What has made you Happy today??

Stopped in Perth for the night at Stropps,good catching up again,
The best bit is yet to come,put a good day in n did 1000km now just 700 roughly more n seeing the grandkids n kids in karratha,then off to Broome to spoil them some.more for the first week of school holiday,am dragging the tinny up some 2600km to hopefully catch some fish also
Sitting in canarvon eating ding snagga n washing it down with a jacks
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So no different than last night 🤣

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So no different than last night [emoji1787]

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Bwhaaaaaa,yep.....rhink this yrs snagga is some of my best,if I do say so myself mate,

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Soft cocked it back on grid at a caravany park with beautiful sunshine and super clean dunny shower holes to boot :-) http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forum...020/06/141.jpg





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Spent the weekend at Gordon Country 4WD park in the mountains at Goomburra - roughly 3/4 hour or so NW of Cunningham's Gap. Loads of people camping but not many of them were 4WDing.
Lots of good fun, but unfortunately where a few dramas: Careflight was called in for a child with spinal injuries (felloff a tree swing), ambulance called in for another child with a broken leg. Also a family slipped off the track in a muddy patch and would have rolled down an almost sheer drop of more than 50 metres but slid into a stump leaving the vehicle damaged and inclined precariously at more that 45 degrees but safe - wife and 2 kids in the vehicle too, and a company car. Recovery was achieved by the ever helpful 4WD community - we did assist in the recovery but were not the primaries. All safe in the end.
And of course there were the young daredevils who kept getting themselves into awkward situations.
The park is huge and you can camp anywhere, but facilities are a bit scarce to say the last. Toilet facilities are few and far between and showers are a premium. We were completely self sufficient so not an issue for us.
We had a great time.

Somewhat sad to be leaving our deluxe camp week works completed but we have truly enjoyed the golden old Legends incoming/outgoing company whilst in van town comfort :-)
Aint even 50 yet myself but have listened to some good advice I believe tonight from a retired Farmer/Diesel Mech Legend [emoji106][emoji106]
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If only we had a spare retired $100k would probably buy an AOR too and follow Old Mate way out beyond the back of Bourke :-)



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Been self isolating up the Vic High Country for the last 4 day - we were safe and well fed, no one there at all.Attachment 81376Attachment 81377Attachment 81378Attachment 81379Attachment 81380Attachment 81381Attachment 81382 Still got a couple of these ovens at run - out prices as well! Got a bit noisy last night though, sounded like feeding time at the melb zoo monkey exhibit!

Very nice mate, very nice indeed. Did the fish give you a wide berth as well Phil?

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Very nice mate, very nice indeed. Did the fish give you a wide berth as well Phil?

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3 x 3kg carp, one per night, happy to remove this small quantity each time.

Well done. That pizza looks pretty good, you guys must have done it tough ;-)

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Well done. That pizza looks pretty good, you guys must have done it tough ;-)

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Yeah.... it was difficult, we soldiered on, fought the battle, overcame the obstacles.....made it thru ok. Driving out, must have passed a zillion 4wd's and campers heading the other way - school holidays etc.

That's a ripper spot Phil, we've stayed there a few times. Definitely need to keep a close eye on the kids at that spot but the doggos love it!

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That's a ripper spot Phil, we've stayed there a few times. Definitely need to keep a close eye on the kids at that spot but the doggos love it!

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Yep. river does drop off quickly and it was dropping in level for 2 days then rose the 3rd quite significantly. We came in the back way instead of trying to handle the crossing.

Doing some.crazy rock climbing,I did not,but these 62s are impressive if ya don't mind scratching them up a bit
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As soon as I saw your pics I recognised that spot & I was going to ask if you heard some freaky noises in there Philo - then I read your comment haha

Yeah, must be a huge commune by now, been there 13 yrs and counting from what i recall. absolutely clear, smack on time.

Terrible weather this weekend, but it's good for making chicken soup!
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Instant pot Pulled pork for tea tonight. Mmmmm yumhttp://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forum...2020/07/17.jpg

Ready in 40minutes! They are cool kitchen aids
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We've had one for a couple of years and still use it pretty often, they are bloody awesome!

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Looks familiar. Where is it?


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Burgoynes, on the beach, next campsite upstream from the hut

Remember Muddy ?? - we went in the back way - & passed that bloke in the low clearance Subaru Or whatever it was - we commented to each other on the radio that we hope old mate wasn’t following us - NEK MINNUT he pipes up on our channel that he was - all you could hear in the back ground as he talked was BANG ! BANG ! BANG ! CLUNK ! as he smashed over rock ledges 🤣🤣🤣 poor bloke , what a great trip away that was 👍🏻

Damn it. Just sliced the end of my left middle finger with a bloody stanley knife. Stupid. Idiot. Goose. #101Dumbass

Good job I have superglue in the shed....

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On with the job.

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Bit wet yesterday but today is not a bad day!

Stephensons falls is an amazing place to visit too!

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Remember Muddy ?? - we went in the back way - & passed that bloke in the low clearance Subaru Or whatever it was - we commented to each other on the radio that we hope old mate wasn’t following us - NEK MINNUT he pipes up on our channel that he was - all you could hear in the back ground as he talked was BANG ! BANG ! BANG ! CLUNK ! as he smashed over rock ledges [emoji1787][emoji1787][emoji1787] poor bloke , what a great trip away that was [emoji1303]

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Yeah I remember, that was funny. Bloody nice spot on that beach.


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So i contacted Redarc I was missing the little metal clip that holds the loom plug to the water temp sensor.
They said it’s not sold as a seperate part and the only way to buy it was to buy the loom with a new sensor. The guy who I was talking to told me to hang on for a minute, he gets back to me and says he has a spare loom sitting in his desk draw and would send it to me for free. I offered to pay for it and the postage and he refused.
Well I got it today. Even chucked in a sticker.
Customer support at its best!
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I love how in WA, when someone asks, "How many hours does it take to get to X?", the reply is 2 or 3 days.

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So i contacted Redarc I was missing the little metal clip that holds the loom plug to the water temp sensor.
They said it’s not sold as a seperate part and the only way to buy it was to buy the loom with a new sensor. The guy who I was talking to told me to hang on for a minute, he gets back to me and says he has a spare loom sitting in his desk draw and would send it to me for free. I offered to pay for it and the postage and he refused.
Well I got it today. Even chucked in a sticker.
Customer support at its best!
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Doesn't that make you feel better about stuff. There are still some nice people who are prepared to help out & not worry about money.

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Mongrel. I had a great trip planned for the Canning Stock this year, but that damn virus reared it's very ugly head. Fallen in love with WA over the past few years and can't wait to get back.

I've heard from inside sources we will be going into lockdown not just closing the border tonight. I think Dan is making the right move to keep us all safe.

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Bloody hell. I'm off to get dunny rolls.

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Bloody hell. I'm off to get dunny rolls.

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Good luck.

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I've heard from inside sources we will be going into lockdown not just closing the border tonight. I think Dan is making the right move to keep us all safe.

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Just heard that it is Melbourne metro and the Mitchell Shire areas that are going back into lockdown.

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Vic High Country on a Friday Morning. #thisisreallyliving

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My son hasn't been in a great place lately.

He started doing a PE teacher traineeship at the start of this year, after finishing year 12 last year. He was always going to do something that involved sport. He tossed it in about a month ago, saying that he still loves sport and everything that goes with it, but has now realised that it's not a career that he wants.

He has been working casually the last couple of weeks, while applying for different apprenticeships. Got a call this afternoon that he starts on Tuesday a 2 week trial as a heating and cooling plumber.

Not only it made me happy, but the smile on his face, he's wrapped. Good to have my boy back.

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My son hasn't been in a great place lately.

He started doing a PE teacher traineeship at the start of this year, after finishing year 12 last year. He was always going to do something that involved sport. He tossed it in about a month ago, saying that he still loves sport and everything that goes with it, but has now realised that it's not a career that he wants.

He has been working casually the last couple of weeks, while applying for different apprenticeships. Got a call this afternoon that he starts on Tuesday a 2 week trial as a heating and cooling plumber.

Not only it made me happy, but the smile on his face, he's wrapped. Good to have my boy back.

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Good on ya mate. It's bloody tough for young ones these days, they're expected to know what they want to do from the day they leave high school. I'll tell ya what I've been working in schools for 10 years, I'd never recommend teaching, it's a thankless bastard of a job.

Great to hear a happy ending, wish him well for the future.

Had a holiday booked and paid for to Singapore in August, lost my money on accommodation but got money back on flights so have booked 8 nights in Darwin. Be great to go somewhere warm.

Another thing making me happy is looking at some of the work trips I have planned for this year, covering a lot of SA and getting paid for it.

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Since we're not allowed to travel anywhere outside VIC, I'm sitting here mapping out a trip to visit the 3 points of Victoria.

Point 1 on the south coast, point 2 up near Mildura and Point 3 over east near Mallacoota.

Should be a bloody good trip, think we'll do it over a few trips as I don't have any leave planned ATM.