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  1. Gordon Gekko

    Advice on our 2014 European holiday

    Hi All, We ( 2 adults and 5 kids ) are planning a European holiday. I know what you are think "are they crazy" well the answer is yes. We have a wedding in early July in Dublin, so why not tack a holiday onto it :) Very rough plan: Fly to Dublin, 4/5 days here. Fly to Paris, 4/5 days...
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    Tips on buying a Caravan / Camper Trailer

    Hi All, I'm looking for tips when buying a Camper trailer. Now I know some people will say, the best tip would be, don't !! Which is fair enough :) The sort of camping we are looking at doing is non 4wd type. Going to camp grounds where there are toilets and water, caravan parks...
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    Medical problem?

    Hi All, Now first up, I'm not after medical advise. I'm really just wondering if anybody has gone thru this. My problem is that I get what feels like hot flushes......but i have done some research and it doesn't seem to be "hot flushes." I should say I am a 45 yo male. When these...
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    Looking to add another string to my bow.

    Hi All, Haven't been here in a while, always nice to come back. I work in the Timber trade area as a Sales Rep, selling to builders. I love the job, out and about, talking to builders, helping them, selling, the "hunt" for a sale, it's all great. But times are tough and I feel that I...
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    Outlook / Iphone / Contact Notes

    Hi All, I am in a Sales role, meet customers, make notes about my meetings and schedule new meetings. At the moment, all my notes and diary entries are paper based, which works fine. But if I was to lose my diary or customer notes book, I wouldn't be a happy camper. :mad: I use outlook...
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    Looking to buy a new People Mover.

    Hi All, Its time to up date our people mover, we currently have a Chrysler Voyager, wouldn't buy one again. :( Looked at our first car today, The Volkswagon Multi van, very impressed at first glance, big, safe, loads of power. Has anybody had any experience with this car? Next question...
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    Advice on doing an overseas trip with 5 kids

    Hi to all the frequent flyers out there. We are planning on taking our 5 kids on an overseas trip :eek: We have family and friends in Dublin and KL. I'm of Irish decent and my wife is of Malaysian decent, so those two places are a must see :) And the kids would like to go to...
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    Early stages of Dementia

    Hi All, My 70yo Dad has just been diagnosed with early stages of Dementia. His next step is to have a MIR scan to check which part of his brain is effected. In the last 10 years, he has had a hearing problem, so a lot of things werem put down to that. These days he takes his dog for a walk...
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    Tell us you biggest, darkest secrets. Don't worry, nobody will read this thread.

    I'm a 44yo male and I watch Glee every week and LOVE IT!!!! GG
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    Remembering peoples names.

    Hi All, Starting a new job soon, out on the road selling to the Trade (builders) industry, which I am really looking for to. My biggest challange will be remembering names after only meeting people once. I would be calling on new building sites, introducing myself to the builder, I will...
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    TiVo question

    Hi All, I have searched the forum but haven't come up with up to date posts. Question is, thinking about getting a TiVo at $499 320Gig HD, is there a new version coming out soon, so pushing the current $499 version down in price? Help :rolleyes: GG
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    Jessica Watson - Youth Australian of the year. Does she deserve this title?

    Just putting the question out there. I think what she did was fantastic and she is an inspiration to all Australians my 2 cents worth. GG
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    I won $1.5mil.............again

    Hi All, At my work email address, I get 10 or more emails a day saying I have won money or my long lost relitive has died and left me $20mil. Someone please explain to me, how these people make money out of it (no, i'm not thinking about doing my own scam) These people usually just ask...
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    Question about my 11yo daughter

    Hi All, We had a 13yo boy stay at our place a couple of nights ago, he is our sons friend. This boy is very well known to us and we are good friends with his parents. My daughter and the younger kids went to bed about 10pm, my son and the boy stayed up late playing PS2 (as they do :) )...
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    Owner builder for PROR extension (up) ???

    Hi All, We are about to start an extension on our PROR, when i say start, i mean get an architect to do some drawings. My question is, do I do it all myself, as in owner builder, "employ a builder, plumber, sparky and so on or Get someone like Extension factory to do the whole lot...
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    Can I get a trade discount on that please?

    "Tradies" walk in to a hardware store asking for trade discounts. By tradies i mean builders, plumbers, sparkies, painters. Ieven get artists :rolleyes: Give me one good reason why I should give trade discount to a "tradie" who i have never seen before and most likely won't see again? I...
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    What keeps your grey matter active?

    Hi All, Simple question: What do you do to keep your brain active. I read a lot and play chess :D GG
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    Victorian Police Force as a career

    Hi All, I have been thinking about joining up. I'm 43 yo which isn't a problem and i'm fit. My biggest hurdle would be my self belief or lack of it :rolleyes: that I could get thru all the exams and training. Its something I have always wanted to do but have be stopped by this lack of...
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    Email Client

    Hi All, Just got a new computer with Windows 7. Bought the cheaper Office 2010 without Outlook because I thought Windows came with Outlook Express.......a quick look last night proved me wrong. So I am looking for a Email client (not web based) thatb can sync with my IPhone :) Any...
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    Do these business numbers stack up?

    Hi All, I'm in the early stages of looking into buying a retail business. Its in a retail type of business I know alot about. I have a friend who works in the size business I am looking at and he has given me some numbers .......sssssshhhhhhh :rolleyes: Its a one man show during the...
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