Thread: V8Ian, and others.

Originally Posted by ozscott

I dont know Ian well, but I suspect he might be a little embarrassed by this thread. One of life's true gentlemen.
But he deserves all the accolades.
Cheers

Well, if I've embarrassed Ian I can go to my grave fulfilled. He deserves every iota of it. Did I mention we've crossed swords? Let him be embarrassed.

Gentleman? Well, of course he is. Billy wouldn't like hime else. Neither would I.

Originally Posted by Bulletman

Or his beloved Bundy rum

Bulletman

No. Thats just wrong. A TRUE Queenslander would drink Inner Circle.

Originally Posted by V8Ian

Enough waffle! But there are some statements that require clarification and rectification.
Wrong truck? Really, as if!
Western Star is to the transport industry what Land Rover is to the off road pastime or Rolls Royce is to upmarket motoring.

Yep. That's why Toyota rules the of road market and BMW, the owners of Rolls Royce, rule the prestige market. And Scania and Volvo are beginning to dominate the long haul and mining market... But hey, I love waffles. I'll even put maple syrup on them to appease the North American market.

Originally Posted by DiscoMick

Did you really live in the dam? Be a bit soggy, wouldn't it?

HaHa. That was the name of the town as well as the dam.

It was an experience though. When we arrived we could step across the river on the stones. IIRC this was the Brisbane River, upstream of when it merged with the Stanley, but don't quote me. Wivenhoe was not even in construction really then. Then one night it rained. They got 8" in Melaney in 11 hours. The catchment was up and around Jimna etc. The lake ( if you've been there....., Kilcoy was in trouble ) was rising at a speed that I, as a Vic, simply could not understand. The river I could step over was a raging torrent the width of a freeway. The noise was incredible. The power of it still resonates, 40 years later. We lived in the first house, nearest the wall, closest to the river. We never forgot. I never will.

Soggy? Not once. Damp, sure, at the right time. Nervous? All the ****ing time. But they built that wall at a time when everything mattered. We got frogs, snakes, bandicoots all sheltering in our house. We didn't have time or energy to evict them. The dogs were not pleased. But I LOVED it. And at the right time we could waterski.


BTW, I DID get the joke. But living there was an experience.

Originally Posted by Epic_Dragon

I am sad for your truck Ian that no one likes it LOL, I will send it some love as I love trucks, all of them haha

Oh, come on!! Ian is a grown man, contrary to what you might hear. He and I have been sparing over trucks ever since he rashly criticised my truck in a "Where am I" post. I will point you to the kind of truck he prefers ( )

and what I drove ()
and let you draw your own conclusions. You may note some differences in the aesthetics.

Originally Posted by Tins

Oh, come on!! Ian is a grown man, contrary to what you might hear. He and I have been sparing over trucks ever since he rashly criticised my truck in a "Where am I" post. I will point you to the kind of truck he prefers ( )

and what I drove ()
and let you draw your own conclusions. You may note some differences in the aesthetics.

Stupid pics didn't work. which could be just as well.

Originally Posted by Tins

.....................We got frogs, snakes, bandicoots all sheltering in our house. We didn't have time or energy to evict them. The dogs were not pleased. But I LOVED it. And at the right time we could waterski.


BTW, I DID get the joke. But living there was an experience.

Well good on you for rescuing those creatures like Operation Noah Operation Noah (Kariba) - Wikipedia

"Operation Noah

was a wildlife rescue operation on the

Zambezi

River, (then in

Rhodesia

, now the border between

Zambia

and

Zimbabwe

) lasting from 1958 to 1964. In the late 1950s, North and South Rhodesia (present-day Zambia and Zimbabwe) constructed the

Kariba Dam

hydroelectric power station across the

Zambezi

River, at the

Kariba Gorge

, about 400 km from Victoria Falls. The Kariba Dam mostly provided electric power to both countries, created

Lake Kariba

, the world's largest man-made lake, and flooded the Kariba Gorge - home to thousands of native animals and the local

Tonga people

. In a wildlife rescue operation lasting 5 years, over 6000 animals were rescued and relocated to the mainland."

They don't work for me either so I'll use my imagination
I love those trucks posted further up (ones with bonnets and sleeper cabs are my fave trucks)
My truck was a baby truck, 1968 Dodge truck. Sold it years ago because I couldn't drive it anymore. Since located it living in Kangaroo Island. I am now not sure if it survived the fires there, I hope it did

Here's an in video game truck that also has guns to shoot bad guys with my favourite vehicle in the game

Originally Posted by Tins

Oh, come on!! Ian is a grown man, contrary to what you might hear. He and I have been sparing over trucks ever since he rashly criticised my truck in a "Where am I" post. I will point you to the kind of truck he prefers ( )

and what I drove ()
and let you draw your own conclusions. You may note some differences in the aesthetics.

There goeth a charming young lady with impeccable taste.