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Some of the best lines, Guest: "Excuse me, this wine is corked" Basil:"Corked!..Of course it's corked...thats how they keep the wine in" Sybil: "He's from Barcelona" Manuel: "Non no no...he not rat...he hamster" And of course, Basil: "Don't mention the war...I did, but I think I got away with it" A...

I have a 120w portable solar panel that I want to be able to connect to my van to add to the 120w panel on the roof. What I thought would work is to put a twelve pin plug on the solar panel and plugging into the 12 pin plug on the vans 'A' frame using the No. 2 & 3 pins (these are the pins used when connect...

Hi all, we have had our new model ISUZU D MAX MY 21 DUAL CAB UTE for about 3 months now. Our new van has arrived and we pick it up on Thursday. The Isuzu Book shows under the towing section that the following should be turned off. EG..." BLIND SPOT MONITORING," also says it is worth turning off .... LKA "LANE K...

We are thinking of pulling our 3.2 tonne van with our Landcruiser 200 up this road in mid June 2021. I understand there are some very steep sections and tight bends. Is it relatively safe and is there much traffic? Are there 'pull overs' to let following traffic pass? Is there any specific issues or ri...

Does it seem to you that climate change is closing in? (even if you are not so sure about it ) I find dull cloudy days the hardest to cope with. Will I do this? will I do that? No can't do that it might rain. What can I do? Go for a walk in the rain? Nah. Not my style. I like the sun shining. People a...

Hi all. We have been living in the van for 2 mouths getting it set up, there have been a lot of good ideas of this site like Farm sit and product to use in cleaning etc. thanks. We have set the van up ok with tools, have Wikky camp, the new camp 11 book. In starting to plain our trip out back notice a lot of camps do...

Hebel Hotel Qld reopens tonight 27/03/21.Camping sites very limited because the area is very wet.Further information regarding changes will follow in the coming days, but at the helm are our old friends Mervyn Pullen & Kim York.

Anyone in Perth area requiring two 100 amp batteries ,good condition. Ive just gone lithium.

EMPLOYEE NOTICE Due to the current financial situation caused by the Corona Virus and slowdown in the economy, the Government has decided to implement a scheme to put workers of 50 years of age and above on early, mandatory retirement, thus creating jobs and reducing unemployment. This scheme wi...

This is who reads the papers in UK..........

I'm a newbie here and after some advice. Just purchased a Sunliner Pinto which has an electric drop down bed over the table and seating area. I've searched online and in the manual without success to my question, which is, can the bed be used when only lowered say half way down? This would allow the two se...

Simple question. Should political representation be based on gender or ability? If gender then shouldn't we also have quotas for gender 'diverse' people? What about quotas based on race? Where do you stop? Or should we have politicians that are smart regardless of what bits they have or haven't got...

Andrew Laming to undergo awareness training after appearing to dismiss apologies to female constituents (msn.com) Things are getting laughable.

Have just recently purchased a van and am doing a few short trips at the moment. Am planning to Road Trip from Bairnsdale to Great Ocean Road and over to Adelaide in March. Can anyone advise if you need to book ahead and how long you would spend sightseeing the towns from Barwon Heads to say Wye River. Appr...

Hi fellow travellers Been travelling on my own for a year and a half - nearly a year in Tassie due to Covid (Loved It) then Great Ocean Road and Adelaide via a few places. Been staying with my daughter on and off in Adelaide whilst doing a bit of SA. Love Adelaide. Now its time to head North via the Stuart Hwy...