Thanks, Andrew. Had success wirh an old chipper too which a sparky from
Yandoit collected. Yold him we’d had much use out if it but when smoke
started coming from it, we stopped. He offered to put in a couple of
powerpoints for us if we ever needed to and loaded the rusty old thing on
his trailer.
Bill
On Thu, 5 Apr 2018 at 9:14 am, Andrew Burke <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Bill, what a great subject! and just the right form to put it in!
>
> I'm glad Mr Fix-it came along. If he's skilled he may just succeed.
> Recyclable for renewable energy - very productive
>
> Andrew
>
> On 5 April 2018 at 05:44, Bill Wootton <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> > Thanks, Jill, Doug. Gumtree is an internet app here, Doug, sort of like
> > ebay, not as well organised but free.
> >
> > Update is a bloke from Castlemaine came yesterday with a ruddy great
> > trailer and took away our huge 17 year old hot water system. Said he was
> > going to have a crack at converting it to solar for his shed. Took a bit
> of
> > shifting but win/win. Hoo-bloody-ray.
> >
> > Bill
> >
> > On Thu, 5 Apr 2018 at 12:36 am, Douglas Barbour <[log in to unmask]>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > Different places, different trees, Bill, but it strikes home. Proper to
> > > just run the whole thing into one big stuffing…
> > >
> > > Doug
> > >
> > > > On Apr 3, 2018, at 9:42 PM, Jill Jones <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Hi Bill,
> > > >
> > > > I like how you've tried to stuff so much stuff into this, like a big
> > > > chest or, yes, that cupboard.
> > > >
> > > > It's a never-ending problem, isn't it. You wish burning would do the
> > > > trick but, of course, it doesn't for all the many obvious reasons.
> > > >
> > > > Cheers,
> > > > Jill
> > > >
> > > > ________________________
> > > > Jill Jones
> > > > www.jilljones.com.au
> > > >
> > > > Latest book: Brink, Five Islands Press
> > > > http://fiveislandspress.com/catalogue/brink-jill-jones
> > > >
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > From: "Poetryetc: poetry and poetics"
> > > > To:
> > > > Cc:
> > > > Sent:Tue, 3 Apr 2018 22:02:47 +0000
> > > > Subject:Stuff
> > > >
> > > > Stuff
> > > >
> > > > is unshiftable you try to do it you don’t want it neither does
> > > > anybody else
> > > > not for any price even free give it a whirl you’ll see whack it on
> > > > gumtree
> > > > you’ll get a couple of sniffs maybe but then they’ll see oh what
> > > > a pity too
> > > > far do you ever get over Ballarat way you don’t and especially not
> > > > carting
> > > > a bloody great old hot water service so you try the op shop for
> > > > smaller
> > > > stuff and even at Vinnies they turn up their nose and suggest you
> > > > give the
> > > > Uniting Church one a go it’s open tomorrow but you can’t wait
> > > > that long it
> > > > must go the tip costs money bury the bloody stuff burn it no it would
> > > > stink
> > > > that’s that then back into the cupboard it goes till next year
> > > >
> > > > bw
> > > >
> > >
> > > Douglas Barbour
> > > [log in to unmask]
> > > https://eclecticruckus.wordpress.com/
> > >
> > > Recent publications: (With Sheila E Murphy) Continuations &
> Continuations
> > > 2 (UofAPress).
> > > Recording Dates (Rubicon Press).
> > > Listen. If (UofAPress):
> > >
> > >
> > > There is no real
> > > world, my friends.
> > > Why not, then
> > > let the stars
> > > shine in our bones?
> > >
> > > Robert Kroetsch
> > >
> >
>
>
>
> --
> Andrew
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> http://walleahpress.com.au
>
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