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Ben,I reckon Paddler Ed has some good advice.When you leave a job or
take a new career path it is good to look back with some nostalgia but in my 20's I left a job I had been in for about 6 years and after about 6 months away
rejoined the company it was a mistake.I was still good at the job but the enthusiasim had gone so within a short time I made the move to go into business for myself.A good move.Later in life I had changes in the type of work I engaged in but always was my own boss(apart from my wife who knows she is the boss) So I guess that these thoughts may be something to chew on.
regards Pat
take a new career path it is good to look back with some nostalgia but in my 20's I left a job I had been in for about 6 years and after about 6 months away
rejoined the company it was a mistake.I was still good at the job but the enthusiasim had gone so within a short time I made the move to go into business for myself.A good move.Later in life I had changes in the type of work I engaged in but always was my own boss(apart from my wife who knows she is the boss) So I guess that these thoughts may be something to chew on.
regards Pat
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I saw a little Zook today with a FRP hard top canopy and spotted the manufacturers name on it... of course they don't make them any longer, but it might be worth noting the name and then seeing what there is in the way of 2nd hand ones.
It was Tourer Top (I think they became part of 3XM) but no idea if they did a roof for the Bundera.
It was Tourer Top (I think they became part of 3XM) but no idea if they did a roof for the Bundera.
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Lexi.
Lexi has continued on her spree of destruction and finally killed her bed this week!
This is what I got home to last week.
Its hard to be mad at her though when shes that cute, so she still got a treat.
We gave her an old bath mat to sleep on for now.
But it doesnt stay in her bed for long, yesterday I found it in the garden!
Complete with mouth holes!
Breakfast in bed!
Lexi and I went to the pet shop this week to get her some more food. She slept most of the way there.
The staff loved her in the shop!
We got her a new toy which will hopefully amuse her for a while when we are out at work.
I filled it full of treats and it kept her amused for hours, she loves it!
Bec and I got home from dinner the other night to find Lexi fast asleep in the middle of the couch. She had obviously jumped over the child gate and escaped!
Fearing the damage she could do if she got out and we were at work all day, something needed to be done.
The trouble was it wasnt just the gate, the entire dwarf wall wasnt much higher!
Thankfully I still had lots of pallet wood left.
So new perimeter defenses were hastily knocked up!
They simply drop in place over the wall.
Yamaha WR450f.
Friday was my last day at work and they sent me out with a guy I hadnt met before, called Sam. We got chatting and Sam was telling me he had moved up from Melbourne himself a few years ago and hes into motorbikes and has an enduro.
I said I'd be keen to get out for a ride sometime and he said he would too.
So the very next day, we met up for a ride and he showed me around the hinterland heading over the Great Dividing Range and South into New South Wales.
We rode through the Currumbin valley.
What a magic spot! I must bring Bec her for a swim when the weather warms up a bit!
Amazing views as we dropped down out of the mountains.
We rode all the way South to Nimbin where we stopped at the rather funky looking "Bringabong" cafe for a drink.
It was easily my most enjoyable day motorbike riding ever! No off road riding, but all nice fast twisty roads and we swapped bikes a few times which was fun!
Sams bike beats mine top end but its no where near as fast as mine up to a 120kmh! The WR450 is savage and it sounds so nice with the aftermarket exhaust!
Fuel range is an issue with my bike and its little tank. I took a pic of my mileage when I had just filled up.
Then again later when I filled up and another pic of how many litres I had put in, so I can work out exactly how many K's I'm getting to a tank.
It was an amazing day and I rode about 300km's in total.
Decided to drop the oil the second I got home while it was nice and hot.
It was pretty clean but I know how highly tuned these engines are and how important regular maintenance is on them.
I also needed to tension the chain as it had gone a bit slack.
Which had increased the wear on it and resulted in a bit of swarf around the front sprocket.
The rear tyre desperately needs replacing!
Its scary to think about some of the speeds we were doing, when I saw just how bad the rear tyre is.
I also spotted that its not even designed for road use.
So I need to get a new rear tyre before I ride it again.
Thinking of either a Dunlop to match the front.
Or a Bridgestone.
I left the oil draining over night, then the next day re-filled it.
Decided to start my own service record so I can keep track of what needs doing, when.
Decided a stand to sit the bike on for working on it would be useful.
I will probably buy one of the foot operated lift up ones at some point, I did have one but I sold it when I down sized to emigrate.
I found a pallet by the skip at work last week which was made of some nice hardwood.
Came apart really nicely so I managed to harvest all the wood from it.
Decided that would be the perfect wood to make a stand with.
Did some fancy compound mitre cuts on my little saw.
Took all the rough corners off with a block plane.
Screwed it all together then gave it a quick buzz over with the belt sander.
Works perfect!
With the bike now properly supported I could check the chain and adjust it.
I've partially stripped it down at the moment as I'm trying to fix the indicators that have stopped working.
There is a flasher can that was hanging down below the tank and not secured to the frame which I suspect could be the problem.
Car Fire.
Driving home from dinner the other night we found a car on fire at the side of the road!
The police quickly turned up, followed by the fire brigade.
LJ.
My neighbour had asked to borrow our trailer.
Not a problem I thought, will just back LJ up and push the trailer out.
Only LJ wouldnt start as the batteries were too flat.
Well I tried everything! I tried jumping it off the Astra which I parked the other side of the gate. Tried jumping it with the Astra and another battery, still nothing!
I even tried pushing it but as we had a day of torrential rain a week or so ago LJ had sunk into the ground a bit, so I jacked the wheels off the ground and dropped it back down on planks of wood, but it was just too heavy for me to push.
I then discovered that the batteries had just about got enough juice in them to power the winch.
So I ran the winch rope under LJ and out the back, through a snatch block attached to a little tree and back to LJ.
And slowly out she came!
Supervised by Lexi!
Because of the angle of the pull the rope did rub against the tyre slightly but it didnt do any damage.
Eventually it was out enough for me to get to the trailer.
The batteries finally completely died so the winch rope just got wrapped around the bullbar for now.
So it just goes to show that if you get stuck some where it is possible to winch backwards with a front mounted winch if you have to!
I've winched backwards before with the winch rope going around the car, using 2 snatch blocks off 2 trees to the side of me. But never straight underneath like this.
Yesterday I removed the batteries to get them charged up individually.
Normally I dont even lift the bonnet to charge them and just plug into the anderson plug on the bullbar with my lead I made up which goes straight to the battery charger.
I did charge them like this a few weeks ago, or atleast I thought I did!
Now I'm thinking the battery charger must have detected one of the batteries was stuffed and just switched off. Then I came along, saw the battery charger had switched off and thought beauty their done!
Anyway............................
Got them both on charge.
After having them on charge all day it appears one is OK but the other one is stuffed.
Wish now I had bought a pair of yellow top Optimas while I was still at Piranha and could get them at cost price.
Oh well, something else to add to the wish list!
Work.
Friday was my last day working as a glazier. I actually quite enjoyed the last week as I was out on my own fitting, but I knew I was never going to make much money doing it due mainly to the constant issues with products being measured wrong/made wrong/damaged/lack of communication etc. + Its not really what I want to be doing.
So I'm happy I've left and I will take a lot of positives away with me. The main thing I learnt was the easy way to do perfect silicon work!
Having worked with silicon sealant for over 10 years I wish I had known the easy way to do it from the start, it would have saved a lot of hassle and mess over the years!
The secret to good silicon work is not soapy water as some people use and I used to use myself.
Its mentholated spirit which is mainly ethanol (alcohol) so evaporates really quickly unlike soapy water.
So you run your bead of silicon along what your trying to seal (in my case between the shower screen and the tiles) and you dont worry too much about applying too much.
Then using a spray bottle of metho you spray a shit load of metho all over it, you really cant over apply it!
Then you run your finger down it removing a lot of the silicon as you go and wiping your finger clean on a rag to remove the huge blobs of silicon that come off.
Give it another good spray of metho and one more final wipe down with your finger and you have a perfect result!
Almost forgot..........................
I start the new job 2 weeks today!
*Edit. I really dont know why that pic is at the bottom of this update, everytime I edit and delete it, it re-appears! Same thing happened last time I did a big update!
Crispin?
Lexi has continued on her spree of destruction and finally killed her bed this week!
This is what I got home to last week.
Its hard to be mad at her though when shes that cute, so she still got a treat.
We gave her an old bath mat to sleep on for now.
But it doesnt stay in her bed for long, yesterday I found it in the garden!
Complete with mouth holes!
Breakfast in bed!
Lexi and I went to the pet shop this week to get her some more food. She slept most of the way there.
The staff loved her in the shop!
We got her a new toy which will hopefully amuse her for a while when we are out at work.
I filled it full of treats and it kept her amused for hours, she loves it!
Bec and I got home from dinner the other night to find Lexi fast asleep in the middle of the couch. She had obviously jumped over the child gate and escaped!
Fearing the damage she could do if she got out and we were at work all day, something needed to be done.
The trouble was it wasnt just the gate, the entire dwarf wall wasnt much higher!
Thankfully I still had lots of pallet wood left.
So new perimeter defenses were hastily knocked up!
They simply drop in place over the wall.
Yamaha WR450f.
Friday was my last day at work and they sent me out with a guy I hadnt met before, called Sam. We got chatting and Sam was telling me he had moved up from Melbourne himself a few years ago and hes into motorbikes and has an enduro.
I said I'd be keen to get out for a ride sometime and he said he would too.
So the very next day, we met up for a ride and he showed me around the hinterland heading over the Great Dividing Range and South into New South Wales.
We rode through the Currumbin valley.
What a magic spot! I must bring Bec her for a swim when the weather warms up a bit!
Amazing views as we dropped down out of the mountains.
We rode all the way South to Nimbin where we stopped at the rather funky looking "Bringabong" cafe for a drink.
It was easily my most enjoyable day motorbike riding ever! No off road riding, but all nice fast twisty roads and we swapped bikes a few times which was fun!
Sams bike beats mine top end but its no where near as fast as mine up to a 120kmh! The WR450 is savage and it sounds so nice with the aftermarket exhaust!
Fuel range is an issue with my bike and its little tank. I took a pic of my mileage when I had just filled up.
Then again later when I filled up and another pic of how many litres I had put in, so I can work out exactly how many K's I'm getting to a tank.
It was an amazing day and I rode about 300km's in total.
Decided to drop the oil the second I got home while it was nice and hot.
It was pretty clean but I know how highly tuned these engines are and how important regular maintenance is on them.
I also needed to tension the chain as it had gone a bit slack.
Which had increased the wear on it and resulted in a bit of swarf around the front sprocket.
The rear tyre desperately needs replacing!
Its scary to think about some of the speeds we were doing, when I saw just how bad the rear tyre is.
I also spotted that its not even designed for road use.
So I need to get a new rear tyre before I ride it again.
Thinking of either a Dunlop to match the front.
Or a Bridgestone.
I left the oil draining over night, then the next day re-filled it.
Decided to start my own service record so I can keep track of what needs doing, when.
Decided a stand to sit the bike on for working on it would be useful.
I will probably buy one of the foot operated lift up ones at some point, I did have one but I sold it when I down sized to emigrate.
I found a pallet by the skip at work last week which was made of some nice hardwood.
Came apart really nicely so I managed to harvest all the wood from it.
Decided that would be the perfect wood to make a stand with.
Did some fancy compound mitre cuts on my little saw.
Took all the rough corners off with a block plane.
Screwed it all together then gave it a quick buzz over with the belt sander.
Works perfect!
With the bike now properly supported I could check the chain and adjust it.
I've partially stripped it down at the moment as I'm trying to fix the indicators that have stopped working.
There is a flasher can that was hanging down below the tank and not secured to the frame which I suspect could be the problem.
Car Fire.
Driving home from dinner the other night we found a car on fire at the side of the road!
The police quickly turned up, followed by the fire brigade.
LJ.
My neighbour had asked to borrow our trailer.
Not a problem I thought, will just back LJ up and push the trailer out.
Only LJ wouldnt start as the batteries were too flat.
Well I tried everything! I tried jumping it off the Astra which I parked the other side of the gate. Tried jumping it with the Astra and another battery, still nothing!
I even tried pushing it but as we had a day of torrential rain a week or so ago LJ had sunk into the ground a bit, so I jacked the wheels off the ground and dropped it back down on planks of wood, but it was just too heavy for me to push.
I then discovered that the batteries had just about got enough juice in them to power the winch.
So I ran the winch rope under LJ and out the back, through a snatch block attached to a little tree and back to LJ.
And slowly out she came!
Supervised by Lexi!
Because of the angle of the pull the rope did rub against the tyre slightly but it didnt do any damage.
Eventually it was out enough for me to get to the trailer.
The batteries finally completely died so the winch rope just got wrapped around the bullbar for now.
So it just goes to show that if you get stuck some where it is possible to winch backwards with a front mounted winch if you have to!
I've winched backwards before with the winch rope going around the car, using 2 snatch blocks off 2 trees to the side of me. But never straight underneath like this.
Yesterday I removed the batteries to get them charged up individually.
Normally I dont even lift the bonnet to charge them and just plug into the anderson plug on the bullbar with my lead I made up which goes straight to the battery charger.
I did charge them like this a few weeks ago, or atleast I thought I did!
Now I'm thinking the battery charger must have detected one of the batteries was stuffed and just switched off. Then I came along, saw the battery charger had switched off and thought beauty their done!
Anyway............................
Got them both on charge.
After having them on charge all day it appears one is OK but the other one is stuffed.
Wish now I had bought a pair of yellow top Optimas while I was still at Piranha and could get them at cost price.
Oh well, something else to add to the wish list!
Work.
Friday was my last day working as a glazier. I actually quite enjoyed the last week as I was out on my own fitting, but I knew I was never going to make much money doing it due mainly to the constant issues with products being measured wrong/made wrong/damaged/lack of communication etc. + Its not really what I want to be doing.
So I'm happy I've left and I will take a lot of positives away with me. The main thing I learnt was the easy way to do perfect silicon work!
Having worked with silicon sealant for over 10 years I wish I had known the easy way to do it from the start, it would have saved a lot of hassle and mess over the years!
The secret to good silicon work is not soapy water as some people use and I used to use myself.
Its mentholated spirit which is mainly ethanol (alcohol) so evaporates really quickly unlike soapy water.
So you run your bead of silicon along what your trying to seal (in my case between the shower screen and the tiles) and you dont worry too much about applying too much.
Then using a spray bottle of metho you spray a shit load of metho all over it, you really cant over apply it!
Then you run your finger down it removing a lot of the silicon as you go and wiping your finger clean on a rag to remove the huge blobs of silicon that come off.
Give it another good spray of metho and one more final wipe down with your finger and you have a perfect result!
Almost forgot..........................
I start the new job 2 weeks today!
*Edit. I really dont know why that pic is at the bottom of this update, everytime I edit and delete it, it re-appears! Same thing happened last time I did a big update!
Crispin?
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Chas
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Be careful with those knobbly tyres on tarmac Ben, I used to have an Aprilia Pegaso with off road tyres and some dipstick in a Merc signalled left and turned right, I had to slam the brakes on front wheel went sideways and I slammed down with my right foot underneath the engine block see pic below. Luckily I had motorbike boots on when I undid the zip I watched my foot swelling so did the zip up again otherwise I would never have got the boot on again. Soon after that I changed to road tyres.
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So only another 18 months for us then!
I refuse to buy her one of the dog beds from the pet shop, which are all quite expensive, until shes a bit older and can be trusted not to destroy it.
I could get her another $10 Kmart one and I'm tempted to, but then I might cover it with some strong, thick canvas and screw it all down.
I refuse to buy her one of the dog beds from the pet shop, which are all quite expensive, until shes a bit older and can be trusted not to destroy it.
I could get her another $10 Kmart one and I'm tempted to, but then I might cover it with some strong, thick canvas and screw it all down.
Chas
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Of course you will need them off road you just have to be aware of their lack of grip on tarmac.Ouch!
Trouble is I need to have knobbly tyres so I can still use it off road. I'm going to get a more road biased than the MotoX one thats currently fitted, but will still be an off road tyre.
Paddler Ed
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Mum's dogs still have their puppy bedding (or what's left of them...) as they're Golden Retreivers they (especially the old one) will great you with a present - normally either something stolen or their bed. A lot of the beds have holes and chew marks in them, but the actual bedding does seem to last quite well. Just make sure there's enough to entertain Lexi and you'll be onto a winner.
With the bike, Delz runs a Dunlop D606 on the back of her XT600 and Mitas E10 on the front, with another 606 lined up for the front (currently in the lounge...) She finds that gets her most places on and off the road, but wet weather performance is an unknown due to the lack of rain we have had here... Quite a few around here run the 606 so definitely a worthwhile option.
On that note, I'm probably going to get my L's soon... and Delz' bike is on the LAMS list which becomes her excuse for a new bike...
With the bike, Delz runs a Dunlop D606 on the back of her XT600 and Mitas E10 on the front, with another 606 lined up for the front (currently in the lounge...) She finds that gets her most places on and off the road, but wet weather performance is an unknown due to the lack of rain we have had here... Quite a few around here run the 606 so definitely a worthwhile option.
On that note, I'm probably going to get my L's soon... and Delz' bike is on the LAMS list which becomes her excuse for a new bike...
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Thanks guys. 
Update....................................................
The Garden.
The capsicums (peppers) have been a real success!
I harvested one of the now ripe capsicums along with the rest of the baby carrots.
So they went in one of last weeks pasta bakes.
LJ.
The batteries charged up OK and got fitted in LJ.
I was then able to wind the winch rope back in and fire LJ up and put her away.
Bec Turned 30!
It was Bec's 30th last week!
It was a really fun day which basically revolved around yummy, naughty food!
I got her some balloons and presents and surprised her when she got up!
While Bec opened her presents.
I got breakfast on.
Followed by English biscuits dunked in tea!
Bec put her new dress on.
And we went out for lunch at the English fish and chip shop!
Followed by a nice walk along the beach and out to King Island.
Las time we came the tide was in, but today it was out and we could walk to the island.
Brisbane skyline on the horizon.
Lexi was exhausted from all the running on the beach and slept most of the way back.
For the first time since we got her nearly 6 months ago, we said good bye to her and dropped her off at the kennels.
As the next day we would be flying to Tassie for 4 days of Birthday celebrations with Becs family and friends.
But first we had more eating to do!
Dinner at Schnitz followed by ice cream!
Then early the next morning we were off to Tassie!
We had some doggies to play with while we were there.
More balloons.
And 2 cakes!
It was a lovely few days but bloody cold down there!
We picked Lexi up on our way home from the airport on Monday.
She had shared a kennel with another puppy and apparently had had a great time!
Sadly she stank of disinfectant when she came out.
So it was time for her first bath which she took quite well!
The Bike.
I picked up a new rear tyre from the mxstore.com.
Decided to match my front Dunlop one.
New tyre and heavy duty tube.
Removed the wheel.
having never changed a motorbike tyre before, I did the obvious thing and consulted Youtube.
This video in particular I found to be excellent.
So armed with the Ipad playing the video I set to it.
One bead off.
Flipped it over and popped the other side off.
Fitting the new one I found spraying window cleaner around the tyre, as per the suggestion in the video really did help with getting the new tyre on!
The one difficulty I did run into was getting the valve through the rim as my hands were too big. After a bit of swearing and struggling I managed to wedge a block of wood in between the rim and the tyre enough for me to get my hand in to poke the valve through.
The next area I struggled with was popping the very last bit of the bead of the tyre on as thats where the beadlock was.
I popped the tyre back off more in that area and then managed to wiggle the beadlock more inside the tyre and then I was able to pop the bead on completely.
I started inflating it and was worried I might have pinched the tube or damaged it with the tyre levers as there were some bubbles coming out.
But it inflated OK and at about 30psi the tyre bead popped on and fully seated!
I let some air out and then made a note of what pressure it was at.
The next morning I was delighted to see the pressure hadnt dropped!
As per the video, I didnt tighten the valve nut against the rim as one would expect, but instead against the valve cap. So that if the tyre spins on the rim slightly its less likely to tear the valve off apparently.
I could then refit the wheel.
Work.
I decided after having a week off I should probably try and get some agency work for a few days this week as I dont start my new job until next week.
A quick call round the agencies and I got some reasonably well paying work at a place that builds portable buildings.
It was a huge place employing lots of tradesmen and it was a really interesting place to work! It was a mix between a building site and a factory! we were working on 2-3 bed homes which split in 2 for transport and mainly go to retirement villages and school buildings which consist of 2 class rooms, toilets and a big covered deck area on the front. The schools split into 5 sections for transport on 5 trucks. the buildings go anywhere in Queensland from the Gold Coast to Cape York to Birsdsville!
I was cladding the houses in a Canadian plastic product.
We were working outside but they also had a huge building with dozens more houses and schools being built.
They move the sections of buildings around with huge forklifts sporting really long forks.
These were the school buildings.
Decided I wont go back Monday as I'd like a long weekend before I start my new job on Tuesday.
Update....................................................
The Garden.
The capsicums (peppers) have been a real success!
I harvested one of the now ripe capsicums along with the rest of the baby carrots.
So they went in one of last weeks pasta bakes.
LJ.
The batteries charged up OK and got fitted in LJ.
I was then able to wind the winch rope back in and fire LJ up and put her away.
Bec Turned 30!
It was Bec's 30th last week!
It was a really fun day which basically revolved around yummy, naughty food!
I got her some balloons and presents and surprised her when she got up!
While Bec opened her presents.
I got breakfast on.
Followed by English biscuits dunked in tea!
Bec put her new dress on.
And we went out for lunch at the English fish and chip shop!
Followed by a nice walk along the beach and out to King Island.
Las time we came the tide was in, but today it was out and we could walk to the island.
Brisbane skyline on the horizon.
Lexi was exhausted from all the running on the beach and slept most of the way back.
For the first time since we got her nearly 6 months ago, we said good bye to her and dropped her off at the kennels.
As the next day we would be flying to Tassie for 4 days of Birthday celebrations with Becs family and friends.
But first we had more eating to do!
Dinner at Schnitz followed by ice cream!
Then early the next morning we were off to Tassie!
We had some doggies to play with while we were there.
More balloons.
And 2 cakes!
It was a lovely few days but bloody cold down there!
We picked Lexi up on our way home from the airport on Monday.
She had shared a kennel with another puppy and apparently had had a great time!
Sadly she stank of disinfectant when she came out.
So it was time for her first bath which she took quite well!
The Bike.
I picked up a new rear tyre from the mxstore.com.
Decided to match my front Dunlop one.
New tyre and heavy duty tube.
Removed the wheel.
having never changed a motorbike tyre before, I did the obvious thing and consulted Youtube.
This video in particular I found to be excellent.
So armed with the Ipad playing the video I set to it.
One bead off.
Flipped it over and popped the other side off.
Fitting the new one I found spraying window cleaner around the tyre, as per the suggestion in the video really did help with getting the new tyre on!
The one difficulty I did run into was getting the valve through the rim as my hands were too big. After a bit of swearing and struggling I managed to wedge a block of wood in between the rim and the tyre enough for me to get my hand in to poke the valve through.
The next area I struggled with was popping the very last bit of the bead of the tyre on as thats where the beadlock was.
I popped the tyre back off more in that area and then managed to wiggle the beadlock more inside the tyre and then I was able to pop the bead on completely.
I started inflating it and was worried I might have pinched the tube or damaged it with the tyre levers as there were some bubbles coming out.
But it inflated OK and at about 30psi the tyre bead popped on and fully seated!
I let some air out and then made a note of what pressure it was at.
The next morning I was delighted to see the pressure hadnt dropped!
As per the video, I didnt tighten the valve nut against the rim as one would expect, but instead against the valve cap. So that if the tyre spins on the rim slightly its less likely to tear the valve off apparently.
I could then refit the wheel.
Work.
I decided after having a week off I should probably try and get some agency work for a few days this week as I dont start my new job until next week.
A quick call round the agencies and I got some reasonably well paying work at a place that builds portable buildings.
It was a huge place employing lots of tradesmen and it was a really interesting place to work! It was a mix between a building site and a factory! we were working on 2-3 bed homes which split in 2 for transport and mainly go to retirement villages and school buildings which consist of 2 class rooms, toilets and a big covered deck area on the front. The schools split into 5 sections for transport on 5 trucks. the buildings go anywhere in Queensland from the Gold Coast to Cape York to Birsdsville!
I was cladding the houses in a Canadian plastic product.
We were working outside but they also had a huge building with dozens more houses and schools being built.
They move the sections of buildings around with huge forklifts sporting really long forks.
These were the school buildings.
Decided I wont go back Monday as I'd like a long weekend before I start my new job on Tuesday.
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Paddler Ed
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Did better than we did with the bike tyre.... god knows how many holes we ended up with on the front tyre....
Prebuilt cabins are good money; there's a company in Armidale who do them as well, again 2 parts for a 3 bedroom cabin. They do caravan park and residential spec of them, with slightly different appearances and interior fitout
Prebuilt cabins are good money; there's a company in Armidale who do them as well, again 2 parts for a 3 bedroom cabin. They do caravan park and residential spec of them, with slightly different appearances and interior fitout
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Thanks Ed.
Apparently fronts are easier to change than rears, according to that video above.
While on the subject of off road motor bikes, heres a nice little video about the truck I helped build when I worked at the Unimog place.
Apparently fronts are easier to change than rears, according to that video above.
While on the subject of off road motor bikes, heres a nice little video about the truck I helped build when I worked at the Unimog place.
Paddler Ed
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Hey Ben,
How is the new job going? Hoping that the deathly silence is a sign of good things in that you are flat out?
How is the new job going? Hoping that the deathly silence is a sign of good things in that you are flat out?
Just tuned in Ben, after a long absence.
Many Happy belated's to Bec for her Birthday a while back...
Good to see you surviving, rather well it seems
Many Happy belated's to Bec for her Birthday a while back...
Good to see you surviving, rather well it seems
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Thanks guys.
Apologies, I dont seem to get on here as much these days.
The new job is going really well!
I'm working in the maintenance department of the big new hospital here on the Gold Coast. Its only 2 years old and cost $1.8 billion to build!
Its a nice steady job with no pressure or stress. The jobs come through on the I pad they gave me and I just work my way through them.
Amazing hourly rate and with the holiday entitlement, 13 RDO's a year and public holidays it works out to about 8 weeks paid leave a year!
Will try and get a little update up over the next few days.
Apologies, I dont seem to get on here as much these days.
The new job is going really well!
I'm working in the maintenance department of the big new hospital here on the Gold Coast. Its only 2 years old and cost $1.8 billion to build!
Its a nice steady job with no pressure or stress. The jobs come through on the I pad they gave me and I just work my way through them.
Amazing hourly rate and with the holiday entitlement, 13 RDO's a year and public holidays it works out to about 8 weeks paid leave a year!
Will try and get a little update up over the next few days.
Sounds fantastic, at least you can build up the reserves a bit, if the money is good
