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When we come home, either standing or dead, to know you remember we fought and we bled , is payment enough , and with that we trust, that we mattered to you, as you mattered to us. Every Australian should watch this Lest we Forget />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=apScD-kcP84 <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=apScD-kcP84>

Good one Rick.... Thought it was to good to hit the delete button on Cheers Tony

This was forwarded onto me & I thought I would pass it on.... enjoy & possibly learn something new Sailors and Rum England conquered Jamaica in 1655, and an enterprising local captain started issuing a daily ration of rum to his sailors, instead of the official Royal Navy beer ration of a gallon a day. The Royal Navy took over officially in 1740. From that date, each sailor in the Service was issued with half a pint of strong rum each day, half at noon, half at sunset. Before and after a battle, double rations were issued. It was issued neat for a few years, but (oddly enough) some sailors stored up their rations, and then got completely blotto on them. So from 1756, the standard “grog” rum was issued – 2 parts water to 1 part rum, mixed with lime or lemon juice, and cinnamon. It’s thought that the nickname “limey” comes from this practice of adding citrus juice to the rum, a habit which combated scurvy. The Up Spirit Ritual - The issuing of the rum ration became an elaborate ceremony. At 11am, the boatswain’s mate piped the tune “Up Spirits”, and a procession ladled out the rum, into portions for the more senior, and the rest mixed with water (etc) for the ratings. At midday, the boatswain’s mate piped the tune, “Muster for Rum”, and the crew came and got their half-pints of grog. In the 18th and 19th centuries, the officers’ rum rations were accompanied by toasts – first the Loyal Toast (to the King or Queen) followed by a different toast for each day of the week: Monday, “Our ships at sea” Tuesday, “Our men” Wednesday, “Ourselves” Thursday, “A bloody war, and quick promotion” Friday, “A willing soul and sea room” Saturday, “Sweethearts and wives, may they never meet” Sunday, “Absent friends, and those at sea” On 31st July 1970, the last rum was issued to ratings – on a day known as “Black Tot Day”.

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On holiday recently in Spain I saw a sign that said ‘English speaking Doctor’ – I thought, 'What a good idea, why don’t we have them in our country?' The Prime Minister, Juliar Gillard, has announced that she intends to make it more difficult to claim Centerlink benefits. From next week, all the forms will be printed in English. I start a new job in Seoul next week. I thought it was a good Korea move. Statistically, 6 out of 7 dwarfs are not happy.

Hi Rick, There has been much talk/conversation on this topic at www.lcool.org especially in the '200 series' section. (do a search) Hope you find your answers there

You could purchase a 'plain' wheel cover from the crowd that Greg (Havago) suggested http://www.4wdwheelcovers.com.au/ ..... then get Kedron to screen print it....just a thought. OR with Glens blessing ask him for suitable artwork then supply it to the same crowd as previously mentioned & get them to do the whole job.

Hi all, I'm not waving the 'Inventors' flag, but if this thread hadnt been started here .....who would have heard about this new product (other than on another site or word of mouth. I agree with what Chris was/is eluding too maybe we should have a 'New Products' section. Maybe our webmaster could look at that.... what about some feedback?

The Irish have solved their own fuel problems. They imported 50 million tonnes of sand from the Arabs and they're going to drill for their own oil. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- My mate's missus left him last Thursday, she said she was going out for a pint of milk & never come back! I asked him how he was coping and he said,"Not bad, I've been using that powdered stuff." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The police came to my front door last night holding a picture of my wife. They said, "Is this your wife, sir?" Shocked, I answered, " Yes." They said, "I'm afraid it looks like she's been hit by a bus." I said, "I know, but she has a lovely personality." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Two Irishmen find a mirror in the road. The first one picks it up & says, "Blow me I know this face but I cant put a name to it." The second picks it up & says, "You daft bastard it's me!" -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Paddy's in jail. The Guard looks in his cell and see's him hanging by his feet. "What are you doing?" he asks. "Hanging myself," Paddy replies. "It should be round your neck," says the guard. "I tried that," says Paddy, "but I couldn't breathe." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Two lrishmen are hammering floorboards down in a house. Paddy picks up a nail, realises it's upside down & throws it away. He carries on doing this until Murphy says, "Why are you throwing them away?" "Because they're upside down," says Paddy. "You daft prat," replies Murphy, "save 'em for the ceiling!!"

G'Day Gary & Kaye, You could start here http://www.onetemp.com.au/weather-stations.aspx?pid=10&gclid=COLqgYupuqkCFUxtpAodUEKL-Q

Hi Phil, I personally have had no experiance with it.....but Ive heard the guys at Brendale are not keen on it (vans rolling), mind you that was some time ago .....thier views or the systems may have been upgraded or changed. Would suggest having a yarn to Dave or Stan

Hi Ken & Christine, Single beds work for us, several reasons..... 1. We have three external lockers on the left hand side if we had a double bed you would have to climb over the lockers to get into bed. 2. I believe that having single beds gives you more room for dressing & moving around at that end of the van. 3. On several occasions now I have taken dad away with me for a trip....as much as I love my old man I dont want to sleep with him. 4. Accessing the 'hanging' cupboard is easier as it is between the beds. 5. Kisses & cuddles still happen... even with single beds! Only one negative it took a little while to work out a routine on making the beds, each morning just pull up & tuck in as required but when changing sheets, use fitted sheets & I 'pull' the mattress off the base towards the 'centre' of the van, fit the sheets then slide the matress back into place.... this works well for us....oh & we use doonas not blankets. Dont know if your getting a cafe lounge or L shaped if cafe suggest you consider getting trifold table or if L shaped make sure it can swing back over the lounge both of these 'mods' will give you more room to move around. Post your floor plan for more feedback ( we all want to have a sticky beak)

Hi Phil, We have a four seasons hatch (towards the front of the van) over our beds which really lets the dust in....NO water though. On our last trip to Brendale Ashley made up & fitted a 'dust' deflector that was fitted in front of the hatch, since fitting we havent been off road to test but I believe it should work. Our Fantastic hatch works a beauty....no water leaks there. You are talking about two fantastic hatches.... dont you think that will be an overkill?? as they are sooooo efficent & move so much air. Getting back to your original question about the Heiki hatch, Stan, Dave & Ashley have at different times said that the Heike will leak after time as the seals wear/dry out.....disappointing as we would love to have the Heike for the extra light it lets in & the panoramic view you get at night looking at the stars. How are other people with Heike's going as far as water leaks??? Touch wood we havent had any water leaks in our van, coming up to four years now. Looking forward to seeing your floor plan.

Hi John, Welcome to the group, Wendy & I hope to meet you down the road one day, enjoy your travels........you will be doing it in style!

Darryl, A frint door...does that lunder or on lop of the van?.....sorry

Got a phone call from my mate last night. He had just got back from a day out in Sydney and told me that whilst there he'd acquired a brand new top of the range camera absolutely free. I asked, ''Where did you get that?'' He said, ''I met a very nice family from Japan whilst I was looking at the Opera House and was just passing the time of day with them. After a few minutes I was about to go when the male member of the family asked me if I would mind taking a photograph of them and handed me his camera. They lined up as a group and were all smiling at the camera. Just as I was about to click the button I shouted to them, 'WAVE!' and they all rushed past me and I never saw them again!!''

Hi Grahame, When I serviced my bearings I noticed the same thing with my washers, I was also thinking about hardened washers. As the 'wear' wasnt all that bad I reused mine luckily there was no apparent damage to the outer bearing. When adjusting the bearings I leave a slight preload on the bearings....as in, I thighten the bearing & then back off only enough to get the split pin in. The theroy being no clearance the washer cant OR shouldnt turn on the bearing.....hope this helps :thumbsup:

Cheap & cheerful www.kogan.com.au there not top of the line but they work OK & warranty is good

Hi Peter, Very unusual for a stud to do this, but it is easy to get around. Remove the wheel centre cap, the with a pair of long flatblade screwdrivers pry out & remove the grease cap from the brake drum/hub assembly, then remove the split pin & nut securing the bearings. Then sit on your backside facing the wheel with one leg either side of the wheel, then pull the wheel & hub assembly towards you, (it will be heavy). Once removed you may be able to grip the stud with a pair of 'vise grips' & attempt to remove the wheel nut if you cant you will have find someone with a mig welder to 'tack/weld' the stud to the brake drum then remove the nut. During this process the hole in the brake drum will be copping a hiding, when you fit the new wheel stud it may be a loose fitting, if so the new wheel stud will have to be 'tacked' in. When refitting the hub 'grease cap' put a smear of silcon on the male leading edge that slides/fits into the drum to stop the ingress of water or dust to the hub. Lubricate with a smear of bearing grease all wheel studs prior to refitting of wheels. Hub seals should be replaced at each bearing service, repeat should be but this writter has been known to reuse his seals also. To remove with minimal damage lay the brake drum down with the inner bearing closest to the ground, get a preferably a brass drift or a piece of steel bar put it through the 'hole' where the outer bearing suits then place the drift on the gage of the inner bearing then tap/hit the drift knocking the inner bearing out with the hub seal. Should the seal be damaged, new seals can be purchsed very readily from bearing supply shops for only a few $$ Hope this helps :thumbsup:

Hi Rick, I will stand corrected if incorrect........with the Cruisemaster suspension in either leaf spring or airbag it should make no difference If you have some nouse (no disrespect intened) some brawn & a selection of handtools you should be able to do it your self. Jack one side of the van up (both wheels of the ground & jack stands under the chassis), check & adjust wheel bearings (if required), now remove the wheels & clean the flanged area of the brake drum (where the wheel studs are) of any rust, scale or dirt. You are going to need a 'straight edge' or a steel ruler (1 metre long) place the straight edge across the flanged area of one of the brake drums then across the same area of the adjoining brake drum. Idealy there will be no clearance, between the straight edge & the flange/face of the brake drums if there is you can easily see which wishbone inst tracking true. If adjustment is required, loosen slighty the locknuts on the wishbone eccentrics & turn the eccentric bolt heads accordingly to reduce the clearance/gap between the straight edge & the brake drum flange. When you are happy that there is no clearance between the straight edge & the flange, the hubs will be running true. Tighten the lock nuts, grease the grease nipples while your under there, spray your brake drums if you wish with silver paint also, clean the inside of the road wheels & a smear of all purpose grease on the wheel studs, refit & tourqe your wheels up. Repeat process on the other side. I would suggest that when you have checked & adjusted both sides, tow the van around the block, remove wheels again & recheck with straight edge,,, should all be OK, If your not in a position to do this yourself a reputable suspension repairer in your area should be able to 'set you straight'

Hi Garry & Kaye, For the spare wheels I purchased one of those coiled cable type setups from Bunnings ($10) similar to this wrap it around one of the 'spokes' of the wheels & then onto the steel frame the wheels are mounted on, also used the same set up for the gas bottles....works for us....but as previously mentioned 'locks only keep honest people out'

Hi Collin, I had mine made by a motor trimmer only cost about $40, vynal material & velcro strips ....works well

It was Easter time at school and the children brought gifts for their teacher. The supermarket manager's daughter brought the teacher a basket of assorted fruit. The florist's son brought the teacher a bouquet of flowers. The candy-store owner's daughter gave the teacher a pretty box of candy. Then the liquor-store owner's son brought up a big, heavy box. The teacher lifted it up and noticed that it was leaking a little bit.. She touched a drop of the liquid with her finger and tasted it. "Is it wine?" she guessed. "No," the boy replied. She tasted another dropand asked, " "Champagne ?" , "No,"he said. She tasted another drop and asked, "Scotch ?" "No," said the little boy.............."It's a puppy!"

People down the road are building a new house the roofer were there a week or so ago installing the new colourbond roof....guess what colour it was BLACK, I thought hello what planet are these people from. My curiosity got the better of me I went & spoke to the roofer & asked him about the colour & the supposed heat load it would put on the house... he came back & said basicly that with todays insulation materials it makes VERY little difference what colour you go for regarding the heat load. Hopefully the guys on the production line will install the insulation material properly regardless of the colour you finally choose & heat load shouldnt be to much of an issue. Just my two bobs worth.... wouldnt be a bad idea talking to a roofer in your area & getting his feedback

Hi Reg, You say you have had this problem for several weeks now....have you been 'parked up' in Kalgoorlie all that time? Are you receiving/getting interference from another source....with the times you mention possibly School of the air.... just throwing my two bobs worth in