onetrack Posted October 16 Share Posted October 16 Here's a good news article, about a family of German tourists, who came across a big pod of dolphins (about 40 of them) "surfing" at a beach off Albany, W.A. The family managed to catch the light and water clarity at the right time, and the photos and videos show the pod playing like regular human surfers, travelling along in the wave ahead of the break, and leaping out of the water above the breaking wave. https://au.news.yahoo.com/travelling-family-captures-extraordinary-aussie-scene-nothing-like-it-back-home-201231692.html 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willedoo Posted October 16 Share Posted October 16 The mutually beneficial situation between me and the house flippers is still working out. I did them a favour today by busting up and removing some waste concrete which will go straight in some holes in my driveway tomorrow when I muster the energy to unload it. Also on the load was a heap of new cyclone rods and some timber. He's ripping up the hotmix driveway in a couple of weeks and said he could get the contractor to dump it at my place. It's about two truckloads so that should fill a few more holes. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacesailor Posted October 16 Share Posted October 16 Two truck loads . You must have big holes in your driveway. LoL spacesailor 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onetrack Posted October 16 Share Posted October 16 Willies driveway is probably a fair bit longer than yours, Spacey! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willedoo Posted October 16 Share Posted October 16 17 minutes ago, spacesailor said: Two truck loads . You must have big holes in your driveway. LoL spacesailor It's long (about 500 metres) and steep. Over the years a lot of the depth has washed away so I could take ten or twelve truckloads easily if I wanted to get it back to the original levels. I remember when I first bought the block and put a driveway entrance in. I tried getting some road base in but a few feet in from the gate it turned to mush as I worked it. It was the wet season and a spring had broken out just where I'd put the entrance. I had a tractor and rolled in four truckloads of road base just in 15' of driveway before the mush was plugged and firmed up. The next forty metres from there had cap rock underneath so I couldn't side cut into the hill. The only option was to build it up so four truckloads of shot rock boulders from the quarry went into that. I also put in fourteen truckloads of good fill on the rest of the drive that cost me nothing as a friend was digging a dam and wanted to get rid of it. I don't remember how many loads of road base went over the top of it but it was quite a few. Back when I first did the driveway was when I should have concreted it. What would have cost about $25,000 then is probably closer to $200,000 now. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacesailor Posted October 16 Share Posted October 16 A pity you couldn't straighten it then a bit longer . It could have been a " runway " . spacesailor 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willedoo Posted October 16 Share Posted October 16 11 minutes ago, spacesailor said: A pity you couldn't straighten it then a bit longer . It could have been a " runway " . spacesailor At least I get a bit of good plane spotting here. Since they built the new runway, the changed flight path sometimes takes them straight over the top of my place. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacesailor Posted October 16 Share Posted October 16 That's my worry with the " badger's creek " flight path being lower than " mascots " plus 24 hrs noise pollution. spacesailor 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willedoo Posted October 17 Share Posted October 17 Here's a positive bloke that builds tank chairs. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nomadpete Posted October 17 Share Posted October 17 Great idea for ageing incapacitated farmers that still work our farms. The all terrain mobility scooter! But probably not so popular with other shoppers in a supermarket. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
facthunter Posted October 17 Share Posted October 17 Far too wide to be any use inside. Nev 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willedoo Posted October 18 Share Posted October 18 As is obvious in the video, it's designed for outdoor work. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willedoo Posted October 18 Share Posted October 18 I don't think anybody would seriously think of using a skid steer tracked vehicle inside on their polished floors. But then again, it's America we're talking about here. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty_d Posted October 18 Share Posted October 18 Is that a rifle case attached to it? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onetrack Posted October 18 Share Posted October 18 It's a TANK chair! Of course, it has to carry armament!! This is an all-American product, right? 😄 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willedoo Posted October 18 Share Posted October 18 Sounds like a Texan accent. I wonder if the rifle case is an add on extra or compulsory standard equipment. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willedoo Posted October 18 Share Posted October 18 I'd feel a lot safer in one if it had better protection for the feet, like a solid fairing in that lower area. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
facthunter Posted October 18 Share Posted October 18 They will sell. . Nev 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty_d Posted October 18 Share Posted October 18 Don't get me wrong, I think they are fantastic and the guy is really to be congratulated for his work. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacesailor Posted October 18 Share Posted October 18 Do they ' climb stairs ' ( office steps ) . That would be a life saver for some people. spacesailor 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willedoo Posted October 18 Share Posted October 18 In the future life is sure to get a bit easier for some disabled people due to technology evolving. This exoskeleton thing has a lot of potential. They will probably operate a lot smoother and more nimble as time goes by. Then there's the issue of affordability. This clip was previously posted in the Paris Olympics thread. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willedoo Posted October 18 Share Posted October 18 An exoskeleton for a paraplegic as the technology is now would only be usable for short periods. The biggest problem I see is chafing from the attachment points. The weight has to be taken on whatever straps hold the person in. They'll figure out something better eventually. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacesailor Posted October 19 Share Posted October 19 Our friends son , tried the " exoskeleton " but he hadn't enough mobility to make it work . ( drove his motorbike, into an unlit skip bin ) . spacesailor 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willedoo Posted October 21 Share Posted October 21 This is the part I hadn't thought of. By the time exoskeletons have evolved into something more practical, medical advancements might be able to repair spinal cord injuries. https://www.9news.com.au/national/spinal-cord-research-trials-using-nerve-cells-from-nose-to-treat-paralysis-queensland-griffith-university/a90c494b-1042-4ab3-b631-67e9d565ceb2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacesailor Posted October 21 Share Posted October 21 Now the scientists are testing on people , the nose nerve cells , to bind with the damaged spinal cord nerves & gain more mobility. " I have my fingers & legs crossed while writing this ". spacesailor 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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