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  1. J

    Cases of fatal bacterial infection surge across Australia

    Well I got bitten by a mossie on my right leg, it turned out to be a flesh eating bug, call the Bainsdale ulcer, it took weeks to heal then it lay dormant in my stomach, ended up in hosp for two weeks, had to go around with a tube and a bottle and all this black liquid came out, then they had...
  2. J

    Discover this senior's ‘ultimate sacrifice’ for a $60,000 dream home

    We bought our house in Bacchus Marsh Vic in 1962, we had to scrimp and save, bought things from the op shop etc and did not go away on holidays.
  3. J

    Coles receipt comparison highlights unfair reality of today's supermarket prices

    Why buy paper bags, they can easily split if you have a lot of can foods in them, use the cloth bags, you can wash them and reuse them, not only that by using paper bags we are cutting more trees down which is bad.
  4. J

    Your pillow could be sabotaging your sleep! Here's why.

    Boy that is expensive I still use my old mums pillow years old and still good, I have a short neck and it suits me well.
  5. J

    Costco vs ALDI: Which store offers you the best savings on your favourite groceries?

    Aldi any day, you don't have to pay for a membership which is costly.
  6. J

    going overboard with cleaning

    going overboard with cleaning back in the 60s we lived in Bacchua Marsh, we used to put the billycan out with the money for the milk, and we did not have the use by date on things, we went by smell and seeing it, and we did not get sick, now days you got to sanatis your hands all the time, it...
  7. J

    Great News! Seniors can get a petrol discount at United Petroleum

    Ca you see the Victoria government doing that for us seniors
  8. J

    Former Young Talent Time star Debra Byrne on the verge of homelessness, slams rental industry

    She should try launch housing 1800825955 free calls levil 1-11 Chestervill rd Cheltenham email www.launchhousing.org.au they may beable to help.
  9. J

    Why pay more? Get up to 55% off on top-rated Emma Sleep mattresses now! Plus, how to choose your perfect mattress

    trouble in buying a mattress, you need to sleep on it for a month to see if it is good for the back, and if its no good you can't take it back and try another one. A friend of mine bought a very good mattress as she gets a very bad back after a week she could not use it any more.
  10. J

    Is an egg shortage imminent? Empty Coles, ALDI shelves spark concerns

    It is a great worry to a hen to be caged, it is cruel to have them so caged in, they just can not move around
  11. J

    ALDI intensifies shoplifting crackdown

    I don't blame them, there are thiefs out there that do steal things, I don't mind them looking into my bags at all.
  12. J

    Commonwealth Ombudsman uncovers two decades' worth of Centrelink debt miscalculations in shocking report

    I am not at all surprised they make so many mistakes. It happened to me a few years ago. I had a letter saying that they over paid me and now I have to pay back $5000, I went to the tribunal in the city to fight it, they look into their book, and found there was a red flag, which meant they had...
  13. J

    Rugby legend Wally ‘King’ Lewis opens up about his ‘toughest’ battle yet

    Its a shame and sad, but rugby aussie rules football all contact sport its not surprising that they get brain damage, seeing they bash into each other, and how the hell can they call boxing a sport is the only way of knocking your opponents head in then he falls and they wonder why there is so...
  14. J

    Tears and Heartbreak: Nat Barr's raw onscreen reaction to one Father's loss

    There are plenty of empty places they should rent them out to the homeless, even do what they did in the UK after the war, they built prefambs housing, very comfortable, and some people are still living in them, he did not say if he is working, also afew years ago they had housing commission...
  15. J

    The best days to refuel your car could save you a whopping $800 each year!

    The cheapest one I have come across is Metro Frankston NTH vic it doesn't matter what day of the week, he is the cheapest.
  16. J

    School lunch

    Back in 1950s I went to the Mile Oak Secondary Modern School in the UK and we had school cooked dinners and afters(puddings) loved it. Came to Australia and they didn't do dinners missed them. Jan Purcell
  17. J

    Social media erupts as wealthy 88-year-old widow asks for pension support

    Australia should do what the UK and NZ does, it doesn't matter how much you have, you get the FULL AGE PENSION, as they have worked hard all their lives and paid taxes, wake up australia if NZ and the UK can do it so can we. Jan Purcell
  18. J

    Australians Lose Over $3 Million to Bizarre Romance Scam!

    Oh boy some people are so naïve, and must be desperate, for goodness sake don't do dating online, you just can't trust them. Join a club, go dancing etc.
  19. J

    Guard Your Finances! Stay Alert to this Scam Affecting All Homeowners

    I tell you what, there must be a lot of very nieve people out there, don't ever give anyone imformation about your bank detail. Also everyday I get on FB men and mostly in the US army that say lovely things to you and want to become friends beware of them, also hackers that take my friends...
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