Stop

Stop It! – Blackbourn

I had barely pulled up in the driveway when my daughter started stepping down from the old Discovery 4×4. She was putting one foot on the ground at the moment my foot was coming off the brake pedal,
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Morley's World

In the Red! – Morley’s World

Amate of mine recently told me (and, trust me, he’s in a position to know) that the state of Victoria was so utterly cash-strapped that there was not a single road improvement job set down for the current
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Blackbourn

Hovering Awareness – Blackbourn

At Friday lunch a while back, Guido finished sharing his recent on-the-tools triumph over a recalcitrant slave-cylinder. Picking up on the topic, I said, “Speaking of small work-bench victories, I got lucky as well this week with …”
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Light

Light years ahead – Faine

My 1949 Citroen Light 15 always reminds me of my student years. As a pretentious young nerd back in the 1970s I used to cruise around in an almost identical car. Now as a pretentious old nerd I cherish
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Model T

My-T Sharp – Morley’s World

How’s this for a cool photo? The last time I was up on The Speaker’s family farm, I took the time out to pull a few more bits of my late father-in-law’s Model T that he left to me. Not for the sake
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Blackbourn

Melting Moments – Blackbourn

Friday lunch with the mates recently included both Newbold, the bloke I bought a classic Yamaha trail bike from years ago, and Jetski, the bloke I had just on-sold it to. Under discussion was the ‘360’
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