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Old May 24th 08, 01:00 AM posted to alt.binaries.pictures.aviation
Dave Kearton
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Default Not quite aviation - but close ...



Just got back from a week in Snowtown in South Australia - on the edge of
our wheatbelt, where I was working at a new windfarm that is being built
out that way.

My job was to haul a signal cable out to 800m and pound in an earth stake,
for earth
resistance tests. The results are used to verify the size of the
earth grids on the towers, in case there's a major electrical fault.

It's hard work, walking out there is OK, it's mainly downhill and as the
cable drum winds out, it gets lighter - quite a pleasant way to earn a few
bucks.





Coming back, the opposite is true........



My wife calls it "Fat Camp"



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Cheers

Dave Kearton






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