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Gidday all; I have being meaning to write up some simple 'plain-language' guides for radio communications and and computers. I've started the radio part, and will get it posted as soon as I have made some good headway. Is there any specific items of interest people would like to know re computers? Eit...

Rob was doing the neighbourly thing this morning while I did the washing and lent two of our correlle mugs to a couple that were vacating their cabin and waiting in the camp kitchen for their lift. You guessed it...........they've gone and so are our mugs. I know it's not a big deal financially, but they...

I gave my muva-in-law a grave-plot for Xmas . It was her birthday yesterday , she commented to me . You have not given me a birtday prezzy . I said - you have not used the xmas present I gave you . That's when it started . My wife got out of the shower and commented , "I have the body of a 18year-old" I s...

I know this has nothing to do with Travelling with pets but the benefits of microchipping your pets was made very obvious to my son Andrew today. He lost (?) his two little dogs when he lived in Uranquinty some 14 months ago and even with adds in the newspapers, notices in shops and on telegraph poles it se...

hi from tamworth ,,Its raining again here suppose to be around for couple of day was bit chilly today as well ...I am happy to see spring and some warm weather longer days..starting to feel like sheding the winter skin and sittng on a rock in the sun lol .

Can some-one please tell me why all of a sudden, I can't post Pics ? All that happens when I've done them, is Red Crosses. WHY? PLEASE HELP. Cheers, Sheba.

To all GNs who may be adversely affected by the current rain and or floods we hope than you can stay safe and dry. So many have family in the affected areas that they must be worried for them. Fingers crossed that that the drought has broken for farming families, without too much heartache.

Preliminary notice that up to 40mm of rain is being predicted thru the area from tonight. Sat 4/9. Anything over 25mm will make it unsuitable to get in, as it has just dried out from 105mm received over last 3 weeks. This quantity of rainfall will also bring another plague of mosquitoes as happened ear...

Hey everyone, Just experienced a nasty side affect to the travelling bug and one I had not really thought too much about until now. I like a lot of us am on a couple of regular medications, one of which is Panadiene Forte, over the years of stable life with a stable GP I never worried about scripts becaus...

its hard to believe its 9 years ago today in the US when the Twin Towers in NewYork were destroyed, where have the years gone? ill never forget those images

Hi all, has anyone been to the Bedgerebong Country Music Festival? 5th to 10th Oct 2010. $50 pp for the week, free camping along the river at the showground.

Hiya All, I always get such great advice on this forum so here I go again, seeking your input for a brake question. I'm not very mechanically minded so please excuse me if my questions sounds a bit dumb My van is older (1988 Windsor) and the guy who owned it took off the hydraulic brakes (don't ask me why?...

On sunday we are off to sydney again to take the B>I>L> back for his check up with the surgon that done the bypass. This means I,ll be quite & out of your hair for the week.LOL Safe travells to all.

Inner Peace Some doctor on the TV this morning said that the way to achieve inner peace is to finish all the things you have started. So I looked around my house to see things I'd started and hadn't finished and, before leaving the house this morning, I finished off a bottle of Merlot, a bottle of s...

Hiya All, I got delivery of the van yesterday ...............what a great feeling. She's not new (1988) but I left the pop top up overnight to see how she took to the horrid weather we have been having in Adelaide the last few days (very bad winds and heavy rains) but she pulled up great. No leaks...........

Anyone travelled the above tracks/roads in the last 4 weeks-whats their condition. Regards

We drove home from our daughters today - up the coast Grafton to Ballina - then on to north of Brisbane. Grafton to Ballina, being mostly single lane, we estimated that 7 out of 10 vans were from Victoria. If anyone is interested in another silly stastic, about one in 30 tugs tugging vans has a tinnie...

The previous thread about (possibly) feeding crocs in the NT has reminded me about the number of tourists I've seen who ignore the "dont feed the wildlife" signs. Our wild creatures will gobble up whatever they are given even if it isnt good for them, end become pests, dangerous even, han...

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Hello Milo, if you are out there !!! How is Ben !!