"I digress ..."

GaryKelly · GaryKelly

G'day yawl. I was seriously considering tossing my 7" mini analogue telly (wide screen) I bought 4 or 5 years ago for about 200 bucks. Thilly me! But on impulse last night I checked eBay for mini set top boxes and found a brand new one for $25 including postage. It's the perfect size for the mini tell...

_wombat_ · _wombat_

vk6tnc · vk6tnc

In the good old days, when i worked for Telecom, it was illegal to reverse engineer the phone book. If you had a name you could get the number, but not the other way around. Not anymore.... http://www.reverseaustralia.com will give you the name AND address of the number that called !!! Handy to find ou...

Cupie · Cupie

Just had a lucky break with my much loved Sony compact zoom camera (Cybershot DSC-HX9V) On an outing last Friday, the camera fell out of the carry case 2metres onto the concrete carpark area. After that the lens wouldn't stay out to enable photos. Everything else worked OK. But then you want your cam...

Duh · Duh

Remember Little Millie from Jamaica and the song "My Boy Lollipop"? Always wondered what happened to her, she made a few more songs than what I thought, (also appeared in an episode of Miami Vice) here's her most famous song, reached No 1 on Ozzie music chart; http://www.youtube.com/w...

Duh · Duh

I was just given the news that Alan41 has passed away. Although not a member of this forum that I am aware of (I haven't checked the membership list) he was an active member on a couple of other forums and was a moderator on one of them. Alan had given me lots of tips in the past, both on forums, by pm and email...

Beth54 · Beth54

I read this funny article about men pacing around waiting for their wives and/or giving their opinions on what they were trying on. Of course, I've seen them myself and have felt like saying, decide for yourself woman! Let him go and do his own thing! It got me wondering about our GN couples. I'm single s...

Duh · Duh

Money laundering scam targets WA The West Australian April 5, 2013, 12:13 pm Money laundering scam targets WA Western Australians have been targeted in a money laundering scam which tries to trick victims into cashing fake cheques for thousands of dollars. Job ads seeking "mystery shoppers...

vk6tnc · vk6tnc

When I bought my Nokia 920 smartphone I went in search of a quality in car holder. Suction cup windscreen mounts just fall off in the hot Aussie sun. I found a company, www.brodit.com , that manufacture custom clips made for individual cars that fit the dashboard easily. they even make mounts for iPa...

petengail · petengail

http://www.couriermail.com.au/travel/news/naked-man-braves-flooded-river-and-crocodiles-to-win-some-bourbon/story-e6freqwo-1226612138171

GaryKelly · GaryKelly

Littledick reckons I'm scary. He reckons he feels hypnotized every time he sees my avatar... the old one. Other GNs were bothered by the "mug with a bottomless mug". So how about this one? A mate in Texas US made this for me a while ago when I was still shopping for a flat bed ute, which I now have...

justcruisin01 · justcruisin01

We have to travell half way around the country to meet your neighbour. Pulled into Hartwood lastmonday week, set up camp all ready for the festival. Couple of hours later a van pulls up along side of us & turns out to be people from back home that we did'nt know, although they had seen us around town. W...

Duh · Duh

One for the Gals..... http://www.glampergals.com/#

Members biography · jules47

I like it when people put a short autobiographical note on their "info" page - helps to know where people are from (general area is fine- even just the state) - and what their interests are, also their rigs. Well that is my thought anyway - do others think this?

Magnarc · Magnarc

I enclose the following for the edification of members.Manure... An interesting fact: Manure : In the 16th and 17th centuries, everything had to be transported by ship and it was also before the invention of commercial fertilizers, so large shipments of manure were quite common. It was shipped dr...

capricorn and pisces · capricorn and pisces

We were out walking the other morning.....its a nice friendly place, Did the usual thing of saying "good morning" to the gentleman approaching as we walked by the river, husband also added "top day isn't it" the reply came "sure is and we got it for FREE" kept a g...

Happy Daze · Happy Daze

I'm wondering how many others have nearly been run down by youths on either bikes or scooters while walking on a footpath. I wouldn't be surprised to learn that some probably have, even though bikes and scooters aren't meant to be ridden on footpaths. (At least I don't think scooters are, I could be wro...

tonyd · tonyd

Couple of weeks ago I took up an offer from Coles to buy a $30 Telstra recharge voucher in return for which I was able to buy a Telstra Roamer mobile (full price $29) for just $5. Seemed a good deal. And no paperwork at all. Today I went to Kmart and bought a Telstra T96 mobile ($49), which has the rural Blue T...

neilnruth · neilnruth

When we were away recently, we dutifully sent 2 letters to each of our mothers. The 2 mums live in the same town, a block from each other. The first letters were sent from a mailbox in the street in Gooloogong. One Mum got hers in a few days, the other Mum got hers yesterday - it was dated 16th March and she g...

the rocket · the rocket

We went to see the Ellen show in Melbourne. have posted a photo. huge crowd. got given a hat and a swisse goody bag. lined up at 7am and we were number 1330 and 1000 had already been let into the grounds. Did anyone else go? -- Edited by the rocket on Monday 1st of April 2013 07:23:44 PM

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	Analogue telly (Preview) G'day yawl. I was seriously considering tossing my 7" mini analogue telly (wide screen) I bought 4 or 5 years ago for about 200 bucks. Thilly me! But on impulse last night I checked eBay for mini set top boxes and found a brand new one for $25 including postage. It's the perfect size for the mini tell...	GaryKelly	11	1674	02:47 AM Apr 9, 2013 by 03_troopy
	Win 8 repair kit (Preview)	_wombat_	9	1194	12:15 AM Apr 9, 2013 by _wombat_
	Who Called Me ? (Preview) In the good old days, when i worked for Telecom, it was illegal to reverse engineer the phone book. If you had a name you could get the number, but not the other way around. Not anymore.... http://www.reverseaustralia.com will give you the name AND address of the number that called !!! Handy to find ou...	vk6tnc	9	1027	07:30 AM Apr 8, 2013 by Pete49
	Super Sony Camera (Preview) Just had a lucky break with my much loved Sony compact zoom camera (Cybershot DSC-HX9V) On an outing last Friday, the camera fell out of the carry case 2metres onto the concrete carpark area. After that the lens wouldn't stay out to enable photos. Everything else worked OK. But then you want your cam...	Cupie	5	714	05:50 PM Apr 7, 2013 by Cupie
	Remember "Little Millie" ? (Preview) Remember Little Millie from Jamaica and the song "My Boy Lollipop"? Always wondered what happened to her, she made a few more songs than what I thought, (also appeared in an episode of Miami Vice) here's her most famous song, reached No 1 on Ozzie music chart; http://www.youtube.com/w...	Duh	3	993	03:17 PM Apr 7, 2013 by 03_troopy
	RIP Alan41 (Preview) I was just given the news that Alan41 has passed away. Although not a member of this forum that I am aware of (I haven't checked the membership list) he was an active member on a couple of other forums and was a moderator on one of them. Alan had given me lots of tips in the past, both on forums, by pm and email...	Duh	6	819	11:43 AM Apr 7, 2013 by sandsmere
	Men 'helping' woman choose their clothes. ( 1 2 ) (Preview) I read this funny article about men pacing around waiting for their wives and/or giving their opinions on what they were trying on. Of course, I've seen them myself and have felt like saying, decide for yourself woman! Let him go and do his own thing! It got me wondering about our GN couples. I'm single s...	Beth54	35	2308	05:38 AM Apr 7, 2013 by vk6tnc
	Money Scam in WA (Preview) Money laundering scam targets WA The West Australian April 5, 2013, 12:13 pm Money laundering scam targets WA Western Australians have been targeted in a money laundering scam which tries to trick victims into cashing fake cheques for thousands of dollars. Job ads seeking "mystery shoppers...	Duh	0	733	11:09 PM Apr 6, 2013 by Duh
	Rolls Royce of Mobile Phone Holders (Preview) When I bought my Nokia 920 smartphone I went in search of a quality in car holder. Suction cup windscreen mounts just fall off in the hot Aussie sun. I found a company, www.brodit.com , that manufacture custom clips made for individual cars that fit the dashboard easily. they even make mounts for iPa...	vk6tnc	2	603	02:38 AM Apr 7, 2013 by vk6tnc
	There really is a fool born every minute (Preview) http://www.couriermail.com.au/travel/news/naked-man-braves-flooded-river-and-crocodiles-to-win-some-bourbon/story-e6freqwo-1226612138171	petengail	2	865	02:32 AM Apr 7, 2013 by vk6tnc
	Avatar (Preview) Littledick reckons I'm scary. He reckons he feels hypnotized every time he sees my avatar... the old one. Other GNs were bothered by the "mug with a bottomless mug". So how about this one? A mate in Texas US made this for me a while ago when I was still shopping for a flat bed ute, which I now have...	GaryKelly	13	970	09:53 PM Apr 6, 2013 by GaryKelly
	Remember that old saying. (Preview) We have to travell half way around the country to meet your neighbour. Pulled into Hartwood lastmonday week, set up camp all ready for the festival. Couple of hours later a van pulls up along side of us & turns out to be people from back home that we did'nt know, although they had seen us around town. W...	justcruisin01	9	1027	08:45 PM Apr 6, 2013 by Rip and Rosie
	Glamper Gals (Preview) One for the Gals..... http://www.glampergals.com/#	Duh	2	623	07:14 PM Apr 6, 2013 by Duh
	Members biography ( 1 2 3 ) (Preview) I like it when people put a short autobiographical note on their "info" page - helps to know where people are from (general area is fine- even just the state) - and what their interests are, also their rigs. Well that is my thought anyway - do others think this?	jules47	67	3214	06:35 PM Apr 6, 2013 by Duh
	A proposition to consider (Preview) I enclose the following for the edification of members.Manure... An interesting fact: Manure : In the 16th and 17th centuries, everything had to be transported by ship and it was also before the invention of commercial fertilizers, so large shipments of manure were quite common. It was shipped dr...	Magnarc	2	688	05:42 PM Apr 6, 2013 by Magnarc
	The things people say (Preview) We were out walking the other morning.....its a nice friendly place, Did the usual thing of saying "good morning" to the gentleman approaching as we walked by the river, husband also added "top day isn't it" the reply came "sure is and we got it for FREE" kept a g...	capricorn and pisces	11	933	01:50 AM Apr 6, 2013 by Beth54
	Bikes On Footpaths (Preview) I'm wondering how many others have nearly been run down by youths on either bikes or scooters while walking on a footpath. I wouldn't be surprised to learn that some probably have, even though bikes and scooters aren't meant to be ridden on footpaths. (At least I don't think scooters are, I could be wro...	Happy Daze	13	956	01:13 AM Apr 6, 2013 by pawsoz
	Big Brother and mobile phones (Preview) Couple of weeks ago I took up an offer from Coles to buy a $30 Telstra recharge voucher in return for which I was able to buy a Telstra Roamer mobile (full price $29) for just $5. Seemed a good deal. And no paperwork at all. Today I went to Kmart and bought a Telstra T96 mobile ($49), which has the rural Blue T...	tonyd	5	1119	12:13 AM Apr 6, 2013 by Delta18
	Do we really know whether our mail arrives? (Preview) When we were away recently, we dutifully sent 2 letters to each of our mothers. The 2 mums live in the same town, a block from each other. The first letters were sent from a mailbox in the street in Gooloogong. One Mum got hers in a few days, the other Mum got hers yesterday - it was dated 16th March and she g...	neilnruth	7	615	02:35 AM Apr 5, 2013 by Happywanderer
	"ellen" show (Preview) We went to see the Ellen show in Melbourne. have posted a photo. huge crowd. got given a hat and a swisse goody bag. lined up at 7am and we were number 1330 and 1000 had already been let into the grounds. Did anyone else go? -- Edited by the rocket on Monday 1st of April 2013 07:23:44 PM	the rocket	13	1487	02:11 AM Apr 5, 2013 by Evie n Rhys
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