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A farmer had five female pigs. Times were hard, so he decided to take them to the county fair and sell them. At the fair, he met another Farmer who owned five male pigs. After talking a bit, they decided to mate the pigs and split everything 50/50. The farmers lived sixty miles apart. So they agreed to driv...

Hi, we pick up our first van in a few months and are wondering what is the best tableware for an off road van being used for long term stays. The important criteria is we want something that is light but also microwave safe. Melamine seems to be the most common but it is not microwave safe. We would love to...

Morning all and happy new year to you all. Now for the question to finish off the decade with... I have a 2014 Holden Colorado twin cab ute. 2,8lt Diesel turbo charged. Stock standard. I love my Collie. When I am driving around summer or winter WITHOUT the aluminium teepee hooked up the temp gauge sits ju...

Tommy was doing very badly in math. His parents had tried everything: tutors, flash cards, special learning centers. In a last-ditch effort, they took Tommy and... enrolled him in the local Catholic school. After the first day, Little Tommy came home with a very serious look on his face. He didn't ki...

This is a question asked on the forum annually. Mostly the excellent Triple-J boat tour down the Ord River is the most highly recommended & for good reason. We didn't do the Triple J tour as we were lucky enough to befriend a couple with their own comfy boat who took us down the Ord. It is a spectacula...

Hi, my name is Alan and my wife is Glenys and we are from Sydney. We are new to this caravanning game so if you see us around please say hello. Any advice is welcome please.

Hi again, we have brought a boat loader and tinnie, and am seriously thinking of taking this along fr the big lap, but now a few neighbors have said its not worth the effort, weight and fuel consumption in taking one... Can i get some honest opinions on those that have or are travelling with a roof top tin...

Housework was a womans job, but one evening, Jenny arrived home from work to find the children bathed, one load of laundry in the washer and another in the dryer. Dinner was on the stove, and the table set. She was astonished! It turned out that Ralph had read an article that said, Wives who worked full-t...

Once upon a time, a perfect man and a perfect woman met. After a perfect courtship, they had a perfect wedding. Their life together was, of course, perfect. One snowy, stormy Christmas Eve, this perfect couple was driving their perfect car (a Grand Caravan) along a winding road, when they noticed som...

Toyota, Mazda and Suzuki have recalled more than 18 000 vehicles manufactured between 1996 and 1999 that are fitted with potentially deadly Takata NADI 5-AT airbags. These airbags could injure or kill people in the car by misdeploying in an accident and propelling metal fragments into the cabin of...

Moe Disaster appeal! Date: Tue, 16 Dec 2008 07:50:45 +0000 Hurricane Shazza hit Moe in the early hours of 17th November 2008. Victims were seen wandering around aimlessly, muttering 'Faaackinell'. The hurricane devastated the area causing approximately $30 worth of damage.. Three a...

John Tucker, St Johns NL Canada This, apparently is an actual letter received by the Canadian Passport Office from an irate Newfoundlander attempting to renew his passport. Dear Sirs, I'm in the process of renewing my passport, and still cannot believe this. How is it that Bell-Alliant has my add...

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-01-08/lithium-sulfur-battery-greener-cheaper-and-more-efficient/11849590lithium-sulfur batteries: they store considerably more energy than their...

Two kids are arguing over whose father is the wimpiest. The first one says, "My dad is so scared of lightning that when it strikes, he slides underneath our bed." The second kid says, "That's nothing. My dad is so scared of the dark that when my mother works night shift, he sleeps with the woman next door....

Three Irishmen were sitting in the pub window seat...Watching the front door of a house of ill repute, over the road. The local Methodist pastor appeared, and quickly went inside. "Would you look at that!" said the first Irishman. "Didn't I always say what a bunch of hypocrites they are?" No sooner we...

My wife asked if she could have a little peace and quiet while she cooked the dinner. So I took the batteries out of the smoke alarm.

Hi all, I have been trying to locate an outlet or dealer that sells soft start units to install in my Ibis air con so that I can run it using my Ryobi 2.2 generator. Can anyone help me and also give me some instal directions please.

On Sunday I drove with my wife down to Canberra from Lake Macquarie, the amount of smoke in the air progressively got thicker the further south that we got from Sydney. We stayed at the Canberra REX Hotel in the CBD where the main entrance doors had been locked and access could only be gained through a sid...

My flight was being served by an obviously gay flight attendant, who seemed to put everyone in a good mood as he served us food and drinks. As the plane prepared to descend, he came swishing down the aisle and told us that 'Captain Marvey has asked me to announce that he'll be landing the big scary plane sh...

Like many people, we have been subjected to several bouts of heavy smoke, leaving the whole countryside coated with layers of soot and dirt. I have no idea as to where the stuff at our place came from, but some farmer somewhere has lost a few of his paddocks for sure. Knowing full well that more events wer...