The totally off-topic thread

[Major]

Well done. A 5 year or 10 year passport?

At which point do people call time on travel?

It's a 10 year. I will be in my 80's when this one expires, so I will see how I'm going then.

It's why I said probably because if I am still fit enough I will renew for another 10 years at that time

 

[Flashback]

we don't feed our dogs chocolate (or grapes etc). However one Christmas our miniature Dachshund jumped onto the chair, onto Dr FM's desk and then jumped up until he managed to pull all the chocolate gifts she had purchased for various family members off the top shelf. He then tossed them onto the carpet, so the other Dachshund could share the spoils and they consumed almost all of it - a Darrel Lea chocolate covered nougat pudding defeated them. We reckon close to a kg each, or nearly 20% of their body weight, with no ill effects. Not the only time they managed to help themselves either. He lived until nearly 16, so at least 5 years after the orgy

I'm more concerned about the orgy - what's that all about?

 

[Pushka]

Isn't chocolate toxic for dogs? Which may suggest Darrell Lea isn't real chocolate

 

[love_the_life]

Isn't chocolate toxic for dogs? Which may suggest Darrell Lea isn't real chocolate

At least it wasn't Haigh's

 

[Denali]

Paid a premium to get father in laws death certificate promptly, delivery tomorrow but online it's still showing as "application received".

I'm not holding my breath.

 

[JohnK]

Can't believe 4 months has gone so quickly....

 

[love_the_life]

Can't believe 4 months has gone so quickly....

How's little one coping with the heat in Sydney?

Funny how time disappears and it get worse as you get older! She'll be crawling soon and then ....

 

[mrs.dr.ron]

Can't believe 4 months has gone so quickly....

Take LOTS of photos - down the track several years - kids love looking at photos of themselves

 

[jukebox333]

Take LOTS of photos - down the track several years - kids love looking at photos of themselves

"Dad - tell me *more* stories about what I did when I was little" - Miss Jukebox, 10(!)

 

[Flying mermaid]

Isn't chocolate toxic for dogs? Which may suggest Darrell Lea isn't real chocolate

Well that was my point - chocolate is supposed to be toxic and I certainly would never give chocolate to a dog, but kgs of chocolate seemed to have no effect on them (or to other dogs who have helped themselves and not all the chocolate was Darrel Lea ).

 

[RooFlyer]

I'm sure we fed our dog chocolate when we were kids ( that's decades ago!) - eg Easter Eggs. I got very confused when I heard about this chocolate toxicity for the dogs thing. Wonder if it's like the spread of allergies in kids these days?

 

[Flying mermaid]

At least it wasn't Haigh's

have you and Pushka done your Singapore etc trip yet? I haven't seen a trip report, but been a bit busy!

 

[JohnK]

How's little one coping with the heat in Sydney?

Funny how time disappears and it get worse as you get older! She'll be crawling soon and then ....

She's in Brisbane with me. She's is doing ok. She's learning fast.

Take LOTS of photos - down the track several years - kids love looking at photos of themselves

More and more photos all the time. And short 30sec videos.

 

[drron]

Also don't feed cod liver oil to a cat.My mother insisted on us having a daily dose of cod liver oil.One day I gave mine to our cat-she convulsed.I refused to take it again from that day.

 

[drron]

De-icing Turkish style-
https://twitter.com/U_G_U_R_P/status/818794037486424065?ref_src=twsrc^tfw

 

[cove]

Did our parents get it correct when they gave us a spoonful of cod liver oil then? We lived in the land of flavine, milk and honey and survived without mobile phones.

 

[love_the_life]

have you and Pushka done your Singapore etc trip yet? I haven't seen a trip report, but been a bit busy!

No, not till April. Twelve weeks yesterday- but who's counting?
If you read Pushka's latest trip report you'll see she's been swanning around SEAsia on a cruise ship for the past few weeks and of course not enjoying it at all (right )

 

[Pushka]

have you and Pushka done your Singapore etc trip yet? I haven't seen a trip report, but been a bit busy!

I've done a Singapore plus cruise called Diamond in the Rough or some such silly name. L_t_l and I fly out to Singapore in early April for our QM2 trip. And there will be a TR as I can't help myself. Will start it in late March.

 

[Pushka]

Did our parents get it correct when they gave us a spoonful of cod liver oil then? We lived in the land of flavine, milk and honey and survived without mobile phones.

They absolutely did. Omega oil tabs today. Milk of Magnesia.

 

[Denali]

Take LOTS of photos - down the track several years - kids love looking at photos of themselves

Store and even print the photos. The problem is people have them on their phones/memory cards and dont have backups.