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Ma and Pa were two old hillbillies living out on a farm in the hills.One day, Pa discovered that the hole under the outhouse was full. Not sure what to do, he went inside and told Ma about the problem.Well, why dont you ask the youngun down the road? Ma suggested. Hes a college gradjyate, he must know what t...

Donald visits an elementary school one day.In one of the classes, students are in the middle of a discussion about words and their meanings.The teacher asks Donald if hed like to lead the discussion of the word tragedy.He agrees to do so and asks the class for an example of a tragedy.One little boy Ron s...

Standing here all alone out in the country airSome may find the life lonely but I don't careI enjoy my own company and do what I willNot until I am dead will I then lay stillEverywhere a new adventure every week a new spotThis country of ours it has got the lotFrom cities to towns and everywhere in betweenI...

An avid golfer was involved in a terrible car crash and was rushed to the hospital. Just before he was put under, the surgeon popped in to see him."I have some good news and some bad news," says the surgeon. "The bad news is that I have to remove your right arm!""Oh God no!" cries the man. "My golfing is over...

A woman takes her 16-year-old daughter to the doctor.The doctor says "Okay, Mrs. Jones, what's theproblem?" The mother says, "It's my daughter, Debbie. Shekeeps getting these cravings. She's putting onweight, and is sick most mornings."The doctor gives Debbie a good examination, thenturns to...

We live on a bush block twenty five minutes west of Ballarat. We are surrounded by bush, so our fire risk is high. We built our house eight years ago and although we can get insurance, at a fairly high cost, we decided to install a sprinkler system on the house and free standing garage. It wasn't cheap at 20...

Hi Techies. A little similar to the post by 'ottg' but a slightly different angle - my van has a 100w solar panel, 100 Ah AGM battery and no inverter. I'm after approx 350w solar, 240Ah lithium battery, 2000w inverter. Am I better off going this way or looking at a portable power station - Bluetti, iTech W...

I'm sad as it is time to sell my 1990 toyota hiace pop to. I'm thinking of buying a Mitsubishi outlander and wanted everyone's opinions on them mechanically etc. Finances mean I need to buy roughly a 2008 model. I'd love to get your advice. I'll sleep in it during rough weather but tent camp the rest of the...

Hi everyone, I have had to get my laptop serviced(new SDD etc.) Now there a few little quirks for me to adjust too. Pics on the forum are still a problem for me atm. Being nervous, and embarrassed about my upcoming colonoscopy,On a recommendation, I decided to have it done while visiting friends in Thai...

Is there a standard suggested clearance from the tyre top to the wheel arch in a caravan ?

Hello my name is Vicsta and this is my first post. I was wondering if anyone could help me with a problem with our new caravan. We love our new Urban caravan but it has a really strong smell of silicone inside the van. I slept in it for 1 night and woke up the next morning with a bad headache and I felt quite unwe...

A man was out on the golf course one sunny day when he suddenly realized he was lost. Spotting a woman ahead of him, he walked over and asked, Excuse me, could you help me? Im not sure which hole Im on.She smiled politely and said, Youre one hole behind me. Im on the 7th; youre on the 6th.Relieved, he thanked...

My electric /gas hot water system, wont heat up on gas. The flame starts and after about 10 seconds it turns off. I checked the connection to the flame sensor it is connected ok and there is continuity from the board to the sensor probe. I have not carried out a resistance test to see if that varies when the...

Hi all. I am totally new to the group and would love some relevant info on the Great Central Road from Yulara to Laverton. We plan to travel this road in late April. Very aware that it will be hot and that rain in the area could totally change our plans but hopefully it will be dry by then. Also have read a lot...

We have just had here in Vic, a court case involving a speeding driver who's actions resulted in the deaths of FIVE people. What was the sentence? 3yrs,3measly years for killing five people. How long do we have to wait and have more deaths, before mandatory sentencing is introduced for these crimes? S...

Having a problem with wheel overheating. Single axle 17ft van. Is always one side only being the left. Have checked everything, bearings, brake shoes, magnets, adjustment to no avail. Last use increased setting as per directions & ended up with Lh side wheel at 195deg, rh side at 35 deg. Starti...

Just read that the current resident of Buck house has had the name of their latest submarine changed. It was to be named HMS Agincourt after the battle in which Henry V gave the French a hiding but, he has changed it to HMS Achilles so as not to upset them.It would have been the sixth vessel to have this name...