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Micro-sleep.
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Recently Pat and I drove over from Adelaide to Torquay towing our van with an Avis Troopy. Due to our inexperience of towing a large van and the effect of semi's sucking us in, travelling in the same direction I did most of the driving, as men do. Well I decided to return the Avis back to Adelaide without a b...
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i know we all love crocs... but a mate sent me this..... kissable?
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sorry folks i messed up this post and seem unable to fix it... one red too many perhaps? cheers... pete not gail... -- Edited by petengail on Monday 13th of September 2010 07:56:47 AM
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Blogs ect
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People have asked me if we are going to have a blog. Are we going to join up to face book? Will we tweet? The answer to the last two is no, won' t facebook or twitter, but wondering about the pros and cons of a blog. Asked my extremely computer literate (IT Asst mgr within Qld gov) son, which he would read -...
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WHY BOTHER
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Rob was doing the neighbourly thing this morning while I did the washing and lent two of our correlle mugs to a couple that were vacating their cabin and waiting in the camp kitchen for their lift. You guessed it...........they've gone and so are our mugs. I know it's not a big deal financially, but they...
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IT Raining Again
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hi from tamworth ,,Its raining again here suppose to be around for couple of day was bit chilly today as well ...I am happy to see spring and some warm weather longer days..starting to feel like sheding the winter skin and sittng on a rock in the sun lol .
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Best of luck!
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To all GNs who may be adversely affected by the current rain and or floods we hope than you can stay safe and dry. So many have family in the affected areas that they must be worried for them. Fingers crossed that that the drought has broken for farming families, without too much heartache.
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Chinchilla Free Camp
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Preliminary notice that up to 40mm of rain is being predicted thru the area from tonight. Sat 4/9. Anything over 25mm will make it unsuitable to get in, as it has just dried out from 105mm received over last 3 weeks. This quantity of rainfall will also bring another plague of mosquitoes as happened ear...
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PRESCRIPTIONS & MEDICATIONS
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Hey everyone, Just experienced a nasty side affect to the travelling bug and one I had not really thought too much about until now. I like a lot of us am on a couple of regular medications, one of which is Panadiene Forte, over the years of stable life with a stable GP I never worried about scripts becaus...
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hard to believe...
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its hard to believe its 9 years ago today in the US when the Twin Towers in NewYork were destroyed, where have the years gone? ill never forget those images
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Bedgerebong Country Music Festival
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Hi all, has anyone been to the Bedgerebong Country Music Festival? 5th to 10th Oct 2010. $50 pp for the week, free camping along the river at the showground.
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SYDNEY;
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On sunday we are off to sydney again to take the B>I>L> back for his check up with the surgon that done the bypass. This means I,ll be quite & out of your hair for the week.LOL Safe travells to all.
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Yahhhhhhhhhh got delivery of the van today
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Hiya All, I got delivery of the van yesterday ...............what a great feeling. She's not new (1988) but I left the pop top up overnight to see how she took to the horrid weather we have been having in Adelaide the last few days (very bad winds and heavy rains) but she pulled up great. No leaks...........
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Butchers and Mullewa - Murchison Roads/Tracks
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Anyone travelled the above tracks/roads in the last 4 weeks-whats their condition. Regards
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Mexican statistics - how to waste time on a trip
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We drove home from our daughters today - up the coast Grafton to Ballina - then on to north of Brisbane. Grafton to Ballina, being mostly single lane, we estimated that 7 out of 10 vans were from Victoria. If anyone is interested in another silly stastic, about one in 30 tugs tugging vans has a tinnie...
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Feeding Wildlife
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The previous thread about (possibly) feeding crocs in the NT has reminded me about the number of tourists I've seen who ignore the "dont feed the wildlife" signs. Our wild creatures will gobble up whatever they are given even if it isnt good for them, end become pests, dangerous even, han...
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this will be of interest to those who travel in croc infested parts of the country...
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http://www.ntnews.com.au/article/2010/09/09/178161_ntnews.html-- Edited by petengail on Thursday 9th of September 2010 11:27:13 AM
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how's Ben !!!
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Hello Milo, if you are out there !!! How is Ben !!
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Need a waterpoint in Rockhampton QLD
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We are travelling up the coast from Brisbane to Stanage bay north of Rocky. Stanage does not have a water supply so we have to cart our own in. We would prefer to leave here with empty tanks and storage containers, and fill up in Rockhampton. I have a universal tap - can anyone tell me where I can acc...
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Birdsville Races
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Well, hello to you all from Birdsville. Yep... we are here for a couple more days..all mudded in, cold and some damp, and all having a beaut time. We arrived in Birdsville last Wednesday, camped up at the race track with my brother {he had 7 horses racing} and the rain came Friday night. Noone can leave t...
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I know he's not human,
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I know he's not human but he's a well travelld friend and I took him to the vets today for his usual check up, they think he may have some form of throat cancer or something, but there not sure yet, dont know if he needs to be ,you know..yet ive had him for 8 years , he was 4 or 5 when i got him, we've had our ups n dow...
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