OK a bit of info on AntMan As you are aware in 2020 the COVID scare almost crippled the world. In particular is halted international and domestic travel to an extent that people became "Caged Up" in their own homes and could not travel like they were accustomed. This also effectively crippled just about every business which was connected to travel or hospitality, they either closed up temporarily or went out of business completely never to return. ANTMAN worked for Cathay Pacific as a Pilot flying the legendary Boeing 747 Aircraft.
You would think a pilot was a job that was very secure and safe, however it was not to be so. Cathay Pacific was grounded and all of workers suspended. Subsequently Cathay Pacific began hemorrhaging Millions of HK dollars and immediately shut down Dragon Airlines (the budget version of Cathay Pacific) in an attempt to tread water, the shedding of staff then continued and eventually the most senior staff faced the loss of their jobs through no fault of their own. Anthony decided to resign and return to Australia having been forced to sell real estate in Honk Kong at a loss to fund his existence as everybody was fleeing. As time went on the world began to recover and Anthony returned to Flying,this time with Atlas Air a freight company using 747 and from what he said most of the cargo was Amazon products. The route I believe was Alaska based flying in and out as effectively its a half way point between the USA and ASIA. that being so you can see the reason why the USA bought Alaska from Russia!
Anyway eventually Cathay Pacific hired him back and there he is today., again living in Hong Kong as a condition of employment, sadly though a lot of the previous conditions of service he had been accustomed to had been removed or reduced making dropping back home of a weekend out of the question. The farm has been managed by Cheryl and casual workers while he is away.
A huge chunk of the grass house paddock has been plowed up and turned into Market gardens for Cheryl. However as it watered by hand using a garden hose this turned into a real chore So in October 2025 we installed a permanent irrigation system to do the job by just operating a valve on the areas needing water.
there are nine sprinkler heads all capable of being controlled by individual head valves or by row feeds to the three locations you see on the ground next to the main filter and controls.
Also in September 2025 they also slaughtered one of the stock for a meat supply, however I was not there at the time. But I was informed no fingers were missing as a result Your gunna need a bigger freezer!
That should satisfy the curiosity of those interested in just what he is up to. I don't visit anywhere near as often as I used to nor does as much woodworking get conducted as frequently. No doubt when retirement approaches you will see more activity and interesting "stuff"
