Trivia .....

First topic message reminder :

What does everone think about a TRIVIA thread

Stuff that maybe of no use to most people but really handy to the others. Maybe a good DVD ,something they have made,seen ,heard of ,
cooked ,been too .Minor things that do not really warrant a post of there own.(like most of my stuff ,there beat you to it )
Like taking a tractor tyre up north to float your Bandit across a river to a football selection ,the taste of beer ,who's state is
better at Rugby League. (may be not that) .Something that may make someone else say ,"why didnt i think of that".

Good idea or just post it on "off topic discussions " or not post it at all? (feeling vulnerable now )

 ....................Maybe it's like one of those lucky dip prizes  .

paul wrote:  ....................Maybe it's like one of those lucky dip prizes  .

 . . . Ghost riders bike maybe? 

I didn't know bikes could join KKK!

Is there a money prise for owning the most bandits . I realised, after today ,that i'm up to 8 . If there isn't , there should be ,unless someone else has had more .

Lucky you're not the same with your women ..............could get you in all sorts of strife .

Only 8 . There are 14 bikes in my shed at the moment .

gus wrote:Only 8 . There are 14 bikes in my shed at the moment .

There is probably a medical term for this condition. If there was, it would be eightbikeulosis. I wish I had it  . . . I think

gus wrote:Only 8 . There are 14 bikes in my shed at the moment .

I'd say I need a bigger shed but........................ 

I've been in yours and it's less than 1/2 the size of mine, I need to finish the house reno's and get the shit out to make room for more

Ive bought more . Ive gone from not owning a bandit, to having having 3 in the shed .Two  600's ( underrated ) and a 1200 k1 .
When you can buy a 
Gs450 for $100
Vt 250 for $450
Bandit 600 for $1000
Gsx 550 for $175
Gs 550 L for $500
Gt185 for $150
Better than money in the bank .

Trivial but I like this time of the year in Nth QLD. 
Perfect for bike rides, not too hot not too cold . . . just right.

What ever happened to the Pioneering Spirit . I recently built a old style pioneering hut ,copied from a real one . Council said " that's not council approved ".
Fuck me ,what can one say , I keep bikes in it . dO I REALLY NEED DOUBLE GLAZING .

Georgetown Council once made me put 2x12mm fire-check gyprock sheets on the inside of one of the corners of my colourbond metal garage because that corner was within 900mm of the wooden boundary fence.

Its a joke , I deliberately made it rustic . They didn't get it, its a tiny hut on 5 acres . Surprised they didn't look at the goat shed . That has no insulation or door . Oh the horror .

I won $3 in a work sweep. I invested $10 and made $3.
Do I have a problem?
We've got a lad who wins the work sweep almost every year. He doesn't invest any more than any one else but 9/10 times he walks away with more than he put in.

Rock is not dead . Saw Icehouse last night .at Westpoint C. for ny eve . Fantastic . GO  if they come past your way .

There's something about a good live performance you can't beat 

paul wrote:There's something about a good live performance you can't beat 

Going to a live ukulele concert at Chudleigh next Saturday

Now there's a town you will need Google Maps to locate 

As this is a trivia topic I thought it would be appropriate to mention a rural locality in Tasmania called

Nowhere Else

Tasmania 7306 (it's even got it's own postcode)(population 40)

Hey Paul, I bet you can't resist the temptation to look it up

While on the trivia topic I recently saw a roadside sign advertising

Fresh Eggs

Surely the word "fresh" is superfluous

BanditDave wrote:

paul wrote:There's something about a good live performance you can't beat 

Going to a live ukulele concert at Chudleigh next Saturday

Now there's a town you will need Google Maps to locate 

As this is a trivia topic I thought it would be appropriate to mention a rural locality in Tasmania called

Nowhere Else

Tasmania 7306 (it's even got it's own postcode)(population 40)

Hey Paul, I bet you can't resist the temptation to look it up

Yes , I had to look it up ...........must mean I am becoming boring and predictable LOL . We actually drove by , but not to Nowhere Else ; which I suppose puts at at Somewhere Else in that case , when we were on holidays over there .

Well if you stay the night in Chudleigh don't camp next to the shop in the show grounds , ROOSTERS . I  found out 2 weeks ago    Got woken up at 4. Mole Creek pub has great meals (and beer ) up the road .

Thanks for the tip Gus but I am coming home after the concert.

You've got me curious as to what else happens in Chudleigh 

BanditDave wrote:I was reading a news article recently where they were saying supermarket checkouts were going to be fully self service in the near future.
I had a recent experience at the local supermarket where all 3 assisted checkouts (there were at least another 7 which were closed) had 3-5 people waiting to be served.
I don’t do it often but chose to use the self serve checkout which consists of around 12 checkouts with one assistant available for when things don’t go quite to plan.
Well, all was going well until I got to a packet of chicken (for my dogs) which refused to scan. The assistant came over and said that all chicken products would not scan correctly and that I was required to type the bar code numbers using the keypad.
Just to be difficult, I said to her that I couldn’t read the numbers so that wasn’t the solution. She got very annoyed with me and entered the code herself.
Had this not been the outcome I was happy to leave the item at the checkout.
I also understand that there is quite a lot of dishonest behaviour at these automatic checkouts including people scanning avocados and entering them as potatoes etc.
I have also observed a single operator getting quite stressed having to look after ten or more shoppers simultaneously.
I don’t think things will become any easier in the future and will endeavour to use operator assisted checkouts as much as possible.

  I agree . I also prefer the personal service you get at  the operator assisted checkouts .( Although if you shop at Aldi , you get to pack your own bags , so it's only really half of the personal service    )Our local target store now doesn't give you the option, so you have to use self serve ................except if you are paying by cash , where then they send you to a " special " counter to hand over your money with the other strange people from another time and place   . Given enough time , I wonder if  they will do away with shops altogether , and we will be forced to do all our shopping  on line instead .

Just got back from a 18 day holiday in New Zealand north island. Beautiful country, fantastic roads and beautiful people. 
I've been there once before and I'm trying to get another holiday back there 'cept maybe the south island.
2 trivial things I noticed, you can still lock the fuel bowser nozzle in on position and they still use paper bags in the supermarket we used.

Want to head there one day myself. Daughter did a flying week of the south with group of friends. She thinks 2-3 weeks for each island . Have a small piece of wood that sit near car fuel cap for that