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Hi all, I'm sure a lot of you grey's out there have been down gravel and out back roads etc, now what i am about to tell you is a short story of what can go wrong when travelling in the out back it is definitely not written to stick it up any one just a friendly reminder of what can go wrong. I got a call from a frien...

Hi As a new member I am asking for advice on purchasing a new van, my first in 40 years. I towed and lived in a 20' Viscount for a number of years, now looking forward to a much smaller van. What appeals to me is the 10 foot MG "Little Sports" as it suits the 2.5 litre pretend SUV that I have. As this will be a ne...

I know this may have been covered, but I have done the V6 conversion and am enquiring if any one has sorted diff ratios. At 100 the tacho reads about 3k so want to lower this abit......Does anyone know what ratios I can get down to or any affordable diff conversions......any help greatly appreciated

Up to 50 people could be entitled to compensation after bitumen on a recently resurfaced road in far north Queensland melted around car tyres, causing traffic chaos and damage to vehicles. The Department of Transport and Main Roads (TMR) was forced to close the Malanda Millaa Millaa Road near Tarza...

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After some advice on where to stay in Nimbin please

For years I have used raw creek water for washing and showering and sometimes drinking but I think there is now enough evidence of bugs in such water to make it worthwhile doing some cleaning of it first. In the case of washing/showering water I intend to add household bleach at a ratio of 2 drops per litr...

Gday all . We have just sold our Melb home and we are in limbo at this point till our furniture turns up at our other home.We were moaning to our dear friends in Palm Cove that we are at a loose end ,so they suggested that as they are vacating for 5 weeks why don,t we come on up ! We considered it for maybe 10 se...

Residents from the tiny town of Walpole on Western Australia's south coast have vowed to fight a move to bulldoze the town's first buildings built by original settlers almost a century ago.Thousands of holidaymakers from Perth and around WA flock to Walpole during the summer holidays.But now news...

Stormy Daniels (Donald Trump's friend) and QueenElizabeth went to the Pearly Gates on the same day. Theyboth met with an angel to find out if they would beadmitted to HeavenThe angel said: "Unfortunately, there's only one spaceavailable in Heaven today so I must decide which one ofyou will be admi...

I have just been watching the news and a couple of people talking about the extra $10.00 the average worker will have in their pocket, I understand that we are not supposed to talk about politics so I won't. I find it more than interesting that most Australians are going to get a tax cut of around $500 per y...

I was going to put this in 'Just Joking' but on reflection, it contains too much truth to go there. Well worth the read . . . AUSTRALIA AND AUSTRALIANS The following has been written by the late Douglas Adams of "Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" fame. "Australia is a very confusing place, taking up a l...

Gday... Read about it here Cheers - John

Gday... Read about it here Cheers - John

Hi all, looking for a new insurance company to cover us as full timers any one got some suggestions

All of that dust is a camel race. -- Edited by The Belmont Bear on Monday 9th of April 2018 04:51:25 PM -- Edited by The Belmont Bear on Monday 9th of April 2018 04:56:53 PM

I am just wondering if anyone else has this problem, I have had or have still got the eye problem "Pterygium or surfers eye, a fatty growth across the eye caused by exposure to reflected sunlight i.e. driving. Since I have installed a camera and a monitor as a rear view mirror, (I have a canopy on the back a...

A Texan went to Chicago and thought he would buy a new "city" outfit. He went into Marshall Fields and when asked by a sweet young woman if she could help him, he answered, "Yes ma'am. Ya see, I'm from Texas and I want to buy a complete city outfit."Her eyes lit up as she asked, "Where would you like to start?...

my fridge Will not very cold on gas or 240v but freeze working fine.Was working fine now only gets to 11.5 -- Edited by NannaD on Friday 6th of July 2018 11:29:06 PM

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