Sandstone and Termite

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GAP
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Re: Sandstone and Termite

Post by GAP » Fri Jan 21, 2022 9:12 am

ge_rik wrote: Thu Jan 13, 2022 12:25 pm I'd always assumed the Australian climate was fairly dry until you pointed out to me that Sydney gets more rain per year than London :shock:

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We just get it in one big serve not spread all over the year.
Towns in the tropics used to measure their rain in feet. I lived in one where the gutters down one side of a street were 6Ft deep.
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Re: Sandstone and Termite

Post by Jimmyb » Fri Jan 21, 2022 9:57 am

GAP wrote: Fri Jan 21, 2022 9:12 am
ge_rik wrote: Thu Jan 13, 2022 12:25 pm I'd always assumed the Australian climate was fairly dry until you pointed out to me that Sydney gets more rain per year than London :shock:

Rik
We just get it in one big serve not spread all over the year.
Towns in the tropics used to measure their rain in feet. I lived in one where the gutters down one side of a street were 6Ft deep.
Yes, we called them "bondu" drains

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