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Gday... A few of the great places I have been lucky enough to visit during 2012. Hopefully 2013 will provide even more opportunities. Cheers - John

DO YOU THINK THE CHILDREN OF TODAY HAVE IT TOO EASY? Ma was in the kitchen fiddling around when she hollers out, "Pa! You need to go out and fix the outhouse!" Pa replies, "There ain't nuthin wrong with the outhouse." Ma yells back, "Yes there is, now git out...

Hi all we are travelling to Tasmania in January 2013 and read that fuel containers need to be empty of fuel and filled with water. So this poses a couple of questions... Can you refill the containers unleaded and diesel with fuel again? and what to do about generators. Maybe easier to buy new containers...

Pretty hard core.... he looks a bit like Bill12 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3wxSuCnkIs -- Edited by petengail on Saturday 5th of January 2013 04:34:10 PM

Hi All I've been working at grain receival sites in Bellata near Moree (NSW), Bogan Gate near Parkes (NSW) and Carlton (VIC) for a few months creating grain mountains. Dusty work in the heat but meeting some interesting people. Holiday next for a while then perhaps going west. Anyone got sugestions f...

I couldn't believe the temperature here at home in the shade at 3.30pm today, so took a picture. I have so much respect and thanks for all them guys & girls out there in the extreme heat battling and or preventing fires.

A camera has been found in Port Lincoln SA containing this pic along with many holiday pics. If anyone knows this couple I have a contact for them to get their camera back. Cheers Neil <edit> Arrrgh, ignore this my friends, I just noticed the camera in in Lincoln England, not Port Lincoln as I...

cheap camp $10 pn power, water ,wash mach,camp kitchen run by the town people for the town, top spot, fishing in town lake .golf course ,pub., bowlo

good day and happy new year to all grey nomads could anyone tell us the road conditions between broken hill and tiboobura we would like to go that way MAY or JUNE weather permitting cheers

As only the Irish can tell a story!!!!!! Enjoy. Paddy had long heard the stories of an amazing family tradition. It seems that his father, grandfather and great-grandfather had all beenable to walk on water on their 18th birthday. On that special day, they'd each walked across the lake to the pub on th...

I have just recieved my GN Times and would dare I say it like to plagarise and Quote from a letter to the Editor by Mary. " Yesterday is History,Tomorrow is a mystery,today is a 'GIFT'. So very true.

I have heard that starting this year we will no longer have rego stickers on our cars I can- not understand this and can see a lot of trouble As people will have to make sure cars have their rego paid before driving them and what about truck drivers they will have to make sure before driving a company truck c...

I couldn't decide where this post should go but wanted to advise that the dump point that used to be in the Riverside Park at Moruya has been re-located to Shore St near the Bowling Club. It is a council dump point and it's re-location has taken it away from near a children's playground. It might be a bit ha...

Do not feed your dog with any of the above.They are fatal to dogs.Maybe the odd grape has been fed to your pet as a treat, For further information look up Grapes and Dogs on Snopes or Google.Sorry if I sound alarmist but my vet explained just how grapes etc can kill your dog.

I'm currently camped in my sisters yard at Tin Can Bay until the new year, along with some of her family and mine, so quite a mob here. Just as well they have a big yard! Lots of fun with 4 grandies between us. Yesterday we all piled into 4WD's to do a circuit into Cooloola National Park, onto Teewah Beach,...

bit to hot for my old bones,SA, cheers Hans -- Edited by Recoup on Friday 4th of January 2013 02:22:19 PM

Hi all, our daughter and son in law thought they'd have a quiet holiday in Tassie. Today they went to Port Arthur and then went to head off for Hobart, you can guess the rest, spending the night at a fire refuge at Nubeena, all safe but very worried parents. Sue & Steve

Tomorrow I am making minestrone soup and chicken and vegetable soup What is your favourite soup????

I was reading another thread about rego labels, etc for NSW vehicle regos. This is a simple tool to help identify if a vehicle is registered in NSW. https://myrta.com/regcheck/ Follow a couple of prompts and you can get a few details on a vehicle. Daryl