"I digress ..."

Magnarc · Magnarc

Hello all. May I suggest that any covid discussion on the GN forum has run its course? The fors and againsts have been discussed ad infinitum and all that we have left is the circular roundabout which, as its name implies, goes nowhere except, in some cases, to elicit a slanging match. Time to give it aw...

Mike Harding · Mike Harding

An excellent article by Giles Fraser considers the wisdom of Western society's modern struggle with the concept of "more is always better" in the area of living longer and whether longer equals better? This is a subject dear to me as although my health seems good currently I'm mid sixties and expect I...

Possum3 · Possum3

Mount Isa's Lake Moondarra Fishing Classic has been cancelled, for the second year in a row.The Classic normally attracts hundreds of anglers and locals lakeside on the fourth weekend of October for a few days of fishing and fun.Mount Isa Fish Stocking Group's Steve Farnsworth said the decision w...

Mike Harding · Mike Harding

I am camped, as I was at Xmas, in a beautiful location in a forest in north central Victoria unfortunately so are some ants which occasionally take a dislike to me and bite me - just before heavy rain it seems. Over the years I have been bitten by many ants in many locations (I think they persecute me - they'...

Mike Harding · Mike Harding

Android apps. I have known and (usually) loved Cut and paste the following app. names into the search tool in the Google Play Store to locate them. Most of these apps. are either free or low cost, one or two use advertising but I try to avoid those. Please feel free to add to this thread with your favourite...

msg · msg

Will you oldies stop being victims of scams and complaining about it. For the first time last week, I decided I would like to buy my groceries on line. Went through all the rigmorole of setting everything up, creating of a list etc. about three hours overall but pretty much all day with doing other...

Possum3 · Possum3

Bobdown · Bobdown

Lucky he's got a snorkel and maybe an outboard !!!!!

Possum3 · Possum3

A serious incident occurred 07/09/2021, where a CFA Tanker from the Barongarook West Fire Brigade was involved in a roll over while responding to a call-out for a house fire at Yeodene, near Colac.Two CFA members have been seriously injured in this incident.The members are currently in hospital, a...

dorian · dorian

I just read an ABC news item which referred to someone crashing a stolen vehicle into a telegraph pole. When did power poles stop being telegraph poles?

Bicyclecamper · Bicyclecamper

My van is due for rego next month, now I am willing to register it for 12 months, but that would be pensioner rego, so it doesn't cost me anything, but a new owner would have to pay the fee if they are not pensioners. Should I just pay the fee myself, instead of doing it the other way, or should I just make it tha...

Craig1 · Craig1

Better than the Chinese? https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/australia-news/2021/sep/04/south-australia-facial-recognition-trial-covid-app-blasted-by-fox-and-breitbart-criticised-over-lack-of-safeguards

Bobdown · Bobdown

SUCCESS: At age 4 success is . . . . Not piddling in your pants. At age 12 success is . . . Having friends. At age 17 success is . . . Having a driver's license. At age 35 success is . . . Having money. At age 50 success is . . . Having...

dorian · dorian

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-08-18/india-lessons-drive-rush-for-covid-19-jabs-in-parts-of-sydney/100387468Almost 70 per cent of eligible residents in Edmonson Park are...

Dougwe · Dougwe

Dougwe · Dougwe

Morning all, I have my mobile phone and a mobile wifi device on a monthly contract/plan with Telstra. I received an email yesterday from Telstra? Saying they will be increasing my 200gb data on my wifi device to 400gb and an extra $10 month charge. I don't have a major problem with that however, The emai...

Dougwe · Dougwe

I came across this the other day and put a smile on my dial in these Covid times.

Cupie · Cupie

The attached video shows, I think, mexicans practicing for the annual caravan migration up the Bruce Highway into sunny Qld .. covid permitting. If only they had fitted WDH's... LOL -- Edited by Cupie on Friday 3rd of September 2021 02:23:30 PM

Cupie · Cupie

The attached video demonstrates just how easy it is to reverse a rig. Perhaps you could practice reversing your van using a modified version

Gundog · Gundog

https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fab.co%2F2Y8l6UJ%3Ff...

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	Covid (Preview) Hello all. May I suggest that any covid discussion on the GN forum has run its course? The fors and againsts have been discussed ad infinitum and all that we have left is the circular roundabout which, as its name implies, goes nowhere except, in some cases, to elicit a slanging match. Time to give it aw...	Magnarc	19	1744	05:41 PM Sep 16, 2021 by Craig1
	When would you like to die? Or, should we seek to live forever? ( 1 2 ) (Preview) An excellent article by Giles Fraser considers the wisdom of Western society's modern struggle with the concept of "more is always better" in the area of living longer and whether longer equals better? This is a subject dear to me as although my health seems good currently I'm mid sixties and expect I...	Mike Harding	32	1596	11:32 AM Sep 16, 2021 by dogbox
	NO MT ISA FISHING CLASSIC THIS OCTOBER (Preview) Mount Isa's Lake Moondarra Fishing Classic has been cancelled, for the second year in a row.The Classic normally attracts hundreds of anglers and locals lakeside on the fourth weekend of October for a few days of fishing and fun.Mount Isa Fish Stocking Group's Steve Farnsworth said the decision w...	Possum3	0	679	05:50 PM Sep 14, 2021 by Possum3
	Stop-itch or something like it? (Preview) I am camped, as I was at Xmas, in a beautiful location in a forest in north central Victoria unfortunately so are some ants which occasionally take a dislike to me and bite me - just before heavy rain it seems. Over the years I have been bitten by many ants in many locations (I think they persecute me - they'...	Mike Harding	20	1840	07:38 AM Sep 14, 2021 by Mike Harding
	Android apps. I have known and (usually) loved (Preview) Android apps. I have known and (usually) loved Cut and paste the following app. names into the search tool in the Google Play Store to locate them. Most of these apps. are either free or low cost, one or two use advertising but I try to avoid those. Please feel free to add to this thread with your favourite...	Mike Harding	26	1550	01:07 PM Sep 13, 2021 by Buzz Lightbulb
	Banks and their "Customer Couldn't Care Less" (Preview) Will you oldies stop being victims of scams and complaining about it. For the first time last week, I decided I would like to buy my groceries on line. Went through all the rigmorole of setting everything up, creating of a list etc. about three hours overall but pretty much all day with doing other...	msg	20	2836	11:40 AM Sep 13, 2021 by StewG
	COVID (Preview)	Possum3	0	602	09:49 AM Sep 13, 2021 by Possum3
	Would you do this to your car?? (Preview) Lucky he's got a snorkel and maybe an outboard !!!!!	Bobdown	19	1563	02:27 PM Sep 11, 2021 by watsea
	CFA Rollover (Preview) A serious incident occurred 07/09/2021, where a CFA Tanker from the Barongarook West Fire Brigade was involved in a roll over while responding to a call-out for a house fire at Yeodene, near Colac.Two CFA members have been seriously injured in this incident.The members are currently in hospital, a...	Possum3	5	1140	09:32 PM Sep 9, 2021 by landy
	Telegraph pole (Preview) I just read an ABC news item which referred to someone crashing a stolen vehicle into a telegraph pole. When did power poles stop being telegraph poles?	dorian	24	1452	07:36 PM Sep 9, 2021 by Cupie
	I am selling my van - Rego. (Preview) My van is due for rego next month, now I am willing to register it for 12 months, but that would be pensioner rego, so it doesn't cost me anything, but a new owner would have to pay the fee if they are not pensioners. Should I just pay the fee myself, instead of doing it the other way, or should I just make it tha...	Bicyclecamper	3	849	05:23 PM Sep 9, 2021 by Bicyclecamper
	South Australia trial facial recognition for quarantine (Preview) Better than the Chinese? https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/australia-news/2021/sep/04/south-australia-facial-recognition-trial-covid-app-blasted-by-fox-and-breitbart-criticised-over-lack-of-safeguards	Craig1	2	724	07:02 PM Sep 6, 2021 by EJP
	The many roads of life (Preview) SUCCESS: At age 4 success is . . . . Not piddling in your pants. At age 12 success is . . . Having friends. At age 17 success is . . . Having a driver's license. At age 35 success is . . . Having money. At age 50 success is . . . Having...	Bobdown	4	891	06:04 PM Sep 6, 2021 by Bicyclecamper
	Hard lessons from India behind high vaccination rate in some Sydney suburbs (Preview) https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-08-18/india-lessons-drive-rush-for-covid-19-jabs-in-parts-of-sydney/100387468Almost 70 per cent of eligible residents in Edmonson Park are...	dorian	26	2046	09:43 AM Sep 6, 2021 by dorian
	JUST ASKING (Preview)	Dougwe	4	849	09:00 AM Sep 5, 2021 by peter67
	MMM, SCAM OR NOT (Preview) Morning all, I have my mobile phone and a mobile wifi device on a monthly contract/plan with Telstra. I received an email yesterday from Telstra? Saying they will be increasing my 200gb data on my wifi device to 400gb and an extra $10 month charge. I don't have a major problem with that however, The emai...	Dougwe	10	902	08:38 PM Sep 4, 2021 by Rob Driver
	SMILE ON THE DIAL (Preview) I came across this the other day and put a smile on my dial in these Covid times.	Dougwe	3	733	11:51 AM Sep 4, 2021 by Blues Man
	Practicing for the Northern migration (Preview) The attached video shows, I think, mexicans practicing for the annual caravan migration up the Bruce Highway into sunny Qld .. covid permitting. If only they had fitted WDH's... LOL -- Edited by Cupie on Friday 3rd of September 2021 02:23:30 PM	Cupie	3	744	09:43 AM Sep 4, 2021 by Haji-Baba
	Reversing is easy (Preview) The attached video demonstrates just how easy it is to reverse a rig. Perhaps you could practice reversing your van using a modified version	Cupie	4	796	08:24 AM Sep 4, 2021 by Dougwe
	Border lockdown King cancels elective surgary (Preview) https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fab.co%2F2Y8l6UJ%3Ff...	Gundog	19	3153	12:08 AM Sep 4, 2021 by The Belmont Bear
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