The Tea Drinkers Thread

[eddie]

The eggs straight off the farm are so much better than the supermarket ones, i try not to buy them from the supermarket and get them from some of the local farmer markets, i go to Orange Grove markets a bit near Leichhardt Oval and will get eggs from a certain vendor there but can't always get there every week so other times i have to get the supermarket ones.
There is a sleepy little village on the mid north coast which has a a weekly farmers market at Eungai , i got eggs there last November, they were all shapes a sizes in the dozen i bought and all tasted a bit different but they were so full of flavour, also picked up some duck eggs there which were just yummmm.

My chooks layed eggs of the same shape, but the size could vary considerably.

[eddie]

Of course he was.

I decided to embrace the sarcasm.

[eddie]

You've gotta be careful with webster packs.
I couldn't function the other day.
After a sleepless night I had hot/cold flushes, headaches and I was wobbly.
I worked out over coffee that I'd taken morning tablets the night before by mistake.
Some tablets can be very unforgiving. Quick withdrawals with severe symtems.

It pays to be careful.

[mightyrooster]

You've gotta be careful with webster packs.
I couldn't function the other day.
After a sleepless night I had hot/cold flushes, headaches and I was wobbly.
I worked out over coffee that I'd taken morning tablets the night before by mistake.
Some tablets can be very unforgiving. Quick withdrawals with severe symtems.

It pays to be careful.

Speaking of sleep or lack thereof, I’m living off barely any at the moment. A restless fur boy cannot sleep at night anymore. It’s so sad and breaking my heart.

[horrie hastings]

You've gotta be careful with webster packs.
I couldn't function the other day.
After a sleepless night I had hot/cold flushes, headaches and I was wobbly.
I worked out over coffee that I'd taken morning tablets the night before by mistake.
Some tablets can be very unforgiving. Quick withdrawals with severe symtems.

It pays to be careful.

The better half does the webster pack up weekly for their medication and has to double check quite often to see whether it was the night or morning medications, like you some of the medication can only taken morning and others nightly and they have taken the wrong ones before.
Luckily the only medication i have to take is the one same tablet morning and night and even then i sometimes forgot to take it at night time.

[horrie hastings]

Speaking of sleep or lack thereof, I’m living off barely any at the moment. A restless fur boy cannot sleep at night anymore. It’s so sad and breaking my heart.

Thats not good MR and sorry to hear that. Funny we were having a discussion with friends yestetday who i had lunch with out the Penrith Regional Gallery, the couple dont go away very much anymore or 99 % of the time cant go out together because someone has to be at home with the dogs because they are old now and have anxiety attacks if left alone to long and its mainly because of their age as the dogs werent like that when they were younger.

[mightyrooster]

Thats not good MR and sorry to hear that. Funny we were having a discussion with friends yestetday who i had lunch with out the Penrith Regional Gallery, the couple dont go away very much anymore or 99 % of the time cant go out together because someone has to be at home with the dogs because they are old now and have anxiety attacks if left alone to long and its mainly because of their age as the dogs werent like that when they were younger.

Yes I get what your friends are saying. It seems so true sadly. We’ve certainly noticed his anxiety levels have increased the past 12 months. He doesn’t like being separated from me and reacts to slight noises or visual cues he’s unfamiliar with. About 5 weeks ago we had a super freezing night of minus 7.5. We’ve upgraded the heating so it now gets switched off at bedtime and the house does get really cold on those sub zero nights and it’s been a really cold winter here this year. I thought this was causing his restlessness so I bought him a new bed and blanket, but the behaviour has continued even on ‘warmer’ nights. He wakes me up without fail between 4:00-5:00 and won’t settle. Whimpering, panting, agitated. I have a vet appointment in about a week. I’m worried it’s the start of doggie brain decline as apparently it’s one of the early signs along with increased anxiety.

[horrie hastings]

Yes I get what your friends are saying. It seems so true sadly. We’ve certainly noticed his anxiety levels have increased the past 12 months. He doesn’t like being separated from me and reacts to slight noises or visual cues he’s unfamiliar with. About 5 weeks ago we had a super freezing night of minus 7.5. We’ve upgraded the heating so it now gets switched off at bedtime and the house does get really cold on those sub zero nights and it’s been a really cold winter here this year. I thought this was causing his restlessness so I bought him a new bed and blanket, but the behaviour has continued even on ‘warmer’ nights. He wakes me up without fail between 4:00-5:00 and won’t settle. Whimpering, panting, agitated. I have a vet appointment in about a week. I’m worried it’s the start of doggie brain decline as apparently it’s one of the early signs along with increased anxiety.

Hope the vet can give you some answers MR, it is sad when you can notice something is wrong with your furbabies but they themselves cant tell you what is wrong.

[eddie]

Speaking of sleep or lack thereof, I’m living off barely any at the moment. A restless fur boy cannot sleep at night anymore. It’s so sad and breaking my heart.

Oh no MR, that's not good at all.
I lost my dobermann over 20 years ago and I'm still not over it.
I could never replace him.

[mightyrooster]

Oh no MR, that's not good at all.
I lost my dobermann over 20 years ago and I'm still not over it.
I could never replace him.

This is the first dog I’ve owned and raised from a 9 week old puppy. I grew up with childhood family dogs of course but he is our family pup which my kids have grown up with so yes I know what you mean Eddie. Just thinking about him getting on and showing signs of decline is upsetting.

[eddie]

I find myself a little down today at the news of Sam Backo passing away.
I met him quite a few times and can confirm the stories about him are all true, He was a real character, and only 64 years old.
He leaves me with good memories.

[mightyrooster]

I find myself a little down today at the news of Sam Backo passing away.
I met him quite a few times and can confirm the stories about him are all true, He was a real character, and only 64 years old.
He leaves me with good memories.

It’s very sad. 64 years is way too young and it makes you realise how fragile life can be and to not take things for granted. Take care Eddie.

[mightyrooster]

I’m also feeling down about this place. Even this thread, there’s not many tea drinkers left now. I wish everyone could just embrace everyone for who they are and their differences. It doesn’t take much effort to show tolerance and realise if we were all the same, with the same interests and personalities, life would be so much more boring.

[horrie hastings]

I find myself a little down today at the news of Sam Backo passing away.
I met him quite a few times and can confirm the stories about him are all true, He was a real character, and only 64 years old.
He leaves me with good memories.

64 is way to young, Sam was one of those oposition players that i liked even though he played for teams i didnt like.

Just think of the good memories he left with you Eddie.

[horrie hastings]

I’m also feeling down about this place. Even this thread, there’s not many tea drinkers left now. I wish everyone could just embrace everyone for who they are and their differences. It doesn’t take much effort to show tolerance and realise if we were all the same, with the same interests and personalities, life would be so much more boring.

Im feeling down here to MR, the weather hasnt helped of late but i have had no proper internet access here for the last two weeks, there has a been a very localised NBN outage in our area, the phone calls and messages from Telstra have been going around in circles, feels like both of us here at home have spent half our day on the phone every day since the outage. That is why have hardly been on here lately , almost impossible to do things on the phone on this site and others like posting clips etc. Telstra saying it will be fixed by tonight, somehow i doubt it.

Meanwhile i am sitting back at the moment having a cup of tea and a scone with mandarin jam on it.