Thread: Trivia and other useless but interesting items

Originally Posted by 4bee

Well you wouldn't RB. A grey Nurse is a Shark, so if Archerfield is under 10' of dirty water you wouldn't see them.

10' of water over an Airfield is not a good look either, & quite impractical unless float planes were in use.

4bee, Archerfield is a speedway as well as an airfield. That whole area is flood prone. The original $100 note is known as a grey nurse and the current one is a Monash.

Originally Posted by Bigbjorn

4bee, Archerfield is a speedway as well as an airfield. That whole area is flood prone. The original $100 note is known as a grey nurse and the current one is a Monash.

T'was meant to be a bit tongue in cheek there Brian. But you knew that didn't you Darls?


Archerfield happens to be a name familiar to me for many years, it being the Airfield where both my Aunt & Uncle learnt to fly, she as a hobby & him as a budding Airline pilot for Ansett-ANA who he served with for many years going back to pre-war days..
Contrary to popular belief it wasn't his fault that he collected the top Barbed Wire strand on takeoff from Adelaide's Parafield Aerodrome in his undercarriage which was found after he arrived at Melbourne. The fencing Contractor apparently hung it a couple of inches a bit high. Well that may have been the reason.


Even as a Speedway, being under 10' of drink would have tried Competitors patience to the limit but I guess they managed somehow. Certainly would have kept the Cinders down.

Originally Posted by Bigbjorn

4bee, Archerfield is a speedway as well as an airfield. That whole area is flood prone. The original $100 note is known as a grey nurse and the current one is a Monash.

The new $100 bill is known as a lettuce leaf isn’t it
Monash was the designer wasn’t he

Originally Posted by Gav 110

The new $100 bill is known as a lettuce leaf isn’t it
Monash was the designer wasn’t he

Monash is the guy whose portrait appears on the note. Check one of yours the next time you have them out to brush off the mould.

Originally Posted by Bigbjorn

Monash is the guy whose portrait appears on the note. Check one of yours the next time you have them out to brush off the mould.

I don’t know how yours get mould on them BB, (I won’t ask any questions) mine used to gather dust

I haven’t had cash for a while now
These days it’s a cashless society, no body pays cash these days, they all want to pay by credit card

Thanks for the history lesson, that’s another piece of useless information to fill the void in my head created by years of good times

Originally Posted by Gav 110

These days it’s a cashless society, no body pays cash these days, they all want to pay by credit card

Our next door neighbours don't have computers, mobile phones, nor credit or debit cards. They go to the bank to get cash.

One of the blokes I ride with is paranoid about being scammed so he doesn't have debit or credit cards. Cash only.

Originally Posted by Gav 110

I haven’t had cash for a while now
These days it’s a cashless society, no body pays cash these days, they all want to pay by credit card

Cash is still King on a lot of the transactions and purchasing I do - still can save a bundle, particularly on services if you pay cash.

Mind you I'm the sort of person that will haggle with pretty much everything when possible, when you break your wallet open and it has the cold hard stuff, it works wonders.

Originally Posted by Gav 110

I don’t know how yours get mould on them BB, (I won’t ask any questions) mine used to gather dust

I haven’t had cash for a while now
These days it’s a cashless society, no body pays cash these days, they all want to pay by credit card

Thanks for the history lesson, that’s another piece of useless information to fill the void in my head created by years of good times

Most of my associates use cash and most of the small businesses I deal with prefer cash. A pile of credit cards in a drum under the workshop floor is no use. If a tradesman tells you he can't start a job for weeks/months because he is so busy, tell him you will give him folding the day he finishes/ brings it back. He will commonly say "I'll pick it up tomorrow".