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She dies early last year, just shy of 92. not a bad inning for a £10 Pom . . .went over in '59. didn't retire until she was in her 70's

I've never surfed, or been interested, but always lived by the sea. went to Bondi, as my Nan lived there. Mrs Zefs family are in Kareela and nearby.

Cronulla, I stuck to swimming inside the walled area with all the old folk. :blush: TBH swimming in massive waves is more about survival than swimming. I still swim here when it's rough just for the practice. but its not a relaxing cool off after work kind of thing.

I went for a swim at Byron bay, got about 30m out, and had to work like a trojan to get back to shore. powerful and scary stuff the sea in Aus, makes the English channel look like a puddle.

There was a guy at Sturtevant who had a close call with a tie and a pillar drill Someone showed me a few pics of a mangled bloke in a large lathe. I'll never forget them and It reminds me to be careful every time I use mine or my mill. I was at the machine shop once getting as cylinder head...

Good call Cravats in the office here.

THis. wearing a tie is a massive no-no in the workshop!!!

I was pretty slow when I started, and used to wonder how the hell other drivers did it . . . . it takes time, some skill and confidence, in your ability and machinery. THe most satisfying thing for me is building/preparing the car as well . . .I've not won that often but when you do, its oh so...

cruising north through Whineham on a LAmbretta with a sidecar . . . . I needed to go Left, but the whole thing started coming up off the ground, and proceeded in a straight line, car coming the other way . . . . I literally threw myself intro the sidecar, and thereby learned how to make a...

I ate multiple road kill burgers on the east terrace, not all at onece, or I WOULD BE VERY DEADED INDEED!

I have 4 thanks :mad: 2016 I raced this beauty at LeMans ( classic) It wasn't my car, On our way to a rather good finish, I did a 540 disco spin at 90 mph through the Porsche curves :eek: very squeaky bum . . . . luckily I didn't hit anything.

Couple of years ago I was on my way home from the MOT station ( with a pass) on my old Lambretta, doing about 40, the front wheel locked, the hub back plate shattered wound the cables round and jammed the break on, the front dived, skidding, somehow I managed to hang on, and didn't go over the...

Funny you mention that, we were talking about it the other week. My old Green MK1 Capri! It did go pop alright, shredded!

I was cutting some steel with an angle grinder today . . . A few times the blade bit and the grinder kicked, first time the blade kicked towards my left eye/face. It wasless than an inch away from my safety glasses, which are not grinder resistant. Once I got to the kick point on the second...