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  1. Quote: Originally Posted by 531Aussie [IMG]/img/forum/go_quote.gif[/IMG]
    Finally! Back to the BIG issues. I only heard about it the other day, but I CAN'T WAIT to try it. :-) (I'm such a geek. Eh, I is what I is).

    It'd have to be good to beat the Cafina Alpha machines at 7-Eleven.

    I must consider all parametres when I go for my night "coffee drive", and a brief feasibility analysis tells me the following:

    My XR6 Turbo chews up about 15.5L/100km around town (even when there are no other cars on the road), which, when I buy BP Ultimate for ~$1.53/L, translates to about $2.40 for every 10km I drive.
    The nearest Shell Servo coffee joint is ~3.6km from my joint, but I have a 7-Eleven 1.2km away; another one ~2.2km away, a 3rd one ~2.9km away, and a fourth one approx 3.2km; all of which have the cool Cafina Alpha machines, churning out $1 cappuccinos.
    Then there's the question of how many sets of traffic lights I must drive through on my way to each store.

    For anyone who thought that getting in the car to get a coffee is easy, think again

    :-)

    🙂

  2. gplama said:

    What is with all the weather women being knocked up? Twiggers, now Rooney.... Hey OzMan. What's your take on the 80c coffee at Shell/Coles Express? Have you converted?

    Maybe they are just developing gunts? Happy birthday Paul you old [censored]! In more news classic1 had a ripper blew in the office today with some [censored]. His attempt at a passing shot after I told the [censored] that 'this is a battle ul lose and ill win' was 'so its about winning and all about your ego'. I told him no, it was about his incompetence and that he is a dud. Half the office heard. Does this make me a [censored]?

  3. Quote: Originally Posted by classic1 [IMG]/img/forum/go_quote.gif[/IMG]

    In more news classic1 had a ripper blew in the office today with some [censored]. His attempt at a passing shot after I told the [censored] that 'this is a battle ul lose and ill win' was 'so its about winning and all about your ego'. I told him no, it was about his incompetence and that he is a dud. Half the office heard. Does this make me a [censored]?

    Yeah, but you'd still smash the cnut on a bike, so that makes you ace.

  4. Happy Birthday Paul!

  5. gplama said:

    Killjoy? Maybe. I tend to agree with their stance though.... nsw.cycling.org.audefault.asp

    I agree with their stance just because its a Rapha circle jerk ride.

  6. The bay ride also annoyed a few down this way to; geelongadvertiser.com.au374740 news.html

  7. Wilchemy said:

    I agree with their stance just because its a Rapha circle jerk ride.

    Lol. Quality posting.

  8. gplama said:

    Yeah, but you'd still smash the cnut on a bike, so that makes you ace.

    I wanted to smash the stupid, lazy, fat, dopey, overpaid [censored] in the face, not on the bike.

  9. Quote: Originally Posted by gplama [IMG]/img/forum/go_quote.gif[/IMG]
    Hey OzMan. What's your take on the 80c coffee at Shell/Coles Express? Have you converted?
    Okey dokey, due to the combination of me, a) having no life; b) not riding tonight, coz it's pissing down; and c) not having anyone here to root me, I just driv down and brang a coffee from the Shell Servo.

    Detailed review: :-)

    Well, it was a [censored] night to get in the car, coz it's pissing down, and I managed to see one smashed vehicle and ane ambulance during my 7.2km return trip.

    The Shell Servo on Warrigal Rd., Heatherton provides adequate shelter for motorists exiting their vehicles. I entered the store, and was pleased to noticed that their coffee 'station' was in my direct line of vision, so there was no awkward, "er, where's the coffee machine, mate?" exchange with someone who doesn't speak English. So things started well.
    I took a good look at the coffee machine, and the sight of a Swiss flag on the face was a good start, as was the size of the contraption.

    Eh,....I've lost interest..... :-)

    Cons:
    1) it tastes a bit [censored]; kinda watery.
    2) Not frothy enough.

    I definitely won't be converting.

    Pros:
    1) Dirt cheap (80c), and what makes it effectively cheaper is that they have a "buy 5, get one free" card/stamp thing going on.
    2) They provide plastic spoons for stirring, instead of wooden icy pole sticks.
    3) They also provide cardboard trays for multiple purchases.

    gold.

  10. Quote: Originally Posted by classic1 [IMG]/img/forum/go_quote.gif[/IMG]

    I wanted to smash the stupid, lazy, fat, dopey, overpaid [censored] in the face, not on the bike.

    In the face.... WITH A BIKE!

  11. So in my random world of employment I was at one point in a traffic jam bang in the middle of the city, nekmninit on a country road, then looking up thinspiration and pro anorexia websites for a school. I [censored] you not. I need workers comp now. I have been introduced to a new world that'll help me get through the next month and to the Tour of Bright shedding the kegs like a crackwhore.... without the crack... All this talk of binging though. Who does that? That undoes all the good work of starving and hating life.

    When in doubt. Remember this.

    [IMG]cyclingforums.com700[/IMG]

    Day 1 of Operation Sub 70kgs. Kill me now.

  12. Quote: Originally Posted by gplama [IMG]/img/forum/go_quote.gif[/IMG]
    Day 1 of Operation Sub 70kgs. Kill me now.

    hmm just go breatharian for a month.

  13. My diet "secret": fill up on coffee, and chug natural laxatives with your main meals. Ha,

    How about some of the taller pros?! Costa is listed as 6ft and 67kg!! Frank Schleck: 6ft 1 and 67kg!

  14. classic1 said:
    gplama said:

    What is with all the weather women being knocked up? Twiggers, now Rooney.... Hey OzMan. What's your take on the 80c coffee at Shell/Coles Express? Have you converted?

    Maybe they are just developing gunts? Happy birthday Paul you old [censored]! In more news classic1 had a ripper blew in the office today with some [censored]. His attempt at a passing shot after I told the [censored] that 'this is a battle ul lose and ill win' was 'so its about winning and all about your ego'. I told him no, it was about his incompetence and that he is a dud. Half the office heard. Does this make me a [censored]?

    Thanks Classic. Your birthday wishes mean a lot to me... from one [censored] to another. I wish I'd been there to witness the exchange. There aren't enough honest [censored] in OfficeWorld to redress the balance with the incompetent overpaid dud [censored].

  15. Wilchemy said:

    Happy Birthday Paul!

    Thanks muchly. Had a fab night with my bride and the girls. Chicken curry laksa at the Flemington Laksa King. I'm no foodie, but I am prepared to wax lyrical about that... delish! And got some ace presents. Tres tres spoiled.

  16. re the NSW bushfires... I don't get the name Bells Line of Road. Line of what?

  17. Quote: Originally Posted by classic1 [IMG]/img/forum/go_quote.gif[/IMG]

    In more news classic1 had a ripper blew in the office today with some [censored]. His attempt at a passing shot after I told the [censored] that 'this is a battle ul lose and ill win' was 'so its about winning and all about your ego'. I told him no, it was about his incompetence and that he is a dud. Half the office heard. Does this make me a [censored]?
    I reckon it makes you the alpha male, if you weren't already :-)

  18. Ho Lee [censored]. Run these at the same time!

    Rider's POV:

    Image in The Thread about Nothing....

    Other camera view:

    Image in The Thread about Nothing....

  19. Here is a POV you don't want to see.....

    http://www.heraldsun.com.au/lifestyle/health/female-bodybuilder-candice-armstrong-reveals-how-steroid-habit-turned-her-into-a-man/story-fni0diac-1226745139266

  20. Most excellent coffee review OzMan. I felt uplifted after reading it. That is all that matters. Love your effort. Love your work!

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