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19-02-2011, 10:52 PM | #61 | ||
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the coolest moment for me was going to america and going chip fooses workshop and meeting chip, charley hutton and mitch lanzini when i was 13, i even got to sit in chris titus's 56 chevy, i had a grin from ear to ear for the rest of the holiday.
then the next best thing would be getting a apprenticeship as a spray painter... i wonder why then the third was starting my car up fo the first time with no exhaust |
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21-02-2011, 06:32 PM | #62 | ||
on the way to the RSL
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Most of my coolest moments happened last year while on Van Tour in Europe.
- Visited 16 countries and got rather drunk n every one. - Ran with the Bulls in Pamplona - Went to Oktoberfest 200th Anniversary. - Attended the last ever Love Parade in Duisburg, Germany. - Partied during Berlin Festival Templehof Airport (Nazi Styled and quite eerie) . - Went to Gallipoli - Ski'd the French Alps - Drove Monaco F1 Circuit in my Transit van In fact the whole 6 Months with everything that happened wont be something ill ever forget. Other ones were - Getting my first car, my old faithful EF Wagon. - Finishing apprenticeship as Fitter and Turner - and getting to the finished stage of my first successful project car, my ED.
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21-02-2011, 08:02 PM | #63 | |||
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I am 20 looking at buy a house either this year or next year. I'd love to ASAP but it has to work in with my GF's uni and job. |
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22-02-2011, 09:10 PM | #64 | ||
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Two occasions that spring to mind:
1) When I was doing a horizontal leg press at the gym, using the entire weight stack, one of the trainers asked if she could borrow it for a second to show a new member how it worked. When she saw the weight I was doing she yelled out 'Oh my god!' 2) Different gym, I had some guy ask me if I was a power lifter. (No I'm not)
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22-02-2011, 10:31 PM | #65 | ||
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having a beer with Dick johnson in his garage in the pits at bathurst after Qualifying in 1985
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Everyone starts off with a bag full of luck and an empty bag of experience. The trick is to fill the experience bag before the luck bag is empty. "It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt." Start a new career as a bus driver Rides: FG2 XR6 stock at this stage but a very nice ride xc 4 DOOR X CHASER 5.8 UNDER RESTO |
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22-02-2011, 10:52 PM | #66 | ||
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In my 17 years:
12-13 Meeting the drummer from TLE Andy Strachan who was a really genuine nice bloke 12-13 Seeing the living end live for the first time 13/14 Seeing "the longnecks" at maroondah festival 13/14 Feeling the ground move while watchin RATM live at the BDO when Getting my first "decent" car , the f100 at the age of 15 14 Having Auslandau turning up at my house in his Landau! 15 Going to my first Kustom Nationals 15 Meeting Craig Lowndes and Jack Perkins at Phillip island raceway 16/17 leaving High school and completing my certificate in small Bus management 16/17 Getting signed up as an apprentice chippy |
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22-02-2011, 11:10 PM | #67 | ||
Stroking it...
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1. My son being born inside the Cowl, meaning he was inside the "sack" when he came out, so I got to break the waters myself and catch him as he came out!
2. Every time my now 2 year old son says "love you daddy" 3. Skating with Tony Hawk in the X Games in 1999, only months before he landed the first 900 degree twist. 4. Watching Samantha Stosur rise to fame after organizing fundraiser to have a tennis court built for her to train on when I was school captain in primary school. |
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23-02-2011, 12:35 PM | #68 | |||
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24-02-2011, 08:42 AM | #69 | ||
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Im 30.
1. Getting my 55 Customline (only to sell to get through uni) 2. Getting both my XC and XP. 3. Finishing law degree 4. Working in a great firm, after 2 rubbish ones. 5. Parking the XC outside the supreme court of NSW on the first day i had a matter there. (it was a short mention and yes i got a parking ticket!) 6. Getting married to a great woman who accepts my cars and how i am. 7. Buying a house.
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24-02-2011, 09:25 AM | #70 | ||
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Coolest moments
Being able to engine run a RAAF aircraft by myself. Helping apprentices at work who actually appreciate the help. Seeing my kids born.
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24-02-2011, 11:27 AM | #71 | ||
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Guess my coolest moments would be
1. Learning to drive (thought I was the ducks guts) 2. Getting my truck licence 3. Meeting my girlfriend 4. Meeting Avenged Sevenfold 5. Learning Guitar 6. Every time I get a new car I get pretty pumped I'm a simple man....easily pleased. |
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24-02-2011, 12:48 PM | #72 | ||
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I can't beat meeting MacGyver....
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24-02-2011, 01:08 PM | #73 | |||
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I'm 36, and the 2 greatest moments of my life were being there at the births of my 2 girls (C-section), cutting their umbilicals and holding them in my arms straightaway while my wife was sewed up. I shook hands with Jacques Cousteau when I was about 5. Alan Moffat signed my Ford Racing cap and shook my hand as he gave me my "Best Fiesta" trophy at Small Ford Sunday 2011 (but he also signed everyone else's stuff and shook their hands too). I worked as an animator for a while overseas, and it was pretty cool to see on TV, years afterward, two of the shows I'd worked on.
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24-02-2011, 09:39 PM | #75 | ||
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im only 20 but so far:
1. leaving school (may only be small but that last week of school was one ill never forget!) 2. bowling my first perfect game (300) in tenpin bowling 3. bowling my second perfect game a year after the first 4. winning 2009 australian university games tenpin bowling with University of Newcastle |
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24-02-2011, 09:42 PM | #76 | ||||
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I can't remember mine because most of the coolest stuff happens when I'm drunk.
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