Tricks that old racers get up to after retirement

I had a great cultural awakening in Chicago once:
Boat Manufacturer from OZ moved to the USA ( Flightcraft - swallowed by Malibu shortly after)
Was at IMTEC, owner had a couple of aussie staff and about 6 -7 dealers/distributors from Canada to Florida.
Was all blokes at dinners so telling jokes etc.
One of the Canadians told a joke, the Texan sitting beside me elbows me and says "whaat did he saaayy" he couldn't understand him, wasnt even a French Canadian.
It was at moment I thought Americans need to get out more often, even a long road trip...

Was up at crack-o-sparrow and out of the traps like a bat out of hell—— spun up the body for the BUTLER KNICKERWETTER SPECIAL—- changed the disc on 6 inch grinder —- cooking with gas !!!!
Felt a sharp sting on my right wrist —— blood pumped out onto the stainless steel workbench. Wondered what the hell i could have done . Looked at 2 inch slit that looked like a wide open silly grin knew instantly i was in trouble !!!!!!!!!
Her majesty wrapped a tea towel round my wrist—- then a hand towel —— held my arm up into the air —red juice still dripped off the elbow . Time for a swift visit to BOGNOR REGIS HOSPITAL.
INDY was licking up all the big drops with great gusto.
Was bundled into the trusty—LEXUS and smartly driven to said hospital —— they didn’t like red blood dripping all over the floor——- bad for business dontcha know — so was whisked into a treatment bay a bit smartish like.
Torniquayed the arm and put in five stitches [ sutures] and closed the grin.
Arm is now in a sling and i am thumping buttons with just the left hand index finger — there will probably be more info later !!!!!!!

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Was up at crack-o-sparrow and out of the traps like a bat out of hell—— spun up the body for the BUTLER KNICKERWETTER SPECIAL—- changed the disc on 6 inch grinder —- cooking with gas !!!!
Felt a sharp sting on my right wrist —— blood pumped out onto the stainless steel workbench. Wondered what the hell i could have done . Looked at 2 inch slit that looked like a wide open silly grin knew instantly i was in trouble !!!!!!!!!
Her majesty wrapped a tea towel round my wrist—- then a hand towel —— held my arm up into the air —red juice still dripped off the elbow . Time for a swift visit to BOGNOR REGIS HOSPITAL.
INDY was licking up all the big drops with great gusto.
Was bundled into the trusty—LEXUS and smartly driven to said hospital —— they didn’t like red blood dripping all over the floor——- bad for business dontcha know — so was whisked into a treatment bay a bit smartish like.
Torniquayed the arm and put in five stitches [ sutures] and closed the grin.
Arm is now in a sling and i am thumping buttons with just the left hand index finger — there will probably be more info later !!!!!!!

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photos?

oh, and get well soon...

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Did like the afterthought —— what sort of a morbid old bugger wants pictures of a mans misfortunes anyway ——- here tis. Only one you will get. Yes it does bloody hurt—- and i am out of Action for a short while.

Jackie. I am famous in my family for shedding blood on every project. You have got me beat by a mile.

...oh brother, your faffing around got you crippled once again. can't believe it. when will all this self mutilating stop?...;)...:cheers:...

Part of the deal when FERNAGLING—-
little bit of red blood here and there
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Did like the afterthought —— what sort of a morbid old bugger wants pictures of a mans misfortunes anyway ——- here tis. Only one you will get. Yes it does bloody hurt—- and i am out of Action for a short while.

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I thought it was a show and tell thread?

Best wishes hope your back in action soon.

Oh I’m sure i will be Pilgrim—-you can’t keep a good man down.
must confess to being a tad disappointed with myself. Don’t like to think it’s an age related thing,, more a lapse in concentration when i was hustling. A bit like clearing the table whilst carrying far too much cutlery and crockery and a fork falls on the floor???
found a tin plate World War One bi-plane. It’s called TRENCH ART—- reminded me of MIKE BUTLER for some strange reason.
By 9-00 am i had already spun up the fuselage of a solid alloy 12 inch bi-plane when the incident occurred . But it still might happen ——-BUTLER KNICKERWETTING SPECIAL ??????

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Oh I’m sure i will be Pilgrim—-you can’t keep a good man down.
must confess to being a tad disappointed with myself. Don’t like to think it’s an age related thing,, more a lapse in concentration when i was hustling. A bit like clearing the table whilst carrying far too much cutlery and crockery and a fork falls on the floor???
found a tin plate World War One bi-plane. It’s called TRENCH ART—- reminded me of MIKE BUTLER for some strange reason.
By 9-00 am i had already spun up the fuselage of a solid alloy 12 inch bi-plane when the incident occurred . But it still might happen ——-BUTLER KNICKERWETTING SPECIAL ??????

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I have been thinking about getting a pair of those no cut gloves that butchers use.
Lots of good PPE stuff out there now, no crush ones are also great to use when lifting stuff.

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I have been thinking about getting a pair of those no cut gloves that butchers use.
Lots of good PPE stuff out there now, no crush ones are also great to use when lifting stuff.

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What i really need, is a refresher course for my 90 year old think and memory box, before i start to think why the hell did i even wake up this morning , let alone go into the shop and wonder what the hell i was working on yesterday .

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butler knickerwetter.

Growing up in Florida, I only remember one three-wheeled motorized vehicle on the streets. And it was a policeman’s motor bike in Gainesville.

Then as a teenager I saw some (very few and I did not know it at the time) Piaggio Ape in Italy. Later in life my girlfriend (at the time) and I rode in Tuk Tuks in Thailand whilst on vacation.

After just watching an episode of Wheeler Dealers TV show, I learned some of the older Piaggio Ape have become collector items. Now reflecting back on the past, the things at the time we took as novelty vehicles, are now worth more money than when they were new to certain collectors. Who knew?

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Jackie will any of these models make it into the grasp of your fabricating hands?

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...these trikes were the hot ticket from the early seventies on, for a number of years, until they outlawed them for injuring & killing too many riders...https://th.bing.com/th/id/R.fb6ef97c...pid=ImgRaw&r=0

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Sorry Roy— no chance — dont even like them.
OUT FOR A WHILE ANYWAY.
might even get the shed cleaned up—- am allowed in there if i turn off the LECCY .

Ken HUDNELL had one —Mark nearly took his leg off riding the damn thing just before the IRONTON race .

My dad had one (do not recall the make/model) when he lived in Tennessee. I was not impressed with the handling. When they first became popular in the states, young people not old enough to drive on the streets gravitated to them. And I could envision guys out in the wooded area, going fast and getting airborne with those balloon tires.


And I think that was the problem, hit a bump and the tires will spring launch the guy & vehicle into the air, and then tragedy. They would lose control in air or landing, and the 3 Wheeler would land on them.



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Problem was no leg protection—- nothing in front !!!!!! With four wheels , your legs are protected behind the machine , whereas a three wheeler leaves the legs exposed . Running close to any two foot high stump could take your leg off instantly. Dangerous device !!!!!!!!
Poorly Paw was throbbing all night—- something not quite right— will take a look later this morning.
After a day doing nothing— I’m bored out of my skull— somethings got to give —- afraid im growling and prowling— and thats not good !

I was a working paramedic when the 3 wheel atvs were out there. I was also riding motocross bikes back then. We found the worst injuries occurred when the riders put a foot down and the rear wheel would try run up the rider's leg.

I first witnessed a crop duster in north Florida. And I was mesmerized by his pilot skills, and I wanted to experience that maneuverability and sensation. These pilots are what some would label dare devils.

Later in life, I spent some years in the helicopter industry. And pilots would participate every two years in our training & safety course. The company’s instructor would reiterate Power Lines. Airplanes and helicopters flying into grass fields, sometimes would not see the power lines. Getting snagged by a power line, (flipping sometimes) and falling 30 to 40 feet from the air at X speed, is not conducive to good health and sometimes fatal. :mad:

The crop dusters do that routinely, avoiding power lines. I have seen many fields were the crop rows end 20 feet from the power line poles. I liken their pilot skill levels to racing. How far do you go toward the turn, before you slow down to negotiate the corner?

These air pilots have to judge how far down the crop rows do they go heading toward the power lines, before they pull back sharply on their elevator stick. And climb upward and over the power-lines, which are running the length of the adjacent road. Skill, judgement, and confidence in your equipment, with in some cases a full load.



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Should be back in action next week. Got the all clear to drive again. Stitches come out a week next Monday . Workload is stacking up, really hoped to be further on with the „“BUTLER NIKKERWETTA“ BY NOW .
been a miserable week —- more like November than august .
When i see the pictures of the rest of the world —California and Greece on fire —— situation in Kabul.
i realise how fortunate i am.
thought we had a bit of a dickhead in Boris —— but thank God we dont have a dementia stricken leader, dont know who‘s pushing his buttons , but he certainly dropped his allies deep in the KA-KA with his bombshell pull out of Afghanistan .

Spent Sunday tidying SUPERSHED. Some success , always had a bad habit of using tools and leaving them on the bench whilst i hurried on to the next task.
Consequences of this are a messy worktop and trailing cables — both tantamount to an accident about to happen.
So like the road to hell—im full of good intentions this week. Lets hope i can keep it up [as the archbishop said to the actress]. !!!!!!
at least four times a day, i feel the need to fix a screw to hold a tool closer to the working area —- or move an item from one place to another . Although SUPERSHED is fully built and equipped , i update machines and change kit because its not exactly what i wanted .
As a result, i just about have the best of everything i ever wanted ——machines—-tools—-supplies —. Trouble is when you get to this stage —— you run out of excuses for not producing .

Saw Gene‘s picture of EDDIE RICKENBACHER and his SOPWITH CAMEL on facebook.
got me into looking at the history of ww1 aviation. Would appear there were more pilots killed learning to fly the sopwith camel than were killed in the conflict.
Most successful pilot was BARON VON RICHTHOFEN [THE RED BARON]. Shot down 80 allied aircraft. RICKENBACHER HAD 26 KILLS .
Red Baron was dead at 24 whilst EDDIE lived on to a ripe old age.
Very little is written of the exploits of Squadron leader Sir Archibald [ SPOTTY] Muldoon — First World War test pilot for SOPWITH Aviation .
he tested the BUTLER KNICKERWETTA to destruction . Was the first bi-plane to have Twin Vickers and a Lewis machine guns mounted on the same plane .
Was the plane that did for the old RED BARON .
I am In the middle of a concept of the said aircraft —- show you a piccie or two when its nearer completion ??????????????????????????

Artillery is time consuming . Taken me most of the day to construct a pair of VICKERS MACHINE GUNS and a LEWIS GUN. Plus the flash bombs of the period .
Concept is coming together slowly but nicely—— think one or two of the old farts and certainly one of the new farts will like it.
vintage dinky toy. Planes sell for quite a bit—- and i have to tell you —— its working out better than any dinky toy i ever saw .
Sleepy Joe made a monumental cock up with the Afghan withdrawal——but he didn’t do it on his own, he only does what he’s told .
We always thought that Joe was just a stop gap— for Harris to step in when he completely lost his marbles —- which looks like it just happened . Poor old sod has been manipulated like a puppet since his inauguration. Been a while since some clown shot a president. Doors wide shut —-
Sooner be here where i am , than over there in the USA— seems like we with Boris the buffoon and all his failings are better off than you are with sleepy Joe.
With all this panic exodus from Afghan— it will be easy enough to infiltrate most civilised countries with well placed spies and insurgents . I know i will be looking over my shoulder a lot more than before .

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Was walking through the streets of ARUNDEL this afternoon when i happened to come across this.
I had to smile to myself —- smart way to stop thieves .

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Hi Jackie,

Have you got the goss on Geico ?

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Hi Jackie,

Have you got the goss on Geico ?

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All finishes December —- boat racing—-car racing —-air races ——Geico. Pulling the plug .
Miss Geico in negotiations with new owners . Present team disbanded .
Gary and Lou are off to pastures new .
they will announce what they are up to when they’re good and ready !

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All finishes December —- boat racing—-car racing —-air races ——Geico. Pulling the plug .
Miss Geico in negotiations with new owners . Present team disbanded .
Gary and Lou are off to pastures new .
they will announce what they are up to when they’re good and ready !

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The gecko and TV ads have all disappeared too......................

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Sneak preview of Squadron Leader Archibald [Spotty] Muldoon’s Butler Nikkawetta .

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Took me best part of a morning to fernagle the propellor. First attempt was a bit agricultural so i binned it immediately.
Second attempt proved better. Had an old chunk of Burmese Teak that was too small to make anything out of . Enough left to do four more props .
Has beautiful figuring and the grain goes with the shape well.
Blowed if i didn’t just pick up a light plane nacelle from the scrapyard, never been used . I will think of a use for it one day, but not right now .just a few minor parts —ie ; the wind breakers for the pilot and the decals —I’d numbers . Getting close though . SPOTTY MULDOON would like it though . He would have been 121 next week.