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I wish all my GN friends a Holy, happy and safe Easter break. Aussie Paul

Politics -- the gentle art of getting votes from the poor and campaign funds from the rich by promising to protect each from the other. - Oscar Ameringer

Principal resigns after Florida students shown Michelangelo statue: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-65071989A principal of a Florida school has been forced to resign after a parent complained that sixth-grade students were exposed to pornography. The complaint...

I will make this clear this is government waste & not political waste. Just walking past Manly West public school today as I do regularly as it is the shortest route for Aldi & Woolworths, & Bunnings, Harvery Norman & Bing Lee, trying to be fair for that matter, not to forget a private...

Recent truckies paper had this cartoon, but apparently it has not been seen by many, judging by some of the overloaded cars and vans today travelling on the Pacific Highway. Nissan Patrol with towbar near ground, headlights skyward and rear of van at least 300mm higher than front. Spare me! Whe...

If you enjoy baked potatoes give this method from Nagi at Tineats a try, excellent! "Introducing your new favourite potato recipe buttery, crispy SMASHED POTATOES! Crazy crispy on the outside and fluffy on the inside, theres a serious risk that only half of these will make it to the dinner table." ht...

My ARB fridge recently went " on the blink ", started intermittant on/ off, then off. I could get a power reading at the fridge end, but no working on 12v, fine on 240v. Went to an expert, almost some sort of relo, and he found that there was " no continuity reading ", pull oem plug back apart and some signs of...

I has just been announced that Viva Energy, is aquiring On the Run servo's. Viva own the rights to production and distribution of Shell in Australia, whilst they owned a number of Shell sites they recently brought all 700+ Coles Express sites from Coles, this will add 300+ OTR sites along with their wh...

Hello everyone, Unlike one of our members who is travelling within Tasmania in his RV & had a windy issue with his gazebo, we left our van back in Warrnambool & are staying in motels, houses, hotels, etc. I am finding it pathetic that our Aussie tourism businesses are being taken over by overse...

The story is went on 200km of dirt rd near Moree. When we went to set up found water pump dead and hot water heater - no work!!. Could dust cause these 2 problems? Or a lead been pinched. After getting mobile repair man and he considered it a electrical problem. I have by passed normal wiring and connecte...

If you are with WOOLWORTHS Insurances, what has been your observations and (hopefully not) experiences. I have just spent a couple of hours combing thru their PDS and must admit that I have reservations. Their 10% applied to your everyday rewards for 11 0f the 12 months seems attractive - but seems...

Quite often you are requested to preheat the air fryer before inserting the food, after you pull the basket out to add the grub, the heat has gone, stupid instruction/ Do you use a silicone or non stick parchment liner or none. we have both but tend to use the parchment mostly. Have you tried making toast...

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Hi everyone. We are currently in Qld travelled from WA. We have an Urban van and Landcruiser 200 series. My question is what is the consensus regarding roo bars? Cheers Lee

FREE Recreational Vehicle Short Stay Rest AreasThe Shire of Harvey welcome visitors with fully self-contained RVs to enjoy our free RV Short Stay Rest Areas.Maximum stay is 48 hours. Online bookings are required. There a 4 areas, Australind, Brunswick Junction, Harvey and Yarloop More info here...

And that my friends explains it all -- Edited by RickJ on Tuesday 4th of April 2023 05:52:52 PM

Hopefully I will get a quick answer, as Im on the road tomorrow I have a 165 litre compressor fridge, and the specifications state 12 volt consumption 80/24 hours approximately. Does this mean that when in use it should use around 80 amp per 24 hours? I have 3 x 120 amp AGM batteries, not sure of age as th...