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After this morning's Remembrance Day Service in Cairns, and elderly gentleman struggled to move his walker off the kerb to the waiting taxis station wagon. The driver just sat there, while this lovely old man battled his way to the tailgate to stow his walker. Observing the struggle, "Guru&q...

Just heard on the news Rud is sending $35ml to Shrilanker to stop the boat people. Thats an insult to the Aussie tax payer & to our own needs. Think what that could do for our medical ,aged care ,schools etc. Its time they learn't the meaning of the word NO.

A couple was on their honeymoon, lying in bed, about ready to consummate their marriage, when the new bride says to the husband, "I have a confession to make,I'm not a virgin." The husband replies, "That's no big thing in this day and age." The wife continues, "Yeah, I've b...

What do you guys think of the RSL making THE LAST POST a Mobile Phone Ringtone? Cheers, xina.

So lovely to get back on and see some old familair faces. It has been a tough couple of months as mum passed away. She was only 69 too. Since then have had a cousin and uncle pass as well. It has been very hard to deal with and I did lose the plot for awhile, but It is not what mum would have wanted so I am slowl...

Hi everyone, I guess you've all noticed the new banner ads that have suddenly appeared at the top of the forum page. This forum is actually hosted by a third party and that 'host' is the organisation who sells the adverts, puts them online and gets the revenue. I have written to the 'hosts' to r...

well, its nice to be home after our trip, still got somethings to get used to in the van,what to pack , what not too.... best shower on the road was at Kimba in SA, niceset place we stayed at was at Belair in Adelaide, I think though dad and i do need to find some time on our trips ie long ones to have some space...

we are buying our first van and are looking at a 7.3 mtr van and they tell me i cant pull it with a 2004 ford wagon is this right or should i go smaller percy

I have just read that the goverment intends to re introduce the bill to means test the private health insurance rebate. The health minister Nicola Roxon states that only a few people would drop out of private health if the rebate was means tested. Will be interesting to see at what level the cut off will...

Pulled up at a roadside rego and booze test today..... So everything is of course in order except the guy doing the rego check says 'Sir the details on your lable are illegible'..... Out I hop and yes the sun had indeed faded them so I said 'yes the sun will do that'. 'Sir it is the owners responsibility to e...

The black line indicates the country we have travelled in the last 18yrs . It's only the last two yrs that time has been our own. The QLD /NT sections have been done several times . Will be doing much more in the future . PS> All done in the same car. Cheers. -- Edited by justcruisin01 on Tuesday 10th o...

After a Friday evening with a few unofficial functions where veterans from 35 and 38 squadrons met up with old mates from Vietnam, Kashmir, PNG, Indonesia, Eats Timor, Malaysia, Richmond, Amberley and Townsville. The official functions to farewell the Caribou commenced. The morning dawned wit...

I was Talking to jock about the Berlin wall this morning and how today was the 20Th anniversary of it's fall, he then looked at me and said "thats how I got my bent back" he has suffered from a reallly bad back for years,(why I am always on hand to lend a hand, wont take charity as he calls the pensi...

sad Day for a lot of ex pilots when the faithfull old caribou was decommisioned/retired the day before yesterday? lot of tears and memories went with a consistantly reliable aircraft!

Corned Beef With Herb Sauce Ingredients 1.5kg piece corned beef 2 tablespoons malt vinegar 6 each black peppercorns and cloves 1/4 cup brown sugar 40g butter 2 tablespoons grated red onion 1/4 cup plain flour 1 cup milk 1/4 cup thickened cream 2 tablespoons chopped fresh herbs (I used parsley and ch...

sitting in my glass castle, daydreaming the time away, I noticed a car and and "avan" come up the dirt road, stop and a little lady getting out, I couldnt see her properly but from a distance she looked to be up in age I continued reaping but just couldnt get her out of my head, why was she out here...

pulled up by a tree to take a little "stroll" so I was "strolling" under this old gum when a branch opposite broke off with the sound of a rifle shot and crashed down about ten feet away, made me nearly "stroll" down my leg in an effort to get away moral of the sory I guess i...

The new banner on my screen say you've got a message, open message now , I think we should ignore it

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Tech support Dear Tech Support, Last year I upgraded from Boyfriend 5.0 to Husband 1.0 and noticed a distinct slow down in overall system performance, particularly in the flower and jewelry applications, which operated flawlessly under Boyfriend 5.0 . In addition, Husband 1.0 un-installed many...