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  1. Kiwi Phil

    Olongapo...way way back...just for Justin65

    This was me back in '71. Not my hat, but that is the wagon I was on. We were in trouble from the moment we tied up till the moment we cast off!!!! off the bridge daylight hours I have a few others in the same album of other places if you are interested. Cheers Phillip
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    For JB

    You'r not going to believe this JB, but since this change, I have just recieved your PM from last June. Thank you. The pleasure is all mine. Cheers Phillip
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    Anyone from or close to Okonomowoc WI

    There is a bloke in this town who has been a great help to me getting my boat over here. He is a dealer. I wasted a lot of his time over a long period and would like to get him a small gift of appreciation. I had in mind a voucher of some kind. He is about 60 (I think). For US$50 (that should...
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    Assistance sought with a small maths problem

    I have never been able to get a formula inside my brain to work out the following. I need to understand the "parts per million (ppm)" statement. I need to use this when I am adding chlorine to treat my dam water. I fill one tank with 28,000 litres of dam water, and if i was to add "1 part per...
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    Finally in my yard...all the way from the US of A

    Got the boat last week.. Finally 95% of dramas are over. Last is getting the trailer to meet Australian Standards, then a Saftey Certiifcate for it, then registered for road use. I can see a couple of small problems looming with US trailers already, but "we will overcome". Fortunatey my...
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    Worm Pea

    Worm Pea For all you gardeners out there, thought I would share this idea on how to make your own fertilizer with composting worms. My youngest, Hayden, wanted a worm farm 2yrs back. We got 2 styro boxes (waterproof) with lids. First box, we punched holes in the lid for ventilation, then...
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    School Uniforms

    School Uniforms. Can't recall which year, but a long time back we had a discussion on school uniforms. Well my youngest Hayden has started High School (grade 8) and has a REAL uniform. This is the summer version. The winter comes with a tie and a Blazer. At the meet-the-school thing last year...
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    mikeandronda....music question

    I recall you mentioning in a post a few days back, you taught guitar. My youngest, Hayden (12yrs) started seriously learning this Xmas. My worker, John, is teaching him. He gets a 30min lesson 4x a week. Over Jan holidays he got an hr a day. John has taken him over chords and drilled them in to...
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    My 40' Container has arrived from the USA

    My 40' shipping container carrying my new (to me) boat has arrived from Long Beach California, and last night moved to the shippers yard for unpacking. Should be in my hands in 7-10 days. Not bad considering it was a trans-shipment that left 30 Dec. Hoping it is not a container full of...
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    My Mothers story about US soldiers back in '42

    Father was conscripted in to the Army in 1939, and left for Active Service in 1940. His girlfriend, my Mother, completed her Nursing (SRN) in 1940 and became an Officer in the Army. After Pearl Harbour, New Zealand had large numbers of American soldiers based there, 1942 - on, for the...
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    So no more mistakes

    I love cartoonists. They say sooooo much, and so close to the truth. Cheers Phillip
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    Taking medication

    My worker John has a sister, in her 40's. He comes to work one day. Says he has been at the hospital most of the night.....his sister has had terrible stomach pains etc.......treatment was ineffective.....tests showed nothing....finally admitted. He picked her up that afternoon and took her...
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    Laws of Gravity

    Hmmmmmm.......... Cheers Phillip
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    for JB

    Lester told me a while back you were getting the "object' set in a 'shadow box'. I was just wondering how it all turned out in the end? The PM has never worked for me, probably as in I have difficulty getting connected. Everything gets wiped. I have a close mate here who comes from Texas...
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    Packaging

    Maybe a year or so ago I sought advice from you blokes for ideas on how to package my product. (Herbs). Well, I put all the suggestions in to a hat, and spent 6mths going thru them and planning, and another 6 getting them designed and made. We now have a "one touch" box for the herbs. When it...
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    Calamondin: just for Stan

    All I have done here Stan is copy and paste what I thought a reasonable article on the subject. I stopped the Gardening Corner as thought there wasn't too much interest. Cheers Phillip CALAMONDIN: THE MINIATURE ORANGE Calamondin, a native citrus plant in the Philippines and China, is...
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    Camber Kits...any knowledge/opinion

    My car is a '97 Ford Fairmont Ghia (toward top of the range). A yr back insides of front tyres had lot of wear. Bob Jane T Mart (national trye franschise) told Anita we needed a wheel alignment and 4 new tyres. On my a/c is the detail of wheel align and Camber check. That was done. 1 month back...
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    China

    I went to our Ag and Pastoral show last week. I came across a Pavillion completely filled with product displays from China. It was without doubt the best trade show display I have ever seen, and I have been to many in my trade, (in the Rag Trade, in the Accomodation trade, plus Boat shows). The...
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    Country Mice visit Town Mice - the Ekka

    How did you go working that title out chaps? For the next 10 days there is an annual event in Brisbane called the Ekka. It is the Royal Brisbane Show for the Agricultural and Pastoral Assn. This event started 130 odd yrs back, and the farmers at that time purchased a mass amount of land on the...
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    Hayden is for sale...in fact I will pay you to take him

    Look closely as to what my young fellow has done to the house. He has an absolute fixation with water/drainage/pumps/tanks etc. (along with gardens/worm farms/ships etc). At smoko this afternoon he proudly announced to us he had stripped down 3 of my water seive traps, and diverted the down...
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