I’m not sure Tara is such a good idea. It’s in CSG mining country, drilling everywhere, contamination apparently extremely bad resulting in chronic health problems for a large number of…[Read more]

I don’t use facebook, no idea ALS was there, was wondering why this site wasn’t doing much.Bit sad really.

I think the dreaded facebook has taken a number of people away from forums in general. But when you want specific information from specifically experienced people, this is the place to come.

What actually happened to the old site?(I had some major dramas of my own, and dropped off the scene til a couple months ago.)

Like the green Dan, that was a good move. Thanks.

Hi Geoff, the new look is “interesting”.  Not real keen on it.  I don’t like the red colour, it clashes with the red fruit in the ALS logo. On the small screen I find it too “in your face”.Preferred the previous one visually uncluttered, BUT this latest version seems to be a lot more practical.I find the left column a bit too wide, pushing the…[Read more]

They’re back againhttp://www.aussieslivingsimply.com.au/forum/discussion/21787/nike-bandit-1-become-popular-all-down-the-avenue#latest

I guess it could have, but FB is still mainly social as opposed to technical and practical.  Although I’ve heard you can get results from Telstra and various vehicle manufacturers.But I don’t think FB can help me learn to bottle preserves/jams, or how to manage intruding wallabies, or how to isolate a problem in the blower fan of my car’s aircon,…[Read more]

Most forums have their quiet times. It will pick up again.

Just a note to let you know the site is looking way better, and drawing me back to it again. I usually pop in once a day, sometimes twice. 🙂

The font is much much better thanks Geoff. Appreciate all the work you’re doing here.

Regarding the white space, I think part of the problem is the big paragraph gaps. The paras could be a bit closer together.I am finding the very fine text quite hard to read, it’s an effort when it should be easy.  I don’t know what the text looks like at your end, but when I type into the Post Comment field, the text is nice and black. It’s a…[Read more]

I actually like the whitespace, but like trandto I find the text is also a bit too fine for me also. A bit pale, and a bit small.Using Firefox Win8.1 PC

After spending 5 or 6 years in Darwin years ago, I get cold at 28 degrees.  So I can relate. Yes the Tablelands are cold, especially the rainforested end.

Thanks Dan.I like the new look. Clean and simple, no visual clutter.

Hi Frugal Girl, that just happened to me too. I tried to do a LOL.

Hi PermaGirl – my place is a town block in a small country town in the middle of nowhere west of Cairns.

Meanwhile, I’m only dropping in every 2 weeks.Dan said: “we all are having a few issues with this forum. I’m actively looking at getting something sorted which will benefit us all greatly.”Does this mean we’ll get buttons like Quote, Report (or is that Flag?), Subscribe to thread/Watch thread, etc?As a forum user, I don’t need anything fancy. I…[Read more]

Hi Mukluk, I’ve learned that you have to live “as if” you are going to be where you are for a while to come, just in case that’s what happens. No good to lose a year of planting. I’ve just lost two, because all I wanted to do was get this place sold and it hasn’t happened yet. If I’d started immediaately I would have been eating a lot of my own…[Read more]

Is there a “Quote” button.  I can’t find one, and often prefer to use one especially if I’m responding to a post quite a number back.