Be a post whore! - Page 210

xoxoxoBruce · 07-20-2012, 01:55 AM

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Originally Posted by ZenGum

Speaking of cool old buildings, as part of my job, today I was entrusted with the keys to this:

I've never seen a BBQ with a solid top like that, I guess it's to keep the shrimp from falling through.

infinite monkey · 06-13-2012, 11:02 PM

It is midnight oh two and I'm a damn pumpkin. Again.

sexobon · 06-13-2012, 11:19 PM

For a midnight snack there's lemonade and pumpkin pie.

DanaC · 06-15-2012, 08:04 AM

Beautiful. Really lovely.

BigV · 06-15-2012, 09:57 AM

gorgeous, ZenGum, deserving of its own thread. And its own internet connection. Be aware, cellar clickers, there are 369 pictures at the page behind that link and they're all coming from the other side of the planet. Patience, patience.

glatt · 06-15-2012, 10:16 AM

I would have been tempted to copy that key.

Aliantha · 07-22-2012, 11:52 PM

Mav has been talking about breeding birds for a while now. We have an aviary which we've never used since we moved to this house, so I told him I didn't see a problem with his plan at all. So he settled on peach faces because they're good breeders and easy to care for.

The major impediment is that the boat has been parked next to the aviary which restricts access and really would make it kind of hard to sit and look at the birds anyway, so I suggested to Mav that we clean up the shed and put the boat away (something I've been waiting for almost 2 yrs for my husband to do), and then next weekend we can clean out the aviary and make the garden nice around it again, and then all he needs to do is build a couple of breeding boxes (easy peasy) and away he goes.

So we went out to the shed yesterday, and Aden and Max came mostly to watch at first, but then we started making some really good head way and they got into the spirit of it all and started helping out. Before long we had everything stacked neatly around the edges, tools sorted, fishing gear in the boat or in the right spot on the work bench, floor swept, and general rubbish in the bin. The whole job took less than 2 hours from start to finish, and the boat is now in the shed leaving unrestricted access to the aviary.

I should have taken before and after shots. Aden's first comment was that it didn't take as long as he thought it would, and Mav just looked happy about it all. Max went around the floor picking up all the runaway sinkers.

They all did a great job, and said to Aden, "Imagine how much quicker it would have been done if you'd gotten stuck into it right from the start".

Food for thought.

Sundae · 07-23-2012, 03:58 AM

Great family time, Ali.
Good luck to Mav with the breeding.

Lots of pics needed of course.

DucksNuts · 07-23-2012, 11:38 PM

I did the rosters yesterday, and rostered myself off for today

Its 2.30pm and I have been up since 5am and everything is spotless and Ive been bored for the last 2 hours.

Shoulda gone to work.

BigV · 07-24-2012, 05:04 PM

"...paint my house".

Ms. Sexton · 07-27-2012, 11:03 AM

whats the little monkies name in picture above?

ZenGum · 07-27-2012, 07:55 PM

Howdy Ms Sexton!

I don't know that we ever named the monkey - it's based on the saying about an infinite number of monkeys playing on an infinite number of typewriters. We have a poster called Infinite Monkey though.

sexobon · 07-27-2012, 10:08 PM

Perhaps you could call it Spanky.

Sundae · 07-28-2012, 06:32 AM

We saw a snake yesterday.
A real, live, outside-captivity snake!

I was so excited.
First ever in my lifetime.
It just snaked its way across the hot path in front of us (concrete walk in otherwise open fields by a river).

I was out with Mum - who is terrified of snakes. They repulse her. She cannot even look at a picture of one in a book. She didn't read or watch most of the Harry Potter franchise because of this. I think she tried the first film and retired when she saw a trailer for the second.

So instead of grabbing my camera and charging after it I stood still and hugged her. I feel good about that. I also didn't mention it again, even though my whole brain was singing snake! snake! snake! and my whole body was humming along.

I know this will sound so silly to people who live in countries chockful of snakes, but it's a really extraordinary occurrence for me - like seeing a "falling star" (twice in 40 years).

Happiness.

ETA it was a grass snake, one of only three indiginous snakes in this country and non-venomous.

glatt · 07-28-2012, 09:19 AM

Exciting! I'm glad you saw a snake, Sundae. Snakes are cool. Even here, you don't see them every day, and I get a little excited when I see one. "Look, a snake!"

06-15-2012, 09:57 AM	#5
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	gorgeous, ZenGum, deserving of its own thread. And its own internet connection. Be aware, cellar clickers, there are 369 pictures at the page behind that link and they're all coming from the other side of the planet. Patience, patience. __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

07-22-2012, 11:52 PM	#7
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	Mav has been talking about breeding birds for a while now. We have an aviary which we've never used since we moved to this house, so I told him I didn't see a problem with his plan at all. So he settled on peach faces because they're good breeders and easy to care for. The major impediment is that the boat has been parked next to the aviary which restricts access and really would make it kind of hard to sit and look at the birds anyway, so I suggested to Mav that we clean up the shed and put the boat away (something I've been waiting for almost 2 yrs for my husband to do), and then next weekend we can clean out the aviary and make the garden nice around it again, and then all he needs to do is build a couple of breeding boxes (easy peasy) and away he goes. So we went out to the shed yesterday, and Aden and Max came mostly to watch at first, but then we started making some really good head way and they got into the spirit of it all and started helping out. Before long we had everything stacked neatly around the edges, tools sorted, fishing gear in the boat or in the right spot on the work bench, floor swept, and general rubbish in the bin. The whole job took less than 2 hours from start to finish, and the boat is now in the shed leaving unrestricted access to the aviary. I should have taken before and after shots. Aden's first comment was that it didn't take as long as he thought it would, and Mav just looked happy about it all. Max went around the floor picking up all the runaway sinkers. They all did a great job, and said to Aden, "Imagine how much quicker it would have been done if you'd gotten stuck into it right from the start". Food for thought. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

07-23-2012, 03:58 AM	#8
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Great family time, Ali. Good luck to Mav with the breeding. Lots of pics needed of course. __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

07-24-2012, 05:04 PM	#10
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	"...paint my house". __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

07-27-2012, 07:55 PM	#12
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	Howdy Ms Sexton! I don't know that we ever named the monkey - it's based on the saying about an infinite number of monkeys playing on an infinite number of typewriters. We have a poster called Infinite Monkey though. __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

06-13-2012, 11:02 PM	#2
infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	It is midnight oh two and I'm a damn pumpkin. Again.

06-13-2012, 11:19 PM	#3
sexobon I love it when a plan comes together. Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 9,793	For a midnight snack there's lemonade and pumpkin pie.

06-15-2012, 10:16 AM	#6
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	I would have been tempted to copy that key.

07-23-2012, 11:38 PM	#9
DucksNuts Bitchy Little Brat Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 5,067	I did the rosters yesterday, and rostered myself off for today Its 2.30pm and I have been up since 5am and everything is spotless and Ive been bored for the last 2 hours. Shoulda gone to work.

07-27-2012, 11:03 AM	#11
Ms. Sexton Banned Join Date: Jul 2012 Posts: 7	whats the little monkies name in picture above?

07-27-2012, 10:08 PM	#13
sexobon I love it when a plan comes together. Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 9,793	Perhaps you could call it Spanky.

07-28-2012, 06:32 AM	#14
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	We saw a snake yesterday. A real, live, outside-captivity snake! I was so excited. First ever in my lifetime. It just snaked its way across the hot path in front of us (concrete walk in otherwise open fields by a river). I was out with Mum - who is terrified of snakes. They repulse her. She cannot even look at a picture of one in a book. She didn't read or watch most of the Harry Potter franchise because of this. I think she tried the first film and retired when she saw a trailer for the second. So instead of grabbing my camera and charging after it I stood still and hugged her. I feel good about that. I also didn't mention it again, even though my whole brain was singing snake! snake! snake! and my whole body was humming along. I know this will sound so silly to people who live in countries chockful of snakes, but it's a really extraordinary occurrence for me - like seeing a "falling star" (twice in 40 years). Happiness. ETA it was a grass snake, one of only three indiginous snakes in this country and non-venomous. __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

07-28-2012, 09:19 AM	#15
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Exciting! I'm glad you saw a snake, Sundae. Snakes are cool. Even here, you don't see them every day, and I get a little excited when I see one. "Look, a snake!"

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