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vouchers etc for nomadic parents
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Hi everyone, my name is Billy and Im new to this forum. My Mum and Dad are nomadding around Oz at the moment and as its Dads 70th and Mums 68th in late June we ( the kids ) thought maybe we could get them something for their travels. They're heading to Queensland for the winter (lucky buggers) in their Austra...
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Red Friday
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Last week I was in Melbourne attending a conference. While I was in the airport, returning home, I heard several people behind me> beginning to clap and cheer. I immediately turned around and witnessed one of the greatest acts of patriotism I have ever seen. Moving through the terminal was...
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Bottled Water
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While sitting in the dentist waiting room I came across this alarming bit of info that is worthy of filing in the useless information file we all maintain . In NSW we consume 250 Million Lt of bottled water, to make the soft plastic bottles and finally transport them them into your hand takes 100 mill...
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WA Doing Away With Vehicle Registration Stickers
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It was announced today that WA is doing away with vehicle Registration Stickers and I assume this will apply to caravans and trailers. The reason given was the WA Police have the ability the check the vehicle registration status on the vehicle onboard computers and not having the stickers will be a h...
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Alcohol restrictions wa
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Happy mothers day to all .(naturally those who are mothers) We are refining our outlook on travelling in wa. Now we are looking at being able to have our enjoyable happy hours as we travel does anyone on the forum know what is the exact amount that can be purchased say at the local hotel in broome wa........
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Sticker check
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Hi all, I've had a few emails from people who haven't yet received their bumper stickers ... which is a bit of a worry. We posted out the vast majority of them on Monday, so everyone who sent us their address before then should certainly have received them by now. We sent out new batches every day as new p...
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Catch Up
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Caught up with Mike and Judy for coffee and cake yesterday at Saphire. Many thanks for the great afternoon and tour of the gemfields. Hope to repay the favour when your in the Hawkesbury area. Off to Longreach tomorrow and then home via Charleville and Casino. Photo attached. Mike, Judy, Anne, Joh...
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Meeting other Grey Nomads from this forum
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Hi all. I'm on the road again and loving it but one of the best things about it has been meeting up with a couple of the forum members along the way. Thanks Akuli for a lovely time in your wonderful home in the valley by the creek. That cabin has got to be seen to be believed. And so peaceful. My little Tardis fe...
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Foot ball
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What is it with footballers? Some of them display less IQ than my lunch..... Another question I have never found an answer for either and that is why is it that women seem quite happy to go along with the sex orgies etc untill they change their minds years later and seem to think that all the agro thay have b...
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BUYING FOOD
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Hi all What is the best way to attack the purchase of food etc. I will be travelling alone so don't need stocks of food but I do like fruit / vegs, can do without meat. Is it best to try and stock up at the larger towns or is it cost effective to buy as required where ever you may be. Thanks Graeme
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working at the Brisbane show
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Hi, Just wondering if anyone out there is going to be working at the Brisbane show this year from the 3rd June to the 9th June, Also if anyone has worked there in previous years. rolex
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National Park Fees
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Reading thru Camps 5 and a couple of places I'm interested staying at are National Parks and show a $ fee. Any idea how much that fee might be ? Probably be different for each state. Must carry that passport again.
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HAPPY MOTHERS DAY!
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HAPPY MOTHERS DAY TO ALL OUT THERE IN NOMAD LAND.
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spiders
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Can tolerate them, and have to clean out the webs when I return to my home in the bush for the winter, but dont consider them a problem, even have watched with interest the big birdeating kind up on the tablelands crawl along a branch in the bush,-------however I was walking out to the toolshed and happe...
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"WHO IS PICKLES'
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Who is the PICKLED one. Well Pickles is one of my son inlaws, [gawd bless him] and he led me like a horse to water and to the evil drink. I put up a struggle but he is tall and strong and i am weak hehe Pete {pickles} has agreed to pass on our travels in the forum or i threatened to take back my daughter. [ stre...
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long long trip
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Well I am on my way back from the quickest trip ever. My daughter and I left Corowa last Saturday Stayed Morgan Sat night Coober Pedy Sun night Alice Springs Mon night Renner Springs Roadhouse Tues night and she stayed Katherine Wed and I got on the ghan to come home now in Adelaide flying to Melbourne tom...
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rambo
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This Rambo guy in NZ, why the hell dont they blow the s**t out of him, or at least put some teargas in to stop him,I think the authorities all over the world are too concerned with political correctness,the longer it takes to quell idiots like this the more it costs the taxpayer
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art
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gotta admit I am not a connisiuer of art, but Judy and I were talking of aboriginal paintings,How many dots does it take to make a masterpiece?there is a shop on the wharf in Cairns that has some paintings that are priced in the thousands, and I was trying to explain to her that if you were to put a lot of dot...
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The other side of Ma
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G'day My name is Bob, also known as Guru from ancient times. I am married to the most wonderful lady on the net, her nickname is Ma. From time to time (when I am allowed) I put a few comments on this forum using Mas' login... If that is at all offfensive, let Ma know and I'll go back into the doghouse...
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Who backs your van in?
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Setting the cat amongst the pigeons! We have reached the conclusion that in the interests of world peace (and domination!), I hop behind the wheel and Mike directs me in backing the van into the site. I am hopeless at giving directions (picture a demented traffic cop), Mike is good, ergo - I back the va...
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