guybrush

@guybrush (4658)

Australia • Age 67

Joined myLot 16 years ago

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Now Hiring!

sconibear @sconibear (8016) • United States 22 Sep 15

So, I was coloring the other day, trying real hard to stay in the lines, I had just got done coloring the ground, and now it was time to color the sky.....so naturally I immediately went for the "Sky Blue" crayon. I looked at the...

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guybrush We only have ONE job ... x

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How do you work this thing?

sconibear @sconibear (8016) • United States 4 Aug 15

Yeah, no, seriously........so it's weird, I come here to myLot, and the funny thing is I can't see the little pencil thingy to start a new discussion. So what I have to do is shrink my screen to 90%.......THEN I can click on the...

forgot how to mylot

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guybrush Hi, Sconi! Can't remember how we do this thang ... and when I look back at stuff I allegedly wrote, I can't remember even BEING that person! It's very strange - like peeking into another person's life. Maybe someone was pretending to be me ... go figure. x

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It must be Spring

GreenMoo @GreenMoo (11834) 15 Feb 13

Our first little goat kid of the year has just been born. He's a little boy and is feeding well :) It's very rare I ever attach photos to my discussions, but today I'll make an exception! The sun is shining, Mummy goat is...

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guybrush I can't see him, but that's wonderful. May you have many more healthy babies and a wonderful Spring. Where I live (Far North Queensland, Australia), we don't have four seasons - just a Wet and a Dry. When it's Wet, it's humid, often torrential and sometimes...

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130 km/hr gusts & cut off again

GreenMoo @GreenMoo (11834) 20 Jan 13

Yesterday we had what I can only describe as a mini hurricane. It was absolutely awful. We've lost mobile signal (you can see the broken mast still flapping in the wind), lost landline & net (a eucalyptus tree landed on the cable,...

weather

wind

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guybrush GreenMoo, I send all my love and blessings, and hope you have plenty of manpower on hand to help put some of the things to rights. So upsetting that all you can do is cry - then I know you'll get straight back into it. I don't know exactly where you are, but I...

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Sungazing

GreenMoo @GreenMoo (11834) 14 Jan 13

Last week I told you that one of our visitors has been telling me about the benefits of urine therapy. We get all sorts of unusual ideas here! One of our other visitors is dead set on the idea of sungazing. Each morning he...

energy

nourishment

sungazing

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guybrush Good grief, Greenmoo - the nutter staring at the sun is going to do himself real damage! Hard to believe anyone could be that silly. His retinas will be burned to a crisp. Should save you on the food bill while he's with you, though - not that it's remotely...

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My kids are amazing!

GreenMoo @GreenMoo (11834) 7 Jan 13

Yesterday I wrote about the tough time we're having financially at the moment. We've been out of cash for while and although I haven't had a conversation about it with the kids specifically they must have heard me talking with my...

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guybrush GreenMoo, that's just beautiful. Just shows that family is everything, and that's what you're doing it all for. I've always loved reading about your farming adventures, and I wish you blessings for the new year and plenty of love and laughter with your special...

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Changed my own plan and wondering if I'll regret it!

GreenMoo @GreenMoo (11834) 5 Dec 12

As some of you know, I host volunteers on my farm. Over the years we've hosted about 400 and they are here 365 days a year. I cook for them and we have to organise them, and as they live onsite they are always around. Never do we...

holiday

volunteer

wrong decision

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guybrush It's a shame you've missed your long-deserved break - but it will be great to have those jobs done which you'd been putting off or waiting for. You will have to reschedule your break for when your new volunteer goes. If he originally wanted to stay for just a...

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Retirement

maximax8 @maximax8 (31046) • United Kingdom 7 Jan 12

If you work which age do you intend to retire? A letter from my disabled son's school said that headteacher will retire at Christmas time this year. He is almost sixty years old and he has worked as headteacher at that school for...

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guybrush Hello, Max! We retired a year ago - my husband was a high school teacher, and had worked for over 35 years. We decided to move up to Cairns in Queensland from the South Coast of New South Wales, sold our family home and bought a tiny beach shack. It needed...

7 Jan 12

Is It OK

p1kef1sh @p1kef1sh (45681) 28 Dec 11

To punish by sending to bed much earlier than usual without supper although with a drink? If you punish this way what time do you send them up and is it lights out immediately or can they read first?

naughty

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guybrush Hello, P1key! Our rule was that the four children had set bedtimes, appropriate to their ages at the time ... BUT they were allowed to read in bed as long as they wished! When they were tired, hey presto, they fell asleep! There's no way I could put my own...

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Coffee Morning

p1kef1sh @p1kef1sh (45681) 19 Dec 11

I have realised that I am now one of the older members of the residents of the street that I live on. When we came here we were amongst the youngest and were at work all day and now we are too old (i.e. don't have young children)...

coffee club

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guybrush Morning, P1key! This topic made me laugh, because when we moved to Australia nearly 50 years ago, there was a lady across the road who used to LOVE coming over for morning tea and an all-day gossip! She'd wait until her children (and Mum's) had left for...

19 Dec 11

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Australia's customs

maximax8 @maximax8 (31046) • United Kingdom 7 Dec 11

I have watched a program called "Nothing to Declare" and it is about Australian Customs. They have very strict rules. They ask every traveler to fill out a two sided passenger information form. It is for immigration and customs to...

airport

customs

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guybrush Hello, Max! We moved from New South Wales (Australia) to Cairns in North Queensland last year. There were lots of last minute things stuffed in our luggage as the removalists had taken everything, and I was worried my suitcase would be over the 23kg limit....

7 Dec 11

Like Mother Like Daughter

p1kef1sh @p1kef1sh (45681) 27 Nov 11

There is a saying that before a man marries he should look at his intended's mother because she will end up like her. My MIL was a very cheerful, slightly crazy lady. Friendly and always chatting to strangers. She was much loved...

mil

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guybrush One of my sons-in-law used to say, 'Look at the dog before choosing the pup.' Never knew whether to be flattered or not! x

27 Nov 11

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Maid for the Day

p1kef1sh @p1kef1sh (45681) 27 Nov 11

I offered to help a sick friend clean her house. She was grateful but said that she is very particular and that by the time that she had taught me how to do things her way that the day would be over! Are you particular in how you...

chores

cleaning

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guybrush Would you do it in a French Maid's outfit? Would you do it in a kilt? Hoots mon - I'd be too busy enjoying the sight to care whether things were clean or not! Be careful bending over whilst scrubbing the bath, though ... x

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People with little or no money traveling

maximax8 @maximax8 (31046) • United Kingdom 25 Nov 11

I have watched a TV program about Australia protecting its border. Many people come to Australia from a country like Vietnam and have very little or no money at all. They wonder if those sorts of people are going to work...

border

travelers

visa

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guybrush Not only are the people coming to Australia in boats intending to work illegally, Maxima - they are intending to live here forever illegally. It's become a huge problem, as there is a possible terrorist threat and our government has no idea of the asylum...

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Power down

GreenMoo @GreenMoo (11834) 7 Nov 11

I've been without any electricity for the last four days. It's been miserable weather, and our tiny solar panels just haven't been able to produce enough power. After having the whole thing turned off for four days, my partner...

electricity

power

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guybrush You poor soul - that sounds horrendous! Really hope you get a bit of sunshine soon, and your cells can power up. We had a cyclone in February, and the power was out for about four days - we were lucky, as we'd only just moved into our semi-renovated house, so...

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Need New Electric Wiring

webeishere @webeishere (36313) • United States 1 Nov 11

After getting my new siding installed they were to install my new porch light. But..... The wiring is from the 50's and it is the type that has a cloth like wrapping around the live wires. Seems that the coating is worn and frayed...

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guybrush The side of the house looks fantastic, GB - like a brand new house! We certainly have done some wiring recently - our new little beach shack had to be completely rewired. We ripped all the wall linings off, replaced termite-infested timber and had an...

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High Status. No Pay!

p1kef1sh @p1kef1sh (45681) 28 Oct 11

For all of my career I slogged away slowly climbing the corporate ladder and did quite well. I managed a world-wide team, was head of my profession and was fortunate enough to not be entirely disliked (at least to my face) by my...

work

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guybrush Definitely NOT mad, P1key! We're here for such a short time, and it's lovely if we can do something we have a passion for. Not good for our health to be slogging away in a job we loathe, doing things which don't interest us or don't matter, with people we feel...

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Busy,busy,busy!

webeishere @webeishere (36313) • United States 28 Oct 11

Yes I am now busy since I've got all my new windows installed. Touch up painting on new trim added, hanging new drapes in the living room, dads room, and curtains to hang in the kitchen and dining room. Forgetful me had to make...

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guybrush It really looks great, GB - and great news about needing less heating! Amazing the side benefits of doing renovations and repairs. You must feel really pleased with yourself - great job! x

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Disaster in the Winery

GreenMoo @GreenMoo (11834) 26 Oct 11

Disaster has struck! When I went to stir the barrels of wine we've tucked away this morning I discovered that three of them have developed a funny white mould on top of the liquid. The three barrels all come from the one vat of...

grapes

harvest

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guybrush GreenMoo, I really feel for you - it must be devastating to see something you've worked so hard for, looking as if it might be spoiled. Is there any possibility the white coating could be within normal boundaries of winemaking? I'm betting you got out there in...

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1st Place. Wooo Hoooo!

webeishere @webeishere (36313) • United States 24 Oct 11

Well, I took my daughter and 3 of my 4 grandkids to a local parks Halloween party. this past Saturday. They had trails with semi scary stuff. Some trails were lit up with carved pumpkins. I think they said 500 plus were carved etc...

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guybrush Sweet! Halloween is only just becoming popular in Australia ... I notice the shops are full of merchandise these days - but I doubt many parents would be allowing their little kids to doorknock without supervision, what with the Stranger Danger messages....

24 Oct 11