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bought 2 cartons of beer yesterday from Safeway liquor outlet and got 30 cents per litre fuel discount - up to maximum of 150 litres

hi guys, im usually pretty good on my computers.. but somethngs stuffing me around.. I reinstalled windows 7 home premium on my pc, acer desktop,quad core i7 and some how in the mix the c drive dissapeared and i managed to get it back, but since then i get sometimes a blue screen dump thingy on the monitor...

It was because of Jonathan.s Birthday made me think of this......Are there any Christmas day Babies amongst us ?

Hello all I have finally received a reply from the RACV and it looks like they are at least looking at it. copy of reply Ken Mr Thomas, Apologies for the delay in getting back to you on the subject of RACV's coverage of vehicles longer than that which is covered by our current Terms and Conditions. We have...

It's an 83 Volvo, 40foot, 3 speed auto, 10 litre, 250hp turbo diesel. We pick it up from Melbourne in early January. And I am rather nervous. Not that I'm going to be driving (I don't even drive a car)..... but it's freaking HUGE!! I've been AWOL, thanks to Uni exams, a massive project for Parks and Wil...

Rob and I are on the road now till March because I need to get home to register my car. (left at home while we are away) The van needs to be registered then too. What do you do when registration is due? We live NSW.

Could Nomads please advise on the practicality of carrying a tinnie on the roof for long term travelling. Wind drag, and are there boats for hire at all the fishing spots. I see Dunco has one on his roof in his avatar. We will have no base where we can offload it when not needed. Fishihg is my form of rela...

LPG fuel tax to hit Qld motorists This was posted in the RACQ road ahead mag, cant stop milking us can theyMotoringPosted on December 12, 2011 | 9 COMMENTS Rural, regional and outer metropolitan drivers who use LPG fuel will suffer a blow from the start of December with the introduction of a new Liquid P...

Hi everyone,will any of you be on your own from Boxing day? This will be the 1st year for me on my own :( I am based in Bendigo central Vic,so if anyone is within approx 200km of Bendigo,maybe we could meet up.I will have the 2 dogs (j/russells who are used to the caravan world).Caravan parks are difficul...

Seasons Greetings to Everyone. I have uploaded a new avatar. cheers. strop n rocket

Beth, the Corelle cups have been delivered to the nominated destination, ready for you to collect.

Well the time is almost here, we today at 15:00hours WA time for a month in New Zealand. We are visiting my sister whom I have not seen since 1990, 21 years ago, hope I recognise her.LOL To all have a very Merry christmas and a Happy New Year. Will be back in OZ jan 16th. PS:- Edited for a typo, big fingers an...

Can anyone help us please, we are thinking of putting one of these 12volt draw fridges in our van. We are wondering if any one has done this, and how its working. Sorry guys should have given a bit more info. Its proper name is. WAECO 30 LITRE COOLMATIC DRAWER FRIDRE. We are hoping to install it in our drawe...

My neighbour just informed me that she heard a well know weather guru on the radio saying that this summer in WA will have the highest temperatures on record.......

Management and I were camped for the last fortnight at Boondooma Dam (near Proston QLD). We watched slack jawed as a centre console plate aluminium boat approx 16 ft proceeded out on the dam. We and others were absolutely gobsmacked at the number of people in the boat, mostly adults. A couple of hou...

It is my intention to cross the top from West to East at the start of winter it has occurred to me that other Grey Nomad's may have the same idea. So if a meetup could be organized for April/May somewhere in the Broome region then there would be plenty to discuss about the forthcoming trip. John

for the 18th December 2011

EXERCISE FOR PEOPLE OVER 40 This seems a little daunting to start with but if you apply yourself you may find that it's not as difficult as you think. Begin by standing on a comfortable surface, where you have plenty of room at each side. With a 5-kg potato sack in each hand, extend your arms straight out...

SWMBO has bought herself a campervan, so now we have a His "n" Hers; (Hers 1997 Mazda E2000, Auto Petrol, High Top, recent new motor) -- Edited by Vic on Thursday 15th of December 2011 11:00:04 PM

Spent some time today on the RTA NSW web site, and discovered an interesting project. In conjunction with the National Trust, Engineers Australia, various local government Councils and historical groups, Roads and Maritime Services produced self-guided tour brochures for a range of heritage...