Trivia and other useless but interesting items

Hope that as it was BOB you might not might the running post some think are CA fodder[bigrolf][bigrolf]

Well done to Bob Emmerson in becoming the first 90-year-old to join the 500 milestone club https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/e...5/16/1f929.png

Bob used to be a competitive runner until his 70s and after two hip replacements he heard about parkrun and at the ripe old age of 79 he completed his first one!

He said: "My enthusiasm for life is down to parkrun and it has kept me mentally and physically stronger than living a life in my armchair. parkrun has been a marvellous thing, it's kept me going and I've made hundreds of friends."[thumbsupbig]

Go on- Be A Bob[thumbsupbig]

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He used to be Bob_10 on here. [wink11]

Googs Track owes part of it's being to three Land Rovers built out of spare parts.

Family behind Googs Track celebrates 50 years since SA four-wheel drive link was bulldozed - ABC News

The track wasn’t there when I lived in Ceduna (1969-1970).

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The track wasn’t there when I lived in Ceduna (1969-1970).

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You could've beat Googs by three years and started the track that he did in 1973.

The Black Arrow and Black Knight rockets that were fired from Woomera were ground tested on the Isle of Wight.

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You could've beat Googs by three years and started the track that he did in 1973.

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We could have made the track with our Vauxhall Viva!

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We could have made the track with our Vauxhall Viva!

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When you consider what Hammond did with his Opel Kadett, Oliver, which is essentially the same car, why not?

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Spotted this while out for a walk. Not seen one over here before. My father found these to be lucrative back in the mid seventies. Would drive north and west from Brisbane going to car yards and buying any could find. Dealers were keen to unload. Only requirement was they had to be the v8. Would ring the details of mileage, colour, trim and manual or auto back to a dealer had arrangements with. Once had a transporter load would pick them up. All would be presold as the demand was there from people who wanted to tow a caravan and the price was right

There used to 4 Commodores wearing Vauxhall badges near me however only one appearing regularly so think they others must have found new homes. One owner I was talking to said they were a good buy as if you looked after it no depreciation over 5 years of ownership due to demand. Similar BMW M5 series of the same vintage has had massive depreciation and questioned if it was a better car

Not seen since pre Covid but there was also a Ford Laser Capri convertible to be seen driving around frequently

I hear some south American prison had a restaurant, theaters, massage and families. then the police spoiled the party Troops retake a gang-run prison with pool, nightclub and zoo | World News | Metro News

Now the UK Cook off on Tic Tok showing what you can cook in a Kettle[bigrolf] Trivia at its best

UK inmates broadcast prison life online from contraband phones



Prisoners are using secretly held phones to broadcast their lives on social media, with some interviewing cellmates like jailhouse Paxmans and others performing Jackass-style stunts. Some show off their rapping skills and a few give Jamie Oliver a run for his money by showcasing just what can be cooked in a prison kettle.