COVID - 19 Things to do while we’re doing nothing

I just let my 7 year old daughter paint my nails (finger AND toe). She says I’m the prettiest daddy ever. I’m now about to go bowl to my cricket obsessed son for an hour (or more). I hope he can still see the red ball well enough coming out of red nailed fingers (which, come to think of it, actually might finally disguise my off-cutter)…

The things we do for Covid.

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Yes those $2 snags add up!!!

What is that machine?

I’m currently losing the daily soccer match series with 10yo 5 rubbers to 4. I think it will be best of about 151.

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I just ordered some colouring in books and pencils. But they’re not due to arrive until the 7th. Hopefully I’m still sane by then.

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You guys should set up MAME on your PC’s, I have it running through a generic arcade cab with an original CRT. Google MAME and be lost for years!!

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It’s called the Caffiltaly Little Collins machine.

https://www.grinderscoffee.com.au/grinders-for-home/little-collins-s24/

I got some pods compatible with this machine from Woolies, $3.50 for a pack of 10. Absolute bargain IMO, and I got the milk frother too.

Cool. I’ve been contemplating some sort of coffee machine, having just been running with the aeropress at home… I think I’ve been saving a lot these last couple of weeks!

For sure.

I purchased a Street Fighter 1UP Arcade cab when Aldi were selling them and converted into a raspberry pi 3 arcade machine and it’s awesome

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I’ve got MAME and all the necessary ROM’s on my phone. Plane flights are seemingly over in minutes once you get your teeth into Moon Patrol, Pacman, 1942, Time Pilot et al…

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Need that authentic joystick experience pus nothing beats a CRT with original scanlines, maybe a project for you? You can pick up generic arcade cabs pretty cheap, and as @Finding_Nino said a Rasperry PI to Jamma and you are set. Smash the kids at Donkey Kong !!

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I removed the lcd that came with it and installed a 17 inch vga monitor which gives me pure RGB colours as opposed to hdmi

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No doubt that this COVID - 19 , is a much happier place to be than the other one.

I am actually enjoyingmy isolation; miss the footy though !!

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If you’re in front of the TV today having a bet (racing’s the only live sport we have for the moment), I have a small share in the favourite in R6 at Caulfield. Her name’s Diamond Effort and she loves the wet. Query is her going back to 1000m. Herald Sun’s all over her, even put a photo in.

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Odds atm?

Diamond effort like the diamond princess, it’s an omen bet :rofl:

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Should bring me some sanity for a while.

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2.90 so fairly short
Parsifal the likely danger

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Thanks for the tip.
Put five on the quinella.

No doubt many already solved so probs some repeats
1silence of the lambs
4 horse whisperer
8 broke back mtn
9 driving miss daisy
10 finding nemo
13 ET
21 the graduate
27 the sixth sense
29 Love letter
33 psycho (?)
34 Groundhog Day
36 Devil wears prada
38 Edward scissor hands
41 4 weddings
42 ghost busters
46 point break
53 free Willy
70 life of Pi.

Edit - looked down not sure I added any!