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No one chooses to have a disability. Things that others look at as ordinary can be a lot more challenging when your physical or mental health is not 100%. Members are correct when they state that admin costs are far too high. Why should our disabled citizens constantly have to battle...

If funds are tight why not give a card and a home made voucher such as doing some gardening for someone or maybe some babysitting. These gifts will be remembered long after the chocolate has disappeared.

I think she got what she wanted which was publicity.

We loved the landlines before the advent of mobiles. My Dad had a lovely little budgie who flew from his cage, sat next to the phone and "talked to it" You could hear a little buzzing sound emanating from the phone and I think the budgie just loved it. Woe betide if you needed to use the...

A real treat when we didn't have a tub of ice cream in the fridge like today. The wafers tasted better too!

When we were kids my big brother and I used to go down to the river and bring back frogs eggs in jam jars. My Mum was horrified probably thinking we would have an invasion of frogs at our place! We were told in no uncertain terms to take them back - so we did - probably a better idea for the...

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You really had to be very patient to find what you wanted!

yes - I remember all those games - we had lots of very inexpensive fun and not a screen in sight!

Why are all our traditions being eroded? I really can't see how gingerbread men can really offend anyone.

I also prefer an antibacterial hand soap but working in health care we were always taught it is the method of handwashing that is really important to make sure you wash all of your hands properly not just a quick rinse.

Pumpkin, corn, green beans, potatoes, mushrooms. Fond memories of my Dad making roast dinners with half a dozen vegies - just like the recommended ones. Good on you Dad!

Ted used to give the poor son in law Bruno a hard time and scathingly said "you've dropped purple Valiant rust all over the drive way.!" Every day when he came home from work his darling wife Thel would ask how his day was and it was always "a bloody shambles of course!"

I remember Guy Fawkes night in England when you could go into a shop like the newsagent and buy your fireworks. Dad was in charge of lighting them as we were under ten. I liked the catherine wheels he nailed to the old shed and all the brilliant colours. We let off rockets putting them in an...

Any of Bryce Courtney's books are a great read.