Boatlopnik Because boats are cars too In perhaps what is the most Australian thing I’ve seen happen in a long while, an Aussie man used a mobility scooter to tow his boat because he’d lost his driver’s license. I’m so impressed by the gumption that I’m not even mad. Shane Swancott, when being interviewed by Australia’s 9 News, said, “Well, I lost me license, and pretty much at the same time, I’d finished fixing up me boat. I was gonna push it down by hand, but then I thought, ‘Why not use this?’” Flawless logic, my good sir! “This” is a mobility scooter that cost 400 AUD (about $283). I didn’t even know you could tow anything with a mobility scooter, but apparently it’s quite possible. In the uploaded clip, you can see Swancott happily pulling his boat with it. Of course, as the way these things tend to usually go, you can also see Swancott chuckling bemusedly about the cops who were … [Read more...] about Aussie Man Who Used a Mobility Scooter to Tow His Boat: ‘Well I Lost Me License’
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The Texan mistaken for Aussie prime minister set to visit Australia
Austin-based Houstonian Peter Dutton travels to the country in November By Cary Darling Published 11:22 am CDT, Thursday, September 27, 2018 Peter Dutton, a Texas man and Houston native, was mistaken online for an Australian politician. Peter Dutton, a Texas man and Houston native, was mistaken online for an Australian politician. Photo: Courtesy Peter Dutton Peter Dutton, from Austin, Texas, was mistaken online for an Australian politician with the same name. Peter Dutton, from Austin, Texas, was mistaken online for an Australian politician with the same name. Photo: Courtesy Peter Dutton / Courtesy Peter Dutton window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-3', placement: 'Interstitial Gallery Thumbnails 3', target_type: 'mix' }); _taboola.push({flush: … [Read more...] about The Texan mistaken for Aussie prime minister set to visit Australia
Tesla veut aussi s’attaquer au marché des compactes
Malgré les difficultés, la marque américaine est toujours aussi ambitieuse. Elon Musk a profité de la réunion annuelle des actionnaires de Tesla pour faire quelques annonces concernant le futur de sa marque. Il a notamment annoncé qu'elle projetait de lancer un modèle compact à l'horizon 2023. L'emblématique patron de Tesla a précisément déclaré : "Je pense que nous ferons un modèle compact dans moins de cinq ans". Il n'a en revanche pas donné de détails quant au profil de l'auto. A priori, on s'oriente plutôt vers un modèle du segment C, comparable à une Volkswagen Golf en matière de dimensions. Lire aussi : Tesla recrute chez Facebook, Apple et General Motors Une Tesla et son Autopilot impliqués dans un nouvel incident La Tesla Model S Shooting Brake prête à prendre la route Alors que les Model S et Model X ont en quelque sorte … [Read more...] about Tesla veut aussi s’attaquer au marché des compactes
Ricciardo’s Aussie phrase classics for every occasion
Fun Aston Martin Red Bull Racing driver chats snags, spiders and heckers. Daniel Ricciardo is one of the most laid back drivers on the F1 circuit when he is out of the car, even more so when he gets to talk about his native Australia. The 28-year-old grew up in Perth’s northern suburbs and is used to talking in amusing Aussie slang to try and get his point across back home or in the paddock. In the wake of his amazing Monaco GP win, the Honey Badger reveals what phrases Aussie people use. If you are looking to satisfy your hunger then he reckons you should, “Just chuck a couple of snags on the barbie” while believes “Vegemite on toast, best thing ever!” For those people looking to travel around on two wheels instead of four then, “Yea, cyclists should pay rego if they want to use the frog and toad”. Finally Ricciardo thinks that the native wildlife is given a bad reputation when he reveals, “Ah it’s only a spider bite, it … [Read more...] about Ricciardo’s Aussie phrase classics for every occasion
Aussie drivers first to win Monaco, Indianapolis on same day
Red Bull driver Daniel Ricciardo of Australia celebrates on the podium after winning the Formula One race, at the Monaco racetrack, in Monaco, Sunday, May 27, 2018. Claude Paris AP Photo Red Bull driver Daniel Ricciardo of Australia celebrates on the podium after winning the Formula One race, at the Monaco racetrack, in Monaco, Sunday, May 27, 2018. Claude Paris AP Photo Celebrities Aussie drivers first to win Monaco, Indianapolis on same day The Associated Press LinkedIn Google+ Pinterest Reddit Print Order Reprint of this Story May 27, 2018 10:00 PM SYDNEY Two drivers from Down Under — thousands of miles apart and even further from home — unexpectedly found themselves parked together atop the motor racing world after winning the two biggest races in the sport Sunday. Just hours after Daniel Ricciardo won the Monaco Formula One Grand Prix around the narrow streets of Monte Carlo, his countryman Will Power won the Indianapolis 500, … [Read more...] about Aussie drivers first to win Monaco, Indianapolis on same day