The totally off-topic thread

[mrs.dr.ron]

My mother always used to mention one of her wedding bouquets was comprised of Cecil Brunner roses. She and Dad would have been married 65 years in 2 weeks time.

My wedding bouquet was Cecil Brunner roses as well

 

[TheRealTMA]

I put my chips in the roll and dip it in the gravy.

Here’s another option!

Pizzeria owner creates snack pack with Italian twist

 

[Pushka]

Remember the days when bread was delivered, still warm, to your door by horse and cart. Seriously wonderful bread. We would grab the half loaf, rip out the middle and put chocolate into the hole. Bliss.

 

[OZDUCK]

A Heathrow ad. playing nicely on nostalgia

 

[TheRealTMA]

A Heathrow ad. playing nicely on nostalgia

LOL. Given Heathrow’s record at Xmas, one would hope your loved ones are prepared to wait.

 

[Denali]

Remember the days when bread was delivered, still warm, to your door by horse and cart. Seriously wonderful bread. We would grab the half loaf, rip out the middle and put chocolate into the hole. Bliss.

Ummm. No horse and cart. I do remember having daily milk deliveries and the birds would pierce the foil top.

Mum in law had lots of spinach in the garden so made a few ricotta and spinach bakes for dinner.

 

[Cossie]

Remember the days when bread was delivered, still warm, to your door by horse and cart. Seriously wonderful bread. We would grab the half loaf, rip out the middle and put chocolate into the hole. Bliss.

One of my earliest memories was opening the front door of our grandparent's house in Adelaide to watch the horse and cart delivering milk very early in the morning go past. My sister and I were there whilst our younger sister was being born. (First ave, Nailsworth)

We were severely chastised by our very stern grandmother for opening the front door, my only memory of her.

 

[TheRealTMA]

Ummm. No horse and cart. I do remember having daily milk deliveries and the birds would pierce the foil top.

Mum in law had lots of spinach in the garden so made a few ricotta and spinach bakes for dinner.

We still get milk delivery. From a dedicated Christian family doing God’s work.

Despite being proselytising atheists, we keep it on as a reminder of ‘old times’.

PS. I don’t think one can be proselytising atheists (anti-tautology) actually, but you get the point.

 

[VPS]

Remember the days when bread was delivered, still warm, to your door by horse and cart. Seriously wonderful bread. We would grab the half loaf, rip out the middle and put chocolate into the hole. Bliss.

Wow you were spoilt - we used to come to Adelaide to stay with grandparents but there'd be warm bread but NO chocolate - I think I want to try it though

 

[drron]

As a youngster I often stayed with my grandparents at Eastwood in Sydney.Their bread was delivered by horse and cart but my grandfather ate his with dripping.Not my choice of toppings.

 

[RAM]

LOL. Given Heathrow’s record at Xmas, one would hope your loved ones are prepared to wait.

Like the time they & BA ended up putting my 'expecting' wife into hospital with pneumonia....

 

[Denali]

Only niece (who left home not long ago) lives 600klms away and travels to Melb a lot and her partner is away from home often, 4yr car didnt start today.

Me: What if you had a flat tyre?
Her: I think I know how to change a tyre.
Me: Pfft, even your uncle doesnt change tyres!

Happy Christmas! You get 2yrs Premium NRMA roadside service as a gift.

 

[drron]

It's no longer knowing how to change a tyre but it being physically impossible now with muscles losing strength and nuts tightened so hard when serviced.

 

[Denali]

I dont think my husband would know how to get his spare out from his Dmax, its under the car somewhere.

 

[RAM]

It's no longer knowing how to change a tyre but it being physically impossible now with muscles losing strength and nuts tightened so hard when serviced.

Does not even require aging.

The dealer had tightened the nuts on one of our cars so much that the Sidchrome socket driver bent before they would undo (and that was after liberal WD40 application). I ended up having to go to our local mechanic and he lent me his 'old faithful' to try.

Old faithful was a truck-grade tool with a 1/8th inch thick walled metal pipe about two feet long to go around it and a mallet to hit the pipe with.

3rd hit and each one loosened - still needed the fulcrum effect to loosen them further though.

Such a sad sight a slightly warped socket driver.

 

[TheRealTMA]

I dont think my husband would know how to get his spare out from his Dmax, its under the car somewhere.

How many of us check the spare tire is actually there and inflated when you hire a car? (Or if there is a can of inflatable goo.)

 

[RooFlyer]

The dealer had tightened the nuts on one of our cars so much that the Sidchrome socket driver bent before they would undo (and that was after liberal WD40 application). I ended up having to go to our local mechanic and he lent me his 'old faithful' to try.

JohnM and I had one of those with our hire SUV, except it wasn't the wheel nuts, but the wheel hub had fused to the axel thingy. We were waaaaaaayyyyy out the back-blocks of western Argentina in Andes foothills and could not get the wheel off for love nor money. Eventually got a lift into nearby tiny village where there was a 'mechanico'. Lift back out to site with him was a no-seat-belt, hang on for dear life ride. He eventually got it loose and we limped back to town with the coughpy 'spare'.

How many of us check the spare tire is actually there and inflated when you hire a car? (Or if there is a can of inflatable goo.)

Yes, sir, plus jack and other tools present .

 

[JohnK]

....proselytising....

Who said the off topic thread wasn't educational? I don't think I've ever encountered that word. Had to check Google.

 

[RAM]

How many of us check the spare tire is actually there and inflated when you hire a car? (Or if there is a can of inflatable goo.)

Has been the cause of so many trips back into the hire car office before driving out.

I also take a photo of what's there just in case.

 

[Denali]

Ive learned from AFFers to take video before and after hire, inc odometer and fuel gauge.