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I swiped this from another forum........ Remember, it takes a college degree to fly a plane but only a high school diploma to fix one. After every flight, Qantas pilots fill out a form, called a 'Gripe Sheet' which tells mechanics about problems with the aircraft.. The mechanics correct the problems; document their repairs on the form, and then pilots review the Gripe Sheets before the next flight. Never let it be said that Aussie ground crews lack a sense of humor. Here are some actual maintenance complaints submitted by Qantas' pilots (marked with a P) and the solutions recorded (marked with an S) by maintenance engineers. By the way, Qantas is the only major airline that has never, ever, had an accident. P: Left inside main tire almost needs replacement. S: Almost replaced left inside main tire. P: Test flight OK, except auto-land very rough. S: Auto-land not installed on this aircraft. P: Something loose in cockpit. S: Something tightened in cockpit. P: Dead bugs on windshield. S: Live bugs on back-order. P: Autopilot in altitude-hold mode produces a 200 feet per minute descent. S: Cannot reproduce problem on ground. P: Evidence of leak on right main landing gear. S: Evidence removed. P: DME volume unbelievably loud. S: DME volume set to more believable level. P: Friction locks cause throttle levers to stick. S: That's what friction locks are for. P: IFF inoperative in OFF mode. S: IFF always inoperative in OFF mode. P: Suspected crack in windshield. S: Suspect you're right. P: Number 3 engine missing. S: Engine found on right wing after brief search. P: Aircraft handles funny............ (I love this one!) S: Aircraft warned to straighten up, fly right, and be serious. P: Target radar hums. S: Reprogrammed target radar with lyrics. P: Mouse in cockpit. S: Cat installed. And the best one for last.................. P: Noise coming from under instrument panel. Sounds like a midget pounding on something with a hammer. S: Took hammer away from midget.

Best of both worlds?

Rooting around through some old discs & found this:

Almost forgot this re-Paint....... "Barry's" R model hot rod ~ "cartoon engine" removed, hood stretched to R-700 length, old-style grille, big bumper/no guard, and generally "cleaned up" :

Vinny's recent post of his drawings prompted me to do some digging in the closet. Looking back over 30 years revealed some rather hilarious attempts at drawing things that resemble trucks and a few that I'm moderately proud of. From 1980..... when I was 11 years old: Not more than a few years later: Fast forward to 1996: A "T-T" bike from about the same time period: An incomplete extended-hood Superliner heavy-hauler (1750hp of 3416 DITA Cat power?): There's also a few MS Paint "drawings" from the 'puter age: Pro Street '72 Ford F-100: I also drew this "hot rod" Wheel Horse........ and when a few of the guys at the Wheel Horse forum saw it, they coaxed me into building it for real: Feel free to dust off your old drawings & get them up here for the rest of us to see!

Nice work, Vinny. I have a folder full of pencil drawings. If I can find it I might just scan & post a few too.

Here's a few "new" ones from Craigslist: 78 lopsided mack dump truck for parts ~ Toledo, OH (cheap parts - attn Vinny) 1962 B 61 Mack Parts Truck ~ Georgetown, MA 1980 Mack Cruiseliner S/A ~ Jonestown, VA (looks familiar) "Antique B model MACK" ~ Nashville, TN 1987 MH cabover ~ near Gallatin, TN (big price, but NICE!) 1939 Mack firetruck ~ Carrolltown, GA 1958 B-61 Mack ~ Gainesville, GA 1966 B-53 long wheel base tandem ~ New Richmond, WI

Just make sure you spell tomorrow, community, and college correctly if they're on the test. Good luck!

Check out this gem: F model "wrecker" in NC Looks decent - but a little older than 1976.

Couple others for your viewing pleasure (same neck of the woods): EF project: http://albany.craigs...2902500451.html 1970 R model S/A dump: http://watertown.cra...2950494727.html

One of those "sidewinders" for sale: CLICK HERE

Definitely has potential! Mack Cruiseliner Truck Tractor - $3000 (Gettysburg, Pa) '75 Mack Cruiseliner Truck Tractor for sale $3000 obo.. 300 Mack motor and 13 speed.... Great Collector item...7one7 7five2 6 three three 1 LINK to listing.

Maybe one of these U models:

No one seems to explain golf better than this here feller: (tell the youngins to cover their ears)

Are you sure that's not because of the strategically-placed shotgun blast from the other day, Mr. B?

Nope...... it's dead-on. It started off with going off a cliff - and it's still going.

Here's a few screen caps (from the web) :

I viewed it full-screen / frame-by-frame and it's definitely a Mack 6 cylinder. Not sure exactly what Mack 6 cylinder though...... almost looks like a "237" to me.

Smells a bit like Duel, eh?

Never saw the movie, but I might have to look for it now. Sounds like V8 Detroit power...... but you can't always trust Hollywood.

Agreed