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I like looking through my dad’s old photos, that same square format, often on that embossed texture type material. he had a lifetime of travelling the outback shearing from the age of 19. There are shots of a bunch of is mates and him drinking flagons crossing the Nullarbor for the first time, looked dirt still then, in a Hillman hunter sports sedan. there are shearing sheds in the middle Queensland and many places I remember him describing to me as a child looking through the albums. i kept these when I lost him as I found them more precious than the physical goods he had. I will sit down and show my grandson through them when he is old enough to understand what they are. is their anyone on the forum who was a shearer in the 60’s and 70’s or around the big shearing properties back then?

Another scan. William Creek Hotel, 1984. It's probably changed a bit and that pet donkey would be long gone. He used to wander around in the bar; I think he belonged to the pub owners.

I've enjoyed having my 10 year old Canon EOS 700D working again. Sometimes the phone camera just isn't enough. I misplaced the Canon battery charger and had been looking for it on and off for about 18 months, so that's how long the camera has sat idle. I was about to buy one on eBay when I finally found the charger (in the most obvious place). Here's a couple of pics of the birdy friends hanging out at the verandah bird bath. First one is three Butcher Bird fledglings. It's a family of five this year; mum and dad Butcher Birds are very proud. Second one is a Blue-faced Honeyeater. Lens is a Canon EFS 55-250mm.. I'm not much of a photographer, just point and click, but I do like to keep it on the manual focus setting instead of full auto.

M I used to think that solar panels needed full sun. But my biggest surprise is seeing useful energy whilst it is overcast and drizzling. Sure is is only a tenth or so of the maximum. But that is still useful and free energy. Recent mostly rainy winters days have provided up to 8kwh a day from a old 3kw system. It had paid for itself about 3 years ago.

Nev, Your going to be 68, celebrate that and enjoy dyslexia.

Same to you Nev, and I hope you last a fair bit longer than the next 10 days. I'm a bit younger than you, but I'd say everyone here has lost friends and relatives along the way. That's life, unfortunately, but much better to still be here among the living than listed with the missing.

Burial at sea for me, straight into a shark would be best. Spend the bucks on a boat ride and party.

My wife died during Covid lockdown when funerals were limited to seven members of immediate family. She had indicated that although she was Catholic, she wanted to be cremated. She was cremated at an "unattended cremation" at a country crematorium and her ashes returned in a rosewood casket. When the lockdown was lifted we had a Catholic memorial with 40 attendees, the casket at the front of the church in place of the coffin. It now sits on a cabinet in our loungeroom. I have told my family, when the time comes, I want to be treated the same way. I am not fussed about a church memorial. The only ones who would attend are my wider family. Members of the Shed rarely attend members funerals. My cousin is a marriage and funeral celebrant, so she could conduct a family memorial. Funerals can cost $10,000 to $15,000 or more, taking into account the coffin, the undertaker, the hearse, the mourning car and the cemetery plot. A fixed price unattended cremation costs $2,200 including the rosewood casket.

No, muslims would probably say he rejected moderate Islam and therefore he is "not one of us any longer", then let the local Council cremate him and dispose of his ashes in the nearest drain. It wouldn't be wise to bow to anything Islamic at the present time. It's bad enough that pro Palestinian protests are still being allowed in our streets.

Our Society isn't so uncaring that it will not accept a person's inate human dignity by denying them a basic funeral. A pauper’s funeral is intentionally simple. A pauper’s funeral is intentionally simple. The service usually covers: a basic coffin; transportation of the deceased, and a burial or cremation arranged by the council or appointed provider. I imagine that efforts would be made to bury a person according to their known religious beliefs, but if they are not known then the burial would be in the General area of a cemetery. Given the growing scarcity of burial plots in urban areas, I imagine that for space saving reasons, such bodies would be created. Cremation is also cheaper than burial.

Don't forget Islam, a man-made construct also .. to be avoided at all costs. Sharia law shall be upon us if we don't.

It is SAID "God made MAN in his OWN IMAGE". I suggest the Reverse may be the situation. God must be the God of the whole Universe, WE are definitely Genetically Linked to Species that are OF This PLANET going back MUCH further than 6200 Years,Nev

All the Comments were from People I would certainly NOT want to Know.. The Perpetrators would have Had some assetts. There are limits on Gifting. IF it's offensive to Muslims They should be allowed to be involved in the way the Body is disposed. There is NO reason to deny them the Opportunity and stir anybody up. Nev

Another one to ponder

How long is a Piece of string? Even on HOT days MY solar Array (Now over 15 years old ) puts out about 20 KWhrs per day THAT would charge the Usual Battery TWICE over. It's been washed ONCE. The original MAx Rated was 4.15 Kw. It HAD to be less than 5 in those days and I paid 4x what you would get better for today and that's numerical. No allowance for Inflation. Nev

The wife of the terrorist shot dead by police has said they were separated and she wants nothing to do with his body. She has signed it over to the government. There are calls for ite to be cremated, which is banned in the Muslim religion, and which is considered the most disrespect. Read more here.

I'd rather sit on her Knee than Santa's. Nev

A photo I took yesterday of a rural art female Santa ... What the heck?

First gets gold Second gets silver Third gets bronze Fourth get laid.

I wonder how efficient those panels are when the ambient temperature is 38C+. It seems that higher temperatures decrease solar panel efficiency because heat increases electrical resistance, reducing voltage and overall power output, with most panels losing about 0.3-0.5% efficiency for every 1°C above the optimal 25°C (77°F) test condition. Solar panel efficiency, the rate sunlight becomes electricity, typically ranges from 17-24% for common panels. At 40C, temperature rise from 25C = 15C. Reduction in efficency due to temperature: 15 x 0.05 = 0.75% Assumed solar panel efficiency: 20% Reduction in efficiency: 20 - (0.2 x 0.75) = 20 - 0.15 = 19.85% Doesn't seem much, does it, but that would be per panel. How many panels on a farm?

I Don't reckon they Made Condoms then . You were SUPPOSED to got Forth and MULTIPLY. That's why we are in the Mess we are . Nev

Goats Pine for their owners, and can be very upset. when left alone. They are good at eating blackberry bushes. I suppose My Dexta Tractor is able to mow when the slasher is attached to it, That's one of the reasons I bought it second hand in 1973. I've had the exhaust Manifold soaking in degreaser for about a week to remove the Internal carbon deposits. Not far off firing it up. It holds only 5 litres of coolant. Like all such jobs you spend about 5 times what you expected to on it and it's been very hot in the Place where I'm working on it. Kitchen Stove just being replaced at the Moment, right on the deadline for Xmas EVE. I had great difficulty getting it. My pet Blue Tongue has deserted Me. My beautiful Howard Rotary Hoe has a new Owner. It's practically Never had a spanner on it. Never Monstered or left out in the weather. Happy Xmas everyone. I might Make 86 in 10 days. The trouble with that is the majority of my contacts/ Friend s and relatives have Passed on. . Cheers. Nev

Trump needs an aesthetic treatment. He's NOT a CLASS act. He's an UNCOUTH BARBARIAN PLUS. Nev