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Amp suggestions for truckers

Question:
Hey folks; I’m getting into trucking and like to take my guitar everywhere.  I’d like to find a practice amp that runs off of a car lighter outlet.  They usually put out 12 volts.  I like some of the battery powered amps out there, but I hate buying batteries.  LOL. [...]

cold fingers = blisters

Question:
>I couldn’t feel my fingers >hitting the strings – but I could hear the notes coming out of the amp >so I knew I was playing OK.  Very strange sensation though.  
Indeed. I commented to my partner onstage that it was kinda like sitting on your hand to put [...]

How to enter an iced car

Question:
roast pork spiral ham, Cranberry pineapple salad, sweet potatoes in butter, vegetable platter, tossed salad with tomato and avocado, parsley new potatoes, spinich cucumber salad, fruit salad Bran muffins, dinner rolls, soft breadsticks, rice pilaf, croissants Apple cake with rum sauce, frosted banana nut bread sherbet, home made brownies Iced tea, [...]

97 xlt, dome override

Question:
Does the 97 xlt have any sort of dome light override button so when you are camping you can leave the doors open on your car but the lights dont stay on?

Response:
Nope, We have the same problem. The only solution that I have found is : Usually, when I am fishing [...]

caravaning

Question:
Does anybody know of a newsgroup that deals in caravanning and camping in Australia?

Response:
Hi Laurie, No I don’t think there is one.  There is an English one that is not really applicable to Australian conditions. They tried to get one started a few years ago but weren’t successful. It [...]

Bushwalking in Blue Mountains

Question:
Hi, I’ll be in the Blue Mountains beginning of November, for a week. Looking to spend a couple of days walking to the Blue Gum Forest, camping overnight. Would appreciate any info. Paul

Response:
> Hi, > I’ll be in the Blue Mountains beginning of November, for a week. Looking [...]

4WD necessary for trip from Darwin to Perth in August?

Question:
We would like to do a 4-week-trip from Darwin to Perth starting mid of August with a camping car; should we (2 persons) rent a 4WD or are we fine with a "normal" one? Are there "major sights" which are not accessible without 4WD? Any advice on a suitable car hire? [...]

Aerosol spray cans permitted?

Question:
Are aerosol spray cans (Lysol) permitted on air carriers — in the luggage of course.

Response:
> Are aerosol spray cans (Lysol) permitted on air carriers — in the luggage of > course.
When we went to Barbados in Feb., There was some controversy over aerosol insect repellant. They (AA) said that, since [...]

Live in Mexico for two weeks in winter?

Question:
I live in northeast Missouri. Lately the winters have been getting harder and harder for me to take.  I get three weeks off for vacation each year and was wondering how cheaply I could go someplace WARM in Mexico to spend the last two weeks of Feb? My thoughts are this….Im [...]

travel itinerary ideas for Tasmania

Question:
Hi, Half the fun of the holiday is in planning, and my wife and I have already done lots of reading, web page browsing etc, etc for a planned approx 3 weeks in Tasmania in October this year. We will be hiring a vehicle, love to do a spot of fishing [...]