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Offline Sam Green Racing

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Re: England here I come
« Reply #25 on: October 21, 2012, 08:45:14 AM »
Quote from: trueblue on October 20, 2012, 05:29:13 PM
Sam we are staying in Northwich for most of the time :D

That's handy, I'm just 20 minutes away. 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) It's a pity you couldn't have come in May when the Thundersprint hits Northwich. http://www.thundersprint.com/

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Re: England here I come
« Reply #26 on: October 22, 2012, 02:32:30 AM »
Sweet, we'll definitely have to catch up for a few brews then ;D.  Also give me a chance to escape the inlaws for a while ;).  Our original plans were to be over there for May and the very start of August which would have put us over there for the Thundersprints, but finances didn't work out that way  :-\.
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Re: England here I come
« Reply #27 on: October 22, 2012, 10:29:15 AM »
sod the thundersprint you could have gone to the tt .
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Re: England here I come
« Reply #28 on: October 23, 2012, 02:04:09 AM »
Next time we come over I have an agreement with the missus that we must go to the isle of Man ;D
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Re: England here I come
« Reply #29 on: October 23, 2012, 02:11:23 AM »
ROGER MILLER,,,england swings like a pendulum do,,bobbys on bicycles two by two,westminster abbey/the tower/big ben,the rosy red cheeks of the little children,,,,,,,hey i was born at home, in catford,london,,we came to australia in 65.
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Re: England here I come
« Reply #30 on: October 31, 2012, 04:28:17 AM »
Two weeks ;D
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Re: England here I come
« Reply #31 on: October 31, 2012, 09:47:51 AM »
Bring it on, I should be back from the States about the 13th November, must get together and introduce you to our warm beer,  ::) with the temps we have right now, you'll be glad of it.  ;D ;D ;D ;D
We also have lots of that Ausi piss that you call lager, it's nice and cold as well. ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

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Re: England here I come
« Reply #32 on: October 31, 2012, 10:56:26 AM »
sam the old buggers back has gone , hes only coming over here for a lay down !
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Re: England here I come
« Reply #33 on: October 31, 2012, 03:17:10 PM »
Quote from: simon#42 on October 31, 2012, 10:56:26 AM
sam the old buggers back has gone , hes only coming over here for a lay down !

Thats probably how he got it in the first place, we call it "shaggers back" here...... ;D ;D ;)
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Re: England here I come
« Reply #34 on: November 01, 2012, 03:48:05 AM »
Sam, I hope your not talking about Fosters, the one Australian beer that no Aussies drink ;D.  I've been keeping an eye on the temps and damn it is cold over there.  Where I live we don't get temperatures that low.  I think the coldest daytime temp I have ever seen here was last winter it got down to 12C and nighttime temp was around 2C.

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sam the old buggers back has gone , hes only coming over here for a lay down !

Thats probably how he hot it in the first place, we call it "shaggers back" here...... ;D ;D ;)

Your just jealous Mick ;), but I'm hoping that a couple of weeks away from the spanners and heavy lifting will help ease my back.
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Re: England here I come
« Reply #35 on: November 01, 2012, 03:34:38 PM »
Quote from: trueblue on November 01, 2012, 03:48:05 AM
Sam, I hope your not talking about Fosters, the one Australian beer that no Aussies drink ;D.  I've been keeping an eye on the temps and damn it is cold over there.  Where I live we don't get temperatures that low.  I think the coldest daytime temp I have ever seen here was last winter it got down to 12C and nighttime temp was around 2C.

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Quote from: simon#42 on October 31, 2012, 10:56:26 AM
sam the old buggers back has gone , hes only coming over here for a lay down !

Thats probably how he got it in the first place, we call it "shaggers back" here...... ;D ;D ;)

Your just jealous Mick ;), but I'm hoping that a couple of weeks away from the spanners and heavy lifting will help ease my back.

Jealous....ha  ;D  I thought i was pointing out the obvious mate... ;)   NO lifting while its playing up Blue, only makes it worse...
Last time mine was very slightly playing up i was changing a tire for my daughter, when the wheel brace "gave" taking one of the nuts off it was enough of a jolt to screw it up good, 6 weeks of physio that time, touch wood, its been great since... ;)
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Re: England here I come
« Reply #36 on: November 01, 2012, 10:03:38 PM »
Mick are you saying it was a bad idea to lift a clutch that weighed 93kg into a truck the other week, actually that is what aggrivated it this time.  I really need to find a new job  :-\.  I have been avoiding lifting as much as possible the last few weeks but I can't always do it.  Mind you some days it is hard enough lifting myself, let alone anything else.
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Re: England here I come
« Reply #37 on: November 01, 2012, 10:13:26 PM »
Quote from: trueblue on November 01, 2012, 10:03:38 PM
Mick are you saying it was a bad idea to lift a clutch that weighed 93kg into a truck the other week, actually that is what aggrivated it this time.  I really need to find a new job  :-\.  I have been avoiding lifting as much as possible the last few weeks but I can't always do it.  Mind you some days it is hard enough lifting myself, let alone anything else.

I hear you mate....
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Re: England here I come
« Reply #38 on: November 02, 2012, 02:00:36 AM »
its heavy work at awkward angles true blue,i dont know how guys do it still,depending on the truck body it can make easy work hard!real hard!dont forget they drive on the same side of the road as here!
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Re: England here I come
« Reply #39 on: November 02, 2012, 03:23:17 AM »
Yeah I'm over it Dave, 10 years in it and last year I only grossed 38K, now to top it off my back is stuffed... Not worth it IMO.
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Re: England here I come
« Reply #40 on: November 02, 2012, 03:44:48 AM »
jeepers!,,why not become a driver?,,thats what i did,,im twice your age,half as smart but half as stupid and with double the  experience!mechanics make great drivers,,they have a feel for things and drive trucks accordingly!

awkward angles!!,,fixed now!yeah the award rate sucks man!your body stinks all the time of fossil fuels aswell!
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Re: England here I come
« Reply #41 on: November 02, 2012, 03:55:53 AM »
Yeah, I have thought of it, but I would probably get bored.  I have quit easy well paying jobs over the years simply because I got bored with doing nothing other than changing oils, driving is definately an option though.  I have noticed if I'm away from the tools for a week or so my skin gets a lot lighter as the oil and crap comes out.
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Re: England here I come
« Reply #42 on: November 02, 2012, 04:25:16 AM »
thats why we have bikes to toy with!!to keep your hand in!!,,never have a rusty spanner!its a lot lighter aswell,,i make work for myself toying with these old hondas,,,its a hobby and an interest,,id hate to do it for a job,,thats when the novelty wears off!driving trucks has done me well,,ive owned a couple and made some money,,theyve cost me money also,,i used to repair flat tyres on the road side and all that sort of #$%*,always did my own servicing etc,,when you get back look for a driver/mechanic job,,like 50/50?
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Re: England here I come
« Reply #43 on: November 07, 2012, 03:12:02 AM »
We fly out in a week ;D
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Re: England here I come
« Reply #44 on: November 07, 2012, 06:31:57 AM »
I fly out in the morning, looking forward to meeting when I get home.

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Re: England here I come
« Reply #45 on: November 08, 2012, 01:08:37 AM »
Mate PM me your phone number and I'll call you when we get there ;D
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Re: England here I come
« Reply #46 on: November 13, 2012, 12:45:57 AM »
Well, we fly out tomorrow.  We arrive in the afternoon of the 15th ;D. 
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Re: England here I come
« Reply #47 on: November 13, 2012, 01:22:53 AM »
when you get there the first thing i want you to do is find out if the bath water dose really spin in the opposite direction down the plug hole!
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Re: England here I come
« Reply #48 on: November 14, 2012, 03:46:33 AM »
We are currently sitting at the airport in Melbourne, bored out of my mind.  We fly out in an hour and 45.  Should be landing in Manchester in about 26 hrs. 
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Re: England here I come
« Reply #49 on: November 14, 2012, 02:44:37 PM »
Have a good flight. Hope you're not going via Dubai, its an @rsehole of an airport. Last month it took took us over 2 hours just to get through immigration, even as transit passengers. Not to mention the time it takes getting to and from the aircraft, by bus! Not to mention the hoards of people sitting on the floor of the airport because there's not enough seating. Not to mention the crap toilets. Not to mention the lack of food outlets. Sorry, did I just spoil your flight?
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