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Well we bought our Roma caravan brand new from Perth. After 2 years of fobbing off and delays the cracked bench top was going to be fixed, ( what a joke again oops we have been sent the wrong part after the sales person measured it and assured us it was all ordered). So we still have a crack in the bench top. ...

Back home again after another successful trip of 8,000kls. During this time we have managed to put names & faces to 22 GN members, making a total of 28. A very wet & foggy trip from Bathurst & up the coast . Now the cleanup begins, vehicle service & preventative maintenance ready for n...

I know the expression, The Big Trip, but I'm interested in hearing from people who are doing the Really big trip. ie. on the road indefinitely. That's what Marian and I plan to do whenever we start this adventure. Do a couple of "settlers" and then just go. Is anyone out there doing this?...

Got the email for the latest Grey Nomad Times just before, but when I click on the link to open it I get the error "Expected a dict object". Can other people open the newsletter successfully? I thought it might work if I accessed it from the home page, but I can't find a link there to the newslett...

Always keep several get well cards onthe mantle.. So if unexpectedguests arrive, Theywill think you've been sick and unable to clean.

Larry gets home late one night and Linda, his wife, says "Where the hell have you been?" Larry replies "I was out getting a tattoo!" "A tattoo"? She frowned. "What kind of tattoo did you get?" "I got a hundred dollar bill on my privates" he said...

There have been a couple of instances on TV where they have shown unscrupulous people who wind back km reading on cars, including a couple of dealers. I always thought this could only be done with the old style mechanical mileage meters. If this is possible with the new electronic meters, what hope hav...

My wife and I plan to become GNs in the nest 12 months, so we have huge gaps in our knowledge and lots of questions. Can someone help with a couple of basics - what are the average fees at dumps points and what's the cost of fresh water? Thanks a lot.

Any one with suggestions to remove tar from the vinyl stoneguard at the front of a van. Have used kero, peanut butter (suggested on internet - I think they must have been kidding) turps bleach napisan. The kero takes off the main part of the tar but there is a brown stain left. Thanks to the council tru...

Mother Superior was on her way to late morning prayers when she passed two novices just leaving early morning prayers on their way to classes. As she passed the young ladies, Mother Superior said, "Good morning ladies." The novices replied, "Good morning, Mother Superior, may Go...

Banking Crisis! If the global crisis continues at the present rate, by the end of this year only two banks will be left operational....the Blood Bank and the Sperm Bank! And before you know it, these two will merge, and the whole place will be full of bloody wankers.

We have moved on from Stanley and are now enjoying the wonderful hospitality of Mr and Mrs Florinhill at Yolla just outside Burnie. We have a beautiful view overlooking farmland all the way to the coast at Wynyard and if the cloud lifts we might even see the ocean. We will do a few day trips from our base he...

I was just watching weather map seem we are in for wet times again .Very heavy rain up to 100mls predicted for a lot of N.S.W. and Q.L.D over next week ... Look like a another wet summer ...Lets hope mother nature take pity on Q.L.D this year i think they had enought devastation last year ..... ...

Looks like wombat wants to win the cooper;s. Mate, they will not fit down a wombat burrow.LOL .

Hello My folks are heading off to NZ for a month from 15th February 2012. We are looking for a couple or person to housesit while they are gone. You can stay in the house (4x2) and will be required to look after 2 dogs, a cat and 2 miniature ponies. All very easy all you need to do is feed them. The ponies can...

A female police officer arrests a man for drunk driving. She tells the man, "Sir, you have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be held against you." The drunk says, "Tits".

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Donation Father O'Malley answers the phone. 'Hello, is this Father O'Malley?' 'It is!' 'This is the Internal Revenue Service . Can you help us?' 'I can!' Do you know a Ted Houlihan?' 'I do!' 'Is he a member of your congregation?' 'He is!' 'Did he donate $10,000 to the church?' 'He will.' Senility An e...

In the latest newsletter and in the profile "Characters on the Road" on Lynda, she mentiioned she wouldn't be without her Hose Bags. For her fresh water and grey water hose, she has bags which have saved her sanity. I want to know where do you get them, just what I need too. And who is Lynda? ca...

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