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I know Im late in asking but what did we all get for Ch

18 years ago

ristmas? I got solar garden lights a new pillow and an outdoor setting.

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ashmeri
18 years ago
After talking about will we or won't we for many years we got ourselves and Air conditioner, and would you beleive my Henry reckons it makes looking at the cricket a wonderful, cool experience !!!!Marion
fairy_vic
18 years ago
Hubby went through a list of things he could get me as a Christmas present, ending with, 'Or I could just get you a surprise'. As he's completely oblivious to the signs of gardening fanatic around him over the years, I couldn't begin to imagine what the surprise would be, and opted for my heart's desire - an electric hedge trimmer. "But we haven't got any hedges", he stalled. Nevertheless, I got it and I can trim away all the straggly shrubbery around the fence line. Hubby? I got him a 100 ml bottle of men's cologne at my daughter's perfume party - to date unopened.
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One problem is that glass cutters can handle straight cuts, but curves are iffy. If your table top is round or oval, it is tough to cut, but a rectangular piece is easier to do. I also wondering if codes require the table top to be "safety' glass, e.g., glass that is internally stressed to cause it to fragment into many small pieces if struck. This stuff may be very difficult to cut in the usual way. If Walmart can not supply you with a replacement top, then make a replacement top or get a whole new table. If you make a top out of plywood, be sure to use outdoor or better yet, marine rated plywood. The other stuff will de-lainate in a short time. Finish the plywood with an outdoor rated finish. A marine varnish is good, but ti takes a longer time to dry than other finishes. Whichever finish you use, be sure to soak the edges where the end grain shows. The edge will require much more finishing liquid than large flat surface. Continue to brush the finish onto the edges as it soaks in. Stop the application when the rate of wicking slows, and lastly, apply to the large flat surface. Sealing the edge (and end grains) is critical for long life.
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Sparaxis
18 years ago
A holiday house on 45 acres - on google earth 37deg 23' 53" South, and 143deg 56' 11" East. Our accountant laughed hysterically when I told him where it was. Lets see who's first to get the joke?
mooquack
18 years ago
I'm there ... but I can't make out exactly what I'm looking at due to the low-res. Your house? Anyone else want to help me out?
youngquinn_gw
Original Author
18 years ago
Hey Sparaxis how come youi got a holiday house and I got a pillow? I wasnt that naughty last year!
Liatris
18 years ago
As long as it's a GOOD pillow, it's well worth it!
Sparaxis
18 years ago
I'll give you a clue MQ - it's to do with the location. You don't have to get too close to work that out. (we live and work in Creswick, BTW - just north of Ballarat) Our accountant laughed hysterically because of the distance we have to travel to actually use the holiday house. Take into account that we run a business, and employ quite a few people, and my partner works 7 days a week, 90+ hours.
Why did the accountant laugh?
Liatris
18 years ago
Okay, now I get it! I knew it was in the vicinity, and figured you were talking about home, but didn't recall you having that amount of land!

There really is nothing like 'getting away from it all', even if you can practically walk there!
Sparaxis
18 years ago
Precisely! we had thought about a beach house, or something in the Pyrenees, near Halls Gap, but decided there was no way we would see such a holiday house more than once a year. This one is 5 minutes drive, or good walk with the doggies, close enough to pop home and feed the chooks, has a view to die for, and as an added bonus, we can see it from our bedroom window at home - LOL. Nice volcanic soil too, for growing you know what!

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