2008 Unaugural - 4 week warning!

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The date will be May 3, 2008. Please mark your calendars, if you
haven't already done so.

Given the number of aus.motorcycles people who have colonised
aus.bicycle (Zebee, Theo, Me, Lemmiwinks, Tex, Moike, Tim + anyone
else I've forgotten), and the fact that I've done about the same
number of km
aboard a bicycle this year as on a motorcycle, it seems only fair to
invite the aus.bicycle people along as well.

In short, the Unaugural is an annual gathering of aus.moto people in a
paddock on my farmlet near Tarago, NSW. Weather permitting, we have a
bonfire of sufficient size to provide a reasonable simulation of
Armageddon. There is overnight camping, awards for various
achievements (such as longest distance travelled to attend), and much
drinking of alcohol and telling of lies.

Think of it as the best parts of fishing, once one gets rid of all the
useless folderol of lines, hooks, boats, bait and water. (And fish).

Here are some photos from the most recent event (the 5th Unaugural),
in May 2007:

http://www.humbletown.org/unaugural2007/
http://hok.smugmug.com/gallery/2806294#149827229
http://Peter-T.smugmug.com

There's even a FAQ, here:
http://tinyurl.com/2mlbzo

Here's a sneak look at this year's bonfire:
http://www.humbletown.org/unaugural2008/

Hoping to see some familiar faces, and some new ones, in 2008!


BTH
(I'm moving from http://www.smallsolar.org to http://www.humbletown.org,
so expect some glitches)

Just having a browse, except I cant see the photos in
http://www.humbletown.org/unaugural2007/

Reading through the FAQ and was very please to see:

Q: What, no Stones Bombs?!


A: In a transparent attempt to win Dave Milligan's Isle of Man trip,
Stones Bombs are banned at the Unaugural as per the rules detailed in
his aus.moto posting on the topic.


Anyone found preparing or setting off a Stones Bomb will be required
to leave the Unaugural immediately. No exceptions.



Why am I pleased? Because this is what can happen to an innocent bystander.

http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i190/MADEYES_2006/2MonthsBefore.jpg

http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i190/MADEYES_2006/1.jpg

http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i190/MADEYES_2006/2.jpg

And we thank Dave for his very generous offer.









"BT Humble" <bt_humble@bigpond.com> wrote in message
news:c40d096c-c0ff-4a5b-ac04-ae0d101af506@s19g2000prg.googlegroups.com...
> The date will be May 3, 2008. Please mark your calendars, if you
> haven't already done so.
>
> Given the number of aus.motorcycles people who have colonised
> aus.bicycle (Zebee, Theo, Me, Lemmiwinks, Tex, Moike, Tim + anyone
> else I've forgotten), and the fact that I've done about the same
> number of km
> aboard a bicycle this year as on a motorcycle, it seems only fair to
> invite the aus.bicycle people along as well.
>
> In short, the Unaugural is an annual gathering of aus.moto people in a
> paddock on my farmlet near Tarago, NSW. Weather permitting, we have a
> bonfire of sufficient size to provide a reasonable simulation of
> Armageddon. There is overnight camping, awards for various
> achievements (such as longest distance travelled to attend), and much
> drinking of alcohol and telling of lies.
>
> Think of it as the best parts of fishing, once one gets rid of all the
> useless folderol of lines, hooks, boats, bait and water. (And fish).
>
> Here are some photos from the most recent event (the 5th Unaugural),
> in May 2007:
>
> http://www.humbletown.org/unaugural2007/
> http://hok.smugmug.com/gallery/2806294#149827229
> http://Peter-T.smugmug.com
>
> There's even a FAQ, here:
> http://tinyurl.com/2mlbzo
>
> Here's a sneak look at this year's bonfire:
> http://www.humbletown.org/unaugural2008/
>
> Hoping to see some familiar faces, and some new ones, in 2008!
>
>
> BTH
> (I'm moving from http://www.smallsolar.org to http://www.humbletown.org,
> so expect some glitches)

Madeyes wrote:
> Just having a browse, except I cant see the photos inhttp://www.humbletown.org/unaugural2007/

Fixed, I did the upload last night and a few files were missing for
some reason.

> Reading through the FAQ and was very please to see:
>
> Q: What, no Stones Bombs?!
>
> A: In a transparent attempt to win Dave Milligan's Isle of Man trip,
> Stones Bombs are banned at the Unaugural as per the rules detailed in
> his aus.moto posting on the topic.
>
> Anyone found preparing or setting off a Stones Bomb will be required
> to leave the Unaugural immediately. No exceptions.
>
> Why am I pleased? Because this is what can happen to an innocent bystander.
>
> http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i190/MADEYES_2006/2MonthsBefore.jpg
>
> http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i190/MADEYES_2006/1.jpg
>
> http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i190/MADEYES_2006/2.jpg

Yes, the combination of your lovely wife's injuries and my own glaring
lack of Public Liability Insurance[1] have both contributed to my
strong "no dickheads" policy.

> And we thank Dave for his very generous offer.

....even though we know he'll never pay up. ;-)


BTH
[1] Also known as "Dickhead Insurance".

"BT Humble" <bt_humble@bigpond.com> wrote in message
news:4a772c39-27f8-4537-bfca-5ad9466475fb@c19g2000prf.googlegroups.com...
> Madeyes wrote:
>> Just having a browse, except I cant see the photos
>> inhttp://www.humbletown.org/unaugural2007/
>
> Fixed, I did the upload last night and a few files were missing for
> some reason.
>
>> Reading through the FAQ and was very please to see:
>>
>> Q: What, no Stones Bombs?!
>>
>> A: In a transparent attempt to win Dave Milligan's Isle of Man trip,
>> Stones Bombs are banned at the Unaugural as per the rules detailed in
>> his aus.moto posting on the topic.
>>
>> Anyone found preparing or setting off a Stones Bomb will be required
>> to leave the Unaugural immediately. No exceptions.
>>
>> Why am I pleased? Because this is what can happen to an innocent
>> bystander.
>>
>> http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i190/MADEYES_2006/2MonthsBefore.jpg
>>
>> http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i190/MADEYES_2006/1.jpg
>>
>> http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i190/MADEYES_2006/2.jpg
>
> Yes, the combination of your lovely wife's injuries and my own glaring
> lack of Public Liability Insurance[1] have both contributed to my
> strong "no dickheads" policy.
>
>> And we thank Dave for his very generous offer.
>
> ...even though we know he'll never pay up. ;-)
>
>
> BTH
> [1] Also known as "Dickhead Insurance".

Glad I don't know what a Stones Bomb is - sounds awful! - and looks bloody
dangerous...... Is a Stones Beanie allowed? (I got a freebie for buying some
Stones and sending in a coupon once, and it's nice and warm, and IIRC the
Unaugural can be a tad chilly!!!)

betty (so Madeyes, are you
and Mrs Madeyes going to
put in an appearance? I met
Mrs M briefly at Wintersun
last year - would be nice to
renew the acquaintance!)

On Tue, 1 Apr 2008 18:58:54 +1100, "bikerbetty" <bikerbetty@gmail.com>
wrote:

>Glad I don't know what a Stones Bomb is - sounds awful! - and looks bloody
>dangerous...... Is a Stones Beanie allowed? (I got a freebie for buying some
>Stones and sending in a coupon once, and it's nice and warm, and IIRC the
>Unaugural can be a tad chilly!!!)

Provided you don't look like putting it in the fire.

>
>Here's a sneak look at this year's bonfire:
>http://www.humbletown.org/unaugural2008/

That should keep us toasty :-)

Well done have a pussy drink on me
http://tinyurl.com/2kec87
>
>Hoping to see some familiar faces, and some new ones, in 2008!
>
>
>BTH
>(I'm moving from http://www.smallsolar.org to http://www.humbletown.org,
>so expect some glitches)

__


Cheers
The Happy Drunk
K100RT

"BT Humble" <bt_humble@bigpond.com> wrote in message news:c40d096c-c0ff-4a5b-ac04-ae0d101af506@s19g2000prg.googlegroups.com...
> The date will be May 3, 2008. Please mark your calendars, if you
> haven't already done so.
>
> Given the number of aus.motorcycles people who have colonised
> aus.bicycle (Zebee, Theo, Me, Lemmiwinks, Tex, Moike, Tim + anyone
> else I've forgotten), and the fact that I've done about the same
> number of km
> aboard a bicycle this year as on a motorcycle, it seems only fair to
> invite the aus.bicycle people along as well.
>
> In short, the Unaugural is an annual gathering of aus.moto people in a
> paddock on my farmlet near Tarago, NSW. Weather permitting, we have a
> bonfire of sufficient size to provide a reasonable simulation of
> Armageddon. There is overnight camping, awards for various
> achievements (such as longest distance travelled to attend), and much
> drinking of alcohol and telling of lies.
>
> Think of it as the best parts of fishing, once one gets rid of all the
> useless folderol of lines, hooks, boats, bait and water. (And fish).
>
> Here are some photos from the most recent event (the 5th Unaugural),
> in May 2007:
>
> http://www.humbletown.org/unaugural2007/
> http://hok.smugmug.com/gallery/2806294#149827229
> http://Peter-T.smugmug.com
>
> There's even a FAQ, here:
> http://tinyurl.com/2mlbzo
>
> Here's a sneak look at this year's bonfire:
> http://www.humbletown.org/unaugural2008/
>
> Hoping to see some familiar faces, and some new ones, in 2008!
>
>
> BTH
> (I'm moving from http://www.smallsolar.org to http://www.humbletown.org,
> so expect some glitches)

Can I drive the Volvo?

Tomasso.

"Tomasso" <Tomasso@blank.blank> wrote:
> Can I drive the Volvo?
>
Sure; we'll even help you get it onto the bonfire!
--
Clem

bikerbetty wrote:

> Glad I don't know what a Stones Bomb is - sounds awful! - and looks bloody
> dangerous...... Is a Stones Beanie allowed? (I got a freebie for buying some
> Stones and sending in a coupon once, and it's nice and warm, and IIRC the
> Unaugural can be a tad chilly!!!)


The Stones Bomb, like most 'fireworks' is a pretty thing to look at -
and reasonably safe when operated correctly.

Mix ego, alcohol, and idiocy with fireworks, explosives, combustibles,
weapons...or even a large stick...and injuries can result.

The only way to experience the Stones Bomb in its natural habitat with
some level of safety would be to have an official 'Stones Bomb
Technician' charged with the detonation of a few at an agreeable time
and in a safe manner.

That way this part of 'biker' culture is not lost.

bikerbetty wrote:

> Glad I don't know what a Stones Bomb is - sounds awful! - and looks
> bloody dangerous......

I like stones bombs at rallys, they add ambience.

Theo

Knobdoodle wrote:
> "Tomasso" <Toma...@blank.blank> wrote:
> > Can I drive the Volvo?
>
> Sure; we'll even help you get it onto the bonfire!

Gary Woodman showed up in a Volvo a few years ago, to I'm afraid the
notoriety is all used up!


BTH

Just a quick note to Mr Andrew Price: I replied to your e-mail, but
it's bouncing. It looks like you've got forwarding set up from your
bigpond account to a non-existent tpg one.

If all else fails, you can give me a call on 0429 907 329.


BTH

Theo Bekkers wrote:
> bikerbetty wrote:
>
>> Glad I don't know what a Stones Bomb is - sounds awful! - and looks
>> bloody dangerous......
>
> I like stones bombs at rallys, they add ambience.

http://www.thisstupidurl.com/stones_bomb.avi

Nev..
'07 XB12X

Nev.. wrote:
>
> http://www.thisstupidurl.com/stones_bomb.avi

That's an evil cackle you've got there, Nev.


BTH

BT Humble wrote:
> The date will be May 3, 2008. Please mark your calendars, if you
> haven't already done so.
>
> Given the number of aus.motorcycles people who have colonised
> aus.bicycle (Zebee, Theo, Me, Lemmiwinks, Tex, Moike, Tim + anyone
> else I've forgotten), and the fact that I've done about the same
> number of km
> aboard a bicycle this year as on a motorcycle, it seems only fair to
> invite the aus.bicycle people along as well.
>
> In short, the Unaugural is an annual gathering of aus.moto people in a
> paddock on my farmlet near Tarago, NSW. Weather permitting, we have a
> bonfire of sufficient size to provide a reasonable simulation of
> Armageddon. There is overnight camping, awards for various
> achievements (such as longest distance travelled to attend), and much
> drinking of alcohol and telling of lies.
>
> Think of it as the best parts of fishing, once one gets rid of all the
> useless folderol of lines, hooks, boats, bait and water. (And fish).
>
> Here are some photos from the most recent event (the 5th Unaugural),
> in May 2007:
>
> http://www.humbletown.org/unaugural2007/
> http://hok.smugmug.com/gallery/2806294#149827229
> http://Peter-T.smugmug.com
>
> There's even a FAQ, here:
> http://tinyurl.com/2mlbzo
>
> Here's a sneak look at this year's bonfire:
> http://www.humbletown.org/unaugural2008/
>
> Hoping to see some familiar faces, and some new ones, in 2008!
>
>
> BTH
> (I'm moving from http://www.smallsolar.org to http://www.humbletown.org,
> so expect some glitches)
Calendar duly marked.
I'm at work on the Friday morning.. get away about 11 am. I'm planning
on heading up to (say) Tintaldra on the friday (via some interesting
route that will probably involve a Granya Gap and the Tolmie Rd. An
early starton Saturday should see me at the Ranch mid afternoon. Last
time I went via Thredbo. Depending on the weather it could be
Cabramurra. If the weather in the Alps looks really shitty, then it
could be Cann River or somewhere then on via Bombala.
I'll be returning straight to Melb on the Sunday.

If anyone wants to tag along I'm open to suggestions that don't include
the Hume.

Moike

On 2008-04-01, BT Humble (aka Bruce)
was almost, but not quite, entirely unlike tea:
> In short, the Unaugural is an annual gathering of aus.moto people in a
> paddock on my farmlet near Tarago, NSW. Weather permitting, we have a
> bonfire of sufficient size to provide a reasonable simulation of
> Armageddon.

I shall attend one of these years, but this year I have gone down to
Melbourne to make another last ditch attempt at finishing my thesis
(hence my reading USENET). To get here, I took the train down from
Cootamundra. They are doing trackwork. Tonnes and tonnes and
thousands of tonnes of wooden sleepers are lying discarded by the
track for hundreds of kilometres, waiting to be picked up by wood
recyclers, and/or massive bonfire builders.

Do your duty. That is all.

--
TimC
If my head were spinning at relativistic speeds,
it would appear to everyone else that my brane had slowed down.
-- Dan E. Macs on RHOD

TimC wrote:

Don't worry, apparently the world will suffer nuclear war on Thursday,
so whats the point. Yer, I'm still studying for my exams on Friday.

> To get here, I took the train down from
> Cootamundra. They are doing trackwork. Tonnes and tonnes and
> thousands of tonnes of wooden sleepers are lying discarded by the
> track for hundreds of kilometres, waiting to be picked up by wood
> recyclers, and/or massive bonfire builders.

Sadly, it is probably all contracted out; aka will be collected,
processed and sold to landscapers and for awful firewood (last lot was
termite infested and fungi laden).

Did you happen to see what they replaced them with?

Terryc wrote:
> TimC wrote:
>
> Don't worry, apparently the world will suffer nuclear war on Thursday,
> so whats the point. Yer, I'm still studying for my exams on Friday.
>
>> To get here, I took the train down from
>> Cootamundra. They are doing trackwork. Tonnes and tonnes and
>> thousands of tonnes of wooden sleepers are lying discarded by the
>> track for hundreds of kilometres, waiting to be picked up by wood
>> recyclers, and/or massive bonfire builders.
>
> Sadly, it is probably all contracted out; aka will be collected,
> processed and sold to landscapers and for awful firewood (last lot was
> termite infested and fungi laden).
>
> Did you happen to see what they replaced them with?
Concrete.
Moike (drove past a lot of it on the way backfrom the zoo.)

On 2008-04-14, Terryc (aka Bruce)
was almost, but not quite, entirely unlike tea:
> TimC wrote:
>> To get here, I took the train down from
>> Cootamundra. They are doing trackwork. Tonnes and tonnes and
>> thousands of tonnes of wooden sleepers are lying discarded by the
>> track for hundreds of kilometres, waiting to be picked up by wood
>> recyclers, and/or massive bonfire builders.
>
> Sadly, it is probably all contracted out;

Doesn't mean you can't drop by in the dead of the night (or making it
as obvious as possible during the day), and take it first.

> aka will be collected,
> processed and sold to landscapers and for awful firewood (last lot was
> termite infested and fungi laden).

I just got off the phone with mum, and she said her firewood from the
local stuff burned quite hot, but with lots of ash.

> Did you happen to see what they replaced them with?

Concrete.

--
TimC
#define FUZZ 0.0001 /*author: Marc Goodman in ARK*/
float BogoSqrt(float in) { float out;
do { out=(rand()/(float)0x7fff)-0x8000;
} while((out*out)<in-FUZZ || (out*out)>in+FUZZ); return(out); }

TimC wrote:

> Doesn't mean you can't drop by in the dead of the night (or making it
> as obvious as possible during the day), and take it first.

ROFLMPO. let me guess, you've never put a railway sleeper on your shoulder?

I was stupid enough to do it a few times when I purchased a four tonne
truck load, about 50, but I only carrried them along a level concrete
pathway from front to back yard, but that was only the light ones.


> I just got off the phone with mum, and she said her firewood from the
> local stuff burned quite hot, but with lots of ash.

Yes, they are exceedingly good. hot firewood and most loads have been
just that. Unfortunately, the last lot I purchased from statewide
sleepers wasn't. I think it had been bottom of their stash for a few
years and sunk into a depression, so when they relocated recently, they
became top of the pile and in my load. Didn't realise until after i got
them home. thankfully they go into the free "thanks for looking after
me" present we received.

So, if you split a block and the colour is dull, it will be fungi
infested. The termites are easier to spot.

>
>
>>Did you happen to see what they replaced them with?

> Concrete.

Bummer.
>