Monthly Archives: April 2012

Bamboo Shishi Odoshi (Deer Chaser)

Posted on 27/04/2012 by AlanM52

We are ready to add water…tomorrow, enough for tonight. I will need to go through a balance exercise by cutting slices off the end of the main tube until the thing see-saws reliably. More to come…

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Water revolution would turn roof-tops into catchments

Posted on 23/04/2012 by AlanM52

Commented: Whatever the outcomes you can bet the cost of water will surge – pay more for less. Water revolution would turn roof-tops into catchments

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Knock knock power joke that has a poorer punchline

Posted on 20/04/2012 by AlanM52

A government-sanctioned charge of $39 per customer is imposed to “customer acquisition costs” to “encourage competition” – unbelievable. Now we have to pay for their door knockers to do the rounds!   Knock knock power joke that has a poorer … Continue reading →

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Gazebo paving – Part 3

Posted on 17/04/2012 by AlanM52

We are almost done, someone at Bunnings can’t count. I am short one 200×200 but have four extra 400×200 pavers?         Well…fortunately that works out for me as two of the larger ones cracked while walking around … Continue reading →

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Gazebo paving – Part 2

Posted on 16/04/2012 by AlanM52

Picking up from where we left off the first row is done.          

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Gazebo paving – Part 1

Posted on 16/04/2012 by AlanM52

Finally doing something about paving the gazebo area. The chooks won’t be happy as this was a nice dry area for them to shelter and even dust during wet weather. The paved area is 3 x 3 meters and I … Continue reading →

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Cable internet down

Posted on 12/04/2012 by AlanM52

Cable internet down last night around midnight, we are on Telstra BigPond and the Netgear CGD24N was obviously not establishing a connection with Send flashing and the Receive light off. We also have Foxtel (from Telstra) which uses the same … Continue reading →

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