I believe you can still find the red war interests on Ali as I was going to pick some up, they were pretty cheap but the shipping brings the price back up unless you find a “choice” seller with free shipping over $15
also I think they slowly go to shit after the packets been opened and sat for a while even if it’s the clip seal packs, had a pack of predator ultras v1 that didn’t seem to set as good as when I set the first couple of tea spoons after I first got them
Got lamb shearing done. Time for a beer 
Put my arse on a Harley for the first time in my life today… a Road King, Evo III.
It’s only taken me 44 years… verdict? Doesn’t go, doesn’t stop, doesn’t handle…
Now I know why I ride big bore Kwakas 
Lucky I was wearing a full face, at least nobody would have known it was me. 
more video games to compensate for no gel blasters.
EDIT: Mucking around with PS3 emulation.
7am. Kenworth T909 quad deck B double taking mutton direct to Melbourne to get their heads cut off and feed the ferals. $4/kg minus freight, levy, yard fee, and GoodSuckTunt fee.
Fuck you jack
Tried some console emulation again with PS3 emulation.
waited on the couch all afternoon waiting for a package that I had an email alert was being delivered today only for the courier to make it as attempted delivery no answer, when no one attended the property, no alerts on my security camera and no knock on my door, dog act
I have all of my GQ TD42 WAGON parts getting delivered to a mates place in civilisation.
He just got back from 3 weeks away out in the remote WA mining industry and texted me that I had a few “presents” waiting for me at his place 
Got a lift into town and helped him out with a few jobs, then got to come back to the remote property where I’m camped up at the moment to do some more work on the old GQ heading forward 
Ah the good ole Kettle 
FUCK yeah, nothing like a military display to get a hard on
I feel like if Australia was invaded that QLD would be well prepared.
Well, I have barely touched a blaster for two weeks thanks to massive work hours and family commitments, so getting my fix this weekend!
First this morning… Been trying out one of the blue 28k T238 brushless motors. So far very happy. Especially since they work with T238 ETUs, even the ones with active brake. And of my 40 something blasters, 12 have T238sETUs!
With 13:1 gears it is in the just over 25rps range by ear… though didn’t run through a chrono as I am still playing with which blaster it will end up in.
It might be too early to say better than a Warhead at a better price, but I am leaning toward it, the longevity test will be the one that settles that and to test it will take a few months! One major bonus is the pinion is fitted and thread locked already, which was always an extra bit of to do on the Warheads. At just over half the price of a warhead base motor, I would be far less bitter if the ESC dies and can’t be bought to replace it, like has happened on my black 30k warhead. Not. Bitter. At… All…
Getting my stuff ready for a game tomorrow, might go check out Mango Hill again, its been awhile and always had fun there. Finally a weekend of no adult commitments and injury free!
Indulging my other passion today…
When you see a vintage acoustic guitar selling on Gumtree for literally 1/10th of it’s value, you buy it immediately. 
Epiphone Texan 12 string, Matsumoku build, mid 70’s vintage… price $100
For comparison, an identical guitar is selling online for $1,250… 
What a good find.
Some people, need to sell stuff in a hurry,
Some people can’t be bothered haggling,
Some people, don’t know what’s it’s worth,
Some people , need to move , ahem, someone else’s stuff very quickly….
Whatever the reason, take the win…!!
Nice find!
A few years ago I stumbled on an LTD Ex50 for $50, with a practice amp on gumtree, pretty new in good condition just needed a set of strings, and has played perfectly with no setup ever since. Was a steal for a guitar that was $600 new at the time, guy just bought it to learn and gave up 6 months later. I also sold the amp for $200 a month later! So I got a guitar and $150! Deal!
Sometimes you just get a bargain with instruments.
Spent a couple of hours fixing my portable solar panel.
Had it hooked up to the old GQ and went to pack it away…then managed to stand on the output lead as I lifted it off the ground and tore the regulator box fair off the back of the panel 
Managed to glue everything back into place and resolder the panel input wires back into the controller, but still took a while for it to “wake up” again after testing it out.
Thought it was cactus for a while there, but the magic Lucas Smoke just took a little while to recirculate through the system 
Very early morning wake up, light winds , so took the jetski to tangalooma wrecks.
Beautiful day, great snorkelling, back by 8:30, so beat the crowds and the sun.
Mums birthday is soon, and i was thinking for her present, while she is still capable, i might take her for a tangalooma overnight. She could NOT handle a jetski crossing…
10am depart from brisbane in the passenger catamaran, 1:15 crossing time, afternoon boat guided tour of the wrecks. She is slowing down, but (pick your low wind days) the waters are very calm and flat. The tour boat would take her from the front of the resort, up to the wrecks (no walking).
There is a fairly strong current through the channel, but they would take her upstream, drop her (and me) in the water, and let the current do the work. All she would have to do, is float with a mask and snorkel, and look at the (abundant) fish and wildlife. Then the boat would pick her up, and take her back to the resort.
Night dolphin feeding, dinner at the resort, and a early night.
Swim at the front, the next morning, and 11:00am ferry home.
I think its within her capabilities, only floating, not strenuous swimming.
Her window of opportunity is closing to be able to do stuff like this, and it would be great memories…
She was a confident swimmer, all her life, and did scuba diving when she was younger…
Lets see what happens…
