Our "New to Us" Winnie

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Re: Our "New to Us" Winnie

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T1 Terry wrote: Thu Feb 05, 2026 8:26 pm
jon_d wrote: Thu Feb 05, 2026 4:18 pm Keep on going Terry.

Time waits for no one.
Rome wasn't built in a day ....
But then, I wasn't on that job ......

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Obviously. :lol:
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If I continue much longer with the one step forward and two steps back, the original stairs will be back in there and I can just pretend everything is fine :roll:

I've stopped looking for the light at the end of the tunnel, I already know it's a train, I've watched that Wylie Coyote and Road Runner episode a few times ........

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Oh my.... I see the problem.
If I continue much longer with the one step forward and two steps back, the original stairs will be back in there and I can just pretend everything is fine :roll:
Terry, let's go back to fundamentals.... Steps go up and down.
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jon_d wrote: Sat Feb 07, 2026 8:56 pm Oh my.... I see the problem.
If I continue much longer with the one step forward and two steps back, the original stairs will be back in there and I can just pretend everything is fine :roll:
Terry, let's go back to fundamentals.... Steps go up and down.
Steps are steps Jon, you can use them to go up and down

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There might be 13 days missing, but there was very little progress to report, so you haven't missed much.

I have finally found some new/old stock (NOS) Genuine Ford kingpin kits in the US and bought by credit card rather than PayPal. AUD $89.57 including freight by credit card, PayPal wanted to do an exchange rate of 67c US to every AUD$1 ..... To buy an aftermarket kit was AUD $555.67 .......
They say it will be here by mid March, fingers crossed all the bits are there, it might be only one side, but I will at least have shims and a new pin and bushes .....

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PayPal wanted to do an exchange rate of 67c US to every AUD$1 .....
which is about right. What did your credit card give you?
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Remembered I had broken the reverse light lense when I backed into the Rego blokes gate post ...... so I decided to try and chase down just the lens ... yeah nah, nothing the correct dimensions ..... complete jumbo combination tail lights ... starting from $250 :shock: https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/22591017515 ... R4yfmpuPZw
I bought a pair of LED combination lights, slightly wider but shorter https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/262924043219 $19.51

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jon_d wrote: Fri Feb 20, 2026 6:07 pm
PayPal wanted to do an exchange rate of 67c US to every AUD$1 .....
which is about right. What did your credit card give you?
Rough figure, 78c US to AUD$1, certainly not a fair exchange rate, but better than PayPal

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I find that a bit hard to believe.

The last time it was 78c was about 5 years ago.
https://www.xe.com/en-au/currencycharts ... SD&view=5Y

you might want to check again.
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Re: Our "New to Us" Winnie

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Just had a look. Exchange rate is 71 cents.
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