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Old 14-09-2024, 09:52 PM   #1
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Listening to the isolated bassline for Staying Alive. It’s so economical, yet so efficient an underpinning for an iconic tune that at once mixed together braggadocio, make-believe and the basic appeal of happy emotions.
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A mate picked me up in his bosses Bentley Continental GT W12 bi turbo and we went for a sedate drive. Nice, nice, nice.
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A mate picked me up in his bosses Bentley Continental GT W12 bi turbo and we went for a sedate drive. Nice, nice, nice.
One of my Greek ex-clients has one of the originals from the mid 2004. Before I started working for him in 2005, I remember running into him at a furniture store with my father, they had worked together developing several building projects. I complimented his Bentley parked out front, he told me "you work hard, you buy a Bentley for yourself one day." A year later I was the family gardener taking care of three of their properties, which grew to seven others as the years went on.

This was the same client how backed me into a corner mid-2020 grilling me over the prices I was charging. All the while standing next to his just-completed multi-million-dollar mansion with marble Greek goddess statues and hand applied gold-leaf pillars. It would seem it's ok to work (extremely) hard and earn my way, but not to earn too much from him. I left a few months later after 15 years with them.

Not his vehicle, he never drives it anyway, but the same colour.



One of my current clients has a 2017 model, the V8S instead of the lovely W12. He had to replace the battery on it recently, no one locally would do the job and he had to take it to Melbourne for the dealer to do it.................at more the $1000 fitted. I guess if you can afford to buy one, you in theory should be able to afford servicing one too.



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I’ve heard horror stories of replacing the third brake light on them, a battery wouldn’t faze me.
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I’ve heard horror stories of replacing the third brake light on them, a battery wouldn’t faze me.
When I was looking into replacing the battery on the Jaguar, I ended up leaving it to the dealer. Researching about it, I found a two-page procedure that dealers follow to do it correctly and avoid immobilizing the car. None of that on a Falcon.
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One of my Greek ex-clients has one of the originals from the mid 2004. Before I started working for him in 2005, I remember running into him at a furniture store with my father, they had worked together developing several building projects. I complimented his Bentley parked out front, he told me "you work hard, you buy a Bentley for yourself one day." A year later I was the family gardener taking care of three of their properties, which grew to seven others as the years went on.

This was the same client how backed me into a corner mid-2020 grilling me over the prices I was charging. All the while standing next to his just-completed multi-million-dollar mansion with marble Greek goddess statues and hand applied gold-leaf pillars. It would seem it's ok to work (extremely) hard and earn my way, but not to earn too much from him. I left a few months later after 15 years with them.

Not his vehicle, he never drives it anyway, but the same colour.

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One of my current clients has a 2017 model, the V8S instead of the lovely W12. He had to replace the battery on it recently, no one locally would do the job and he had to take it to Melbourne for the dealer to do it.................at more the $1000 fitted. I guess if you can afford to buy one, you in theory should be able to afford servicing one too.

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Riding in ex PTC Nsw Leyland Leopard 1765 bus from Leichhardt to Town Hall
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Good museum, isn't it.
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Another Sandown "500" has come and gone and I didn't watch it. I hear the paying spectators were short changed again because the race was stopped before full distance. Can't wait for the venue to be demolished and turned into high density dog-boxes so I can bury all that emotional energy I wasted on that garbage.

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Another Sandown "500" has come and gone and I didn't watch it. I hear the paying spectators were short changed again because the race was stopped before full distance. Can't wait for the venue to be demolished and turned into high density dog-boxes so I can bury all that emotional energy I wasted on that garbage.

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Saw a highlight on the news, one SLR took out another SLR, both extensively damaged.
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A day off work and a bush walk along the coast.
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Thats odometer.
Anyhows, yes i do still hear daily everything fishtank related and yeah the photos do show my kid has a proper nice big fish tank thats well set up.
But today he deviated from his fish escapades back to slot cars. Dunno why. So we both have scaletric cars, other then tyres they are what they are. Super glue the fronts as the guide does the steering so less front grip is best and grippy rears because corners. But we also have race spec revoslot cars. Talking a few years back, i bought 2 identical ones with different liveries, so gt2 viper gtsr's. His is the one with blue stripes, mine is the fat turbo express with eyelashes. I dont care, same car to keep the competition equal. Not that we raced them competitively, if you've ever spectated a slot car race night it genuinly is 6 50 year old virgins who punch on if someone's 32nd scale car takes theirs out.
But back to regular crap talking. Both his and my cars are modified the same and to the rules of the revo class. So stock motor and gearing. No weights or magnets. Guide and tyres and wheels are unlimited. So 9mm guides, superglued fronts and he has aftermarket rubber, i run aftermarket foam. Which is better? Depends on how dirty the track is. But still, he reckons he can beat me. I doubt that. Both cars are equal, but mine is a tad heavier as the body is held together with glue. His is in good shape because he does this weird things kids dont tend to do, and thats respect stuff.
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Today my father turned 81. Five years ago when he told me he had bladder cancer I thought it was all over. Thankfully he is still in good health with no signs of the cancer returning. Now if there was only a way to fix the @rsehole's head................
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Great meeting kevino in $ydney and heading out to the Clarendon truckshow. (Kenworth Classic)

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Testing my retic after hibernation over winter, everything working great, happy with that.
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Over 6½ hours of sound sleep. What a difference this makes.
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Use the off switch.
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Went down to the mechanics today to book a time for a rego check. Why dont i just call you might ask, language barrier. Anyhows they were quite busy and i was willing to bring the car back, but they did it on the spot telling others waiting i was booked in for 930 which was a lie. They actually went over the car, normally if it has tyres and lights and no exhaust leaks they'll pass it. Past 4 inspections the car failed on an exhaust leak which is always the same gasket but this time round it was apples. Only reason its the same gasket over and over is that thats the flange that scrapes on sydneys ever growing mountainous speed bumps (curse you SUV people...). But she's all insured and payed up for another year.
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So the mechanics i take my car to is samsung auto repair in North Parramatta. They are very korean but also excellent mechanics.
Anyhows, my kid has a samsung phone and a few other devices, so after school was done i texted him to say this morning i went to samsung and got something. He was thinking electeonics not a pink slip. Yes i worded it in a way so as he would assume wrong. He tells me that's not samsung. It is, just completely different and a mechanic workshop.
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