Message in a bottle washed up

and this is an uninhabited Island.....

38 million pieces of plastic waste found on uninhabited South Pacific island

 

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/may/15/38-million-pieces-of-plastic-waste-found-on-uninhabited-south-pacific-island

Wonder which cadet journo had the task of counting the pieces?

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Haha! Or a tourist... ;)

Yes, often it is someone else, not the locals.

Wonder which cadet journo had the task of counting the pieces?

 

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LOL, yes, maybe it was trump's apprentice, the litter was huge.:p

LOL, yes, maybe it was trump's apprentice, the litter was huge.:p

It could all be FAKE News then, Uncle Mic?:rolleyes:

It could all be FAKE News then, Uncle Mic?:rolleyes:

Quite possibly.:cool:

Wonder which cadet journo had the task of counting the pieces?

 

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They do not count the pieces. In a situation like that they count the pieces in one square meter and multiply it by the average square meters they see litter in and come up with an average number.

Nah, don't believe that.

Definitely someone counted it all.

When I was a little lad, we were visiting some great uncle's farm. One of the Kelly's from up around New Norcia.

So, I was looking at this sea of wool and asked how they knew how many sheep they had.

Easy, he said, we count the legs and divide by 4.

(As a total nothing to do with this, but for Mr Gut. On the other side of my family my grandfather and great grandfather were born in Newcastle. Apparently a long time ago.)

When I was a little lad, we were visiting some great uncle's farm. One of the Kelly's from up around New Norcia.

 

So, I was looking at this sea of wool and asked how they knew how many sheep they had.

 

Easy, he said, we count the legs and divide by 4.

 

(As a total nothing to do with this, but for Mr Gut. On the other side of my family my grandfather and great grandfather were born in Newcastle. Apparently a long time ago.)

I really like his answer. Apparently counting sheep (not someone trying to go to sleep) is quite an art. Experienced people can do it very quickly.

I don't think that works with counting bits of rubbish on a beach. I agree with the comment, that they would count the pieces in a set area and regard that as representative of the larger space.

I had a sheep dog once and asked him to round up all the sheep, he just stared at me for a while and then replied 'Around 1000'.

When I was a little lad, we were visiting some great uncle's farm. One of the Kelly's from up around New Norcia.

 

So, I was looking at this sea of wool and asked how they knew how many sheep they had.

 

Easy, he said, we count the legs and divide by 4.

 

 

 

(As a total nothing to do with this, but for Mr Gut. On the other side of my family my grandfather and great grandfather were born in Newcastle. Apparently a long time ago.)

Well we might treat you like a local then, (any idea where in the area)?

My family where cattlemen and gave the same answer count the legs divide by 4, don't count the horns to baby of the buggers manage to break one off.

Well we might treat you like a local then, (any idea where in the area)?

 

My family where cattlemen and gave the same answer count the legs divide by 4, don't count the horns to baby of the buggers manage to break one off.

As far as I can work out, it was Merewether. GF born in 1894, but enlisted in WA in 1915, shown as bushman and camel driver.

Whichever of the ancestors came from Wales was listed as a miner.

As far as I can work out, it was Merewether. GF born in 1894, but enlisted in WA in 1915, shown as bushman and camel driver.

 

Whichever of the ancestors came from Wales was listed as a miner.

Must have been well off even then to be in Merewether, my mob (mum's side) were miners but lived out in the coal fields, firstly around Minmi then Cessnock.

A few of dads extended family enlisted in WA in the early years a couple got medals, some VC thingy. One poor bugger, seems they were determined to kill him off.

First landers at Gallipoli

Survive that did you try Pozziers for a while

How about Ypres next

Back to the Somme for a while

How about the Hindenburg line

Meanwhile mums family were told "stay home and dig out coal" dad's father and uncle were told 'stay home and produce food and break horses for the cavalry".

I suppose if you did a bad job at 'breaking' the horses, you would automatically produce food. :p

Wonders what STING, thinks about all this mmmh

Wonders what STING, thinks about all this mmmh

Yeah, just don't stand so close to me.:D

Wonders what STING, thinks about all this mmmh

My first thought was John Butler Trio

My first thought was John Butler Trio

They are much better than the Harry Butler solo.:cool: