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If you go back and look at my original post you will see that I was simply answering Verdexon's question, "Karma for what?" I said he was convicted, I did not say he was guilty. His conviction is a fact - it happened, even if it was subsequently quashed, and it is not "illegal" to state that...

He's a convicted sex offender

I know how you feel. My mum (88) and mother-in-law (101) are severely disabled and have the appropriate permits. Mum relies on me to drive her wherever she needs to go. MIL used to, but is now in a home. In all the times over the years that I drove them around, the number of times we were...

Okay, thanks for the clarification. I must be confusing this drug with a similar one. The fact remains, however, that my friend, who is diabetic, is having trouble here in Western Australia sourcing her diabetic medication because it is also used by people wanting to lose weight. So while I...

Unfortunately, this has led to shortages of the drug and the people who need it most, i.e. diabetics, are having a lot of trouble getting it as they are competing against those who want it (sometimes unnecessarily) for weight loss. Doctors need to be more discriminating about who they prescribe...

I experienced the same at our local shopping centre (also in WA). The security guard told me it was because centre management don't want to risk "alienating" any of their shoppers.

You are not wrong, Brian. I have a family member who works in parking infringement and he tells me that they issue HUNDREDS of tickets per month for people parked illegally in disability bays and the sort of situation illustrated above is not an isolated instance. In many cases, when the...

I followed your suggestion and took a look at the Salvos site. They are not what I would consider great bargains. Spotted a lovely blue glass bowl on there and was shocked that it is $350! Admittedly it is a "designer" bowl but $350 for something they got for free? And on top of that, it is...

If you can't find one, make a post on Facebook asking if anyone knows of one in your area and maybe someone can give you the name of the areas covered. Most places do have a local BN.

When we had to clear out my mother-in-law's house, we offered her furniture to a number of charities and found they were very fussy - e.g. nothing tall, no cupboards with glass in the doors, etc. When a member of my family left her abusive husband, she walked away with only what she could fit...

The thing that gets me with op shops is that I know of people who volunteer to work for them so they can cherry-pick the items coming in. One person I know told me that she donated a box full of expensive near-new shoes to a local op shop and the woman in attendance swooped on them. She later...

It pays to be nice. One time I phoned up to make a booking at a beachside resort and was chatting away to the young receptionist (no ulterior motive - just being pleasant). She asked why we were visiting their town and I replied that it was our 41st wedding anniversary. She wanted to know our...

My daughter got along fine with her neighbour until she installed security cameras. The cameras were a necessity because her husband ran his own business and stored a lot of expensive tools in his garage. The neighbour went nuts over the "invasion of his privacy". Daughter and husband...

Percentages don't give a true picture. The current rebate does not begin to cover costs. So yes, the increase IS "mere"!

Pubs are not an appropriate venue to take a child. And why wasn't she being supervised by her parents?

People often make comments about how much a medical consultation cost them for a few minutes. But it's not as if that fee is going straight into the doctor's pocket. Doctors or owners of medical clinics have to pay taxes, rent, phone bills, staff wages, medical supplies, and other overheads...

The most I have ever paid for a handbag was $300 and only then because my boss gave me a $300 gift voucher for a store that I needed to "use it or lose it" and there was nothing else in the store that I felt I had a use for. Otherwise I would never pay that much for a bag.

There was no previous owner of the house. The current owner is the one who built on on the land and therefore she is the one obliged by law to pay half the cost of a fence. Any previous owners of the land are not legally liable. The neighbour would not be likely to know who owned the vacant...

I am in WA. With regard to fencing, there are federal, state and local laws to be considered, so it does vary. I just happen to know a lot about it from experience. Information is easy to find regarding these laws via Google. One of the most succinct summary of our laws in WA is in a...

I had to have a fence replaced recently and the fencer required that the person who ordered the fence was responsible for the entire bill if the other party re-negs on paying their half and has that written into the contract. Thankfully, although she was a little bit difficult to deal with, my...