Recent content by Emwick

Thanks heaps for the tip! A big help to access, read each petition and sign. I went for all petitions! Emwick

I certainly sympathise with you, "mylittletibbies". The old-world "values" revered and upheld by so many generations are fast disappearing. Inordinate and unchecked reliance on the computer and the electronic world has created a generation of individuals locked into themselves and their private...

Yes, every penny counts in the face of current cost-of-living pressures. I always write out a shopping list after checking what's currently in my freezer and in my pantry. Then, when I reach my shopping centre, I spend 45 min comparing prices of my listed food items/ household essentials. I am...

Australia Post always addresses you by your first and last name. They have a tracking device that is displayed and difficult to imitate or copy. Fortunately, I live close to my local post office. All my parcels and online orders are directed to "Post Collect" - a free service. Armed with an ID...

INSURE AND GO are a very reliable company. Hubby and I travelled to the Philippines at the end of 2019 and just before the widespread expansion of Covid. Two months prior to our trip, my husband was fitted with a pacemaker. When the doctors pronounced him "fit for travel" I purchased our airline...

I wholeheartedly agree with Bryce that each one of us should fight and lobby for the right to use CASH as a "fall back" when electronic transactions fail, or when we feel that it would be more convenient and effective to use cash. Emwick

As Vegemite is salty, I find it best to spread it evenly and sparingly over an initial layer of butter. It was something I had to get used to when I first arrived in Australia...it is definitely a unique breakfast "essential" here. My son discovered that instead of using salt, a teaspoon of...

The Richest Christmas I Ever Had We faced the prospect of a bleak Christmas in December 1957. Three months prior to Christmas, my brother, Ryan, had been diagnosed as one of the first victims of poliomyelitis in our area. Naturally, all the money had gone to doctor's bills and medicines. That...

Saying HELLO for the First Time G'day Everybody! I still feel the warm inner glow of acceptance after I registered a few minutes ago. Thanks for welcoming me into your group. Being a naturalised citizen of Oz Land, I have studied, adopted and practised the Aussie way of life for 37 years. I...