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We had a novel experience at a recent meeting of our book club at the Men's Shed. One of our senior members, Ted Roberts who is himself an author lauded for his timeless work "Woodworking for Profit and Pleasure", came up with an interesting suggestion. He said his wife thought that we should read a book...

The Baptist DinnerA group of country friends from the Cottonwood Baptist Church wanted to get together on a regular basis to socialize, and play games. The lady of the house was to prepare the meal.When it came time for Al and Janet to be the hosts, Janet wanted to outdo all the others. Janet decided to h...

Finding a woman sobbing that she had locked her keys in her car, a passing soldier assures her that he can help.She looks on amazed as he removes his trousers, rolls them into a tight ball and rubs them against the car door.Magically it opens."That's so clever," the woman gasps. "How did you do it?""Eas...

A nice, calm and respectable lady went into the Pharmacy, walked up to the Pharmacist, looked straight into his eyes, and said,"I'd like to buy some cyanide."The Pharmacist asked,"Why in the world do you need cyanide?"The lady replied, "I need it to poison my husband."The Pharmacist's eyes grew bi...

An elderly Italian man who lived on the outskirts of Rimini, Italy, went to the local church for confession. When the priest slid open the panel in the confessional, the man said:"Father, during World War II, a beautiful Jewish woman from our neighborhood knocked urgently on my door and asked me to hi...

i have read about painting the top foot of the awning with flex seal to protect from uv, has anyone here tried this or is there another product that might work. I cant find flex seal in AUS. in pint tins or such only spraycans that I would make a mess with. Thanks Peter PS warranty is useless 10 years adver...

Unusual request, I have a 3.3 Inflatable boat powered by 10hp outboard motor. Which we take away with us when caravanning. Because of health reasons I can no longer get down on my knees when having to deflate the boat. So my question to you is, has anyone transported a SIB fully inflated on a flat bed roof...

i am sure this has been covered before but I cant find it. time has come to reinsure, I was with CIL for years but premiums got to a stage that I couldnt see the benefits. I went to another company but now they dont want to insure vans. Reccommendations please for a reliable affordable insurer Thanks in...

I want to replace the two 100Ah AGM house batteries in my caravan. I can disconnect the CTEK charger from the batteries, but they would still be charged from 3 roof top solar panels via a 30 amp solar charge controller. I want to stop the panels from charging the batteries before I disconnect them for rep...

I suggest that an Adventure Truck category be added to the website. Ordinary motorhomes do not have the clearance or the strength to handle the rigours of off road travel in the outback but there is much to see. There seems to be more adventure trucks around these days. Mr GRUMP[Y

Waeco CFX40 intermittent on 12v Hi my fridge is working perfectly on 240v but intermittently on 12v. I have read some great stuff here but nothing quite the same. Tuned it on at 20°C and it ran for 5 mins dropping to 16°C it then shuddered and stopped, display stopped approx. 30 secs later but interior li...

18 years today since my life changing accident. Kids reckon I survived because I am a stubborn old bastard!!! -- Edited by aussie_paul on Friday 7th of November 2025 04:53:00 PM

Have a friend with an Dometic 3500 Air Conditi0oner on his 19ft Tandem Caravan roof. The van has been fully insured from new. The top cover of the air conditioner was hit by a tree branch, parts/cover are no longer available for this 16 year old van's a/c, he is just going to pay for a new air conditioner an...

One clause out of Telstra's additions to their terms of service.: Supporting Victims of Domestic and Family ViolenceWe may terminate your service without notice if you are alleged to have committed domestic or family violence against an end-user of a service. We may also transfer the phone numbe...

Hi all. Wondered if anyone can recommend a good quiet water pump. There are so many on the market. Would prefer a recommendation. Thanks Carol

i have been told to paint the ceilings of our van. there is staining in various place but no evidence of leals i can only put it down to age. what type of paint would you reccommend. got to be easy i am no painter and hate painting