From 2019 I am living a more relaxed life. After 35 years I am retired from engineering practice.
You can expect me to mention retirement projects, travel and of course the beloved.
My hobbies may include nature, camping, repair, and reading.
Thursday, August 20, 2020
Mold or cast
Tuesday, August 18, 2020
Telecommunications country wide
When I crossed the Great Dividing Range into western Queensland I soon found that my mobile telephone no longer worked. It is such a common problem that the tourist information centre I visited had maps on hand to explain it all - only Telstra works outback. Only Telstra SIM cards are sold at the shops.
Years ago I had transferred my number from Telstra to Belong (a discount brand from Telstra) in order to get more data at a reasonable price. I had thought that Belong - being owned by Telstra would work. I was wrong.
In the meantime Telstra now includes a enough data for my purposes in its plans (not a huge amount) so I have switched back.
Early in my career I was a member of the team that automated outback communications with the Digital Radio Concentrator System. I enjoyed seeing the tall masts in remote places.
Monday, August 17, 2020
The ways of Queensland
Take me home country roads...
Wednesday, August 12, 2020
Wilderness no more
Vitamin E
Sunday, August 9, 2020
Towers of Stone
Gas Lighting
Gas lighting was nominated as word of the year yesterday by Mirrium-Webster. When I look it up, the source of the term is nomin...
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This is native bee honey harvested from the hive of the previous post. The hive produced a total of two jars like this, about 1 kg. The na...
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In the 1980s a new species of palm was discovered in far North Queensland. In order tp protect the wild trees from poachers, man...
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Open native bee hive (bottom section) - Tetragonula carbonaria These stingless bees build their brood area in a spiral. When weighed thi...