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What made you Smile - 2025
« on: January 01, 2025, 08:08:36 AM »
HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYBODY!!!

Or would some of you prefer

Happy New Year

 ;D :cheers:
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Re: What made you Smile - 2025
« Reply #1 on: January 01, 2025, 09:32:30 AM »
Hi,
  Kids went to NYE fireworks and were thrilled to see some Fairy penguins come out of the waves and up the beach to the dunes.
Within 4km of the GPO.
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Re: What made you Smile - 2025
« Reply #2 on: January 02, 2025, 02:39:50 PM »
I've a 3m x 3m  awning on the 80,
Had it about 10 years now, ot will fit 2x swags under it, which is great for the short off track camps.
The bag has deteriorated, started to rip.
The awning, poles and the rest of it is in good condition.
Paid around $350 for, so I went looking for a replace bag, couldn't fund one, heaps of 2.7, 2.4 bags, well I found one, for $49, + postage, about 12 bucks. It seems to be made of a good quality vinyl.
I'm pretty happy with that.

https://www.ocamindustries.com.au/awning-carry-bag-suits-3m-ocam-side-awning


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Re: What made you Smile - 2025
« Reply #3 on: January 03, 2025, 07:56:03 AM »
The bride went shopping yesterday and picked a new plastic xmas tree marked down from $59 to $2  :cup: gotta be happy with that
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Re: What made you Smile - 2025
« Reply #4 on: January 03, 2025, 03:08:12 PM »
The bride went shopping yesterday and picked a new plastic xmas tree marked down from $59 to $2  :cup: gotta be happy with that
Winning,

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Re: What made you Smile - 2025
« Reply #5 on: January 03, 2025, 07:10:53 PM »
Remember this setup.
Seems like a life time ago .
I had this set as a Paper boy, in Ballina when I was 13.
I had to have it, it was 3.30am when I started my run after rolling about 60 or papers.
There were 6 of us paper boys, that delivered papers, 5 days a week, before I caught the bus to school to Lismore.
It was a bonus to get asked to do a Saturday. Started a little later, then we would do the rounds to the pubs, the regulars would be there, placing bets on the nags or dish lickers.
Some would tip ya, a big score was a dollar tip. :)
School days, Rain, storms, rain coats put on.
Coming home, wet shoes, drenched, have breakfast, catch the bus.
:)


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Re: What made you Smile - 2025
« Reply #6 on: January 03, 2025, 07:49:41 PM »
Remember this setup.
Seems like a life time ago .
I had this set as a Paper boy, in Ballina when I was 13.
I had to have it, it was 3.30am when I started my run after rolling about 60 or papers.
There were 6 of us paper boys, that delivered papers, 5 days a week, before I caught the bus to school to Lismore.
It was a bonus to get asked to do a Saturday. Started a little later, then we would do the rounds to the pubs, the regulars would be there, placing bets on the nags or dish lickers.
Some would tip ya, a big score was a dollar tip. :)
School days, Rain, storms, rain coats put on.
Coming home, wet shoes, drenched, have breakfast, catch the bus.
 :)


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You forgot about the hot water in the handle bars in winter  :cheers:
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Re: What made you Smile - 2025
« Reply #7 on: January 04, 2025, 07:52:41 AM »
You forgot about the hot water in the handle bars in winter  :cheers:

No real need for that in Ballina, even in winter!  ;D
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Re: What made you Smile - 2025
« Reply #8 on: January 04, 2025, 09:32:46 PM »
Just how smart are these road engineers and builders.
This is awesome
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-zzAXdpQJhc

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Re: What made you Smile - 2025
« Reply #9 on: January 05, 2025, 07:13:59 AM »
Just how smart are these road engineers and builders.
This is awesome
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-zzAXdpQJhc

The bloke driving that truck cant even keep in his own lane , hate to see him driving up the Gillies Range in North Queensland
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Re: What made you Smile - 2025
« Reply #10 on: January 05, 2025, 07:51:04 AM »
You forgot about the hot water in the handle bars in winter  :cheers:

I still have one of those dynomo's and I think the rear light as well. I went from that dynamo to a Sanyo one that ran on the rear tyre and less drag. The only problem was blowing front light bulbs when sitting in behind trucks at 100Kmh.  ;D

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Re: What made you Smile - 2025
« Reply #11 on: January 05, 2025, 10:45:11 AM »
Hi
   A long time ago I put 2 on my bike.

The mission:
Ride down one of the Mt Wellington walking tracks.
At night.
With a head torch powered by the two dynamos.

The outcome:
They went in and out of phase, so the lamp flashed on and off, really bright but failed at a critical point in a bend at speed.
Front wheel dropped between the planks of a small bridge and I sailed over the bars, nose first into the gravel track.

Not a pretty sight for the next week or so .

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Re: What made you Smile - 2025
« Reply #12 on: January 05, 2025, 02:26:33 PM »
The bloke driving that truck cant even keep in his own lane , hate to see him driving up the Gillies Range in North Queensland

Duggie, he's the biggest on the road, doesn't matter where he drives, bit like Queensland's truck drivers  :cheers:
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Re: What made you Smile - 2025
« Reply #13 on: January 09, 2025, 08:08:01 AM »
People have been going crook recently about Google-search AI answers >:( ::)

Son 2 spotted https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/hide-google-ai-overviews/ yesterday, flicked it across to me & it works! :cup:

This is for FireFox, but there's apparently a similar Chrome version as well?

Thought I'd share with you all ;D
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Re: What made you Smile - 2025
« Reply #14 on: January 09, 2025, 08:16:42 AM »
People have been going crook recently about Google-search AI answers >:( ::)

Son 2 spotted https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/hide-google-ai-overviews/ yesterday, flicked it across to me & it works! :cup:

This is for FireFox, but there's apparently a similar Chrome version as well?

Thought I'd share with you all ;D


Thanks Fizzie,  :cup: , I don't care what other people say about you, I think you're ok  :D :cheers:
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Re: What made you Smile - 2025
« Reply #15 on: January 09, 2025, 08:25:22 AM »
 :-* :cup:
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Re: What made you Smile - 2025
« Reply #16 on: January 09, 2025, 10:15:16 AM »
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People have been going crook recently about Google-search AI answers >:( ::)

Whats a AI-generated overview? and should I be waving a fist at a cloud?
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Re: What made you Smile - 2025
« Reply #17 on: January 10, 2025, 09:06:54 AM »
Whats a AI-generated overview?

Have you done a Google search any time in the last couple of months? If so, the first result at the top of the page will have been an AI answer. If you believe AI will get it right, that's fine! :-\ If not, it's annoying >:(

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and should I be waving a fist at a cloud?

Definitely if you have solar panels! ;D
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Re: What made you Smile - 2025
« Reply #18 on: February 18, 2025, 04:20:14 PM »
Well, this happened today.
Fysh bought herself a near new vehicle.
2021 MUX, 3.0lt turbo.
Paid $40k, 54K km's, still has new car warranty, it has a towing pack, AndersonPlug,  Connection for a rear camera on a van, :)
How crazy is this, It can tow 3500kg.
My 91 80 series can only tow up 2500kg.
Looks like we might be getting a bigger caravan, than a New Age Little Joey that I was recommended in my other thread.
:)
We'll still have the 80 for remote 2-3 night camps.
Happy Days,
Hey BullFrog, we'll catchya some where soon.


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You don't use magic to disappear, all you need is a 4wd & a Swag ;)
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Re: What made you Smile - 2025
« Reply #19 on: February 18, 2025, 07:15:52 PM »
Looks a good buy @Hairs, the Isuzu MUX are a good honest vehicle. Not sure I would go towing a 3.5t van but should tow a 2.7 to 3t van nicely.

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Re: What made you Smile - 2025
« Reply #20 on: February 18, 2025, 07:32:26 PM »
Looks a good buy @Hairs, the Isuzu MUX are a good honest vehicle. Not sure I would go towing a 3.5t van but should tow a 2.7 to 3t van nicely.
Yes, not going to stretch it.
Still looking at about 3T.
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Re: What made you Smile - 2025
« Reply #21 on: February 19, 2025, 11:10:51 AM »
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How crazy is this, It can tow 3500kg.
cause it says it can doesnt mean ya should LOL.

Nice tidy looking unit.. Private or caryard

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Re: What made you Smile - 2025
« Reply #22 on: February 19, 2025, 12:01:00 PM »
Hi mate,
Private. Retired school teacher.
We are still looking for a small van, not going to anything stupid.
Wish we had the lotto numbers. My last win was, $8.70



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Re: What made you Smile - 2025
« Reply #23 on: February 19, 2025, 03:51:49 PM »
Getting out of bed this morning and not having sciatic pain for the 1st time in years  :cup: :cheers:
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Re: What made you Smile - 2025
« Reply #24 on: February 19, 2025, 04:06:50 PM »
Getting out of bed this morning and not having sciatic pain for the 1st time in years  :cup: :cheers:
That I can relate to, you must feel pretty good.
Suffered that for many years, Bloody debilitating bastard of a thing.
I've been seeing a Speed Cracker(chiropractor), no fusing about.
I've also changed how I sit, how to bend, and I've been shown how to crack my own upper back/ribs.


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