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Night Shift

MazaritaSenior Contributor

Night Shift

Since I am awake at 4am I thought I'd start this thread for those of us who have trouble sleeping and might find it helpful to have a place to go to chat. Whatever gets you through the night is alright.

To get the ball rolling, I'll just say that I enjoyed being part of the Topic Tuesday discussion tonight. I wish it was possible for these events to be weekly rather than monthly. Either way, thanks SANE and all the people I've met on here over recent months.

Edited June 2016 and February 2017: Night Shift is now open 24 hours a day. To join in, just click through to the last page of the thread at the top right of this post to get to the latest message.

Edited April 2017 and June 2017: For the sake of better communications between members here, I am adding that this thread is meant to be a caring, kind and gentle place of sharing. Humour is welcome, as long as its not unkindly directed towards other members. Hope your time in this chat thread is rewarding.

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TABSenior Contributor

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'k's .. face fed hear, last bit o' movie then fall into bed @Former-Member

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DecadianSenior Contributor

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I'm off too

Seeing as I slept earlier in the evening I might not sleep for a while now - but I found a book to read when I was looking for something else

Night all

zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz well

Dec

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TABSenior Contributor

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..we el just bumped into Pulp Fiction for fifteth time, not a fave, ok , parts, lol @Former-Member

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Unknown userMember

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Morning @Former-Member, so good to hear from u..I think it was called building house's. I'd like to explore Tassie in one of those wicked campers or something. I once aspired to just get a troopy when boy's were young & travel but dad suggested I find another partner first to do it with!! Lol...I guess he didn't want me to do things so hard anymore. My tribe are behaving at the mo...👍...,
☕ a morning coffee for you when u wake.
I love this warmer weather...I need new dresses!

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Unknown userMember

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The house was being built in Tassie just outa Hobart @TAB..on Foxtel channel. Reminded me of Steiner inspired architecture. The guy did it all, with his son, his sons mate who both apprentices..a works in progress but they did it. Looked pretty amazing. But I'd love an old queenslander any day or am old farm house with verandah right round it! Ha, I can dream!!! Lol @TAB

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Unknown userMember

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Thanks, need that coffee this morning @Former-Member. I love tassie would like to go back. I did the same thing with the travel bug with the kids. At one point I wanted to sell the house and travel around Aus with the kids when they were younger. I'm glad I didn't financially but it would have been great. Friends of mine did it with their kids a few years back and loved it.

I would love a house with a big verandah all around. When I was living in Qld many moons back I want a pole home with the verandah all around it. At the moment I have a few old sheets of alsynite that constitute a verandah........doesn't quite do it for me.

I hope your day is ok and your tribe behave. Mine are ok at the moment too. Best if I get my backside moving and do things. Without my son going to school at the moment I've become a bit slack with getting up. Take care 💜😊

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DecadianSenior Contributor

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Hi @Former-Member and @Former-Member

I love Tassie - when I used to drive I would hire a car and drive around a lot - I drove into the teeth of a blizzard on my way into Cradle Mountain - and never saw Cradle Mountain because the weather was so bad -

I was chatting with my dd yesterday - I have a few things to attend to in the next few weeks - but I am planning to go to Hobart for a few days in late Spring - I have rellies there and I am longing to see them - but stay at the Casino - they have fantastic accommodation

My rellies are getting on in years and I miss them - they have slowed right down - but I am sure I could see them for a short while if I give them warning - but my emails let them know I care.

How many times have I been to Tassie? I don't know. Honestly I have flown over Bass Strait so often I can't count them -

Yes - I have had my coffee - and time for a shower - no watching day-time TV - that is a waste of time most of the time - I have a whole great hour without Dr Phil now

Slacking off is perfectly okay with me - I know I will get it done eventually - whatever it is -

Dec - putting things off again

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BlueBellsSenior Contributor

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Hi @Decadian....

In the reply, sounds like you are in USA, but last post, sounds like Aus.

I prefer toilet on its own, mainly if someone needs the loo while the shower/bath is occupied, and vise versa 🙂

I also like the idea of a small handbasin in the toilet cubicle. My son has that in his house, smart idea 😉 When one leaves the loo, hands are clean, not handling door handles etc on way to wash basin 😄

I really don't fancy the squat toilets, though. I suppose just haven't grown up with them (still squat when caught out in the paddock / bush though 😄 😄 😄

Hugs 🙂 🙂 🙂

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DecadianSenior Contributor

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Hi @BlueBells

I am an Aussie "OI!!!" - with a British background - but I was in an American/Canadian website for many years and probably pickup up a lot of their on-line wordisms - I don't even know a lot of the time - I just write away happily - but yes - trying to drop the US stuff

Now and again a handy man doing handyman tasks will ask if he can use my toilet - yes of course - but please put the seat down - I have an aversion about falling into the toilet because I forget and I am not looking

Okay - enough about toilets - ah except - why are we so twee about it that we don't have a really suitable word without all the euphanisms

I told an overseas friend of mine who was battling with English - anyway - I lowered my voice and said "Do you want to know a secret? We don't actually speak English in Australia."

This only confused the poor bloke

I am of English and Irish descent - and was really close to my English father and grandparents - I had a regional British accent at school and had no idea what was wrong with the way I said things

Decadian

Oh yes - I have heard about squat toilets - well - out in the bush behind convenient scrub - yes - but I have not been overseas myself - we had a family wedding in Phuket - I heard about them from the family - not easy to use in later life - I guess the oldies are used to it themselves - that's the way it is in Tha

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TABSenior Contributor

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sorry @Former-Member had seen show on free tv using old power poles .. they were ironbark from aust would you believe, well it was in nz. yeah, places for sale in remote WA for 40k lol thats 3 br house, dunno bout the front porch or the rocking chair and verandah out the back like that aussie song from 70s lol

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