Recent content by Normanthehun

I’ve got a pick that’s ultra reliable and I love. Over the 20 years I’ve had it, I’ve replaced the head twice and the handle three times but it never gives up and just keeps on going….. ;-)

It’s better to judge a man not by the answers he gives, but the questions he asks (Confucius, I believe)

I just heard that the bloke who invented predictive text recently died. May he roast in piss.

Man who drop watch in toilet have shitty time

I’ve got an Xterra 505 and a 305 and I’ve found different carats of gold give different readings (numbers). This would be due to the different levels of gold purity in the different targets. I don’t pay too much faith in going by numbers alone with my Xterra.

Just for the record, Rita was a redhead….

Educational trip over the past 2 days. Thanks for bringing me along! 😊

Wow! Didn’t know that. My whale-hunting days are behind me…. 😜

This might be (very close to) your culprit, Gary….

Lol - you do realise that ambergris sells (according to Google) at around $40,000 / kg?

Just pointing out that ambergris and amber are unrelated items. Amber is transformed tree sap or resin. Ambergris is from the digestive tracts of whales.

I’d suggest going to the Transport Heritage NSW website. THNSW seems to be a large, professionally run group focussed on more than just trains (as opposed to the Rail Museum). Lots of train buffs there who could probably tell you intimate details of what you have. As an ex-railway worker myself...

I gotta agree with grubstake, but the SWG is actually NSWGR (New South Wales Govt. Railways) with the first and last letters ”clipped” off the ticket. There’s also another clipping done on the right hand side of your badge too. I suspect the clippings were done to activate and / or annul this...

That last find (torch with 5 rings) is a members badge for the Central Coast Leagues Club in Gosford. I used to have one when I was a member and they stopped doing them in the ‘80s when they switched to ID cards.