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  1. Melbourne to enter 6th lockdown from 8pm... this never ends :nope:

    1. New World Explorer

      New World Explorer

      Cases are growing in Australia, it seems that Delta variant is slipping away and spreading much faster. 

    2. Raven

      Raven

      Oof...That's gotta be rough. There will be an end to it, though. 👍

  2. Thank you Tortuga (Richard) for years of moderating on this forum. You're such a treasure! :givehug:

  3. This is big ask: But does anyone has, or refer me to a transcript to the doco Perfect Planet by D. Attenborough? I would be eternally grateful. :)

  4. Any recommendations for multi-region Blu-ray player? Thank you in advance. 

    1. shali

      shali

      I just bought an excellent one with terrific reviews from Amazon.  The brand name is "Tojock" and it

      is sold by Tojock Direct on Amazon.  Just go and read the reviews.  They usually have a coupon on the listing you can clip too to make it cheaper and when you get it, if you leave a review on Amazon they will send you a 15 dollar Amazon gift card via email.  What I really liked about it is it loads really quickly and it allows you to skip previews! (My Samsung blu-ray would let us do that).  

    2. shali

      shali

      I meant to say my Samsung Blu-ray WOULDN'T let us skip previews and it took forever to load.

  5. Delta variant puts Sydney into a stricter lockdown starting today ...no new cases in Victoria and WA. International travellers arriving in Australia from next Friday will be asked which vaccine they have received and where they were given it

  6. Sydney enters 2 weeks of strict lockdown as Delta variant spreads, the COVID-19 nightmare continues….

    1. shali

      shali

      Please continue to be diligent and cautious in protecting yourself, we can't let our guard down now, I feel we are so close to Jehovah's great day. It would be such a shame to miss out on seeing it because we were careless in our precautions. As Delta spreadsworldwide (and it will), we will all be in the same situation soon. You are not alone, you will never be alone.

    2. RichardPNZ

      RichardPNZ

      Learn how to make donuts at home so you don't need to go out.😄

  7. Huge storms and floods in Victoria, 160000 without power, our meeting attendance was so low due to electricity outages 

    Some brothers will not have power till Monday.

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    2. Vinnie

      Vinnie

      keep us updated. We are praying for all of you.

    3. New World Explorer

      New World Explorer

      Thanks Vinnie, power still not on in some areas, some friends from the congregation were told that power will be back on Wednesday. Otherwise all is fine. 

    4. Miss Mouse

      Miss Mouse

      Oh man and I saw the hordes of mice issue too in Australia.  I have a RV that just moved to your land down under and I am hoping to get an address soon. Will PM you if she is near you. 

  8. I have spotted something interesting above the picture in your avatar! LOL :whistling:

    1. daydream

      daydream

      🤣 I think it is an Indian snack. That is how I interpret it although I did remember the caption said it was your favorite virtual food. 

      But I'm sure most South Asians would claim it is vada , their favorite snack. 

       

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      Quite misshapen doughnut looking snacks. Savory not sweet. Eaten with yoghurt. Yum. 

      Absolutely healthy food if it was not deep fried. 

      Made from lentils..

       

  9. Zoom is wonderful tool, tomorrow we have a brother from New York Bethel giving a public talk in our congregation.

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    2. Tortuga

      Tortuga

      We had a brother from New York give our talk yesterday. Next month we have a brother from London giving the talk. >:D<

    3. daydream

      daydream

      No donuts to share?  I'll ask @JennyM to chime in. At the very least, the title of the talk, busy Br. Mod. Shepherd's Pie will suffice.

       

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    4. daydream

      daydream

      ok how about rating the talks in descending order

      10   shark fins soup

      9     pork ribs

      8     shepherd's pie

       

      1     plain donut from anywhere exc. Woiwurrung. There are no                                donut shops there

  10. Ten million Australians are currently under a weather warning 

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    2. New World Explorer

      New World Explorer

      The pink donut is a winner LOL :thumbsup:

    3. JudyO

      JudyO

      It just seems to be one disaster after another no matter where you are on this earth. I don't know about you, but I think we will definitely be looking back soon on this system---from the other side---and wondering how we kept hanging on.

       

      Only with Jehovah's spirit.

    4. Miss Mouse

      Miss Mouse

      It is the zillions of mice that got me, when I saw those mice in Australia I just thought man that

      is Biblical proportions. I have an RV/study moving to Australia. When she gets there and has an

      address I will be in touch and see if you can help me out in finding someone to call on her. ( New world explorer).

  11. Any one here used AliExpress? I would like to buy something there, but never used their service, any thoughts? Thank you 

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    2. Kristian

      Kristian

      I order frequently, because of the prices.

       

      If they don't arrive, I open a dispute and I request a refund.

      I always check for reviews with pictures. I'd avoid a product without picture reviews, but even if I "risk" it, I'm calm since I know I can get a refund.

       

      Hope this helps. :)

       

    3. New World Explorer

      New World Explorer

      Thank you for all your input, it helped me a lot. 

    4. GeordieGirl

      GeordieGirl

      I have bought a number of things through AliExpress though only home wares type stuff, nothing electrical or technology based.  Never had any problems.  

  12. Why everything is so bright and large? Forum got upgrade? Well in my opinion it's a downgrade ...but that is just me. Before everything was so nice and compact easy to view. 

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    2. hatcheckgirl

      hatcheckgirl

      Remember to add the up button (or top button) to save scrolling through posts. Not a fan of the new look, as the stats column on the right can’t be closed. Takes up space.

    3. New World Explorer

      New World Explorer

      With the larger look, will my donuts look humongous? slightly excited LOL (:P)

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    4. RichardPNZ

      RichardPNZ

      I now think of you and smile  each time I see a donut.😃

  13. Entire state of Victoria is going in hard lockdown for 5 days within hours .. 

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    2. New World Explorer

      New World Explorer

      I was surprised because supermarkets were as per normal in the suburb where I live, so perhaps the "rush" is more localized this time.   :wave:

    3. JennyM

      JennyM

      thats people in the west.. they cant handle a little discomfort 

    4. Luigi62
  14. In the past someone here pointed me to site with free vectors ..my memory failed, and I do not remember the name of the website..please direct me again ...thank you :)

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    2. Katty

      Katty

      Did you look at pngtree?  out of curiosity. I didn't realize before I got on, that it's limited to 2 downloads a day for the free version, so takes a lot of planning and you gotta be sure you want THAT particular PNG. I'm loving the images so far. I'm starting to make a collection of 8 bit art that I want to apply shaders to in the future to make some nice animated scenes that represent different parts of the day. I checked out vecteezy. The images look really nice! To use it for free, it looks like attribution is required. That doesn't seem too bad. 

    3. Katty

      Katty

      ...looks like pngtree requires attributions as well. idk about anyone else who uses these vectors, but I'm making a txt file for links.

    4. bigvince

      bigvince

      some on vecteezy require attribution as well. I usually create my own or use one of the subscriptions we have through work.

  15. 7 years on the forum, 53 days won...and I still don't know how to spend them? :no: 

    LOL :lol1:

    7 years ...? hmm..I remember the day joining in..7 years went so quick! Unbelievable. 

    One day we are going to say the same about this old system ..how quickly it passed away. 

    1. Tortuga

      Tortuga

      Let me know if you find out what to do with the days you have won...😂👍

    2. New World Explorer

      New World Explorer

      Being reasonable, I am happy to make a deal....53 days for 53 donuts ...?  LOL 

    3. LoneWanderer

      LoneWanderer

      Sounds like a really bad conversion rate for me. Aim high with your demands, meet in the middle :batman:

  16. Cloud storage for free - any recommendations beside Dropbox and Google drive?  

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    2. New World Explorer

      New World Explorer

      I had trouble with my Google drive ...that’s why I was looking for alternative. See my original question. 🙂

    3. Luigi62

      Luigi62

      how much storage does icedrive allow?

    4. New World Explorer

      New World Explorer

      10 GB for free, then paid subscription applies.

      I need around 10GB for now.

  17. I had a wonderful time sharing together in a spiritual meeting with brothers and sisters from St. Lucia and Venezuela, zoom is a incredible tool that Jehovah's organization benefits right now. 

    1. TrueTomHarley

      TrueTomHarley

      For paragraph 12 in yesterday’s Watchtower study,I related how I Zoomed in for a public talk in Myanmar by a friend who’d moved there & stayed for their Watchtower However, nothing was translated. I couldn’t understand a word. Still, knowing the format, I figured who was reading, gauging how many times he read & how long each reading took, I managed to give a short comment on the correct paragraph. Afterwards, those who understood English said it was just fine, and those who didn’t were tickled that a foreigner would take the struggle to participate part in their village meeting.

  18. Does anyone know where to find songs made by our spiritual family about Paradise?  etc  

  19. Despite Covid-19, video production(s) and construction preparation is going ahead, (here in Sydney -Australia) Jehovah never stops. Once the virus is under control, a lot of projects will be ready to go instantly. 

    1. daydream

      daydream

      Hope to see you in one of the productions. Make sure you speak with a aussie accent.So excited to be able see our brothers in action. I remember those times long ago where the congregations would take turns to 'act' in some of the conventions dramas. Phew it was a lot of hard work. And that  was just some amateurish effort. Don't know how many takes our budding actors and actresses will be put through to churn the very professional videos production. 

       

      Pray very hard before the director says 'Action'

      Can't wait to see what the Society have in store for us. 

       

       

    2. sis little

      sis little

      Yes indeed, Satan and his world cannot and will not stop Jehovah's fulfillments.

  20. Neil, my friend (Beggar for the Spirit) thinking of you, miss your comments - hope you're doing ok? 

    1. daydream

      daydream

      I think I'll have to go through some of Brother Neil's old posts. I need to reread some of his long and well researched comments. A pity if I don't avail myself of all his wonderful comments that is so upbuilding. I have a lot of catching up to do. 

    2. My little flower

      My little flower

      I hope is alright.

    3. sis little

      sis little

      My friend I hope that you are alright, waiting to hear from you again.

       

      Sis Little

  21. Melbourne is getting 1.8 billion vaccine factory, to prevent COVID-19 (and future pandemics) 

    1. New World Explorer

      New World Explorer

      Vaccine is being produced in Melbourne, ready to dispatch to Australians in March 2021?

       

    2. sis little

      sis little

      I am afraid of it, for them to say that they don't know the origin of it and where it came from, how can they really come up with a vaccine.

  22. They call it "Donut Day" referring to ZERO Covid-19 cases in Victoria today :whistling:....https://www.3aw.com.au/donut-day-melburnians-react-to-positive-covid-19-news/

    1. Intercore

      Intercore

      While we had 603 cases (record) yesterday here in Lithuania... For now we can only eat donuts' holes... :D

  23. Am I on the right forum? Tortuga is back? :superman:or, I am still dreaming and about to wake up? LOL :upset:

    1. daydream

      daydream

      By jolly, that's good news. Is he back to his old bad ways? Fun time!

    2. Stormswift

      Stormswift

      He suits that name the best. 

    3. daydream

      daydream

      Yup, he owns it.

  24. Victoria State is under long Covid-19 lockdown, (almost 2 months) some of us start receiving letters of support and love from other congregations in other states of Australia, very heart warming indeed.   

  25. Hope those affected by California and Oregon fires are doing ok? Please take care and stay safe. 

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