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Meant to put this in the Hints and Tips thread. Cheers, Sheba. -- Edited by Sheba on Sunday 19th of February 2012 09:14:10 AM

hi techies, can you advise how long will a 120hr deep cycle battery run a 90ltr waeco 12volt compressor fridge ?? thanks greyghosts,

we live in an over 50's resort and want to sell our home quick does anyone know a website that caters for this sort of thing

Update: I got up early this morning, placed my card on the dinning table, headed outside to prepare for some jobs I plan to do today. About 1/2 hour later I came back inside, Syl was up and getting ready to go to work. Low and behold, Sitting right next to the "Sylvie" card was an envelope with m...

Tomorrow is our special day

, another year of marriage

, Syl's job requires 24 hour operation and has to work tomorrow. Thats ok, because she never remembers it til anything from a week to months after. I usually buy a card and put it away, waiting for the day she remembers, then get out...

I saw a CV and Tug parked in the main street in Wonthaggi at 12.15pm today near the golden arch while walking to the bus stop, I didn't have time to wait around. They had a reasonably large Grey Nomads. com.au sign on the back of the CV. I wonder who you are and if you are staying in the area.

Hi all this is all new to me so not sure wweather I should or shouldn't when I'm in a park I see couples I think I will go and say hello then I think well maybe they want peace and quiet thats why they have come away and I being on my own its not like the guys can chat and the women also.So at the moment I just wait f...

http://www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/video/2196966758/One-Man-And-His-Campervan-Ep9-Caldicott

An Australian Poetry Competition held in the Sydney Opera House had come down to two finalists; A) The university graduate. B) An old aboriginal man. They were given a word, and then allowed two minutes to study the word and come up with a short four line poem that contained the w...

PRICELESS. Working people frequently ask retired people what they do to make their days interesting. Well, for example, the other day, Kate and I went into town and visited a store. When we came out, there was a cop writing out a parking ticket. We went up to him and I said, "Come on, Man, how...

Hi all, anyone got a good way of holding my long handle shovel safely and securely to my roof rack with out having to spend the money most 4wd accessory shops want, thanks

A bloke from the bush walked into a Sydney antique shop. After looking around for a while, he noticed a very life-like bronze statue of a rat. It had no price tag, but it was so striking that he decided to buy it anyway. He took it to the owner and said: 'How much is this bronze rat?' The owner replied: 'It's $...

House settled today, so I am out of Sydney and currently sitting in Budgewoi and will spend some time here playing golf with the Brothers, then up to Port Macquarie Ahhhh....freedom

We have been looking at purchasing an Option RV Tornado Caravan, was just wondering if anyone has owned or known of someone that has owned one and if you can give us any feedback on the quality or problems. Thanks

kaboom she said as she roared into life sending various creepy crawlies and snakes looking for a new home, talking bout my old bus, fired it up first time in ten years, runs like a charm, fairly typical pommy engine blew lots of smoke and rattled and farted for a while but once she cleared her throat she ap...

Free camping is now available at the famous Pub in the Paddock just north of St. Helens on the east coast of Tasmania. Tom and Christine have had the pub for just over a year and recently decided to offer free camping. Showers are available for $5. I stayed there and the meals were good value and the be...

Would a penguin fall over if it kept its hands down by its side? Am watching Dr Harry at the moment in Antartica, he's with the penguins. They look so funny with their arms/wings spread wide. They really waddle side to side. I was trying to imagine how they would look with their arms down. Also saw Kochie t...

PALMERSTON Mayor Robert Macleod has been found guilty over the golf club attack on people . Finaly a Counciler has been found guilty of something......By the look of this thug I would'nt ask him where some free parking might be found in Darwin.......He's whack me with a Golf stick

I was reading the replies to Shazzas post about traveling on a pension.Then i read how much someone else spent and i go 'crikey'!!!!! Then I thought some more about this. I am not going on holiday I am starting a new way of life here. A nomad...traveling from place to place and my home is my camper. My addr...

how many batteries is enough in a mobile home, at the moment I have one, but I have a massive second battery but Im beginning to think it wont be enough, I have a 24 foot Austin Bus Im converting, it has piddly generator on the engine, im changeing this to an Alternator, to explain the situation a little bet...