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Old 23-11-2021, 09:35 AM   #3991
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I work outdoors most of the time, I have found wearing a mask is fine up until about 24 degrees. Above that, they are an extremely uncomfortable thing to have on your face for 8 hours.

I work in retail, so we still have to wear a mask inside the shop but not required outside in the nursery. I have been still wearing the mask when speaking with customers, taking it off when I return to my task. With the amount of people through the doors everyday, I'm happy to continue with this for a while.

And yes, not seeing peoples facial expressions can be tough. I think it's nice to be greet a customer with a smile as it breaks the ice a bit, obviously not doable with a mask.

There are a few benefits to a mask though. The customer can't see yawing while they fidget with their phone to show me a pic, or see me grit my teeth when a customer is difficult.....................or the boss for that matter.
I now just need to remember I'm not wearing a mask in the office and my fellow colleagues can see me mouth "You'e a f@!%kwit" clearly when I'm listening to them carry on whilst looking interested

I'm sure I will get caught out at some stage!
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Old 23-11-2021, 11:46 AM   #3992
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Ha, don't talk to me about masks, I spent a good part of 35 years in one, sometimes 12 hrs or more a day, the compo doctors asked me why I dident wear a mask under the mask??

BECAUSE YA CANT BLOODY BREATH!.....
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Realising I was right about the American Justice system, what a disgrace, ya can kill blacks, white or Hispanics now and the State backs you, shame, shame and more shame!
Look on the bright side, hopefully they have set a precedent and BLM, Black Panthers etc can now execute the racist pieces of excrement at one of their hill billy, red neck, sister marrying rallies and claim they were only try to help.
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Old 24-11-2021, 09:58 PM   #3994
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Buying a cooked chook at Woolies and 4 sesame seed brioche buns, shared em with my sexy neighbour then sat and hand fed our cats the good white bits, that to me is happiness, and it made me feel good too.
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Buying a cooked chook at Woolies and 4 sesame seed brioche buns, shared em with my sexy neighbour then sat and hand fed our cats the good white bits, that to me is happiness, and it made me feel good too.
Finding out today that the supermarket chook is otherwise known as a batchelors handbag.
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Old 25-11-2021, 02:15 PM   #3996
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An organic handbag.........

Mainly bought it as a treat for the cats, they are well fed and never eat the same catfood in a row, it's only fair, when I'm laying in bed during the day, just sort of aching, my cat will jump up to check on me, usually lays down too, it deserves to be treated, like a child!
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Finally sitting down at the hairdressers. It’s been much of a year coming - 12th March was the last time. Actually a somewhat emotional event, a lot has changed since then and it’s wonderful to see a familiar face and setting.
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Boss Katana. Considered spending a bit more for the 2 × 12" but the single 12" was in store and had ample volume. They had the "deluxe" 2 x 12" there but only really had one extra tonal option. Maybe a nice option but not an extra $230 nice.
Single 12" bit lighter too, so easy call in the end, should be a fun weekend.
Any YT of you rocking out, for us yet?
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Finally sitting down at the hairdressers. It’s been much of a year coming - 12th March was the last time. Actually a somewhat emotional event, a lot has changed since then and it’s wonderful to see a familiar face and setting.
Get a nice wash, colour, perm and blow wave did we?
I usually go to the barber.
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If I was Richard Simmons, I’d slap you.

I used that term because it says (in two words) on his QR check-in “hair dresser”. So:
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I had me ears lowered last week, new barber, haven't used before, showed him my licence photo, and said I want it like the photo!

Walked out wet, looked OK, dried to a nice "cocky comb" asked during conversation if he was Croatian?.....no I'm Persian, oh nice place Persia, he said you been to Persia, I said it don't exist now as Persia does it, him angry barber, so me being the smartarse asked if he every visited Philadelphia?......never been to Philadelphia he said, never been to America, I said, no Philadelphia in Persia, he said no Philadelphia in Persia, I said the "city of brotherly love" he said you pay cash or card, I said do you want card or black money?....he said black, I said, no, you never been to Philadelphia and never will!....
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I'm not one for YT'ing.
I do a bit of home recording (guitar, bass, drums and vocals but not too many people get to hear the result / noise )


Pretty happy with the Boss amp though. LP sounds nice through the clean channel with a bit of delay and reverb. I've not looked into it too deep yet but there is an option to connect a laptop via USB and tap into the full collection of BOSS effects pedals online. I don't normal like crossing the boundaries of music and modern tech too much other than actual recording but I am intrigued.
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I booked my leave the other day so 3 weeks to go from today until 3 weeks leave with option for 1 more. Something to look forward to

2021 can get ****ed like 2020
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Repairing the chrome plastic strip on front of AU Fairmont bonnet, geez I have araldited it twice, so third time lucky, as usual I think I will just sand a bit more of the reinforcement so less spot putty, then crack!.......
But got it 3rd time, coated in chrome Supercheap aerosol paint, in my day they called it "silver frost"....lol, looks OK if ya cars just a shopping trolley.........
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Repairing the chrome plastic strip on front of AU Fairmont bonnet, geez I have araldited it twice, so third time lucky, as usual I think I will just sand a bit more of the reinforcement so less spot putty, then crack!.......
But got it 3rd time, coated in chrome Supercheap aerosol paint, in my day they called it "silver frost"....lol, looks OK if ya cars just a shopping trolley.........
I had one of those chrome strips all around my TX5 Ghia. I bought some tape and used that instead so something to consider if the paint doesn't work out
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First time since lockdown lifted my wife I and was able to catch up with all of our daughters, SIL's and grandkids and have a nice lunch at the Hot Temple in Ballarat; this made my day.
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I had one of those chrome strips all around my TX5 Ghia. I bought some tape and used that instead so something to consider if the paint doesn't work out
Well I've spent a fair bit of time fixing this plastic chrome strip, and I had it just about perfect, so no crack showing under top coat, I used acrylic spray filler and primer, top coat silver is enamel, so you can paint enamel over acrylic but not acrylic over enamel, unless you use a sealer!

Stupidly I decided to sand the topcoat a bit smoother and wiped it down with "Shellite" I don't use wax remover, only 100% hydrocarbon or Shellie.
Wiped it down after sanding, took the silver enamel straight off, what did I do?........walked away, got in car, went to Dan Murphy's and bought a six pac of Bundy and coke.....

Today's a brand new day, will put a pic of finished product, one good thing though, it may look like metal, but it don't rust
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Eight hours’ unbroken sleep. Only medication 2x500mg paracetamol.

This is probably a record for the last couple of years. I’d forgotten what it was like to not wake up tired.
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Eight hours’ unbroken sleep. Only medication 2x500mg paracetamol.

This is probably a record for the last couple of years. I’d forgotten what it was like to not wake up tired.
I'll ave half.......
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Waking up feeling totally at peace with the world, feels like I am walking on clouds and living in a vacuum!

The calm before the storm!......
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A nicely written obituary, not pandering to any agendas.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-11-...e-dies/8468524

Vale, to a luminary figure.
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So i was on the phone to my brother today. He has asked for a hand working on his car on friday. So by hand its more a second set of eyes and borrowing my tools. So more or less i spend that time criticising everything he does.
Anyhow, he has a smoker. He's a good cook. Yes smokers take their sweet **** time to cook, but things always end up good.
So the plan is ribs, but a home made glaze. So no recipe, just winging it. So what we know is, wrap an onion in alfoil and smoke it and they go super soft and sweet. So the so far plan is to do that. Then slap that in the blender with some tinned tomatos, worstorshire sauce and chilli.
Aim being to use the sweetness of the onion as opposed to pre made marinades which typically have a fair amount of sugar in them. But by winging it, being able to add stuff if required, it should be a pretty good feed.
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The one outlying thing on the smoker. So i dont typically eat chicken as it gives me flatulence, my brother doesnt drink beers because he is gluten intollerant and anyhow.
Beer can chicken.
I have a meat market near by so a fresh non frozen chook is pretty eazy to get.
So rub the outside of the chook in paprika and spices. Get good beer in a can, more booze the better. My choice is bent spoke sprokets, theyre about 8% alcho booze. Drink half the can and shove the can up the dead chooks clacker. Slap that on the smoker and it makes for the best chicken ever.
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recipe given to me many moons ago by Chinese cook. 1 can coke, drink half top up with Worchester sauce, pour in a bowl add sufficient flour to make a paste and rub that over the carcase of a dead chook, cook, roast, BBQ usual way.
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recipe given to me many moons ago by chinese cook. 1 can coke, drink half top up with worchester sauce, pour in a bowl add sufficient flour to make a paste and rub that over the carcase of a dead chook, cook, roast, bbq usual way.
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The one outlying thing on the smoker. So i dont typically eat chicken as it gives me flatulence, my brother doesnt drink beers because he is gluten intollerant and anyhow.
Beer can chicken.
I have a meat market near by so a fresh non frozen chook is pretty eazy to get.
So rub the outside of the chook in paprika and spices. Get good beer in a can, more booze the better. My choice is bent spoke sprokets, theyre about 8% alcho booze. Drink half the can and shove the can up the dead chooks clacker. Slap that on the smoker and it makes for the best chicken ever.
I've done this a few times in the weber.
My favourite version was not with a beer though, I used a can of Solo.
Cant go too big with the chicken when using the weber though because you want the lid to close properly
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I've done this a few times in the weber.
My favourite version was not with a beer though, I used a can of Solo.
Cant go too big with the chicken when using the weber though because you want the lid to close properly
You cannot go too big with the chook regardless if you dont want to wait more then a couple hours for it.
But if you have the time, its a good way of doing chicken.
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recipe given to me many moons ago by Chinese cook. 1 can coke, drink half top up with Worchester sauce, pour in a bowl add sufficient flour to make a paste and rub that over the carcase of a dead chook, cook, roast, BBQ usual way.
Agree, tried it with a live one, what a ****ing mess....
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And on Weibo, there’s an old Chinese fellow still dining out on the story of how he made up a disgusting recipe on the spot for a Kiwi chap in South Australia, and the bloke accepted it as gospel.
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My 1 signature bbq dish. This always goes down well as a side. So, do the snags on the flat plate and leave the sausage grease. Get a tin of baby potatoes but make sure there the cheapest crappiest ones you can get, black and gold are ideal. So that absorbs the greasy flavour goodness. Then its diced bacon and minced garlic. When just about fried, mixed herbs. An absolute killer side for a bbq.
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