It was the best of days, it was the worst of days. I bought a shiny new TIG welder on EBay last Thursday and as it had to come from the other side of town, I paid the extra 30 bucks to get it delivered. It was a long weekend, but delivery was scheduled today, so I took the day off, as the wife had a medical appointment to go to, and of course someone had to be home to sign for the box. By lunchtime it hadn't arrived, so I rang the courier company, but they couldn't tell me if it was being delivered today? Great. After another 4 or 5 calls, we agreed that I could go collect it from their depot at 5.30pm. So much for my 30 bucks delivery fee............
Ironically, the RC cylinder block I bought from Michrobi in the US on the same day, was delivered at 4pm? How is it that in the same time that USPS/Australia Post can get an item to me from halfway around the planet, TNT couriers here in Melbourne can't get a friggin' box sent from one side of the city to the other? Useless turds!
Good news of course is that I am now the proud owner of another RC cylinder block, woohoo! Interestingly, it's a much better casting than the other one, much sharper edges and the more I look at it, the more I think the first one is a "fake" block, probably cast from an original, which probably also explains why it cracked between the cylinders, dodgy material.
And finally, I got a call back from a guy accepting my offer to buy his (wrecked but repairable) CB750 and all his spares, his bike was beautiful before he threw it down the road, but anyway, it will be good again, and 500 bucks less than he wanted, plus he's agreed to throw in all his spares. Another 850 mile drive next Saturday, but what the hey, I like driving. Here's some gratutuitous pics, to maintain your interest...............
