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21st February 2024, 08:27 AM
Thread: 9kg gas cylander tap stuck
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Don't know. The agent just swapped for another...
Don't know. The agent just swapped for another full bottle.
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19th February 2024, 08:46 PM
Thread: 9kg gas cylander tap stuck
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Thank you ErrolFlynn and Pete57, I have sorted...
Thank you ErrolFlynn and Pete57,
I have sorted it now with the Swap&go mob.
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18th February 2024, 06:31 PM
Thread: 9kg gas cylander tap stuck
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9kg gas cylander tap stuck
Recently had a 9kg gas cylinder refilled at a licensed filling station and now the tap will not open to release gas.
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Could not help but forward this one. Cheers, Fred
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22nd January 2024, 09:11 AM
Thread: Blonde versus WWF members
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I enjoyed it mic-d. Thank you. I am amazed at...
I enjoyed it mic-d. Thank you.
I am amazed at how many 'grumpy critics' there are on this forum.
Have a happy day
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20th October 2023, 08:33 PM
Thread: Irish Maths Test
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Irish Maths Test
An Irishman wants a job, but the boss won't hire him until he passes a little math test.
"Here is your first question." the boss said.
"Without using numbers, represent the number 9."
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23rd May 2023, 08:00 PM
Thread: Sure Is Quiet In Here.......
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Not Yet. Just a little bit further.
Not Yet. Just a little bit further.
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12th January 2023, 07:36 PM
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Old tired and stiff Brushes.
Quite a few years back I was advised by an old bloke that the best cleaner for a stiff and clogged brush was to soak in Phenol for a few days.
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9th October 2022, 09:20 AM
Thread: Fencemaster Post Borer.
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Hi Geoff, Yes the big bit was a bit of a...
Hi Geoff,
Yes the big bit was a bit of a handful. I vaguely remember we filed down the worm on the front of the bit to stop it biting in too fast. It was the breaking out on the far side of the post... -
5th October 2022, 08:43 PM
Thread: Fencemaster Post Borer.
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Hi Geoff, I have trouble remembering details...
Hi Geoff,
I have trouble remembering details now but I am pretty sure it had the grease cups. We were fencing with mostly split narrowleaf iron bark posts
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4th October 2022, 08:39 PM
Thread: Fencemaster Post Borer.
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Hi Boringgeoff, These were a very solid and...
Hi Boringgeoff,
These were a very solid and reliable fence borer. I had one fence contracting in the late 1950's in the Burnett district in Qld and worked it hard.
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26th August 2022, 05:29 PM
Thread: Is there a recommended one of these?
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Thank you for that Paul, Have had a quick look...
Thank you for that Paul,
Have had a quick look at what is out there and it looks good. The Green shed has a couple of models with up to 3M reach which
should get me out of trouble.
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26th August 2022, 01:15 PM
Thread: Is there a recommended one of these?
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Thank you BobL and Mobyturns for your response....
Thank you BobL and Mobyturns for your response.
I am well aware of the limitations of this type of lopping having used chainsaws on and off for the best part of 60 years.
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26th August 2022, 12:12 PM
Thread: Is there a recommended one of these?
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Is there a recommended one of these?
I have some wayward limbs around the house and hoped someone could recommend a Limb Rope Chainsaw
that is reliable and worth the money.
The reviews on most of these make you wonder if any are... -
10th July 2022, 09:16 AM
Thread: Sir Douglas Bader
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Sir Douglas Bader
Oh, I say, Cracking Show what.........................
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1st June 2022, 09:23 AM
Thread: Woof-Woof.
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Woof-Woof.
On the first day, God created the dog and said, "Sit all day by the door of your house and bark at anyone who comes in or walks past.
For this, I will give you a life span of twenty years."
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24th March 2022, 09:01 AM
Thread: Sealing the Dining Table
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Hi double.d, woodpixel and GM2. Thank you for...
Hi double.d, woodpixel and GM2.
Thank you for your recommended solutions to my query.
I will have a look at these and put up a photo of the finished product.
Thanks again,
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23rd March 2022, 08:36 AM
Thread: Sealing the Dining Table
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Thanks double.d but it needs a good scrape to get...
Thanks double.d but it needs a good scrape to get rid of a tatty looking surface. Some flaking sealer and the odd mouldy spot. It is used all the time as a general outdoor dining and all purpose...
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22nd March 2022, 12:06 PM
Thread: Sealing the Dining Table
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Sealing the Dining Table
I am in the process of scraping down the Cypress dining table top for a new sealing coat. I made this table about 10 years ago and since then it has been sanded and had a couple of coats of water...
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18th January 2022, 05:26 PM
Thread: The First Day of School.
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The First Day of School.
On the first day of school, the children brought gifts for their teacher.
The supermarket manager's daughter brought the teacher a basket of assorted fruit.
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16th December 2021, 10:43 AM
Thread: Antique Shearing Grinder
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Thank you Geoff, Cheers, Fred
Thank you Geoff,
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14th December 2021, 07:40 AM
Thread: Antique Shearing Grinder
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Hi H, Thank you for your reply. My brother...
Hi H,
Thank you for your reply.
My brother had a sheep grazing property out west of Cunnamulla in the early 1960's and used this in the beginning for his shearing combs and cutters.
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13th December 2021, 12:59 PM
Thread: Antique Shearing Grinder
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Antique Shearing Grinder
I inherited this Lister shearing cutter and comb grinder from a family member who was a sheep grazier many years ago.
It would have to be very early 1900's I would think and probably is quite... -
7th November 2021, 10:15 AM
Thread: Restoring Paint Brushes
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Restoring Paint Brushes
For many years I have restored old and stiff paint brushes by soaking for a couple of days in a straight Phenyle Disinfectant solution. These are brushes that have slowly stiffened up and need a...
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20th September 2021, 08:13 AM
Thread: Great 'Pick-me-up'
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Great 'Pick-me-up'
Whenever I'm disappointed with my spot
in life, I stop and think about little Jamie Scott.
Jamie was trying out for a part in the
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1st September 2021, 09:55 AM
Thread: Septic question
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Hi Andrew, My septic is also a mid 80's install...
Hi Andrew, My septic is also a mid 80's install and almost since day one I have used Actizyme on a 3 monthly application and during those 30 odd years I have only had the septic pumped out once,...
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17th July 2021, 12:29 PM
Thread: Hard to Beat a NZ'er
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Hard to Beat a NZ'er
A man in London walked into the produce section of his local Tesco supermarket and asked to buy half a head of cabbage.
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25th May 2021, 05:43 PM
Thread: Can someone tell me what this is?
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Thank you very much apple8 and Mobyturns. I...
Thank you very much apple8 and Mobyturns. I talked to about 6 or 8 locals and they did not have any idea.
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24th May 2021, 06:26 PM
Thread: Can someone tell me what this is?
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Can someone tell me what this is?
Just returned from a couple of weeks in North Qld. and I came across this lovely flower on the footpath. Then this bunch of flowers under the tree in Cairns.
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27th January 2021, 09:05 PM
Thread: Senior parachute club
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Senior parachute club
Yesterday my daughter e-mailed me, again, asking why I didn't do something
useful with my time. "like sitting around the pool drinking wine isn't a
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29th December 2020, 09:39 AM
Thread: Old men may walk slow..
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Old men may walk slow..
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An elderly man in Queensland had owned a large property for several years.
He had a dam in one of the lower paddocks where he had planted mango and avocado trees.
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13th November 2020, 04:05 PM
Thread: Savior Brother-in-Law
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Savior Brother-in-Law
A man suffered a serious heart attack while shopping in a store. Staff called 000 when they saw him collapse to the floor.
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6th May 2020, 11:07 AM
Thread: We are not in the same boat.
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We are not in the same boat.
Perspective:
WE ARE NOT IN THE SAME BOAT ...
I heard that we are all in the same boat, but it's not like that. We are in the same storm, but not in the same boat. Your ship could be shipwrecked and... -
27th April 2020, 04:50 PM
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Hi GraemeC and Lappa, I thought my original post...
Hi GraemeC and Lappa,
I thought my original post was a simple solution. Now you financial geniuses have me totally bamboozled.
Cheers, Fred -
26th April 2020, 05:31 PM
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Maybe this is how it works!! Stimulus package...
Maybe this is how it works!!
Stimulus package
It is a slow day in the small Saskatchewan town of Pumphandle, and streets are deserted. Times are tough, everybody is in debt, and everybody is... -
7th March 2020, 11:05 AM
Thread: The Climate Change Hoax
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OK fellas, I'm sorry I started this post. Seems...
OK fellas, I'm sorry I started this post. Seems to have created a heap of criticism of one comment after another and nobody has suggested a 'fix'.
Everybody would have to admit that the planet is... -
18th February 2020, 10:01 AM
Thread: Assistance for a good friend
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Thank you Treecycle and Midnight Man. Have passed...
Thank you Treecycle and Midnight Man. Have passed your info on. Cheers, Fred
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15th February 2020, 12:12 PM
Thread: The Climate Change Hoax
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The Climate Change Hoax
Certainly far more believable than all the political and media rhetoric. Cheers, Fred
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14th February 2020, 08:07 AM
Thread: Wonderfully British!
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Wonderfully British!
Wonderfully British!
In a train from London to Manchester, an American was berating the Englishman sitting across from him.
"The trouble with you English is that you are so bloody stuffy ... ... -
13th February 2020, 09:53 AM
Thread: Assistance for a good friend
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Assistance for a good friend
Hoping someone here can assist with this request from a good 'woody' friend.
I have a “Metabo Magnum” Planer/Thicknesser machine, with the numbers:- 01631190 adh1630w. As I am unfamiliar with... -
12th February 2020, 09:12 PM
Thread: The Fertilized Egg Business.
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The Fertilized Egg Business.
Sarah was in the fertilized egg business. She had several hundred young pullets and ten roosters to fertilize the eggs.
She kept records and any rooster not performing went into the soup pot and... -
4th February 2020, 09:10 AM
Thread: FYI - Driving in QLD
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Took their brains out. Bit of a worry, really. ...
Took their brains out. Bit of a worry, really.
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18th December 2019, 04:58 PM
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Thank you Dallas, I will contact these chaps and...
Thank you Dallas, I will contact these chaps and see how it goes. Cheers, Fred
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18th December 2019, 06:29 AM
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Toy Donations
Hello crowie,
This is nice and timely as I am looking for a charity that I can donate wooden toys too that could brighten some kids of the bushfire or drought victims this Christmas.
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29th October 2019, 02:00 PM
Thread: Well Said!!
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Well Said!!
Oxford University researchers have discovered the densest element yet known to science.
The new element, Governmentium (symbol=Gv), has one neutron, 25 assistant neutrons, 88 deputy neutrons and 198... -
15th July 2019, 01:08 PM
Thread: A Blonde Was Sent On Her Way To Heaven.
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A Blonde Was Sent On Her Way To Heaven.
A Blonde was sent on her way to Heaven. Upon arrival, a concerned St Peter met her at the Pearly Gates.
'I'm sorry, 'St Peter said; 'But Heaven is suffering from an overload of goodly souls and we... -
27th April 2019, 10:18 AM
Thread: Tree ID. Please.
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Tree ID. Please.
This tree (recently dead ) has just fallen in my back yard and I was hoping someone could give me a positive ID? Have attached some photos that I trust will give enough detail.
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10th April 2019, 09:59 AM
Thread: Power Tools Electric Lead Maintenance
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Thank you China, tonzeyd and BobL. Some of my...
Thank you China, tonzeyd and BobL. Some of my leads would be 20 years old and following your comments will be renewed.
Just thought there may have been some solution, like leather softener, that may... -
9th April 2019, 01:07 PM
Thread: Power Tools Electric Lead Maintenance
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Power Tools Electric Lead Maintenance
Does anyone have a solution to keep power leads flexible and stop them getting stiff?
Guess everything stiffens up with age.
Thought someone here may have an answer.
Cheers, Fred -
22nd February 2019, 07:26 PM
Thread: Civilization in 2019
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Civilization in 2019
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