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Apologies for thread drift. Across the road from us and slightly down the hill, every year from March to October we hear a pair of boobook owls, which we suspect nests in a large old eucalypt in the bush (national park) there. Also across the road and slightly down the hill live a state politician a...

Good morning all, steady, solid rain overnight, but cleared this morning and it's now nice & sunny. Currently 17C, forecast max 19C. Washing & housework day today, but will find time to have a nice walk in the sun.

I wonder how much of that is down to poor specification by the client, and how much to incompetence by the contractor. I've also seen clients contract for a custom-built system when perfectly good off-the-shelf systems is available. This usually happens when someone in the client sees an opportunity...

I was always taught that you don't ask questions about anyone's health issues unless they raise the subject first. Answered the phone to one of Mrs. H's friends, who wanted to know the ins & outs of a duck's bum about my forthcoming surgery. I told her that I'd decided I was a woman trapped in a man...

Enormity is another one of those words that is, more often than not, used incorrectly. enormity | ɪˈnɔːmɪti | noun (plural enormities) 1 (the enormity of) [mass noun] the great or extreme scale, seriousness, or extent of something perceived as bad or morally wrong: a thorough search disclosed the fu...

Good morning all. Like 1DC, rarely a week goes by that either Mrs. H or I don't make use of the health system.
Grey day today, currently 14C, forecast max 17C. Constant rain forecast for today, but it hasn't started here yet. Heavy overnight rain with some damage further south though.

Good morning all, foggy day here with more rain forecast. Currently 13C, forecast max 18C.

"Get your finger off that button!"

Rossian, D1's FiL told us tales of when he was studying in the UK, complete with dissecting while smoking, as everyone did in those days..

now then what is a dissectologist?

Just a guess - one who dissects bodies in preparation for examination by medical students?

Good morning all, cloudy with drizzle here today, currently 14C, forecast max 16C. It used to be the law in NSW that on Sundays, alcohol could only be served "bona fide travellers", ie you had to have travelled 50 miles. Hence, there was a proliferation of pubs just over 50 miles from Sydney, and lo...

Good morning all, clear blue skies (for the moment), currently 13C, forecast max 18C. No doctor appointments today, might take the camera for a walk in the bush.

Good morning all, good news for all who have had good results for their check-ups.
Raining this morning, but I can see a little blue sky trying to peep through. currently 13C, forecast max 18C.
Heading off for pre-admission tests & ECG.

Talking of dodecahedrons...
They are much harder to make than the other platonic solids. My money is on the Roman ones as some sort of guild piece or demonstration of the maker's skill.

Bought some 'rocket salad' yesterday but it went off before I could eat it!

Were you going to have it for launch?

Good morning all, cloudy day, with rain forecast. Currently 15C, forecast max 17C. It looks like we will have wet weather for the next week or so. Off to GP later to hear results of X-ray.

Good morning all, day started out all blue skies, now we have a bit of cloud. Currently 17C, forecast max 27. Washing on.
Dashed off early for X-ray. in and out in 15 minutes, GP will have results in 4 hours. No complaints about that.
That sounds like a pretty good meal, OFSO.

Still coughing.

Good morning all, clear blue sky here, currently 20C, forecast max 24C, Early dash to hardware hell to get a replacement screen door closer before the rush. Success. Watered the garden and now about to read the paper (ie do the crossword) before mulching the vege garden this afternoon.

That's very sad, Ex-A. I hope your hippos turn out to be OK or can bee relocated.
Productive day today, emptied the compost bin & spread it on the garden. Will mulch the garden tomorrow, all being well.

Good morning all, nice autumn day with a little cloud around. Currently 13C, forecast max 21C. Feeling much better this morning, may be getting rid of the cough at last. Last night we both felt like a good Chinese meal, which we haven't had for years since our local closed. Ordered from another one ...