THE WALLABY TRACK WITH LIONEL MUSSELL
BE PREPARED
WITH A NEW GEARBOX (AND DIFF),
LIONEL’S MOTORHOME IS FINALLY
BEHAVING ITSELF. HE HOPES…
Have you ever tried to get duplicates of precious
documents such as marriage certificates and proof
of citizenship? Getting involved in government
departments is a frustrating business.
There have been many natural disasters early this
summer and people have been evacuated at very
short notice. I believe it's very important to have
all your important documents together in a case,
or similar, ready to grab should the worst happen
and you lose your home.
One thing people lose sight of is their photos.
In this computer age it's easy to reprint photos
but what about all those early ones of the kids
growing up, or your first trip away camping? I
believe you should keep them just as safe as your
documents because, while you can get copies of
certificates, you will never be able to get copies
of those precious memories.
YEMMY'S LATEST
Since getting back from the west, Yemmy has
had a transmission transplant that cured his gear-
changing problem and, although he behaves
beautifully when on the open road, he has
developed a funny noise at about 2000rpm. So
far we haven't pinned it down but will keep trying!
MOBILE ROAD BLOCKS
I'm so glad I live in the country these day as I've had
two close encounters recently with Melbourne's
mobile road blocks, the first when I left Ballarat at
3.30pm and the GPS said I'd be in Officer by 5.30pm.
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Yemmy has had a transmission transplant.
Having to sit stationary for long periods on the
Westgate Freeway and then again on the Gippsland
Freeway, I noticed the GPS now said 6.30pm and
I'd lost an hour somewhere along the way!
The next day I had to go to Ringwood and the GPS
wanted nothing to do with Whitehorse Road! I rang
a mate who told me they call that part Maroondah
Highway! That fixed it and I arrived on time for
lunch with Apex 40 friends.
They told me the easiest way was to bypass the city
and sure enough I soon found myself travelling at
100km/h in reasonably light traffic. I laughed too
soon as at one V intersection I accidentally turned
off the freeway and found myself in Hoddle Street.
From there, it got progressively worse until I finally
found myself back in the Westgate road block!
Somewhere past Melton the traffic eased and the
rest of the trip was sheer pleasure in the lovely
afternoon sunshine.
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