http://www.skysigal.com/ 2026-05-25T00:58:00+00:00 http://www.skysigal.com/ http://www.skysigal.com/lib/tpl/bootstrap3/images/favicon.ico text/html 2023-11-04T21:25:51+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://www.skysigal.com/blogs/house/country_outcomes?rev=1699133151&do=diff country outcomes My expectations of myself this coming year: * Actively Contribute to * communicating and re-establishing an understanding of the purpose of curricula, which is to * developing the character and skills of the countries individuals to become: text/html 2023-11-04T21:25:52+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://www.skysigal.com/blogs/house/digging_1?rev=1699133152&do=diff Digging #1 Well, so there I am with the rented 5.5t excavator (because there was no 8t, as I was recommended) -- having luckily spent the previous evening reading up on how to use them. Turns out that was lucky, because the guy who was suppossed to show me how to do things text/html 2023-11-04T21:25:54+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://www.skysigal.com/blogs/house/digging_2?rev=1699133154&do=diff Digging #2 First thing this morning, read the manual. Page 83 showed how to open the “nipple” (who comes up with those names?), in order to let out the hydraulic grease from the track, releasing the tension and getting some slack, then put the track back on. The graphics and the text were very clean and straight forward looking. text/html 2023-11-04T21:25:54+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://www.skysigal.com/blogs/house/digging_3?rev=1699133154&do=diff Digging - Part 3 The digger was still missing a track. So Gareth came up to help, on a National Holiday, no less. Gareth was sure we would succeed. Then again, Gareth had never done this before. We whacked away at the track with my crowbars and his sledge hammer. For at least a couple of hours, with him talking about all these techniques he'd heard would work. text/html 2023-11-04T21:25:55+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://www.skysigal.com/blogs/house/digging_4?rev=1699133155&do=diff Digging 4 We whacked away at the track with my crowbars and his sledge hammer. For at least a couple of hours, with him talking about all these techniques he'd heard would work. Helen was pretty good with that sledge hammer. But in the end it was a wash. text/html 2023-11-04T21:25:55+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://www.skysigal.com/blogs/house/digging_5?rev=1699133155&do=diff Digging 5 AB Solutions put the tracks on again... We discussed causes and there was a bit of humming and uncertainty and they wondered if the track was shot, or if the track was half-shot and the rocky terrain might be a problem. So after they repaired, and considering nobody could tell me if I was doing anything wrong, or if the digger needed some work I told Kennards (the owners of the excavator) they could come and collect it. text/html 2023-11-04T21:25:56+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://www.skysigal.com/blogs/house/digging_6?rev=1699133156&do=diff Digging 6 I've just got off the phone with HirePool. They'll be delivering an 8 tonne digger in 24 hours. Bigger is better they say (this time with steel threads, which don't come off as easily as rubber threads). PS: I'd like to bring your attention to the fact that it was always the right track that came off. Which I believe makes it highly improbable that it was human error. Probably was just had a lemon track that was time to be replaced. Happens. No biggie. text/html 2023-11-04T21:25:56+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://www.skysigal.com/blogs/house/home?rev=1699133156&do=diff text/html 2023-11-04T21:25:57+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://www.skysigal.com/blogs/house/neighbours?rev=1699133157&do=diff Neighbours & Fences So the last time I got into a digger (or excavator) I nudged one (or five) posts of the deer fence between the property and the neighbours. So I've been looking into upskilling in that area too. text/html 2023-11-04T21:25:58+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://www.skysigal.com/blogs/house/no_i_in_team?rev=1699133158&do=diff "There's No I in Team" Then the team doesn't have anybody with vision... text/html 2023-11-04T21:25:59+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://www.skysigal.com/blogs/house/old_skills?rev=1699133159&do=diff Old Skills text/html 2023-11-04T21:25:59+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://www.skysigal.com/blogs/house/over_the_hilltops?rev=1699133159&do=diff Over The Hilltops Mark Gee just posted a beautiful video of our trees: <https://www.facebook.com/markgcomau/videos/10158274747859878/?t=47> text/html 2023-11-04T21:26:00+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://www.skysigal.com/blogs/house/rain_and_smudgers?rev=1699133160&do=diff Rain and Smudgers The Australians have been in the news again. This time it's about them fighting over toilet paper in the market aisles. Which has got me to wondering how many liters of water we would need to flush toilets and keep the showers going.