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Originally Posted by tileys
It was the kebab van next to the pub there. The guy was in the middle of serving us when someone came out to get him with a pool cue in his hand 'cause it was his shot - gotta love country towns !  |
Yep. That's Ali.
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Originally Posted by tileys
We were at 'the beach'. It was a weekend where the weather in Sydney and even the Blue Mountains was pretty woeful - lots of rain, but over the mountains it was great - almost clear skies with lots of sun. We saw just three cars all weekend and had a fabulous boys weekend camping and exploring the area. We got out via the 'walls of brass' exit which although it was still only a little damp was a pretty hair-raising experience - even for two large 4WDs - that clay is just so slippery and rutted.
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The brass walls exit can also be a bit trick when it's very dry too. there's a steep little section before a tight turn near the clay section at the exit that gets really loose when dry. That catches some novices out!
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Originally Posted by tileys
The guy at the servo told us a wonderful story of a couple in a Hyundai Getz hatchback where the guy had followed the instructions of his GPS to the letter to the point where they had long since gone off a recognised track and had got stuck and it took 2 hours for the NRMA guy to physically get to them - and he's a local.
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Yeah, there is a fair area that is up to 3 hours from Oberon, yet we are the closest point of "civilisation". I've been out with the previous NRMA guy to help recover a Ford panel van from halfway down parachute hill... A bloke and his heavily pregnant wife drove down parachute hill to the Kowmung River during winter a couple of years ago and they couldn't get out. A good samaritan 4WDer winched them about halfway up again by about 2am and it was snowing. He'd well and truly had enough by that stage and left and called the NRMA for these people. The NRMA guy knew he'd need help so started the ring around. We daisy chained my Hilux to the front of his Cruiser and pulled them out that way...
This guy has a great sense of humour. We got all the vehicles joined up with snatch straps and pointing in the one direction, and he told the driver of the panel van "Now, follow us and don't get lost!" The look on his face was priceless!
Al.