What made you feel good today?

[98TLS]

Out crusin in the GTP when this old girl tucked in behind me...

[roddy1960]

Originally Posted by nstg8a

She has a good speech writer and speaks well. The comparisons with Obama are apt. Politically she’s a charlatan.

Same thing happened with Anna Bligh up here with the 2011 floods, except she was possibly the most unpopular premier in a long time. Cue the floods, she handles herself well and all of a sudden everyone loves her.

Ardern has already said they’re gonna ban semi autos as a result of this. Knee jerk reactions seldom have the effect required.


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I don't necessarily agree with your opinion on Ardern but if that's how you see it I'll respect it . I wish Fraser Anning had a speech writer , any speech writer instead of the stupid crap he dished up on all this . He's an idiot.

[BPXR6T]

After hearing the local historical society was struggling with their new IT infrastructure I donated a Sunday arvo to get it sorted for them. They’ve been down for over a month so have a nice surprise waiting for them tomorrow morning. Bit of network troubleshooting, get the nbn working via their network, get printers working again, etc etc etc... No rocket science for an IT Pro, my good deed for the day.

[Syndrome]

At the Grand Prix watching Valtteri Bottas win.

[jaydee]

Putting the bonnet back on my XC (see projects) after doing some rust work and painting it, then going for a long awaited drive after 2 months.

[Sar4890]

For it wasnt today but last weekend seeing 5 steam locomotives in steam together this hasnt happened for a long time in SA.

[roKWiz]

Originally Posted by Sar4890

For it wasnt today but last weekend seeing 5 steam locomotives in steam together this hasnt happened for a long time in SA.

Nor Victoria. Love seeing steam in action, guess its been to dry to run them lately.
Did see this Historic diesel set rip through on the weekend.

Can anyone guess the station? Background sort of gives it away.

[Tonz]

Sydney central with photoshop.

[Sar4890]

Well i think we can also count out Port Augusta.
Is it seymour?

[Mechan1k]

Originally Posted by roKWiz

Nor Victoria. Love seeing steam in action, guess its been to dry to run them lately.
Did see this Historic diesel set rip through on the weekend.

Can anyone guess the station? Background sort of gives it away.

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Head across to Thirlmere ... they run steam through the cooler months (as high fire danger doesn't allow them to run them through warmer months.

https://www.nswrailmuseum.com.au/

[roKWiz]

Thirlmere is a great rail museum and just like Maldon heritage railway it doesn't run steam in the hotter months for obvious reasons.

The problem we have here (NE Vic) now is our line was converted to standard gauge recently by ARTC and we can no longer have the usual assortment of steam excursions from Melbourne now as they still run on broad gauge down there.
FYI...A clue on the station is,
a major train accident happened here 50 years ago.

[Sar4890]

Violet town Victoria.
Just for record Maldon is a damn nice place i spent 10 days there in January

[Mechan1k]

Originally Posted by roKWiz

Thirlmere is a great rail museum and just like Maldon heritage railway it doesn't run steam in the hotter months for obvious reasons.

The problem we have here (NE Vic) now is our line was converted to standard gauge recently by ARTC and we can no longer have the usual assortment of steam excursions from Melbourne now as they still run on broad gauge down there.
FYI...A clue on the station is,
a major train accident happened here 50 years ago.

Sorry ... didn't realise you were in Victoria.

Zig Zig on the way up to Lithgow has been closed for a bit as well .... I think they are working on it to re-open it at some point too.,

[Fast Eddie]

Went and had a look at the MkIV Focus at my nearest Ford Dealer.

[roKWiz]

Originally Posted by Sar4890

Violet town Victoria.
Just for record Maldon is a damn nice place i spent 10 days there in January

VT, Give the man a lollipop.
Yes Melbourne bound Southern Aurora flew through three sets of points with a dead driver and crash head on with north bound freight train. Very nasty, hence the new memorial gardens and one of the original carriages now here being restored as a exhibition.
Maldon's great,
another funny story... when we arrived my GF wanted to check out the tiny bakery so I went and asked at the station what the terrain was like for mountain biking along the railway line to Muckleford as I already checked over some maps of the forest. Train wasn't running but the track maintenance guys said jump in with us as we need to go and inspect the line, you can see for yourself.
So I went on a merry jaunt through the countryside on this little 4 wheel diesel cart stopping and looking at every cross over and bend in the line. Meanwhile the GF was wondering where the hell could I have disappeared to in this little town until she asked at the station, had they seen me.

Mechan1K,
Always enjoyed the Maitland Railway Heritage Festival usually around this time of year and Clarendon truck and steam rally.

[.:4:.]

Meat pies. So i told my new apprentice to meet me at a train station which is nothing unusual. He had 2 options, be a bit early or just be late. Obviously i dont care how he gets there but dont be late. I had a good run in and was earlier then i said and he rocked up early. The planned pickup point was a bakery to grab something before work. Running early i canned that. The new bloke was a bit miffed at my decision, but in the car i was explaining that at another place they do next level mexican pies. They sound horrid, chilli beef, black beans, sliced tomato, guacamole and sour cream in a pie. But they work well. My first was a dare that backfired because it was brilliant. Everything just melds together. Anyhow, we get there and the young bloke orders and gets the last one. Clearly they arent a bad thing if they sell out at 6:30 am. So i went with the tried and true steak and mushroom. The young bloke tried to backflip and trade pies but im not having that. I didnt say its good if its crap. So we setup on the picnic table that is the bonnet of my ute. He takes a bite and gives me a look. Takes another bite and lifts his eyebrows, takes a third for scientific reasons then does the good head shake and says this is amazing. Clearly i said they sound like there is alot going on but it just works well. And $6.50 for an average pie is steep, but when its engineered within 2 thou of taste tolerance, its got to be good. Otherwise the pie engineer made some miscalculations and the pie technicians stuffed up.

[Olbucko]

I was able to return the favor and help out my local mechanic who has got me out of trouble more than once, in the past.

He was rebuilding an early Falcon 170 motor for a customer and was getting very frustrated because he was unable to source a rear crankshaft seal for it, seems like they are no longer available in Aust. I was able to put him in touch with a friend and fellow forum member, Cobra269au, who imports performance parts for early Falcon sixes and eights from the US, who was able to supply him with a new neoprene seal, much better than the original packing.

He was most grateful.

[roKWiz]

Originally Posted by .:4:.

Meat pies. they do next level mexican pies. They sound horrid, chilli beef, black beans, sliced tomato, guacamole and sour cream in a pie. .

Geeze, Your right that sounds horribly.
What happened to the good old meat pie, if I want a pizza, I'll go to a pizza place, if I want Mexican I'll order Mexican food, If I want Indian tandoori..............
Why do these boofheads have to mess with a winning recipe.

[ford71V8]

Originally Posted by .:4:.

they do next level mexican pies. They sound horrid, chilli beef, black beans, sliced tomato, guacamole and sour cream in a pie. .

The missus reckons it sounds good.

Not sure I'd attempt one, Think I'd stick to the proven chunky steak

[.:4:.]

Originally Posted by ford71V8

The missus reckons it sounds good.

Not sure I'd attempt one, Think I'd stick to the proven chunky steak

Mate the only reason i ever tried one was it was a dare from a collegue because they sounded terrible. But sometimes it pays off stepping out of the comfort zone. The mexican pie goes hard. Has a little bit much vitamin f in it though, but thats only an issue to those around me afterwards.

[Tonz]

temptes seriously to go on long drive to try these out. Love genuine mexican food.

[.:4:.]

Originally Posted by Tonz

temptes seriously to go on long drive to try these out. Love genuine mexican food.

Frenches forrest is a trek even for me. So i only bother when im working out that way.

[Franco Cozzo]

Islamic Jerry Springer

[roddy1960]

But....This also made me feel good today...

40 years on .

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aUbcaE44cSw...

classic it is ...can't watch it without feeling good .

[Polyal]

Discussing job options with another company!..well sister company.

[Mechan1k]

Originally Posted by roKWiz

VT, Give the man a lollipop.
Yes Melbourne bound Southern Aurora flew through three sets of points with a dead driver and crash head on with north bound freight train. Very nasty, hence the new memorial gardens and one of the original carriages now here being restored as a exhibition.
Maldon's great,
another funny story... when we arrived my GF wanted to check out the tiny bakery so I went and asked at the station what the terrain was like for mountain biking along the railway line to Muckleford as I already checked over some maps of the forest. Train wasn't running but the track maintenance guys said jump in with us as we need to go and inspect the line, you can see for yourself.
So I went on a merry jaunt through the countryside on this little 4 wheel diesel cart stopping and looking at every cross over and bend in the line. Meanwhile the GF was wondering where the hell could I have disappeared to in this little town until she asked at the station, had they seen me.

Mechan1K,
Always enjoyed the Maitland Railway Heritage Festival usually around this time of year and Clarendon truck and steam rally.

When I was back in Thirlmere during Winter last year



You get to go up and down the line in the old passenger cars/booths. Good times.

[.:4:.]

We have a running joke at work, i wont get into it but long story short one place we work has a pig. And we say one bloke hates pigs. The new apprentice grew up on a farm so thinks nothing of slaughtering livestock as he grew up doing it. So he beleived my story of how this other bloke hates pigs and said he wants to off it. I said if you are working on that site under him and he dissapears he is either on the bog or yelling at the pig. So we go for breakfast with this bloke and farm boy starts explaining that slaughtering a pig is the same as other farm animals and getting into the nitty gritty. Mind you the other bloke was smashing a plate of bacon. I started laughing at the look on that guys face of whats this guy on about. Farm boy askes what im laughing about and i just said ill tell you later. Anyrate out of earshot of farm boy the bloke we joke about hating pigs asks me what the hell was that all about, so i explained it was for my entertainment. He says bluntly to me 'you're an idiot'. I reply 'or maybe im the smartest bloke you know'. His response to that was 'maybe, but you're still an idiot'.
Now ive only worked with farm boy a few times and he made only 1 major error. Nothing work related, hes good on the tools, but he said to me in the past 4 days he has learnt more from me then in the 8 weeks with the other boys. Thats a big mistake. So yes everything i teach while working is factual and correct, i go into depth. But it also means that so far the 2 myths ive told that i have backed up with false evidence, he beleives. Neither are job related, but its such a fun game to me.

[champ]

Picking up my beautiful AU Sportsman fairlane after just over 2 weeks of not seeing or driving it while it has some major surgery performed, ie, removing rocker cover, sending head away for "fixing" as it was just at the beginning of starting to leak coolant. So, took the opportunity to just about rebuild my engine & change/replace anything and everything that needed changing. My God! It is now 18 years old or thereabouts but I tell you what people, I am SO GLAD I spent the money and hung on to it! It's a brand new car and goes better than the day I bought it! 😁 I got so many years out of it and hopefully, I will get just as many more! Couldn't find anything that I liked to replace it with and couldn't bear the thought of anyone else driving my gorgeous fairlane.

[nuthin' fancy]

I left work 30 minutes ago.

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Woke up this morning with a heartbeat.