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aww thankyou bro
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Ford screwed the Falcon
Join Date: Sep 2013
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Gone!!!!!!
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Falcon: 1960 - 2016 My cars Current ride 2016 FG X XR6 - 6 speed manual Previous rides 2009 FG XR6 - 6 speed auto 2006 BF MkII XT ESP - 6 speed auto 2003 BA XT V8 - 5 speed manual 1999 AU Forte - 5 speed manual 1997 EL Fairmont - 4 speed auto 1990 EAII Fairmont Ghia - 4 speed auto |
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Shenanigans..............
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Footscrazy
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He was warned multiple times and only made excuses. If only they had a Pelosi.
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HSV - I just ate one!
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Middle of nowhere
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Perusing a community noticeboard at a local shopping centre last night I noticed a plain white business card pinned up, with the simple words "you matter" printed on it.
That made me smile.
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I dont care if some prius driving eco-hippy thinks its politically incorrect for me to drive a V8..... I'm paying for the fuel! Last edited by Interceptor; 05-10-2023 at 10:43 AM. |
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#5737 | ||
Kicking back
Join Date: Dec 2013
Location: Western sydney
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Passed the Ps test for motorcycle today. All my group did. Felt really bad for one bloke in the group. Mid morning his wife texts him wanting to break up, that ruined him mentally and at one point he dropped his ktm. Just as the roll fell, he was first up for the final riding test. The whole group were geeing him up. He passed and that was the first time he smilled all day. Funnily enough, in the group there was a big kiwi bloke. The only time he had ever riden a motorcycle was to do the Ls course. He was the only one in the group who passed with zero deductions.
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Kicking back
Join Date: Dec 2013
Location: Western sydney
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Went to the rms/rta/service, whatever its called, with the certificate of compitence from the provisional motorcycle course. Standard issue fill out the form and wait. So my number gets called, the lady was polite and does the tap away at the computer and that was it. I thought there may be another knowledge test or something, but no. So i asked her what is the process in the 12 to 18 months to go to an unrestricted licence? Best answer ever. No course, no test, just come back after the minimum 12 months and pay the fee.
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Ford screwed the Falcon
Join Date: Sep 2013
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Bathurst 1000 is on and I won't be wasting my time watching. Gets easier every year.
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Falcon: 1960 - 2016 My cars Current ride 2016 FG X XR6 - 6 speed manual Previous rides 2009 FG XR6 - 6 speed auto 2006 BF MkII XT ESP - 6 speed auto 2003 BA XT V8 - 5 speed manual 1999 AU Forte - 5 speed manual 1997 EL Fairmont - 4 speed auto 1990 EAII Fairmont Ghia - 4 speed auto |
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Pains me to say that and I almost feel guilty for not bothering to watch it from start to finish like I once did, but the way Ford have been treated this year is a disgrace to the sport and disrespectful to all that committed to the sport in general.
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Ford screwed the Falcon
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Roll on the Bathurst 12 hour.
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Falcon: 1960 - 2016 My cars Current ride 2016 FG X XR6 - 6 speed manual Previous rides 2009 FG XR6 - 6 speed auto 2006 BF MkII XT ESP - 6 speed auto 2003 BA XT V8 - 5 speed manual 1999 AU Forte - 5 speed manual 1997 EL Fairmont - 4 speed auto 1990 EAII Fairmont Ghia - 4 speed auto Last edited by Syndrome; 08-10-2023 at 08:05 PM. |
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Years and years watching one brand in particular fighting with one arm tied behind their back, race after race, year after year. When that brand finally got a level playing field, or even an advantage, out came the rule book and the GM side given a leg up. Why bother watching when the result is already a formality. Then when the disadvantaged brand has had enough and decides to take a break, they end up being called sour losers. Remind me again who is the ONLY car company directly sponsoring the category? It's certainly not a GM brand, dead or alive.
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Jan 2005
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Svg went out with a bang...
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Watched the start of race as ive done for as long as i can remember at 61 then thought fark this and did a few ks in this thing and reminded myself why i watched it as a young fella.
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Instead, I had lunch with my sister and then enjoyed some rare time together washing her car.
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Ford screwed the Falcon
Join Date: Sep 2013
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Seeing Lewis Hamilton playing the victim card again. "I got taken out by my team mate". No, you did it to yourself sunshine.
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Falcon: 1960 - 2016 My cars Current ride 2016 FG X XR6 - 6 speed manual Previous rides 2009 FG XR6 - 6 speed auto 2006 BF MkII XT ESP - 6 speed auto 2003 BA XT V8 - 5 speed manual 1999 AU Forte - 5 speed manual 1997 EL Fairmont - 4 speed auto 1990 EAII Fairmont Ghia - 4 speed auto |
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DIY Tragic
Join Date: Apr 2018
Location: Sydney, more than not. I hate it.
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Finding a tidy and reasonably cost-effective way to relocate a gas stove. I’d been expecting a day of hell but it was sorted in probably two hours of actual labour.
Of course when I was attempting to re-light the gas hot water it flared back at me and singed my facial hair. :-/ |
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Made a small donation to the Gippsland Emergency Relief Fund, who have launched an appeal to support those residents impacted by the current fire and flood emergency.
Donations can be made via the GERF website at www.gerf.org.au and all donations over $2 are tax deductible. Every dollar donated to the appeal is distributed to those affected. GERF has been supporting Gippsland residents by natural disaster since 1978 and is run completely by volunteers. I know of at least one house lost to the fires, plus a business that was just starting to rebuild itself which lost some of their cabins, communal buildings and various plant. From the floods, one veggie farm business has lost well in excess of $5 million in crop losses.
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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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Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: Onsite Eastcoast
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Beaut day yesterday for a local ride on Speedy.
Speedy is a 1947 Speedwell "Popular deluxe" I picked up from the Canberra bicycle museum years ago. Back pedal brakes, single speed which floats on 28 in wheels. He does have some modern touches like clipless pedals and Conti tyres. Love the simplicity of him and makes people smile when they see him. ![]()
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my concern is those seats
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Swing low sweet Charity.
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DIY Tragic
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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Location: Canberra
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I had a IT change on Monday night which went so well when we had no idea how it would go but was very easy and then another tonight.
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praek tih kl jo kr
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Location: Atwell W.A.
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Got employee of the month
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Cabover nut
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Don't think I've ever been nominated.
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heritagestonemason.com/Fordlouisvillerestoration In order that the labour of centuries past may not be in vain during the centuries to come...... D. Diderot 1752
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Are self-nominations allowed?
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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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