onetrack Posted October 19, 2021 Share Posted October 19, 2021 I keep seeing signs constantly, warning escalator and moving walkways users not to walk whilst on the devices. I guess these are the places where the lawyers and OH&S control every facet of operations. As with everything, the requirement is obviously aimed at the LCD of the population, those who have a tendency to fall over, if they try to walk on a moving surface. https://says.com/my/lifestyle/japan-rail-is-asking-people-to-stop-standing-on-one-side-of-the-escalator Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
facthunter Posted October 19, 2021 Share Posted October 19, 2021 Escalators are risky for people who are not sure footed (sound of limb) and who may be carrying something bulky.They also have some pretty dangerous edges on the steps. Most of us are just rushing to get no place special. It doesn't hurt to just slow down a bit and look around you at the world you are in. Every trip to me is an adventure. Nev 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willedoo Posted October 19, 2021 Share Posted October 19, 2021 Here's my gripe for the day - bloody lantana. What dickhead brought that into the country? Been down in the jungle today pulling the awful cantankerous stuff out. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacesailor Posted October 19, 2021 Share Posted October 19, 2021 TARZAN Swinger from wayback !. LoL spacesailor 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
facthunter Posted October 19, 2021 Share Posted October 19, 2021 Governor Macquaries wife I believe. . Nev 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty_d Posted October 19, 2021 Share Posted October 19, 2021 1 hour ago, facthunter said: Governor Macquaries wife I believe. . Nev I'm confused - she was a swinger, or she brought in lantana? Or both? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
facthunter Posted October 19, 2021 Share Posted October 19, 2021 Lantana is a lovely little bush in Pots in England. It's something else along railway lines here. She's officially BLAMED for it I believe. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmccarthy Posted October 19, 2021 Share Posted October 19, 2021 I have sat in her chair, as have thousands of others. No mention of lantana.. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Koreelah Posted October 19, 2021 Share Posted October 19, 2021 1 hour ago, willedoo said: Here's my gripe for the day - bloody lantana. What dickhead brought that into the country?.. That goes for most of our weeds- brought here as garden plants to keep homesick wives happy, then rapidly took over vast areas of our continent. There’s a special place in Hell for the cretin who introduced Tiger Pair. It’s long, needle-sharp spines overlap and attach to any passing animal, breaking away a green segment ready to take root wherever the poor suffering critter manages to dislodge it. My kangaroos bring them in from the neighbour’s place and I’ve had the spines come right thru my rubber boot. I cannot believe a benign creator designed this cruel abomination. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onetrack Posted October 19, 2021 Share Posted October 19, 2021 (edited) My pet hate is Caltrop. Brought in reportedly in saddle stuffing, from Southern Europe, in the mid-1800's. Seed of the Devil. Even the seeds look like they have a devils face on them. Edited October 19, 2021 by onetrack 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Koreelah Posted October 19, 2021 Share Posted October 19, 2021 8 minutes ago, onetrack said: My pet hate is Caltrop. Brought in reportedly in saddle stuffing, from Southern Europe, in the mid-1800's. Seed of the Devil. Even the seeds look like they have a devils face on them. Sometimes you see miles of the stuff with yellow flowers on local farmland. Nobody seems to control it, so the cathead seeds spread on vehicles tyres. After thirty years contolling my own weeds with hoe and wizzer, catheads forced me to give up my chemical-free status. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old man emu Posted October 19, 2021 Share Posted October 19, 2021 When I was studying Agronomy at Uni, I was told that a weed is a plant growing in the wrong place. My hated weed in a suburban setting is Paspalum, yet the NSW Dept of Agriculture recommends it as a pasture grass along the coastal dairy areas. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty_d Posted October 19, 2021 Share Posted October 19, 2021 A friend in need is a friend indeed, but a friend with weed is better. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willedoo Posted October 19, 2021 Share Posted October 19, 2021 Another one is parramatta grass which has been on the rise at my place. Didn't have any of it a couple of years ago but it took off quickly once it seeded. It's one of those grasses that take over to the detriment of good grasses. Cattle don't like it; it's unpalatable a bit like blady grass and I don't think it has much nutrition or protein. If you slash it, they will nibble at the fresh shoots but even then they will not have enough interest in it to keep it grazed down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nomadpete Posted October 19, 2021 Share Posted October 19, 2021 3 hours ago, willedoo said: Here's my gripe for the day - bloody lantana. What dickhead brought that into the country? Been down in the jungle today pulling the awful cantankerous stuff out. Lantana? Hah. You aint seen nuthin buddy. Until youve seen a pile of gorse as big as a house. Covered with spikes yu can play records with! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nomadpete Posted October 19, 2021 Share Posted October 19, 2021 When i visited Canadia (sorry, Mr Abbott), they proudly showed me their prized Lantana plants. Aparrently they have to hide them away during winter otherwise the poor things might die from the cold. They were shocked when i told them how much glyphoshate (and worse) we pour onto Lantana in Queensland, just to keep the damn stuff from taking over the place! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willedoo Posted October 19, 2021 Share Posted October 19, 2021 1 hour ago, nomadpete said: Lantana? Hah. You aint seen nuthin buddy. Until youve seen a pile of gorse as big as a house. Covered with spikes yu can play records with! When I visited NZ in the 70's I met a bloke who had previously crash landed a light plane in a large area of gorse. He told me he got more injuries from battling his way out of the gorse on foot than he received in the crash. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Jerry_Atrick Posted November 1, 2021 Share Posted November 1, 2021 Gripe of the day... you start your holidays and on day 1, the cold starts... Just happened! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Koreelah Posted November 1, 2021 Share Posted November 1, 2021 Step under the shower and reach for a bottle of hair shampoo. There are so many damned plastic bottles you have to read the label- you could be putting anything on your thinning locks! Why is it that the only writing that matters is so tiny and faint that you need to put on your spex to read it? Not all their customers are young and gorgeous. Some of us old farts also buy their product, and shouldn’t be expected to wear our spex in the shower. I’ve raised this with several manufactureres and had not a bit of interest. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nomadpete Posted November 1, 2021 Share Posted November 1, 2021 (edited) Agree. The smallest writing is "shampoo" or "conditioner". I'm not sure what all those other plastic bottles contain. But I don't want to wash my hair with any of it. To avoid confusion and accidental perms or red hair dye, I suggest identifying the shampoo prior to turning on the water, and setting it aside. Edited November 1, 2021 by nomadpete speil spell 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old man emu Posted November 1, 2021 Share Posted November 1, 2021 I haven't used any type of detergent or conditioner on my hair for years. I simply do the same washing motions as one would with shampoo, but only with water running through it. My hair is clean and soft and I don't suffer dry skin underneath it. I can get my hair pretty dirty at times, even with the odd bit of greasy muck from working on machinery, but a vigorous wash in the shower gets it clean. Once again, by purchasing shampoos and conditioners, we are bowing down to the purveyors of unnecessary goods. And who knows what chemicals are in those products? 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red750 Posted November 1, 2021 Share Posted November 1, 2021 You're lucky to have hair. I need a cut and polish. Almost like the late, great Bert Newton. 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gareth lacey Posted November 1, 2021 Share Posted November 1, 2021 Same here OME clean water equals clean hair, used to use dandruff shampoo, still had dandruff, no longer have dandruff 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
facthunter Posted November 1, 2021 Share Posted November 1, 2021 Skin tends to get dry and scaly. Detergents are not helpful. Lanoline helps hands to stay soft. I use a ti tree lotion on my feet occasionally.. Nev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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