What made you feel good today? - Page 222

**OneMadMan** · 26-11-2024, 06:41 PM

Well... my 1st delivery was to a grumpy pri ck,
but to make up for this, my 2nd delivery and 5th delivery I scored this:

Happy Tuesday huh!

Cheers,

One Mad Man (Loopy mad, Not angry Mad!!)

Tonz · 26-11-2024, 08:24 PM

Christmas perks, imagine being a garbologist in this day n age. Neighbours cant leave booze out on their bins anymore or some toerag will flog it.

**OneMadMan** · 27-11-2024, 04:30 AM

Here's some other things, apart from the freebies, that made me feel good:

This happened 7 mins after dealing with the happy / grumpy pr ick delivery.
Sucks to be HIM.

Was 'blasting' up Magil rd in the morning, heading for Ashton... as ya do in a 14T truck at 45kmp/h and had to give way to this old mate that was crossing the road..
Seen my fair share at night, but this was a 1st for me in the daylight hours..
Me thinks he was heading home after getting an empty

Next was my first lady bird for the year. Wasn't the killa nice bright red ones I get to see rarely, but happy all the same the he / she shared my company while waiting at an intersection up in the hills. Perfect!

I sure hope today (Wednesday) has a few more good things to share.

Happy Wednesday! guys / Gurls.

Cheers,

One Mad Man

**OneMadMan** · 27-11-2024, 04:37 AM

**Charliewool** · 27-11-2024, 09:19 AM

Orange ones are more poisonous than the red ones!

ford71V8 · 27-11-2024, 01:46 PM

Surprised you don't see koalas in daylight hours.
See them quite regularly, and often crossing the road.
But not fast like your vid - no, the ones I see take all the time they have in the world.
And I'll happily stop the car and watch him.

Syndrome · 27-11-2024, 06:33 PM

https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/austr...te/ar-AA1uPxsn

Lang Hancock was correct.

**OneMadMan** · 27-11-2024, 10:00 PM

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Originally Posted by OneMadMan

Here's some other things, apart from the freebies, that made me feel good:....original content snipped...I sure hope today (Wednesday) has a few more good things to share.Happy Wednesday! guys / Gurls.Cheers, One Mad Man

Seems like I spoke to soon. Nearly became unemployed today. Had 3 different people push my buttons in the worst ways. It was like picking at a scab... pick pick pick. Then the last one

Been really happy for the past few weeks.
But today, really was just a day, in the worst possible way.

2 prior deliveries that are to long to mention started the my internal time bomb ticking, the last altercation coming from a complete maggot at work.
A total smartarse that's had it coming from everyone at work for a LONG time. Today was my turn to take a poke at him.

I went toe to toe with him... just waiting for him to open his gob again so I could close it, in the most violent way possible.

To finish it off, after wanting to split old mates head open, boss tells me: "I have a pr ick of a job for you, Sorry."

Hmm, how hard can it be, right? That's what I get paid to do. Work, and enjoy doing it.
He usually looks after me, as I do him (work wise).

He says to me: "you've got an electric pallet jack on the truck yeah?"
"Yes".
He says "I have a tailgate delivery of 12 pallets to a residential address that's an absolutely (please insert your own nasty words here) job."

Hmm, sounds like a challenge. I'm up for that, might get a chance to relieve some of my aggro.

This is how it turned out... 2 hours and 3 parking attempts later...

Yeah yeah, it would have taken 1 hour and 55mins without the pics.

The Job site:

Tried unloading on the street, pallet jack wouldn't shift the 900Kg pallet up the incline in the back of the truck...

So... turned the truck around so it's facing up hill.

Now the pallet jack won't get over the spoon drain...

I had to Mcgyver a fix:

I put 2 pieces of wood under the front legs of the pallet jack to give it another 20mm clearance, to clear the spoon drain.
Tick! That worked...

BUT, the pallet jack had around 58% charge when I started. The gradient of the driveway would drain it before the job was even half done...

So the saga continued..

Reversed into the driveway to level the truck out a bit and bypass the spoon drain:

No go. Still to steep for the pallet jack to move the pallet.

Moved the truck down the driveway to level the truck even more by blocking the street. (no pic) Luckily for me it was a super quiet thorough fare type scenario. Meaning, if it was blocked, it was no biggie to go around the block.

The final destination for the 4 heaviest pallets: - in the shed next to the customer -

Mental note to self: I really should be careful what I wish for.

One Angry Man - Today anyway.

Citroënbender · 27-11-2024, 10:06 PM

Solid effort, I broke into a sweat just reading about it. Good result.

HIPO · 28-11-2024, 09:34 AM

Betty the Magpie, sister wife & hubby, have 2 off-spring! Watched their 1st "flights" yesterday

........... appear to be in training today, with all 5 chasing off Cockatoo's.
The gang haven't been back for food hand outs, since the season before last. Looking good!

**FTE217** · 28-11-2024, 12:08 PM

LFC beating RM what a game of football.

**OneMadMan** · 28-11-2024, 09:24 PM

Another bottle of plonk... for her.

After I gave it to her, I could almost see the tears of happiness rolling down her thighs...

Cheers,

One Mad Man

**DFB FGXR6** · 01-12-2024, 06:54 PM

Mowing at a commercial property this morning, I had a guy stop me to say he liked my ute. And according to him, it was a "real ute and not one of those jacked up dual cabs".

As a body-on-frame vehicle, I don't consider any Ranger to be a "real ute", or any of its competitors. But I did get a little laugh out of his assessment regarding jacked up dual cabs.

.:4:. · 01-12-2024, 07:37 PM

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Originally Posted by DFB FGXR6

Mowing at a commercial property this morning, I had a guy stop me to say he liked my ute. And according to him, it was a "real ute and not one of those jacked up dual cabs".

As a body-on-frame vehicle, I don't consider any Ranger to be a "real ute", or any of its competitors. But I did get a little laugh out of his assessment regarding jacked up dual cabs.

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When I'd pick my kid up from primary school in my single cab low rider px work car, he used to call it man ute because the back was full of tools and stuff. His mates were jealous that he got to sit in the front (no other option).

marty351 · 01-12-2024, 08:42 PM

Moving into our new apartment and enjoying the sunset on the balcony.

Itsme · 01-12-2024, 08:50 PM

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Originally Posted by DFB FGXR6

Mowing at a commercial property this morning, I had a guy stop me to say he liked my ute. And according to him, it was a "real ute and not one of those jacked up dual cabs".

As a body-on-frame vehicle, I don't consider any Ranger to be a "real ute", or any of its competitors. But I did get a little laugh out of his assessment regarding jacked up dual cabs.

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What is a real ute?

**DFB FGXR6** · 01-12-2024, 08:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Itsme

What is a real ute?

A ute in Australia was always based on a regular passenger vehicle. So, a Falcon or Commodore is a Ute. That goes right back to when Ford Australia invented that concept.

What we have today are pickups.

.:4:. · 01-12-2024, 09:08 PM

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Originally Posted by DFB FGXR6

A ute in Australia was always based on a regular passenger vehicle. So, a Falcon or Commodore is a Ute. That goes right back to when Ford Australia invented that concept.

What we have today are pickups.

Yes, a ute is a utility varient derived from a car. Otherwise correct, it is a pickup. Rangers came before everests. But in my personal opinion a truck is one of the things that hauls tonnes of goods and stuff not egos.

jaydee · 02-12-2024, 09:57 AM

Packing my suitcase for a 2 week holiday to North Island NZ.

**FTE217** · 02-12-2024, 10:33 AM

LFC knocking off citeh !

five 7 · 03-12-2024, 10:17 AM

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Originally Posted by jaydee

Packing my suitcase for a 2 week holiday to North Island NZ.

Camper or car.

jaydee · 03-12-2024, 03:57 PM

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Originally Posted by five 7

Camper or car.

Camper, but mostly B&Bs

Tonz · 03-12-2024, 08:03 PM

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Originally Posted by jaydee

Packing my suitcase for a 2 week holiday to North Island NZ.

once over there how are you travelling? whats your itinery? opps didnt see the other posts.
your safe I wont be there

**OneMadMan** · 03-12-2024, 09:09 PM

Transporting 1500 litres of Gin down the twisties and it arriving as it left.. shaken not broken.

Not having to tell my boss about this... cause it wasn't my truck...

and to finish it off, some free bees. The dips are sensational, haven't tried the salad dressing yet.

So thinking about it... if I was to 'stray' back home with my 'haul' I'd probably have a purdy decent xmas hic... drinks, dips, chocolate.

That'd be Killa cuz.

Cheers,

One Man

roKWiz · 04-12-2024, 08:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Tonz

once over there how are you travelling? whats your itinery? opps didnt see the other posts.
your safe I wont be there

Straight to Wellington's Cuba St to sample the food delights.

five 7 · 04-12-2024, 11:20 AM

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Straight to Wellington's Cuba St to sample the food delights.

Sorry RoKWiz you might be sorely disappointed in Cuba st now actually Wellington in general, they have "improved " the area/feel of the place. Was down there last month, New Zealand is hell bent on destroying every city centre big and small, cars are the knew bogy man.

roKWiz · 04-12-2024, 12:24 PM

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Originally Posted by five 7

Sorry RoKWiz you might be sorely disappointed in Cuba st now actually Wellington in general, they have "improved " the area/feel of the place. Was down there last month, New Zealand is hell bent on destroying every city centre big and small, cars are the knew bogy man.

Surely its still a large malled eatery street.

Private cars have always been the boogie man around heavily pedestrianized CBD 's.

five 7 · 04-12-2024, 04:18 PM

Yeah it's still there but alot shops gone, should have added working from home killed alot of business as well. When they take parking away and change street layout people don't bother and head to a mall. Tauranga CBD is a classic example it's a ghost town now, never ending road works parking removed so shops shut and people move on.

roKWiz · 04-12-2024, 05:17 PM

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Originally Posted by five 7

Yeah it's still there but alot shops gone, should have added working from home killed alot of business as well. When they take parking away and change street layout people don't bother and head to a mall. Tauranga CBD is a classic example it's a ghost town now, never ending road works parking removed so shops shut and people move on.

No different to any other town or city CBD around Australia. Everyone wants to park in front of the place they want to shop at, no doubt a short drive from where they live.

five 7 · 04-12-2024, 07:05 PM

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Originally Posted by jaydee

Camper, but mostly B&Bs

Best advice i can give you Jadee is if you see a brown sign with a local attraction on, it say a waterfall ect, stop and check it out, might be 500 metres off the main rd or a couple of kms. We have found some real gems in our travels well worth the extra time to check them out. If your make it to National park central plateau (Mt Ruapehu) Horopito wreckers is worth stopping at, it's a working museum/wreckers $10 to get in and you can wonder all over. (The dead Falcons are across the rd) Tangawhai train disaster site is also not to far from there as well.
Enjoy your trip mate