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G'day, just returned from a week in magnificent Tarra Valley South Gippsland. On the way we had our front window stone guard/shade ripped off our Jayco Heritage, in a combination of strong winds, road undulations, and my error in not checking lockdowns........and could have resulted in causin...

Liked the idea of this - I have never tried it though - might try it at home. ...

How not to transfer a fridge as seen in New Zealand Cheers John

Hi to all fellow Nomads. I am sorry if this has been raised previously however we have had various opinions expressed during happy hour on the topic of grey water tanks. We are crossing to Tasmania in a couple of weeks and have received various advice/opinions re it is now mandatory to have some form of G...

After reaching Hervey Bay and enjoying the sunshine for a few days I decided to join RACV roadside assist in case I get into some mechanical strife or have a flat tyre, etc. I have been with the RACV with my normal car for well over 30 years and was shocked when they told me they couldn't help me as they don'...

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Hi, We have just cut short our first trip in our new Cub Camper - Spacematic Drover Off Road. We enjoyed 5 lovely days there, but today had a horrible experience. We found many faults with the Cub's Deluxe Annex. The set up is totally inadequate for strong winds. The poles are attached with c clips which...

I have been extremely fortunate in receiving tickets to the 2015 (centenary) ANZAC day ceremony at Gallipoli. WOW. There I will have the greatest of pleasure to say" Thank You". There are a lot of things that I want to say thank you to my Pop (father)& all of the other Guys that served th...

I am currently retired (forced into it) and my wife, The Good Sort, is still a working girl and enjoying it. We have been motorbike adventurers until an accident bought that to a grinding halt some 12 mths ago. Have been coping in a double swag and 4x4 ute for nearly 12 mths now, but have discovered not all...

Just got back from a quick trip down south of WA (5 days) and have got several small itchy lumps on my legs, was wearing shorts and thongs. They have now turned into small sores. I am putting Bactroban cream on them (not cheap, $24 for a small 15g tube). No I was not aware of any mozzie or midgie attacks so...

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-10-28/nurse-sacked-after-stealing-from-new-father-at-epworth-hospital/5846654-- Edited by Vic41 on Tuesday 28th of October 2014 02:43:57 PM

Think you are having a bad day ? Fire authorities in California found a corpse in a burned-out section of forest while assessing the damage done by a forest fire. The deceased male was dressed in a full wet suit, complete with scuba tanks on his back, flippers, and face mask. A post-mortem test revea...

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Hi my wife and I have bought a caravan again after many years of not having one. The van we have is a Viscount aero lite 14.6ft. It will do us for now. My wife has about 5 years of work to go before she can retire. Then we will probably buy a better van. The question I have is why are caravans so expensive in Aust...

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now I know a lot of you guys wouldn't be interested in this as you are full time Nomads.. but for the likes of us part time Nomads we need somewhere to put our vans and to keep them protected... so.. I purchased one of these Transportable Shade Sheds with the one meter extensions to lift the roof higher.....

Welcome back mate. JC.

recently we had the pleasure of joining our daughter heidi brooks who graduated at geelong mainstream and geelong deakin indigenous university! Double degree drama arts with high destinction one very proud mum and stepdad here heidi is on the left -- Edited by glassies on Sunday 26th of October 20...

Question: How many days in a week? Answer: 6 Saturdays, 1 Sunday Question: When is a retiree's bedtime? Answer: Three hours after he falls asleep on the couch. Question: How many retirees to change a light bulb? Answer: Only one, but it might take all day. Question: What...