Honest Gaza

Damn....what's he bringing....a Kia Carnival....a Hyundai Tragedy....a whole goddamn bus ?????

Flicky. What exactly is it that you flick? Whatchyawearn? Excuse my insubordination Ken, but with a name like Flicky....perhaps you should have asked....Whatchyawearnout ?

Just out of interest....did they pay for the repairs ????

Don't panic, I don't intend converting the Turbo to LPG :lol: However, we also have a 2000 Model AUII Futura which the wife uses ( or should that be, abuses ), and due to increasing petrol costs, we have given thought to selling it and buying a smaller car. One that she can "aim" at the garage opening with a little less requirement for concentration There are times that I take the Futura to the office so that I don't clock up too many k's on the Turbo....so if we do sell the Futura and get a smaller car, I'm stuck with driving it to the office on occasions too ( 150km round trip ). Therefore, I now wish to investigate the option of LPG conversion of the Futura so that we still benefit from the "safety" aspect and comfort of a larger car. Anyone able to recommend an LPG converter in Sydney ??? ( Preferably in the Liverpool area.....or close by )

Except the truck driver thing. Very rarely see a truck driver driving badly. Taxi drivers think the road rules apply to other people only. Falchoon...venture out on the M2....you'll be amazed at the speed and dangerous manner that "some" truck drivers operate on this road. They appear to race each other and constantly sit on anyone's backside who doesn't get out of their way.

THE TAXI DRIVER !!! Always changing lanes whenever they want, with maybe the briefest flash of their indicator ( but don't blink or you'll miss it ). And yet, pull in front of them in a similar manner and you will cop a gobful ( sometimes in English ). THE TRUCK DRIVER !!! Complain when you pull up in front of them because it takes longer for them to brake.....and yet they will happily sit right on your arse while doing 100+ on the Freeway ( suddenly they don't have a concern with their braking ability ) Hog the right hand lane and when approaching a multi-lane roundabout...ensure that no cars can pass them before, during, or after the roundabout. THE DICKHEAD !!! Likes to sit on 80 when in a single lane 100 zone....but immediately increase speed to 100+ once an overtaking lane becomes available ( and of course revert back to 80 once it becomes single lane again ). THE b**ch !!! Young female driver who has to show the world that she is not afraid of men drivers and is happy to cut in and out of the traffic while showing you her largest finger in the rear view mirror if you protest in any way. THE POPPY !!! Proceeds to venture out into the traffic from a side street without considering that the oncoming cars may be coming faster than he is prepared to go once completing this tricky manouvere. THE DREAMER !!! Sits on your arse looking out the side window even though you have had your left indicator on to indicate that you are about to pull up your own bloody driveway. When he suddenly realises that he had better apply the brakes, he looks at you in dismay as if to suggest that you picked a stupid place to have a driveway.

OK....your Mumma wears army boots.

Sorry "newxr"....officially pulling out of this cruise. While you will be racing around the Highlands I will be slowly walking alongside the old man's wheelchair in the Nursing Home....and he doesn't even have a Turbo fitted. Being Father's Day, I better do the right thing. Ken...won't be joining you at Mt Annan....hope you get plenty of HgAg's in attendance. Honest Gaza

Don't care who sings it. Waltzing Matilda should not be allowed at the Rugby Union. It scares the crap out of our chappies after the Haka has been completed and is not within the spirit of the game.

I know I am but one man.....but if the Father's Day weekend proves difficult for others....any option to delay the drive for a week ?

I find it disappointing to watch any game for 80 mins and only have 1 try scored. My simple theory applied for this game though....Australia scored more tries than NZ....therefore Australia deserved the win.

Oooops....that might put a stopper on my plans

If you are going to address our leader, please do it with respect. His title is Mr HgAg....not Hgag

See....we can all be friends. Must go now....sounds like Lois is in trouble.

Pops....I think you have incorrectly taken offence at what Lord Cyric wrote. I believe he is saying how "stupid" the turn-around of the CD Unit is via the Ford network.....I don't believe he is having a go at you. However....you may have now given him just cause.

I too nearly performed this trick. In my Futura, you simply shove in the CD because it is single load....but as I found out in the Turbo, it needs a little more thought. I even stooped as low as reading the user manual when the first CD didn't want to go in. ( I was just about to call the salesperson back out of the showroom to complain about the faulty unit.....glad I didn't ).

Mattpwc....these guys won't like to admit it, but I've slowly been teaching them the art of "tongue poking" on some of our Turbo excursions. Although I have explained that it is solely for the use of Maori Haka celebrations, some of them have taken the liberty of using these new techniques elsewhere......and apparently their wives aren't complaining. Anyway....I am still concerned with how the All Blacks struggle to put on tries against the Springboks....and yet Australia scored several. Hopefully, the faster ground and drier conditions will help the All Blacks because even with a mountain of possession in the first Test, there was no runaway score.

Leave it just as it is in the picture. Perfect for lugging around the Triton Work Centre.

7:30-7:45 from Mt Annan (Woolies carpark) for me. I might join the Godfather of HgAg and Scruffman at Mt Annan. We are off to the snow on the weekend before, but will not be taking the Turbo. As such, the Turbo will need to be ridden like a spirited woman when I get back. Don't think I've been part of the Haka before on a Steamtrain....good opportunity me thinks.

They make even more money from you, then laugh about it when they reject your first warranty claim? Trumpy, you not very nice man....you've changed.......

Agree totally with Falchoon. The aim of terrorism is to make others act in a way that they would not normally act. It is now a matter of course for us to react to the "smallest" of signs and deviate from the course that we would normally take. So yes Falchoon.....the terrorists have won.

August issue of PC User discusses the pros and cons of LCD/TFT Plasma and CRT Monitors and Televisions. Final summary is that LCD looks great on still images....start showing video or 3D gaming....then not so good. LCD is ok for Business Applications, but stick with CRT for entertainment.

Pedro....you can use DVD Shrink on it's own and eliminate the need for Clone DVD. This will save you some time....and hopefully offer a higher success rate. Honest Gaza

Oh wise one...I humbly offer the following information. It also depends on what you are converting. If you want to "back-up" your DVD....there is a great freeware program called DVD Shrink. You get to choose which Audio channels you want to save ( eg. DTS, DD, PCM etc ) and which Languages. It then compresses the final output automatically to your HDD with whatever compression is required to fit on your DVD. If you forget about the additional soundtracks and menu screens....you come pretty close to 90% video quality of the original movie. However, if you are converting AVI ( Digital Camera ) to MPEG...this program is not much help.

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