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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...

finished the paddock (averaged 3.8 tonnes per hectare), unhitched the comb and hitched up to the rear ready for towing, jumped back in the glass castle glanced at the highway (about 3 kms away down the hill) and it's firetrucks and coppers and ses all over the joint southbound semi with a load of roun...

the spirit of Tasmania has currently on offer half price seating for day trippers, here is the offer EXCLUSIVE PRE-SALE BUY ONE GET ONE FREE! As a valued member of our Travel Club we would like to offer you an exclusive pre-sale! Travel on Spirit of Tasmania between 23 January and 21 March 2010 and you...

sitting here waiting for the boss listening to the wireless watching a pair of plovers in the mating ritual, well I think it is the mating ritual unless he's late home from the waterhole again and she's giving him what for, not that I would know anything about that!! anyhooo!! just watching this pair...

Just wish this c....r......a........p...........on top of page would go away.

Is anybody else getting at the top of the page "You Are A Winner".I thought the Forum would dodge all that sort of garbage,but i guess nobody's safe from it.In Clare at the moment 37deg.haven't run into any Grey Nomands yet.But people are really friendly,it's bloody great & we have on...