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Posted by Joe (GKF) on 11/24/06 00:01
In article <doraymeRidThis-DAEA76.12530423112006@news-
vip.optusnet.com.au>, doraymeRidThis@optusnet.com.au says...
> In article <MPG.1fcf9b2c439ff9e98973b@news.aardvark.net.au>,
> Joe (GKF) <joedinmore@yahoo.com.au> wrote:
>
> > In article <1164202527.906231.58620@e3g2000cwe.googlegroups.com>,
> > spamlovermailbox-sicurity@yahoo.com.au says...
> > >
> > > Joe (GKF) wrote:
> >
> > > > ... today the bloke came out and reinstalled
> > > > the pump.
> > > >
> > > > Bewdy.
> > > Sounds good;
> > > I reckon it's just as bad when the power goes out here at home, becuase
> > > you kind of need power so the pump has electircity to run.
> > > Otherwise your buggered.
> > >
> > Yeah - which makes it bloody ridiculous that they turn off the power
> > during a bushfire.
> > --
>
> ... time for a backup generator Joe. You can also get some
> pressure going by gaining some height for your water supply.
>
sorted - kind of. The tank is waaay up the hill. Of course, there's
never what city folk would call 'water pressure' out of the household
taps. House water always comes via the tank.
> All this reminds me to warn the city users of electricity to not
> put their washing machines onto such a full spin when it is a hot
> and sunny day. Letting the washing on the line for a few extra
> mins or hours is easy accessibility to solar energy, saving both
> coal fired electricity and the water that is used producing it.
- with the added bonus that your clothes will smell nicer. Or maybe not.
I don't know what city clothes smell like any more. Out here, bringing
in the washing is a most pleasurable experience.
> (If anyone finds this tip by Aunt Dora useful, please send $10
> and I will use it to buy Farmer Joe, a geni... if anything is
> left over, to get right proper sloshed with a quality bourbon)
I do. Here's my $10.
No, wait. I'll send it direct.
No, wait. Whassa geni? Do I want one? - oh I know, that's gotta be
Martian for "Genny" (short for generator). Bewdy. With the leftover
money, I'll purchase a case or two of Kentucky Gentleman and maybe some
Southern Comfort, which I'll drink while listening to the incomparable
Janis.
>
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