Author Topic: Aldi (Australia) paddock stand (Read 4596 times)

Trevor from Warragul · « **on:** August 11, 2012, 05:35:25 PM »

Yesterday, I bought this paddock stand from Aldi for $49.99

I assembled it & discovered the solid plastic swingarm holders slide forward on my wife's Honda VTR250. Hmmm, no grip... so I bought this rubber mat from Bunnings Warehouse for $12.90

I cut out two squares, and with a bit of drilling, two caphead screws & some JB Weld I modified the swingarm holders

The stand now works perfectly! No more rolling the bike back to lube the chain

Trevor

dave500 · « **Reply #1 on:** August 11, 2012, 11:12:17 PM »

good fix,yeah they had a special on all their bike gear,,i bought a pair of those socks,they are long and warm but thin,i wore normal heavy work socks over them.

Terry in Australia · « **Reply #2 on:** August 12, 2012, 05:13:48 AM »

I thought about buying some of that stuff, but I forgot, so it's probably all gone now. I bought my parents one of their 80 cm TV's a few weeks ago, and it's brilliant, so for 250 bucks, it's a bargain! Did anyone buy the Aldi kevlar jeans?Cheers, Terry.

trueblue · « **Reply #3 on:** August 12, 2012, 05:22:38 AM »

I went in to get one of their intercoms and they were sold out.

Radam · « **Reply #4 on:** August 14, 2012, 04:05:43 AM »

I posted something about the sale at Aldi on here and then didn't even go! I wanted some of the jeans and some gloves. I didn't want to go because it looked like rain and I only have a push bike. Maybe the one in Brunswick will still have something next time I go?

Terry in Australia · « **Reply #5 on:** August 14, 2012, 04:18:34 AM »

You never know your luck Adam, the gloves will probably still be there, but if the jeans are any good, they'll go fast. Cheers, Terry.

Trevor from Warragul · « **Reply #6 on:** August 14, 2012, 04:57:36 AM »

I went because of Radam's post!

Terry in Australia · « **Reply #7 on:** August 15, 2012, 12:33:49 AM »

I just went to my local Aldi, there was only a couple of jackets, a helmet and one glove. Oh, and I bought a balaclava, just in case I need to make a withdrawl from my local TAB. Cheers, Terry.

dave500 · « **Reply #8 on:** August 15, 2012, 12:42:05 AM »

ill swap you for one sock terry?

Terry in Australia · « **Reply #9 on:** August 15, 2012, 12:44:24 AM »

I don't know if I could get a sock over my head Dave?

dave500 · « **Reply #10 on:** August 15, 2012, 01:18:38 AM »

yeah i spose youd look like a big chicken with a glove on it?

Terry in Australia · « **Reply #11 on:** August 15, 2012, 03:27:59 AM »

I knew a bloke with 5 dicks Dave, his undies fit him like a glove!

dave500 · « **Reply #12 on:** August 16, 2012, 01:15:59 AM »

i wear a baseball catchers mit myself!oh hang on,thats not funny is it?

Terry in Australia · « **Reply #13 on:** August 16, 2012, 01:32:05 AM »

Well it'd look pretty funny, but coincidentally I've been giving a lot of thought to my new invention "Manpons" (male tampons for addressing the sweaty ball condition) and a catchers mitt shaped pad (I'm thinking about using cigarette butt material for the padding as it's quite absorbant, and as our tobacco industry will soon disappear I'd like to keep all the cigarette factory workers employed) would probably be an ideal shape, gently cupping your balls and providing some much needed insulation betwixt ball and thigh. Don't worry mate, I won't forget about this when I'm rolling in dough! Cheers, Terry. (Manpon magnate in the making)

scunny · « **Reply #14 on:** August 16, 2012, 02:08:41 AM »

cough, splutter

dave500 · « **Reply #15 on:** August 16, 2012, 02:43:45 AM »

rolling in used manpons?i hope the aldi people are following this thread?

Terry in Australia · « **Reply #16 on:** August 16, 2012, 03:44:36 AM »

They probably won't understand Dave, they're German.

dave500 · « **Reply #17 on:** August 16, 2012, 01:04:11 PM »

no sense of humor?

Terry in Australia · « **Reply #18 on:** August 17, 2012, 01:42:22 AM »

They voted for Hitler............ $:-\$

dave500 · « **Reply #19 on:** August 17, 2012, 01:44:40 AM »

shh shh,dont mention the war.

Retro Rocket · « **Reply #20 on:** August 17, 2012, 01:45:34 AM »

Quote from: Terry in Australia on August 17, 2012, 01:42:22 AM

They voted for Hitler............ $:-\$

Whether they liked it or not....

dave500 · « **Reply #21 on:** August 17, 2012, 01:51:26 AM »

ive only been to aldi twice and have always queued in an orderly fashion and had my papers ready,i didnt like the look of the "camping shower",right next to the "camping gas".

Terry in Australia · « **Reply #22 on:** August 17, 2012, 02:08:22 AM »

Quote from: Retro Rocket on August 17, 2012, 01:45:34 AM

Quote from: Terry in Australia on August 17, 2012, 01:42:22 AM
They voted for Hitler............ $:-\$

Whether they liked it or not....

Well, he got 17 million votes Mick, which was 10 million more than his closest rival, so 49% of Germans voted for him. I'm guessing that "Voter Remorse" after 1933 in Germany was very similar to voter remorse in Australia, after 2010?

Quote from: dave500 on August 17, 2012, 01:51:26 AM

ive only been to aldi twice and have always queued in an orderly fashion and had my papers ready,i didnt like the look of the "camping shower",right next to the "camping gas".

I better stop before I get in trouble.............

dave500 · « **Reply #23 on:** August 17, 2012, 02:40:51 AM »

yep,out.

Retro Rocket · « **Reply #24 on:** August 17, 2012, 04:13:03 PM »

Quote from: Terry in Australia on August 17, 2012, 02:08:22 AM

Quote from: Retro Rocket on August 17, 2012, 01:45:34 AM
Quote from: Terry in Australia on August 17, 2012, 01:42:22 AM
They voted for Hitler............ $:-\$

Whether they liked it or not....

Well, he got 17 million votes Mick, which was 10 million more than his closest rival, so 49% of Germans voted for him. I'm guessing that "Voter Remorse" after 1933 in Germany was very similar to voter remorse in Australia, after 2010?

Not as bad as the next one Terry, it will be just like Queensland now..... They are all liars and fools, great choices, bad or worse....

Shoot the lot of them and start from scratch....

Terry in Australia · « **Reply #25 on:** August 17, 2012, 05:54:50 PM »

Yep, as happy as I was to see those incompetents in Queensland ousted Mick, I worry about one party having an absolute majority. Absolute power corrupts absolutely, and I'd hate to see a return of the "White Shoe Brigade" of the Joh Bjelke Petersen era, when I was a Queensland resident.

Back then, Wayne Goss was a breath of fresh air and heralded a much needed change from the entrenched corruption that typified Queensland politics. As much as I'm happy that the coalition government in Queensland has broken up the rats nest of hippies and dreamers that Queensland politics has become since 1989, I am worried about a return to a government with no viable opposition party to keep them honest. Cheers, Terry.

Retro Rocket · « **Reply #26 on:** August 17, 2012, 06:01:44 PM »

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Yep, as happy as I was to see those incompetents in Queensland ousted Mick, I worry about one party having an absolute majority. Absolute power corrupts absolutely, and I'd hate to see a return of the "White Shoe Brigade" of the Joh Bjelke Petersen era, when I was a Queensland resident.

I couldn't agree with you more mate..... So, so sick of political bullsh1t, maybe a revolution would get their attention....

Terry in Australia · « **Reply #27 on:** August 17, 2012, 06:16:05 PM »

Nah, I'm too lazy Mick, but you go for it and let me know how it all turns out, and if you can find me a nice cushy job in your new government mate, that'd be great.

Retro Rocket · « **Reply #28 on:** August 17, 2012, 06:20:25 PM »

Quote from: Terry in Australia on August 17, 2012, 06:16:05 PM

Nah, I'm too lazy Mick, but you go for it and let me know how it all turns out, and if you can find me a nice cushy job in your new government mate, that'd be great.

I couldn't imagine a worse fate....

ChuckG750f1 · « **Reply #29 on:** August 22, 2012, 05:09:53 PM »

Glad to hear that Terry has not given up on the "Manpons" idea. When I saw him bemoaning his balls freezing recently, I figured the "Manpons" ship had sailed. Better trademark the name before some thief steals the idea.

Terry in Australia · « **Reply #30 on:** August 23, 2012, 03:16:02 AM »

Ha ha, no "Manpons" are alive and well, and if anybody steals another one of my ideas like those Oasis arseholes did, they'll need tampons!

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