The spider

Living in Gundagai it was hot in the summer extremely hot and the coolest room was the toilet. The only way to keep cool was to spray water over yourself with a spray bottle filled with water.  In the toilet there was a lot of flies and insects that loitered there. This huge spider came to stay it was about eight inches in diameter,  I think it was a funnel web spider. As I have said before everything gets named! So the spiders name was Betty and she became part of the family. Well doing the bloke thing I sprays the spider with water and it starts swinging on its web as if to say I'm gunna get you. Every time I went in there it would start swinging on its web, I pointed this out to Pam my wife and she said that it didn't do that when she went in there. I asked visitors and they said the same thing. It only swung on its web when I went in there.  I often would spray it to cool it down but in hindsight I think it raised its blood pressure when I came in. I wasn't allowed to kill it and it was then named Betty. I worked it out anything that I wanted to eat of kill got a name and when they had a name they became part of the family, now being part of the family there was no way to kill it. Betty was there to stay. Betty was flaming huge as I said huge for a spider turns out she was pregnant and along came the children.Thousands of them these were not named individually so they had to go. Now I had to contend with Betty and her kids, she was more aggressive than before so the spraying had to stop by the order of the management. This order was given as they were so tiny the water droplets might drown the babies. Then the management stepped in again and ordered Betty to take her children out as they were not welcome, Orders from the management were final and had to be carried out. You wouldn't believe it the next day they were gone and only Betty remained,  I think she must have ate them cause they were all gone. Betty lived on to a ripe old age there and finally we found her skeleton all dried up.The photo is not Betty but is called Jill not quite as big and a different species. 

Recycled boat part 19

It came time to turn the boat again and without the use of the crane on the trailer it would have been impossible by myself..

the next series of photos shows the process.

There it is easy done. I will put the outboard bracket on tomorrow.

saving water

If you live in inland Australia it dosn't mater how much water you use as it all flows back to the rivers, What matters is how dirty the water is when it gets back there. cheers Stewart

carbon dioxide

Carbon dioxide is a green house gas and is produced by cattle and sheep and we as humans breed these animals for food. Every thing we do produces the co2 gas  that traps heat in the atmosphere travel, cars, power stations, boats, everything. This everyone knows and is a fact, no disputes at all.

So here is my solution to reducing these gases.

Stop breeding humans,stop the baby bonuses, have one child policies,stop emigration.
But not what the Politicians want to here not what you want to hear either but there it is.
Having a green house gas tax wont fix anything just put more pressure on the poorer in society and they will remain poorer if this policy is not implemented. Don't breed. Your choice!

Straw jet

check this little sucker out!

Dogs kennel

I have built a dog kennel to show how off cuts from a timber yard can be used. Its plantation pine 3" x 2" and is stacked using glue for mortar and assisted with nails. I had to make it wider at the top so the dog could turn around,  but kept the floor area small  reducing the volume for the dog s body to heat up.The floor is 3"x2" as well for insulation value. There is nothing to stop you from using these off cuts to build a house or shed, they are only rubbish going to land fill or for fire wood. You could use them in a cord wood walls.Houses could be built and they could be dome shaped or even made into a sphere and still keep there strength and integraty as you can see from the photo below the walls on the side are not vertical at the base.Furnature could be built of the same stuff and be sculptured to suit the form of the body there use is endless uses. There is one drawback with furnature in that it is heavy,I had to battle in the end to move this kennel.

The Foxterrier is trying out the cattle dogs kennel

The next shows the back of the kennel

Jingle bells

Jingle bells

Dashing through the bush, in a rusty Holden ute

Kicking up the dust, esky's in the boot

My dog is by my side, singing Christmas songs

Its summertime and I am in my singlet, shorts and thongs.

Oh! Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way

Christmas in Australia, on a scorching summers day, Hey!

Jingle bells, jingle bells, Christmas time is beaut!

Oh what fun it is to ride in a rusty Datsun ute.

Engines getting hot; we dodge some Kangaroos,

Swaggie climbs on board, he is welcome too
All the familys there, sitting in the creek.

Christmas day the Aussie way, with the barbecue

Jingle bells, jingle bells, Jingle all the way

 Christmas in Australia, on a scorching summers day, Hey!

Jingle bells, jingle bells, Christmas time is beaut!

Oh what fun it is to ride in a rusty Holden ute

Come the afternoon, Daddy has a doze

The kids and uncle John, are swimming in the nude

The time doe's come around, pack the family up

Pack the car and all shoot through, before the washing up.

Jingle bells, jingle bells, Jingle all the way

 Christmas in Australia, on a scorching summers day, Hey!

Jingle bells, jingle bells, Christmas time is beaut!

Dashing through the bush in a rusty Falcon ute.

Note The word Holden can be changed with falcon or toyota or whatever car you drive