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Good news @Doreensfree, the Canberra fire has been downgraded. I have been listening to Canberra radio to keep an eye on things.

Batten down the hatches up north, wind down here has been horrendous all day. Canberra is copping it again...fires on the outskirts near the airport. Doreen's Nicky is safe where she.

Lunch!.....at my girls favourite Melbourne restertraunts but feeling a bit sad cos last time I was here I was with Doreen. So far she has had a makeup lesson and colour matching, bought some makeup, bought a denim skirt and 2 tops....got fitted for new bras 36F can't get that size on the cheap, will need a loan just for her tit slings!....not sure if it's a good or bad thing that she's comfy walking around in just a bra and her jeans while being fitted! How is operation shaft the neighbours going?

So 1.5hrs in and we have left the ground floor makeup section...now on the first floor trying on designer clothes because "lowest tag price less 80%" and I said if you can tell me how much you can try it on...so just tried on 2 cami tops both normally over $100...one now $8 and the other $6. Is a bit annoyed I won't let her get a sleeveless t that says "sex is fun"....because 14!

Wasn't mentioning the hail in Canberra incase Nicky hadn't told @Doreensfree...but she has. Vic fires got a decent soak. Think this thread should be renamed Aussie natural disaster of the day.

Making the kid a cuppa and toast before heading into town for a mummy daughter day.

Sit in the shade at a cafe drinking awesome coffee eating ricotta and orange ice cream watching the market traffic.

We have lots of Chickens down here..... Depending on what state you live in the Speedy Chicken is also known as the Bush Chicken.

This is a Bin Chicken...

We are a land of extremes.... its drought or flood, very rarely anything in between... at least that's the case for my 43 years. I hope you mob up North (including Our Doreen's Nicky) cop what we had last night... Melbourne was smashed with a 6 hour thunderstorm... yes 6 hours of thunder, may have been more but I fell asleep. Which included 2 huge down pour, my area got 38mm in 20 minutes. The suburb 3 over got 66mm in 35 mins, which is a whole month of rain in less than an hour. The wetlands looked magnificent this morning. So the wetlands near me are a breeding ground for the Bin Chickens... but they have been awol with all the smoke, not sure where they have buggered off too. Si we have a few days reprieve from the smoke but are expecting it to kick up again on the weekend.

@forestgreen ...I use my mobile but for photos I do what Jillar said. To post from you tube I click on the YouTube share arrow, then click copy then just past it....for pics from a Google search I open the pic in a new window, then I copy the address in the address bar and then I paste it.

@forestgreen .... I believe there is some wall and floor space in here to show your art.... QT has everything... if you just remember where to look. Would love to see some of your work.

Well I was coming in to say "Looking for a volunteer to go to the dunny and do a wiz for me because I really need to go but have a little kidney infection so was hoping someone else could go for me and save me the pain" BUT then I read this and now I am wonder why the hell you watched it for 35mins?????

yeah-nah...it's a NOPE.

Hi John and welcome. I'm an ADHD adult and when I went nicotine free I was a bit out there for a while but it settled down with time. Not gunna guild the lily there were days when I was so all over the place it even annoyed me, but I can honestly say noone here excluded me or ridiculed me for being quirky. I'm pretty sure at times I was too much for some but they just switched off and ignored my crazy. Use being an Aspie to help your quit, routine and habit are part of ASD so create new routines around your quit...start with the daily NOPE thread....Not One Puff Ever....where ever can mean just for today.. don't get mired down on the word ever.

Nope.... Even with a headache.

Whoohoo and congratualtions @Sslip-i-doo-dah for being two years smoke free. Well done Sslip on reaching 2 years of freedom. Hope you do something (just not enjoy a British tennis victory over the Aussies) today to celebrate this milestone.

Right now, trying to use the force to cook dinner while I sit on my arse with my feet on the proof trying to recover from public transport hell...failing at both. 40min train trip with a screaming 4yo throwing a tantrum because some random other kid wouldn't give her his toy...followed by a bus trip with 2 stinky fishermen, a dead shark (for real) and 12 drunken, yelling teens.

Being from down here, I'm a bit geographically stereo type challenged BUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUT..... isn't that kinda the norm for a red neck state like Tennessee?

Uncle Ray the family mechanic says can't go wrong with Mazda or Toyota for a little car.

One of the fellas at work was evacuated from the beach at Mallacoota on the Navy boat. Came in with his kids yesterday and omg huge shout out to our pussers..."best holiday ever, even better than Disneyland"...Mr 8. .."yeah that's why you have nightmares everynight and wake up crying like a ***** bit yeah the boat was awesome"...Mr 12 So the Navy staff onboard went over and above to make the best of a bad situation and give the kids as much fun as they could. So while their holiday was scary and hellish the Navy did what they could to make the last hours of it good memories. @forestgreen... Stay safe, keeping you and yours in my prayers.

Weather is helping with the Vic fires...just hope it's enough as there are still many out of control. Just wanted to point out that the vast majority of fireies fighting these fires are volunteers. The chicks n sticks of the CFA/CFS are frickin heros...the Salvos and Red Cross and Country Women's Association members keeping everyone fed, clothed and councilled...heros...and to our mates from NZ, Canada and the USA who are over here lending a hand....all these mob are heros, every day people who put their lives on hold and on the line, feeling a bit humbled.

The hills outside Euroa last night...wind change saved the town, this is Ned Kelly country. Omeo was also saved by the wind change. Dunno what it's like in other states but don't be walking into a Coles or Woolies in Melbourne thinking to by bottled water....it's all been pulled from the shelves and sent to fire effected towns and CFA staging zones as donations...love how everyone down here does what they can...even big business. Saddly NSW towns didn't fare as well yesterday and there were hundreds of houses lost when the wind change hit...biggest issue is one of the Victorian fires looks like it's going to jump the boarder and join one of the NSW fires. A drizzly rain front just passed Melbourne heading the way of the fires...hoping it's enough.

Loving the ATP tournament of nations....still shaking my head the both Britain and the US lost yesterdee. Britain to Bulgaria and the US to NORWAY....I didn't even know they had tennis players in Norway...they didn't even all have the same uniform but happiest winners by far.

Same laws here @despair not...and if you click a button from your window....hooley Dooley the fine is huge.