Working and Traveling Australia, Our Journey.

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[McGirr]

Well Penny has finally made it home to Warburton. A week recuperating in Perth after her Carpel Tunnel Operation on both hands. It was cheaper to have both hands done at the same time. Saved $4000 doing it that way.



A massive THANK YOU to Richard who arranged accommodation at his father in laws place. Dennis, a big thank you for letting Penny stay and assisting in driving her to places. Hopefully in the future we can repay the hospitality she received.

She will spend another month until the doctor gives her the all clear to come back to work.

Mark


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[KingBilly]

Great news Mark.  Wish Penny a speedy recovery from us all.

KB

[edz]

Well done those men  and all the best with the recovery to Penny

[jk]

That's why I love this forum, Great People and Genuine Support .
Speedy recovery Penny.........................Look after her Mark, she's a keeper   

Cheers
Johnno

[RallyDog]

Was a pleasure to help Penny out Mark. Fartber in law was happy to help as much as he could and  was a pleasure for him tp help out as well. Hope for a speedy recovery Penny.
Richard

[Nomad]

What a great effort.

I hope Penny has a speedy recovery.

Best regards
 

[Mobi]

Great news, make sure you are pampering Penny Mark.
All the best.

Peter

[fuji]

All the best guys!!!😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄

[Whistler]

My wife and I have been on the road now for the past 7-1/2 years. She works as a Remote area Nurse and I have had a number of different jobs ranging from joinery/building work (I'm a qualified Joiner) Fishing Guid (I'm a qualified Master5 MED3) working a Mud Crab licence, Crocodile egg harvesting in the wet season here in Maningrida as well as working for the Rangers here doing the Buffalo culling.   When we were up at Cape York I was doing fishing charters and tours to Thursday Island and Roco Island. I have skippered boats ranging from 16ft to 75ft from Narooma in NSW to Cape Leveque north of Broome in WA.
   To say we have had a good time is an understatement.
 I say to any one even thinking about hitting the road to work their way around Australia just DO IT.
There is a heap of work out there if you are willing to do it. Every now and again you will pull a job that you will not want to leave.
  To make all this work we have an agreement with each other that if either one of us does not like it where we are after say 6weeks then we move on to the next place. Some of the people that we have met have become very close friends and I would not change any thing that we have done.

   You only get one chance......life is not a rehearsal just do it.


Whistler

[jswaggerking]

Thats unreal top job


Live the dream, not dream it.

[McGirr]

The things you see at Warburton.









Mark


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[ATC]

Chamberlain tractor's?

was camping at Myall Lakes a few years ago and a group these, and old Massey Fergusons came through.

I though it was interesting, the missus not so much.....

BTW - been following the thread - hope Penny's healing well

[McGirr]

Yes, Penny is healing quicker than expected. Hopefully she will be back at work in a few weeks.

Mark

[speewa158]

l have followed this thread with interest . Yet again l  have had a Huge Lump in my throat upon reading of the generosity  of Swaggers .
To me this is what MySwag is all about  .  A connection to people  that share a common interest  .
This is the most  part of every thing   .                           

[rags]

The things you see at Warburton.









Mark


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Love to see them getting the spare tyre of the roof!

[McGirr]

I thought I would show some of the store where we work. It's a good size.

On the left is the large chiller (fridge) and then next to that is the large freezer past the free standing freezer. They are walk in ones that store a lot of gear.



There are 4 big isles.



There are 2 registers. I was on the main register that day.



Out the back, through the doorways we have a store age area for fridges, washing machines etc, then there is a clothing rook that is pretty big plus a food prep area for the fresh food we get once a fortnight. There are rooms every where. It also leads to the ware house that opens out to 2 large, container size freezers, where we store pallets of bread and meat. Also access to the walk in chiller and freezer is off from the warehouse. We have 20 cameras to Monitor everything and also have UHF hand held radios to contact staff





It used to be on old servo many years ago but has been extended.

Mark


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[KingBilly]

Mr McGirr, the checkout chick 

KB

[McGirr]

Mr McGirr, the checkout chick 

KB

I am multi skilled and also a lean mean stacking machine 

Mark

[V8CRSA]

Having been in that very store when we where in Warburton in April and also met Mcgirr, I can say with out doubt there is almost nothing they didn't have in that shop a truely amazing range of stuff.
But can't say I'm glad not to be paying those prices everyday.......

Matt

[McGirr]

Well not a great start to my weeks break in Kalgoorlie. Approx 30 klm out from a roadhouse and after traveling for 200klm on dirt road I felt a jolt and looked out to my left to see the camper trailer wheel speeding past me. I stopped and walked the 200mtrs to retrieve the wheel and thankfully I only broke one wheel stud and no other damage. Putting the wheel back on and using 3 wheel nuts from the other trailer wheel I limped into the roadhouse. The guy there took me to where he has all the wrecked cars and we found an old ford which had wheel nuts that suited the trailer. They are longer but they did the job.





This put me 2 hrs behind and after a 12hr drive arrived in Kalgoorlie. Total distance 890k. 540k of that is dirt.

Over the last couple of days I have collected the new chainsaw, a heap of groceries and eaten as much junk food as possible. Plus drinking as much as I can. Currently staying at a caravan park as Penny is still back at Warburton.   



Trailer just about full. Roughly 150litrs of bottled water, 100litres of coke,  9 packs of toilet paper, plus a heap of other gear. The trailer is full plus a big storage case at the front gets filled. Yet to do is the meat shopping. I have 3 fridges to fill.



I even got a chance to give the car a wash and polish. Well polished one side any way. All the bush pin striping is gone. Still plenty of dust inside in the nooks and crannies.



Hopefully the trip back is nice and easy.

Mark




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[Barry G]

What do you think caused that Mark? Corrugations?

[KingBilly]

What do you think caused that Mark? Corrugations?

Or Mr McGirr not checking his nuts 

KB

[McGirr]

What do you think caused that Mark? Corrugations?

I did the bearings a week prior and made sure I tightened the nuts up. But being slack I should have checked them after an hours driving. I thank myself lucky that's the only damage. The road was smooth with no corrugations and the soft dirt helped keeping the damge to a minimum. Interesting I checked the other side and the nuts were still nice and tight. I dreaded the damage when I stopped and checked but was glad of the outcome. A semi driver stopped and offered assistance but told him all was fine. Another learning curve.

Mark

[KingBilly]

I did the bearings a week prior and made sure I tightened the nuts up. But being slack I should have checked them after an hours driving. I thank myself lucky that's the only damage. The road was smooth with no corrugations and the soft dirt helped keeping the damge to a minimum. Interesting I checked the other side and the nuts were still nice and tight. I dreaded the damage when I stopped and checked but was glad of the outcome. A semi driver stopped and offered assistance but told him all was fine. Another learning curve.

Mark

Always check your nuts mate.  I am always in trouble from my wife for checking mine too often 

KB