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A golfer in Ireland hooks his drive into the woods.. Searching for his ball, he finds a little Leprechaun lying flat on his back, a bump on his head and golf ball beside him. Horrified, the golfer gets his water bottle from the cart and pours it over the little guy, reviving him. 'Arrgh! What happene...

Subject: FW: Fw: Groaners.. Murphy says to Paddy, "What ya talkin into an envelope for?" "I'm sending a voicemail ya fool!" 19 Paddies go to the cinema, the ticket lady asks "Why so many of you?" Mick replies, "The film said 18 or over." I went to the cemetery yesterday to lay some flowers on a gr...

Hi, we have a Swagman signature with it looks to me like fibreglass exterior panels.i would like to polish the outside up mostly for protection against elements and good looks.what would be the best products and technique for such? thanks for your wisdom in advance. Andrew and Elke

Looking to the future. We presently have 3 x 130ah AGM batteries and will replace with Lithium. Will I need 3? We have 2x 200w panels and run a small 600 inverter for the wifi. We dont have any problems of supply but of course 4 weeks of overcast and rain stretches the system. We have a 3.6kw Cummins genny as...

Has anyone changed the crank handle gearbox in one of these? Bloke next door has a new one but cant get anyone to put it in. Thank you for any help

Put another snag on the BBQ....... https://vm.tiktok.com/ZSdph1hJy/?k=1

Mentally I have gone threw every state to conjur up a battle cry. Frankly they all fall flat compared to the battle cry " QUEENSLANDER"

I've started a new thread as I didn't wish to hijack the one posted by Goldenyears. He's talking of buying a 200Ah lithium battery which will cost at least $1500, possibly much more. All batteries in Oz come with a warranty both provided by the seller and mandated by law. It is very difficult with a seale...

Climate scientists warn of increased climate change events as carbon emissions fail to drop https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-06-04/carbon-dioxide-emissions-hold-firm/101126312

Bizarre 17-million-year-old giraffe-like creature was an intense headbutter, fossils show https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2022-06-03/ancient-giraffe-like-creature-intense-headbutter-fossils-reveal/101112562

Apparently the turquoise parrots, that were considered extinct in the 1920's have survived the black summer bushfires: New nesting boxes help Snowy Mountains' turquoise parrots recover from Black Summer bushfires [url]https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-06-04/turquoise-parrot-black...

Does anyone have recent knowledge if the Freecamp at Proserpine open atm??? Some sites on the net indicate that it is closed?

How great whites may have contributed to the extinction of the biggest shark, megalodon https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2022-06-01/megalodon-extinction-great-white-shark-pliocene-diet-zinc/101112348

More than 40 per cent of Earth's land surface 'must be conserved to maintain biodiversity' https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2022-06-03/biodiversity-nearly-half-earth-land-surface-needs-protection/101110926

I'm not sure if yesterday (probably) or today was the closure of postal votes to arrive at the Australian Electoral Commission for counting. It doesn't really matter. What does matter is that all the ballot papers can now be counted and the distribution of preferences can begin in those undecided el...

If the prospect of getting closer to China seems appealing keep in mind that today is the 33rd anniversary of the day the Chinese government declared martial law and sent troops into the peaceful protest in Tiananmen Square and killed thousands (no one knows) of their citizens and then drove tanks ov...

Apparently I've upset someone by pouring this in the wrong section so here it is repeated:There have been lots of recent posts of birds. This reminded me of a New Scientist video is Tim Flach photography so I thought that I'd post it here. These are NOT my photos: Sorry. Cut and paste doesn't work for v...

I've got dust flaps / doors for the external fridge vents on my van When im running the a/c should I leave the flaps shut so its circulating the cooler air? Or always open them when I pull up?

This video showils how scientists created the first image of Sagittarius*, the black hole at the centre of the Milky Way: