Thread: Interesting, Odd or Funny Pics II.

Someone would have needed to make sure their Risk Insurance was paid in full.

Surprisingly, not all naval personnel are or were crusty old bastards.
Good one luv.

Originally Posted by 67hardtop

Today was interesting. Woken up by workers at 7am. A 200 ton crane was reversing into a vacant block in the next street. They got bogged with the semi's carrying the counter weights. I offered the perentie to tow them out but they declined. Eventually removing counter weights by moving the crane again and lifting them off. Back to the interesting bit. The 200 ton crane extended 7 sections of boom arm and lifted a 750kg fibreglass pool across 3 back yards and into the 4th back yard. They didn't need the capacity but the reach, due to power lines. Was an amazing sight. A pool floating across my back yard. The pool guy said it was a record distance lift for them at 68 metres.

I work for a pool fencing company and we also do temporary fencing around new pools until the permanent fence is installed for several of the popular pool companies. I see a lot of crane in jobs, the real expensive jobs are the ones where they have to crane out the dirt from the hole as well and the base crushed rock etc even before the tub goes for a fly.
There was one last month that was $14k just in crane hire for 5 days + power cut in the whole street + broken cross overs + broken pipes + traffic control.....cheaper to move house with a pool me thinks!

I tell the property owners just to go pub for a nice lunch and not be home for a couple of hours.

Surprisingly, not all naval personnel are or were crusty old bastards.
Good one luv.

I have to admit, that bought a tear to my eye! I was Ok until the bloody bagpipes started up!

Originally Posted by Saitch

Yep, we're on tanks. Every so often I divert the down pipes and give the system a flush.

One thing I was amazed at, when I had access to the internal reservoirs of a couple of town water supply water towers, was the number of dead birds floating in the water. Mainly pigeons and swallows.

I know of a town that found a human body in their water tower. It had been there for sometime.

One of our babies having a drink during yesterday's showers. Apparently not too many people have seen a snake having a drink.

Originally Posted by crash

I know of a town that found a human body in their water tower. It had been there for sometime.

Just adds a little body to the water.

Originally Posted by V8Ian

Surprisingly, not all naval personnel are or were crusty old bastards.
Good one luv.

Bloody Navy! They never could march. Much more used to a Rolling Gait. He looked like he had a carrot up his arse. Hang about.........



Love the peeps, one of my favourite "Instruments".