The Grey Nomads - General

twobob · twobob

Just wondering about how others found that first year of retirement. I expected that on retiring from the workforce, I would get all those jobs done, you know, the little ones and the biggies. Have all of that straightened out and start on a leasurely lifestyle of the GN. Have more time for my friends. W...

Rolly · Rolly

Due to far too many things to get on with, my accessing of these erudite pages will be rather spasmodic for the foreseeable future. Please excuse my episodic presence. Dave06: Take for yourself the advice that you so generously give to others. You know that you are a worthy individual; recognise it an...

Cruising Granny · Cruising Granny

BUSH VANITY ©By Christine Thiel The bush is no place for vanity.If you stress, it could cost your sanity.The heat, sweat, dust and fliesWill smudge mascara into eyes. Nature and wildlife dont care about lippy,And without it you wont go dippy.The grime clings to foundation,But thats life out on a K...

Cruising Granny · Cruising Granny

THE MILK CRATE© By Christine Thiel The milk crate. The humble, plastic milk crate.It turns up everywhere, anywhere. You have to have a milk crate, I was told, by the man I bought my caravan from. You can use a milk crate as a sturdy, stable step. You can sit on a milk crate, and get strange, diamond p...

Wombat 280 · Wombat 280

Planning a trip up to Townsville to see the kids and plan on coming back via Charters Towers - Longreach then out to the coast. Any suggestions on caravan parks that allow dogs or things I must stop and see on either the up leg or return leg, even if I need to detour off the beaten track a bit. Looking at a...

dave06 · dave06

I had a couple drop in from the western states with a loose wheel bearing on his van,lovely people and an easy job, we spent the next few hours just talking and the subject invariably came around to what he did in his previous life before retirement turns out he was an aircraft maintenance official, he ga...

lized · lized

Any of you Grey Nomads still using Jaffle Irons ? We used to have one years ago and they were great for leftovers. We are thinking about getting another for the next trip in May. They seem to range in price from about $15 in BCF to about $44 for a Furphy brand so would appreciate any GN"S comments. Enj...

solotravelguy · solotravelguy

Hi all great day here in Briszy best time of the yr. Still getting info about the needs I will require before taking off in Nov this yr. Hope you guys don't mind me asking so many questions. Trying to research the best Internet connection is a mine field. The costs are high for what you seem to get for you...

Ole Grizzly · Ole Grizzly

Heading up past Dave to Whyalla for a Classic Speedway meeting at Whyalla 30th May. Depending on rain. The meeting consists of bikes and cars dating back pre- Rowley Park era. I'll be assisting with the midgets and my old mate 'Shine" No 23 who races..oops. does a spirited demonstration with t...

dave06 · dave06

once again Cindy has snuck one in on me, I clicked on my whiteboard messages and then I sawed it, all the birthdays that are due soon, fanks Cindy, that make it so much easier for me

Basil Faulty · Basil Faulty

It is Xmas. In a small town on the South Coast of NSW, holiday season is in full swing, but it is raining so there is not too much business happening. Everyone is heavily in debt. Luckily, a rich American tourist ( Zane Grey???) arrives in the foyer of the small local hotel. He asks for a room and puts a $100 n...

rocan · rocan

just had a week away in new poptop van.when i picked up van dealer said jayco recommend 30-35 psi in tyres but they set tyres at 50 psi as they found that best. now after several broken plates and slide out shelving all over the place I set tyres at 32psi for final 400k with no problems.is there any way to wor...

Wombat 280 · Wombat 280

No Matter how hard i try there is always someone trying to cramp my style Now they will be watching all the carparks .At the last airshow here in Port a couple of enterprising kids took down a fence panel in a cow paddock opposite the airport and were charging for parking . The site belonged to the Cathol...

Trekker · Trekker

Just letting everyone know there is a launch for the FREE community WiFi internet in Woodland Grove Wodonga from 12 noon till 2PM on the 22nd May 2009. The internet is free access for anyone that has WiFi access, and most of the town will be a hotspot. There will be a stack of giveaways on the day from the ch...

mike and Judy · mike and Judy

This should be posted in all schools and work places Love him or hate him, he sure hits the nail on the head with this! Bill Gates recently gave a speech at a High School about 11 things they did not and will not learn in school. He talks about how feel-good, politically correct teachings created a ge...

Basil Faulty · Basil Faulty

A mate tells me that he got his $900 ruddybonus less $100. Seems his Tax Agent helped himself to a legitimate fee to "pass on" the payment....

kenmarg · kenmarg

hi. just a short note from a newbie. my wife and i are selling our house,here in brisbane. we hope to buy a new winnibago,we plan to go around our great country in two years. i cant wait to start.

carol · carol

Sorry i have canceled this offer, i did not join this site to abused as i have been in another thread. Basil i realise your thread is not going to make much sense now, but i am not sure how to contact admin to remove it all together. Dave would be happy no doubt, to arrange this though. For all that are traveli...

sgntbilko · sgntbilko

Subject: FW: Australian Refugee V's Aged Pensioners] Is this a Joke ? or what?....This cant be real !!!! Somebody tell me this isn't fact..... Are you aware of the following? The Australian Federal Government provides the following financial assistance:- BENEFIT AUSTRALIAN AGED PENSI...

Ma · Ma

Found ourselves with a week of NO APPOINTMENTS so figured we wouldn't waste it. Decided to head west - maybe even get as far as Dubbo. Going via Queanbeyan, Cowra, Canowindra, Parkes, and then on to Dubbo, maybe. Who knows we might find somehwere along the way that we want to stay longer and won't even...

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	retirement - is it supposed to be hard at first ( 1 2 ) (Preview) Just wondering about how others found that first year of retirement. I expected that on retiring from the workforce, I would get all those jobs done, you know, the little ones and the biggies. Have all of that straightened out and start on a leasurely lifestyle of the GN. Have more time for my friends. W...	twobob	39	2189	08:32 PM May 21, 2009 by Ma
	A brief note to fellow GNforumers (Preview) Due to far too many things to get on with, my accessing of these erudite pages will be rather spasmodic for the foreseeable future. Please excuse my episodic presence. Dave06: Take for yourself the advice that you so generously give to others. You know that you are a worthy individual; recognise it an...	Rolly	5	799	08:09 PM May 21, 2009 by Cruising Granny
	A Little Light Relief (Preview) BUSH VANITY ©By Christine Thiel The bush is no place for vanity.If you stress, it could cost your sanity.The heat, sweat, dust and fliesWill smudge mascara into eyes. Nature and wildlife dont care about lippy,And without it you wont go dippy.The grime clings to foundation,But thats life out on a K...	Cruising Granny	9	961	07:48 PM May 21, 2009 by Cruising Granny
	Time For A Smile (Preview) THE MILK CRATE© By Christine Thiel The milk crate. The humble, plastic milk crate.It turns up everywhere, anywhere. You have to have a milk crate, I was told, by the man I bought my caravan from. You can use a milk crate as a sturdy, stable step. You can sit on a milk crate, and get strange, diamond p...	Cruising Granny	5	958	07:35 PM May 21, 2009 by Cruising Granny
	Trip Planning (Preview) Planning a trip up to Townsville to see the kids and plan on coming back via Charters Towers - Longreach then out to the coast. Any suggestions on caravan parks that allow dogs or things I must stop and see on either the up leg or return leg, even if I need to detour off the beaten track a bit. Looking at a...	Wombat 280	7	1015	06:16 PM May 21, 2009 by Gary and Kerry
	a little warning on air travel (Preview) I had a couple drop in from the western states with a loose wheel bearing on his van,lovely people and an easy job, we spent the next few hours just talking and the subject invariably came around to what he did in his previous life before retirement turns out he was an aircraft maintenance official, he ga...	dave06	15	803	10:47 AM May 21, 2009 by sgntbilko
	Jaffle Irons (Preview) Any of you Grey Nomads still using Jaffle Irons ? We used to have one years ago and they were great for leftovers. We are thinking about getting another for the next trip in May. They seem to range in price from about $15 in BCF to about $44 for a Furphy brand so would appreciate any GN"S comments. Enj...	lized	24	4417	10:43 PM May 20, 2009 by twobob
	WIRELESS INTERNET (Preview) Hi all great day here in Briszy best time of the yr. Still getting info about the needs I will require before taking off in Nov this yr. Hope you guys don't mind me asking so many questions. Trying to research the best Internet connection is a mine field. The costs are high for what you seem to get for you...	solotravelguy	13	1336	10:40 PM May 20, 2009 by twobob
	Classic Speedway Meeting (Preview) Heading up past Dave to Whyalla for a Classic Speedway meeting at Whyalla 30th May. Depending on rain. The meeting consists of bikes and cars dating back pre- Rowley Park era. I'll be assisting with the midgets and my old mate 'Shine" No 23 who races..oops. does a spirited demonstration with t...	Ole Grizzly	4	722	10:38 PM May 20, 2009 by twobob
	what a great idea (Preview) once again Cindy has snuck one in on me, I clicked on my whiteboard messages and then I sawed it, all the birthdays that are due soon, fanks Cindy, that make it so much easier for me	dave06	4	729	10:29 PM May 20, 2009 by twobob
	Global Financial Crisis Solved (Preview) It is Xmas. In a small town on the South Coast of NSW, holiday season is in full swing, but it is raining so there is not too much business happening. Everyone is heavily in debt. Luckily, a rich American tourist ( Zane Grey???) arrives in the foyer of the small local hotel. He asks for a room and puts a $100 n...	Basil Faulty	3	590	10:25 PM May 20, 2009 by twobob
	tyre pressure (Preview) just had a week away in new poptop van.when i picked up van dealer said jayco recommend 30-35 psi in tyres but they set tyres at 50 psi as they found that best. now after several broken plates and slide out shelving all over the place I set tyres at 32psi for final 400k with no problems.is there any way to wor...	rocan	17	1570	10:24 PM May 20, 2009 by twobob
	Not Fair (Preview) No Matter how hard i try there is always someone trying to cramp my style Now they will be watching all the carparks .At the last airshow here in Port a couple of enterprising kids took down a fence panel in a cow paddock opposite the airport and were charging for parking . The site belonged to the Cathol...	Wombat 280	5	778	10:22 PM May 20, 2009 by twobob
	Launch of FREE INTERNET ACCESS in WODONGA 22nd May 2009 (Preview) Just letting everyone know there is a launch for the FREE community WiFi internet in Woodland Grove Wodonga from 12 noon till 2PM on the 22nd May 2009. The internet is free access for anyone that has WiFi access, and most of the town will be a hotspot. There will be a stack of giveaways on the day from the ch...	Trekker	1	394	10:17 PM May 20, 2009 by twobob
	Sign of the times (Preview) This should be posted in all schools and work places Love him or hate him, he sure hits the nail on the head with this! Bill Gates recently gave a speech at a High School about 11 things they did not and will not learn in school. He talks about how feel-good, politically correct teachings created a ge...	mike and Judy	13	998	09:38 PM May 20, 2009 by Cruising Granny
	Low Tax act (Preview) A mate tells me that he got his $900 ruddybonus less $100. Seems his Tax Agent helped himself to a legitimate fee to "pass on" the payment....	Basil Faulty	6	833	09:13 PM May 20, 2009 by Cruising Granny
	a new start to life. (Preview) hi. just a short note from a newbie. my wife and i are selling our house,here in brisbane. we hope to buy a new winnibago,we plan to go around our great country in two years. i cant wait to start.	kenmarg	10	894	09:08 PM May 20, 2009 by Cupie
	short stay.............. revised post (Preview) Sorry i have canceled this offer, i did not join this site to abused as i have been in another thread. Basil i realise your thread is not going to make much sense now, but i am not sure how to contact admin to remove it all together. Dave would be happy no doubt, to arrange this though. For all that are traveli...	carol	4	663	05:50 PM May 20, 2009 by carol
	IS ANYONE ABLE TO ATTEST THAT THIS IS FACT OR FICTION? (Preview) Subject: FW: Australian Refugee V's Aged Pensioners] Is this a Joke ? or what?....This cant be real !!!! Somebody tell me this isn't fact..... Are you aware of the following? The Australian Federal Government provides the following financial assistance:- BENEFIT AUSTRALIAN AGED PENSI...	sgntbilko	26	1917	02:18 PM May 19, 2009 by Basil Faulty
	HEADING WEST - WELL SOMEWHERE WEST OF HERE (Preview) Found ourselves with a week of NO APPOINTMENTS so figured we wouldn't waste it. Decided to head west - maybe even get as far as Dubbo. Going via Queanbeyan, Cowra, Canowindra, Parkes, and then on to Dubbo, maybe. Who knows we might find somehwere along the way that we want to stay longer and won't even...	Ma	16	981	09:39 PM May 18, 2009 by Bridgee
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