Inconsequential Chat
Bad news for Costco in South Australia, and in a wine and beer State,Moto!
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-10-17/costco-liquor-licence-request-knocked-back-by-court/5821850
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-10-17/costco-liquor-licence-request-knocked-back-by-court/5821850
Real men...jump rope...
(We call it 'skipping')
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-10-17/no-double-dutch-for-australias-world-champion-skippers/5821248
(We call it 'skipping')
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-10-17/no-double-dutch-for-australias-world-champion-skippers/5821248
Oh dear. Heard on a local (Aussie) radio station ... the announcer talking about the band 'Zed Zed Top'.
In a way, it makes sense .. in our part of the world the letter is referred to as "Zed", but as he's been an announcer for some time, he should know better. It's also quite possible no one's ever corrected him.
In a way, it makes sense .. in our part of the world the letter is referred to as "Zed", but as he's been an announcer for some time, he should know better. It's also quite possible no one's ever corrected him.
Hmmm. it seems that November is NaNoWriMo - National Novel Writing Month.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Novel_Writing_Month
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Novel_Writing_Month
Oct 31, 2014 at 6:09pm Edited
It's also Movember: Mens Health Month. How's yours going? And @Tom Reingold?
Mine's just been shorn - along with the rest of the hair on my head and face. Just in time for summer!
I reckon this might turn any hair you had grey overnight.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-10-31/photographs-show-shark-stalking-surfer-in-esperance/5857806?section=wa
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-10-31/photographs-show-shark-stalking-surfer-in-esperance/5857806?section=wa
Cmon, admit, the Jaws theme ran through your head while you read that, didn't it???? 
)
) Ye gods! What do they have in the water in Western Australia?
Dead whales, hungry sharks and someone who jumps from his boat and clambers aboard the whale while the sharks circle and tear pieces from the whale.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-11-01/man-boards-whale-carcass-as-feeding-sharks-circle-in-wa/5860154
Dead whales, hungry sharks and someone who jumps from his boat and clambers aboard the whale while the sharks circle and tear pieces from the whale.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-11-01/man-boards-whale-carcass-as-feeding-sharks-circle-in-wa/5860154
Am I the only one who can't really understand what he's saying? Does that mean I'm old??
I think he's speaking cat, with a slight Spanish or other European accent.
Oh, just great ... (not!)
http://www.sciencecodex.com/ahchoo_expect_higher_grass_pollen_and_allergen_exposure_in_the_coming_century-144967
http://www.sciencecodex.com/ahchoo_expect_higher_grass_pollen_and_allergen_exposure_in_the_coming_century-144967
Nov 21, 2014 at 8:35pm Edited
Joanne will relate to this ... :-D
Diary of a Brisbane Summer (by a Pom)
August 31st:
Just got transferred with work into our new home in Brisbane!! Now this is a city that knows how to live!! Beautiful sunny days and warm balmy evenings. What a place! I watched the sunset from a deck chair on the verandah. It was beautiful. I’ve finally found my home. I love it here.
September 13th:
Really heating up. Got to 35 today. Not a problem. Live in an air-conditioned home, drive an air-conditioned car. What a pleasure to see the sun everyday like this. I’m turning into a sun worshipper.
September 30th:
Had the backyard landscaped with tropical plants today. Lots of palms and rocks. What a breeze to maintain. No more mowing lawn for me. Another scorcher today, but I love it here.
October 10th:
The temperature hasn’t been below 30 all week. How do people get used to this kind of heat? At least today it’s kind of windy though. But getting used to the heat and humidity is taking longer than I expected.
October 15th:
Fell asleep by the pool. Got 3rd degree burns over 60% of my body. Missed 3 days of work. What a dumb thing to do. I learned my lesson though. Got to respect the ol’ sun in a climate like this.
October 20th:
I missed Kitty (our cat) sneaking into the car when I left this morning. By the time I got to the hot car for lunch, Kitty had died and swollen up to the size of a shopping bag and stank up the $3,000 leather upholstery. Told the kids that she ran away. The car now smells like Whiskettes and cats.h.i.t. I learned my lesson though. No more pets in this heat.
October 25th:
The wind sucks. It feels like a giant bloody blow dryer!! And it’s hot as hell. The home air-conditioner is on the blink and the AC repairman charged $200 just to drive over and tell me he needed to order parts.
October 30th:
Been sleeping outside by the pool for 3 nights now. Bloody $450,000 house and we can’t even go inside. Why did I ever come here?
November 4th:
It’s 35 degrees. Finally got the ol’ air-conditioner fixed today. It cost $500 and gets the temperature down to 25, but this bloody humidity makes the house feel like it’s about 30. Stupid repairman. I hate this stupid place.
November 8th:
If another wise a.r.s.e cracks, “Hot enough for you today?” I’m going to strangle him. Bloody heat. By the time I get to work the car’s radiator was boiling over, my clothes are soaking wet, and I smell like bloody cat s.h.i.t and whiskettes.
November 9th:
Tried to run some messages after work. Wore shorts, and sat on the black leather seats in the ol’ car. I thought my a.r.s.e was on fire. I lost two layers of flesh and all the hair on the back of my legs and my arse. Now my car smells like burnt hair, fried a.r.s.e, and baked cat.
November 10th:
The weather report might as well be a bloody recording. Hot and sunny. Hot and sunny. Hot and sunny. It’s been too hot to do anything for two damn months and the weatherman says it might really warm up next week.
Doesn’t it ever rain in this damn place? Water rationing will be next, so my $2,000 worth of palms just might dry up and blow into the bloody pool. Even the palms can’t live in this heat.
November 14th:
Welcome to HELL!!! Temperature got to 38 today. Now the air-conditioner’s gone in my car. The repairman came to fix it and said, “Hot enough for you today?” My wife had to spend the $2,500 house payment to bail my a.r.s.e out of jail for assaulting the repairman.
Bloody Brisbane. What kind of a sick demented idiot would want to live here?
December 1st:
WHAT??? This is the first day of Summer?? You are f*cking kidding!!
Diary of a Brisbane Summer (by a Pom)
August 31st:
Just got transferred with work into our new home in Brisbane!! Now this is a city that knows how to live!! Beautiful sunny days and warm balmy evenings. What a place! I watched the sunset from a deck chair on the verandah. It was beautiful. I’ve finally found my home. I love it here.
September 13th:
Really heating up. Got to 35 today. Not a problem. Live in an air-conditioned home, drive an air-conditioned car. What a pleasure to see the sun everyday like this. I’m turning into a sun worshipper.
September 30th:
Had the backyard landscaped with tropical plants today. Lots of palms and rocks. What a breeze to maintain. No more mowing lawn for me. Another scorcher today, but I love it here.
October 10th:
The temperature hasn’t been below 30 all week. How do people get used to this kind of heat? At least today it’s kind of windy though. But getting used to the heat and humidity is taking longer than I expected.
October 15th:
Fell asleep by the pool. Got 3rd degree burns over 60% of my body. Missed 3 days of work. What a dumb thing to do. I learned my lesson though. Got to respect the ol’ sun in a climate like this.
October 20th:
I missed Kitty (our cat) sneaking into the car when I left this morning. By the time I got to the hot car for lunch, Kitty had died and swollen up to the size of a shopping bag and stank up the $3,000 leather upholstery. Told the kids that she ran away. The car now smells like Whiskettes and cats.h.i.t. I learned my lesson though. No more pets in this heat.
October 25th:
The wind sucks. It feels like a giant bloody blow dryer!! And it’s hot as hell. The home air-conditioner is on the blink and the AC repairman charged $200 just to drive over and tell me he needed to order parts.
October 30th:
Been sleeping outside by the pool for 3 nights now. Bloody $450,000 house and we can’t even go inside. Why did I ever come here?
November 4th:
It’s 35 degrees. Finally got the ol’ air-conditioner fixed today. It cost $500 and gets the temperature down to 25, but this bloody humidity makes the house feel like it’s about 30. Stupid repairman. I hate this stupid place.
November 8th:
If another wise a.r.s.e cracks, “Hot enough for you today?” I’m going to strangle him. Bloody heat. By the time I get to work the car’s radiator was boiling over, my clothes are soaking wet, and I smell like bloody cat s.h.i.t and whiskettes.
November 9th:
Tried to run some messages after work. Wore shorts, and sat on the black leather seats in the ol’ car. I thought my a.r.s.e was on fire. I lost two layers of flesh and all the hair on the back of my legs and my arse. Now my car smells like burnt hair, fried a.r.s.e, and baked cat.
November 10th:
The weather report might as well be a bloody recording. Hot and sunny. Hot and sunny. Hot and sunny. It’s been too hot to do anything for two damn months and the weatherman says it might really warm up next week.
Doesn’t it ever rain in this damn place? Water rationing will be next, so my $2,000 worth of palms just might dry up and blow into the bloody pool. Even the palms can’t live in this heat.
November 14th:
Welcome to HELL!!! Temperature got to 38 today. Now the air-conditioner’s gone in my car. The repairman came to fix it and said, “Hot enough for you today?” My wife had to spend the $2,500 house payment to bail my a.r.s.e out of jail for assaulting the repairman.
Bloody Brisbane. What kind of a sick demented idiot would want to live here?
December 1st:
WHAT??? This is the first day of Summer?? You are f*cking kidding!!
They've been claiming it's summer for the last month, and we're still in November, darling.
OK. It's heading on to 9pm. Almost 71of your degrees, close to 90% humidity and not a breath of wind or air movement. Wouldn't be a massive issue except it hasn't been much more pleasant for a couple of weeks, day or night. I'm virtually a prisoner in the house. (Glare and heat/stickiness) I need more change in weather patterns -and I live next to a beach, by a boat harbour. Tomorrow is going to be worse.
You can follow our weather on Weatherzone.com.au
You can follow our weather on Weatherzone.com.au
Dec 2, 2014 at 1:31am Edited
I could've done with one of these when I was younger ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mFHuVHUc5DI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mFHuVHUc5DI
Something for the Aussies on MOL to contemplate
http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2014/dec/01/-sp-how-to-speak-new-york
http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2014/dec/01/-sp-how-to-speak-new-york
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