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  1. EILEEN W

    Fast food chains ranked in terms of chicken welfare and plant-based options – which are among the worst?

    On the two only occasions I have eaten KFC I have been violently ill within 30 minutes, stomach cramps , vomiting followed by hours on the toilet. Now I don't even consider it. Nor will I eat from Hungry Jacks after being served by girl with long hair hanging loose from her cap over her ears...
  2. EILEEN W

    Christmas treat recalled over allergen risk after labelling issue

    As a person with several allergies to foodstuff this is so important. My mother-in-law almost killed me one Christmas by serving a fruit drink with pineapple in it. I ended up in hospital swollen like an elephant, covered in huge hives and having my stomach pumped. Her response was, "I thought...
  3. EILEEN W

    'Best piece of advice' competition - Share your best advice and you could win $100

    I will buy no food from Aldi after far too many dreadful discoveries - mouldy chocolates which I had bought in a gift box to give to a friend; creepy crawly with lots of legs in a packaged lettuce mixture and steak which when I got home and opened up , discovered it was green on the underside...
  4. EILEEN W

    You could be spending hundreds of dollars MORE than you need to on plane tickets! Find out the BEST time to buy

    Neither are they flying out on trips they can't afford. If they can't afford it they wouldn't be going.
  5. EILEEN W

    You could be spending hundreds of dollars MORE than you need to on plane tickets! Find out the BEST time to buy

    People don't always fly for holidays. A neighbour has just flown to the US because his mother is dying. Because of Covid I could not see my daughter for almost 3 years. My husband and I are pensioners so the huge airfare increases still mean we are unable to visit relatives in Europe...
  6. EILEEN W

    Joke In Favour of wine

    Yes!! I have proved this many times.
  7. EILEEN W

    You could be spending hundreds of dollars MORE than you need to on plane tickets! Find out the BEST time to buy

    Some good tips here as the airlines are cutting out many people who just cannot afford to pay the current prices
  8. EILEEN W

    This new restaurant 'trend' is driving diners crazy - do you think we should stop this?

    I will tip and generously, for good service by the staff either by adding it onto the space provided when I receive the bill, or else I will put cash into the staff tips jar. However I refuse to pay extra for shoddy, slack or too casual service, As a waitress in the UK back in the 60s, I relied...
  9. EILEEN W

    Joke Elderly Lady Driver

    Oh my Goodness! That is exactly what my very elderly mother replied when she had her licence cut up after failing her test ordered by our doctor to prove she was now incapable. As I got in the driver's seat to take her home she asked me what I was doing. "Mum you no longer have a licence and so...
  10. EILEEN W

    Joke Doctors Assistant

    Love it!!
  11. EILEEN W

    Sea mail is temporarily suspended as Australia Post tries to crack down on prohibited items

    My daughter sent important documents to me from France. They took 8 days to get from Provence in Southern France to Perth and then took THREE WEEKS to get to Sydney and another three days to reach me in Queensland! I was able to track the package all the way but could not understand why they...
  12. EILEEN W

    Eek! Popular shampoo recalled from Woolies and Chemist Warehouse over bacteria scare

    Thanks for the warning. I don't use this brand but it's always good to know of recalls.
  13. EILEEN W

    'Best piece of advice' competition - Share your best advice and you could win $100

    Don't believe everything your mother told you. (I wish someone had told me this when I was younger and believed everything she said.)
  14. EILEEN W

    Warning: Deadly disease spreading to dogs. Here's what you need to know to keep your pet safe

    Not only have we had one of our beloved dogs die of tick bite despite being vaccinated, we almost lost our daughter who became paralysed and infected following a tick bite. She was put in an induced coma and her swollen body packed in ice for a police escorted ambulance journey from Gympie...
  15. EILEEN W

    This traveller booked a 'room with a view' but you won't believe what she found when she got there...

    We had a two night stop-over in Hong Kong and I paid for a room with a window. Yes it did indeed have a window. We were on the 5th floor and our window showed us the blank concrete wall of the building next door. The window didn't open or we could have put out a hand and touched the 'view'.
  16. EILEEN W

    This 'vertical' one-pot pasta recipe looks incredibly delicious – here's how to make it!

    How much water?? It gets mentioned as put in pot with the sauce but not the quantity.
  17. EILEEN W

    Aussie chef blown away by Coles’ new ‘basket on wheels’

    It is a great idea for us oldies who find it difficult carrying a loaded basket but who also have trouble reaching in and out of big trolleys at the checkout.
  18. EILEEN W

    The heartbreaking reason why this ABC star presenter hasn't been on the air in months

    Sending prayers for a full recovery to a beautiful person.
  19. EILEEN W

    Fantastic meat deal! Shoppers go wild for Coles' '5 packs for $25' offer

    I did not receive this offer so could not take advantage of it. Nor do my two nearest Coles have the big markdowns on closing time as you report others do.
  20. EILEEN W

    Supermarket giant faces massive backlash for its new store – here’s why locals are fuming

    Just how many more customers does Woolworths believe it will get with yet another supermarket just 5 minutes away from another? As a member of the Queensland Koala Crusaders I must speak out as a Voice for the Koala. We are fighting a constant battle to preserve natural movement corridors for...
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