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Re: Australian Belly Tank
« Reply #2010 on: August 09, 2011, 09:03:08 PM »
15 hours in steerage - jet lag - LAX - I've got a fiver says he gets in on the wrong side of the rental car.  :-D
I've done that.  :oops:  :lol: Wayno
Happened to me in Dublin.
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Re: Australian Belly Tank
« Reply #2011 on: August 09, 2011, 09:37:54 PM »
15 hours in steerage - jet lag - LAX - I've got a fiver says he gets in on the wrong side of the rental car.  :-D
I've done that.  :oops:  :lol: Wayno
Happened to me in Dublin.
Happened to me in Ulster.  :-D Wayno

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Re: Australian Belly Tank
« Reply #2012 on: August 10, 2011, 11:27:21 AM »
Coming from the airport in the Bahamas, I was set on renting a car for touring around.  The first time the shuttle driver turned into the "wrong" lane, I changed my mind.  After a few toddies, I don't think I'd remember to do that.
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Re: Australian Belly Tank
« Reply #2013 on: August 10, 2011, 12:07:43 PM »
I rented a car in the Bahamas. The hardest thing to get right was traffic circles. :-o
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Re: Australian Belly Tank
« Reply #2014 on: August 11, 2011, 10:46:38 AM »
Grumm arrived safely last evening at the RODGE MAHAL. Stop worrying Mum.  :cheers: Wayno

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Re: Australian Belly Tank
« Reply #2015 on: August 11, 2011, 03:39:07 PM »
15 hours in steerage - jet lag - LAX - I've got a fiver says he gets in on the wrong side of the rental car.  :-D
Yep. He did it this morning.  :roll: He just left heading for Bonneville. It's 1:30 pm Utah time and a 250 mile trip. Wayno

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Re: Australian Belly Tank
« Reply #2016 on: August 11, 2011, 04:45:18 PM »
He just left heading for Bonneville. It's 1:30 pm Utah time and a 250 mile trip.

What's the Australia time and would kilometers help?  :-D

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Re: Australian Belly Tank
« Reply #2017 on: August 11, 2011, 05:19:09 PM »
He just left heading for Bonneville. It's 1:30 pm Utah time and a 250 mile trip.

What's the Australia time and would kilometers help?  :-D
It's on the order of 400 km and I think it was about 6:30 am Australia time. I don't think anything will help him get in on the proper side of the car.  :roll: Wayno

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Re: Australian Belly Tank
« Reply #2018 on: August 12, 2011, 05:19:24 AM »
it's 2am local time, I'm in a 15th floor suite at the Platinum Hotel in Vegas.....not quite Little River Band but slimy all the same..., I had my first left hand side drive today in the GT500, Simon was more than a little nervous anyway, I tested a few cat's eyes...it's hard to stay lane centred more than it is to remember which side of the road..... the closest we've come is reaching for the T-shift when we're in the passenger seat at a park,it's just instinctive........I'll give you a bell tomorrow MFF.

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Re: Australian Belly Tank
« Reply #2019 on: August 12, 2011, 09:00:45 AM »
Doc -

Welcome to America - keep it between the guardrails.

See you late Tuesday or early Wednesday.
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Re: Australian Belly Tank
« Reply #2020 on: August 12, 2011, 09:55:24 AM »
Doc, I hope you've got your copy of Fear and Loathing, watch out for those bats and giant lizards and for gods sake avoid any overweight Samoan lawyers.
Have fun
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Re: Australian Belly Tank
« Reply #2021 on: August 14, 2011, 02:10:36 AM »
Doc, I hope you've got your copy of Fear and Loathing, watch out for those bats and giant lizards and for gods sake avoid any overweight Samoan lawyers.
Have fun
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apart from nearly knowing it off by heart I also have the Harry Dean Stanton spoken word version on CD, I drove Simon mad with it............

Chris, I tried to ring ...I'll give it another go....

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Not a lot of time for net access for me so posting will be scarce, looking forward to Salt Talks tomorrow night.

Freud and Wayno where-art-thou?

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Re: Australian Belly Tank
« Reply #2022 on: August 14, 2011, 03:46:36 AM »
enjoy Doc, another 2 weeks till were on the salt, major withdrawals in the meantime

If your after a simple and cheap meal at anytime checkout the servo next to motel 6 , we seem to eat there a fair bit after a hectic day at the salt
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Re: Australian Belly Tank
« Reply #2023 on: August 14, 2011, 08:40:46 AM »
Dr. Goggles said "Freud and Wayno where-art-thou?" James, look for the P-38 Belly Tank in the back of my pickup at the White Goose Bar.  :cheers: Wayno

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Re: Australian Belly Tank
« Reply #2024 on: August 15, 2011, 12:13:29 AM »
Dr. Goggles said "Freud and Wayno where-art-thou?" James, look for the P-38 Belly Tank in the back of my pickup at the White Goose Bar.  :cheers: Wayno
He found me.  :cheers: Wayno