SLED

I'm not sure why you guys are so anal about editting number plates....not like anyone has court cases pending about an alledged crime and as far as finding peeps by their plates, I can't even do that unless I have a section 110 from workcover or a magistrate.......or know a crooked cop whose days would be numbered in the force. Is it forum rules maybe or something that I don't know about?

Huh, John Keen is your uncle!? I guess due to the different surnames he's from your mum's side? I've known John since he was a teenager working for his dad at Stan Keen Motors (now TurboTune) and I worked with his brother Mark at Adelaide Engine years ago. Alot of you may not know that they were both very strong weight-lifters many years ago!!

on the way to Kel's cruise I spotted a fella in a shiny black 34 with gold wheels at the carwash (corner of Port Rd & South Rd)..........he's from this forum and walks around with a big stick!!

ahh ok....sorry I didn't intro myself properly mate.....my boy's called Daniel too so you'll be easy to remember. Also thanks for all the tips bud, you either do photography for a living or you're a full on enthusiast I'm guessing.

hey great shots Daniel........you look smokin Kel! I'm trying to remember who you were (so many peeps with SLR's there).......you're not the fella that was giving me all the tips on camera settings were you? I'd love a couple of those pics if possible at some stage

Here are a few of mine guys........good cruise & great to catch up with the usual & a few newbies. Thanks for the tyre stuff Androooo (private joke)..............and don't lose my money Stevo!! I'm waiting for your pics Dave (Scandyflick)!

If we can work a time that suits me, you're welcome to use my car (& bike if you want).....shoot me a PM with all your contact details, cheers.

A wise teacher once told me, "Its the quiet ones you have to watch"!

gee, I'm devestated about missing this...................................................................not!

I got greedy & wanted everything hence the reason why I bought what I did. Still love the 32 GTR's (in the looks, power & handling dept) & nearly got one.

yeah, no doubt

Wanted to Buy Looking for the following items which are all available from the likes of Greenline, Nengun & Perfect Run but hoping someone here can get better prices. BNR34 Parts Waterpump Gates Timing Belt or similar (Joel from CBC might be the go here) EBC Redstuff 3000 Series Pads Adj Cam Gears (like HKS or Tomei) with timing marks Atmosheric Catch Can & Washer Bottle (like Just Jap style below for $299) Ring Peter 0400 850 005 or PM please

true, but harassment is your biggest problem.......that sort of work is not my cup of tea really.....you end up ruining alot of lives on TV just like Today Tonight do and Adelaide is too small a place to hide which is why I stay away from that kind of work. I did a little bit of that stuff years ago when I first started out but hated it and when dealing with the public you never get paid.

nothin stopping us from doing it steve....I've already got the company & all the right licences. Privacy & harassment laws might be abit different between Aust & US though

Ha, ha, I spotted him (black 33) about 10 mins before you on West Tce as he was heading in......young Asian fella with his missus. Also spotted a grey 32 GTR RBO-026 this arvo flying down Goody Rd, Westbourne Pk (approx 90kph) in the wet....silly boy!

The other thing WorkCover SA have done is reduce the amount of claims agents handling their claims in the last 10 years. Every 3 years they review their claims agents & investigation companies on their panel. 10 years ago they had between 11 & 13 claims agents, 5 or 6 years ago they slashed that to 4 and for the last 2 years they have had only 1 insurance company handling their claims, EML which is Sydney based.....they even got rid of all the investigation comanies in SA off their panel and appointed 1 SA mob called Kingswood Invesigations & brought in an outsider from QLD called Verifact (owned & run by Dan Crowley - a rugby player). I've had direct dealings with Dan and even done work for him but never again. They've gotten rid of all the middle men & managers to cut further costs and we're expected to handle the files from start to finish without being able to charge them anymore. I've said seeya later to Workcover work now and focus mainly on CTP (motor accident commission) and corporate investigation now. The way the industry is going I might have to start a TV show called "SLED's Cheaters" and go and spy on husbands & wives!!!

yeah good point & welcome onboard ozcar

wow steve, now you can see why I'm leaning towards one of those cameras.....I wonder if with the correct settings a 350D or 450D would come close? I might have a very low milage Canon 350D with wide angle lens for sale if I do upgrade.....I'll wait till Tom gets back and look into the pros & cons of the dearer cameras. Its not hard to learn basics with a DSLR steve

lol Ben, my head's spinning after all that jargon.....where did you get that first lot of stuff from? Looks like it's a Uni student's (on LSD) thesis or you've been speaking to my Dad with all the "what ifs". Hindsight is a wonderfull thing but when I hear explanations of the strong economic growth experienced in the Howard era was due to all the hard work of the previous govt, I go cold. It's like saying that Malcom Blight's 2 premierships were due to Robert Shaw's great recruiting campaign in '96 and nothing to do with one being a good coach and the other a crappy one.....St Kilda & Freo have had the best lists for the last few years but go nowhere because of their crappy coaches. Don't always take what you read as gospel Ben....at the end of the day in some cases it's just another opinion barring the facts. I do agree with the Bogan theory at the Holden Elizabeth plant......you'll be amazed as to how much work I've done following up alot of their lazy workers......and that definitely costs this state money. Rann's cure to the huge Workcover SA unfunded liability is a knee jerk reaction because 10 years ago the words "unfunded liability' didn't exist, now we're pushing $1 billion.......peeps like Tangles will be the ones suffering in all of this.

your antenna has to point to lofty to get the UHF31 chanel.....yours is probably pointing to the state bank building.

got any specs & times on the blue 34GTR Darren?

It's funny that as recent as Friday night I told Ruby that this forum diverts alot of my attention from work these days....this thread is one of those reasons. Ben, you made alot of good points there, even if I don't agree with everything, but in most parts you made good sense. You touched briefly on the Carbon Trading scheme and that Howard didn't want it after much investigation. I too have a beef with the Kyoto Protocol because the biggest polluters in the world are exempt of it!! It's funny how you can fudge figures & stats to make them say what you want (alot of talk about fudging lately). Australia was labelled as one of the biggest polluters of greenhouse gas emissions in the world, "huh".........easily done if you base your figures on per head of capita rather than total volume emitted from 1 country!! In 2004 China produced 1/2 the emissions of USA, in 4 very short years they have overtaken them....what will it be like in the next 4, 10 or 20 years? China & India are amongst the worst offenders in the world and will only get worse now that China is building 1 coal fired plant per week to keep up with there ever increasing demand. And get this, even though they have ratified the agreement, they are only obliged to report their useage & emissions and not take any measures in reducing it other than population control, unlike Australia that has to reduce 8% by 2012. Howard said after much investigation that ratifying the Kyoto Protocol would result in higher fuel prices and that it would harm industry & the economy big time.....he'll be reminding us of those words to his grave. Now we all understand that Mitsubishi had its back up against the wall and that the 380 was like a last nail in the company's coffin but it's also interesting that for the last 10 years Howard would beg & plead with the Japs to stay here, even shelling out $600 mill for the 380 just to keep peeps in work. As soon as Howard's gone, so is Mitsubishi (I hear the cynics saying coincidence), you can't tell me Rudd didn't say to his cabinet that losing Mitsubishi won't help in achieving his 8 % quota by 2012.......so he just let it go..........1000 peeps out of work.........another 1000 out of work from small business that made parts for them. I now am responsible for the 2000 employees & their families until they find work.....stacks will have to move interstate to QLD etc. It's only been 6 months and we've had a teacher's strike (last similar strike 12 years ago) & nearly lost 1/2 our top Doctors; we've lost Mitsubishi; Holden Elizabeth plant dropped their 3rd shift; ask any pensioner if they are better off after the recent Budget; 2 of the recent inerest rate rises were by greedy banks that were concerned about making their shareholders even richer..........the RBA didn't lift rates so why did they? The worst is yet to come I'm afraid............oh and Ben, Bobby Brown for PM?! He needs to focus more on his music and Whitney IMO, lol The worst is yet to come

yeah thanks Tom I appreciate that....like I said, if I can justify spending the extra cash I will, cheers mate.

Probably right there

Gee Andrew you're game revealing your hand in favourite party on here......why don't you just put a big target on your back for all the Rudd lovers?! Having said that, I've had similar arguements with my Dad and it's like talking to a brick wall.....I try to give him logic & I get back "but what ifs"!!! I don't mind revealing my hand either to remind some of the older ones on here (the younger ones would have to ask their parents) what it was like trying to get ahead in life 20 years ago under the ALP when we had record high unemployment, interest rates, inflation rates, the floating of the $, regular striking (because the PM was the prez of the ACTU), a moron treasurer who was only in it for his pig farm & for the $$ he could gain, the same moron treasurer who insisted we had to have a recession & the PM who allowed unions to barge into workplaces then in a dictatorship manner enforce themselves on us or threaten to make small businesses almost non existent. This ridiculous theory that the ALP is for the worker and the Coalition is for the rich bosses is a Labour Party lie! The majority of the workforce is employed by small business......give small businesses a hard time and you put yourselves in the dole cue!