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Dear God, please send lots of clothes to all those poor ladies on grandad's computer. Amen.

Race day at Cunnamulla. Crowds of people everywhere you look. A bloke pushes his way through the people around one of the bookies. "M-m-mate," he stutters, "I b-b-backed a f-f-five t-t-to..." "Go on, get out of the way will you?" the bookie responds. "Can't y...

A tourist in Vienna is going through a graveyard and all of a sudden he hears music. No one is around, so he starts searching for the source. He finally locates the origin and finds it is coming from a grave with a headstone that reads "Ludwig van Beethoven, 1770-1827". Then he realizes t...

We have been staying in the wiepa caravan park for the last three nights,fantastic location right on the waters edge. and the shopping centre the other side.We needed to re stock our food/ water and do some domestic chores like washing clothes. We have been out on a fishing charter,although we had som...

*Coffee with the Pope* Nescafe manages to arrange a meeting with the pope at the Vatican.After receiving the papal blessing, the Nescafe official whispers, "Your Eminence, we have an offer for you. Nescafe is prepared to donate $100 million to the church if you change the Lord's Prayer from '...

Have you ever seen a van parked in a camping area that was rocking, and wondered what was going on inside? Here's one version.

As we have quite a few new members on the forum I thought it might be a good time to mention a few essential internet sites for the modern day nomad. http://www.racq.com.au/travel/Maps_and_Directions/trip_planner Great site for planning to get from point A to point B. Also tells you...

I've just come from Darwin to Gayndah, Queensland over the course of a few weeks and was commenting to the hitchhikers I picked up at Mt Isa about the poor grazing in drought stricken Western Queensland when I saw on Facebook today that the son of friends is going droving. 18,000 cattle from Winton/Lon...

I'm using the Efudix cream on my sunspots on face and hands as prescribed by my doctor. Been just on 3 weeks of a 4 week program. A couple of the spots bleed without warning. I can wake up with blood pouring off the end of my nose or just splashing water on my face, look up and a spot is bleeding. Also a couple on...

Have had a good time at Bowenville intending to stay 2 nights and stayed 6 but set off this Tuesday morning heading for Kumbia Apex Park Camps6 #566. This is a fine stopover limited to 2 nights and with $2 showers and an honesty box for power. Excellent amenities block with power sockets to use, no fresh w...

hi just read on the abc website grey momads helping out to build the town of FARINA SA back to working order ( good read) SUENRAY

Got the Air Conditioner installed, and back at Katherine now. Pics don't show scotia around unit. Had a light power cable to work around in wall. Love my chain saw. Tried to repair tyre, put 4 plugs in hole to stop leak, don't think it would have lasted if i had to have used it. Made it back here to Kat...

My wife and myself are planning our first trip north,leaving from Bendigo and travelling up to Gilgandra,and then inland through Walget to Lightning Ridge,my first question regards to Lightning Ridge is it worth a couple of days stop over to look around there or just keep going.We plan on leaving on...

Arrived at Endeavour Falls c/van park about 30k north/west of Cooktown fairly easy driving,but ask at visitor centre in town before you set out conditions can change from day to day.Set up camp then headed out to Hopevale ,interesting place to visit,as it is a aboriginal community so no alcohol i...

G'day fellow GNs, I had to say something special for my 1000th post, right? It's a milestone! Or a kilostone if you like. So I figured I'd say something about my decision to become a member of the Grey Nomads Forum. Without a doubt, it's one of the best decisions I've ever made. Not only have I met some grea...

Vic Parks want to make 100 rangers redundant ,not manager mind you and they have said itParks may be resticted access or being closed I thought the parks belong to the people so how can the do that?????????????

Can people recommend any games Russ and I can play in the car while travelling. We do things like cross words and good old eye spy etc, but I'm sure there are other games we can play that won't ruin driver concentration, but will help relieve boredom on the long, lonely, boring or simply well travelled (b...

If you had sex every night for 365 days, then boiled all the rubbers you used down to make a tyre - what would you have? A bloody Goodyear!!!!!

NO............. not that When was the last time you were stopped by the police for a routine check around the tug and the caravan, or the motorhome etc...................... Mine was for waving at a policeman in his patrol car and him wanting to know more about camper trailers and how user friendly t...

Well here I was relaxing yesterday and checked my emails, one saying I had a PM from a GN. Ok then so I checked it out and 'Bowlerbear' Chris was in Townsville so I was not far away from her hiding spot this afternoon so called around, picked her up and played tour guide for a while as she had never been to Town...