Day 37 Woomera Testing Ground!
Tuesday, March 16, 2010 at 03:10AM Firstly tonight I need to deal with some comments from yesterdays blog! Karen, since I met my wife I realised that she has the tendency to name inanimate objects! As a responsible husband should I really be encouraging this habit? And Campbell should I choose to support her.... Noble Bar (No Bull Bar) is a really good name, I’m in two minds. Ok Bloggies give us your suggestions for the new discovery here are her specs:
- 2010 Land Rover Discovery
- White
- 3.0 Litre Twin Turbo Diesel
- Did I mention she was White?
Shona I would walk through the valley of slugs, naked & even swim in slug soup rather than be accosted by a million flies outside my room just waiting to eat me and deposit their filth & faeces on me one microbe at a time! By the way.... what really happened to mum’s budgie?
Sandy W.... Yep, not far from Maralinga where they let the bombs go just for “Fun” actually I reckon a few of the aboriginal workers here are descendants of the locals that were here when the bombs went off! I can tell by the green glow around them! And it permeates through their hi visibility workwear!..... Oh and don’t start an argument with me about Nuclear power..... do you know how much work I could get out of the Nuclear Power industry!
Nikki... Where the HELL do I get Lavender oil out here? I already told you I am in Hell, there is NO plant life out here whatsoever..... Send me some Lavender oil Double strength Double Quick! The nearest shop is 400km away! There is tea tree, eucalyptus oil and aero guard in the caravan...but guess that aint going to help you now!!
Rob, you don’t really want to know the questions I get do you?..... Ok you do!... I get the whole gamut of questions, in a previous blog I told you someone asked me if I would consider getting my legs cut off! Others ask the “Sex” question..... (When Ness is with me I always say..... Ill let Vanessa answer that question). People ask me how my boys cope with my situation, I often get religion or miracle cures mentioned, People ask me about my beliefs on stem cell research, What footy team I support, I can guarantee if there is a question you or any of the bloggies want to ask I have had it asked before...... But feel free to ask it as I am happy to share my thoughts and views with you all...... and how dare you question my confidentiality or morality...... HEHEHE.... Evil laugh!!!!
Today I read a book..... serious I read a whole book, thought that was a better option than being eaten by flies! Do you think I am becoming quite obsessed with flies and them eating me? Well you get out here and experience what it is really like, I wish I could somehow take a picture of how many flies are here!
I’m also still worried about our caravan! When we were travelling the 500kg of tinned food was being evenly distributed. Now the caravan is parked in the Caravan park at Pt Augusta I am worried that it will sink in to the ground on one side? Are there any engineers out there that can give me advice? Will I need a tractor to pull it out next week? Campbell the can count is still in the hundreds (of kilo’s that is!) I thought you would have eaten through the cans when you were stranded on the side of the road.
Hey I watched 4 Corners last night.... they did a thing on Tony Abbott. Sorry if I offend anyone but he will never be PM. For a start what is with the Speedos? Have any of you seen an overseas Prime Minister or leader pictured in a pair of Speedos? Get real Tony, get a pair of board shorts! His religion is also a potential vote killer too! ...... Disclaimer! “Just James’s opinion”
Did I tell you that I went for a swim yesterday? The camp has a great Gym, Tennis courts, Indoor cricket arena & Basketball court, but also a 25M swimming pool. And as my bike is stuck with the caravan I decided to go for a swim. (it has been a while) Now I can’t really swim properly as I don’t kick my feet, so I go through the water on an angle. But I call it swimming. The funny thing was I got out of my wheelchair onto the side of the pool and then just flopped (or fell) into the water..... had my swim, but then getting out of the pool was a bit harder!
I had to lift myself onto the edge of the pool, then drag a plastic pool lounge next to the pool and lift myself onto that, then lift myself onto the my wheelchair! Hey Flick do you know of any pools with ramps in them? I could just drive in and drive out!
A couple of the guys that were in today's session were on their “Pyjama” day tonight. This is where they finish day shift and then have a full 24hrs until they start work again. (they finished at 6pm tonight and they don’t start until 6pm tomorrow night) so it gives them a night to get on the turps and sleep all day tomorrow before starting at 6pm the next day.
They called me over to the bar and offered to buy me a drink, so I had a beer with them and a chat. But then they offered me another and another but I had to say “No Thanks” and you know a part of me would have liked to stay there and drink with them..... But I am also there sharing a safety message and asking them to take responsibility for their own safety. So my message was also reinforced by me saying “Thanks guys but I’ve had enough”
Have I told you how mad I get at the flies! Can I swear in this blog? Are there blog swearing police? Nikki tell Aunty Julie to get down here with her Lavender Oil!!!
Ok, ill try and take some photos of the camp tomorrow...... don’t get too excited, have you ever seen footage of a refugee camp..... I’m in it!
Goodbye – Flies really piss me off!
So while James has been resting and reading his book...I have driven from the Yarra Valley to Ringwood to Campbellfield to Port Melbourne and back to Valley....all to make sure the new Discovery has all the bits and pieces ready for its maiden journey!! And it will continue tomorrow... I really can’t complain as it is an absolutely pleasure to drive.
Campbell...please note...NO BOLD green, your wish is my command!
James & Vanessa
Reader Comments (6)
Hello Dear James,
I have just read your latest blog and had a chuckle as always.
My question is a leading one, how is gorgeous Panda coping without you kids for so long so far?
Does she have her own computer to read your blog each day?
Tony Abbott and Flies...........................You're right, they're both annoying ;-)
Hi James - maybe we should call you Lord of the Flies - although you may end up killing the locals if the flies keep driving you crazy!! Has anyone mentioned rubbing orange peel on your skin? I am not kidding - I lived in the NT 20 years ago, as a jillaroo on a remote buffalo station called Carmor Plains and that's what we used to do and it worked. I am sure you can get a few oranges from the mess?
Now as to naming the car I feel it is a 'she', so all puns aside you need to come up with something more befitting her. She has noble lines, a smooth leathery interior, and a large rear end and can be short or tall depending on which heels she is wearing. She can also wink at you with her side mirrors and will go anywhere you can take her, so she is a very good looking work horse who will give you a 'comfy' ride...who cares how old she is or what colour she is! I vote for LOLA the lovely Land Rover!! Goes with van...Lola and the Van...there's a road trip song there!
I'd love to know in general what most of the groups of people you meet think about Rudd and Abbot - which way are they going to go with the election this year. Given it is said that you should never talk sex, politics or toilets with people you just met and the fact that most of them are asking you personal questions, I think you should be able to run a straw poll on what the politics are at each site around Australia. it would be very interesting to map the demographic and see if it is changing or people are swinging their views...personally I am worried that Abbot is going to give Kev a run for his money and we will return to the dark old days of ultra right religion and conservatism.
I don't know if you saw the news but Kevin had a good joke at Tony's expense at a St.Patricks Irish celebration last night. Apparently the origin of Kevin was a as 16th century Abbot!!! Kevin Rudd was named after and Abbot - a very quiet unassuming one who followed his masters was what he added - the room was in hysterics...and Abbot was there too - so touché to Kev!
XSarah
Hey James
since you made Ness put a bra on the new car she needs to have a name that stops people from laughing at her in the streets. Lola sounds great however not quite butch enough for the job she has taken on......Thinking BERTHA! or BEA (after the Prisoner Cell Block H character). It's a brilliany game trying to think of names - for some reason I keep coming up with Drag names - big boys in frilly dresses ha ha.
Keep on going kiddo - only eight days of quiet left
A xxxx
I have more problem with Rudds snot green tie worn at the Irish club IN brisbane last night than Tony Abbott in speedos. What I didnt like about Tony abbotts interview on Sixty minutes was the split in hsi wetsuit leg seriously the guy surely earns enough money to hit the waves in less than torn gear. Sorry just a winge you knwo how we housekeepers pifk up on detail
The split in Tony Abbot's wetsuit made me take double look - I thought his "manly dangling bits' were hanging out!!!! I nearly fell off the couch laughing...