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from a long business trip to find his young son riding a brand new bike."Where did you get the money for that?" he asked. "It must have cost over 300 dollars!""I earned it hiking," replied the boy."Hiking??? Come on son; tell your Dad the truth. Nobody can make that sort of money hiking. Where did you rea...

I'm seriously confused after the rallies on the weekend to get governments to change society to protect women from Aholes killing their partners. No amount of new laws can render a solution for the problem, the red cloud of fury prevents these low lifes to consider anything other than their perceive...

Hi, wonder if anyone has used any Brisbane installer and any comments. 2023 Gen 6.

Any ideas for cheap, efficient heating for a small van - is diesel the best option?

I've heard that if you carry bikes on the front / back of your van and duck off to the local pub for dinner, they bikes may be gone when you return. I've even heard that thieves in some places use bolt cutters to cut chain. Does anyone have any suggestions re bike security? (I don't have folding bikes so can'...

Fords new F150 Lightning that Ford can't sell in the US has arrived down under with a base model sticker price of 230,000 buckeroos. The 500km long range version will set you back 250,000, and fully optioned 280,000. It will be sold in Australia NOT by Ford dealerships but by a company called AusEV, how...

Hi to all the well weathered nomads out there. I'm new to this and, come hell or high water, my wife and I are about to jaunt our way around the west coast and then back down the centre and home to Melb. Three months and we want to do some limited off roading/beaches. Kit is a 2023 Nissan Xtrail and a 1995 Jayco...

News this morning that fire ants are now in the Murray darling basin, How long is it going to take for pollies to get serious and commit some massive funding for eradication before we make the same mistake as the US, and dither to the point that eradication is no longer possible? If we wait too long, our n...

Hi, I have a Jayco Westport 2001 with the above power converter fitted and it blew a fuse recently, I want to obtain a manual to see if I can find out why. According to the colour coding it was a 20amp fuse but I have no idea what that circuit that is part of. Any help would be appreciated. Hi again, I am at a frus...

Of wind turbine blades or EV batteries. Why? the answer is, it is not commercially viable. Currently no Lithium Ion batteries are recycled in Australia with CSIRO saying 90% are stored at warehouses, in America that figure is 95%. Wonder what happens when just a single battery among thousands store...

THE GIRL ACROSS THE STREET - She's gorgeous, voluptuous and single! She lives right across the street. I can see her place from my kitchen window. I watched as she got home from work this evening. I was surprised when she walked across the street, up my driveway and knocked on the door. I opened the door,...

Sorry Dmax.

The following is intended *only* for suitably qualified technicians. The switches go intermittent after a while. I tried cleaning them to no avail. So I decided to fit alternat switches which are available at Jaycar for a couple of dollars. See photo. The method I used is shown in the video. You may ne...

Jeep Wheels could fall off FCA AUSTRALIA PTY LTD - JEEP WL Grand Cherokee 2021 - 2023

Read in CMCA website that 4kg Swap & Go bottles have not been available since Feb 2023. Firstly, is this correct? Secondly, if yes, has anyone found a way around this? My Gas bottle compartment is not big enough to accommodate this and can't be made any bigger. 8kg are too heavy for me. You can't g...