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Got some spare cash, buy a farm area of blue gum, there is so many worthwhile soapboxs on this forum you should make a good return

Bradbury and wife here again - looking at a new Pathfinder, Pajero and Prado and curious to know what people's thoughts are on these vehicles.

The following are my views only. Brigadoon Caravan & Holiday Park (Pet Friendly) North Haven NSW 2442 www.brigadoonholidaypark.com.au/ This park has most of the things that you expect from a holiday park, checkout their link above to see what they have for you. The amenities at the park are wel...

Hi Guys, We're getting closer to hitting the road full time, just waiting on the building of our van. Just wondering what you guys are using with the internet, Pre -paid or contract? This computer technology is all new to me so please try and keep it simple. Cheers, The Freddos

Righto all you engineering lot, towbar has been fitted with a ball rated at 3 tonnes Question, now realise that all that could come over the 3 ton mark, originally designed to carry car and matierials to make my own diesel, then add Judys laundry my lapidary equipment plus rocks , and you have a hea...

Hi All Looking at buying a Paradise caravan - Haven model - and wondered if anyone has had any experience with this make? This is our first foray into buying a van. We plan to start travelling Australia soon and hope you guys can help out. Bradbury and wife

A car hits an elderly jewish man. Are u comfortable the paramedic askes "I make a good living; I just got back from a pleasure trip, took my mother inlaw to the airport. What are the three words a women dosent want to hear when she is making love. "Honey im home" Someone stole my credit ca...

We went to breakfast at a restaurant where the 'seniors' special' was two eggs, bacon, hash browns and toast for £1.99. 'Sounds good,' my wife said. 'But I don't want the eggs.''Then, I'll have to charge you two pounds and forty-nine p because you're ordering a la carte,' the waitress warned her. 'Y...

Am I really a sick puppy or what ! This multi function rig has a lot of merit for the solo traveler. you can sleep in it when it's cold and wet , use it to secure all your gear and should anything terminal happen out here on the road there's a cost saving straight up in getting you back home . Those Bikies t...

Historically, the camps of the Roman legions are especially noteworthy. However long or short the encampment, the Romans always built a rampart of ditches, earth walls, and wooden palisades, within which the space was divided into headquarters, supply, and troop areas in accordance with an unva...

A teacher asked her class to write a sentence using the word ' facinate' Molly put her hand up and said "My parents took me to my uncles farm and i seen baby sheep it was 'facinating'. That was good Molly but i wanted u to use the word 'facinate', not facanating. Sally raised her hand and said 'Our f...

A precious little girl walks into a pet shop and asks, in the sweetest lisp between tho missing front teeth, "excuthe me mithter do u keep widdle wabbits" As the store keepers heart melts, he goes down on to his knees so that he is at her level and asks; "Do u want a widdle white wabbit or a t...

In the building trades plumbers are often referred to as labourers with their brain removed. Well QLD builders or landscapers are up there with them in the smarts stakes

The previous post came from a conversation with my recent G/N visitor, Who comes from Sth Afica, ----------------- A big thanks for the help and company from David and Jenny, ------------and his stories he was telling me of how tight you have to lock it all up over there or you lose it, Makes you reall...

You will be undoubtedly please to be informed that Wombat has made a decision and has gone with a new Nissan Pathfinder LXS diesel turbo as the new horse . Thanks to all those who gave valuable insights into what they rode and gave frank assessments of their rigs , it certainly gave me a mine of inform...

We are half way through our 5 month trip (76 days) and thought I would give a bit of an update. 8200 kilometers travelled through 3 states. Dearest fuel $1.28 Cheapest fuel $1.01 Fuel Consumption 12.36 LPH Fuel Cost $1181.65 Accomodation costs $352 Average daily cost $59.11 So far the car has not misse...

In your bush travels this is a bit of useless information you can file in the useless information file we all maintain or maybe if you need to out wit the kids at trivial pursuit it could help show that your smarter than them . How do you tell the difference between a Wallaroo , Wallaby, and Kangaroo Wa...

10 /10 for the planning of this redundancy notification . A fire alarm rang at 4 pm in a large office campus when almost all employees were present (approx 5,000 people). As per past fire-drill practices, the entire office was quickly evacuated within 3 minutes, and all employees gathered outside t...

What are your plans for AD? I will just watch the march on TV, reflect, get emotional and hopefully queue up for a free lunch somewhere. I'll give the Dawn Service a miss simply because for me it's too emotional. If you live in Canberra the Vietnamese bakery @ Wanniassa shops will give any service/ex ser...

Just fitting an alarm for the van that i purchased a few months back After reading the destruction list thought I'd pass the info on Simple to fit - Fit in Perm position or hang on a nail Has two remotes one for Mum one for Dad Has time delay to let you lock up and bolt out of the detection zone Runs of 4 AA batt...