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Jane and Arlene are outside their nursing home, having a drink and a smoke, when it starts to rain. Jane pulls out a condom, cuts off the end, puts it over her cigarette, and continues smoking. Arlene: What in the hell is that? Jane: A condom. This way my cigarette doesn't get wet. Arlene: Where did you g...

Stevie Wonder is playing his 1st gig in China and the place is packed to the rafters. In a bid to break the ice he asks if anyone has a request. One chap jumps out of his seat in the 1st row and shouts at the top of his voice "Play a jazz chord! play a jazz chord!" Amazed that this guy knows about the jazz infl...

Seeking advice from any others who have experienced a wet bed head and mattress after driving in rain towing Coromal Element 542 or similar. Have met a couple of people with same problem. Van is 2014, and we bought it one year old. First trip North we drove through heavy rain from Perth to Galena camp and...

Two old diggers had been out in the bush for ages, their ute had broken down and they were just about on their last legs trying to walk out of the bush and find help. Finally, in the distance, they saw the few buildings and sheds of a small bush town. As they entered town a signpost informed them the town's na...

Monday April 10, 2017 - 15:56 EST Australia's late-season cyclone surge continues this week and Darwin may be impacted in the coming days. As Cyclone Ernie wanders off into the Indian Ocean today without having impacted Australia's mainland, another system is brewing to the north of the country...

The showgrounds at Hobart (Glenorchy) have been renovated apparently, and there are now more water taps, power boxes and the amenities are much better. 1don't know re the cost now - but was $25 in 2013

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Hello all - I recently returned from a BlazeAid Camp for the St. Ivans fires near Dunedoo. I found it to be a very rewarding experience. The generosity of people is unbelievable in times of crisis - the donations were incredible. I also met some great people. They had 3 camps for this fire - one at Dun...

Hi. Don't know if this is the best place to post this but here goes. I have had a Ray 14 for many years and love it. I have just completed renos to go off grid for (I think) as long as we want. Are there any other Avan Ray owners out there that want to swap ideas on improvements or additions you have made ? Look for...

After meeting several of her friends and former school mates, they are sitting at a table where he is yawning and overly bored. The band cranks up and people are beginning to dance.There's a guy on the dance floor living it large, break dancing, moon walking, back flipping, buying drinks for people, t...

Hi all planning to head for carpenter rocks 35km sw of mt gambier has anyone stayed here ? very picturesque fishing village .

For anyone visiting Townsville & having diesel injection issues, I can recommend Dynamic Diesel at Unit 1/9 Hugh Ryan Drive, Garbutt, phone 07 4725 0090. Brett has been looking after my last three Patrols (he was trained by one of the best experts in the field). His prices are reasonable, serv...

For anyone visiting Townsville & having diesel injection issues, I can recommend Dynamic Diesel at Unit 1/9 Hugh Ryan Drive, Garbutt, phone 07 4725 0090. Brett has been looking after my last three Patrols (he was trained by one of the best experts in the field). His prices are reasonable, serv...

I can recommend Allan Tomes at Bluewater (just north of Townsville). Contact 0412 720 351. He does work at Jayco Townsville a couple of days a week, the rest in his back yard. He will visit you at additional cost.

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Fitting out the van cupboards etc with tray, holdalls etc... Anyway, someone generated an issue with our Aircommand Heron 2.2 Aircon, spent lots of time over the weekend trying to fault find the issue. No luck by today, so I looked up Service Agents for Aircommand in Townsville - FNQ Auto Air Gave them...

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We are just finishing a house sit in the bush between Mackay and Prosopine, and got the unexpected Cyclone Debbie. Out there no phone, no power, no television and flooded roads and blocked roads with trees down. An experience we don't want again, but our car and van survived, so we were luckier than lot...

Our rig is a twenty three ft Full fibreglass monocoque construction caravan. Towed my a manual 2013 Nissan Patrol. This our second Future System caravan, this one with full ensuite. extremely strongly built and aerodynamically great to tow.

Yes, I am creating diversions, there seems to be a bit of angst on the forum at the minny

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