Thread: Road pics

Originally Posted by carlmaloschneider

Nice! What do you call those 'craft' on the reservoir over there? We call them 'houseboats' except ours are smaller, like everything over here :-)

Well Carl, they're houseboats here as well. Those on Englebright would go as small, I would say. Some are crazy huge. Oddly enough, still called houseboats. Personally, I feel once they get over two stories tall, and have waterslides, and a floating trampoline behind them. They should be called something else. There's a couple up at lake Oroville that are monsters. I'll post a couple pics. I've had a blast on a couple of them, small ones, owned my friends who aren't zillionares. I've seen shows with some of them back in like Tennessee and Kentucky that are crazy, like a mansion that floats. Whatever, gimme a innertube and a cold beer and I'll be in hog heaven!!

Can I say 'obscene'? Can I call them obscene? I'm going to say 'crass' and 'tacky' as well...

We had a little trip up the Murray River a few years ago with my brother and sister in law, one of the best times of my life. I kept reminding everyone I'd done four and a half months on HMAS Westralia, the biggest ship in the Australian navy, and had driven it, so should be in charge (clearly). Here are some memories:

My brother casually gliding along. We spent a lot of time grinding along the side of other craft as we tried to reverse out of 'parking spots'



Me, donned in old army hat, expertly navigating the reaches (envisioning 'Apocalypse Now')

A recent road trip, an old mates 1929 Norton single banger 500 cc, cracks along nicely at 90 kmh, what a day.

Originally Posted by carlmaloschneider

Can I say 'obscene'? Can I call them obscene? I'm going to say 'crass' and 'tacky' as well...

We had a little trip up the Murray River a few years ago with my brother and sister in law, one of the best times of my life. I kept reminding everyone I'd done four and a half months on HMAS Westralia, the biggest ship in the Australian navy, and had driven it, so should be in charge (clearly). Here are some memories:

My brother casually gliding along. We spent a lot of time grinding along the side of other craft as we tried to reverse out of 'parking spots'



Me, donned in old army hat, expertly navigating the reaches (envisioning 'Apocalypse Now')

Looks like fun!! Were you on croc watch? Are there any around there? Anyway, the obscene houseboats, I wholeheartedly agree. It's not an envy thing, it's just, what the heck?? Whatever, it's their money! I'm not sure which one, and I'm not sure of the cost, but I had heard that one of them was made in Arkansas and trucked out here to the tune of over 100k just to get it here.

oh yeah, thats me pushin

No, no crocs, too cold I guess. I'd rather have Grazor's motorbike than one of them big housemansion things.

Originally Posted by carlmaloschneider

Nice! What do you call those 'craft' on the reservoir over there? We call them 'houseboats' except ours are smaller, like everything over here :-)

No not quite true Carl. Their trucks are smaller than ours, and they don't haul as many trailers as a general rule. I never saw a single road train...Sorely disappointed I was the first time I saw what looked to me like a bunch of Tonka trucks parked up at a roadhouse.

I, too would like Grazors Norton, and I would even go over to Un Zud and push the bugger all the way back to Australia to get it, if I thought I could get away with it without being caught.

Crocs can't survive in the Murray river due to the Murray Cod eating them. A two metre croc is just a snack for them .


Mick

Originally Posted by MickR

No not quite true Carl. Their trucks are smaller than ours, and they don't haul as many trailers as a general rule. I never saw a single road train...Sorely disappointed I was the first time I saw what looked to me like a bunch of Tonka trucks parked up at a roadhouse.

I, too would like Grazors Norton, and I would even go over to Un Zud and push the bugger all the way back to Australia to get it, if I thought I could get away with it without being caught.

Crocs can't survive in the Murray river due to the Murray Cod eating them. A two metre croc is just a snack for them .


Mick

Too true Mick. I don't have a scan of any of my road train pics (from trips in the army when we used to drive from Adelaide to Darwin straight up the middle) but I'm sure you do :-)

Actually I got nothin' Carl. Everytime I've thought to take a picture (on the rare times I bothered with a camera), I've either been too damn late with the camera, or the shot turned out too crappy for me to bother to keep.


Mick

Originally Posted by MickR

Actually I got nothin' Carl. Everytime I've thought to take a picture (on the rare times I bothered with a camera), I've either been too damn late with the camera, or the shot turned out too crappy for me to bother to keep.


Mick

They run these in Nevada, do they count? I've only been across Nevada once, decades ago. I had a truck pass me at night, he was doing around 85mph. The tractor went by, then the trailer, then the trailer, THEN; another trailer!!?? I'd never seen one before and it was pretty cool. The laws here for trucking vary from state to state on length, kingpin to axle, overall, and what not. I've spoken to those who made long haul trucking their living, and it's a nightmare for them. Some states you have to pay a road tax. Other states you have to pay road tax, or, buy fuel in their state. It's pretty wacky.