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Hi wombat & Vic, where in this part of Aus. are you both? I would like to catch up for a coffee/ ale some time after Christmas if you were agreeable & we could arrange it. Is anyone about Perth at Christmas & away from family? If you would like to catch up either PM me or simply reply to this post &...

G'day all in preparation for the road as well as getting the rig all sorted I was wondering if it was worth investing some dollars in lasar eye surgery. Not sure of the cost but I have always enjoyed 20/20 and find the decline in my vision very hampering especially over the past 3 or 4 years...... Could eve...

Can someone give me a good receipe for a christmas cake. Dark and moist. Thank you

Afternoon All, Some time back one of you good people suggested Elwick Showgrounds just outside Hobart as a good place to stay. I have used the search facility but can't come up with that reference. If it was YOU, could you please let me know, I have a couple of questions? Like: Exactly where is it so we can...

Hi everyone, with the increasing traffic on the roads at this time of the year and at all other times too, I would like to ask forum members to comment on what they consider enhances their situational awareness when out and about. It can include your daily activities around your own area or when touring...

I think i told you guys how one of my mothers sisters passed away a few months ago, well her husband just passed away yesturday , aparantly .. I often hear how when one partner passes away, the other one soon follows.. I wonder why dad didnt go not long after mum? oh well.. im glad he's still around even...

People born before 1946 were called The Silent and powerful generation.. - People born between 1946 and 1964 are called The Baby Boomers. - People born between 1965 and 1979 are called Generation X, . - And people born between 1980 and 2010 are called Generation Y , Why do we call the last gr...

Heading to the G/Coast tomorrow to have the weekend with the kids for xmas, catch up with you all next week. Cheers; JC.

Does any one use the free download of Microsoft Security Essentials.?

Myrtle had got very noisy in the exhaust. Has been getting noisier for a while. Got back from a very windy Greens Lake, was talking to the neighbour who suggested getting it checked. I had always assumed it had something to do with the extractors etc installed in the first roadyworthy fix. Neighbour sa...

Has anyone tried these and if so can they be fitted to a caravan door, I realise they are smaller than a normal house door..........

We are almost ready to roll. The van's been checked. Installed a rear view camera in the Rodeo, one from the rear of the van and another on the rear of the ute. Clothes all packed and in the van. Food sorted, Dog's house ready too. Freezer in the house turned off and cleaned, Fridge off in the next day or two....

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A school in Balmain,Sydney has outlawed the greeting Happy/merry Christmas to Happy Holiday.Excuse given,a teacher did not want to upset any non christian pupils.What next "Praise be to Allah".

Hi everyone, just wondering if anyone is going to the Leisurefest show at Sandown Racecourse Melbourne this week, I think. Came across this new caravan coming from the UK and is being shown for the first time in Australia. From the pics that we have seen it looks gorgeous and appears to have everythi...

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Last Sat I took myself to the hospital I couldnt breathe Real bad this time..Anyway cut a long story short thought I was going too join my old mate who left with cancer a little while back They took me too the W and G in Sunshine and took 7 litles of fluid off my lungs..I bloody near drowned and with my frac...

For any of the fellow travellers who wish to get T V coverage, let me share a bad experience with you all. I bought a dish and the ancilliaries from the Perth Caravan show from itech world, and during my travels found this system wirtually impossible to tune in. Aside from the fact they did not advise me I n...

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