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FIVE RULES FOR MEN TO FOLLOW FOR A HAPPY LIFE:1. Have a woman who helps at home, cooks, cleans up and has a job.2. Have a woman who can make you laugh.3. Have a woman who you can trust, and doesn't lie to you.4. Have a woman who is good in bed, and likes to be with you. 5. And most important, ensure that these fo...

Animal Carer has asked me to let you know she is having a "holiday" from GN for awhile if you are wondering why she is not posting or answering pm's. I am not sure when she will be returning and am just passing on what I have been told by her. -- Edited by Duh on Tuesday 4th of September 2012 09:06:4...

Dear all, in around 12 months we will set off hopefully for around 3 years , at this stage no specific destination for the first port of call but probably north from Brisbane . I have seen so many vans I do not know where to start but currently something around 20', Island bed with a lounge at the opposite e...

Can anyone tell me how to manage a chassis which has surface rust starting to appear on the draw bar. Have the van safety checked annually, and the inspector commented negatively this year. We also have the van serviced regularly, and the guy has never commented about a problem underneath.

Any information would be greatly appreciated....

Hi all, I think this should go in "Techies Corner" but looking at other posts you seem to get a better response here, so sorry to those that don't agree with me putting here. Plus I am trying to keep clear of there at the moment. Here goes, Does anyone know about underslinging the axle. I have a...

The prices between the expencive ones and cheap ones is quite dramatic $30 to $300 is there realy that much differance in them Do the more expencive ones cook better last longer any one know

I left Casino on March 4 ......6 months to the day. Already I feel like I have been out here forever........ LOVE IT........COME JOIN ME OUT HERE IN THE LONG PADDOCK Dawa

I decided to go on to Injune after sis talked me into it. It wasn't so cold last night and it's been a beautiful warm day. Lots of roadworks along the Warrego Highway, with quite a long detour on the western side of Dalby. FYI..In Dalby there's nowhere to park close to Woolies, but we got street parking nea...

Well here I am back in Tocumwal after 16 days on the river. Wonderful trip but the company wasn't so good. he reversed into a hugh steel pylon......i went flying....landed hard and hurt my side/ribs something......has been very painful. however that aside it was an awesome trip. The river is now ver...

Saturday and got an early start to cover the 260kms taking me to Teresa Creek Dam Camps6 #426 only 3 hours driving at my speed but my eyes are making me stop and rest more than usual. Had a break at Belyando Crossing and kept on to the BP servo at Clermont where I had a shower and filled up the van. Arrived at Te...

Hi all : just bought a kogan 22 inch tv for van. I want to hang it on one of those swing arms but I can find no reference to the screw size any one any ideas what size/type I need. I could take it to bunnings but that will be last resort. any ideas welcome. Thanks AL Thanks for your replies problem solved see bel...

As we are newbies and plan on hitting the road in the next 12 months what to do with our 2 bedroom houselot of furniture ? So far the most economical way we have discovered is to buy a re furbished sea freight container and simply store the stuff in a container storage depot. We plan on being away for at least...

pulled into the freebie at DuarInga and a bloke with an old Viscount like ours came over. Turns out he is Rowdy rabbIt. Also the yellow bus was here yep, Norma and Shady, not forgetting Heather. Great to meet up with some Nomads on our travels.

I am booked to go on a Winnebago Safari on 17th Sept at Otford which is south of Sydney. Can someone please give me some advice on how to get there bypassing Sydney and avoiding as much traffic and bridges and tunnels as possible. Thanks Chris

From the Sydney Morning Herald: A 19-year-old P-plater has run over a family of four who had been sleeping in a tent at a NSW south coast caravan park. The family from the Snowy River town of Dalgety - a 45-year-old father, 43-year-old mother and their two children, a girl, 7, and boy, 4 - were seriously...

Reluctantly I have to bring this to the attention of fellow forum grey nomad members. Howard and myself received a lunatic text late last night. The person who sent it had their number exposed in the text. To cut a long story short, the person who sent it is a grey nomad member, and I believe is in a...

Some of us are plannign a get together at Whiteman Park later this month (August) or early September, depending on the arrival of some who are at Kalbarri at the moment but heading south towards Perth soon. So please keep an eye on this thread for more definite details as time progresses, JRH and Wombat...

SPRING, This is a totally wonderful word , beautiful,flowers,smells,ferterlizer,green grass, but for some of us that have had many frostes our gardens are looking very sick. How do you all get your garden going again..My garden is looking really bad, all the beautiful palms gone, even the native...

I made a crocheted rug for new grandchild. It was made up of 63 6" squares in different patterns and colours. Now I have been asked to make one for another person, who will buy the wool (about 30 balls of 8 ply) themselves, and pay me to make the rug. But I don't know what is a reasonable amount to charge...