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Sunday, June 23, 2024

weekend 22 23 June

SATURDAY
I think my Saturday morning looks like this:
4:30 rise and shine
4:45 Depart Glenrich st
5:15 park West end ( West end markets) 
5:30 Arrive shed
6:00 row upstream 
7am race start
7:30 race finish
8:00 back at shed.
         Shower
         Breakfast
9:00 depart West end
10:00 arrive Raby Bay
Parked at the end of Cleveland pt and watched the view. 
11 ish I think Graham and Mel



SUNDAY 

Friday, June 21, 2024

Rowing

 Tomorrow is Winter Racing Series Race #4 WRS#4

Today (Friday) we had a training row.  It was a good row.  We did three 18 minute pieces. 6 min at 20, 6 min at 22 and 6 min at 24.  All at ideally at 80% effort.  I felt that the boat sat up well and timing was pretty good.  In all I walked away feeling good.

Breakfast well attended.  Always sign of a good row.
Mel & Phoebe, Seven, Paul and Kathy all dropped in.






Cancelling a credit card

Easier said than done

THURSDAY
1.  Pay it off.
2. Get $50 by converting points to cash.  The balance is now $50
3. Transfer the $50 out.
4. Try to cancel but the $50 is pending and the system won't cancel.
Would be nice to be able to queue the cancellation.
Now discover there is a $4 cash advance fee.  That's a rip off in anyone's language.
FRIDAY
5. Now the balance is -$4.03 so I am sure uncancellable.
6. Transfer $4.03
7. Try to cancel but the Transfer is pending.

WEDNESDAY 26-06-2024

The balance is 0.03 and it wont let me close it






WEDNESDAY 26-06-2024











Thursday, June 20, 2024

Wedding Aniversery

 Today 20 June is the wedding anniversary.

Reflecting on the end- I wonder how much I was hurt by the loss of the institution and how much by the loss of Megan.  I had, I thought, a strong attachment to a old fashioned conservative view of life.  Being married fitted with that.  That all came crashing down.  I think I strongly considered that vows were contracts not to be broken.

I spent a lot of time in the latter half of the marriage, wondering what is wrong with me.
It does reinforce in my own mind that we can not see ourselves.  I can not see me if that makes sense.  I must have been really really rotten / nasty / fucktard / deadbeat /looser ... to hurt Megan to such a degree that she could not stand me.

For me the separation was really painful.  There was an initial sense of relief because it was an extremely cold and lonely existence.   Then the sense of loss and rejection flowed in.  It was like waves on a beach.  First they washed over refreshing then they came over like a tidal wave. Drowning.

Time is a healer though and although the painful memories surface at times like this when the date comes round, now days I feel much better.  Having a wonderful loving girlfriend has made a huge difference.

Megan is tripping around Europe.  I hope she is feeling free.

Sunday, June 16, 2024

Moogerah Camping

Mags — I had bought from big W a dog jacket and a size 12 kids jumper. In the end I think the kids jumper was better. They were both about $12, the jumper kept her tummy warm.
SUNDAY
I got up first about 6:30am.
Leaves and twiggs and gradually larger and larger sticks on the fire. It slowly began to smoke and eventually burst into flames.

Filled the cast


1:30 at the top
2:05 depart top
3:20 back at the dam
Friends Robyn, Chris and myself drove round to Moogerah day area. Phoebe very kindly stayed back at camp and looked after Magnus.

It's an exhausting walk.

Sat at the top and enjoyed the view.

CUSTARD
16 4 2 tablespoon cust powder
8 2 1 tbsp sugar
16 4 2 cups milk 500mL
5 2/3. 1+1/3. 2/3 cup powder
16 4 2 cup water
 
 
Thank you Chris PFP

 
 
 
 
 



















 
 
















 
 
 
 
 
 
 



Wednesday, June 12, 2024

Gas Prices

 Origin sent me an email advising my gas price will be increasing




WHO c/day c/MJ Notes.
Origin Now
136.202 4.235 .
Origin New
139.095
4.488 .
AGL 123.18 3.884
.
RED
115.775 3.685 All the plans show the same costs - Why?  Qantas points.
Covau Basic 130.515 6.160 .
Covau Freedom 124.3
3.773

Alinta Home Saver 101.178
4.246
+$50 credit.  No exit fee
Alinta Home Saver 87.5
4.246
Amortize the +$50 credit
LPE -
. . I think only for strata title apartment blocks
GloBird No Contract 77
3.87
Connect $22 disconnect $22  Equiv to a month or 12c /day
. 90
3.87 amortize the $22 + $22 over 1 year
. . .  Not sure if they actually supply Corinda
. . . .


ALINTA

Seems to be the best option.  They dont have a web chat. Phone 1300 731 039

Folloing links on the Alinta site leads to two different option

https://www.alintaenergy.com.au/help-and-support/contact-us

Plan ID: ALI724972MRG1  63.76c / day  5.97c/MJ
Plan ID: ALI724971MRG1 101.18c/day   4.25c/MJ













Friday, June 7, 2024

Coffee with Ben

Tuesday most weeks, Ben and I and Mags meet for coffee