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Fuel Storage
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To all those who store fuel in fuel tanks and jerry cans ( those red plastic looking ones) that are stamped approved for fuel storage just be careful if storing fuels containing ethanol. It appears that tanks/ containers constructed from fibre glass or polypropylene may become brittle an...
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PS Oscar 100 years celebration
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Goolwa is hosting the 100 year celebration for the paddle ship Oscar this long wekend. http://www.oscar-w.info/100_Years.html We are heading down today for the thre days, will post pictures when we come back. Have a great weekend.
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Gary and Kerry
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The English Language
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All you lovers of the English language might enjoy this: There is a two-letter word that perhaps has more meanings than any other two-letter word, and that is 'UP' . It's easy to understand UP, meaning toward the sky or at the top of the list, but when we awaken in the morning, why do we wake UP ? At a meetin...
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I had a good day today.... Fridge fan installed and extra TV antenna out put all completed on schedule and on time...
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The pics speak for themselves. The solar panel for the fridge fan is ex a solar shed light and the fan is a 12 volt brushless one with a "Vapo" bearing whatever that is... Notice how I cleverly concealed the coax for the TV output by drilling into one of the internal cupboards and dropping the c...
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Advice please
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Hi to everyone, I am new to this site. My wife and I keep talking about taking the big trip around Australia. The time for talking is over, the time for doing is here. Any advice on where to start would be most welcome. We want to travel from Perth around to Broome, Darwin ending up in Cairns. We have looked a...
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'OLD FARTS IN CARAVAN PARKS"
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G,mornin or or arvo as the times is. Hi im putting together a list of Aussie bush type songs to send to friends in America. The sort old ditties im after are songs like "old farts in caravan parks" to put to discs has anyone out there got some favorites that i could use. Love this f...
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Hello, I'm Ashely
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HI everyone. I'm new here, looking for a ride at Chrissy from Sale to Hervy Bay.
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more word definitions
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ADULT: A person who has stopped growing at both ends and is now growing in the middle. BEAUTY PARLOR: A place where women curl up and dye. CANNIBAL: Someone who is fed up with people. CHICKENS: The only animals you eat before they are born and after they are dead. COMMITTEE: A body that keeps minutes and w...
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Caravan swaying
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I had a interesting conversastion with a guy on the side of the road yesterday. He has a european van similar to mine fitted with a AKS stabiliser hitch. He got talking about swaying vans and that he had been involved in a accident caused by his van swaying. Now, conventional thinking is you gently apply...
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Gary and Kerry
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The Journey before the Journey
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How many Grey Nomads at this moment in time are converting there vans? Im about to start work on my van so I thought why not inform the group where Im up to and how I got to this stage. For the last 3 months I have been doing nothing but research, eg. what do I need to take with me; what type of van will I need; wil...
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Old Vans Never Die
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When we lose the travel bug and want to settle down this is an alternative to selling the van if you can handle the steps
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Some practical help for your internet security....
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As I promised here are a few cunning little bits of software to help you maintain your privacy ONLINE. It wont stop your posts being copied and pasted elsewhere but they do help you keeps some control over your Internet presence. The first one Ccleaner is a very good finder of crap that seems to somehow...
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Word of Warning
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This is a timely word of warning if travelling the outback . It all happens so fast your off into the weeds before you know it
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Dot Com
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If you ever wonder where all this Dot Com and eBay opr Yahoo started wonder no more read on.
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question time
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H1 AUSSIE TRAVERLERS Wendy and the Drongo are taking off next april/may from the north east of Vic heading to Perth and beyond. A bit of imfo of where to go and cheapest way to get there would be a help. Im 68 and the boss younger so no mountain trecking ok. Enjoy the room good going. The Drongo [dave]...
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Yet another joke
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BEST LAWYER STORY OF THE YEAR, DECADE AND PROBABLY THE CENTURY Charlotte , North Carolina . A lawyer purchased a box of very rare and expensive cigars, then insured them against, among other things, fire. Within a month, having smoked his entire stockpile of these great cigars and without yet hav...
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3 way fridge
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Is it normal for a fridge (Dometic) to turn of in the middle of night when on gas? Most times it will restart itself but occasionally it won't. I have asked a guy at a caravan place and he thought that was normal. It can be of putting sometimes waking up in the middle of the night hearing it going click click....
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Trivia or nostalgic interlude???
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Today is the aniversary of the last episode of "Blue Hills" by Gwen Meridth in 1976. I was able to listen in at work...This serial gave way to some great expressions, in legal circles if a case was going to drag on it became known as a Blue Hills affair, and slang for breakfast cereal is ubitqui...
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got another joke for you!!
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man walks in to the fire department to report his wife is missing, the big irish fighter say's " 'tis the police station you'll be requiring" to which the man replies " no bloody way, last time I did that they found her"
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Exposure to the general public??
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Hi Webmaster, Am quite alarmed - I googled Forensic Services Police Bush Safari & found a post that I had provided in response to a question on this forum. I was not expecting that my comments should be available in the public domain. It is OK for this site & people who access it, but not for the ge...
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