The view from my "office"

[TonyHancock]

Life doesn't get any better than travel in the UK at the moment. This view is from my ground floor room at the Holiday Inn, Junction 2 of the M6, Coventry in the UK.

It is all so delightfully bureaucratic, gone are the days of front desk staff knowing who I am, I have to fill forms in advising of my reason for staying, and some sort of evidence that I am allowed to be travelling. Apparently I am a key worker - which seems odd as I can't remember the last time I "worked" and have no idea what key means in this context.

Griselda has me staying at Holiday Inns or Hilton Garden Inns to "build my points". I have no idea what she is talking about.

 

[oz_mark]

Life doesn't get any better than travel in the UK at the moment. This view is from my ground floor room at the Holiday Inn, Junction 2 of the M6, Coventry in the UK.

It is all so delightfully bureaucratic, gone are the days of front desk staff knowing who I am, I have to fill forms in advising of my reason for staying, and some sort of evidence that I am allowed to be travelling. Apparently I am a key worker - which seems odd as I can't remember the last time I "worked" and have no idea what key means in this context.

Griselda has me staying at Holiday Inns or Hilton Garden Inns to "build my points". I have no idea what she is talking about.

Staying at those Holiday Inns, you'll be back to Spire in no time

 

[Geegeela]

Dunedoo, NSW

 

[drron]

Day 9 of the great helipad mural.
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At lunchtime I had another talk to the artist and his wife.He was born on Cape Barren island.Taken from his family he worked mainly in labouring jobs.He turned to art 10 years ago and now lives on Bruny Island.

The birds on the column are mutton birds.

The artist.

Allan Mansell | Tasmanian Life - Providing the best of Tasmania

The creation of visual stories from an original Tasmanian. “I am a Tasmanian Aborigine. The artwork that I produce is unique in that the Tasmanian

www.tasmanianlife.com.au

Tasmanian Aboriginal Art by Allan Mansell | Black Ant Art | Tasmania

Black Ant Art artist Allan Mansell is a celebrated Tasmanian Aboriginal Artist and printmaker whose work has been sold to collectors around the world. His Tasmanian and Australian Aboriginal art has exhibited extensively in both collaborative and solo exhibitions

www.blackantart.com.au

 

[JohnM]

Castle Rock Skywalk, Porongurup NP.



It’s here:

 

[JohnM]

Stirling Range Lookout, Porongurup NP.

 

[Steady]

My office for the next few days NW Tas

 

[tgh]

That looks well organised and comfy….envy…..


…but on second thoughts.. where is the central heating ?

 

[mrs.dr.ron]

Ron says tassie is having a heatwave at present ! it got to 27 today That will all end Monday when I fly in

 

[TheRealTMA]

My office for the next few days NW Tas
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Are you sure you’ve got enough cooking equipment?

 

[Steady]

Are you sure you’ve got enough cooking equipment?

Yes pretty sure, is there something you think is missing?

 

[TheRealTMA]

Yes pretty sure, is there something you think is missing?

Air fryer?

 

[Captain Halliday]

My office for the next few days NW Tas
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But where is the Pizza oven?

 

[Steady]

Air fryer?

They are great and I may regret leaving it at home

But where is the Pizza oven?

No regrets leaving that at home, it weighs in the vicinity of 4 Ton....

I don’t know what members think they can see, but I only have a bbq and a 3 burner stove to cook with. Weber Q’s don’t boil a billy very well.....

(I cannot cook with the coffee machine)

 

[Flashback]

They are great and I may regret leaving it at home

No regrets leaving that at home, it weighs in the vicinity of 4 Ton....

I don’t know what members think they can see, but I only have a bbq and a 3 burner stove to cook with. Weber Q’s don’t boil a billy very well.....

(I cannot cook with the coffee machine)
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You have an open fire you can stick a grill over too

 

[TheRealTMA]

They are great and I may regret leaving it at home

No regrets leaving that at home, it weighs in the vicinity of 4 Ton....

I don’t know what members think they can see, but I only have a bbq and a 3 burner stove to cook with. Weber Q’s don’t boil a billy very well.....

(I cannot cook with the coffee machine)
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No slumming it with Billy Tea swung around your head we see.

 

[VPS]

That looks well organised and comfy….envy…..


…but on second thoughts.. where is the central heating ?

I’ll blow some hot air over from Adelaide. We will have plenty this weekend

 

[OATEK]

There was no day 8 photo of the great helipad mural as little work had been done.
So Day 8 and 3 0f the columns are done.
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Now on the 4th column.
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The couple doing the job have got to know me now.Had a little chat.The contract is to paint 5 of the helipad supports.There are 11.What's the point!.

Leaving some tag space for the local graffitists?

Day 9 of the great helipad mural.
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At lunchtime I had another talk to the artist and his wife.He was born on Cape Barren island.Taken from his family he worked mainly in labouring jobs.He turned to art 10 years ago and now lives on Bruny Island.

The birds on the column are mutton birds.

The artist.

Allan Mansell | Tasmanian Life - Providing the best of Tasmania

The creation of visual stories from an original Tasmanian. “I am a Tasmanian Aborigine. The artwork that I produce is unique in that the Tasmanian

www.tasmanianlife.com.au

Tasmanian Aboriginal Art by Allan Mansell | Black Ant Art | Tasmania

Black Ant Art artist Allan Mansell is a celebrated Tasmanian Aboriginal Artist and printmaker whose work has been sold to collectors around the world. His Tasmanian and Australian Aboriginal art has exhibited extensively in both collaborative and solo exhibitions

www.blackantart.com.au

Before my brother was sent to Africa for a few years, he did a toughening up course in those islands including some mutton-birding.

 

[Port Power]

There was no day 8 photo of the great helipad mural as little work had been done.
So Day 8 and 3 0f the columns are done.
View attachment 238584.

Now on the 4th column.
View attachment 238585.

The couple doing the job have got to know me now.Had a little chat.The contract is to paint 5 of the helipad supports.There are 11.What's the point!.

To be effective trying to blend in a bit, the whole underside of the helipad should be painted sky blue as well. We know that’s not going to happen....
(Thanks for sharing his work and the link.)

 

[Captain Halliday]

The sun sets on two weeks at the holiday office.

Very relaxing and great to catch up with the @QF WP clan for a surf, followed by a Pinot or two.




Mooloolaba, Queensland.