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    Saucepan lids

    Thanks Maddie
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    The -ing Game

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    Saucepan lids

    Saucepan lids I am wondering if any members have any suggestions or advice on how to clean the glass saucepan lids which I have noticed are going rusty due to the steam from cooking. Has anyone else noticed their lids doing the same? Any help greatly appreciated. :unsure:
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    Is it appropriate for young children to see graphic anti-smoking posters? Woolworths customer’s complaint sparks online debate

    I started smoking when i was 12yo. I wish then that there was adverts as we have today. Adverts were blazoned across bill boards, tv and everywhere else you looked. I gave up smoking in 2011, i am now 70yo and i do get out of breath after doing little things like mowing the lawn etc. My point is...
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    Quick tips and tricks to dry your clothes WITHOUT a dryer – especially during the winter

    With the cost of electricity going up and the cold days here for another month I wash clothes in the afternoon put out overnight (providing it’s not going to rain) then bring them in by 4pm before it gets cold. Then around 10pm put them in the dryer and run that for about 1 hour and all our...
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    15 Hacks to Save You Money on Groceries - These simple tips will help slash your grocery bill each month!

    Who likes coffee? The price of which is exorbitant so i buy the Nescafe satches of 10 in a box. I wait until they are half price $3.50 as opposed to $7.00. If i run out i buy the larger box for $11.00 and get 26 satches. So a cup of coffee costs me $0.35 per cup
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    Little-known detail at supermarket sales tag REVEALED by former staffer: "Great info!"

    As I mainly shop at Coles I have noticed that Tim Tams are priced up and down regularly. 1 week they are $4.00, then save 40% next so $2.40 then 1/2 price back to normal followed by buy 2 @ $ 6.00. However if you buy the family pack they are double size and only cost $4.50. I always check other...
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    If you’ve been storing your eggs in the door of your fridge, you’re doing it WRONG! Here’s the reason why

    As far as I’m concerned these so called persons that whinge and complain about just about everything should take note of us oldies who actually do everything that everyone says not to. Just an observation from a 70 y.o
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    Pensioners reflect on the rising cost of living in Australia, urge government to prioritise the welfare of seniors in the country

    I thought they had to be in politics for 5 years, if it’s only 6 months then us pensioners should band together and form our own
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    Pensioners reflect on the rising cost of living in Australia, urge government to prioritise the welfare of seniors in the country

    I guess that myself and my wife are a little on the lucky side as we live in a retirement village, we pay around $400 a month for the “rent” comprising the council rates, water and garden maintenance. We are both on the pension and my wife has health issues and I receive a carers allowance as...
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    Books

    Books I used to read a lot of books but now I don’t as my eyes get tired reading. However if you want a good author try Dick Francis, he has written over 30 books and they are very good reading. Also Patricia Cornwall is another I enjoyed to read.
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    Paddy

    Paddy Paddy decides to go and get a job so goes to the local council to ask if there is any work available. Foreman comes over and says yes and can you start now? Paddy says yes and foreman hands Paddy a paint brush and a can of white marking paint. Foreman then takes him out on the road and...
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    The Diet

    My wife and I liked this one lol
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    Big W’s surprise MASSIVE SALE sends shoppers into a frenzy — items being sold for only $3!

    Was an article last year about Big W closing many of there stores nationally maybe the reason some have and some don’t have the sale
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    What REALLY happens if you regularly crack your knuckles

    I am always cracking my 2nd finger beside my thumb constantly and have no adverse problems(yet) with it and on occasions I crack all 4 but not as often as I did when I was working. However I do have neck problems now resulting from a car accident way back in the 80’s and following an operation...
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    Melbourne chef shares ‘life-changing’ aluminium foil hack

    Never had this problem as I leave it in the box with the serrated edge and when it runs out I go and buy a new one
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    Customers poke fun over sales pricing blunders: “Bargain of the century!”

    I went to Coles and had to get a lamb roast, I thought I might grab a pack which had a nice leg of lamb and 6 bbq chops plus 6 sausages in it. The price ticket said $20.9 so I happily picked it up not realising the decimal point was in wrong spot and continued shopping. When I got to the...
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    Joke Submit your best joke and go into the draw to win a $100 Coles or Woolies voucher!

    Travelling salesman was driving down a long dirt road when it started to rain, the rain got heavier and heavier and was getting difficult to see the road. Salesman spotted a farm house and drove up to front door where the farmers wife invited him in. Salesman asked if he could stay the night as...
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    Joke Submit your best joke and go into the draw to win a $100 Coles or Woolies voucher!

    A Chinese Doctor can’t find work in any Hospital in the USA so he decides to open his own clinic and puts sign outside which reads “GET TREATMENT for $20 - IF NOT CURED GET BACK $100” An American lawyer thinks this is a great opportunity to make a $100 and goes to the clinic. Lawyer “ I have...
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