We gotta get @Duenan onto this - he's good at finding treasure.

Plane tree flowers (currently blooming) was what we kids used to use as itching powder on other kids that tormented us. So I'm not all that surprised that the air is full of itchies at the moment. Have been sneezing a lot myself. Not cold/flu related.

I found that out too when I got my first pair of glasses about 5 years ago. Took me forever to realise that they were scratched and I was not in need of a new prescription.

No problems. Just had an internet outage too, so wasn't sure if this thread was created properly. Seems to be OK now though.

I'll do tomorrow's thread now.

I bet one of the lessons was to wear shoes with solid tops to prevent harm from splashes of hot sugar ... which can burn to the bone.

Tonight is such a beautiful evening. Soft and warm, light breeze. I have opened up the house to let the air through.

The world has ALWAYS been on the brink of calamity. It's just that the calamity du jour affects different groups/people differently. Some are not affected much and therefore do not care as much, and for some it's the end of the world as we know it and a serious disaster. What's different about nowadays is that the group that's going to be negatively affected is much much larger, and includes folk that up till now haven't had to think about it much. I'm with @imoldgreeg on this.

Do what you can in your own life circumstances, and help others where you can without making your own life harder. Don't forget to thoroughly enjoy the good bits of your life too - that's just as important. Possibly even more important. Cos these refuel you for coping with the other shit.

GOOOOOONseeGOOOOOOONseeGOOOOON

EDIT: has anyone spotted any sea monsters in that vicinity? I have a nasty feeling about this situation. It isn't just Euron that does the whole kraken bit.

Lilac Wine please, pretty please.

Good morning - for a Monday. Nuff said.

Prawn and veg flavour.

Breaking news - Rossmoyne Street in Thornbury is having a collective garage sale tomorrow at 10 am to 3 pm - lots of people are all coming together to put excess stoff out for sale. Just got told. See you there.

You planning a party?

You'll have to do the 'unfamiliar market' tango - find a little old lady dressed in black, and follow her at a discreet distance and shop where she shops, buy what she buys. Has helped me out both here and in France (a longish time ago). No interaction as such necessary.

Choccy cake, beer and a thicc bacon sammo please.

I'm Bof Melb here - but there's been an outage with St George and Westpac (Bof Melb is part of that group) so no surprises if there is. Fourth outage this week apparently.

We surely did! Be there or be square! (showing my age here)

I really enjoyed meeting everyone last night. We gotta do more live music tho. Have you been to the Thornbury Local on their open mic night yet?

So that was you getting into the rubbish bins behind the station?