He explains it in the video, something to do with flicking his tongue in and out when thinking, but I couldn’t help wondering if that was just for the camera. 
Do you know him then?
I wouldn’t say know, David. I met him once, but didn’t know who he was or his reputation, at the time.
The reason he moved his tongue, as he does, was to relieve the constant dryness of the mouth, from the drugs he took.
Different times, different ways.
Star down under.:
I wouldn’t say know, David. I met him once, but didn’t know who he was or his reputation, at the time.
The reason he moved his tongue, as he does, was to relieve the constant dryness of the mouth, from the drugs he took.
Different times, different ways.
Ha ha, I sometimes had difficulty following his speech but did not guess that from what he said. He looked healthy enough, in retirement presumably and I enjoyed in spite of myself because it was so long, his stories of all the firms he worked for and vehicles he drove. He did have my problem though, not in just remembering them all but getting them in the right order. Liked his story of his first job with a Commer Knocker and ball and socket vehicle trailer, backloading spuds from Sydney. 
Spardo:
Star down under.:
I wouldn’t say know, David. I met him once, but didn’t know who he was or his reputation, at the time.
The reason he moved his tongue, as he does, was to relieve the constant dryness of the mouth, from the drugs he took.
Different times, different ways.Ha ha, I sometimes had difficulty following his speech but did not guess that from what he said. He looked healthy enough, in retirement presumably and I enjoyed in spite of myself because it was so long, his stories of all the firms he worked for and vehicles he drove. He did have my problem though, not in just remembering them all but getting them in the right order. Liked his story of his first job with a Commer Knocker and ball and socket vehicle trailer, backloading spuds from Sydney.
The joys of an overtaxed filing system eh, David. The curse of us old ■■■■■. 
Although illegal, I think the drugs taken back then were medically safer. They could be sourced from “certain” chemist shops, commercially produced rather than in some middle eastern bikie’s shed.
Star down under.:
Spardo:
Star down under.:
I wouldn’t say know, David. I met him once, but didn’t know who he was or his reputation, at the time.
The reason he moved his tongue, as he does, was to relieve the constant dryness of the mouth, from the drugs he took.
Different times, different ways.Ha ha, I sometimes had difficulty following his speech but did not guess that from what he said. He looked healthy enough, in retirement presumably and I enjoyed in spite of myself because it was so long, his stories of all the firms he worked for and vehicles he drove. He did have my problem though, not in just remembering them all but getting them in the right order. Liked his story of his first job with a Commer Knocker and ball and socket vehicle trailer, backloading spuds from Sydney.
The joys of an overtaxed filing system eh, David. The curse of us old ■■■■■.
Although illegal, I think the drugs taken back then were medically safer. They could be sourced from “certain” chemist shops, commercially produced rather than in some middle eastern bikie’s shed.
I was offered such, but declined, and as a result was very tired sometimes. 
I was more specific in my book, as MRM would confirm I think.
Spardo:
Star down under.:
Spardo:
Star down under.:
I wouldn’t say know, David. I met him once, but didn’t know who he was or his reputation, at the time.
The reason he moved his tongue, as he does, was to relieve the constant dryness of the mouth, from the drugs he took.
Different times, different ways.Ha ha, I sometimes had difficulty following his speech but did not guess that from what he said. He looked healthy enough, in retirement presumably and I enjoyed in spite of myself because it was so long, his stories of all the firms he worked for and vehicles he drove. He did have my problem though, not in just remembering them all but getting them in the right order. Liked his story of his first job with a Commer Knocker and ball and socket vehicle trailer, backloading spuds from Sydney.
The joys of an overtaxed filing system eh, David. The curse of us old ■■■■■.
Although illegal, I think the drugs taken back then were medically safer. They could be sourced from “certain” chemist shops, commercially produced rather than in some middle eastern bikie’s shed.I was offered such, but declined, and as a result was very tired sometimes.
I was more specific in my book, as MRM would confirm I think.
I never took stimulants either David, or even a puff of marijuana. There were some creative entries in my book at the times it wasn’t ignored. A bit hard to do these days, with all the cameras that cross reference what the driver has claimed.
Last year I was returning from Melbourne, when the Newell was closed due to flooding. I had google maps set for home but detoured via Wagga, to miss the closure. I’m not at all familiar with the triangle within Brisbane, Sydney and Brisbane, particularly the southern sector, as being Queensland based I only used the Newell or Pacific.
I expected the device to recalculate sending me the shortest way home, from Wagga back onto the Newell at Dubbo or via the Olympic to Bathurst. But no! It took me through various minor roads and unsurfaced back tracks. I doubt they were double rated, but I had bigger worries, the fuel range was down to less than 100km.
With 40km of fuel left, I popped out, back onto the Newell at Forbes. A couple of months later, I got a letter from the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator, wanting to know how I avoided three cameras. To date I’ve ignored them. 
Star down under.:
There were some creative entries in my book at the times it wasn’t ignored. A bit hard to do these days, with all the cameras that cross reference what the driver has claimed.
Last year I was returning from Melbourne, when the Newell was closed due to flooding. I had google maps set for home but detoured via Wagga, to miss the closure. I’m not at all familiar with the triangle within Brisbane, Sydney and Brisbane, particularly the southern sector, as being Queensland based I only used the Newell or Pacific.
I expected the device to recalculate sending me the shortest way home, from Wagga back onto the Newell at Dubbo or via the Olympic to Bathurst. But no! It took me through various minor roads and unsurfaced back tracks. I doubt they were double rated, but I had bigger worries, the fuel range was down to less than 100km.
With 40km of fuel left, I popped out, back onto the Newell at Forbes. A couple of months later, I got a letter from the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator, wanting to know how I avoided three cameras. To date I’ve ignored them.
Blimey, cameras, nothing like that out that way in my day, but you did bring back some memories with your wanderings at that time. Of a weekend trip up to his parents’ house at Dubbo with my best mate Denis, sadly no longer with us, and Bones. Denis was always overweight and sadly that did for him in the end. Bones, I never knew his real name, was the exact opposite as his name suggests, and me, the perfect specimen of 25 year old manhood, in the middle.
Then again, another time, but this time with Tony Oneforone (141, his cab number ) out west to Broken Hill in continous rain. Sliding all over the mud covered roads avoiding the jacknifed semis, and then heading south to stay a night or so with his parents in Melbourne. His Holden’s wiper mechanism fell apart and we unscrewed part of the dash so the passenger could reach through and operate them by hand.
Aargh mate, you led me down memory lane again, we’ll have MRM after us for being in the wrong thread. Should be in is baby with all the other tales.
These are the truck exclusive cameras in NSW. Transport & Main Roads NSW, or whatever they’re called this month, operate the network in Victoria and Eastern South Australia.
There are also speed, average speed, red light, seatbelt and phone cameras, both mobile and fixed.
They’re taking all the fun out of the game. 
@SDU
They’re taking all the fun out of the game.
Best to stay away from the coast, away from most Australians.
Spardo:
Aargh mate, you led me down memory lane again, we’ll have MRM after us for being in the wrong thread. Should be in is baby with all the other tales.
Hold your horses David, "The Jackanory " thread was S.D.U.'s creation, I am only trying to keep it going as there just might be one or three Trucknet members who are interested in it.
Talking about horses, anybody in the U.K. who is over seventy might remember a television show called ‘Whiplash’, which was shown in the I.I.R.C. the 1950’s /60’s. It was about an Australian stagecoach boss called Christopher Cobb, who transported ‘The Royal Mail’ around Queensland and New South Wales in the 1800’s.
It must have been twenty five years ago when I was surprised to see that I was being overtaken by a Cobb and Co motor and as the Cobb and Co museum is in S.D.U.'s neck of the woods, then perhaps he can tell me if it was the same company.
By the way, do you think that Buzzer will ever supply Part 2 of that bloke who appeared to be cattle rustling up in Longreach. 
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Spardo:
Aargh mate, you led me down memory lane again, we’ll have MRM after us for being in the wrong thread. Should be in is baby with all the other tales.Hold your horses David,
Talking about horses, anybody in the U.K. who is over seventy might remember a television show called ‘Whiplash’, which was shown in the I.I.R.C. the 1950’s /60’s. It was about an Australian stagecoach boss called Christopher Cobb, who transported ‘The Royal Mail’ around Queensland and New South Wales in the 1800’s.
It must have been twenty five years ago when I was surprised to see that I was being overtaken by a Cobb and Co motor and as the Cobb and Co museum is in S.D.U.'s neck of the woods, then perhaps he can tell me if it was the same company.
By the way, do you think that Buzzer will ever supply Part 2 of that bloke who appeared to be cattle rustling up in Longreach.
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Jeez, you have to be a stubborn bugger sometimes to log on here…
Anyhow, Cobb & Co museum is a very interesting place. The coaches used and the vastness of the route were impressive. I spent a good few hours there a few years ago. The company and their equipment was greatly influenced by US coaches of the time. Indeed if I recall correctly the founders were Americans.
Don’t know anything about the Cobb & Co museum in Ipswich, but there is one in Toowoomba.
There used to be a road transport, Cobb & Co in Grey, Hope or Merivale Street South Brisbane. They ran Commer trucks and if memory serves, coaches.
I’ll do some research.
There is a very small tribute to Cobb & Co at Rosewood, a small town within the Ipswich City Council boundary.
Cobb & Co was a coaching company that connected the bush settlements of Australia from the 1850s to the 1920s. Their network of routes crisscrossed the eastern states of Australia, from North Queensland to Melbourne and across to Adelaide. They also ran coaches in Western Australia.
museum.qld.gov.au/learn-and … obb-and-co
The road transport business did operate coaches and trucks. Their main customer was Pauls Dairy, who until recently were still operating in South Brisbane.
With Percy Redman as partner, Bolton purchased a transport business, registered as Redmans Transport on 24 June 1943. The enterprise proved successful, largely due to lucrative contracts with Paul’s Dairy Co.
A fervent nationalist who admired the values of Australia’s bush pioneers, in 1948 Bolton renamed his business Cobb & Co. Redman Transport after Australia’s legendary coaching firm founded by Freeman Cobb. Although the original company had gone into liquidation in 1929, Gordon Studdert, its last secretary, retained the name and threatened legal action. A settlement was reached in 1954 with Bolton acquiring the name, which was later also used on his extensive motor coach service operating throughout the eastern States.
He suffered a stroke in 1968 and was forced to retire from business. He died on 3 August 1973. The business was subsequently wound up.
Star down under.:
Don’t know anything about the Cobb & Co museum in Ipswich, but there is one in Toowoomba.
There used to be a road transport, Cobb & Co in Grey, Hope or Merivale Street South Brisbane. They ran Commer trucks and if memory serves, coaches.
I’ll do some research.
I visited the museum in Toowoomba, which I found a very pleasant town.