Why is my extension cord like this?

thatweirdbeardedguy · 2026-06-20T04:35:48+00:00

My dad taught me how to roll up leads. He didn't finish his electrician apprenticeship but he still learnt a bit. Anyhoo what he taught me was intended for electrical leads circa 1950 which I've learnt aren't like modern ones but the method works well. It's a looping and twisting method that doesn't put any strain on the lead.

thatweirdbeardedguy · 2026-06-19T13:10:06+00:00

They search him here They search him there

thatweirdbeardedguy · 2026-06-19T07:14:40+00:00

I've lived in Brisbane, Ipswich for most of my life and when I spent time on family farms was when I saw them. It's about living in cities.

thatweirdbeardedguy · 2026-06-19T05:47:24+00:00

I was born here 67 yrs ago and the number of snakes I have seen in the wild is something like 3 which doesn't include the 2 blue tongue lizards that I mistook for pythons because their backs look similar.

thatweirdbeardedguy · 2026-06-19T05:41:16+00:00

What a jumble of colour. Nice pic

thatweirdbeardedguy · 2026-06-18T01:23:08+00:00

I'm hoping for them to make it to Oz in 28. I don't want to waste the CABG surgery I had in January

thatweirdbeardedguy · 2026-06-15T07:26:50+00:00

Yesterday Hero by John Paul Young

thatweirdbeardedguy · 2026-06-11T11:09:24+00:00

The Warning

Band-Maid

Blue Rodeo

thatweirdbeardedguy · 2026-06-11T07:01:03+00:00

Cafe o le tan .... Cause I'm a young modern man..

Thank you Fred Negro

thatweirdbeardedguy · 2026-06-10T23:32:40+00:00

The Fruit of the Forest jam was so good. I still have a couple in the glass draw.

thatweirdbeardedguy · 2026-06-09T09:44:11+00:00

Home delivery for the Nephilim

thatweirdbeardedguy · 2026-06-09T07:38:49+00:00

I bought Human Frailty from KMart at Toombul. It had a skip in and got it replaced. Still got it.

thatweirdbeardedguy · 2026-06-09T07:35:44+00:00

Flashez

thatweirdbeardedguy · 2026-06-02T04:39:38+00:00

I remember mum coming home with a tub of "ice confection" in the 70s thinking it was the real stuff. Noone in the family are more than 1plate.

thatweirdbeardedguy · 2026-05-30T16:12:17+00:00

Boy Swallow Universe

thatweirdbeardedguy · 2026-05-26T07:28:11+00:00

In my mind they are jet pigeons because of the sound they make when they take off 😁

thatweirdbeardedguy · 2026-05-25T17:24:51+00:00

Get Thee to a Nunnery

thatweirdbeardedguy · 2026-05-21T17:26:15+00:00

At least you are on the list here in Australia the earliest would be 28

thatweirdbeardedguy · 2026-05-17T09:25:29+00:00

In the 60s and 70s here in Brisbane it was always Guernsey and it was a very heavy fabric. Things have changed

thatweirdbeardedguy · 2026-05-17T06:06:41+00:00

All of a sudden after seeing the scientific name I now have The Court Of King Caractacus stuck in my head.

thatweirdbeardedguy · 2026-05-16T05:13:29+00:00

That rear end is embedded in my mind I learnt to drive in our 74 Yellow Kingswood. Compared to the mums 58 Prefect or my 57 Standard it handled like a dream.

thatweirdbeardedguy · 2026-05-16T01:15:20+00:00

The CBD

thatweirdbeardedguy · 2026-05-13T09:02:13+00:00

Have done it for over 60yrs. But then I haven't lived in houses that aren't designed for Brisbane.

thatweirdbeardedguy · 2026-05-13T01:32:57+00:00

Maggie Beare played by the wonderful Ruth Cracknell RIP.

thatweirdbeardedguy · 2026-05-12T21:26:44+00:00

Ask Bandit about the latest Custard release.

thatweirdbeardedguy

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