Wild flowers five minutes from my home

 Just coming into flower in the last few days. More will be written about these and wildeness land in the next few posts. Sorry for the quality of the photos as blogger is playing up.

 

Experiments with fractal sniffing

After doing this for about ten minutes my mind is sore like if I have been on a long walk and all my mussles are sore. To show how it is done here is a photo of my  friend Graham Thomas doing it.
Graham and myself are evolutionary psychocoligists and Graham  is shown in the below photo doing fractal sniffing on my laptop.

fractal sniffing

Go look up and play a fractal movie and put your node about an inch away from the screen.Go to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZl46mPUz8c&NR=1 Do so at your own risk...

Riots by juviniles

BRING BACK PUBLIC FLOGGINGS

Parasites in medicine

Psychiatrists believe that they can change the way people think with large amounts of Psychotic drugs and long term incarceration in mental institutions they can even add some electric shock as well. Little do they know that such persons are able to evaluate the situation and change there ways to get what they want through manipulation of the Psychiatrist. If the answer is black on red they change through teaching that the answer is black on red and now they are on the right track to freedom. The patients talk to each other and tell new comers if they want to get out agree and freedom is sooner than later. There is an old saying "A person changed against there will is of the same opinion still" and how true are those words. Then they talk about patients having thoughts of grand delusions. I was told this once after going to a company seminar and was in an exercise was made the boss in roll playing, the other employees said they would rather deal with the real boss than me, grand delusions? They come in all forms and are started by simple mind games. The trouble is when someone has power over someone else and then there self importance kicks in and then they suffer from grand delusions as in the case of psychiarists. Years ago my I suffered at the hands of a child professor lets call him say Brent Waters. Well Brent was charging 130 dollars a visit when the wage was 80 dollars a week, I had to find this money every month and in the end I asked for a written report and everything that I had suggested was written into that report as being the best way to deal with the situation. What a load of parasitic hogwash I never did go back to that charlatan Brent again. Mental illness is best treated with hard physical work to the point of exhaustion. Its that simple. So now I can be called professor Iggle see how it works. All names are fictitious and if any names that may be real then it is just a coincidence.

water power

There is a massive tidal flow in the shoalhaven river and the power that could be generated would be more than enough to power the city of Nowra. One spot in the river we measured with a depth sounder was 107 meteres deep and a kilometer across and this shows the enormous body of water involved. I mention this to maybe give someone who has the will and the monetry power to do the job.

Wind farms and sickness

I havnt done any research into the noise of wind farms but the 20Khz range is used as a weapon so noise can create headaches this is not disputable,so wind farms noise can cause problems in some people. This is not disputable and compensation must be paid to those affected so they can move from the area.

hydrofluoric acid

Hydrofluoric acid fatality in Perth - hazard alert

6 March 1995
If your department uses hydrofluoric acid, please read on.
Extract from Australian Institute of Occupational Hygienists Newsletter, December 1994

Hydrofluoric acid fatality

A recent accident in Perth highlighted just how hazardous this acid can be and it is worth recounting for the benefit of any hygienists whose work may involve advising others who use this substance.
On November 12, a 37 year old man died in the Intensive Care Unit of Fremantle Hospital after who accidentally splashed about 100 ml of a 70% solution on his right leg on October 28. It was estimated that the extent of the spill covered about 10% of his total body area. The individual was working as a technician in a small palynology laboratory, which was attached to a private residence. HF is used in the industry to digest silicates in ore samples. The victim attempted to remove the spill from his clothing at the time by hosing himself down with a hose attached to a sink in the laboratory; he then ran from the laboratory to the swimming pool in the garden, and he remained in the pool until the ambulance arrived within the hour. At the time he appeared confused, possibly as a result of shock.
The following week his right leg was amputated, however despite this, the individual eventually succumbed to the toxic effects of the hydrofluoric acid 2 weeks after the initial spill. There are a number of points that need to be emphasised as a result of this, which are relevant to all users of HF:
First, always ensure that the users are aware of just how hazardous this substance is. I have been surprised at how many people including hygienists, appeared surprised by the consequence of this accident. Always make sure a Material Safety Data Sheet is available.
Second, always ensure that adequate precautions are taken. In this context, "adequate" means full protective clothing, including gloves, visor, apron, boots as an absolute minimum; it means also purpose built handling facilities, such as fume cupboards and it also means providing calcium gluconate as a treatment agent, to be available at hand. There is at least one case history documented of an individual surviving a splash to 22% of his body surface area, as a consequence of immediate treatment with calcium gluconate.
Further details on the above incident will be available as a Significant Incident Summary from the Department of Occupational Health, Safety and Welfare of Australia, tel. (08) 9327-8777.

In addition to the recommendations above and overleaf, the following recommendations are made:

• The storage and location of hydrofluoric acid solutions should be secure to prevent usage by untrained personnel
• Calcium carbonate chips should be available for clean up of spillages. Contaminated chips should then be placed into a container for disposal by a chemical waste contractor
• In cases of exposure where medical attention is sought, the treating doctor must be informed that hydrofluoric acid is involved in the corrosive burn
• Personnel using dilute hydrofluoric acid solutions should be made aware that there may be no initial burning sensation or pain associated with contact, but that serious delayed burns can still occur. Therefore, treatment must still be given immediately after contact

If you require advice on the use of hydrofluoric acid, please contact Michelle Wakelam on extension 51011 or by email

This is a email I recieved and thought you might like

Dear Iggle,

We've got some good news to share.

One year ago today we released The Story of Cosmetics to build support for national legislation to regulate personal care product ingredients.

For years, the multi-billion dollar cosmetics industry had been largely left alone to decide what was safe to put in their products. You know, things like lead in lipstick, neurotoxins in body spray and carcinogens in baby wash.

Now, one year later our partners at the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics are making significant progress.

One big reason the Campaign is more hopeful than ever about our chances for getting this serious public health threat addressed is the increasing support for reform coming from this country's community of small personal care product companies.

We've posted a blog today about the incredible work the Campaign has done to incorporate the concerns of this community-among the best actors in the market already-into the newly introduced Safe Cosmetics Act of 2011.

This groundbreaking bill would eliminate the most harmful chemicals from cosmetics (as Europe already does!), and ensure that personal care products are reviewed for safety before they end up on store shelves.

If that sounds reasonable to you, why not help us celebrate The Story of Cosmetics' first birthday by sharing The Story of Cosmetics with your friends and family and then letting your elected officials know that you support the Safe Cosmetics Act.

You can watch and share the movie on our site. Let's get that viewcount up to 1 million!

Then make sure to visit the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics site to send a message to Congress.

Thanks for your support and for all you do to make this a better world.

Onward!

Annie, Michael, Allison, Christina and Renee

The Story of Stuff Project Team

supermarket security

Did you know that the expensive things are in the isle in line where the service counter is...

security

Did you know that the expensive things are in the isle are in line where the service counter is...

pirates

I have a system to protect ships from pirates.  It is simple and cheap to install. Please post a comment if you require a quote. Email addresses will not be published.

hydrogen oxygen tax

Due to the amount of added water in general food stuffs by the major stores in Australia the government will introduce a excess water tax for the major supermarkets. I just cooked eggs and bacon and had to boil off the water before it would give that nice crispy flovor of the bacon adding an extra fuel bill, to boil off the water. We Australians need a pay rise to also pay for the water we do not drink from the water supply. The water authorities have to increase the price of water to cover the costs of the low water consuption. It is good that I was a commercial diver as wearing a snorkel and goggles when going to the meat section brings back old memories. When will it ever end.....

slaughter of animals

I worked as a slaughter man here in Australia. One day a sheep was not killed and was sent up the chain and was being skinned alive and when it got to me. I stopped the chain and killed the animal. To this day I still have nightmares because of the brutality and cruelty that was inflicted on this animal and me. Mine only being emotional. Don't throw stones at other countries when it is done here....Nuff said.

Cancer

I believe that eating red meat in a raw or semi raw state can contribute to an increased risk of cancer. When you see the scientists cloning and manipulating plants with fish DNA to get a required result then what I have said is plausible. Disease can travel across species eg. bats to horses then to humans then the humans die is this not a form of cancer that reacts in weeks rather than years. Is disease not a form of cancer some of which is terminal? Look I haven't made this a life times work but to all I would like you to do some research for yourself.

Windows

If you make your windows about twelve inches wide intruders cannot fit threw the broken glass hole lift behind.
Make the windows non opening and use sections of the wall that open to allow for air movement one at the extreme top of the building and the other at the extreme bottom on the opposite side of the building and the air flow will cool the occupants.
Windows and shutters set up this way will allow for a chimney effect, screens can be placed over the shutter openings and do not restrict the view.
This leaves the windows for looking out of. Then there is the added bonus of having to make only one frame to hold the window glass not three, first hole to hold the say metal frame the metal frame to hold the sliding frame to hold the window.

Australian universities budget cuts

TAKE NOTE!!! 

DUE TO BUDGET CUTS, THIS IS YOUR NEW OFFICE  NEW OFFICE POLICY Dress Code: 1) You are advised to come to work dressed according to your salary. 2) If we see you wearing Prada shoes and carrying a Gucci bag, we will assume you are doing well financially and therefore do not need a raise. 3) If you dress poorly, you need to learn to manage your money better, so that you may buy nicer clothes, and therefore you do not need a raise. 4) If you dress just right, you are right where you need to be and therefore you do not need a raise. Sick Days:  We will no longer accept a doctor's statement as proof of sickness. If you are able to go to the doctor, you are able to come to work. Personal Days:  Each employee will receive 104 personal days a year. They are called Saturdays & Sundays.  Bereavement Leave: This is no excuse for missing work. There is nothing you can do for dead friends, relatives or co-workers. Every effort should be made to have non-employees attend the funeral arrangements in your place. In rare cases where employee involvement is necessary, the funeral should be scheduled in the late afternoon. We will be glad to allow you to work through your lunch hour and subsequently leave one hour early. Bathroom Breaks: Entirely too much time is being spent in the toilet. There is now a strict three-minute time limit in the stalls. At the end of three minutes, an alarm will sound, the toilet paper roll will retract, the stall door will open, and a picture will be taken. After your second offence, your picture will be posted on the company bulletin board under the 'Chronic Offenders' category. Anyone caught smiling in the picture will be sectioned under the company's mental health policy. Lunch Break: (Love this one) * Skinny people get 30 minutes for lunch, as they need to eat more, so that they can look healthy. * Normal size people get 15 minutes for lunch to get a balanced meal to maintain their average figure. * Chubby people get 5 minutes for lunch, because that's all the time needed to drink a Slim-Fast. Thank you for your loyalty to our company. We are here to provide a positive employment experience. Therefore, all questions, comments, concerns, complaints, frustrations, irritations, aggravations, insinuations, allegations, accusations, contemplations, consternation and input should be directed elsewhere. The Management

Platypus

I have talked about platypus before and thought this might help you understand what I am about trying to save these creatures.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNoQvjlmGdk

stuff

 TRASH AND THE STORY OF STUFF
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gLBE5QAYXp8

drivers seat

I spoke two posts ago about doing and being in the drivers seat, and have posted this to wet your appetite...     http://vimeo.com/25105535

Drug sub

Finally I'm ready to launch the drug sub Then I discover the rego has run out on the trailer. I have to unload the boat and get the trailer reweighed and a new blue slip and all of the crap associated with this. This happened because the post never bought the renewals. I did receive the insurance renewal for the car and this twigged the rego for the trailer as no insurance is required. This will take some time as I now have to prove the trailer is mine, they can't just print off another renewal and check the numbers with the renewal that would be too easy... Reweigh the trailer new design rules to comply with. this will take some time.......

Climate change

Climate change is a load of elephant turds so to speak. Lets call it what it is!  Over population of the world by the humane species. We as humans are too abundant for our own good and are raping the earth of its finite resources and the mother earth fights back and fight back she will. You don't have to be Einstein to see what is happening you just need to look and observe  and make adjustments to the way we live. Large houses have large bills to heat them. Large TV sets to watch the rubbish that we watch. For free, there is no thing as a free lunch and there is no thing as free TV. If the time spent in front of the TV was spent in the garden growing food crops then you and I would be better off. Look I am getting on in years and I have the time to write this and many other blogs and do all kinds of things. What have we done to contribute to stop the rape of resources. For those of you who like motor racing and watch it on the TV try going out and building your own gravity racer and help the pool of knowledge get bigger. It is way more exciting sitting in the drivers seat than the lounge room seat......Cheers

building faults

My son lived in a high rise building in Wollongong and the escape methods are much to be desired. The elevators cannot have a ambulance stretcher in them. If you have to evacuate anyone they have to be stood on there feet to get them down from the floors above ground.

 This shows the chain block slung in the step ladder to lift the beam.The photo below shows the post sunk into the ground with out any footings.

 This is how I lifted the heavy beam to the roof line the chain was used to support the weight when not lifting.

 Bed frames are used for floor supports.

 The steps are set on steel beams and are glued into place with liquid nails.

 Hand rails are in place.

 Roof supports are going in.

 More steel ready to be joined ready for use.

 Wooden treated pine posts are used to support the steel beams there is no concrete used in this job.

 Steel beam in place.

 The final position was done with a car jack.

 Steel pin was used threw chain link to support steel beam.

 This shows the half chain link welded to the beam to lift it.

verandah

 This shows the floor rafter made from bed frames

 More of the same

 The steps were picked up for a dollar each.

 The steps are sitting on heavy steel beams and are glued on.

 Getting ready to put in supports for the roof.

 This shows the heavy supports for the floor. The last photo shows more of the same.

Illegal act

The ABC is into publishing photos of defense installations which is against the law in this country. I might take a writ out against them..

Breaking the law

ABC TV news has done it again publishing photos of Amberly air force base on the nightly news tonight.

DEFENCE ACT 1903 - SECT 82

Sketching etc. of fortifications prohibited (1) If:
(a) a person makes a sketch, drawing, photograph, picture or painting of any defence installation in Australia or of any part of one; and
(b) the person has no lawful authority to do so;
then:
(c) the person is guilty of an offence; and
(d) all sketches, drawings, photographs, pictures, and paintings, and all tools and all materials or apparatus for sketching, drawing, photographing or painting found in his or her possession are forfeited and may be destroyed, sold, or otherwise disposed of, as the Governor-General directs.
(1A) The maximum penalty for an offence under subsection (1) is a fine of $200, imprisonment for 6 months, or both.
(2) If:
(a) a person enters or approaches any defence installation with sketching, drawing, photographing, or painting materials or apparatus in his or her possession; and
(b) the person has no lawful authority for that conduct; and
(c) the person intends to contravene subsection (1);
then:
(d) the person is guilty of an offence; and
(e) all tools and all materials or apparatus for sketching, drawing, photographing or painting found in his or her possession are forfeited and may be destroyed, sold, or otherwise disposed of, as the Governor-General directs.
(2A) The maximum penalty for an offence under subsection (2) is a fine of $100.
(3) A person is guilty of an offence if the person trespasses on:
(a) a defence installation, or on any land reserved for or forming part of one (whether or not any erection, fort, fortification, or work of any kind is on the land); or
(b) a building or land reserved or set apart for or used in connection with the administration, accommodation, or training of any part of the Defence Force; or
(c) an aircraft.
Penalty: $40.
(4) Any member of the Defence Force, member or special member of the Australian Federal Police or member of the Police Force of a State, may, without warrant, arrest any person who he has reasonable ground to believe has committed an offence against this section, and take him before a Court of summary jurisdiction to be dealt with according to law.
(5) In this section:
"defence installation" means any fort, battery, fieldwork, fortification, aircraft, air force establishment or aircraft material or any naval, military or air force work of defence.

I would like to thank the governor general for replying to my emails I wish.....

ANIMAL SLAUGHTER

I just watched Four corners tonight and what I saw was totally unexceptionable even for me as an ex-slaughterman.

Check out other blog

This is another of my blogs http://footrotflats.blogspot.com/ its just stories.

Mackers

Dear Sally,
Thank you for your reply, I was not concerned about the weight or the diameter or height of the big Mack. I was concerned with the way the big Mack in the photos did not match the actual size that was served to me . I did not mention the nutritional value or the amount of salt or sugar. I never once said the big Mack was smaller in any way. I am glad of the information especially that the size has not changed since 1971. I feel that to make sure that you know what I was talking about I would take some photos of one of your outlets menu board. For this I was threatened with eviction from the store and was told it was illegal after I took the photos. I feel disheartened for trying to bring a potential law suit to your attention. On the Hume highway there is a bill board on the left going into Gundagai which shows the real size in relation to the drinks. This looks good and even I know I couldn't eat a twenty foot high Big Mack. When you go into the store I see the photo is different to the billboard. Some how the Big Mack gets bigger compared to the drinks. I took some photos of my empty cartons and I couldn't get them as high as the drinks so I put the Big Mack carton on half of a Grand Angus pack and this gets near the height if it was put on a plate.

I have worked it out the store Photo was taken with a telephoto lens and the distance between the Big Mack and the drinks is probably about two to three feet. Then it could be you decreased the size of the drinks, that's it. This then makes the meal more healthy due to the less sugar used, thanks for looking after my health..

Dear Sally,
Thank you for your reply, I was not concerned about the weight or the diameter or height of the big mack. I was concerned with the way the big mack in the photos did not match the actual size that was served to me . I did not mention the nutritional value or the amount of salt or sugar. I never once said the big mack was smaller in any way. I am glad of the information especially that the size has not changed since 1971. I feel that to make sure that you know what I was talking about I would take some photos of one of your outlets menu board. For this I was threatened with eviction from the store and was told it was illegal after I took the photos. I feel disheartened for trying to bring a potential law suit to your attention. On the Hume highway there is a bill board on the left going into Gundagai which shows the real size in relation to the drinks. This looks good and even I know I couldn't eat a twenty foot high Big Mack. When you go into the store I see the photo is different to the billboard. Some how the Big Mack gets bigger compared to the drinks. I took some photos of my empty cartons and I couldn't get them as high as the drinks so I put the Big Mack carton on half of a Grand Angus pack and this gets near the height if it was put on a plate.

I have worked it out the store Photo was taken with a telephoto lens and the distance between the Big Mack and the drinks is probably about two to three feet. Then it could be you decreased the size of the drinks, that's it. This then makes the meal more healthy due to the less sugar used, thanks for looking after my health...

Teck screws

I was questioned about my welds today and would like to let you all know that a Teck screw will hold on a 3mm screw a quarter of a ton in sheer. I would think the wood would give away first but it doesn't. Then my crane on my trailer will hold a ton on a meter radius with four 1/2" bolts in tension. The load is only on two of those bolts at a time. So how much will my welds hold?
6" long weld with a depth of .25" well 6x.25"=1.5 sq inches
Steel carry's a load of 25 tons per square inch so my welds should carry 37.5 tons

Concrete footings

It amazes me when they poor great masses of concrete into holes in the ground for house footings.
Generally houses are in the range of forty tons and twenty tons is in the footings. Now if I were building a boat I would put all that weight at the bottom to keep the boat upright and this is a good thing. If I were to build a boat of forty tons I would get a stronger structure than a house, and the thing would carry a load of forty tons making it eighty tons.
The buoyancy of land to carry loads is greater than that of water. Let me explain, drive a heavily loaded truck on a road and its OK now drive it onto soft wet ground and it will get bogged, drive it into water and it will go straight to the bottom. So all three surfaces have a buoyancy, the road, the soft wet ground and the water. Now it is no good putting all that concrete into the ground if it is going to sink.
Lighter load for softer ground. Next to spread the load a boat has a surface area now put the boat onto the ground and it will support a massive amount of load with out sinking into the ground. Thats why big trucks have lots of tires to support the load so as not to sink into the road. If a building is going to move bigger and more concrete is not best. If I were going to build on soft ground I would go for surface area and allow the whole building to move as a whole.
I did work years ago as a drilling contractor and on one job in Corrimal in NSW. there was a skin of hard ground about three feet thick and below that the drilling rig would have sunk over eighteen feet threw the underlying mud.
How did I know well when we broke threw the skin I was able to push the drill bit that was three feet in diameter to the full extent of the machine with out turning the bit. The capacity of the machine was close to twenty feet for the depth of hole. So putting big concrete footing into the ground would have resulted in the building sinking over twenty feet threw the mud.
Any ground can be built on it just takes imagination as to how to over come a sites special needs.

Parasites

Parasites

I know for a fact as it is happening here, that the religions and charities get a donation and then they put you on there mailing list and you have the devils job of getting off there list. So here is a way to make shore that they do take you from the list. When you get the next persistent mail from your favorite charity or sponger with a return address envelope. You are set for the next stage, now you find something that is heavy and useless then cover it with laundry powder and you post this heavy object to the recipriant wrapt in brown paper without paying the postage. Now my mate carries this out to the extreme return posting a slab of broken bricks to Canada air mail. It was funny to see him at the post office with the clerk helping him lift it out of his van onto the post office trolley. This was done to a particularly aggressive organization and it worked.

I love my wife

I have made this to show how hot my love for my Pamela is ....

internet phones

I have a internet phone and it is not listed. Some how this person rings me and does not show there phone number and wants me to go into my computer and open up the workings on line. So I listens to the instructions given by the caller and proceed to shut down my computer and in the mean time say yes to all her instructions. They tell me to do this and that and I say yes did that and they rattle on. Then I say bugger what has happened and I sit there tapping the keys and she waits till I finish.I say "We will have to start again" and we go threw it again then they hang up. Or it might go something like this Are you the owner of this phone and I say no do you have a computer and I say no and after about six nos they hang up. Or they ask if I would like something and I say yes and they go on and on and it finally asks for my credit card details and I say I don't have one. Quick as a whip they ask If I could send them a money order  and I say that's OK and they give me the details on where to send the money. I figure next time they want to go this way I will send them a brick covered in white laundry powder collect!!!

drug sub

I have made new bearings for the winch and rebuilt it. The cable was refitted and wound up and it works like new. will heve to wait for the weather to improve I do not want to fight bad weather in a untried boat. This gives me more time to do those small jobs that require time. i will make a list and then get that work all done. i read about someone talking about messing about in boats and they said it was the journey and i find this to be true.