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Any GNs have a Cavalier offroad CT and would care to comment on its performance, comfort, lack of etc? I'm doing my diligent research on CTs, but, gee, it's a minefield. Cheers, Tony

Just phoned the NHS swine flu helpline and all I got was crackling. How did the pig go on holiday? The swine flu !!! Swine flu isn't a problem for pigs, because they're all going to be cured anyway. The first sign of pig flu is that you come out in nasty rashers. If you want a clear train carriage on the way int...

We have found the van we like and it suits our requirements in all but, the power supply. We plan to spend most of our time away from caravan parks but not real off road stuff. I plan to replace as much 240 volt equipment that I can and replace it with 12/24 volts. The exception will be the fridge. Is this a go...

Have a look at this - it's disgusting.

Roadside Stopping Areas in WAA report (Australian Tourist Park Management 2008 Potential Caravan Park Developments in Regional WA Tourism Western Australia, Perth WA) provides this commentary;(Info supplied by Western Australian Association of Caravan Clubs to member Clubs)The excessiv...

Hi folks .. its coming together nicely .. Had to drop only $4,000-00 from my chosen price .. Just the details on Tuesday now .. Jon

Saw a good movie today, "The Proposal" starring Sandra Bullock. Lots of humour and a bit of romance for the ladies, great scenery as well. Anyone else seen a good movie lately? Vic

Looking to purchase a toyota 200 series GXL tubo diesel auto. Have heard some bad reports re clunking noise from either tail shaft or transmission on taking off and pulling up. High engin oil usage Vibrations through steering colum Letting in a lot of dust on dirt roads Also like to know average fuel co...

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TROPICAL SUNSET ©By Christine Thiel The tropical sunset brings romantic notionsAs I gaze across the rolling oceanBut the scene is incompleteAs I wriggle my toes in the sand beneath my feet. The majestic palms sway in the breezeThe pollens make me sneezeThe aroma of frangipani wafting through th...

Some time back I read some where that after they had been used as a air-freshener, people were using them to circulate the air in the bottom of 3-way fridges to increase their efficiency. I have looked every where to purchase one, but have not had any success in being able to locate a place that stock...

I found this on msn news ... what are your thoughts on the subject.Overweight? You might outlive your skinny friends... Carrying a few extra kilos? Turns out, they could help you live longer. A recent study by the Japanese Health, Labour and Welfare Ministry has shown that people who are overweight...

As part of the 150 year celebration celebration Queensland rail is sending a train on 11 regional trips over a 5 month period. Travelling as far north as Cairns, west to Mt isa and south to Wallangarra. We were in barcaldine when the train came in last night to much fan fare. I have attached a couple of pic...

The marriage of an 80 year old man and a 20 year old woman was the talk of the town. After being married a year, the couple went to the hospital for the birth of their first child.The attending nurse came out of the delivery room to congratulate the old gentleman and said, 'This is amazing. How do you do it a...

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The mobile home had her first outing since being parked here at christmas, ticking over like one of Basils clocks, bedroom almost done ,and shower had to cut horizontally to get it in, refibre glassed and is now awaiting the pipes Am mulling over tanks to install, S/S, plastic, and also where would be...

Here is a link of the ATTM & CC site of dump points for Black Water and Grey water around Oz. For new RV travellers who may not know, Black water is toilet holding tank contents water and Grey water is from holding tanks for shower and sink water. See; http://www.atcmcc.org.au/clubnews.php?new...

Well we are back home after our trip that took us as far as Winton.Mind boggling would be a good way to describe Australia and its vastness.We used Camps 5 to our full advantage.We started off from North Arm Cove NSW thence to Northaven,Grafton and then inland.Originally our plan was to go down south to...

Well it is still raining here, has been now since Tuesday. I did manage to get out into the garden to weed early this morning but the rain beat me. Even Max (my dog) had the sense to come inside out of it, I kept weeding until the rain was too heavy. Yes, half my neighbours think I'm crazy and the other half...

G'day all, Regarding Moderators for the forum if we all treat each other with respect as has been the case in the past, then I cannot see the need for Moderators. Cindy, our Webmistress does a wonderful job of controlling things on this forum and we have not needed to have anyone else telling us what we c...