Helping aajih re: post 32936
Submitted: Tuesday, Apr 18, 2006 at 23:55
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Member - Bware (Tweed Valley)
I have been thinking about this for 2 days and decided to see what comes of this idea. Aajih's post states clearly that a fridge and solar panels would be their ideal solution. Is it feasible that WE create that ideal? Having just checked the stats, there is 1121 members and who knows how many regular visitors? Let's say a rough figure of 1200. Let's say a rough figure of $3600 for the set-up; that's only $3 each. If only 1/4 contribute it's only $12 each. Now this is only an idea and there are many factors involved; like how would the money be pooled? From aajih's post they are in
Sydney so ideally some folk in
Sydney could organise the receipt of money and perhaps even the accessory set-up. I know this is a big call, especially as I'm asking others to actually do it; I am merely providing the idea but will pledge $20 to this cause. Perhaps aajih doesn't even want our charity? But imagine how much simpler their travels would be!
Reply By: Member - Loco Locums - Wednesday, Apr 19, 2006 at 07:50
Wednesday, Apr 19, 2006 at 07:50
GR8 Idea...we're in and to keep the momentum, awareness is the key to the success of this wonderful idea. Should we contact David from Exploroz and see if he will put a lttle blurb on this site.
Also, someone locally in
Sydney might be able to contact some suppliers with the story and hopefully get a business interested in supplying the equipment at cost or slightly over...or donating the labour content of installation???
Anyway, We're sure that there is someone local in
Sydney that can do the ground work for us....We're currently in
Rockhampton....but only for a week and then we're heading into Central OZ for 2 MONTHS HOLIDAZE so we need to get the ball rolling.
Again GR8 stuff BWARE.
Cheers
Rick & Julie
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Reply By: Member - Loco Locums - Wednesday, Apr 19, 2006 at 09:34
Wednesday, Apr 19, 2006 at 09:34
Just another thought or 2.....awareness could be instant if David were to do a special NEWS BULLETIN to the
membership...also, I just checked the trader section of this web site and there is for sale for $1600.00
"60ltr engel E serries, with cover bag and solar panel all in very good condition can email pictures"
Just thoughts for the Think Tank.
Cheers All
RIck & Julie
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Reply By: Jo and Mark - Friday, Apr 21, 2006 at 00:27
Friday, Apr 21, 2006 at 00:27
how are things looking? Bware remember to jot down my email addy from the follow up post earlier on mate!
The one problem I have seen with the
forum board is that important threads like this and members/visitors get to gether threads can all get pushed to pages two and three very quicky, David have you got a way on the
forum where you can 'sticky' particular threads to page one and then they can just be removed when all is over and done with?
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Follow Up By: Mad Dog (Australia) - Friday, Apr 21, 2006 at 00:37
Friday, Apr 21, 2006 at 00:37
Yep you're right. I
check the board fairly often during the day but this is the first time I've noticed this thread. I usually don't get off the first page, they can slip down very very quick.
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Follow Up By: Member - Bware (Tweed Valley) - Friday, Apr 21, 2006 at 08:59
Friday, Apr 21, 2006 at 08:59
Hi Jo and Mark, thought I'd got your address but can't find it. Dunno if I'm going blind but I can't see it on here either! Please give it again.
Mine is- jenandbri at optusnet dot com dot au.
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Follow Up By: Member - Bware (Tweed Valley) - Friday, Apr 21, 2006 at 10:02
Friday, Apr 21, 2006 at 10:02
In regards to the post ending up on page 3, I will contact David for some advice today before I go to work. Also many people are probably still on holidays. If there's others like me out there, I didn't realise for a couple of months after first discovering this
forum that you can choose 'post ID' or 'most recent' to view posts LOL Another factor is that Friday and Saturday evenings have the most traffic and this was posted early in the week. So in light of this we need to keep this thread alive this weekend for the best result. We do that by submitting answers and follow ups to this post and aajih's original post as
well (for a better understanding of this post) to keep them at the top when in 'most recent' mode. Everyone switch to 'most recent' NOW :)
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Follow Up By: drifta - Friday, Apr 21, 2006 at 10:49
Friday, Apr 21, 2006 at 10:49
If your a member as i see most of you are there is the function in "my home" that shows you every post that has been added or updated since you were last logged on.
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Follow Up By: Mad Dog (Australia) - Friday, Apr 21, 2006 at 10:58
Friday, Apr 21, 2006 at 10:58
That's true drifta and can be a help but sometimes I'm logged on for up to 16 hours without a break, I'm not sitting here reading the
forum for 16 hours I may only look for an hour or so but messages can slip right of the page in that time. Maybe I should log off and on more often.
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Follow Up By: Member - Bware (Tweed Valley) - Friday, Apr 21, 2006 at 11:17
Friday, Apr 21, 2006 at 11:17
Yes Ray, that's what I do; have it on whenever I'm
home and
check it out when I'm having a cuppa or a beer(depending what time of day it is).
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Reply By: Member - Bware (Tweed Valley) - Friday, Apr 21, 2006 at 11:02
Friday, Apr 21, 2006 at 11:02
At this point there hasn't been the response I'd hoped but that could be for reasons stated above. We'll see what this weekend brings! Anyone interested can contact me by MM or email to jenandbri at optusnet dot com dot au.
A couple of other points:
I've re-read aajih's post and couldn't find mention of travel dates so we don't know what time-frame we have to work with.
Trevor R's offer of loaning his fridge still stands and he will let me know if or when it is accepted by Anne.
There are good ideas in this post; if anyone is willing to take them on feel free to do so ie Loco Locums and Brad's posts about approaching suppliers in
Sydney or at the Rosehill show. Even though we don't know what we want yet, the seed could be planted and some sort of commitment offered by a supplier.
Bombsquad's idea of an EO 'loan fridge' set -up has real merit as an on-going project and if it killed two birds with one stone and helped Anne out as
well, all the better. And to think there's a fridge and solar panel in the trader section...... (thanks for spotting that Loco Locums)
More on the 'loan fridge' idea; since it would be used by different travellers, what sort of set-up would be most easily transferred from one rig to another? I'm sure we could start another thread with that one ;)
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Follow Up By: Shaker - Friday, Apr 21, 2006 at 11:31
Friday, Apr 21, 2006 at 11:31
Aren't there already
places that hire fridges?
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Follow Up By: Member - Bware (Tweed Valley) - Friday, Apr 21, 2006 at 12:22
Friday, Apr 21, 2006 at 12:22
Yeah, hiring out seems pointless. It would have to be loaned for free to people meeting certain criteria ie aajih can't afford one and has a family member with dietery needs which could be very hard to meet without a freezer. Of course, 'meeting criteria' opens another can of worms but if that is the road we went down we would have atleast the 5 months that aajih is travelling to thrash out the 'administrative nightmare'
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Follow Up By: Shaker - Friday, Apr 21, 2006 at 14:01
Friday, Apr 21, 2006 at 14:01
I'm sorry to be the devil's advocate but it will never happen.
Somebody would have to administer the whole thing, which would involve packaging & despatch of the goods, ensuring their return, cleaning, maintaining & storing etc.
Also how would the decision be made as to who meets the criteria for free use, who pays for transport & packaging?
I think you will find that it will be outside the parameters to be delivered by Australia Post, which only leaves general couriers as the major transport companies will only deliver for account holders.
You have very good intentions, but I think it will all get too hard
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Follow Up By: Member - Bware (Tweed Valley) - Friday, Apr 21, 2006 at 14:26
Friday, Apr 21, 2006 at 14:26
Don't be sorry mate, us idealists need a good dose of reality! I appreciate you taking the time to post on this matter.
I have thought about some of your questions already and have some ideas in the back of my mind but at this stage we don't even know if it will eventuate so it's too early to get bogged down in details. I agree that it seems complicated and I like to keep things simple; if their isn't a simple workable way of doing it, it probably would all get to hard!
Cheers
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Follow Up By: Shaker - Friday, Apr 21, 2006 at 15:02
Friday, Apr 21, 2006 at 15:02
It makes sense to get 'bogged down with details' before any money is collected.
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Follow Up By: Member - Bware (Tweed Valley) - Friday, Apr 21, 2006 at 16:02
Friday, Apr 21, 2006 at 16:02
Fair enough, and lack of details may actually deter some folk. At this point let me state categorically that I in no way want people sending money to me! I was hoping that someone out there may have done something like this before and know how to set up a collection fund?
I was thinking that IF enough people got involved to help Anne and IF we bought a fridge and solar panel and IF Anne used it for 5 months we could decide if holding on to it and using as a 'loan fridge' is to be put in the 'too hard' basket and it could then be donated to a volunteer group who could use it like people that take under-privileged children camping, or the coast guard....That's not a real lot of detail, but it is workable. Feel free anybody to jump in with more suggestions... any time now!
Heading off to work now.
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