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Re: The really boring and totally pointless snippets thread V

#12501 Post by PHXPhlyer » Mon Mar 20, 2023 3:08 pm

Woody wrote:
Mon Mar 20, 2023 11:31 am
Right it’s ours again :-bd

https://www.almanac.com/content/first-d ... al-equinox
If it were up to me I'd leave it parked right where it is.
Highs in the mid 70s and lows in the low 60s. :-bd
Able to leave doors and windows open all the time. No heating or A/C. :YMAPPLAUSE:
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Re: The really boring and totally pointless snippets thread V

#12502 Post by PHXPhlyer » Mon Mar 20, 2023 3:09 pm

EA01 wrote:
Mon Mar 20, 2023 9:31 am
Sunday Breakfast on the broadwater...
Where are all of the dead fish we're reading about? :-?

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#12503 Post by Hydromet » Mon Mar 20, 2023 9:16 pm

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Mon Mar 20, 2023 10:13 am
Hydro....with the attached picture, do you think I could haul my overly bulky frame over the transom of a 4m 'tinny' without flooding it???
Depends what you call "overly bulky" and how heavy the engine is, but probably OK. Try it somewhere safe and see. We did lots of stupid things in boats that size, with no real disasters.

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#12504 Post by 1DC » Mon Mar 20, 2023 9:19 pm

When my sister died and I was tasked with selling her flat in accordance with her will I told the solicitor I had no idea where the deeds were and he said it wasn't a problem because everything was recorded on line in this modern age.

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#12505 Post by Hydromet » Mon Mar 20, 2023 9:25 pm

PHXPhlyer wrote:
Mon Mar 20, 2023 3:09 pm
EA01 wrote:
Mon Mar 20, 2023 9:31 am
Sunday Breakfast on the broadwater...
Where are all of the dead fish we're reading about? :-?

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They are a long way west of EA01. The current big fish kill is on the Darling River near Menindee, but since the major flooding in the Murray-Darling system started several months ago, fish kills have followed the flood down the rivers. As the floods recede from the flood plains, large amounts of organic debris wash into the river. As this rots, it deoxygenates the water, killing the fish. Unfortunately, the fish who are best able to survive are European Carp. I've even seen them thriving in the black liquor effluent from a paper mill.

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#12506 Post by Karearea » Mon Mar 20, 2023 10:46 pm

Weather: blusterous and raining. 11.7°C.

Prices: passionfruit $55/kg, petrol $2.349/litre with use of discount-card.

Baking in oven at moment: salmon fillet; apple stuffed with a date, some mixed spice and a bit of butter.
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#12507 Post by OFSO » Tue Mar 21, 2023 6:34 am

Morning all. Cold and dry out. Last day here in UK. Sorry to leave, although once back in other place I'll be happy to be there. Both have their advantages.

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#12508 Post by Ex-Ascot » Tue Mar 21, 2023 7:56 am

Morning folks. Our friend is on the ship from Amogos now to come and see us. A visitor is always good it forces us into getting lots of little jobs done and the cars cleaned. 'erbert is under pressure to get the garden smart. He is polishing plants now. Another nice day but seems that rain is on the way.
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#12509 Post by Wodrick » Tue Mar 21, 2023 10:40 am

Greetings,
Been and had a blood test already, no queue, seen on time, out in 5 mins.

Now breakfasted and ready. Health Centre a seething mass of humanity, had to turn hearing aid off.

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#12510 Post by limeygal » Tue Mar 21, 2023 11:51 am

Morning all. Warming up here after a nippy weekend. Rather than dead fish, we have a 5,000 mile blob of seaweed heading our way. Very smelly by all accounts. Can't wait. Off to the Caribbean in a couple of weeks, so may get to see it up close and personal. Something to look forward to. :ymsick:


https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/sarg ... index.html

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Re: The really boring and totally pointless snippets thread V

#12511 Post by PHXPhlyer » Tue Mar 21, 2023 3:37 pm

limeygal wrote:
Tue Mar 21, 2023 11:51 am
Morning all. Warming up here after a nippy weekend. Rather than dead fish, we have a 5,000 mile blob of seaweed heading our way. Very smelly by all accounts. Can't wait. Off to the Caribbean in a couple of weeks, so may get to see it up close and personal. Something to look forward to. :ymsick:


https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/sarg ... index.html
Experienced seaweed attacking beaches on a Cancun layover. There was so much that you couldn't get past it to the water.
They were using heavy equipment to remove it.
Stench of rotting seaweed...not pleasant. :ymsick:

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#12512 Post by OFSO » Tue Mar 21, 2023 7:55 pm

Woody, could you ensure BA474 has a bottle of Bombay Sapphire hidden under row 15 E/F tomorrow? Four tins of Fevertree also.... Cut glass, not plastic beakers please...

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#12513 Post by Woody » Tue Mar 21, 2023 8:28 pm

OFSO wrote:
Tue Mar 21, 2023 7:55 pm
Woody, could you ensure BA474 has a bottle of Bombay Sapphire hidden under row 15 E/F tomorrow? Four tins of Fevertree also.... Cut glass, not plastic beakers please...
Sorry, I’m on rest days at the moment and won’t be at Perry Oaks until Friday morning :(
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#12514 Post by OFSO » Tue Mar 21, 2023 8:37 pm

Enjoy your rest days!

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#12515 Post by Fox3WheresMyBanana » Tue Mar 21, 2023 9:04 pm

Election scandal!
Our Premier was caught on social media audio being honest.
To be fair he immediately "apologised unreservedly" and admitted he "fell short of the expectations of himself and Islanders". ;)))

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#12516 Post by Karearea » Tue Mar 21, 2023 10:30 pm

Blustery, 13°C, cloudy but I guess there's enough blue sky to make a sailor a pair of trousers.

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#12517 Post by Hydromet » Wed Mar 22, 2023 2:18 am

Took the camera for a walk in the bush today, hoping I might see a snake to photograph. Meanwhile, next door...
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#12518 Post by EA01 » Wed Mar 22, 2023 4:24 am

Off to the Caribbean in a couple of weeks,
We'll be in the Bahamas in a few weeks Limey!.... :)

(Damn long way from here!)

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#12519 Post by EA01 » Wed Mar 22, 2023 4:25 am

Hydro!, NO!, Just NO!, I hate them!

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#12520 Post by Mrs Ex-Ascot » Wed Mar 22, 2023 5:33 am

Hydromet wrote:
Wed Mar 22, 2023 2:18 am
Took the camera for a walk in the bush today, hoping I might see a snake to photograph. Meanwhile, next door...

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What a beauty hydro. :)
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