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[warrior queen]

We only get the reports from her family when it's a fairly large shake & the news media here haven't even mentioned it but every to bit celebrity gets air time. WTF

The coverage of Bathurst sucked big time for us it was more an ad marathon than a race.

Our coverage was quite good - not as many ads as last year, I think.
Long stretches of the exciting stuff, uninterupted.

I haven't heard a thing about the quakes. But that doesn't really surprise me.
You should be able to get NZ tv streamed on the computer. Have you tried that?

 

[Gil_T2]

Our coverage was quite good - not as many ads as last year, I think.
Long stretches of the exciting stuff, uninterupted.

I haven't heard a thing about the quakes. But that doesn't really surprise me.
You should be able to get NZ tv streamed on the computer. Have you tried that?

BANDIT is the net expert & her family normally call when they have a decent shake just in case she hears of it but nothing from them, She does checkout the NZ news outlets on the net.

 

[Gil_T2]

Back to the gardening

W.Q. do you use companion planting where you can plant flowers & other plants with your vegies to keep the bugs away?

 

[koalabear]

W.Q. do you use companion planting where you can plant flowers & other plants with your vegies to keep the bugs away?

Yanks use marigolds and hot pepper plants.

 

[Gil_T2]

Yanks use marigolds and hot pepper plants.

Marigolds are one of the most common plants used in companion planting but there are some specific plants for some vegies & fruits too.

 

[warrior queen]

W.Q. do you use companion planting where you can plant flowers & other plants with your vegies to keep the bugs away?

I do plant marigolds and basil, plus chilli and paprika.
Not enormously successfull though. Most of my problems come from slugs and snails.
I use diatamaceous earth and crushed eggshells to control them.

 

[koalabear]

I do plant marigolds and basil, plus chilli and paprika.
Not enormously successfull though. Most of my problems come from slugs and snails.
I use diatamaceous earth and crushed eggshells to control them.

use a dish of beer, it attracts slugs and snails......

 

[warrior queen]

use a dish of beer, it attracts slugs and snails......

I did that last year - didn't work.
I got 3 snails in 3 weeks, and just walking around I get on average 250/day!

 

[Gil_T2]

I did that last year - didn't work.
I got 3 snails in 3 weeks, and just walking around I get on average 250/day!

On a totally different subject I was sent this & though it was the funniest thing I've ever seen, poor old Mr NASCAR shit himself.



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dklKiwz945A&feature=share

 

[Gil_T2]

Some bloke just knocked on my door asking me to donate clothes to starving Africans. I told him to GET F%&@$D! Any African who fits my clothes isn't starving.

 

[warrior queen]

On a totally different subject I was sent this & though it was the funniest thing I've ever seen, poor old Mr NASCAR shit himself.



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dklKiwz945A&feature=share

I watched this yesterday morning - then I posted it on the GB for the yanks to see.

Of course, they're making excuses like 'he wasn't that good a driver anyway, etc, etc, etc'
I absolutely pissed myself watching it!
Didn't have the heart to tell them we routinely take the Big Girl out and have her up around the 250km/hour mark on normal roads!

 

[Gil_T2]

I watched this yesterday morning - then I posted it on the GB for the yanks to see.

Of course, they're making excuses like 'he wasn't that good a driver anyway, etc, etc, etc'
I absolutely pissed myself watching it!
Didn't have the heart to tell them we routinely take the Big Girl out and have her up around the 250km/hour mark on normal roads!

Have you thought of taking on Targa Tassy?

 

[warrior queen]

Have you thought of taking on Targa Tassy?

That was most definitely in mind with the recent purchase of the Chrysler!
We wouldn't take the XF, mainly because there's been so much work put into her! She's currently insured for $60K - I would be inconsolable if we bent her!

 

[softey1]

Hey

Some bloke just knocked on my door asking me to donate clothes to starving Africans. I told him to GET F%&@$D! Any African who fits my clothes isn't starving.

same here and I agree !

 

[Triskele]

On a totally different subject I was sent this & though it was the funniest thing I've ever seen, poor old Mr NASCAR shit himself.



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dklKiwz945A&feature=share

LMAO

How the hell did Jason bright keep his concentration with that babble going on?????

 

[Triskele]

Some bloke just knocked on my door asking me to donate clothes to starving Africans. I told him to GET F%&@$D! Any African who fits my clothes isn't starving.

Sounds suss. That sort of thing is usually done through collection centres. He wasn't checking out your place, was he????

 

[Triskele]

I did that last year - didn't work.
I got 3 snails in 3 weeks, and just walking around I get on average 250/day!

Got home late a little while ago and the cats dry food (on porch) was COVERED with snails and slugs. YECH!
Swept them all up into bag and into the bin. Not many around now. Will do it again, soon. (On purpose this time)

 

[Gil_T2]

LMAO

How the hell did Jason bright keep his concentration with that babble going on?????

Lucky for Jason, Darrell was on a different audio feed although I think it might have had Jason going harder if he knew what was being said.

 

[Gil_T2]

Sounds suss. That sort of thing is usually done through collection centres. He wasn't checking out your place, was he????

Intercom kept him well away from getting in.

 

[Gil_T2]

Got home late a little while ago and the cats dry food (on porch) was COVERED with snails and slugs. YECH!
Swept them all up into bag and into the bin. Not many around now. Will do it again, soon. (On purpose this time)

Surround the cat food dish with salt as slugs & snails stay away plus salt fills them.

 

[Triskele]

Surround the cat food dish with salt as slugs & snails stay away plus salt fills them.

Someone told me salt makes them explode........Is that right???

I think they were just trying to gross me out!!

 

[Gil_T2]

Someone told me salt makes them explode........Is that right???

I think they were just trying to gross me out!!

Next time you see a snail or slug just sprinkle salk on it then watch & no they don't explode.

 

[dvdgirl]

we are in the world you know, living in brisbane myself

 

[Gil_T2]

we are in the world you know, living in brisbane myself

Yep this is one small planet these days so welcome to the Aussie thread, we do have others from up your way on here & Brissy isn't that far plus we are having a Aussie thread meet up there in May 2012.

So I'm curious what sort of DVDGirl are you?

 

[Triskele]

we are in the world you know, living in brisbane myself

Hi dvdgirl. Welcome to the thread.

Born and bred Brissy gal, here. Why I'm shivering down here, I'm not sure!