vampires night out

The phone rang and it was Phoebe proposing a visit to a pub to see a band called "the vampires".  Never heard of them but the thought of a bit of a cultural and social injection was  very attractive. 

On with some clean clothes. Into the car. Picked up Phoebe. 

Into West end.  Circled the block a few times and eventually found a car park. 

Saw a couple of people I'd met previously.  Peter Branjerdporn and <name> artist I'd met at Phoebe's ex's mothers Christmas party.

Two sets and home to my place. 

Park run

Park run came in

Rocks Riverside parkrun results for event #552. Your time was 00:41:14.

Congratulations on completing your 40th parkrun and your 30th at Rocks Riverside parkrun today. You finished in 541st place out of a field of 701 parkrunners. You were the 292nd male and came 9th in your age category VM60-64. Take a look at this week's full set of results on our website. Your PB at Rocks Riverside parkrun remains 00:36:07. Congratulations on your fastest time this year.

You achieved an age-graded score of 39.57%.

Bob Dylan Movie

3:40pm session at Eldorado.  Cinema 1.

Empty except Phoebe and me until just before it started and 3 ladies arrived in the row in front.   The seats were very comfortable. 

I liked the movie. 

I'll start off admitting I know nothing about Dylan. Apparently he's still alive and Apparently he was given the opportunity to review and comment on the script before filming and was OK with it even though it does show some of his failings. 

It feels like a documentary and the difficulty with that is I tend to take things at face value.  So in the case of a documentary, I'm believing it's all true and the documentary maker is trying to be historically accurate.  I have to keep telling myself 'it's only a movie'.

I liked the sound track. I never realised "how many roads must a man walk down" was a Dylan song.  We learned it along with Kumbaya (not a Dylan song) in primary school. So just admitting again that I know nothing about Dylan.

I liked the acting. All the characters came across as comfortable in their roles. 

Dylan is portrayed as becoming more introverted and self centred as time goes on. Insensitive. Arrogant. 

He would use others especially women and then move on leaving them feeling rejected. Then simply return and try it all again. 

It did show a caring side where he would come to the hospital and play music to Woody Guthrie.

On the other hand he didn't seem to have respect for old friends [Pete Seeger] and I guess that's something I value. For example, at the end of the movie, he's billed to close the Newport folk festival. Apparently solo acoustic was the way to go but he had a band with electric instruments and he had an electric guitar. He'd had various friends try to get him to do traditional stuff but he just slammed them by opening with his band. Personally I would have thought he could have started solo acoustic and gradually introduced and integrated the other musicians and then switched to an electric guitar.  I think that would have taken the audience on a journey but instead he alienated them. But history is history. 

In This video, an interview with Pete Seegar, Pete says he was ok with electric instruments but asked the sound guys to fix the sound because it was so distorted.

https://youtu.be/UXbf7o8HGv0?si=gEcTZIg2HBUgPeyx

Pete Segars CIA/FBI file is 1800 pages. 

https://youtu.be/yncIV5sot4E?si=Car2cH5b0gUpCuPS

5:05 belief and science 

At 6:00 he's talking about feeling and the religion of science. 

All in all a movie I liked. 

Had lovely discussions with Phoebe. She's a Dylan fan. Must be hard for her to relate to me who knows nothing about Dylan. 

Prompted thoughts about relationships. How much do you need to have in common to be attracted. And stay attracted. 

In regard to relationships, I think I've moved from WTF is wrong with me to what should I do and say to keep her feeling attracted to me. 

It's just a different way of looking at the same thing. Let's assume I'm a little different. Neuro divergent is one label. ADHD, Aspergers are other labels. 

Upon reflection, everyone is different and we have good and bad points. The difficult bit is we hunger for intimacy in relationships.  It's more than just respect for one's partner. It's what creates the spark of attraction. 

Roast for Tim

ROAST FOR TIM

10:20 On high

1.248kg @$15/kg=$18.72

1.738kg @$17.50/kg=$30.42

South West Rocks

SUN 2 FEB

There is a triathlon on today and it would appear one can enter all manor of incantations.  Phoebe's sister Julie and brother in law Gavin are doing just the swim and cycle. Others can add 5k or 10k runs. 

The roads are closed so we parked near the close off point and walked.   This bit was along the cycle course.  We saw her relies.  Then continued to the finish line. 

We then went back to sister Penny and partner cow boy place for breakfast consisting of mince toasties and fried eggs.

We then drove a few hundred meters to where one jumps off the bridge. 

https://youtube.com/shorts/qg3TAcVnTho?si=i1cs0xHKwthuebrf

https://youtube.com/shorts/qg3TAcVnTho?si=i1cs0xHKwthuebrf

Looked at the local graveyard that contains graves of Phoebe's ancestors. 

Looked at the light house

Snooze

Then another swim

In the evening doing my blog

Pipes and Plumbing

WHAT THREAD IS ON 1/2" POLY PIPE

AI Overview

The thread on a 1/2 inch poly pipe is BSP 1/2 in, which is also known as 15 mm or DN15. These terms can be used interchangeably in plumbing catalogs.

do half in poly pipe fittings have straight or tapered threads

AI Overview

Half inch poly pipe fittings typically have tapered threads; most commonly using a "BSPT" (British Standard Pipe Tapered) thread type, which means the threads gradually get smaller as they extend along the fitting, creating a tighter seal when screwed together. 

Key points about poly pipe fittings and threads:

Tapered for better seal:

The tapered design allows for a more secure connection by compressing the threads as they are tightened, ensuring a watertight seal. 

Thread type:

Most commonly, poly pipe fittings use BSPT threads, which are considered a standard for plumbing applications. 

Straight threads exist but are less common:

While some poly pipe fittings might have "BSPP" (British Standard Pipe Parallel) straight threads, these are generally less common due to the sealing benefits of a tapered thread. 

BSP & BSPT

Are BSP and BSPT the same?

No, BSP and BSPT are not the same. BSP stands for British Standard Pipe, while BSPT stands for British Standard Pipe Tapered. The main difference between the two is the shape of the thread. 

CAN I CUT A BSPT THREAD?

Park Run

Mags and I did park run today. 

Still it's a walk run as I need to lose weight and gain strength. 

Hot and humid

Rocks Riverside parkrun results for event #550. Your time was 00:41:56.

AFTER PARK RUN

into work and got one of the two minimalist InSolution dosers onto the test rig. 

Home

Lunch - reheat Thai from the freezer

Some gardening. The green bin was almost full already from the mower man so I filled it and then filled the red bin. 

Fri schedule

5:30 rise and shine. shower

6:00 depart Corinda 

6:30 corinda

7:00 central

7:30 dexus 1 Eagle st

4:00 dep dexus

4:40 train dep central

5:00 arr indooroopilly station

5:30 Dinner at Phoebe's 

City cat option

E-SCOOTER

Maybe easier on a escooter? 

$13 for 60 minute Lime pass. 

DRIVE

In fact the more I think about it the more I wish I'd checked my calendar. 

If I drive and park in town, it makes the evening arrangements easier. More expensive at about $40. But then I could have rowed this morning. 

SOME DAYS ARE DIAMONDS....
So I get into 1 Eagle St level 31.  It's ten to eight  and I cant believe that I am the first one here.  A phone call to Dan and I discover that it's next week.  

I muse on the in consistency of it all.  On the first hand, I was frustrated that I had not checked my calendar when agreeing with the Friday night dinner and then on the other hand I had gone with my calendar for Coragio.  A glass of scotch and a swim at the beach perhaps.

dinner

Chris and Dan came for dinner. 

We had

Chops, mash pot, Lettuce, tomato, beetroot, cucumber, 

Beer

Just nice to sit and chat. 

60 Series Landcruiser

 Phoebe has a 1984       60 series landcruiser.
80~90 TOYOTA LANDCRUISER 4.0L DIESEL

Blanked number plate as I understand that the bad guys clone number plates and then fit them to their vehicles to deflect fines for red lights and speed cameras.
 

 NEEDS

Head rests

Rear number plate light

Fix rear door

Fuel filter

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

REAR NUMBER PLATE LIGHT ASSY

The Left hand one is not suitable.

The rest are good

FUEL FILTER

It's at the front of the engine.

A comment on this video

https://youtu.be/R-Wl5VMxkHM?si=-dMrx3JVcJKwjVcO

Says there's a manual lever on the fuel pump to fill the fuel filter with diesel.  I just need to now find the fuel pump. 

St Stephens

Picked up Phoebe and we drove into the city. Parked under St Stephen's cathedral. 

On the surface, enjoyed the ambience. Dropped into the chapel and sat and reflected. 

Main church and a pleasant service although we didn't have a book with all the liturgy in it. The sermon was based on the water to wine reading about change or transformation. 

After the service,  went up behind the sanctuary. They have slumped glass that let's in light and a confession area.  Sat and reflected.  Phoebe lit a candle. 

Home to Phoebe's for breakfast.

 

 

 Chapel

 

 

 

 

 

Chapel

 

 

St Stephen's

 

 Outside at the end

riverside picnic

Grabbed from the fridge:

Tomatoes, cucumber, cheese, iceberg Lettuce.

Cutting board, 

Paper plates, paper cups, knives and forkes. 

Mags into the car. 

Oxley woolies:

Hot chook and a bottle of Riesling. 

Over to Phoebe's, picked her up. 

Drove to the old uni city cat terminal. 

To give BCC their due, they've created a really nice space. Tables, a power point and even use charge points.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Park run

Phoebe,  Mags and I did park run.  Still mostly walk with a bit of running.  As we stood around beforehand, a young girl with a child styled camera was taking photos of dogs. These later appeared on FB.

Breakfast in Lillian ave Salisbury. 

Then onto Sunnybank Uniting Church as they were having a clean out. Phoebe wanted some banners for the services she runs at the nursing homes. 

Saw Catherine and Derek. 

I scored a couple of speaker stands. Derek scored two ultranet audio Thingies.  He loaned me one to try. 

Back home, Lunch was salad and a bit of roast beef.

1pm left for a run to work via the ironing shop and Phoebe went to her place. 

Researched and booked tickets Tbilisi to Istanbul. There were a lot of costs added at the end.  Departure and arrival taxes. 

Handy Phrases

 Handy Phrases, interesting words,  You know the stuff you pull out at parties to show how smart (ass) you are :)

 "The meek may inherit the earth" but they sure get the Shyte kicked out of them while they are here.

Hypervisor
Invigilator

Win11 Task Bar Icon Problem

 Today my laptop started showing the wrong icon. 

 

Is it due to Open Shell?

How about a reboot?
Rebooting made a difference.  Firefox and Screenhunter icons came back.  Thunderbird is still wrong.

Lets delete OpenShell.  Then Reboot.  And the icon is back

And lets reinstall Openshell.  From Ninite.com  V4.4.195 And reboot. And the icons are gone again.  Bugga.

Lets do another reboot.  Bugga.

And uninstall Openshell again. Reboot and the icons are back.

Turns out I have WIN 11 Home version 23H2   64 Bit
Installed 6-1-2022
OS Build 22631.4602
Windows Feature Experience Pack 1000.22700.1055.0

So I wonder if Ninite have the most recent version of Openshell. 
https://github.com/Open-Shell/Open-Shell-Menu  shows the latest rev at 4.4.195
So Ninite is up to date.

Did another couple of reboots and the icons vanish again.
Feels like some kind of restart race condition

And rebooted and they are back

Possibly I need to rebuild the icon cache

https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/5645-rebuild-icon-cache-windows-10-a.html

Now try SFC /scannow

Windows-X
Terminal (Admin)
Then type sfc /scannow and it checks windows files

Ceiling Mould

Decided to have a go at closing l cleaning the mould off the ceiling.

Google and there's lots of advice.  It seems the front runners are vinegar and bleach. Figured you can't eat bleach so it's probably stronger. 

The second question is application. 

This fellow uses a spray bottle.  This convinced me in regard to bleach. 

https://youtu.be/Mqz4SCinspE?si=BDCKGMPiTI73aHlE

This is bleach v vinegar and it seems both work.  Maybe bleach a bit better. https://youtu.be/kbRKXNZxSAQ?si=Hv6VOWOTvO-s8Fv0

Bunnings trip 1 and purchased a spray bottle and long gloves.   For ceiling though I found that the spray approach meant lots of mist dropping to the floor. 

This lot use a paint roller. That worked much better. 

https://youtu.be/wTBeOXitoEU?si=_P3KSWgsFpekvbGF

Park Run

Mostly walked with some running. Stayed together. 

No Mags this time. Concern she is a bit under the weather.