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ok so i may have asked this question once before but just what makes a grey nomad ?? this is something that i've been pondering on a lot of late ? to qualify for the title of grey nomad do you have to be "homeless" and by that i mean do you have to sell up everything and hit the road or can you have a &qu...

I got one of these from Aldi yesterday for, (i think) $22, I now have three of them, as we travel with 2, 9kg and one 4.5kg gas bottles the 4.5 being a standby. Personally, I think they are worth the money especially as when the guage gets into the red I know that I have one more days worth of gas on the van frid...

The 6th grade science teacher, Mrs. Parks, asked her class, 'Which human body part increases to ten times its size when stimulated?' No one answered until little Mary stood up and said, 'You should not be asking sixth graders a question like that! I'm going To tell my parents, and they will go and tell...

A stark naked,drunken Australian woman,jumped into a vacant taxi in down town New Delhi. The Indian driver was immediately beside himselfand just kept on staring at the woman.He made no attempt to start the cab. What's wrong with you mate,haven't you ever seen a naked white woman befo...

well guys i had my stitches removed today ,still got to keep wound covered for another six months yet,but alas i am in the clear they seem to have taken all the melanoma away so it seems. and im so glad a big sigh of relief was what i did, as truly i did not think i was going to go back if it had of been bad news, i ke...

i was just thinking i'd say like me many that travel around this land of ours like to "wet a line" i know i do i've tred some of the fishing forums on the net but none of them really take my fancy much,, to much comparing rod sizes LOL and so on,, so how about some reports of good places to wet a line fr...

Hi all, I'm starting to think I should maybe sell 'Lucy" and 'Gypsy' and get a van instead. Basically, the reason I didn't buy a campervan 18 months ago, was the cost of buying a late model and the cost of fuel driving it around town fulltime. (I don't intend being a full time nomad.) I was thinking o...

I realise this varies from person to person, but how do you all cope with back issues? The severity will vary, as will the way you manage it. What makes the back pain worse and better? I have several issues - disc degeneration which varies from disc to disc through most of my spine. I have arthritis a...

I always used to be already signed in when going to the forum (chosen via Favourites, not the link on the home page) but lately I have to sign in each time. Has something changed in the forum settings or is it my pc doing mysterious things?

A reminder as you sit and have your happy hour, keep a look out. Its that time of year again. Just came across the first big black snake for the year heading for our dam. Lucky our dog (yep. a border collie, so many G.N's seem to have them) couldn't be bothered to walk down to the paddock with me. Lost a jac...

Well .. it's freezing back here in NSW .. .. after 5 weeks in the beautiful climate of North Qld, one wonders how I could be back here already .. From now on, it'll be the north for winter each year .. I had recently travelled to Perth/back and thoroughly enjoyed the experience. So much so, that I'm going to...

Gday... We are currently taking a break at the Culcairn Caravan Park and we would like to recommend it to other GNs who are looking for a nice quiet, cheap park in a small town that has most of what you need. A great place to spend a week 'resting'. The park is in South Street right on the Billabong Creek. The...

Dear all We are going to be travelling up north and in this instance cannot take our dogs with us. I wondered if anyone from the GN commuity who would be heading to Victoria might be interested in parking on our apron and living in our home and feeding two well behaved and trained border collies for ab...

Hi Everyone I am actually not a grey nomad but thought this would be a perfect place to ask if anyone knew where my husband and I could find takers for our house. We are a new family with a 2 year old thinking the smartest way to upsize our modest house at Manly West, QLD, would be to ask retirees if they want t...

Hi Everybody, I just want to apologies for the intrusive ads that have been appearaing at the top of forum page of late. As some of you may know, a third party hosts our forum page and so we have had no control over the ads put there. Clearly, what we are getting now is unacceptable and we are working as qui...

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Had a look around Clark Rubber today getting ideas. Had no idea they had such a variation in different types of rubber matting. All different patterns, different thicknesses and colours. Also the lady showed me the light rubber stuff you put in the bottom of drawer and cupboards so you kitchen stuff w...

Was walking past the kitchen table this morning and the cover of one of management's womans magazines (Take 5), edition Oct 13 took my eye. Article "We've been on holidays for 22 years) page 20. Ray and Peg hit the road 22 years ago and their still going strong. I was wondering whats the longest...

Grandma may not know everything... Little Tony was 9 years old and was staying with his grandmother for a few days. He'd been playing outside with the other kids for a while when he came into the house and asked her: 'Grandma, what's that called when two people sleep in the same room and one is on top of the...

The other night I was invited out for a night with "the girls." I told my husband that I would be home by midnight, "I promise!" Well, the hours passed and the margaritas went down way too easy. Around 3 am, a bit loaded, I headed for home. Just as I got in the door, the cuckoo clock in...