From A Wide Spot In The Road

Tbat was bad mannered or mean spirited to speak of Australia in the manner I did. I regret posting that to my diary here. Apologies. Wish I could undo what was said.
 

My son put another top on our patio. Wind and hail destroyed the last top we had. This time he bought a tarp. I suspect this one will not withstand a sixty mile an hour wind and hail storm either but we'll see.
drifter said:
Tbat was bad mannered or mean spirited to speak of Australia in the manner I did. I regret posting that to my diary here. Apologies. Wish I could undo what was said.
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You know it was not necessary. We have Australians here on this forum. Had I been thinking I would not have done so. How are y ou making it up there in northyeast Kansas?
 

drifter said:
You know it was not necessary. We have Australians here on this forum. Had I been thinking I would not have done so. How are y ou making it up there in northyeast Kansas?
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Drifter--I don't see a problem with your post, but if the Edit option has timed out, click on the "REPORT" button at the left bottom of the post. Notify the moderator that you'd like to have that post removed.
 
Got a new top on my patio. Son put it on yesterday. Hail and wind tore the old one off. Raining. Rain cloudss gradually working north. Not much wind today. Sat out on the patio during a rain shower. Nice. Pleasant today.
 
drifter said:
Australia

Australia has a east coast and a west coast. I know because they have cyclones on the east and great white shark patrols on the west Coast. I knew this but really didn't digest it until recently when speaking of beaches. You also have south coasts and north coasts, making Australia a great big island, patrolled all around by sharks, looking for swimmers and those into water sports. In addition, the north Is guarded by alligators lying around in wait, in wait to snap off a leg,

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Or to drag one off to some nearby pond to share with family members.

Australia's interior is well guarded, too. By snakes and other creepy crawlers. They all look like our neighbor's pet snake that sleeps out on his back porch but these rascals in Australia are all poisonous. They
have sweet sounding, colorful names like the Brown Snake, the Red Bellied Black Snake, the Tiger Snake, the Mulga Snake, the Eastern
Brown Snake, the lowly Common Death Adder, and the Coastal and the Inland Taipan snakes. Then there are the lowlands Copperhead
And the small Eyed Snake. That inland Taipan is said to be the
deadliest snake in the world. Say What? Yes, Sir, and these crawling, and colorful death-traps lie in wait for you to step on or step nearby,
to give you the shock of your life and possibly take it. And would you
believe the snakes are protected. It is against the law to kill one of them.

So go ahead, call somebody. Line up your trip to Australia. They have
a vast interior to explore. Get away from this coronavirus, these masks, these plastic gloves, this six foot spacing. Fly away to the great Down
Under. Take yourself a real vaxation.
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But, watch your step.
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I lived in South Australia for 7 years and didn't see one snake. Everyone should experience this unique country! I love Oz and Aussies :)
 
C'est Moi said:
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Thanks. Didn't know that. Reminds me of someone else I once knew from houston-town. Cheers.
 
I tried taking pictures yesterday. My hands shake. Don't know why. I'm not frightened of anything.
I haven't been out running for five miles, no long bike trips. I'm as calm and cool as a cucumber
fresh out of the icebox, so why do my hands shake when I pick up a camera. Strange, ugh? Some
days I do fine, other times my photos look like excaped monkeys fleeing from the zoo keeper, up
in the trees, merely a blur. So it's a laid back day here in Oklahoma as you can plainly see.

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I'm going to stop taking pictures of birds unless a good shot comes along. I've
got a folder full of birds,and once I show you what good are they? I did finally get
a couple shots of that brown thrush or whatevr he is. Beautiful coloring.

In my next life if I think of it I'm going to get a good camera. Are any of you on
Instagram.My daughter wanted me to get on, but it looks so complacated to
me. May have to have my teen ag granddaughter show me how. I spent a half
day on the internet trying to figure it out. They had a tutor for everything anda
video. but I didn't want to promote my business, or to see how many people I
could draw to my sight or whatever they cal your little piece of instagram. They
talked about elongrythums and stuff I didn't understand and after a half day, I
still don't know how to get on, how to join or anything. Sounds to me like you
have to be either very young or exceptionally smart. In which case I shouldn't
even be trying. Well, I'm going to clean myself up, get a shave, and try to look
like Somebody
 
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MarciKS said:
Drifter do you have to do breathing treatments with meds for your COPD? If you do, those will give ya the shakes.

By the way...Hi. :)
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Yeah, I do breathing treatmentsbut not so many now as blowing on my harmonica does the same for me as a breathing treatment and I'mnotputting so much of that junk in me. So hi your own self.
 
Ok, I finally got my self on Instagram. My daughtert wanted me to so I could keep up with family affairs. But it is not so simple. Tvhere is a lot to learn and seeming, no easy way to do it.
 
I don't get that whole Instagram thing either. Makes no sense.

Those treatments make me shake. I wonder if that's a long term side effect?
 

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