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[sebberry]

Oh dear, I hope he didn't step out in front of a garbage truck.

[Sparky]

^ Seb...maybe he took a nap in a dumpster on his way home last night, with the thought of a free ride to the event. Anyway I am going to leave the office and clean the windows on the "Spirit".

I will meet you at the parking lot at the gate to the dump at 1:15 unless we read otherwise.

[VicHockeyFan]

Hi. Ya, we just tell them at the gate we are with the tour, they know the gig. We use our own vehicles. I'm working my way out there.

[Sparky]

^ Don't pay the ransom.

[VicHockeyFan]

Elaine is our guide:

"Hi (VHF),

Pull into the gravel parking lot to the right, just before the landfill gates.
I will meet you there."

[Sparky]

The tour of the dump was fantastic. A good time was had by all.

The after tour of the "Spirit of Tomorrow" went well, Coronas and G2s and a showing of the ground source heat pump appeared to delight the crowd.

We even took up a collection for bail money for VHF. The only problem we have, is to figure out what jail to send it to.

[sebberry]

I'm starting to think that VHF isn't a real person, but instead an AE...

[Mike K.]

VHF made quite an appearance (in the flesh!) during the Dockyard tour.

[sebberry]

Few photos from the dump, er.. sorry, "Engineered Landfill" here

[Sparky]

^ Boy that camera of yours has a great zoom. Nice pics

I'm still looking for my USB cable.

[aastra]

You couldn't find it in the landfill?

[Sparky]

^ Crap....I knew I left it somewhere.

[LJ]

Few photos from the dump, er.. sorry, "Engineered Landfill" here

I didn't recognise anyone in those photos.

[VicHockeyFan]

I didn't recognise anyone in those photos.

I was there, but was beta-testing my Halloween costume. I dressed as a heap of garbage, nobody spotted me. I'm in picture #3 and #6.

[Sparky]

While Mrs. Sparky is off to the dump with a flashlight to find my camera cable, I will attempt to confirm and dispel a couple of myths.

Alpine is a regular depositor of waste to Hartland. If you see them on the ferry headed to the mainland, chances are they are hauling recyclables.

One of the topics that I wanted to confirm was that there is a leachate (garbage laden water run off) pipe that runs from Hartland to the Marigold sewage pumping station, which in turn sends that fluid to the Macaulay Point outfall. Confirmed. The leachate is tested before it leaves the site, but further questions are required as to what results are obtained and what do those results mean.

I am sure that others will have some comments on topics that are dear to them.

We have come a long way from dumping our garbage into the ocean (yes in my lifetime) but I think we still have a long way to go.

There is a tremendous amount of politics involved with disposing waste and managing the landfill. (right down to what happens to the blasted rock that remains from increasing it's size).

We need to become more involved in order to ensure that decisions are made with our grand children's existence in mind.

I came away feeling a little naive.

[Sparky]

I was there, but was beta-testing my Halloween costume. I dressed as a heap of garbage, nobody spotted me. I'm in picture #3 and #6.

That was you tumbling out of the dumpster?

[phx]

I was there, but was beta-testing my Halloween costume.

I had a hunch we would have found you in the controlled waste area.

[Sparky]

I had a hunch we would have found you in the controlled waste area.

phx......did you see a snorkel just past Lagoon Road.......in that.....lagoon?

Could it have been.........? naw........?

[sebberry]

I had a hunch we would have found you in the controlled waste area.

The dogpile?

I was looking at it on Bing maps, much better photo than Google Earth but it looks like they were still constructing the pit when the photo was taken.