Time out (27)

hmm I can just see that happening!

So it sounds like you are going to have to learn to say no because you want to do something for yourself.

Im sure you can manage it, so start practicing

I am well known in my industry as the one as one who says NO to requests. And they also know that I can provide a valid reason for saying it.

Now I have no excuse. Tried yesterday. Went to the Vic 4WD (& Fishing) Show. Met up with a few mates.

1. Him. "Are you going to the 4WD Club's 50th Birthday celebrations next month."

Me. "Naw, have been away and the closing date for applying is long gone.I am only here to look at something for my vehicle for easier touring"

Him. "Naw, I am sure Pam will make an exception for you."

2. Him (a guy I used to work with) "This Fishing Show is great. What are you looking at."?'

Me. "I only came along to look at the 4WD stuff. I don't eat fish so not interestedin the Fishing Show. But I did buy this."Him. "What is it?"

Me. "A Diji Barbi plate that a mate had up at Louth Races. Can be used over an open fire or on a gas cooker." Caught up with a of 4WD couple of mates who had this for years and did say how much they had used it over the years.

Him. "Exactly what we are looking for to cook the fish on when we go out for a weekend."

You never know what someone else is considering or looking for until it is mentioned.

Me. Yeah, I didn't really see what I really wanted at the Shows but it was great to catch up with a few mates.

Wow, that looks like a great spot. I wouldn't mind spending some time away with a camper or motor home. Or what about that thing on the back of a ute. What's it called? Which is best you reckon?

Everything depends on what you want in life. I bought the vehicle for what I will be doing next year. I bought the slide-on because of NOW.

I do a lot of remote touring and the slide-on will not be suitable for the stuff I intend on next year. So got to look at what I will be doing shortly and for the future. It has served its purpose.

I do a lot of remote touring so that slide-on is up for sale. It does not serve my next and future needs. If I was going to do a bit of touring where I want to visit Birdsville or Oodnadatta, then it is great for those places.

But a lot of my stuff is in remote areas frequently without recognised tracks where the centre of gravity is pivotal.

I could not recommend anything unless I knew what you intend to do. If it was the more 'popular' spots, this would be suitable. Not for the areas that I normally travel where our early explorers went.

Wash nice posy
wish you all the best in your retirement and
guess will be an adjustment but hope for the better.

Guess I can rub it in a bit not being a worker these days. But I am doing my best for the economy....I left one open and someone else needs a job.. But it is a hard life. Lots of things to do, so much time to do them. Why do today that which you can put off until tomorrow?

Was starting to get myself organised and putting stuff on the calender so that I could do some of the different car shows and 4wd trips the different clubs have on offer. Why do they all organise things on the same day? Decisions, decisions.

Just out of Quilpie, Qld is Lake Houdraman. Pulled up there and thought what a great spot. And it was. This was my view whne I set up my camper.

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And it got better as the sun was setting.

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When you can wake up to this, it doesn't matter what you have so long as you can enjoy it.

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About 2 hours later, the wind came up and I did remember a guy a few days before using his phone to check out the weather at Quilpie...big rain coming. After the cold wind came up, I decided to move on to Coopers Creek, Windorah. Apparently they had 19mm of rain at Quilpie and everyone was bogged in. Good decision by me.

Having been back home for a couple of weeks, it is hard to settle down to tis non-working life.

First battle was Aussie Post who were suppoosed to be holding my mail until the Monday after I got home. Come Tuesday and I get about 1 weeks mail. Postie said "I am the relief postie, I will check it out when I get back and see what else there is for you."

Okay, 2 months worth of bills, 2 months worth of subsription magazines and newsletters, 2 months where it is time to renew subscriptions.....nada on Wednesday.

Thursday and I decide to chase it up with Aussie Post. "Thank you for your call. We very much appreciate you contacting us. We are here to service you, out valued customer. How may we be of service?"

Chase this up on the Friday "Yes, sir. Your call has been logged. We do intend to respond to you within 24-48 hours of your call."

For some reason, my area does not get mail. Except my backlog. About the only good thing about my mail (I do not include the overdue power bills) was the Seniors Card.

Damn, forgot to take that out on Tuesday night for dinner with my daughter. But Thursday I got 25% off my haircut Even though they took 50% of my hair

But getting back to Texas. I did meet an ex-con who was in for shooting someone. Was a bit of thinking on my part of what I had gotten myself into. After a bit of chatting, it did come down to both of us knowing places and people we both knew from many years ago.

Another guy had been camping there for the previos 12 weeks. He had needed some work done on his vehicle. He reckoned it would need another 6 weeks of the free camping so that he could get his pension savings up to a reasonable level.

A lot of people out there for so many different reasons.