the all aussie dribble thread!

[MCW]

Yeah I was thinking about getting one too, but those filters put me off a bit. Wish husqvarna would get the hint. I went with a 261 instead so we'll see how it runs.

How did you find the filtering on the 353?

Funnily enough Rudy the flock filter on the 353 was fine. I'm pretty sure that a flock option would be available for the 550. In saying that though the current filter on the 550 is ultra ultra fine so may even do OK. Will be giving it a fair run on Redgum this weekend so that will test it. I think it will fail dismally to be honest.
Hopefully Husky will get the hint on filters one day. Stihl and Dolmar did. Total capital investment would be stuff all.

 

[derwoodii]

after much searching I ended up getting 223 55g nosler ballistic for 95 bucks a 250 box from my LGS was a wee bit more than web 250 after you add freight n the need to sign up your address etc details which I'd often rather not so was happy nuff as got my 96/22lr brick trigger worked as well feels sweet will test on paper Wed

 

[David (saltas)]

progressive GTG round one

seems the post I made about my visit to matt's did not make it while I was on the road.

eventual route was just over 10,000klm

Planed route

We made many little stops there was just not enough time or energy to do them all

 

[ausneil 1]

David, when you drove through tamworth, you were 1 hour from my work place, the mountain you would of seen on the left, i am right on top.

That was a trip and a half, you would make a trucky for sure. Have you worked out your fuel yet.

edit,,, just read the, Stihl changeing tactics in oz thread, i'm not getting involved in that one, all i can say is up here on the north coast, stihl shops are every where and tradeing like always, i know several owners and they are good blokes who will help if they can. I talk to our local stihl man as he gets me old trade in's etc for raceing, i don't touch them but pass them onto stihl guys who do and need them. It all seems to work in our part of oz without fuss.

 

[David (saltas)]

David, when you drove through tamworth, you were 1 hour from my work place, the mountain you would of seen on the left, i am right on top.

That was a trip and a half, you would make a trucky for sure. Have you worked out your fuel yet.

I have not worked out the fuel as it was all on the fuel card but I will let you know

I started only one layer of bags in the back but I had to buy more plastic tubs as the kids were collecting from the relatives as we went along and the canopy was chokers.

I did give the old "wife beater" blue singlet a work out on the trip.

I have twice missed out on the ACE saws shop in mordialic

There is timber museum in Portland and I'm sure you know other places were saws are on display.

Maybe we should start a small thread of places and pictures.

Matt reckons that Andrew deleted post about his place as there were too many dolmars and Huskies being used.

 

[sun64]

This kinda sums up what I think about this government and our boat people issue, compared to the personel the government of the day sent away to fight under our country's name


Gillard/Brown Government ... Sent by a Vietnam Vet ....
This is your Australia Today

*************************************

Whoever wrote this was really pissed off ... But it's a point well made.



On the 18th of August 1966 at Long Tan , Vietnam ,

D Company of the 6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment,

Mainly made up of Australian National Servicemen

And at that time located to support the American Army,

Fought a battle against the Viet Cong.

In this action D Company lost 18 men killed and 24 injured.

The Viet Cong dead numbered in excess of 245.

The Australian lines were never crossed.

The Viet Cong withdrew.



American President Johnson and US Army Staff recognised the achievement

By awarding the Unit Citation of Gallantry on 30th May 1968.

The Award was formally accepted by Queen Elizabeth in 13th June 1968.

Prime Minister John Gorton made the formal presentation

Of this American Citation to the Battalion

At Lavarack Barracks, Townsville on 18th August 1968.



On the 31st of March 2010,

D Company of the 6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment

Were belatedly awarded the Australian version of

"Unit Citation for Gallantry" (UCG)

Honouring their extraordinary deeds at Long Tan.

The Government however refused to approve travel payment

For the surviving Unit Members or their families,

Including the families of deceased Unit Members,

In order that they be present at the

UCG Presentation Ceremony

Presided over by the Governor General of Australia .
In February 2011 the same Government of Australia

Footed the Funeral Bill to bury the illegal boat people,

Who tragically perished on Christmas Island .

This included flying surviving family illegals and survivors

To and from Sydney and Xmas Island ,

Accommodating them, etc etc,

Plus a Coach tour of Sydney thrown in.



The Canberra Politburo had waited 45 years

To publicly acknowledge the bravery and sacrifice

Of these Sons of Australia

And then immediately #### on their memory





By wetting themselves to appease the feelings of boat illegals forcing entry into our country.




Now we witness what can only be described as attempted political face saving,

By this same Government, sponsoring a TV Documentary,

To celebrate our Armed Forces accomplishments at Kapyong , Korea in 1951.

This will see our Prime Minister and the entire Priministerial Entourage

Fly in a RAAF plane to Korea to mark this 60th Anniversary.

What Bloody Hypocrisy!!!

What a Blatant Affront to the feelings

Of our Nation's serving Armed Forces,

Past and Present.

Shame, Shame, Shame,

You Political Parasites.

You do not deserve to represent our country.

 

[ozflea]

And dont forget the first of our servicemen to loose their lifes in combat had to be brought home by there familys the government thought it was too expensive to return their bodies for burial in Australia's soil

 

[deye223]

a lot of people hang oop: on the yanks but at least they respect there military and patriotism is not something

to be ashamed of

 

[derwoodii]

I have twice missed out on the ACE saws shop in mordialic

Sorry about that sport:msp_sad: you did see the pictures I took of the Ace saw display a few pages back I took em thinking of you.

thats massive drive in hard southern heat tis time change your car oil

 

[ausneil 1]

This kinda sums up what I think about this government and our boat people issue, compared to the personel the government of the day sent away to fight under our country's name


Gillard/Brown Government ... Sent by a Vietnam Vet ....
This is your Australia Today

*************************************

Whoever wrote this was really pissed off ... But it's a point well made.



On the 18th of August 1966 at Long Tan , Vietnam ,

D Company of the 6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment,

Mainly made up of Australian National Servicemen

And at that time located to support the American Army,

Fought a battle against the Viet Cong.

In this action D Company lost 18 men killed and 24 injured.

The Viet Cong dead numbered in excess of 245.

The Australian lines were never crossed.

The Viet Cong withdrew.



American President Johnson and US Army Staff recognised the achievement

By awarding the Unit Citation of Gallantry on 30th May 1968.

The Award was formally accepted by Queen Elizabeth in 13th June 1968.

Prime Minister John Gorton made the formal presentation

Of this American Citation to the Battalion

At Lavarack Barracks, Townsville on 18th August 1968.



On the 31st of March 2010,

D Company of the 6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment

Were belatedly awarded the Australian version of

"Unit Citation for Gallantry" (UCG)

Honouring their extraordinary deeds at Long Tan.

The Government however refused to approve travel payment

For the surviving Unit Members or their families,

Including the families of deceased Unit Members,

In order that they be present at the

UCG Presentation Ceremony

Presided over by the Governor General of Australia .
In February 2011 the same Government of Australia

Footed the Funeral Bill to bury the illegal boat people,

Who tragically perished on Christmas Island .

This included flying surviving family illegals and survivors

To and from Sydney and Xmas Island ,

Accommodating them, etc etc,

Plus a Coach tour of Sydney thrown in.



The Canberra Politburo had waited 45 years

To publicly acknowledge the bravery and sacrifice

Of these Sons of Australia

And then immediately #### on their memory





By wetting themselves to appease the feelings of boat illegals forcing entry into our country.




Now we witness what can only be described as attempted political face saving,

By this same Government, sponsoring a TV Documentary,

To celebrate our Armed Forces accomplishments at Kapyong , Korea in 1951.

This will see our Prime Minister and the entire Priministerial Entourage

Fly in a RAAF plane to Korea to mark this 60th Anniversary.

What Bloody Hypocrisy!!!

What a Blatant Affront to the feelings

Of our Nation's serving Armed Forces,

Past and Present.

Shame, Shame, Shame,

You Political Parasites.

You do not deserve to represent our country.

Who ever wrote that has a right to be PISSED OFF, my guess is which ever government we elect, the out come may well be the same.

And dont forget the first of our servicemen to loose their lifes in combat had to be brought home by there familys the government thought it was too expensive to return their bodies for burial in Australia's soil

I did not know that.

 

[sun64]

Who ever wrote that has a right to be PISSED OFF, my guess is which ever government we elect, the out come may well be the same.




I did not know that.

It was sent to me from an old retired guy from Vic who it a bit behind in his emails

I did not know it either, but it is a sad undertone on this country when we send personel away to possibly be killed and cannot afford to bring our dead home to Australian soil.
So much for this nation riding on the sheeps back in those days.
As I have said before and I wont drone on, but it I find it incredibly sad that we as a nation cannot look after OUR own , especially war vets or old age pensioners but seem to look after the minority sections of the community, be they on certain welfare, getting pregnant or illegals .
Sorry for my rant, my wife says I am a redneck with my comments, but I believe in standing up for the ones that cannot be heard in our society as clearly as the other sections covered by the media
Ignore my post
Wayne

 

[MCW]

Sorry for my rant, my wife says I am a redneck with my comments

Not at all. A redneck makes comments based on race etc but doesn't know why.
A redneck will say "I hate all boat people".
The non redneck version is "I hate all boat people and here are the reasons why etc etc"
When you back your comments up with fact it is far from rednecky.

 

[ausneil 1]

Was emailed this and recon it may bring a little humer into today.



Only a man would attempt this.

Just try reading this without laughing till you cry!!!
Pocket Tazer Stun Gun, a great gift for the wife.. A guy who purchased his lovely wife a pocket Tazer for their anniversary submitted this:


Last weekend I saw something at Larry's Pistol & Pawn Shop that sparked my interest. The occasion was our 15th anniversary and I was looking for a little something extra for my wife Julie. What I came across was a 100,000-volt, pocket/purse- sized tazer. The effects of the tazer were supposed to be short lived, with no long-term adverse affect on your assailant, allowing her adequate time to retreat to safety....??
WAY TOO COOL! Long story short, I bought
the device and brought it home. I loaded two AAA batteries in the darn thing and pushed the button. Nothing! I was disappointed. I learned, however, that if I pushed the button and pressed it against a metal surface at the same time; I'd get the blue arc of electricity darting back and forth between the prongs.
AWESOME!!!
Unfortunately, I have yet to explain to Julie what that burn spot is on the face of her microwave.
Okay, so I was home alone with this new toy, thinking to myself that it couldn't be all that bad with only two triple-A batteries, right? There I sat in my recliner, my cat Gracie looking on intently (trusting little soul) while I was reading the directions and thinking that I really needed to try this thing out on a flesh & blood moving target. I must admit I thought about zapping Gracie (for a fraction of a second) and thought better of it.. She is such a sweet cat. But, if I was going to give this thing to my wife to protect herself against a mugger, I did want some assurance that it would work as advertised. Am I wrong?
So, there I sat in a pair of shorts and a tank top with my reading glasses perched delicately on the bridge of my nose, directions in one hand, and tazer in another. The directions said that a one-second burst would shock and disorient your assailant; a two-second burst was supposed to cause muscle spasms and a major loss of bodily control; a three-second burst would purportedly make your assailant flop on the ground like a fish out of water. Any burst longer than three seconds would be wasting the batteries.
All the while I'm looking at this little device measuring about 5" long, less than 3/4 inch in circumference; pretty cute really and (loaded with two itsy, bitsy triple-A batteries) thinking to myself, 'no possible way!' What happened next is almost beyond description, but I'll do my best.. .?
I'm sitting there alone, Gracie looking on with her head cocked to one side as to say, 'don't do it dumbass,' reasoning that a one second burst from such a tiny little ole thing couldn't hurt all that bad. I decided to give myself a one second burst just for heck of it. I touched the prongs to my naked thigh, pushed the button, and .. .
HOLY MOTHER OF GOD . . WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION . . . WHAT THE HELL!!!
I'm pretty sure Jessie Ventura ran in through the side door, picked me up in the recliner, then body slammed us both on the carpet, over and over and over again. I vaguely recall waking up on my side in the fetal position, with tears in my eyes, body soaking wet, both nipples on fire, testicles nowhere to be found, with my left arm tucked under my body in the oddest position, and tingling in my legs? The cat was making meowing sounds I had never heard before, clinging to a picture frame hanging above the fireplace, obviously in an attempt to avoid getting slammed by my body flopping all over the living room.
Note: If you ever feel compelled to 'mug' yourself with a tazer, one note of caution: there is no such thing as a one second burst when you zap yourself! You will not let go of that thing until it is dislodged from your hand by a violent thrashing about on the floor.. A three second burst would be considered conservative?
IT HURT LIKE HELL!!!
A minute or so later (I can't be sure, as time was a relative thing at that point), I collected my wits (what little I had left), sat up and surveyed the landscape. My bent reading glasses were on the mantel of the fireplace. The recliner was upside down and about 8 feet or so from where it originally was. My triceps, right thigh and both nipples were still twitching. My face felt like it had been shot up with Novocain, and my bottom lip weighed 88 lbs. I had no control over the drooling.
Apparently I pooped on myself, but was too numb to know for sure and my sense of smell was gone. I saw a faint smoke cloud above my head which I believe came from my hair. I'm still looking for my nuts and I'm offering a significant reward for their safe return!


P.s... My wife, who can't stop laughing about my experience, loved the gift, and now regularly threatens me with it!


If you think education is difficult, try being stupid !!!

 

[Stihlman441]

I like this


The Ex Wife....

Tom decided to tie the knot with his long time girlfriend. One evening, after the honeymoon, he was assembling some loads for an upcoming hunt.

His wife was standing there at the bench watching him.

After a long period of silence she finally speaks. "Honey, I've been thinking, now that we are married I think it's time you quit hunting, shooting, hand loading, and fishing. Maybe you should sell your guns and boat".

Tom gets this horrified look on his face.

She says, "Darling, what's wrong?"

”There for a minute you were sounding like my ex-wife.”

"Ex wife!", she screams, "I didn't know you were married before!"

"I wasn't"

 

[derwoodii]

bloody hell these fires are grim was just stayin at Harrietville hotel past weekends now its under threat. Heres hopin for a light wind over nite and a tattslotto win for the town ship as this long weekend would be the money shot now no ones going past Smoko no punn tended tis a shame for the town commerce. rain would ya kenoath huey rain.

Crucial day for Harrietville fire - ABC Goulburn Murray - Australian Broadcasting Corporation

 

[lumberjackau]

Been bloody dry around these parts till today, finally got some rain today and it looks like it might be around for a couple of days. Up until today we have been afraid to fart in the woods, now it will be too wet to work.

 

[WidowMaker1]

Up until today we have been afraid to fart in the woods, now it will be too wet to work.

hate them silent wet ones. lol, i imagine the humidity of QLD would make most farts wet :fart:

 

[lumberjackau]

dem wet ones will put a skid in things :hmm3grin2orange:

 

[WidowMaker1]

even worse for chicks i imagine, damn be leaking from 2 holes

 

[lumberjackau]

well there was this sheila after the rodeo came to town :msp_tongue: