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Sitting in the cold listening to the magpies chortle away. Don’t normally here them at night so must be something going down. Bit of a family tiff I think as some of them were having a bit of a scrap today.
 
aussiefarmer said:
It would be breeding time ide think , normally September when they swoop.
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Yeah they’ve never swooped as we have always had that you leave me alone I’ll leave you alone thing going on. Yeah breeding,never thought of that.
And they must be smooth talkers, sounds quite musical.
 
Having a few myself after just getting home from a few days in the white stuff. Had a day off yesterday and even managed I tiny bit of the yellow stuff. Drove along reedy creek (what a beautiful drive) never done it before. Funny how the simple things can be so entertaining. One of the best moments of the trip was watching a pair of black ducks running the rapids. They then came back and did it again. 😁
 
Heatho said:
In terms of hard knocks this is the year that just keeps on giving. 6 months to the day after I lost my Mum my Dad was admitted to hospital on Saturday for an emergency craniotomy to remove pus that had accumulated around his brain. He had the flu for nearly 3 weeks which came with a severe sinus infection. I spoke to him on Friday night to see how he was going, usually checking up on him every few days while he was sick as it was a severe flu.

I noticed he was slurring his words and he said he'd been throwing up as well, plus severe headache, fever and night sweats. I knew he obviously had a severe bacterial infection that was probably leading towards meningitis. I convinced him to go to the hospital and my brother said he'd give him a lift there, I then called back a few minutes later and he wouldn't go.... said he'd go "tomorrow", by this stage I was extremely worried. Anyway I called back first thing in the morning, he was still throwing up, he said he was getting ready to go to hospital which was a good decision as at 5:30pm that evening he called me to say that he needed the craniotomy to help clear out the infection. If he had delayed any longer he'd be in a coma or dead right now..

Went in to visit him yesterday and it looks like he should make a full recovery, he's sore and sorry for himself with a 30cm wound around the right side of his head that looks like a big ? mark. So, I'm just sitting here now thinking about what could have happened if I hadn't demanded that he go in and get checked out. Lesson here is don't be a stubborn tough bloke when you know something is going pear shaped with yourself or something wrong with a loved one, bloody drag them to hospital if need be to get them checked out.

Just hoping now that he doesn't have any lasting neurological problems, he seems pretty good after what he's been through and the docs are confident of a mostly full recovery, though he won't be able to drive for 3 months until given the all clear. My Dad is one of the toughest blokes I know and if it wasn't for his strength and usual good health he wouldn't be alive right now. Life can just change in a second, look after those closest to you everyone as tomorrow might be the day that everything falls to pieces if you don't.
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Update on my Dad, he got home the other day, no major problems, should make a complete recovery.

Pretty good for someone who literally had half their skull removed less than 3 weeks ago and brain
irrigated.

He's about the luckiest person I know right now, going to get him a lotto ticket this week....
 
Heatho said:
Thankfully yes Mackka. So over Winter, bring on the heat, hopefully no bloody rain though.

:)
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Sorry to disappoint you Heatho, but there's plenty coming in the next few months...

Issued: 18 August 2022 by BOM

  • For the remainder of August and first days of September, rainfall is likely to be above median for much of Australia away from the west, most of the tropics, Victoria, Tasmania, and south-east South Australia. Rainfall is likely to be below median in south-west Western Australia, western Tasmania, and parts of the tropics.
  • September to November rainfall is likely to be above median for most of the eastern half of Australia, but below median for western and south-west Tasmania, and parts of Western Australia along the west coast and north.
  • The negative Indian Ocean Dipole event, the increasing chance of La Niña during spring, and warmer than average waters around northern Australia are likely to be influencing this outlook.
The last statement means Cyclones and lots of 'Rain Events' .....

LW.....
 
LONEWOLF said:
Sorry to disappoint you Heatho, but there's plenty coming in the next few months...

Issued: 18 August 2022 by BOM

  • For the remainder of August and first days of September, rainfall is likely to be above median for much of Australia away from the west, most of the tropics, Victoria, Tasmania, and south-east South Australia. Rainfall is likely to be below median in south-west Western Australia, western Tasmania, and parts of the tropics.
  • September to November rainfall is likely to be above median for most of the eastern half of Australia, but below median for western and south-west Tasmania, and parts of Western Australia along the west coast and north.
  • The negative Indian Ocean Dipole event, the increasing chance of La Niña during spring, and warmer than average waters around northern Australia are likely to be influencing this outlook.
The last statement means Cyclones and lots of 'Rain Events' .....

LW.....
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We'll see, they're right about 50% of the time. Cue the next 5 year drought...

;)
 

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