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Don Spang says: I once found myself winging it in a job interview and somewhat exaggerated my technical experience in the field of mainframe computer operations. 24 years later, I'm still there. Ever had to improvise to get by? Tell us you tales of MacGyver-type genius.

(, Thu 28 Mar 2013, 12:31)
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I know it's not really safe to rehaet food more than once but...
Pea-roasted with extra gravy.
Few years ago I was showing a young English bloke around our lovely state.
Paul was his name. (If he's on here you may hear him have a chuckle @ the following story.)
I decided to take him down to a friends house in Busso on the coast for some sun-soaked days of hard drinking and smoking ourselves silly. I had the time off work, some readdies, a big bag-o-green and my trusty baby-poo yellow "fastback" Corolla to get us there.
Off we go waving goodbye to the missus. A couple of minutes after getting on the freeway headed south there is an almighty bang from under the bonnet. Over I pull, pop the hood and there is oil everywhere and no more "pop in cap" on the rocker cover. Fuck.
Paul seems a bit dismayed and appears to be think that we'll be limping home. Bugger that!
Now undue pressure in the rocker cover ain't good - even I know that. But I would not be dettered. Here's the bodge - I got some towel, soaked it in oil and fastened it to the rocker cover with an o-ring. My theory being that the oil on the rag would form a seal due to surface tension. Paul watched on a little nervously as I said "Nah, she'll be right" and gunned the engine. Tada - it worked. No oil and I think the engine even breathed a bit better!
When we got to Busselton (a good couple of hours drive away) I found another rocker cover @ a wreckers (with a screw on cap) for $20, swapped them over, fixed the problem - the breather tube from the airfilter to the rocker cover was as blocked as my arteries. Then Paul & I got stuck into a week of inebriated and stoned hedonism - drank every pub dry and glutted ourselves at many restaurants. From memory we even ate @ MickeyDs!
Loved that Corolla and apart from a battery change that was the only grief I had from it - not bad for a car that was older than me!
EDITed for little bit of clarity.

Scarily after nearly 2 years I read the replies & AB is still shit at trying to be funny.
(, Thu 28 Mar 2013, 20:13, 13 replies)
2 years on and you still can't go a single thread without mentioning him.

(, Thu 28 Mar 2013, 20:42, closed)
Jealous much?

(, Thu 28 Mar 2013, 20:52, closed)
I had a Corolla
'88 model for my first car. It got me through college and into my 2nd marriage before I finally had to part with the little trooper. Damn good car.

'Twas ugly as fuck though.
(, Thu 28 Mar 2013, 20:49, closed)
'71 two-door "Fastback".

(, Fri 29 Mar 2013, 2:47, closed)
have no idea what language most of that was in

(, Fri 29 Mar 2013, 2:13, closed)
The Qwoin's Orstrayan.

(, Fri 29 Mar 2013, 2:40, closed)
No she's not
She's German.
(, Fri 29 Mar 2013, 6:53, closed)
Which is why she fucks a Greek.

(, Fri 29 Mar 2013, 7:21, closed)
You really are gay for AB.
Just out of interest, do you see yourself as the butch or the bitch when you imagine yourself getting all sweaty with him?
(, Fri 29 Mar 2013, 9:23, closed)
I blame Woodside for this.

(, Fri 29 Mar 2013, 19:21, closed)
He's a bit too scrawny for me personally - I prefer mine with a bit more meat on the bone.
But if I had to say.... butch - the thought of spreading those boney arse cheeks.
woof!
(, Fri 29 Mar 2013, 22:26, closed)
Duuuuuude...

(, Sat 30 Mar 2013, 23:24, closed)
Hey.
He asked, I answered.
(, Sun 31 Mar 2013, 2:01, closed)

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