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That is an interesting but not at all unexpected view on South Australia in today's editorial. As a South Australian it pains me to agree but in reality I have to. There really is nothing happening here at all because of a small minority of "Greenie doooo-gooders". We have absolutely no ne...
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DeBe
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Happy birthday and many more to come. John & Irona
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Brickies and palebushman
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Thanks for putting me on to Redtails. We have really enjoyed it here, are coming back early next month and might just stay around for a year or 3.
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Mt. Tambourine
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We spent a lovely day today driving up around Mt Tambourine, Qld. The scenery and views were spectacular on the way up. First stop was The Tom Thumm Gallery and winery. We talked with a very nice artist, John Palmer, who was happy to explain not only his art, but also the shells and coral that he framed....
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Scam Warning
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I hate it when people forward bogus warnings, and I have even done it myself a couple times unintentionally but this one is real, and it's important. Please send this warning to everyone on your e- mail list. If someone comes to your front door saying they are checking for ticks due to the warm wea...
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Tyres for the Patrol
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We need to get new tyres for the Patrol. Any suggestions / recommendations ? An all weather all rounder would be good. Cheers, Freddo
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Windscreen cleaners..... yet another expose of marketing hype an hubris
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See you can write hubris which means bullsh it.... So I got dissalusioned with the vast array of windscreen washing componds, fluids, concentrate that all guarantee to get rid of bugs of your windscreen and none of them are that effective.... I decided to do some research ( privately funded of course...
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Billabong Caravans
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Looking a purchasing a billabong van. Does anyone have one? What do you think of them? Darryl and Barb
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Friday 13 th.
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The date reminded me of my Navy days and friday 13th.No flying on that day,always a maintenance or make and mend day.Funny how aircraft were superstisious.In case you are wondering what aircraft had to do withe Navy.I should have said Fleet Air Arm.The F.A.A was the elite of the Royal Navy.............
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quails everywhere
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pulled up for a cuppa brought out by aggy! had it and was about to climb back up to the glass castle when I noticed movement underneath, ah snake I thought, had a look when a quail flew out, it was then I noticed all these other little fellers under there with tiny wings out and puffing like buggery I starte...
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Caravan Covers
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Can anyone recommend a good quality caravan cover? We live in a coastal area and want to protect our van when we are home. I've heard various stories about problems such as mould to the interior and damage to the exterior of the van through the cover rubbing off paintwork. What has been your experien...
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Dave are you ok in the fires.
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Dave 06 just watched the fires on S.A.Bales of hay going etc it looks really crook mate.Keep safe and good luck from us all at the G/N's.Cheers.Ibbo.
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Buying books, Amazon Vs Local
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I know that members of this forum are proud Australians and believe that it is the right thing to buy local and support local business, however if you're considering buying books online from overseas such as Amazon etc, go right ahead, you have a clear conscience. The "guvmint" has just pa...
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how metro centric is this
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I will get a day off Sunday, no not because of the lords day off but because it most probably will hit 40 degs in adelaide, we are of course uninsured if we reap in above 40 degs temp meanwhile here in my glass castle looking at the computer readout it shows 45.5 external temp and we are allowed to reap simply...
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Something good has come out of the drought....
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This is good news; The last decade of drought has undone the work of the Chaffey Brothers in raising the watertable and causing the salination of ther Murray/Darling Basin. With the water table dropping to levels last seen around 1907 salination is not as big a problem as it was going to be...... BLAH B...
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Distractions Whilst Driving
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G'day all, Reading "Using UHF While Driving" made me think about that bloke Due Care, he has a mate called Attention and that mate Attention can very easily be distracted by all sorts of things, changing a CD in the radio (Illegal whilst driving), looking at your passenger whilst talking (...
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Dengue Fever is back.
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That curse Dengue fever is again rife in Cairns and Townsville.The conditions are ideal for the Mossies to breed with humidity and rain.I have seen the suffering and pain this fever causes when my wife had it not so long ago.Take care if you live or are travelling to N.Queensland.My info comes from an a...
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One for the Grandparents
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My only daughter ( I have 4 sons, 2 step daughters and 2 step sons) is due a little bundle of joy in about 10 weeks time. We didn't know what to get her for her birthday so she mentioned a 3-4D scan she could have of the baby so that was our gift to her. On Saturday at 5pm, her 2 brothers, thier partners, her littl...
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Mobile Phones
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I can't vouch for any of these but it sounds interesting...........Someone may know more?? Ducky 5 THINGS YOU PROBABLY NEVER KNEW YOUR MOBILE PHONE COULD DO There are a few things that can be done in times of grave emergencies. Your mobile phone can actually be a life saver or an emergency tool for surv...
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Is this something we should all read at least once a week?
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Written By Regina Brett, 90 years old, of The Plain Dealer, Cleveland, Ohio "To celebrate growing older, I once wrote the lessons life taught me. It is the most-requested column I've ever written." My odometer rolled over to 90 in August, so here is the column once more: 1. Life is...
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