Road hazard in Plainlands.

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Road hazard in Plainlands.

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Be careful if travelling to Brisbane from Toowoomba, at Plainlands- just opposite the pub is half a big ceramic plumbing pipe sticking out of the bitumen- hit it the other day with my car (LH wheels) and I imagine it would be pretty tragic to hit it with a bike.....hope they fix that one soon! I guess it sticks out around 10-15cm.

Had a wierd thing happen tonight when leaving the servo after filling the GT- my foot brushed the fuel bowser fuel line- could have got caught in it- wonder how many people have been yanked off their bikes over the years from a bowser? Haven't thought of that one before. :oops:
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Great warning mate, not that I would ride there but I am sure someone will :D
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Thanks for the heads up.. Hopefully they will fix it before Easter. Which lane is it in?
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It's in the lane heading towards Brisbane- single lane at that point, about 50-100m past the pub, just before you swing left to join the 4 lane wide bit again. Guess when they make it 4 lane there again (roadworks there at the mo) it will be in the right lane heading towards Toowoomba, if they don't fix it. :shock: :evil:
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I can't believe you went through Plainlands and didn't stop at the pub... bduh.gif
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Is it the bit after the lights? After woolys? Pub on the right?
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Yup after woolies, lights and pub heading towards Brissie. Lights have gone now though. 8)
Yup I haven't been to that pub for ages. It is a pearler. Great steaks too! :lol:
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bonester wrote:Great steaks too! :lol:
speaking of steaks and intentionally hijacking this little portion of this thread...Everyone note mach 14th and put it in your diarys as its the most romantic day of the year!!!

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:lol: Q' "blow jobs are like pizza, even if they're bad, they're still pretty good"
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Hmmmmmmmm who came up with that day? Great idea. Watch it flop..... :lol:
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bonester wrote: Watch it flop..... :lol:
It will only flop if you're not getting a BJ
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ROTFLMAO! :lol:
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another day to look out for...

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arh har me matey. you found some funny shit ahoy! 8)
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Update:
Problem fixed! I went to Plainlands today, to take some pics of the hazard, and I got talking to some roadworkers, who fixed the problem on the spot! Turns out it wasn't a pipe submerged in the bitumen- it was a brake shoe off a truck which must have fallen into the fresh tar. They just dug it out! Much safer! :)

Hopefully I will be able to post some pics. My usual host isn't working at the mo. Also got pics from my ZZR1100 and it's brush with roadworks in Brisbane a couple of years ago...
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