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We are looking for a small coffee making machine for the van have been looking at pods thy seem to make a reasonable cup or mug of coffee, been using a plunger in the van up till now but its not the same as espresso with milk in it. any one using pods and if so what make small would be nice only a tiny van lol

The importance of having an occupation after retirement. As we get older we sometimes begin to doubt our abilityto "make a difference" in the world. It is at these times that our hopes are boosted by the remarkable achievements of other "seniors" who have foundthe courage to t...

Hello Everyone, It is a beautiful blue skied Sunday morning. Just a bit of fun. I wanted to meet some more of you so if you read this can you reply with one word that best describes you. I went to the caravan show In Brisbane yesterday and it was free and not as many people. each stand had heaps of staff and al...

Gday... I guess you don't check out Hints & Tips Sub-forum very often. But if you view this link I would love to see a photo of the system you advocate

http://thegreynomads.activeboard.com/t54744300/my-wifes-way-of-hitching/

Yep, "Plendo" David and his lovely wife Carol made the trip down from Melbourne to down town Wonthaggi for a visit today so another lunch down at My club this time. Great lunch in great company yet again. The new chef at the club provided 3 very lovely meals indeed and David had half a cow on his...

Currently on the G/Coast with family, leaving tuesday for Wurruma dam later in the week for a few days if any one is in that area. JC

Hi, on an other forum I cannot upload a picture after I did it for years, so that's why I try it here. And it obviously works! -- Edited by willem269 on Sunday 3rd of November 2013 10:09:09 PM

Best thing I have ever bought. Bought 2 folding Zuma elec bikes. 250w brushless, 36v. I am 88 kilos and mine pulls me along at 25klm and also pulls well up hills (I do pedal sometimes) Mine is less battery (black one) My wife is 46 kg (Chinese) so she leaves me for dead. Have to get a carrier made up for rear o...

I have just noticed that the most people ever on the forum at one time happened today at a few minutes past 7pm. Was that set up or did it just happen and we missed it? 49 members is great - and over 180 guests. That must be because it is such a great forum. Well done members and Cindy. Pity we missed it. That wo...

Farmers are used to fixing things with bits of wire or junk, and this bloke is no exception. Click here for the photo album. (Scroll down for the captions)

A drunken man walks into a biker bar, sits down at the bar and orders a drink. Looking around, he sees three men sitting at a corner table. He gets up, staggers to the table, leans over, looks the biggest, meanest, biker in the face and says: 'I went by your grandma's house today and I saw her in the hallway b...

I had a long-range fuel tank built and installed under the Sprinter. The inlet is a bit tricky and despite venting, the fuel spits out and stops the hand piece. It cost me $3 the other day to come to that conclusion. It was built and installed by Aussie By Design at Pt. Wakefield, and the problem has them p...

I'm probably getting less tolerant in my advancing years; perhaps a little too Victor Meldrewish. However I'm getting rather 'cheesed off' with the bicycle lobby groups. Here in Victoria, more and more bicycle lanes are being 'installed' on our roads. Dedicated bicycle traffic lights ar...

Sorry Gaz, ...me bad I unwittingly forgot to give a report on a device that copper1 told me about, and I did as a good GN would do, I went and got the same device as the same copper1 told me about. Some would call me a copy cat, and that would be a nice name from what other people might call me. But this is not...

If it take,s 50 planks to make a wagon bottom, what does it take to make a baby. Ps two waging bottoms. Lance C -- Edited by Olley46 on Monday 4th of November 2013 07:49:20 PM

We're VERY new to being Grey Nomads (3 days and counting!), have never had a motorhome before and have already had problems with the fridge! It's a 12/240v Fisher and Paykel fridge freezer living in a Mitsubishi Canter motorhome (1992) and it works VERY occasionally. The freezer works long after the...

A quick reminder everyone that we are placing an order with our supplier for stylish Grey Nomad polo shirts late today/early tomorrow morning. If you'd like to ensure that you get your size in this first batch, please visit our shop and place your order today. Shirts will be ready in about a week and w...

Hi everyone, this is our first time as members but have looked at a lot of comments recently. Our concern is that we are buying another van and are trying to decide what type of fridge to install; either 3 way or compressor. It used to be that the 3 way style hated being on a site that was not level and that t...

In another topic -more profit for Woolies - some of us talked about times gone by, so I thought I'd open this. These are all things "I" remember not just heard. When our hogget chops ( lamb dear even then) where cooked in dripping or lard, Mum cooked the Sunday dinner in 100F heat and Dad made t...

Gladys failed a Health and Safety course at the Local Seniors Centre today. One of the questions was: "In the event of a fire, what steps would you take?" "F#%@ing' big ones," was apparently, not the right answer.