The No Longer Random Chat Thread I

[Ry009]

Went down the YouTube rabbit hole and came across the thunderstorm from 2016 that caused 9 deaths due to the combo of pollen, thunder and high heat.

Crazy how quickly north west got slammed with thousands of patients in a short time.

Pretty scary stuff.

 

[Ligma]

Kids wouldn’t understand these days

 

[The Butcher]

New record for largest 12-month gain in carbon dioxide concentration ever observed
https://keelingcurve.ucsd.edu/2024/05/08/largest-year-over-year-gain-in-keeling-curve-set-in-march/

Anyone optomistic this joint stays under 2° warming in the next 50yr?

 

[Chadwiko]

Anyone optomistic this joint stays under 2° warming in the next 50yr?

Nope, we're totally screwed.

 

[bengrina]

Just finished watching Mr In Between. It’s the best Australian tv series I’ve ever seen.

 

[koshari]

Just finished watching Mr In Between. It’s the best Australian tv series I’ve ever seen.

very funny, shame there wasnt another season

 

[Chadwiko]

Just finished watching Mr In Between. It’s the best Australian tv series I’ve ever seen.

It's absolutely brilliant. All three seasons.

 

[rickety]

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Any entomologists here ?
ferball

This bloke was an Ent.

 

[rickety]

Slowly turning into my mother .... seems like I'm always cleaning paw prints off my cupboards/fridge door. Heaven alone knows what is on my best little mates hands ....

 

[Samsquanch]

Slowly turning into my mother .... seems like I'm always cleaning paw prints off my cupboards/fridge door. Heaven alone knows what is on my best little mates hands ....

You were a teenager once yourself mate. Don't forget that.

Think of your poor mum.

 

[rickety]

You were a teenager once yourself mate. Don't forget that.

Think of your poor mum.

Lol I did think of my mum ..... I bailed to Cairns when I was 17 :-D

 

[roos_fanatic08]

Got a bluetooth meat thermometer for xmas.

They are the best! I have an inkbird that can track up to 5 meats. So good when you are managing temps on a smoker.

On New Year’s Day I cooked a 6kg brisket, a pulled pork collar, a lamb shoulder and done some ribs. Set it up with temp alerts through the app and I nailed everything.

Slowly turning into my mother .... seems like I'm always cleaning paw prints off my cupboards/fridge door. Heaven alone knows what is on my best little mates hands ....

Hahaha! I’ve got two boys under 4, cupboards and windows look like abstract art exhibits. I just clean them once every 3 months, anymore than that and it’s a waste of time.

 

[Themanbun]

Just finished watching Mr In Between. It’s the best Australian tv series I’ve ever seen.

Loved it

 

[koshari]

Anyone installed a misting kit under a verandah?

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Kit finally installed. Morwell bunnings were sold out, got the last one in warragul after taking dad out for lunch. works pretty well. Tested tonight but not so hot today. Only complaint the misters actually make a bit of noise, like they are singing!

 

[rickety]

They are the best! I have an inkbird that can track up to 5 meats. So good when you are managing temps on a smoker.

On New Year’s Day I cooked a 6kg brisket, a pulled pork collar, a lamb shoulder and done some ribs. Set it up with temp alerts through the app and I nailed everything.



Hahaha! I’ve got two boys under 4, cupboards and windows look like abstract art exhibits. I just clean them once every 3 months, anymore than that and it’s a waste of time.

I reckon my best little mate sprays teflon on his plates .... seems everything just slides off. I do however, have Rosebuds fattest ants :-D

 

[koshari]

Nope, we're totally screwed.

Not me, now i have my misters installed.

 

[ferball]

Those fires in California in the middle of winter are bonkers.

We started fighting fires in July 2019.

 

[ferball]

They hunt.

You may find it following you around. Be very afraid.

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Google Lens. If you don't have it you can search on the play store. It's essential.

I've watched these things hunt. Its amazing.

 

[ferball]

I don't supoose there are any mycologists around?

My friend is determined to have this, I'd like to know if she'll have a good time or a bad one.

Its a day late but i wouldn't eat that.

 

[ferball]

Look dodgy to me. Ones l used to partake in back in the day had a little fluorescent blue / purpley thin ring in the middle of the cap. Very easy to spot. Macedon ranges was the place.

You can get 'em not far from Jenna Bruton's old's spud farm.

They need to turn blue where they are damaged and bruised.

Every species of psilocibin mushroom does that afaik. I wouldn't trust one that didn't.

 

[ferball]

New record for largest 12-month gain in carbon dioxide concentration ever observed
https://keelingcurve.ucsd.edu/2024/05/08/largest-year-over-year-gain-in-keeling-curve-set-in-march/

Anyone optomistic this joint stays under 2° warming in the next 50yr?

In the middle of last year there was a prolonged heatwave in Antarctica that saw temps average over 28 deg C above the actual average temp. I'm not actually sure when it ended.

It may still be going!!!

They're still trying to work out the March 2022 heatwave down there.

Imagine Melbourne in summer with a heatwave 25 deg over the average temp increase for months on end. Cos that will happen at some point. Hopefully not for 20 or 30 years tho.

 

[ferball]

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This bloke was an Ent.

I got a mate who looks like that.

 

[koshari]

We started fighting fires in July 2019.

Reckon thats the year we travelled up through wilcania, louth and back via the coast, the port mac fires were burning late august. Whole hunter was in drought. Still crazy though.

 

[Whiskey Stat]

You can get 'em not far from Jenna Bruton's old's spud farm.

They need to turn blue where they are damaged and bruised.

Every species of psilocibin mushroom does that afaik. I wouldn't trust one that didn't.

Cheers, I know nothing about mushrooms, I looked it up online and as far as I could tell the ones that kill you and the ones that are fun looked exactly the same.
It's worth noting she got that particular one off a friend who had stored it for about 4 years.
Anyway, she ate it and seems ok.

 

[Gasometer]

Are there height limitations over the LA fires regarding Jet Water Bombers or are they using them and I haven’t seen them?