Don't worry kallen It's normal at his age..lol
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Don't worry kallen It's normal at his age..lol
You're not far behind mate......... ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by wa 489
got me roofrack and awning on today bud...rooftop tomoz
Rang the dealer to try and get an update on my new patrol and the chick was apparently out all morning and to rude in the afternoon to call back. She had better of put in the work order I want everything they take off kept for spares.
Come on, you know the rules!!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by wa 489
So how old are you Clunky?Quote:
Originally Posted by Clunk
Just a young wippa snapping 41 going on 28 :DQuote:
Originally Posted by TPC
Your only a young guy, the way everybody carries on I thought you must have been well into your 50's.Quote:
Originally Posted by Clunk
48 myself and still consider myself young, my father is old.
It's because of my many words of wisdom you see, it just makes me look older than I am!!!! HahahahaQuote:
Originally Posted by TPC
Its definitely not the purple hippo that makes you seem older.Quote:
Originally Posted by Clunk
It would take most people one hundred years to fit all that sh!t in...Quote:
Originally Posted by Clunk
G'day folks,
Not what has made me angry, what has made me sad.
The passing on Monday of a life long friend of our family, my dads, best mate Gordon Quinton. Dad had known Gordon for over 47 years. Traveled out to Australia the first time to NSW n 1966 and finally WA in 1970. After only living in WA for 12 months both family's travelled from Perth to Geelong in 1971 crossing the Infamous Nullarbor Plain, hundreds of kilometers of the worse corrugations in the country at the time.
Gordon was responsible for my my outdoors nature, he taught me how hunt & shoot. He bought me my first .22 Bruno rifle, took my dad and I spot light shooting most Friday nights and Saturday shooting trips around Ballarat, Rokewood, Skipton, Colac, Peterborough/Port Campbell in Victoria.
Took me Crocodile and Buffalo shooting in the mid to late 1970's in the Northern Territory. (those were the farken days when we used to spot-light crocs at night, after shooting them, both my Gordon and I would would jump in to tail-rope the bastards, while dad another friend Ray would watch out for other crocs)!
Gordon was there for me when I returned from the Rhodesian Bush War in 1980, by providing me with the airfare to return to Australia, he saw my passing out parade in 1980 when i graduated from Kapooka after joining the Australian Army.
The man was more like an uncle to me and was my dads best mate, he owned 3 Nissan Patrols over his action packed life, he bought a G60 in the 1970's, (pile shit that was, i remember helping him on two occasions fixing the bloody gear-box.) He then bought a MQ patrol wagon and travelled around Australia in 1980 with his family, he also travelled to Cape York in 1981. That trip inspired me to do the Cape with my Army mates in 1983. Finally in 2003 he bought a second hand GQ wagon which he only had for a couple years.
Unfortunately, cancer struck the good man down, he was never right when his wife Sandra passed away last year, he effectively gave up on life, Sandra was his soul-mate, best-friend they were inseparable. Dad visited Gordon last Thursday in Ballarat base hospital, Gordon was released on the Saturday, dad spoke to Gordon on the Sunday where the two of them made arrangements to have coffee with one another on the Monday.
Unfortunately, that never happened, dad arrived at 11.00am Monday morning this week and was unable to get in, after ringing one of Gordon's daughters he was directed to a hidden key to gain access to the premises. Dad found Gordon collapsed on the hallway floor, after ringing 000 and been directed by the medics to give CPR while the ambulance was sent from Ballarat to the remote town of Dereel which is 20 minute drive, Gordon was pronounced dead when the medics arrived. He had died in his best mates arms!
Today, i fly from Coffs Harbour to Geelong to attend Gordons funeral on Monday! Whilst i write this thread, i am already teary eyed. I will miss you Gordon Quinton, thanks for all the great memories and advice you gave me through my life's journey. May you rest in peace!
PS, Farkkkk, we did some crazy things together old friend, you will be truly missed!
Regards,
Paul,Ally and family
RIP Gordon
Sorry to hear that Paul, sounded like a top bloke.
Keep remembering all the good times with him.
Bloody hell what champ!
Rest in peace, made me tear up a bit to towards the end there
He sure meant a lot to you Paul, sorry to hear the news tho.
Happy hunt'n Gordon, RIP.
The ferret.
Geez Paul,bring a tear to a grown mans eyes...May your dads best friend rest in peace mate....Sound like you've lost a true friend to
RIP Gordon. Sounds like he was a top bloke. Sorry for your loss Paul.
Fecking rain all day , so haven't been able to put the awning on and missus being out all day knowing full well I need to go out today to get some bits n pieces for the Q. Tomorrow better be a better day
Wimp......
shut it possum or I'll get doggy on ya!!!!!!!!! hahahahahaQuote:
Originally Posted by wa 489
bwahahaha, I think Stropp, TD and I will will bring the hunting knives lol
So whats made me angry?
Took the wife n kids to the beach after work this morning did bit of beach driving then the wife drove home n then about 20ks from home couldnt find some gears n really hard to select what gears could find so now I gotta get underneath my bus n have a look in like 42 degree heat tomorrow
Hope it's nothing major for your sake mate..
Yeah hopefully just gunked up linkages
I had something similar recently with a bit of grinding in reverse as well. Turned out to be clutch that needed adjusting.Quote:
Originally Posted by UCAGQ2
So got up early to beat the heat get out to my bus to find that the clutch pedal on the floor, popped the bonnet n checked the fluid it was like water, so flushed n bleed with new stuff now feels alright selecting all gears so fingers crossed was only that :)Quote:
Originally Posted by UCAGQ2
writing post and adding the images only to discover my recently updated banana phone no longer streams pic to my pc and when done manually they are locked from beeing uploaded to photobucket and then in the process of finding a way around this loosing whole un submitted ppost by accident. grr lol
Paul, folks here enjoy the funny stories that you post from time to time, but it is clear to me on this occasion that your writing is a way of managing the sadness you refer to. As such I am sure it helped to write it, I can tell because it is a piece of writing from the heart. No-one could read it without feeling a little of what you felt as you wrote it. You were so lucky to have someone like Gordon in your life, & he was lucky to have someone like you who appreciated him. Best wishes.Quote:
Originally Posted by RLI
Cuppa
Can say Zip except for what a champion bloke you are Gordon and I use the present text because that will be what you will too RLI you made your mark.
How would that happen, ???Quote:
Originally Posted by UCAGQ2
Raining cats and dogs this morning in Melb
and it ticks me off PPL don't flick on the headlights or at least parkers.
Its about being seen isn't it ?
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Originally Posted by NP99
have been told that brake/ clutch fluid can go off after a long period of time have never heard of this myself before, has anyone on here heard of this happening or am i getting led astray
I think Ive heard that before also
It happened to the brakes in my old bus. Fine one day shot the next.Quote:
Originally Posted by UCAGQ2
My ear is still bloody blocked from Knockwood trip.
I have literally spent 2 weeks with a blocked ear, constant ringing and pressure.
Docs gave me antibiotics, first time I've had them for about 10 years, they have made me poo like an absolute demon and now my little pucker is in pain...LMAO
Hey? What did you say?Quote:
Originally Posted by AB
People that think owning your own business its not. Its depresses me so much to have this business buts its our only source of income. Theres hard times and theres good time. But days like today id rather throw my hands up in the air and lock the doors at the shop sell everything i own and move!!!!
Hang in there, you may need to brainstorm to get fresh idea , etc
must have been your passion once
Its the wife dream. Its not the business its selfs its the clients.