Unutterably Silly So what are you doing RIGHT NOW?

[orlok]

Originally Posted by kindlekitten

a plaque and a letter of commendation

Sorry to hear that...

Spoiler:

Plaque remover

[SneakySnake]

laughing and sharing funny email I just received.

Rural Aussie Computer Terminology...

Spoiler:

> 100% AUSSIE !!!!!!
>
> ".......... I come from the land down under."
>
> YEH, WE'RE ALL SUCH A SMART BUNCH DOWN UNDER
>
> RuralAustralian ComputerTerminology
> A little bit of Aussie culcha.....
> LOG ON: Adding wood to make theBarbie hotter.
> LOG OFF: Not adding any more wood to the Barbie.
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>
> MONITOR: Keeping an eye on the Barbie.
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> DOWNLOAD:Getting the firewood off the Ute.
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> HARD DRIVE: Making the trip back home without any cold tinnies.
> KEYBOARD:Where you hang the Ute keys.
> WINDOW:What you shut when the weather's cold.
> SCREEN: What you shut in the mozzie season.
> BYTE: What mozzies do.
> MEGABYTE:What Townsville mozzies do.
> CHIP:A bar snack.
> MICROCHIP:What's left in the bag after you've eaten the chips.
> MODEM:What you did to the lawns.
> LAPTOP:Where the cat sleeps.
> SOFTWARE:Plastic knives & forks you get at Red Rooster.
> HARDWARE:Stainless steel knives & forks - from K-Mart.
> MOUSE: The small rodent that eats the grain in the shed.
> MAINFRAME:What holds the shed up.
> WEB:What spiders make...
>
>
> WEBSITE:Usually in the shed or under the veranda.
> SEARCH ENGINE:What you do when the Ute won't go.
> CURSOR:What you say when the Ute won't go.
> YAHOO:What you say when the Ute does go...
> UPGRADE:A steep hill.
> SERVER:The person at the pub who brings out the counter lunch.
> MAIL SERVER:The bloke at the pub who brings out the counter lunch.
> USER: The neighbour who keeps borrowing things.
> NETWORK:What you do when you need to repair the fishing net.
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> INTERNET:Where you want the fish to go.
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> NETSCAPE:What the fish do when they discover the hole in the net.
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>
> ONLINE:Where you hang the washing.
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>
> OFFLINE:Where the washing ends up when the pegs aren't strong enough.

[Rumpelteazer]

I had my first appointment today for donating blood. They took four vials of blood for testing and if everything is nothing wrong I'll get a letter within 3-8 weeks to make an appointment.

As a reward I bought myself some macarons so as soon as my tea is ready I'm off to bed to watch a dvd.

[MrPLD]

Originally Posted by Rumpelteazer

I had my first appointment today for donating blood. They took four vials of blood for testing and if everything is nothing wrong I'll get a letter within 3-8 weeks to make an appointment.

Wow, quite a bit of testing they make you go through and scheduling...

Here in Australia, you turn up - they sap you dry... and then give you biccies, tea, pikelets and a beer before setting you loose again.

... okay, maybe not the beer.

I used to donate all the time, alas, got hit with a few tropical diseases and now it's preferred if I do not

[poohbear_nc]

This #^%$#@@#%^&&*@# unnaturally warm weather has all the cats shedding! In January!

I just got done cleaning up a hairball puking storm from Sammy cat - lost her entire dinner onto the carpet, the table, the chair ..... She pukes & runs!

[poohbear_nc]

Heading off now to cuddle Sammy cat on my lap .... she looks so miserable.

[MrPLD]

Originally Posted by poohbear_nc

This #^%$#@@#%^&&*@# unnaturally warm weather has all the cats shedding! In January!

I just got done cleaning up a hairball puking storm from Sammy cat - lost her entire dinner onto the carpet, the table, the chair ..... She pukes & runs!

Yep... our two have been doing the same - one in particular is really bad for it.... aaah, so many "blotches" on our carpet now.

[SneakySnake]

Mr M gets brushed a thousand times a day and still has loose hair to spare. But at least he is not coughing up hairballs. He is so desparate to be brushed if you carry him past the brushing table without a brushing you can feel him squirming over.

[Stitchawl]

Originally Posted by poohbear_nc

I just got done cleaning up a hairball puking storm from Sammy cat - lost her entire dinner onto the carpet, the table, the chair ..... She pukes & runs!

I really wonder why, when cats are so fastidious about burying their stuff in the litter box, and only going where they CAN bury it, why they don't exhibit the same behavior for throwing up?

Originally Posted by SneakySnake

Mr M gets brushed a thousand times a day and still has loose hair to spare. But at least he is not coughing up hairballs. He is so desparate to be brushed if you carry him past the brushing table without a brushing you can feel him squirming over.

Felicity will go outside and eats some grass, come in and puke, but not have any hairballs. In fact, despite the fact that she ralphs a few times a week, NEVER has puked up a hairball, just clear liquid and a couple of stems of grass. We brush her every day, often twice a day, so when she cleans herself (covers herself with cat spit) she doesn't ingest much hair. Yet she still insists on throwing up. Oh well... she hasn't hit my slippers in several months so I should consider myself fortunate.


Stitchawl

[SneakySnake]

Mr M does puke occasionally. But usually some slime with a grass leaf in it or a lizard.

He likes to bury the toilet stuff and tries to bury his plate when he has finished eating (more so if he didn't eat it all), but never tries to bury vomit. Why is it so?

[Rumpelteazer]

Originally Posted by MrPLD

Wow, quite a bit of testing they make you go through and scheduling...

Here in Australia, you turn up - they sap you dry... and then give you biccies, tea, pikelets and a beer before setting you loose again.

... okay, maybe not the beer.

I used to donate all the time, alas, got hit with a few tropical diseases and now it's preferred if I do not

It's only when you go for the first time they take four vials. From then on they will contact me 2-3 times a year to make an appointment. After donating we also get a drink and something to eat and have to stay for about 15 minutes before we can go.

Those first four vials will be used to determine which blood group you have and if you have any blood transferable diseases.

[orlok]

Originally Posted by poohbear_nc

This #^%$#@@#%^&&*@# unnaturally warm weather has all the cats shedding! In January!

I just got done cleaning up a hairball puking storm from Sammy cat - lost her entire dinner onto the carpet, the table, the chair ..... She pukes & runs!

Better than the stuff from the other end, though. I spent yesterday morning clearing up the runny stuff from various locations in the lounge. There was a particularly unpleasant lingering smell even after I'd finished, and it was only later when I saw Minx attempting the "bury" the wooden floor by the lounge door that I found another parcel behind the door! Don't know what got into him yesterday, because in the evening he squatted on our youngest's school bag and urinated into it. So I spent the time I could have been watching "The Killing" washing and soaking and drying various school-related items, including skipping ropes, homework book and hat/gloves/scarf. I love that cat.

[poohbear_nc]

Originally Posted by orlok

Better than the stuff from the other end, though. I spent yesterday morning clearing up the runny stuff from various locations in the lounge. There was a particularly unpleasant lingering smell even after I'd finished, and it was only later when I saw Minx attempting the "bury" the wooden floor by the lounge door that I found another parcel behind the door! Don't know what got into him yesterday, because in the evening he squatted on our youngest's school bag and urinated into it. So I spent the time I could have been watching "The Killing" washing and soaking and drying various school-related items, including skipping ropes, homework book and hat/gloves/scarf. I love that cat.

This could be a sign of an underlying medical condition. Cats who stop using the litter-box usually do so as a result of a painful experience while IN the litter-box ... the classic case is a cat with a bladder infection & painful urination that starts using the bath tub or laundry basket. If your cat has had painful diarrhea in the litter-box, he associates the pain/discomfort with the box and will try using other locations. You might need a trip to the vet for a check-up.

For clean up, OdoBan is the best I've found for getting rid of cat urine smell (http://www.amazon.com/OdoBan-910062-...8276346&sr=1-3). Some grocery stores or pet stores carry it.

[orlok]

Originally Posted by poohbear_nc

This could be a sign of an underlying medical condition. Cats who stop using the litter-box usually do so as a result of a painful experience while IN the litter-box ... the classic case is a cat with a bladder infection & painful urination that starts using the bath tub or laundry basket. If your cat has had painful diarrhea in the litter-box, he associates the pain/discomfort with the box and will try using other locations. You might need a trip to the vet for a check-up.

For clean up, OdoBan is the best I've found for getting rid of cat urine smell (http://www.amazon.com/OdoBan-910062-...8276346&sr=1-3). Some grocery stores or pet stores carry it.

They are due a visit to the vet soon, so I'll mention it, thanks. Can't find OdoBan on Amazon over here, though I can get it through eBay. Just used Dettol Disinfectant.

[kindlekitten]

Originally Posted by orlok

Better than the stuff from the other end, though. I spent yesterday morning clearing up the runny stuff from various locations in the lounge. There was a particularly unpleasant lingering smell even after I'd finished, and it was only later when I saw Minx attempting the "bury" the wooden floor by the lounge door that I found another parcel behind the door! Don't know what got into him yesterday, because in the evening he squatted on our youngest's school bag and urinated into it. So I spent the time I could have been watching "The Killing" washing and soaking and drying various school-related items, including skipping ropes, homework book and hat/gloves/scarf. I love that cat.

what pooh said