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Post by Geoff & Jude on Oct 27, 2010 21:03:40 GMT 10
hi my sister and brother-in-law have been members of the CCC since 1975 and he is currently the president and has been on 6 occasions. They are both life members. the full history of the club can be seen here.there is also a full list of all members including life members here.the website is www.canberracaravanclub.org.augeoff 'n jude
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Post by Geoff & Jude on Oct 26, 2010 20:41:43 GMT 10
hi guys
that looks like a pretty good example, good pick-up.
gotta say though, these royals are becoming pretty common nowadays don't you reckon. (ha ha)
geoff 'n jude
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Post by Geoff & Jude on Oct 23, 2010 12:02:42 GMT 10
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Post by Geoff & Jude on Oct 18, 2010 11:24:12 GMT 10
Hi All, Well that's Coledale over for another year and it was great to catch up with everyone again though the weather was so awful it did slow the socialising down a fair bit. Hope no one was too battered by the crazy wind & it sounds like a lot of people were kept awake at night wondering if their vans would be in the same spot in the morning. Trodlers propert was blown sideways by about 6 inches and at times there seemed to be lots of annexes on the ground. We will just have to hope for better weather next year. We only had 38 vans this year, I think there were a few late drop outs due to the weather forecast. The auction was once again a great success and lots of fun. A huge thanks to all those who donated goodies and also to those who dug deep and bought all the items. We managed to raise $1771.25 in total ;D ;D ;D ;D. This was a combination of the wallaby fundraising, raffle money, cake stall, auction and pin sales. We had some VV stickers and calendars to raise money for the website, these sold like hot cakes, thanks to all who bought them. Last year we raised money for Breast Cancer for the mums, this year for Prostate Cancer for the dads, so how about we raise some money for Canteen next year for the kids. Just a few of the items donated for the auction. Special thanks to Maurie once again - our auctioneer extaordinaire. He even dressed for the occasion this year. Also to his helper Geoff - would you buy this item off this man? oh hang on he bought it himself Malcolm and Pauline, thank you for your generous donation of the billy cart for the raffle and for also selling the tickets - Kris was the lucky winner and her grandson will have no doubt have lots of fun with it. As well as the billy cart Malcolm and Pauline donated 6 jugs for the auction and raffle prizes and Pauline made yummy vanilla slices for the cake stall. Thanks to Sue for all the cups cakes and to all the kids who helped Sue ice them, they looked great and the cake stall was a huge success - all sold very quickly. There were many ideas thrown around for a dress up theme for this year, but due to the lousy weather not many managed to get to show off their outfits - except these two seen "Coming down the stairs". And of course from a VERY biased grandma a special welcome to our youngest attendee Elijah - he even has his own Sunliner. See you all next year Jude & Geoff
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Post by Geoff & Jude on Oct 13, 2010 8:59:50 GMT 10
hi all we're off to coledale. ;D ;D ;D ;D see ya when we get back. geoff 'n jude
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Post by Geoff & Jude on Oct 12, 2010 7:20:11 GMT 10
Hi Julie, It sure looks like the weather gods aren't going to be kind to us. I think we can all froget the cossies & thongs & just pack the gum boots & raincoats . The auction will be fun in the rain . Same spot , see you there Jude & Geoff
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Post by Geoff & Jude on Oct 11, 2010 7:43:09 GMT 10
good on ya mel. ;D ;D ;D
see you there.
geoff 'n jude
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Post by Geoff & Jude on Oct 10, 2010 21:05:20 GMT 10
hi humpty
no you can't wire it in series.
if you do the voltage will be decreased to 6 volts to each solenoid.
(series connections divide the power by the number of outputs in the series - 12v with 2 outputs in series = 6 volts each, 12 volts with 4 outputs in series = 3 volts each).
do a parallel connection.
power to a tee, then off to each solenoid.
then out of each solenoid to a tee then off to earth (or seperate earths).
shouldn't matter which blue wire is power or which is earth.
geoff
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Post by Geoff & Jude on Oct 9, 2010 21:02:32 GMT 10
Most pain is now from my shoulder but I have a bottle of 'prescribed' medicine that should take care of that Ken this might be a better zimmer to go with your prescribed medicine! ;D ;D ;D geoff 'n jude
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Post by Geoff & Jude on Oct 9, 2010 8:30:13 GMT 10
hi margaretsmum
that was a bit of an unfortunate error.
sorry to hear you can't make it, but there's still time to organise a driver to get you there.
see you one way or another.
geoff 'n jude
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Post by Geoff & Jude on Oct 9, 2010 8:25:59 GMT 10
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Post by Geoff & Jude on Oct 6, 2010 19:51:06 GMT 10
Back to the van and the question .. "99.99 " What the hell has that number got to do with a DON??? Reddo wouldn't happen to have something to do with a young fella from down bowral way would it?
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Post by Geoff & Jude on Oct 5, 2010 17:12:53 GMT 10
hi all only 9 more days before we all meet up for another great weekend of unpredictable weather at coledale. just thought i'd mention that we'll have a bunch of the new vintagecaravan.com stickers for sale if you want to keep-up-with-the-joneses. keep an eye out for the posters out the front of our van. while the posters are up, we'll have stickers in stock. we'll have our camera with us, so if you want spend $10 to do a Member's Profile, we can take the photos for you and get your info for the profile. (you'll save money on stickers as well, because there's a free sticker to every member who does a profile.) mark also sent over some calendars that will be for sale so ask about them as well. looking forward to seeing you all again. geoff 'n jude ps - don't forget, those of you who have already had profiles done get a new sticker for free - just pm your address to mark and he'll send one over to you.
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Post by Geoff & Jude on Oct 4, 2010 21:52:34 GMT 10
hi mel
there's still some room for you if you turn up.
no need to contact norm - just be there if you get the time off work - we'll all look forward to seeing you.
the available sites are unpowered so if you don't have battery power, bring a torch.
hope you can make it.
geoff 'n jude
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Post by Geoff & Jude on Oct 4, 2010 12:09:54 GMT 10
Hey Di,
Maybe you need a bigger van or a shorter man ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
See ya at Coledale
Jude
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Post by Geoff & Jude on Oct 3, 2010 20:48:32 GMT 10
hi humpty
looks suspiciously like munmorah.
and what's don and carol doing on our site - hope they look after it.
geoff 'n jude
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Post by Geoff & Jude on Sept 27, 2010 18:56:02 GMT 10
hi swiftden here's the gutted carapark that was on ebay. it didn't sell so maybe you could contact them and make an offer too good to refuse. what you want to do is better than seeing it go to the tip or be used in a demolition derby. geoff 'n jude
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Post by Geoff & Jude on Sept 23, 2010 12:04:50 GMT 10
hi greedy
looks like you have a bit of a task in front of you.
keep the bandaids handy.
geoff.
by the way - if you copy the "img code" from photobucket into your post, the photos will appear in the post instead of being a link to photobucket.
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Post by Geoff & Jude on Sept 22, 2010 18:40:44 GMT 10
hi greedy
probably best to use the members photo album section.
geoff
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Post by Geoff & Jude on Sept 21, 2010 14:24:54 GMT 10
hi all here's a list of all the members going to coledale so far. if you're not on the list, you'd better get in touch with us quick smart or you'll be likely to miss out on another great weekend . let us know if your arrival dates are different to those on the list so we can let norm know. see y'all soon. geoff 'n jude
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Post by Geoff & Jude on Sept 21, 2010 14:07:31 GMT 10
Hi to all Happy Coledalers, Yes it is me , I haven't dropped off the face of the earth - just been busy. SitesAll the sites have been sorted and the site list will be posted in a separate message. FundraisingThis year will be the "BOYS" year. I have contacted the Prostate Cancer mob & they are sending out some pins to sell. Auction -The auction sounds like it is a goer, had lots of people say they have goodies for the table - just have to convince the Auctioneer Extrodinaire his services are a must again this year (we'll just have to watch his assistant behaves himself). Thought we might try & kick the auction off about 1.30-2.00pm to give everyone time for lunch. Raffle - Malcolm & Pauline called into Kendalls a couple of weeks ago & have kindly donated a very good "Mystery" prize to be auctioned - thanks so much. I might try & organise a few more prizes for the raffle to make it even more interesting - maybe pinch one of the calendars Firefighter sent for the Auction etc. Cake Stall - we talked about the kids having a cake stall when we were at Munmorah & they were keen. Sue is making cupcakes, I'll make blue & white coconut ice and any other donations greatly accepted. Saturday Night - nothing has been agreed on, Ingrid's idea of the PJ party sounded great till I found out how many people don't wear PJ's. We threw around some ideas at Kendalls & came up with - dress in a letter to match your van eg Sunliner = something starting with S or wear something to match the era of your van or wear PJ's . It all sounds good - as long as we all have fun. So it's your choice - pyjamas to suit the era of your van, clothes to siut the era of your van or whatever you decide. Still waiting to sort out the street party thing, Norm is still away and it is a public road so might not be a go. There is always the grass area up near the surf club. Whatever happens I'm sure Coledale will be great, it always is a fantastic get together & let's hope it is sunny & warm. So be sure to travel safe & we'll see you all there soon Jude & Geoff
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Post by Geoff & Jude on Sept 16, 2010 21:52:47 GMT 10
1000 members is a bit of a big deal i reckon. why not celebrate the occasion by adding your profile to the website. only a $10 insertion fee and you'll have your van displayed on the web for all to see and envy, plus you'll get the latest new style vintage caravan sticker free with your payment. (one member has already had his van used for publicity as a result of the profile). geoff
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Post by Geoff & Jude on Sept 13, 2010 9:37:22 GMT 10
hi all tickos mentioned this promo for Van Park - The Musical on the weekend. thought some of the coledale attendees from a couple of years ago might find it interesting. geoff 'n jude
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Post by Geoff & Jude on Sept 12, 2010 15:32:30 GMT 10
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Post by Geoff & Jude on Sept 10, 2010 9:58:35 GMT 10
hi all
we're off to kendall's beach for a good weekend. ;D ;D ;D
see you down there.
geoff 'n jude
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