Sweet Jeebus Crikey, Strat made a Blog

So yeah, driving to work one morning not too long ago.... THIS HAPPENED.

WARNING: CONTAINS IMAGERY OF GORE, DO NOT CLICK IF YOU'RE EASILY OFFENDED.

Long story short-ish:

Got up for work on what was to be my 3rd last day for the year (then holidays, finally!). It's 4:45am and I'm heading up the usual roadway to work. All seems rather calm and quiet, unusual for me as I generally get caught behind a truck or two doing waaaay under the speed limit. So yeah, this unsettled me a little, but on I drove. About 2kms out from home I'm driving up the usual hill on the usual road travelled to work.

*FUCKING BANG*

What the EFF WAS THAT?

Out of no where, a rogue 'Roo as big as friggin' Arnie jumps out from a property on the left side of the car and collides directly into the side of my baby with a loud thud.

I gathered my thoughts momentarily before pulling up on the side of the road a bit further up. I figured, it wasn't THAT bad of a hit, but I best check any damage. Welp.... let's just say a ~80kg roo and thin steel panels on a car don't mix.....

So after surveying said damage (see pics above), I headed back down the road from whence I came to see if there was any sign of the rogue. Not a thing, no blood, no other bits or pieces... nothing..... I was scared, to say the least (and felt really bad for the Roo after getting over my initial shock/anger at the situation). So I said... 'Bugger going to work now.... cars fucked... and I can't deal with that shit right now'. Made a call to my insurance company about half hour after the incident, they were very helpful and sympathetic. Car goes in to be fixed next week-ish and should be done by the time I go back to work.

Never heard or saw of the 'Roo again since, hopefully he survived (unlikely) but if he didn't I hope he didn't suffer too much. I copped a heap of hate from a couple of family members on my personal FB page about 'not going back and putting it out of it's misery' or 'WHAT ABOUT THE ROO? POOR THING IS DYING THERE ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD'..... -_- Two things... FUCK YOU, don't worry about me or anything.... The other thing, learn to read before jumping to conclusions, bitches... I WENT BACK, ROO WASN'T THERE..... bugger going into the scrub lookin' for a fucked up Arnie that probably would take my eyes out if I even went near it.... /rant

So in short... car's totaled (repairable though which is good... in a way...), I nearly died... (if it had hit head on, I possibly would not be here to tell the tale) and I'm out of pocket to pay for the damages to be repaired.

THIS IS WHY I WANT A PIC OF ME HOLDING A ROO'S HEAD (see thread here)

EDIT:

THANKYOU @Swarley

So yeah, be mindful of animals on the road, anywhere, but ESPECIALLY Australia. Also, NEVER swerve to miss them, this is how people end up losing control and doing more damage to themselves than if they didn't swerve. I've seen it too much on the news lately about people trying to do the right thing and avoid hitting animals (which is commendable, I might add and probably instinct anyway), but then paying with their own lives.

What was your favorite food when you were a child? I loved mums homemade braised steak with rice. *OMGDROOL*

What’s the #1 most played song on your iPod? I barely use my iPod anymore but most likely Nothing Else Matters - Metallica \m/ \m/

What is one of your favorite quotes? What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.

What’s your favorite indoor/outdoor activity? Indoor would be cooking, outdoor would be fishing/the beach.

What chore do you absolutely hate doing? Weeding. Hate it with a passion.

What is your favorite form of exercise? Sex.

What is your favorite time of day/day of the week/month of the year? Time of day = 2pm, when I finish work. Day of the week = Friday, no more work for two days. Month of the year = May, for various reasons.

What’s your least favorite mode of transportation? The fucking bus -_- (well, any public transport in general sucks).

What is your favorite body part? The mouth.

What sound do you love? Silence.

If you could throw any kind of party, what would it be like and what would it be for? It would be for my sons' birthdays and it would be AWESOME!

If you could paint a picture of any scenery you’ve seen before, what would you paint? The coastline along where I live. It's so majestic.

If you could choose to stay a certain age forever, what age would it be? 28. Old enough to have a reasonable life experience yet young enough to maintain a fun/active one.

If you knew the world was ending in 2014, what would you do differently? Nothing, I have enjoyed everything I have done thus far.

If you could choose anyone, who would you pick as your mentor? My dad. ♥

If you could witness any event past, present or future, what would it be? Future. Seeing how my sons grew up.

If you could learn to do anything, what would it be? Be the ultimate parent to my boys and the best lover to my wife.

If you had to work on only one project for the next year, what would it be? Bettering my life as a whole.

If you were immortal for a day, what would you do? I don't know... jump off a building to my death and not die? Probably nothing, same old, same old.

If you had to change your first name, what would you change it to? Rumplestiltskin... nah fuck that, it would stay how it is now, no one can force me to change this awesome name.

If you could meet anyone, living or dead, who would you meet? You. *stares*

If you won the lottery, what is the first thing you would do? Cry.

If you were reincarnated as an animal/drink/ice cream flavor, what would it be? Animal = Manta Ray *flies through the ocean*, Drink = Water (I would be EVERYWHERE), Ice Cream Flavour = Neapolitan (fuck knows why).

If you could know the answer to any question, besides “What is the meaning of life?”, what would it be? Ummm... What is the meaning of Death?

If you could be any fictional character, who would you choose? Captain Jack Sparrow

Which celebrity do you get mistaken for? (Don't ask me why) Hugh Grant (ew)

What do you want to be when you grow up? The best father/husband that I can be.

When you have 30 minutes of free-time, how do you pass the time? I stay busy.

What would you name the autobiography of your life? Crikey! An Aussie Story.

What songs are included on the soundtrack to your life? It's The End of the World and We Know It. That is all.

Have you ever had something happen to you that you thought was bad but it turned out to be for the best? My first love broke up with me, I was mortified at the time, but in essence it was well worth it, because I never would have met my soulmate in my wife. ♥

What was one of the best parties you’ve ever been to? This one time, at band camp....

What was the last movie, TV show or book that made you cry or tear up? Marley and Me :'(

What’s the hardest thing you’ve ever done? Watch those around me that I love pass away

What was the last experience that made you a stronger person? Being forgiven.

What did you do growing up that got you into trouble? I stole some stuff a while back and got caught. Never again.

When was the last time you had an amazing meal? Tonight. I make amazing meals every night

What’s the best/worst gift you’ve ever given/received? (Received)Best = My two boys, Worst = News of someones sudden passing (Given)Best = My two boys, Worst = A broken heart.

What do you miss most about being a kid? Not having a care in the world.

What is your first memory of being really excited? Finally getting a Super Nintendo system (back when I was... younger).

What was the first thing you bought with your own money? Nudey Magazines... (I lie) I probably bought something to eat. First 'major' thing I bought was my first car.

When was the last time you were nervous? About a week ago.

What is something you learned in the last week? To give no fucks when it comes to certain things.

What story does your family always tell about you? That one time, at band camp....

At what age did you become an adult? I would like to say 18 (legally an adult), but it was most likely earlier due to several reasons that will not be spoken of on here.

Is a picture worth a thousand words? Elaborate. I believe so. The fact that that one picture can hold so many memories, is always worth it.

Where’s Waldo? Fuck knows. Who the fuck is Waldo? The only guy we ever looked for was Wally, not Waldo.

The best part of waking up is? I'M ALIVE!

How now brown cow? Not moo, how you?

Whasssssuuuupppppp? NOTHINGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG!

OMG, so excite.

Basically, I've been looking at buying a brand new car for a while now and the opportunity came up to do so recently. I have decided to go for something a little smaller than what I'm used to, mainly because of the costs to run a car here these days are astronomical.

I had heard lots of great reviews about a few cars, but ultimately in the end, decided upon a 2014 Mazda 3.

We went down to our local Mazda dealership and took one for a test drive. I was immediately impressed by the plethora of features they had and was even more impressed by the fact that you don't have a key to start the car xD (well, you do, but it doesn't go into an ignition with a key head, it's push button/proximity start).

It also has this fancy way of saving fuel by using it's innovative i-Stop function. When you're at a set of lights or at a complete stop, the car will turn itself off if you put it in neutral and release the clutch. As soon as you want to go again, it instantly starts the engine up and you're good to go (just one press of the clutch will do it).

It comes with iPod connectivity, bluetooth handsfree phone access and an impressive 2.5L 4 cylinder motor with ~120kw (cbf to work out the hp for you Muricans).

So yeah, I'm pretty happy with what I'm getting and the price is good too. We (the missus and I) agreed on the Snowflake White Pearl paint. Looks awesome when the sun hits it. It only comes on a set of 16" steel rims with hubcaps, but I will be upgrading those to 18" alloys soon enough. I am also looking into Mazda's Kuroi bodykit for it (which is just essentially a lower lip extension for each bumper/sideskirts) and comes in a gloss black. This also includes gloss black mirror covers and a gloss black rear roof diffuser (for the hatchback, which is what I am getting).

Here are some pics of the car exactly how it will look when I take delivery for it on Tuesday.



So yeah, obviously the pics above aren't MY car but it's exactly what it will look like to start with.

Here's the additions I want to put on it eventually:

Ok so, bare with me while I get the hang of this blog shit. I'm old and this will be my very first ever 'blog' crap.

So I have always had a passion for modifying my cars and restoring them too. At current count, I have owned 5 cars since I got my licence back in 2001.

This is the first car that I modified a bit though.

My 1996 VS Holden Commodore painted in Sherebrooke Green Metallic.

WARNING: LOTS of pics, may cause slow connections to absolutely shit themselves with the amount of bandwidth

This is how it looked when I first bought it:


Some photos from my first drive through the hills and down on the beach in it:


Then the custom work started:


Got sick of the custom green I painted on the interior plastic trims, so I repainted them a candy green to black instead. Also vinyl dyed the rest of the grey parts black.


Bought a body kit for it, never painted it before selling the car but this is what it looked like:


When I used it in my wedding (before the kit was put on)


Photoshoot pics