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Just saying Chris, your a brave man putting Brussel sprouts in a curry....
in fact your pretty brave putting them in anything.
Naan bread looks great but... enjoy buddy.
 
Soggy as old marzocchis here atm. Record rainfall followed by record floods. For once we've been lucky. The upstream work done lately has diverted most surface water away from the township so we've not had our usual flooding.
Just got back from town and the Selwyn river which is our local main drain is in full flood downstream. SH1 - the main south road- is cut at the Selwyn bridge. We cross 3 branches of it on our route home inland. The eastern one is in full bank to bank flood and has breached the stopbanks downstream of the road.
In 20 years of living here I've only once seen water in it before...and nothing like this.
The middle branch which often has water in it is again in full flood. Seen that before.
The main channel - the western branch - is again in flood and apparently has breached it's banks lower down. Again, seen that before.

Sunday I was in the workshop machining when i became aware of a noise outside. Finished what i was turning and went for a look.
The local Fire Brigade were trying to clear a blocked culvert in the ditch across the road from us. Water had already backed up and flooded two adjoining properties. It was nearly into our place before they got it cleared. The council have arranged a pump 24/7 at the end of that ditch to keep it down to a reasonable level. It's working.
 
GregT said:
Soggy as old marzocchis here atm. Record rainfall followed by record floods. For once we've been lucky. The upstream work done lately has diverted most surface water away from the township so we've not had our usual flooding.
Just got back from town and the Selwyn river which is our local main drain is in full flood downstream. SH1 - the main south road- is cut at the Selwyn bridge. We cross 3 branches of it on our route home inland. The eastern one is in full bank to bank flood and has breached the stopbanks downstream of the road.
In 20 years of living here I've only once seen water in it before...and nothing like this.
The middle branch which often has water in it is again in full flood. Seen that before.
The main channel - the western branch - is again in flood and apparently has breached it's banks lower down. Again, seen that before.

Sunday I was in the workshop machining when i became aware of a noise outside. Finished what i was turning and went for a look.
The local Fire Brigade were trying to clear a blocked culvert in the ditch across the road from us. Water had already backed up and flooded two adjoining properties. It was nearly into our place before they got it cleared. The council have arranged a pump 24/7 at the end of that ditch to keep it down to a reasonable level. It's working.
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Hey Greg, our fearless leader is over annoying talking with Jacinda at the moment, Im sure if you gave him a shout out he'd be over in a flash to lend a hand...
second thoughts..... dont do that.
 
T.C said:
Hey Greg, our fearless leader is over annoying talking with Jacinda at the moment, Im sure if you gave him a shout out he'd be over in a flash to lend a hand...
second thoughts..... dont do that.
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Yeah, about as useful as a stepladder on a yacht.
Chris if you or I moved a calf inside, I'm pretty sure we'd put a diaper on it too....If it's one thing they do well - and often - it's crap.
I've got a bike here which I need to get outside and lay it down to reach the sump. Not till things dry out.
So it's carry on with a new build while the sun doesn't shine. Cardboard patterns for a seat base and an oil tank tomorrow.
 
GregT said:
Yeah, about as useful as a stepladder on a yacht.
Chris if you or I moved a calf inside, I'm pretty sure we'd put a diaper on it too....If it's one thing they do well - and often - it's crap.
I've got a bike here which I need to get outside and lay it down to reach the sump. Not till things dry out.
So it's carry on with a new build while the sun doesn't shine. Cardboard patterns for a seat base and an oil tank tomorrow.
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Spent plenty of time being shit on in a dairy, milking Jersey’s.
The fuckers shit like all get out.

But to let them in ya house?

I’m not far of sending you a swingarm build email.
 
chrisk said:
I’m not far of sending you a swingarm build email.
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A young American just moved in across the road. Got talking to him at the weekend when he had a big offroad racecar there.
Turns out he's leased the big workshop at what was the local sawmill and is doing fab work for racecars etc.
Naturally I asked about TIG work...the guy I've used for years is not well and I've been looking for an alternative.
Might have found it - and locally too. Going to have to go and have a look at his work first.
 
We had wall-to-wall sunshine yesterday, but today it’s that annoying low cloud that often rolls off the sea at this time of year. Ah yes, it was supposed to be the start of TT practice week.....
 
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