I cant help myself. - Page 2

tomcat racing · #21 (**permalink**) 07-20-2010, 12:13 AM

hey boxhead, we will have to start calling you LED ZEPPELIN now that you own the'' STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN''

boxhead · #22 (**permalink**) 07-20-2010, 04:29 PM

I thought it may have something to do with all the Heavy Metal I have in my driveway.

Ronda said it is a pity the stairway was not an escelator, then we could have a front and back stairway to upstairs verandah.

stiffy · #23 (**permalink**) 07-20-2010, 05:10 PM

WHY

stiffy

Excaliber · #24 (**permalink**) 07-20-2010, 05:15 PM

Ha Ha Ha, is this a great thread or what??? Gotta love it.

boxhead · #25 (**permalink**) 07-20-2010, 07:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by stiffy

WHY

stiffy

Because I can?

Nah more because I would like to attend both Nationals and Shelbyfest each year, I would love to drive the Cobra too and from the events but reality is that I am beter to tow incase something breaks on the Cobra and it is not able to be driven home.
I have the trailer I built to tow to Shelbyfest, I also recently used it to drag a car home from out bush, the corrugated roads have caused alot of cracks in it and I will be adding more steel for brackets and gussets to strengthen it up.
I would like the trailer to be super strong so I can take it out bush each trip and bring something home (using a work car), doing so will mean I need a stronger tow car if I am to use it to tow Cobra south.
I could fit V8 and auto into the blue valiant station wagon I have, but not sure if by doing so I could keep it on club rego (modified from original).
I suspect I can as I was permitted if I wanted to put Cobra on club rego.

The Bedford is going to be given away as it is (I will clean it up and get it running properly)

And I will be able to make a dedicated tow vehicle for the Cobra out of the 2 trucks (although I am actually passing the word around I am looking for a 3 series Dodge (only after a chassis) (Chassis is not as tall, body is mounted lower on chassis, has 16 inch wheels) but all other parts are the same as my 5 series vehicles.
So far I have invested a total of $100 on the Dodges (plus $10 fuel)

So at the end of the day if I deem it not worth while I have spent $110 but have approx 5 - 6 tonne of scrap steel I could sell and I have an engine I could fit into the Station Wagon.

tomcat racing · #26 (**permalink**) 07-21-2010, 01:41 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by boxhead

I thought it may have something to do with all the Heavy Metal I have in my driveway.

Ronda said it is a pity the stairway was not an escelator, then we could have a front and back stairway to upstairs verandah.

speaking of escalaters, i lost these in 1959 when i was 4 in the mcwirters building in the valley, brisbane, i think their still going around in there somewhere. oh and i invented that wave,

Aussie Mike · #27 (**permalink**) 07-21-2010, 02:57 AM

One of my earliest memories At about the same age (4 or so). I was in a busy department store with my parents. The place was packed with people, it must have been Christmas shopping or something. I walked past the top of the escalators and spotted a red button on the side near where people were stepping off. Now they wouldn't put a button there if they didn't want a little boy to press it and they most certainly wouldn't have made it a red button. This little boy pressed it and an escalator full of busy shoppers came to a very abrupt halt. I thought this was pretty cool but the angry looking people on the escalator didn't and my parents weren't to impressed either as they grabbed me and hurried me out of there.

Merv and Sharon · #28 (**permalink**) 07-21-2010, 03:17 AM

The days before public liability insurance ....

tomcat racing · #29 (**permalink**) 07-21-2010, 03:48 AM

there were no stop buttons, my hand was jammed in there and the stairs they just kept a coming untill they pulled me out, i remember it all. no insurance either

Aussie Mike · #30 (**permalink**) 07-21-2010, 04:03 AM

I wasn't making light of what happened to you Tomcat. I really feel for you.

I've always been careful/nervous taking my daughter on escalators ever since she could walk. She always has to hold dad's hand. She especially likes riding the travelators the have at some shopping centers (the ones where you can take a trolley on). Kids see them as fun and can't see the potential danger.

tomcat racing · #31 (**permalink**) 07-21-2010, 03:54 PM

no i know you werent mike, it was a pretty rare accident, any mention of escalators brings back the memories, but they are a lot safer nowadays, di fingleton the qld magistrate is the only other person ive heard of who had the same accident and lost a couple of fingers.its funny when people ask how i lost them and i say on escalators and they say no way what when the doors shut

Krait · #32 (**permalink**) 07-21-2010, 11:57 PM

We lived in Asia for many years, all our kids were born there. Riding on escalators, even in 'well maintained' buildings was always a concern as the comb plates invariably were missing several adjacent teeth allowing little toes to get caught.

Cheers

tomcat racing · #33 (**permalink**) 07-22-2010, 01:28 AM

i was sitting down, going down and when we got to the bottom mum said get up so i put my right hand down on the step to stand up and in they went, mum feinted and it took quite a few people to get my hand out, made quite a mess over 100 stitches, but i still swing a hammer and do most things right handed, being a builder most people think i lost them in a saw.

Merv and Sharon · #34 (**permalink**) 07-22-2010, 03:12 AM

Then there is the story about the Raveshoe sawmiller trying to order four beers ...

Wazza · #35 (**permalink**) 07-22-2010, 03:57 AM

Then there was the day of the Big power black out in Dublin.......

Thousands of people all over the city....trapped on the escalators !!

Mrs flatchat · #36 (**permalink**) 07-22-2010, 04:22 AM

You idiot Wazz

which is almost as bad as the 4 seat cessna that crashed into an Irish cemetry -- rescuers have recovered 2,867 bodies and expect the numbers to climb as digging progresses into the night........

boxhead · #37 (**permalink**) 07-22-2010, 08:46 AM

Or the Irish submarine fleet that sank when they decided fly screens where a good thing for portholes.

Baz · #38 (**permalink**) 07-22-2010, 03:06 PM

Or why the Irish bury their dead with their bums sticking out of the ground. So the mourners have somewhere to park their push bikes.

tomcat racing · #39 (**permalink**) 07-22-2010, 04:27 PM

or paddy and mick from alice springs,they are buying potatoes for $2 kg and selling them for $2 kg from their dodge truck and paddy says to mick, yer know mick, were not making any money, and mick says, yeah i know, we will have to buy a bigger truck.

Wazza · #40 (**permalink**) 07-22-2010, 09:04 PM

Or the day Mick says to Paddy...

"Close your curtains next time you're "Making Love" to your wife....

"Why" says Paddy...

" Because yesterday you were "making Love" to her, and the whole bloody neighbourhood was out in the street watching you, and laughing at you...

"Well" says Paddy..."The Bloody joke is on THEM....'Cos I wasn't even home yesterday " !!