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Golden Oldies Truck Club Helicopter Scenic Flight

What a way to spend about 22 minutes of a wonderfully sunny and cloud free Saturday morning!

This is the beautiful Robinson R44 helicopter, owned by Helicruz Orange, that I was previledged to be the very first passenger for the day in at the Golden Oldies Truck Club Truck & Tractor Show on Saturday August 7, 2010 - the first time in a piston engined helicopter after getting used to a Bell 206B-III JetRanger turbine helicopter. The pilot was really good - shared yarns and I showed him a few things around the town.... like my work, all the odd stuff around North Dubbo and more! Well worth the money if you can do it! Helicruz is a highly recommended company for scenic flights - contact the Orange branch on 0438272441 or go to http://www.helicruz.com.au/ohome.html

ERF EC127 DDEC

Today I thought I would share this photo - it is of a pair of ERF EC127 DDEC's owned by Cawley Brothers of Cludwyr, Ireland.

Both are powered by the extremely popular North American Detroit Diesel Series 60 rated at either 370hp or 430hp with 13 speed RoadRanger transmissions and Meritor drive axles and (in the case of T515 JCC) a midlift steer axle!

Thanks to Dave Gothard for the photo and reply on these wonderful trucks - just goes to show that not just American trucks do not get the S60 Detroit, but the best of the Brits can beat them at their own game!

Business Recommendations

Just a quick post (which will always be added to when I hear more good reports about businesses in Dubbo and diistricts)!

First cab off the rank is a new limousine business in Dubbo: Pristine Limousines. Owned and operated by the Towers family, Pristine Limousines has a distinctive limousine: a $180,000 stretch Dodge Nitro wagon which seats 13 people! Good for a buck's night or things like that, the Nitro is a ideal vehicle in which to travel to your event in style! Also available is another Nitro, this time it's a sedan version! Call Pristine Limousines Dubbo on 02 68854651, email them info@pristinelimousines.com.au or visit http://www.pristinelimousines.com.au/

Next is a fairly new helicopter business based out of Orange called Helicruz - I was fortunate enough to be first passenger in their beautiful Robinson R44 helicopter yesterday and would recommend them to anyone! Helicruz is a highly recommended company for scenic flights - contact the Orange branch on 0438272441 or go to http://www.helicruz.com.au/ohome.html

Subaru Australia's diesel line-up as of June 7th, 2010

Standard models:
Outback Diesel: http://www.subaru.com.au/models/outback/2.0_Diesel/wagon/overview/
Forester Diesel: http://www.subaru.com.au/models/forester/2.0_Diesel/wagon/overview/

Premium models:
Outback Premium Diesel: http://www.subaru.com.au/models/outback/2.0_Diesel_Premium/wagon/overview/
Forester Premium Diesel: http://www.subaru.com.au/models/forester/2.0_Diesel_Premium/wagon/overview/

These two models (in both standard and Premium) are the cars so far to be released by Subaru Australia to have the world's first boxer diesel engine! Stay tuned for a review of both the Outback Diesel and the Forester Diesel as I will be heading down to our local dealer for a look and to get some photos!

Rita MacNeil and Men of The Deeps - Working Man

New widget on blog!

Just thought I would share this:

Sign by Danasoft - Get Your Free Sign

I know what you is up to.... hehehehe!

Joe

Prime Mover Review

Review - Prime Mover
Author: Joe Hupp

Prime Mover is a adrenaline-packed, diesel-charged movie starring:

Michael Dorman as Thomas
Emily Barclay as Melissa
Ben Mendelsohn as Johnnie
Gyton Grantley as Repo Man 1
William McInnes as Phil
Anthony Hayes as Salesman / Mechanic / Business Man / Foreman
Andrew S. Gilbert as Thomas' Dad
Lynette Curran as Mrs Boyd
Jeanette Cronin as Melissa's Mum
Anni Finsterer as Thomas' Mum
Scott McLean as Repo 2 'Jimmy'

All the trucks were sourced in Dubbo or surrounds, as was the service station, the pub and transport depot. How they made the scene of the service station and the transport depot into one continuous item is beyone me - but they did a bloody terrific job!

Dorman, as Thomas McCully (who is a real life pinstriper who lives out at Wongarbon), fills the main character's role easily.... when he falls in love with Melissa, things take an about-turn when she drops the bombshell that she is pregnant.....

Are You Teasing Me - Roly Daniels and Dee Reilly

Utes In The Paddock

This is the latest tourism endeavour in central NSW - called Utes In The Paddock, it epitomises the quintessential Aussie vehicle, the ute! To see more, go to Utes In The Paddock by clicking on the text to the left of this writing!

One of the utes in the collection is "Clancy Stops The Overflow" by Peter Mortimore! Here you can see this ute: http://www.utesinthepaddock.com.au/ute-artists/peter-mortimore.php

4932MO - Langley's of Dubbo Leyland Atlantean #2830

This old bus is another of those memory jerkers - it's a old Leyland Atlantean double decker! I have caught this bus when I was younger as it was transport for our Year 10 formal, the final one for Delroy High as it was known then!

Subaru Legacy Boxer Diesel - a test drive

Further to my post on the Aussie spec Subaru Outback 2.0D from 2 weeks ago today, this is a European spec Liberty, known as the Legacy, with the Boxer Diesel engine.... test driven in The Netherlands!

Enjoy!

Eamon McCann - Livin' On Love

A wonderful Irish cover of Alan Jackson's big hit, Livin' On Love! I am honoured to have Eamon as a friend on MySpace - he has a wonderful cover of Randy Travis's Three Wooden Crosses which he performed live at the NICMA! Will post this one later!

Chain Of Love - Mike Denver

Just a quick test to see if I can embed YouTube videos into here - and it seems to me that it has been successful! This test video is of a wonderful cover version of Clay Walker's Chain Of Love, done by Irishman Mike Denver!

Enjoy!

Subaru Outback Boxer Diesel

It is a very exciting time at Subaru Australia - the new MY10 Liberty and Outback have been released.... a very exciting upcoming release is the MY10 Outback Boxer Diesel!

As soon as the Subaru dealer in Dubbo, Sainsbury Automotive, gets a diesel Outback in, I am heading down for a look and will report back here after the day!

My Lovely Island Home - Daniel O'Donnell

This video on Youtube is of a poem Daniel O'Donnell's mother, Julia, wrote about the island she lived on off the coast of Aramoor, Co. Donegal, Ireland!
If you are in Australia, are a Bigpond internet customer and would love a copy, go to http://bigpondmusic.com/Album/Daniel-Odonnell/Until-The-Next-Time.aspx?search=7901907
If not, try your local music shop!
Enjoy!
Joe

Today's fun!

Hi all,

Just an update on my blog post last weekend:

Well, the paintball game was today - not only my first time, but one of our fellow female competitors! But there was a ad being filmed and John Ryan, our local WIN News journo, had the honour of getting on the scissor-lift and filming! Problem is he did not know how to lower the scissor from the basket! I had to lower it twice!

Ah well, 1000 paintballs and hire of the marker was $60 for the whole day - lunch and drinks included!

Joe

Paintball game

I thought I had better update my blog with the happenings for the week!

I will start with Monday - Friday - work, work and more work while Saturday is almost a day in town!

Sunday is the day I am looking forward to - playing paintball at Player's Paintball on the corner of the Newell Highway and Camp Road in Dubbo! They're filming a new advert for TV and I am playing for that! And yes, it is my first time at it! Today marks 7 more sleeps till then! Am I excited - I am looking damned forward to it! Will update the blog Sunday night!

Take care and have a safe week,

Joe

2008 Toyota HiAce LWB D-4D van

I had the opportunity today to have a look at a new style Toyota HiAce LWB van - this one had the 3 litre common rail direct injection D-4D 4 cylinder intercooled turbo diesel engine with EGR (same as in the HiLux ute and Prado 4WD Wagon range) and the 5 speed manual with dash mounted lever! It belongs to the local branch of Avis Truck Rental - I know the fellas who work/run it well! You can hardly tell it is running until you lay the boot into the far right pedal! Then it roars - I had the seat up to check the oil as they never checked it.... anyway I decided to start the engine while the seat was up! It was quiet till I gave it a good stab on the right pedal - then it opened up! The only con it has (that I can see anyway) is the location of the intercooler - right behind the lift-up front inspection panel!

A new inspirational blog

Hi all,

I have been reading this week's That's Life! - I read a very touching story from a very brave young lady named Tara Panayis. Tara suffered from psuedoarthrosis - psuedoarthrosis is a rare condition where the tibia bone bends to create a false joint. Rather than endure years of pain, Tara decided she would rather have her lower leg amputated and wear a prosthetic leg.

You can read all about Tara and her family's journey here: http://taramaria.blogspot.com/ or visit my profile's - http://www.blogger.com/profile/10132859082320034520 - Blogs I Follow section - I am following their blog!

Joe