Hi,
Dallas here. I enjoy being different, meeting new people, helping people succeed, hanging out with friends, walking our Alaskan Malamute, thunder
storms and
rainy days, wood fires, snow storms, dancing and listening to pop music, creative
hobbies like
designing webpages and outdoor hobbies like gardening and nature photography.
The photo at right is of my lovely young family Andrew, Beth and Freyja, taken about 25 years ago. We are still very close and try to support and care for each other, by remembering birthdays, sharing experiences and just being there for each other, unconditionally.
I used Microsoft FrontPage to design these pages. I am qualified in Electrical Engineering, Professional Management,Workplace Training and Telecommunications (Call Centres), with considerable experience in Energy Efficiency. Completed many computer courses. Currently studying Professional Counselling.
Turn up your speakers and refresh the page to hear the Hill Street Blues tune - a favourite of mine
Another of my favourite TV shows was Cheers. Click here to visit my Cheers page
My Resume Email me at stott@netspace.net.au
Merry Christmas from Salamanca Place in Hobart Flying my kite on top of Ben Lomond National Park
This is me dressed as a Hells Angel and a Swaggie at work in a call centre
Andrew and Freyja at
Andrew's 21st Birthday Party
Some mountains I have climbed in Tasmania
Frenchmans
Cap Mt Anne Geryon North Peak (photo)
Mt Maria Cradle Mountain Mt Murchison Mt Roland
Adamsons Peak Mt Owen Mt Picton Ben Lomond
Pelion East Eldon Peak Wylds Craig Millers Bluff
Mt Hyperion Falling Mountain Mt Eliza Mt Lloyd Jones
Frankland Peak (Lake Pedder) Mt Strzelecki Stacks Bluff
Quamby Bluff West Wall Bishop & Clerk Hartz Mt
Little Horn Mt Cuvier Mt Pillinger Mt Snowy
Mt Storey Mt Tim Shea Mt Victoria Black Bluff
Have a look at my Bushwalking and Snow Skiing pages
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Some Wise Words
The only way to get rid of temptation is to yield to it - Oscar Wilde
If it is to be its up to me look famous be legendary appear complex
act easy radiate presence travel light seem a dream prove real
What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us
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Jo's Co-Counselling List for a Better Life
STOP believing and respecting patterns; ours and others. STOP settling for comfort.
STOP timidity, passivity, placating. STOP pretence, niceness, blame, gossip and criticism.
DON'T give up on each other and ourselves. DON'T give up when things seem too hard.
DO challenge each other to have bigger lives. DO look at where we like and trust one another.
DO have higher expectations of ourselves and each other. BE bold, loud, rough and tough.
HAVE A BIG LIFE
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My Myers-Briggs Character Type (INFP)
A quiet, creative, sensitive and perceptive person who often strikes others as shy, reserved and cool.
Guides behaviour by a strong inner sense of values, rather than by conventional logic and reason.
Has a rare capacity for deep caring and commitment - both to the people and causes idealised.
Sources of understanding may tend to be discredited by more practical or rational people.
Must balance need for privacy and peace with yearning for human connection.
Moving towards creative or human service careers which allow the use of
an instinctive sense of empathy and remarkable communication skills.
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Friends
This wonderful
list was sent to me by Ros.
Hope you're walking on the sunny side of the street Ros.
From a red bearded friend.
A simple friend has never seen you cry.
A real friend has shoulders soggy from your tears.
A simple friend doesn't know your parents' first names.
A real friend has their phone numbers in his/her address book.
A simple friend brings a bottle of wine to your party.
A real friend comes early to help you cook and stays late to help you clean.
A simple friend hates it when you call after he/she has gone to bed.
A real friend asks you why you took so long to call.
A simple friend seeks to talk with you about your problems.
A real friend seeks to help you with your problems.
A simple friend wonders about your romantic history.
A real friend could blackmail you with it.
A simple friend, when visiting, acts like a guest.
A real friend opens your refrigerator and helps themself.
A simple friend thinks the friendship is over when you have an argument.
A real friend knows that it's not a friendship until after you've had a fight.
A simple friend expects you to always be there for them.
A real friend expects to always be there for you !
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If
I had my life to live over
I would have talked
less and listened more.
I would have invited
friends over to dinner even if the carpet was stained and the sofa faded and
torn.
I would have eaten
the pizza in the "GOOD" living room and worried much less about the dirt
and smoke when someone wanted to light a fire in the fireplace.
I would have taken
the time to listen to my parents and grandparents ramble about their youth.
I would never have
insisted the car windows be wound up on a summer day because my hair had just
been teased and sprayed.
I would have burned
the pink candle sculpted like a rose before it melted in storage.
I would have sat on
the lawn with my children and not worried about grass stains.
I would have cried
and laughed less while watching television and more while watching life.
I would have gone to
bed when I was sick instead of pretending the earth would stop if I weren't there for the day.
I would never have
bought anything just because it was practical, wouldn't show dirt or was
guaranteed to last a lifetime.
Instead of wishing
away nine months of pregnancy, I'd have cherished every moment realising that
the wonderment growing inside me was the only chance in life to assist nature in a
miracle.
When my kids kissed
me impetuously, I would never have said, "Later. Wash up for
dinner now."
There would have been more "I love yous" and more "I'm sorrys", but mostly given another shot at life, I would seize every minute, look at it and really see it, live it, and never give it back.
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Progressive Dog Rules
The dog is not allowed in the house.
Okay, the dog is allowed in the house, but only in certain rooms.
The dog is allowed in all rooms, but has to stay off the furniture.
The dog can get on the old furniture only.
Fine, the dog is allowed on all the furniture, but is not allowed to sleep on the bed.
Okay, the dog is allowed on the bed, but only by invitation.
The dog can sleep on the bed whenever he wants, but not under the covers.
The dog can sleep under the covers by invitation only.
The dog can sleep under the covers every night.
Humans must ask permission to sleep under the covers with the dog.
If you are getting
worried there aren't any more rules.
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Tips on Saving Energy at Home
These ideas are for optimum energy-efficiency and should not compromise aesthetics such as views, materials, etc. The extra capital investment cost of an energy-efficient solar house is recouped by reduced energy costs. The reduction in annual heating and cooling bills can be greater than the increased mortgage repayments - giving a net saving.
The main advantage though is a cooler house in summer, and a warmer house in winter with reduced condensation and obvious health benefits, especially for asthmatics and people who are susceptible to colds and flu. A Tasmanian woman I know of was always sick in winter while living in an ordinary house, but has been healthy all year round since moving into a solar house.
Purchase a block with a sunny aspect (north in Australia), and orientate main living areas for maximum winter sun. The sun is low in the sky in winter so you can get lots of free heat.
Plant deciduous trees and vines in strategic positions to limit solar gain in summer and maximise gain in winter.
Install insulation in exterior walls, floor and ceiling and add internal thermal mass such as slate floor tiles and brick walls. The sun shining on dark floor tiles and brick walls can add lots of free heat to the inside of the house, heat that is retained inside long after sunset, provided you have insulation.
The area of internal thermal mass should be about seven times the window area on the sunny side of the house.
Thermal mass can be added by building the external walls inside-out. Internal brick with wood or plastic cladding on the outside.
Attach a "glasshouse" to the house's sunny side to capture and transfer winter heat from the sun to the interior.
Install thick insulation in the roof space of existing houses. This reduces heat gain in summer and heat loss in winter.
Install large tinted double-glazed windows (no curtains) on the sunny side, and small single-glazing elsewhere. The extra cost of the tinting and double-glazing is recovered by eliminating the curtains.
Install a heat pump for heating and cooling. Geothermal heat pumps are more efficient and control humidity better.
Don't try to heat or cool the whole house, just the rooms you occupy during the day, such as lounge and rumpus.
Seal gaps in doors and windows to reduce draughts in winter. Close doors and windows on very hot or cold days.
Wear a jumper on cold days. Keep the windows and doors closed on hot days to limit hot air from outside.
When your major appliances fail, replace them with energy-efficient ones - look for four or five energy stars.
Close the curtains and windows at night and turn the lights off when you leave the room - day and night.
Use compact fluorescent or mercury vapour lamps instead of incandescent globes for all-night security and safety lighting. They are much cheaper to run and are great where fittings are hard to get at. I installed an unswitched compact fluorescent lamp to light the stairwell 24 hours a day for safety reasons, so people don't have to look for a switch to negotiate the stairs. Also if there is a fire then there is always a light on. It helps with security too as people think there is someone in the house.
Turn space heating/cooling thermostat down to 18C for heating and up to 24C for cooling. Turn fridge/freezer up.
Don't leave the fridge or freezer door open. Regularly remove ice build-up and keep the evaporator at rear clean.
Wrap your hot water cylinder in insulation batts to prevent heat loss, or install your cylinder in a closet to dry clothes.
Install reduced-flow shower heads and have two short showers per day rather than one long shower.
Turn the hot water thermostat down to 55-60 degrees C. This will reduce the effect of burns too.
Fix dripping taps. Over a year these can waste swimming-pools of water.
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