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On the road and loving it
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Well here we are, on the road at last. Left Tassy on 25 Feb after a month around the state to check out the rig. We are currently in Rye down Port Phillip bay in Vic. We have to say it's better than we could have imagined. So many people who just want to help our with all sorts of advice it's so great to find peopl...
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Podcasts
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Have just discovered the world of podcasting, thousands of topics to choose from, download for free. Great for when out of radio coverage. Anybody else using?
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Survival Emergency Invention
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See this home made Survival Emergency Invention - Sound needed !! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMCux9JvEZE
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About two way radio communication
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Awhile ago, went to a bit of a shindig with a lot of motorhome, caravan and campervan people who were mainly, "weekend wanderers". When I mentioned that I had spent many years as an interstate truck, tour and express coach driver, I was verbally "jumped on" as, "One of t...
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I would love to know the price of diesel around the Country...Here in Bacchus Marsh Vic it has just hit $1.42.9 from $ 1.28.9 Yesterday....Why does Diesel go through the roof..Is this another rip off.....I seriously have too look at travelling again....It's too hard on the budget Had visions of g...
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Three women walked into a bar...
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Three women walked into a bar.... You'd thought one of em would have seen it...
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Obituary writen of Common Sense
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An Obituary printed in the London Times Today we mourn the passing of a beloved old friend, Common Sense, who has been with us for many years. No one knows for sure how old he was, since his birth records were long ago lost in bureaucratic red tape. He will be remembered as having cultivated such valuable...
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I'm b ack11
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Well, my first solo trip went really well - don't know what I was so worriedabout - towed well, everything went ok - no problems at all. Can't wait to do it all over again now.
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Rust on van axles
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Hi folks, I would like your comments on the rust on the axles of my van. It was delivered to me (new) in June 2010. (now 9 months old) Purchased from Noels Island Star in Adelaide. Built by Spaceland in Melbourne. Rust started to appear on gas bottles and chassi after 3 months. I approached Noels about th...
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Six Beers
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Chilli
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WARNING : ONLY Read This Once You Are Able To LAUGH OUT LOUD. Hysterics might set in. The writer of this piece paints a very vivid picture... funny stuff. You will laugh - guaranteed! ENJOY!! I went to Bunnings recently while not being altogether sure that course of action was a wise one. You see, the pre...
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Electronic tyre monitoring systems
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Hi all, Is there anyone using a tyre monitoring system on their rig. What make and are you happy with it, also price. Thanks for now. Aldo
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NEW PHONE
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I drowned my mobile phone with coffee yesterday. Knocked the cup over on the table, upon which was not only the mobile, but the landline handset too. Last night, both stopped working. So I went and bought a new mobile today, only to find, that most of my contacts were on the phone, not on the sim card. S...
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Snatch straps, and the dangers.
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One of the many types of driving work I have done, was to work with a long time friend, Jol Fleming. Jol and I go back more than 35 years, so when I rolled back into The Alice awhile ago, I assisted him with his 4X4 training programme. Jol never fails to amaze the people he teaches, because he has been wheelch...
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, ok where is it,, for years i have always wanted to go to the daintree rain forest of far nth queensland, well last year i did that so it's marked as having been there, now i'm looking for a place i have created in my head and just wonder if it exists in real life..... a river or lake or seaside most likely rive...
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is she home yet Happy wanderrer..
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just wondering.. your post has gone a few pages back..
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Gold Coast Camping Fishing and Caravan show
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Hi The caravan show starts on the Gold Caost this weekend starting fri and finishing sun at the show grounds
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Injune tourist information centre
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G'day everyone, I would like to post some comments on the Injune info centre for GN's travelling North on the A7, Roma...Injune...Carnarvon. This fantastic information centre has been substantially upgraded in recent times and the town deserves a big pat on the back for the effort that has gone int...
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replacing lever and pins on van awning
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Hiya, Back again picking your brains for advice. I have an electrolux awning on my van. The problem is that the pin and lever that adjusts the height of the awning has broken on both sides. I was hoping I could just replace the lever with pins to fix the awning, my question is........has anyone done this...
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Court Jesters #2
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ATTORNEY: The youngest son, the 20-year-old, how old is he?
WITNESS: He's 20, much like your IQ.
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ATTORNEY: Were you present when your picture was taken?
WITNESS: Are you ****ting me?
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