What Did You Learn Today?

[MidLifeCrisis Out of control poster! Find all posts View Profile Close MidLifeCrisis]

I learnt that when the heavy, sharp metal sprocket falls off your garage door motor (the one up nice and high that turns the chain) that thongs are not, repeat NOT suitable work boots.

I wish to clarify, were you under the said area of decent, or supervising from a distance. I contend that if the latter, thongs are suitably rated for the said activity.

[kav Avid PP Poster! Find all posts View Profile Close kav]

As any parent would know (except for my younger brother) you haven't lived until you have had the trifecta: pooh, wee and spew at the same time over your shoulder and down your shirt whilst holding the little blighter.

i learned im glad i have a dog

[pradi2 Member Find all posts View Profile Close pradi2]

I know what I want to learn is how to put a link into a thread. I want to start a thread but dont know how to set up a link from you tube. help p/pointers please..

[MidLifeCrisis Out of control poster! Find all posts View Profile Close MidLifeCrisis]

I know what I want to learn is how to put a link into a thread. I want to start a thread but dont know how to set up a link from you tube. help p/pointers please..

Try the link button that looks like an earth with a bit of chain. You click on it, enter (or paste) the link and hey presto: see here. Oh Highlight the text that you want to be the link.

Hover over the text near the face with your mouse.

[pradi2 Member Find all posts View Profile Close pradi2]

thankyou midlifecrisis I"ll give it a go...

[KAKADAZ Avid PP Poster! Find all posts View Profile Close KAKADAZ]

I wish to clarify, were you under the said area of decent, or supervising from a distance. I contend that if the latter, thongs are suitably rated for the said activity.

Directly under....Unfortunatly.

[jimmy91 Member Find all posts View Profile Close jimmy91]

i learnt that 6 brake caliper pistons and 2 caliper rebuilds are $462

[discoveraus Member Find all posts View Profile Close discoveraus]

Hello all,

I already knew this but it reinforced the lesson.

I turned out to a car accident with the local CFA brigade the other day. Two cars, and Astra and a Honda civic head on at about 60 kph each.

Neither driver touched his brakes at all because of the blind bend they were driving around.

The Astra driver wore his seat belt and had Airbags, he walked away without a scratch but was not happy.

The Honda driver, and passenger, did not wear their seat belts, did not have airbags and did not walk anywhere. Both survived, the driver was critical with head and internal injuries and his passenger was serious with head, chest and ankle injuries. The police suspected that they survived because they were dead drunk and did not brace themselves for the impact. Both cars were demolished totally.

I bought my Prado because it had 7 airbags and the Patrol had only 2. A lesson well learned and reinforced.

Wear seat belts at all times because the airbags are a supplimentary system only.

regards

Ross

[Bushbasher Out of control poster! Find all posts View Profile Close Bushbasher]

That a well maintained track is not the one from Cocklebiddy on the Eyre Hwy through Arubiddy Homestead and on to Rawlinna as recommended by a work mate. I killed two tyres and, despite 600km on dirt, the trip still took 9 hours to do the 900km.

[prh Member Find all posts View Profile Close prh]

I learned, once again, that A-s-i-a-n-s can not drive. In my suburb, it's a lesson I re-learn every day.

[skulldragger Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close skulldragger]

You can't just single out one nationality. There are alot of idiots on the road that have no idea.

[mjrandom Out of control poster! Find all posts View Profile Close mjrandom]

I learned that the response "I found a nice sounding recipe for beef in red wine for the pressure cooker" to the question "what's for supper?" actually means the steak is in the freezer and I don't know if we have all the ingredients and you are the only who has used the new pressure cooker. I also discovered we didn't have all the ingredients, so I made it up. I also discovered that almost a whole bottle of Church Block disappears to get that elusive 1/2 cup of red wine.

[Plado Lurker Find all posts View Profile Close Plado]

today I learned that if you stop to help some townie joker that doesn't have a compressor after they aired down on the beach don't pump their tyres up first because your compressor will cook halfway through pumping up your first tyre forcing you to drive 70km on 12psi to the nearest air compressor...
And yes I did wait for mine to cool down before I started...

[WOZCLEAN Member Find all posts View Profile Close WOZCLEAN]

What I learned today...

I learned today (well two weeks ago) that when it is posted that it only takes 2hrs to change front suspension to remember that this only if you have done it a half dozen times before and know what you are doing.

3hrs later I completed the front right (and broke the ABS wire in the process) but 1hr after this had completed the front left without incident.

[GreenVX Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close GreenVX]

I learnt today (or more last night) that split cv boots can be patched with a fist full of cable ties and an old tyre tube for long enough to get you to a mechanic for some replacement parts. Not perfect but good enough to keep any more rubbish outve it for the 30km drive to have it fixed.