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Old 03-09-2024, 08:55 AM   #6421
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This snippet is essentially how hundreds of thousands were taught - myself included. The only power tools being a corded drill and planer.

The expectation was, you should be able to hang eight doors in a day, excluding architraving. That includes cutting and assembling the jambs, packing and fixing them squarely into the opening (whether brick or wood), fitting and hanging the door, and fitting the lockset. If a door was slightly warped or twisted, you humoured it - not threw away. Clearance at the top was set with a pair of 20¢ coins.
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Old 03-09-2024, 09:29 AM   #6422
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My musical interests are probably weighted to folk, whether it’s klezmer or Appalachian or anything else. You would be familiar with “This land is my land…” which he also popularised.
Initial thoughts were lol..... then realised this young Lady & her instrument have been amusing me of late... her Western covers anyway.
People in glass houses...

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Old 03-09-2024, 10:05 AM   #6423
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Other end of her spectrum.......

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Old 03-09-2024, 10:15 AM   #6424
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My musical interests are probably weighted to folk, whether it’s klezmer or Appalachian or anything else. You would be familiar with “This land is my land…” which he also popularised.
Here's a little treasure CB.
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Old 03-09-2024, 12:37 PM   #6425
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Can imagine a young Jimmy Page soaking up tunes like that.
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Beaut day for a stroll (4 hour walk) around $ydney harbour foreshores.
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Old 06-09-2024, 09:27 PM   #6427
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Took the day off work and got through quite a bit of the work in the garden in this nice weather
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Old 08-09-2024, 07:51 PM   #6428
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Deffinately not the worst problem to have. But weekdays ever since my son got his big fish tank, from 3pm to 10pm its machine gun messages of everything tropical freshwater fish, and tank related stuff. Weekends its 7am to midnight, with usually a window. This weekend there was a 3 hour window yesterday, and im almost at the end of a 3 hour window today. Thats because he's at work.
As a parent im very happy that a fish tank is what he is into. Way better then ice or herogroin that where he lives others are really into, and the improper ways people go about 'supporting' that.
Man, he is a good young fellow.
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Old 08-09-2024, 09:16 PM   #6429
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Deffinately not the worst problem to have. But weekdays ever since my son got his big fish tank, from 3pm to 10pm its machine gun messages of everything tropical freshwater fish, and tank related stuff. Weekends its 7am to midnight, with usually a window. This weekend there was a 3 hour window yesterday, and im almost at the end of a 3 hour window today. Thats because he's at work. As a parent im very happy that a fish tank is what he is into. Way better then ice or herogroin that where he lives others are really into, and the improper ways people go about 'supporting' that. Man, he is a good young fellow.
That's awesome. Made me feel good also !!
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Old 10-09-2024, 04:12 PM   #6430
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New dishwasher day.... praise be! Our 10yo Bosch crapped itself last Friday....had forgotten how fun hand washing is. Trying a Miele this time around.
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Old 10-09-2024, 11:10 PM   #6431
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When picking up a pallet of wine today (NO, I don't drink) I saw these cute little fluffies. That made me feel good today.

Crap quality.. shot through the windscreen of the truck... at 4 O'clock, so glare was an issue, but you get the idea.

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When picking up a pallet of wine today (NO, I don't drink) I saw these cute little fluffies. That made me feel good today.

Crap quality.. shot through the windscreen of the truck... at 4 O'clock, so glare was an issue, but you get the idea.

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Dude, that reminds me of a story an irish blokes mrs told me. She accidentally ran over a few ducklings crossing the road. But a few doors down she knew the people. So put the mother duck and remaining ducklings in their front yard behind the fence. When asked how they were going, well the was answer was not an answer but an explanation as to why so many feathers were in the front yard. The people whose front yard got the duck and ducklings dropped into had a couple pet german shepards. Must have been like kfc for lunch for them.
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Haven't been in a good headspace recently. Been trying to see it through, but went and saw the GP today, who put some plans into action. Didn't walk out feeling top of the world, but there was suddenly a feeling that things were going to get better.
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Old 13-09-2024, 11:34 AM   #6434
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Haggled the dentist, $5500 quote became $4800 if paid upfront.
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Old 13-09-2024, 11:41 AM   #6435
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Haggled the dentist, $5500 quote became $4800 if paid upfront.
Was it cash payment? I did this when getting my new dentures saving a about a hundred or so dollars, I still like doing deals with cash, works wonders.
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Old 13-09-2024, 12:11 PM   #6436
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That was the understanding, yes.
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Yep got $500 off the new boots for the Kenworth thanks to the cash economy.
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It's over for another year.........................





The last tree went into a pot yesterday at 11.30am, the last tree lifted into stock 4.15pm today. For context, we are talking about 2000+ trees here. My joints and back are aching, so tired I slept through my alarm this morning. So yes, I feel good about having this behind me, but my mind and body aren't feeling good. Only another 10 months and I'll be doing it all again.
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Hard to imagine the hardship she has been through but this was nice to see

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Listening to the isolated bassline for Staying Alive. It’s so economical, yet so efficient an underpinning for an iconic tune that at once mixed together braggadocio, make-believe and the basic appeal of happy emotions.
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