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    You won't believe what this Australia Post worker did: Queensland woman outraged by 'unacceptable' parking act

    I have two Bunnings opposite sides of city where I am, and there are NO disabled spots.
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    You won't believe what this Australia Post worker did: Queensland woman outraged by 'unacceptable' parking act

    I have a Disability Parking permit and it is almost every time that I drive somewhere that the Disability space is taken by drivers who are not displaying a permit. One time I was threatened with assault for speaking to one such driver. Supermarkets are very regular as they are near the front...
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    What a cat-astrophe! An Aussie traveller's innocent encounter with a local animal became a costly lesson

    I was bitten by a dog in the Philippines, being a country that has rabies. Had the full course of injections, and they only cost around $200. I do not know which was worse, the dog or the injections, but I came out of it OK. The US is greatly over inflated with medical care costs.
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    OLD IS WHEN

    I can tick most of them off.
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    Shocking footage: Plumber's disgusting behaviour in a client’s home caught on camera!

    I had a similar case recently, when a plumber was engaged by the landlord to replace the toilet cistern a few days after I had moved into the property. He arrived on raining day, took a shortcut across a wet and muddy lawn, traipsed inside, without even wiping his boots on a mat I had placed at...
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    Shocking Truth About Funeral Insurance - Are You Being Taken for a Ride?

    I had a career in the Insurance Industry for 52 years, in Australia, London and the Philippines and have known without reservation that so called "Funeral Plans" are a total ripoff scam designed by clever marketers to rob unsuspecting people by false narratives. Any person who has one of the...
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    Your Say Sunday: Legalising Voluntary Assisted Dying

    This comment is totally correct and describes what we all face; our inevitable death. I have witnessed first hand, the passing of a person that every step had been taken to extend their life, when all they wanted to do was to end their pain and suffering.
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    Questions You Just Can't Answer......

    Or people who push the pedestrian crossing button non stop.
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    Discover the heartwarming reason this ALDI shopper buys gifts for checkout staff

    I always say please and thank you when looking for assistance at shops. It does not cost anything to be polite, all workers are fellow humans.
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    SHORT PEOPLE

    I am not short, just vertically challenged.
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    Save your cookware (and your wallet) with these cleaning tips!

    Op Shop prices are usually very low, and work on a quick flow through. I have had other bargains when brousing, as have some friends. eg: Set of six crystal wine glasses for $15. Value more than $400. It also helps to know what you are looking at. Recently looking for a glass frypan lid, was $1...
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    Save your cookware (and your wallet) with these cleaning tips!

    JOJO HAD BOUGHT THE PAN AT AN OP SHOP.
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