Lockdown/Covid Check In
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@chimoaus said in Lockdown Check In:
@R-L Wifes family are from Canada, apparently fairly common over there. Below is the recipe she uses. Goes well on toast, in cereal.
Cut up lots of apples ( she uses Fuji, granny smith) with the skin on, minus cores.
Fill up the crock pot as it will cook down.
2 T cinnamon
1 t allspice (heaping)
1/2 t cloves
1/2 t nutmeg
1/4 cup water
Put on high for about 6 hours, stir occasionally.
Once its cooked down, you need to start adding sugar, use brown (1 cup) or white(1.5 cups) and then add sugar to your own taste.
Add 1/4 cup lemon juice or apple cider vinegar.
1/2 t salt.
Cook uncovered on low until very dark and thick. (Aprox 2 hours, depends on how much water your apples have)
Stick blend until smooth.
Put it in a jar and store in the fridge.Stolen for future use - I am loking forward to retrieving my entire kitchen and associated library of cookbooks from Aus once we are allowed to ship stuff again.
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Virtual beers are dangerous
I had 5 in a board meeting at 3. I had another bunch with my closest friends in NZ
I then had reds with my friends across the city
Now I'm pissed
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@mariner4life said in Lockdown Check In:
Virtual beers are dangerous
I had 5 in a board meeting at 3. I had another bunch with my closest friends in NZ
I then had reds with my friends across the city
Now I'm pissed
Nobody give this guy any real alcohol.
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@SynicBast said in Lockdown Check In:
Did a little bit of domestic IT support for one of the non-clued up residents who wanted to access netflix but didn't know how to set up his wireless acces and browse safely. Sorted him out and I got given this:
I think as tomorrow is looking to be a nice warm afternoon I shall enjoy that one on the deck. I think i have found my barter economy billable hour rate
Wait until you drink it before you thank him. It's rocket fuel.
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@Catogrande said in Lockdown Check In:
@SynicBast said in Lockdown Check In:
Did a little bit of domestic IT support for one of the non-clued up residents who wanted to access netflix but didn't know how to set up his wireless acces and browse safely. Sorted him out and I got given this:
I think as tomorrow is looking to be a nice warm afternoon I shall enjoy that one on the deck. I think i have found my barter economy billable hour rate
Wait until you drink it before you thank him. It's rocket fuel.
You can run a car on that stuff.
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Got some awful news last night that a good mate in the UK has just lost his father with Covid suspected as a contributing factor. He has two sisters with symptoms as well.
The worst thing is that he also has health issues so had moved into isolation away from his wife who works in health services. He also can’t console his mother with even a hug as he needs to keep away from her in case. They are still waiting on test results from his dad.
So the family is all grieving and separated at the same time.
Seems that you can’t even get a test on n the UK unless you get very sick so there is no preventive knowledge and you must go full prevention on suspicion.
Shit situation. -
Much better day here, nice gin in hand. Have a watermelon gin by "two birds" with a small amount of diet lemonade. Feeling zingy!!
Avoided the daily update, heard the UK death toll is even more grim. -
@Crucial said in Lockdown Check In:
Got some awful news last night that a good mate in the UK has just lost his father with Covid suspected as a contributing factor. He has two sisters with symptoms as well.
The worst thing is that he also has health issues so had moved into isolation away from his wife who works in health services. He also can’t console his mother with even a hug as he needs to keep away from her in case. They are still waiting on test results from his dad.
So the family is all grieving and separated at the same time.
Seems that you can’t even get a test on n the UK unless you get very sick so there is no preventive knowledge and you must go full prevention on suspicion.
Shit situation.Sorry to hear that @Crucial, it’s one thing to only see covid as a bunch of numbers and graphs it’s entirely different when it’s much closer to home as such. Awful reports of entire families being taken out by this thing.
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@Crucial incredibly shit!! It's so sad. My friend had to call an ambulance for her husband who was struggling to breath and the paramedics said they have to be on deaths door to be taken in. Thankfully he's doing well now but still pretty breathless, can only assume its covid as he didn't get admitted so didn't get tested...
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@Crucial Mate that sucks for your friend and his family. It’s one of the add ons misery wise that the ability to comfort your loved ones is taken away from you. God knows how that must be if it was your child undergoing such separation. Truly awful. Hope they all get through it.
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@Crucial said in Lockdown Check In:
Got some awful news last night that a good mate in the UK has just lost his father with Covid suspected as a contributing factor. He has two sisters with symptoms as well.
The worst thing is that he also has health issues so had moved into isolation away from his wife who works in health services. He also can’t console his mother with even a hug as he needs to keep away from her in case. They are still waiting on test results from his dad.
So the family is all grieving and separated at the same time.
Seems that you can’t even get a test on n the UK unless you get very sick so there is no preventive knowledge and you must go full prevention on suspicion.
Shit situation.Terrible situation
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Caught something on Fox "All Blacks Greatest Victories v Australia".
Covered about 10 years from mid 90s to mid 00s.
In pre wide screen mode.
Was fun.
BTW anyone who thinks that 1996 Athletic Park thumping in the mud was one of our greatest victories has to look at that Aussie team. A veritable who's that? of Strayan 90s players. Fuck they were nobodies.
But my point was around a solid day in the garden, nice food, couple beers ... time to watch footy ... aah fuck.
I miss life.
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@booboo said in Lockdown Check In:
BTW anyone who thinks that 1996 Athletic Park thumping in the mud was one of our greatest victories has to look at that Aussie team. A veritable who's that? of Strayan 90s players. Fuck they were nobodies.
It was never about the opposition it was about the excellence of execution in diabolical conditions.
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@SynicBast said in Lockdown Check In:
@booboo said in Lockdown Check In:
BTW anyone who thinks that 1996 Athletic Park thumping in the mud was one of our greatest victories has to look at that Aussie team. A veritable who's that? of Strayan 90s players. Fuck they were nobodies.
It was never about the opposition it was about the excellence of execution in diabolical conditions.
And well, I might have been impaired looking at that. Aus team was as follows. Not as bad as I thunked. Might have been another game on that programme which I can't check coz deletion.
R. L. L. Harry
M. A. Foley
D. J. Crowley
G. J. Morgan
J. A. Eales (C)
O. D. A. Finegan
D. J. Wilson
M. C. Brial
S. J. Payne
S. Bowen
D. I. Campese
T. J. Horan
J. W. Roff
B. N. Tune
M. C. BurkePayne and Bowen not in the top tier.
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@booboo said in Lockdown Check In:
Caught something on Fox "All Blacks Greatest Victories v Australia".
Covered about 10 years from mid 90s to mid 00s.
In pre wide screen mode.
Was fun.
BTW anyone who thinks that 1996 Athletic Park thumping in the mud was one of our greatest victories has to look at that Aussie team. A veritable who's that? of Strayan 90s players. Fuck they were nobodies.
A heap of those nobodies won a RWC. 😏