Thread: Not a total idiot, it's just the turner in me...

so you got a blank look??

...must remember to say logs, must remember to say logs, must remember to say logs.....

Good one Skew

Reminds me of an occaision quite a few years ago now, Father and I driving somewhere past a building, "oh look Dad! The building's been deleted!! "

Originally Posted by Skew ChiDAMN!!

I was wandering leisurely up to a mate's place yesterday arvo, when I spotted several short logs of assorted types, maybe 12-14" diameter and about the same length. A couple of Melaleuca, one Hakea (I think) and some orangey unknown thing, but with nice grain. All still oozing moisture, so they were fresh cut.

Naturally, I wandered up to the front door and rang the bell to enquire whether anyone would complain should these logs be liberated.

A elderly woman answered the door and I introduced myself then asked "I see you have a pile of blanks on the nature strip. Is it rubbish and would you mind if I help myself?"

'Twas greeted with a look of total incomprehension.

So I tried again; "There's about five of them, about this big [gestures with hands] just over there..." [points]

Light dawned on her face. "Oh, you mean the logs?"

Logs? Logs? I run a mental review of the previous conversation...



"Yes, yes. Logs. I meant the logs..."

So did she givem to you ?

Originally Posted by Stevenp

So did she givem to you ?

It wasn't hers, 'twas the next neighbour down and no-one was home there.

Although the piece of melaleuca did follow me home when I wandered back from my mate's at about 02:30AM

Originally Posted by Skew ChiDAMN!!

It wasn't hers, 'twas the next neighbour down and no-one was home there.

Although the piece of melaleuca did follow me home when I wandered back from my mate's at about 02:30AM

Those strays will do that!

yeah , not everyone is bi-lingual eh

Originally Posted by Skew ChiDAMN!!

...... ............'Twas greeted with a look of total incomprehension. ..................

So whats her problem??? - we knew what you meant

Around here anything on the nature strip is fair game.

Of course it's polite to ask ... to confirm the species ;-}

Sounds like the mongrel neighbour dumped them on the poor old ladies lawn.

It is in the spirit of community service that you should help her out.

If the Hakea is anything like the Hakea I have turned, I would have picked that up before the Melaleuca.

Ditto. But then maybe Skew's 'bank' is already full of it.

Originally Posted by rsser

Around here anything on the nature strip is fair game.

OK...I give translation for nature strip, please.