Paul M
@quolltracks.bsky.social
Professional plant nerd, volunteer firefighter, amateur blacksmith, irregular motorcyclist, general wreck on tour.
(and yes that is me but with a little photoshopping)
(and yes that is me but with a little photoshopping)
Or set up a cell grazing system with guinea pigs, fence into cells with a hot wire about 50mm above the ground, about 50-100 guinea pigs should be enough.
November 30, 2025 at 4:46 AM
Or set up a cell grazing system with guinea pigs, fence into cells with a hot wire about 50mm above the ground, about 50-100 guinea pigs should be enough.
Raise the deck of your mower and give the yard some good (organic) fertiliser. Dandelions and other flatweeds thrive in short lawns (it's a perfect environment for them) allowing the grass to get a little higher means a lot more competition for them.
November 30, 2025 at 4:21 AM
Raise the deck of your mower and give the yard some good (organic) fertiliser. Dandelions and other flatweeds thrive in short lawns (it's a perfect environment for them) allowing the grass to get a little higher means a lot more competition for them.
You might be surprised (I've met Glenn & have worked with 1 of his brothers), but, it's the New England electorate, a Green or Labor candidate will never get in here, a good high profile independent might.
While I do vote Green they need to work more on their sustainable ag & communities policies.
While I do vote Green they need to work more on their sustainable ag & communities policies.
November 30, 2025 at 4:16 AM
You might be surprised (I've met Glenn & have worked with 1 of his brothers), but, it's the New England electorate, a Green or Labor candidate will never get in here, a good high profile independent might.
While I do vote Green they need to work more on their sustainable ag & communities policies.
While I do vote Green they need to work more on their sustainable ag & communities policies.
30 years of contract to contract for me, 18 months left on my current one, despite me being (allegedly) 0.5 FTE I've never been busier.
It's a PITA.
It's a PITA.
November 28, 2025 at 8:57 AM
30 years of contract to contract for me, 18 months left on my current one, despite me being (allegedly) 0.5 FTE I've never been busier.
It's a PITA.
It's a PITA.
And Turks & Caicos Islands.
November 27, 2025 at 7:33 PM
And Turks & Caicos Islands.
He'll be happy to sit back and draw his $200k/yr + expenses for the next couple of years while he plots.
(I'm a resident of the New England electorate, really can't see anything that he's done for the place, apart from the minimum you'd expect of an MP)
(I'm a resident of the New England electorate, really can't see anything that he's done for the place, apart from the minimum you'd expect of an MP)
November 27, 2025 at 7:30 PM
He'll be happy to sit back and draw his $200k/yr + expenses for the next couple of years while he plots.
(I'm a resident of the New England electorate, really can't see anything that he's done for the place, apart from the minimum you'd expect of an MP)
(I'm a resident of the New England electorate, really can't see anything that he's done for the place, apart from the minimum you'd expect of an MP)
And home at about 10:30.
November 25, 2025 at 12:06 PM
And home at about 10:30.
I'm about 300m from beer. Suffering I is.
November 25, 2025 at 9:12 AM
I'm about 300m from beer. Suffering I is.
Still here, all the snacks are stale.
November 25, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Still here, all the snacks are stale.
But haven't they heard of transition fuels? Or for that matter transition telephony?
November 23, 2025 at 4:38 AM
But haven't they heard of transition fuels? Or for that matter transition telephony?
Best wishes, we'll be here when you get back.
November 22, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Best wishes, we'll be here when you get back.
It's like the first bite of a supermarket sausage, you hope upon hope it will be something at least edible & then that soul destroying blandness seeps through yet again, no matter the softness of the slice of white bread or the sweetness of the tomato sauce, still the same taste of disappointment.
November 20, 2025 at 6:56 AM
It's like the first bite of a supermarket sausage, you hope upon hope it will be something at least edible & then that soul destroying blandness seeps through yet again, no matter the softness of the slice of white bread or the sweetness of the tomato sauce, still the same taste of disappointment.
A couch had to die to make that jacket.
November 20, 2025 at 5:24 AM
A couch had to die to make that jacket.
Jobs for the poodles.
November 20, 2025 at 5:21 AM
Jobs for the poodles.
Some poor couch had to be skinned to make that jacket.
November 20, 2025 at 5:09 AM
Some poor couch had to be skinned to make that jacket.
Me and many of my grumpy old bastard mates (mostly well on the wrong side of 50) reckon they're awesome. Big congrats to Amy and the band.
November 19, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Me and many of my grumpy old bastard mates (mostly well on the wrong side of 50) reckon they're awesome. Big congrats to Amy and the band.
Having a "Sir" as the leader of a party supposedly representing the interests of the working class was always going to be problematic.
November 19, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Having a "Sir" as the leader of a party supposedly representing the interests of the working class was always going to be problematic.
Hmmm, could get messy.
November 18, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Hmmm, could get messy.
No idea, but sniffer dogs are doing all sorts of good work with weeds, endangered species, critters, you name it.
November 18, 2025 at 9:09 AM
No idea, but sniffer dogs are doing all sorts of good work with weeds, endangered species, critters, you name it.