General Banter

[Plasnart]

Looks a bit like Darren was my first thought. Not being unkind, I kind of like it gggrrrrrlllllll!!!!

Your Mrs hasn’t been away long PB, you bloody need constant supervision!!

[PeeBee]

Your Mrs hasn’t been away long PB, you bloody need constant supervision!!

I have my welder and my grinder, I am complete.

[Plasnart]

Went to the local hospital to see a dermatologist today, and checking in the receptionist confirmed my name, birth date, address, phone number, email address, then said “Your birth certificate indicates you were male at birth. Do you still identify as male?”

Anybody who knows me knows I’m a big fat bastard with a beard.

I said “I’m not answering such a stupid question.”

Where is this world heading, honestly? What would she have said if I asked to see a gynaecologist?

[Maxhead]

I’m at my local hospital to get my gallbladder removed and I had an “it” pushing my bed around
Sounds pretty common



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[Plasnart]

I’m at my local hospital to get my gallbladder removed and I had an “it” pushing my bed around
Sounds pretty common

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Holy smokes Krisso, hope they don’t stick too many things into you.

And hope your gall bladder is removed ok too. All the best bud.

[mudski]

Done this today!


We in pretty much in the middle
Of nowhere with no mobile service. A balmy 30c outside, on our way from St.George in QLD heading toward Augathella where my daughter is.
So before it went we had massive vibrations I thought we had a flat, we pulled over, I got out and I could smell burning rubber, then bang she went.
I get my exhaust bag jack out, put it under the car. Start the car up, the jack is pumping up then bang! The exhaust bag pops! I get my second wind up jack out and that’s not working. No mobile service we had to wait until someone came past and asked for help. Bout half hour later a grey nomad stops to help. Fun day.

So we get into the next town, Mitchell. Drop into the only tyre service shop. Nothing. My tyre size, 305/70R16, nothing within a 600k radius.
In the end I am booked in tomorrow for a full set of Mickey T MTZ’s in 285/75R16’s. The current tyres are 7 years old. And on their last legs. This was to be their last trip, but not to be…
I wanted to go an AT this time but this is all I can get out here. Other than some no name brand AT’s I wasn’t willing to try.


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[Cremulator]

Geez, that is a run of bad luck @mudski!
How many K's had you done on those tyres in 7 years?

[jay see]

That's all the bad luck for you mate.
Enjoy the rest of the trip. Brilliant part of the world your heading to..

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[mudnut]

Glad it burst while you were stopped and no-one got hurt. That could have been so much worse. Enjoy the rest of the trip.

[mudski]

Geez, that is a run of bad luck @mudski!
How many K's had you done on those tyres in 7 years?

Yeah every trip up here something has happened to the Patrol.
I’d done maybe 60thousand on these tyres. I think age was a factor though.
I’m not really sure to be honest why this happened. The roads up here are in really good shape, I was on bitumen, it was only 30c, just before it blew there was a strong smell of burning rubber. And when it blew I thought the tyre was going to burn as it was smoking up a fair bit.
So maybe the casing just fatigued and this caused extra heat build up or something.


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