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It's been a long held aspect of my camping mantra to avoid contact with water in lagoons. These sometimes attractive appearing waterholes are potential deathtraps because of the pollution of the long-standing & stagnating non flowing water. The water is especially prone to enormous proli...

WA police trialling facial recognition technology. 130,000 faces captured in Fremantle and Perth. Might as well erase the word privacy from the dictionary, because it's a bit like common sense which departed some years ago. Yep they will no doubt get some crims in the net but, once your face is in the...

Mr Trump says he will make the Straits of Hormuz American territory. Time for the men in white coats????? -- Edited by Magnarc on Saturday 15th of August 2026 08:49:39 AM -- Edited by Magnarc on Saturday 15th of August 2026 08:50:09 AM

Hi everyone, In the current Aldi catalogue (from today 29th July) is an instrument that I wish I had in the van a few times. It is a Workzone Infrared Temperature Measurer for the cost of $20.00. It's temperature range is from -50 to +500 degrees C. It even comes with the batteries & weighs next to n...

None of us have been everywhere in Australia but if all us grey nomads combined our photo's the result would probably cover most of it. This is the spot to try and stump each other as to where a particular scenic photo has been taken. Please include something in the photos submitted that will be an obviou...

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I hadnt spoken to the woman next door in 24 yearsuntil today.She said her name was Alice.

I just joined "Pick This Place" Forum recently and it occurred to me maybe we should start another guessing game and call it "Who is This". We could post photos of famous people and you have to guess who they are. If we can get enough starters I will e-mail the Webmaster with a req...

On another forum, back in 2014, I started a topic called Word association. As of today, it has had 49,325 responses and 356,704 views. Maybe this will be of interest to some and may prompt them to at least post something. Let's see. Your response can be directly related or anything at all. How it works. I...

Due to brown paper bags, mismanagement & prioritising electoral interests there was a slight stuff-up!

our Jayco 17.55 AT van has the tow secure breakaway system, also has sway control. all brake control goes via the tow secure breakaway unit which is powered from the house battery. After a 9000km trip it needed some wheel bearings and new hubs (spun bearing) also 2 of the brake magnets were dead. All tog...

A man was in court on a charge of eating a Platypus. The Magisrtate asked him to explain his side of the story... "Well, your Honour, I had been touring the back country for weeks and had run out of supplies. I was coming back into town for more food, when I got bogged crossing the river. I spent 3 days tryin...

Mate recently purchased his Starlink Mini from JB HiFi for $299 less $10 discount voucher.In todays SA Advertiser Hardy Normal is selling the SL Mini for $288. I do not regret paying $399 for our SLM 3 months ago, we may have need it urgently when remote. Probably the same reason for those who purchas...

Walking back from our local shops for "hunting & gathering" (the only form of exercise I get (at the shops)*... forced exercise!), passing someone on the way home, they said to me... one I hadn't heard before: 'Today's a day to Tarzan's Grip your toupée on!' It was pretty windy! * Profusely sorry f...

We are looking at buying a new LDV 6 metre motor home, we are selling a Crosstrak caravan and tow vehicle so motor homing is new to us. This motor home has a north south bed that is a couch/table by day. We were wondering what people generally do with the bedding during the day? We thought attach a fitted she...