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was going to meet up with a mate in st. kilda last night, nek minnut the moment i get to st kilda i get pulled over. T'was a tactical response van lool. Said it was a random licence check and then that my rear window tint was too dark and also couldn't see my p-plate but let me off with a warning. And also that I had donkey kong hanging out the back.

My 235 federal 595s are fairly chunky on my 9.5" (zomg dangerous)

The 235 nittos stretch nicely for mad e-points

Well now you've got me thinking... I've been looking at either Nitto NT555 in 255/35R18 or Federal 595 in 235/40R18 to fit to my 18x10 XD9's. By what I've heard, the Nitto's run narrow-true and the Fed's run wide, hmmmmmm

Yeah it ruined the last few days of my holiday :(

Lucky it's not the hemorrhaging type!

That sucks but phew that it's not that type. Where'd you contract it from? I got it from Mumbai airport. :/

I had the main fever for two-three weeks and then a two month recovery. Fkn sucked. :( Definitely worse than when I had cholera.

Copped a couple of mozzy bites in Singapore, nek minut headaches and lethargic as fark, then sciatica in my legs. Still hanging out for it to be flu/cold instead, as I don't really want a multi-month recovery.

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