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    ‘More Potent Than Cyanide’: How To Stay Safe From Blue-ringed Octopus This Summer

    Scary little blighters. Lovely to look at, Never to hold!
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    American expat confuses Aussie Spotlight employees over the word 'Pillow' – Can you figure out why?

    Cushions consist of 2 parts, a cushion cover and the filling or insert. The cover can be unzipped in order to be able to wash it. These can be used on sofas, couches, chairs or the floor. A pillow also comes with 2 parts, a pillow slip and a pillow insert goes inside the pillowslip. Pillows are...
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    These Grocery Store Tricks are Making You Spend More - Find Out How to Fight Back

    Remember when, about 40 years ago, Safeway had Red Spot Specials? You'd be in the shop, and over the loudspeaker, they'd call out certain items on well-marked down 5 minute specials. I loved these specials, as I'd buy items I wouldn't normally pay full price for....such as bakery items on a...
  4. J

    Are You Being Taken for a Ride? This Café's 'Absolute Joke of a Surcharge' Will Make You Red with Rage!

    Scrambled eggs are yummy if done well, but I wouldn't pay someone an extra $2 to prepare them, I'd keep them for myself at home. $2 for every time I've made scrambled eggs would be a gold mine now.
  5. J

    The correct ‘anti-spill’ way to pour milk and juice

    It's the same for pouring petrol into the lawn mower...never spill a drop.
  6. J

    Defrosting the fridge

    I remember the yellow ice chest, and the iceman coming weekly carrying the big block of ice in the hessian sack to place in the top of the icechest. My sister and I would run after the iceman, and he'd chip us off a few bits of ice each to suck. It used to be so cold in our hands. I remember...
  7. J

    Defrosting the fridge

    My frig has been running non-stop since 1979. It has never broken down or required any service. I'm now touching my head for a piece of wood.
  8. J

    What's hiding in Bubble O' Bill Ice Creams?

    Bubble-O Bill's are Streets Brand, in boxes at the Supermarket, or in ice cream fridges at milk bars or petrol stations.
  9. J

    Elton John concertgoers left in shock by Molly Meldrum's 'embarrassing' stage antics

    The biggest danger to Molly is Molly. Past medical history miracles don't excuse bad behaviour. Come on, Molly, grow up.
  10. J

    Do you suffer from migraines? Shocking new scans show how they affect your brain

    Thank you for your kind thoughts. Thankfully, I am starting to improve, but it has knocked me about. I am looking at how to get ICE (In Case of Emergency) on my phone, and looking at an Emergency button to wear which could be activated to notify medical emergency if needed, in future.
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    This overlooked service is now totally free - check it out now!

    It is for all calls, landline and mobile.
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    This overlooked service is now totally free - check it out now!

    There are 2 along my regular routes. Both are regularly vandalised, so I am constantly ringing Telstra to report the smashed handsets and broken wires, not so they can be vandalised again, but so anyone who needs to use them can.
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    Do you suffer from migraines? Shocking new scans show how they affect your brain

    Ohh..I've recently suffered from the most vicious migraine of my life, having started getting them at about age 6. Normally, during the aura phase, my vision is affected, and I feel as though I am looking thru holey cheese. This time, I lost my vision completely ....I could not see at all. Half...
  14. J

    SOMEONE'S TYPE

    Never be #, Never be b, Always be +ve. (The last line should really be: Always be natural.)
  15. J

    Money-Saving Tip: Make an At-Home Mending Kit

    I have inherited my Mum's button box. It is a timber box, made with inlay pieces of timber in a beautiful pattern. The box is lined with brown paper. When my brother needed a new button to replace a lost one, it was my job to locate a close match for my working Mum. I simply loved searching...
  16. J

    Disabled woman delivers a powerful message to driver illegally parked in disability spot

    As well as proximity to shopping centres, disability parking spaces are wider than the average car space. Opening the car door at its widest is essential for me to get in and out of a car. I can't achieve this if the car is parked in a non- disabled spot.
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    Aussie seniors at risk of this 'silent killer' - here's what you need to know about aortic stenosis

    Thank you, Ricci. I still feel as if I've been hit by a truck, but do feel so much better than this time last week. I don't wear a bracelet or necklace, but after that episode last week, I am thinking about it. I've also been informed about entering phone numbers on an app called ICE on the...
  18. J

    Why you should think twice before eating fast food more than once a week

    It would be more than 30 years since I had any takeaway food or ate in a restaurant, so I think I might be due for some, but as I can't eat the allium family of vegetables, it's too hard to get prepared food without it .... especially onion powder or garlic powder even in batter.
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