Recent content by Jay Jay

Yes, most of us use reusable cloth bags. However, occasionally a dash for a couple of items, without such a bag means buying a paper one. Yesterday morning at 8am I did a dash like this. Two newspapers, 2 small sticky-tape dispensers - plastic -, a packet of Kookas biscuits - cellophane and...

May I just clarify something please? Pension Age and Retirement Age are not quite the same thing. A person can retire at any time if they have the means to support themselves. The pension however is granted on the basis of age and an income assessment. Someone may retire from work at 50, or any...

Shoe Last I still have one with 3 different sizes. My Dad would fix all the family's shoes in the 50s and 60s and I'm sure it saved lots of pennies, in a time when spare cash was short.

Slug Guns A pity the photo was of actual rifles - none of them was a slug gun aka an air rifle, which shot small metal 'pellets' not bullets. On another note - yes, shot them in 50s and 60s though, being a girl (!), I had to use my brothers' guns. We lived in an isolated rural area in NSW and...