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Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2011 11:16 pm Post subject: Three contractorsThree contractors are bidding to fix a broken fence at the Parlamental House in Can berra. One is from Sydney, another is from Adelaide, and the third is from Melbourne . All three go with a Parliment House official to examine th...

some time ago I put this topic up for discussion and am sure Techo put in a comment in some forun giving details when the recall is being advertised. Can you let me know the forum and date or copy here what you said Ken

Weather permitting, I are off to Lake Cootharaba this weekend with family. We'll be camped at Elanda Point Camp ground, if any of my fellow grey nomads are in the area.

It was a dark, stormy, night. The Marine was on his first assignment, and it was guard duty. A General stepped out taking his dog for a walk. The nervous young Private snapped to attention, made a perfect salute, and snapped out "Sir, Good Evening, Sir!" The General, out for some relaxation...

amazingly cleverSubject: The art of carving custom made candleshttp://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=k7OjRYQAm64

Where to park car during a Snow Emergency Ollie and Lena were listing to the radio about the snow emergency parking, and it said they were going to get 7 inches of the white stuff, and to park on the even side, so Ollie hurries, and got the old Ford parked on the even side of the street, just as the plow was c...

I saw this devastation for the first time today. I'd seen these photo's..my son took them..but was totally amazed when I saw it with my own eyes! The last photo is from the internet, just trying to find a 'before' photo for those who don't know the area. It used to be a huge park with many BBQ shelters, play...

by Queensland Police Service on Thursday, January 27, 2011 at 7:07pm While work continues on repairs to significant damage to the Toowoomba Range crossing both up and down sections Police and Department Transport Main Roads staff are working to ease the congestion and the delays currently experi...

The Inventor of the Harley-Davidson Motorcycle,Arthur Davidson , Died and went to Heaven. At the Pearly Gates, St. Peter told Arthur.'Since you've been such a Good Man and Your Motorcycles have Changed the World, Your Reward is, you can Hang-Out with Anyone You Want to in Heaven.' Arthur Though...

If your parents don't have any children, chances are you won't either....

Has there ever been discussions about 2G & 3G differences? which network does Your mobile phone work in? I look forward to providing some simple answers & hopefully this topic can grow with your assistance. Sometimes having the latest Mobile won't gaurantee the best connection, so ma...

hi, i would like some help to decide what breed of metal detector to buy. i had an old garratt years ago and never done much good with it so don't know about them now. i have been looking at the bounty hunter range and was wondering if anyone here knows about or uses them. i would appreciate any help availab...

G'day ! I have just been dragged, kickin' and screamin' into the 21 st century. So this is technology !? I have been, on and off, travellin' and workin' around this wonderful country since 1960, and am so glad I saw it before it all became "plastic." If you are new at travellin', and a bit uns...

Hubby and I have been away for a few days. We had tea at a pub in the hills out of Melbourne and asked if we could put our drinks on a tab with our meal. Sounds simple. The bar lady said yes we could and then asked for a credit card. Thinking she would do a swipe and give our card back we handed it over. To our ama...

Can anyone advise me of the following.1) Is there any flooding of road melbourne to adelaide via Horsham2) are there any road problems Melbourne to Adelaide via Hamilton and naracoorte.3) are there any locusts on either road. And the respective times please .hope someone can help. chris

Below was extracted from WA Sunday Times. We have checked the survey site listed and put in our 2 cents worth. If this proposal goes ahead the costs for insurance and crashs with animals on the roads will go through the roof. I am thinking of kicking off a Facebook group as well for support. We need as man...

If any body is interested my wife (Therese) has started a blog of our trip heres a link if interested cheers blaze

Met our first grey nomads since we started ouy trip in october . was at the beautiful riverglades c/p at tumut nsw on wednesday and had such a wonderfull nite so thanks to Biggles [ warwick & debby ] hope we will cross paths again it was a pleasure.

Hi all..firstly may l say what a pleasant and informative site this is. l have learnt so much and have had almost all of my questions answered. First question is are there any full time travellers with larger caravans ( 23-24 footers ) who have felt they were disadvantaged being a bit larger caravan in a...