So, what are you guys into aside from watches?

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No sir, Racing Dynamics. Had them on a few years ago waiting for some lighter weight track wheels to be delivered. Car now has style 5s on it.
 
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Wrestling. not the vince mcmahon type.

the kyle dake, john smith type. 😀
 
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Used to be motorbikes but now slightly more sedentary.



Teapots, clocks and a bit of a sing.

 
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Ok I finally feel comfortable revealing that I'm a chocophile - I like chocolate.

It seems an odd conjunction of hobbies, watches and chocolate, and I thought I was the only one till a recent thread showed that gatorcpa and ulackfocus were fellow chocophiles. So I've decided to come out 😁

Mostly dark chocolate nowadays - French chocolatiers (Michel Cluizel, Valrhona, Bonnat), Italian (Slitti, Amedei), American (Amano, Patric, Taza), and Venezulan (El Rey). While there are putative health benefits from dark chocolate, that's a side benefit. The gustatory pleasures of a good chunk of chocolate cannot be underestimated!

 
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Mostly dark chocolate nowadays


Nigel, if you're a dark chocolate fan you have to find yourself a decent bottle of port. They go together like peanut butter & jelly - but for adults. Luckily, there's a medal winning tawny port made in a local winery that's relatively inexpensive: Renault American Port. Also, DiGrazia vineyards in Connecticut makes a decent American tawny too called Blacksmith Port. A doctor owns the property and strives to use less sulfites to make a more healthy wine. He even has a Honey Blush with no sulfites. However, my favorite maker is Graham's. Their 10 year aged tawny is about the perfect match for dark chocolate. Chocolate is great. Port is wonderful. Together though….. well, until you try it yourself you won't believe how much each flavor compliments the other.
 
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So who can describe to me Exactly what is depicted in this picture.
 
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So who can describe to me Exactly what is depicted in this picture. 41951


Well weathered pine, overly dry and probably beyond salvation 😉 Oh and here in Scotland that sweet Browning probably equates to ten to fifteen 😁
 
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1980 One of the last Belgian made 9mm Parabellum Browning HiPowers
with adjustable target sight.
Stock grips in storage. Currently sporting Navridex Micarta grips(unobtainium).
Resting on my Redwood deck that will be there a long, long time.
 
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1980 One of the last Belgian made 9mm Parabellum Browning HiPowers
with adjustable target sight.
Stock grips in storage. Currently sporting Navridex Micarta grips(unobtainium).
Resting on my Redwood deck that will be there a long, long time.


Oops know less about timber than I do about hand guns 😉
 
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While I haven't owned many, I do have a soft spot for fine, custom made knives. The handle on this one is made of fossilized Mammoth tusk.

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While I haven't owned many, I do have a soft spot for fine, custom made knives. The handle on this one is made of fossilized Mammoth tusk.

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Cue an Australian....😜
 
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Sparky has been slightly upgraded, it's now quick enough to play with motorcycles 😉

 
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The one you had to stop for that was making a left - at 1:00 into the video.

I totally want one of these awe-f🤬ing-some bikes!
 
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Ah yeah, he can't make a left there. That was just his brake lights and too much sun. There's also no "left on red" permitted in Australia, as far as I know. 😉
 
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I'm confused Trev.
If you are a bike, stick in the cycle lane and stay out of the car lanes!
If you are a motorbike, get out of the cycle lane!
 
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Ah yeah, he can't make a left there. That was just his brake lights and too much sun. There's also no "left on red" permitted in Australia, as far as I know. 😉
yep, there are in some places. Certainly in Canberra, where specifically signposted.
 
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I'm confused Trev.
If you are a bike, stick in the cycle lane and stay out of the car lanes!
If you are a motorbike, get out of the cycle lane!
Bikes are permitted in the bus lanes (QLD). The bike lane is sometimes more dangerous (car doors opening, poor pavement conditions and debris, etc). 😉

No right on red here, they can't seem to sort it out. So many intersections would be far more efficient with it.