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    I could be posting this in the happy thread, even depression section some time in the future but at the moment it's here. After a rough 12 months or so the wife moved out yesterday. Have got quite a bit of thinking to do!!!



    not good mate .....hope you can draw on family like your brother and build the business big time ....guess you have to work a lot of sh1t out first....good luck mate

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    Quote Originally Posted by South East Mowing View Post
    I could be posting this in the happy thread, even depression section some time in the future but at the moment it's here. After a rough 12 months or so the wife moved out yesterday. Have got quite a bit of thinking to do!!!
    Hope you're doing alright John...

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    Quote Originally Posted by geoff View Post
    I could be posting this in the happy thread, even depression section some time in the future but at the moment it's here. After a rough 12 months or so the wife moved out yesterday. Have got quite a bit of thinking to do!!!



    not good mate .....hope you can draw on family like your brother and build the business big time ....guess you have to work a lot of sh1t out first....good luck mate

    Thanks guys. That is certainly true. Building the business is part of what got me in the ****

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    Towing the trailer today and at a small retirement village. I usually reverse out of small street but with roadworks behind me this time I decided to drive over a small bridge to vacant land where they were redoing the gravel road. I have turned here before. Was initially hesitant to turn off the gravel road onto the looser gravel area. Should not have listened to my brother who said, turn there it's ok. Straight in and BOGGED! They had moved all the excess there and just lightly levelled it, unlike the road where they were scraping and compacting it.
    Few choice words and then said" better see how this 4 wheel drive thing goes. Had a quick read of the book as its my 1st 4wd and reversed out. Luckily I made it 1st go because probably would not have 2nd time around as was losing the rear with trailer almost ready to jackknife.
    The guys doing the road mentioned something about common sense

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    Lucky you were towing with the 4x4 lol

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    I took a ute & trailer load of firewood up the mountains for delivery. The theory is, I unload the trailer at an easy access house, then drop the trailer and unload the ute where access is tight.
    I must have been in dreamworld when I pulled up on a flat area to drop the trailer. Pulled the plug and undid the chain and started off up a narrow windy track to the second house. Was almost there when I looked behind and the trailer was still coming along behind me. Oops, forgot to unhitch the coupling.
    Nowhere close to turn around so after a lot of cursing I get back to the flat, unhook the trailer and try again.

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    sounds like me yesterday - still getting used to the ztr....half way through a lawn before l realised l'd not lowered the deck lol




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    Just got scraped by an idiot impatient driver in supermarket carpark.
    Me, had backed out of space and starting to do a lh turn to get to exit road.
    Other driver, driver is starting to turn right around corner and coming towards me.
    I stop, thinking she might pause so I can make turn or give me chance to reverse to give her some clearance.
    She is so impartient, charges on with her turn and is pretty clueless / unaware / not watching where the rear end of her Honda Odessy is, so neatly scrapes my right rear corner with her driver side while I am *stationary*.
    She then tries to justify her position by she saying that she needed to turn! -- the stationary vehicle was to blame!
    She will be getting the bill for paint repairs.

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    Quote Originally Posted by edbeek View Post
    I took a ute & trailer load of firewood up the mountains for delivery. The theory is, I unload the trailer at an easy access house, then drop the trailer and unload the ute where access is tight.
    I must have been in dreamworld when I pulled up on a flat area to drop the trailer. Pulled the plug and undid the chain and started off up a narrow windy track to the second house. Was almost there when I looked behind and the trailer was still coming along behind me. Oops, forgot to unhitch the coupling.
    Nowhere close to turn around so after a lot of cursing I get back to the flat, unhook the trailer and try again.
    Senior moment, or could it happen to anyone .......... say Redeye ?
    Cheers Fred.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Redeye View Post
    sounds like me yesterday - still getting used to the ztr....half way through a lawn before l realised l'd not lowered the deck lol
    Ha. I still do that occasionally after 1500 hrs.
    At this time of the year, nobody can tell the difference anyway.

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    Paying $163.95 for rego for ride on mower / lawn tractor in QLD. A cobber of mine got pinched by the law, unloading his ride on on the road and driving onto the property. That day apparently, coppers had had a field day booking everyone using a ride on outside their gate - grass verges are apparently the road. Another grab for cash by the authorities.

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    Rain day, home on the couch not getting paid That makes me grumpy

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    Quote Originally Posted by GAMS View Post
    Paying $163.95 for rego for ride on mower / lawn tractor in QLD. A cobber of mine got pinched by the law, unloading his ride on on the road and driving onto the property. That day apparently, coppers had had a field day booking everyone using a ride on outside their gate - grass verges are apparently the road. Another grab for cash by the authorities.
    thats bullsh*t!! greedy mongrels need replacing....has a state parliament ever been replaced with an administrator? (god knows tony rabbotts mob need replacing)




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    Quote Originally Posted by Redeye View Post
    thats bullsh*t!! greedy mongrels need replacing....has a state parliament ever been replaced with an administrator? (god knows tony rabbotts mob need replacing)
    don't worry, upping the GSt to 15% (with no actual structural tax reform) will fix all our issues. No signs of life as far as a long term vision for this country from both sides of politics. That makes me grumpy.

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    no Party for the average aussie any more thats for sure - either right wing or extreme right wing now....




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