@tewha My case involved a work issue. Plaintiff claimed a result of patchup emergency repairs to his phoneline that I & another fellow performed, $500,000 of water damage was caused to his flooring materials.
But it was the shit work with inappropriate material done by a repairer he contacted that led to future damage. All wee did was attach a temporary cable to a fence - no digging involved.
Ironically the name of the affected property is "Peaceful Waters."
// @matigo
@tewha I was required to give evidence in court it the inner capital city a few years ago, initially they paid my taxi fare of $130 each way before settling on a hire car & driver for the whole day.
I was going through serious mobility issues at the time & was granted dispensation to sit in the witness box rather than stand which is the normal process.
No idea of the result of the case.
/@matigo
Tried playing a solitaire card game on the Men's Shed iMac today.This game is available on iOS & Android also. The game would play fine but no card faces or backs or background patterns were visible. Fortunately there's a newer compatible 64-bit version on the Mac App Store.
There’s several THOUSAND miles of bloody cold Antarctic & Indian Oceans between here and the Antarctic landmass, broken only by one small island 250 km to the southwest. It’s May, winter is not far off. We’re getting an early taste over the next few days: tomorrow & the following day we can expect a top daily temperature or 13°C. It’ll be 19° today and that’s pretty cool as well.
https://www.9news.com.au/national/2018/05/09/07/12/winter-weather-cold-snap-to-hit-south-east-states
@hazardwarning A friend of mine was an intra-state truck driver, he had to use sunscreen with an extreme SPF and long-sleeved shirts plus a broad-brimmed hat to avoid sunburn - he claims a Fitzpatrick Scale of 0.
Because of those measures he also needs vitamin D medication.
Things are a bit easier for him now, he drives school buses & reckons it'll be his last job before retirement.
New music find, tinyurl.com/yc4wxoo7 (Northern Steel, by Antti Martikaine). I reckon @jussipekonen might get a real blast from this. "Celtic Metal!" I have the second track, "Lords of Iron" blasting away on the Homepod, screaming pipes in the background, iTunes Visualiser in Classic view on fullscreen on the 4K iMac.
Here's a link to Lords of Iron on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch with more info on non-Apple sources of the album.
Consider the Fitzpatrick skin pigmentation scale: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fitzpatrick_scale
My skin type is somewhere between the upper reaches of Type IV or the lower portions of Type V.
(aka olive skin.)
On the subject of tanning/skin stuff, about 11 weeks ago I visited a free skin clinic for a checkup. The were concerned about a major rash on my ankle that was resisting treatment. A strong cortisone ointment applied daily has mostly fixed that, but they also noted two spots of concern that are being monitored. I see them in 16 more days & will know more then.
The visit was organised by the Men's Shed Vice President. One fellow was reluctant to attend, we basically shamed him into going. He had a melanoma removed from his chest a week later. Plus the President of the group had a small one excised from an ear, caught that one just in time.
@streakmachine A tan is simply an indication of sun-damaged skin. A workmate once observed that his Aboriginal wife had paler skin than mine.
That's probably not a good thing.
// @hazardwarning
@streakmachine Don't look like spotted beavers to me. Can't see any spots at all. More like big brown beavers.