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In honour of this day we thought we would kick start the morning with a funny Irish joke.This one is about a young Irish man going for a job interviewYoung man Murphy applied for an engineering position at an Irish firm based in Dublin. An American applied for the same job and both applicants having the s...

Two paddies were working for the city public works department. One would dig a hole and the other would follow behind him and fill the hole in. They worked up one side of the street, then down the other, then moved on to the next street, working furiously all day without rest, one man digging a hol...

How steep is the Palmerston highway really... We have a 33 ft 5 th wheeler and a iveco 65c18 twin cab do you we will have any hassles going this way cheers. Mick

Has anyone tried the Yankie Canned Beer called TUN, I bought a block of 30 cans ( BITTER BEER ) the other day and was quiet surprised at it's taste, Slips down rather nice, and with an alcohol content of 4% it adds a bit of life to Happy Hour One other good thing is, it's about $10.00 cheaper per/block ( in W.A...

I sent a WA list in I digress to an overseas friend of mine who is travelling around Oz (currently on the Nullabor) and they asked if there is a National list of these water refill points similar. My advice was to enquire at Tourist Info centres when passing through towns (and of course you would ask othe...

G'day! Yea, I damaged the lower back a few years ago. With a couple of visits to a doctor, all I got was 'scripts for pain killers. Now, the big decision is to go under the knife. Won't bore you with all the things I have tried to stop the pain. They don't/won't work. Have to see a surgeon 21st of this month. Im...

Hi all, Went for a quick trip to One Steel here in Silver Water Sydney, looking for a 500mm length of gal pipe to knock up a sat dish holder for the back of our van. Sorry Buddy, ( My Name is Jim ) So this Chappy Gives me this guys card who is just up the road. Hi their how can we help you. I'm after a 500mm bit of ga...

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Just for a laugh - have many more if you want me to post them.............

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Hi, My new Van a 2010 T5 VW Transporter fitted out by Dove Campers. Have had varying feedback regarding pressure in tyres. Not overloaded but as stated fitted out for travelling. Please can you tell me the pressure that should be in front and back. I am at present just driving local. Also can't read the i...

Some shots from our last stay. It was HOT! Fruit Bats were suffering and cattle were coming in to the camp area to drink from the sprinklers. Sadly we found four dead bats after one hot day, and one flew to ground under the spray from the sprinkler and licked water from its wing membrane. It survived....

Well day one is over, we were at the gate waitng to get in at 9am.........the gate keeper slept in and opened it at 10 past. With a few others waiting the mood was positive with lots of banter amongst we early birds. So we get in, some needed coffee, some needed a loo and others were straight down the drive to...

Gday... cheers - John

Hi All, I'm a very new member who'd like to tap into the wealth of experience that exists here. My husband and I are planning a trip for 8-12 weeks beginning in Sept this year and we are thinking of the following: Adelaide, Alice, Uluru, Great Central Hwy to Geraldton and then south around WA coastline an...

I have become an occasional visitor to this site nowadays, as I found Greener pastures ! I do still have a look in from time to time, to see what some of the oldies are up to, and I had also taken a reserved liking to Young Simmo, as at times he can be an interesting and Funny '' shall we say Individual '' [ lol ] B...

Hi all, Got a call today to say our veneer covered panel has arrived for replacement warranty. its only since December when the problem was picked up by their staff on delivery day. that it was ordered from Melbourne on the same day. They can fit it on 7th of April when its booked in for a SERVICE. Who booke...

At the risk of incurring the wrath of our beloved moderator who has closed the Jon English thread, may I be allowed to just quote the following; "I do not agree with what you have to say, but I'll defend to the death your right to say it" Evelyn Beatrice Hall, writer.

Any suggestions on Free Camps or Paid within 300k's of the Gold Coast just for the Easter Break. Don't normally go away at Easter but I need a break due to work commitments. 30' motorhome and pet friendly. Thanks Mick

Greetings from the Sunshine Coast and thank you for adding us to this forum. Deposit paid yesterday ! so we expect to be taking delivery of our very first caravan in late May/early June. Hoping that the experience and wisdom of those who have done this caravan caper before will help us - as neither of us h...