Gosh must be years since I popped in here how is every one well I hope.
Thank goodness it is almost spring my old bones are not loving this cold. Even though it’s sub tropical Queensland.
kimmysmum said:
Gosh must be years since I popped in here how is every one well I hope.
Thank goodness it is almost spring my old bones are not loving this cold. Even though it’s sub tropical Queensland.
Hello Kimmys Mum, how’s Kimmy these days? Yes it’s been quite a long winter, I’m enjoying it as a change from the cold…was explaining to youngest that although we’ve had no frosts (hooray! the farmers cry!) it’s been months of constant low night time temps that have finally slowed up the canetoads…and I mean s-l-o-w …and sadly the green froggies also… I have been through a couple of two litre icecream buckets of cane toads in the last 2 – 3 weeks…snicker…evil chuckle…
hello kimmysmum. weren’t you in Tassie last? or am I getting you confused with someone else!
good to see you here anyway :)
Hello kimmysmum. :)
_waves_Hi! :)
Happy Potter said:
_waves_Hi! :)
er.. WAVES even
bluegreen said:
hello kimmysmum. weren’t you in Tassie last? or am I getting you confused with someone else!good to see you here anyway :)
That was Sarahs mum.
waves to kimmysmum.
bubba louie said:
bluegreen said:
hello kimmysmum. weren’t you in Tassie last? or am I getting you confused with someone else!good to see you here anyway :)
That was Sarahs mum.
waves to kimmysmum.
ah! sorry kimmysmum. thanks bubba.
Yes the toadies are very quiet lovely for the time being. But they will be back I am sure.
Kimmy is doing well she will be 9 this year growing old gracefully as we have 3 more feline additions as well so we are a house full.
We are also being visited by some Feather Tail Gliders of late they are so cute and are happy to sit on our hands as we take them back outside. The twins (our kittens Psyco and Joseph ) are very interested but they can’t have . The little Gliders just look at them.
Our King Parrots have arrived back our small flock of 4 is now 7 along with the pale head Rosellas and the Black Cockatoos.
We have also adopted a White Cockatoo named Macca he was going to be put down as his owners moved and could not take him so I put my hand up and now he is our other teenager as he is 19 this Christmas. He has a vast vocabulary that many words can not be repeated but love the big white fella.
We are still striving for the self sufficient life and I must say we are getting there slowly #1 son is on board 100% now and that helps.
Anyway enough about this old chook. How is every one here?
I live on my own now on half an acre in country Vic near Benalla. Still got my chooks and ducks but had to put the old cat down at 20 as he had multiple tumours. Been here about 9 months now and loving it.
kimmysmum said:
Yes the toadies are very quiet lovely for the time being. But they will be back I am sure.
Kimmy is doing well she will be 9 this year growing old gracefully as we have 3 more feline additions as well so we are a house full.
We are also being visited by some Feather Tail Gliders of late they are so cute and are happy to sit on our hands as we take them back outside. The twins (our kittens Psyco and Joseph ) are very interested but they can’t have . The little Gliders just look at them.
Our King Parrots have arrived back our small flock of 4 is now 7 along with the pale head Rosellas and the Black Cockatoos.
We have also adopted a White Cockatoo named Macca he was going to be put down as his owners moved and could not take him so I put my hand up and now he is our other teenager as he is 19 this Christmas. He has a vast vocabulary that many words can not be repeated but love the big white fella.
We are still striving for the self sufficient life and I must say we are getting there slowly #1 son is on board 100% now and that helps.
Anyway enough about this old chook. How is every one here?
What a fascinating, newsy post! Feel free to expand on it at any time :)
kimmysmum said:
Gosh must be years since I popped in here how is every one well I hope.
Thank goodness it is almost spring my old bones are not loving this cold. Even though it’s sub tropical Queensland.
Nice to see you again Kimmysmum. It’s been ‘ears and ‘ears.
Sounds peaceful Blue green. Sorry to hear of your cat. Had a good ininngs by the sound of it. (((HUGS)))
Hellooooo Kimmysmum, jeez it is good to see your name here again.!!! I am very envious of your little Gliders. I cannot recall exactly how long it has been, but I did my 3 years in PNG, returned to Townsville, got my own patch of land called Mangolia, and have 2 ducks, 2 drakes and a very Bossy Chook named Julia. All is well.
WOW Pain Master I think you had just left maybe the last time I was here. Gosh it has been a while . Glad to read you are settled and with some fine feathered friends
kimmysmum said:
Yes the toadies are very quiet lovely for the time being. But they will be back I am sure.
Kimmy is doing well she will be 9 this year growing old gracefully as we have 3 more feline additions as well so we are a house full.
We are also being visited by some Feather Tail Gliders of late they are so cute and are happy to sit on our hands as we take them back outside. The twins (our kittens Psyco and Joseph ) are very interested but they can’t have . The little Gliders just look at them.
Our King Parrots have arrived back our small flock of 4 is now 7 along with the pale head Rosellas and the Black Cockatoos.
We have also adopted a White Cockatoo named Macca he was going to be put down as his owners moved and could not take him so I put my hand up and now he is our other teenager as he is 19 this Christmas. He has a vast vocabulary that many words can not be repeated but love the big white fella.
We are still striving for the self sufficient life and I must say we are getting there slowly #1 son is on board 100% now and that helps.
Anyway enough about this old chook. How is every one here?
pysco the cat – umm – keep him away from the gliders.
i’m trying for self sufficiency on 2 acres north of adelaide and my daughter and wife are on board.
both our poodles are phyco about food as well – one of them is called pepe – the other is aphrodite although her personality is more foxy – the little sneak thief.
Don’t you worry Pepe the gliders are safe from Psyco he knows what the squirty water bottle is and they are every where so he keeps away.
Glad you family are on board with the self sufficiency makes it so much easier
kimmysmum said:
WOW Pain Master I think you had just left maybe the last time I was here. Gosh it has been a while . Glad to read you are settled and with some fine feathered friends
they are fun to have around… the chook is as friendly as a puppy, but the ducks are more like cats… they do their own thing.
kimmysmum said:
Don’t you worry Pepe the gliders are safe from Psyco he knows what the squirty water bottle is and they are every where so he keeps away.
Glad you family are on board with the self sufficiency makes it so much easier
self sufficiency is probably impossible. my wife works and therein lies much of the sufficiency part.
we have installed a 90K litre rainwater tank and since we’ve turned on the pump we’ve not used a drop of mains water – about 18 months of water independence.
pepe said:
kimmysmum said:
Don’t you worry Pepe the gliders are safe from Psyco he knows what the squirty water bottle is and they are every where so he keeps away.
Glad you family are on board with the self sufficiency makes it so much easier
self sufficiency is probably impossible. my wife works and therein lies much of the sufficiency part.
we have installed a 90K litre rainwater tank and since we’ve turned on the pump we’ve not used a drop of mains water – about 18 months of water independence.
18 months! That is impressive!
pain master said:
pepe said:
kimmysmum said:
Don’t you worry Pepe the gliders are safe from Psyco he knows what the squirty water bottle is and they are every where so he keeps away.
Glad you family are on board with the self sufficiency makes it so much easier
self sufficiency is probably impossible. my wife works and therein lies much of the sufficiency part.
we have installed a 90K litre rainwater tank and since we’ve turned on the pump we’ve not used a drop of mains water – about 18 months of water independence.
18 months! That is impressive!
about 18 mthns – we’re coming into our second summer on rainwater – winters don’t count really – since rainfall is normally ok in winter
pepe said:
pain master said:
pepe said:self sufficiency is probably impossible. my wife works and therein lies much of the sufficiency part.
we have installed a 90K litre rainwater tank and since we’ve turned on the pump we’ve not used a drop of mains water – about 18 months of water independence.
18 months! That is impressive!
about 18 mthns – we’re coming into our second summer on rainwater – winters don’t count really – since rainfall is normally ok in winter
I’m water independent here too. Not even connected to the mains! With a bore plumbed to most of the house, and 2 tanks (don’t know how big, but big enough) to the kitchen I don’t anticipate any water shortages.
pain master said:
most of us probably don’t have room for a 90 Kl rainwater tank.
pepe said:
kimmysmum said:
Don’t you worry Pepe the gliders are safe from Psyco he knows what the squirty water bottle is and they are every where so he keeps away.
Glad you family are on board with the self sufficiency makes it so much easier
self sufficiency is probably impossible. my wife works and therein lies much of the sufficiency part.
we have installed a 90K litre rainwater tank and since we’ve turned on the pump we’ve not used a drop of mains water – about 18 months of water independence.
18 months! That is impressive!
roughbarked said:
pain master said:most of us probably don’t have room for a 90 Kl rainwater tank.
pepe said:self sufficiency is probably impossible. my wife works and therein lies much of the sufficiency part.
we have installed a 90K litre rainwater tank and since we’ve turned on the pump we’ve not used a drop of mains water – about 18 months of water independence.
18 months! That is impressive!
what about if you excavated and went underground? Just thinking outloud…
roughbarked said:
pain master said:most of us probably don’t have room for a 90 Kl rainwater tank.
pepe said:self sufficiency is probably impossible. my wife works and therein lies much of the sufficiency part.
we have installed a 90K litre rainwater tank and since we’ve turned on the pump we’ve not used a drop of mains water – about 18 months of water independence.
18 months! That is impressive!
That’s 20,000 gallons in the old money, and having seen one on MrD’s sister’s farm, it’s not all that big…
pain master said:
pepe said:
kimmysmum said:
Don’t you worry Pepe the gliders are safe from Psyco he knows what the squirty water bottle is and they are every where so he keeps away.
Glad you family are on board with the self sufficiency makes it so much easier
self sufficiency is probably impossible. my wife works and therein lies much of the sufficiency part.
we have installed a 90K litre rainwater tank and since we’ve turned on the pump we’ve not used a drop of mains water – about 18 months of water independence.
18 months! That is impressive!
Well done. We have no town water only a concrete tank 8 thousand gallon and a poly tank 5 thousand gallon and the dam we have just set the pump up for the vege garden to be watered by the dam ready for the warmer weather . We have bbeen using the tank water for the vege when we had all the rain now it is time to conserve that.
pain master said:
roughbarked said:
pain master said:most of us probably don’t have room for a 90 Kl rainwater tank.18 months! That is impressive!
what about if you excavated and went underground? Just thinking outloud…
Good idea Painmaster. I have a giggle when I see talk of underground tanks. Our neighbor partially buried his tank and it literally popped out of the ground. He thought it was an easy DIY project, no thought into ti at all even the tank supplier said he was doing it wrong.
pain master said:
roughbarked said:
pain master said:most of us probably don’t have room for a 90 Kl rainwater tank.18 months! That is impressive!
what about if you excavated and went underground? Just thinking outloud…
True, has been on my mind for decades..
Digging a hole is extra expense but is also space saving. To my mind all houses should have a water membrane under them.Dinetta said:
roughbarked said:
pain master said:most of us probably don’t have room for a 90 Kl rainwater tank.18 months! That is impressive!
That’s 20,000 gallons in the old money, and having seen one on MrD’s sister’s farm, it’s not all that big…
maybe not all that big but in terms of averages many of us would not have a backyard big enough.
Also you are looking at a dollar a gallon to install.
roughbarked said:
Dinetta said:
roughbarked said:most of us probably don’t have room for a 90 Kl rainwater tank.That’s 20,000 gallons in the old money, and having seen one on MrD’s sister’s farm, it’s not all that big…
maybe not all that big but in terms of averages many of us would not have a backyard big enough.
Also you are looking at a dollar a gallon to install.
Oh, backyards…I thought we were talking 2 acre plots…not sure where the $1/gallon comes from for installation…even with a concrete tank? Or are you speaking of the dug-in ones?
Dinetta said:
roughbarked said:
Dinetta said:That’s 20,000 gallons in the old money, and having seen one on MrD’s sister’s farm, it’s not all that big…
maybe not all that big but in terms of averages many of us would not have a backyard big enough.
Also you are looking at a dollar a gallon to install.
Oh, backyards…I thought we were talking 2 acre plots…not sure where the $1/gallon comes from for installation…even with a concrete tank? Or are you speaking of the dug-in ones?
Well’ you could dig the hole yourself and form up the tank and pour the concrete yourself.. but yeah if you are going to pay someone…
Speaking of that.. I always wanted to put an undeground tank here.. pictured but I’m probably going to give my walnut tree a headache if I do it now.
clicking the link will show you comments and notes on the image.
roughbarked said:
Dinetta said:
roughbarked said:maybe not all that big but in terms of averages many of us would not have a backyard big enough.
Also you are looking at a dollar a gallon to install.
Oh, backyards…I thought we were talking 2 acre plots…not sure where the $1/gallon comes from for installation…even with a concrete tank? Or are you speaking of the dug-in ones?
Well’ you could dig the hole yourself and form up the tank and pour the concrete yourself.. but yeah if you are going to pay someone…
I can see your point, now that I’ve had time to consider the matter…
roughbarked said:
Speaking of that.. I always wanted to put an undeground tank here.. pictured but I’m probably going to give my walnut tree a headache if I do it now.clicking the link will show you comments and notes on the image.
…and very interesting comments and notes they are, too… :)
sorry the missus has hard going on rough-ish terrain…
Dinetta said:
…and very interesting comments and notes they are, too… :)
sorry the missus has hard going on rough-ish terrain…
:) that’s me.. and as for the missus it is from a broken hip and a leg shorter than the other.
roughbarked said:
Dinetta said:…and very interesting comments and notes they are, too… :)
sorry the missus has hard going on rough-ish terrain…
:) that’s me.. and as for the missus it is from a broken hip and a leg shorter than the other.
Goodness, I’m sorry to hear that, can I ask how it happened?
Dinetta said:
roughbarked said:
Dinetta said:…and very interesting comments and notes they are, too… :)
sorry the missus has hard going on rough-ish terrain…
:) that’s me.. and as for the missus it is from a broken hip and a leg shorter than the other.
Goodness, I’m sorry to hear that, can I ask how it happened?
Simple, she fell over and discovered the wonders of osteoporosis.
roughbarked said:
Dinetta said:
roughbarked said::) that’s me.. and as for the missus it is from a broken hip and a leg shorter than the other.
Goodness, I’m sorry to hear that, can I ask how it happened?
Simple, she fell over and discovered the wonders of osteoporosis.
Your dear wife has had a rough blow that’s for sure . My old mum had polio when she was a child and results she had one leg shorter and has all sorts of problems. Hugs to your wife RB
roughbarked said:
Dinetta said:
roughbarked said::) that’s me.. and as for the missus it is from a broken hip and a leg shorter than the other.
Goodness, I’m sorry to hear that, can I ask how it happened?
Simple, she fell over and discovered the wonders of osteoporosis.
I’ve been meaning to get checked out because my mother had it and now one of my sisters.
roughbarked said:
Dinetta said:
roughbarked said::) that’s me.. and as for the missus it is from a broken hip and a leg shorter than the other.
Goodness, I’m sorry to hear that, can I ask how it happened?
Simple, she fell over and discovered the wonders of osteoporosis.
What a shame…
the 90K litre squatters tank was $9K approx and the platform, tank, wiring etc. cost me the other $1K. concrete tanks cost $13K for that size.
the tank is 7.5m. diam. (25’0”) and the platform is 9m diam. (30’0”).
you need all your downpipes connected to an underground pipe system that feeds all the roof water into the tank. in our 500mm rainfall area you need ALL your roof water (from the shed as well) to fill it.
this size tank will easily give you free water for the house.
it won’t supply your garden needs – altho’ last year it did – eek! – pure fluke and probably the best year in my lifetime so far as – low evap and regular rainfall.
