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Big Gorilla · Big Gorilla

I just joined "Pick This Place" Forum recently and it occurred to me maybe we should start another guessing game and call it "Who is This". We could post photos of famous people and you have to guess who they are. If we can get enough starters I will e-mail the Webmaster with a req...

Webmaster · Webmaster

Want to discuss your paperclip collection or the price of tea in China? This is the spot to go ‘off topic’ and talk about anything not related to grey nomads and travelling around Australia. Just one rule here (besides keeping posts friendly and respectful) – please no religion or politics. Thanks...

the rocket · the rocket

me: big day today. did the washing. it has been raining or overcast here for 2 weeks now. not that I mind. better than sweltering. regards. rocket

Vic · Vic

I saw this elsewhere, I make a post; "The poster below me has a cat..." Then the poster below me answers, "No I don't but the person below me has a cat." Can be a yes answer too, but just keep the ball rolling, and remember as well as answering ask a question too. I'll start; "T...

Webmaster · Webmaster

Find out what's happened today in History here

Dougwe · Dougwe

Dougwe · Dougwe

Whenarewethere · Whenarewethere

Had in the mail what looked "extremely" official. A letter from 'Registration' to register a business as per ASIC. It goes on and on and on and on... $449 Inc GST later!... basically to save your "arse" to put the wording in what I call the correct polite terminology! One slight problem,... no business...

Whenarewethere · Whenarewethere

Firstly I will point out a disclaimer... As kids my parents had us use battery powered toothbrushs,... I am in my 60ies (unfortunately... could be worse!) My parents also installed compressor hot water system in the 1980s, so ancient technology today by any stretch of the imagination. Anyway, due t...

Bicyclecamper · Bicyclecamper

So first thing he does is ring the police, puts it on speaker phone and proceeds to tell the 000 police woman about it, she thinks it is a crank call, and he asked me to explain it to her, but she did not believe me as well, so I asked to be put thru to the Inverell Police station, this she would not do and told us n...

Ineedabiggerboat · Ineedabiggerboat

Anyone watch 4 Corners last night? Was primarily about BHP fudging the numbers regarding their net zero targets. E.g. by building gigawatt solar and wind, running battery operated mine trucks and battery operated haulage trains. All to get off diesel. BHP get $387 million from the govt in dies...

Magnarc · Magnarc

Yesterday we lost a great Australian. Neale was given a death sentence some 12yrs ago with MND. Since then he and his charity, have raised over a hundred million dollars to fight this horrible disease. When I heard of his death I shed tears, even though we all knew that this day would arrive. He will be gi...

Bicyclecamper · Bicyclecamper

We got breakfast done, and packed up the tent and gear, and I packed the packraft back up, and put it back on top of the backpack, we, due to Milo's insistence decided to head home on foot, cross country, via the back of all the farms out there, because I realised these yowies were not mucking about, they...

Bicyclecamper · Bicyclecamper

You may wonder why I have not told this 3rd part before now, because even with me experiencing it, it is unbelievable to me too. I have PTSD from my time in the early part of my army service and it was pretty bad, but this yawee ( which is how the locals spell it, not the way I spelt it which was wrong, but for thi...

Magnarc · Magnarc

Here in Vic we are about to get a statue to the previous Premier of this state. which will cost $134,000. This brilliant idea comes when we are up to our eyeballs in debt, and is a tribute to someone who started the spiral. Methinks it will not be up long before someone changes the colour scheme or, better s...

PeterInSa · PeterInSa

(Cindy, Delete if in-appropriate for the Forum)Umpteen years ago + I was a Gasoline Cowboy (Transport Company) in the Army Reserve. I was the 2nd best shot in the company and could kill an enemy at 600m according to the range target bullseye. However, in a camouflage exercise, I and my fellow section s...

Bicyclecamper · Bicyclecamper

Mine was and still is my V6 unleaded petrol 2.5lt 2001 Suzuki G. Vitara, currently on 1.2 million km. 3 owners, with me being the first owner , gave it to my daughter after 485,000, all I did in that time was 1 set of belts and a front and rear engine oil seal. My daughter kept it for another 150,000 km an...

Magnarc · Magnarc

Opera browser has introduced an integrated adblocker that works very well. Goodbye add ons that can take up a lot of space. I had been a Mozilla fan for years but I kept on having my bookmarks disappear, and getting them back was becoming a pain in the you know where, hence the change so, if you are like me,...

Ineedabiggerboat · Ineedabiggerboat

The original budget for the project was $2 billion. The latest estimate is $42 billion. I think the govt should stop it, cut its losses and use it for studies in incompetence.

aussie_paul · aussie_paul

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	STICKY: WHO IS THIS ( First … Last » ) (Preview) I just joined "Pick This Place" Forum recently and it occurred to me maybe we should start another guessing game and call it "Who is This". We could post photos of famous people and you have to guess who they are. If we can get enough starters I will e-mail the Webmaster with a req...	Big Gorilla	15785	3129548	12:40 PM Jun 21, 2026 by Big Gorilla
	STICKY: Welcome to the off topic forum ( 1 2 3 ) (Preview) Want to discuss your paperclip collection or the price of tea in China? This is the spot to go ‘off topic’ and talk about anything not related to grey nomads and travelling around Australia. Just one rule here (besides keeping posts friendly and respectful) – please no religion or politics. Thanks...	Webmaster	62	103544	08:09 PM Apr 14, 2026 by fwdoz
	STICKY: like a chat? what did you do today? ( First … Last » ) (Preview) me: big day today. did the washing. it has been raining or overcast here for 2 weeks now. not that I mind. better than sweltering. regards. rocket	the rocket	986	220228	04:42 PM Dec 13, 2024 by Sarco Harris
	STICKY: The Person Below Me (a bit of fun) ( First … Last » ) (Preview) I saw this elsewhere, I make a post; "The poster below me has a cat..." Then the poster below me answers, "No I don't but the person below me has a cat." Can be a yes answer too, but just keep the ball rolling, and remember as well as answering ask a question too. I'll start; "T...	Vic	1023	215929	12:55 PM Aug 15, 2024 by RedProw
	STICKY: Today in History ( First … Last » ) (Preview) Find out what's happened today in History here	Webmaster	973	365616	09:54 AM Jan 18, 2023 by Possum3
	FOR THOSE THAT MISSED OUT (Preview)	Dougwe	5	399	08:09 AM Jun 22, 2026 by Radar
	FINALLY, MACK SUPPORTS WINDOWS (Preview)	Dougwe	5	291	08:09 AM Jun 18, 2026 by Whenarewethere
	Another scam (Preview) Had in the mail what looked "extremely" official. A letter from 'Registration' to register a business as per ASIC. It goes on and on and on and on... $449 Inc GST later!... basically to save your "arse" to put the wording in what I call the correct polite terminology! One slight problem,... no business...	Whenarewethere	0	193	03:08 PM Jun 16, 2026 by Whenarewethere
	Up dating/new electric toothbrush (Preview) Firstly I will point out a disclaimer... As kids my parents had us use battery powered toothbrushs,... I am in my 60ies (unfortunately... could be worse!) My parents also installed compressor hot water system in the 1980s, so ancient technology today by any stretch of the imagination. Anyway, due t...	Whenarewethere	7	301	04:08 PM Jun 14, 2026 by Ineedabiggerboat
	The Final Yowie Story Part c. ( 1 2 ) (closed) (Preview) So first thing he does is ring the police, puts it on speaker phone and proceeds to tell the 000 police woman about it, she thinks it is a crank call, and he asked me to explain it to her, but she did not believe me as well, so I asked to be put thru to the Inverell Police station, this she would not do and told us n...	Bicyclecamper	56	1268	10:13 AM Jun 2, 2026 by Dick0
	BHP (Preview) Anyone watch 4 Corners last night? Was primarily about BHP fudging the numbers regarding their net zero targets. E.g. by building gigawatt solar and wind, running battery operated mine trucks and battery operated haulage trains. All to get off diesel. BHP get $387 million from the govt in dies...	Ineedabiggerboat	3	352	11:04 AM May 27, 2026 by Ineedabiggerboat
	Neale Daniher (Preview) Yesterday we lost a great Australian. Neale was given a death sentence some 12yrs ago with MND. Since then he and his charity, have raised over a hundred million dollars to fight this horrible disease. When I heard of his death I shed tears, even though we all knew that this day would arrive. He will be gi...	Magnarc	4	331	07:45 AM May 27, 2026 by Magnarc
	The Final Yowie Story Part b. (Preview) We got breakfast done, and packed up the tent and gear, and I packed the packraft back up, and put it back on top of the backpack, we, due to Milo's insistence decided to head home on foot, cross country, via the back of all the farms out there, because I realised these yowies were not mucking about, they...	Bicyclecamper	0	287	09:08 PM May 25, 2026 by Bicyclecamper
	Now the Final Yowie Story: Part a. (Preview) You may wonder why I have not told this 3rd part before now, because even with me experiencing it, it is unbelievable to me too. I have PTSD from my time in the early part of my army service and it was pretty bad, but this yawee ( which is how the locals spell it, not the way I spelt it which was wrong, but for thi...	Bicyclecamper	0	301	07:52 PM May 25, 2026 by Bicyclecamper
	Statue. (Preview) Here in Vic we are about to get a statue to the previous Premier of this state. which will cost $134,000. This brilliant idea comes when we are up to our eyeballs in debt, and is a tribute to someone who started the spiral. Methinks it will not be up long before someone changes the colour scheme or, better s...	Magnarc	18	657	06:11 PM May 24, 2026 by smwhiskey
	As ANZAC Day approaches, I Thought about……… ( 1 2 ) (Preview) (Cindy, Delete if in-appropriate for the Forum)Umpteen years ago + I was a Gasoline Cowboy (Transport Company) in the Army Reserve. I was the 2nd best shot in the company and could kill an enemy at 600m according to the range target bullseye. However, in a camouflage exercise, I and my fellow section s...	PeterInSa	51	1746	10:05 PM May 20, 2026 by Bicyclecamper
	What is the best engine you've ever had in your vehicle? (Preview) Mine was and still is my V6 unleaded petrol 2.5lt 2001 Suzuki G. Vitara, currently on 1.2 million km. 3 owners, with me being the first owner , gave it to my daughter after 485,000, all I did in that time was 1 set of belts and a front and rear engine oil seal. My daughter kept it for another 150,000 km an...	Bicyclecamper	25	625	07:30 PM May 19, 2026 by Ineedabiggerboat
	Ad blocker. (Preview) Opera browser has introduced an integrated adblocker that works very well. Goodbye add ons that can take up a lot of space. I had been a Mozilla fan for years but I kept on having my bookmarks disappear, and getting them back was becoming a pain in the you know where, hence the change so, if you are like me,...	Magnarc	11	460	09:26 AM May 18, 2026 by Bicyclecamper
	Snowy Hydro 2.0 ( 1 2 ) (Preview) The original budget for the project was $2 billion. The latest estimate is $42 billion. I think the govt should stop it, cut its losses and use it for studies in incompetence.	Ineedabiggerboat	46	1085	03:10 PM May 2, 2026 by Ineedabiggerboat
	lld school.. (Preview)	aussie_paul	0	487	10:21 PM Apr 20, 2026 by aussie_paul
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