spouting cleaning (2)

The water tank repair and cleaning

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September 18th 2009
This week the men came to repair our concrete water tank. It is about four years old but developed cracks quite soon after it was first filled. Very little water leaked out but it seeped out along the cracks. So we got the suppliers to come out and do some repairs. It involved emptying the tank (good-bye to our precious stored water!!). Then the two men climbed inside and sealed the cracks - we ho ... read more

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The Polynesian Maori reached New Zealand in about A.D. 800. In 1840, their chieftains entered into a compact with Britain, the Treaty of Waitangi, in which they ceded sovereignty to Queen Victoria while retaining territorial rights. In that same year... ... read more