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  1. Over forty years, In this Toongabbie house . So , yes I did a little training at " Badgery's creek " . I also had a day or two at Schofield's , then it was closed. The first time to drive on " Old Windsor " Rd. It had a take-away shop at the corner of " Fitzwilliam " Rd & a wooden bridge onto the dirt track to " Sunnyholt " Rd for Blacktown . As I now have a 16 yo GreatGrandSon learning to drive I think I may be a little OLD ! .LOL spacesailor
  2. Sorry , never heard of her , before moving here in Australia. ( only the WSA name ) . Now . Mr Badgery who flew the very first Australian airplane on his Badgeries creek property . Even I flew in an " autogyro " at Badgery creek . Were the training facility was . Mr Andrew Del Badgery with his Caulder biplane spacesailor
  3. I knew it wasn't the other famous female pilots . Amelia earheart / Cornelia Fort / Nancy Harkness Love & a lot more . spacesailor
  4. American ( female ) pilot . Could be wrong but famous for something aviation. spacesailor
  5. Not , if they don't fly . Should I change the ' instrument panel,' for a " msflight simulator " . I could do the " cross country endorsement " by msfs " . Three litres 98 super each month & change the 1/2 litre oil biannually. Cheaper than Boating or drinking . LoL spacesailor
  6. I had a ' ride-on ' lawnmower, three speed gears 36hpX28 " cut . Taught a lot of Grandies to drive on it , & did the neighbours lawns as well . No-one fights for the lawnmower now , it' a push slasher type. That old mower is now a bladeless racing mower . spacesailor
  7. I bought C steel from " Sim's scrap metal " Sydney . Cheaper than new by lots . spacesailor
  8. I couldn't afford the panels! . Should I bother with batteries. Stand alone panels are too expensive for pensioners. So, what price those batteries . spacesailor
  9. onetrack You do realise the more sheds , the greater the collection . nomadpete an idiot dived into the Parramatta River ( were the ferry turns around ). and limped out at the other side with the ' cheek of his arse bitten off ' . it's positive. It was a shark . spacesailor
  10. Only for the wealthy. The lower consumption that the poorer use, the higher the grid input . then again! The wealthy would use most of their panel output . With their $ three figure power bill . ( or is it four figure $1,000) . spacesailor
  11. I've got mine ! . All aluminium 14 feet long . Feet to the.rear & head in the viewing cockpit. LoL spacesailor
  12. They ( governments ) didn't subside " solar panels " for the poor end of the population. Cut off At $ 250 electricity bill . spacesailor
  13. Don't blame the Poms too much . Most only see a shower in jail . Bad place to have a shower ! . LoL My experience with showers was at the " public slipper baths " . Don't bend Down ( to pick up the soap ) . spacesailor PS. : I didn't have running water in my childhood home .
  14. Perhaps the ' Airport ' if offsetting it's carbon footprint. spacesailor
  15. The men's shed ! . Perfect for the Finnished box . All the members could assist with your departing gift . spacesailor
  16. Never In a sealed Coffin. But ASH fertilises immediately. I like writer's who live on in their works , indefinitely. spacesailor
  17. But you are getting a reduction ! . spacesailor
  18. Humour, I suspect , is learnt . I missed most learned things , so , not a. Lot of Humour. It flies over my head ! .Duck . spacesailor
  19. What's the Opposite of inflation. If the price hasn't inflated , then the product has deflated to a smaller size . spacesailor
  20. My sister in law , an ex registered nurse claimed " she witnessed thee dead people " who weren't dead ! .( in her will, to cut her wrists to confirm death ) . I myself am reported to have woken up in the morgue , after being declared deceased by my surgeon . Imagine waking up with lid nailed shut. Also if having a sealed Coffin. Your stomach's acid with turn your body to " green slime ". Horrible thoughts to die by . I want to stay living . spacesailor PS. : I can live without being a millionaire. I can live without flying . cannot enjoy life without living.
  21. Coffin ! .A wheel bin will take the smaller cadaver to the " Crematorium " . Cardboard leaves less ' ash ' than a ' wooden ' box ( casket ) . do the dead really care . ( been there done that ) . xpacesailor
  22. He is not getting any points off his licence . the vehicle owner is picking up the " expenses " ( fines ). Tax offset . spacesailor. PS. : next commercial flight , ask if the pilot, will ask the passengers to pay his fines .
  23. The wife & I had a very quiet 63rd wedding anniversary. spacesailor
  24. Our . bill of fights . Aren't we under the same constitution as England . so Has England got a bill of rights ? . And where is Englands " Magna Carta " . They had their only revolution to get rid if the English Republics Lord protector , Oliver Cromwell & his son Richard Cromwell . they kept the Commonwealth . spacesailor
  25. Untill you pay someone to collect " your penalty points " . If you don't own the vehicle your driving. Should the " chauffeur " pay ,when he's instructed to " get a move on " , the owner won't care . spacesailor
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