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    Members user names and how they came about

    I was born 57 and hubby 58 and been married 44 years as of January and lived together for nearly 3 years prior to that and for 6 weeks each year (there is exactly 6 weeks between our birthdays and hence 2 year age difference) he will call me a cradle snatcher and I call him my toy boy.
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    Members user names and how they came about

    My grandmother and my husbands grandmother both stood 4 foot and 11 3/4 inches tall and that 3/4 inches was precious to both of them.
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    Unwanted Christmas Gifts? Discover 7 Genius Tricks to Make Them Work for You!

    At 67 with serious health issues I am decluttering and those gifts (which I have thankfully received but never used and been tucked away in cupboards) are being donated to charity/op shops were they will sell hopefully and the organizations can make good use of the funds to help others.
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    ‘I got this in my letterbox’: What's behind the eerie note delivered to residents?

    Unfortunately, similar has been going on for years as in the last 20.
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    Caught Red-Handed? Find Out How AirTags Tracked a Politician's Alleged Theft Right to Their Doorstep

    Any sure way to tell if a pollie is lying is IF THEIR LIPS ARE MOVING they are lying.
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    Chemist Warehouse introduces new QR code payment system in stores

    NO - I refuse to live and have my life depended on my phone. Pat
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    RAA insurance refunds thousands due to pricing discrepancies

    We have been getting refunds from RAC in WA.
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    Westpac axes cardless cash withdrawals from their ATMs nationwide

    Didn't even know there was such a service.
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    Health authorities record 10 Monkeypox cases as largest recorded cluster to date

    My mother loved hers and I can remember her going through 2 of them over a 40 year period and she was heart broken when she couldn't get another one.
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    Are you ready for a cashless society? How Coles' latest change will affect your shopping routine

    A few years ago when they had the Lithgow floods and it effected my in-laws in Ballina (south of Lithgow) they had no ATM's, the shops could only take cash because EFTPOS would not work, while they had electricity which was off and on they could work registers so it was hit and miss when you...
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    Garden expert reveals foolproof method for unlimited lettuce at home from your grocery store buys!

    I always buy spring onions with their roots and plant them in a pot to keep them growing and fresh and just picking as required for use.
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    Members user names and how they came about

    My given name is Patricia but through my school years I was called Pat and only family members called me by my given name as did my boyfriend who became and is my husband and when we went to live with my family to get our son special education here in Perth he took to calling me by my given name...
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    You can score KitchenAid cookware at Coles—here’s how!

    Yes but then cast iron always is but other pieces not so.
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