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They were great and cooked both sides of your chops etc at once. They were also healthy as all the fats and juices drained into the tray at the bottom. I didn't find them hard to clean either.

Mum had a sewing basket just like this before everything went to plastic.

Latest information now is that the cyclone has slowed and is not expected to cross the coast until late Friday night or early Saturday morning. We live near Brisbane so like thousands of others we are hoping and praying everyone will get through this.

We had baby health clinics too in England when I was a child and I remember Mum taking my brother who was 6 years younger than me. After the nurse did a health check we were given bottles of concentrated orange juice (yum) and cod liver oil (yuk). I can still remember the awful taste - I...

I can remember this and it was marketed as a healthy drink. Somehow I preferred Milo (and still do.!)

Good health and good friends/family.

I loved when Graham did live ads on his show and frequently there were hilarious moments. I recall he was singing the praises of a particular dog food but the big dog meant to be demonstrating how delicious it was - absolutely refused to eat any of it! We were in stitches!

I remember the toll booths on the bridge very well and how all the traffic slowed down to pay the tolls. Later they had some automatic ones where if you had the right change you could just toss it in the collection basket. I also remember the toll booths on the Sydney to Wollongong expressway...

But where would you change into your suit? Phone boxes are pretty rare these days!

Living in Waverley, Sydney's Eastern Suburbs there was no train service in the 60's so I hopped on 2 buses to get to school. I remember how hot they were in summer with lovely vinyl seating. But they got us around and of course there was a conductor who took care of tickets and signalled all...

I used to sleep well when I was working but the last year or two post retirement I find it harder to go to sleep and then to stay asleep for hours at a time. Arthritic pain in several joints and my back also contribute. If I can't sleep then I get up and read along with a warm Milo made...