Thread: Interesting, Odd or Funny Pics.

Originally Posted by spudboy

What's "pesonality"

I found this old Zippo lighter while cleaning out my parents unit. It belonged to my mothers father who was a Scot who served at Gallipoli in WW1 & then with " Dads Army" at fort Cowan Cowan on Moreton Island during WW2. I can't find anything to support the fact that the ship ever entered Australian waters so how my grandfather acquired it may remain a mystery.
My 90 year old mother remembers that he told her he was given it by a U.S. sailor & that's it.
Steve

Originally Posted by cuppabillytea

That looks wealy difficult.

Reminds me of an occasion about fifty years ago when I was working in Roma - one of our "valued" employees was scheduled to take a heavy 6x6 water truck out of town the next day, and because of this took the truck home. Next morning, he arrived at the depot on foot, with the news that the truck was in a creek north of town. We went and investigated, and found that it was lying on its side in a creek. A tow truck operator, summoned to retrieve it said "I'll bet this is the truck the police are looking for!"

It seems that in the middle of the night, someone, driving a large 6x6 (shown by the marks where the wheels has spun) had knocked down all the guide posts and signs and about twenty bottle trees on the eastern approaches to the town. Sure enough, the turns of wire on the winch at the front were well stuffed with bark and paint. During the rollover the steering column had broken just below the wheel. The truck was righted, and then driven back to the depot by the mechanic using a set of vice grips on the steering column.

(The Landrover in the background is my 2a at the time)

John

John, are they slicks or is it the camera angle?
Steve

Originally Posted by Saitch

John, are they slicks or is it the camera angle?
Steve

Ex-aircraft tyres for sand - not quite slicks, but close to.

John

Originally Posted by Eevo

Doing their bit to look after and protect the community,and grab a suntan as well.