Chris van Selm (Dr Chris)

[Dr Chris]

Hi All,
This is a great opportuntiy for me to be among such esteemed members of this super site, something that was unknown to me until last week.

While I have found much entertainment, and often excellent correspondence being a member of the Nissan 4x4 forum, I did note that my personal interests have always been focussed on the Patrol, and I beg a sympathetic response to having a foot in both camps?

I am semi-retired now, and SWAMBO and myself have travelled extensively in 2009 through Lesotho, Mozambique and Bostwana, the Patrol being the magnificent vehicle it is, was so faithful and with minimal disruption alround. (One incident when the starter motor simply cooked itself is a story for another day, and I have already noted on your site correspondence the cause that explains it all). I was helped by some fantastic friends, who put it all together again with a rebuild that is simply amazing! And a hell of a lot cheaper than new, too! (naturally replacement was unavailable from the whole country)
By the way, I have an ongoing hate relationship with spares for Nissans in RSA, as well as the incompetent service delivery at agents, so please excuse my outbursts from the start!

My background to 4x4 started some years ago, when on our small farm, (on the Umgeni river between PMB and Greytown), we rebuilt an old series 2 L/R, and installed two tanks - one to get to Pietermaritzburg and the other to get back, such was the fuel comsumption! Moving on to a new Datsun tracker, I can remember the occasions in the early 80's when we traversed the bottom of the Albert Falls dam during the terrible drought (it was virtually empty) and then our lessons learned on how not to drive on the North Coast beaches without the fundamental rules!!
We've come a long way on the learning curve since then, moving gradually on to a L/R Disco (Series 1 V8), which still goes SO well, ( but with the usual L/R history) and this remains in semi retirement with me, as a beloved companion!

After I nearly went backrupt with a subsequent Range Rover, I was taught a few more lessons in fundamentals, and bought our first Nissan Patrol 4000 M 2000) secondhand in 2003, with little trouble other than a replacement clutch. (Mr Clutch, Durban)
Ultimately I found (by chance) our current Patrol, which we purchased on a trade in, and it has been pure joy all along to date.

I use the Hardbody Kingcab for daily run abouts as I am tall, and it suits me very well, in fact more comfortable than the Patrol for tall people!

Finally, PLEASE, can one of you very learned engineers help me to understand in SIMPLE LANGUAGE (like ABC), how to put a picture or two onto the format? (I cannot comprehend the detailed instructions in your guidlines for procedures, as I am NOT PC literate either!)

Regards,
Chris van Selm
PS: Ek is 'n oud Matie, en verwelkom om in albei tale te korrespondeer!

[Herrie]

Welkom Chris!

Regs kliek op die foto en kies "mail resipient" en kies dan dat hy jou fotos kleiner maak. Op die e-pos kan jy op die foto regs kliek en die foto dan bere. Onder die boodskap wat jy skryf is daar 'n tab "upload attachment", kliek daarop en dan Browse jy die foto en kliek op "Ädd the file" dan sal hy hom vir jou bysit.

[Abri Hoffman]

Welcome Chris

[Dr Chris]

Dankie Herrie,
Dit is die soort taal wat ek kan verstaan! 'n Paar fotos sal help miskien?
Groete, Chris

[G-MAN]

Welkom.

[Hermi]

Baie welkom Chris

[Kagiso II]

Hellooooooooooo Chris-wat-met-Ventertjie-in-Botswana rondry !!!
Eerstens - Welkom tussen ons - tweedens - meeste vanni manne hier is ook inloerders daar by Nissan 4x4 [en selfs manne wat by Fourwheeler.biz aandoen ... ek plak ook my Uitreik bedrywighede daar] M A W - geen oortreding om aan verskeie forums te behoort nie (Hygent Hert - hier is selfs ouens wat aan LCC behoort )

Jy weet hoe vboel Oompie oor'ie kiekies '... so, plaas nou 'n paar ? Toeeeeeeee???

Kies {net entjie onner jou skryf blokkie} * Upload attachment
"Browze" na dier kiekie wat jy wil inplak hier - laat die vloeker [Cursor ???] so op jou kiekie huiwer - daar behoort so 'n raampie op te kom met die foto se inligting - kyk na die "Size" [yipppp, size does matter ] - as die foto groter as 180 Kb is moet jy dit eers "crimp" [ek vind IRFAN VIEW beste daarvoor - en jy laai dit GRATIS af met internet] - Regs klik op die foto, kies "Open With.> en kies dan Irfan View .. kies "IMAGE" ... daar kies jy "Resize" - en "Save as" as jy daarmee klaar is [so 450 x 350 pixel is goed genoeg]
kom nou trug hinatoe - "Upload", en dan as die "filename" verskyn, klik "add the file" ... dan wag jy so 'n rukkie - daar kom 'n blokkie wet sê 'Place inline" kliek hom en ......

Dwergie het ny laasjaar ge 'treat' op 'n Rally Ride vir Valentynsdag ... en hirri jaar gaan ek SELF bestuur - wie wil kom kyk ??

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[Dr Chris]

Dag se' Oom Mac! Lekker om van jou to hoor!
Jammer ek het nie jou naam gesien nie!
En daarby, jy onthou so goed!! Dankie vir die belangstelling!
Soos altyd, (omdat ek dof raak in my ouderdom), is die fotos ingestuur aan Gerrit om te plaas, maar hy bly stil?
Sterkte, Chris.

[Kagiso II]

he he he - jy munnie spot met oudrdom 'ie - ek was eerste hier![hoekkom kon hulle dit nie ouderSLIM gemaak het nie/?? die wysheid lê tog immers by ons, of hoe?]

Ons hoop om nog baie van jou ekskursies en avonture hier te lees (MET KIEKIES )

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[JohnBoyZA]

Welkom Chris