its not bad there are better places but there are alot more worse places than there.
“We all pay for life with death, so everything in between should be free.” Bill Hicks
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Its definitley a nice place to be stuck....lots of sunshine,unlike Melbourne.😎
All going to plan we'll be on the road tomorrow.......then it will be 2 days continuous driving to Melbourne.
hmmm...take it easy, at least the house is clean for when you get home
A funny thing happened the other day.......It seems we have a sensitive smoke detector in our motel room as when we finally got to Port the other day & checked into our motel,we were knackered & i got in my p.js & thought i'd make some toast before hitting the sack.so i popped the bread in the toaster & next thing i know the smoke detector was going off.Now i'm not talking normal house smoke alarm sound...this alarm is hooked up to the whole motel & it was like a fire alarm...sooooo loud.We opened the door & everyone was coming out of their rooms wondering what was going on & there was me in my hot pink flanny p.js,with toast in hand & my face a lovely betroot red saying "it was me but look this is my toast & its not even burnt!!"I was so embarassed....needless to say all further toast has been made in the bathroom with the door shut & the fan on!!!!!!!:blush
maybe it was a combination of the toast and the heat from the pink jamas
Well, the Kombi is headed south once again, so good luck guys. Take it easy
65 Meyers Manx
68 Country Buggy (KO 367)
68 Country Buggy (KO 669)
68 Country Buggy (KO 789)
68 Country Buggy (KO 815)
68 Baja Bug
76 Baja Kombi Twincab
lol ....about the smoke alarm!!! 😀
They can be sooooo sensitive...I used to manage in a low level aged care facility and the oldies used to the burn toast...often...some insisted on altering the levels...higher than our limit mark.... Tapes never work over the button...they can be taken off....
If it wasn't got onto in time e.g. windows flung open...fanning the smoke away with a towel.....then...fire barrier doors would shut.....people would be wondering out of their rooms...firetrucks would arrive.....and we would get a BIG bill for their attendance......
Despite our the aim of maintaining peoples level of independance for as long as possible....we had to take over the toast cooking in their kitchen areas...
Honestly the fire station must have gotten used to us there at one stage when the new smoke system went in... :blush
Last heard they were just south of Sydney, still going strong
65 Meyers Manx
68 Country Buggy (KO 367)
68 Country Buggy (KO 669)
68 Country Buggy (KO 789)
68 Country Buggy (KO 815)
68 Baja Bug
76 Baja Kombi Twincab
good to hear mate 1 more dubber on the road
“We all pay for life with death, so everything in between should be free.” Bill Hicks
the chaos project - click me
Great news!!!
Nice work, let us know when you're home mandie and steve
Hey Glad to hear you making some mile's again. Nice meeting you, good to actually put a face to the avatar we see on here! Good luck for the rest of the trip!
Rob...😎
Boxer Power
Member of DMLRK.....Die Mittler Lebuns Resto Komeradschaft
Well they made it into Albury, had the tappets checked again and they should be right to make it home tommorrow.
Graham
65 Meyers Manx
68 Country Buggy (KO 367)
68 Country Buggy (KO 669)
68 Country Buggy (KO 789)
68 Country Buggy (KO 815)
68 Baja Bug
76 Baja Kombi Twincab
Glad to here it, their two good People!
Rob...😎
Boxer Power
Member of DMLRK.....Die Mittler Lebuns Resto Komeradschaft
The mechanic in Port Macquarie assured us we would make it home if we took it easy and stayed under 90km/h, so we decided to delay replacing the head until we got home.
Dropped in to see Les in Taree yesterday (Barls dad) and thank him for his help. The bloke is a dead set legend. Even though he was booked solid he offered to work Friday night and Saturday to get us on the road if necessary. Thanks Les!
We left Campbelltown this morning and limped into Albury about an hour ago with the bus doing its best stall everytime we stopped for traffic. Fortunately the local VW mechanic, Paul, was willing to have a look for us just before he closed. Once again no clearance on intake valves for cylinders 1 & 2. By the time we get to Melb the valve seats will probably be riding up the front with us. With the clearances set to 8 thou we made it round the corner to Dave's place at Albury backpackers. Tomorrow will be the final 300km home, with some luck.
Ain't nothin' like the wind in your hair.
Looks like your gunna make it OK. So what is the cause of the actual problem?
Rob...😎
Boxer Power
Member of DMLRK.....Die Mittler Lebuns Resto Komeradschaft
:sandrine
I txt Mandie late this arvo & she was nearly home.....
Judy😉
59 Microbus Kombi (MERCY)
64 Microbus Kombi (CHANNON)
Most excellent!!!:thumb
....it's bucketing down here right now and so cold...they are probably wishing they were still up north.....and joking about turning around....
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Man Rain
Whats that? We have some major bush fires going on up here at the moment.
Youl have to get Mandie to fill you in on what all us degenerates look like up here in gods country!
Rob...😎
Boxer Power
Member of DMLRK.....Die Mittler Lebuns Resto Komeradschaft
I'm sure she'll only have good things to say about you lot up there...🙂
....fires..not good...wish I could send some rain up to you...
Just reading the paper and they are asking people to take public transport to the footy game because of how wet the car park is.....
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I don't know
Nasty Boy was with us!
Rob...
Boxer Power
Member of DMLRK.....Die Mittler Lebuns Resto Komeradschaft
Who was the nasty boy?? :o
He He you will find out!:cussing
Rob...😎
Boxer Power
Member of DMLRK.....Die Mittler Lebuns Resto Komeradschaft
Oh no suspense until Mandie fills me in!!! :jesus
He's not really a nasty Boy! well most of the time anyway!
Rob...😎
Boxer Power
Member of DMLRK.....Die Mittler Lebuns Resto Komeradschaft
Now I won't sleep Rob....anyone from here...lots of nasty boys around this place.... present company accepted...😉
Heh all.......yes we're at Davids in Albury & all going well should be back home 2morrow.
The actual problem as far as we can tell so far is we have receding valve seats.......possibly caused by overheating a while back & possibly using lead replacement on long highway trips!!
Although we've had this hiccup towards the end of our trip I certainly won't let it dampen the fantastic time we've had & all the fantastic people we've met.:thumb
Thanx again for all the well wishes & support.:kiss
I'll fill you in on everything on Tues night Jen.....make sure you're at the meeting....😉
good to hear its all good apart from the receding valves
“We all pay for life with death, so everything in between should be free.” Bill Hicks
the chaos project - click me
I was expecting to hear you were at home...wioth the news of you being near home!! ....lol
So..... not over the divide yet...and possible dry weather still!! 😀
Have fun in Albury...and
....watch out for Fern Man!! He appears from nowhere in David's back yard :alien
Good I'll have to be at the meeting...Rob has got me in suspence now...Love to hear the stories of the trip anyhow's....but hey he's baited me...😉
