GrumpyGel
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Hey, when you get glorious weather like that, some serious sunbathing has to be done!I think I have now seen one too many selfies...
GrumpyGel
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The 110SW (with the roof tent) was a British car. A Kiwi couple bought it over there in 1996 when they were doing their 'OE'. It was originally a V8 and they put a 300TDI in it when they got it - and drove it home. They headed north first past the Arctic Circle, then down through Europe, did a 'circuit' of Africa and then as far east as Mumbai in India. You have to have special insurance when you do those trips evidently (to cover import duties or something) and it ran out when they got to India - so they put it in a container and shipped it home from there. The only "breakdown" they had in the whole trip - was a puncture
The car's obviously still running great and still taking them on adventures!
The guy with the 110 flat deck is from Africa. Each year he takes groups of Kiwis over to do 5 week overland/wilderness tours of Namibia and Botswana. He hires 10 'expedition' Land Cruisers and they just set off into the bush setting up camp each night in different spots for the month! Interesting guy full of stories to be told
His African stories were a lot more interesting than his day job here because he's a "Bull W&nker" - something like that - I tuned out at that point. @Turboman might have found it more interesting!
GrumpyGel
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They pay him serious wedge as a guide.
Turboman
Mab An Gov
GrumpyGel
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We have a derelict green house in the garden and an old grape vine has grown out of control around it and the derelict vegie patch next to it. So this weekend, I went out to hack it back. Anyways up, I ended up with this lot....I brew wine all the time, here is a cheap easy recipe that works every time and gives a very drinkable white wine in around 4 weeks.
http://www.wikihow.com/Make-Wurzels-Orange-Wine
I do things a little different though.
I usually use apple juice (or a mix of apple and orange) instead of orange juice
I never bother with the hydrometer as by now I know if it has fermented or not.
I normally use wine finings to speed up the clearing as I can't be bothered waiting.
But the biggest change I make is to ferment in a water cooler bottle so I quadruple the ingredients. More is always betterer when talking about wine.
So I thought, why not try and make a couple of bottles of wine out of it
I've washed and got them off the stalks and I have about 8.5kg of grapes. So I'm off down the home brew shop tomorrow lunch for the bits and pieces.
Alibro
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Gettin' your socks off and trousers rolled up?We have a derelict green house in the garden and an old grape vine has grown out of control around it and the derelict vegie patch next to it. So this weekend, I went out to hack it back. Anyways up, I ended up with this lot....
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So I thought, why not try and make a couple of bottles of wine out of it
Nodge68
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We have a derelict green house in the garden and an old grape vine has grown out of control around it and the derelict vegie patch next to it. So this weekend, I went out to hack it back. Anyways up, I ended up with this lot....
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So I thought, why not try and make a couple of bottles of wine out of it
I'm not in to wine making. I always fancied having a go with fresh grapes. If I had a vine in the garden, that's what I'd do. Good luck with any future plonk you manage to make.
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htr
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A £1 a bottle!!! eekTry Googling Wurzels Orange Wine. I've made it loads of times along with the Apple juice version.
It ain't gonna win any awards but gives very drinkable wine for around a pound a bottle.
Tony Reeves
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GrumpyGel
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Well, the image fosters thoughts of sophistication, sex appeal, elegance, hard working, physically active. She can come and drive mine if she wantsSeems the right fred for this - Funny / interesting pix
Question : wot model of LR does she drive?
Mine must be the special edition "Trattor" model !
Skinny Mike
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Nope your all wrong.
The mud is from walking the 2 miles back to the Land Rover dealership, the steps are the entrance to said dealership.
And why.
Well she just bought a new Discovery 5, and in true Land Rover style, it's electrics have packed up.
Mike
The mud is from walking the 2 miles back to the Land Rover dealership, the steps are the entrance to said dealership.
And why.
Well she just bought a new Discovery 5, and in true Land Rover style, it's electrics have packed up.
Mike
Tony Reeves
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Went for a nice wee drive this morning, really great weather after the rain.
Objective was to pick up a kitset generator, location was just past @GrumpyGel 's local golf links..
Objective was to pick up a kitset generator, location was just past @GrumpyGel 's local golf links..
GrumpyGel
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Great day out today up in the Mesopotonia Station and Rangitata headwaters.
Very isolated place up a river bed valley into the heart of the Southern Alps.
30 Landies heading up into the middle of nowhere (literally - the station on the other side of the valley is called Erehwon Station!) - 2 recoveries - both me in my Freelander - quality
Very isolated place up a river bed valley into the heart of the Southern Alps.
30 Landies heading up into the middle of nowhere (literally - the station on the other side of the valley is called Erehwon Station!) - 2 recoveries - both me in my Freelander - quality
Tony Reeves
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I thought you were going to leave the FL at home?
