Thread: Dustoff for Willie Peters

Originally Posted by Gapped axe

You can't beat going to bed early with a good book and an apple or carrot to eat. When I can, I try to go to bed early 2100hrs as I never know when I might be called out. By going to bed this way I find that I sleep really well, that is untill the pager or phone wakes me. 'Gapped Axe' Term was usually made in a negative term or derogitry comment, some one who is careless. Normally for a new chum around camp i.e Don't let him do it he will gap your axe. I also heard it once about 25yrs ago on A Dogs Show when the annoucer use it when a collie went around the side of a mob of sheep, and one ewe broke and went the wrong way.Well Gap my Axe. Still got my dads Kelly but got sick of putting new handles on it ,so I now use a fibreglass one. There go's the pager now. Back again, I hate alarms that cry Wolf. In the mid eighties I used to be a Rafting and adventure Guide working in the Nth Island on the Motu, Mohaka, Kaituna, Wairoa rivers. Around the same time I worked in the bush Building huts and camp sites in the Urewera's for a firm that had a walking concession in there. Spent alot of time living with my Grandparents at Totara nth In the Whangaroa Harbour, so i certainly enjoyed that chapter of the book. Peach island must of been one hell of a Pa site.Left there in the mid 60s and hadn't been back till 2yrs ago when I swam across the harbours entrance to rejoin a vessel that had anchored under the old Gun placements after dropping me off on the northern side. Strong currents and big fish. My age early 50s. Keen to get hold of Dustoff for Willie Peters. Mucko is picking up the book on Tuesday

Well Rushey here we have a good explanation for a piece of colourful language from "Gapped Axe" I will have to see if I can find somewhere to use it in my book.

Well "Well Gap Me Bloody Axe" Those big super calibres are out there mutilating the deer population again. Might do it.

When you were rafting the Mohaka "Gapped Axe" did we fly your gear in.... HKK, Mountain Helicopters

I suspect both books are heading "Mucko's" way but I really dont know.

Whangaroa was our favourite harbour in the North Island and you are right Peach island would have been a stunning sight fully fortified as a Pa.

Thanks for that.

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