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| posted on April 10th, 2007 at 07:07 AM |
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A long weekend
Friday,
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Well my friends are gone & my hair is grey, I ache in the places where I used to play.
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Spook
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| posted on April 10th, 2007 at 07:08 AM |
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Saturday
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Well my friends are gone & my hair is grey, I ache in the places where I used to play.
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Spook
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| posted on April 10th, 2007 at 07:09 AM |
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Spook
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| posted on April 10th, 2007 at 07:11 AM |
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Monday.
My apologies to all those I didn't speak to on Sunday but, as you can see, I was on a mission.
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| posted on April 10th, 2007 at 07:35 AM |
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What a bummer.
Glad you didnt have anything planned over the long weekend.
Lucky it didnt dent the apron where the guards bolt on.
Futue te ipsum!!!
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Spook
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| posted on April 10th, 2007 at 08:02 AM |
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It did bend the front, but the supers have a separate panel at the front, not the spare wheel tub the earlier beetles have.
I did have to deflate the spare to get it out. Slide hammer & sledge hammer got it back to a reasonable shape. Not pretty, but roadworthy.
The back; well you cant see the tow bar behind the bumper bar. I think that's deflected it away from the centre of the car. Both are bent but it's
saved the apron & more importantly, the engine from being hit.
Well my friends are gone & my hair is grey, I ache in the places where I used to play.
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| posted on April 10th, 2007 at 09:18 AM |
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Geez....lucky for you we don't have too many long weekends!!!!:beer
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| posted on April 10th, 2007 at 09:44 AM |
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This is what happens when your confidence/skill ratio aint all it could be.
This is #1 son's effort 3 days after getting his licence.
Lost it on a wet corner & hit 2 parked cars while travelling in a circular direction. Front is laser, back is commodore.
Fortunately, as a mean & overbearing father, I wouldn't let him drive it without third party insurance.
Hasn't shaken him though. This is his car Sunday arvo when he asked if he could take the wife's 626 to go & see his squeeze.
Little bludger's got balls. I'll give him that.
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| posted on April 10th, 2007 at 11:31 AM |
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damn, poor bug, thought it must have been a bug sandwitch, sad to see but i couldnt help but smile at your above description, lucky the parked cars
were spaced right or you would have had some serious damage to cleanup around the door and B-pillar, havign said that though, if the cars were further
apart would he have had the worlds luckiest escape and cleared them both?
Reimagined/Recycled/Upcycled Cool
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| posted on April 11th, 2007 at 05:56 AM |
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I dunno.
I think the parked cars have provided a "soft" landing.
If you hit the gutter dead straight, front or back, you may get away with it with nothing more than a couple of buckled rims. Hit it sideways, chances
are you'll damage the suspension both ends with the very real risk of rolling.
Not to mention parked cars are softer than trees or power poles if you do manage to climb the gutter.
Well my friends are gone & my hair is grey, I ache in the places where I used to play.
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| posted on April 11th, 2007 at 07:30 AM |
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your lucky he didnt hurt himself
The car looks good now
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Spook
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| posted on April 11th, 2007 at 08:17 AM |
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Looks like one of my cars now. Dints & primer :P
Physically, no damage done. The ego copped a hell of a bruising though.
Like I said, didn't stop him asking for the keys to his mother's car Sunday.
I did see you Sunday Dave, but you looked busier than me so I left you be.
Well my friends are gone & my hair is grey, I ache in the places where I used to play.
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| posted on April 12th, 2007 at 09:34 PM |
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oh my god the poor car and poor u.... i'm sorry.
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Spook
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| posted on April 13th, 2007 at 07:09 AM |
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Don't sweat it.
Cars can be fixed & savings accounts can be replenished.
Well my friends are gone & my hair is grey, I ache in the places where I used to play.
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