694
The last guy interviewed is a pedophile. He likes having sex with 7 year old girls. He thinks it’s part of the natural spectrum of human sexuality. He believes it’s OK if there’s no violence and the girl is consenting.
The part that troubles me is the psychologist’s reaction to him. She was very emotional (understandably) but insists that this is something that can be treated and cured. Whilst I share the view that pedophilia is not acceptable under any circumstances, I’m concerned that these claims of cures and treatments are still mainstream views, even though it wasn’t that long ago that homosexuality was also claimed to be treatable and curable. Clearly this isn’t the case so why the view that pedophilia is an exception and can in fact be treated or cured?
Buy one get one free today.
Divine Angel said:
Meanwhile, something’s on my mind.Just watched this: http://www.abc.net.au/iview/#/view/24694
The last guy interviewed is a pedophile. He likes having sex with 7 year old girls. He thinks it’s part of the natural spectrum of human sexuality. He believes it’s OK if there’s no violence and the girl is consenting.
The part that troubles me is the psychologist’s reaction to him. She was very emotional (understandably) but insists that this is something that can be treated and cured. Whilst I share the view that pedophilia is not acceptable under any circumstances, I’m concerned that these claims of cures and treatments are still mainstream views, even though it wasn’t that long ago that homosexuality was also claimed to be treatable and curable. Clearly this isn’t the case so why the view that pedophilia is an exception and can in fact be treated or cured?
Castration?
Divine Angel said:
Clearly this isn’t the case so why the view that pedophilia is an exception and can in fact be treated or cured?
Perhaps they expect treatment to end the sexual urges regardless of their nature. Paedophilia as criminal conduct may mean that treatment or cures may simply entail then end of the desire to offend.
Chemical castration is used. I don’t know how successfully.
But I too doubt whether it can be ‘cured’.
Whilst I share the view that pedophilia is not acceptable under any circumstances, I’m concerned that these claims of cures and treatments are still mainstream views, even though it wasn’t that long ago that homosexuality was also claimed to be treatable and curable.
————————————————————————————————
At a recent skeptics meeting we debated the proposition that if it was to be shown that paedophilia is hard-wired as homosexuality seems to be, how would it affect our views on punishment/treatment of offenders.
>Clearly this isn’t the case so why the view that pedophilia is an exception and can in fact be treated or cured?
I would have thought that would be an irresponsible claim for a psychologist to make. I couldn’t imagine a psychologist telling a probation board etc “It’s OK, this person is cured now, they can be safely left alone with kids.”
Skeptic Pete said:
Whilst I share the view that pedophilia is not acceptable under any circumstances, I’m concerned that these claims of cures and treatments are still mainstream views, even though it wasn’t that long ago that homosexuality was also claimed to be treatable and curable.
————————————————————————————————
At a recent skeptics meeting we debated the proposition that if it was to be shown that paedophilia is hard-wired as homosexuality seems to be, how would it affect our views on punishment/treatment of offenders.
Just because you may be ‘hard wired’ in a certain direction doesn’t mean you lack the ability to play out these urges, or not .
Bubble Car said:
>Clearly this isn’t the case so why the view that pedophilia is an exception and can in fact be treated or cured?I would have thought that would be an irresponsible claim for a psychologist to make. I couldn’t imagine a psychologist telling a probation board etc “It’s OK, this person is cured now, they can be safely left alone with kids.”
They don’t like goats, it’s children they want. :P
Skeptic Pete said:
Whilst I share the view that pedophilia is not acceptable under any circumstances, I’m concerned that these claims of cures and treatments are still mainstream views, even though it wasn’t that long ago that homosexuality was also claimed to be treatable and curable.
————————————————————————————————
At a recent skeptics meeting we debated the proposition that if it was to be shown that paedophilia is hard-wired as homosexuality seems to be, how would it affect our views on punishment/treatment of offenders.
>Chemical castration is used. I don’t know how successfully.
While castration (chemical or surgical) lowers sex drive, it doesn’t remove it entirely, or change the nature of the person’s sexuality.
Skeptic Pete said:
Whilst I share the view that pedophilia is not acceptable under any circumstances, I’m concerned that these claims of cures and treatments are still mainstream views, even though it wasn’t that long ago that homosexuality was also claimed to be treatable and curable.
————————————————————————————————
At a recent skeptics meeting we debated the proposition that if it was to be shown that paedophilia is hard-wired as homosexuality seems to be, how would it affect our views on punishment/treatment of offenders.
I don’t think it should affect our treatment of offenders. Any sex act upon a child will have lasting consequences for the child.
Dropbear said:
Just because you may be ‘hard wired’ in a certain direction doesn’t mean you lack the ability to play out these urges, or not .
I agree.
OCDC said:
Doesn’t change the fact that pedophilia harms children, and homosexuality doesn’t.
No, but it might change the way that Rock-Spiders are treated in the prison system.
>Just because you may be ‘hard wired’ in a certain direction doesn’t mean you lack the ability to play out these urges, or not .
Yes, there’s no doubt that people can modify their behaviour. But there’s a difference between that and being “cured” of a particular sexuality.
Bubble Car said:
>Just because you may be ‘hard wired’ in a certain direction doesn’t mean you lack the ability to play out these urges, or not .Yes, there’s no doubt that people can modify their behaviour. But there’s a difference between that and being “cured” of a particular sexuality.
absolutely.. some people live with alcoholism for 50 years and never drink again
Skeptic Pete said:
OCDC said:Doesn’t change the fact that pedophilia harms children, and homosexuality doesn’t.
No, but it might change the way that Rock-Spiders are treated in the prison system.
Why? statutory rape is still rape .. and it’s still predatory
Skeptic Pete said:
OCDC said:Doesn’t change the fact that pedophilia harms children, and homosexuality doesn’t.
No, but it might change the way that Rock-Spiders are treated in the prison system.
I doubt there would be many people willing to leave their kid with a pedophile, whether they’re “cured” or “repressing their urges”.
waves
Greetings Holidayers!
Divine Angel said:
I doubt there would be many people willing to leave their kid with a pedophile, whether they’re “cured” or “repressing their urges”.
Would you leave your boyfriend with a super model unsupervised?
Dropbear said:
Divine Angel said:
I doubt there would be many people willing to leave their kid with a pedophile, whether they’re “cured” or “repressing their urges”.
Would you leave your boyfriend with a super model unsupervised?
Absent or passed out?
OCDC said:
Dropbear said:
Divine Angel said:
I doubt there would be many people willing to leave their kid with a pedophile, whether they’re “cured” or “repressing their urges”.
Would you leave your boyfriend with a super model unsupervised?
I spent some time with him with DA absent…
that sort of temptation is more than any bear should man
Docktard – http://www.tga.gov.au/daen/daen-entry.aspx
Divine Angel said:
Absent or passed out?
poikilotherm said:
Docktard – http://www.tga.gov.au/daen/daen-entry.aspx
Well I hurt my back and they think I have a bulging disc, though the physio didn’t help at all. He just kept pressing on my back when I told him it hurt too much. So I had x-rays today. Egads – the pain is pretty strong.
That’s bad news ms spock. I hope it’s something readily treatable.
Bubble Car said:
That’s bad news ms spock. I hope it’s something readily treatable.
Thanks Mr Car. I am hoping so too.
Bill of Many Name’s father is in hospital with flu like symptoms too. Papa Bear (Bill’s Dad) hasn’t been well the last few days.
So only one report of vomiting from topiramate? I can add another two…
waves goodbye
ms spock said:
Papa Bear
chuckle
One for poik:
http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMicm980909
OCDC said:
poikilotherm said:
Docktard – http://www.tga.gov.au/daen/daen-entry.aspx
Hey is di-gesic no longer available?
No, can still get it.
OCDC said:
So only one report of vomiting from topiramate? I can add another two…
You should, not enough people/doctors/medical staff etc report adverse events.
poikilotherm said:
OCDC said:
So only one report of vomiting from topiramate? I can add another two…
You should, not enough people/doctors/medical staff etc report adverse events.
OCDC said:
One for poik:http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMicm980909
zOMG!
Magnussen is sporting facial hair. I wonder how much it slows him down? Will he be the first hipster gold medallist?
Too much weed:
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-08-01/snoop-dog-reincarnated-as-snoop-lion/4168040
>>>http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMicm980909
How does that happen?
Divine Angel said:
>>>http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMicm980909How does that happen?
OCDC said:
Divine Angel said:
>>>http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMicm980909How does that happen?
Narrowing of the bowel, which is common in Crohn’s, to a diameter smaller than a tablet.
and the tablets are made to disintegrate/dissolve etc in the bowel, not the stomach.
Lasagna, bye
Ah, I see. Was wondering why they were undissolved in the stomach.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-08-01/snoop-dog-reincarnated-as-snoop-lion/4168040
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Must be a slow news day at the ABC.
Not much food in the house this end, so it’s cheddar, rocket and black pudding on toast. Doing major shopping tomorrow.
Bubble Car said:
Not much food in the house this end, so it’s cheddar, rocket and black pudding on toast. Doing major shopping tomorrow.
Sounds rather uninviting.
Not if you like cheddar, rocket and black pudding. And toast.
Bubble Car said:
Not if you like cheddar, rocket and black pudding. And toast.
Well I could do without the congealed blood for one.
:-)
Love a bit of blood sausage, me.
Gore Vidal has died.
Bubble Car said:
Love a bit of blood sausage, me.
Hard to get but I have had haggis boiled, cut into rings and then fried. It is rather nice. Lotta blood in an animal, interesting to see Croatians and such gathering the blood in plastic buckets, (the modern) and mixing with grains and such to make the sausage. Nothing wasted but the oink.
Witty Rejoinder said:
Gore Vidal has died.
happens to all of us
Witty Rejoinder said:
Bubble Car said:
Not if you like cheddar, rocket and black pudding. And toast.
Well I could do without the congealed blood for one.
:-)
This is why kids sit in the back:
http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMicm070559
Ooh a stone baby:
http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMicm990701#t=article
Evening folks
g’day stumpy
Hey, stumpy. Good day?
I hope you enjoyed the sunny patches in the day, Boris.
:-)
it wasn’t bad. i sit on the back verandah and read in the arvo sun. quite nice.
How much does Gardasil cost for someone who isn’t subsidised?
OCDC said:
How much does Gardasil cost for someone who isn’t subsidised?
A lot.
~$130 wholesale, add 20-50% depending.
Gardasil, the HPV vaccine, is currently on the market for $120 per single dose. Three doses are required over a 6-month period, making the total cost for the HPV vaccine $360. On top of that, some doctors are charging office visit fees when the vaccine is given.
Many large health insurance providers cover Gardasil, but that varies from company to company. Most that offer coverage for Gardasil only do so for females age 9 to 26, the age group for which the vaccine is FDA-approved. There is no current legislation that requires insurance providers to cover the costs of Gardasil. You can always call your insurance provider to determine if it covers the vaccine. Your doctor’s front office staff may be able to tell if your provider covers the costs as well.
http://cervicalcancer.about.com/od/riskfactorsandprevention/f/vaccine_cost.htm
poikilotherm said:
OCDC said:
How much does Gardasil cost for someone who isn’t subsidised?
A lot.
~$130 wholesale, add 20-50% depending.
Geoff D said:
Gardasil, the HPV vaccine, is currently on the market for $120 per single dose. Three doses are required over a 6-month period, making the total cost for the HPV vaccine $360. On top of that, some doctors are charging office visit fees when the vaccine is given.Many large health insurance providers cover Gardasil, but that varies from company to company. Most that offer coverage for Gardasil only do so for females age 9 to 26, the age group for which the vaccine is FDA-approved. There is no current legislation that requires insurance providers to cover the costs of Gardasil. You can always call your insurance provider to determine if it covers the vaccine. Your doctor’s front office staff may be able to tell if your provider covers the costs as well.
http://cervicalcancer.about.com/od/riskfactorsandprevention/f/vaccine_cost.htm
poikilotherm said:
A lot.~$130 wholesale, add 20-50% depending.
Must’ve gone up. Carbon Tax, maybe. ;-)
OCDC said:
poikilotherm said:
OCDC said:
How much does Gardasil cost for someone who isn’t subsidised?
A lot.
~$130 wholesale, add 20-50% depending.
Hmn, I was expecting more per dose. kthx
I’m too used to people complaining that some medicines cost more than $5.80.
OCDC said:
I found that too – for America.
Oh shit, so it is! Explains the difference in price – $120 there, $130 here.
poikilotherm said:
OCDC said:
poikilotherm said:A lot.
~$130 wholesale, add 20-50% depending.
Hmn, I was expecting more per dose. kthx
I’m too used to people complaining that some medicines cost more than $5.80.
$139.99 at My Favourite Shop (chemistwarehouse).
Tiredness is really affecting my thinking gear. I think I might toddle bedwards.
lol@OCDC
:)
No idea what it is like, but those pommie explorers, hard men, living off the maggots they plucked from their tropical sores, they didnt actually mind as they were delirious with tropical fevers and snake bite anyway.
The Last Explorers
Dr David Livingstone: Onward Christian Soldier
8.30pm – 9.30pmSBS ONE
The 19th century saw the dawn of the most intense period of exploration in history. Over the next 100 years, the modern world would be shaped by a handful of intrepid men.
Around 7,000 graduates begin their first job as a doctor today and thousands more change to new jobs as their training continues.
The changeover has been labelled as ‘black Wednesday’ or the ‘killing season’ because of the rise in deaths.
Studies have shown that patients admitted as an emergency on the first Wednesday in August are six per cent more likely to die than on the previous Wednesday.
It was announced earlier this year that junior doctors will shadow a more senior colleague for four days in an attempt to reduce the number of mistakes made and ensure patients are kept safe.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/9441885/Thousands-of-juniors-start-jobs-in-NHS-killing-season.html
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ROFL
Every day is Black Wednesday for our Alex.
Don’t stress, much safer here – interns start three weeks before everyone else changes over.
Witty Rejoinder said:
:-D
Every day is Black Wednesday for our Alex.
OCDC said:
$139.99 at My Favourite Shop (chemistwarehouse).
Wow, I wouldn’t even bother ordering it in for that kind of sale price…
If a product has expired, any chance of letting a customer nick off with it? The lacteeze drops at my local had expired last month, but I’m quite happy to take care of them…
I would but some wouldn’t…
I’ll hide most of them and keep asking one person at a time til I get the right answer :-)
My old pharmacist would’ve, but sadly he doesn’t work there.
Anyway, time I vegetated in front of the telly.
OCDC said:
Anyway, time I vegetated in front of the telly.
yeah, Gruen is about to start
Divine Angel said:
OCDC said:
Anyway, time I vegetated in front of the telly.
yeah, Gruen is about to start
Anything with Wil Anderson in it is .. muted.
I’m quite enjoying this “Would I Lie to You” on ABC, which I accidentally started watching.
buffy said:
I’m quite enjoying this “Would I Lie to You” on ABC, which I accidentally started watching.
David Mitchell is very crappy at telling fibs :)