tjc transport Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 agreed 100 percent Paul. the thing we were saying to is it is the media making the reference. they have the world thinking Australia is one big concentration camp and no one is allowed to do anything, your country is over run with the made up bug, and everyone is dying from it. us with a brain in our heads know it is a giant pile of steaming bull droppings, but the sheep that believe everything they read or hear from the media and government must be true because the media and government would never ever lie. your beautiful county is still on my bucket list to visit. hopefully i may get the chance. 1 Quote when you are up to your armpits in alligators, it is hard to remember you only came in to drain the swamp.. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/65985-just-a-few-things/page/15/#findComment-481421 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Licensed to kill Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 13 hours ago, Hayseed said: All good mate. . Its' very hard to pick upon Peoples Body language reading the written word on a Screen..!! Yes, I TRY to be very careful with my wording and yet, STILL have people misinterpret what I am posting sometimes. On the flip side, I TRY to read posts carefully and if I am unsure of the intent/meaning, I often ask for clarification yet, STILL I have misinterpreted peoples posts. 2 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/65985-just-a-few-things/page/15/#findComment-481425 Share on other sites More sharing options...
hurstscrambler Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 What kind of awful news source would compare Australia to communist China, or try to tell you the country is under a dictatorship? Maybe Fox? The MSM is very good at spinning world events and statistics to fit their chosen narrative. I like the way Tucker tells you how few cases they have, and how the serious way they have responded to the pandemic has worked. Then makes fun of the policies that have worked, lol. How stupid is his audience? 2 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/65985-just-a-few-things/page/15/#findComment-481435 Share on other sites More sharing options...
RowdyRebel Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 On 10/12/2021 at 7:36 PM, GA_Dave said: Nah...that "deadliest virus in history" mask ought to be off the nose/around the chin. Maybe add a big, bushy beard to it, since it's a male manequin head. I've lost any tolerance I ever might've had for being told I HAVE to wear a mask by anyone who can't/won't/doesn't wear their own mask properly. With the exception of the trip to the ER with my boy, I haven't even carried a mask with me in at least 6-8 months...probably another 3-4 months added to that since I had put one on. Sucked having to waste time looking for where they'd been put before going to the hospital when my boy was in pain...but it was quicker & easier to put one on than it would've been to stand there fighting with hospital security while my boy needed to be seen. 2 Quote When approaching a 4-way stop, the vehicle with the biggest tires has the right of way! Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/65985-just-a-few-things/page/15/#findComment-481437 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post RowdyRebel Posted October 16, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted October 16, 2021 On 10/13/2021 at 4:21 AM, mrsmackpaul said: Was yacking to some one last night and were discussing the US and the Covid 19 and the fact a lotta people still don't take seriously over there or at least thats how it reads to me on this forum So after some Googling we found some quick answers Did you know that in WW1 the US lost 116,516 troops WW2 407,300 USA Covid 19 deaths to date 737,589 I as does everyone else I speak to in Australia can not fathom how people in the U.S. are still arguing about Covid 19 and face masks and vaccines and all the other things they seam to argue about makes no sense at all when you look at the cold hard facts Nearly 1 & 1/2 times the amount of people have died from Covid 19 as WW1 and WW2 combined Paul The "cold, hard facts" as you call them are that not all (very few, in fact) of the 700k deaths attributed to the virus are actually because of the virus. There have been big incentives given to pad the death count. Asymptomatic people dying of natural (or any other...blunt force trauma, cancer, etc...) causes who happen to test positive post-mortem are all included in that total. CDC has even admitted (although they buried it) that only roughly 4-6% of deaths attributed to the virus are solely due to the virus. Then look at these so-called vaccines. Other drugs have been pulled from the market after having only a fraction of the injuries & deaths attributed to them over the course of several years (sometimes even decades) as these "vaccines" have experienced in only a few months. Then the "breakthrough" infections, indicating they DON'T work as well as we were told they would...and now the need for "boosters" every couple months to try to maintain the level of protection they had claimed would be had with the initial dose. But hey, if it hasn't killed you in the first week or two after injection, it MUST be safe, right? Who cares what the yet unknown long-term effects of these new (never before even made it beyond the small-scale testing phase) kind of drugs might be. We NEED to take this risk because of a virus so deadly 85% of infected individuals will never know they have it, and 95-99% will get over it on their own. The 1-5% who need medical care, that includes the outpatients who are treated & sent on their way without being admitted. For most age groups, this virus is better than 99.5% surviveable. For the virus to have a chance to affect you, you have to catch it. For the jab to affect you, you have to take it. Your chance of contracting it is small. If you choose to inject yourself, that's your choice and should be based upon your own individual risk factors. It should NOT be forced or coerced upon ANYONE. But let's all put these poorly fitting cloth masks on around our chins to show everybody else how much we care.🙄 3 Quote When approaching a 4-way stop, the vehicle with the biggest tires has the right of way! Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/65985-just-a-few-things/page/15/#findComment-481438 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post RowdyRebel Posted October 16, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted October 16, 2021 On 10/13/2021 at 2:02 PM, mrsmackpaul said: I had heard of such things even in this backwards joint on the other side of the world A study was done and a result was concluded that in the it was found that the CDC could have inflated the figures, anyway not really my problem Do you know of anyone that has contracted Covid 19 ?, not died or hospitalized or anything like that actually know of anyone that has had or presently still has Covid 19 ? Just curious as to what the man on streets actual experience is with Covid 19 in the states Paul Friend of mine has severe asthma...so bad that he participates in different drug studies for new treatments, and the 48 hours or so he has to come off his meds to do that nearly kills him every time. He caught the virus. Spent his entire quarantine out on the tractor making hay...cutting, teddering, raking, baling. One night he was having coughing fits...so bad he went to the ER. They gave him some cough syrup w/codine, and sent him home. That was all he needed to make a full recovery...but because he went to the ER, he's included in the "1-5% hospital care". Several of my coworkers have also had it. "Better than having the flu" was the general consensus among them. Not any different than my cousins or brother in law & their families. Even my 99 year old grandma tested positive at the nursing home she's at. She, even at her age, is still in the "85% with mild/no symptoms" group. The home later "vaccinated" the residents, and the 2nd shot damn near killed her. She spent several days in the hospital with symptoms of a heart attack...but never had a heart attack. Now this talk about "boosters" and how the "reaction to the booster should be similar to the reaction to the 2nd shot" BS has me worried. She'll be 100 in February. It'd be nice if they didn't try again to kill her with this ineffective & dangerous "vaccine" before then (or EVER, for that matter). 4 Quote When approaching a 4-way stop, the vehicle with the biggest tires has the right of way! Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/65985-just-a-few-things/page/15/#findComment-481439 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post mrsmackpaul Posted October 16, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted October 16, 2021 3 hours ago, hurstscrambler said: What kind of awful news source would compare Australia to communist China, or try to tell you the country is under a dictatorship? Maybe Fox? The MSM is very good at spinning world events and statistics to fit their chosen narrative. I like the way Tucker tells you how few cases they have, and how the serious way they have responded to the pandemic has worked. Then makes fun of the policies that have worked, lol. How stupid is his audience? A few things first, we are not disarmed as this clown says, we don't carry guns like people appear to in the US I own guns and can carry them legal down the street, all though thats probably not wise as no doubt someone would call the police That been said I have never been stopped searched questioned or any such thing over fire arms and most people I know have plenty of guns so dunno were he is getting his information from there The ABC was raided by the Fed's as they should of been, if they hold information on Australia's military operations in Afghanistan or any other parts of the world that arent allowed to be published for security reasons and refuse to hand it over then I feel they should be raided Just as if they have information about alleged war crimes that our armed forces have allegedly committed but then refuse to hand it over for investigation then I feel the information should be seized for further investigation to prove or disprove these allegations The protests, I have already explained those as best my knowledge Lock downs do appear to work in controlling Covid 19, the evidence appears to speak for itself there Most of this countries wealth doesnt come from WA as stated, this country has huge amount of natural resources in every state Closing the borders is the answer to control Covid 19 but its bit late once it is out of control caused by a few selfish people who dont give a shit So you are classed as a positive case in Australia until you have a negative result or depending on exposure a series of negitive results Common sense to me, old mate at St Kilda been arrested for having a ciggie, well we dont know what led up to that I have been pulled up at night by the cops and questioned and asked for my permit that I didn't have on me and I told them who I was and my permit was up the road and offered if they would like to follow me and I'll get the permit for them, not to worry be on your way, so dunno what was said that led to this arrest as do none of you And the vaccine and the who the whats and the weres You jokers actually need to do spme research into this and may well be surprised at when and were covid started, I know I was Theres some very good explanations about why things have happened the way the have and it sort of blows the conspiracytheories out of the water Anyway best of luck to Yanky land Paul 4 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/65985-just-a-few-things/page/15/#findComment-481441 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post hurstscrambler Posted October 16, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted October 16, 2021 Thank for the explanation Paul, many people consume garbage opinion shows as news and use it to shape an inaccurate world view. I assume it is not an issue that is unique to the US, but it runs rampant on the extreme ends of both our political parties. I’m sure Australia is a great place, I hope to visit it some day. Andy 3 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/65985-just-a-few-things/page/15/#findComment-481448 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrsmackpaul Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 Your more than welcome and Im sure you wont be disappointed as Im sure I would be if I make it the US some day Paul Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/65985-just-a-few-things/page/15/#findComment-481456 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 i always wanted to go there,,,,,but i heard they made everyone turn in thier guns,,,,wasnt impressive...but i would still like to visit,,,,,but how is your food???????????????????.bob Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/65985-just-a-few-things/page/15/#findComment-481457 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrsmackpaul Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 I dunno about this turning in our guns, we have gun control but we still have plenty of fire power Apart from my 12 guage and 410 I have my old faithful 303 and for mucking about the 3030, could easily go and buy more but I hardly have time to use what I have Food is good, but I might be a bit biased about this, I have been told our food in Australia and NewZealand is quite bland as we dont generally cook much with herbs and spices Paul 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/65985-just-a-few-things/page/15/#findComment-481458 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 6 minutes ago, mrsmackpaul said: I dunno about this turning in our guns, we have gun control but we still have plenty of fire power Apart from my 12 guage and 410 I have my old faithful 303 and for mucking about the 3030, could easily go and buy more but I hardly have time to use what I have Food is good, but I might be a bit biased about this, I have been told our food in Australia and NewZealand is quite bland as we dont generally cook much with herbs and spices Paul well ,,,thats what they were telling us over here.....around 15 years ago....everyone had to turn in all thier firearms to be detroyed.....no exceptions even family airlooms and antiques....that very interesting....thanks paul........but sorry i need to find out before i travel to any other territory....(HOW IS YOUR FOOD)...lol...bob Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/65985-just-a-few-things/page/15/#findComment-481460 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 yes ten four on the free time i bought a 44 magnum henry golden boy rifle 10 years ago and its still in the box...no time...bob 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/65985-just-a-few-things/page/15/#findComment-481462 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 hey paul,,,,by the way what time is it where you are and what day,,,,here in nevada its saturday 805 pm Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/65985-just-a-few-things/page/15/#findComment-481463 Share on other sites More sharing options...
RowdyRebel Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 1 hour ago, mowerman said: yes ten four on the free time i bought a 44 magnum henry golden boy rifle 10 years ago and its still in the box...no time...bob I had been drooling over the Henry's for years. Was at a sporting goods store that sold guns one night and they didn't have the Henry in the .45 Colt that I wanted...but they had an Uberti 1866 Yellowboy. I asked what the difference was, and they showed me how the Henry's load through the business end of the magazine tube, where the Uberti loaded through a gate on the frame. I kinda liked the Uberti, so after thinking on it for a while & getting the go-ahead from my better half when I found a place that had one for a good price, I picked one up. Two days later my boy was born. It was a year before I actually got to shoot the thing & couldn't hit the broad side of a barn at 25 yds. Sat in the gun safe a couple more years until I trapped a skunk & decided that was the most practical way to get it out of the trap without being sprayed. Set up a 4x8 piece of cardboard and stood less than 10 feet away. Aimed. Squeezed the trigger. Shot hit over 12 inches to the right from the point of aim and a little high. No wonder I couldn't hit anything at 25 yards! Adjusted the front sight to get the verticle lined up. Still hits 3 inches high at 25 yards, but trajectory ought to bring it back closer at 50 & 100 yards. 25 was all I needed and .45 Colt ammo is expensive & hard to come by these days. Stood about 25 yards back from the trapped skunk with the wind at my back and squeezed the trigger once. That's all I needed. Anyway, it's the only gun in my safe that wasn't made in the USA. Saw Henry is building rifles with the frame-mounted loading gate now...just not Golden Boy's in .45 Colt (last time I checked, anyway). When I first heard they were doing that, I considered maybe trading in the Uberti for a Henry...but I doubt I'll ever do that, because this was the last big purchase I made before kids. Not saying I won't eventually get a Henry too...just that I won't be getting rid of the Uberti. Quote When approaching a 4-way stop, the vehicle with the biggest tires has the right of way! Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/65985-just-a-few-things/page/15/#findComment-481467 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrsmackpaul Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 3 hours ago, mowerman said: yes ten four on the free time i bought a 44 magnum henry golden boy rifle 10 years ago and its still in the box...no time...bob I bought my son one for his 21 st, still jealous but what a gun 5.30 PM Put a horn on a jelly fish that gun Paul Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/65985-just-a-few-things/page/15/#findComment-481469 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjc transport Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 5 years ago i was in my favorite gun shop and noticed a stainless "Evil Roy" Henry in 22 mag. yup, it followed me home. last spring, back in the same shop, i saw a LARGE Golden Boy Henry. asked "is that a 45-70?" when i got a yup, it followed me home too. fun to long distance shoot, but useless at close range. 22 mag on top with a 3X9 Simmons scope, 45-70 on bottom with a Malcolm 6X long scope. Quote when you are up to your armpits in alligators, it is hard to remember you only came in to drain the swamp.. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/65985-just-a-few-things/page/15/#findComment-481474 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Licensed to kill Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 10 hours ago, mowerman said: yes ten four on the free time i bought a 44 magnum henry golden boy rifle 10 years ago and its still in the box...no time...bob I hear you about the "no time". I bought a Shiloh Sharps in 45-90 about 20 years ago and have yet to shoot it. Have lots of brass, dies, a couple different bullet molds for it but can't seem to find the time. The REAL stupid part is, since we moved in 2008, I now have a 400 yard range literally right outside my door, ( we live on 20 acres) my son built a nice shooting bench for working up loads and yet, I have so much going on in the summer that time for shooting is rather scarce. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/65985-just-a-few-things/page/15/#findComment-481477 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brocky Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 (edited) Bob, Back to Australia!! I think they are about 18 hours ahead of us due to the date line in the Pacific./. Their food is OK. We were on an organized tour. Due to the variances in terminology, what they call bacon is what we call thin sliced ham, although a couple of the hotels had our regular bacon listed as American bacon, Their breakfast sausage tasted like sawdust, as Paul said, they do not use as many spices in it. A hamburger was a hamburger!!! All the steaks were listed as Prime Rib, but if you read the details you could find what you wanted. On the street you could find many small, family owned, Indian and Asian restaurants. The majority of the time our breakfast buffet and dinner were at the hotel we were staying in.. I would love to go back again as an individual, rent a car and stop at regular motels and eat in the pubs as I come to them. I had a trip roughed in flying to Brisbane, renting a car, and doing a museum (Town begins with a G??) just west of there, then going to Dubbo to some private collections, then going down to Grenfell and doing the Haulin of the Hume with Ron Kirk, Then getting on the Indian Pacific railroad to Perth taking a day off here and there to see Broken Hill, Adaliade, a gold mine, ETC. But never made it!!!!! The big Truckie's Reunion is in August and the Haulin of the Hume is in April so it is hard to combine the two. Our 2 week tour cost about $25k, for the wife and I, including 6 days in Hawaii on the way home. Here is a link to my report of the trip:: http://forums.justoldtrucks.com/84264/Down-Under-Trip?PageIndex=1 Edited October 17, 2021 by Brocky Quote Brocky Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/65985-just-a-few-things/page/15/#findComment-481483 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 Oooooooooooo thanks Brocky I thought it was something like that and rowdy I bought a 1873 Winchester replica few years back wasn’t happy with power or accuracy all it’s good for is wall art lol bob Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/65985-just-a-few-things/page/15/#findComment-481486 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 3 hours ago, tjc transport said: 5 years ago i was in my favorite gun shop and noticed a stainless "Evil Roy" Henry in 22 mag. yup, it followed me home. last spring, back in the same shop, i saw a LARGE Golden Boy Henry. asked "is that a 45-70?" when i got a yup, it followed me home too. fun to long distance shoot, but useless at close range. 22 mag on top with a 3X9 Simmons scope, 45-70 on bottom with a Malcolm 6X long scope. My area used to have allotta shooting areas now this town is getting so crowded they built houses in all the good spots and shooting range is around 20 miles Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/65985-just-a-few-things/page/15/#findComment-481487 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 Home repairs seems that’s all I ever do…. I’m sure it’s the same thing with most of you fellas to day already got 3 things planned. Bob Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/65985-just-a-few-things/page/15/#findComment-481488 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrsmackpaul Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 Brocky the town your thinking of is Gatton and it has a great Museum, have been a few times Never made it to the Alice Springs reunion, was meant to go last year but Covid got in the way I'm gunna have to do some research into American bacon, I have only heard of bacon and streaky bacon that I cook up with pancakes for breakfast occasionally https://westerntransportmuseum.com/gallery.php?gallery=1 The owners of Western Transport, the Anderson brothers made Mack Australia what it is today They bought unwanted new Macks at first and then once Macks proved their reliability they obtained the dealer ship for all of Eastern Australia They owned the Mack Australia name factory and as a result of using Mack in their fleet, the largest fleet in Australia, they then customized Macks for Australian conditions Thats why at first glance an Australian Mack looks the same but upon closer look it is very different than American trucks Nearly 90% of all components were Australian made in Macks hey day Cyril Anderson was a man of vision who saw opportunities and took them Anyway I could talk all day about this but dont wanna bore everyone Paul Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/65985-just-a-few-things/page/15/#findComment-481490 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjc transport Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 really Paul? you are probably a lot of things, but never a bore when talking trucks. 👍 1 Quote when you are up to your armpits in alligators, it is hard to remember you only came in to drain the swamp.. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/65985-just-a-few-things/page/15/#findComment-481494 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 Oh sorry brocky I missed all that travel information you posted Thanks for that seems to me eating and pubs would probably be the way to go brought worst sandwiches every night yes I can do that …. Yes I can also drink a lot of beer and as for you Paul you are never boring keep on doing what you’re doing…, bob Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/65985-just-a-few-things/page/15/#findComment-481499 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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