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Investment Advice If you had purchased $1000.00 of Nortel stock one year ago, it would now be worth $49.00. With Enron, you would have had $16.50 left of the original $1000.00. With WorldCom, you would have had less than $5.00 left. If you had purchased $1000 of Delta Air Lines stock you would have $49....

Hi everyone , I'm a Coffs Harbour based mini enthusiast who is trying to locate the bus shown below for a magazine article . I believe the bus was one of two bought to Australia in the mid 1960's and used as a travelling mobile classroom for BMC mechanics and apprentices . Later one of the buses was also use...

I just wanted to say hello and tell you all how much I enjoy this site. I have been reading through some of the posts and they are very interesting. Quincey

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I don't think we should have to pay to SEE our own country, irrespective of who owns it. Camping is a slightly different matter, if services are provided, IF we need to use them. 'National' Parks (read 'State' Parks) in some States are treated as profit centres.WA is possibly the worst, with very signi...

New Alphabet Ais for apple, andBis for boat, That used to be right, but now it won't float! Age before beauty is what we once said, But let's be a bit more realistic instead. Now The Alphabet A's for arthritis; B's the bad back, C's the chest pains, perhaps car-d-iac? D is for dental decay and decline, E is...

What pisses me off is the fact that the rest of the world has to suffer because a few greedy, sleazy cretins on Wall st Screwed Up The prime lending rate problems were known about for ages but of course if an extra cent can be gouged from someone then you do that rather than worry about the implications of yo...

The President of the Royal Society of Victoria, Professor Graham Burrows, announced that the Society has initiated moves to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Burke and Wills Expedition in August 2010. Link to more info here: http://www.sciencevictoria.org.au/ Cheers, Peter

Another exciting event this weekend with the return of historic racing cars and motorbikes to the Lobethal (Adelaide Hills) old Grand Prix track and bringing back some nostalgia of them glory days. Veteran flag man Glen Dix will wave off the first car for the two day carnival of 87 vetaran / vintage c...

Hey guys, I'm a student from St. John's College and I just would like to know more about you 'Grey Nomads'. This is in regards to my Stage 2 Tourism Course I am currently taking. I would just like to hear from some of you of any problems you're facing, and which may be deffering you from traveling as much, su...

This is looking quite favourable for a weekend trip not far from home.. http://www.hr4wdclubsa.org.au/Images_etc/Bindmurra%20Station.pdfOnly a short detour off the Sturt Highway from Blanchetown....Sounds & reads like a beaut fun event.

Hi Dave Could you give us some details of the setup you have in "Little Blue"? What is the tent at the back? Would appreciate some pics if possible.

An elderly man in Perth calls his son in Sydney and says, 'I hate to ruin your Christmas, but I have to tell you that your mother and I are getting divorced; 35 years of misery is enough.' 'Dad, what are you talking about?' the son screams. 'We can't stand the sight of each other any longer,' the old man says...

We would like to say hello to all the folks belonging to the Grey Nomads Tribe,tribe being meant in the nicest way.We are starting out to meander our way around this great land.my name is Martin,my wife is Sylvia.Our gear is a Ford Falcon EL station waggon,a Jayco Penguin camper trailer.We also have ou...

- With his platoon at attention, the drill instructor yelled, "All right! All you dummies fall out." As the rest of the recruits walked away, one man remained at rigid attention. The drill instructor walked over until he was eye to eye with the man, raising just a single eyebrow. The recrui...

Hi All I have just found a mobile phone that has blown me away. This phone works on normal Optus mobile when you are in town, and when you are on the road, it changes to Satellite signal on the same mobile number. I am never out of range. I just have been so happy with it I needed to tell people. I have only found...

Hi All I thought that it was about time I posted my first message. My husband, Jeff, and I live in the UK and are hoping to spend a year doing the 'Big Lap' starting this June or July. We are both retired and want to do this trip before we get too old and decrepit Our 12-month Tourist Visas have been appl...

This sums up the Rudd view on backing the Aussie savings account for Mr and Mrs average

After an exhaustive review of the research literature, here's the final word on nutrition and health.: 1. Japanese eat very little fat and suffer fewer heart attacks than us.2. Mexicans eat a lot of fat and suffer fewer heart attacks than us.3. Chinese drink very little red wine and suffer fewer hea...

WRONG E-MAIL ADDRESS This one is priceless... A lesson to be learned from typing the wrong email address! A Minneapolis couple decided to go to Florida to thaw out during a particularly icy winter. They planned to stay at the same hotel where they spent their honeymoon 20 years earlier. ...