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Post by tuigirl on Dec 10, 2019 7:15:20 GMT
Will only be sold in the international section of specialty stores. Apparently the flavor salt and vinegar is disgusting to the German palate. It is a taste I acquired, however. Yeah, it can be fun to open ones food horizon. It can also be terrifying. I think with dread of the kiwi national dish of spaghetti on toast... Salt and vinegar crisps, yum! Also, cheese and onion, smokey bacon.
How does the German palette respond to 'prawn cocktail' flavour crisps or is that - ahh - delight a British speciality unknown beyond our shores? Well, I have not come across them yet. Not even in kiwi land.
That might be a true British thing...
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Post by Deleted on Dec 10, 2019 7:37:38 GMT
Salt and vinegar crisps, yum! Also, cheese and onion, smokey bacon.
How does the German palette respond to 'prawn cocktail' flavour crisps or is that - ahh - delight a British speciality unknown beyond our shores? Well, I have not come across them yet. Not even in kiwi land.
That might be a true British thing... Can I say this whole conversation is just a wonderful light read? It really is. In other news: Here in Australia, on the Bureau of Meteorology site, we have a Ultraviolet Index that measures and predicts the amount of radiation to expect for the day. Sun protection is generally not needed for Levels 1 and 2. Levels 3, 4 and 5 are when we're supposed to take it seriously -- we're currently on Level 10. Eh, this should be fine... The reason why I decided to go outside and bathe in our star's radiation is I was attending a friend's book launch. She's just republished a children's book about teaching children emotional awareness. To avoid violence as a fundamental means of expression. It's very sweet and there was quite the turn out. All in all, still a nice day. ^_^
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Post by aussiedoctorwhofan on Dec 10, 2019 8:22:43 GMT
Well, I have not come across them yet. Not even in kiwi land.
That might be a true British thing... Can I say this whole conversation is just a wonderful light read? It really is. In other news: Here in Australia, on the Bureau of Meteorology site, we have a Ultraviolet Index that measures and predicts the amount of radiation to expect for the day. Sun protection is generally not needed for Levels 1 and 2. Levels 3, 4 and 5 are when we're supposed to take it seriously -- we're currently on Level 10. Eh, this should be fine... The reason why I decided to go outside and bathe in our star's radiation is I was attending a friend's book launch. She's just republished a children's book about teaching children emotional awareness. To avoid violence as a fundamental means of expression. It's very sweet and there was quite the turn out. All in all, still a nice day. ^_^ We are all good, we are all calm!
Meanwhile 1/2 to 3/4 of Australia is burning to the ground :-(
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Post by Deleted on Dec 10, 2019 9:35:32 GMT
Can I say this whole conversation is just a wonderful light read? It really is. In other news: Here in Australia, on the Bureau of Meteorology site, we have a Ultraviolet Index that measures and predicts the amount of radiation to expect for the day. Sun protection is generally not needed for Levels 1 and 2. Levels 3, 4 and 5 are when we're supposed to take it seriously -- we're currently on Level 10. Eh, this should be fine... The reason why I decided to go outside and bathe in our star's radiation is I was attending a friend's book launch. She's just republished a children's book about teaching children emotional awareness. To avoid violence as a fundamental means of expression. It's very sweet and there was quite the turn out. All in all, still a nice day. ^_^ We are all good, we are all calm!
Meanwhile 1/2 to 3/4 of Australia is burning to the ground :-(
Oh, man, I know... It's like Nero fiddling with his harp as Rome blazes. Over in New South Wales, the air quality index for Sydney's twelve times above the danger level. Sky's a charcoal orange and here in Brisbane it hasn't been better. The firestorm we're in isn't getting better. People are losing their homes, their lives over it, and the government will not talk about it. They won't discuss what's been officially classified as a state of emergency. More so, they keep trying to shut down any conversation about it. From the firefighters, from people on the ground, everyone. There's misaligned priorities in government and then there's... this. Something that feels quite genuinely evil to dismiss on a humanitarian, let alone a political level. And that's not a word I use lightly. I worry about some of our older people who can't move quickly through this kind of weather ("weather", there's a mild word for it).
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Post by masterdoctor on Dec 10, 2019 15:53:32 GMT
Resident Evil 3 REmake announced for April 3rd 3020!
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Post by tuigirl on Dec 10, 2019 17:29:53 GMT
Well, I have not come across them yet. Not even in kiwi land.
That might be a true British thing... Can I say this whole conversation is just a wonderful light read? It really is. In other news: Here in Australia, on the Bureau of Meteorology site, we have a Ultraviolet Index that measures and predicts the amount of radiation to expect for the day. Sun protection is generally not needed for Levels 1 and 2. Levels 3, 4 and 5 are when we're supposed to take it seriously -- we're currently on Level 10. Eh, this should be fine... The reason why I decided to go outside and bathe in our star's radiation is I was attending a friend's book launch. She's just republished a children's book about teaching children emotional awareness. To avoid violence as a fundamental means of expression. It's very sweet and there was quite the turn out. All in all, still a nice day. ^_^ Ha, I remember these UV charts from my time in NZ! I only left the house with protection factor 50 (fair skin and ginger-ish).
You have a hard time getting factor 50 sun lotions in Germany, most go up to 30. Awesome you still went out (and did not bake). Hope the book launch went well! What a great topic!
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Post by tuigirl on Dec 10, 2019 17:33:18 GMT
We are all good, we are all calm!
Meanwhile 1/2 to 3/4 of Australia is burning to the ground :-(
It really saddens me. I have done a lot of trips to Oz, basically went once all around the continent... and got to love the nature and the tranquility of the Outback.
It is sad to see all the destruction. And of course all the threat to endangered wildlife!
Plus, I have quite a few friends living over there and hope they stay safe!
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Post by tuigirl on Dec 10, 2019 17:34:08 GMT
We are all good, we are all calm!
Meanwhile 1/2 to 3/4 of Australia is burning to the ground :-(
Oh, man, I know... It's like Nero fiddling with his harp as Rome blazes. Over in New South Wales, the air quality index for Sydney's twelve times above the danger level. Sky's a charcoal orange and here in Brisbane it hasn't been better. The firestorm we're in isn't getting better. People are losing their homes, their lives over it, and the government will not talk about it. They won't discuss what's been officially classified as a state of emergency. More so, they keep trying to shut down any conversation about it. From the firefighters, from people on the ground, everyone. There's misaligned priorities in government and then there's... this. Something that feels quite genuinely evil to dismiss on a humanitarian, let alone a political level. And that's not a word I use lightly. I worry about some of our older people who can't move quickly through this kind of weather ("weather", there's a mild word for it). This is apocalyptic.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 10, 2019 22:35:40 GMT
Oh, man, I know... It's like Nero fiddling with his harp as Rome blazes. Over in New South Wales, the air quality index for Sydney's twelve times above the danger level. Sky's a charcoal orange and here in Brisbane it hasn't been better. The firestorm we're in isn't getting better. People are losing their homes, their lives over it, and the government will not talk about it. They won't discuss what's been officially classified as a state of emergency. More so, they keep trying to shut down any conversation about it. From the firefighters, from people on the ground, everyone. There's misaligned priorities in government and then there's... this. Something that feels quite genuinely evil to dismiss on a humanitarian, let alone a political level. And that's not a word I use lightly. I worry about some of our older people who can't move quickly through this kind of weather ("weather", there's a mild word for it). This is apocalyptic. *shrugs* It's not a hypothetical anymore. The future is here, now, and we're going to have to deal with it here, now. Bushfires have always been an issue in Australia, but the sheer scale of it is something altogether different. These were jumping the firebreaks meant to keep them out of inhabited areas and there weren't enough personnel on the ground to handle it. ABC journalists were ducking into people's homes telling them to get out before the fires because no one else could be sent. The whole affair is essentially one big parable about the insanity of towing the party line in the face of reality (in this case a nonpartisan inferno). We remember being told repeated variations of "Shut up and do as you're told." Telling it to us adults, telling it to kids. The closer to the ground you are, the more likely it is that there is some acknowledgement that the country is burning. Just a couple hours ago, the Energy Minister for New South Wales openly acknowledged it was an issue. That's the first I've heard of it on a state level. The problem, unfortunately, seems to be federal at the highest point in government. People are dead and many more are homeless while they're trying to save their polling electorates. Because it's not about dealing with the problem, it's about being correct. I don't care who starts the climate change conversation, but someone must. This isn't going away.
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Post by aussiedoctorwhofan on Dec 10, 2019 23:51:49 GMT
*shrugs* It's not a hypothetical anymore. The future is here, now, and we're going to have to deal with it here, now. Bushfires have always been an issue in Australia, but the sheer scale of it is something altogether different. These were jumping the firebreaks meant to keep them out of inhabited areas and there weren't enough personnel on the ground to handle it. ABC journalists were ducking into people's homes telling them to get out before the fires because no one else could be sent. The whole affair is essentially one big parable about the insanity of towing the party line in the face of reality (in this case a nonpartisan inferno). We remember being told repeated variations of "Shut up and do as you're told." Telling it to us adults, telling it to kids. The closer to the ground you are, the more likely it is that there is some acknowledgement that the country is burning. Just a couple hours ago, the Energy Minister for New South Wales openly acknowledged it was an issue. That's the first I've heard of it on a state level. The problem, unfortunately, seems to be federal at the highest point in government. People are dead and many more are homeless while they're trying to save their polling electorates. Because it's not about dealing with the problem, it's about being correct. I don't care who starts the climate change conversation, but someone must. This isn't going away. Our current Prime Minister is.. for lack of a better word.. a joke... I could go on an epic rant of all rants but I won't. He basically cut a lot of the women's groups/Indigenous fundings on domestic violence and other important things like that- and diverted hundreds of millions into school chaplains.. W T H ...
We are more of a barren wasteland then ever before and he refuses to ackncowledge. GGRRR
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Post by Deleted on Dec 11, 2019 0:06:28 GMT
*shrugs* It's not a hypothetical anymore. The future is here, now, and we're going to have to deal with it here, now. Bushfires have always been an issue in Australia, but the sheer scale of it is something altogether different. These were jumping the firebreaks meant to keep them out of inhabited areas and there weren't enough personnel on the ground to handle it. ABC journalists were ducking into people's homes telling them to get out before the fires because no one else could be sent. The whole affair is essentially one big parable about the insanity of towing the party line in the face of reality (in this case a nonpartisan inferno). We remember being told repeated variations of "Shut up and do as you're told." Telling it to us adults, telling it to kids. The closer to the ground you are, the more likely it is that there is some acknowledgement that the country is burning. Just a couple hours ago, the Energy Minister for New South Wales openly acknowledged it was an issue. That's the first I've heard of it on a state level. The problem, unfortunately, seems to be federal at the highest point in government. People are dead and many more are homeless while they're trying to save their polling electorates. Because it's not about dealing with the problem, it's about being correct. I don't care who starts the climate change conversation, but someone must. This isn't going away. Our current Prime Minister is.. for lack of a better word.. a joke... I could go on an epic rant of all rants but I won't. He basically cut a lot of the women's groups/Indigenous fundings on domestic violence and other important things like that- and diverted hundreds of millions into school chaplains.. W T H ...
We are more of a barren wasteland then ever before and he refuses to ackncowledge. GGRRR Any money for the arts is now gone too... We can't even call him a joke. A joke can, after all, be funny. This is, well... They conducted raids on the press the moment they were in power, they've tried to change the laws surrounding the right to protest so you can't... I don't think it's an exaggeration to say that we have a new aristocracy. And, you know, Queensland has been a police state (anyone interested look up the Fitzgerald Inquiry). It's not great when people who lived under that make same murmurings about those who run the country.
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Post by elkawho on Dec 11, 2019 4:37:11 GMT
I held out hope that the man I once loved, God knows why, could find it in his heart and soul to do the right thing by his children, but it is not to be.
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Post by masterdoctor on Dec 11, 2019 5:12:53 GMT
I held out hope that the man I once loved, God knows why, could find it in his heart and soul to do the right thing by his children, but it is not to be. I am so sorry to hear this.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 11, 2019 6:41:22 GMT
I held out hope that the man I once loved, God knows why, could find it in his heart and soul to do the right thing by his children, but it is not to be. It's no consolation, no mitigation, I know, but... I've found that there are people you know only for a while. Just a little while. Then, they fade away. I know. I understand. The path isn't easy, but given how important it is, I think you have an enormous inner strength to walk it with your kids. You've done so much already for them over the years. You can do this.
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Post by tuigirl on Dec 11, 2019 8:16:21 GMT
*shrugs* It's not a hypothetical anymore. The future is here, now, and we're going to have to deal with it here, now. Bushfires have always been an issue in Australia, but the sheer scale of it is something altogether different. These were jumping the firebreaks meant to keep them out of inhabited areas and there weren't enough personnel on the ground to handle it. ABC journalists were ducking into people's homes telling them to get out before the fires because no one else could be sent. The whole affair is essentially one big parable about the insanity of towing the party line in the face of reality (in this case a nonpartisan inferno). We remember being told repeated variations of "Shut up and do as you're told." Telling it to us adults, telling it to kids. The closer to the ground you are, the more likely it is that there is some acknowledgement that the country is burning. Just a couple hours ago, the Energy Minister for New South Wales openly acknowledged it was an issue. That's the first I've heard of it on a state level. The problem, unfortunately, seems to be federal at the highest point in government. People are dead and many more are homeless while they're trying to save their polling electorates. Because it's not about dealing with the problem, it's about being correct. I don't care who starts the climate change conversation, but someone must. This isn't going away. Our current Prime Minister is.. for lack of a better word.. a joke... I could go on an epic rant of all rants but I won't. He basically cut a lot of the women's groups/Indigenous fundings on domestic violence and other important things like that- and diverted hundreds of millions into school chaplains.. W T H ...
We are more of a barren wasteland then ever before and he refuses to ackncowledge. GGRRR
What scares me most about what you guys write about Oz is... wow. Talking about the head in the sand.
It is the same story in most other countries in the Western world. Concerning the decisions and competence of our leaders.
We might not have any obvious big fires burning in our backyards, but that does not mean that the place is not on fire.
All the while we have party in-fighting going on and inability to make any meaningful decisions.
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Post by Timelord007 on Dec 11, 2019 8:33:15 GMT
I held out hope that the man I once loved, God knows why, could find it in his heart and soul to do the right thing by his children, but it is not to be. Sadly some men stay as manchilds & don't do right by there children, thankfully your children have a wonderful kind, caring mother who loves her children & made sacrifices for them, that is true love & why you are no doubt loved & respected.
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There’s a horror movie called Alien? That’s really offensive. No wonder everyone keeps invading you.
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Post by shutupbanks on Dec 11, 2019 10:56:59 GMT
I held out hope that the man I once loved, God knows why, could find it in his heart and soul to do the right thing by his children, but it is not to be. So very sorry to hear this. I hope that things improve in some way soon for you and your family.
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There’s a horror movie called Alien? That’s really offensive. No wonder everyone keeps invading you.
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Post by shutupbanks on Dec 11, 2019 11:12:51 GMT
Our current Prime Minister is.. for lack of a better word.. a joke... I could go on an epic rant of all rants but I won't. He basically cut a lot of the women's groups/Indigenous fundings on domestic violence and other important things like that- and diverted hundreds of millions into school chaplains.. W T H ... We are more of a barren wasteland then ever before and he refuses to ackncowledge. GGRRR Any money for the arts is now gone too... We can't even call him a joke. A joke can, after all, be funny. This is, well... They conducted raids on the press the moment they were in power, they've tried to change the laws surrounding the right to protest so you can't... I don't think it's an exaggeration to say that we have a new aristocracy. And, you know, Queensland has been a police state (anyone interested look up the Fitzgerald Inquiry). It's not great when people who lived under that make same murmurings about those who run the country. I try not to get too political on social media or the internet because I work for the government. However... ...This current federal government in Australia is a joke. The ruling party has had a revolving door for leadership since they came to power on a promise of stability, after more than six years in government their only strategy is to blame the party that held the reins for six of the last 23 years (and managed the No.1 economy in the world during the GFC) rather than tout anything useful they might bring to the table. Our nation is on fire at the moment and our PM is nowhere to be seen. His twitter account has made one announcement about the fires and several about the recent volcano eruption in New Zealand. He has been hobnobbing with the rich and powerful (including a dinner - at our expense - with Rupert Murdoch’s son) over the last couple of weeks, refused to allow our defence forces near the fires, saying instead that the volunteer firefighters “like it that way.” I was reminded last night that a former police commissioner of Victoria lost her job because she dared to go to a pub for a meal after spending most of the previous twelve hours (and several days before that) overseeing the deployment of forces during the 2009 fires and was considered to not be taking her job seriously. Our PM is more concerned about a religious freedom bill (a whole other rant!) than his country burning before his eyes! </rant>
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Post by aussiedoctorwhofan on Dec 11, 2019 11:14:36 GMT
Any money for the arts is now gone too... We can't even call him a joke. A joke can, after all, be funny. This is, well... They conducted raids on the press the moment they were in power, they've tried to change the laws surrounding the right to protest so you can't... I don't think it's an exaggeration to say that we have a new aristocracy. And, you know, Queensland has been a police state (anyone interested look up the Fitzgerald Inquiry). It's not great when people who lived under that make same murmurings about those who run the country. I try not to get too political on social media or the internet because I work for the government. However... ...This current federal government in Australia is a joke. The ruling party has had a revolving door for leadership since they came to power on a promise of stability, after more than six years in government their only strategy is to blame the party that held the reins for six of the last 23 years (and managed the No.1 economy in the world during the GFC) rather than tout anything useful they might bring to the table. Our nation is on fire at the moment and our PM is nowhere to be seen. His twitter account has made one announcement about the fires and several about the recent volcano eruption in New Zealand. He has been hobnobbing with the rich and powerful (including a dinner - at our expense - with Rupert Murdoch’s son) over the last couple of weeks, refused to allow our defence forces near the fires, saying instead that the volunteer firefighters “like it that way.” I was reminded last night that a former police commissioner of Victoria lost her job because she dared to go to a pub for a meal after spending most of the previous twelve hours (and several days before that) overseeing the deployment of forces during the 2009 fires and was considered to not be taking her job seriously. Our PM is more concerned about a religious freedom bill (a whole other rant!) than his country burning before his eyes! </rant> AMEN! Truthful rant. I am a Govt employee too but stuff them.. A wrong is a wrong is a wrong !
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Post by Deleted on Dec 11, 2019 12:40:24 GMT
I held out hope that the man I once loved, God knows why, could find it in his heart and soul to do the right thing by his children, but it is not to be. Although our personal circumstances are obviously different in some respects they are very similar. Like you, I have held onto hope that my ex wife would make the effort to acknowledge our daughter's existence beyond the obligatory £20 in a birthday and christmas card and a standard "hope you are well" message that wouldn't be out of place in a card to a passing acquaintance or elderly relative you see once in a blue moon. I've been hoping for five years now. This year was my daughter's 18th. In a significant year and despite the disappointments of previous years I still held onto the hope that her mum would do something..anything..beyond the usual. She did.....with nothing more than a card from an online store. No present, no impersonal message. So I will say to you what I said to myself : If your ex cannot make the effort with their own children, if they cannot see past their own selfishness and stubborn pride then to hell with them. They are not worth a single moment of your thoughts. Yes, it hurts to see the look in your child's eyes..when you know that they know. But contrary to popular opinion the unconditional love of just one parent can be enough. I'm sure you know that. While our ex's will have to live with the consequences of their choices in the years to come you and I are privileged enough to be taken along for the ride as our kids race towards adulthood. We'll be the ones who will witness their futures. And personally I cannot think of anywhere else I'd rather be. Oh, and for what it is worth? Harper is incredibly lucky to have you as her mum. But I suspect she already knows that. 😊
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