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Going back a few years ago, when doing interstate, I used NO DOZE to make an extra kilometer. They helped me to stay awake, keep alert, and were perfectly safe, Best of all, they were about five bucks a box. More recently, when asked by a young driver what was available to help him keep awake. I told him abo...

Can't remember if I ever flagged my blog, which is currently an ongoing work being written up from diaries kept as we travelled and picked up occasional itinerant work in unusual places. Although it is a bit historic now, a lot of the incidental information is still relevant, and of course the places a...

Hi everyone. We are towing our van to Shoalhaven, NSW from Albury. We are looking for the least Mountainest way to get there. Someone suggested we leave the Hume Highway at Goulburn and travel through Nerriga on to Nowra and then Shoalhaven. Has anyone done this? We want to avoid the Clyde Mountain and...

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Every year in Bangkok , the men have a beauty contest to see if they're more gorgeous than the women. Here is an example. The answers are at the bottom, but don't cheat by going there first. In each of the following photos, try to guess which member of the couple is a girl and which is a guy. There are 6...

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I hope to visit the Flinders Ranges in late August and would like to know if I could tow a van through Brachina Gorge from East to West ..out to the Leigh Creek road . I have a 4x4 and van has reasonable clearance. I was there 6 years ago with a camper trailer and rain caused a mass evacuation of all campers.Th...

A Buddhist, a Christian & Bob Hawk had a meeting with God. God told them to go back to your people and tell them the world is going to end. The Buddhist went back and told the people, I have some bad news and some even worse news. There is a God and the world is going to end. The Christian went back and told t...

Has any one had their phone drop out of bluetooth? My phone was connected to Bluetooth and was working fine. Then I kept getting an error message saying that their was an error with the audio. The phone works fine on Bluetooth in other vechiles, so it is not a fault with the phone. Does any one know how to co...

Is there any type of "protection blanket" to protect panels during a hail storm?? (whilst on the road). I am guessing A) find a servo awning quickly.....B) make sure your insurance is up to date??.C) maybe find a bridge to drive under and quickly ?? wished you had portable panels as the storm approache...

WHAT THE DOCTORS ARE REALLY SAYING ABOUT COVID So ..... Medical experts were asked if it is now time to ease the lockdown Allergists were in favour of scratching it, but Dermatologists advised not to make any rash moves. Gastroenterologists had sort of a gut feeling about it, but Neurologists tho...

Hi, have a question. Can you use the trailermate to jack up the side of the caravan to change a tyre? Or is it just for jockey wheel or stand at front of van? Thanks -- Edited by the rocket on Wednesday 16th of September 2020 05:25:52 PM

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Hi All, I have been lurking in the background reading posts for a little while now. The apparent friendliness and willingness to share helpful information from others in this group has encouraged me to come out of the shadows! Covid has made us reassess how we want to holiday into the future. A couple o...

We're new at this - have just purchased a motorhome (Windsor Daintree on a Renault - not sure about it yet as picked it up - drove home and now at dealers trying to sort out a 'spanner light' issue after 461 klms - after having had a lovely Opal caravan towed by a Navara bit daunting) - our thoughts were that i...

We have been going to national parks since cov19 restrictions ended in both states mainly on the coast in NSW before the border was shut and have just spent 30 days at inskip point QLD and now in Carnarvon Gorge MT Moffart NP and the ranger said bookings are up from 1000 persons to 6000 persons since rest...

We have just found out our cook top has no safety shut off on it, found out the other day when Les closed lid with out turning gas off Just been on to manufacturer and they told me its older than Adam ,and it did not get fitted with one and cant be fitted with one, i was told any cook top before 2011 did not need s...

Morning everyone, We just got a Seniors Card offer of 12 reds + 3 Free to try + free delivery. Has anyone tryed these. Good, Bad, or neutral. Some feed back if you please. We have committed, as we like a drop or three. = $ 8.00 per bottle. Old & Grey

What's worse? A man went to the Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, Washington, to have his wedding ring cut off his penis.According to the nurse attending the operation, the patient's girlfriend found the ring in his pants pocket. She didn't know he was married and she was so mad she used petrole...