Seems there could be a bit of confusion as to the date of our Mudgee Meet Up.
To this end:
Mudgee Riverside Caravan and Tourist Park Short Street MUDGEE NSW
From Monday 3rd May 2010 - THIS YEAR for as long as you want to stay.
The Big Meet Up at a place and time to yet be decided is next year 2011.
Elaine
dave06 said
11:05 AM Jan 17, 2010
what may be of interest also if we continue with the original one that is chris and robbies we could work out another for maybe later this year or maybe next year! for those who cant make this one!
thoughts please!
ibbo said
11:14 AM Jan 17, 2010
Capital idea Dave,keep the pot on the boil and give the members something to look forward to.The more travel topics and touring info the better.I know personally that I have learnt a hell of a lot about the Nomad World,even having to be on the alert for Gulflanders,remember.A would like to offer Chris and Robbie a heartfelt thank you for pushing on with a Meeting Moment.Cheers.Ibbo.........How slack of me .Ma and Dave have had their work cut out pushing and shoving for a venue and a date.Well done,you Chaps.Ib.
dave06 said
11:21 AM Jan 17, 2010
I personally would like to see one every year or maybe twice a year, I reckon one in my backyard (the mighty flinders) would be great, then one on the fleiurio (spelling) then one the blue mountains
keep it going for years I reckon! this is not mine it is chris and robbies and ma's and all of us combined, if we want it we can make it happen!
ibbo said
01:54 PM Jan 17, 2010
A few POSITIVE comments would be a nice way to kindle the The Forums endevours for a happy forum.It is up to us to provide the input for others to give their out put.(Irish).Cheers.Ibbo.
JRH said
02:49 PM Jan 17, 2010
dave06 wrote:
what may be of interest also if we continue with the original one that is chris and robbies we could work out another for maybe later this year or maybe next year! for those who cant make this one!
thoughts please!
I wholeheartedly agree, it doesn't matter if only 3 or 4 turn up each year.
Just a thought , for those like myself who donot have access to the net when travelling maybe we could give our mobile number to a trusted friend on the forum who could perhaps phone us when a destination and date is decided upon.
Ma said
03:20 PM Jan 17, 2010
All of these suggestions are great. Keep the kettle boiling. I have mentioned our meetings to friends who don't have computer access at all and they are interested so I will keep them informed. Also some other friends have a group they travel with and the whole group may even come to the Mudgee one. So keep the word spreading. All we have to do is set a date, set a venue and go from there. This is great.
justcruisin01 said
04:40 PM Jan 17, 2010
dave06 wrote:
I personally would like to see one every year or maybe twice a year, I reckon one in my backyard (the mighty flinders) would be great, then one on the fleiurio (spelling) then one the blue mountains
keep it going for years I reckon! this is not mine it is chris and robbies and ma's and all of us combined, if we want it we can make it happen!
Flinders sounds good for next year & a job well done !
JRH said
04:52 PM Jan 17, 2010
justcruisin01 wrote:
dave06 wrote:
I personally would like to see one every year or maybe twice a year, I reckon one in my backyard (the mighty flinders) would be great, then one on the fleiurio (spelling) then one the blue mountains
keep it going for years I reckon! this is not mine it is chris and robbies and ma's and all of us combined, if we want it we can make it happen!
Flinders sounds good for next year & a job well done !
I'll second that.
Ma said
05:31 PM Jan 17, 2010
Well, perhaps we should say that Flinders is the venue.............??
Now what date??
What's the best time in the Flinders Dave?
And then you have to decide on the camp spot.
-- Edited by Ma on Sunday 17th of January 2010 04:32:48 PM
milo said
05:59 PM Jan 17, 2010
are they dog friendly places?
reza said
06:06 PM Jan 17, 2010
Dogs are welcome at Mudgee on a lead i think
Ma said
06:44 PM Jan 17, 2010
Yes Milo, Mudgee is dog friendly as Reza said, on a lead. Don't know about the one's in Flinders, you will have to ask Dave which one it's going to be and whether they are pet friendly. Would probably be a good idea if one that was is chosen as a lot of us travel with our pets.
ibbo said
07:11 PM Jan 17, 2010
Well dog friendly parks maybe ok for you.What if I want my Duck Mate to come along withme.I must warn you that this particular Duck is Quackers and must not be left un attended if Fireflys are in the area.He has carnal thoughts.He will be tagged by the park keeper so hopefully he will behave with a bit of Duckorum.Cheers.Ibbo.
william the third said
08:13 PM Jan 17, 2010
How about Rawnsley park, plenty of powered sites, and well behaved mutts are welcome.
Ma said
08:37 PM Jan 17, 2010
Where is Rawnsley Park please
william the third said
01:48 AM Jan 18, 2010
G'day Ma,Rawnsley park is about 15 km south of Wilpena pound and is much better for caravans than wilpena.
Ma said
02:21 AM Jan 18, 2010
ok Thankyou
glassies said
09:07 AM Jan 18, 2010
for some a realy great idea is to purchase a laptop and you can buy a stick in woolies and plug it into your laptop and get internet, after you purchase it apparently you can just keep updating the stick, its like credit on your phone, we didnt have the net in our shop at jewellers
so we got the stick, then after we inserted it into the usb and used what we had we just went and bought more internet time.
alas i have heard that its not all that cheap i think the stick was a 100 dollars to start with and then the net to buy after that ,it does come with some internet to begin with but runs out.
I hope im making sense, anyway we have internode as our server here at home its a fantastic server, very fast, efficient and you actualy get english speaking people when you have problems with your net , which never happen much anyways.
$49.95 a month unlimited downloads.
Direct debited from account works a treat. Im sure some of you or most of you are aware that you can get one of these internet sticks, but just in case you never know hey?.
Have a fantastic day guys im off to work xx
brickies said
09:39 AM Jan 18, 2010
Glassies we have Internode has our Isp they are great and the service could not do better , they only do wireless internet around Adelaide . we use a wireless dongle for our laptop when away from home with Telstra prepaid because they have the best coverage and speed but very expensive, we do not do big downloads like photos and software updates . Am thinking of get a cheaper wireless dongle from vodaphone which uses the optus network to use in built up areas and just use Telstra when out of range, we have two mobile phones for the same reason use optus and only Telstra were necessary
pricey43 said
11:14 AM Jan 18, 2010
Stayed at Rawnsley Park 25 years ago and loved it. Should be better now. It is about 20 kms before Wilpena Pound, Ma. Suggested it early in the 'confusion' of where to go.
JRH said
01:28 PM Jan 18, 2010
glassies wrote:
for some a realy great idea is to purchase a laptop and you can buy a stick in woolies and plug it into your laptop and get internet, after you purchase it apparently you can just keep updating the stick, its like credit on your phone, we didnt have the net in our shop at jewellers so we got the stick, then after we inserted it into the usb and used what we had we just went and bought more internet time.
alas i have heard that its not all that cheap i think the stick was a 100 dollars to start with and then the net to buy after that ,it does come with some internet to begin with but runs out.
I hope im making sense, anyway we have internode as our server here at home its a fantastic server, very fast, efficient and you actualy get english speaking people when you have problems with your net , which never happen much anyways. $49.95 a month unlimited downloads.
Direct debited from account works a treat. Im sure some of you or most of you are aware that you can get one of these internet sticks, but just in case you never know hey?.
Have a fantastic day guys im off to work xx
Thanks for that info glassies but unfortunately the pension which is our only source of income will not stretch that far and my Laptop is about 10 years old and very slow, only use it to store photos if the 2 gig card in my camera gets full and my darling wife puts the Japanese shutterbugs to shame.
twobob said
10:52 PM Jan 18, 2010
JRH, there is nothing wrong with an older laptop. I have one myself, as backup. People make the mistake that older computers are of less value.
I will argue that these are as quick and as useful, for internet use.
One of the biggest issues is that over time they have so much 'junk' on them that they are slow. A clean install of the operating system fixes that
The old operating system is still 'good enough'. You can be limited to older software, but hell, for basic use, internet, email, microsoft office (group), photo's, etc, once you learn yours, why change/upgrade.
Why I say all this is, if your 'old' laptop has a 'wireless' connection, you can use free connections on the road, Some are town Libraries, most are like your convenience companies ie, McDonalds. There are lots of others.
If your does not come standard with it, there are wireless cards to install it. Bit of mucking around but once done, alls well
There will always be a limit to age of the computer, but this is limited to the compatability of the software to the operating system. For example, the latest browsers will not work on W2K operating system, as they no longer support W2K. Generally, you should be right for as long as you wish to, before doing a major upgrade.
So get that 'old' laptop out, dust it off, and go on the road
dave06 said
11:03 AM Jan 19, 2010
I agree completely with what bob has said and would just add one thing, if you have the time go and do a computer repair course through tafe or private
this will enable you to not only maintain and improve your current computer but it will let you build a new one at a fraction of the cost
my computer failed twice in two years, each time costing me between $1,000 and $1,200, I looked at the parts list that had been replaced and found that these parts are readily available on ebay for a quarter of what I was charged
the last time my putey died, power surge, I completely rebuilt it myself starting from a new power supply, it's not hard John and it's a hell of a good hobby
the only drama I had was that I didnt install a floppy drive and didnt make a "startup disc" this created a small drama but even that was overcome
there is a lot of info on how to build a computer on youtube, in fact there is info on everything in there, just go and have a nose
JRH said
12:29 PM Jan 19, 2010
Thanks for all the info I will certainly look into it.
Not a problem building or repairing the computer, son and myself do so quite regularly.
I did a Tafe course back in the early 80's and learned to programme, in fact a friend and myself used to write programmes for the Malibu special School in Rockingham.
The internet is something I need to learn a lot more about as when I did my course it was hardly ever mentioned, in fact the WWW wasn't going anf the Tafe did not hold any courses on that at all.
dave06 said
01:37 PM Jan 19, 2010
ah you are in front of me then, I cant program, I load everything that I buy off the net though
jimricho said
06:19 PM Jan 19, 2010
Post withdrawn....only a question that was answered when I read the thread properly a second time
-- Edited by jimricho on Tuesday 19th of January 2010 05:27:01 PM
dave06 said
10:32 AM Jan 20, 2010
okay as for visiting the flinders there really is no bad time although summer gets a wee bit warm, the best time for wildflowers, greenery and billabongs is probably between august to december but that is dependant on climatic conditions (big names for if it rains or not)
Rawnsley park is a privately owned camp ground placed just below rawnsley bluff with very good facilities although not 5 star,....... http://www.rawnsleypark.com.au/ it is run by a lovely couple whom I am proud to call freinds, Tony and Julieanne Smith, apparentluy they are the fourth generation to own and run the property
it is set just outside of the national park but is within easy reach of all that wilpena has to offer including first class scenery, restaraunts, the poddy dodgers bar, views and walks to die for
I would recomend a stay there and most certainly a group gathering would be most welcome, there is a restaraunt on the grounds (the woolshed) and a pool for guests, it is dog freindly and fires are welcome in pits provided all year round
unlike wilpena a few drinkies with laughter after 8 pm is quite okay, wilpena frowns on any noise, however this does not make rawnsley an "open" park it is a very quiet and well controlled environment
we could make a gathering for 2011 in the spring a definate possibility
JRH said
12:44 PM Jan 20, 2010
G'day Dave0, We will be in, sounds like a magic place, time is about right also. For us may we suggest August to September, we have to be in New Zealand in December 2011 for our 50th anniversary and my sisters 60th birthday, both on the same day 23 Dec.
Ma said
01:33 PM Jan 20, 2010
Why don't we settle on Rawnsley Park then. Sounds just what we are looking for.
Spring sounds good to, at least for me, hot weather and I don't mix real well.
Seems there could be a bit of confusion as to the date of our Mudgee Meet Up.
To this end:
Mudgee Riverside Caravan and Tourist Park
Short Street
MUDGEE NSW
From Monday 3rd May 2010 - THIS YEAR for as long as you want to stay.
The Big Meet Up at a place and time to yet be decided is next year 2011.
Elaine
Just a thought , for those like myself who donot have access to the net when travelling maybe we could give our mobile number to a trusted friend on the forum who could perhaps phone us when a destination and date is decided upon.
Now what date??
What's the best time in the Flinders Dave?
And then you have to decide on the camp spot.
-- Edited by Ma on Sunday 17th of January 2010 04:32:48 PM
I will argue that these are as quick and as useful, for internet use.
One of the biggest issues is that over time they have so much 'junk' on them that they are slow. A clean install of the operating system fixes that
The old operating system is still 'good enough'. You can be limited to older software, but hell, for basic use, internet, email, microsoft office (group), photo's, etc, once you learn yours, why change/upgrade.
Why I say all this is, if your 'old' laptop has a 'wireless' connection, you can use free connections on the road, Some are town Libraries, most are like your convenience companies ie, McDonalds. There are lots of others.
If your does not come standard with it, there are wireless cards to install it. Bit of mucking around but once done, alls well
There will always be a limit to age of the computer, but this is limited to the compatability of the software to the operating system. For example, the latest browsers will not work on W2K operating system, as they no longer support W2K. Generally, you should be right for as long as you wish to, before doing a major upgrade.
So get that 'old' laptop out, dust it off, and go on the road
Not a problem building or repairing the computer, son and myself do so quite regularly.
I did a Tafe course back in the early 80's and learned to programme, in fact a friend and myself used to write programmes for the Malibu special School in Rockingham.
The internet is something I need to learn a lot more about as when I did my course it was hardly ever mentioned, in fact the WWW wasn't going anf the Tafe did not hold any courses on that at all.
-- Edited by jimricho on Tuesday 19th of January 2010 05:27:01 PM
Spring sounds good to, at least for me, hot weather and I don't mix real well.