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Sunset was coloured by smoke from a large bushfire in the area.

Wyndham WA

A new Army Captain was assigned to an outfit in a remote post in the Afghan Desert . During his first inspection of the outfit, he noticed a camel hitched up behind the mess tent. He asked the Sergeant why the camel was kept there. The nervous sergeant said, 'Sir, as you know, there are 250 men here on the po...

well it must have been my lucky day, first of all my stickers arrived in the post (many thanks Cindy) and then i got call from the company in Melbourne that i had ordered my Kipor GS2600 from ($1367.50 incl gst) saying that unexpectedly one had come in and i didnt have to wait until the end of next month for s...

Gday... I have spent the past week at the Kilcoy Showgrounds - on the west side of Kilcoy on the D'Aguilar Hwy opposite the Esk/Kilcoy Road. Set well off the highway there is a very large grassed area for many vans with plenty of power sites available with taps. Water taste and pressure is good. Showe...

Often when we're going away for just a week or even a long weekend my partner and I will precook some meals and then freeze them into portions. For instance, just this past sunday we cooked up a few serves of spag-bol and tuna mornay. Then we cooled them down, put them into tupperware and froze them. We do t...

mug shot of gubby, required for artistic use only.

*-- Edited by Hylda&Jon on Tuesday 31st of May 2011 11:35:04 PM*

-- Edited by Hylda&Jon on Tuesday 31st of May 2011 11:35:04 PM

To any-one wanting a comprehensive Instruction Book for their Turbo Oven, Google Easy Cook Turbo. I've checked out the one my friend loaned me, and am going to but my own as soon as I can. You can buy it on-line, for $11.00. I reckon it's worth it, with lots of handy tips, no matter what brand you have. C...

one more sleep for dad and I , travelling on the high seas tomorrow.. whoo cant wait, pasific jewel here we come

and red.

CATHOLIC GENTLEMAN AN ELDERLY ITALIAN, CATHOLIC GENTLEMAN An elderly Italian man who lived on the outskirts of Rimini , Italy , went to the local church for confession. When the priest slid open the panel in the confessional, the man said: "Father, during World War II, a beautiful...

OLD F*RT PRIDE I'm passing this on as I did not want to be the only old f*rt receiving it. Actually, it's not a bad thing to be called, as you will see. # Old F*rts are easy to spot at sporting events; during the playing of the National Anthem. Old F*rts remove their caps and stand at attention and sing withou...

There is tremendous happiness in making others happy, despite our own situations. Shared grief is half the sorrow, but happiness, when shared, is doubled. If you want to feel rich, just count all the things you have that money can't buy. 'Today is a gift, that is why it is called The Present .'

Hi Everyone, In that I've very new to this forum, I've been reading many profiles and many old posts. I can't help but notice how many people put their full name, date of birth and town they are from. In some pictures I've seen their reggo. To me, this screams of 'leaving too much personal info' out on the w...

ok so i've just been told to grow up and i'm just a big kid,, ok so where's the problem,, just becasue i had this idea to buid a model rocket in my shed and take it out to some where and launch it and see how high it goes,, oh well ok maybe they are right perhaps i am just a but kid but what fun it is being one

We're planning to visit Lawn Hill National Park, probably late August, but we don't like to take the van off the black top. Someone said we can leave it at Gregory Downs overnight and stay in a cabin in the national park, does anyone know if it is safe to do this.

Chambers Pillar, NT

New Member, new van, bought it yesterday. Van weighs 1500ks, tows well, pulls well but noticed the suspension on the Kia Sorento is slightly spongy. Should I replace strutts with heavier gas shocks, will that lift the car up and make a rougher ride empty ?