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Oh woo is me!!! No more Fray Bentos Corned Beef. I receieved an official e-mail from Cambells Soups (They are now the owner of the Fray Bentos name in Australia). They have stopped producing the produce since sales were too slow and they could not justify production. I failed to buy and consume enough?...

Went through Denman NSW this arvo, passed the Rest Area before the bridge. The toilets are no longer there, looks like they have been demolished, maybe building new ones, not sure. Anyway there are Public toilets in Denman so if you're passing through go to the loo in Denman cheers

There are many pleasures in life, like a good wine or a cold beer, looking at the stars at night or maybe the love of your partner, but nothing beats the sheer joy of just sitting and watching your grandson fishing.

Congratulations to the 3 winners of the photo competition. Have no idea who you are as no names there. Very well chosen. Great photos.

NBN news tonight, about obesity, says we eat too much "take out food" Please we drive 2wd or 4 wd NOT Suv's ( what is a SUV anyway)' When did lifesavers become Lifeguards, there are many many other americanisms taking place of our own lingo,........... what can we do about it ???

I am finally putting my house on the Market. I have signed with the Real Estate and it would be nice to sell it quickly. Heaps of cleaning up to do as you tend to forget what is lying around the place. So, once it is sold, I will be living on the road for a little while until I find the RIGHT place for me in Port...

Patrick walks into a bar in Dublin, Orders three pints of Guinness & sits in the corner of the room, Drinking a sip out of each pint in turn. When he had finished all three, He went back to the bar & ordered three more. The barman says, "You know a pint goes flat soon after I pull it ...........

Hope you all have a Merry Christmas & we wish you all to have a safe & Happy New Year

Well my old faithful discovery 1 will be going to the big disco yard in the sky when we get back to perth in the new year, the old girl has just 2 short tows to do. Put the van in storage and then back to the park. The disco can also rest easy while we are away. We have travelled many solo miles together covering 5...

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how can some of these campervans, that ive seen on the net and at local yards be still worth $25-30k even a 20 year old unit... Id love my own campervan but they all seem so far out of reach, and the ones in my price range have humungus amount of k's and some i've seen have been pretty bad condition.. someti...

A large woman, wearing a sleeveless sundress, walked into a bar in Dublin, Ireland. She raised her right arm, revealing a huge, hairy armpit as she pointed to all the people sitting at the bar and asked, "What man here will buy a woman a drink?" The bar went silent as the patrons tried t...

I met a few GN's today in Echuca and spent a lovely couple of hours chatting. Thankyou and have a great xmas and keep safe. Next port of call will be Rosebud on Tuesday to see my grandson and granddaughter, oh all right, I spose I had better see their mum and dad as well.

Australian Cattle Station Pilot G'day Mate, I am writing to you because I need your help to get me bloody pilot's licence back. You keep telling me you got all the right contacts. Well now's your chance to make something happen for me because, mate, I'm bloody desperate. But first, I'd better tell you...

it's a week before christmas and all through the house people and fighting and arguing the point and now no one is talking,, ahh the festive season is hear at last lets hope that we can get through xmas day without killing each other i love xmas....... anyway merry xmas and happy new year from me, the b...

On my way to the west of SA today I was hammered by a raging thunderstorm just west of the tanks, towards Iron Knob turn-off. Three flashes of lightning took off from the same spot just to the south. Visibility was minimal and the traffic could only travel at 60kph. The wind was horrendous across the ro...

Now here,s a subject. Where can I purchase Fray Bentos Corn Beef, its disappeared from all our local shops and we can,t buy it anywhere. I love my Fray Bentos Corn Beef, please help. Tim R

I was given 2 turkeys recently. Luckily, I have a large freezer ! I will cook one to take with me on Christmas Day and the other will languish in the frozen halls of the freezer until a date still unplanned. Trouble is, I can't stand turkey, and so have never cooked one, let alone worked out how long to thaw...

These are not my pics but were copied from an email I received;

Hi all Just wondering if anybody is meeting this ship to tassie. My father in law is going on it but is a bit daunted about crossing the melbourne cbd with his tray back camper. Is anybody else meeting up or going as a group to go through the cbd.