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Sydney’s early water supply

It is still early spring, yet we had our first bushfire of the season in the Blue Mountains yesterday and with summer approaching and the days already growing hotter, water conservation will soon be a...

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Sydney’s early water supply #2 Bondi Lagoons

Prior to European settlement, the land between Bondi Beach and Rose Bay was a series of freshwater lagoons and sand dunes of varying heights. Some geologists believe that this long, low passage at some...

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“What Did The Romans Ever Do For Us?!”

Here’s something the Romans did for us – they invented plumbing! What Did the Romans Ever Do for Us? by Adam Hart-Davis Julius Caesar had a weekend native-bashing excursion to Britain in 55 BC. But I...

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Plumbers not Cowboys and Indians

I had to share this Kemo Sabe….The Word of the Day: Potawatomi Today is the hundredth anniversary of the birth of actor Jay Silverheels, a Canadian Mohawk who played the character Tonto in the popular...

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Maintenance at witch water treatment plant?

Jon Smith from Plug-it products in Lodi California is responsible for todays post Through his work at Plug-it, Jon gets to see and work on some incredible engineering projects that keep the water...

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Don’t Envy the plumber, be one

The Plumber Protects the Health of the Nation! This advertisement in Popular Mechanics circa. 1950 is a beautiful part of our plumbing history. Who wouldn’t want to join our noble trade and become a...

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Diamond Ring or Toilet?

Today is Valentines Day and the “Whats your Poo Telling You” daily calendar 2013 shares this little gem! Would you rather have a diamond ring, or a toilet? In rural India many brides choose the latter...

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