The Death of the Hydroponics!

[Michael Alexander]

From 1962

[John Haycox]

OK, got it now.

For some or other reason I thought it was a bit further to the East, also the Abbatoir.

[Bertie Horak]

Great pics Mike!  What is the structure/road immediately to the south of the hydroponics, in the shape of an "e"?

[John Haycox]

Great, that's my Oranjemund, more or less.

See the field in front of the school, that was to be named after our principal (Mr Anderson)

One morning the graders came in, graded it.
The next morning large trucks dumped large mounds of gravel.

That afternoon, we played there, thought they may need some leveling assistance.
We found stones that looked like old pieces of glass.

Next morning the front end loaders and big truck arrived to remove our topsoil.

[SandyB]

Thats  where the  Mule derby used to be situated opposite 13th ave .. could it not have been the race track ?? just guessing  but a race track not in a circle .. ??  dumb

[Bertie Horak]

That was my first thought as well, Sandy.  I wonder....
Stennie, if I'm correct, that's where we moved after 11th ave, and you were our neighbor.  Did you find any remnants of an ancient gladiator track in your garden? 

[Alfred Boehme]

One kind of imagines the hydroponics as the heart of Oranjemund, the blood of Oranjemund, the place that gave colour to the town.... Well the heart is gone....now... and the blood is flowing out......

When't to town on Sat the blood is flowing out faster than we think, maybe I should look for greener pastures?

[Michael Alexander]

Alfred, hang on to what you have....

If you move to a new job, and the new place needs to retrench, you will be first out as you were last in....
Secondly, the demand for Oranjemund Gem Diamonds is about to go through the roof in about 2 months.... Demand is going to exceed suppply, there are only 20 years of proven diamond reserves left in the world, and we have the best quality..... there are still p[lenty of stones here...

The mine got too big and bloated, You saw it, how jobs were created with fancy titles.... the vast amount of engineers..... what a waste, this is perfect time for Namdeb to get rid of the excess fat.....

The sad downside is that we , as longtime residents have to witness a lot percentage of the town emptying out.... we have to witness friends and family departing..... but as long as your house has water and electricity and you keep it green... you should be content....

[Florrie van Zyl (Muir)]

Alfred, Mike is right, if you still have a job, don't give it up willingly.

[Diana Rudd (Boehme)]

Hang in there Alfred.....the pastures aren't green here...our lawns are yellow.

[John Haycox]

Sometimes the pastures on the other side seem greener, but that is mostly because the manure is spread thicker.

[SandyB]

Yes all just hang in ,,, some good news is the interest rate dropped another 1% , not good for my investment account , but once all papers are completed , I will be  bond free , a tax free saving ... on the work front , its picking up , we wont do the  short week take leave thing for the forseeable ... and our  one major customer despite dropping us for  a  cheaper tender  appears to be having trouble with  their new supplier vis delivery and quality .. so we still getting these rush orders from them .. we doing lots of fancy footwork to service them , methinks it will pay off ...  short term  thinking and the " cheaper"  price dont always work ..

[Alfred Boehme]

Thanks guys

I don't want to leave my job, I just don't like the way the town is going

[SandyB]

Like said .. all hang in ... its the panic that creates the crap ... simple scenario .. the  cape ahs always been regarded as " slaapstad '  by the  high flyers in Jhb .. but yes when the  shyt hits the fan  CT's laid back philiosophy  has worked  throughout the years  , no panic , no lemming like runs ...  no buy sell panic  of  our  New York pretenders ..  and yes witnessed the  CT divisions  of many  corporates  carry the weight ..  and yes perform albeit slower but yes better .. we have a better mindset here ..  and yes mindset is an important factor .. but yes  if   one is  involuntarily booted  out , well then thats fate  a meant to be  happening  and yes it will  stretch  and test the strength of each affected ones character ...  me immune to such happenings cos of mindset ... take a leaf out  my life book ... do your best  till the last .. it may  not come , but  forming  mithering  self pity groups only seals the destiny of those that participate  in it . my  two cents worth ... just dont shoot this messenger .. I'm very  valuable ..