Thread: Survivor Plantation....Part II...the second bit

I hope you are also supplying them with a wirebrush , paintbrush and a tin of Galvanising paint.

Funny you should mention that.....all those itmes were on yesterdays shipment to the plantation.......along with all the modern tools needed to build a bungalow.....a hammer and a rebar bending thingy.....some quality black buckets and some pencils.

Couple more piccies....

The spa...







the youngest TD jailed members...

^ You let little children play with matches and fuel?

I like this thread, especially the last part.

^ What? You enjoy reading about simple villagers almost roasting themselves???? That's terrible, Fabian

So it is now official.....we have been upgraded from 3rd world to 1st class now with a new cement and steel roof shower and toilet with all the mod cons except for flushing.....and hot water....and tiles...

No longer shitting in a grass hut.....no longer bathing in the river.

On a very positive note, I decided to fill in the old shitter and had a swing at it with a hammer....one swing only and it cracked and fell into the pile of poo......lucky nobody actually fell into this abyss and drowned in brown.

Originally Posted by Loy Toy

You really need a good supervisor on the job otherwise not only will the job look shite but the construction WILL be dangerous. I know one who is presently in Pitsanalok but he is not cheap!

I hear Butterfly is available, and cheap - his work comes highly recommended.

This is a hilarious thread.

Well.....an interesting and very adventurous trip this last one to the Plantation.

Basically....'Surf's up'...

Our peacefull little river had us up at 3am in evacuation mode as the river flooded and rose to within half a meter in height from the shed and inside the shed is our tent....

I placed a marker at the first high mark when we woke and realised the tide had turned and within 20 minutes it had risen 20cm.

I placed another marker and said if it gets to here we wake the kids and put them in the car and pack all the tools and equipment in the back and tie down everything else....especially me 6m wooden posts that would probably make a nice boat....

an hour passed and the level actually dropped a little and by daylight it had receded a lot.

Pics to follow, but none at high tide level as it was pitch black. Scary looking out into the abyss and hearing the thunder from the churning river and knowing it was not far from you.

oh.....and during the same night....i would like to say that during the dram and lightning cracks....that one actually hit the water tank and shattered it....alas it just blew apart all on its lonesome self and left a path of destruction all on its own.......but out of such destruction, such as Darwin on xmas day several decades ago....something good comes of it.

I shall rebuild, I will make sure they put rebar in it this time.

The rubble has served as fill for the terrace area by the river and will save me on concrete.....see.....knew I could turn it around.

Must be nice living next to a nice river.
Not so nice in your living room though.

The 1 in a hundred year flood....apparently...

Our well, this was at least another meter underwater...



The big stick was high tide mark...



the water tank blow out....we shall rebuild...



the aftermath...



surf's up...







here tis how deep it was, kids already standing around 1meter at least above normal river level...

Ohhhhhhhhh dear............... Mother Nature..........isn't she wonderful.

Well you have got that one out of the way for another 100 years mate!

I have a confession to make.....



I am an Aparist.....think thats what they are called.

I have all the correct and industry approved protective clothing and aparatus....

Thongs, shorts and a handfull of burning grass for makin smoke...







Anyone know what kind of snake this is ?? Caught 2 of them and kept them for a catch and release program..



This is me in the background.....note the trim, taught and glistening buttocks...

Those kids look like they're having far too much fun. Shouln't they be out sweeping chimneys or something.
Nice pics there. I like this thread.

Yeah, that realy does look like you Nawty.

The new addition to the family is she related to your old maid / nanny, you know the one that resisted your advances and then left to join the circus?

Originally Posted by Nawty

Couple more piccies....

The spa...







the youngest TD jailed members...

Sorry for reposting the pictures (well I'm not really - as they are great!) I was curious as to your camera settings that you used for the water pictures? They are really good!

Thanks miggins....I used some very technical calculations to derive the proper F settings and lighting allowances.

BobsKnob.....why you ask ? I never advanced on the old nanny anyway.

Because they look similar, though somewhat different in age, simple question.

So the stories were just fantasies then were they?

Originally Posted by Nawty

Thanks miggins....I used some very technical calculations to derive the proper F settings and lighting allowances.

BobsKnob.....why you ask ? I never advanced on the old nanny anyway.

Come on then...share the knowledge! (or was it on auto?).. I got a Nikon CP5700, fucking useless, been in for repair 5 times or so, but it couldn't take pics like that!

I can't get the piece of shit to focus in anything much less than bright sunlight, I'd trash it but I don't have the spare cash to buy a new one, and NEVER Nikon again!

Yes they are related Knobsy.


Miggins, the formula I use is technical, to technical to put into writing and make sense of it. All the factors present at the time of the shot come into it, even wind speed. i have managed to fine tune my sensory perceptions while taking a photo to even slow my heartbeat down the moment I click the button.

Nawty's on form again I see

S'funny, I didn't know Nawty had an Ixus 750, that's probably why the pics are good, he didn't take them....55555