Aussie Earthshelter and Garage

[TwoBytes]

Hey mate!

I was just thinking about you the other day. Did you make it Murrumbateman Field Days?

I was planning to head out, and I was going to keep an eye out for you, but life got in the way, and we didn't make it. Maybe next year

 

[hardtop5000]

I saw this truck yesterday and the name rang a bell.

 

[hewey]

Truck looks great!

 

[Coolabah]

Hey mate!

I was just thinking about you the other day. Did you make it Murrumbateman Field Days?

I was planning to head out, and I was going to keep an eye out for you, but life got in the way, and we didn't make it. Maybe next year

Terrick hasn't been around the last 18 months or so from what I can gather- do you know if he is OK or just too busy with life outside of GJ ??
( yes I know, impossible, right ?? !)

 

[TwoBytes]

Not sure mate, but if I make it to Field Days in Murrumbateman this year, I'll keep an eye out and let you know

 

[Lyndon]

Guys

I have Rick's phone number. I will try him today.

Lyndon

 

[Lyndon]

I have spoken to Rick. He's had a health battle, but is getting better now.

He will look in and report some time soon.

Lyndon

 

[TwoBytes]

Thanks for update, Lyndon. Looking forward to hearing from you, Rick, when you're back on deck.

 

[Terrick down Under]

 

[Terrick down Under]

 

[Terrick down Under]

Thanks for the call the other day Lyndon, I needed it.
Hey everyone, yes, got a bit crook, but slowly getting better now.
The prostrate cancer surgery was successful, but must have missed one single organism, so 3 years later I had radiation every day for two months (Jan-Feb)...and now two years later it is still clear. I did get a couple of minor side effects from the radiation ( 6 bouts of pneumonia in 2 years) but the alternative is not worth considering.
The Oldsmobile has given me something to concentrate on and focus away from medical shite.
Yes "hardtop5000" that is mine, had a great time walking around seeing people that I had not seen in many years.
"Twobytes", still out here in Royalla, PM me and I will send my new number.
It has been a while since I did anything but, two very special mates that helped me get thru all of this mental ****, especially when they found a bacteria between my lung and ribs and gave me a 50/50 chance of making it past 3 days. I like good odds.
Take care everyone and for ,,,,, sake get a PSA check for prostrate cancer, its only a blood test and could save your life.

 

[Terrick down Under]

Not sure mate, but if I make it to Field Days in Murrumbateman this year, I'll keep an eye out and let you know

We only visit Murrumbateman Field days now, Our customer base is pretty steady and enough to live on. So all those day of rain, hail, sun and snow have paid off.

 

[Coolabah]

Thanks for the call the other day Lyndon, I needed it.
Hey everyone, yes, got a bit crook, but slowly getting better now.
The prostrate cancer surgery was successful, but must have missed one single organism, so 3 years later I had radiation every day for two months (Jan-Feb)...and now two years later it is still clear. I did get a couple of minor side effects from the radiation ( 6 bouts of pneumonia in 2 years) but the alternative is not worth considering.
The Oldsmobile has given me something to concentrate on and focus away from medical shite.
Yes "hardtop5000" that is mine, had a great time walking around seeing people that I had not seen in many years.
"Twobytes", still out here in Royalla, PM me and I will send my new number.
It has been a while since I did anything but, two very special mates that helped me get thru all of this mental ****, especially when they found a bacteria between my lung and ribs and gave me a 50/50 chance of making it past 3 days. I like good odds.
Take care everyone and for ,,,,, sake get a PSA check for prostrate cancer, its only a blood test and could save your life.

Well , whether you like him or his politics ( or not) the polly who said "life wasn't meant to be easy" surely meant to say "life wasn't meant to be so hard' in your case. Sounds like a rough time mate, hopefully- it sounds like you're on the up and up

 

[Finallygotit]

Terrick, very glad to see you around!

FYI, I get my PSA test done once a year with all my other blood tests. So far 0.6

 

[Terrick down Under]

Terrick, very glad to see you around!

FYI, I get my PSA test done once a year with all my other blood tests. So far 0.6

Great attitude, mine is now down to 0.015 and I am trying to kep it there.

 

[Terrick down Under]

 

[Terrick down Under]

 

[Terrick down Under]

 

[Terrick down Under]

 

[Terrick down Under]

Yes we have done a little to the house, but have had a bit of a set back. The seal between the back wall and the concrete roof has failed on the west wing. It lasted for 8 years and cecum to the UV rays of our area, we get -15C to 40C in this area. I have contacted a couple of water proofer to come and quote, but to date only one has actually shown up.

 

[Terrick down Under]

 

[Terrick down Under]

I have burnished all the floors myself, walking a total of 18 kilometers it worked out to be. Every room have 4 passes of each grade, 8 grades, 400m2 of floors. Each pass would go wall to wall ( heel to toe) and offset 200mm or 8" each time.
The headphones and music made it a bit easier for 2 hours every night.

 

[Terrick down Under]

 

[Terrick down Under]

 

[Terrick down Under]

 

[Terrick down Under]

 

[Terrick down Under]

the sewer trench is 56m long, it took 143 man hours to just excavate to depth. The last pic from furthest man to closest man took two days to jack hammer out. Yes, granite. This where I found out again who my mates were. One loaned me the 5 tonne machine for 4 weeks for free, just had to service and fuel it. Lucky hey!

 

[Lyndon]

Great attitude, mine is now down to 0.015 and I am trying to keep it there.

Rick

My last check (in March) was less than 0.003...... (Now that the infected sucker is gone - surgeon said it was "on the verge of breaking out" when he removed it in 2021))

Happy about that.

Lyndon

 

[hewey]

Good to see you back Terrick. That sounds like a pretty rough trot to get through, glad to hear you're on the better side of those odds.

The truck looks awesome and house progress is great too.

 

[Terrick down Under]

Rick

My last check (in March) was less than 0.003...... (Now that the infected sucker is gone - surgeon said it was "on the verge of breaking out" when he removed it in 2021))

Happy about that.

Lyndon

Mate, you were so lucky.

 

[Terrick down Under]

Good to see you back Terrick. That sounds like a pretty rough trot to get through, glad to hear you're on the better side of those odds.

The truck looks awesome and house progress is great too.

Thanks, I am pretty happy about it too, I still have a lot to do before checking out of here.

 

[Terrick down Under]

Are they ever finished? Had to lift the bed to fit a trunk floor to stow away stuff like spare wheel, tools, jack and fuel can. Took a day to undo and disconnect everything and support the fuel tank. Then added the floor ( minor miss calculation on depth to be rectified) and reassembled everything.

 

[hardtop5000]

Yes "hardtop5000" that is mine, had a great time walking around seeing people that I had not seen in many years.

It was a beautiful day at the racecourse and the lineup of cars on the grass was great. It reminded me a bit of when the ASRF Nationals were held in Canberra – Easter 1983 and 1985, I think.