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This may affect many Grey Nomads - paticularly those on pensions. The very generous Government Dental scheme, the Chronic Desiases Dental Scheme (CDDS) finishes at the end of this month. This newspaper article from the Brisbane Courier Mail, outlines the scheme that will replace it. As I type t...

This is a recipe I found on fb. Tis very naughty but, sounds oh soooo nice Ingredients: Waffle cones, peanut butter, banana, choc chips, mini marshmallows and Alfoil. Directions: Spread peanut butter inside of cone. Fill with banana,choc chips and marshmallows. Wrap the whole cone in alfoil and p...

This didn't seem to fit anywhere else (sharing photo's is only for places you have been) so putting it here, hope that is ok Cindy; This is one of me when I had just joined the Army at 17, on rookies at Kapooka, NSW. I am on the left of the photo. See the old bang sticks (.303), they were still in service then...

Hi everyone. I know there would be many fans of Slim and country music in general on this forum. The Slim Dusty Foundation is calling for support both in donations and applying pressure to the federal govt to help complete the complex at Kempsey. I have supported this signifcant and worthwhile projec...

Weedy Pigeon here after a long time away. Thinking of going the way of a campervan and would appreciate any do's and don'ts. Last time I had anything to do with vans was in 1971 when I used to sleep on a mattres in the back of a Kombi. Camping was basically free everywhere and nobody cared much what you did. T...

We are leaving Mt Gambier in a few days heading to Robe for maybe 4 days. Any suggestions for camping.

A US Govt. official was talking to an old Indian, Two Eagles. He said,"You've been around a long time, Two Eagles, seen a lot of changes white man have done, all his new technology etc. Where do you think he went wrong?" Two Eagles thought a bit & then replied,"White man came to ou...

Travelling to WA soon, thought about the ferry, might save a bit of time. South Australia, Wallaroo to Cowell ferry approx a 1 hour trip, for the Kea and 2 adults about $270, then have to drive another 100k to link up with the Eyre highway at Kimba. It's only 400k around there by road, less than a tank of d...

I had a mildy agitated discussion with my M.O.T.H. on Sunday about our prospective future travels. I asked him what he hoped to see and do, I told him I would like to go to some of the festivals and gatherings that happen... like the Birdsville races etc... His response was, "You can't plan anythin...

Hi all Does anyone know please how to format at USB stick if your computer lists it but I cannot see any files and the right mouse format won't come up....

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Hi everyone, Thought I would just drop in and say hello its been a little while but we have been busy at Dr's and specialist for the wife in Frankston, Melbourne. Although things are not the way we would like and the old girl is no that well we left Melbourne and headed for Mildura via Moama and while at mil...

I initially posted this on Techies Corner, but did not get as much feedback as I expected, so I have brought t here to the bigger audience. For thos of you who have seen it before I appologise.We have ordered our van, and now we need to make a decision as to which tow vehicle to use. We will have an ATM on our va...

Have started to do a rewire of the 12 volt system on the van. I am planning to fit up the c-tek dual dc charger. Currently the solar regulator has a SOC (state of charge) meter built in & I am not certain if the DC-DC charger can be connected to the solar panel because of the SOC. Can anyone supply me wit...

Just watching ABC news to the count down for our population to reach 23million people. we have 13 peope to go until we reach it at almost 10pm

In 4 days my follow up rude joke has 253 hits. Hoodathunkit's original rudy joke comes second and third is my test yourself joke and/or drive yourself to despair. So rudy titles wins followed by people wanting to drive themselves to despair runs a close third. Good experiment. Does s*x sell??????

What deep thinkers men are...I mowed the lawn today, and after doing so I sat down and had a cold beer. The day was really quite beautiful, and the drink facilitated some deep thinking on various topics. Finally I thought about an age old question: Is giving birth more painful than getting kicked in the...

Hope you have a great day tomorrow sandsmere. Of the list of birthdays, you are the only one I recognise as a regular contributor.

Okay, not quite capuccino, but not bad all the same. There was talk on another thread about a manual capuccino machine that uses no electricity, and is fairly simple to use. But it's expensive. So I suggested the way I make coffee and one bloke thought it was so cool he went to the shop immediately to buy t...

Got a great deal from this company - Silver padded window screens, made to fit most vehicles, great service, good price, prompt delivery. Top Gear 2 Go - phone 0755 251287 - web www.topgear2go.com.au - they also do fitted fly screenings. Not sure what else - worth a look, ours cost $180 delivered for...