Recent content by Dee3141

Before thinking you're setting aside traditional table manners it helps to know what you're talking about. For example, picking up chicken legs in one's fingers has been acceptable for hundreds of years, and at least in most European countries it is quite acceptable to use bread to mop up a...

I'm only writing to address the issue of balance. We have been there as family and a deux several times and have had no complaints of any kind. One visit was unfortunate in that my wife developed appendicitis on a cruise and we were offloaded for her to receive hospital attention. Given that...

Australia can't go cashless. The so-called "black economy" is said to be about 10% of economic activity in most countries. Every time you pay cash for a service such as a cleaner or plumber, you are participating in the black economy, outside the eye of the ATO here. When was the last time...

One interesting selfish parking act happened to me last week. I parked in a spot with room at each end for the others to exit easily. A motor bike was then parked crosswise a couple of centimetres from my back so I couldn't exit without hitting either the car in front or the motor bike. I was...

In most Western countries the black economy is about 10%. Although it is illegal it's not all criminal activity. Just moving home cleaners to card would create problems and certainly increase administrative costs.

drugs in sport At age 91 it's a long time since I've competed against drug enhanced competitors but I recall a conversation about 40-50 years ago with a friend who was then close to the top of the Olympic movement. We were discussing pay for performance and he prophesied that eventually evey...