I have lost all 4WD bush credibility.
Submitted: Tuesday, Apr 10, 2007 at 08:16
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Pajman Pete (SA)
For various reasons we decided to
camp at the
Tanunda caravan park and go geocaching around the area for the weekend.
We did manage to get the
heritage listed Paj covered in dust and even had to engage 4wd for about 2 minutes descending a steep slope north of
Eudunda.
BUT
I staked a tyre in the Barossa Valley on nice flat gravel road near Lyndoch. The Khumo's were getting towards replacement so now I have an excuse, but in the Barossa? It should have been somewhere, anywhere, we have been in the last few years when we were
miles from civilisation and I could wax on about our bush skills in making it back alive. As it was I had only just got the wheel jacked up before 2 blokes in a ute stopped and asked if I needed help.
Oh the shame.
Pete
Reply By: Member - Matt M (ACT) - Tuesday, Apr 10, 2007 at 09:28
Tuesday, Apr 10, 2007 at 09:28
You are not on your own Pete (and you would
well understand my capacity for embarrassing myself).
Not 4WD related, but for my son's 10th Birthday last year, I volunteered to
cook him a special dinner of his choice. He wanted roast pork. No problems, I arrive
home from work a bit early, set the
table nicely including wine glasses for the kids (apple cider as a treat). All ready for dinner, the only thing I was missing was the piece of pork.
Matt trots off to the local butcher (in uniform I might add) and walks in to a busy scene with about 3 other customers and 4 or so people busily chopping meat and chatting away. The butcher asks if he can help me and I announce that I want the biggest piece of pork that he has.
Now, there are two Halal butchers in
Canberra and guess what? I got one of them.
The scene was like something from a western movie as everything went dead quiet and all attention was squarely focused on the stupid looking gentleman after the pork. The butcher quizzically draws my attention to the big
sign above the door which says "HALAL" and Matt mumbles his apologies and makes a hasty tactical withdrawal.
You are in good company.
Matt.
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Follow Up By: Pajman Pete (SA) - Tuesday, Apr 10, 2007 at 11:41
Tuesday, Apr 10, 2007 at 11:41
LMAO! I can see you doing that.
Fortunately my current job has few opportunities to drop a real clanger, but I did have a "Hows your lovely wife?" "We're divorced." moment just the other day.
Cheers
Pete
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