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Re: STs in front of BIG things.....
« Reply #400 on: March 18, 2016, 07:46:40 AM »
Dam, I saw all these, but never thought to stop
 

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Re: STs in front of BIG things.....
« Reply #401 on: April 12, 2016, 10:00:10 PM »
It's been done before but not by us

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Re: STs in front of BIG things.....
« Reply #402 on: April 12, 2016, 11:42:39 PM »
Sad news is, unless they find some major funding for repairs, this will be torn down soon.
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Re: STs in front of BIG things.....
« Reply #403 on: April 26, 2016, 12:08:00 PM »
The Big Cherries  at "Fleurieu Cherries", Pages Flat, SA.    They are not that big, but I saw them on the interweb under a list of big things in SA so it was necessary to go for a ride to photograph them.
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Re: STs in front of BIG things.....
« Reply #404 on: April 26, 2016, 01:58:51 PM »
 :think1 Pinky - Its ST's in front of Big Things not ST's behind Big Things  :fp  :whistle  :grin
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Re: STs in front of BIG things.....
« Reply #405 on: April 26, 2016, 02:15:29 PM »
:think1 Pinky - Its ST's in front of Big Things not ST's behind Big Things  :fp  :whistle  :grin

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Re: STs in front of BIG things.....
« Reply #406 on: April 26, 2016, 02:21:31 PM »
Give him a break Sicman - the bike is speed limited to 20kph....took him ages just to get there  :-[
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« Reply #407 on: April 26, 2016, 02:32:58 PM »
No wonder he hangs around Fish  :grin
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Re: STs in front of BIG things.....
« Reply #408 on: April 26, 2016, 02:34:33 PM »
:think1 Pinky - Its ST's in front of Big Things not ST's behind Big Things  :fp  :whistle  :grin
It's all about perspective. How else was he going to make them look big.  :stirpot

The front of his ST points towards the 'big thing' :grin
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Re: STs in front of BIG things.....
« Reply #409 on: April 26, 2016, 03:06:22 PM »
There!... I Fixed it!... Happy now?  :grin :rofl

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Re: STs in front of BIG things.....
« Reply #410 on: April 26, 2016, 03:58:51 PM »
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Re: STs in front of BIG things.....
« Reply #411 on: April 26, 2016, 04:27:57 PM »
Many years ago at Whyalla Shipyards, (which closed down in 1978) there was a device called a Profile Cutter, which followed a line drawing, and transferred details to a motor driven plasma cutter which followed the directions given and cut ship hull construction plates from 1 and 1/4 inch sheet steel.

A fly landed on the drawing and the profile cutter dutifully followed the outline of the fly which resulted in a 12 foot long, one inch and a quarter thick, steel cutout being produced. Apparently the fly flew away just prior to completion of the article, but Boilermakers manually finished cutting the portion of missed wing and one leg. It was displayed behind the construction workshops at the fitting out wharf, a standing joke for several years.

It is unknown what happened to the steel fly because it disappeared one night during 1966, obviously a well planned operation because of its sheer size, and it weighed over a ton and a quarter.

Would have made an interesting photo with an ST standing before it.

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Re: STs in front of BIG things.....
« Reply #412 on: May 05, 2016, 08:05:16 PM »
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Re: STs in front of BIG things.....
« Reply #413 on: May 05, 2016, 08:06:19 PM »
The Big Wheat Stalks - Ouyen, Victoria
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Re: STs in front of BIG things.....
« Reply #414 on: May 05, 2016, 08:13:40 PM »
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Re: STs in front of BIG things.....
« Reply #415 on: May 05, 2016, 09:26:04 PM »
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Re: STs in front of BIG things.....
« Reply #416 on: May 07, 2016, 04:17:36 PM »
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Re: STs in front of BIG things.....
« Reply #417 on: May 19, 2016, 02:30:10 PM »
From 1949 to 1985 there was a large Migrant Hostel in the Adelaide suburb of Pennington.   Recent migrants were housed on site in Nissan Huts and used communal facilities until  they were integrated into the community.  This site is now a housing development, but a park has been established which commemorates the areas previous use and residents.  Part of the features of the park is a big plate, cup, knife and fork, in recognition of the large kitchen/dining facilities that were part of the hostel.    You can read more at   http://migration.history.sa.gov.au/content/finsbury-pennington

Anyhow, in my search for big things, this is another local one that I've recently discovered.

The Big Plate  -  Pennington, South Australia
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Re: STs in front of BIG things.....
« Reply #418 on: May 19, 2016, 02:40:17 PM »
Looks like Onsie's campsite on any given weekend  :fp
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Re: STs in front of BIG things.....
« Reply #419 on: May 19, 2016, 07:04:49 PM »
He has gone and done ST's behind big things again  :fp :fp  :grin Or is it ST's next to Big Things  :think1  :whistle :grin :grin
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Re: STs in front of BIG things.....
« Reply #420 on: May 19, 2016, 07:17:17 PM »
Maybe a change of title is in order ?
How about ST's in the general vicinity of big things ???
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« Reply #421 on: May 19, 2016, 07:28:12 PM »
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Re: STs in front of BIG things.....
« Reply #422 on: May 19, 2016, 07:46:57 PM »
Maybe a change of title is in order ?
How about ST's in the general vicinity of big things ???
Now thats an idea, but that would mean we can't hang as much sh1te on Pinky Pete :grin :grin
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Re: STs in front of BIG things.....
« Reply #423 on: May 19, 2016, 07:52:15 PM »
Maybe a change of title is in order ?
How about ST's in the general vicinity of big things ???
Now that's an idea, but that would mean we can't hang as much sh1te on Pinky Pete :grin :grin

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Re: STs in front of BIG things.....
« Reply #424 on: May 26, 2016, 08:00:05 PM »
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