Hi all, I am still here, but don’t get much time to comment any more, a combination of slowly deteriorating health (bad)
and more than ever to do (that is all good though)
CRITICAL INFORMATION. I have lost contact with my StarviewFam at BigPond dot Com address and so far have not been able to recover it.
This is partly due to the provider of my StarviewFarms at AntMail dot Com dot Au address goningOu into liquidation and thus no longer responding to emails.
My new provider, Next Telecom, who took over most of their internet services, is closing down the Antmail address on 30 September 2025.
My new primary email address is StarViewFarm dot OutLook dot Com
You will need to update accordingly, both for here and on Patron.
The really bad bit (and why I have time to comment) is my Tractor is in for repair (new clutch plus anything else they find
since the tractor has to be split in half). estimated cost $8,000 to $10,000 Australian dollars, or 4 to 5 months income!
Some of you may remember I am a member of the Astronomical Society of Victoria (ASV).
They have leased part of my 59 hectare (140 acre) property to (initially) build 8 remotely operated observatories.
Each observatory is a roll of design with Aluminium framing and panels on a concrete slab.
A pier customised to the users scope, Starlink satellite communication, and power will be provided and maintained.
Everything else will be the users responsibility.
There are three options, a pier in a 2 pier observatory, a pier in a 4 pier observatory, and a single pier in a custom observatory,
but the custom observatory comes with a much higher initial cost with only Starlink satellite communication and power provided and maintained
David.
Sorry it’s taken me so long to reply, do you have a GiveSendGo account? I can kick in a few, and others here can at least spread the word on social media.
PC, No, I don’t, and hopefully not needed. I have the reserves to pay $8K and probably
$10K by not fully paying off Bankcard for a couple of months.
Other people have bigger financial problems than I do, and some, like Scarsdale,
need more than financial help.
In Australia we do not need to go through legal hoops to get home assistance services,
just have a district nurse evaluate the situation and agree it is needed.
It is, however, means tested, so if you are rich enough you will need to pay full price
for the services. As an aged pensioner with major hearing, balance, and physical disabilities
including being not permitted to drive, I get both home help (cleaning) and delivered meals.
I do need to pay 30% of the cost of the meals.
David.
Please let me know when you have updated my email address.
“In time of peace, prepare for war.”
Forget which unit, but we had a
similar one, “The more you bleed
in time of peace, the less you bleed
in time of war.”
The problem with preparing for war in times of peace is that
we always prepare for the last war we fought, and we’re
always surprised by the war that actually comes. And that’s
been known for a long time.
Navy:
1) Cadet…………………In School
2) Midshipman………Larval, in training
3) Ensign………………..Larval
4) Lieutenant JG……..Evaluation for command
5) Lieutenant………….Assisting Captain
6) Captain………………Ship Command
7)Commander………..Squadron Command
8) Commodore………Small Fleet Command
9) Fleet Admiral………Large Fleet Command
10) Grand Admiral….Goddess of the Navy
…
The duties are flexible, a Captain might command a squadron, etc.
Marines:
Same rank structure as now, but no one makes Officer without actual
combat experience as an enlisted and approval of other men in his unit. All go through
the same OCS, there are no Annapolis elites in the Imperial Marines.
Navy: 1 Officer/40 men.
Marines: 1 Officer/100 men.
Guys, does anyone have a bottle of single malt and a few guiness they
aren’t using? It’s a long story, but in the last 2 days I’ve had 2 hours of
sleep. damned machines kept coding out, like every 30 minutes.
Some how those machines that were failing my wife was all my fault.
Murder is still illegal, right? please say no. 3 calls, 2 different guys, and
I screwed them up?
Hang in there, man.
You’ve reached a point where you have no good choices left.
Now you can only square your shoulders, lower your head, and keep putting one foot ahead of the other
and hope that you eventually reach a different place. Remember, duty and responsibility.
I hate to suggest this, but check with a lawyer.
You might be able to get more help from the State if you keep your living arrangements exactly as they
are, but divorce her on paper, keeping everything in your name. A lawyer can tell you if, once she’s legally
divorced with no assets, the State will step in with medical and financial help, including home care visits.
Other couples have done the same thing in order to survive.
The idea sucks, but there it is.
I’m way ahead of you there, but she won’t have it. I don’t
know if the law’s been changed, but the state requires that
we don’t live together for (I think) for at least 6 months. I
WILL start looking for another provider for her equipment,
what didn’t help was at 1 am my drunk sister started to text
me I’m not doing enough… blah blah blah… sigh…
She’s my family, but at this point I will NOT start
to be her caregiver too, she has a husband, he
needs to step up too. I’m stretched thin, even my
son had to calm me down last night. I haven’t felt
like that in decades. Sorry for the drama guys.
Thanks, i just feel bad about it. My sister was the baby, very spoiled.
I stopped being her protector when her second hubby tried to get me
arrested. Damned dirty cop. Tried to get that murder case reopened.
Just because I seen things and started to talk to people about him.
i wood say he’s not leaning hard enough.!
we asked for it! Bring IT.!
and similar not same… one of my sissy’s ex is a pedo
and his daddy is a cop,. so yeah , had to goto court
for harassment.. cuz i sed something…
I’ll try, I’m not this frail I swear. Just too much too fast.
My son has talked about us getting a bachelor pad together,
my eldest has offered me a room at his place…
Maybe when my father passes, I don’t know yet.
Hook’s Oxygen came out a little while ago, swapped out one of the machines.
Now the other one is coding… So I called her doctor and asked if there was
someone else that could provide her with reliable machines. Or what the hell,
liquid oxy tanks to provide it. The tech that came out suggested that. He
admitted they don’t normally handle anyone over 10 liters.
This could be fun.
Nighty night! I’ll try to get a sense of the story. It’s been a day on I-5 etc.
Hi all, I am still here, but don’t get much time to comment any more, a combination of slowly deteriorating health (bad)
and more than ever to do (that is all good though)
CRITICAL INFORMATION. I have lost contact with my StarviewFam at BigPond dot Com address and so far have not been able to recover it.
This is partly due to the provider of my StarviewFarms at AntMail dot Com dot Au address goningOu into liquidation and thus no longer responding to emails.
My new provider, Next Telecom, who took over most of their internet services, is closing down the Antmail address on 30 September 2025.
My new primary email address is StarViewFarm dot OutLook dot Com
You will need to update accordingly, both for here and on Patron.
The really bad bit (and why I have time to comment) is my Tractor is in for repair (new clutch plus anything else they find
since the tractor has to be split in half). estimated cost $8,000 to $10,000 Australian dollars, or 4 to 5 months income!
Some of you may remember I am a member of the Astronomical Society of Victoria (ASV).
They have leased part of my 59 hectare (140 acre) property to (initially) build 8 remotely operated observatories.
Each observatory is a roll of design with Aluminium framing and panels on a concrete slab.
A pier customised to the users scope, Starlink satellite communication, and power will be provided and maintained.
Everything else will be the users responsibility.
There are three options, a pier in a 2 pier observatory, a pier in a 4 pier observatory, and a single pier in a custom observatory,
but the custom observatory comes with a much higher initial cost with only Starlink satellite communication and power provided and maintained
David.
Sorry it’s taken me so long to reply, do you have a GiveSendGo account? I can kick in a few, and others here can at least spread the word on social media.
PC, No, I don’t, and hopefully not needed. I have the reserves to pay $8K and probably
$10K by not fully paying off Bankcard for a couple of months.
Other people have bigger financial problems than I do, and some, like Scarsdale,
need more than financial help.
In Australia we do not need to go through legal hoops to get home assistance services,
just have a district nurse evaluate the situation and agree it is needed.
It is, however, means tested, so if you are rich enough you will need to pay full price
for the services. As an aged pensioner with major hearing, balance, and physical disabilities
including being not permitted to drive, I get both home help (cleaning) and delivered meals.
I do need to pay 30% of the cost of the meals.
David.
Please let me know when you have updated my email address.
Panel 6 – a variation on “Si Vis Pacem, Para Bellum”.
“In time of peace, prepare for war.”
Forget which unit, but we had a
similar one, “The more you bleed
in time of peace, the less you bleed
in time of war.”
The definition I found was:
“If you want peace, prepare for war.”
The problem with preparing for war in times of peace is that
we always prepare for the last war we fought, and we’re
always surprised by the war that actually comes. And that’s
been known for a long time.
Yep, the human condition in a nut shell!
Petercat – a request:
Seems I do need an update on the
Imperial Navy rank/grade structure.
If and when you have time.
thnx,
ned
Navy:
1) Cadet…………………In School
2) Midshipman………Larval, in training
3) Ensign………………..Larval
4) Lieutenant JG……..Evaluation for command
5) Lieutenant………….Assisting Captain
6) Captain………………Ship Command
7)Commander………..Squadron Command
8) Commodore………Small Fleet Command
9) Fleet Admiral………Large Fleet Command
10) Grand Admiral….Goddess of the Navy
…
The duties are flexible, a Captain might command a squadron, etc.
Marines:
Same rank structure as now, but no one makes Officer without actual
combat experience as an enlisted and approval of other men in his unit. All go through
the same OCS, there are no Annapolis elites in the Imperial Marines.
Navy: 1 Officer/40 men.
Marines: 1 Officer/100 men.
Thanks.
Hope you are doing well.
Guys, does anyone have a bottle of single malt and a few guiness they
aren’t using? It’s a long story, but in the last 2 days I’ve had 2 hours of
sleep. damned machines kept coding out, like every 30 minutes.
Some how those machines that were failing my wife was all my fault.
Murder is still illegal, right? please say no. 3 calls, 2 different guys, and
I screwed them up?
Hang in there, man.
You’ve reached a point where you have no good choices left.
Now you can only square your shoulders, lower your head, and keep putting one foot ahead of the other
and hope that you eventually reach a different place. Remember, duty and responsibility.
I hate to suggest this, but check with a lawyer.
You might be able to get more help from the State if you keep your living arrangements exactly as they
are, but divorce her on paper, keeping everything in your name. A lawyer can tell you if, once she’s legally
divorced with no assets, the State will step in with medical and financial help, including home care visits.
Other couples have done the same thing in order to survive.
The idea sucks, but there it is.
I’m way ahead of you there, but she won’t have it. I don’t
know if the law’s been changed, but the state requires that
we don’t live together for (I think) for at least 6 months. I
WILL start looking for another provider for her equipment,
what didn’t help was at 1 am my drunk sister started to text
me I’m not doing enough… blah blah blah… sigh…
She’s my family, but at this point I will NOT start
to be her caregiver too, she has a husband, he
needs to step up too. I’m stretched thin, even my
son had to calm me down last night. I haven’t felt
like that in decades. Sorry for the drama guys.
Scars – No need to apologize. You’ve got a
tough load. You need to vent. We told you
to lean on us. Keep leaning.
Thanks, i just feel bad about it. My sister was the baby, very spoiled.
I stopped being her protector when her second hubby tried to get me
arrested. Damned dirty cop. Tried to get that murder case reopened.
Just because I seen things and started to talk to people about him.
i wood say he’s not leaning hard enough.!
we asked for it! Bring IT.!
and similar not same… one of my sissy’s ex is a pedo
and his daddy is a cop,. so yeah , had to goto court
for harassment.. cuz i sed something…
I’ll try, I’m not this frail I swear. Just too much too fast.
My son has talked about us getting a bachelor pad together,
my eldest has offered me a room at his place…
Maybe when my father passes, I don’t know yet.
Fucking nite mares have to stop too, not helping.
Hook’s Oxygen came out a little while ago, swapped out one of the machines.
Now the other one is coding… So I called her doctor and asked if there was
someone else that could provide her with reliable machines. Or what the hell,
liquid oxy tanks to provide it. The tech that came out suggested that. He
admitted they don’t normally handle anyone over 10 liters.