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Aaaaahh, Sunday morning at the Ambo branch. 0700 and the night shift has gone home all bleary eyed and not smiling. We are having a good start to the day as you can see by all the replies I have managed to add this morning. My partner has "assumed" the position and is putting out gentle zzzz's it...

Hi all! Was wondering if I could tap into the knowledge/experience pool that permeates this forum. I just bought on special a Waeco CDF 035 with external inverter and insulated cover from BCF for $599 which i hope was a good deal, so I want to use it mainly as a reliable freezer when the 3way caravan fridg...

A man is driving down the road and breaks down near a monastery. He goes to the monastery, knocks on the door, and says, My car broke down. Do you think I could stay the night? The monks graciously accept him, feed him dinner, and even fix his car. As the man tries to fall asleep, he hears a strange soun...

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Watched a show this afternoon on One HD, Pat Callinan 4X4 adventures. There was a segment on geochacing, it looks like it could be an interesting hobby when travelling, does anyone do it?

Well it's that time of year again and I'm hoping that all fellow GN's will have a wonderful time, whether on the road or at home. May the New Year bring Good Health and Happiness to all of you and our Cindy. The Avatar!!?..... Thought I'd get dressed up just in case DD turns up

Well, firstly, there is no system! As of mid morning, Monday 14 Dec, the Princess Alexandra Hospital called me to reschedule my surgery. Sorry guys, I think the surgeon read the Nomad's post and decided to come to my rescue, Thank Heavens! He made need that alcohol after all. I know I certainly do. I...

Hi all We are currently parked at Edithburgh weather good fishing not to bad. Watching the news last night they had a segment on climate change and predicting what the weather is going to be like in 100 years. Really how can you take this seriously!! Then came the weather for cast for Christmas day they...

Topic 1: How to fill ice-cube trays. Step by step with slide presentation. Topic 2: Toilet paper rolls: do they grow on the holders? Round-table discussion. Topic 3: Differences between the laundry basket and the floor. Pictures and explanatory graphics. Topic 4: Learning how to find things, star...

Just received the following text message from Chris.. quote: "I made it! All good pass it on to nomads pls" end quote

Just foud this yesterday The "Grey Nomad". First emerging in the sixties around beach areas, traveling & residing in strange shaped boxes on wheels, they have since evolved to favour much larger& luxurious contraptions. Rarely sighted in cities the "Grey Nomad" m...

You know the very nice electronic cards you can send "for free"? Excercise caution these are being used as somehow getting your personal info in an identity fraud scam.

How about we try to beat the record of the most members & guests online at one time. Was 14 members and 6 guests at 7.25pm on 1st December 2009 How about we make a date and time suitable to a number of us to beat this record? I suggest if it was done at 7.25pm we use that as a guideline for when it possibly sui...

Old Timer SexThis is too funny to be dirty - enjoy! The husband leans over and asks his wife, 'Do you remember the first time we had sex together over fifty years ago? We went behind the village tavern where you leaned against the back fence and I made love to you.' Yes, she says, 'I remember it well..' OK,'...

The future of nursery rhymes It's Raining, It's Pouring Oh sh!t, it's Global Warming. Jack and Jill went into town To fetch some chips and sweeties. He can't keep his heart rate down And she's got diabetes. Mary had a little lamb It ran into a pylon. 10,000 volts went up its arse And turned its wool to nylo...

In Japan, they have apparently replaced the impersonal and unhelpful Microsoft error messages with Haiku poetry. With their strict construction rules (each poem has only 17 syllables: 5 syllables in the first, 7 in the second, 5 in the third), Haikus are used to communicate timeless messages, oft...

Monday I formatted my computer.thinking it had a problem.....getting slower and slower.......re-installed everything.......only to find this forum slower still....I thought .Dammmmm computers.........I visited Gary and Kerry yesterday and they said it was slow for them too..........a...

I was fortunate enough to catch Sir Terro hard at work. Although a rare sight .........I was able to capture it on a shutter setting 1/1000

just wondering , if i get a holden rodeo next year, or similar ,has any one had any experiance with the slide out camper things.. as per here http://www.freedomoffroad.com.au/mc750HRD.php

42 yesterday about 21 today, stinking mongrel north west wind and today a cool breeze and hissing down with rain the cyclone off the kimberley coast has stretched it's tentacles right across the centre of aust. to reach us all the way down here, how amazing is that, thousands of kilometres away acros...