Them were the days
Mood:  blue
Topic: Mad in Queensland


Sydney was where the jobs were, but the rents too high,& fear ruled the streets for a country girl like myself, so I stayed clear. Lived in my country town, where the 'out house,' was our toilet, & council worker changed the pan weekly. Water worries was when the dam ran dry, see my pictures for that special place. My cooking was done on the second-hand combustion stove, that children and myself collected wood for, in nearby paddocks. Vegies came from the garden, that we worked at ourselves, or from the mobile green grocer who called weekly at our door. He did that until the 'wet year,' cut the traffic for eight or more weeks.
Bridge over Nagoa, just outside Emerald was over, or the Sandhurst Creek, at Comet. The other direction, cut off from Rockhampton by the Dawson River Bridge flooded for similar length of time.'Them were the days!Complaints of drought, and lack of town water
or irrigation water. What did we do before the great
Fairbairn Dam??

Better still, why do the Pollies keep knocking on the head any proposed development. All they want to do is make big holes in the ground. Blame the ordinary worker for running up bank card debts. What do the hugmongous drag lines cost? They are expensive imports they lump with the incoming expenditure as us spending..Bah! They knocked any and all proposed dams structures, gone, excuses, excuses...just want to make black holes everywhere!!

Bah!

Mood:  caffeinated
Topic: Mad in Queensland


Much written re-water or lack of enough of it, and I have only read a fraction. What we need is rain. Were I live we had water carted to our rain water tanks in the 70's, then pipe line in early 80's from 20klm away that connected to McKenzie river supply, dearer water rates, but worth it. We have the set hours for sprinklers, that the larger centre does not, and it is the one growing and housing workers for the expanding mining industry. We had to convert from 'outhouse toilet,' to 'septic-duel-flush,' as new age waterless toilets were then not acceptable in private residence. The "blockie" across the road, can water his cattle and horse, so I don't see why my 'fruit trees,' should not get a drink too. Just the basic of water use, it is he who has the money to pay, that can use the most water..
ALSO POSTED Friday, 17/03/2006..On Line Opinion

I had intended to write re-Sydney, N.S.W. Australia' recent water shortages. As I see it much of their Piped water is collected in Dams from Rivers, that cover the surrounding hills and countryside, thus drawing water from areas other that their local square. Their local square, is mostly curb & channel, as well as roof water, is directed to stormwater drains, and then into the Sea. We have environment rules to keep this water reasonable free of contaminates so what cannot this water be harnessed before it reaches the sea.

Of course the city fathers and other planners have de salination planned for the future. Any how, this is just my opinion, not something you will see come to fruitation...elida_pamee.

Flowers,Fruit, & crop failure
Mood:  sharp
Topic: Mealy Bug
This wretched tiny creature called "mealy bug," has almost destroyed my crop, no not flowers, Roos, rabbits, hares, every hopping flying thing is a PEST! When I think I am in for a good crop of something, it just gets attacked.

We had a little rain, maybe an inch all up this month Not enough to motivate the keen Gardner in me. Planted seeds in seed boxes. Most are up, but do I have a friend who would water, may be son will visit his hens along with his daughter, and she can see, vegies can be grown at home, they do not all have to come off shop shelves. The consumption of vegies census chaps, must gage the level of fruit and vegies eaten by average Aussie consumer by assessing what is sold at green grocer.. Never imagine that us oldies, born before, and during WW2, learned to do things for ourselves. Like Vanuatu, we will grow a crop for home consumption, like the little red hen, we have had enough of political plundering. No one reads these posts, so I can write what I like ...even a few corpuscle words, they would not set alarm bells...So back to my spraying these bugs, what did I pick up spray pack, of what?Kero.20gper/L...marked petroleum oil. WOW! and still the best killer of HEAD LICE, or NITS, and yes, the Metho will work too, on both, pests on your head, and in garden..

Pacific Sky Sold
Mood:  not sure
Now Playing: Steve Earl,
Topic: having wrote the hand
I am including Dianne Brimble's picture here in memory of her and her life & loved ones.. I was ignorant of this event where her life was cut short by scum!! What was the "Pacific Sky?" A floating BROTHEL? Seems these 'DINGO DOGS' thought so.. Words fail me. QUOTE:- 'Other advances' on cruise 22mar06 A MAN who had sex with Brisbane mother Dianne Brimble made sexual advances towards another woman as Mrs Brimble lay dead or dying in his cabin, a Sydney court has been told. An inquest into Mrs Brimble's death has been told she died of an overdose of the date rape drug Gamma-hydroxybutyrate, or fantasy, during a Pacific cruise with family and friends. Eight Adelaide men are considered "of interest" to investigating police ? Mark Wilhelm, Matthew Graham Slade, Dragan Losic, Petar Pantic, Ryan Kuchel, Letterio Silvestri, Luigi Vitale and Sakelaros Kambouris.} END OF quote.. http://www.cruise-bruise.com/Dianne_Brimble.html hope this stays..for your referral..aussiepod.

Confidence
Mood:  mischievious
Now Playing: tweedle dee dee
Topic: academics not different
We don't hate academics, we just wish they would get a life first. At 15 I knew it all, at 50 I knew nothing, now at 60, know even less. So I starting a fresh...see what I don't know is still greater than what I have already, learned. Tried to find the movie
The Eternal Sunshine with Spotless Mind but yet to find it.. Was on web, but the vidio clip would not download.

The gist of the story, if you forget, erase the pain, or whole memory of the 'affair,' you'll no longer feel the 'pain.' Balloney!! That pain is still there, even if you can't remember the fella,
or what he is doing there attempting to get your attention.. "Remember you?" --"Nar, get out of my bloody way and let me get on with my life!" The times they put in different 'actors,' gamming that it was the behaviour and not the fella I took offence too.. You have got to know what you are doing, using those mind disableing drugs, then go on with the power of suggestion, "suggesting what??"

If you do not understand the above, sorry, it was not ment for you. I apologize for that, but not for
using my defence mechanism to preserve me.

What I love about true academics, they never stop learning, and passing on what they have learned to others to improve mankind,and the world we live in...too many trying to stuff it up by making MONEY.
Sorry to tell you BUSHOWARDBLAR... you won't win
using force, you have to get to know the psychie of the Arab, he/she is a friendly chap, who's belief is his life..do u a good turn before he would do u harm.

The other basic belief running through a survivor's
mind, "Death before Dishonour"

Here and Now
Now Playing: free music
Topic: Mad in Queensland


This is my country's flag. "Love it or Leave it"

Not only do I have British Ancestors, some from England, Scotland and unknown.. Also Germany, mid
1800's see for your self at
http://users.bigpond.net.au/haintz/hauserp35.html

I will not tell you here which ones were my ancestors, maternal great grandparents..pappy did leave without permission, skipped that war thing..squabble between two great powers..

Do you see a resemblence with "the seperatist oz flag for a minority of Australians," and the
present day, German Flag.. Accident, planned ??
that way?? Does any one care?

browsing blogs
Mood:  incredulous
Now Playing: should u bee so camp
Topic: Mad in Queensland
Visited your pro/site sid, only six months since last entry. Moved on to other interests. Many of your fellow bloggers teenyweeny nearly ankle biters. Cloudy over hills so we may be in for showers. Left short note on your mircd, no one visits here. I take a look at she adds a bit when she finds the time..may not be allowed.. so can e-male the connection if you are interested in having a look. tartar all, elidaaussie,,

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Mood:  hug me
Topic: cyclone due
not sure about the cyclone, but a huge depression the combination of two is looming. We could be in for rainy weather, only a drizzle so far. Got the messenger back, at MSN, so if any one wants to chat, I am under my southern star address, until next time...Elida_pamee

Qld Gov. doing something
Mood:  caffeinated
Topic: Mad in Queensland


After six years of citrus, one still gets flashes

like I am seeing here.Too much sun, or too much maderind??

Memory tester
Mood:  not sure
Topic: not so sure re publish
As you see, I am very new at this game.Have a number of sites I visit, and should have my house in order, but no, get all the passwords mixed up, at least this morning I have...