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Jack
Scraping the Pegs
Joined: Fri Jan 23, 2009 12:56 pm
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Location: Mackay
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 A Very Big THANK-YOU to Wingstar and Family I spent last night at the Casa Del Wingstar in sunny Armidale. The offer was made at Bathurst yesterday morning before departing together for the north, but initially declined.
Later in the day on realizing I'd be riding the Armidale - Grafton Road in the rain and in the dark I begged to be allowed to reclaim the offer and was told "no worries mate".
I was welcomed by Wingy's family, plied with beer and wine and joined the family in a delicious roast dinner.
Thanks to you, your good lady wife and your kids for making me feel so welcome, you are very generous.
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My names Jack,
and I live in the back,
of the Greta Garbo home
for wayward boys and girls.
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Gonzo
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Joined: Thu Mar 06, 2008 7:44 pm
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Location: Sydney
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Re: A Very Big THANK-YOU to Wingstar and Family Wingstar is a good bloke.
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Wingstar
Grinding the Crash Knobs
Joined: Wed Dec 19, 2007 7:54 pm
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Location: Northern Tablelands NSW
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Re: A Very Big THANK-YOU to Wingstar and Family Awww shucks. Was a pleasure to have you as a guest Jack. Hope you didn't get too wet today.
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noodles
Grinding the Handlebars
Joined: Fri Apr 28, 2006 1:05 am
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Location: Melbourne
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Re: A Very Big THANK-YOU to Wingstar and Family Onya dude
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Redeye
Grinding the Handlebars
Joined: Mon Sep 03, 2007 8:59 pm
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Location: Toowoomba, SEQ
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Re: A Very Big THANK-YOU to Wingstar and Family Gonzo wrote: Wingstar is a good bloke. He's alright. Mrs Wingstar does a good roast. Especially good after a couple of days of "cooked animal on bread" rally food.
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chicky
Grinding the Handlebars
Joined: Fri Dec 18, 2009 10:04 am
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Location: Central Coast NSW
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Re: A Very Big THANK-YOU to Wingstar and Family
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Jack
Scraping the Pegs
Joined: Fri Jan 23, 2009 12:56 pm
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Location: Mackay
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Re: A Very Big THANK-YOU to Wingstar and Family Wingstar wrote: Awww shucks. Was a pleasure to have you as a guest Jack. Hope you didn't get too wet today. Rain suit did the job. The damp clothes were due to sweat as the temperature rose from Grafton north. Should have shivered leaving Armidale and over the mountains, and I'd have been completely dry on getting here.
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My names Jack,
and I live in the back,
of the Greta Garbo home
for wayward boys and girls.
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Steelcap
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Joined: Wed Apr 18, 2012 3:53 pm
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Location: Northern Rivers
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Re: A Very Big THANK-YOU to Wingstar and Family Armydale eh???
Not an entirely unpleasant part of the country.
Used to be just down the road...Walcha...Don't miss the winter chill one iota.
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Wingstar
Grinding the Crash Knobs
Joined: Wed Dec 19, 2007 7:54 pm
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Location: Northern Tablelands NSW
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Re: A Very Big THANK-YOU to Wingstar and Family I did my time in Walcha.
A tad chilly but lots a good roads.
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Steelcap
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Joined: Wed Apr 18, 2012 3:53 pm
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Location: Northern Rivers
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Re: A Very Big THANK-YOU to Wingstar and Family Might have bumped into each other.
I left there in '93....had my own business...POS repairs.
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Wingstar
Grinding the Crash Knobs
Joined: Wed Dec 19, 2007 7:54 pm
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Location: Northern Tablelands NSW
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Re: A Very Big THANK-YOU to Wingstar and Family Possibly. MM?
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Steelcap
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Joined: Wed Apr 18, 2012 3:53 pm
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Location: Northern Rivers
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Re: A Very Big THANK-YOU to Wingstar and Family The very same....kicked it off in '90 in the old council workshop, sold in '93.
The friggin scary part is, my neighbour up here is the present owners grandmother.....small world indeed.
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Wingstar
Grinding the Crash Knobs
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Location: Northern Tablelands NSW
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Re: A Very Big THANK-YOU to Wingstar and Family Actually, I didn't get there until a couple of years after you left. Was a regular there until I had a bad experience with your successor and wiped them.
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Steelcap
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Joined: Wed Apr 18, 2012 3:53 pm
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Location: Northern Rivers
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Re: A Very Big THANK-YOU to Wingstar and Family Doesn't really surprise me, the guy that bought it, thought he was Gods gift....actually, they bought as a partnership, the Gods gift partner left to cut fence posts.
The present one seems a bit similar....nothing like his grandmother.
I haven't been back there in years but, still have ties, my wife's Walcha born and bred.
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