The Grey Nomads - General

_wombat_ · _wombat_

Last week I went to our local post office to put in our redirection form, the lady at the counter said she cannot process the form without a phone number, I told her my phone number was unlisted and nobody gets it, she then asked another employee and she confirmed that no phone number they cannot process,...

lyn-n-ken · lyn-n-ken

hi was thinking of getting skype, have yahoo messenger which works resonably well video call is always a bit laggy. thought skype might be better. need to know if it is really free though, no hidden costs etc. any info would be great. lyn

noels · noels

Hi guys well we are heading off to W.A on the 14/2/11 can anyone tell me wich Hwy's I should take please. Not doing the scenic tour this time have to be in Wanneroo no later than 20th or sooner. I have an appointment on the 21st ,so guidence would be appreciated thankyou. ...

Turtle · Turtle

Hi fellow travellers Does anyone have extra health cover over and above medicare and private health cover? Not only am I diabetic but I also have terminal cancer either could set me on my arse in a blink of an eye, at present Im OK so Im not keen to sit around and wait to drop off the perch. My wife has asma to b...

petengail · petengail

I was listening to the post Yasi conversation on the ABC this morning and a lady said that the price of bananas had gone from $2 per kg to $7, overnight, in her local (read big 2) supermarket. Now these bananas would have been sourced and paid for well before the cyclone. The big 2 supermarkets will jus...

Dunmowin · Dunmowin

Have a final pick up date for our Kedron. "Dummowin" will be ready for pick up on 16th Feb!!!! We will go over for another look this week, then finaly pickup (and the handing over of the money next week. Taking a couple of days off work to get to know her and christen her. Have a bottle of Moet an...

ENTERPRIZE · ENTERPRIZE

Hi everyone, I have been left with the arduous task of picking a place for easter for about 10 campers and caravaners. We went to sheepyard flat last year which was sooooo crowded, so I thought I might try some other sites from the CAMPS4 book. Would prefer a river. Anyone been to any of them ie Doct...

Sheba · Sheba

Lost one of my Kids a couple of hours ago. The little honey coloured one Wombat was having fun with a couple of weeks ago. Don't know if it was a snake, or a Heart attack. At least it was very quick. Still got Angel. I guess I'll survive. Cheers, Sheba.

glassies · glassies

well guys as ive mentioned before my hubby wont take a holiday due to our owning our own business and i understand that . however i do understand that we could be here today gone tomorrow so i took the libertyof booking a flight to cairns in december we leave on thursday guess we are lucky to be going cos i th...

rockylizard · rockylizard

Gday... I gotta stop getting old ! I cannot remember the name of the Taxation Agents who specialise in travellers. Anyone know who they are ... and their web address. Cheers John

ken thomas · ken thomas

hello all After the hassles I had with the quantum caravan in Echuca I have purchased the same van from the Manf in Epping Vic and got a real good deal. The salesman Scott is no longer with Echuca/Moama Caravans and he was instrumental in me getting this new van. He told me he would look after me and he did. H...

jimmie44a · jimmie44a

Hi all. Just bought a 17.5ft. approx 1980Prattline.Towed about 500 kms. without incident but I note the whole roof(whole roof) is separated from whatever it was attached to. The roof is still in one piece,no rips or splits and has just completely liftedbut is still fully attached to the van and l...

pipes · pipes

We who are well north of sixty should have be known for our generation. The "G" generation should do. To be a member of the "Grumpalians", the following should apply. To be a junior members, one has to remember the colour of the Australian one pound note. To be a senior member, o...

Sheba · Sheba

In a previous thread, I made this comment. Regardless of the fact that the stock in hand has already been paid for , the price of fuel goes up straight away, [they've already paid for it at the old price]. According to Radio and TV reports, Banana Prices have already increased a lot, even though there is...

Technomad · Technomad

Who cares say some but to those that do we have left the Torquay area and are preparing to manage a park in Adelaide for awhile ahead of relief work Australia wide. Catch up later Marg, Graham.

robell · robell

http://www.casttv.com/video/72dkchn/bill-cosby-understanding-southern-video-- Edited by robell on Sunday 30th of January 2011 11:34:56 PM

Gerty Dancer · Gerty Dancer

At 10pm when we were camped in our little tent at Wombeyan Caves the other night, Mr D said he had a sore arm and couldnt get comfortable. Asked for more details, he had pain down his left arm and his fingers were a bit tingling too. Thats a sign of a heart attack, but what to do? We had no mobile signal, and alt...

petengail · petengail

http://www.goes.noaa.gov/sohemi/sohemiloops/shirgmscol.html

Terro · Terro

Maybe one for the ladies, but generally asked. Thinking of changing our van to a rear entry-kitchen set up. Some people we met a couple of years ago had a rear kitchen and experienced what they described as "bouncing" whilst travelling. This caused mayhem in the kitchen cupboards with a ge...

BobnBev · BobnBev

Yep its still raining and we have had over 6 inches of rain over night, dont know what it would have been like if we had of had heavey rain like up north.. There is water where Ive never seen it before. Dont like the chances of a good grape seaon this year... But it dose dry out quickly in this part of the world,...

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	Aussie Post $(&%(()%^#!%$&&* ( 1 2 ) (Preview) Last week I went to our local post office to put in our redirection form, the lady at the counter said she cannot process the form without a phone number, I told her my phone number was unlisted and nobody gets it, she then asked another employee and she confirmed that no phone number they cannot process,...	_wombat_	32	3493	01:48 PM Feb 10, 2011 by Happywanderer
	skype....good or bad ... is it really free...anyone got it. (Preview) hi was thinking of getting skype, have yahoo messenger which works resonably well video call is always a bit laggy. thought skype might be better. need to know if it is really free though, no hidden costs etc. any info would be great. lyn	lyn-n-ken	16	1926	12:04 PM Feb 10, 2011 by Happywanderer
	Help me get to W.A (Preview) Hi guys well we are heading off to W.A on the 14/2/11 can anyone tell me wich Hwy's I should take please. Not doing the scenic tour this time have to be in Wanneroo no later than 20th or sooner. I have an appointment on the 21st ,so guidence would be appreciated thankyou. ...	noels	25	1674	08:16 AM Feb 10, 2011 by noels
	travel insurance for us greys on the road (Preview) Hi fellow travellers Does anyone have extra health cover over and above medicare and private health cover? Not only am I diabetic but I also have terminal cancer either could set me on my arse in a blink of an eye, at present Im OK so Im not keen to sit around and wait to drop off the perch. My wife has asma to b...	Turtle	5	1135	08:13 AM Feb 10, 2011 by Turtle
	Bananas ( 1 2 ) (Preview) I was listening to the post Yasi conversation on the ABC this morning and a lady said that the price of bananas had gone from $2 per kg to $7, overnight, in her local (read big 2) supermarket. Now these bananas would have been sourced and paid for well before the cyclone. The big 2 supermarkets will jus...	petengail	36	3019	10:25 PM Feb 9, 2011 by Cruising Granny
	Had to share our excitement (Preview) Have a final pick up date for our Kedron. "Dummowin" will be ready for pick up on 16th Feb!!!! We will go over for another look this week, then finaly pickup (and the handing over of the money next week. Taking a couple of days off work to get to know her and christen her. Have a bottle of Moet an...	Dunmowin	12	1759	10:00 PM Feb 9, 2011 by Cruising Granny
	EASTER (Preview) Hi everyone, I have been left with the arduous task of picking a place for easter for about 10 campers and caravaners. We went to sheepyard flat last year which was sooooo crowded, so I thought I might try some other sites from the CAMPS4 book. Would prefer a river. Anyone been to any of them ie Doct...	ENTERPRIZE	2	1096	04:54 PM Feb 9, 2011 by Ron and Shirley
	Devil. (Preview) Lost one of my Kids a couple of hours ago. The little honey coloured one Wombat was having fun with a couple of weeks ago. Don't know if it was a snake, or a Heart attack. At least it was very quick. Still got Angel. I guess I'll survive. Cheers, Sheba.	Sheba	16	1844	11:10 AM Feb 9, 2011 by JRH
	HOLIDAY YIPEEEE (Preview) well guys as ive mentioned before my hubby wont take a holiday due to our owning our own business and i understand that . however i do understand that we could be here today gone tomorrow so i took the libertyof booking a flight to cairns in december we leave on thursday guess we are lucky to be going cos i th...	glassies	6	890	01:13 AM Feb 9, 2011 by DellieMay
	Taxation for travellers (Preview) Gday... I gotta stop getting old ! I cannot remember the name of the Taxation Agents who specialise in travellers. Anyone know who they are ... and their web address. Cheers John	rockylizard	3	968	07:48 PM Feb 8, 2011 by rockylizard
	New Van on the way (Preview) hello all After the hassles I had with the quantum caravan in Echuca I have purchased the same van from the Manf in Epping Vic and got a real good deal. The salesman Scott is no longer with Echuca/Moama Caravans and he was instrumental in me getting this new van. He told me he would look after me and he did. H...	ken thomas	4	1143	06:28 PM Feb 8, 2011 by jimricho
	Roof Lifting Prattline (Preview) Hi all. Just bought a 17.5ft. approx 1980Prattline.Towed about 500 kms. without incident but I note the whole roof(*whole roof*) is separated from whatever it was attached to. The roof is still in one piece,no rips or splits and has just completely liftedbut is still fully attached to the van and l...	jimmie44a	1	1736	11:57 AM Feb 8, 2011 by Edco
	Grumpalians (Preview) We who are well north of sixty should have be known for our generation. The "G" generation should do. To be a member of the "Grumpalians", the following should apply. To be a junior members, one has to remember the colour of the Australian one pound note. To be a senior member, o...	pipes	27	1599	11:42 AM Feb 8, 2011 by Whistler
	Apology to Woolies. (Preview) In a previous thread, I made this comment. Regardless of the fact that the stock in hand has already been paid for , the price of fuel goes up straight away, [they've already paid for it at the old price]. According to Radio and TV reports, Banana Prices have already increased a lot, even though there is...	Sheba	10	1098	08:58 AM Feb 8, 2011 by BobnBev
	Finished in Torquay (Preview) Who cares say some but to those that do we have left the Torquay area and are preparing to manage a park in Adelaide for awhile ahead of relief work Australia wide. Catch up later Marg, Graham.	Technomad	7	837	11:34 PM Feb 7, 2011 by blaze
	need a laugh ty this (Preview) http://www.casttv.com/video/72dkchn/bill-cosby-understanding-southern-video-- Edited by robell on Sunday 30th of January 2011 11:34:56 PM	robell	13	1803	10:45 PM Feb 7, 2011 by Dunmowin
	Emergencies in isolated areas. ( 1 2 ) (Preview) At 10pm when we were camped in our little tent at Wombeyan Caves the other night, Mr D said he had a sore arm and couldnt get comfortable. Asked for more details, he had pain down his left arm and his fingers were a bit tingling too. Thats a sign of a heart attack, but what to do? We had no mobile signal, and alt...	Gerty Dancer	30	2100	08:13 PM Feb 7, 2011 by _wombat_
	Another cyclone has formed out near Fiji (Preview) http://www.goes.noaa.gov/sohemi/sohemiloops/shirgmscol.html	petengail	6	1364	08:02 PM Feb 7, 2011 by HeadnHome
	Rear Kitchen Vans. (Preview) Maybe one for the ladies, but generally asked. Thinking of changing our van to a rear entry-kitchen set up. Some people we met a couple of years ago had a rear kitchen and experienced what they described as "bouncing" whilst travelling. This caused mayhem in the kitchen cupboards with a ge...	Terro	10	1854	06:52 PM Feb 7, 2011 by Cruising Granny
	RAIN OVER NIGHT IN MILDURA (Preview) Yep its still raining and we have had over 6 inches of rain over night, dont know what it would have been like if we had of had heavey rain like up north.. There is water where Ive never seen it before. Dont like the chances of a good grape seaon this year... But it dose dry out quickly in this part of the world,...	BobnBev	6	1006	06:48 PM Feb 7, 2011 by Cruising Granny
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