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We spent a lovely day today driving up around Mt Tambourine, Qld. The scenery and views were spectacular on the way up. First stop was The Tom Thumm Gallery and winery. We talked with a very nice artist, John Palmer, who was happy to explain not only his art, but also the shells and coral that he framed....

I hate it when people forward bogus warnings, and I have even done it myself a couple times unintentionally but this one is real, and it's important. Please send this warning to everyone on your e- mail list. If someone comes to your front door saying they are checking for ticks due to the warm wea...

We need to get new tyres for the Patrol. Any suggestions / recommendations ? An all weather all rounder would be good. Cheers, Freddo

See you can write hubris which means bullsh it.... So I got dissalusioned with the vast array of windscreen washing componds, fluids, concentrate that all guarantee to get rid of bugs of your windscreen and none of them are that effective.... I decided to do some research ( privately funded of course...

Looking a purchasing a billabong van. Does anyone have one? What do you think of them? Darryl and Barb

The date reminded me of my Navy days and friday 13th.No flying on that day,always a maintenance or make and mend day.Funny how aircraft were superstisious.In case you are wondering what aircraft had to do withe Navy.I should have said Fleet Air Arm.The F.A.A was the elite of the Royal Navy.............

pulled up for a cuppa brought out by aggy! had it and was about to climb back up to the glass castle when I noticed movement underneath, ah snake I thought, had a look when a quail flew out, it was then I noticed all these other little fellers under there with tiny wings out and puffing like buggery I starte...

Can anyone recommend a good quality caravan cover? We live in a coastal area and want to protect our van when we are home. I've heard various stories about problems such as mould to the interior and damage to the exterior of the van through the cover rubbing off paintwork. What has been your experien...

Dave 06 just watched the fires on S.A.Bales of hay going etc it looks really crook mate.Keep safe and good luck from us all at the G/N's.Cheers.Ibbo.

I know that members of this forum are proud Australians and believe that it is the right thing to buy local and support local business, however if you're considering buying books online from overseas such as Amazon etc, go right ahead, you have a clear conscience. The "guvmint" has just pa...

An old Italian man wanted to dig up his tomato garden to plant next years crop , Due to his age & health he was unable to do the work , His only son ,Vinney,was serving time in jail , He writes a letter to his son, Dear son, wish you were here to dig the tomato garden for me , He receives a letter back, Dear far...

I will get a day off Sunday, no not because of the lords day off but because it most probably will hit 40 degs in adelaide, we are of course uninsured if we reap in above 40 degs temp meanwhile here in my glass castle looking at the computer readout it shows 45.5 external temp and we are allowed to reap simply...

This is good news; The last decade of drought has undone the work of the Chaffey Brothers in raising the watertable and causing the salination of ther Murray/Darling Basin. With the water table dropping to levels last seen around 1907 salination is not as big a problem as it was going to be...... BLAH B...

G'day all, Reading "Using UHF While Driving" made me think about that bloke Due Care, he has a mate called Attention and that mate Attention can very easily be distracted by all sorts of things, changing a CD in the radio (Illegal whilst driving), looking at your passenger whilst talking (...

An Irishman is cleaning his rifle and accidentallyshoots his wife. He immediately dials 911 Irishman: ''It's my wife! I've accidentally shot her,I've killed her!'' Operator: ''Please calm down Sir, can you firstmake sure she is actually dead!'' clickclick - *BANG* Irishman: ''Okay, done t...

THIS OUGHT TO MAKE ALL GRANDPAS FEEL WARM & FUZZY A six year old goes to the hospital with her grandmother to visit her Grandpa. When they get to the hospital, she runs ahead of her Grandma and bursts into her Grandpa's room .... "Grandpa, Grandpa," she says excitedly, "As soon as G...

just wondering if we get a digital set top box, do we have to put up the areal all the time or can it stay down? its gotone of these strange set ups, and its come off the roof a couple times... any ideas? what are set top boxes like for travelling, would i have to re scan all the time? -- Edited by milo on Thursda...

That curse Dengue fever is again rife in Cairns and Townsville.The conditions are ideal for the Mossies to breed with humidity and rain.I have seen the suffering and pain this fever causes when my wife had it not so long ago.Take care if you live or are travelling to N.Queensland.My info comes from an a...

Advice to all men Always wear underwear in public, especially when working under your vehicle. From the Daily News comes this story of a Stockton-on-Tees couple who drove their car to Asda, only to have their car break down in the car park. The husband told his wife to carry on with the shopping whi...

My only daughter ( I have 4 sons, 2 step daughters and 2 step sons) is due a little bundle of joy in about 10 weeks time. We didn't know what to get her for her birthday so she mentioned a 3-4D scan she could have of the baby so that was our gift to her. On Saturday at 5pm, her 2 brothers, thier partners, her littl...