Aussie Chit Chat

[brickie in oz]

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I've got a VE SS-V 6.0L Commordore!!!

Bought it a few years ago and love it to death

Mhmmm noice.

[david s]

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With a motor that big the govt. might require you to pay carbon tax.I did a conservative estimate of fuel consumption on my recumbent and it uses 0.10/100Km coal powered of course.

[moyboy]

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I've got a VE SS-V 6.0L Commordore!!!

Bought it a few years ago and love it to death

[brickie in oz]

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Time for a change of Government me thinks.

Too true, but Tony Rabbit?
They say you get the Government you deserve, but WTF have we done to deserve this lot?

[brickie in oz]

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.anyone like th V8's????

Owwh yeah, old rev head from way back.
Heres my ride, 5.4l of pure grunt.

[david s]

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Hey Doug,
Maybe you should make and sell WFO's they don't cost anything to heat, if you get the wood free, use carbon that's already in the system and therefore save you heaps of $$$ win win.
Dave

[Knackers]

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Youre not alone Doug, no consolation but I have had the worst toughest 2 years in the trade, luckily my Princess works in childcare.

I seem to work harder and get paid less than I did 20 years ago.

All the shit rough brickies pick up the work for the same money I charge, I dont get it?

Yeah Im hearing you... I am a chippy!

It just seems that when you quote, some moron wants to do the job for less than you can buy materials for!

I have been busier than I ever have been, doing repairs & maintenance with Real estates etc... hard to get into but once you are in its harder to get rid of than herpies!!!

on another note
I havent lit my oven up for a couple of months, I havent been able to get onto wood that isnt green, & we all know its a pain trying to get an oven up to temp with GREEN WOOD

Anyway, it seems that that there are some motor mad fans here as well.....anyone like th V8's????

[brickie in oz]

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Youre not alone Doug, no consolation but I have had the worst toughest 2 years in the trade, luckily my Princess works in childcare.

I seem to work harder and get paid less than I did 20 years ago.

All the shit rough brickies pick up the work for the same money I charge, I dont get it?

[moyboy]

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Mate sorry to hear that

It's never a good thing to happen. Everything has cycles and we can only hope that things pick up again in the future......Not that I can see that happening with this wonderful carbon tax.......

I work in an Aluminium smelter near Newcastle and the writting is already on the wall for it's closure soon........it has 600 direct employees and indirectly employees 3000 people around the area............ Yeah this tax is going to help us all lol

[david s]

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It beats me how the freight charges for goods sent from China are less than those that are charged from Brisbane.

[brickie in oz]

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bugger getting bricks from china claypave is 300 metres away from me

Im fairly sure that half the bricks I lay come from China, I know for a fact the cement I use does, the cement is bulk shipped and bagged here, Ive had the rep out because of the colour difference in the bags.

Once the carbon tax hits everything you buy will either come from China or India where they just dont give a flying, good bye Ozzie jobs.

[Johnny the oven man]

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bugger getting bricks from china claypave is 300 metres away from me

I purchase some materials from Claypave/ Rylance Refractories, and have found their firebricks are not suitable for furnace and boiler work. They are OK for ovens, but not for 1000c+ situations.

[bris-pizza-oven]

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bugger getting bricks from china claypave is 300 metres away from me

[david s]

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Most of the firebricks sold in Oz come from China, you just have to find the best manufacturers.

And the Chinese were hundreds of years ahead of Europe in their understanding and control of fire, refractories and ceramics. Also of note is that the South Koreans were known as the finest Asian pottery of all. Master manufacturers. Notice now how Hyundai is the new Toyota?

[Johnny the oven man]

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Most of the firebricks sold in Oz come from China, you just have to find the best manufacturers.