Thread: Embarrassment

Originally Posted by JohnF

7000 posts wow

Opps, saw this theread was going to page 700, so I assumed at 10 posts per page 700 pages was 7000 posts. then I looked at post numbers. Sorry

Originally Posted by Ausfree

Mrs Aus and I decided to go for a drive today to check out the Masters hardware store at Rutherford and see how they compare to Bunnings. Finished up buying a new tap unit for the kitchen and a couple of flat pack shelf units for the lawn locker as I intend to have a major cleanout next weekend.

Mrs Aus bought some pot plants and a few other items. Holy mackeral, do they have a range of refrigerators there as well as washing machines, stove units and dish washers. One dishwasher cost a couple of grand and looked like a space ship. I'll think I'll stick to washing dishes by hand.

When we got home I installed the tap unit in the kitchen sink, took about an hour and a lot of straining, cursing and swearing, but I got there and afterwards celebrated my victory over the odds with a few beers.

So are you are telling us that your wife married her dish-washer

Originally Posted by banjo

However I would be interested in swaping the car on its own for something of interest to the same value..Maybe a RR or a disco..Older holden or older holden with a V8..or just about anything as long as it interests me..

RR? what happened to the "Real Land Rovers have leaf springs?"

Oh my aching Back. have a RR and you will never again go to one of those leaf spring thingys.
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Well I never would except for a Forward Control Land Rover Tipper [Tipper body made by Land Rover for Snowy Mountains hydro Scheme] that I do know about-- Have always wanted that one, but cannot afford the bucks for it, but I am not telling where it is in case one day someone gives me the winning lottery ticket--I do not buy lottery tickets but about every ten years or twenty someone will give me one. Have suggested to my son he buy it, but so far my sonresists that idea. There were 3 of these down the Snowy.

But other thanthat I love coil springs.

A RR classic fitted with a 300 TDI would be nice. With an Isuzu 4BD! or 4BE1 would be better.

RR and D1s can be very cheap if V8. And are capable off-road.

However you might have better hope of getting back your money with doing up a series LR.

Unless you buy things like ARB airlockers--assuming you are doing those-- from out of China. Spoke to "swamp rat" at Point Danger and he got ARB lockers with a compressor from China for $300-- per axle. Hate not buying Australian, but afraid that is what I would do considering what the same is from Australia. But I do try to buy Australian.

Go Range Rover.

We are doing up one, a 1991 Auto V8 that we got from GumTree for $1200 in very good condition, though unregistered. It needed 4 brand new [could have got second hand] brake Rotors, and it has a slight Radiator leak-- 250ml of fluid over 100km. Got to go for a Blue Slip Rego inspection next week, and it needs a new battery. But we do think it will pass the blue slip rego inspection.

Extras on it were a full leanght Roof Rack with running lights on the rack, ARB Bull bar, rear step Bar, 2 extra Long Range petrol tank. Where can you buy something like that for only $1200.

We are planning a Isuzu swap later, after we do rego it

Originally Posted by banjo

Probably not a good idea this week..I have had to start smoking rollies this week & they make me feel crook.I'm moody & cranky & just honestly not good company.Quiting will be next & thats going to be even worse..I'd give it a week or so..

hope you are not picking up any bumpers from gutters to rollin those papers. I have friends who do that

Think your idea of quiting is great. Just think how much extra money you will then have to do up the bike/Land Rover, etc.

Originally Posted by Ausfree

Hey Jase, if you want some, I have a heap of old video movies here,probably a hundred or so. You too Tony....going free!!! Actually, one old movie I won't give away that I have on Video is an old Clint Eastwood, 1980's movie called "Firefox", I love that old movie and until such times that I can get it on DVD/Blue-ray, it stays in my collection.

my son managed to copy some of our VHS to DVD by linking the 2 machines.

Originally Posted by Ausfree

What happened to the Broken Hill idea???? I believe Muswellbrook is a very expensive place to live, all the miners on the big bucks have forced prices up!!!

Hate to dampen this, but lots of people living in Broken Hill got lead poisoning-- from the dust from the mines. They may have solved tis nowbutit was the case when I was a Pathology Technician years ago.

There are other cheap Country Towns.


PS-- I am catching upon old unread posts-- was sick for a while.

I joined face book in order to enter a photo comp, but have not looked at it for the two weeks or so since I joined facebook. Considered catching upon this thread more important, as I was behind on this one.

Originally Posted by JohnF

RR? what happened to the "Real Land Rovers have leaf springs?"

Its just my subscription has run out..I will sort it eventualy

I am back Hope you lot have been behaving

Wonderful holiday with landy nuts

When you coming up Tony?

Remember the 1st May is the talk with AG then the defender weekend following.

Mrs hh