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Did you ever wonder how Boeing produces over forty 737 airplanes a month? The train arrives with the main body in the morning. This 3½ minute video is fascinating. https://www.youtube.com/embed/SE71NJl-naY?autoplay=1 K.J.

An oldie but a goodie. How's this for a smooth landing. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bkUt9CzRpg

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I'm not saying my lady friend is large but the other morning we realized somebody had pinched her undies from the line. That didn't really upset me as much as > > > > > > > the fact he took the sixteen pegs as well.

After Quasimodo's death, the Archbishop of Paris at the Cathedral of Notre Dame sent word through the streets of Paris that a new bell ringer was needed. The Archbishop decided that he would conduct the interviews personally and went up into the belfry to begin what he thought would be a long screeni...

In a dangerous day on Northern Territory roads, a truck loaded with 50 tonnes of zinc and lead concentrate has overturned near Borroloola, while a road train carrying cattle rolled over near Mataranka.In Borroloola, 1,000 kilometres south-east of Darwin, the road train was travelling from the Mc...

An Australian ventriloquist visiting New Zealand walks into a small village and sees a local sitting on his veranda patting his dog. He figures he'll have a little fun, so he says to the Kiwi 'G'day, mind if I talk to your dog?' Villager: 'The dog doesn't talk, you...

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Gday... I offer this, NOT for any political point of view, but simply to find that his views have changed very little in the past 25 years. https://www.youtube.com/embed/MOKi5YeNtRI There is no intention to provide any political leanings in either direction and therefore there is NO intention to...

We are heading south and wanted to do some gem fossicking. Can anyone suggest which is better, Glen Innes or Inverell and what is a good caravan park to stay at? All your help is welcomed. Cheers Lorraine

I am a female grey nomad with an assistance dog and right arm weakness from a car accident so not able to have a large van. I told the salesman I was disabled and concerned I could use the van on my own, and he just wheeled the iPod around and said to my daughter and me, its so light. A male moving it empty on leve...

Gday... Because of so many accidents on the road involving caravans I think the drivers should be made to do a revision course in towing over a certain limit!! Some people have never towed anything bigger than a trailer and then when they decide to hit the road go out and buy a 26ft (?) van or even bigger an...

I am looking for some advise about fitting an Anderson plug to my ow vehicle which will charge the batteries in my camper while driving. I am of the understanding the connection from tow vehicle to the batteries is direct and doesn't go through any sort of regulator. Can anyone shed a light on the follo...

How frustrating is it to get help from Telstra ? I went to the Telstra shop on Friday to get help with activating a prepaid Telstra WiFi with my new iPad after I had run into a problem trying to follow their simple how to guide. After driving 10kms and battling the Xmas shoppers just trying to get into the sh...

This is the caravan park dedicated to pets. The owners asked us on Grey Nomads for input and have taken it to heart. We stayed there just recently and here are our thoughts. Heather and Ross are very friendly and helpful and their dogs, well the two that we saw, are great. They are doing a lot of work to up...

I can only say that I just wish that I was that braveEnjoy the article, and see just how little cash you require, to enjoy travellingLink belowhttp://www.bbc.com/travel/story/20161209-the-runaway-who-travelled-the-world

The bank lent me $2m so I spent it on strippers and cars Said the young man who appears to have got away with itI make no comment, and have put it up for general information, onlyThe link is belowhttp://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-38308842

Buttock Tattoo Terror LandsHull Pair in HospitalA furious row has broken out between a local tattoo artist and his client after what started out as a routine inking session, left both of them requiring emergency hospital treatment. Vintage film fan and part time plus size model Tracey Munter (...

We have the option at the moment to connect to a off grid power system but I'm told that caravan hot water and fridges are power hungry. So, can I connect the power and still use gas for the fridge and hot water? Collo

Hello & merry Christmas to all the wonderful grey nomads out there. Thank you all for you advice, great tips & kind words you have shared with me since I joined the forum earlier this year. I wish you all a very happy Christmas. Enjoy your families, have a healthy, safe 2017. Now that I have said t...