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Offline maj

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Re: Australian Belly Tank
« Reply #3795 on: July 10, 2013, 06:16:47 PM »
I would probably mow more often if I had a ride on like stainless's neighbor
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want to borrow mine , bit like that but red

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Re: Australian Belly Tank
« Reply #3796 on: July 10, 2013, 08:02:20 PM »
Doug, it's only Thursday here

Greg. If it was yellow.   

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Re: Australian Belly Tank
« Reply #3797 on: July 15, 2013, 09:13:50 PM »
My neighbor mows the front , but I wont give him a key to get into the back yard
Yep, my yard is mess , but at least I don't have an asbestos shed in it anymore
and it's still not as bad as Goggles yard
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Get lost, it's never been as bad as yours.... at least mine is level, and I mow the lawn every week...I'm almost civilised. I spent Sunday mulching and doing a general tidy up , my garden kicks your garden's arse......trust me, then I had a bonfire and sat out there drinking beer, it was bloody maglorious. :cheers:

Speaking of civilised, the condition you placed on returning to my shed to work on the tank has just been met, ding-dong! :-D,

 you wouldn't believe how happy I am about that!!!

Now, it's been a sad week for landspeed with the loss of Bill Warner,I won't pretend to be able to say anything that could do it better than those who knew him well, he sounded by all accounts like one of the best, a smart bloke and nice with it. I don't race bikes and I am in a hurry to say I have every amount of respect and admiration for those who do, I worry about you dudes.

Floydjer sent me a message and lamented about how it was such a pity that all of the news coverage was negative.... I responded that I had a .pdf of the recent coverage we got here from Australian Geographic magazine, so here is a link to their site, be nice, it's made for the general public. Thanks to Natsumi Penberthy and Nick Cubbin. This shows landspeed as what we all love, the article also deals with our very good friend Brett de Stoop's 240mph get off.

Pictures: http://www.australiangeographic.com.au/journal/view-image.htm?gid=13525

a video:  http://www.australiangeographic.com.au/journal/video-speed-week-australia-2013.htm

aaaaaaaaaaand if you want the full article pm me with your email and I'll send it to you it even mentions your favorite possum wrangler and proprietor of the Spirit of Suhine Landspeed Lab and Idiot Wonderland......

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Re: Australian Belly Tank
« Reply #3798 on: July 15, 2013, 09:36:41 PM »
Nice video-- good music, too. Your presence enhanced the whole experience 8-)

Regards, Neil  Tucson, AZ
Regards, Neil  Tucson, AZ

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Re: Australian Belly Tank
« Reply #3799 on: July 15, 2013, 09:44:00 PM »
Thanks Neil, been a while since you and I starred in a vid together..... ;)
Few understand what I'm trying to do but they vastly outnumber those who understand why...................

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Re: Australian Belly Tank
« Reply #3800 on: July 15, 2013, 11:15:12 PM »
, my garden kicks your garden's arse......trust me, then I had a bonfire and sat out there drinking beer, it was bloody maglorious. :cheers:

Speaking of civilised, the condition you placed on returning to my shed to work on the tank has just been met, ding-dong! :-D,

 you wouldn't believe how happy I am about that!!!

Dr G

Trust me??? are you trying to get elected
I'de like to come over , but I have to clean up my yard now....



Now, it's been a sad week for landspeed with the loss of Bill Warner,I won't pretend to be able to say anything that could do it better than those who knew him well, he sounded by all accounts like one of the best, a smart bloke and nice with it. I don't race bikes and I am in a hurry to say I have every amount of respect and admiration for those who do, I worry about you dudes.


Too true

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Offline Reverend Hedgash

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Re: Australian Belly Tank
« Reply #3801 on: July 16, 2013, 06:18:02 AM »
The design I did for the Colonel's shed included landscaping turning it into an awesome level quadrangle outdoor bbq space.

We'll see if that happens...

rH+

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Re: Australian Belly Tank
« Reply #3802 on: July 16, 2013, 06:25:53 AM »
I'm not seeing that on my plans
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Offline Reverend Hedgash

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Re: Australian Belly Tank
« Reply #3803 on: July 16, 2013, 06:43:57 AM »
Ok, looking at it now it is a little more curvy on one side than a quadrangle, its been a few years since I drew that...

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Re: Australian Belly Tank
« Reply #3804 on: July 16, 2013, 10:58:35 AM »
Artist's rendering . . .

"Problems are almost always a sign of progress."  Harold Bettes
Well, I guess we're making a LOT of progress . . .  :roll:

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Re: Australian Belly Tank
« Reply #3805 on: July 16, 2013, 10:59:49 AM »
Congratulations on the cleanup Goggles, mum her go ok?
Grumm will be able to come across for you now ;)

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Re: Australian Belly Tank
« Reply #3806 on: July 16, 2013, 06:14:37 PM »
Artist's rendering . . .



Put the panels back in the fig tree?
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Re: Australian Belly Tank
« Reply #3807 on: July 16, 2013, 06:30:01 PM »
Artist's rendering . . .



Put the panels back in the fig tree?
G

ahhh, the good old days....


Thanks Jon, mum's still got a spark.

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Re: Australian Belly Tank
« Reply #3808 on: July 16, 2013, 09:23:00 PM »
"Life imitates Art far more than Art imitates Life"

Oscar Wilde
"Problems are almost always a sign of progress."  Harold Bettes
Well, I guess we're making a LOT of progress . . .  :roll:

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Re: Australian Belly Tank
« Reply #3809 on: July 16, 2013, 11:11:59 PM »


Get lost, it's never been as bad as yours.... at least mine is level, and I mow the lawn every week...I'm almost civilised.

Dr G

Uh huh
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