Just like i never left

Daleyboy, nice to see ya back...........

....going outta da door.

TLW: hehe

I hate it when someone asks for a joke to be explained...

BUT, Thad - I don't geddit

In the dark TLWs

Well, he's not very 'aard' if he get's beaten up!

Reminds me of the joke that was told in Liverpool just after viagra came on the market. In Liverpool you can get viagra eye-drops - so ya can look dead arrd!

^Thanks Tiggs - so obvious, too. (That's why people hate asking for jokes to be explained - because they feel like <deleted> afterwards.)

Just like i never left

Daleyboy, I notice ya avatar works quite well in, "That other place".

That where ya bin hibernating?

TLW: Wrongroom

^Speaking of which, I am tiring of my av, but have no ideas on what to replace it with. A ceiling fan? A water pistol or tub of talc? A dirty klong or sewage-rich seascape (eg Patong Beach)? A pile of rubbish by the side of the road? A motorcycle with the entire family on board? A suit shop tout? A bar hovel? A dozen girls sitting outside a massage parlour? Maybe a nice image from Bangkok (but smog and fumes don't photograph well)? A minibus full of bone-weary border runners? A tip truck full of Burmese workers? An overgrown and unfinished building site? A Toyota Fortuner? A pirate DVD... no, a Rolex? A stubby of Chang? Hmmm. No ideas at all, really...

^Thanks Tiggs - so obvious, too. (That's why people hate asking for jokes to be explained - because they feel like <deleted> afterwards.)

I feel like a <deleted>....as long as it's clean and comes with breasts. It's been a while now.

^Really?

^Speaking of which, I am tiring of my av, but have no ideas on what to replace it with. A ceiling fan? A water pistol or tub of talc? A dirty klong or sewage-rich seascape (eg Patong Beach)? A pile of rubbish by the side of the road? A motorcycle with the entire family on board? A suit shop tout? A bar hovel? A dozen girls sitting outside a massage parlour? Maybe a nice image from Bangkok (but smog and fumes don't photograph well)? A minibus full of bone-weary border runners? A tip truck full of Burmese workers? An overgrown and unfinished building site? A Toyota Fortuner? A pirate DVD... no, a Rolex? A stubby of Chang? Hmmm. No ideas at all, really...

iT'S YA TRADE MARK, pING.

^Speaking of which, I am tiring of my av, but have no ideas on what to replace it with. A ceiling fan? A water pistol or tub of talc? A dirty klong or sewage-rich seascape (eg Patong Beach)? A pile of rubbish by the side of the road? A motorcycle with the entire family on board? A suit shop tout? A bar hovel? A dozen girls sitting outside a massage parlour? Maybe a nice image from Bangkok (but smog and fumes don't photograph well)? A minibus full of bone-weary border runners? A tip truck full of Burmese workers? An overgrown and unfinished building site? A Toyota Fortuner? A pirate DVD... no, a Rolex? A stubby of Chang? Hmmm. No ideas at all, really...

It's ya trade mark, Ping.

A good one at that, easy to find ya.......LOL

TLW: recognition

Well with that eye of yours darting around all over the room, how could you miss it? But in light of your advice, I'll stick with the flag for a time (although I may need to temporarily remove it from the pole for some minor repairs - all that flapping about).

^Speaking of which, I am tiring of my av, but have no ideas on what to replace it with. A ceiling fan? A water pistol or tub of talc? A dirty klong or sewage-rich seascape (eg Patong Beach)? A pile of rubbish by the side of the road? A motorcycle with the entire family on board? A suit shop tout? A bar hovel? A dozen girls sitting outside a massage parlour? Maybe a nice image from Bangkok (but smog and fumes don't photograph well)? A minibus full of bone-weary border runners? A tip truck full of Burmese workers? An overgrown and unfinished building site? A Toyota Fortuner? A pirate DVD... no, a Rolex? A stubby of Chang? Hmmm. No ideas at all, really...

It's ya trade mark, Ping.

A good one at that, easy to find ya.......LOL

TLW: recognition

Is that what they did to your car? Remember when you came to my place and your ignition was broken? You had to recondition the ignition.

Abbreviation. TLW

^Speaking of which, I am tiring of my av, but have no ideas on what to replace it with. A ceiling fan? A water pistol or tub of talc? A dirty klong or sewage-rich seascape (eg Patong Beach)? A pile of rubbish by the side of the road? A motorcycle with the entire family on board? A suit shop tout? A bar hovel? A dozen girls sitting outside a massage parlour? Maybe a nice image from Bangkok (but smog and fumes don't photograph well)? A minibus full of bone-weary border runners? A tip truck full of Burmese workers? An overgrown and unfinished building site? A Toyota Fortuner? A pirate DVD... no, a Rolex? A stubby of Chang? Hmmm. No ideas at all, really...

It's ya trade mark, Ping.

A good one at that, easy to find ya.......LOL

TLW: recognition

Is that what they did to your car? Remember when you came to my place and your ignition was broken? You had to recondition the ignition.

Abbreviation. TLW

All OK now no problem.

TLW: fixation

Marvellous stuff, that insulation tape.

Duct ....... tlw

Duct ....... tlw

It was duct. The ducken thing didn't work.

Speech impediment....tlw.

Can we all remember when we drove cars held together with duct tape and wire?

I remember my first car - a Holden, of course - that I used to take on tracks more properly used by 4WDs. It was only about 2 or 3 years old when the metal panel that divides the boot from the back seat started to tear - the car was trying to do a job of tearing itself in half. So a good weld job, rather than duct tape and wire. (Isn't tape for reharnessing wiring after you've been mucking around with it, and wire for retaining loose and rusty exhaust systems?)

E: My typos are getting worse

Wire is for holding up the exhaust, yes, but wire from a coat hanger is for sticking in the hole where the aerial has broken off to get reception again, and tape is for where the rubber seals around the windows has perished and leaks...also for tears in the upholstery and for holding the gear knob onto the gear stick.

My first car, when I was 15, was an old 1950 Humber Hawk. What a beauty.

Anyone remember starting handles? My first two cars had starting handles, came in very handy when the starter motor gave up the ghost!

Anyone remember starting handles? My first two cars had starting handles, came in very handy when the starter motor gave up the ghost!

When I arrived in NZ from Fiji, married with a child and 21 years old, all I could afford was a 30 year old Austin Devon. When the battery crapped out and I couldn't afford a new one, I used the crank handle for about 6 months. My grandad taught me a little safety tip: Don't grip the crank handle like you would grip anything else with your thumb oppossing your fingers. Instead, place your thumb beside your fingers. This is because if the car backfires, the handle will break your thumb if you are gripping the handle in the usual way.

I wish cars these days had that back-up.

Anyone remember starting handles? My first two cars had starting handles, came in very handy when the starter motor gave up the ghost!

When I arrived in NZ from Fiji, married with a child and 21 years old, all I could afford was a 30 year old Austin Devon. When the battery crapped out and I couldn't afford a new one, I used the crank handle for about 6 months. My grandad taught me a little safety tip: Don't grip the crank handle like you would grip anything else with your thumb oppossing your fingers. Instead, place your thumb beside your fingers. This is because if the car backfires, the handle will break your thumb if you are gripping the handle in the usual way.

I wish cars these days had that back-up.

CRANK HANDLES, boy they are needed more so, these days.

My COMMER van had one over a metre long.

So many automatics, no push starts possible, just left on a nearby hill every nite, no probs.

I miss the days of No 8 fencing wire and insulation tape, (Old fashioned fabric tape) have those and fixing anything is possible.

Ah, halcyon days...

When exactly was this?

Memories are not what they ought to be

Mammories tlw

Hi mossy

tlw

When exactly was this?

Memories are not what they ought to be

Mammories tlw

Mamaries? Nostalgia, or just keeping abreast of things?

Anyone remember starting handles? My first two cars had starting handles, came in very handy when the starter motor gave up the ghost!

When I arrived in NZ from Fiji, married with a child and 21 years old, all I could afford was a 30 year old Austin Devon. When the battery crapped out and I couldn't afford a new one, I used the crank handle for about 6 months. My grandad taught me a little safety tip: Don't grip the crank handle like you would grip anything else with your thumb oppossing your fingers. Instead, place your thumb beside your fingers. This is because if the car backfires, the handle will break your thumb if you are gripping the handle in the usual way.

I wish cars these days had that back-up.

It was the same with one of my motorbikes (750 twin pot). Kicked like a mule if you got backfire on the compression (kick start).

Ankles TLW

When exactly was this?

Memories are not what they ought to be

Mammories tlw

Mamaries? Nostalgia, or just keeping abreast of things?

"Thanks for the Mamaries"

Bob Hope classic, stuff mod version by Fall Out Boys.

Classic.......TLW

Of course, with modern cars, they seem to be mucking about with the fuels almost as much as they muck around with tax and super law. Corn fed cars, yet. I suppose that by the time fossil fuels are depleted, people will be buzzing around in solar electrics and reflecting upon those dark olden days of petrol engines (a bit like us gazing at crinkled sepia photos of T-models). They may need to bring back the crank handles.

I felt like letting out a loud aaaargggh (but couldn't find the pirate thread); I've now held TLW for a week, joining an elite group of long-term last worders.

See? Who said that TLW is not a valued thread in the Asylum?

TLW is Pings.