Hairy Posted October 17, 2020 Share We used to gooi at the passing trains on their way to Kempton from Pretoria, until the railway police came calling in the veld one day. Usain Bolt? Bliksem we ran and got away.Brings back memories. We used to live on a military's base and a fun game was standing on the bridge over the rail way lines seeing who could drop/throw gravel (Ok that big bloody stones/gravel between the rails) into the top of the rail engine funnels/exhausts ........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cois Posted October 18, 2020 Share Look, I don't care how pretty it is, if my new bike comes with a pain job, I'm sending it straight back for a replacement.My Scott came out with a pain job and not a paint job. What idiot thought Matt was a great colour for cycles? Must be some marketing idiot who has seen a bike on a drawing once. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warthog Posted October 18, 2020 Share We used to gooi at the passing trains on their way to Kempton from Pretoria, until the railway police came calling in the veld one day. Usain Bolt? Bliksem we ran and got away.Usain Bolt??? No man, they were Stasie Blompotte... You walked away from them.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAAD4 Posted October 18, 2020 Share No Boet they were still Khaki clad polieste trained at Esselen Park railway college Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bateleur1 Posted October 19, 2020 Share No Boet they were still Khaki clad polieste trained at Esselen Park railway college I see scenes from a Leon Schuster movie ... Blou ... Blou .... Blou .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrJacques Posted October 19, 2020 Share 'Woer Woer' - Vintage fidget spinner? We were easily entertained Long Wheel Base, Benjamin, Bateleur1 and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ispeed_V Posted October 19, 2020 Share For those 60+ plus (before the sceintific calculators) MrJacques, Captain Fastbastard Mayhem, Bonus and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bateleur1 Posted October 19, 2020 Share 'Woer Woer' - Vintage fidget spinner? We were easily entertained That is like the deluxe model. Its go handle things at the end of the string. We were "armgat" so just the string and the button for us Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrJacques Posted October 19, 2020 Share For those 60+ plus (before the sceintific calculators) I have one that belonged to my Grandfather. Not quite sure how it works though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrJacques Posted October 19, 2020 Share That is like the deluxe model. Its go handle things at the end of the string. We were "armgat" so just the string and the button for us I had a metal one my Grandfather made for me. It was quite powerful. No handles though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andymann Posted October 19, 2020 Share 'Woer Woer' - Vintage fidget spinner? We were easily entertained Jaaaaa until the string broke and your woer went woer-woering down the passage scaring the living daylights out of the dog, or even worse, hit you square in the face WrightJnr 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andymann Posted October 19, 2020 Share I had a metal one my Grandfather made for me. It was quite powerful. No handles though. we used the foil insert you had to cut out with a tin opener from the Milo, Nesquik or Clifton tins. They were real mini-buzzsaws! Spokey and MrJacques 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Ouzo Posted October 19, 2020 Share 'Woer Woer' - Vintage fidget spinner? We were easily entertained thats luxury version, we never had handles when we made them. Made some for the kids during lockdown, they werent entertained with them for nearly as long as I remember being entertained with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warthog Posted October 23, 2020 Share DJR, popcorn_skollie, Hairy and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spokey Posted October 23, 2020 Share That is like the deluxe model. Its go handle things at the end of the string. We were "armgat" so just the string and the button for us We used to use the Jakaranda seed pods at boarding school in Rhodesia days. Bateleur1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrJacques Posted October 24, 2020 Share 2c0c2b74-73fd-4bc3-a850-be1fa4cca79f.jpg The thumbtack was to prevent someone from splitting yours when throwing / playing Not really a concern with the plastic ones though. I sometimes replaced the tip with a pop rivet if it got too worn out or I wanted a smooth one, which is nice when doing tricks like picking it up and letting it spin on your palm. Edited October 24, 2020 by MrJacques DJR 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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