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    Jetstar's 20th anniversary ad takes flight with heartfelt stories and hilarious outtakes!

    Jetstar, you are kidding, cup of tea, only half filled cup, biscuit extra, snotty-nose staff, smelly carpet, water extra, not allowed to take any on, nibbles not allowed on-board, over priced tickets, couldn't see out of the filthy windows, could see three seats from where I was sitting with...
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    Chrome of danger: Experts warn Android users of new malware threat!

    Welcome to the digital age... I am now getting more emails warning me about scams, viruses and new hacking methods than from friends and other welcome sources .... the 'systems' that have brought us such 'favourites' as bullying, and resulting suicides, theft of your savings, sexual harassment...
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    Protect your wallet: How Aussies are being fleeced by ‘unscrupulous’ taxi drivers

    Nothing has changed..back in the 80"s my partner and I arrested and charged 21 taxi drivers out of the one depot who defrauded the public purse after Wran introduced the 'Handicapped Taxi Voucher Scheme'. It was still going on after we were 'directed' to close the inquiry. There use to be 'Taxi...
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    Joke Doctor needs to retire

    I think 'Observer' should go to Specsavers as well, didn't anyone spot that the Doctor was a female however, being an 'inclusive type of guy' the Dr. may have been a cross dresser. lol
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    ‘Recidivist sex offender’ set for release this year

    Having been involved in this matter, I am not 'shocked' by his release.. As you can see all of the Legal and Mental advisors have expressed their views however, the Parole Board, who are a group of 'faceless people' can do whatever they want and are never held accountable for their decisions. I...
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    Is your wallet about to become obsolete? Discover when Australia plans to go completely cashless

    The Banks want it as it will improve their 'bottom line', no staff to pay, none of the following ie: Super contributions, no holiday payments, no sick leave, maternity leave, and so on, one rise in card usage hits all the cards across the lot, this is then passed down the line to the 'cash cow'...
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    Outrage ensues as Mary Poppins gets shocking new rating: ‘Absolutely crazy’

    Another example of 'Political correctness', infiltrating society and being in a position where they can change something whenever they like. As Ted Bullpit use to say, 'Someone should blow them all up.'
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    Nationwide shortage of popular grocery buy sparks confusion, dismay: ‘Gone as well’

    It's not just soft drinks, a number of canned vegetables from well known companies have disappeared and are being replace by Coles/Woolies home brand and most of the products are from China. Just found the Coles home brand tins of beetroot on the shelf where the Golden Circle beetroot use to...
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    Disturbing trend at major banks greatly affects many Australians

    Sorry 'bid13' , under the monetary and coinage act cash can be declined by any business, cash is legal tender however, the Act allows businesses the right to decline acceptance... I remember years ago a person would pay the Harbour Bridge toll with 1 and 2 cent pieces, he was proving a point, he...
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    Disturbing trend at major banks greatly affects many Australians

    I think some of the comments posted by Greg 350 are a bit dubious... my mate had money scammed through electronic cards when he made a purchase overseas... the bank constantly fobbed him off with a lot of double talk one of which was: 'You must have given out your password details to someone'...
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    Letter to ‘Mr Bean’ exposes shocking closure of BankSA branch

    Cash is king....it is always there and available, you can buy/pay anything with cash..Ukraine found that out when power stations were targeted by Putin, electricity shut down, no functioning ATM's...no machines to take cards in stores means.... no food, no petrol, no medicines, we will have to...
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    WHO'S THAT GUY...

    Some great actors and comedians mentioned there, a lot of the 'current bunch' are not up to their standard.
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    Scammer swindles $18,000 from war veteran: 'It was extremely convincing'

    My bank has been sending me mail trying to get me to apply for a credit card for ages... I only ask one question...'Does the bank provide me with 100% security from hackers, scammers etc. when I use the card... the answer is 'NO WE CAN'T'... so I inform them that they have answered my question...
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    This tiny detail on Woolworths item has shoppers up in arms—Did you know about this?

    Queensland last year had the biggest pineapple harvest ever however, the only fresh pineapple I could buy in NSW were those tiny ones from Indonesia/Thailand and pretty tasteless. Friends in Queensland were buying large, sweet pineapples from 80 cents to $1. yet Woolies and Coles had...
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    ‘This is a national emergency’: ‘Shortage’ of iconic Aussie product leaves shoppers desperate for answers

    The first cans to disappear were the Golden Circle tins and that was before Christmas. Then they came back so I grabbed a couple of tins as I was heading up to my van for a few weeks. I opened my first can and as always took out a slice to enjoy. WELL.... it was so tough, I could have resoled my...
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    The shocking truth behind Commonwealth Bank's new 'cashless branches'

    This is only the start, Banks are forcing this on us and with no regards as to how it will effect the public or small businesses. Remember when you wanted a tradie to do a job around the house, you asked him for a 'cash-price' discount and he was more than happy to give you a better discount...
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    drambuie69

    Thank-you for the interest, I am also looking forward to speaking my mind on topics that interest me.
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    drambuie69

    drambuie69 Hello everyone, Just joined, single, age: 'secret men's business,' enjoy camping, fishing, traveling to 'out of the way' places... have traveled o/s, live on the Central Coast, retired a few years back, member of a classic car club, do many outings/aways with the club, only 2 seats...
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