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    ok thanks to all for the info has been a help ...

    ok thanks to all for the info has been a help and think i will just go for the 8 x 6 trailer and see what i can get re the wheels arrangment 2 or 4 for the money
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    as a part time worker on a very low salary i...

    as a part time worker on a very low salary i just spent $ 450 ( more than i make in a week ) on my dog because he wasnt his normal self to be told in the end that he had just eaten ...
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    trailer size / wheels

    looking at upgrading to a larger trailer ebaying etc for prices

    ok real dumd questions but when i look at trailer adds for 8 x 5 trailer and then go metric i find its 2440mm right ? ...
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    qld owner builders licence

    ok am getting a 8 x 8 mt granny flat built on my house and was going to get a builder to do so but they are like hens teeth here and just cant find one that can start now all say...
  5. Thread: Chainsaws

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    can i ask what sort of bakers oven the (nectre ...

    can i ask what sort of bakers oven the (nectre ? ) as i have been looking at one of them for my self and would be interested in how you find it
  6. Thread: drilling render

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    drilling render

    want to put in some screws in outside wall of shop (to hang advertising on , only light stuff ) the wall is very old thick cement render over old bricks
    how do i do it with out damageing the...
  7. Thread: water water

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    last night on the news they said that the dam at...

    last night on the news they said that the dam at the burdikin was 160 % full the whole of the top of the dam wall is acting as spillway and something like a sydney harbour full of water every ...
  8. Thread: water water

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    water water

    ok here i am in nth qld
    At monent there is 4 metres of water over the bridge here ( the bridge is 15 mt approx from the river bed and is approx 1 k long ) so nearly 20 mt of water going down...
  9. Thread: angle on wall

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    angle on wall

    at the shop i want to put up some 20 mm alum angle for displaying empty dvd cases they will be held upright and in place by spring wires was going to drill and ( rawl ? ) plug them in place...
  10. Thread: drive belts

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    drive belts

    not sure if this is the best place for this but a question that some one might be able to help me with

    chasing drive belts for electronic equipment ie video /cd players they are just like ...
  11. Thread: Right to die

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    My mother has a no resuscitate cant think what...

    My mother has a no resuscitate cant think what its called the proper name anyway arrangement with her doc and that’s also at the hospital ( as far as I know ) being if she can only be kept...
  12. Thread: Aussie Top Gear

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    well think its been announced that second series...

    well think its been announced that second series will be made has got a little bit better this week than last week but still not sure i will watch regular thought lawn bowls with cars was not as...
  13. Thread: things change

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    things change

    was just reading lcd / plasma debate and realised how much things have changed and what we take for granted my folks tv was a 12 in b/w pye bought in 56 and worked until the 70's and when...
  14. Thread: Aussie Top Gear

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    thought it was pretty bad just hope that it gets...

    thought it was pretty bad just hope that it gets better in the next weeks and that it looses the stiffness and the wooden acting trying to hard to be copies of the pommey one i think
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    have lcd myself think they are fine i really ...

    have lcd myself think they are fine i really couldnt tell that much difference in the sets in the shop and the price was better for the lcd and i also understand the running costs on plasma is...
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    i dont understand the american system at all ...

    i dont understand the american system at all

    i just dont know why they cant have a 6 wk election campaign like all other countrys and get it over and done with and this electing the...
  17. Thread: old cars ?

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    old cars ?

    can anyone tell me where i might go to find pics of old cars about the 40's era looking for a site that has car pics in years and different models available in aus in that year
    reason being a...
  18. Thread: Computers

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    my first was a amstrad with a green screen...

    my first was a amstrad with a green screen and the cassette tape storage can remenber spending hrs typing in a program and in the end all it was was a stick figure walking across the...
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    9.6 c is cold for qld anything less than 15 ...

    9.6 c is cold for qld anything less than 15 has me running for the trackys and turning the fan heater on thou that is only at night the days are still beautiful !! was 29 here ...
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    happens with everything brother and i set up a...

    happens with everything brother and i set up a shop doing video transfer etc 1st wk had woman in for small job swapping photos to dvd then grew to can we do a slide show for her sons brithday...
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    i also posted a query on this as have been...

    i also posted a query on this as have been looking at the rinni system as well am thinking of going for the biggest tank and the smallest gas booster but am also wondering how much power it will...
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    solar h/w rinnai /gas

    thinking of getting a rinnai sunmaster hot water unit is solar panels on roof and storage tank on ground with a gas booster has a pump that crculates the water from the roof units down to the...
  23. Thread: Grand Designs

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    got me that hse amonsgt the flats where are...

    got me that hse amonsgt the flats where are the building inspectors i mean they where cuting lumps of concrete off here and welding steel on there and they never seem to have plans...
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    has anyone ever looked into frieght ...

    has anyone ever looked into frieght containers as sheds have seen a mob here in qld that are selling containers to live in ie granny flat style with bathroom and they seem...
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    love the show watch it every week gets me ...

    love the show watch it every week gets me how they gut a building completely and the outside walls dont fall down with my luck would take a roof tile off and the whole lot would...
  26. Thread: Solar Energy

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    did you see the epsiode on myth busters on...

    did you see the epsiode on myth busters on solar dishs they used a old sat dish and covered it with mirrors and worked a treat thought could use it to heat water but not ...
  27. Thread: fence spacing

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    fence spacing

    am putting up fences shortly was working on only a low ( 900 or so high ) front paling fence steel posts think it will be hard wood ( bearers ? or could i use cheaper treated ...
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    well just use the answring machine and call...

    well just use the answring machine and call screening and i hardly get any calls at all so they must know how broke i am and that i cant afford anything

    but the one thing tha...
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    gas heaters /solar

    ok was thinking of getting a small gas heater on lpg
    saw something that said that gas heaters use a lot of gas ie a lge cyclinder every month if the heater is used a fair bit...
  30. Thread: split air cons

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    split air cons

    ok have been offered a very ( what i think is ) good deal on some split system reverse cycle air conditioners ( buying 7 for 2 houses ) fitjitsu brand not that i really like air...
  31. Thread: vista

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    am running vista on my putor but is a pain...

    am running vista on my putor but is a pain as nothing seems to be available for it new moblie phone wont download to it have download program from phone makers but still wont...
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    but what would you do in a power cut ie ...

    but what would you do in a power cut ie here if power is out no moblie no computor so no phone with out landline so emergency calls etc cant get thru ? just a thought...
  33. Thread: hows it work

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    hows it work

    ok its got to me but how dose this site work i mean who owns it ( ? ) is it finaced by someone or a company ? what was it started as orginally, just a straight wood turning site ? ...
  34. Thread: steps

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    steps

    ok have put my deck /verandah on the back of the house had the old steel framed steps ( runners ?) cut down from 4 steps to 2 and reattached but from the ground up to the 1st ...
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    caught the left hand mirror on my au a while ...

    caught the left hand mirror on my au a while back and just poped the glass out didnt break but was unable to replace mirror as the lugs that hold it in place broke and that ment ...
  36. Thread: block survey ?

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    well i think that the new neighbours have ...

    well i think that the new neighbours have started survey their block anyway as i have had a survey post found in the corner of my yard that was about 4inches underground and it...
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    removal of a tree

    well had a letter the other day from local electricity comp saying they would like to cut down the tree in my front yard as its starting to cause problems with the lines


    this is...
  38. Thread: tax and super?

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    thanks for the info guys sigh means that i...

    thanks for the info guys
    sigh means that i will have to go and see the dreaded accountant i suppose but still cant put off doing last yrs tax any longer either so will ask him ...
  39. Thread: tax and super?

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    tax and super?

    first can anyone tell me what or how they work out capital gains tax on propertys im in gods country qld if that makes a difference in replys ? ie different states different rules ?
    ...
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    well mine is very ordinary compAred to some...

    well mine is very ordinary compAred to some here but it was still the best car i have had

    it would be a1981 toyota corona liftback the car yard wouldnt let me take it for a test ...
  41. Thread: Best Advice

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    never have sex with some one you work with as...

    never have sex with some one you work with as it never works out

    from a one of my first bosses ( who then lost his job for doing it )
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    so my old hse was moved in the 30s and i ...

    so my old hse was moved in the 30s and i think at that stage was renovated it has all fibro inside ands lots outside stuff inside is hard and heavy as all get out and has ...
  43. Thread: lpg cars

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    have a lpg ford for 6 yrs the system ...

    have a lpg ford for 6 yrs the system works well and would like it in my next car but be careful as have been told that the holdens dont like the conversion the motors ...
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    not really on the topic but there is a awful...

    not really on the topic but there is a awful yank show on tv called wife swap last week had two familys one lot ( the rich ones ) made their kids even the young ones pay for...
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    well if the where dead they would hardly be...

    well if the where dead they would hardly be likely to stay up in the sky !?

    sorry shouldnt make fun would be a nasty shock to lose the dawn chorus

    makes u wonder ...
  46. Thread: golden canes ?

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    sorry they are so common up here just took it ...

    sorry they are so common up here just took it for granted everyone would know what they where

    when seperating them at the base do you need roots or will they grow from the ...
  47. Thread: golden canes ?

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    golden canes ?

    anyone out there know how to gerimate golden canes seeds have trees thaht have heaps of seed pods? each year but never seem to be able to grown them have planted the pods etc but ...
  48. Thread: block survey ?

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    bought the land about 2 yrs ago with house...

    bought the land about 2 yrs ago with house on it

    only got a lot plan in the paper work which shows plan of block ,length of fence lines and thats all no compass bearings etc...
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    just been told that it WONT etch glass and...

    just been told that it WONT etch glass and taht its very dangerous stuff as well
  50. Thread: block survey ?

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    block survey ?

    ok just seeking some advice here
    my block ( odd shaped ) corner block has no fences except for the boundary fence between nieghbours and i ( side neighbours none at rear) ...
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