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25-08-2013, 08:21 AM | #451 | ||
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Getting old, I'm jack of it!
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BAII RTV - with Raptor V S/C. RTV Power FG G6ET 50th Anniversary in Sensation. While the basic Ford Six was code named Barra, the Turbo version clearly deserved its very own moniker – again enter Gordon Barfield.
We asked him if the engine had actually been called “Seagull” and how that came about. “Actually it was just call “Gull”, because I named it that. Because we knew it was going to poo on everything”. |
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26-08-2013, 10:03 AM | #452 | ||
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flat tyres......haven't had one for years, now I get two in a week?????
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26-08-2013, 12:05 PM | #453 | ||
Thailand Specials
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I did that on my phone by accident because of the dodgy touch screen. Then to reset the account it sent the code to my old number....
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26-08-2013, 12:15 PM | #454 | ||
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people who use shifters on nuts.........
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26-08-2013, 01:44 PM | #455 | ||
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Just flew for the first time in a number of years. sitting directly behind me were a group of mine workers, who, every second word coming out of there mouth was "F" this or "C" that. They were in their late 20's early 30's and showed absolutely no respect for those around them females included.
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26-08-2013, 01:46 PM | #456 | ||
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26-08-2013, 01:55 PM | #457 | |||
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looks like a nut splitter is the next selection. cleaning up a small bolt on the wire wheel bench grinder, bolt slipped, finger went into wire wheel......didnt like that much.
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26-08-2013, 02:25 PM | #458 | ||
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26-08-2013, 02:40 PM | #459 | ||
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love shifters. im a carpenter and i always have one in my nail bag. no way am i carrying multiple sockets
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26-08-2013, 02:55 PM | #460 | ||
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26-08-2013, 02:55 PM | #461 | ||
Where to next??
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Australia Post removing the under 250g option for small parcels, charging $6.95 for up to 500g, then being told that $6.95 of postage has to be 'made up' of a shemozzle of several smaller stamps..... because offering a single stamp, or the ability to print multiple stickers seems like a stupid idea doesn't it.....
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26-08-2013, 08:57 PM | #462 | |||
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26-08-2013, 09:08 PM | #463 | ||
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26-08-2013, 09:57 PM | #464 | ||
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Quoting a gardening job (trimming 3 fruit tree's & planting 2 small ones) & then starting said job.
First there's the pile of cuttings that mysteriously appeared on the ground between the quote & my arrival onsite with the unsaid assumption that I'm taking that too! (Brain say's, "oh' here we go, another one of these jobs!") Then the client finds more & more things to prune, obviously not included in the quote, (they always try it on 'til you mention an "increased price"), then said client grabs their own tools & starts pruning even more which then adds to the already large load of green waste on the ground of which I have to carry to the trailer. (my patients running low now!) Then the client put's their cuttings on my already loaded trailer & think's up MORE jobs for me to do (hopefully while I'm there) & judges what the extra work is worth & what I'll get for it. The whole time ignoring the fact that this isn't the only job I have to do on the day & other clients are waiting & most likely getting upset by now. (my patients GONE!) So you say "that's a job for another day & another quote" at which point the client say's " OK, don't worry about it then...HUMPH!" Would you ask a builder for 1 more room after he's renovated the house & expect to pay no more? My advice is, if you want something for nothing then do it yourself. If you want the privilege of having someone come to your house, tidy up your yard, follow your constantly changing orders & you want them to come again next week, then try not to **** them off! Also, if it's not in the job description then I most likely won't want to do it. You can ask but be prepared to be politely declined. I cut lawns, do edging, trim tree's & shape hedges. I load up green waste & I sweat a lot. I DON'T drag trampolines around, & definitely DON'T pick up kid's toy's or your dog's turds! |
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26-08-2013, 11:30 PM | #465 | ||
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Hernia... That's no joy
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26-08-2013, 11:43 PM | #466 | ||
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Thinking gasless mig wire will actually work well...
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27-08-2013, 06:39 AM | #467 | |||
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Calling an office and the secretary asks to take a msg for the person I'm calling for. Ok, so I leave a detailed msg. WHICH apparently the person I needed to speak to didn't even get so I have to go over the whole thing AGAIN. Makes me wanna say, "don't ask then." |
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27-08-2013, 10:18 AM | #468 | ||
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doing three years of apprenticeship on cruddy wages, then for work to hire someone under a different job description, at full pay, to teach the same thing...
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27-08-2013, 10:36 AM | #469 | ||
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It can but A/ it needs to be good stuff not that crap bunnings sell and B/ it takes some work
but its quicker and eaiser to just run gas
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27-08-2013, 10:46 AM | #470 | |||
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The only reason I got it was due to an issue with the gas account. Renting gas bottles is a rort. I think I have used CIG gasless wire (which was on the machine when I purchased it) and it seemed heaps better.
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27-08-2013, 10:50 AM | #471 | ||||
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Im not condoning the cyclists actions, he sounds too ignorant to assume everyone else will see him, and deserves to be at least spoken to about his reckless attitude on the road and who would come off second best. On the other hand, riding on the road is also a right cyclists have not only as commuters but as recreational riders too. There needs to be some acceptance from both sides. Cyclists need to lose the arrogant 'I'm also entitled' attitude, and drivers need to 'calm down' and properly negotiate all moving things with wheels on the road regardless of the engine driving it. A common misconception is cyclists do not pay taxes/rego to use the roads, yet cyclists ALSO own cars. So who pays for the road taxes then? Quote:
Not to steer this thread completely off topic, being open minded as well as thinking about others to 'share' the road goes a long way to safer, less stressful driving trips, than a 'This is my right to ride/drive, get outta my way' attitude. It is THIS selfish attitude that I hate.
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27-08-2013, 10:54 AM | #472 | |||
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Are you showing them any respect by whinging about it on this forum,either do something about it at the time or build a bridge and get over it. |
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27-08-2013, 10:58 AM | #473 | ||
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watching the local news last night about a couple of police actions taken in the area, it was mentioned that a cyclist (whyalla I think) was swooped by a nesting magpie on a dual carriageway, veered away, out of fright (as you would,) straight into the path of a vehicle travelling the same way in the other lane.
not sure of injuries but not a lucky person I feel.
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27-08-2013, 11:01 AM | #474 | |||
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As for the cyclist, well he should have concentrated on GTFO quicker in a straight line than veering all over the road. That reaction needs to be dealt with.
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27-08-2013, 11:01 AM | #475 | |||
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27-08-2013, 11:12 AM | #476 | |||
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we've been riding our bikes when attacked and I don't mind saying that even at my size and age they scare the crap out of me, even when I know they are there.
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27-08-2013, 11:43 AM | #477 | |||
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27-08-2013, 12:29 PM | #478 | ||
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Middle management.
Jump to decisions to appease their superiors then when it gets ****** up quick to blame others.
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27-08-2013, 05:18 PM | #479 | ||
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getting my car washed, and it rains a few hours later. I hate that!
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28-08-2013, 10:23 AM | #480 | |||
Where to next??
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So, to save time (Post Office) I ask them to print out 2 extra stickers. PO "Oh, sorry, we can't do that"... Why?? "Because the stickers we print have dates, and a 'to and from' post code..." Yes, but the date is irrelevant, and so is the post code as it's a standard rate.. please print three so I don't need to line up again. PO "Nope, can't... If I print 3 now and you use them later they will not go through".. we don't make the rules.. Hmmm stamps have no date, nor do they have post codes. If I find old stamps they are still worth the same face value. If price goes up I'll just add an extra 20c or 10c stamp to bridge the difference.. PO "No, we can sell you a $5, then a $1.80 stamp then three 5c stamps... Oh, hang on, we are out of 5c stamps, I can sell you a 20c stamp but then it will be over 5c..." Forget it... I'll just line up next time again for you to print another sticker.... PO "Sorry mate, they will be rejected if I print out extra today".. Funny that, the people who looked after this place prior to you taking over had no issue printing out a few at a time, and they all got sent even if it was weeks after it was printed and to a totally different state... No reply to that one worth printing....
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