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No, unfortunately.

I don't work for a supermarket, so I'm not checking my own items out. I'd rather wait in a queue for service. The more of us that do that, the more likely they are to continue providing them. They'll be asking us to unload their trucks next.

I was a textile technologist. Haven't ironed anything for years and years. The 'trick' is to buy fabrics that either don't need ironing, or can be hand washed and drip dried. In a store, my wrinkle test is to hold a piece of the fabric, then twist it with the other hand, then let go. It's not...

Or there may not be any symptoms at all. I have stage 3 NHL lumphoma and the only symptom was itchy arms. It was discovered accidentally, I may have had it for years. I'm on Watch and Wait and will only get treatment if I get symptoms, so that may be never.

Wouldn't bother in towns or cities - more privacy!

where are you, Abby2?

No Aldi in Tasmania, sigh.

I would remove all banking apps from my phone. If you use your phone to pay for things, consider cash instead. Can't hack cash, no fees to the banks, and privacy too.

Scenario : I want to buy a second hand car, privately. Normally I would go to a bank, get the cash and pay the owner for it. How will this work in a cashless society?

Thanks!

Across the road from where I'm staying in Tassie - literally 50m from the letterbox. I suspect he's a bull though, and actually larger than he looks.

Highland Cow, Tasmania Highland cow in Tassie,

Donkeys are used to protect livestock from predators, see https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-08-19/donkeys-to-protect-stock-in-nsw/102741256. Does look funny though!

Horizontal Rainbow Taken Aug 20th, early afternoon. Seen across Mount Roland, near Sheffield in Tasmania. No rain.

That's OK if a) you can afford to buy more than one at a time, and b) you have the storage space. Considering their $1.62 billion profit, their prices are way too expensive, that's nearly criminal

$1.62 billion profit. Obscene, when many people cannot afford decent food

Perhaps their strategy is for shoppers to buy everything from one supermarket - Woollies, instead of what many do, shop around to get the best value from Coles, IGA, Aldi as well

Yes, at Woollies, if there's $10 on the card, they ask, and just rdeem, simple, and user friendly. Coles needs a pin to redeem. Faitly easy also, except if you can't remember it.