New alliance in bid to curb power prices

A national alliance of business, community and consumer groups has been formed to back new policies to curb the rise in electricity prices.

'Absolutely incredible': homes threatened as water pipe erupts over suburb

Maintenance - The work of keeping something in proper condition; upkeep.



Glen Waverley residents scrambled to save their homes from flooding today after a burst water pipe sent water shooting up to 50 metres in the sky.

Vapour trails…

Vapour trails...left behind by some sort of twin jet engine aircraft. By the time I grabbed my Kodak Z730 camera to take snaps the vapour trails had already started to merge together.

Chicken coop spring clean

The girls (Misty, Speckles and Ruby) checking things out after a clean-up. Note the food selection including mashed potato and pumpkin. Poor Lily is gone – RIP.

Holly

Gazebo area clean-up

Pressure cleaned the paving and tidy up...

Pixie (miniature pinscher)

Speckles (Pekin Bantam)

ALDI - Multifunction Tool $49.99

Early start this morning - off to ALDI to purchase the Multifunction Tool before they sell out. They open 8:30am and I was there before 8:00am and chatting to a few others at the entrance to ALDI. Around 8:15am there would have been maybe a dozen behind us and then the queue jumper arrived...this Asian guy walks up with a hand trolley and stands next to us...up against the roller door – WTF. Without a spoken word (racism) I gave him the thumb to take his proper place in the queue, he responded with “oh s.o.r.r.y” which provoked a chorus of comments from the multicultural crowd behind us a popular one being “Hi mate...this is Australia”.

Pixie pongs

She has been rolling in something outside...maybe chicken poop?

Bathing timeline - 1 min prep, 1 min wash, 1 min dry = 3 mins total