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28-01-2023, 03:30 PM | #5101 | ||
BLUE OVAL INC.
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Not today as such as im making up lost ground after my well deserved 2 week ban, but I must confess I've fallen in love with Melbourne and that made me feel good on many days.
Arrived home from Melbourne last week having spent 2 weeks there doing rail replacement on the Pakenham/Cranbourne line. The job itself was absolute **** having never driven low floor public transport buses doing rail work never mind doing it in a foreign city ive barely driven a car around without getting lost and on next to no sleep as the shifts played havoc with my sleep patterns and emotions. The people I met, however, we're bloody fantastic and the odd occasion I found myself with time to smell the roses allowed me to wander around the Yarra and take in the sights and sounds. I even managed to tick a night at the Aus Open in Rod Laver off my bucket list. Managed to get a good look around Duttons prestige at Burnley where I had my pic taken with a Shelby GT500 and stumbled across a twilight photo shoot outside Shannons at Heatherton that featured 2 of the most iconic cars in Australian touring car history, a PH3 HO and a VL Walky sharing the forecourt with numerous other exotics. I never thought id say it but I get it, there is so much to see and do in Melbourne. To top it all off, the coin was well worth the stress and it allowed me to top up my piggy bank enough that I finally could splurge out on a toy Ive been wanting to get for a while now but always felt guilty about, so today I picked up a 1 owner, low hour, 2016 Yamaha Waverunner FXHO for hours of Family fun on the water. Last edited by BENT_8; 28-01-2023 at 03:37 PM. |
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28-01-2023, 10:53 PM | #5102 | |||
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Considering ive already got an aldi coffee machine in the back room it wouldn't be difficult to figure out. Can't do rego checks just yet but it is something im investing in now that im up and running
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29-01-2023, 10:45 AM | #5104 | ||
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Waking up this morning knowing the Scorchers are through to the final next Saturday.
Went to the match last night with my son, watched Sixers get scorched.
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29-01-2023, 02:15 PM | #5105 | |||
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Social media can have amazing results on a business ...both ways
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29-01-2023, 02:27 PM | #5106 | |||
Kicking back
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29-01-2023, 02:44 PM | #5107 | ||
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The pornos might be alright behind your dunny door,where sexism is your business,but very inappropriae in a waiting room used by people of all ages and gender,
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29-01-2023, 02:56 PM | #5108 | |||
Kicking back
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The inclusive to all thing to do would have a magazine rack with womens mags, car mags (maybe club marines aswell) and the odd kids book like the hungry caterpillar. But to be fair, most people are glued to their phones and their kids are glued to ipads. |
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29-01-2023, 04:25 PM | #5109 | ||
Shenanigans..............
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Maybe have some sort of subliminal advertising through certain websites that encourage a bored yet inquisitive customer to help upsell a particular service, such as preventative maintenance or in-car environment (cabin filters)?
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31-01-2023, 11:15 AM | #5110 | ||
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Daughter in complete remission from stage 4 cancer.... fingers crossed!
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31-01-2023, 11:53 AM | #5111 | ||
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Good news, how old is she?
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31-01-2023, 12:36 PM | #5112 | ||
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31-01-2023, 06:30 PM | #5113 | ||
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Pub lunch and a few ales in adelaide hills beer garden on a perfect day. And the schnitzel hung off the plate.....havent seen one that size for awhile.
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31-01-2023, 07:11 PM | #5114 | ||
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Not since they stopped using growth hormones?
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Labels are for jars, not for people. Life is a journey, not a destination. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Daily: 2013 FGII EcoLPi in Winter White Play: 2015 FG X XR8 in Emperor Show' N Shine thread Gone, but not forgotten: 2015 SZII petrol Titanium Territory in Emperor |
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01-02-2023, 09:54 AM | #5115 | ||
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As of today in Victoria, the following single-use plastic items are banned from sale or supply:
Drinking straws Cutlery Plates Drink stirrers Cotton bud sticks and especially Expanded polystyrene food service items Expanded polystyrene drink containers. Why are they being banned? Single-use plastics make up a third of the litter in our streets and waterways. They remain in the environment for a long time, harming our wildlife and contaminating our food and water. This ban will also help reduce plastic waste and contamination at recycling facilities.
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01-02-2023, 03:51 PM | #5116 | ||
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Hey all... *koff* a few things... may i post pic's in here or no ?
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01-02-2023, 03:54 PM | #5117 | |||
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But you could chuck one in here for a teaser leading to the new thread
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01-02-2023, 05:42 PM | #5119 | |||
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I wont even have a price or final options until July lol so she is gonna be one hell of a special car !! We shall see how much my Black Beauty grows on me i guess, i doubt i will start a thread about her tho' ... |
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03-02-2023, 09:07 AM | #5120 | ||
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The Heat downing the Sixers
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03-02-2023, 10:26 AM | #5121 | ||
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Who in turn will go down to the Scorchers ( I hope, got tix so had better).
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03-02-2023, 10:47 AM | #5122 | ||
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Nailing the second interview for a job I applied for last month. First one was a phone deal which went OK but I tend to fast-talk on the phone, trying to get my points across ALL AT ONCE. Much prefer face to face.
Seems the process is not a short one. I am one of 3 left and was told to expect a call for a third interview. My biggest concern is how many cars attempt to squeeze into their carpark! Offices look comfortable but carpark looks scary. "Sorry, Id love to work here but I cant leave my car in there" |
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03-02-2023, 08:20 PM | #5123 | |||
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04-02-2023, 12:59 AM | #5125 | ||
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I'm going to be promoted but yet to get an offer officially.
What they don't know is that I'm going to take that because it's worth an extra 20% on my final entitlements before I pull the mic drop |
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04-02-2023, 09:31 PM | #5126 | ||
DIY Tragic
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Quick evening trip to Woolies, their in-store playlist is quite variable. Cheryl Crow came on with All I Wanna Do, I’d forgotten what a well-assembled song it is, with such a beautiful bassline for manufactured pop. Felt like singing along as I prowled the laundry products aisle.
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04-02-2023, 09:36 PM | #5127 | |||
praek tih kl jo kr
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Every time the wife used to make me come shopping with her I sang along to the music in the shops, she does not ask me to come with her anymore |
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04-02-2023, 09:40 PM | #5128 | ||
DIY Tragic
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Because no room in the car for the groupies?
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04-02-2023, 10:04 PM | #5129 | ||
praek tih kl jo kr
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Nah, only have 1 groupie, her.
Im a 54 year old kid, a bit of a joker ( hence the username ) I myself think im entertaining, I also think I sound quite good 🤣, and what I don't know I make up 😁. She is the serious mature one that keeps me out of trouble 😒 . You only live once, may as well have fun while your here right?, that's my motto. |
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06-02-2023, 07:17 PM | #5130 | ||
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No supermarket karaoke today, was chasing specialised power steering fluid for a Frog and happened to find the parts interpreter was a fellow I knew years ago from another major dealer - had lost contact after they folded.
So in the space of five minutes I went from being a walk-in stranger, to getting the rundown of who was doing what at the current dealership, right down to where old mate was holidaying next week. Ten years can pass very quickly. |
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