Princess Leah and Duke took off in the modified Pantser to start carving the path. I knew they had the right path in terms of directions but I was worried that they would have some big trees to get through.
I thought Lamb would be home last night but she was at the "Police" concert in Melbourne and wouldn't be home until today. She'd be tired and would just sleep. Duke picked her up and bought her home and she went straight to bed. We told her to sleep and we would be out doing some testing on the Pantser while she slept. We'd explain later.
In order to make sure we weren't knocking over anything of cultural significance to the local natives I organised for the elders of the three local tribes to walk in front of the Pantser with me. If we had to deviate from the path because of native title or cultural reasons I would analyse the possible impacts on native vegetation and habitat as well. The other thing we had worked hard on was mapping all ecologically sensitive areas for the locals and I'd have to take both of these into account in mapping a new path if required.
Lucky the Tree House technologies were being used by several Australian government agencies to do just this. We had to remember that Australia Day was the day white man landed on these shores a few hundred years ago. The aboriginals had been here a long time before that. John Howard might never have thought it appropriate to even acknowledge this but most Australians are human beings and certainly do. We are mature enough as a country to respect aboriginal culture and understand that the maintenance of it is important to the nation.
I thought Lamb would be home last night but she was at the "Police" concert in Melbourne and wouldn't be home until today. She'd be tired and would just sleep. Duke picked her up and bought her home and she went straight to bed. We told her to sleep and we would be out doing some testing on the Pantser while she slept. We'd explain later.
In order to make sure we weren't knocking over anything of cultural significance to the local natives I organised for the elders of the three local tribes to walk in front of the Pantser with me. If we had to deviate from the path because of native title or cultural reasons I would analyse the possible impacts on native vegetation and habitat as well. The other thing we had worked hard on was mapping all ecologically sensitive areas for the locals and I'd have to take both of these into account in mapping a new path if required.
Lucky the Tree House technologies were being used by several Australian government agencies to do just this. We had to remember that Australia Day was the day white man landed on these shores a few hundred years ago. The aboriginals had been here a long time before that. John Howard might never have thought it appropriate to even acknowledge this but most Australians are human beings and certainly do. We are mature enough as a country to respect aboriginal culture and understand that the maintenance of it is important to the nation.
Everything was going smoothly with the tree clearing when we heard the Pantser engine starting to make strange noises. Lamb quickly turned it off and let it cool down.
"I reckon that is turbine problems" said Duke. Just goes to show how much I know as I thought turbines were in aeroplanes- not tanks.
I stayed clear and let Princess and Dukie lift the hood and get into the engine. It seemed to take forever and I think Princess actually invented new swear words. Duke was on the beast and she had to make a few trips back to the Tree House to get "stuff" for them to use in fixing it.
I just sat back watching their hard work and admiring their eyes. By the time they finished they were so gorgeously filthy.
Princess Leah and Duke got back in the Pantser and went on for five minutes with some impressive technology words whilst they each flicked switches and watched lights and then Dukie turned the key.
A giant "whirring" noise started and the turbine leapt into action.
Princess Leah continued on with the work and eventually, without any further hassle we were at the "ten ways". The "ten ways" was just inside the jungle perimeter and was an intersection where ten roads met. We had constructed this with the local villagers. These roads all intersected at various other points around the jungle and none of them led to the Tree House. The ten ways and our road system had so far managed to keep every person searching for the Tree House confused.
This is where our new vehicle would be after we came back from the key ceremony. No-one knew what it was yet. We'd hand over the ice cream van and any other vehicles carrying girls that came with us to the villagers and we'd jump in the one vehicle. Once on board the new transport they would all be blindfolded. This is where Lamb wanted to start with the whipped cream and strawberries but I told her we should wait until everyone had a few Gins at the Tree House. We didn't want any resistance.
Princess Leah and Duke had started this thing where one of them would say "nice legs" to me and the other would say "what time do they open?" and then they'd fall over laughing together. I told them they might as well do something clever with that joke. I told them the Tree House bar was now to be called "Legs". They looked at me very strangely. They'd get it later.
I had a feeling there would be a fair bit of "legopener" coming out of the Labia to get the girls in the mood tomorrow. I didn't have a functioning distillery but I'd found 20L of Gin in some cupboards in my office from previous batches.
Back to the story. We went home and told Lamb the whole Pantser saga and the plan. She was so tired after a few days in Melbourne and being up all night that she said it all sounded terrific. Lamb must have some form of "inverse PMS" I was thinking. I am not sure what could possibly be wrong as she should have exploded with that news. Maybe we did have it all sorted and this thing of of the girls was a good idea.
Princess was cooking dinner tonight. I had to get on my bicycle and do a snappy 50Km around the jungle as I hadn't trained for 2 weeks.
Rocky and Honoruru knew what to bring and we were pretty much all ready for tomorrow.
Sleep well Tree Housers as tomorrow "Legs" Open at 2PM.
Lukie
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