Love Freo

It’s a common sight in Fremantle to see people and their dogs outside cafés. It’s part of Fremantle’s café culture, it’s good for business, it has never presented as a health risk. Recently there has been a long standing law that has been revisited, which enables dogs to be banned from alfresco areas in WA.

You can show your support to stop the dog ban at the Dogs Breakfast it’s on at the South Beach Café Sundays at 11.00 am.

If you want more information on how you can help please contact Phil for further details on 0414 096 847 or e-mail info@globalfreedomtechnologies.com.

South Beach Cafe Sundays at 11.00 am

Lead Carbonate Transport Bag

I’ve been thinking a lot about the freight train derailment on Tuesday. It’s an unfortunate and unusual event but nevertheless it happened. Accidents are always unexpected, it’s their nature.

So it’s starting to bother me that lead carbonate is being transported in bags through Fremantle.

A bag, even if it is double laminated, water-proof, sieve-proof and designed to withstand pressure six times its own filled weight, could split in a derailment.

As a precaution the lead carbonate within the bags is kept damp and has the consistency of damp sand, it’s safer because it doesn’t dust. I’d speculate that during the summer months this could dry out pretty quickly and the Fremantle Doctor would easily scatter the contents of a split bag over the city before any Emergency Response Plan is initiated.

Update 31/07/09: Make sure you read the comment on this post from John Yeates of Magellan Metals.