tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6260855408191704213.post102370571874767062..comments2023-10-05T10:09:33.431-07:00Comments on Bits n Bobs: Ride to work....simonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17329985554257923069noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6260855408191704213.post-63200731512655056452008-05-16T16:53:00.000-07:002008-05-16T16:53:00.000-07:00Lin- I have the flu too.. quite ill, but have an a...Lin- I have the flu too.. quite ill, but have an auction today so I have to rally... Yes the parallels are amazing!<BR/><BR/>Anon:- thanks! :o)<BR/><BR/>TCA- Gas guzzler? yes! if I drove it everyday. But I average 13.5 litres per hundred which is not bad for a vehicle which weighs 3.6 tonne! And I only use it for holidays. :o)<BR/><BR/>Susan- Any dog named Basil should be called Herb!simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17329985554257923069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6260855408191704213.post-37427868604256393842008-05-16T11:49:00.000-07:002008-05-16T11:49:00.000-07:00I forced myself off my flu deathbed to bring over ...I forced myself off my flu deathbed to bring over some homemade soup to share with a fellow sufferer but was blown away by your post. <BR/><BR/>I am ever amazed that your locale names have parallels over here. As you named them, I mentally plugged in ours and, for a moment, imagined your trip as covering 2 or 3 thousand miles. What a wonderful trip it would make though. <BR/><BR/>NICE addition with that compressor! <BR/><BR/>The last fund-raiser I organized was for a Norton owner who got violently cue-balled off the road on his racing bicycle. Two-wheeled anythings seem to remain fair prey to idiots.Linhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09100999113439449482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6260855408191704213.post-8279002877630757502008-05-16T07:26:00.000-07:002008-05-16T07:26:00.000-07:00Think of all the CO2 you saved! And then you go a...Think of all the CO2 you saved! And then you go and spoil it all by picking up your gas guzzler!<BR/><BR/>WTCAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03067876785351586498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6260855408191704213.post-28937930917059533892008-05-15T23:58:00.000-07:002008-05-15T23:58:00.000-07:00Hope your health heals before the weekend Simon ;)...Hope your health heals before the weekend Simon ;)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14732532158833146797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6260855408191704213.post-34401463029956713452008-05-12T20:00:00.000-07:002008-05-12T20:00:00.000-07:00Ahhh Simon - that is hysterical - my daughter love...Ahhh Simon - that is hysterical - my daughter loves it - we might even have to change Basil's name becaues that is great!!!!!Halfmom, AKA, Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03545176965972986964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6260855408191704213.post-65213209926094078822008-05-11T22:27:00.000-07:002008-05-11T22:27:00.000-07:00no worries Susan! :o)no worries Susan! :o)simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17329985554257923069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6260855408191704213.post-65816732405484159822008-05-11T21:22:00.000-07:002008-05-11T21:22:00.000-07:00Sounds more like an adventure than a casual mornin...Sounds more like an adventure than a casual morning ride to fetch an auto!<BR/><BR/>Very cool story too - thanks for sharing part of history!Halfmom, AKA, Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03545176965972986964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6260855408191704213.post-76464150726015412802008-05-11T16:16:00.000-07:002008-05-11T16:16:00.000-07:00Oh No Anon! they are beautiful! I maen you ca...Oh No Anon! they are beautiful! I maen you can pump up air beds and zodiacs and bike tyres, and pressurize water tanks....simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17329985554257923069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6260855408191704213.post-59539202233303291352008-05-11T16:09:00.000-07:002008-05-11T16:09:00.000-07:00Yet another cloudy Sunday but a good way to spend ...Yet another cloudy Sunday but a good way to spend it! I'm sorry, but I can't see the beauty in air compressors... I'll change that last sentence, I'm not sorry about that at all ;)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14732532158833146797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6260855408191704213.post-28972568543238912012008-05-11T04:30:00.001-07:002008-05-11T04:30:00.001-07:00we do I mean!we do I mean!simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17329985554257923069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6260855408191704213.post-15143469113248705382008-05-11T04:30:00.000-07:002008-05-11T04:30:00.000-07:00yes they do!yes they do!simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17329985554257923069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6260855408191704213.post-50935981381133862862008-05-11T03:06:00.000-07:002008-05-11T03:06:00.000-07:00Mate, I imagined that the air compressor was to pu...Mate, I imagined that the air compressor was to pump up a double air-bed! Runcible fellow!<BR/><BR/>A great account mate, I remember you showing me that memorial, yes, very moving. And I know where you observed the Bell Miners!<BR/><BR/>Incidentally, did you happen to pass any cottages on your way down from the mountain? Do they have cottages in Australia?Maaliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13444125754967223180noreply@blogger.com