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Re: What am I Grateful for today.
« Reply #100 on: May 05, 2020, 07:31:44 PM »
I am grateful today for that I have good mates thst look out for me.
Clutch in the 80 is starting to slip, 485000km, orginal.
Monday next week, she gets a new one, flywheel grind, all for under $1100 and I don't have to touch a spanner.
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PS, when this crap is over we are catching up.
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Re: What am I Grateful for today.
« Reply #101 on: May 05, 2020, 07:48:17 PM »
......Clutch in the 80 is starting to slip, 485000km, orginal.......

Warranty claim??.... :P
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Re: What am I Grateful for today.
« Reply #102 on: May 05, 2020, 07:50:09 PM »
Warranty claim??....
Ahahaha,
Thought about it,
I'm not the orginal owner, although I have all the records :)
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Re: What am I Grateful for today.
« Reply #103 on: May 06, 2020, 09:01:12 PM »
I am grateful today,
Because I have 4 quotes accepted.
I will need to subcontract a few trades, manage these works.
Maybe some things I have worked on over the last two years are starting to fall into place.
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Re: What am I Grateful for today.
« Reply #104 on: May 08, 2020, 08:00:36 AM »
My grateful (& happy) is that today marks 2 weeks since I stopped living on a constant intake of news ;D

The constant doom & gloom was starting to have an effect, so I stopped reading / listening to anything to do with Covid, & I've since noticed the difference mentally & physically 8)

Yep, I still check the news for anything else, & another bonus is that that only takes 5 minutes a day! ;D
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Re: What am I Grateful for today.
« Reply #105 on: May 08, 2020, 08:31:35 PM »
My grateful (& happy) is that today marks 2 weeks since I stopped living on a constant intake of news ;D

The constant doom & gloom was starting to have an effect, so I stopped reading / listening to anything to do with Covid, & I've since noticed the difference mentally & physically 8)

Yep, I still check the news for anything else, & another bonus is that that only takes 5 minutes a day! ;D
Yep, I reckon the news is most of the problem.
The 24/7 news cycle makes it's own exisstance.
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Re: What am I Grateful for today.
« Reply #106 on: May 08, 2020, 09:41:23 PM »
My grateful (& happy) is that today marks 2 weeks since I stopped living on a constant intake of news ;D

The constant doom & gloom was starting to have an effect, so I stopped reading / listening to anything to do with Covid, & I've since noticed the difference mentally & physically 8)

Yep, I still check the news for anything else, & another bonus is that that only takes 5 minutes a day! ;D
Yep, the less you listen, the less stressful the whole thing is to deal with


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Re: What am I Grateful for today.
« Reply #107 on: May 09, 2020, 07:50:56 AM »
I actually think this current time is by far the most fact based news we seen in many, many years.

I have seen signs that the shouty opinions are starting to push their way back into the news cycle recently. But personally I’ve been enjoying not hearing that dribble for the last little while.

As soon as we are let out of isolation, you can be guaranteed the ferrels will be all over our TVs again shouting at us telling us what we should be thinking and how we should be feeling about everything.

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Re: What am I Grateful for today.
« Reply #108 on: May 09, 2020, 07:25:48 PM »
I am grateful for being surrounded by good people who keep my grounded.
A few are Swaggers, others I have known since I was 16.
I'm grateful for their friendship.
Cheers to you Guys & Girls.
Thank you.
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Re: What am I Grateful for today.
« Reply #109 on: May 20, 2020, 06:39:32 AM »
I've not posted for a bit,
I have been busy, life can get like that.  I have plenty of work atm, things look positive for my family, for which I am Grateful.
Take care Swaggers, we'll get to camp again soon.
Cheers.
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Re: What am I Grateful for today.
« Reply #110 on: May 20, 2020, 09:07:50 AM »
I've not posted for a bit,
I have been busy, life can get like that.  I have plenty of work atm, things look positive for my family, for which I am Grateful.
Take care Swaggers, we'll get to camp again soon.
Cheers.
I am grateful that Hairs is busy. Who knows what shenanigans he would be up to if he had nothing to do and couldn't go camping.  :cheers: :cheers: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
Looking forward to having a campfire and a Ginger Beer (alcoholic of course) when all this Shite is over.

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Re: What am I Grateful for today.
« Reply #111 on: May 20, 2020, 11:11:31 AM »
Looking forward to having a campfire and a Ginger Beer (alcoholic of course) when all this Shite is over.

Think we're all doing that Noel! :cup:

Our plans are looking like Bigriggen after the school holidays are over, & the first rush has (hopefully) settled down ;D

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Re: What am I Grateful for today.
« Reply #112 on: May 20, 2020, 03:33:56 PM »
Think we're all doing that Noel! :cup:

Our plans are looking like Bigriggen after the school holidays are over, & the first rush has (hopefully) settled down ;D

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Let us know when you are going if you need some company.
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Re: What am I Grateful for today.
« Reply #113 on: May 20, 2020, 04:57:23 PM »
Let us know when you are going if you need some company.

Us & BiL were both going to go out for probably a week, & likely to grab a couple of powered sites 8)

May have to throw a general invitation out ??? ;D
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Re: What am I Grateful for today.
« Reply #114 on: May 20, 2020, 06:10:53 PM »


I am grateful that Hairs is busy. Who knows what shenanigans he would be up to if he had nothing to do and couldn't go camping.  :cheers: :cheers:
Looking forward to having a campfire and a Ginger Beer (alcoholic of course) when all this Shite is over.
Hi mate,
Will let you know when we can camp again.
Looking forward to it mate.
Happy Days ahead.
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Re: What am I Grateful for today.
« Reply #115 on: May 20, 2020, 07:21:18 PM »
 :cheers: l am now cleaning the Cub to put it on the market  , so it can create memories for others . We have our  & we want to pass the protentional to others  . Treg Up & Make Dust    :cheers:
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Re: What am I Grateful for today.
« Reply #116 on: May 20, 2020, 07:35:07 PM »
:cheers: l am now cleaning the Cub to put it on the market  , so it can create memories for others . We have our  & we want to pass the protentional to others  . Treg Up & Make Dust    :cheers:
Happy days.
Onward & upward.
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Re: What am I Grateful for today.
« Reply #117 on: May 22, 2020, 08:32:20 PM »
I am grateful today because I made someone's world a little easier today.
Fixed a sticky timber gate,  pressure cleaned their paved steps.
Simple things to us, for them it was a world of difference.
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Re: What am I Grateful for today.
« Reply #118 on: May 22, 2020, 09:23:15 PM »
I am grateful today because I made someone's world a little easier today.
Fixed a sticky timber gate,  pressure cleaned their paved steps.
Simple things to us, for them it was a world of difference.
And I am grateful for people like yourself, we have started using support workers thru NDIS just this past few weeks and it makes a real difference.
More power to you.
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Re: What am I Grateful for today.
« Reply #119 on: May 23, 2020, 08:52:51 AM »
And I am grateful for people like yourself, we have started using support workers thru NDIS just this past few weeks and it makes a real difference.
More power to you.
Hey Pottsy,
I love seeing the smiles on folks faces when their struggles are eased.
I was have a chat yesterday with a bloke in Maclean, who has diecided to change careers, he is an aircraft fitter, come handyman/carpenter, now he has rented a office block and is setting to help people that have depression, struggle with life.
From teenagers through to the elderly.
He has financed the whole gig himself, because he feels that passionate about peoples wellbeing.
He's asked me drop in from time to time, which I will to lend a hand.

I hope you enjoy your day mate.
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Re: What am I Grateful for today.
« Reply #120 on: May 23, 2020, 01:24:30 PM »
Hey Pottsy,
I love seeing the smiles on folks faces when their struggles are eased.
I was have a chat yesterday with a bloke in Maclean, who has diecided to change careers, he is an aircraft fitter, come handyman/carpenter, now he has rented a office block and is setting to help people that have depression, struggle with life.
From teenagers through to the elderly.
He has financed the whole gig himself, because he feels that passionate about peoples wellbeing.
He's asked me drop in from time to time, which I will to lend a hand.

I hope you enjoy your day mate.

It sometimes the small things that mount up, trimming edges, sweeping paths, cleaning gutters, washing cars etc, things that you may have done regularly but now let go because other things become priorities. Our new lawn mowing bloke trimmed the bushes etc, when I said you don’t need to do that, he just replied you pay for an hour, you get an hour, I’ll keep your garden in top shape.
Sure put a smile on my face.

Cheers, enjoy your weekend.
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Re: What am I Grateful for today.
« Reply #121 on: May 23, 2020, 03:24:27 PM »
That's awesome mate.
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What am I Grateful for today.
« Reply #122 on: May 24, 2020, 07:14:37 PM »
Today I am grateful that my Dad taught me most of the same things he taught my brothers (even though he was raised pretty "old school") ie how to drive a HR truck and dog, use a rifle, change a tyre, how to use a drill, how to change a gas bottle, measure 3 times and cut once etc.  The knowledge he has passed on to me has meant that I am confident to do a variety of tasks that are sometimes considered "a man's job".  This comes in handy due to Brett working away for half the year.  Plus I am a stubborn turd who loathes asking for help to do something  ;D.

Today I mounted a storage rack on the wall of our garage to hang the Tin Lids bikes and scooters on.  I am on an iso mission to claim back the back patio!

Thanks Dad.... :cup:

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Re: What am I Grateful for today.
« Reply #123 on: May 25, 2020, 05:55:31 AM »
Awesome Jillsy.
Well done.
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Re: What am I Grateful for today.
« Reply #124 on: May 25, 2020, 11:31:11 AM »
You would put most metrosexual city blokes to shame nowadays Jillsy. More power to women I say. Then us fellas can sit back even more while you shoot, gut, butcher and cook dinner right after you finished repairing the truck that broke down while you were driving back loaded with timber to build the new shed.

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