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We had a chance to catch up with Mike and Judy while we were in Sapphire. Mike took us on a guided tour of the gem fields which was very informative and later sorted what shreds of sapphires we found. Also had a bbq at the van one night. L_R gary, Judy, Mike,Kerry

The Lone Ranger was ambushed and captured by an enemy Indian war party. The Indian Chief proclaims, "So, you are the great Lone Ranger. In honor of the Harvest Festival, you will be executed in three days. But, before I kill you, I will grant you three requests. What is your first request?" T...

It was raised sometime ago about how this site can be accessed via a google search for words. Its just a function of the internet not a security problem of this forum. It does lend itself to a "slight" concern, paticularly to solo's, in my opinion. If you list your full name, address that is ea...

Have just been blow away with the prices of various after market bits for vehicles. Decided I wanted, not necessarily needed, a pair of half decent driving lights so started with the local guys and prices ranges up and down the scale like the opera house orchestra . Eventually decided on a pair of 150...

I just know it was someone on the forum who did this. I went to my swimming class earlier today and discovered a large cardboard box on the back patio containing about 100 78's...... Peter Dawson, Nellie Melba, Howard Keel, our Glad..... the piece d' resistance at this juncture seems to be a 12 record s...

Picked up the new Pathfinder today. what a rig. Diesels have come a long way since my last one in 95 . Sounds like a car has the pickup of a petrol and comfort is unbelievable.has creature comforts and gadgets for all to play with. Like a kid in a lolly shop . If you are looking for a deal on any of the Niss...

I know there are a few people interested in old loco's on the site so took a picture of teses at Maldon. The one on the turn table is used for tourist trips Wednesdays and Sundays.

I am not an Engineer, but do know my way around a welder and a variety of metal and woodworking tools, I have been a wanderer for most of my life, (second occupation) in that time I have built campers and trailers and also owned a variety of caravans, ranging in size from 15ft up to 22 ft, and a tonnage of 500...

A man and his wife were having an argument about who should brew the coffee each morning. The wife said, 'You should do it because you get up first, and then we don't have to wait as long to get our coffee. The husband said, 'You are in charge of cooking around here and you should do it, because that is your jo...

Barcaldine has a GN volenteer project going for 2009.Projects you can get involved in include; Workers heritage centre Cemetery-grave stone restoration 60's & better- DEVELOP GARDEN St Josephs Primary- Fungas Researcg Program Lagoon Creek-Tree planting, Bird Holes Musuem-maintenance...

Mid-Life Crisis After being married for 44 years, I took a careful look at my wife one day and said, 'Honey, 44 years ago we had a cheap apartment, a cheap car, slept on a sofa bed and watched a 10-inch black and white TV; but I got to sleep every night with a hot 25-year-old gal. Now I have a $500,00...

A couple drove down a country road for several miles, not saying a word. An earlier discussion had led to an argument and neither of them wanted to concede their position. As they passed a barnyard of mules, goats, and pigs, the husband asked sarcastically, 'Relatives of yours?' 'Yep,' the wife repli...

So easy and tasty. Ideal with a BBQ for 4. Or have it twice. Take a large bowl and add the following ingredients in layers: 1 pre washed bag of spinach 1 pre washed bag of rocket 1/5 red onion chopped into rings 1/5 cucumber sliced 4 large mushrooms quartered 1 Mango diced = chopped into squares 1 Orange dic...

Geez, Dave, I wish i'd known you lived there. I would have dropped in. I stayed overnight at Hawker on the way back from Leigh Creek and Arkaroola...then Port Augusta O/nite before I switched course and headed toward the Central Coast in NSW to pick up my son....(i was headed for the Nullabor)....I kno...

well mr R Ranger sir, I see you have returned from the golden triangle, what I wish to know is how did you fair, have you a bag full of "loot" or simply, like I, a bag full of ringpulls, pray tell of your accomplishments and whilst on the subject has anyone else had any luck anywhere with the "...

does anyone collect stamps, I just bought a flashy hands free thingy from china and I have three stamps from there one is a $20 green stamp with a little blue birdy, another is a $5 tanny colored with an orangey colored bird and the other is a 10c blue one with a white breasted sea eagle on it these stamps ar...

True Friendship "Aussie Style"None of that SissyCrap .. Are you tired of those piss weak 'friendship' poems that always sound good, but never actually come close to reality? Well, here is a series of promises that actually speak of true friendship. You will see no cute little smiley fa...

A man boards an airplane and takes his seat. As he settles in, he glances up and sees a most beautiful woman boarding the plane. He soon realizes she is heading straight towards his seat. A wave of nervous anticipation washes over him. Lo and behold, she takes the seat right beside his. Eager to strike up...

The Lone Ranger and Tonto were riding across the plains one day, when Tonto suddenly ****ed his ear at a passing falcoln's cry. "Kemosabe... Apache to East!" he whispered. The Lone Ranger looked to his faithful companion. "What do we do?" Tonto pondered a moment. "We rid...

Here I sit in my van in a van park in Cairns, reading my Camps 4. What does that mean? It means I'm getting itchy and twitchy to hitch up and hit the road again. Talk about restless! But I'm stuck here for medical stuff. I've been here for 8 months now. When I pulled up I thought a couple of weeks would do it...