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Fred feared his wife Rhonda might not be hearing as well as she used to and he thought she might need a hearing aid. Unsure how to approach her, he called the family doctor to discuss the problem. The doctor told him there is a simple informal test the husband could perform to give him a better idea about he...

During the lockdown a lot of businesses sought to use contactless payments. Was happy to go along with them. I usually would use cash for small purchases but noticed as time went on I was using a card for very small payments. In the Post Office it was $1.10 for a stamp a grand child's birthday card. Went t...

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Plan that much-needed break Great news! Our VIC parks are scheduled to re-open 1 June 2020 - that's next Monday! And we'll be super excited to welcome you back. Not sure where to go? Check out all the BIG4 parks in VIC here. If you book now, youll be able to cancel within 72 hours at most parks thanks t...

I'm gunna become a programmer ! brought myself a "duinoTECH uno" and a "stepper motor controller", the aim to make a controller for LED lights on the van for Christmas. With any luck, I'll have a flashing bright van just to annoy you guys.

It look as though NSW has made changes for GVM upgrades as of the 20th of April, it looks as though the maximum upgrade is limited to the sum total of the axle weights regardless of suspension modifications, unless the axles are upgraded to a higher rate. The other catch is if you want to register an inter...

Hi guys, First post, looking forward to getting schooled, so many questions. Been doing up my old chesney pacemaker van, it's been a great way to pass coronavirus. The whole generator thing does not seem to be fully thought out. In my case, and surely most peoples, I justified the cost of the gener...

Good morning. I have just received my first annual insurance renewal for my Jayco Swan Outback which I insured through Jayco at time of purchase last June with NM Insurance Pty Ltd. The renewal advice states they no longer apply "Platinium Caravan Insurance Cover" and that insurance cover is no lo...

Hi. Before you buy a car you can do a history check if you have the VIN. Does anyone know if you can do the same with caravans? Cheers, Noel

GTI Solar systems are available very cheap or free these days, when installers upgrade they wont use the original system. I was given a 2KW system & only had space on the shed roof for 1.5KW eight panels. This left 2 spare panels, so I decided to re configure them to give about 22V DC. One I made into a p...

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-04-24/half-of-europe-virus-deaths-in-aged-care-homes/12180546As many as half of all coronavirus deaths in Europe are residents of aged ca...

I'm cranky!Had new awning installed, with full anti-flap kit. 2nd use the retaining brackets on the van wall to holder the rafters in place both fell off with 1st puff of wind. Has just screwed in to the cladding with no support behind it. Can't go back we are miles from there now.Caravan brakes: ...

Looking for weight and length sizes for a jet 700 any help please

This is a favourite spot we love to camp at ,dedicated to 2 firefighters who were killed in Feb.2013. fighting fires when a tree fell and crushed their vehicle. We were there in Jan this year just after the devastating fires in NE Victoria,and the firefighters came down for a well earned get together.

A kangaroo kept getting out of his enclosure at the zoo. Knowing that he could hop high, the zoo officials put up a five metre fence. Surprisingly, he was out the very next morning, happily jumping around the zoo. A 10-metre fence was then put up, but again, he got out. When the fence was 20 metres high, a c...

A man walks into a pub and sees Vincent Van Gogh sitting in the corner. "Fancy a pint Vincent?" He asks. "No thanks" Van Gogh replies. "I've got one 'ere".

Three Italian nuns arrive at the pearly gates and are told that, because they have devoted their lives to the world, they can return to earth for three months, taking on the identity of any person they choose. The first nun said she wanted to return as Helen of Troy. Why Helen? asked St Peter. Because she...

Corona distancing in our local bottle shop!

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A three-year-old boy was examining his testicles while taking a bath. "Mom" he asked, "are these my brains?" "Not yet," she replied.