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    This common driving habit is MORE dangerous than using your phone - are you guilty?

    I don't tailgate. I do however slow down ever so gradually when being tailgated & add a gentle touch on the brakes. if that doesn't work then I do it again, but slightly firmer on the brake. When they finally overtake I usually catch them up at the next red light or when traffic slows anyway...
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    Warning: Sophisticated text scam returns!

    I got one of these a while ago. My daughter lives in Ireland. She doesn't text me, she calls. She also doesn't spell it mumm. Deleted, just liike all the other unknown callers, shonky emails & texts.
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    The one phrase every Aussie says

    Been around a loooong time. It's an abbreviation of a euphemism....... "no wukkin forries"
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    The Queen was blackmailed by who?! New details emerge in Jeffrey Epstein scandal as he allegedly attempted to blackmail the late Queen

    if memory serves, he's the guy who was photographed sucking fergie's toes sometime last century. As to his credibility.... nothing to see here;-)
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    Poll: Do you think the sentiment of respecting your elders has been lost on the new generation?

    So what's changed? “The children now love luxury; they have bad manners, contempt for authority; they show disrespect for elders and love chatter in place of exercise. Children are now tyrants, not the servants of their households. They no longer rise when elders enter the room. They...
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    People are split on this shopper’s ‘easy-to-miss’ discovery on a tray of butcher steaks

    By all means alert them to the error so as it can be fixed but the supermarket has to honour the price on the item. Recently my local had beatifully fresh swiss brown mushrooms for $1.50 per kg. The guys packing the shelves were right there so I queried the price. They explained that that...
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    This home feature is a ‘nightmare’ for professional cleaners – do you have it in your home?

    We have one in our shower, I clear any hair off it daily, & remove the top & clean it regularly, While the top is off I pour in a little drain cleaner. No drama
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    Is your 'Australian-Made' peanut butter really Australian-made?

    Pic's Peanut Butter made in NZ uses Australian peanuts. https://www.picspeanutbutter.com/ Ridiculously Delicious Peanut Butter, australian made with Australian peanuts https://ridiculouslydelicious.com.au/
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    Mum's unusual Aussie food combo goes viral – would you give it a, um… go?

    1959, fresh off the train, to our late great grandma's home in Uralla. Local grocery shut, pantry empty & fridge too . Great Aunt opened her handbag & brought out a loaf of white bread, a pat of butter & a couple of packets of potato crisps. Quite the feast we had. All this time & every so...
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    Kmart’s little-known pensioner discount program – here’s how to get up to 5% off your shopping!

    State governments have a page for Seniors Card discounts & benefits. Google "your state" seniors card benefits.
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    Uh oh! Watch out for mice in the egg aisle! Live mouse spotted in Aussie supermarket

    Some years ago, back before consumer rights, I discoverd that the butter i had purchased was mouse chewed. No help from the supermarket so I rang the local Health Inspector. He came to my home to collect the butter & to ensure that the infestation was not there. He explained that rodents...
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    Warning: New myGov 'refund' scam doing the rounds: Don't be fooled!

    I don't open strange emails, answer phone numbers I don't know, nor click on those links that pop up in facebook. Having said that,..... Spam! No not the fatty, salty pink WW2 relic but email spam! What's not to like? On any given day I can have enough money to retire world debt, feed the...
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