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Hi has anyone stopped at Molongle beach recently? we're planning on stopping there in a couple of weeks havn't been before is there any shops, pubs etc or do we need to take it all with us. Cheers colsa

Hi guys I'm still trying to find my right van...................after lots of study and visits to traders I've decided that with my Suburu car I don't have the nerve to tow a caravan so have finally decided to get a camper. With so many different ones out there I was wondering if anyone can give me a bit o...

Recently Pat and I drove over from Adelaide to Torquay towing our van with an Avis Troopy. Due to our inexperience of towing a large van and the effect of semi's sucking us in, travelling in the same direction I did most of the driving, as men do. Well I decided to return the Avis back to Adelaide without a b...

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sorry folks i messed up this post and seem unable to fix it... one red too many perhaps? cheers... pete not gail... -- Edited by petengail on Monday 13th of September 2010 07:56:47 AM

I don't know what women keep bragging about being able to multi-task for. What's so great about doing three things wrong at the same time?.......LOL Hope my Missus doesnt see this LOL

People have asked me if we are going to have a blog. Are we going to join up to face book? Will we tweet? The answer to the last two is no, won' t facebook or twitter, but wondering about the pros and cons of a blog. Asked my extremely computer literate (IT Asst mgr within Qld gov) son, which he would read -...

Finally, after several months of not being able to post new topics, I can now do so, having acquired a you-beaut new wide screen computer. My trusty laptop would not allow new posts. I have no idea why. Won't bore you with how and why it has taken about three full days to get the new machine working. Very, v...

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?...