And that is your lot for the week, hope you enjoyed the photos
Wednesday, February 21, 2007
The Smaller ship
This is just a bathtub toy. Yeah..right. The welcoming blasts were heard 16kms away. 
Blackhawks outside
Four Blackhawke helicopters were practising for Chennys visit...very noisy, very exciting, RIGHT outside my window. ekkkk!
Henry Lawson
Lookey who I found under a magnificent spreading gum tree....Henry Lawson, one of Australia's great poets and writers....
Another day in the life of a Sydney-sider
Doing laps, the QM2 barely causes these swimmers to lift their heads. Sunbakers dozed as the crowds built in excitment....
Crowds at Garden Point/Lady Macquaries Chair
I sat here for about 2 hours, enjoying the cool seabreezes and the comings and goings of a very excited crowd.
Opera House in three parts
Sorry this image is a bit smaller, I had to change settings so I had more room...a lot of people don't understand that the famous and iconic Opera House, is actually in three seperate parts. Sometimes I forget myself! Always nice to be reminded.....
Circular Quay bubble
I joked with this busker, that he will have very tired arms by the end of the day, yikes! Gorgeous though.....
Same hotel as Rocky's drugbust
This is the same hotel that Sylvester Stallon stayed in, when he was busted for drugs whilst in Sydney. I was checking the place out for drinks with my mum, when we travel down soon to see the Archilbalds.... Fabulous view!
Tuesday, February 20, 2007
Hi from Sydney at the Queen Mary 2
Andrew boy Charlton swimming pool with Queen Mary 2 in background
Andrew boy Charlton swimming pool with Queen Mary 2 in background
Patty sent these to me via phone email...That is the Queen Mary 2 in the background parked in Sydney harbour taken from Mrs Macquarie's Chair...and no, I did not photoshop it!!!!
Sunday, February 18, 2007
A 'What is it' from the Northern Hemisphere.
That's right anonymous, it is part of a lamp. The top of the lamp.
Saturday, February 17, 2007
Storm sucks paraglider 'higher than Mt Everest'
Friday Feb 16 16:33 AEDT
A German paraglider is being hailed as "the luckiest woman in the world" after surviving a storm cell that sucked her higher than Mount Everest during a flight in northern NSW.
Ewa Wisnierska, 35, spent 40 minutes unconscious while being carried to a height of approximately 30,000 feet, where she was pounded by hail, narrowly avoided lightning and was covered in ice.
A 40-year-old Chinese paraglider sucked into the same storm cell was found dead on Thursday, a day after going missing.
Ms Wisnierska said she was unable to avoid the storm when it formed as she flew high above the rugged country.
"I was just praying, please, please put me somewhere away from the cloud," Ms Wisnierska said from her hotel room, where she was resting her bruised and frostbitten body.
As she was carried higher and higher into the atmosphere, to the equivalent of almost 1,000 feet above Everest's peak, Ms Wisnierska noticed ice forming on her sunglasses and instruments, before losing consciousness at about 20,000 feet.
Almost 40 minutes later, she awoke to find herself still stuck in the storm, surrounded by darkness.
"I was shaking and everything, but I thought I just need to fly straight and get out of this cloud," Ms Wisnierska said.
"I thought I need to go down just to warm up."
Despite being dazed and confused from a lack of oxygen, Ms Wisnierska turned her attention to getting back to ground after eventually escaping the storm clouds.
"I thought 'where could I land?'," Ms Wisnierska said.
"I couldn't see any road or anything, but then I saw a small farm, and tried to fly towards it, and landed very safe."
Unable to gather her thoughts to call for help, she waited alone for several minutes before her crew called on the radio, and were able to locate her.
They found her still covered with ice.
"I don't know who to thank, I thanked the angels, but I don't believe in God," Ms Wisnierska said.
Godfrey Wenness, the organiser of next week's championships, says Ms Wisnierska is the luckiest woman alive.
"This is like winning Lotto 10 times in a row, that's how lucky this woman is," Mr Wenness said.
"I would say she is the luckiest woman in the world right now, not exaggerating or being sensational at all.
"The Chinese man died, she survived, there's no logical reason why she got away with it."
Despite frostbite to her ears and legs, Ms Wisnierska says she still hopes to compete in the world championships.
"Flying is too fantastic to stop because of an accident," she said.
Organisers of the World Paragliding Championships have confirmed 42-year-old He Zhongpin, a pilot with the Chinese paragliding team, died after being sucked into a thunderstorm on Wednesday.
While an exact cause of death is yet to be determined, it is believed he died from a combination of extreme hypothermia and hypoxia, or lack of oxygen to the brain.
While all pilots are extremely saddened by Mr He's death, the championships will continue as scheduled, organisers said.
More....
A German paraglider is being hailed as "the luckiest woman in the world" after surviving a storm cell that sucked her higher than Mount Everest during a flight in northern NSW.
Ewa Wisnierska, 35, spent 40 minutes unconscious while being carried to a height of approximately 30,000 feet, where she was pounded by hail, narrowly avoided lightning and was covered in ice.
A 40-year-old Chinese paraglider sucked into the same storm cell was found dead on Thursday, a day after going missing.
Ms Wisnierska said she was unable to avoid the storm when it formed as she flew high above the rugged country.
"I was just praying, please, please put me somewhere away from the cloud," Ms Wisnierska said from her hotel room, where she was resting her bruised and frostbitten body.
As she was carried higher and higher into the atmosphere, to the equivalent of almost 1,000 feet above Everest's peak, Ms Wisnierska noticed ice forming on her sunglasses and instruments, before losing consciousness at about 20,000 feet.
Almost 40 minutes later, she awoke to find herself still stuck in the storm, surrounded by darkness.
"I was shaking and everything, but I thought I just need to fly straight and get out of this cloud," Ms Wisnierska said.
"I thought I need to go down just to warm up."
Despite being dazed and confused from a lack of oxygen, Ms Wisnierska turned her attention to getting back to ground after eventually escaping the storm clouds.
"I thought 'where could I land?'," Ms Wisnierska said.
"I couldn't see any road or anything, but then I saw a small farm, and tried to fly towards it, and landed very safe."
Unable to gather her thoughts to call for help, she waited alone for several minutes before her crew called on the radio, and were able to locate her.
They found her still covered with ice.
"I don't know who to thank, I thanked the angels, but I don't believe in God," Ms Wisnierska said.
Godfrey Wenness, the organiser of next week's championships, says Ms Wisnierska is the luckiest woman alive.
"This is like winning Lotto 10 times in a row, that's how lucky this woman is," Mr Wenness said.
"I would say she is the luckiest woman in the world right now, not exaggerating or being sensational at all.
"The Chinese man died, she survived, there's no logical reason why she got away with it."
Despite frostbite to her ears and legs, Ms Wisnierska says she still hopes to compete in the world championships.
"Flying is too fantastic to stop because of an accident," she said.
Organisers of the World Paragliding Championships have confirmed 42-year-old He Zhongpin, a pilot with the Chinese paragliding team, died after being sucked into a thunderstorm on Wednesday.
While an exact cause of death is yet to be determined, it is believed he died from a combination of extreme hypothermia and hypoxia, or lack of oxygen to the brain.
While all pilots are extremely saddened by Mr He's death, the championships will continue as scheduled, organisers said.
More....
Thursday, February 15, 2007
Joke
What Makes Life 100%?
Ever wonder about those people who say they are giving more than 100%?
We have all been to those meetings where someone wants over 100%.
How about achieving 103%? Here's a little math that might prove helpful.
What makes life 100%?
If
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z is represented
as:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26.
Then,
H A R D W O R K
8 1 18 4 23 15 18 11 = 98%
K N O W L E D G E
11 14 15 23 12 5 4 7 5 = 96%
But,
A T T I T U D E
1 20 20 9 20 21 4 5 = 100%
And,
B U L L S H I T
2 21 12 12 19 8 9 20 = 103%
So, it stands to reason that hardwork and knowledge will get you close, attitude will get you there, but bullshit will put you over the top.
And look how far .........
A S S K I S S I N G
1 19 19 11 9 19 19 9 14 7 = 118%
will take you.
How Earthquakes Start in Japan
New Winter Olympic sport, Sumo Ski Jumping. Now if only they could solve the lift to drag issue. :D
Feb 14th 2007
The best thing about being alive is people
tiny moments that make the trip worthwhile
perhaps most often with STRANGERS
when the soul has no history to distract
an unexpected smile
the laughter at the checkout
the giving of privacy
the bus driver's care of the homeless's fare
the waitress's watch over the lonely
the taxi-driver turns off his meter
a thousand kindnesses
in a thousand ways try
a thousand people
times a thousand days
a stream of goodness
that, like the famous tale
of the turtle and hare
slowly and surely
Love will prevail
and FRIENDS, how precious beyond words
even if their faces change like cars on a train
how each has warmed the cabin
with their unique offerings
one making you laugh, one making you think,
one making you skateboard, another making you goofy
while you set about here and there
on this seeming meander
and FAMILY, bonds beyond words
bringing us to the borders of heaven and hell
the invisible security we don't know until they are gone
the lurch of the boat as they step off
if any of these things are love
I don't know
it seems the things we really know
I mean REALLY know
are the unknown things
words just a placeholder
so it is not too quiet
and another best thing about life is animals
and flowers
oh, and bugs
by: ISSA 2007
tiny moments that make the trip worthwhile
perhaps most often with STRANGERS
when the soul has no history to distract
an unexpected smile
the laughter at the checkout
the giving of privacy
the bus driver's care of the homeless's fare
the waitress's watch over the lonely
the taxi-driver turns off his meter
a thousand kindnesses
in a thousand ways try
a thousand people
times a thousand days
a stream of goodness
that, like the famous tale
of the turtle and hare
slowly and surely
Love will prevail
and FRIENDS, how precious beyond words
even if their faces change like cars on a train
how each has warmed the cabin
with their unique offerings
one making you laugh, one making you think,
one making you skateboard, another making you goofy
while you set about here and there
on this seeming meander
and FAMILY, bonds beyond words
bringing us to the borders of heaven and hell
the invisible security we don't know until they are gone
the lurch of the boat as they step off
if any of these things are love
I don't know
it seems the things we really know
I mean REALLY know
are the unknown things
words just a placeholder
so it is not too quiet
and another best thing about life is animals
and flowers
oh, and bugs
by: ISSA 2007
Wednesday, February 14, 2007
Deer destroyed after leaping onto train
From the Helena Independent Record 01/10/07
Deer destroyed after leaping onto train.
A young deer apparently leapt from the I-15 overpass in the Sixth Ward area to find itself atop a boxcar last week. A young mulie buck survived a jump from the I-15 overpass above Helena’s Sixth Ward train depot onto a boxcar last week, but had to be destroyed after being further injured by a leap from the boxcar to the ground.
Linda Frost, spokesperson for Montana Rail Link, said no employees saw the buck make his leap of faith. However, once they noticed the stranded animal atop the boxcar, employees called for help from Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks.
Game Warden Randy Arnold took the Jan. 2 call, and asked Warden Dave Loewen to accompany him.
“I figured this presented some additional manpower issues,” Arnold said.
From the ground, the game wardens could see that the buck had a broken front leg. But deer can survive with that — the main problem facing them was how to get the buck from the boxcar to the ground.
We were kind of pressed to get the best way to get the deer off the boxcar,” Arnold said.
They worried that tranquilizing the deer to lower it to the ground, or wrestling it down, wasn’t going to be effective and might be too stressful on the animal.“We decided that the only way to get him off of it was for it to jump on its own,” he noted. “We wanted to give it a chance.”Loewen climbed atop the boxcar and the deer took a flying leap.“He landed on all four feet,”
Arnold said. “But then we could see that he also had a broken back leg, too.”They decided that the buck stopped here, and shot it. The wardens transported the carcass to the wildlife center, where it was fed to the few bears that hadn’t yet gone into hibernation.
Arnold said that while they don’t get a lot of calls to rescue deer from the top of trains, this isn’t the first time a deer has leapt from the interstate in the area.
He recalled that along with the occasional deer on boxcars, FWP has picked up numerous dead deer from off of the ground, which apparently also died after leaping off the overpass.
Arnold theorizes that the deer get trapped on the overpass and frightened by passing cars, then take the plunge as a final way out.
Reporter Eve Byron
Joke
My husband, being unhappy with my mood swings,bought me a mood ring the other day so he would beable to monitor my moods.
We've discovered that when I'm in a good mood, itturns green.
When I'm in a bad mood, it leaves a big red mark on his forehead.
Maybe next time he'll buy me a diamond.
We've discovered that when I'm in a good mood, itturns green.
When I'm in a bad mood, it leaves a big red mark on his forehead.
Maybe next time he'll buy me a diamond.
Water
If London drinks recycled water, I do too, our water company is Thames Valley Water. Click here and here. According to these two links, we do NOT drink recycled water. Still looking though.
This is an extract from The Thames Water site.
Not taken from sewage.
This is an extract from The Thames Water site.
Surface Water Treatment Works: These Works take their water from above ground sources such as rivers and reservoirs. Raw water from these sources is open to direct environmental input, and multiple treatment steps are required to clean the water.
Not taken from sewage.
Tuesday, February 13, 2007
The History of Baked Beans
What are they. Where do they come from? Click link and go have a look heret
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