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After a lot of time spent weighing up the pros and cons my wife and I have decided that we will sell our Grand Cherokee and 22' Retreat van and put the money towards a new motorhome. Currently looking at a 24ft Adria Coral which at around $130K for the base model looks pretty good value although once we add a...

Some people on another forum have suggested that one should carry a jump starter battery in case one's car battery goes flat. It sounded like a good idea if travelling alone because you need another car for jumper leads to work. I was wondering if a jump starter battery could be used as a spare battery...

In N S W there are now double demerit points until midnight Tuesday for any traffic offence. No one will go through a road closed sign for example.

Paddy is on a nude beach in Spain. Out of manners and to prevent sunburn he places his hat over his privates. A woman walks past and s******s "if you were a gentleman you would lift your hat". Paddy replies "if you were not so ugly it would lift itself".

Great to see that,at last,someone has had the intestinal fortitude to publicly accuse an NRL coach of training his players to intentionally inflict major injuries on opposition players.Years ago,I determined that such was the case,but thought it pointless to comment. Cheers.

Hi. I have a 2009 Mazda BT50 2.5lt Diesel. The problem is that I need to turn the ignition on and off up to 100 times before the engine and glow plug lights come on. Then it will start straight away. Before then, only the red lights come on and the engine will crank, but not fire. Has anyone encountered this b...

This is an impressive drive https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-2X1lWQCWoc

Hi all, We are finalizing out big lap plans and preparing our home for us not being here for approx 12 months. Hot Water System, do we turn it off? Google says yes if away for 1 month or more. Anyone our there had experience with this? Appreciate all comments.

After a bit of thought,and since I am now travelling alone,I have decided to get a PLB.Because Peter (Peter'n'Margaret) seems to have vast knowledge of many things,and I seem to recall that he once recommended GME,I went to a local suppler and had a chat about the MT410GAUS model that now is available...

A man with a bald head and a wooden leg is invited to a fancy dress party.He doesn't know what to wear to hide his head and his wooden leg, so he writes to a fancy dress company to explain his problem. A few days later he receives a parcel with a note:Dear Sir,Please find enclosed a Pirate's outfit. The spott...

We bought a CO monitor when we got the new caravan about 2 years ago. We bought the "house" model as the "caravan" model was not available at the time. Is there any difference between these two models? We have noticed that the CO monitor alarms if we cook using the gas cooktop with the windows shut. The blu...

Hi. Just replaced the roof skirt on my 16' poptop. When I raise and lower the roof it moves forward or backward putting stress on the skirt material. I know it has to be something to do with the gas lifters but was wondering if somebody else has had this problem and could give advice on the right way to set...

Hi every one, well after the fridge stopped working I did get a thermistor from DEBE and I put it in the bottom of the fridge inside now I find that at -10c when the fridge is in the cruiser every thing thaws out is there an easy way to put it back where it belongs to get the fridge working properly again If any o...

Women often say that child birth is the most painful thing a person can go through but how do they know? most blokes have been kicked in the nuts and all men know how painful that is so who's right? Women will often mention that they may have a second child whereas you will NEVER hear a bloke say "gee, it's ab...

Two eggs who had been childhood sweethearts decided to marry. On the first night of the honeymoon the lady decided to vamp things up a bit so decked herself out with a see through nightie. Mr egg walked into the room, took one look, turned turtle, and went out the door. He returned a couple of minutes late...

So I've gone up to the deli ,to get myself a coke.. It was my first encounter with this big mouthed smart arsed bloke. The girl's about to serve me....and Im all set to pay When this bloody great big boof head pushes me away. I said 'hey what ya doin mate?' He was mean and just bad news. He said ,'ya gotta keep y...