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In a town in western Qld a young fellow went to see his great grand Ma who was on her last, and her memory of recent events was no the best. The great grand son said to her that she must be bed ridden from laying in bed for a long time, The old girl replied, sonny I have been bed ridden hundreds of times and tw...

MEMORIES from a friend: My Dad is cleaning out my grandmother's house and hebrought me an old lemonade bottle. In the bottle top was a stopper with a bunch of holes in it. I knew immediately what it was, but my daughter had no idea. She thought they had tried to make it a salt shaker or something. I kne...

are there any inverters that are better than others, or what is the best inverters to use on our computer and vast system please

Gday... Cheers - John

Phew! We made it. What did we make I hear you ask? Well, we made the climb up the hill of 2015 is what. The year is well and truly half gone now and we have started the journey down hill and at the bottom will be 2016 and I tell you that for free. TRUE. It's also time for my monthly update so as usual, a u-tur...

Hello all crafters out there' just wondering if any of you sell your craft to other caravaners while in caravan parks, is there any RULES TO FOLLOW? Hope to hear from someone. Regards Helen

Why are we accepting the weekly violence in the major sporting codes? It seems the Clubs and the governing bodies of each code talk the talk, but don't walk the walk. We say these violence puts out the wrong image to children, but I think it tells the "adults" who are game fanatics that violen...

Wondering would I be foolish to purchase a 1976 Toyota Coaster. According to the blurb: This fully refurbished Motorhome is ideal for a couple or a single person looking to travel around Australia. It is at such a low price and must sell ASAP. We bought it 18 months ago, striped the whole bus to the she...

Just been looking at that funny little cartoon from RockyLizard, so what do others do when they can't sleep and are wide awake in the very early hours of the morning? I often find it a great time to cook, keep reading the story that I found hard to put down last night, writing lists of what's on my mind, re...

Hi all, Let me preface my question but letting you know that I am " the son of Frank Spencer " and that anything that can go wrong will go wrong and anything that can break will break if I'm repairing it. We have recently purchased a 2000 Jayco Westport with all the good things in it like a full en...

I am after a bit of help as to what we can do in Hervey Bay late August this year as well as the whale watching. My wife and i are passing thru and can only stay about 3 days. Thank you in advance as i have been given some great help from this site. Russell 5458

Hi , i am hoping this topic will be allowed, my daughter is now terminally ill, be have been raising her two children for the past 3-4 years as her illness progressed. we have started up a fund for her last wish, which is to have a holiday with her kids, they have never had one together. Angela was born a quad...

Hello to the group. I was unsure where to post this and if in the wrong area I apologise. I have Googled Australian camping and caravan books and there is a plethora of them. Could somebody please help me out what are a must read and others nice to have? Essential books to take on your travels and planni...

need new set of tyres for our tug, Nissan Parthfinder R51, towing20 foot Roadstar, approx 2.6 ton, will be on the road full time next year, have been running Hankook road tyre, looking at all terain light truck tyre, any suggestions appriciated.

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For Private Sale $5000.00 or ONO 1998 SUZUKI 1600 cc VITARA JX Rebel Rego May 2016 112.000 Kms ( Never taken off road) This vehicle is mechanical excellent Recently replaced because of age not wear and tear New Shockies New Struts New Clutch New...

Hi all, just wondering what calibre are the roads generally that lead to or are in the majority of free camp sites. Would you recommend full off road, semi off road or will standard leaf spring/coil and shock absorber suspension suffice as we have only just ordered our new chassis and possibly will st...

HI any advice on what type of road and condition . thanks

Just had a couple or three days in Perth with a family member that works at the Crown Casino. We went in with him on Monday morning for a guided tour of the facility; to walk in at 9.00am monday & see so many people of all ages & nationality's playing pokies was unbelievable; along with many other g...