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I've had so many people sending me get well messages, I thought I'd give you all a little update. I had a chest xray on Friday which showed that it is 'only' Asthma and not Pneumonia(thank God), but it's certainly hanging around this time. Maybe because I ignored it for several weeks before getting on t...

We're booked on the Spirit of Tassie on the 16th jan. We figure we will allow ourselves about 4 days to get down there. Keeping in mind that it's school hols we are not sure which is the best way to go- coastal or inland. /Any advice re places to stop on the way would be appreciated too. We thought that inland...

.. I simply want to say a big "thankyou' to John & Anne (jandas fun) who have unselfishly provided me with the comfort and security of staying at their place while recuperating after my recent bike accident .. In the morning I leave for Macquarie woods near Bathurst for a week or so .. before...

1 Tub Sour Cream, sugar to taste, kahlua or bailey's to taste. Beat all together, chill and serve with strawberries and little choc flakes. Very nice with a wine on a hot day.

Hi Everyone Need some advise if possible ,we have just purchased 2 200 watt solar panels for the roof of our coaster as we want to power our fridge.The plan is 2 solar panels, battery charger regulater then 1 125 amp deep cycle battery.The fridge uses 5amps.We wish to also run off this uni...

Any one seen this show on T.V seen it today for first time ..more about the remote areas then any thing but beautiful senceny of N.T they were camping at lorella springs station very remote but look good ...

Couple pics from last nights eclipse along with a couple from the start of the storm the other day in perth cheers blaze

Jack Mac we are just outside Gin Gin on the Bundy/Gin Gin Road, give us an e-mail. Tim R

Hi,here is a question for you,how do I insulate my caravan?We are in Darwin and we find we have to run the aircon all day and half the night.I have heard of people using that silver backed stuff but how easy is it to take the sides off to get it in there??I would welcome any ideas,thanks in advance.

I cant belive its today... 5 years today since my mum passed away from dementia / Alzheimer's Ill never ever forget her... took some flowers to her site today , so darn hot, 35 degrees.. I rang dad, he went down too.. went and saw him on the weekend, talked abit but that was about it.. anyways.. love you m...

Recently had one half of a doubble power point in the caravan fail to work. Took it apart today & found some deab black ants in the back of the housing .gave it a good clean out, set it up on a 12volt system on the work bench & tested each circuit,found the one that didn;t work . A few flicks of the swit...

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ok guys been to see my doc as you all know its apparently stinks of melanoma, so now we go for pet scan 16th dec 7.45 royal brisbane hospital. then pre admin at nambour hospital, after that i should get a date for admission to hospital in nambour, expected stay 1 to 3 weeks due to the length of the cut ,they sh...

like i said keep tring to be different,, i'm not as "large" as the photo might suggest it at was taken as i passed at 40 odd plus k's an hour along the beach but it was a great day anyway -- Edited by beachball57 on Friday 9th of December 2011 10:05:18 AM -- Edited by beachball57 on Friday 9th...

I had a seniors moment yesterday, I was taken by car to drive a bus full of young uns, turned the power switch on opened the door and whent to put the key in, oooops, forgot the key didn't I. You don't need a key to turn the power switch on as it is outside and when on, the door opens for you. I spent the next hour i...

Does anybody know where I can buy a Grey Nomad book aroud the Thornlie area of Perth?

The Bureau of Meteorology has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for Queensland's north-west, as heavy rains and lightning move inland. The bureau says remote locations including Mount Isa, Cloncurry, Julia Creek, Camooweal, Dajarra Hotel, Duchess Hotel, Kamilaroi Station, Riversleigh S...

Hello Everyone. I am about to start on my first long trip (at the end of January). I read a lot and spend time on the computer and iPad but think I should branch out a bit. What do you all do to fill in the hours you are in camp and on the road? Monica

But I am heading off soon. There's always something to cause a holdup. First I got blisters under my feet after walking the campaspe Esplanade with my daughter at beginning of week. Couldn't get shoes on for a couple of days. Then the element in my oven blew Wednesday night and had to wait for electrici...

Three more natural disaster zones have been declared in northern NSW after heavy rain and flooding. The communities of Uralla, Guyra and Glen Innes Severn were heavily impacted by the recent storms and flooding, NSW Emergency Services Minister Michael Gallacher said. "I am declaring these...