The Grey Nomads - General

mike and Judy · mike and Judy

Hello Dave06, (wonder what the 06 is), the R I P was to make sure you read thisHave followed the thread of retirement with interest and have so far refrained from making any comment The time has come ! Why this way and not a personal email?I think it is relevant to us all, What a lot of the people have not not...

VK3FEMT · VK3FEMT

Come Friday I move on from Geelong, temporary at first, going scrub for a fews days then coming back Sunday, then Monday I am hitting the road again. Once all my bits and pieces I have recently purchased arrive, I will head down to Warrnambool for a weekend, then up Healesville for a few days, after which...

drongo & wendy · drongo & wendy

This may mainly concern Vic. travelers. Wendy just got of the phone to see if we were covered Auss. wide in the off chance we need an ambulance. Vic ambulance covers pension card holders Auss wide, u may get a bill but u write your cover number on it and send to ambulance Vic. and there is no cost to u , othe...

VK3FEMT · VK3FEMT

This is probably a long shot... Just wondering if there is anyone here who is interested in mediumwave/shortwave listening at all?

VK3FEMT · VK3FEMT

Just thought I should mention this, so others don't get caught out like I did. Many caravan parks are now offering WiFiZone wireless internet connection, be very careful how you use this service, apart from their extortive prices, on their sign-up page it clearly states $xx.xx = 2000mb download etc...

Wannabees · Wannabees

Hi all, This is my first time on any website / forum. We are still planning the first trip and can't decide on the vehicle. We are thinking about a 3 litre diesel Prado, but want to make sure it can go off road. We plan to pull a Coromal Pioneer pop up. Any thoughts or advice would be welcome. Cheers! Ray and A...

twobob · twobob

Just wondering about how others found that first year of retirement. I expected that on retiring from the workforce, I would get all those jobs done, you know, the little ones and the biggies. Have all of that straightened out and start on a leasurely lifestyle of the GN. Have more time for my friends. W...

Rolly · Rolly

Due to far too many things to get on with, my accessing of these erudite pages will be rather spasmodic for the foreseeable future. Please excuse my episodic presence. Dave06: Take for yourself the advice that you so generously give to others. You know that you are a worthy individual; recognise it an...

Cruising Granny · Cruising Granny

BUSH VANITY ©By Christine Thiel The bush is no place for vanity.If you stress, it could cost your sanity.The heat, sweat, dust and fliesWill smudge mascara into eyes. Nature and wildlife dont care about lippy,And without it you wont go dippy.The grime clings to foundation,But thats life out on a K...

Cruising Granny · Cruising Granny

THE MILK CRATE© By Christine Thiel The milk crate. The humble, plastic milk crate.It turns up everywhere, anywhere. You have to have a milk crate, I was told, by the man I bought my caravan from. You can use a milk crate as a sturdy, stable step. You can sit on a milk crate, and get strange, diamond p...

Wombat 280 · Wombat 280

Planning a trip up to Townsville to see the kids and plan on coming back via Charters Towers - Longreach then out to the coast. Any suggestions on caravan parks that allow dogs or things I must stop and see on either the up leg or return leg, even if I need to detour off the beaten track a bit. Looking at a...

dave06 · dave06

I had a couple drop in from the western states with a loose wheel bearing on his van,lovely people and an easy job, we spent the next few hours just talking and the subject invariably came around to what he did in his previous life before retirement turns out he was an aircraft maintenance official, he ga...

lized · lized

Any of you Grey Nomads still using Jaffle Irons ? We used to have one years ago and they were great for leftovers. We are thinking about getting another for the next trip in May. They seem to range in price from about $15 in BCF to about $44 for a Furphy brand so would appreciate any GN"S comments. Enj...

solotravelguy · solotravelguy

Hi all great day here in Briszy best time of the yr. Still getting info about the needs I will require before taking off in Nov this yr. Hope you guys don't mind me asking so many questions. Trying to research the best Internet connection is a mine field. The costs are high for what you seem to get for you...

Ole Grizzly · Ole Grizzly

Heading up past Dave to Whyalla for a Classic Speedway meeting at Whyalla 30th May. Depending on rain. The meeting consists of bikes and cars dating back pre- Rowley Park era. I'll be assisting with the midgets and my old mate 'Shine" No 23 who races..oops. does a spirited demonstration with t...

dave06 · dave06

once again Cindy has snuck one in on me, I clicked on my whiteboard messages and then I sawed it, all the birthdays that are due soon, fanks Cindy, that make it so much easier for me

Basil Faulty · Basil Faulty

It is Xmas. In a small town on the South Coast of NSW, holiday season is in full swing, but it is raining so there is not too much business happening. Everyone is heavily in debt. Luckily, a rich American tourist ( Zane Grey???) arrives in the foyer of the small local hotel. He asks for a room and puts a $100 n...

rocan · rocan

just had a week away in new poptop van.when i picked up van dealer said jayco recommend 30-35 psi in tyres but they set tyres at 50 psi as they found that best. now after several broken plates and slide out shelving all over the place I set tyres at 32psi for final 400k with no problems.is there any way to wor...

Wombat 280 · Wombat 280

No Matter how hard i try there is always someone trying to cramp my style Now they will be watching all the carparks .At the last airshow here in Port a couple of enterprising kids took down a fence panel in a cow paddock opposite the airport and were charging for parking . The site belonged to the Cathol...

Trekker · Trekker

Just letting everyone know there is a launch for the FREE community WiFi internet in Woodland Grove Wodonga from 12 noon till 2PM on the 22nd May 2009. The internet is free access for anyone that has WiFi access, and most of the town will be a hotspot. There will be a stack of giveaways on the day from the ch...

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	Dave R I P (Preview) Hello Dave06, (wonder what the 06 is), the R I P was to make sure you read thisHave followed the thread of retirement with interest and have so far refrained from making any comment The time has come ! Why this way and not a personal email?I think it is relevant to us all, What a lot of the people have not not...	mike and Judy	1	634	09:33 AM May 22, 2009 by twobob
	Friday on my mind... (Preview) Come Friday I move on from Geelong, temporary at first, going scrub for a fews days then coming back Sunday, then Monday I am hitting the road again. Once all my bits and pieces I have recently purchased arrive, I will head down to Warrnambool for a weekend, then up Healesville for a few days, after which...	VK3FEMT	6	837	08:20 AM May 22, 2009 by VK3FEMT
	Ambulance Victoria (Preview) This may mainly concern Vic. travelers. Wendy just got of the phone to see if we were covered Auss. wide in the off chance we need an ambulance. Vic ambulance covers pension card holders Auss wide, u may get a bill but u write your cover number on it and send to ambulance Vic. and there is no cost to u , othe...	drongo & wendy	11	1414	02:53 AM May 22, 2009 by VK3FEMT
	Shortwave Radio (Preview) This is probably a long shot... Just wondering if there is anyone here who is interested in mediumwave/shortwave listening at all?	VK3FEMT	6	1015	02:48 AM May 22, 2009 by VK3FEMT
	WiFi Zone (Preview) Just thought I should mention this, so others don't get caught out like I did. Many caravan parks are now offering WiFiZone wireless internet connection, be very careful how you use this service, apart from their extortive prices, on their sign-up page it clearly states $xx.xx = 2000mb download etc...	VK3FEMT	3	773	02:43 AM May 22, 2009 by VK3FEMT
	Prado off road (Preview) Hi all, This is my first time on any website / forum. We are still planning the first trip and can't decide on the vehicle. We are thinking about a 3 litre diesel Prado, but want to make sure it can go off road. We plan to pull a Coromal Pioneer pop up. Any thoughts or advice would be welcome. Cheers! Ray and A...	Wannabees	7	954	08:45 PM May 21, 2009 by Wannabees
	retirement - is it supposed to be hard at first ( 1 2 ) (Preview) Just wondering about how others found that first year of retirement. I expected that on retiring from the workforce, I would get all those jobs done, you know, the little ones and the biggies. Have all of that straightened out and start on a leasurely lifestyle of the GN. Have more time for my friends. W...	twobob	39	2275	08:32 PM May 21, 2009 by Ma
	A brief note to fellow GNforumers (Preview) Due to far too many things to get on with, my accessing of these erudite pages will be rather spasmodic for the foreseeable future. Please excuse my episodic presence. Dave06: Take for yourself the advice that you so generously give to others. You know that you are a worthy individual; recognise it an...	Rolly	5	834	08:09 PM May 21, 2009 by Cruising Granny
	A Little Light Relief (Preview) BUSH VANITY ©By Christine Thiel The bush is no place for vanity.If you stress, it could cost your sanity.The heat, sweat, dust and fliesWill smudge mascara into eyes. Nature and wildlife dont care about lippy,And without it you wont go dippy.The grime clings to foundation,But thats life out on a K...	Cruising Granny	9	1005	07:48 PM May 21, 2009 by Cruising Granny
	Time For A Smile (Preview) THE MILK CRATE© By Christine Thiel The milk crate. The humble, plastic milk crate.It turns up everywhere, anywhere. You have to have a milk crate, I was told, by the man I bought my caravan from. You can use a milk crate as a sturdy, stable step. You can sit on a milk crate, and get strange, diamond p...	Cruising Granny	5	989	07:35 PM May 21, 2009 by Cruising Granny
	Trip Planning (Preview) Planning a trip up to Townsville to see the kids and plan on coming back via Charters Towers - Longreach then out to the coast. Any suggestions on caravan parks that allow dogs or things I must stop and see on either the up leg or return leg, even if I need to detour off the beaten track a bit. Looking at a...	Wombat 280	7	1047	06:16 PM May 21, 2009 by Gary and Kerry
	a little warning on air travel (Preview) I had a couple drop in from the western states with a loose wheel bearing on his van,lovely people and an easy job, we spent the next few hours just talking and the subject invariably came around to what he did in his previous life before retirement turns out he was an aircraft maintenance official, he ga...	dave06	15	835	10:47 AM May 21, 2009 by sgntbilko
	Jaffle Irons (Preview) Any of you Grey Nomads still using Jaffle Irons ? We used to have one years ago and they were great for leftovers. We are thinking about getting another for the next trip in May. They seem to range in price from about $15 in BCF to about $44 for a Furphy brand so would appreciate any GN"S comments. Enj...	lized	24	4523	10:43 PM May 20, 2009 by twobob
	WIRELESS INTERNET (Preview) Hi all great day here in Briszy best time of the yr. Still getting info about the needs I will require before taking off in Nov this yr. Hope you guys don't mind me asking so many questions. Trying to research the best Internet connection is a mine field. The costs are high for what you seem to get for you...	solotravelguy	13	1371	10:40 PM May 20, 2009 by twobob
	Classic Speedway Meeting (Preview) Heading up past Dave to Whyalla for a Classic Speedway meeting at Whyalla 30th May. Depending on rain. The meeting consists of bikes and cars dating back pre- Rowley Park era. I'll be assisting with the midgets and my old mate 'Shine" No 23 who races..oops. does a spirited demonstration with t...	Ole Grizzly	4	788	10:38 PM May 20, 2009 by twobob
	what a great idea (Preview) once again Cindy has snuck one in on me, I clicked on my whiteboard messages and then I sawed it, all the birthdays that are due soon, fanks Cindy, that make it so much easier for me	dave06	4	765	10:29 PM May 20, 2009 by twobob
	Global Financial Crisis Solved (Preview) It is Xmas. In a small town on the South Coast of NSW, holiday season is in full swing, but it is raining so there is not too much business happening. Everyone is heavily in debt. Luckily, a rich American tourist ( Zane Grey???) arrives in the foyer of the small local hotel. He asks for a room and puts a $100 n...	Basil Faulty	3	624	10:25 PM May 20, 2009 by twobob
	tyre pressure (Preview) just had a week away in new poptop van.when i picked up van dealer said jayco recommend 30-35 psi in tyres but they set tyres at 50 psi as they found that best. now after several broken plates and slide out shelving all over the place I set tyres at 32psi for final 400k with no problems.is there any way to wor...	rocan	17	1606	10:24 PM May 20, 2009 by twobob
	Not Fair (Preview) No Matter how hard i try there is always someone trying to cramp my style Now they will be watching all the carparks .At the last airshow here in Port a couple of enterprising kids took down a fence panel in a cow paddock opposite the airport and were charging for parking . The site belonged to the Cathol...	Wombat 280	5	812	10:22 PM May 20, 2009 by twobob
	Launch of FREE INTERNET ACCESS in WODONGA 22nd May 2009 (Preview) Just letting everyone know there is a launch for the FREE community WiFi internet in Woodland Grove Wodonga from 12 noon till 2PM on the 22nd May 2009. The internet is free access for anyone that has WiFi access, and most of the town will be a hotspot. There will be a stack of giveaways on the day from the ch...	Trekker	1	425	10:17 PM May 20, 2009 by twobob
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