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 donn
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| posted on July 3rd, 2009 at 09:06 PM |
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Cold As
Well I'll find out about cold tomorrow, taking the buggy up to chilly old Scone for a spin, leaving early in the morning and providing it gets me
there ok I'm heading off into the hills up to Upper Rouchel. Wish me luck and if you see me give me a wave and shout me a hot chockie. 
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| posted on July 3rd, 2009 at 09:42 PM |
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Man I lived there years and years ago . and rode a motorcycle !! Your gunna FREEEEZE  
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| posted on July 3rd, 2009 at 09:50 PM |
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ha thats not cold keep going north!
i stop working in the shed every time it hit's 0 
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donn
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| posted on July 3rd, 2009 at 10:22 PM |
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Yeah, I know Uralla, worked out at Hillgrove out of Armidale back in the early 70s, reckon it's guna be a toss up between Uralla and Upper Rouchel
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| posted on July 3rd, 2009 at 10:27 PM |
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| posted on July 3rd, 2009 at 10:37 PM |
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It's 10 degrees here on the gold coast as I type and thats more than cold enough for me!! Have fun down there mate, hope you have a good
beanie/gloves/coat/scarf/other suitably warm attire!
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| posted on July 4th, 2009 at 10:05 AM |
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we got plovers nesting on one of the roads through the farm,
when i got out there at 6:30 yesterday morning poor old plover had frost on its back
bet its eggs were nice and toasty though
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| posted on July 4th, 2009 at 10:20 AM |
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i've just put wool seat covers in my bug, it's not as bad now but still cold in old armidale
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| posted on July 4th, 2009 at 05:34 PM |
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Well I got there and back ok, not as cold as I was expecting though once I got to Muswellbrook it got just a wee bit nipply and then more so as I
headed into the hills, good cruise home but as the sun went down the temp started to drop again. Most amazing thing is the old buggy got me there and
back without so much as a hickup, I think I love it again.
Bugger shit and bum, I stoped typing to go and check how many k's i did (about 370 for those who have been on the edge of the seat waiting) and
thought I'd check what apeared to be a puddle of water on the garage floor, I noticed it as I drove in, bloody great pool of brake fluid, that
explains why the brake peddle was a bit down, I thought it was just that they needed adjusting, damn. 
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| posted on July 5th, 2009 at 04:42 AM |
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This thread is quite refreshing. 40C here two days ago! 
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donn
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| posted on July 5th, 2009 at 06:55 AM |
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So just where is 72hundred miles off the Queensland coast?
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| posted on July 10th, 2009 at 06:02 AM |
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| Quote: | Originally
posted by donn
So just where is 72hundred miles off the Queensland coast?
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I though that the archaic units might be a clue...
http://gc.kls2.com/cgi-bin/gc?PATH=cns-l70%0D%0A&PATH-UNITS=mi
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| posted on July 10th, 2009 at 07:08 AM |
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Well it looks like I need to update the poota, I can't find that road anywhere on google.
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| posted on July 10th, 2009 at 07:31 AM |
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| Quote: | Originally
posted by donn
Well it looks like I need to update the poota, I can't find that road anywhere on google.
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Google Maps gives me a route to Darwin, then the instruction "Kayak across the Pacific Ocean." to Japan. After that it gets silly.
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| posted on July 12th, 2009 at 10:07 PM |
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Hey Donn, I was driving around town last week with the lid off on old red. Wasn't too bad at 6am. I reckon this year is no where near as cold as last
year. Would have kept the lid off to had it not been for the rain on Tuesday morning. I looked outside, looked fine so off I ventured. Got to
Birmingham Gardens and down it came. I didn't get wet unless i stopped so I didn't stop. My work shirt was on the passengers seat and was still dry
when I arrived in the basement at work. I think I just got lucky. Drove to Gerroa today (in the Monaro) and noticed that it isn't that cold down here
either. Maybe I am changing. Getting old and getting hot...haha
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| posted on July 13th, 2009 at 05:12 PM |
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Yeah Red, took the buggy up to Dondingalong (yes there is such a place) near Kempsy once, rained all the way and the blokes I was meeting up there
were laughing fit to fall over as I arrived, they couldn't believe it when they found out that I and my camping gear was dry as, though the only
place I stopped was under an awning at a servo.
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| posted on July 14th, 2009 at 09:36 PM |
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You guys must just get numb when you get older or sillier not to feel the cold.
I bet it will be cold at Gunnedah this week end when we go up there I had a look on the net and it said it will get down to 0 dec over night on Fri
night I will feel it as I'm skinny and don't have any extra padding to keep me warm
Hey Red why don't you bring the monaro up to Gunnedah Drags on the week end?
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| posted on July 15th, 2009 at 12:11 AM |
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Well, its just as cold as last year in Scone...
a few -0C and many 8C by 7pm at night...
and 5C later on...
I've been working on My beetle some nights...
in a carport... and it didn't feel too cold...
but when the Freezing winds hit.... BRRRRR
Hands are too cold to use the tools...
Should be back on the road tomorrow...
LEE
PS: I believe We do get used to the cold weather...
and the heater in My beetle works great....
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| posted on July 15th, 2009 at 10:12 AM |
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Just got back from taking my 8-year old daughter skiing (at Smiggins) for the first time. We parked the VW Golf at the Ski Tube terminal at Bullocks
Flat, where it sat for 3 days. It got to -3 overnight on Saturday but didn't snow that far down. It did snow at Smiggins and the wind chill was -10
at the top of Blue Cow.
The Golf started first time when we got back to it on Sunday - not surprisingly. And it was beautiful to drive back to Sydney that evening in air-con
comfort. Glad I didn't take the Kombi.
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| posted on July 16th, 2009 at 10:31 AM |
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| Quote: | Hey Red why don't
you bring the monaro up to Gunnedah Drags on the week end?
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Would love to Rose but really what is there to prove??
Its big, its black and it throbs, thrusts and growls when its going hard..lol.
Couldn't help myself with that.
Nah the middle boy has 3 shifts over the weekend at KFC and he needs the money for his driving lessons and he wants to get his first car as well.
Family first I am afraid.
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