JimT

Hope Santa is good to everyone ( as long as you all have been good little vegemites all year). Let 2023 be the best 2023 it can be............ Jim

re- using a snatch strap on tow ball...... saw this being done and the tow ball let go. It went through the radiator, bonnet, windscreen, headrest then exiting the vehicle through the C pillar and was still going upwards when we lost sight of it. That was a big ouch and very lucky there was no passenger Jim

try a small barrel sinker wrapped in foil with line through it and hook and swivel at each end Jim

I have bashed the !@#$% out of a desert spoon with a hammer, drilled a hole at each end, added split rings and hook and swivel. works a treat and cheap. Just don't use the good silverware Jim

nurses beach, that would be Little Bay Beach? Often saw nurses on the rocks on the southern headland chasing a more "all over tan"

as it turns out, the nurses accommodation on Pine Ave is now a Lend Lease over 55's 1,2 and 3 bedroom units and Mum lives in one of them. Would not have guessed she would be back after 40+ years.

My parents ran the corner store opposite the main entrance to PHH 1974-77. All I remember is a lot of sandwiches and rolls were made every lunch time........... our sandwich hands were Nelly B and Betty C. I use to fish on the weekends and then sold my XS fish to the pensioners in the retirement home near us, to pay for my fishing addiction. Jim

reminds me of a spot called The Chute which was behind the old Prince Henry Hospital. Spot was south of what I remember was Doctors rock and Greeny and I think north of The Pinnacle. Apparently the chute was where the food waste was literally dumped into the ocean from the hospital. So naturally fish were used to a free feed. So when we fished there it only needed a small amount of burley to liven things up... circa early-mid 1970's ? Jim

live poddies always good

does it affect the fishing??

always picked up some good flathead off the end of Octavia St Narrabeen

Looks like a clear night for eclipse of Moon

No connections with Blooms Chemist Group. Pharmacycle aims to have this service rolled out to many more pharmacies in the future. It's also National Recycling Week next week 7-11 Nov '22.

Blooms The Chemist is set to introduce a blister pack recycling program across the group’s 110 pharmacies from 07 Nov. The launch of the scheme in partnership with recycling specialist, Pharmacycle, will see cobranded blister pack bins installed in all Blooms stores from next Mon. Blooms Chief Operating Officer, Pamela Bishop, said the group was the first pharmacy brand to launch a blister pack recycling program across its entire network. “More and more, our customers are telling us they want to be able to recycle common household medicinal waste,” she said. “We want to lead the pharmacy industry by example on environmental issues like recycling blister packs, which is why Blooms is excited to be partnering with Pharmacycle to offer our local communities a complete recycling solution. “Additionally, it ensures our stores can recycle blister pack waste generated from their dispensary service. “This program helps Blooms reduce our carbon footprint and supports our local communities to do the same.” Pharmacycle is aiming to have at least 500 drop-off locations across the country to improve access to blister pack recycling. Pharmacycle’s Recycling Operations Manager, Nicholas Klapsogiannis, said pharmacies can lead by example on recycling medicinal blister packs, as sufficient volumes are required to warrant the use of specialised recycling technology. “Blister packs are a real problem for households because they cannot be recycled in household recycling and often end up in that stream as contaminants,” he said. “That’s why this new partnership with Blooms is important because it provides the mechanism to achieve a better outcome for environmental impact.”

have seen jewfish take a blackfish which was being retrieved in Narabeen Lake.......... Jim

use to fish The Cooks River breakwalls in my younger days and recall during Aug/Sept when the westerlies were blowing we would catch lots of Blackfish on Botany Bay Wrigglers and what looked like a small yabby greenish in colour (not pink nippers) The fish were in good condition and spawning as well so lots of roe etc as well Jim

After thinking about these fish I recall we used the brown slimy weed which is usually scrapped in with our cleats when fishing for blackfish.......

Have caught a few Surgeons from The Trap behind The Coast Golf Course at Little Bay in my youngers years. They are hard fighters and really good eating.. Jim

lots of warm water has come down from the north this summer and also the east coast lows that we've had will also stir up the fish mix a bit Jim

The Forum is only as good as it's participants at Admin and user levels Thanks Jim

Met my wife to be at my cousins 21st birthday. I was a Sydney boy and they were in Brisbane so long distance relationship ensued for the next 18 months or so. Got married on 26th Jan so it's nice that they put on festivities and fireworks in honour of our celebration. NB Please don't change Aus Day date- easy memory jogger atm. Jim

time to use some chitosan in our waterways to suck up all the pollutants Jim

plenty of fresh coming over next couple of days Jim

just lucky the trailer went straight through the middle and not across and thru seat Definitely buying a lottery ticket Jim

Hypoxic Blackwater ?? I don't know about that and the "forecast" by BOM.... Parra River gets a good flush out fairly frequently when ever there is a good series of thunderstorms in the catchment area upstream.... seems to be a bit of techy speak to keep people happy... just my uneducated observations being a local..... Jim