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Tool Box News

Drouin Men’s Shed Inc. web: drouinmensshed.org A0060048C email: drouinmensshed@dcsi.net.au ABN 96 513 547 265 Ph: 0469 748 657 (David Mudge, A/Secretary) 17 McGlone Rd, DROUIN (inside Drouin Golf Club Grounds) PO Box 782, DROUIN 3818

***** Open Monday through Thursday 9.30am – 12.00 noon *****

Some people like to read between the lines but,

thanks to an initiative by the Drouin Men’s Shed,

they can now read ON the lines. On Thursday 15th

June a bookcase stocked with some 80 books and

magazines was unveiled at the Drouin Railway

Station for use by rail patrons as they ride the rails.

With full permission by Public Transport

Victoria, the intent is to assist rail passengers

while away the hours as they ride to and from

Melbourne or Bairnsdale or any stop in between.

Passengers just need to browse and select before

they board their train. The books are available free

of charge and there is no obligation to return the

book, though to do so would help to maintain the

service for future passengers.

It would be nice if in the long term a similar

facility was provided at both ends of the track

because that would ensure a constant change-

over of titles to choose from. Until that day arrives

anyone who has a book or two they wish to donate

to the cause can contact the organizer, John

Crosby, on 0409 457 096 to arrange a pick-up.

There is also a donation box built into the

bookcase for anyone who would like to show their

support for the Drouin Men’s Shed by inserting

some of their small change.

Above L to R: Rod Pollock from V-Line and

John Crosby from Drouin Men’s Shed at the

handover for the book supply initiative for Drouin

train customers on 15th June.

Above: Rachael Cocard from WIN News

interviews Jimbo Hunt about Drouin Men’s

Shed operations on 4th July.

This article was sent to the Warragul & Drouin

Gazette who published it on 4th July. Then

John Crosby was interviewed on the initiative

by ABC radio and also by WIN News. The

WIN team then went on to interview Jimbo

Hunt about the Drouin Men’s Shed in General.

Issue #28 July 2017

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As Editor, I need articles (short ones are ideal) and

pictures (lots of) from YOU to fill this newsletter

with interesting items for all our readers. Please

don’t just leave it for others to do.

Articles and photos for future editions should

be passed to Mick Nicholls via email at

mickn@vic.australis.com.au

For larger items (like numerous photos) ring

Mick on 0408 682 704 to make arrangements

involving USB stick or Cloud transfers.

It’s Your Newsletter

Health Foods That Aren’t Toasted Muesli: Quite apart from the variable

nutritional value of muesli varieties, an average

serve of toasted muesli has around 12g of fat.

They also tend to have high sugar content. This

means that most toasted mueslis have much the

same sugar and fat content as a sweet biscuit. The

so called “natural” mueslis may have less fat but

the sugar content is usually quite high.

Savoury Biscuits: While biscuits are usually

categorised as being either “sweet” or “savoury”,

they are made up of the same flour, fat and sugar.

While most savoury biscuits have less sugar than

their sweet counterparts, they do have the same

amount of fat and tend to have more salt.

If you are serious at reducing your fat

content then stick to crackerbreads and crispbreads

which are lower in fat. Be aware though that these

forms of “bread” do not offer any advantage over

ordinary bread. Indeed, two slices of bread have

much the same calories as four crackerbreads.

You should also remember that it is the fillings

(especially the butter or margarine) that make up

most of the total calories with crackerbread or

sandwich meals.

Muffins: An English type muffin has the same

nutritional value as two slices of bread but

contains very little fat or sugar. This makes them

an excellent form of healthy snack or even a great

breakfast. But! And it is a big BUT. The other

types of muffins (blueberry, oatbran, banana etc)

are really cakes containing significant levels of fat

and sugar. A simple test to indicate the fat content

is to leave the muffin in a brown paper bag for 10

minutes then observe the oil stains on the bag.

Carob: On its own, carob has less fat and more

fibre than chocolate. But don’t be fooled. The

carob in “health” bars often has added fat and

sugar. The average carob bar contains 53% fat—

most of it saturated.

Nuts: Nuts are a great source of protein,

minerals, vitamins and carbohydrate but they also

have large amounts of fat even though it is in the

mono or polyunsaturated variety. Just shave the

end of a nut into a point and light it. It burns just

like a candle. Hazlenuts contain 33% fat, walnuts

contain 50% fat and macadamia nuts contain 74%

fat. If you are trying to lose weight, it’s best to

avoid nuts in your diet.

Are You Having A Heart Attack?

The usual warning signs are:

A squeezing sensation or pain in the centre

of the chest or behind the breastbone that

lasts for more than 10-15 minutes, and/or

Pain spreading to the shoulders neck or arm.

Both these symptoms may be accompanied by:

sweating and shortness of breath, and/or

A sick feeling in the stomach.

If it is a heart attack then every minute counts in

getting you to a hospital. Dial 000, ask for an

ambulance and report it as a possible heart attack.

If an ambulance is not readily available, ask

someone to drive you to the hospital.

Health Matters

- NOT !!!

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July

16th Gourmet Lunch 12 noon at the Shed ($15)

- now 4 courses. Bookings essential. Ring

John Crosby 0409 457 096

August

5th Aldi Sausage Sizzle

11th Bunnings Sausage Sizzle

24th Hot Spud Day @ DMS

September

2nd Aldi Sausage Sizzle

2nd Bunnings Sausage Sizzle

7th Boil A Billy Day @ DMS $10 pp

13th Cluster Meeting—Warragul Woodworkers

21st Annual General Meeting

Important Dates

Terry GLOVER Jul-1

Keith STEVENS Jul-1

Robert STEWART Jul-2

Simon HOOD Jul-3

Arend LIGT Jul-6

Brian TRIPPETT Jul-13

Steven CRONAN Jul-17

Paul TURNER Jul-23

Keith PRITCHARD Jul-24

Ken LOWE Jul-25

Stanley BAKER Jul-31

Gordon SHAW Aug-2

Dale VIBERT Aug-4

David MUDGE Aug-14

Geoff COLE Aug-19

Michael BUSH Aug-24

Gavan KEARNEY Aug-24

Michael MARTEN Aug-29

If your Jul/Aug birthday isn’t listed here then

please contact Mick Nicholls to have the record

adjusted

Happy Birthday To .....

Aldi Sizzles-

Other 2017 Dates

(All Saturdays)

October 7

November 4

December 2

“Will you hurry up

and take the photo

Mick. It’s been years

since I held a man’s

hand for this long.”

When you have finished the BBQ and the ice has

melted, just pull the handle down & the fire goes

out. Is this a great country, or what?!!

[Thanks to Gordon Shaw for this little gem]

Aussie Engineering at its Best

Bunnings Sizzles-

Other 2017 Dates

October 7 (Sat)

November 12 (Sun)

December 2 (Sat)

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Left: A new project recently taken

on at the shed is to refurbish the doll

house donated by a well wisher. A

full set of doll house furniture was included in the

donation.

Work required includes replacement of the

carpets, repairing of some broken pieces and

fabrication of some missing items.

A team of members will be involved in the

task—but then teamwork is a goal of shed. When

completed, the intent is to use this as the

centrepiece of our Christmas raffle.

Do you realise that a chicken is the

only thing we eat both before it is

born and also after it is born?

Aaron Khoury is taking on yet another new project

for DMS. It involves repairing mobile phones,

tablets, iPods and iPads.

If you have any of these items requiring

repair, then bring it in to Aaron at the shed. A

small fee will be charged for this service which

will help to cover shed operating costs.

Aaron is a registered recycler for old mobile

phones etc so instead of sending your old phone to

Mobile Muster, donate it to the shed so he can

refurbish same for sale by DMS. Aaron can be

contacted on 0484 534 707.

Shed Project Updates

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Mobile Phone & iPad Repairs

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Stalwart member of our shed and Team

Leader of our indigenous members for

the past four years, Bill Leahy has been

resident in Drouin for eight years.

Sadly for us he is now moving to

Narromine (near Dubbo) in NSW.

When Drouin Men’s Shed took

the initiative to include indigenous

men, Bill was one of the first to sign

up. When asked what they wanted

from our shed the clear response from

the group was to learn their culture.

Bill has been a major resource in

achieving that goal.

Drouin was the first Men’s Shed

to specifically include indigenous

members, and Bill travelled to Sydney

in 2012 along with then Secretary

David Mudge to encourage other sheds

to follow Drouin’s lead. Many have

since done so Australia wide.

Bill has always made himself

available to help not just the

indigenous members but any member

who needed assistance. He has

attended virtually every event the

Drouin Shed has been involved in,

including the joint projects with

Drouin Rotary like Motorfest etc.

Most importantly, Bill has

provided personal guidance to the

indigenous members, assisting them

with cultural issues and helping to knit

together indigenous and non-

indigenous members into an effective,

co-operating and friendly group.

Family comes 1st, 2nd and 3rd

with Bill so it is fitting his move to

Narromine is to be with his sister. He

will be greatly missed but he goes with all our

blessings for a job well done.

Bill’s replacement as Indigenous Team

Leader is talented artist Brett Allsopp. When Bill

was given a farewell morning tea at the shed on

Tuesday 4th July, a measure of the esteem

members hold for Bill Leahy was summed up in

the comment; “Bill has set the bar so high that

Brett will have to jump.”

Pictured above: President Kevin Roberts (centre) presenting a

farewell card from the members to Bill Leahy (right), with Brett

Allsopp (left) in attendance.

Just some of the many indigenous artefacts Bill Leahy and his

team have made in recent years at the Drouin Men’s Shed.

Do you have a firearm to pass in under the

current Victorian Government amnesty?

If so, it might be to your financial

advantage to pass them to a licensed firearm

dealer rather than the police.

Contact DMS member Michael Bush on

0409 968 868 in the first instance.

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Code Words If PETROL = 123456 and SEAT = 7283 then

what driving terms are represented by the

following numbers:

A. 73224

B. 7351

C. 1877

D. 4832

E. 681

F. 6—168327

G. 4589

H. 12986

I. 34289

J. 71229 3481

Sudoku - (mid level) Can you identify

the next entry in

this common

sequence marked “?”

What common items or

sayings are represented by

the pictures below ?

Brain Food

All answers are on page 8

A

B

A man looks at a photo and says:

“Brothers & sisters have I none,

but that man’s father is my father’s son”.

Who is in the photo ?

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Heavenly Clocks

A man died and went to Heaven. As he stood in

front of the Pearly Gates, he saw a huge wall of

clocks behind him. He asked, “What are all those

clocks for?”

St. Peter answered, “Those are Lie-Clocks.

Everyone who has ever been on earth has a Lie-

Clock. Every time you lie, the hands on your

clock move.”

“Oh I see', said the man. 'Whose clock is

that?”

“That's Mother Teresa's”, replied St. Peter.

“The hands have never moved,

indicating that she never told a lie.”

“Incredible', said the man. 'And

whose clock is that one?”

St. Peter responded, '“That's

Abraham Lincoln's clock. The hands

have moved twice, telling us that

Abraham told only two lies in his

entire life.”

'Which one is Bill Shorten’s

clock?' asked the man.

“Ah.” St Peter replied, 'We took

that one off the wall a year ago. It’s

being used as a ceiling fan in the

refectory.”

Personal Development

A flat-chested young lady went to

see Dr. Paterson about enlarging her

breasts. Dr. Paterson advised her, "Every day after

your shower, rub your chest" and say, "Scooby

doobie doobies, I want bigger boobies!"

She did this faithfully for several months!

To her utter amazement she grew terrific D-cup

sized breasts!

One morning, she was running late, got on

the bus, and in a panic realized she had forgotten

her morning ritual. Frightened, she might lose her

new found enhancements if she didn't recite the

little rhyme, she stood up in the middle aisle of the

bus, closed her eyes and said, "Scooby doobie,

doobies, I want bigger boobies."

A guy sitting nearby looked at her and asked

if she was perhaps a patient of Dr. Paterson’s?

"Why yes I am. But how did you know?” she

asked.

Winking he replied, "Hickory dickory dock".

Just For A Laugh

My mate's missus left him last Thursday. She

said she was going out for a pint of milk and

never come back! I asked him how he was

coping.

"Not bad, he said, “I've been using that

powdered stuff instead."

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Above Left: Though he is quick to point out that

his wife Pat makes them and he is only the

delivery boy, Jim Surface regularly supplies hot

scones with jam and cream for the guys at the

shed. And those warm scones are particularly

welcome on a cold winter morning.

Above Right: Just some of the many members

enjoying Jim & Pat’s latest batch of scones on

Code Words:

A= STEER B= STOP C= PASS

D= RATE E= LAP F= L-PLATES

G= ROAD H= PEDAL I= TREAD

J= SPEED TRAP

Who is in the Photo?

It’s his son (not “him” as some people think

because he is “my father’s son”)

The Next in the Sequence:

It’s easy when you see

it now isn’t it?

Common Items or Sayings:

A= Eggplant B= Nightmare

Random Events At The Shed

Pictured right is Mike

O’Brien sporting his new

Drouin Men’s Shed cap.

These caps are available

from the shed office at

the handsome price of

$15. Purchasing caps not

only ensures you are

instantly recognised as

part of the shed, but also

helps our coffers.

Answers to quiz on page 6

Sudoku

Solution:

Tuesday 4th July are (from left to right): Stuart

Campbell, Tony Licari and that well known

Renault driver, Arend Ligt. However, Tony said if

his wife found out that he was tucking into scones

with generous helpings of jam and cream he would

be in big trouble. So “mums” the word and no one

is to tell Doreen what Tony was eating because it’s

our little secret—right!

Welcome Back Dave Fraser

It’s been over six months

since we had the

pleasure of Dave Fraser

in our midst at the shed.

It’s not that he

wanted to stay away for

so long, its just that Dave

has been unwell with

Wagner’s Syndrome -

and that effectively made

him blind. Though still

with some difficulty in

one eye, he is much improved and pleased to

rejoin us. Welcome back Dave.

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What happens in the Computer Room?

We have a lot of old computer and technology

hardware that is donated to us. Some of it we recycle

and use to update to make re-sellable computers. We

make donations to worthy organisations which need a

computer. Jon Cavell at Warragul Computer Repair

and Warragul Primary School have been great friends

and have donated many useful things to us.

Shedders who are having problems with their

systems are welcome to ask us ANY, repeat, ANY

question. From the combined knowledge of the

Shedders who work in the room, an answer is usually

forthcoming. NO question is too silly to ask.

When possible, we will help members to get an

upgrade to their computer’s RAM, extract a stuck

DVD, replace a power supply, get started with using

email, use a word processor, transfer digital photos,

recommend a new computer, repair a mobile phone or

navigate around a tablet …. The list goes on and on!

If you feel you just don’t know what computers

are all about and need help with what to do after

you’ve turned the *#@^%! blasted thing on, you’ve

come to the right place. We are happy to provide one-

on-one tutoring about most things. We also have

laptops and tablets that are available for loan to any

Shedder who doesn’t have one. Short seminars about

various topics will be advertised in the coming weeks,

so keep watching for the timetable of dates and times.

Shedders are also very welcome to come in and

just look over our shoulders while we work (well, it’s

just play to us - like the guys with the trains) and

ask ;“What’s going on?” or “What does that do?”

Graeme, Tony, Aaron, George, Michael, Gavan or

Andy are just some of the Shedders to ask.

Grand Relocation

Sale

1 Day Only

We have moved 2 doors up to 6 Smith Street

Saturday, 15th July (Warragul Market Day) 10am – 3pm

Extra Discounts for Shedders – Just Mention This Ad

Phone Jon Cavell on 0499 999 869 for information

Free Coffee Inside ! warragulcomputerrepair.com.au

Computing Matters

With a remarkable resemblance to Papa

Smurf (minus the blue skin of course),

Andy Dyka manages the computer side of

things for our shed.

Shedders are probably aware that we are

happy to provide basic computer advice,

problem-solving, maintenance, repair and

some simple hardware upgrades. Shedders,

family and friends will be asked to make a

nominal donation to the Shed for the work

that we do. You will be informed in advance

what the charge will be. This is to help with

‘paying our way’ and assist with the ongoing

expenses (about $300 per week!) to keep the

Shed open.