tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-107414352024-08-29T02:57:38.761+12:00"The road to Hell is paved with good intentions" ...But what about the guy that fixes the pot holes?Dodderyoldfarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07280902818407347965noreply@blogger.comBlogger937125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10741435.post-68909021431672046412007-05-29T18:58:00.000+12:002007-05-29T19:02:27.617+12:00

If I won a gazillion dollars in Lotto, I always planned on having a big sand pit.I'd have big Cat D11 bulldozers, diggers, and lot's of explosives.Actually we have one down the road.It's called a quarry.But Diggerland sounds like a cool idea.I bet there are a few Dads who would have to be dragged away.*thinks*Now if we could get people to pay us to dig holes...

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It is humbling to think that the tiny ant has shown us the way to deal with potholes.All it takes is a spirit of sacrifice, a small but noble gesture for the common good."Army ants tired of potholes take one for the team, throwing their bodies into rough spots to make a smoother road for their sisters, British researchers have reported."So when you see that truck load of pasta sauce heading for

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 This roller must have had a real hard day ...

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My traffic controllers are here demonstrating the correct way to clean road cones.Notice the personal protective equipment, including safety goggles.

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 Cheap hub caps & wheel trims our speciality ....

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I'm not too keen on these tagging, meme things.I don't want to spam other bloggers with anything that makes us look closer at our meaningless lives.But then Elizabeth did ask nicely, and she is an artist and everything....So 7 random facts/habits....(1) I have gutted fish in Iceland.(2) I once shot a bear(3) I'm not too fond of peanut butter.(4) I was once a member of the crack Uruti (pop 126

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Click Pic for enlarged artynessSandstone BankTongaporutu

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Click Pic To embigulateYou can't be too careful out there...Perhaps I could run you home in my digger?

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Click Pic to EmbigulateThe driver of this fuel tanker & trailer had an onboard electrical failure early this morning.He also got a hell of a fright...With no lights, and no power, he ended up off the road with the trailer blocking a lane.The rig suffered minor damage, having ended up in a soft, muddy drain.He did well. There is a bridge 100 metres ahead of him. It is very hard.I couldn't use a

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Now and then, after an accident, some smart character will blame "road conditions" as a cause.True, sometimes a rogue pothole, or other problem may be to blame.Usually though, it is the last excuse of an inattentive, or speeding driver.You don't want to try it on our patch.I usually take photo's of the road around an accident scene, mostly because I too, am interested in the cause.Obviously it is

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I find body painting rather boring.But this has a bit of class.When it comes to painting, I'm one of those people that ends up getting semi coated.I use more paint when we are painting barriers than all the rest of the crew put together.Never mind.One day they will exhibit my overalls from my early impressionist period.Don't think I'll saw an ear off however.Toenail clippings, maybe ...

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click pic to embigulateBefore a fall ...

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In the slow lane ...

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 Chucking rocks off a bridge is great fun. It's much better when you can heave them off with a loader. Below a digger is carefully placing them under the scoured out banks of the stream.For truly we roadworkers are multiskilled creatures...

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Head Office is putting on the pressure.We have been toiling away rearranging the potholes before winter really sets in.I have been working with another crew for the last week, and yesterday my normal workmates tried to con me into going to a truck accident on State Highway 4.It was getting cold, and no way did I feel like a late night, so I told them I was on vitally important pothole

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Click Pic To BiggifyMissed..

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Audiobooks are a drivers friend.If you have a long, lone, journey.Then there is nothing like having someone read a ripping yarn to you.For a month or so, I have been destroying the French Navy, risking Yellowjack, and clawing my way off a lee shore.I have been with Captain Aubrey.Of course it is all very nautical.This tends to confuse some of the crew when I announce on the R/T that "I'll just

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Sadly, I'm a bit knackered, what with Manly stuff and late night yacht racing and all...Talk amoungst youselves ....

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A jack hammer is a very manly thing.It has always been so.Today I was plying my manly arts outside the local garage, dripping with sweat and testosterone, and it occurred to me that this was almost certainly having an effect on the ladies at the pump.I did the right thing, being sensitive too, and warned them not to be overcome and start spontaneously ovulating or something.They went all coy, and

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This beautifully dug hole is part of a forensic study.We have boffins, who steal what is dug up. They take it way to do various secret tests.It's bloody hard digging, they used good road metal, those old timers.We have gone through the Pre Beatles, and well into the Marmite in glass jars era.A mugshot is taken & a bit of prodding done.Now I'll fill it in again, and do the same a bit further down

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Click Pic for BignessI'm heading home, and a 4x4 is parked at the side of the road, smoking gently.As I trundle past, I realise that this is more than an overheating problem, but a fire.I don't carry a fire extinguisher, so I sacrifice a thermos of coffee, then help the homeward bound fisherman to unload his gear and unhitch his boat. (Note coffee stains)By the time I get my camera, the 4x4 is

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Some day I'll wish upon a starAnd wake up where the clouds are far behind me.Where troubles melt like lemondrops...Away above the chimney tops..That's where you'll find me...

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A quick Fuel Stop ...Reminds me of the NZ Cricket Team...

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"Those heroes that shed their blood and lost their lives.....You are now lying in the soil of a friendly country. Therefore rest in peace. There is no difference between the Johnnies and the Mehmets to us where they lie side by side here in this country of ours... You, the mothers, who sent their sons from far away countries wipe away your tears; your sons are now lying in our bosom and are in

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