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Pete Seeger died in New York yesterday aged 94 . He was a member of The Weavers when they sang the original Goodnight Irene back in the early 1950s . He sang a lot of Bob Dylan stuff and wrote a lot of protest type songs himself . . . . Little Boxes comes to mind .

hi all I work over here on the West Coast and live in NZ. 5weeks on 5weeks off. my wife and I have the house on the market and are coming over here to travel around for a few years while I still have this job. my question is, if I was to get a WA drivers license, would that do for travelling all states? I understan...

Well folks have settled at Burnie for a few days with nice warm and sunny weather, not the Tassie weather I am used to . Anyway took a drive to Stanley and conquered, the nut, Via the chair lift we then stopped for fish and chips for lunch which, was very nice. After lunch took a drive to Smithton and then...

Hi all. I have coaster with a home made awning that slides into the track. i put it up today and needed two people to do the job. As I will be travelling alone i was wondering if anyone can tell me how i can to do it by myself. any help would be appreciated. thanks shero

I just hope that the next 500 posts will be as enjoyable and helpful as the first 500..

Has anyone had an experience with the new release of Kogan mobile sim cards?, they are using the Telstra network, the only other operator to use Telstra, they have mobile and data plans available, sim cards apparently only available online, I've emailed them to ask if I can get the sim card other than o...

Gday...1762 - Colonel Lachlan Macquarie, Governor of New South Wales from 1810 to 1821, is born. 1798 - Australia's first public clock tower is completed. 1839 - Gawler, South Australia's first inland country town, is established. Cheers - John

Yep met Cowboy7301 and Mrs Cowboy (David and Lesley) today and spent a lovely afternoon getting chauffeured around the country side. Never let anyone tell you it is cold in Tassie, not this time of year anyway, very warm to hot indeedy and I tell you that for free. 22c feels like around 30c. Now let me tel...

Three girls all worked in the same office with the same female boss. Each day, they watched the boss leave work early. One day, the girls decided that, when the boss left, they would leave right behind her. After all, she never called or came back to work, so how would she know they went home early? The br...

Gday nomads. Am a retired solo grey nomad on the road now for six months driving gu patrol trayback canvas cover 19ft coromal. Have been wandering in the denham area then lower south aus and flinders. Now south west aus caus its too bloody hot anywhere else. Have been on the site pretty much all that time...

Hi All, been a forum reader for quite awhile, thought I should join up. Currently driving a VW lwb Transporter TDI towing a home made camping trailer 8x4 with awning and tent. Wouldn't mind a small caravan, maybe next year. I hope to catch up with some of you at the Popanyinning GTG. Regards Rob

just about to set forth on our first trip, (well, in June ), trying to sort out an itinerary from Gold Coast to Mackay inland via either Roma or Kingaroy and back home down the coast over three weeks or so. Anyway, I am Elizabeth, the director, and my gofer is Spud (Alan) and we are getting very close to...

Extreme potato..Monica..and I have organised a meet at The Coffee Club at Bulimba, on the 4th March at 10am. We'd love to meet anyone else in the Brisbane area.

http://www.peacefestwynyard.com Just a reminder and a welcome for all those who have landed in Tassie, and are yet to arrive, camping available (no fires) Over the last two years food has been excellent and cheap, think about giving your cook time off and supporting the kitchen. PM me if you need an...

A big welcome from me, I am sure you will enjoy the forum.

I never tire of watching this video clip from the 50's . Amazing girls. Remember this is way before trick photography, you are seeing flexibility to the extreme.

I couldn't get the Liquorice Allsort Slice Jules so have the whole shop. Enjoy

Plendo wrote yesterday to say he was in Taree and could meet up for a chat, but I missed his PM cos I was offline for most of the day due to server probs. He'll be back in a week or two. Meanwhile, Bill12 wrote to say he's on his way down here and will pop in early Feb. And today? Well, today is a day that will go dow...

While online I thought I might post a "heads up" re keyless entry. On Australia Day family members were leaving a function,she placed her handbag with keys, phone etc, on the front seat, closed the door, opened the back door and strapped in the 8 month old bub into his car seat. Closed t...

We are driving from Mildura to Lakes Entrance, Victoria. 22ft van towed by Nissan Navara King Cab. Are we able to cross Mt Hotham between Omeo and the coast or is it a big strain on the tow vehicle?