Nincompoops or Nincompi?

Goodelf and Scousegit kept seeing ads for amazing concerts on ABC and couldn't work out why we couldn't see them where we live. Well, there must have been several conversations in the media about digital TV and we had been too busy to take any notice. Goodelf took the big step and searched the net and found that there is such a thing as ABC2 and amazingly it is free to air. She learnt a lot about devices called Set Top Boxes so Scousegit and Goodelf made a trip to Dick Smith's only to find they had one model on special.

Installation was relatively easy although Goodelf observed a certain allergy on behalf of Scousegit and Humungous to consulting a manual which was the cause of a few mild eruptions. Fantastic reception was the result for all but the ABC which we lost altogether. Scousegit climbed up to look at our antique aerial and found all the bolts were rusted and it was only hanging on by a mosquito's tweeter. The DIY brain started in overload but it was decided to call in an expert. A new aerial, amplifier and bypass of original wiring was necessary but now we've got all channels. Even Goodelf who at the best of times isn't all that keen on tele has to admit that the reception is unbelievable.

Tuesday night, at a reasonable viewing time, the Montreux Jazz Festival is on ABC2 - now that will be worth the effort.

Preposterous Story

Our Scousegit came up with a story when we were driving back from Toowoomba the other day and we all thought it was preposterous. See what you think. The topic of liquorice came up and he said that when he was a kid they used to buy liquorice root, dip it in Kayli and chew it. He loved it. When asked what it was like, he said it was like chewing a piece of wood. After some doubt and discussion we decided kayli must be something like sherbert. If interested in lollies from Lancashire there is a website for you.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/lancashire/content/articles/2005/10/27/lists_sweeties_feature.shtml

Search for kayli and then go to Ludicrous Lists.

Anzac Day

It was almost four decades since I went to the Brisbane City Anzac Day march. This year Sparky and I took ourselves along to see it. We caught the bus from Garden City which is now so fast since the Translink system has sped everything up. Only 10 minutes to the city. There was another blast from the past for me also. When I got on the crowded bus, a gentleman in uniform, looking somewhat antique, stood up to give me his seat. Well, I wasn't quite sure how to react but did say, thanks. I said to his female companion that it made me feel my age as it's usually me who stands up for others.

Sparky was impressed as she had never been to anything like it before and also knows very little about Australia's military history. She couldn't believe that the march could go on for more than two hours.


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