Melissa in Australia
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A thread about inconsequential things that don't matter
Melissa in Australia replied to Terabith's topic in The Chat Board
Oh I had been counting a cup cooked. -
Australia: Severe weather batters state of Victoria
Melissa in Australia replied to Arcadia's topic in The Chat Board
The 2 large towns , one a small city I guess.( Plus all the satellite towns around the small city town) where we usually go shopping still have no power. The estimated time of power restoration is the 17 th. The main front of strong wind went just below us, out into the ocean I still can't believe we didn't even lose power -
Australia: Severe weather batters state of Victoria
Melissa in Australia replied to Arcadia's topic in The Chat Board
We always get big fast moving cold fronts with very strong winds after a spell of very hot weather. Something to do with the topography and the ocean. This one was stronger than usual though -
Australia: Severe weather batters state of Victoria
Melissa in Australia replied to Arcadia's topic in The Chat Board
Was one amazingly big and destructive cool change. most of the state was 40 oC or over before the change arrived. Amazingly we didn't lose power. The twins schoolbus driver said the wind in his area was over130km hour. Took off his large shed roof, which flew and ripped off 2 neighbours rooves before smashing into the 3rd neighbours side of house. The big town twins go to special school has widespread damage and still hasn't electricity . Their school canclled today Pretty much the whole state also lost all phone services, landline and Mobile. They are working again in my area I think.- 13 replies
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What did you do for your 25th anniversary?
Melissa in Australia replied to saraha's topic in The Chat Board
For our 25 th I bought DH tickets for him to go on a holiday to Nepal. He went with our daughter and had an absolutely lovely time. For our 30 th we went to the next town and had takeaway pizza. -
Dd20 has a seven hour layover in Auckland New Zealand
Melissa in Australia replied to saraha's topic in The Chat Board
Maybe it depends on the type of passport you are travelling on. I think when we had a 4 hour transit in Hawaii DH who was travelling on a Canadian passport could have left the airport but me on an Aussie one would have needed a Visa. And when we were in transit on the way home in New Zealand I could leave the airport as Aussies don't need a visa to go to New Zealand Mind you that was close to 30 years ago -
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This Unless you are my eccentric uncle. My sister had a wedding with a "mediaeval costume theme" He turned up in a loincloth and had even rolled around in his garden first to get the poor peasant look.
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Birds out your windows
Melissa in Australia replied to almondbutterandjelly's topic in The Chat Board
We get Koel's as well, but like the sound. they are only here for a few months -
I don't think it is necessarily others don't notice, but they mind their own business. They don't go rushing off to post about it . Maybe it is training. When I was a child if I commented on something like that I would have been told sharply to keep my eyes to myself and most probably got a slap for not minding my own business. So training. I see people doing lots of things in public that I think are unhygienic or rude or annoying. It isn't like I am unobservant But keep my eyes to myself and not comment on them publicly. Especially in public toilets. it is especially important to mind your own business there
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Dr hive. What would you do?
Melissa in Australia replied to Melissa in Australia's topic in The Chat Board
Testing starts end of this month then all though March. With cardiologist appointment at end of March when he receives all the results -
I would mind my own business.
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I had it in a bathroom.it was because the paint had deteriorated. I washed with sugar soap and sanded the whole room, then repainted with oil paint. That was 2 years ago and no mold has reappeared
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Birds out your windows
Melissa in Australia replied to almondbutterandjelly's topic in The Chat Board
Twin 2 found an some egrets nesting in a tree near the house. He noticed parts of small crabs on the ground and looked up. We are very close to the ocean There was a family of Swamp Quail beside me in the flower garden in front of the house this morning. They are so cute. I think they were waiting for me to finish pulling up some weeds and hop out of their way Over 10 birds nests are in my flower garden this year. Birds nesting this spring and summer close to the house include Bush Wren, Superb Blue Fairy Wren, Fire Finch, Yellow Breasted Robin, Swallows Greater Egret, Willy Wagtail, Tree Creeper, Thrush, Swamp Quail, New Holland Honeyeater, Wattlebirds In the bush behind us there are Kookaburras, Magpies, Wattlebirds, Fantails, Frogmouths, Mopokes and other birds that I am forgetting down by our dam are some Wood Ducks and a Kingfisher The morning chorus is unbelievably magnificent -
We only ever use a Swiss army knife for opening cans
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We keep a month of food . We grow all own veggies so we don't worry about that part. We at least once a year are flooded in, meaning the main road out is flooded not out place. We also several times a year lose power due to storms or fires. We are rural, so need to collect and store rainwater for all domestic uses. We have a header tank so don't need electricity to access it. We all have torches by our bed. Not for emergencies but to go to the toilet at night. Why turn on all the lights in the house ? I thought this was something everyone did.
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Dr hive. What would you do?
Melissa in Australia replied to Melissa in Australia's topic in The Chat Board
We aren't moving for one million reasons -
Dr hive. What would you do?
Melissa in Australia replied to Melissa in Australia's topic in The Chat Board
Back to the city a few times