Recent content by Joydie

I'm so sorry you had to go through that. I had the most wonderful childhood, with strict but loving parents. I always felt so sorry for kids I knew whose parents didn't show affection to them. I hope you've been able to form loving bonds in adulthood with a partner and/or children of your own. ♥️

I'd give anything to have my DIL think that way about me. We only have one child, a 47 year old son, who's been married for 17 years. His wife and I get on fine, but she just won't allow herself to get close to me. I'd always imagined going shopping together, or going out for coffee or lunch...

The GP visit is now a source of stress for us. We only go when absolutely necessary - I wouldn't go to our doctor when a minor scratch from our dog got a bit sore. I ignored it and ended up being taken by ambulance to hospital where I almost died of sepsis. The medical team actually asked me if...

It seemed everywhere we went, we came across him. I'm disabled and can't do stairs. Whenever we wanted to use the lift, LM was in it, just riding up and down. Looking back, we laugh about this now, but one night, we decided to go to the 10pm session of the movies, on the basis that it would...

Similar to the same Little Mongrel who was on a cruise we went on, about the same age. When we docked in Vila, the city band greeted us, dressed to the nines in their heavy European uniforms. Little Mongrel was travelling with his parents and grandparents. Grandad passed a remark about how good...

I'm sick to death of being the end user forced to pay for problems in the supply chain of basic foods. It wouldn't be so bad if I knew that the primary producer was getting the extra, but we all know that never happens. Do all the bodies in between take a hit? If they do, it would only be...

This is similar idiotic behaviour to the moron who threw hot coffee over the baby sitting with his mum in a park in, I think, Melbourne. What is wrong with people now? I know I'm old, but surely basic care for the welfare of others shouldn't be a preserve of the elderly. These kids are cowards...

Surely you realise that residents are able to come and go as we please 24 hours a day. The locked gate is there to keep unauthorised people out, not residents in. We've lived in suburban neighbourhoods and country towns, so we're in a position to compare the different styles of living This...

We moved into a retirement village almost six years ago and it's the best move we ever made. We pay a fortnightly fee of $295, and this covers council and water rates, home insurance and all gardening and maintenance. We have 26 solar panels on our roof and a battery, meaning low electricity...

Despite both being pensioners turning 80 this year and 12 year patients at the surgery we attend, we're not bulk billed. Apparently they only bulk bill patients from the age of 80, so it's not far away for us. However we don't really understand why the practice doesn't bulk bill in view of the...

I see a pain specialist every couple of years, and because I have a new referral for each visit, I'm charged the new patient fee. He abides strictly to a consultation length of 12 minutes, and charges $315.00.

The only Larry Adler I know is the one who was a brilliant harmonica player, but he died in 2001.

I do a fortnightly online shop with Woolies. Every time I order it online, it's available. I've started a list for delivery on Friday, and ordered it today. It's been added to my trolley, so I'm assuming I'll get it. The Bells Farm brand is shown as being unavailable.

If you're physically able to peel and cut potatoes, I agree. However, I'm not. We love a pie with mashed potato and peas for lunch. We have our main meal in the middle of the day.