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Mansors established 1906 now gone forever after threes days notice to the public supposedly due to the economic downturn .. I ask how can a company that has been in the trade for 103 years just go down like that . So much for training retail managers at university level , nothing replaces that...

Hi all enjoying this forum, don't want to sound like a whimp but I had sorted planed to travel where its takes me using the free spots as much as possible. I'm on a pension and have to conserve the dollars, I will be using a camping trailer and tent. I have been reading the posts and would I be correct in think...

Hi there, Saturday Morning and I can't get to my business in Kempsey ( bugger ) For anyone thinking of heading north, the SES reckon it will be days before you can get through. The river at Kempsey bridge still hasn't peaked and it's at 6.72 metres at present. The 2001 flood peaked at just over 7 metres and...

I wish everyone affected by the current floods in SE Qld and Northern NSW. Thousands of people have been evacuated, their homes and businesses have been inundated, they've lost valuable personal items and their cars. While lives haven't been lost yet, thousands of lives have been afftected. I wish...

A nursery school teacher was delivering a station wagon full of kids home one day when a fire truck zoomed past. Sitting in the front seat of the fire truck was a Dalmatian dog. The children fell to discussing the dog's duties. "They use him to keep crowds back," said one youngster. "No...

My wife sat down on the couch next to me as I was flipping channels. She asked, Whats on TV? I said, Dust. And then the fight started My wife was hinting about what she wanted for our upcoming nniversary. She said, I want something shiny that goes from to 150 in about 3 seconds. I bought her a set of scales. A...

Stayed with Easter 2009 at Berri, due to over crowded caravanparks, we discovered a great free camping ground on the Murrey river: Martins Bend. great place, lots of space, real toilets! Volonteer caretakers 24/7, who are doing a great job. Book exchange. A place to keep in mind

On a plane bound for New York the flight attendant approached a blonde sitting in the first class section and requested that she move to economy since she did not have a first class ticket. The blonde replied "I'm blonde, I'm beautiful, I'm going to New York and I'm not moving." Not wanting t...

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The word is that these two little piggies are a greater threat to the wellbeing of Australians than any pig with a cold .

Do you think we could have a gardening thread please Cindy. I just bet there are a lot of green thumbs in this forum. I believe I have a purple thumb, as my local nursery told me. She just loves to see me walk through her gate. She actually rubs her hands together and says, "What have you killed now...

a nun goes to confession and says forgive me father for i have sinned. i am guilty of using bad language. the priest says tell me how it happened my child the nun says well i was playing golf and i hit an amazing tee shot. but the ball hit a seagull and only went 40 yards. i see said the priest is this when you swo...

Ethel was a bit of a demon in her gopher, and loved to charge around the nursing home, taking corners on one wheel and getting up to maximum speed on the long corridors. Because the poor woman was one sandwich short of a picnic the other residents tolerated her and some of them actually joined in. One day E...

Hello Dave06, (wonder what the 06 is), the R I P was to make sure you read thisHave followed the thread of retirement with interest and have so far refrained from making any comment The time has come ! Why this way and not a personal email?I think it is relevant to us all, What a lot of the people have not not...

Come Friday I move on from Geelong, temporary at first, going scrub for a fews days then coming back Sunday, then Monday I am hitting the road again. Once all my bits and pieces I have recently purchased arrive, I will head down to Warrnambool for a weekend, then up Healesville for a few days, after which...

This may mainly concern Vic. travelers. Wendy just got of the phone to see if we were covered Auss. wide in the off chance we need an ambulance. Vic ambulance covers pension card holders Auss wide, u may get a bill but u write your cover number on it and send to ambulance Vic. and there is no cost to u , othe...

This is probably a long shot... Just wondering if there is anyone here who is interested in mediumwave/shortwave listening at all?

Just thought I should mention this, so others don't get caught out like I did. Many caravan parks are now offering WiFiZone wireless internet connection, be very careful how you use this service, apart from their extortive prices, on their sign-up page it clearly states $xx.xx = 2000mb download etc...

Hi all, This is my first time on any website / forum. We are still planning the first trip and can't decide on the vehicle. We are thinking about a 3 litre diesel Prado, but want to make sure it can go off road. We plan to pull a Coromal Pioneer pop up. Any thoughts or advice would be welcome. Cheers! Ray and A...

Just wondering about how others found that first year of retirement. I expected that on retiring from the workforce, I would get all those jobs done, you know, the little ones and the biggies. Have all of that straightened out and start on a leasurely lifestyle of the GN. Have more time for my friends. W...