tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6058446.post331722696522187294..comments2024-03-28T18:21:28.264+11:00Comments on What I cooked last night.: "Sometimes you've got to take the hardest line ... "paul kennedyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17237328574655467680noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6058446.post-56221511880154697502010-02-25T20:55:55.800+11:002010-02-25T20:55:55.800+11:00No one ever knocked at my door asking to see my ma...No one ever knocked at my door asking to see my manhole ....<br />I feel left outRunning Threadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08852236575656978489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6058446.post-88131695104057610752010-02-25T15:41:26.879+11:002010-02-25T15:41:26.879+11:00Well looks like the Midnight Oil bloke survives fo...Well looks like the Midnight Oil bloke survives for another day....Was going to have a dollar each way KH, but now he's got the Rideout woman speaking for him....White Dovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01534048060329465218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6058446.post-68751771969066133722010-02-24T17:10:31.815+11:002010-02-24T17:10:31.815+11:00Steve, when governments throw money around like co...Steve, when governments throw money around like confetti at a wedding, out of the woodwork come the shady operators.kitchen handhttp://www.verygoodcooking.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6058446.post-73259534174175981752010-02-24T13:14:03.030+11:002010-02-24T13:14:03.030+11:00The US equivalent to this, though it didn't in...The US equivalent to this, though it didn't involve private houses, was the asbestos clean-up scam. Deaths of workers weren't as quick as electrocutions, but there were a lot of shady operators.<br /><br />Not necessarily shady, but since I sent my kids to private (Catholic) schools, I got hit with two (primary and secondary) asbestos clean-up assessments.<br /><br />Steve HendryAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6058446.post-91995196304825608662010-02-24T10:06:23.286+11:002010-02-24T10:06:23.286+11:00Indeed, Steve - electricians were not mandated; in...Indeed, Steve - electricians were not mandated; in fact many jobs were undertaken by people who were not even tradespeople. One job was 'completed' with a six-year-old assistant up there in the rafters.kitchen handhttp://www.verygoodcooking.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6058446.post-20928142313124059602010-02-24T07:57:18.193+11:002010-02-24T07:57:18.193+11:00Thanks, Melbourne Girl.
Sounds like the authoriti...Thanks, Melbourne Girl.<br /><br />Sounds like the authorities who write building standard should have specified that this job called for an electician as well as an insulation installer.<br /><br />Steve HendryAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6058446.post-40287393575979695462010-02-24T07:24:18.576+11:002010-02-24T07:24:18.576+11:00Steve, part of the problem has been the lack of ca...Steve, part of the problem has been the lack of care when the foil sheets have been installed. In some instances, the sheets have been stapled down, and sometimes those staples have pierced the electrical wiring. <br />My hubbie is an electrician and says the first thing he does whenever he heads into someone's roof, (through their manhole) lol is to make sure the power is OFF.<br />LesleyMelbourne Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00512877501524848674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6058446.post-62717305147439713722010-02-24T06:15:04.619+11:002010-02-24T06:15:04.619+11:00There'd be some whom would actually welcome a ...There'd be some whom would actually welcome a manhole inspection.<br /><br />'I'm here to look at your manhole!'<br /><br />'Ooh, you cheeky thing, come inside...'neilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17247582833451153687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6058446.post-49174601582564140382010-02-24T02:19:15.877+11:002010-02-24T02:19:15.877+11:00This is idle curiosity on my part. According to W...This is idle curiosity on my part. According to Wikipedia, the standard residential mains voltage is 240V in Australia, so the voltage in circuits in the house overhead is twice what we use here. Is the specific problem with installing aluminum faced insulation that the wires are uninsulated?<br /><br />Steve Hendry, Baltimore, USAAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6058446.post-81914032697881323742010-02-23T19:00:54.249+11:002010-02-23T19:00:54.249+11:00Indeed, Lesley; I had noticed the door knockers be...Indeed, Lesley; I had noticed the door knockers becoming increasingly aggressive in their approaches. This is turning into an absolute disaster with genuine companies going under and thousands losing work. The minister will not be minister very much longer; possibly days.kitchen handhttp://www.verygoodcooking.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6058446.post-59196063693298232952010-02-23T18:43:59.112+11:002010-02-23T18:43:59.112+11:00KH I've had several knocks on my door too, wan...KH I've had several knocks on my door too, wanting to check my manhole...I politely said no thanks, in fact even when I explained that I'd had the place insulated just a few years ago, they tried to insist that it may have sagged and I still might need a top up. ahh, no thanks<br /><br />I don't have a problem with the scheme, I do have a problem with the fly by nighters trying to Melbourne Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00512877501524848674noreply@blogger.com