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Well from the excitement of pending, life improving surgery to total distress. My surgery scheduled for next Wednesday has been cancelled for a more urgent case. The system is so tight that just one has to step aside for just another. No alternative time has been given, other than the surgical staf...

A few more from PtLincoln The wreck is on Donnington reef just out of Lincoln, some shots at Wedge Is & South Neptunes. The big tuna is along side my nephew he is a comercial diver on Tuna netting fpr the tuna farms, shark is in net with tuna he hasto get in & remove them.

On another forum they have a picture of the month contest, catagory for the topic is chosen by the previous month's winner. At the end of the month, submitted photo's are shorlisted then a poll is held to determine the winner. Would this be of interest to the forum members?

Calling all AlFoil heads. After a long period of research I have found the originator of the movement. not the sort of movement we experience daily!!! The real thing, pukka, pre Frankenstien, maybe! Looks genuine, see what you think. Basil, Mr Duck, Ibbo, Smokydk this is what we've been waiting for....

Can anyone help? I have a Toyota Hiace Campervan with a plate step at the rear, (Photo attached ). I want to carry a bike which weighs 29 kgs. I'm a bit geriatric and as I'm only 152 cm tall, would find it hard to lift that weight up onto a conventional bike rack. I don't really want to carry it inside the van (r...

It was a small town and the patrolman was making his evening rounds. As he was checking a used car lot, he came upon two little old ladies sitting in a used car. He stopped and asked them why they were sitting there in the car. Were they trying to steal it? "Heavens no, we bought it." "Then w...

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I can never express in words how high my love is for my darling wife (Ma), especially after the level of devotion she has shown to her MIL of under 2 years. Plus her understanding of the level of commeraderie that exists in the life of an old veteran even after many years of separation from the Defence Forc...

Found a site that sells Dvd's [new] from $6.60 AU. They sell at normal prices too, and have specials at the low price. I was after "Buddies", an Aussie film starring Colin Freils,[filmed in and around Emerald and the Gemfields in Qld., in about 1983.] Just Googling the Title, and found th...

Hi all .. The main fire south of Bathurst was centred around a well known free camping area we know as " Macquarie Woods" I frequently use it as a stopover as its quite a lovely spot .. A question here .. has anyone heard whether or not "Macquarie Woods" was actually i...

Oh dear me it looks like we will see some scandal come out of Copenhagen First Tiger Woods, who next Rudd & Obama.... Read on... Found in Politiken Related articles, background features and opinions about this topic.PrintE-MailFeedback12/04/2009 Gropenhagen ConferenceProstitutes Offe...

SWMBO has given approval in principal for the construction of a Garden Tramway in G scale around the ornamental pond (that I'm going to put my inlaws into excavating while they stay with us - it may be too hard for them and they may go home early). Soooooo anyone got any good clues for this scale, who sells...

Kevin Rudd was out jogging one morning along the harbour pathway near Kirribilli House in Sydney when he tripped, fell down a bank and landed in the water below. Before the Security detail guys could get to him, 3 kids who were fishing pulled him out of the water. He was so grateful he offered the kids wha...

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I do admire anyone with the skills and patience to do some of the fabulous Scale models we see of various things. I just received an email with 30 odd pictures of a guy, Japanese I think, who builds scale fighter aircraft the like that has to be seen to be believed. This email showed a Corsair and a P51 Musta...

Just a short note to say that I had a great day yesterday .. Prior to departing the Adelaide vicinity around 7.30 pm last night, I had the privelege to share morning tea with "Popeye" .. I then enjoyed a few hours in the early evening with Gary & Kerry at their home .. joined by Dave (Smoke...

I want to wish all the Nomads a very happy time over Christmas and New Year. Still lurk around but a little nervous over quite heavy response to a post some months ago. Cheers, Mary

Early this morning I have bought the Nomads Notes program by EFT from Motorhoming Lifestyle site, and up till now have not heard boo from them for the download link to download the program. Stupid thing about it is there isn't a phone number that you can ring to find out why it's taking so long. The only wa...

howdy all My better half and i have have just done a 5 week trip taking it very easy thru parts of Vic. S.A. and bottom part of N.S.W. staying in c p every night wife just getting over operation. In just about every park we went to i found the attitude of park staff was as if they were doing me a very big favour f...

hi all Just watching tv about this Copenhagen climate crap how we all have to reduce the a mount of carbon we put into the atmosphere. All the speakers basically saying the same thing, then one of the reporters makes comment a bout how many private jets are coming in with only 2 or 3 people on board then get...