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WhyI Like Retirement ! Question:How many days in a week? Answer: 6 Saturdays, 1 Sunday Question:When is a retiree's bedtime? Answer: Two 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's the bigg...

Three old men were sitting together in the nursing home playing cards. One said he was going up the stairs to have a bath. As the two other men were not far away they could hear him; "Was I getting into the bath?, or out of the bath?","Was I getting into the bath?, or out of the bath?",...

Just had the tug serviced and it was discovered that the rear cab (not tub) mounting bolts were missing. Rang Nissan to complain but they wouldn't help due to age and mileage of vehicle. The parts required to repair are expensive at $237.02. I would suggest that all owners check their navaras for the sa...

I came across a boat review on one of my favourite Kayak sites, for the ORA folding kayak. Looking for more information, I goggled ORA and found to my surprise that it was listed in The Grey Nomads Leisure & Recreation page. The one there looks like a rather iffy dingy. If you look on the link below,...

CONFESSIONAL BOX A guy goes into the confessional box after years being away from the Church. He pulls aside the curtain, enters and sits himself down. There's a fully equipped bar with crystal glasses, the best vestry wine, Miller High Life on tap, cigars and liqueur chocolates nearby, and on...

A Sunday School teacher was testing children in a Dublin Sunday school class to see if they understood the concept of getting to heaven. 'I asked them, ' If I sold my house and my car, had a big garage sale and gave all my money to the church, would that get me into heaven?' 'NO!' the children answered. 'If I...

A.A.A.D.D.- KNOW THE SYMPTOMS! Thank goodness there's a name for this disorder. Age-Activated Attention Deficit Disorder. This is how it manifests: I decide to water my garden. As I turn on the hose in the driveway, I look over at my car and decide it needs washing. As I start toward the garage, I notic...

Little Johnnie's neighbour had a baby. Unfortunately, the baby was born without ears. When mother and new baby came home from The hospital, Johnnie's family was invited over to see the baby. Before they left their house, Little Johnnie's dad had a talk with him and explained that the baby had no...

Woke up this morning with another cold sore starting. Thankfully I carry Virasolve with me so no problem getting straight onto it. Will take a while to go as always. I get at least 3 a year, always in the same spot on my top lip. Have asked the doctor about it, nothing they can do, caused by a virus etc, etc. I...

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Have you ever tried to imagine the size of the universe? How about the number of flies in the world? Now try this. Imagine how many messages and emails are floating around in our atmosphere looking for a phone or computer to appear on. Some of them are there for days waiting for a phone to come into servi...

Squid as I know them are Torpedo or Southern Calamari and the latter are familiar to me. In SA and especially in the gulfs Calamari that are caught quite easily are fabulousness to eat if prepared properly. I am not a believer in fancy food and know there are many recipes adding all sorts of tastes that-a...

Another week at Wuruma Dam and I have now been here for 4 weeks. All in all the weather as not good for camping by the dam but we escaped the heavy downpours that followed the coast down, needed the generator for three days with a couple of hours each day. The new 150AH batteries would have coped but I didnt w...

We're in Forster for a few days. Drove from Bris-Mullumbimby on Thursday pm; Mullumbimby-Forster on Friday. Torrential rain at Mullumbimby after we left caused one death; unfortunately a lady tried to ford a flooded bridge and got washed off. Found her in car under water this a.m. Another warning n...

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Gday... 1860 - The first successful Pony Express runs. 1924 - American singer and actress Doris Day is born. 1961 - Leadbeater's Possum is rediscovered after it was believed to have become extinct. 1974 - The largest tornado outbreak on record, known as the Super Outbr...

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The dog lady wrote; "Honestly, I think it's getting so I might have to get govt permission to carry the porta-potti ." http://thegreynomads.activeboard.com/t57143336/sedan-conversion/So I thought I might draw up the application form. See attached

I am travelling around Aussie in a 4X4 motor home...Has anyone any suggestions for insuring personal effects cash etc in the motor home? The insurance companies I have contacted don't want to know about it... Thanks in advance