Tuesday, Sep 24, 2013 at 14:09
Yer not wrong there, Gaynor. The Abos will always stop for you - but they expect all whiteys to always stop for them, too!
I
broke down with a stripped timing gear in my HK Holden ute, about 200kms S of the Uluru turnoff in July 1969 - and I had to hitch a ride into
Coober Pedy to get a new timing gear.
I hitched a ride South with a truckie in an old 1950's wooden-cab Foden (an interesting ride in itself) - but when I came back, the Abos picked me up with a near-new 5 ton truck!
I ended up on the tray amongst about 25 Abos, and they were passing a wine flagon around continuously, and kept offering me a drink!
Now THAT, was one of the most interesting hitch-hikes I'd had to do! LOL
When we lived in Higginsville in the early '80's, the brother was heading into
Kalgoorlie with the HJ61 Toyota - and the Abos from
Norseman flagged him down by standing in the middle of the road - as they always do - right next to their broken down Holden.
When he pulled up, one of the Abos says - "Ehhh, do you reckon you could lend us a spare wheel, mate! We got a flat!"
Brother says, "Well, my spare isn't much good to you, it's a Landcruiser wheel, and it won't fit a Holden!"
So the old Abo looks a bit downcast - but then he brightens up and says, "Well, would you have some oil??" We got no oil in the engine either!"
The brother says, "Unfortunately, I'm not carrying any oil at present, either - but how did you lose all your engine oil, anyway??"
And the old Abo says, "Well, when the tyre blew, the tread come right off - and it knocked the cork right out of the sump!!" ROFL!
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