Can't Take the Boys Out Of the Men

Who says clearing the outside storage area is all hard work! Well it might be for Mike as there just has to be smaller jockeys going around than Graham but he's not complaining. Don't you just love the eye catching gloves Mike is wearing to protect his tender hands.

Guys you can have a lot of fun without being silly.

Another Community Project Completed

No second-guessing as to what these 2 items are because everyone knows an activity board for advanced Alzheimer's patients when they see one.

The men have made 4 Activity Stands and 1 Activity Box for handing over to the Aged & Disability Support Services (ADSSI) organisation. The units will be taken by support staff to men in the advanced stages of Alzheimer's for use in therapy activities.

A Man of Many Talents

The many talents of "George of the Shed" never cease to amaze. One day the 81 year old is climbing a ladder to weld up a gate that now bears his name, he sharpens twist drills by hand on the grinder with a flourish, he tells stories during our Tool Box meetings that have become legend and now he proudly shows off a circular stand he so easily knocked to hold a 'remodelled' beer keg that has been converted into a brazier.

Our Shed would not be the same without George even if we do love to have 'a lend' of him at every opportunity.

Queensland Flood Appeal Donation

The men in the Shed are very mindful of the excellent facilities we have available and in the past have responded to help others in the community who are in need.

The recent floods in Queensland captured the attention of the Shed and as a group we decided to assist in some small way by raising money through a raffle of some Rugby League team memorabilia. Mark Segal using his pyrography skills had prepared a series of RL team mascot boards and the winner of the raffle was able to choose their preferred team plaque to take home.

The raffle held within the Shed and the Tuggerah Lakes Community Centre raised $260.00 which was deposited in the Red Cross Flood Relief bank account.

Well done to all who supported this worthwhile cause.

He's Called John the Reducer!

Each day when John comes to the Shed he gets hold of his trusty electric screwdriver and begins to demolish, or as some call it reduce, another item of the computing age to the most number of individual pieces possible. No screw, spring, belt or clip is safe when John gets to work. The delight on his face when another major component is released from the main frame is something to behold.

When he is finished there are parts all over the lunch tables but the more the parts are spread the better John likes it.

Lift That Load

When the offer of a truckload of dressed Radiata Pine was offered we gladly agreed to collect what ended up to be 2 loads of the timber.

But how to offload it when it arrived at the Shed? No worries, we got Alex to leave his guide dog Cherry in the cool of the Shed, and then put him to work carrying the timber. He was a somewhat reluctant worker though and refused to carry anymore than 5 boards at a time. Trouble was he had no idea as to where to put the timber once inside the Shed.

Alex is a great member of the Shed and his contributions to our activities are often an example to us all.

A Second Mobile Shed is Coming

The original Mobile Shed has been a great hit at community gatherings across the Coast and in the Lower Hunter. Many more people are aware of "Sheds" and how they operate in the community after speaking with the men who tow it to the various public displays.

Because of its popularity another group of Shedders have suggested they build a companion for the old faithful original.

And who better to measure up for the internal fit out of version 2 but Mr Mike, the letterbox, Gavaghan seen here with the Shed lifting its skirts for him to poke around underneath. Mike is now planning to prepare a set of working drawings on CAD so it may be that many more Mobile Sheds will appear across the country when the drawings are finalised.