How you look!, not always determins what you have!!..LOL.

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A guy rang up today wanting some excavation works done on his property, As it was close by i had a look on the way home this afternoon and ended up amazed at what confronted me. This Dude was a eye opener i can tell you!, a bit eccentric , Filthy dirty, old flannel shirt on, full of holes, and a pair of stinking old trousers on that had never seen a tub i'm sure, Bare feet topped it off ..LOL. The old farm house had a mad lean on, roof rusted out, and there where about three half starved dogs wandering around. He showed me what he wanted done and it was quiet substansial so my immediate thoughts were "Hows he Gunna pay" ?. ..On the way around the back of the house there where about four old series landrovers half pulled apart sitting in long grass, so that got my attention and caused a 2hr conversation on landrovers.on which with a glitter in his eye he led me over to a lean two on the side of the house (a straight one.lol) where there was a vehicle covered .

The very latest Range Rover Sports!!!, Could have knocked me over with a feather,lol!, Turns out he is one smart cookie ,property everywhere,and just loves 4WDS Whats that they used to say?

You can't judge a book by its cover!.

Cheers Axle.
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Reply By: SDG - Friday, Apr 01, 2011 at 23:41

Friday, Apr 01, 2011 at 23:41
A few years back I saw the local bum collecting cans etc out of the bins down the main street.
As I was leaving to go home an hour or so later, I drove past him getting into a Benz.

Just never know who you can come across.
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Follow Up By: Brian Purdue - Saturday, Apr 02, 2011 at 18:39

Saturday, Apr 02, 2011 at 18:39
Last October I was driving back from Lake Grace on a senic tour. On the outskirts of a small town at a very ordinary looking home I saw a Benz parked out in the open along side a shed. In a lean-to on the side of the shed was parked a Bentley. I have often what was locked in the shed.
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Reply By: skmaint (WA) - Saturday, Apr 02, 2011 at 00:09

Saturday, Apr 02, 2011 at 00:09
As they say you can never judge a book by its cover.
I had a great uncle that owned a couple of large farms in Tassie, he drove around in an old series 2 landrover, lived in the workers cottage, looked like no one owned him. But.....he was worth millions.
I am a country bumpkin that now lives in a small neighbourhood in WA. I own my own mechanical and filter business and yes I have been judged many a time for who I am...So what do I do...I just take my business elsewhere.
I always judge a person on who they are and not how they look.
Not having a go Axle....Know exactly what you mean.

Cheers
Simon.
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Reply By: gbc - Saturday, Apr 02, 2011 at 07:06

Saturday, Apr 02, 2011 at 07:06
The man I did my apprenticeship was like that. Drove a datson 720 ute, wore dunlop volleys, and got treated with disdain by most salesmen/auctioneers.
I was with him when we turned up at an auction in our work gear - in the 720- He got treated like an idiot by the suits, then quietly snapped up three adjoining blocks of riverfront land at Hamilton in Brisbane. He lived next to Sir Les Theiss on the river at Tennyson, and made every cent he had.
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Reply By: Member - Josh- Saturday, Apr 02, 2011 at 07:57

Saturday, Apr 02, 2011 at 07:57
Doing house removals years ago. Rocked up at an old farm house. Fairly run down. Old bloke living by himself. Walking around in slippers, rubbish lying around the yard. Most of his stuff wasn't worth moving. We loaded the truck, had a coffee with him and chatted for a while. We were about to leave and he said "You guys seem decent, I've got something I'd like to show you". Took us out to the old shed (could've pushed it over if we tried). Opened the door, no locks or anything. In side was an old model T ford, an A model ford, A benz, a farrari, and a porshe. He'd been collecting them. Most only had a few thousand Kms on the clock. He started laughing and said "bet you didn't expect that, neither will my daughter when I decide to give them to her". The look on our faces would have been priceless. Would have loved to see his daughters face too.

Josh
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Reply By: Member - Boobook - Saturday, Apr 02, 2011 at 08:12

Saturday, Apr 02, 2011 at 08:12
90% of Range Rovers, BMW's, Mercedes etc are on drip feed and the "Owners " never get equity.

Just about everyone I know with an expensive car leases it and has to hand it back after 4 years, usually accompanied with a cheque to make up the difference.

You are definitely right in your title, Axle.
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Reply By: Fab72 - Saturday, Apr 02, 2011 at 10:11

Saturday, Apr 02, 2011 at 10:11
What's wrong with flanelette shirts?...lol.

My daily drive is a KE36 Corolla Wagon. Faded red paint, no headliner (took that out to bolt roof racks straight through the roof panel), the diff whine is louder than the engine and it has torn seats. I paid $250 for it 7 years ago and has cost me about $20 since. It runs on the oil that I drain from my wife's car. My neighbours all drive Mercs, Audi's, HSV's, and even a Ferrari (it's red just like my Corolla!)

The missus (and kids) mode of transport is a brand new Diesel Captiva CX. I own a 2007 Harley Softail. I own a two storey home on a big block 7kms from the Adelaide CBD, my kids (3) all go to private school. I don't owe anybody a cent.

I work Mon to Fri in a job that returns a 6 figure salary. My wife does the same although not as well paid, and then on weekends I drive trucks overnight up to the Mid North for a local transport company.

I'm 38 years of age, my wife is 33 and we had no silver spoon to kick start us into our married life. For the first few years when I was 23 and my wife 18, we were paying a mortgage on a tiny house out in the northern suburbs, I was still on apprentice wages and found it very hard to make ends meet.

Our first child came along not long after we married and in order to feed our baby boy, I'd go weeks eating nothing more than spags on toast and only one meal a day. It was "pay day" when we had enough empty containers to take back to cash in at the recycle yard to be able to buy bread and milk for us. Our son never went without. We don't smoke and don't drink.

Sorry if this sounds like self promotion but I just wanted to prove that you're right....never judge a book by it's cover.


Fab.
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Follow Up By: BrownyGU - Saturday, Apr 02, 2011 at 12:01

Saturday, Apr 02, 2011 at 12:01
"IF" it sounds like self promotion"...........lol
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Follow Up By: Axle - Saturday, Apr 02, 2011 at 12:02

Saturday, Apr 02, 2011 at 12:02
Lol Fab,... Nothing wrong with the old flanelette shirts mate!,especially in winter,......But i think its not a bad idea to give them a wash every six months or so!..))))))).


Cheers Axle.
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Follow Up By: Fab72 - Saturday, Apr 02, 2011 at 12:10

Saturday, Apr 02, 2011 at 12:10
Totally agree Axle.
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Follow Up By: Member - Royce- Saturday, Apr 02, 2011 at 13:38

Saturday, Apr 02, 2011 at 13:38
That's nuthin.... I lived in a shoe box.......

Ha You had it good....

I lived in't middle of road in a hole.
Left for work in't the middle of the night before I got home.

And kids think they've got it hard.
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Follow Up By: Member - Joe n Mel n kids (FNQ - Saturday, Apr 02, 2011 at 21:52

Saturday, Apr 02, 2011 at 21:52
"""" we dont smoke and we dont drink""""""
mmmmmmmmmm now i know where i went wrong :-)
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Reply By: marcus - Saturday, Apr 02, 2011 at 16:42

Saturday, Apr 02, 2011 at 16:42
An uncle had a contract doing large renovations on the schools and decided retirement was about 12 months away and time to fulfill a lifelong dream and get the mercedes he always wanted.Business had been good for years and he was a cash buyer.His biggest problem was that he dropped into the dealership on his way home in his falcon wagon workhorse and khaki overalls.
He roamed around that dealership for 20 minutes and not one"can i help you sir"was offered and he left unimpressed by the lack of service and vowed not to spend his good money with them and ended up with a fairlane.
Those guys should not have judged a book by its cover.
Mark
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Follow Up By: Axle - Saturday, Apr 02, 2011 at 18:13

Saturday, Apr 02, 2011 at 18:13
Thats a classic example Mark!,



Cheers Axle.
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Reply By: marcus - Saturday, Apr 02, 2011 at 16:42

Saturday, Apr 02, 2011 at 16:42
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Reply By: Hairs & Fysh - Saturday, Apr 02, 2011 at 19:42

Saturday, Apr 02, 2011 at 19:42
Reminds me Axle of a few years ago now, we went to the Channon Markets, near Nimbin, the stalls were in the middle of the oval manned by stall owner that lookliked they coldn't rub tow twenty cent pieces together and parked outside the fence were BMW's, Merc's, Range Rover's and other flash vehicles. Every now and then one of the stall owners would walk over one of these cars. These belonged to the stall owners.
Yes, you can't judge a book by it's cover.
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Follow Up By: Axle - Saturday, Apr 02, 2011 at 20:09

Saturday, Apr 02, 2011 at 20:09
LOl Mate!,... I was up that way 2mths ago.. What a beautiful place Nimbin and surrounding areas are. ....The people all good, just a few are a bit different ..LOL....Money is plentiful to buy a decent 4by depending what your trade is,??.....lol.....Yep! some ordinary dress sense around but who cares!.

Cheers Axle
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Follow Up By: Hairs & Fysh - Sunday, Apr 03, 2011 at 08:36

Sunday, Apr 03, 2011 at 08:36
I suspect they were trying to give the impression that they were alternative life style rs with there stall set up and the way they were dressed, sort of praying on the rich tourists that would frequent the markets.

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