why I won't buy a k3 (Warning: Satire Thread)

**rod_grant** · 05-19-2021, 07:38 PM

Originally posted by MarkJerling

1 square foot of peat bog

To what end?
Are you going to dig it up to stoke the fire?
(Mmmm freight might be a problem!
Oh and it is leasehold - The freehold owner might be upset if you did that!)

lesmore49 · 05-19-2021, 08:20 PM - **3 Likes**

Originally posted by robtcorl

My daughter is a champion at doing that.
She'll start off on a subject, go way off track with tons of detail, then finally get back to the subject.

She sounds like a very well informed, perceptive, intelligent young lady.

dbs · 05-19-2021, 08:45 PM - **3 Likes**

Originally posted by savoche

You know, in most of Europe 90 miles is quite a distance

In some parts of Oz you still haven't reached the front gate from the house.!

tim60 · 05-19-2021, 10:19 PM

Originally posted by MarkJerling

That reminded me....

I'm now the proud leaseholder of 1 square foot of peat bog.

Are sure someone else is not also a leaseholder of the same square foot?

**savoche** · 05-19-2021, 11:02 PM - **2 Likes**

Originally posted by StiffLegged

By coincidence I’ve come across my ancient battered paperback of the Kon-Tiki Expedition again at the weekend. That’s a keeper, a really good account of an outlandish idea put to the test. Highly recommended!

If you’re thinking of trying the long-distance canoeing again - you’ll probably have to find a different second paddler next time - perhaps it would be prudent to study some wayfaring methods. The Barefoot Navigator by Jack Lagan is a really good read as well as a Polynesian navigation primer of sorts.

I believe that the Swedish member of the Kon-Tiki expedition, Bengt Danielsson, had some canoeing experience. IIRC he had some explaining to do when filling out the exit papers upon leaving Peru, you know where you fill inn modes of transportation for entering and leaving the country. Entry by canoe, exit by raft

Polynesian navigation is very fascinating, using the stars for long distance travelling and reading/feeling the swell formations to "sense" distant islands.

**StiffLegged** · 05-19-2021, 11:03 PM - **3 Likes**

Originally posted by bertwert

Sketched a quick self portrait just for you to see Bob, what a handsome devil I am

Tsk tsk, kilts are just not worn as short - the knees should just peep under the edge at worst, not be on shameless display. Stand in the corner for half an hour!!

(probably wears them with braces...)

**savoche** · 05-19-2021, 11:33 PM - **2 Likes**

Originally posted by MarkJerling

Indeed.

Africa is big. Australia is pretty big too.
New Zealand is not that different from an upside down Italy.

Yes, not only nonexisting conspirators, but megalomaniacs, too...

**savoche** · 05-19-2021, 11:38 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by MarkJerling

That reminded me....

I'm now the proud leaseholder of 1 square foot of peat bog.

So am I! Actually, I think I have two - if I can find the entitlements. There were no electronic versions with positions on a map when I signed up

Originally posted by rod_grant

To what end?

Laphroaigh will pay you one dram of whisky a year for it. Payable in person only, noncumulatively.

**savoche** · 05-20-2021, 12:57 AM - **2 Likes**

Originally posted by bertwert

Interesting... may go look for it.

All these old explorers memoirs and tales are the reason non-fiction is a great genre

Indeed. Reminds me, I should re-read "Across the Roof of the World" (Wilfred Skrede: Across the Roof of the World), the tale of a 19 year old intent on leaving Nazi occupied Norway to join the free forces abroad. As the route to England (via Sweden) was closed to untrained teenagers he decided to go to Canada through Russia, China, and Japan. Things do not go according to plan at all

He met interesting people such as Tenzing Sherpa and Eric Shipton on his way - and he did get to Canada in the end.

He knew how to look good in pictures, too

**Yaki** · 05-20-2021, 01:24 AM - **2 Likes**

Originally posted by rod_grant

Is the Focus, auto-focus?

Not at all - it is manual, as should be expected

MarkJerling · 05-20-2021, 03:02 AM - **3 Likes**

Originally posted by rod_grant

To what end?
Are you going to dig it up to stoke the fire?
(Mmmm freight might be a problem!
Oh and it is leasehold - The freehold owner might be upset if you did that!)

Should I ever visit the distillery, I will be given the opportunity to visit my plot and I will receive the rental payment: A wee dram of Laphroaig.
That's as good a reason as any.

MarkJerling · 05-20-2021, 03:10 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by tim60

Are sure someone else is not also a leaseholder of the same square foot?

That's a very good question. But, so long as I receive the rent when I visit, I'm not concerned! So far, they seem to have gifted leases of 1433859sq.feet of land, which would seem to suggest that they have upwards of 16Ha of land ownership.
We hope!

MarkJerling · 05-20-2021, 03:12 AM - **4 Likes**

Originally posted by savoche

So am I! Actually, I think I have two - if I can find the entitlements. There were no electronic versions with positions on a map when I signed up

Laphroaigh will pay you one dram of whisky a year for it. Payable in person only, noncumulatively.

Howdy neighbour!

Racer X 69 · 05-20-2021, 03:45 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by robtcorl

Mrs Bob is always saying "Let me finish first."

Never had a woman say that to me.

A gentleman always ensures his mate is finished and thoroughly satisfied before satisfying his own agenda.

Racer X 69 · 05-20-2021, 03:49 AM

Originally posted by dbs

In some parts of Oz you still haven't reached the front gate from the house.!

Sounds like my kind of neighborhood.

05-19-2021, 11:03 PM - 3 Likes	#88791
StiffLegged Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2018 Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,615	Originally posted by bertwert Sketched a quick self portrait just for you to see Bob, what a handsome devil I am Tsk tsk, kilts are just not worn as short - the knees should just peep under the edge at worst, not be on shameless display. Stand in the corner for half an hour!! (probably wears them with braces...) Last edited by StiffLegged; 05-19-2021 at 11:31 PM.

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05-19-2021, 07:38 PM	#88786
rod_grant Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Wangaratta, Victoria Photos: Gallery Posts: 6,951	Originally posted by MarkJerling 1 square foot of peat bog To what end? Are you going to dig it up to stoke the fire? (Mmmm freight might be a problem! Oh and it is leasehold - The freehold owner might be upset if you did that!)

05-19-2021, 08:20 PM - 3 Likes	#88787
lesmore49 Pentaxian Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Western Canada Posts: 12,337	Originally posted by robtcorl My daughter is a champion at doing that. She'll start off on a subject, go way off track with tons of detail, then finally get back to the subject. She sounds like a very well informed, perceptive, intelligent young lady.

05-19-2021, 08:45 PM - 3 Likes	#88788
dbs Pentaxian Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Clare Valley S A Photos: Albums Posts: 7,563	Originally posted by savoche You know, in most of Europe 90 miles is quite a distance In some parts of Oz you still haven't reached the front gate from the house.!

05-19-2021, 10:19 PM	#88789
tim60 Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2011 Photos: Albums Posts: 8,740	Originally posted by MarkJerling That reminded me.... I'm now the proud leaseholder of 1 square foot of peat bog. Are sure someone else is not also a leaseholder of the same square foot?

05-19-2021, 11:02 PM - 2 Likes	#88790
savoche Master of the obvious Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Lowlands of Norway Posts: 18,311	Originally posted by StiffLegged By coincidence I’ve come across my ancient battered paperback of the Kon-Tiki Expedition again at the weekend. That’s a keeper, a really good account of an outlandish idea put to the test. Highly recommended! If you’re thinking of trying the long-distance canoeing again - you’ll probably have to find a different second paddler next time - perhaps it would be prudent to study some wayfaring methods. The Barefoot Navigator by Jack Lagan is a really good read as well as a Polynesian navigation primer of sorts. I believe that the Swedish member of the Kon-Tiki expedition, Bengt Danielsson, had some canoeing experience. IIRC he had some explaining to do when filling out the exit papers upon leaving Peru, you know where you fill inn modes of transportation for entering and leaving the country. Entry by canoe, exit by raft Polynesian navigation is very fascinating, using the stars for long distance travelling and reading/feeling the swell formations to "sense" distant islands.

05-19-2021, 11:33 PM - 2 Likes	#88792
savoche Master of the obvious Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Lowlands of Norway Posts: 18,311	Originally posted by MarkJerling Indeed. Africa is big. Australia is pretty big too. New Zealand is not that different from an upside down Italy. Yes, not only nonexisting conspirators, but megalomaniacs, too...

05-19-2021, 11:38 PM - 1 Like	#88793
savoche Master of the obvious Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Lowlands of Norway Posts: 18,311	Originally posted by MarkJerling That reminded me.... I'm now the proud leaseholder of 1 square foot of peat bog. So am I! Actually, I think I have two - if I can find the entitlements. There were no electronic versions with positions on a map when I signed up Originally posted by rod_grant To what end? Laphroaigh will pay you one dram of whisky a year for it. Payable in person only, noncumulatively.

05-20-2021, 12:57 AM - 2 Likes	#88794
savoche Master of the obvious Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Lowlands of Norway Posts: 18,311	Originally posted by bertwert Interesting... may go look for it. All these old explorers memoirs and tales are the reason non-fiction is a great genre Indeed. Reminds me, I should re-read "Across the Roof of the World" (Wilfred Skrede: Across the Roof of the World), the tale of a 19 year old intent on leaving Nazi occupied Norway to join the free forces abroad. As the route to England (via Sweden) was closed to untrained teenagers he decided to go to Canada through Russia, China, and Japan. Things do not go according to plan at all He met interesting people such as Tenzing Sherpa and Eric Shipton on his way - and he did get to Canada in the end. He knew how to look good in pictures, too

05-20-2021, 01:24 AM - 2 Likes	#88795
Yaki Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2017 Location: Sofia Posts: 947	Originally posted by rod_grant Is the Focus, auto-focus? Not at all - it is manual, as should be expected

05-20-2021, 03:02 AM - 3 Likes	#88796
MarkJerling Moderator Site Supporter Join Date: May 2012 Location: Wairarapa, New Zealand Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 20,404	Originally posted by rod_grant To what end? Are you going to dig it up to stoke the fire? (Mmmm freight might be a problem! Oh and it is leasehold - The freehold owner might be upset if you did that!) Should I ever visit the distillery, I will be given the opportunity to visit my plot and I will receive the rental payment: A wee dram of Laphroaig. That's as good a reason as any.

05-20-2021, 03:10 AM - 1 Like	#88797
MarkJerling Moderator Site Supporter Join Date: May 2012 Location: Wairarapa, New Zealand Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 20,404	Originally posted by tim60 Are sure someone else is not also a leaseholder of the same square foot? That's a very good question. But, so long as I receive the rent when I visit, I'm not concerned! So far, they seem to have gifted leases of 1433859sq.feet of land, which would seem to suggest that they have upwards of 16Ha of land ownership. We hope!

05-20-2021, 03:12 AM - 4 Likes	#88798
MarkJerling Moderator Site Supporter Join Date: May 2012 Location: Wairarapa, New Zealand Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 20,404	Originally posted by savoche So am I! Actually, I think I have two - if I can find the entitlements. There were no electronic versions with positions on a map when I signed up Laphroaigh will pay you one dram of whisky a year for it. Payable in person only, noncumulatively. Howdy neighbour!

05-20-2021, 03:45 AM - 1 Like	#88799
Racer X 69 Moderator Man With A Camera Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: The Great Pacific Northwet, in the Land Between Canada and Mexico Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 28,064	Originally posted by robtcorl Mrs Bob is always saying "Let me finish first." Never had a woman say that to me. A gentleman always ensures his mate is finished and thoroughly satisfied before satisfying his own agenda.

05-20-2021, 03:49 AM	#88800
Racer X 69 Moderator Man With A Camera Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: The Great Pacific Northwet, in the Land Between Canada and Mexico Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 28,064	Originally posted by dbs In some parts of Oz you still haven't reached the front gate from the house.! Sounds like my kind of neighborhood.

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