journeyman Mick
24th December 2005, 05:10 PM
Got a couple of early Christmas presents this year!:) On Thursday afternoon a cabinetmaker I know came by and took my old table saw off my hands, so $2.5K to spend and 2.5 square metres of extra space in the shed.:D
It's been terribly dry here, had almost no rain for a few months. Now for you southerners this may sound fairly normal, but in the tropics with the sun being a lot closer (or more direct, anyway) things dry out terribly quickly. I've lost count of how many fires I've had to attend this season. For the last fortnight I've jumped every time my phone has rung, as I'm expecting a fire call every time.:( So Friday morning I awoke to one of the sweetest sounds - rain! :) Then later in the day it bucketted down for a bit and we totalled 81mm for the day which spells a reprieve for all the plants in our garden that were dying (most of them :eek: ) and signals the end of this year's fire season in our district.:) So all in all a it's shaping up nicely for Christmas.
I wish you all a Merry Christmas, Vrolijk Kerst, Felice Navidad, Frollich Weinacht, Joyeaux Noel and a Happy New Year. And for those of you that want a PC, non religious greeting, I say to you: Have a Happy Holyday!:D
Mick
It's been terribly dry here, had almost no rain for a few months. Now for you southerners this may sound fairly normal, but in the tropics with the sun being a lot closer (or more direct, anyway) things dry out terribly quickly. I've lost count of how many fires I've had to attend this season. For the last fortnight I've jumped every time my phone has rung, as I'm expecting a fire call every time.:( So Friday morning I awoke to one of the sweetest sounds - rain! :) Then later in the day it bucketted down for a bit and we totalled 81mm for the day which spells a reprieve for all the plants in our garden that were dying (most of them :eek: ) and signals the end of this year's fire season in our district.:) So all in all a it's shaping up nicely for Christmas.
I wish you all a Merry Christmas, Vrolijk Kerst, Felice Navidad, Frollich Weinacht, Joyeaux Noel and a Happy New Year. And for those of you that want a PC, non religious greeting, I say to you: Have a Happy Holyday!:D
Mick