tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-50795521703234630322024-02-19T13:39:30.370+08:00Lock Family RamblingsPerspectives on the happenings in our days and weeksjoanlilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15593908508538790284noreply@blogger.comBlogger1595125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5079552170323463032.post-52668251319342450622021-03-18T09:38:00.001+08:002021-03-18T09:38:29.064+08:00<p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Cousins through the years.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Kevin and Valma; Toolibin farm 1940</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Val's wedding 1958, my 80th, 2019</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQRoG4P-aYlTwaNmuGdK-Dk3Zogd6qhmPR_x8pKQEAzbTzZV6hnIIkTCsy51RLkn4nTduD4tvLbLtBwcixTAAf7yWh_otblW3JjDeZ33O44-5reWKvdAONDsJs2FyKFFhh7FpoBvqHNNE-/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="875" data-original-width="872" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQRoG4P-aYlTwaNmuGdK-Dk3Zogd6qhmPR_x8pKQEAzbTzZV6hnIIkTCsy51RLkn4nTduD4tvLbLtBwcixTAAf7yWh_otblW3JjDeZ33O44-5reWKvdAONDsJs2FyKFFhh7FpoBvqHNNE-/" width="239" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div></div><p></p>Kevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11455443356718760624noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5079552170323463032.post-1307495473194422162021-02-26T17:08:00.001+11:002021-02-26T17:09:18.012+11:00<p> Both my eyes have now had surgery to remove cataracts and insert plastic lenses. The first operation wasn't as good as the second one, however when using both eyes, including driving, my sight is good. I was offered a followup operation on my right eye, however even though it was for free (normally about 3K), I am happy with the result.</p>Kevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11455443356718760624noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5079552170323463032.post-27425293055433161642021-01-19T12:55:00.001+11:002021-01-19T12:57:42.680+11:00<p> <span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, system-ui, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 18.75px; white-space: pre-wrap;">This morning I had the first of two eye operations...to remove a cataract and insert a plastic lens in my right eye. Tomorrow I get the date for the second operation and if everything goes well, it is goodbye to glasses for Kev. It should take a couple of weeks to get over each of the operations.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, system-ui, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 18.75px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, system-ui, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 18.75px; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAIIgklWX0XTj7joAJxIh2ZGvOFPaOx6Mjptjv-yf_9MLcFE6ajlR1jFZohhQbVpVQFEajQ15XwmHepQWMHNujeM5tNbvbk1gGlrP04YL5jOVC28nB8fHOhcz6x9OWaHNUQyK1Lsqu_0FF/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1080" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAIIgklWX0XTj7joAJxIh2ZGvOFPaOx6Mjptjv-yf_9MLcFE6ajlR1jFZohhQbVpVQFEajQ15XwmHepQWMHNujeM5tNbvbk1gGlrP04YL5jOVC28nB8fHOhcz6x9OWaHNUQyK1Lsqu_0FF/" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Click to enlarge</div><br /><br /><p></p>Kevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11455443356718760624noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5079552170323463032.post-40237595116485643882020-02-08T14:26:00.000+11:002020-02-08T14:26:00.999+11:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Kevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11455443356718760624noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5079552170323463032.post-11103020559100712292020-01-24T13:18:00.001+11:002020-01-24T13:18:26.268+11:00visual training<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Kevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11455443356718760624noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5079552170323463032.post-18686775440598854182020-01-03T15:13:00.000+11:002020-01-03T15:15:32.685+11:00This postcard was sent from London to my grandparents by their nephews...both Lees. They were on leave from the front during WW1. The soldier was later killed in Belgium. <br />
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<br />Kevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11455443356718760624noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5079552170323463032.post-45541119131658497522019-11-29T12:55:00.001+11:002019-11-29T12:55:09.474+11:00Eno<h2>
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Kevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11455443356718760624noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5079552170323463032.post-6463047598496938982019-11-22T14:30:00.002+11:002019-11-22T14:30:30.080+11:00Pilot Peter Bieseman and co-pilot Kevin Lock in a Japanese Zero. Rabaul, Papua New Guinea 1961.<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">This book of Cook’s Voyages was printed in 1790.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>It was in a lovely colonial house we bought in 1975 whilst on leave in Western Australia from teaching in Papua New Guinea.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>I confess I have not read the whole book of 406 pages<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>and it is the only time I have seen the spelling showing s letters as f letters.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Interesting.</span></div>
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<br />Kevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11455443356718760624noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5079552170323463032.post-75012658014812562582019-11-11T19:34:00.000+11:002019-11-11T19:34:09.651+11:00Doctors' Strike<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Kevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11455443356718760624noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5079552170323463032.post-23108579906104071502019-11-01T19:56:00.000+11:002019-11-01T19:56:02.972+11:00Rigby and Ward on the price rise.<br />
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<br />Kevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11455443356718760624noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5079552170323463032.post-33045874420210085532019-03-19T16:16:00.004+08:002019-03-19T16:16:45.621+08:00Necessity is the mother of invention.Can you guess what I am doing here?<br />
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<br />Kevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11455443356718760624noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5079552170323463032.post-66299810544081231972019-03-10T14:32:00.000+11:002019-03-10T14:32:07.696+11:00A wedding<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, system-ui, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Indian neighbours are having a wedding ceremony today. Guests and the wedding party are to be escorted by four Ford Mustangs; or so it would seem.</span><br />
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This Australia Day weekend my brother Graham and his partner Carole drove to Albany on the south coast of W.A. They had a great time revisiting, as I call it, Roundabout City. No traffic lights in Albany, just dozens of roundabouts. It seems to work well.<br />
Returning to Perth on the Sunday they had a road accident and Graham's car looks like a writeoff. Three trucks were waiting at an intersection and bro parked behind a truck with a caravan attached to it. He parked at <span class="text_exposed_show" style="display: inline; font-family: inherit;">least a car's length behind the caravan when a large ute ploughed into the rear of Graham's Beamer canoning it into the caravan. They were taken by ambulance to Narrogin Hospital and Carole had four broken ribs and a small tear to the base of her liver. I drove to Narrogin to collect Graham and we drove to Wagin where his car was in a yard. Not a pretty look, so we transferred all their gear to my car; drove back, collecting Carole from the hospital and driving the 193 Kilometres back to Perth.<br />They were definitely lucky to get out without some serious injuries.</span></div>
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Kevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11455443356718760624noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5079552170323463032.post-12054406788876545802018-12-16T17:13:00.001+11:002018-12-16T17:21:01.340+11:00Sacrificial Anode replacementYesterday I replaced the sacrificial anode on my gas water heater. We bought and had this heater installed about 10 years ago. It is recommended that the anode be replaced around every 5 or so years. As the name of the anode suggests, it sacrifices itself so that the water tank doesn't.<br />
The anode cost $45 and it took around 30 minutes to replace. The one I removed was almost completely destroyed, so I was lucky.<br />
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Should you think of replacing your sacrificial anode in your heater, it is a relatively simple job and well worth doing.<br />
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Warning; you should check that where your heater is, it has sufficient room above the top where the new anode will be fitted. Often the anode is longer than the ceiling space above the heater.<br />
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Yesterday I celebrated the 79th year of my birth. I received a couple of very nice presents from my son and daughter, Helen, my daughter visited with my two grandkids (they are both staffies) and she cooked us a lovely meal...thanks Helen.<br />
At 79 years of age, I have to remind myself not to plant fruit trees or even buy green bananas.Kevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11455443356718760624noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5079552170323463032.post-59434777340671954062018-10-08T13:16:00.000+11:002018-12-12T11:13:03.974+11:00WSHS 1988 graduates<style type="text/css">
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<span style="font-size: small;">On Saturday night I attended the 30th reunion of the graduating class of Willetton SHS.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>There were 74 ex-students and a sole ex-teacher attending....me.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Most of the group were nearing 50 years of age. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>It took me a while recognising most of them and I guess the last time I saw many of them was 23 years ago. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>I took 64 photos and they and many more are posted on the WSHS 88 Reunion page on Facebook.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">My induction stove top has died.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>It lasted around 12 years which is what was expected of it. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>I have ordered a new one to be installed later this week.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Daughter Helen and hubby James insisted I borrow a small single induction benchtop model of theirs and it is working very well.</span></div>
<br />Kevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11455443356718760624noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5079552170323463032.post-62219048261189227232018-09-07T12:43:00.000+08:002018-09-07T12:43:03.052+08:00Pleasant surprise<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: small;">I have recently planted two packs of Broad Bean seeds and to date, 42 of them have popped up and looking healthy.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Love Broad Beans!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Most of them are in my front garden amongst the roses. Neighbours probably think I am of Italian origin and a junior market gardener.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">I returned to Bunnings Hardware to buy a bag of fertiliser for my beans and was most pleasantly surprised to find and ex-student of mine working there.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Bianca was in a photography class of mine in 1998.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>We had a chat and I will look out for her on my many visits to Bunnings. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Lovely Gal!</span></div>
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<br />Kevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11455443356718760624noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5079552170323463032.post-51143117549723067272018-08-23T11:10:00.000+08:002018-08-29T10:41:09.245+08:00A long time ago<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: small;">I taught in 7 Western Australian public schools over a 33 year period. Those high schools were John Curtin SHS, Bridgetown HS, Kwinana SHS, Rockingham SHS, Willetton SHS, Cecil Andrews SHS and Goomalling District High School.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">I have been to a few reunions of staff and students from Willetton SHS and they have always been good fun catching up with ex students and staff. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>I have just been invited to attend the 30th reunion of the Willetton SHS class of 88 on the 6th of October.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Looking through my marks books from that time I see many wonderful young people who are getting close to 50 years of age.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Where did all those years go?</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">One of my snaps of a lovely group of WSHS students after a Fun Run.</span></div>
<br />Kevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11455443356718760624noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5079552170323463032.post-1292013183600241032018-08-19T12:14:00.004+08:002018-08-19T12:14:57.394+08:00Two weeks in Tasmania
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<span style="font-size: small;">Daughter Helen and husband James are in Hobart, Tasmania.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Today they pick up their hired camper van and meet up with Pete and Lynda from Queensland, who are also collecting their van for a combined tour of Tassie.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>I noticed that the high temperatures over the last two weeks down there average about 5c. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Back here in Perth, W.A. we are enjoying a few days of warm sunny weather with my thermometer telling me it is a nice 19c at the moment.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">They will be touring the island for a couple of weeks.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>I have the task of feeding the fish and maintaining the fish tank.</span></div>
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