The Grey Nomads - General

tezza · tezza

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.

Kantiki · Kantiki

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....

Basil Faulty · Basil Faulty

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...

Freddos future · Freddos future

We need to get new tyres for the Patrol. Any suggestions / recommendations ? An all weather all rounder would be good. Cheers, Freddo

Basil Faulty · Basil Faulty

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...

BarbandDaz · BarbandDaz

Looking a purchasing a billabong van. Does anyone have one? What do you think of them? Darryl and Barb

ibbo · ibbo

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.............

dave06 · dave06

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...

STEVO · STEVO

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...

ibbo · ibbo

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.

jimricho · jimricho

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...

dave06 · dave06

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...

Basil Faulty · Basil Faulty

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...

JRH · JRH

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 (...

ibbo · ibbo

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...

Ell&Mick · Ell&Mick

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...

Disco Duck · Disco Duck

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...

The Gnome · The Gnome

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...

ibbo · ibbo

Xina you genius.After all the kerplunken ond shizencrapper given to me by very charming but mislead technical trogladites,you came up with the right answer.Restore.It did not work the first time,so I changed the dates until it did.Seriously G/N'S I thank you for the help you have given me plus a few...

ibbo · ibbo

"Lest We Forget"...............Thank you.Well Done.

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	Brickies and palebushman (Preview) 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.	tezza	11	1048	05:56 PM Nov 16, 2009 by Disco Duck
	Mt. Tambourine (Preview) 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....	Kantiki	6	1014	03:21 PM Nov 16, 2009 by Disco Duck
	Scam Warning (Preview) 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...	Basil Faulty	10	995	12:40 PM Nov 16, 2009 by Ell&Mick
	Tyres for the Patrol (Preview) We need to get new tyres for the Patrol. Any suggestions / recommendations ? An all weather all rounder would be good. Cheers, Freddo	Freddos future	11	1040	11:15 PM Nov 15, 2009 by signwilson
	Windscreen cleaners..... yet another expose of marketing hype an hubris (Preview) 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...	Basil Faulty	12	3112	11:09 PM Nov 15, 2009 by signwilson
	Billabong Caravans (Preview) Looking a purchasing a billabong van. Does anyone have one? What do you think of them? Darryl and Barb	BarbandDaz	2	2844	10:59 PM Nov 15, 2009 by signwilson
	Friday 13 th. (Preview) 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.............	ibbo	14	1094	09:24 PM Nov 15, 2009 by Popeye
	quails everywhere (Preview) 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...	dave06	6	834	08:10 PM Nov 15, 2009 by ibbo
	Caravan Covers (Preview) 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...	STEVO	22	10745	06:36 PM Nov 15, 2009 by STEVO
	Dave are you ok in the fires. (Preview) 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.	ibbo	17	1191	02:02 PM Nov 15, 2009 by dave06
	Buying books, Amazon Vs Local (Preview) 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...	jimricho	13	1060	09:55 PM Nov 14, 2009 by Kantiki
	how metro centric is this (Preview) 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...	dave06	20	1257	06:05 PM Nov 14, 2009 by DeBe
	Something good has come out of the drought.... (Preview) 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...	Basil Faulty	2	779	03:44 PM Nov 14, 2009 by Disco Duck
	Distractions Whilst Driving (Preview) 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 (...	JRH	19	1076	02:58 PM Nov 14, 2009 by JRH
	Dengue Fever is back. (Preview) 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...	ibbo	3	722	08:14 PM Nov 13, 2009 by justcruisin01
	One for the Grandparents (Preview) 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...	Ell&Mick	5	687	06:37 PM Nov 13, 2009 by Disco Duck
	Mobile Phones ( 1 2 ) (Preview) 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...	Disco Duck	31	2847	05:24 PM Nov 13, 2009 by Disco Duck
	Is this something we should all read at least once a week? (Preview) 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...	The Gnome	22	1138	11:16 AM Nov 13, 2009 by Disco Duck
	Xina wins the Money. (Preview) Xina you genius.After all the kerplunken ond shizencrapper given to me by very charming but mislead technical trogladites,you came up with the right answer.Restore.It did not work the first time,so I changed the dates until it did.Seriously G/N'S I thank you for the help you have given me plus a few...	ibbo	8	821	10:43 AM Nov 13, 2009 by dave06
	Remembrance Day 11/11/09.11.am. (Preview) "Lest We Forget"...............Thank you.Well Done.	ibbo	27	1392	10:20 AM Nov 13, 2009 by dave06
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