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Nor me, but for reverse reason. I left school a in '71, before that test came to Aus. Though I did have nightmares from: a. The Rope Battle, and One team tries to climb 20ft ropes, while the other team throws basket balls at them. Broken bones from missing the scattered mattresses...

And humans didn't exist until 60+ million years after the dinosaurs became extinct.

Our distant relatives that existed in the time of dinosaurs would have had to wait until there was nothing left but the bones of a dino before they crawled out from the underbrush to sample it. But they probably got a great banquet of roast dino meat after the asteroid hit. 🦕 🦖 ☄️ 🥩🥩🥩🥩🥩

In these enlightened days of recycling the Tooth Fairy makes money by selling kids teeth to people who make bathroom sinks.

From a safety perspective the less crowded an undercover parking area is the easier it is to spot people loitering by your vehicle. Painting the space white would also assist this.

The line between a tipsy drinker talking a bit loud, or walking unsteadily, and a drunken prat making everyone's outing into a complete nightmare can be as little as one drink. Given that it takes time for alcohol to be processed by the body, it is often too late to wait until the effects of...

Yes, and when the guy with the shovel finishes he gets laid off, while the rest get promoted. Doesn't just happen government work. A major aircraft manufacturer building bombers for the USAF, motivated their staff by setting up separate teams to compete for bonuses. The final part of the...

My Grandfather said "when one door closes another one slams in your face." Nice man, but rather pessimistic.

You seem a little sad, mournful, depressed, melancholy and unhappy.

Okay it's a crazy thing to decorate, and I would really hate vases of flowers in front of the food in my fridge. But I think you went too far taking your dispute with her to your son and rubbing her nose in it. You're husband and wife not flatmates. You should show her the respect of...

Not sure you can call him famous, but notorious might fit. He's somewhat known for having stated in an online interview that: "I have used nearly every kind of illegal drug available in the world!" This isn't the first time, and Melbourne Airport isn't the first place that he's accused of...

Depends on the timing of the judgement and publication of the heritage listing. "Before settlement" might mean the day before, and publication might not have happened until days or even weeks later.

Nothing in the article listed the purchase price, only the planned price for the demolish and rebuild contract. Average 2024 house prices in that council area is approximately $2.8M If you're paying well over $2M for a property, with a run down old house on it [the worst house in the best...

Ah, but the purchase contract would be with the previous owner. If that's not the council then, it would be a member of the public that would be losing out whatever the purchase contract said. The sale price would be significantly lower for a heritage listed property, because of the risks...

This little fellow just stopped by for a visit.

Fine words, but have you spent your own money to buy and maintain a heritage property or do you just expect others to pay for it? If a property is advertised as heritage listed when sold, it is fair enough to expect the buyer to be prepared to pay, within reason. But not if it isn't, and...

Councils have too much power in this area. Heritage listing should be reviewed by the State Government with the support of professional architects. Not a bunch of self important political wannabes, who ruthlessly defend their, usually ill-informed, decisions to the limit of their local...