kimprado posted:

Thanks Rick,

Unfortunatey I live in Victoria and it would be difficult to discuss the design over such a large distance.

I'll keep you informed on the progress.

Regards

Kim

kimprado posted:

Hi Steve,

Not in Casey, but live very close by.

Could you give me a ring at work (kim McFarland) on (03) 97055467 please. I'd like to talk to the people you mentioned.

Regards

Kim

Member - andrew B (Kununurra) posted:

Gday Willem

Heard a story (maybe here, maybe an urban myth) 'bout a bloke who dropped the spare off the roof being careful to make it bounce away from the car to avoid damage.....over the bank she supposidly went and took 8 hours to retrieve....probably an urban (or rural) myth, but in the words of the mythbusters "plausable"

Would be funny if it hapened tosomeone else!

Cheers Andrew

Willem posted:

G'day Andrew

Something like that happened to me. We took the inlaws for a drive into the Gold Coast hinterland and picked up a loose nail along the way. I carried the spare on the rack of the old MQ. Lifting the cheesecutter down I told father in law to grab it but to let it bounce so that he didnt hurt his back taking all the weight. Anyway the tyre got away from him and rolled down the hill for about 200 metres and luckily into some foliage where it stopped. I had to roll it back up.

How is Kununurra this morning. Good weather I presume. Lived there for a while in the early 80's and worked at Kona CP.

Cheers

Member - andrew B (Kununurra) posted:

Gday Willem

Starting to warm up a little now, and the odd fluffy cloud about. Getting to about 33 or so every day now. Its funny up here, it will be around the 28 to 30 mark for ages, then it will jump to about 33-34 for a month or so, then we get 2 days in a row of 38 + towards the end of September (give or take), and that clears out the caravan parks. The place virtually empties overnight.

A Mate with a Farm introduced a pay system with a redundancy factor to try to counteract this. All the backpackers would leave with about a month of picking left, low pay not much incentive to pick watermelons and pumpkins in 40 degrees. The permanent workers had to work like hell to cover the shortage. He introduced a system where if the temp. workers stayed until no longer required, they got a bonus of $2.00 per hour for each hour they had worked for the season. It didn't cost him that much and works quite well.

mmm, early 80's would have been interesting here, I suppose it still is. Should have bought a few houses, real estate here is rediculas. Very plain 3br fibro homes going for over 300k.

Kona is great Park, should see the owners house on the river oposite Sleeping Bhudda!

Cheers Andrew

PS KNX would be a great place for a Members Get together. So far I think there is just the 2 of us that live here, but we have had a few visits from members and try togive them a bit of local knowlege - not too much though LOL, 2 families are arriving this week....better give them a ring.

Cheers Andrew

kimprado posted:

Hi Willem,

Good to hear your last trip went well.

The reason I don't have a dual wheel carrier on the back is because I'm broke. I've spent over $9,500 fitting out the car and enough is enough.

Secondly, I'm not the World's greatest engineer and would prefer to see a fully designed product that everyone could use safely.

Where are you off to next time?

Regards

Kim

Willem posted:

Hi Kim

I am a bit like you. After three major treks this year and some repairs to the GQ the readies are in short supply.

There are still some areas of the far north west of WA I would like to get to. Then another trip to the Geo Centre of the Simpson to look for my plaque again is on the cards. Also want to get back out to the Cleland Hills again sometime to look for some other rock art features. Then I still have to drive to the Cape. We will be touring Tassie in November 2007. So the next 5 years is catered for. All I have to do is to stay alive....lol

Regards

kimprado posted:

Hi Willam,

Just a thought. There is an enormous amount of land in Australia under lease. Some of those properties contain country that is spectacular and still contain a sense of unspoiled history which the locals value.

I have a good relationship with Station Managers who have control over vast areas of the Kimberley. If your interested I'll provide you with contact details outside of this forum.

A word of warning, you'll need to gain their confidence. This can take many telephone calls and initial visits. The reward is travelling through country that is totally untouched which people have'nt seen for decades.

Regards

Kim

Willem posted:

Thanks for the offer Kim

We can discuss it at a time in the future.

I don't think that land holders should hold any fears from a Senior Citizen...lol

Regards