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Sparkling Barossa Pearl and a Pontiac...toooooo easy. Hoo Roo -- Edited by Goldfinger on Tuesday 29th of January 2019 09:10:28 PM

Heading west from Sunshine coast to join the New England then head down to cut across to Newcastle. Haven't caravanned that way and wanting some good places to camp and see. Any suggestions please.

Two sisters, one blonde and one brunette, inherit the family ranch. Unfortunately, after just a few years, they are in financial trouble. In order to keep the bank from repossessing the ranch, they need to purchase a bull so that they can breed their own stock. Upon leaving with $600, the brune...

My portable 80w solar panels have the controller attached to the back, permanently wired to the panels & with about 4 metres of cables to connect to a battery with aligator clips - I want that to remain even though I realise it could be made more efficient as I use them in the campervan & at home f...

Seem to have a problem with the pressure pump in that it sometimes keeps running and I have to switch it off .Also taps fart and belch at turn on. Tried turning on all taps at once but still get farting and burping after leaving them off for a time and the pump still hasa mind of its own. Any ideas welcome

A man went to the hospital for his colonoscopy. When he woke up, he asked the doctor if there had been anything unusual about the results. Nothing at all, said the doctor. Its just a routine check and there were no issues or obstructions. Great, said the man. Now, can you write a note for my wife to tell her...

One day, the wife comes home with a spectacular diamond ring. "Where did you get that ring?" her husband asks. "Well", she replies, "My boss and I played the Lotto and we won, so I bought it with my share of the winnings." A week later, his wife comes home with a long shiny fur coat. "Where did you get that co...

I bet this will evoke a few tales of woe........Hoo Roo -- Edited by Goldfinger on Monday 28th of January 2019 02:28:38 PM

hi fellow travellers whats best brand wheel nut cracker on market for toyota coaster or will generic do job cheers chris

Last night my wife read out to me advise written in one of the big camp groups on how to stop leaking taps. The advise was to carry around gas fitters tread tape, and wrap this around the threads to stop the fittings leaking. This is not correct. Tap outlets have a 3/4 or 1" parallel thread on them. The outle...

Come Easter 2019 we will have been 5 years on the road. Like many retirees/grey nomads we are trying to see all this great country has to offer. July 2016 we were heading to Mena Creek for a farm sit and made the most of the opportunity by heading further North to Mareeba and Cairns. We spent a month at Mena...

A customer at a local grocer marvelled at the owners quick wit and intelligence. Tell me, what makes you so smart? the customer asked the owner. I wouldnt share my secret with just anyone, the owner replied, lowering his voice so the other shoppers wouldnt hear. But since youre a good and faithful cust...

An Australian ventriloquist visits NZ. An Australian ventriloquist visiting New Zealand walks into a Small village and sees a local sitting on his veranda patting his dog. He figures he'll have a little fun, so he says to the Kiwi 'G'day, mind if I talk to your dog...

If the front panel is inadvertently left up when towing the strong winds can pull it loose allowing wind and rain to easily get in. If the panel has been retained by its operating spring it's an easy fix. But even if it is lost replacement is still simple. As panels may take some time to be delivered rel...

Anyone had anything to do with measuring the down force on the towball using the item show on this web site . Looks gppd may need to get one just to be safe . Anyone got another method of doing it with a +- 5% error factor . www.jlsn.com.au/towing

Just got my daughter to renew her smoke alarms in her house, as they were 10 years old and out of date according to the label. Cost for removing, supply and fitting, including the connecting of 4 wires, $268. But then on top of that is the fitting of RCD's on the air-conditioner circuit, newly installed,...

This morning, around 7:00 AM, I went for my stroll around the marina. I noticed a man with a long blade knife running down the dock towards me, dressed in Islamic clothing who shouted "Allah be praised!" and "Death to all Infidels!," when suddenly he tripped and fell into the water. He was st...

Gday... Another news article about "life on the road"..... The article here A few snips from the article ... At popular tourist destination Byron Bay, free camping is banned. Shannon Burt, Byron Shire Council's director of environment and economy, said there were 15 legal campgrounds and people n...