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Saw this recently, top movie and great Oscar winning performance by Colin Firth IMHO. Nicole was ok too but hers was only a support role so could not be compared. The Japanese actor was good too. See; http://www.abc.net.au/atthemovies/txt/s3903336.htm PS: Could be upsetting for some who...

G'day Madeline and other paddlin' tragics. I attended this weekend's rowing regatta at Taree yesterday and took a bunch of pics. This one is of a local spectator enjoying a box... er... pole seat. Click here for the photo album.

Hello and a HNY to all. Having a prob with the Hayman hitch on caravan. Purchased (2nd hand) nearly a year ago and the caravan yard mechs had a problem attaching it to my Prado. (Ball to socket). They replaced the ball with another one and all seemed OK. For the first few times I had a huge prob in separating...

Pretty much confused here as whether a battery chainsaw is a good idea? We only really need a mini one - don't have room ( or want to carry the fuel etc) for a full blown chainsaw just to cut a bit of wood into nice chunks to fit into the campfire! We sometimes buy wood along the way as we travel - and then find th...

I've been wondering what I could use to secure my rolled up hose during transit so it doesn't unravel. So today while I was shopping at Woolies, guess what I spotted? The ideal solution! A dog collar!

Hi All, I am a new member and very new to the nomad life style. As yet I have not commenced traveling solo as one much work a while longer and also look after an ageing Mum. However in the meantime I am content with some short trips away including Mum and our pet dogs. It also gives me time to gain my confid...

A sign of the times > A woman walks into the City Centrelink office, trailed by 15 kids . . .> 'WOW,' the social worker exclaims, 'Are they ALL yours?'> 'Yeah, they are all mine,' the flustered mother sighs, having heard that question a thousand times before.> She says, 'Sit down Terry.'...

Firstly I must THANK a follow forumite who phoned to discuss some other issue. He did mention that I should check the Anode in the hot water system, and was I glad I did. The anode was completely eroded much beyond what it has to be, to do the job effectively. If not for that information, I did not know that I...

Council officers have just visited all us campers to advice the park is closed due to a failed septic system. i have till tomorrow am to leave. Asked why self contained vans could not stay, he said others would see us and come in anyway. Not sure what they will do about day trippers as they also need facili...

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Just received these words of wisdom?, from my Grey Nomad elder brother,... and thought I would share for a quick chuckle.... Aspire to inspire before you expire. My wife and I had words, but I didn't get to use any of mine... Frustration is trying to find your glasses, without your glasses.. The irony...

when dogs love the fans!! my budgie and cannery love the air con!

Jayco conquest on Fiat Ducato base, tail lights. Had a situation where had one tail light out on conquest, replaced it with another bulb, and while doing that checked number plate lights, found two of the three festoon bulbs black, gave one to the wife and asked for three replacements when she went int...

I was asked by the local minister to play the bagpipes at a funeral for an old homeless man - he had no family, no friends and was to be buried in a paupers grave. I agreed to do this for the old man. On the day of the funeral I got lost, and being a man, I didn't ask for directions therefore I was an hour late to th...

What do you people use to wash your annex walls? I have been told by the bloke at Coffs Canvas at most pure soap like sunlight soap anything harder will wash out the protection. others have said light truckwash. Mine need cleaning but they cost to much to ruin

Hi everyone, finally purchased a camper We are looking forward to traveling our great country seeing the sights and meeting lot's of GN's on the way. As we are new to this we want to start with small trips, building to around Australia in the future or wherever the road takes us? Hope to catch you on the r...

Here we are on the Sunshine Coast. We had organised to house sit for Feb/March but that has been cancelled (we cancelled as we didn't agree with some details of house sit which we were not given before). But now we need to find a preferably free camping spot to fill in those 2 months without having to g...

Gday... 1929 - Civil rights activist, Martin Luther King, is born. 1976 - The first episode of the Australian drama series "The Sullivans" is broadcast. 1991 - The Victoria Cross for Australia is created by letters patent signed by HM Elizabeth II. 2004 - The first freigh...

Very sad news at the Cadbury factory in Tasmania today. A member of staff was seriously injured when a pallet of chocolate fell more than 50 feet and crushed him underneath. He tried in vain to attract attention but every time he shouted "The Milky Bars are on me", everyone just cheered. ...