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Oh dear! Did a search just now for damper recipes. Found a good one, copied it out and thought I'd send the original poster a quick thank-you. Then I discovered the poster was myself, in November 2010. Can't remember doing it. Now plan to try the recipe tomorrow. Seems the least I can do after nearly fou...

Any tips on shrinking jeans please without making the body bigger (putting on weight, LOL).

I have friends wanting to fly drive to New Zealand both islands. Has anyone done this and what is best, Motorhome, Caravan. How long would be a good time to cover both islands. Thanks

Has anyone done the wagon ride with morning tea at Leahton Park longhorn cattle station near Charters Towers? We have a small time slot and want to include the station. How long does the wagon ride go for? A bit pricey at $60 p/p so it would need to be a decent time for the ride. Your opinions would be apprec...

I think its AS2760 that outlines the reasons and procedures for testing portable and fixed electrical appliances (its been a long time). In essence it says that all class one (earthed) appliances need at least 1,000,000 ohms resistance between active, neutral and the earth of an appliance and less...

A Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 with 295 people aboard crashed Thursday in Ukraine near the Russian border after reportedly being hit by a missile, according to an adviser to Ukraine's interior ministry. Anton Gerashenko, the adviser, says on his Facebook page the plane was flying at an altitude o...

Got tired of going to the doctor with boring complaints (you know what it's like after a certain age) - creaky knees, nasty cough, aches & pains. So this year I have been making an effort to make the doctors work a bit harder to find out what is wrong with me. So far this year I have had Temporary Bilat...

i live in West Beach and pass it several times a day, it is about 7/10s empty you would think they would drop prices this time of year, on the other hand who wanna stay here with this weather like it is. enough said.

On a warm afternoon, looking for a bit of shade we parked near this tree. Very very sorry we did, as now we have a big clean-up job to remove all the sticky sap drops and flower stamens from the side of the caravan and awning. Thank heaven we didn't park any closer! Its a native in the Kimberley region, has s...

Many thanks for your letter, suggesting your ex-wife as an ideal candidate for our new quiz show. I have reviewed the qualities you describe of her, and agree that she may possess the attributes we are looking for in the shows contestants. However, before we take this any further, I must point out that...

Ch7 news here in Darwin last night ( which appears to be Melbourne news) states that Cobar,NSW is now complaining of the amount of Caravaners/motor homes that are parked throught the town every night & the council is going to investergate the effect to local business; or should that have said C/...

Can anyone give us advice on wikicamps. We are currently in Darwin, but the tablet/wiki thinks we are in Kununurra. For a long time it thought we were still in Perth, which is where we were when we bought the tablet. Any ideas on how to change the settings would be appreciated.

Read on another Forum tonight, that it is possible to have Pay-wave removed from Cards. Has any-one here had it done ? I'm going to ask my Bank tomorrow. Cheers, Sheba.

Gday... 1799 - The Rosetta Stone is discovered, holding the key to unlock the secrets of ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics. The Rosetta Stone is a dark grey-pinkish stone of granite, although it was originally thought to have been basalt. It was discovered on 19 July 1799 by French Captain Pie...

Stratco, just across the road from this camp has 9kg for $20 & 4kg for $8. Some could take a lesson or two. JC.

Howdy all, I sure hope my good friend Dazren and his wife were not on Malaysian Flight MH17. My heart goes out to all families and friends of those lost in the tragedy.

Adelaide Showgrounds. Wayville. Thursday 31st July to Sunday 3rd August. 10am to 5pm Daily. anybody in or around Adelaide at this time may want to have a look . this is not a add, i have nothing to do with it. some of you may not know that it is on

Two Aussie builders Two Aussie builders (Phil and Eric) are seated either side of a table in a rough pub when a well-dressed man enters, orders a beer and sits on a stool at the bar. The two builders start to speculate about the occupation of the suit. Phil: - I reckon he's an accountant. Eric: - No way - he...

Morning Everyone, This bird comes to our back yard each day. Does anyone know what it is? it has yellow legs and feet. thanks. Rocket n Strop sorry , don't know how to make it smaller -- Edited by the rocket on Thursday 17th of July 2014 11:21:33 AM

The Italian Lover, a virile middle aged Italian gentlemen named Guido was relaxing at his favorite bar in Rome when he managed to attract a spectacular young blond woman. Things progressed to the point where he led her back to his apartment and, after some small talk, they retired to his bedroom wher...