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Sunshine!!
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Well, sort of! After two weeks on the road and still just reaching Sydney from Melbourne we have had our second - count 'em - 2nd day with sun in it. After seeing the downpours on the NSW north coast we are thankful we did not head off as originally planned or we would have been in the middle of it. Still thi...
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Park concrete pads;do they suite all annexes?
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Good evening all; when purchasing our new Jayco Sterling (21 ft) last year knowing we would be in WA and now in Qld thought we wouldn't need an annexe!(! HO HO ! )so just got a long and one side shade awning. Have been on Sunshine Coast since beginning of April and obviously last few days has been a tad wet. W...
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Another update from Bubs!
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... have finally got the Winnie mended (t'was a gearbox problem) and am getting on my way again in the morning. I thought I was going to have to stop here to work to pay for the blimmen thing, but, still a few pennies left and heading to Darwin in the 'moro!! I will take my time, maybe over a week, to get there b...
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Oil Smell
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I have an issue with the Falcon BA transsmission oil smell entering the cabin at traffic lights etc through vents. This has started only after we flushed the transmission with new fluid. there appears to be no leaks anywhere in the system and transmission performs well with no flaring or problems e...
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see ya "wilfy"
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I buried my old mate today, funny how the undertakers had a "vacancy", stranger still how the coroner concluded "no suspiscious circumstances" and released the body very quickly, D.V.A. supplied barely enough to cover costs, anybody would think he was a damn cat, we slung th...
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CD's Away
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to those of you who have taste I have sent your CD's with all possible despatch
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Sign of our time
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Mansors established 1906 now gone forever after threes days notice to the public supposedly due to the economic downturn .. I ask how can a company that has been in the trade for 103 years just go down like that . So much for training retail managers at university level , nothing replaces that...
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Pacific Highway closed at Frederickton
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Hi there, Saturday Morning and I can't get to my business in Kempsey ( bugger ) For anyone thinking of heading north, the SES reckon it will be days before you can get through. The river at Kempsey bridge still hasn't peaked and it's at 6.72 metres at present. The 2001 flood peaked at just over 7 metres and...
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Flooding Thoughts
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I wish everyone affected by the current floods in SE Qld and Northern NSW. Thousands of people have been evacuated, their homes and businesses have been inundated, they've lost valuable personal items and their cars. While lives haven't been lost yet, thousands of lives have been afftected. I wish...
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Caravan Parking Game
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http://www.bigfreeguide.com/camping/page.php?id=game
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Swine Flu
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The word is that these two little piggies are a greater threat to the wellbeing of Australians than any pig with a cold .
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Gardening
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Do you think we could have a gardening thread please Cindy. I just bet there are a lot of green thumbs in this forum. I believe I have a purple thumb, as my local nursery told me. She just loves to see me walk through her gate. She actually rubs her hands together and says, "What have you killed now...
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Dave R I P
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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...
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Friday on my mind...
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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...
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Ambulance Victoria
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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...
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Shortwave Radio
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This is probably a long shot... Just wondering if there is anyone here who is interested in mediumwave/shortwave listening at all?
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WiFi Zone
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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...
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Prado off road
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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...
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retirement - is it supposed to be hard at first
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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...
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A brief note to fellow GNforumers
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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...
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