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Ahhh... back in the good old days. 12km to school on a pushy for us (single speed), at -6 degrees in winter. By the time we got to school, if we had just showered - our hair was covered in ice. No helmets of course. The old man reckoned he was driving the tractor by the age of 8, had his two...

Fair enough, I've had to spray the little buggers with vigour this year. They took to the tettnang especially.... In general I don't like spraying things, but War is War.

Did you check for mites? Mite damage looks a bit like the leaves are dying off. Scroll down to image 3 here: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/270387946_Challenges_and_Opportunities_for_Organic_Hop_Production_in_the_United_States/figures?lo=1

Pump sounds good - was it exxy? Lots of diabetes in our family, my sister was type 1 also around 5 years old, Dad diagnosed type 1 around 35 years old (also mature onset?) .. Uncle diagnosed type 1 as a youth .. Monitor things carefully lads, my Uncle didn't manage it too well - stuffed his...

An interesting article about how many NZ breweries are taking the piss with est. dates. Relates to the 'clearer labelling' thread: https://thebottleneck.net/2015/10/28/who-is-new-zealands-oldest-craft-brewery-draft-4/

It's happening with food as of July 2018, why not beer: http://www.foodlabels.industry.gov.au/ What also irks me is companies using historic dates for beers for which they have no actual link. 'Emersons 1812 Pale Ale" for example. To my knowledge Emerson's was founded in the 1990's, how can...

Yes I should affix some white material around the outside. Wish it was my garden too, just a vacant plot at work. ..

Burrs are out on my Saaz. Bit of a mixed bag with the first year rhizomes:

My Tettnang also had a bad infestation of mites (seemed to be more susceptible than other varieties) - I had to cut off the early bines and let the new growth come through.

A beer for the Clerks. The lads out chasing Holkar demanded something stronger I'll warrant.

With quarter million or more serving and /or retiring company men in the mid 1800s it was essentially a marketing ploy. Many of those guys with a taste for freedom headed out to the colonies.

My 4th Great grandad was a soldier (Captain) with HEIC (hon. East India Company) 1799-1811 served in Bengal and Java - kicked the Dutch out. He was also a brewer (his dad was a hopfactor/ victualler in Cardiff 1780's).... Anyway, when we came out to the colonies in the 1840's we brewed Stout...

Kiwis build a temporary island to avoid alcohol regs. http://mobile.abc.net.au/news/2018-01-02/group-builds-island-to-avoid-nz-drinking-ban/9297776

Two days to go. So far I've survived an interstate flight with baby, a raging flu, 3 Christmas parties, 6 momma catchup groups, a birthday party and 10 days of bickering inlaws. I am looking forward to getting home and seeing how my brew is getting on.....

Given the in laws very low opinion and negative comments about our parenting skills, I can't see how how drinking will hurt......

Stick a fork in me, I'm done. 3 days at the in-laws and 7 to go. Serenity now. Serenity now. Serenity now. Serenity now. Serenity now......

:thumbsdown:Whatever it was (is) I do not recommended it. On the upside, I have now an excuse not to attend numerous mother group tea parties. On the downside. I cannot pick up my beautiful daughter for fear of infecting her.

Caught the lurgy from hell yesterday flying with wife and bubs to Perth for Xmas. 8 hours of feverish sweating /coughing interspersed by screaming baby. At least bubs lungs are working well.

Good for those that are on it, but at least they could do some bloody work before they go ... *******s. All us casuals and temps get the work done now while they sit around clock watching.

Missed our work Xmas party - it's designed for the institutionalised permanents who are biding time until retirement. Most of them still on the old super scheme where they get 2/3 of finishing salary for the rest of their life. The rest of us temps and casuals are out in the fields to doing the...