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How to locate a member to send a PM. There are 915 pages to try to go thru. Can they be put alphabetically? end-on

What did the optimist say when he jumped off a ten storey building? So far, so good!

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A crusty old Army Major found himself at a gala event hosted by a local liberal arts college.... There was no shortage of extremely young idealistic ladies in attendance, one of whom approached the Major for conversation. "Excuse me, Major, but you seem to be a very serious man. Is something botherin...

When the Qld Border reopens & you are heading to the warmer weather, consider the new internet based Thunderbolts Way. Guidance from Sydney region to NSW Midcoast, to arrive at Gloucester where the Way commences & completes at Inverell, where additional guidance to all points of the compa...

An elderly Florida lady did her shopping and, upon returning to her car, found four males in the act of leaving with her vehicle. She dropped her shopping bags ...and drew her handgun, proceeding to scream at the top of her lungs, "I have a gun, and I know how to use it! Get out of the car - NOW!" The four men d...

Hi. I'm new to caravaning and in the process of buying a second hand Jurgens Wallaroo poptop. If I wanted to use it straight away - collect it and go to a caravan park for a few nights, what 'extras' might I need? Equipment that won't come with the van that I will need to connect etc. Thanks

Hi everyone My wife and i have just bought our first caravan we are going to collect it sunday its a second hand one but we love it looking forward to exploring WA total newbies at this so any tips great appreciated the Van is a future systems Jet 700 2004 we are pulling it with a Porsche Cayenne turbo also...

Afternoon all, We got itchy tyres today, so we took a spin up the M1 in the shopping cart. We saw two caravans on the way up (one of the two , Registered QLD) and another two on our return. All heading North towards QLD. 4 in four hours roughly. Movement at the whatever, the word was passed around. Might tak...

I am considering putting a diesel heater in our caravan but I am unsure where to mount the tank.The van has no front boot so can I mount it on the A frame behind the gas bottles or the other alternative is at the back of the 24ft van on the rear bumper.If I use the rear option it would mean running the fuel line a...

A real joke.........

Did any one travel the Oodnadatta track, via the route above, just before lockdown? We are planning, 3 x Vans, the trip in 2 weeks and was wondering what the track conditions are or were just before lockdown. Will contact the Pink Roadhouse if there is no info here Besides the obvious info available are...

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...

They drive you to it.........

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...