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Gobsmacked.
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Yesterday I attended my Doctor for annual medical check to keep my driver's licence. (I passed). During my time with Dr he advised me that the NSW Govt has indicated to him that he will now have to pay RMS to utilise the forms required to be filled in on-line. He was unaware of the cost as it was handled by th...
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Possum3
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Dads..
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aussie_paul
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The RAIN has headed north BUT
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For anyone who might be considering heading north beyond Ingham, Greenvale - DON'T unless you have enough provisions to bide you through extended stops. The Bruce Highway is still closed at the Seymour River - in might be opened later today. The Burdekin River is still over the road near Greenvale. T...
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RAIN, RAIN GO AWAY, COME AGAIN ANOTHER DAY!!
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I guess many of us sung this ditty when we were kids but we who live in the "Dry Tropics" are getting sick of it! Since January 27, Townsville has had its annual rainfall of 1200mm in two weeks & I suppose we have to count our blessings as we ourselves were not flooded unlike others in older, flatter sub...
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Warren-Pat_01
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Wow..
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ARRIVED IT HAS
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Well, I've finally reached the wonder years. Wonder where my care is parked? Wonder where my keys are? Wonder where I left my phone? Wonder where my glasses are? Wonder what day it is?
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Dougwe
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Insurance
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We live on a bush block twenty five minutes west of Ballarat. We are surrounded by bush, so our fire risk is high. We built our house eight years ago and although we can get insurance, at a fairly high cost, we decided to install a sprinkler system on the house and free standing garage. It wasn't cheap at 20...
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Collo
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Inadequate sentencing.
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We have just had here in Vic, a court case involving a speeding driver who's actions resulted in the deaths of FIVE people. What was the sentence? 3yrs,3measly years for killing five people. How long do we have to wait and have more deaths, before mandatory sentencing is introduced for these crimes? S...
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La belle France.
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Just read that the current resident of Buck house has had the name of their latest submarine changed. It was to be named HMS Agincourt after the battle in which Henry V gave the French a hiding but, he has changed it to HMS Achilles so as not to upset them.It would have been the sixth vessel to have this name...
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The Tennis
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I am not a fan of watching tennis at the best of times but some of the antics displayed in the Australian Open have become quite hilarious. I find a lot of top level sports people, especially tennis players, are totally one dimensional with rewards far exceeding actual ability. Millions of dollars for...
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DMaxer
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Spanking..
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Alldocube iPlay 30 tablet - follow-up
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Pretty much exactly one year past I posted this review of a 10" Android table I'd just bought so I though a brief follow-up was in order. The tablet has performed well, no problems no troubles of any kind. The battery is still, as best I can tell, providing the same capacity it did when new. I have been usin...
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Mike Harding
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IT GOESWRONG
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-- Edited by Dougwe on Wednesday 8th of January 2025 05:32:34 PM
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Dougwe
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Our Dorian Gray is in Austria
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Visiting our son and family in Innsbruck, Austria. Will our Dorian be sitting at the computer while the ballet company dances around him on stage. And no, we will not be here for the.play.
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Radar
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How lucky can you be?
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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14265263/Hadi-Nazari-Mount-Kosciuszko-miracle.html
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rgren2
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Remember..
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aussie_paul
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$400.00 Victorian permit.
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According to Car Expert the Vic Gummint wants you to cough up huge bucks if you want to repair your ICE vehicle on your OWN property, additional information welcome.
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peter67
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Honda-Nissan joining forces
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Honda and Nissan have agreed to joined forces to stave off China's threat, Mitsubishi is considering joining the group.
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Gundog
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Toyota drivers - grr
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I know I'm going to be standing on some corns here but it might only refer to some Qld Toyota drivers. I generally sit on the speed limit when driving with/without a tow unless adverse weather or road conditions cause me to slow down. I have my speedo calibrated correctly - from the GPS red circle & "B...
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An Obituary..
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printed in the London Times.....Absolutely Dead Brilliant!!t Today we mourn the passing of a beloved old friend, Common Sense, who has been with us for many years.No one knows for sure how old he was, since his birth records were long ago lost in bureaucratic red tape. He will be remembered as havin...
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