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Now there is conformation of household pets infected with covid 19. This is bad. Not yet confirmed if they can spread it to humans...but seeing its the identical strain(s), and no cats booked any flights to and from wuhan, its likely.
@Thread
There is something rotten in auntie Adelaide.
Have been seeing the price of oil reach zero minus $ a barrel. There is talk in the US of nationalising the industry ----
Yesterday price at the pump here was $1.06 a litre. I think that's over $US4.00 a gallon. Does not compute.
In the US thousands of aspiring Darwin award winners are demanding the stay at home orders be lifted and normal business resumed.Be fascinating to know how many support the incumbent white house occupant whois doing a bang up job to bring chaos to his, and other countries. (through cutting off of aid to charities)
The price at the pump (today) is a function of LOTS of factors; and has very little to do with what a barrel of oil is settling for today. Just for starters you have futures contracts which have a huge influence.
Cranky ... “in the US thousands of aspiring Darwin award winners are demanding the stay at home orders be lifted and normal business resumed”
Found this chart...
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@white
That seems about right.
No point in confusing the previously mentioned dropkicks with facts. Let's just hope a significant number of those who die from fatal stupidity have not had a chance to breed.
This morning I ran out of toilet paper, almost. So, donning my protective mask, Grumpy Old Man's Association T shirt and black Akubra, I went to the supermarket . Fair dinkum, youse could have knocked me over with a brick. I was able to purchase a 10 pack l of 3 ply toilet paper. *** (whatever that means)
Right now, a builder is beavering away building a new deck out the back. (my back door is 2 metres off the ground) One man operation, so no probs with social isolation.
Huff post UK yesterday: A local boffin has recommended wearing a face mask everywhere out of doors. I DO wear a mask around people , but EVERYWHERE outside? I guess I could, it's not that I go outside all that much.
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*** OT Trivia: Have you noticed how the size of toilet rolls has gotten smaller over the last few years? Same with candy bars. Good thing I'm diabetic, or I would be really pissed off. Plus here here Heinz recently tried some sleight of hand by changing to three sizes for their baked bean cans, while increasing the unit price. . Stopped buying Heinz years ago. These days I buy generic and jazz them or make my own.
If I want to fall into a diabetic coma , there is local candy factory where I buy seconds for about 1/3 retail. This week I've been psyching myself up to make some honey comb. It's cheap and idiot simple.
@Cranky
Well, fuck me sideways till Sunday!!! I just bought some TP today also :) AND new deck boards ... the boys are so excited (my translation of the look on their faces)
@White
"Well, fuck me sideways till Sunday!!! I just bought some TP today also :) AND new deck boards ... the boys are so excited (my translation of the look on their faces)'
What a wonderful example of a granfalloon.
Yeah, there is such a thing, but younger people l don't tend to use the term. I found it very common whilst travelling
The term was invented by Kurt Vonnegut in Cat's Cradle, where it is described as a false karass.
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I realise you're a lot younger than I, so may not be familiar . So, a link:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Granfalloon
@Cranky47: Have you noticed how the size of toilet rolls has gotten smaller over the last few years?
Toilet rolls are the same. It's the bums that are getting bigger.
@Algebe
"Toilet rolls are the same. It's the bums that are getting bigger."
Not mine, I still have cute bum. I also still have fetching hazel eyes. Yair, there never was much to work with.I just had to work a lot harder.
Whenever I lose weight, it comes off my bum.
@Cranky47:
Well I'm just grateful that there's no Bronco toilet paper anymore. It was made from the same stuff as paper bags used in shops. I remember an ad for toilet paper saying "guaranteed free of splinters".
@Cranky Re: "Whenever I lose weight, it comes off my bum."
Odd.... *scratching head*... Whenever I lose weight, it comes OUT of my bum.
"Have you noticed how the size of toilet rolls has gotten smaller over the last few years?"
Nah...I rent a nice little unit that has a ceramic toilet holder stuck to the wall, its like a little white ceramic cave with a holding rod. When I first moved in six years ago all the toilet paper rolls i randomly bought (I'm no slave to brand names) fit perfectly, but in the past year I'm getting toilet rolls that simply cant fit in the 'cave' until I have manually worked them for a few days. Are you sure your hands aren't swelling with age?
Its a bit weird you mention wearing a black Akubra. I wear a black broad rimmed Fedora. Are we the bad guys?
@Grinseed
The no. of sheets on most rolls has gotten less & less over time. However the size of the toilet roll itself looks roughly the same size, or even slightly larger in many cases. This is due to some clever trickery by the manufacturers, such as:
1. they have increased the size of the cardboard roll in the centre.
2. they are rolling the paper onto the roll more loosely, to make the roll look bulkier.
Many years ago, a major toothpaste manufacturer wanted to increase the sales of their toothpaste by at least 10%, without spending any more on marketing. The solution by the marketing boffins was that most people measure the amount of toothpaste by length on the brush. If the toothpaste manufacturer increases the size of the hole in the end of the toothpaste tube by at least 10%, then people will use 10% more toothpaste, resulting in a 10% increase in sales without any extra being spent on marketing!
@ Grinseed and Cranky
We must be a gang, because have a collection of hats, mostly fedoras but I must admit I have a couple of outstanding stingy brim trilbys as well and a knock out tartan model.
And yes, I always wear one of them when going out although I occasionally settle for a cap...worn the correct way round.
And yes cranky I carry a stick as well....
@old man
"And yes cranky I carry a stick as well...."
Yair, partly because of arthritis, partly because of slowly increasing decrepitude.
--Was a timeI was competent in martial arts (Shodokan Karate and judo) These days, if I tried say kicking a bloke in the face, I'd do myself a significant injury. Might be able to manage a figure 4 armlock or simple throw, but would prefer not to risk it.
Anyway, these days I'm 'an OAH (Old And Harmless) and generally invisible to the young yoiks. Most of them fit into the category of person who thinks 50 years is forever. Not only is it not, but I truly don't understand how it could possibly have gone as quickly as it did.
These days I'm becoming nervous about blinking. Also about how far to trust a fart.
Why are you nervous about blinking?
I think a local joke flew over my head?
@logicFTW
"Why are you nervous about blinking?
I think a local joke flew over my head?
Nah, you didn't miss anything. It's hyperbole and a personal reference that I thought others roughly my age would get. IE For several years I've observed that every time I blink another year has passed .It's hyperbole, not meant to be taken literally.
I am serious in the observation that time seems to pass more quickly than it did. There's a psychological explanation, but it escapes me right now.
I apologise for being so obtuse.
@Old Man Re: "And yes cranky I carry a stick as well...."
Awww, maaaan... Now I'm starting to feel left out. I just might start carrying a stick/cane now for the simple purpose of looking cool. Plus, it is a fantastic weapon-in-disguise. Not to mention the psychological/tactical advantage of not being seen as a potential threat. Hmmmm.... *mischievous grin*... I may be on to something here.... *briskly rubbing hands together*...
Methinks I better get a stick too, but I have a hankering for something a little heftier, like a staff, the kind that magicians like Gandalf and Moses have. The extra length can add a considerable punch if swung properly and they're useful for rounding up lost sheep.
AWESOME idea!!! You’d look so authoritative and mystic and “tapped into the unknown”!!!!
Grinseed the Grey...mm....“tapped into the unknown”...yeah..frankly I could do with a bit of plumbing repairs but...I can feel the power swelling within me...Latinus mangleus! Zap!...cool...Run! You fools.
You got a broom White?
Grinning ... of course! It’s my 3 month anniversary “present”...my fist is for the 6 month mark :)
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Mercy! I can see you now sweeping through the night sky, outshining Bellatrix Lestrange...ohhh..be still my thumping pacemaker! ;p
@ Tin Man
Just limp into a charity shop and they will let you have a nice walking stick for a couple of dollars. My local pharmacy sells
adjustable sticks for $20.
I don't usually think of them as walking sticks. . (I have three; gifts from people who made the leap from, 'getting on' to " needs walking stick") I think of them as my Yobbo sticks. A handy legal weapon in case I'm attacked or annoyed by anyone whilst I'm at the shopping centre . EG people in a supermarket queue who insists on using their phone, loudly, right next to me.OR have a young child demonstrating its spine shattering scream or chucking a hissy fit. Normally I just set fire to their groceries or the child, whichever seems appropriate.
@Grinseed
BAD? Certainly not. We are ineffably cool.
When I go to the supermarket some smartarse usually says something like "How ya goin' there Tex?"
It is only my ineffable coolness which prevents me from smacking 'em with my walking stick. .
So we are badass, which is good thing, I think.
Today is ANZAC DAY in Australis and New Zealand.
A national public holiday and arguably the most revered day in the Australian and New Zealand calendars.
Because of Covid19, today there have been no dawn services, and no marches in each City. Usually, today veterans of all wars march together on ANZAC DAY.
Instead, people have been creative. My favourite was people all over the country playing the last post with bugle, trumpet or coronet from their driveways, at dawn. Many neighbours gathered on their driveways with candles.
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About ANZAC day.
As far as I know, Australia and s New Zealand are the only countries to commemorate an unquestioned military disaster.
The architect for the disaster was Winston Churchill.
"Anzac Day (/ˈænzæk/) is a national day of remembrance in Australia and New Zealand that broadly commemorates all Australians and New Zealanders "who served and died in all wars, conflicts, and peacekeeping operations" and "the contribution and suffering of all those who have served".[1][2] Observed on 25 April each year, Anzac Day was originally devised to honour the members of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) who served in the Gallipoli Campaign, their first engagement in the First World War (1914–1918)."
"Gallipoli campaign, 1915
Main article: Gallipoli Campaign
In 1915, Australian and New Zealand soldiers formed part of an Allied expedition that set out to capture the Gallipoli Peninsula to open the way to the Black Sea for the Allied navies. The objective was to capture Constantinople, the capital of the Ottoman Empire, which was an ally of Germany during the war. The ANZAC force landed at Gallipoli on 25 April, meeting fierce resistance from the Ottoman Army commanded by Mustafa Kemal (later known as Atatürk).[6] What had been planned as a bold strike to knock the Ottomans out of the war quickly became a stalemate, and the campaign dragged on for eight months. At the end of 1915, the Allied forces were evacuated after both sides had suffered heavy casualties and endured great hardships. The Allied deaths totalled over 56,000, including 8,709 from Australia and 2,721 from New Zealand.[7][8] News of the landing at Gallipoli made a profound impact on Australians and New Zealanders at home and 25 April quickly became the day on which they remembered the sacrifice of those who had died in the war."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anzac_Day
In all seriousness- after Trump’s newest comments regarding “injecting disinfectants” ... how many are not going to wait “for the doctors to look into this”, and start injecting “loved ones” that they’ve been cooped up with?!?!
“Honestly, I thought I was helping! He/she coughed and ...” (explanation to mr policeman)
@Whitefire
“Honestly, I thought I was helping! He/she coughed and ...” (explanation to mr policeman)"
In Oz and in the UK more so, a police officer is often referred to as Mr Plod/ the local Plod" . It's an Enid Blyton reference.
Did you have Enid Blyton inflicted on you as a child? We were arse deep in Noddy, TheFamous five and The Secret Seven .I was also given Biggles books, written by the pretentious twat Captain W E Johns ,who was born in 1637. Pretty awful jingoistic tripe.
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----just thought of a Noddy joke, but it's quite rude, so I haven't posted it.
@Cranky “ Did you have Enid Blyton inflicted on you as a child? We were arse deep in Noddy, TheFamous five and The Secret Seven .I was also given Biggles books,”
Nope. Grew up on “My book of Bible Stories”. Lol...
"Nope. Grew up on “My book of Bible Stories”. Lol..."
Probably pretty similar. People such as Enid Blyton and Capt. W E Johns were bourgeois pillocks of the establishment.
Childrens books have undergone a renaissance since my time. --- a friend recommended Harry Potter to me in 2000. She'd read the books because she liked to know what her boys were reading. Although I saw all the movies, only got around to listening to an audio version of "The Deathly Hallows" read by Stephen Fry a few years ago..Enjoyed it too.
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