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wolfman101
Post #11622
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alpharx7
Post #11624
QUOTE (Shuffs @ Jan 27 2016, 06:04 AM)  Hey,you're the Rotary guru,I've only been soap boxing Wolfie,because of my vast experience with Lambo's,Ferraris and Porsches    you flunky    i bet you that you miss falling into the creek every other week and just wanted to post pictures of tractors. |
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alpharx7
Post #11625
i posted up about this the other week, unfortunately he's now passed away...... QUOTE http://www.msn.com/en-au/entertainment/cel...KkAC?li=AAgfYrC QUOTE Wonderful Life singer Black dies age 53 Musician Colin Vearncombe, known as Black, has died after suffering head injuries in a car accident. The singer, from Liverpool, who had a global hit in 1987 with Wonderful Life, suffered swelling on his brain in a crash near Cork Airport on January 10. The 53-year-old had been in intensive care since then. His death was announced on his Facebook page on Tuesday night, with the simple message: "Colin Vearncombe. 26/5/1962-26/1/2016. You'll never walk alone". Black's wife Camilla and his three sons paid tribute to the care he had received in Cork University Hospital since the accident. "Colin received the best possible care from the expert and highly professional staff there and we are deeply grateful for everything they did," they said. Black was said to have died peacefully with his family at his bedside "who were singing him on his way". He was soon to become a grandfather, with his eldest son's child due on St Patrick's Day. Best known for 1980s singles Sweetest Smile and Wonderful Life, Black released 15 albums under his own name and also published poetry and staged exhibitions of his paintings in Ireland, where he lived for more than 10 years. The crash occurred as he drove on his own from his home in Schull, west Cork, to catch a flight from Cork to Edinburgh for a songwriting trip. The funeral will be a private one and a memorial service is being planned in Liverpool in the near future with a charity for donations in his memory to be announced. Black's management said they were aware many people will want to celebrate his life and work. They added: "No need to laugh or cry. It's a wonderful, wonderful life". |
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alpharx7
Post #11626
QUOTE JET BIKE - WTF!?! 1320video Published on Jan 26, 2016 If JAY LENO owns one of these built to order, JET ENGINE bikes, you can bet it’s something special. Powered solely by a fully refurbished Jet Engine…You can definitely say this bike is Revolutionary! While it looks like no one is making them anymore, these are still some seriously badass machines that you don’t see very often! The noises this MONSTER makes are already exhilarating enough, We can’t IMAGINE how intense this thing has to be with a top speed approaching 300MPH! |
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alpharx7
Post #11631
QUOTE 2016 C7R Corvette SEMA 2015 ScottieDTV Published on Jan 27, 2016 A 2016 C7R Corvette I shot at SEMA 2015...I'm a BIG fan of the C7 Corvette so I was excited to be able to bring you this limited edition 2016 Z-O6 C7R Corvette...Limited to just 500 units it will be available in the Coupe....Or Convertible...Also available in Corvette Racing Yellow...or Black...I will take a Black Coupe...Thank you very much..lol..Very cool Corvette....Check it out!!!...For more coverage from The SEMA Show 2015 please visit www.scottiedtv.com The Coolest Cars On The Web!!! |
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Shuffs
Post #11632
QUOTE (alpharx7 @ Jan 27 2016, 11:57 AM) you flunky i bet you that you miss falling into the creek every other week and just wanted to post pictures of tractors. A little bit of synchronicity,yesterday,my son had to visit an engineering place,just around the corner from the farm,that we used to use,and when he finished,drove past the farm.He said most of the machinery was sitting out in the weather,both the houses on the property looked abandoned,and most of the grass was waist height.A bean counter (accountant) from Sydney bought the place,but had also bought another smaller farm,two years earlier,which was also on the market.I think he had dollar signs flashing in his head,when he saw all the un-planted land on the place,even though we both warned him that because of the water table,the trees would not survive.Apparently,he planted an extra 1500 trees on his other farm in frost areas,and areas totally unsuitable,but when our place went on the market he dived on it (the real estate lady made $60,000,and didn't even have to put signs up).He had potential buyers for his farm,but nothing was in writing,so he wanted the tenants we had in the brick house to cut short their six month holiday in Pommy Land,so he could move in,but would live in the other house until they returned.Then his potential buyers pulled the pin,so he is now paying off,and running two farms,he could run his farm single handed,but ours needs two for a fair chunk of the year.I did hear on the grapevine he had employed some one,but that won't last long,if he doesn't have a cash flow to pay him. So Alpha the desire to re-visit the place,is not high on my agenda at this point in time,I think I would sooner remember how it was  |
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wolfman101
Post #11634
You got it Shuffs!
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alpharx7
Post #11635
QUOTE (Shuffs @ Jan 28 2016, 08:18 AM) A little bit of synchronicity,yesterday,my son had to visit an engineering place,just around the corner from the farm,that we used to use,and when he finished,drove past the farm.He said most of the machinery was sitting out in the weather,both the houses on the property looked abandoned,and most of the grass was waist height.A bean counter (accountant) from Sydney bought the place,but had also bought another smaller farm,two years earlier,which was also on the market.I think he had dollar signs flashing in his head,when he saw all the un-planted land on the place,even though we both warned him that because of the water table,the trees would not survive.Apparently,he planted an extra 1500 trees on his other farm in frost areas,and areas totally unsuitable,but when our place went on the market he dived on it (the real estate lady made $60,000,and didn't even have to put signs up).He had potential buyers for his farm,but nothing was in writing,so he wanted the tenants we had in the brick house to cut short their six month holiday in Pommy Land,so he could move in,but would live in the other house until they returned.Then his potential buyers pulled the pin,so he is now paying off,and running two farms,he could run his farm single handed,but ours needs two for a fair chunk of the year.I did hear on the grapevine he had employed some one,but that won't last long,if he doesn't have a cash flow to pay him. So Alpha the desire to re-visit the place,is not high on my agenda at this point in time,I think I would sooner remember how it was hmm always the way. someone else see's all the hard work that you've put into something and they want it, then don't want to do the work themselves, and things decline. our farm deteriorated in the same way, tree's falling over and not cleaned up, a fire went through the area, taking a couple of the out buildings with it, and they were never rebuilt etc. |
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Shuffs
Post #11638
QUOTE (alpharx7 @ Jan 28 2016, 12:01 PM) hmm always the way. someone else see's all the hard work that you've put into something and they want it, then don't want to do the work themselves, and things decline. our farm deteriorated in the same way, tree's falling over and not cleaned up, a fire went through the area, taking a couple of the out buildings with it, and they were never rebuilt etc. Yeah,I'm pretty much over it,Alpha,we had seven farms bordered on to our place,five of them were basically hobby farms of 2-3000 trees,most can't afford to buy the spraying equipment,etc,so they either let them deteriorate,or go organic,which is the biggest pain in the arse for us,because,when we get an insect infestation hot spot,that has come from their farm,we are not supposed to spray it because the spray drift might pollute their f'king nuts.  It became a little worse when one of the bigger hobby farms decided to open a Boutique Restaurant,which is frequented by lots of Macca growers that can identify all the nasty smells,that emit from a farm.I did get a laugh when my son told me he had this abusive phone call from the owner,for spraying on a windy day,when he had a restaurant full of patrons.The Bean Counter,who doesn't have any of the certificates required to do the job, thought it might be a good idea to spray with a howling Westerly,didn't hear what the outcome was,but my son just said,sorry,not me,new owner The straw came when my other hip started giving me shit,and my son decided he's going to move to Melbourne,his partner lives down there,where they have a large family owned business in the sound insulation industry.My son has a lot of back problems,sitting in a tractor all day looking over his shoulder,and I think he just wants a change,not sure if he intends working in the business,because he's a good all-rounder,but he does like working out doors.His partner can't handle the humidity here,so his only real option is to go down there and become a 'city' boy,he's bought a nice unit here,with great views,so he still has a base here,so now it's only up to me to decide which way I'm going to go,operation is a tad over three weeks away,a bit of down time,then maybe start playing up like a second hand chainsaw,and spending my hard earned  |
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Shuffs
Post #11639
QUOTE (wolfman101 @ Jan 26 2016, 04:37 PM) Shuffs, also it looks better sounds as good,has more mod cons than and is 50k cheaper than the Aston,which is really the only other thing I'm considering atm. Hard to say no to that! Yeah I watched that 'vette,Viper video,and the comments were very similar to the other,it's great,but a bit of a handful.Maybe if I look at it this way....... It's definitely going to make you a better driver |
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alpharx7
Post #11640
QUOTE (Shuffs @ Jan 28 2016, 02:30 PM) Yeah,I'm pretty much over it,Alpha,we had seven farms bordered on to our place,five of them were basically hobby farms of 2-3000 trees,most can't afford to buy the spraying equipment,etc,so they either let them deteriorate,or go organic,which is the biggest pain in the arse for us,because,when we get an insect infestation hot spot,that has come from their farm,we are not supposed to spray it because the spray drift might pollute their f'king nuts. It became a little worse when one of the bigger hobby farms decided to open a Boutique Restaurant,which is frequented by lots of Macca growers that can identify all the nasty smells,that emit from a farm.I did get a laugh when my son told me he had this abusive phone call from the owner,for spraying on a windy day,when he had a restaurant full of patrons.The Bean Counter,who doesn't have any of the certificates required to do the job, thought it might be a good idea to spray with a howling Westerly,didn't hear what the outcome was,but my son just said,sorry,not me,new owner The straw came when my other hip started giving me shit,and my son decided he's going to move to Melbourne,his partner lives down there,where they have a large family owned business in the sound insulation industry.My son has a lot of back problems,sitting in a tractor all day looking over his shoulder,and I think he just wants a change,not sure if he intends working in the business,because he's a good all-rounder,but he does like working out doors.His partner can't handle the humidity here,so his only real option is to go down there and become a 'city' boy,he's bought a nice unit here,with great views,so he still has a base here,so now it's only up to me to decide which way I'm going to go,operation is a tad over three weeks away,a bit of down time,then maybe start playing up like a second hand chainsaw,and spending my hard earned good to hear that your hip operation is booked in, private hospital or public? i can see that you're poor wife's going to have to be on alert after you get your hip done. can't believe that your son's wife is complaining about the humidity, it's not even that bad here, maybe a few months of the year where it gets a bit ho hum, but ten 1/2 months of the year where you can wear shorts and thongs. who'd complain about that. what's your thoughts for the future, travel locally? grey nomad style? or overseas, see the sights, spend the kids inheritance? it's good to have plans for the future, gives you a reason to hope / dream / ambitions etc. hit wolfie up for accommodation over in Japan?
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Shuffs
Post #11641
I'll empty a couple more of my undie draws in the morning and give you a bit more goss,Alpha, mainly posting now,because weather,has ruled my life for a number of years and tomorrow has the potential to be a shit day for QLD,and Northern NSW.,BOM,and weather sites are putting out warnings |
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vk134
Post #11642
QUOTE (wolfman101 @ Jan 25 2016, 07:16 PM) Here's a question that's been on my mind recently: Does engine position and drive type matter a damn thing to handling? We're told all the time: mid-engine+AWD=the best possible track performance...and intuitively it certainly makes sense. I've had FE/FWD, FE/RWD, ME/AWD ME/RWD. All been very different on the track. Looking as seriously as I am at the Z06, it really made me re-evaluate. How the hell is a RWD car with a huge engine in the front one of the fastest cars in the world? Then I had a think and realised that MOST of the fastest production cars on the track are RWD, and many are front or even rear engined. Have we just had the marketing wool pulled over our eyes? Gratuitous shot of Z06 being rad.  Mmmm yes it is a real quandry, I think shuffs covered it pretty well, if you read many stories of engineering from Lotus and the development of the MX5 etc, you will see the focus on weight balance, Centre of Gravity are higher than how the power is delivered. It does come down to the driving experience you really want, personally the vette does it for me as the whole package, you get the complete awesome sound, the rear wheel drive fun times on demand, plus not a bad daily, looks and practicalities. If the bias was more towards track days, the GTR would probably edge it in as the driver assists, the 4 wheel drive would make it a winner with less chance of clusterfking it when you have a lapse of concentration. Astons etc supercars etc the whole touchyness and stuff around I really could not be bothered with, the vette is just a commodore GTS with a different body etc, but many shared GM world car parts so it also get the benefit of cheaper performance parts and development. In short, front engined, high powered, rear wheel drive cars are just fun |
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wolfman101
Post #11644
Went and sat in one today. The interior is really quite nice. No worse than my car really. |
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alpharx7
Post #11647
for the full story click on the link QUOTE Jefferson Airplane’s Paul Kantner dies at 74
Paul Kantner, one of the giants of the San Francisco music scene, died Thursday, Jan. 28, of multiple organ failure. Mr. Kantner, founding member of the Jefferson Airplane, was 74 and had suffered a heart attack earlier this week. His death was confirmed by longtime publicist and friend, Cynthia Bowman, who said he died of multiple organ failure and septic shock. |
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wolfman101
Post #11648
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Dai.
Post #11651
QUOTE (Shuffs @ Jan 28 2016, 05:59 PM) I'll empty a couple more of my undie draws in the morning and give you a bit more goss,Alpha, mainly posting now,because weather,has ruled my life for a number of years and tomorrow has the potential to be a shit day for QLD,and Northern NSW.,BOM,and weather sites are putting out warnings Extreme risk of supercell storms from Rocky to the border,and high risk,for NSW from the border to Coffs Harbour?These storms have the potential to do a lot of damage,and will be around tomorrow Still waiting for the storm...... |
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alpharx7
Post #11654
QUOTE (Dai. @ Jan 29 2016, 06:58 PM) We got some thunder and that was it...... Perfect motorcycling weather. saw a guy on Tuesday who thought the same thing whilst riding up to the sunshine coast.....he was pulled up on the side of the highway underneath a bridge. pissing down rain......
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