Category: Fun

Jokes, silliness and strange sites.

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Father’s Day

I had a great day yesterday.  I was given some shirts, a diary, Turkish delight and musk lollies.  After breakfast we went to Temora, home of the famous Temora Aviation Museum. 

Temora has the philosophy that all its exhibits must be not only capable of flying but are flown regularly.  They have approx 6 flying days a year where more than half their planes are flown.  These are not big aerobatic events, but the planes are put through their paces on a small field close to the crowd.  These guyswant their planes to be still flying in 50 years.

Yesterday they were flying their Sabre for the first time in public, such a great plane.  They also had a visiting FA 18 Hornet.  The hornet performed a “Power Display”, man that thing was amazing.  They seem to fly it like a rally driver drives a car.  They point the nose in the direction they want to go then floor it, the more tail slide the better!

You can see some of my photos on Flickr.

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Difference between Car and Motorcycle Repair shops

My little scooter went in for its 30,000Km service early this week.  New tires were also required so I had a set of Michelins fitted at the same time.  Since I purchased the bike from this shop I automatically get a loan bike.

Now when I put my car in for a service I get a loan car.  This car is normally the oldest, smallest and cheapest car they have access to, they see the service as an expense to them.  However when it comes to the loaner bike the guy asks if I have a full licence with no restrictions before handing over the keys to a Kawasaki Vulcan Classic, 900cc VTwin Cruiser.  Vlucan

Admittedly not the most expensive bike on the lot, but far from the cheapest.  Now as you know this is probably the kind of bike that is least like my scoot.  Great to ride for two days (had to wait for brake pads for the scoot) but not my cup of tea.

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Creative Prose

My son’s (8 years old) homework includes the standard question “Make a sentence that includes your spelling words”.  So her are a few from his latest collection:

  • A shield get(s) battered and dented, a sword gets blood on it, the dark side is doomed.
  • Fourth does not get on the podium.
  • Why do I have to.. why.. WHY?

I love the last one, I think he wanted to stop doing his homework.  🙂

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Cowra Japanese Garden

Yesterday our family and some good friends of mine, Jase & Bec, went to Cowra for the Cherry Blossom Festival. We had a great day and took lots of photos.

Cowra was the location for a POW camp in WW2, holding Japanese captured by Australian Soldiers. After Peace in the Pacific Cowra became the centre for a sharing of cultures and the persuit of peace.

We did have one small problem with the place
.. Sign
Seems we had to be responsible if we were to bring the kids.

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Going on two

Well I am doing it! I am going to be using two wheels to get to work very soon.

I am selling my old large six cylinder car and getting a Scooter. Yep a scooter! This will save me a lot of money in running costs and give me a little joy on the way to work.

Now I have put a deposit on it and will be picking it up in a couple of weeks, so until then here is the stock image.

Forza Scooter

Now this isn’t you usual little scooter, this is a 250cc step-over sport scooter.

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A day in the Capital

Ok today was an interesting day, started as usual driving to work. Like most people, I have to be careful of other traffic and pedestrians, however this morning I had to give way to a kangaroo as it crossed the road in front of me.

Lunch time saw me drive to the city to have Pizza with a good friend, Jim, just arrived from Brisbane. After parking I was walking down the street to be caught in a 1 minute hail storm. Each piece of hail was no bigger than a drip of water. Now in Brisbane when it hails you run for cover as the golf ball sized ice really does crack open skulls.

This afternoon and evening is has been quietly snowing, my kids have loved it! This is the first time any of us have seen falling snow.

All in all an interesting day.