Quote from: Bird on August 10, 2026, 12:05:14 PMA large pothole on the Princes Highway near Bunyip, 75 kilometres south-east of Melbourne, has reportedly damaged dozens of cars in wet weather.

The scene of destruction has prompted renewed concern about the condition of Victorian roads. 
Motorists were left stranded along the highway after striking the pothole and pulling over to inspect the damage

Almost unbelieveable!

Haha, one night travelling on the Moonie Hi-way to Moonie, there was water from flooding everywhere and at this one low spot that had a big pothole in it, I watched a flatbed tow truck hit the hole at speed and sent the rear end about a metre into the air.    He didn't have his UHF on, otherwise he would of heard the warnings. He did well to stay on the road though after the rear end bunny hop. 

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Quote from: Bird on August 10, 2026, 12:05:14 PMA large pothole on the Princes Highway near Bunyip, 75 kilometres south-east of Melbourne, has reportedly damaged dozens of cars in wet weather.

The scene of destruction has prompted renewed concern about the condition of Victorian roads. 
Motorists were left stranded along the highway after striking the pothole and pulling over to inspect the damage

Almost unbelieveable!

And don't put your hand out for repairs either , the minimum claim is about $1600 

A large pothole on the Princes Highway near Bunyip, 75 kilometres south-east of Melbourne, has reportedly damaged dozens of cars in wet weather.

The scene of destruction has prompted renewed concern about the condition of Victorian roads. 
Motorists were left stranded along the highway after striking the pothole and pulling over to inspect the damage

Almost unbelieveable!

Edinburgh for the next week, been in UK for a couple of weeks now catching up with wife's extended family (around Norwich / Norfolk).

Very busy here for August with Tattoo and Fringe Festival on for most of the month.

Quote from: rags on August 07, 2026, 09:30:16 PMDrifta Drawer company entering voluntary administration.
Like the Kodak I guess time was up but sad in any case for a long established business.

It is a long video so to summarise the things that Luke mentioned that conspired against the company
Workers Comp
Payroll Tax
Cost of living
Fuel price
Loss of Beechy his manager
Competition
Unable  to get staff/ Staff unable to find housing in the business town ( Gloucester)

And I will add - handy men making there own drawers like me.

It should be noted this is only regarding the drifta drawer company but the Drifta Stockton company will trade on.

That's a real shame. Luke is a great bloke and gives excellent service to his customers. He even fully refurbished an older model draw unit for me free of charge, and I wasn't even the original buyer. It was in a second hand camper trailer I bought years ago.

Drifta Drawer company entering voluntary administration.
Like the Kodak I guess time was up but sad in any case for a long established business.

It is a long video so to summarise the things that Luke mentioned that conspired against the company
Workers Comp
Payroll Tax
Cost of living
Fuel price
Loss of Beechy his manager
Competition
Unable  to get staff/ Staff unable to find housing in the business town ( Gloucester)

And I will add - handy men making there own drawers like me.

It should be noted this is only regarding the drifta drawer company but the Drifta Stockton company will trade on.

Lightning Ridge tonight.
Survived Walgett last night - best Chinese we have had for ages at Walgett RSL.
Staff super friendly - nice place
Town has a bad rep, but hey, we are from Townsville - apparently the most unsafe LGA in Australia, so Walgett is no drama at all
A tad cold at -1 deg last night.

Lorne Station caravan park at Lightning Ridge tonight. $30 for a powered site - can't beat that - out of town a bit - nice spot

And the Ai nightmare begins.

When an artist discovered that Instagram's AI chatbot had been tricked by hackers to grant access to accounts, she wondered if her painful nightmare was connected.

Anybody looking for a 200-series 'Cruiser

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-03/toyota-landcruiser-1-million-kilometres-hits-market/106943372

The Burning Mountain - Mt Wingen rest area south of Tamworth
Has a burning coal seam under the mountain - apparently hot stuff, but still freaking cold here for us NQlanders. Gonna be 5 degrees tonight.
I now love diesel heaters more than my guitars I think. Maybe more than my kids if it gets colder...? 
Thought the trip would be uneventful.... But got a few tales to share when I get a chance..Deflated airbag, warped rotors, Flat batteries, Plus an 'Unplugged' non-musical event nobody wanted that destroyed every caravan plug at the top of the Gibraltar Range....stay tuned to my caravan thread