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duggee27 · December 06, 2016, 04:50:47 PM

Quote from: 'trout' pid='102353' dateline='1480939422'I recon that if you fired up that Trumpy inside your new shed it would blow the roof off :laugh2:
Nice Bike Mate :good:

nah.. no way chum , i put extra screws in and as it is on pavers dug some mini piers and anchored it down with tent pegs in concrete :blum3:
if i start it up in the shed i will need earmuffs

triumph america 2012... crazy poms... british made but called the model america :exclamation::huh: and its not a :sport bike: its a cruiser for us old farts

trout · December 07, 2016, 05:09:57 PM

I have just finished running a heavy duty 12v cable to the rear of Mrs trouts Ute with an anderson plug outlet and I fitted a pair of 30w 3,000lm reversing lights for her as well.
I got her to move the car after I had finished, That's when she noticed the New GPS I bought her

Another simple job that took all afternoon :angel:
Time now for a couple of well earned coldies, I always make the Best stir fry's when I am half sozzled anyway and I am cooking tonight :dance2:

JeffH · December 07, 2016, 05:41:34 PM

And it never hurts to splash a little of the drink of the day into the wok.
That is purely the personal opinion of the poster and the manager of the kitchen here discourages this practice. (She doesn't usually drink red wine but is happy to have a steak in reduced red wine sauce when eating out -I think the problem might be my idea of a "splash" is quite different to hers!)

trout · December 07, 2016, 06:34:00 PM

I don't mind a bit of beer on the barbeque but not in my wok.
I do use the odd bit of plonk when I am cooking other things though

I am not that keen on wine, I will have it occasionally with a meal but Beer is my favourite cold beverage

robbiegal · December 12, 2016, 09:56:34 PM

TAX
anyone here done the H&R Block tax consultant course?
I have often thought to do the course and think i might enrol for next year
I knew a mum who did the work during tax time and loved it

trout · December 12, 2016, 10:15:34 PM

Quote from: 'robbiegal' pid='102650' dateline='1481541994'TAX
anyone here done the H&R Block tax consultant course?
I have often thought to do the course and think i might enrol for next year
I knew a mum who did the work during tax time and loved it

As long as you enjoy doing the paperwork I imagine that it could be a lot of fun and a way to earn a few quid at the same time. :good:

robbiegal · December 13, 2016, 07:46:00 AM

ta

i have always been interested - did look at it a few years ago when i worked next door to one of the offices

i am not so sure if I am good at paperwork but i would find out

you can claim the course on your tax as well - tax preparation

might give it a try

trout · December 13, 2016, 11:14:54 AM

Quoteyou can claim the course on your tax as well - tax preparation

There you go, You are thinking like a tax consultant already :yahoo:
As you have worked in the Health area paperwork should be NO stranger to you and you must like working with people So I think you will be Great at this Mate.

robbiegal · December 13, 2016, 01:10:23 PM

aww gee
what nice advice

thanks

yes paperwork is heavy on where i work
they are changing to computer based files but the companies that are being bankrolled to make it so, just can't pull it together so we still have paper files ... nine years later, hundreds of meetings and consultation papers,
it is really disappointing but that is way it is

although personally i like to pick up a big chunky file and go through it rather than trying to navigate a computer based system for hours on end

Pedro · December 13, 2016, 01:42:30 PM

If you want a big chunky file RG, obtain a copy of the Tax Act.

Pedro

robbiegal · December 13, 2016, 01:59:29 PM

OMG

you could be right

wouldn't that be funny

trout · December 15, 2016, 05:30:55 PM

We went to wind up the popup van today and the mechanism that makes it come up has turned to Mud :dash1:
As I have absolutely NO idea of how these things work I have dropped it off at the Caravan Hospital and I was told that it should be fixed in a couple of days.
Mrs Trout is Not at all pleased and I hope that I can get this repaired before we go away on the 26th because there is NO way known that Mrs Trout will put up with camping up in a tent. :angel:
I did buy a brand new 3 room tent and a few of those beach shelters/tents for the kids But I just can't see the Missus rolling out her swag in one of these even if she did have one ( she doesn't).

robbiegal · December 15, 2016, 07:43:16 PM

what about if you had a queen size high blow up mattress
that shouldn't be too hard to get in and out of

then the fold out table, sink and so on - can be a pretty nice set up
just don't camp too close to the crocs house of horrors

my sister used to have the most amazing canvas tent when we lived in Karumba

high beds, sink, electric fans, fold out plastic cupboards, shower and that was like 30 years ago

it was always very cosey

i lived in the dongas beside the prawn factory where i worked - airconditioned and small but not so bad either - but i'd visit my sister and wait & watch while she made powered milk ice cream for dessert

trout · December 19, 2016, 11:00:24 PM

The bloke that does all the repairs at the caravan place I took our van into to get fixed has accidently stabbed himself cutting something up at home, Poor bugger.
There is nowhere else that I can get this fixed before we go away so it looks like I will have to have a crack at it myself.
This could be interesting as I have absolutely NO idea of how the lifting mechanism works, All I know is you wind the handle clockwise and the roof goes up and you wind it anti clockwise to lower it.
How the cable and however the pulley system is set up is a total mystery to me.
I think that this is going to test my Bush mechanical skills to the limits, Not to mention my patience :angel:

interest · December 19, 2016, 11:27:10 PM

Quote from: 'trout' pid='102938' dateline='1482150624'The bloke that does all the repairs at the caravan place I took our van into to get fixed has accidently stabbed himself cutting something up at home, Poor bugger.
There is nowhere else that I can get this fixed before we go away so it looks like I will have to have a crack at it myself.
This could be interesting as I have absolutely NO idea of how the lifting mechanism works, All I know is you wind the handle clockwise and the roof goes up and you wind it anti clockwise to lower it.
How the cable and however the pulley system is set up is a total mystery to me.
I think that this is going to test my Bush mechanical skills to the limits, Not to mention my patience :angel:

Take your time ,look at it first, to see how it works take a few photos so you know how to put it back together again, keep all the parts together. you should be right.
JUST DON'T TRY & FORCE ANYTHING!