tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523157134200402843.post4768506201557073250..comments2023-07-02T19:23:47.154+10:00Comments on scuze i: water, water, everywhereFruitCakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15660225514077942415noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523157134200402843.post-3207236871591520922012-12-09T16:48:12.306+11:002012-12-09T16:48:12.306+11:00I'm looking forward to your post!I'm looking forward to your post!FruitCakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15660225514077942415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523157134200402843.post-4328937345864439482012-12-09T15:30:39.349+11:002012-12-09T15:30:39.349+11:00My mother (a WA-ian) told me this sad story when I...My mother (a WA-ian) told me this sad story when I questioned her about the pipes we saw along the way when aboard the Indian Pacific en route to Perth. I was 4 or 5 but the story stuck with me. This year I visited Kal for the 1st time - and was amazed anew by this feat of engineering. I'll also be posting about it soon!!!Red Nomad OZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03020668094026661054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523157134200402843.post-5593792247165616492012-12-07T01:22:26.406+11:002012-12-07T01:22:26.406+11:00Diane, I'm almost convinced if he were here wi...Diane, I'm almost convinced if he were here with us today he would still be ahead of his time. Interesting to note another example of how no one outside of WA hears about him.FruitCakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15660225514077942415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523157134200402843.post-78678552127338887992012-12-07T00:12:56.231+11:002012-12-07T00:12:56.231+11:00I first heard about O'Connor on our tour of WA...I first heard about O'Connor on our tour of WA last year. He was an amazing guy. So much ahead of his time. What a tragic sad ending for such a great man.diane bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12002292118984909883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523157134200402843.post-89031353801611114372012-12-06T01:18:08.781+11:002012-12-06T01:18:08.781+11:00Kath, until 4 million of my cousins moved to Freo ...Kath, until 4 million of my cousins moved to Freo I had never heard of him either, which is sad rather than shameful. <br />A truly inspiring sort of chap, I think.FruitCakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15660225514077942415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523157134200402843.post-89182219974105421422012-12-05T09:07:21.803+11:002012-12-05T09:07:21.803+11:00Such a sad story of CY, FruitCake and this South A...Such a sad story of CY, FruitCake and this South Aussie feels ashamed that she'd never heard of him before this!<br /><br />Agree utterly re decent, hard-working experts being hampered by politics, backstabbing and delays.MedicatedMoohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08609190990579743429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523157134200402843.post-74924501581312582002012-12-04T19:45:19.246+11:002012-12-04T19:45:19.246+11:00Your personal pong theory makes sense. And, okay, ...Your personal pong theory makes sense. And, okay, I can be demanding but I doubt anyone is listening so what the heck?<br /><br />All this has left me curious about our dams. A closer look might be a way off, though.FruitCakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15660225514077942415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523157134200402843.post-35252079205983825432012-12-04T07:49:50.731+11:002012-12-04T07:49:50.731+11:00I wonder if body odour is like cigarette smoke. Wh...I wonder if body odour is like cigarette smoke. When half the population smoked, you never seemed to notice smoke. <br /><br />Governments must get fed up with populations always demanding infrastructure. Ted? Julia? Are you listening?<br /><br />I believe Cardinia Dam is not very big and is just a storage reservoir, filled from other dams, and now the desal plant. I've seen where the water is to come into the dam from the desal.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com