Equal pay for equal work

I remember years ago fighting for the rights of women. Great you may say well no . I also remember that the clerks and office workers were old and had limps. This was classed as light duties and this is where you were looked after. Long gone are those days now we have a woman the head of the ACTU,   What trade did she do? I am told that my trade was out of date and would have to do work experience at the age of 59. What a joke to be told this by a teenage girl new in the workforce, that work experience was the go. How the times change to chucked onto the scrap heap in my prime.. I am lucky though Pension supplied by the tax payers,  I am able to play at the other things I like. BOATS

The Mighty Murtoa Stick Shed

Gday. Leigh Hammerton from Murtoa here.

I am standing inside what is probably the most interesting and unusual building in Australia, bar none! It is certainly unique in the world, being the only one of its type left, although there were many others erected around Southern and Western Australia during WW2 when they were used as temporary storage for wheat, which could not be exported at the time.

It is BIG. In Imperial terms it is nearly 900ft long, 200ft wide and about 60ft high in the centre, with the entire roof supported on slender mountain ash poles straight from the bush. There are an incredible 560 poles inside, so you can appreciated the adopted name of this building – the Murtoa Stick Shed.

This shed, built in 1941, is the largest rustically-built structure in the world. It is currently under protection from Heritage Victoria (since 1992), and is noted in the Australian heritage listings for many, and varied, excellent reasons. Principally, its construction method is unique to Australia, and it also represents a huge leap forward in the handling of harvested crops, with the monumental change from bags to bulk handling. How the poor farmers must have enjoyed that! It employed trucks, elevators, conveyor belts and other ‘modern’ machinery to move wheat. However, the practical structural aspects pale into significance compared to its aesthetics! Its interior presents a fabulous experience, which, once viewed, is never forgotten. A massive forest of trees with a soaring overhead, vaulted canopy produces subdued natural lighting, and gives the impression of a huge empty natural space, with considerable religious overtones. The sheer volume of the structure is certainly impressive, and the two and one half acres of under-cover concrete floor is expansive in the extreme. It is both HUGE and peacefully QUIET, with wonderful acoustics! An amazing and indeed, unique experience, akin to some European cathedrals, but with so much more ethereal and natural characteristics - and MUCH larger!
The whole building however, is flexible in design to allow for the varying stresses of being filled gradually with wheat, using the in-built conveyer belt inside its highest point. The entire roof structure is tied to the vertical poles using only metal straps, which allows considerable movement. This is never more obvious than being inside during high winds - the whole building creaks and groans like a living thing. A total lack of maintenance over the last 20 years has unfortunately resulted in much damage, both internal and external, with two very large holes in the roof at present, many broken or damaged poles and other roof misalignments. All repairable of course.

The Stick Shed was the first one of its type built, and survived largely due to its concrete floor, which allowed it to remain in service long after other sheds, as they had tin floors which were prone to infestations of vermin and other wheat diseases. It was last used to hold wheat in 1989-90. It holds around 100,000 tons of wheat. The roofline is sloped to the same angle a pile of wheat forms naturally, and the shed was filled almost completely up to the roof when full. It is attached at one end to a massive concrete structure which houses the elevator. This elevator raised the wheat to the level of the top conveyor belt which ran the full length of the roof peak and dropped the wheat off the sides. It was emptied in reverse largely, with side conveyor belts. The mail Melbourne-Adelaide rail is adjacent the elevator, which allowed both emptying and filling from this source, although in recent years most wheat is trucked away via the nearby Wimmera Highway, which also runs through Murtoa.
The Stick Shed has featured on the 1994 Heritage Victoria poster/calendar and in countless articles about Australia’s heritage since then. It is probably better known and appreciated outside the immediate area, where there has been a long history of rejection, mainly due to its location within a major wheat handling facility - the largest inland one in Australia.

I see it as the potential saviour of Tourism in the whole Wimmera area, as this building alone has the ability to not only put itself on the Victorian Heritage list, but the Australian one too. It has endless possibilities for usage due to its enormous undercover area, and the interest by many others to simply view and experience its amazing interior. It should become an icon for the farming community who built and used it during a time when few male farmers were still on the land. It has served the people well and can do so in an entirely different way for many years to come.

I think the pictures say it all... the first 3 are recent, the others from the 1990s.

If you are as impressed as I am with this building, let me know, as support for it locally is surprisingly limited, and our small group of supporters would love to hear from you. The main part of the building is currently ‘owned’ by the Victorian Government Property Group, part of DSE. There is supposed to be restoration work taking place this year, but nothing has as yet happened. It could easily languish forever and finally become irrepairable eventually.

Leigh Hammerton
PO 77 Murtoa 3390
Ph 03 53852422
Email: murtoan@bigpond.net.au

Political message

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=k5kHACjrdEY

Cave art in Australia

While exploring the bush I came across and photographed the photo below I don't know what it means but it was huge and was a white colour on a sandstone background. The lighting was low and the flash didnt light up the true colours, Some would feel disturbed by the image But I felt the love in it. 

Gross greed

The world economy is under stress from gross greed by he elite Ceo s who rip the guts out of public companies. Dividing up public utilities and having Ceo's on massive money tearing the guts out of the users of these monopolies. Its about time that a salary cap is placed on these jobs like they do in football. Even the salvo s have a Ceo on big money and the workers are slave labour.. Volunteers are nothing but slaves. I was even at the age of fifty five asked to do work experience that is slave labour. Think about it!!!!

What do you do? as on http://tyres.wordpress.com/category/tyre-safety-maintenance/page/2/

Caught Speeding- Blame your tyres 

Les Felix, a South Australian metrology expert (metrology being the science of measurement), has come up with an interesting alibi for speeding motorists. “Blame the tyres” he says. His treatise is discussed in this article from The Tire Review .
Les measured 30 tyres on two cars, and showed that variations in speedometer readings of up to 3 kilometres per hour, with similar variation with tyre pressures on certain types of tyres (my italics). which when combined could lead to 6 km/h variation in speedo readings. Other variances which could affect accuracy were the thickness of the speedo needle, and the height of the driver, which might lead to parallax error.  Adding all these up, which would be uncommon, it can be as high an error as 8 km/h at 60 km/h, and 13-15 km/h at 110 km/h according to Felix.
“Good story” says the officer as he writes out the ticket. “Now prove it in a court of law”
Several other factors need to be identified.

Every tyre design has a set of “nominal specifications”, which in most cases are first laid down by the Tyre and Rim Association of the U.S.A., since they are still the largest automobile manufacturers in the world. But they do not act alone. An interlocking system of Standards between the European Tyre and Rim governing body (E.T.R.T.O), Japan Tyre and Rim Association, South African, Australian ensures that all “automotive oriented” countries work to the same Standards. Then the fun starts. Around each “Standard” dimension specified for a new size of tyre, there are permitted tolerances in manufacture. These tolerances, only available to the tyre manufacturers, are written into the design manual used by the tyre design engineers of any one particular tyre company. Some companies stick religiously to try to hitting the standard dimensions in mid range, others tend to the larger dimensions because it might help the tyres perform better, others to the smaller to save material. All dimensions are taken after the tyre has been inflated for 24 hours at a specified temperature because they stretch a little bit when first inflated. After that, zilch.
So it is not uncommon for tyres to vary between makes by the full extent of these tolerances, which cumulatively could add up to as high as 5%. A study of promotional leaflets published by the tyre companies will show this to be the case.
Radial tyres roll around the diameter of the (steel) belts built into the tyre, and their rolling circumference does not differ markedly with pressure. The belts restrict the tyre growth, which is what they are supposed to do. Early experiments with steel belted radial tyres showed that in excess of 200 p.s.i. pressure only caused a growth of less that .060 inches in diameter. Bias ply tyres do however, change rolling circumference with pressure and with speed. Indeed, speedway cars rely on this to give them their “fifth gear”. However, their use on passenger cars is obsolete.

The most common cause of speedo error is fitting tyres of different section width, which carries with it an increase in diameter at the same profile, or fitting plus 1 or plus 2 fitments without matching tyre rolling circumference (or diameter) within the tolerance permitted by State legislation, which varies from State to State currently, though Queensland may fall into line soon.

If you’re worried about it, most major highways out of the capital cities have a measured 5 kilometres to check your odometer, or on the Hume highway 25 km out of Melbourne, radar guns which flash your speed up as you approach. However, if the southbound lane gives a different reading to the northbound, I know which one I would accept- unless I could find a sympathetic beak to believe my story! The officer writing out the ticket won’t, for sure!

I use a credit union

I got another one of those calls again offering $700 dollars of free calls on my mobile!  He went on for some time and then asked how much was my phone bill and I said thousands. How much? Thousands of dollars.We can give you $700 free calls. Now he thinks he's got a live one and rattles on.  So I said that's good and I would accept then he wanted my bank details and I said I don't trust them. They steal all your money. Where do you keep your money? In a safe? How much do you have ? Thousands ? In a safe ? Yes . What about my free phone calls? They cost $59 . No they are free!!! No they cost. No free I will try and if I like then I would sign up for more free phone calls for free. They are not free sir ! You said they were free! After fifteen minutes he said have a nice day sir and hung up. I use a credit union and don't have a mobile! My calls are 8 cents for anywhere in the world for as long as I like! Want to know more post a comment and I will get back to you for free!!!!!

New photo for Mc Donald's

Its a cake!!!!!!!

nuclear power plants

During the second world war the Japanese attacked the USA with balloons with bombs that crossed the Pacific ocean on the winds. Fucashima power station  fall out will go where the balloons went and with those winds go the fallout from these broken power reactors. During the French atomic tests x ray equipment testing units were set off in Victoria in Australia. We are all effected with radio active materials and the increase in cancers is inevitable and our children are all effected and even the unborn ones. Now we come to global warming .. sorry climate change and the cost for carbon. Where is all this extra carbon coming from? There is the same amount on the earth as there was when it was formed. Look I don't get it , if you want to reduce the consumption of all materials then the only way to do this is wars and population reduction. Here is an example:- The Tasmanian Tiger doesn't produce any carbon dioxide any more, It has done its bit for global warming - climate change. My mate David Hughes suggested population reduction on his internet site Crowed Planet and was Jailed for taking steps to do what he thought was right and his site taken from him by the ACCC.. Look guys and girls it is simple KEEP YOUR PANTS ON and we wont need nuclear power stations and wars to keep the populations down. The greens have population reduction in there sights with gay marriages here in Australia the next step is to make it compulsery .

Bi polar and Schizophrenia

schizophrenia  is a disease of older people, It is all right for a child to have an imaginary friend and talk to this friend and is in the genes that all humans have this quality. Imagination is also a quality also built into the genes and is how our society developed to where we are today. These imaginary friends came about when you were the only child for miles around and to stop insanity you had a imaginary friend. Now doctors who did not have a friend in there mind see this as a problem. The problem arises when the child is abused and the friend has hate in its dialogue with there imaginary friend .

Stone henge in Australia

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CU7mn7j_BiU

Didigital cameras with gps

There is a security problem when cameras made in the middle east supply photos and gps locations in the target country and send this back to the middle east and this is then used as servailence and a tool to spy on the unsuspecting individuals. Even the insides of building and there layouts are sent. Posters and material on white boards in the backgrounds of photos are scanned for information. Be careful what you photograph in your workplace and homes as this is also sent and allows these organisations to know how you live and work.Governments need to look at this problem as small sending units can easliy be placed in the electronics of cameras and phones giving heights and contours of all places we go to.

Internet warning

Some unscrupulious people are putting material on the net with subliminal content and this is a dangerous practice and must be stopped imediately. be warned and watch what you and your children watch and download.

Engineering in Australia

I had some problems with the power at my house,I got hit with an electrical current. My son checked out the house and in ten minutes found that there was no earth stake and he said that I was lucky to be alive.
At the moment there is twenty volts on the earth wire where there should be none zero zit.
I have just had a air conditioner installed by Climax Air Conditioning these are people  have ticketed and licenced  electricians with Department of Fair Trading.
Fair Trading Licence trades people in New South Wales and are corrupt in there dealings...And the process of obtaining a licence is dubious.

Delusions of Grandure or phycopic episodes in Australia

Tall popies are cut down in there prime (great Australian pastime) There will never be people in Australia that will rise above there station while these types of thinking are arround. If you were to try to do so you would be charged with grand delusions and pumped full of pills by the mental health system. I had a mate who sold contraceptions to America and was jailed for seven years. Why you might ask? 29 million people here 10 million female half sexually active thats 5 million times $40 per month for the pill and times that by twelve months now thats a lot of money thats about 2 billion.Just a pitance that has been given away to foriegn countries. If you think you are more important than the American president (which I am ) then you have delusions of grandure and can be medicated for this. Watch out all Americans because everyone of you personally think you are better and more important than you president.. Think for a moment now..!!!!!! Who runs this country Doctors and our female prime minister, I would never say anything sexist about a woman prime minister, but she is just a arsehole.

Why men snore

During the cave men days when the saber tooth tiger roamed the earth. Men had to snore so the tigers thought the cave was full of tigers and the real tigers went away. So women now need to complain about this because of there is no tigers.

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.