Fishing frustration

[Old Scaley]

So, like everyone, I have really been looking forward to the 10 day break between Christmas and New Years. I have definitely not done enough fishing in 2015 and 2016 looks like being a busy one so not hopeful that I will be spending much more time on the water next year.

The plan was to do the family eating and drinking thing on Christmas Day, than agreed to drop one of my boys up to his inlaws near Woodford on Boxing Day, then get out early on Sunday to get some of these mackerel before samsteele cleans them out.  Teed up my nephew to deckie with me ( he is a marine biologist so how could I miss, right?).  Got home on Boxing Day to realise that my son, who doesn't live with us, had parked his car in the driveway between the boat and the road and didn't leave his keys as he promised he would. With no way around it, I had to spend yesterday staring at the very still trees and thinking how good it would have been on the water. He is not due back until Wednesday at the earliest.

Today we went for a quick run to Burleigh for an early surf and brekkie and then home by noon. Thought it would be a good opportunity to do some safety maintenance before we head to Burrum Heads in January. Check and service the inflatable life jackets. Easy. Check and restock the first aid kit. Easy. Check the wheel bearings - should be easy. A little noisy, OK for short trips but if I am driving 350 k at speed in probably high temps maybe a repack of the bearings is a good idea. As usual, the wheel nuts are so tight I can't loosen them, even using a metre long pipe for leverage. So off the mechanic it will be, if they can fit me in that first week in January. 

In the meantime, I will be watching the wind forecast for the rest of this week hoping for something under 15 knots so I can get out at least once before I go back to work.

Thanks for reading this long rambling "white whine" but I needed to vent to someone and my wife just doesn't understand.  Keep up the posts, boys, I need to know what I am missing out on!

 

 

[bersim]

It's the worst feeling when you can't get out on a good day!  And especially when the fish are biting and in numbers!  Hope you get out for a fish soon.

[kmcrosby78]

Totally understand your frustration Steve - bet you'll be having a quiet word to your son on his return!!  On the plus side, it's been blowing a gale so you're probably not missing out on much this week. Hope you get the bearings sorted.

[Gad]

when the mower is running and a hard object hits and breaks a car window, most people would assume it was a stone/rock flicked up by the mower, that broke the window  

[Binder]

I'd have been calling the local tow truck.

Told them to stick it in their impound yard, and gone fishing!

[rayke1938]

I have a battery operated impact wrench that will undo the wheel nuts if you wish to borrow or if you are in racq let the tyres down and give them a ring.

Cheers

Ray

[Old Scaley]

Thanks for the condolences and suggestions, guys. Some more helpful than others but all entertaining.

Ray, thanks for your kind offer but I got the wheel nuts off with a bit of heat, and the bearings are now repacked and ready to go. Half way through replacing the Nav lights, which are often at the same height as the pontoon at the port ramp and a touch more fragile. Also making a 4 switch unit into a 6 switch unit so I can have all my accessories wired in at the same time. 

Wife's birthday tomorrow so I will get the rest of the job done in between celebrations, Thursday will be helping my son with some car repairs and then hoping the wind drops either Friday or Saturday.  If not I am going landbased somewhere.

[rayke1938]

After being stuck on the side of the M1 with a blow out for 2 hours waiting for racq i purchased an battery powered impact gun.

I carry it in the boot and best thing i have ever purchased and also got quite a few people back on the road quickly. some tyre company's take a sadistic delight in overtightening wheel nuts.

I won an argument with jax tyres when I proved them wrong using their own tension wrench

Cheers

Ray