May 13, 2024 • 5 mins
Craig wants to visit his mother in Broken Hill for her 82nd birthday today but there's a problem... who is going to look after his rainbow lorikeet Blaze?
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Jersey and Amanda gem Nation.
Speaker 2 (00:06):
Well, welcome to that you worm. We got an email
from Craig saying, can you please help organize someone to
look after my bird Blaze for a week so I
can go to Broken Hill to see my mum. It's
been way too long and I miss her warm reassuring hugs. Well,
we spoke to Craig yesterday to get the loadown on
Craig and his bird Blaze. Craig has joined us here.
Speaker 1 (00:24):
Hello Craig, good morning.
Speaker 2 (00:25):
How nice to see you and Blaze. Blaze is in
a cage there. Blaze is a Laura Keet, a rainbow
Laura Keet. How long have you had her? Did you
have her from the time she was an egg? How
did it happen?
Speaker 1 (00:38):
Right? Okay, friend at work, colleague, her husband found Blaze.
She'd fallen out of her nest and they couldn't look
after her, and so I took her home. She was
only geez, she was more or less had a couple
of feathers, and so.
Speaker 2 (00:56):
She was just a baby. She's just and so you too,
have a very tight bond over nineteen years. I can
see her here just looking at you, and you're reassuring
her saying it's okay. What's going to happen when you're away?
Speaker 1 (01:10):
Oh, she's going to she's going to cause havoc.
Speaker 2 (01:13):
Will she be upset?
Speaker 1 (01:14):
She will be. But look, she loves people. She loves people,
She loves everyone.
Speaker 2 (01:21):
Right, and we can let her out of the cage.
Speaker 1 (01:25):
Yes, yes, boiled.
Speaker 2 (01:26):
How do we get her to put her back in?
Speaker 1 (01:27):
Oh no, look, cage door open. She'll do what she
wants to.
Speaker 3 (01:33):
Yeah.
Speaker 1 (01:34):
Yeah, so you just.
Speaker 3 (01:35):
Leave the cage door open.
Speaker 4 (01:36):
She'll just come out and then she'll just go back
in when she feels like oh yes.
Speaker 2 (01:41):
Right, So you haven't seen your mom for three years?
How old is she turning today? Eighty two? Well tell
you what. Rex Airlines has come to the party. They
are flying you to see her today. So instead of
you having to be on a train for eleven hours,
you're flying there today. And thank you to Rex. They
are flying bowing seven three sevens to nine domestic destinations
(02:01):
these days, So thank you to Rex for stepping up
for this. Does your mum know you coming?
Speaker 1 (02:06):
Yes? Does he does? Yes? She's looking forward.
Speaker 2 (02:09):
Oh I bet she is.
Speaker 3 (02:10):
You don't have to worry about a thing because we'll
look after Blaze.
Speaker 2 (02:13):
What does Blaze eat?
Speaker 1 (02:15):
She's a special lori keat mix.
Speaker 3 (02:17):
Have you got some of that with you?
Speaker 1 (02:19):
Yes? I do, Yeah, Yeah, it's just how much do
you give her the lo kee? Probably two big heaps,
heaps teaspoons. Ye, once a day, once a day. Mix
it up into a watery paste.
Speaker 2 (02:34):
See this is information we need to know. Ortery paste
with the LORI keep mix yep, okay, okay, And well
she won'ted, she won't be unhappy enough and go for
our eyes or anything.
Speaker 1 (02:44):
No, No, she's pretty good.
Speaker 3 (02:46):
And what about the poop situation, Craig, if I get nervous.
Speaker 1 (02:50):
She's a pooper? Yes, yes, so.
Speaker 2 (02:53):
She flies around in our studio, sir, poop.
Speaker 1 (02:55):
What goes in comes out pretty quickly? Yeah, okay, put
her on your shoulder, Brendan's original.
Speaker 2 (03:03):
So are you going to be stressed leaving her behind?
Speaker 1 (03:06):
I'm going to be a bit stress, yes.
Speaker 2 (03:09):
Because you know Jonesy's reputation with pets. In the fact
you even reached out to us is quite.
Speaker 4 (03:13):
I'm fagregating myself of any responsibility here because it's not
it's here.
Speaker 3 (03:17):
In the building.
Speaker 2 (03:18):
It's not just check me. It's not just cheer.
Speaker 4 (03:20):
So that's okay, because I had some trouble with listener fish.
Speaker 2 (03:24):
Which giant carp. I'll tell you the story, Craig. Someone
asked us if Jonesy, who had a big fish tank,
if he would take these carp that someone had bequeathed
to him twenty years before, and he had to move
into state and he gave these fish to Brendan. What
happened Brendan giant carp the very night you put them
(03:46):
in your fish tank. You're saying to your daughter's boyfriend,
do they jump? And he said nah, And as you
said that, one of them leapt out of the fish tank.
Speaker 3 (03:55):
Sleep above my head, slid.
Speaker 2 (03:57):
Down a gravel driveway with gravel and its gills.
Speaker 1 (04:01):
Okay, and some of.
Speaker 3 (04:02):
The dog chasing it.
Speaker 2 (04:03):
Yeah, So that's you know.
Speaker 3 (04:05):
I'm just saying. And Nathan Rees gave me a bird
many years ago.
Speaker 4 (04:08):
He was our premiere at the time, and I let
that go by accident at the top of the cage
came off when I lifted it up. Well, yeah, I know,
I'm just saying, but I'm not going to be I'm
not going to be in charge of plays.
Speaker 2 (04:22):
Well don't. I don't want you to worry. I want
you to go and enjoy your time with your mum.
Speaker 3 (04:26):
He looks nervous.
Speaker 2 (04:26):
Now Blaze is going to be okay? Anything else we
need to know?
Speaker 1 (04:30):
Oh no, no, I mean, as you said.
Speaker 2 (04:32):
She's nineteen, but that's not old for a Laura Keet,
is it?
Speaker 1 (04:35):
No, they generally lived to or twenty five years.
Speaker 2 (04:39):
And is she robust if we put on a song
she doesn't like?
Speaker 1 (04:41):
What's going to happen? Oh she loves the music. Oh
she loves the music.
Speaker 2 (04:45):
Right now, even rock sead. Oh yeah, okay, well she
might be safe in here.
Speaker 3 (04:50):
Then well, Craig, you have a great time. I'm nervous,
actually to break in hill. I'm nervous, but it's going
to be okay for us.
Speaker 2 (04:57):
Say hi to Betty and happy birthday to Betty. Thank
you have the time of yours. I'm glad you reached
out to us, Craig. I'm glad we're going to make
this happen.
Speaker 1 (05:05):
Thanks sus
Jersey and Amanda gem Nation.
Speaker 2 (00:06):
Well, welcome to that you worm. We got an email
from Craig saying, can you please help organize someone to
look after my bird Blaze for a week so I
can go to Broken Hill to see my mum. It's
been way too long and I miss her warm reassuring hugs. Well,
we spoke to Craig yesterday to get the loadown on
Craig and his bird Blaze. Craig has joined us here.
Speaker 1 (00:24):
Hello Craig, good morning.
Speaker 2 (00:25):
How nice to see you and Blaze. Blaze is in
a cage there. Blaze is a Laura Keet, a rainbow
Laura Keet. How long have you had her? Did you
have her from the time she was an egg? How
did it happen?
Speaker 1 (00:38):
Right? Okay, friend at work, colleague, her husband found Blaze.
She'd fallen out of her nest and they couldn't look
after her, and so I took her home. She was
only geez, she was more or less had a couple
of feathers, and so.
Speaker 2 (00:56):
She was just a baby. She's just and so you too,
have a very tight bond over nineteen years. I can
see her here just looking at you, and you're reassuring
her saying it's okay. What's going to happen when you're away?
Speaker 1 (01:10):
Oh, she's going to she's going to cause havoc.
Speaker 2 (01:13):
Will she be upset?
Speaker 1 (01:14):
She will be. But look, she loves people. She loves people,
She loves everyone.
Speaker 2 (01:21):
Right, and we can let her out of the cage.
Speaker 1 (01:25):
Yes, yes, boiled.
Speaker 2 (01:26):
How do we get her to put her back in?
Speaker 1 (01:27):
Oh no, look, cage door open. She'll do what she
wants to.
Speaker 3 (01:33):
Yeah.
Speaker 1 (01:34):
Yeah, so you just.
Speaker 3 (01:35):
Leave the cage door open.
Speaker 4 (01:36):
She'll just come out and then she'll just go back
in when she feels like oh yes.
Speaker 2 (01:41):
Right, So you haven't seen your mom for three years?
How old is she turning today? Eighty two? Well tell
you what. Rex Airlines has come to the party. They
are flying you to see her today. So instead of
you having to be on a train for eleven hours,
you're flying there today. And thank you to Rex. They
are flying bowing seven three sevens to nine domestic destinations
(02:01):
these days, So thank you to Rex for stepping up
for this. Does your mum know you coming?
Speaker 1 (02:06):
Yes? Does he does? Yes? She's looking forward.
Speaker 2 (02:09):
Oh I bet she is.
Speaker 3 (02:10):
You don't have to worry about a thing because we'll
look after Blaze.
Speaker 2 (02:13):
What does Blaze eat?
Speaker 1 (02:15):
She's a special lori keat mix.
Speaker 3 (02:17):
Have you got some of that with you?
Speaker 1 (02:19):
Yes? I do, Yeah, Yeah, it's just how much do
you give her the lo kee? Probably two big heaps,
heaps teaspoons. Ye, once a day, once a day. Mix
it up into a watery paste.
Speaker 2 (02:34):
See this is information we need to know. Ortery paste
with the LORI keep mix yep, okay, okay, And well
she won'ted, she won't be unhappy enough and go for
our eyes or anything.
Speaker 1 (02:44):
No, No, she's pretty good.
Speaker 3 (02:46):
And what about the poop situation, Craig, if I get nervous.
Speaker 1 (02:50):
She's a pooper? Yes, yes, so.
Speaker 2 (02:53):
She flies around in our studio, sir, poop.
Speaker 1 (02:55):
What goes in comes out pretty quickly? Yeah, okay, put
her on your shoulder, Brendan's original.
Speaker 2 (03:03):
So are you going to be stressed leaving her behind?
Speaker 1 (03:06):
I'm going to be a bit stress, yes.
Speaker 2 (03:09):
Because you know Jonesy's reputation with pets. In the fact
you even reached out to us is quite.
Speaker 4 (03:13):
I'm fagregating myself of any responsibility here because it's not
it's here.
Speaker 3 (03:17):
In the building.
Speaker 2 (03:18):
It's not just check me. It's not just cheer.
Speaker 4 (03:20):
So that's okay, because I had some trouble with listener fish.
Speaker 2 (03:24):
Which giant carp. I'll tell you the story, Craig. Someone
asked us if Jonesy, who had a big fish tank,
if he would take these carp that someone had bequeathed
to him twenty years before, and he had to move
into state and he gave these fish to Brendan. What
happened Brendan giant carp the very night you put them
(03:46):
in your fish tank. You're saying to your daughter's boyfriend,
do they jump? And he said nah, And as you
said that, one of them leapt out of the fish tank.
Speaker 3 (03:55):
Sleep above my head, slid.
Speaker 2 (03:57):
Down a gravel driveway with gravel and its gills.
Speaker 1 (04:01):
Okay, and some of.
Speaker 3 (04:02):
The dog chasing it.
Speaker 2 (04:03):
Yeah, So that's you know.
Speaker 3 (04:05):
I'm just saying. And Nathan Rees gave me a bird
many years ago.
Speaker 4 (04:08):
He was our premiere at the time, and I let
that go by accident at the top of the cage
came off when I lifted it up. Well, yeah, I know,
I'm just saying, but I'm not going to be I'm
not going to be in charge of plays.
Speaker 2 (04:22):
Well don't. I don't want you to worry. I want
you to go and enjoy your time with your mum.
Speaker 3 (04:26):
He looks nervous.
Speaker 2 (04:26):
Now Blaze is going to be okay? Anything else we
need to know?
Speaker 1 (04:30):
Oh no, no, I mean, as you said.
Speaker 2 (04:32):
She's nineteen, but that's not old for a Laura Keet,
is it?
Speaker 1 (04:35):
No, they generally lived to or twenty five years.
Speaker 2 (04:39):
And is she robust if we put on a song
she doesn't like?
Speaker 1 (04:41):
What's going to happen? Oh she loves the music. Oh
she loves the music.
Speaker 2 (04:45):
Right now, even rock sead. Oh yeah, okay, well she
might be safe in here.
Speaker 3 (04:50):
Then well, Craig, you have a great time. I'm nervous,
actually to break in hill. I'm nervous, but it's going
to be okay for us.
Speaker 2 (04:57):
Say hi to Betty and happy birthday to Betty. Thank
you have the time of yours. I'm glad you reached
out to us, Craig. I'm glad we're going to make
this happen.
Speaker 1 (05:05):
Thanks sus
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