Wollombi Pub Run 28th June 2014
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Wollombi Pub Run 28th June 2014
How about a nice drive for lunch at the Wollombi pub up in the Hunter? Saturday the 28th of June. Normally when we go to the Hunter we go up the Putty Road from Sydney but to make this a more sedate drive, especially as us Sydneysiders will be driving home in the dark i suggest meeting just off the M1 at Peats Ridge Road by the Walkabout Park spot. From there we'll go up on the route noted and after lunch we can do whatever we want, i'm not fussed. We could go to newcastle for an afternoon cuppa or somewhere with a view of the ocean or we just go home. If anybody from up that part of the world wants to lead us down roads that are new to us then that would be very welcome indeed. After all Google Maps suggests it will only take us under an hour to get to the pub and if we meet at 10 then we don't really want to be there before 12.
So the only bit locked in would be....
Saturday the 28th of June, 10 a.m, Peats Ridge Road turnoff of the M1 somewhere close to the Walkabout Park. Lunch at the pub at Wollombi
Ridiculously long Google Maps link below.
https://maps.google.com.au/maps?saddr=P ... 5&t=m&z=14
*edit. That link isn't too long after all which is a welcome change. They normally don't fit on the page.
Regards
Paul
So the only bit locked in would be....
Saturday the 28th of June, 10 a.m, Peats Ridge Road turnoff of the M1 somewhere close to the Walkabout Park. Lunch at the pub at Wollombi
Ridiculously long Google Maps link below.
https://maps.google.com.au/maps?saddr=P ... 5&t=m&z=14
*edit. That link isn't too long after all which is a welcome change. They normally don't fit on the page.
Regards
Paul
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Is your Google broken?
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Paul, sounds like a plan, I should be there.
Just a thought - the road from Wyong to Wollombi is quite picturesque, probably better from west to east, but beggers can't be chosers or something like that.
http://goo.gl/maps/X79w0
Just a thought - the road from Wyong to Wollombi is quite picturesque, probably better from west to east, but beggers can't be chosers or something like that.
http://goo.gl/maps/X79w0
WOW!
You're both totally right!
And I ask people to check things before asking questions here!!
Good wake-up call!!
Thanx,,,,Greg
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You're both totally right!
And I ask people to check things before asking questions here!!
Good wake-up call!!
Thanx,,,,Greg
Ps,,,,See,,, I can take it! What choice do I have? I need & enjoy you guys!
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Yep, that looks a bit of a better run.hoadie wrote:Paul, sounds like a plan, I should be there.
Just a thought - the road from Wyong to Wollombi is quite picturesque, probably better from west to east, but beggers can't be chosers or something like that.
http://goo.gl/maps/X79w0
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If getting more kms under the belt is the aim, why not do a loop to cessnock, pokolbin, broke and then back to wollombi. Turns the run into 3 hrs. You could leave the Pacific Highway alone and do the first run Paul noted and bring the run back to around 2.5hrs.
Last Sunday I was on the old Pacific Highway with Rosie and the baby as we had to get off of the F3 due to baby issues and a stop needed. As we were driving along the old Pacific Highway a few rice-burners (gtrs, silvias, supra's et.al) rocketed by. 5 mins later we see a front spoiler (the entire front nose) of a car under the opposite guard rail. Then 300m down the road all of the rice-burners are lined up with a steaming supra minus nose-cone in the front.
Elis could have taken that corner 20km faster while hanging out the window and looking backwards to take photos!
Last Sunday I was on the old Pacific Highway with Rosie and the baby as we had to get off of the F3 due to baby issues and a stop needed. As we were driving along the old Pacific Highway a few rice-burners (gtrs, silvias, supra's et.al) rocketed by. 5 mins later we see a front spoiler (the entire front nose) of a car under the opposite guard rail. Then 300m down the road all of the rice-burners are lined up with a steaming supra minus nose-cone in the front.
Elis could have taken that corner 20km faster while hanging out the window and looking backwards to take photos!
A lot of guys think all they need is a noisy exhaust, a lowered car & wide tires to make up for the automatic trannys!!
Most don't even know how, why or when to downshift.
I saw that very thing happen in front of me! Pathetically funny!
Greg
Most don't even know how, why or when to downshift.
I saw that very thing happen in front of me! Pathetically funny!
Greg
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Bloody hell! A good idea from Josh!Shipper 01 wrote:If getting more kms under the belt is the aim, why not do a loop to cessnock, pokolbin, broke and then back to wollombi. Turns the run into 3 hrs. You could leave the Pacific Highway alone and do the first run Paul noted and bring the run back to around 2.5hrs.
I also noticed the Short URL option in Google Maps (why on earth isn't that the default?) so we end up with this lovely drive.
http://goo.gl/maps/X8QCN
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Bermuda Triangle indeed.
I'm really sorry I couldn't make the last run as a dear friend of ours passed away on the Sunday before and we had his funeral on the Friday before. I'm now planning to be at the run on the 28th - we were due to go to see a band that afternoon/evening but that was cancelled last week.
By the way, when I turn the ignition on I seem to get a buzzing noise from the boot area. Its not overly loud - just a gentle background 'hum'. Should my wallet be worried? Fuel pump on the way out maybe??
See you on the 28th.
Andrew
I'm really sorry I couldn't make the last run as a dear friend of ours passed away on the Sunday before and we had his funeral on the Friday before. I'm now planning to be at the run on the 28th - we were due to go to see a band that afternoon/evening but that was cancelled last week.
By the way, when I turn the ignition on I seem to get a buzzing noise from the boot area. Its not overly loud - just a gentle background 'hum'. Should my wallet be worried? Fuel pump on the way out maybe??
See you on the 28th.
Andrew
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Good to see you haven't been sucked up by a close encounter of the 3rd kind to return in 50 years time to find your 6er has rusted away. Be good to see you again later this month.
I get a buzz or hum too now and then and have done since i've owned the car, i always thought it was something to do with the diff but that was just guesswork as the sound comes from the boot area. Nothing seems to have gone bung though. Perhaps it is just the natural hum of the fuel pump as i assume they make a noise of some kind and like all of us our ears prick up at a noise we're not expecting?
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Paul
I get a buzz or hum too now and then and have done since i've owned the car, i always thought it was something to do with the diff but that was just guesswork as the sound comes from the boot area. Nothing seems to have gone bung though. Perhaps it is just the natural hum of the fuel pump as i assume they make a noise of some kind and like all of us our ears prick up at a noise we're not expecting?
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Question. Does the fuel pump sit in the tank itself or is it just in close proximity and is fed by a short length of pipe?Shipper 01 wrote:sounds like the fuel pump. Mine does it. Even a performance fuel pump is cheap-ish so does not sound like a big dollar item. Next time you get it serviced swap it out.
Showing my ignorance here clearly.
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Paul