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  • lobsterlobster Crusty Veteran

    I can not see you. In other words who is online does not include your name

  • federicafederica Seeker of the clear blue sky... Its better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to speak out and remove all doubt Moderator

    weird.... ok, thanks, @lobster ....

  • federicafederica Seeker of the clear blue sky... Its better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to speak out and remove all doubt Moderator

    Well, it's a Bank Holiday weekend, in August here in the UK. And right on cue with depressing predictability, it's hammering it down. Ah well, "The Gardens need it", as the all-too-frequent attempt to justify it all, goes....

  • silversilver In the beginning there was nothing, and then it exploded. USA, Left coast. Veteran

    Do you have a window you can sit at and drink tea while it's coming down?

  • federicafederica Seeker of the clear blue sky... Its better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to speak out and remove all doubt Moderator

    Oh yes, I can look out on my garden in all its soggy, sodden, waterlogged splendour. And have a cuppa.

    silver
  • DairyLamaDairyLama Veteran Veteran

    I am bog Irish and love the rain. :p

  • silversilver In the beginning there was nothing, and then it exploded. USA, Left coast. Veteran

    Wow, I just had an almost long lost and forgotten memory of growing up in Pennsylvania where it rained a lot and my mom's garden in the back yard was in lower ground. It didn't seem to matter how much it rained, everything got absorbed amazingly fast - except when it would flood the basement (but usually not in any serious way). I'm glad right now, that I'm not a homeowner anywhere, heh. I have trouble taking care of meself!

  • federicafederica Seeker of the clear blue sky... Its better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to speak out and remove all doubt Moderator
    edited August 2016

    @SpinyNorman said:
    I am bog Irish and love the rain. :p

    Don't tell me. Your real name's Pete. :tongue:

    Actually, I don't mind a real great 'chucking it down stair-rods' rain. It's amazingly refreshing, and if it's warm as well, it can be amazing to be out in it. I remember a storm in Italy many years ago when, while in the car, we had to shout to be heard, the rain was so noisy. Windscreen wipers were totally redundant, even on full speed, and the road really was a river.... So parked up, we got out and walked. Three steps from the car, and we were soaked to the skin. But it was so warm! About 28 degrees C. Fantastic.

  • federicafederica Seeker of the clear blue sky... Its better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to speak out and remove all doubt Moderator

    Newbuddhist members:

    rohitsilverSwaroop
  • DairyLamaDairyLama Veteran Veteran

    All at sea? :p

  • federicafederica Seeker of the clear blue sky... Its better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to speak out and remove all doubt Moderator

    Out of their depth. ;)

    Swaroop
  • silversilver In the beginning there was nothing, and then it exploded. USA, Left coast. Veteran
  • ShoshinShoshin No one in particular Nowhere Special Veteran

    I stay well, by eating local bee's vomit every day...

    silverSwaroop
  • SwaroopSwaroop India Veteran

    @Shoshin said:
    I stay well, by eating local bee's vomit every day...

    We have been eating each other since life began in the planet. Bee's vomit is no big deal.

  • DairyLamaDairyLama Veteran Veteran

    Buzz off with bee-vomit talk, you are putting me off my breakfast. :p

    SwaroopShoshin
  • SwaroopSwaroop India Veteran

    @SpinyNorman what are you having for breakfast? Bird embryo?

  • DairyLamaDairyLama Veteran Veteran

    No, cornflakes and soy milk. :p

    SwaroopBunks
  • lobsterlobster Crusty Veteran

    @SpinyNorman said:
    No, cornflakes and soy milk. :p

    Yuk. You are putting me off my bee vomit and fermented udder milk on top of burnt fungi infested cereal paste or toast as it is sometimes known ...

    SwaroopDairyLamaShoshin
  • federicafederica Seeker of the clear blue sky... Its better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to speak out and remove all doubt Moderator
    edited August 2016

    Thank you. Your discussion makes me feel relatively normal....

  • DairyLamaDairyLama Veteran Veteran

    @federica said:
    Thank you. Your discussion makes me feel relatively normal....

    I am glad it is only "relatively". :p

  • federicafederica Seeker of the clear blue sky... Its better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to speak out and remove all doubt Moderator

    Oh, yes. If it was "totally", it would drive me nuts....

    lobster
  • federicafederica Seeker of the clear blue sky... Its better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to speak out and remove all doubt Moderator

    New post in THIS thread.

  • federicafederica Seeker of the clear blue sky... Its better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to speak out and remove all doubt Moderator

    I thought, as an active and enthusiastic group of dedicated Buddhists, we should certainly participate in this, because it would put any questions or doubts to bed, straight away!!

    http://ideaspots.com/this-color-test-will-reveal-how-many-past-lives-youve-had/

  • SwaroopSwaroop India Veteran

    @federica it says I have had only 3 previous births. What about you?

  • DairyLamaDairyLama Veteran Veteran

    I got 11 previous births, but I can only remember the last three! :p

    rohit
  • DairyLamaDairyLama Veteran Veteran

    A very expensive fault today...

    https://i.imgur.com/6d3QnhH.mp4

  • WalkerWalker Veteran Veteran

    11 previous lives for me too, but I can't remember any of them!

  • WalkerWalker Veteran Veteran

    When things go wrong with rockets, they really go wrong. I wonder how many millions just went up in smoke.

  • federicafederica Seeker of the clear blue sky... Its better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to speak out and remove all doubt Moderator

    @SpinyNorman said:
    A very expensive fault today...

    https://i.imgur.com/6d3QnhH.mp4

    ...ooops....

  • DairyLamaDairyLama Veteran Veteran

    @federica said:

    @SpinyNorman said:
    A very expensive fault today...

    https://i.imgur.com/6d3QnhH.mp4

    ...ooops....

    It blew up a Facebook satellite....could have been worse I suppose. :p

    WalkerSwaroop
  • federicafederica Seeker of the clear blue sky... Its better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to speak out and remove all doubt Moderator

    I wish it had been twitter....

    SwaroopBunks
  • ShoshinShoshin No one in particular Nowhere Special Veteran

    Well Spring has truly sprung....and my hay fever's going nuts....

    First it starts with a few sneezes, then the nose feels blocked, and then the eyes start to itch....Yep Spring's here ....

    "Cashew" (noun) The sound of a nut sneezing"

    Bunks
  • BunksBunks Australia Veteran

    @Shoshin said:
    Well Spring has truly sprung....and my hay fever's going nuts....

    First it starts with a few sneezes, then the nose feels blocked, and then the eyes start to itch....Yep Spring's here ....

    "Cashew" (noun) The sound of a nut sneezing"

    Ditto.....itchy nose and roof of mouth!

  • ShoshinShoshin No one in particular Nowhere Special Veteran

    @Bunks ....I never had hay fever when I was living in Oz... It took a couple of years living in NZ for it to register, that at the beginning of each Spring, it wasn't a Spring cold I was experiencing, it was hay fever...

    I take local bee's vomit every day (mostly Manuka honey, foraged by local bee populations ), it was recommended by a locum doctor I saw... It seems to alleviate the symptoms, it don't stop them completely, but it does lessen the impact...

    Bunks
  • lobsterlobster Crusty Veteran
    edited September 2016

    I am excited

    Will be sending this to my sister hope it helps as an anxiety strategy ...

    Shoshin
  • WalkerWalker Veteran Veteran

    And back in the Great White North... it's chilly. Autumn has definitely arrived. It did warm up a bit this afternoon, so I was able to get some yard work done.

    BunksShoshin
  • ShoshinShoshin No one in particular Nowhere Special Veteran

    @lobster ...It would seem that the power of positive thinking/self talk can work wonders :)

    Fake it until you make it ....it works for me... :)

    lobster
  • ShoshinShoshin No one in particular Nowhere Special Veteran

    @Walker said:
    And back in the Great White North... it's chilly. Autumn has definitely arrived. It did warm up a bit this afternoon, so I was able to get some yard work done.

    Whilst you're making hay while the sun still shines..I'm having to make do with hay fever :wink: .

    Walker
  • federicafederica Seeker of the clear blue sky... Its better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to speak out and remove all doubt Moderator

    First day of a week's holiday (off work). Am refusing to make the morning cuppa. Will see if Husband takes the hint.... :D

    Bunks
  • lobsterlobster Crusty Veteran

    Is my toaster a sentient being? It insisted on popping up, like an unrepetant Brexit voter. So I had to swear at it. :3

    I am sure the toaster is more sentient than me ...

  • DairyLamaDairyLama Veteran Veteran

    @lobster said:> I am sure the toaster is more sentient than me ...

    Does it say "Hasta la vista"?

    ShoshinlobsterWalker
  • lobsterlobster Crusty Veteran

    It may be a terminator ...

  • ShoshinShoshin No one in particular Nowhere Special Veteran

    @SpinyNorman said:

    @lobster said:> I am sure the toaster is more sentient than me ...

    Does it say "Hasta la vista"?

    ...Baby....You're toast .....

  • DairyLamaDairyLama Veteran Veteran

  • federicafederica Seeker of the clear blue sky... Its better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to speak out and remove all doubt Moderator

    Now here's a thought...!

  • BunksBunks Australia Veteran

    And in breaking news, here's what's happening in the Northern Territory at the moment.....

    http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-09-05/chookie-the-pig-who-almost-become-mayor-alice-springs/7815534

  • federicafederica Seeker of the clear blue sky... Its better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to speak out and remove all doubt Moderator

    He couldn't do a worse job than some humans we could think of....

    lobsterBunks
  • federicafederica Seeker of the clear blue sky... Its better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to speak out and remove all doubt Moderator

    23 new members approved in the last week. 3 have put in an appearance. Just to let you guys have some perspective on it all...

  • ShoshinShoshin No one in particular Nowhere Special Veteran

    Ah...fresh meat...... :winky::lol:

    lobsterWalkersilver
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