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..while his wife waits at home. He promises to be back by five.Five'o'clock comes and goes and the husband hasn't come back yet. Gradually, the hours tick by and no sign of the husband. The wife is about to go looking for him when the front door opens and the husband shuffles in.The wife is worried sick.&...

A Scottish-born Jew decided to retire and take up golf, so he applied formembership at a local golf club. About a week later he received a letter that his application hadbeen rejected. He went to the club to inquire as to why. Secretary: You are aware that this is a Scottish golf club? Scot: Aye, and I am a...

February 2016, gawn, done and dusted, never to be seen again, never fear cos here are some my memories but first hold on while I do a u turn to the beginning of the month. The month started with a nice day and I spent a good part of it driving, why, well I went down to south of Melbourne to visit my daughter K...

Hi there, I'm organizing a fishing trip to Frazer Island with my 4x4 camper and would like some help with places to camp. Any other tips about Frazer would also be greatly appreciated. Thanks Markus

Some of these ideas you will already know........ The simplest way to slice a bunch of cherry tomatoes is to sandwich them between two plastic lids and and run a long knife through them all at once. Keep brown sugar soft by storing with a couple of marshmallows. Install a regular coat rack low down on the...

When I come on to the Forum I always come on "Thegreynomads.com.au " to have a look a what's new on site page .

Didn't you put the awning in , no I thought you did.

When I saw the post about the Revolve Swivel Chairs I was very interested but unfortunately you can't get them sent to Australia from USA. Fortunately I came across a Ray's Outdoors catalogue which has virtually the same thing made by Wild Country. Bought 2 and found that they work really well when you...

Hi Everyone, Does anyone travel and have rheumatoid arthritis? Would you tell us how things are for you on the road. Thanks.

Hi all, Clint out plumber is giving us costing to do the lot. He came around last thing to fix yet another miss hap that my brush cutter loves taking out the front garden tap at the base. When he had finished, I invited him to have a look at the new wheels in the shed as he has brought a second hand Windsor van h...

Hi. We have 2 BP 80 watt solar panels & 2x120ah gel batteries. We are trying to run our 40litre fridge on freeze but by 9.30pm the batteries are right down to 12.4 Does anyone else run an engle.

Is there a riverside campground in or around Albury? I'm just looking for a quiet overnighter with power.

On our last trip traveling from Mt Isa to Cloncurry, our first stop was to visit the Pharmacy, perfect spot to park or so we thought directly opposite, pulled in all good until two lovely local ladies drew to our attention that our awning was a hair breath away from a huge cement pole. If we had driven off w...

I will be in Busselton in early July this year. Yes I know it is in the WA School holidays and likely to be busy. Can any one recommend a caravan park to stay at. Preferably not filled with school kids and not one filled with as I call them ferals that believe what you own should be theirs. Thanks. Also is any o...

Hi everyone, have tried x2 to post a thank you message but it didn't come up so am trying AGAIN. Thank you to all you dear people who responded to my query. Your help is greatly appreciated! Happy & safe travels all of you! Ruthie

Sorry if this subject has been covered before. The RTA in Qld say that there is a need to check with the rulings in other Australian States when travelling interstate. So what do we do when the gcvm is illegal? I realise this may seem a silly question, but I genuinely need to know. I really don't want to be t...

After long and tiresome meetings with the Surf Coast Shire we have had a win, the camp area along the Barwon River in Winchelsea Vic has been reopened for a 12 month trial period starting 1st April 2016, if you are traveling this way please take advantage of this great spot as we need to show a need for it to...

Some advice please.... We are staying on a friend's property outside Perth for a few weeks, plugged into his 240v power. We have a compressor fridge and use the air con for a couple of hours in the afternoons. When we leave, we would like to leave enough money to cover the power we have used (although he w...

Hi to all forum users. I am seeking your input to assist with my trip planning. Has anyone towed a 22ft highway van into and stayed in the Takarakka Bush Resort caravan park at the gorge in the months of June / July, what were the facilities like, how good was the road once the blacktop was left, and were th...

After dealing with Jayco Sydney today, on the telephone following up our complaints with our new van. To be told by a service tectnician, there's nothing our Sydney Agent can do, as they are directed by their Melbourne office. I feel We need a Judicial government enquiry into the industry to cal...