"I digress ..."

Mike Harding · Mike Harding

Given he was 99 his death was not a surprise but what did surprise me was the level of sadness I felt upon hearing the news. I'm not a strong monarchist but, on balance, feel both the UK and Australia should retain it. I expected his death to be no more than a passing news item for me but, for unknown reasons,...

Possum3 · Possum3

Planning a visit to Blackall? Why not visit in August when the Better in Blackall Festival is on in 14th-18th August? There will be live music, street parties, wine tastings, billy-kart racing and more! 10 Things You May Not Know About Blackall - WEEKENDER (7weekender.com)

dorian · dorian

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-04-16/st-basils-greek-church-taxpayer-funding/100068128

bgt · bgt

OK it's not that serious but food for thought. I have a health issue that sees me at Pathology very regularly. I have had hundreds of gallons, , of blood taken in the past few years. Today was another visit. Normally I have to fast which means getting there before food deprivation makes me cranky. Early...

peter67 · peter67

Has anyone here read it and what do you think? ps it's just been made in to a movie and won some awards cheers

Craig1 · Craig1

We had an email and also a notice on our paper account that Telstra wanted to send email a/cs. After they had dudded us for $5 a month for 3 months, until I re read the a/c. So, we tried to email back, tried to phone them, tried online assist and really got nowhere, as we still wanted a paper account. So wrote t...

Des and Jane · Des and Jane

Just wondering who evacuated and headed South before the Cyclone hit the coast yesterday. Where were you ? and if you hit the road did you have a destination to go to, or just trusted to luck that you would find a spot in a park somewhere South out of harms way.

bgt · bgt

Are masks still mandatory in QLD? Cos no one at the footy is wearing one.

aussie_paul · aussie_paul

Points to ponder!· Half of us are going to come out of this quarantine as amazing cooks. The other half will come out with a drinking problem.· I used to spin that toilet paper like I was on Wheel of Fortune. Now I turn it like I'm cracking a safe.· I need to practice social-distancing from the refrigerat...

Whenarewethere · Whenarewethere

My sister in-law has had her first injection in Germany. Firstly the bad. They live in a small region & had to drive to another town even though their town is larger and they are doing vaccines there as well, but because Germany has actual roads unlike Australia's goat tracks you can drive at 200+kp...

Possum3 · Possum3

Recoup · Recoup

Mike Harding · Mike Harding

A most interesting article from The Age: Thirty years on from the royal commission, lets set the record straight on deaths in custody

Possum3 · Possum3

Whenarewethere · Whenarewethere

South Australia's new tourism ad:

Snippy · Snippy

As an ex Commercial Pilot and keen aviation photographer I decided to drop onto Emerald airport and take some pics. Bad idea! Any parking to stop for a moment is non-existent. There was a small parking bay with a secure entry gate for services vehicles. I pulled into the said and started toward the s...

Tony LEE · Tony LEE

Always regarded Sydney's toll system as reasonable value for money, even when driving a heavy vehicle. However, now that the new compulsory tunnel is open, getting from one end to the other will cost $62. The alternative route well around Sydney is toll free, is almost exactly the same distance but w...

Recoup · Recoup

Ship blocking Suez Canal , between Port Ibrahim and Madama . https://www.vesselfinder.com

dorian · dorian

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/4/3/this-river-in-canada-now-legal-person

Buzz Lightbulb · Buzz Lightbulb

I have two Isa Brown chooks. They both lay nearly every day so we are well kept in eggs. However, about this time each year, one goes clucky, stops laying and stays in the laying box most of the time. The other, sneaks in, lays its egg and gets out again. Does anyone know how to encourage a clucky chook to g...

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	Prince Philip's death (Preview) Given he was 99 his death was not a surprise but what did surprise me was the level of sadness I felt upon hearing the news. I'm not a strong monarchist but, on balance, feel both the UK and Australia should retain it. I expected his death to be no more than a passing news item for me but, for unknown reasons,...	Mike Harding	20	1520	05:31 AM Apr 21, 2021 by dorian
	Blackall Qld. (Preview) Planning a visit to Blackall? Why not visit in August when the Better in Blackall Festival is on in 14th-18th August? There will be live music, street parties, wine tastings, billy-kart racing and more! 10 Things You May Not Know About Blackall - WEEKENDER (7weekender.com)	Possum3	2	686	03:37 PM Apr 20, 2021 by Gundog
	Greek Orthodox Church took tens of millions in rent from aged care home at centre of deadliest COVID outbreak ( 1 2 ) (Preview) https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-04-16/st-basils-greek-church-taxpayer-funding/100068128	dorian	32	1929	01:39 PM Apr 20, 2021 by oldbloke
	Reflections on Covid - serious (Preview) OK it's not that serious but food for thought. I have a health issue that sees me at Pathology very regularly. I have had hundreds of gallons, , of blood taken in the past few years. Today was another visit. Normally I have to fast which means getting there before food deprivation makes me cranky. Early...	bgt	14	774	12:21 PM Apr 20, 2021 by Wanda
	The book Nomadland (Preview) Has anyone here read it and what do you think? ps it's just been made in to a movie and won some awards cheers	peter67	5	698	09:46 AM Apr 18, 2021 by Mike Harding
	Telstra- Written Engrish from Sydney (Preview) We had an email and also a notice on our paper account that Telstra wanted to send email a/cs. After they had dudded us for $5 a month for 3 months, until I re read the a/c. So, we tried to email back, tried to phone them, tried online assist and really got nowhere, as we still wanted a paper account. So wrote t...	Craig1	4	472	05:38 PM Apr 15, 2021 by bgt
	Who headed South before W.A.Cyclone hit yesterday ? (Preview) Just wondering who evacuated and headed South before the Cyclone hit the coast yesterday. Where were you ? and if you hit the road did you have a destination to go to, or just trusted to luck that you would find a spot in a park somewhere South out of harms way.	Des and Jane	0	424	07:08 PM Apr 12, 2021 by Des and Jane
	Masks in Qld (Preview) Are masks still mandatory in QLD? Cos no one at the footy is wearing one.	bgt	2	638	02:16 PM Apr 12, 2021 by Mariner30
	REFLECTIONS ON THE VIRUS (Preview) Points to ponder!· Half of us are going to come out of this quarantine as amazing cooks. The other half will come out with a drinking problem.· I used to spin that toilet paper like I was on Wheel of Fortune. Now I turn it like I'm cracking a safe.· I need to practice social-distancing from the refrigerat...	aussie_paul	4	571	12:13 PM Apr 12, 2021 by Dougwe
	Coronavirus vaccination in Germany (Preview) My sister in-law has had her first injection in Germany. Firstly the bad. They live in a small region & had to drive to another town even though their town is larger and they are doing vaccines there as well, but because Germany has actual roads unlike Australia's goat tracks you can drive at 200+kp...	Whenarewethere	17	678	03:48 PM Apr 11, 2021 by bgt
	Hard work. (Preview)	Possum3	18	1165	07:46 PM Apr 10, 2021 by Craig1
	Bill Gates and our Farmers (Preview)	Recoup	9	764	08:10 AM Apr 10, 2021 by Whenarewethere
	Aboriginal deaths in custody (closed) (Preview) A most interesting article from The Age: Thirty years on from the royal commission, lets set the record straight on deaths in custody	Mike Harding	18	1104	10:22 AM Apr 9, 2021 by yobarr
	Names. (Preview)	Possum3	5	977	09:45 PM Apr 7, 2021 by landy
	Go down south with your mouth (Preview) South Australia's new tourism ad:	Whenarewethere	12	1443	04:44 PM Apr 7, 2021 by peter67
	Like to photograph airplanes? WATCH OUT. (Preview) As an ex Commercial Pilot and keen aviation photographer I decided to drop onto Emerald airport and take some pics. Bad idea! Any parking to stop for a moment is non-existent. There was a small parking bay with a secure entry gate for services vehicles. I pulled into the said and started toward the s...	Snippy	13	974	12:59 PM Apr 7, 2021 by Mike196
	Damned if I do and damned if I don't. (Preview) Always regarded Sydney's toll system as reasonable value for money, even when driving a heavy vehicle. However, now that the new compulsory tunnel is open, getting from one end to the other will cost $62. The alternative route well around Sydney is toll free, is almost exactly the same distance but w...	Tony LEE	10	2035	08:31 AM Apr 7, 2021 by littledick
	Suez Canal ( 1 2 ) (Preview) Ship blocking Suez Canal , between Port Ibrahim and Madama . https://www.vesselfinder.com	Recoup	44	2748	06:33 PM Apr 6, 2021 by peter67
	This river in Canada is now a ‘legal person’ (Preview) https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/4/3/this-river-in-canada-now-legal-person	dorian	8	1016	02:13 PM Apr 6, 2021 by Craig1
	Unclucking a clucky chook (Preview) I have two Isa Brown chooks. They both lay nearly every day so we are well kept in eggs. However, about this time each year, one goes clucky, stops laying and stays in the laying box most of the time. The other, sneaks in, lays its egg and gets out again. Does anyone know how to encourage a clucky chook to g...	Buzz Lightbulb	13	1649	04:15 PM Apr 5, 2021 by Buzz Lightbulb
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