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GrahamS2

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  1. I used to ski in Bad Gastein, Austria every year when I lived in SA. Never been to Japan but I'm very keen to go. My girlfriend lived there for 5 years in her 20's, and she said the snow in Sapporo region is next level.
  2. Oh yes. I'm busy booking 10 days in Niseko for December...
  3. This tells me everything about the type of person you shared a table with and sums up the situation perfectly. A freeloading do0$ is a freeloading do0$, no matter how small the bill is.
  4. Alta had the recipe sorted, and was regarded as the bees knees when they launched. Until Harley Davidson played dirty to put them out of business, that is... Hopefully these new offerings are as good.
  5. At some stage in 2022, I'm going to pester you for ideas. I've been wanting to fly over and do this exact trip (with a little fly fishing planned in...)
  6. Quite a few guys I know have done it by painting bakkie liner instead of tape. Much tougher too.
  7. You left out that other little thing called profit margin, which also seems to have increased since the start of covid. With global demand on sporting goods hitting an all time high, there was most certainly some profiteering going on.
  8. I was just about to say that looked like one of Shaun's creations. Beautiful!
  9. I would do it. I have a mate with 50+ collectable bikes, and he regularly sells to international buyers. The market for classic cars and bikes is ever growing.
  10. Some gladiators were indeed vegetarian, because they mostly consumed barley, beans and fish. But they also took calcium supplements, as their diet lacked it.
  11. Simple - if it's too expensive, don't do it. But expecting others to justify what and how they spend their own money... well that smacks of other issues.
  12. Caffelatex. No flats in the past 2 years, but we also don't have broken glass everywhere here.
  13. I really need to stop reading your posts!! I need one of these in my life lol
  14. Thanks. I have some of those (from Bunnings), I found the gravity toggles also work well. But the drywall in my house is so crumbly, I wouldn't try hang a tv without finding studs to mount it on. I found this out the hard way...
  15. Great idea, I'm going to make one of those! As an aside, what do you use to mount thing to drywall? I have little confidence in hanging anything remotely heavy...
  16. Try it. What's the worst that can happen? I used pratley's steel putty on the ignition cover of a quad bike many years back, and it held up just fine. Just prep the area properly and that stuff bonds like crazy.
  17. Medicine and anything organic (which I would avoid if possible).
  18. Spot on. Look at the different approaches NSW and QLD took, and the outcomes. The only way to contain the Delta variant for now is a hard, fast lockdown.
  19. You're not helping my case either. I used my inherited 1950's Miller Falls router last week for some cut outs on a knife block I'm busy with, and decided a need a dust extraction solution. My workshop is an addition room at the end of my garage, so 2.5 x 8m, totally enclosed. I think I may look for something small like you've got but install it into the workshop area.
  20. I've been in home quarantine for the past 10 days. Chisels and planes are all sharpened to perfection, and I'm set on becoming a dovetail master!
  21. I was looking for a video on plane blade sharpening, and found such a good woodworking channel on YouTube. Not sure if it's been mentioned here before but this guy is brilliant - Matt Estlea https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxWzA3ZlYEOLr1JkKH0ZMyg His website is also a good source of tips and tricks https://mattestlea.com/
  22. Spot on! Bicycles, camping gear, gardening equipment, and fishing gear all trigger an inspection (which comes with an additional fee, surprise surprise...). I bought my lawnmower, leaf blower, bbq, etc. etc. All of which I've replaced. When I think of the time I spent cleaning those prior to packing, and the cost to move here (only to be replaced), it makes me want to cry.
  23. I'll give you a lengthy reply later (or feel free to PM me), but this is my take having done this 2.5 years ago. I took everything (except white goods), and on the one hand it's nice to have the creature comforts of home to help settle you in, but it creates an admin burden when you have 116 boxes to sort and unpack and store, all while you live in limbo between renting and buying. In 2.5 years I've tossed or replaced about 75% of what I paid R100k to bring here... If I did it again I'd take personal effects, sentimental items, a few worthwhile kitchen items, bicycles and parts, tools and lots of hardware, and fishing gear. Use it as a fresh start to get new furniture, beds, linen, TV, fridge etc. and it will simplify the process a lot. It's so hard having to tell kids to give their things away or sell them, but they are resilient and adapt in no time. Once you add in the ~R3500+ per sqm it costs to get things over here, you can start to look at some nice options on this side to replace - try make it a fun process for them. Anyway, my 2c worth...
  24. Yes it is, and these days almost no-one agrees to ship the wheels separately so you only pay the 15%.
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