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Driving in heavy rain
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A trick I learnt many years ago may help if you get caught out driving in heavy rain. Put on a pair of sunglasses. You'll be surprised how clearly you can see the road ahead thru a windscreen being pelted with heavy rain.
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Ladies traveling alone advice needed
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Ladies my 50yr old sister wants to free camp in a proton car and travel with two dogs how many ladies have started this way alone.
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Night Driving Etiquette
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I realise most of you don't drive at night, but if the need should arise, I pass on the following tip, which I found very useful on a recent night trip home from Melbourne. At roadworks traffic lights are often left to manage traffic in the absence of workmen and traffic controllers. After long hours on t...
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Cruising Granny
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Getting Closer to leaving home.
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Our plan to hit the road is a few more steps closer to happening. Original plan was to take 18 months off work. In the last couple of weeks the plan changed a little. We both decided to quit work & retire. ( have to say it does feel strange not having a job for the first time in our lives) Finishing of a fe...
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Mobile phone as a Modem
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I am very pleased with myself, I have finally worked out how to use my mobile phone as a modem for my laptop. I am very slow to work these things out. Now I am thinking of getting rid of my land line as I never use it anyway, that will cut off my ADSL2, then get rid of my wireless broadband. I will increase my dat...
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Fires in NSW
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There are currently some 81 fires in NSW with 18 not controlled at this time, 12currently being controlled and13 are contained but not out dont know about the rest. the RFS has 609 fire fighters actively fighting these fires 217 fire trucks committed 27 Firefighting aircraft and the fire season has n...
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what an intersection
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How about this for an intersectionhttp://www.smh.com.au/travel/holiday-type/family/king-of-the-road-20120830-252t4.html cheers to all Liddle
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Brisbane to South Australia - December to February
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Hi All, Well it's 3 months today till we leave on our gap year as grey nomads. I am starting to look at the route that we could take. We are thinking that we might head from Bris towards the Murray and into SA, getting down to the coast by about mid Feb. My biggest worry is finding campsites over Xmas/New Year...
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Now It's Brake Problems
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Just had a wheel alignment and safety check done on the Winnie for my trip down south and they have found the front brakes need major work. Can't even get anybody in town to look at them till next week and I was supposed to leave on Friday. Don't know if I will be able to get down there in time for the safari...
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Wombats
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Saw a segment last night on 7-30 ABC. they reckon that our hairy nosed Wombats are all losing their hair. I sincerely hope that this does not apply to our resident Wombat?????
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Motorhome Crash
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I was caught up in a road block by Police just east of Sims Gap in NSW on Monday. Further investigation revealed a small motorhome lying on the highway on the driver's side. I don't know if anyone was hurt, or worse, but all emergency services attended. I concluded only speed could have caused this event...
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Total Fire Ban in NSW
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FYI there is a Total Fire Ban in most of NSW tomorrow 5 September 2012 due to expected severe weather and wind.
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Posting on this site
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Hi guys, I like others belong to another Forum and love both but! I just went to leave a comment on the other forum only to not be able to for some reason, I contacted the administrators only to be told that I now need to down load Tapatalk app to leave posts in future. The cost is $2.99 for the lite version, bu...
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Driver training required ?
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http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-09-03/road-safety-campaign-targets-grey-nomads/4235658
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evening star caravan park
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Hi everyone, We are on the hop again thursday and thinking of staying at the Evening Star in Charleville, has anyone got any current experiences and cost of staying there. Any information would be greately appreciated, thank you. David and Cheryl
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Wild Weather again in Sth West WA.
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Once again we have been hit with cat 2 storms here in Mandurah. Some damage to vans here at Miami Holiday Villiage. Freezing cold rain and gusts to 125k. Second cold front to hit early tomorrow(Wed). Looking forward to heading North to the heat. Ian
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Guidance for newbies
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Dear all, in around 12 months we will set off hopefully for around 3 years , at this stage no specific destination for the first port of call but probably north from Brisbane . I have seen so many vans I do not know where to start but currently something around 20', Island bed with a lounge at the opposite e...
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I also want to sell...
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Any information would be greatly appreciated....
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Big Gorilla
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Underslinging axle
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Hi all, I think this should go in "Techies Corner" but looking at other posts you seem to get a better response here, so sorry to those that don't agree with me putting here. Plus I am trying to keep clear of there at the moment. Here goes, Does anyone know about underslinging the axle. I have a...
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Turbo oven question?
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The prices between the expencive ones and cheap ones is quite dramatic $30 to $300 is there realy that much differance in them Do the more expencive ones cook better last longer any one know
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