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Thanks to those who have some expertise in these matters, especially Probes & Fox3, for your analyses of the situation.

Used to run rafting trips on the Thompson & Mitchell Rivers in Victoria. On one trip on the Mitchell we rescued two young blokes who had bought a couple of 'yellow peril' lightweight toy rafts from a disposals store, complete with plastic paddles. The owner had told them they would be fine. When we ...

^ seems like 'Old Tom' was a bit of a rascal and a traitor to Cetaceans [-X Very interesting. Orcas will eat whales. He probably pulled the boats out so they'd kill a whale and he could catch a meal while they were chopping up the carcass. Yes, apparently the orcas used to eat the lips and offal of...

At Eden on the NSW South Coast there is a 'Killer Whale Museum' with the skeleton of Old Tom, an orca that used to tow whalers' boats out when there where whales in the area. There's a photo on the link showing how his teeth are worn. Granddaughter got into trouble in primary school for arguing with...

I think I've seen something similar but not the same, but Channel Islands or Normandy. Doesn't sound right though.

Thanks Karearea, I'm planning on just walking a couple of hundred metres down the street. I have no intention of being more than a very short dash from a loo.

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Mon May 13, 2024 11:06 pm

Bon Voyage and safe flying Pinky, I trust you have found a supplier of Barossa Red in Japan.

D1 was able to find it in Tokyo when they lived there.

Good morning all, clear blue skies, with a strange yellow thing up there. Currently 12C, forecast max 22C. Planning on a short walk today.

The superb New Zealand horsewoman Caroline Powell jumped her way to a historic victory at the MARS Badminton Horse Trials in Gloucestershire on the occasion of the event’s 75th anniversary. ... Caroline Powell rides into history at Badminton :YMAPPLAUSE: Is equestrian one of NZ's traditional streng...

As some had predicted Shoigu has been given the boot as Russian Defence Minister. In his place is a complete and utter banker, who like Shoigu knows sweet FA about the military. Which probably means putin is moving his little toy soldiers around a tabletop in his bunker and issuing stupid orders hi...

Good morning from Sydney. Stent out, pee being measured.

They are trying to fatten me up. Breakfast was stewed fruit with yoghurt which I'd ordered, plus a large fresh fruit salad & muesli which I hadn't. Poached egg & tomato, toast & marmalade and apple juice, all of which I'd ordered. Instant coffee.

Thanks for the physio advice, Limeygal. I think I can access a treatment plan via my local GP & physio-magician. No aurora here, even if we had been in range. Just clouds & rain. I have seen one in Sydney in the late '50s or early '60s, and in Tumut we saw the red glow of one occasionally. Rain toda...

Hospital food. It's usually pretty good here, but in the ICU it's pretty basic Breakfast was 2 weetbix, fruit & juice. Dietician came today so I'll probably get yoghurt, fruit & muesli for breakfast, plus a menu for the following day to pick from. Lunch was soup, salmon & veges, Dinner was soup, a s...

Quick sitrep: op went well, no pain, some bleeding this afternoon so just had a couple of stitches. More details later when I get my computer.

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Wed May 08, 2024 6:19 am

Mrs OFSO has bought some strange pot plants for our terrace. Big menacing things. Can't see a stinger (yet) but I think they are triffids. I shall avoid watching the next meteor shower....

As I used to think of my MiL..."Say it with flowers, give her a triffid."

I'm sure when I was at school it was "rooves" :-\ but that seems out of favour these days. Me too, but there's probably been a bit of drift there over time. Another example: when I was doing clever stuff back in the day, I remember registering patents (as in 'pay-tents') but everyone seems to speak...

Good morning all, grey day with a bit of rain this morning. Currently 12C, forecast max 18C. I may have mentioned this before but I'm sure when I was at school it was "rooves" :-\ but that seems out of favour these days. Indeed, rooves is the plural of roof, staves the plural of staff (as in surveyo...

Good morning all, day started out with clear blue skies, but it's now clouding over. Currently 13C, forecast max 18C.

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...