Thread: Drought

Originally Posted by BaronJ

I can only dream about having such a beautiful space.

Be careful what you wish for. This shed has taken over my life and is emptying my bank account. Jokes aside it hopefully will do justice to the mechanical art I have collected over the years. And it is art that I can use and not just look at.
Thanks again for the kind words

Mark

Originally Posted by markgray

This shed has taken over my life and is emptying my bank account.

I will swap you your shed for my drought.

Hi Guys,

I'll swap you both for our rain !!!

PS. Mark, Following my post to you and your reply, my wife has read it and said that I can have the garage to use, but ! there is always a but, I have to empty it first.

BJ, that's easy. If you're like most parents storing their kids belongings, tell your kids to come and collect it by a certain date or it goes in the dumpster.
My other half made me get rid of about 200kg of metal, "rubbish" as she called it, worst part was I only got $18.00 for it
I asked when are we going to clean up your rubbish, her reply "I don't have any" I said "You've 3 shade houses full!!!" As if you can't guess, I'm in the dog house, again.
Kryn

Originally Posted by .RC.

I will swap you your shed for my drought.

Hi Richard
I didn’t realise it was dry all the way up there. This drought is really biting here. Worst in my time and all the old guys are saying worst in their memory as well. First time we haven’t stripped a grain 2 years in a row. It’s pretty depressing endlessly feeding sheep in desolate paddocks with dust storms every week. Keep thinking it can’t continue much longer but currently no end in sight and BOM forecasts are not that good.
Anyway I hope things change for the better soon for both of us.

All the best

Mark

Hope things improve for both of you and ALL the other farmers soon too.
Kryn

Originally Posted by markgray

Hi Richard
I didn’t realise it was dry all the way up there.

Yea, pretty nasty up here.



We even had some weird woolly creatures just turn up out of the blue. No idea where they came from. We suspect they were dumped.

Where doing bad here as well, only 1.30 minutes out of Newcastle and we are so dry unlike Newcastle, feel for the farmers, we buy the extra cost milk etc to help out.
We are getting spots tonight, it's not going to wet the soil.

We all need some rain, but what puzzles me is that all levels of industry and government know that we are in a severe drought but many carry on as normal without a thought for those who are really struggling , like using their super to buy water and feed for a small amount of stock that they will need to recover when it rains again .
Or the parents of kids that have had to be pulled out of boarding school simply because there is no more money .
This dry period is decimating more than many city dwellers realize.

Michael

Worst part is that some have no stock or only a handful, and it'll take years to get back up to what they need to survive properly.
Kryn

Definitely worse drought in my time and will take some farmers out of the business and the rest will take years to recover. And it’s not over yet. Fingers are crossed for a wet summer that’s for sure.
Has slowed the progress of the shed due to the uncertainty that’s for sure. Away for a family wedding at the moment and back in a couple of weeks.
cheers
mark

The shed can wait mate, it's not going anywhere, enjoy your holiday.
I'm getting my jib crane done lately which is a hard slog for me, meters of welding.
I wouldn't take on a home shop crane like yours, credit to you for all the welding work involved and you enthusiasm to get it up.
There must be hundreds of meters of welding in it and the shed.
Welding is not my hobby, but the crane will be useful when finished, same as yours will be for you.

Dave J

[QUOTE=Dave J
I'm getting my jib crane done lately which is a hard slog for me, meters of welding.
I wouldn't take on a home shop crane like yours, credit to you for all the welding work involved and you enthusiasm to get it up.
There must be hundreds of meters of welding in it and the shed

Dave J[/QUOTE]

Hi Dave

The welding has been never ending. So far have used 135kg of mig welding wire and about $1500 worth of mig gas (argon/CO2 mix). Except for the crane most of the structural welding is done.
The crane will be interesting as I will use some carbon arc gouging to help cut the crane to size before welding it up. Will document and post this as I go

Mark

Originally Posted by Mike4

We all need some rain, but what puzzles me is that all levels of industry and government know that we are in a severe drought but many carry on as normal without a thought for those who are really struggling , like using their super to buy water and feed for a small amount of stock that they will need to recover when it rains again .

Hi Michael
funny you should say that ...
I'm in Australia for a few weeks and at yesterday's ex-RTA luncheon get-together one of my former colleagues remarked that all the trade agreements that Australia has signed effectively prohibit the government making "drought relief" payments to farmers, as doing so starts to look a lot like a "drought subsidy". Barnaby might be on the money with his "if you haven't made a profit in the last 10 years get out of the industry" comment. Much as I find such a comment obnoxious.

There was no answer to the conundrum of how to manage the towns that, under Barnaby's comment, become nonviable.

Originally Posted by ian

Hi Michael
funny you should say that ...
I'm in Australia for a few weeks and at yesterday's ex-RTA luncheon get-together one of my former colleagues remarked that all the trade agreements that Australia has signed effectively prohibit the government making "drought relief" payments to farmers, as doing so starts to look a lot like a "drought subsidy". Barnaby might be on the money with his "if you haven't made a profit in the last 10 years get out of the industry" comment. Much as I find such a comment obnoxious.

There was no answer to the conundrum of how to manage the towns that, under Barnaby's comment, become nonviable.

Welcome home Ian.

Does the name Phillip Jackson from RTA days ring bells?

Joyce recalls I guess the days gone when during Keatings time of 18% home loans & 24% personal loans where National voters were forced to sell or banks etc walked in and took over selling at drop down prices to cashed up 50 to 55 yr old retirees. OR Overseas buyers!

Joyce has merit in his statement but only if government do not allow sales to go to OS buyers!
After all they are a business and drought or no drought no matter what business tax payers $$$$ should assist but not fund debt!
Maybe if farmers didn't clear the growth so much of trees etc it would retain moisture, shade and keep dust down.

Gone the days due to over legislation farmers and others threw out the helping hand, transporting stock to greener pastures where rain has fallen.

Dams, reservoirs and most importantly rain is needed.