Found an abandoned mine today...

[Frood]

Shush, child... you're talking to a former North American resident who regularly got 2-3 metre drifts overnight and mastered the art of a second story roof slide for the morning dig outs.



I am the snow monster. You are just a pitiful little transplant try hard...

I'm not sure what you are trying to imply, but I stand by my statement.  I'm not knocking Tasmania, as it seems like a beautiful place, but you cannot compare Tasmania and Canada when it comes to snow packs.



Not uncommon for mountains here to top 10,000 ft ASL.  Tasmania tops out at half that.  On top of that, Tasmania has higher Winter temps.  You can't compare the two.  Shit, Tasmania rarely even sees snow at lower elevations where most people live, whereas that's a reality here for sometimes months at a time.



Look Dinky...  There's a reason many of our ski hills are staffed by younger Ozzies.  You know why they are staffed by Ozzies?  Because they want real snow so they can do real skiing!  Trust me, they don't come here for the piss-poor Canadian wages!

No you don't, worm. I never said Tasmania gets more snow. In fact, I pointed that out in the OP. What Tasmania gets however is a lot of precipitation and the picture you posted is a lot like Tasmanian rivers and creeks.



Yet water is toxic in some towns from mining operations which ceased many decades ago.



Your cited map indicates their would likely be similar concerns with your water.

[Anonymous]

Your cited map indicates their would likely be similar concerns with your water.

I'm telling you there isn't though.  We drink this water.  The largest city in Western Canada (Vancouver) drinks this water.

[Anonymous]

You have to envision the flow...  Australia (Tasmania included) doesn't have the flow to perhaps rinse those toxins out into the Ocean.



Here, there is the heavy flow.  All those toxins, if they existed, flushed away!



I'm on well water, as are many people in BC outside of cities.  Some get their water regularly tested, but I don't bother.  If theirs is good, so is mine.  It's not heavy metals that are ever the problem though.  If anything, it's elevated bacteria counts...

[Anonymous]

What happened to your satellite text device Mr Iroll Solo?

[Anonymous]

What happened to your satellite text device Mr Iroll Solo?

It's sitting in a box here, but it would be of very little use inside drift mine shafts should the shit hit the fan!



For me to safely explore, I should really have a partner or three, and an oxygen meter...

[Frood]

Your cited map indicates their would likely be similar concerns with your water.

I'm telling you there isn't though.  We drink this water.  The largest city in Western Canada (Vancouver) drinks this water.

Heavy metals leech and persist near disused mines.

[Anonymous]

Heavy metals leech and persist near disused mines.

Then don't drink the water if it's a persisting concern of yours, and drink bottled only...  Little kids used to eat leaded paint chips and play with Mercury out of broken thermometers.  They are fine.

[Anonymous]

What happened to your satellite text device Mr Iroll Solo?

It's sitting in a box here, but it would be of very little use inside drift mine shafts should the shit hit the fan!



For me to safely explore, I should really have a partner or three, and an oxygen meter...

If you can still crawl back to the opening your golden. Entering an unknown confined space alone is crazy anyway.

[Anonymous]

If you can still crawl back to the opening your golden. Entering an unknown confined space alone is crazy anyway.

I agree.  I've done confined space work in the past, and although I have no specific training, we relied on forced ventilation, oxygen sensors, and a 'watcher' that would summon help should the shit hit the fan.



It is extremely risky to be doing what I am doing, alone, and with not a soul even knowing where I am, and what I'm doing!

[Anonymous]

If you can still crawl back to the opening your golden. Entering an unknown confined space alone is crazy anyway.

I agree.  I've done confined space work in the past, and although I have no specific training, we relied on forced ventilation, oxygen sensors, and a 'watcher' that would summon help should the shit hit the fan.



It is extremely risky to be doing what I am doing, alone, and with not a soul even knowing where I am, and what I'm doing!

To be honest, nobody knows or gives a damn where you are or what you're doing 24/7 any where you go.



You could just as easily fall off your dirt bike and get eaten by a bear or scalped by injuns while you lay unconscious and no one would ever know.

[Anonymous]

To be honest, nobody knows or gives a damn where you are or what you're doing 24/7 any where you go.



You could just as easily fall off your dirt bike and get eaten by a bear or scalped by injuns while you lay unconscious and no one would ever know.

I understand that, but ideally people should let others know where they are going...  Even a simple hiking trip goes bad for some people, and their asses often get saved when they fail to return home to wife, who knows what area her frail, weak, and confused husband may be located in...

[cc]

You could get a dog so that someone or something will know you are missing



I deliberately did not suggest a cat

[Anonymous]

You could get a dog so that someone or something will know you are missing



I deliberately did not suggest a cat

Good thinking on the cat, it is best that Mel doesn't go down that road again.

[Anonymous]

You could get a dog so that someone or something will know you are missing



I deliberately did not suggest a cat

What's a dog going to do?  Call 911 and file a missing persons report?

[cc]

My point was that at least something would miss him



That'a better than a wife who might sit home anxiously awaiting that precious phone call ..  not report him missing ... and in fact answer any calls with "Oh, he's out in the yard. I can see him. He's OK" .. to throw them off a search



I hope you can get some solace knowing that I'd care  .. and miss you