4 Jan 2009 5:26 AM

If this is what 33 year old males look like in Innisfail,
        (Check Oceanic's profile)
there MUST be something in the water, & I'm unsure
whether I'd want to consume it !

Then he/she moves south & becomes Karen Ford!

How did THIS one slip past Admin???

PS - an hour after the above -  as an explanatory note:
This pic appeared as the profile photo for BOTH Oceanic & karenford - since
(obviously) changed - no, I don't know the lady in question - sorry Louie!
There must be a hacker, or at least someone playing funny buggers!

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28 Dec 2008 11:45 PM

Another Murphy Law -
      "Just because one problem is solved, others are NOT thereby precluded"

                    A picture is worth a thousand words?

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27 Dec 2008 8:29 PM

The sun was up, though I wasn't,
& my brother's family are coming for Christmas lunch!
The list - (left over from yesterday) -
  Clear off the verandah
  Move the cars from the car port
  Rake & dampen the gravel in the carport
  Arrange all the tables & chairs one can find
  Remove spiders & other nasties from above
  The list goes on ................

But the verandah & carport were cleared, then the raking, the hose -
well the hose was fine - the lack of anything in it was disasterous!
problem 1.
One SHOULD regularly check the tank that feeds the garden watering system -
why? - to avoid the above!

problem 2
So - down to the shed for the 4 wheeler, found the lamb I brought home
had succumbed to fly strike - unmulesed -  PETA wants all our lambs thus.

Loaded the lamb & the petrol pump onto the bike & down to the dam.
Hooked up the pump, ensured the line was full of water, started it up
(A Honda - always starts) -

problem 3
the pressure blew the suction line out of the pump -
only soaked me from the knees down
Do it again - tighten the fitting! - started - went well
Took the lamb away for thoughtful disposal, came back -

problem 4
The engine was revving it's lil head off, but there was no water being pumped!
Turned off pump,

BIG Problem 5
The water in the pump was hot enough to make a cup of tea - Oh oh!
Redid everything - 3 starts - 3 failures to produce water.

Problem 6
12.30 shops closed - but hope springs eternal - "hello?"
"yes Mr D - I'm counting the till & then going"
"Have you a pump - a Honda?"
"mmmmmm - hang on ............ "Yes"    (A problem solved!)

Problem 7
"It's $685"

but she did wait whilst I got to town in 11, not 17 mins. A good woman!

So - guess what I'm doing tomorrow???

Yes they all turned up, fed, swapped presents & toured the Farm of Fear,
incident free!

There remained 1 task to accomplish - shearing the rams.
Now number 2 son can shear well enough - he sheared / shore 5 merinos
yesterday, but we also have 3 White Suffolks, who have a mind of their own
& a strength & size to match. if a merino is a chook, the white suffolk is a swan -
See picture - with my 1st Grand nephew!

Picking the (relatively) smallest one first, we manhandled , cursed, wrestled &
finally fleeced him, leaving Dumbo & Jumbo to go. No way would they co-operate,
so lateral thinking was called for. Further wrestling etc got them (one by one)
to the floor, & then we tied ropes round each leg, looped around posts, &
spreadeagled them across the floor (steady, ladies)
Unconventional, but the wool is now on the classing table,
& they live another breeding season.

Why do we subject ourselves to these forms of peculiar leisures?
Ah - farmers, with a roo short in the top paddock!!!!

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26 Oct 2008 1:40 PM

Today was Crookwell's annual "swap meet" - Mrs. Oth  said "we've never been,
do you want to go?" well we went, but I couldn't swap her.
So we poked about - the local motor dealer had his latest models on display -
see pic - would thee perchance enjoy a spinneth?
If you want a carburettor spring for a 1936 Hupmobile - someone there would have it, or know someone (one man's junk - & boy there were a lot of men!)
I picked up 5 spanners for a buck (money, not animal)
3 books & 5 cd's - "Oh, say $5?"
the Rotary Hoe was tempting, but didn't bring the ute.

No vintage Levi's - are they old Jews? Definitely NO red bottomed shoes! But
she who must be obeyed found the plant stall - which means not only planting
the darned things, but avoiding them when slashing the lawn on tractor,
It has become an obstacle course to easy lawn care !

Passing down the last of 6 rows of junk & goodies I spotted cassettes - $1 each
Well being a dinosaur I still have a cassette player, & these were all
Reader's Digest & sealed - thus I now have
George Beverly Shea precious Memories 1-3
Family Favourites 1-4
Victor Borge
Country Magic 1-4
So if you want Mac the Knife, The Night they Drove Old Dixie Down, In the Garden
Just a Wearyin' for You, or (maybe why they are cheap) Gerogia on My Mind,
let me know!        Unsure just where Gerogia is, but hope it's their typo!

Can't stop & listen - I have a broken slasher blade to replace - help needed!

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19 Oct 2008 10:05 AM

Guess who is about to add another 1 to their number of birthdays?
And you can't stop it, Over50's automatically clicks over on the day!
This time it will display "49" - so y'all have a great day on the 21th,
wish all your friends could gather with you for ONE drink.
No more clues - apart from the pic!

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