Flat Tyre

Driving around to do the chores and I had the window down a little for some air. I hear this psss psss psss outside, like an echo off passing cars. At the lights I opened the door and sure enough, there is this loud hissing noise coming from the rear wheel. I was close to the parking place so I managed to get there safely before the tyre fully deflated. I had run over a fairly big chunk of steel.

 It was a biting cold day so I didn't look forward to changing the tyre outside. Procrastinating, I first went and did my banking and had to smile; they were so damn friendly and said have a lovely day. Little did they know what was back at the car for me. So I came back and changed the tyre quite easily. Next challenge was finding a tyre repair place. The servo next to Safeway where I shop was able to plug the hole which saved me getting a new tyre. They were very helpful too. Checkout the nasty piece below.

I have researched some meat pie recipes and bought my stuff. Plan is to make a pie on Thursday, pastry included. I can't seem to find short crust pastry in the shops anyway but I'm sure homemade will be nicer. I'll cook the meat filling in the crock pot so fingers crossed, this will be the start of something special.

Had a great day out with another new arrival. It was good to have company and nice to share stories of our moving-in week. Sad to say they experienced similar but different dramas - seems nobody gets an easy move. 

It is also Air Force week so there are lots of blue uniforms in town. I have seen a few familiar faces around and sometimes I feel like I haven't left Australia. 

Well Trump got a flogging last night in the Wisconsin primary. While this is a dent to his ego more than his lead, it still might be a turn of the tide. He was not a happy mop head today, lashing out everywhere like a sore loser would. So many people say they will leave America if he is President so where are these people who actually vote for him?  

I had a quick walk thru of the Natural History museum. First impression was that it was not as good as others I've seen such as New York and Chicago. But, there is always something fabulous and here it was the very famous blue Hope Diamond. It is very blue and beautiful which the picture doesn't show.

It is one of the most legendary jewels of history, with ownership records dating back almost four centuries. Weighing 45.52 carats, its exceptional size has revealed new findings about the formation of gemstones.

The jewel is believed to have originated in India, and is known to have been cut from the French Blue (Le bleu de France), presented to King Louis IV. It acquired its name when it appeared in the catalogue of a gem collection owned by a London banking family called HOPE in 1839. Later it was sold to a Washington socialite who was often seen wearing it. Since 1958, it has been on exhibition at Washington’s National Museum of Natural History. The Hope Diamond has long been rumoured to carry a curse, possibly due to agents trying to arouse interest in the stone. It was last reported to be insured for $250 million. Credit to wiki for the info.

Two interesting photos.  One was a brand of condiment in the supermarket. Made me think of some former workmates from my EP team - I could see them attracted to this. And the other photo is a steel and aluminium tree - bizarre art I guess. 





And a couple of pics of the dogs on their wanderings through the forest. Cricket's not keen no water so we're teaching him to run across the creek. He's quite proud of himself when he does it and gets very growly and jumpy on the other side. Quite funny to watch. Macey is in her element and would happily sit in it all day.