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In the middle of a merry-go-round to establish my creditworthiness to have a credit card. Since I live off a self-managed fund and don't have a 'regular' income, the amount of paperwork, stat decs, Annual Reports, and on and on to the enth degree like you wouldn't believe and visits to the bank, inter...

Pearl Point is another free campsite for a camper trailer/ slip on or tent about 10 km west of Bemm River/ Sydenham Inlet. Some nice beach walking, Dock Inlet comes to mind, about 3km towards Marlo. Also some good surf fishing either side of Pearl Point. On the way to Pearl Point there are a couple of smal...

Trident Arm campsite is a rather picturesque campsite ( free) overlooking Lake Tyers, there's a dirt boat ramp not far from the campsite. Last time we were there, we took the camper trailer. not sure how a caravan would go getting in there, could be a bit tight. Will need to bring your own toilet or spade...

I have lithium throughout my van - changed over from deep cycle 12 months ago. I have followed what seems to be the premier recommendations for long term shut-down and have disconnected the battery totally at SOC 80%. My Van people say that I should not. While totally disconnected from power (othe...

Time to renew van insurance, called RACV who put our premium up by a huge amount and refused to negotiate a lower premium, so i called AAMI, and saved $100 dollars as well as the van agreed value an extra $2000 higher. I pays to shop around.

There was a young man from Westphalia, Who painted his ass like a dahlia, The colour was fine, Likewise the design, The aroma- ah, that was a failia.

We have a Dometic Saneo CS toilet and it leaks at the slide. Tried to get it fixed in Darwin and also Broome with no luck. Waited 4 weeks in Darwin and 4 weeks in Broome for parts that never arrived Does anybody know a business that can replace or repair in south east Queensland Thanks

We believed that we installed enough solar last based year based on our historical usage to cover our consumption. it was recommended that we install the number of panels required to produce 6,2kw. A couple of days ago we had temperatures that exceeeded 40deg. so we put our ducted A/C on and were pre...

There once was a fellow from Lorne, Who wished that he'd never been born, He wouldn't have been if his pappy had seen, That the end of his franger was torn.

In the Garden of Eden lay Adam, Complacently stroking his madam, Loud was his mirth, For he knew that on earth, There were only two balls- and he had 'em.

The BOM website is currently showing temps here at home as Temp 31.7C App temp 26.5 Now, I understand they adjust the Temp for varying reasons etc. But a variance of 5.2 deg is quite a bit. Makes a bit of difference to life decisions. Do they increase/decrease Temp or App Temp? Is the Temp recording us...

I just had a thought. OK OK all you jokers. Anyway, I was looking at a photo of a windfarm with all the turbines lined up all in a row, and wondered if they create wind. Could it be dangerous? What if they were aimed at a road could they create enough wind to blow over vehicles on said road. Like caravan...

For at least 20 years in Victoria I've reported smokers that throw their butts on the ground near or from inside their car. The penalty used to be around $150. Victoria has had a reporting system with the EPA for more than that period and I have been active in such activity. I've reported two guys in Bend...

Did I discover something new or is this common knowledge ? While driving on the Hume Fwy at 95 k a hour. I decided to switch on the " on board computer " Fuel Consumption, It shows me how much the car consumes at the moment while driving. I was wondering how much fuel I would use when driving beh...

There was a young sailor called Bates, Who danced the fandango on skates, But a fall on his cutlass, Rendered him nutless, And practically useless on dates/

Low Battery: A man saved his girlfriend's phone number on his mobile as 'Low Battery'. Whenever she calls him, in his absence, his wife takes the phone and plugs it into the charger. Give that man a medal Government Survey: A government survey has shown that 91 percent of illegal immigrants come...

Child-Bride: I've got splinters in my hand from that old broom.Me: Well you're silly - why didn't you take the car?Doc reckons I'll be able to see out of my right eye soon.

After having their 11th child, an Alabama couple decided that was enough, as they could not afford a larger bed.So the husband went to his ...veterinarian and told him that he and his cousin didn't want to have any more children.The doctor told him that there was a procedure called a vasectomy that cou...