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ONLY THE IRISH, BLESS 'EM! . Paddy was waiting at the bus stop with his mate when a lorry went by loaded up with rolls of turf. Paddy said, 'I gonna do that when I win lottery' 'What's dat, says his mate. 'Send me lawn away to be cut'.

Got my Stickers for the Campervan last week. Will put them on as soon as I cover up the old name. Will be The Dragon Wagon then. Cheers, Sheba.

Dear all My husband and I are retiring at the end of the year and are planning on acquiring a van and towing vehicle. So we are trying to do our homework, do research, visit dealers, look at websites with used vans, plan to take an RACV towing course - all the things we think might help. We want to explore A...

Might not be on the forum very often for the next 3 weeks, heading off tomorrow for Lismore, Grafton and the Jacarandas, and a quiet National park or 3 or 4 along the way. Will miss you all!

Mammograms Many women are afraid of their first mammogram, but there is no need to worry. By taking a few minutes each day for a week preceding the exam and doing the following exercises, you will be totally prepared for the test and best of all, you can do these simple exercises right in and around your h...

A congressman was seated next to a little girl on an airplane so he turned to her and said, "Do you want to talk? Flights go quicker if you strike up a conversation with your fellow passenger." The little girl, who had just started to read her book, replied to the total stranger, "What wo...

Hi guys, A very handy battery pack that runs most 12v system and you can recharge this system whilst your travelling or by your solar daring the day. photo's Cheers Mick

Hi everyone, just 4 weeks to go before we depart, in the meantime however I would like to ask for comments regarding 15amp power leads in caravan parks. This trip we will be tenting, we will be self sufficient power wise, ( duel battery etc) however we will need the services occassionally from CP's, at t...

Well, we survived our first quick trip in our new (to us) van and learnt a few valuable lessons, like ' remember to clip the fridge door before driving off' . Friday's weather was atrocious, not much rain but 100 kph winds - second lesson ' roll up the awning before going to bed', but we got through the nigh...

Mick and Paddy had promised their Uncle Seamus, who had been a seafaring gent, all his life, to bury him at sea when he died. Well, in due time, Seamus did pass away and the boys kept their promise. They set off with Uncle Seamus all stitched up in a sea burial bag and loaded onto their rowboat. After a wee bi...

Don't try this at home as it may prove fatal !!!!! Gotta give it to this bloke!!! On their 50th anniversary, a wife found the negligee she wore on her wedding night and put it on. She went to her husband, a retired military man, and asked, 'Honey, do you remember this?' He looked up from his newspaper and sa...

Could anyone tell me what sort of work is involved in being a casual vineyard hand? Hylda & I are not the fittest people going around, I have a touchy back & also get short of breath easily so am not sure if I can handle it. What are the different types of jobs which entail the term 'Vineyard Hand. If...

this is just a short one,,, if you like it i'll post more each week,,,,Follow the well worn path, but also go where there is no parth, and leave a new one ffor others to follow, but be known only for the tracks you leave behind and the friends you make !!!!

I would appreciate any help and advice people can give. We have a Windsor full van. We have had issues with water leaking in around the windows they are the Camec ones, the van is nearly 6 yrs old, and has been well looked after, looks like new inside apart from some water marks and mould on the ply around th...

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Well we finally got there- both houses gone unconditional, one settles on Friday, 22nd this month and other on 26th. We have our van packed in driveway ready to go, Thursday. "Been a long time coming but we made it!" They say never say never- BUT I am NEVER going to own property again! Was soo...

Dave sent his wife a message that he'd be home a day earlier than planned. Arriving at the house, he discovered his wife in bed having sex with another man. Bitterly, Dave kicked them out of the house, and started to plan a course of action. His thoughts were interrupted by a call from his soon to be ex-mot...

Has anyone been on the road from Charters Towers to Hughenden to Winton in the last couple of days. We're heading out from Townsville in the morning not sure whether to go out through Mt Isa then Alice to Adelaide or down the west of Qld through Longreach etc. I know there are websites we can go on to get thi...

I have just seen on big pond news that Malcolm Douglas has been killed in a car accident on his Broome property.

Hello, I am the President of the Coffs Harbour Lions Club, we are wanting to upgrade our Food Van, have tried many avenues, need a van about 18' good frame no leaks good floor and exterior without damage, it will be modified to suit our requirements, but needs to be sound, can some one help our cause, Kind...