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36:00 * Now talking in #HongKong
36:00 * Topic is '1,0[13,6[0#1]1,0]13,6[0H1]1,0]13,6[0O1]1,0]13,6[0N1]1,0]13,6[0G1]1,0]13,6[0K1]1,0]13,6[0O1]1,0]13,6[0N1]1,0]13,6[0G1]1,0] "Where have all the flowers gone...?" Type !help for help!'
36:00 * Set by Glenn on Fri Oct 08 20:15:50
54:00 <Tru^away> morning :))
55:00 * Tru^away pokes Glenn
03:00 * Tru^away wonders where Glenn has gone
06:00 <Glenn> I'm here!
07:00 <Glenn> Was checking out a curious site while looking for other stuffs...
07:00 <Glenn> http://www.1000downloads.com/?id=DownloadsFull&c=n&w=2&lang=en
07:00 <Glenn> How are you?
07:00 <Tru^away> good :)))
08:00 <Tru^away> I thought I'd get up early during the hols so I make the most of the day
08:00 <Glenn> The ^%$#@ dog kept waking me up all night to tell that she could not sleep... :((
09:00 <Tru^away> she never did that here  lolol
09:00 <Glenn> There was a fireworks display not far from my home last night... and she's still worried about it!
09:00 <Tru^away> she slept till 8 some mornings lol
09:00 <Tru^away> ohhh   yeah she would be
09:00 <Glenn> Oh yes... does the here too!
09:00 <Glenn> But not last night...
09:00 <Tru^away> poor Muff
10:00 <Glenn> She can hear a single cracker being let off on the other side of town!
10:00 <Tru^away> lol
10:00 <Glenn> Looks like a beautiful day here... no wind, deep blue cloudless sky...
11:00 <Tru^away> yes its blue sky on one side here...and to the west...there are dark clouds....but I haven't worked out which way they are going yet
11:00 <Tru^away> cos a tree is in the way..lol
11:00 <Glenn> ...mmmmm... soothsayers promised rain for Melbourne...
12:00 <Tru^away> ohhh cool...I dont mind the rain...the more we get the happier I am
12:00 <Glenn> We've had quite a bit here. No more needed for the moment.
13:00 <Tru^away> the dams aren't even 60% full yet I dont think
13:00 <Tru^away> so it can rain all it likes
13:00 <Glenn> Ours are full... but we've been on restrictions forr several years now.
14:00 <Tru^away> we should stay on restrictions I think.....hasn't done us any harm.........
14:00 <Glenn> Probably the only way ssome city ppl's can be forced to realise watering concrete does not make it grow!
15:00 <Tru^away> I dont see ppl watering the paths anymore
15:00 <Tru^away> thankfully
15:00 <Glenn> About time too!
15:00 <Tru^away> I would say most ppl are very vigilant and careful
16:00 <Tru^away> I've put in water saving devices here...and on hoses...but then we always did that
16:00 <Glenn> Using an environmentally unfriendly, noisy, polluting petrol powered blower is much more effective!
16:00 <Tru^away> I could not ever waste water..
16:00 <Tru^away> mine is electric
17:00 <Glenn> ...mmmmmm... at least the electric ones keep the pollution here with the power stations.
17:00 <Tru^away> waters in dams is 60.06% full
18:00 <Glenn> I'd be lost without my blower... has made life so much easier cleaning up after mowing or gardening.
18:00 <Tru^away> take out the last zero..lol
18:00 <Tru^away> I love the blower as well...
18:00 <Glenn> :)
18:00 <Tru^away> I just need a proper garden edger now that makes life easier
19:00 <Glenn> Have a petrol powered edger, and a petrol powered whipper-snipper... great toys, and all used often.
19:00 <Tru^away> and a whipper snipper that doesn't go down to dirt..
19:00 * Tru^away sighs
19:00 <Glenn> :)
19:00 <Glenn> ....no edger yet huh?
20:00 <Tru^away> no I dont get to go to auctions Glenn..lol
20:00 <Glenn> Oh... I actually bought the edger new!  The edgers I'd seen at autions were generally either stuffed, or home brew.
21:00 <Tru^away> did you ??  lolol I was always under the impression that it was from the auctions
21:00 <Glenn> I've had the edger about 5 years now.
21:00 <Tru^away> how much was it...
21:00 <Tru^away> approx
21:00 <Glenn> No.... the mower, whipper snipper, blower/vac and chainsaw were...
22:00 <Tru^away> gawwddd I wish I had your hedge trimmer thing today...I'm gonna trim the silly ivy for the last time
22:00 <Glenn> $400.00... is an Atom, which is probably the best one to get. Very manueverabble, powerful, and quick.
23:00 <Tru^away> ohhh ok.....I need a fence before I get that then..lol
23:00 <Glenn> The hedge trimmer I have, I bought from Bunnings... was <$100 as I recall... but it's electric.
23:00 <Tru^away> I have my last fence to replace...which will be about $1500.00 for my half
23:00 <Tru^away> I wont neet the hedge trimmer when I get the new fence..
24:00 <Glenn> My back fence is about to collapse. :(
24:00 <Tru^away> I have to do the fence......renovate the downstairs and convert the garage to a garden room...and thats it I think...ohhh and put two a/c ducts downstairs in the bedrooms
25:00 <Glenn> ...mmmmm... would the downstairs need a/d ducts? Just keeping doors shut should almost be enough.
26:00 <Tru^away> well ...you have to keep bedroom doors open...and ppl sleep with them shut
26:00 <Glenn> ...mmmmm... 
26:00 <Tru^away> during the day...I shut all the doors I dont need open shut...
27:00 <Glenn> I sleep with mine open a little... so air can circulate during the night.
27:00 <Tru^away> and if anyone is in the tv room downstairs...I put a fan half way down the hall to draw it into that room
27:00 <Tru^away> I have my bedroom door to the balcony wide open during the night...the window above the bed wide open...and the other bedroom widow open all night as well.......for all the year
28:00 <Tru^away> I cant' stand having anything closed when I'm asleep
28:00 <Glenn> ...mmmmmm... me neither. Gets too stuffy!
28:00 <Tru^away> so I'm glad I live upstairs.....lol
29:00 <Glenn> Was all quiet in the channel last night as near as I could tell. Several ppl's gott booted during the day... must be a full moon somewhere.
29:00 <Tru^away> ohhhh well thats something
29:00 <Glenn> :)
30:00 <Tru^away> I still dont have the energy to go in there...
30:00 <Glenn> Leave it... It's Christmas and you don't need the extra stress!
30:00 <Glenn> How'd the moving project go?
30:00 <Tru^away> I'm doing a Juliette atm
30:00 <Tru^away> lolol
30:00 <Glenn> "his nibs" arrive in time to assist?
30:00 <Tru^away> it was good...we got them in there...everything put away....
31:00 <Tru^away> he arrived at lunch time
31:00 <Glenn> ...ah huh...
31:00 <Tru^away> we had done one trip to the new place...and  I'd packed another load to go over when he arrived
31:00 <Tru^away> his parents who live next door....didn't even help
31:00 <Glenn> Just in time to offer critical management support I'd say....
32:00 <Tru^away> he dismantled stuff that we didn't know how to do
32:00 <Glenn> Very Christian of them isn't it!  (NOT!)
32:00 <Tru^away> then went over to get a trailer...to put the fridge dryer and washing machine on
32:00 <Tru^away> yep....I can't understand why they didn't help
32:00 <Tru^away> I coudln't let ainslie do it alone...
33:00 <Tru^away> I had to be there to help......but I did what she wanted ...now what I wanted
33:00 <Tru^away> cos its their place
33:00 <Glenn> The Sabbath... probably in the fine print off their religion that they not exert themselves on that day.
33:00 <Tru^away> LOLOLOLOLOLOL
33:00 <Tru^away> yeah but doesn't it say help thy neighbour in there somewhere
34:00 <Glenn> ....subject to local interpretation of course!
34:00 <Tru^away> I mean wouldn't you be out there to help ?????
34:00 <Glenn> Yes... at 10am too!
34:00 <Tru^away> we were supposed to go to a Friends of Frankston xmas bbq.,.....but I cancelled.........
35:00 <Glenn> If nott at 10am, would suggest delaying the moving a couple of hours so that I could be there to help with every-one else.
35:00 <Tru^away> ainslie doesn't know that we had planned to go.......so .....that wasn't a problem...but.....I just thought it was the  scuse me for this  "CHRISTIAN'  thing to do ....and that is help
35:00 <Glenn> Too cold for a BBQ yesterday... Saturday night would have been better.
36:00 <Tru^away> was beautiful here yesterday...was very warm...
36:00 <Glenn> Warmed up later in the day here... 
36:00 <Tru^away> our bbq was from 12:00
36:00 <Tru^away> through the afternoon
36:00 <Glenn> Wasn't goog here at midday.
36:00 <Tru^away> Striker and I were gonna hire a boat to get to the bbq....cos it was on the creek here
36:00 <Glenn> ...good...
37:00 <Glenn> :))
37:00 <Glenn> He got a license to drive one of those things has he?
37:00 <Glenn> I still have to do the course and get mine....
37:00 <Tru^away> would have been a bit of fun......to pull up at the jetty behind the house...
37:00 <Tru^away> its only a little boat...to go up the Kananook Creek
38:00 <Glenn> I think for any boat that is powered, you have to have a license these days... so that the coppers have something to take away from the hoons.
38:00 <Tru^away> ohhhhhhh ok  lolol
39:00 <Glenn> The other thing about the license is to ensure that everyone has at least the same level of nouse before using a boat.
39:00 <Tru^away> the clouds are going north it looks...along the coast....
40:00 <Tru^away> fair enough
41:00 <Glenn> I think one of those boats I also hired several years ago now to take some HK friends fishing out against the edge of a sandbar... we got quite a few fish too.
42:00 <Glenn> The boat was essentially an open tinnie with a little outboardd on the back.
42:00 <Tru^away> that would be a bonus... :))
42:00 <Glenn> Have white clouds appearing from the west here... :(
43:00 <Tru^away> awwww
45:00 <Glenn> I've been "cooking" food for Muffy too... persevered with the manuactured options for a while, but then gave up. Yes... she leaves nothing in the plate!
45:00 <Tru^away> well I figure.....its not worth it...and if they eat..then thats good
46:00 <Glenn> Manuactured food will be picked over for about a day... the "cooked" stuff is gone in minutes and she's looking for more!
46:00 <Tru^away> yes she is.......but I wasn't tempted to over feed her cos she was eating it so quickly
48:00 <Tru^away> I think you just have to make sure...that she isn't missing any nutrients......
48:00 <Glenn> Current dish on the menu is 600g diiced lamb leftovers, a packet of crushed 2 minute noodles (minus flavouring), a couple of tablespoons of peas, the same of corn, a couple of teaspoons of chicken gravy, a dash of soy sauce (she loves that stuff!)... boil the concoction for about 15 - 20 minutes.
49:00 <Glenn> I think there is at least one of each nutrient in that mix!
49:00 <Tru^away> LOLOL
49:00 <Tru^away> LOL
49:00 <Glenn> I drain off the liquid to minimise the residual fal from the lamb.
49:00 <Tru^away> well my thoughts were....I was happy for her to race up the stairs each night...looking forward to dinner...rather than her walk away with her tail down
50:00 <Glenn> Yeah... :))
50:00 <Tru^away> cos there was noooooo way she was gonna eat the manufactured stuff....she just wouldn't touch it...
50:00 <Glenn> Problem with these "recipes", she keeps coming back for seconds... and I can't give her more in case she gets sick.
51:00 <Glenn> Zapping it in the microwave helped... adding a little soy to change the smell/flavour...
52:00 <Tru^away> so you could do that couldn't you....??
52:00 <Glenn> With the manufactured dog food... yes. 
53:00 <Tru^away> they are a problem....worse than kids sometimes..LOL
53:00 <Glenn> But the homebrew dogfood, no additives etc. required. I prefer to warm it up a little in the microwave 'cos she still wolfs it dowwn cold, straight from the fridgge.
54:00 <Tru^away> LOLOLOL
54:00 <Tru^away> and she can have little bones from the lamb as well..and she had a ball chewing those
54:00 <Glenn> I don't recall her ever being so excited about meal times, unless it was getting something off my plate..
55:00 <Tru^away> LOL
55:00 <Tru^away> oh well she is a little person..and she deserves to be happy lololol :)))
56:00 <Glenn> I bought a couple of lamb forelegs for the current batch, cut and diced the meat from the bones, but boiled the bones in with the rest. Gave her the bones separetly as a treat. 
57:00 <Glenn> She finished the second one yesterday.
57:00 <Tru^away> I did that too...kept the bones till she finished...then she dragged it off into a corner...and sat and chewed and chewed..then came out looking like a little hobo...very pleased with herself...and we had to wash her face...which she didn't like..LOLOL
58:00 <Glenn> I have also tried the same concoction with chicken instead of lamb, and also beek. Substituted noodles for steamed rice leftovers... still goes down!
58:00 <Tru^away> hahahahaha
58:00 <Glenn> ...beef...
59:00 <Glenn> Yeah... she really gets "involved" when chomping on bones.
59:00 <Tru^away> she made us laugh so much
59:00 <Tru^away> I loved it when she sat out on the lawn and chewed...and chased the birds away
59:00 <Tru^away> when they got too close..LOOL
00:00 <Glenn> She was popular at the Street Party at my mothers. HHad no problems about her safety 'cos every-one wanted to look after her!
00:00 <Tru^away> LOLOL
01:00 <Tru^away> she is like that...we had that same thing with her...eveyone loved her.......she is very unique that one..lol
01:00 <Glenn> Yes... she is a bit different.
02:00 <Tru^away> lol
07:00 <Tru^away> so whats the go for today
08:00 <Glenn> Have to start some serious Christams shopping.
08:00 <Glenn> ...Christmas...
08:00 <Tru^away> I have to finish mine...
08:00 <Glenn> You've done well!
08:00 <Tru^away> I'm getting chris a gold pass to the air show for christmas
09:00 <Tru^away> I bought ainslie and steven a bbq
09:00 <Glenn> Last week was a betterr time to do it while the shopping centres were relatively free of kids and parents.... 
09:00 <Glenn> Wow!  :)))
09:00 <Tru^away> I dont know what to get david...
09:00 <Tru^away> and we do krs kringle for our family one
10:00 <Glenn> Yeah... is a problem these days.
10:00 <Glenn> I'll be getting my mother a boxed bottle of Bailleys... 
10:00 <Tru^away> LOL
10:00 <Tru^away> so she will be happy
11:00 <Glenn> A bit of "Christmas spirit".... so to speak!
12:00 <Tru^away> the way it should be Glenn :))))
13:00 <Glenn> Well... I'd better head off and get cleaned up a bit, tidy up the house a bit and get out before every-one else does. I figure I should have about an hour before the shopping centre is swamped.
13:00 <Tru^away> me too  I'm still in the pj's
13:00 <Glenn> ditto...
13:00 <Tru^away> lol
13:00 * Tru^away whisltes at Glenn..lol
13:00 <Glenn> heeheeheee... mine are probably not as cute as yours!
14:00 <Tru^away> oh well mine are myers specials..lol
14:00 <Glenn> ....mmmm... mine are definitely Casa Del Target...
15:00 <Tru^away> LOL
15:00 <Glenn> Take care, and have a good one!  :)))
15:00 <Glenn> {{{HUGS}}
15:00 <Tru^away> you too Glenn :)))  huggssss
15:00 <Glenn> See ya!
42:00 * Now talking in #HongKong
42:00 * Topic is '1,0[13,6[0#1]1,0]13,6[0H1]1,0]13,6[0O1]1,0]13,6[0N1]1,0]13,6[0G1]1,0]13,6[0K1]1,0]13,6[0O1]1,0]13,6[0N1]1,0]13,6[0G1]1,0] "Where have all the flowers gone...?" Type !help for help!'
42:00 * Set by Glenn on Fri Oct 08 20:15:50
41:00 * Now talking in #HongKong
41:00 * Topic is '1,0[13,6[0#1]1,0]13,6[0H1]1,0]13,6[0O1]1,0]13,6[0N1]1,0]13,6[0G1]1,0]13,6[0K1]1,0]13,6[0O1]1,0]13,6[0N1]1,0]13,6[0G1]1,0] "Where have all the flowers gone...?" Type !help for help!'
41:00 * Set by Glenn on Fri Oct 08 20:15:50
41:00 <Glenn> Good evening! :)
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