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Wow! such venom from so many people. The Queen was a very hard act to follow and Charles is trying hard to do a good job but obviously has no hope of pleasing some people. Let he who is without sin cast the first stone.

Computer savvy people will usually resolve their disputes on-line. People who go into the branch may not have that confidence. Telling them to go home and deal with it on-line may open them to serious errors or possible scams - irresponsible of the bank. I have always had excellent customer...

My very brief research indicates that, in Queensland, it is illegal to leave a child under 12 years old, alone. This young girl has only just reached the age of consent and appeared very scared. I think it very irresponsible of the police to say it was acceptable to leave her alone without...

Some of us live to a higher standard.

Do they make a placemat with spikes in it to keep their elbows off the table when eating??

As previously mentioned in this thread, the solution in Singapore is well worth investigating. They have built several 'waste-to-energy' plants in which most solid waste is incinerated and the heat is used to generate electricity which is fed into the grid...

Where are the moderators? This kind of language shouldn't be acceptable on this site. On the other hand, it takes one to recognise one.

Ridiculous idea. We already pay Council rates for rubbish removal so we shouldn’t have to pay another fee for the same thing. I would think that the cost to the Council of administering such a scheme would be greater than the cost of disposing of the rubbish. Comments that people would put their...

Who gets the money?

Makes a lot of sense from a cost and environmental standpoint but I suspect most people are too precious to go along with it. That's what us baby-boomers used for the first year or so of our lives. In her memoires my Mother wrote that she was quite proud of the 'white flags' she hung out on the...

Whenever I need to transfer or pay a large amount of money, I transfer a small amount to the destination bank account, then check that it has arrived. My internet banking system then has the correct account information for more transfers.

. . . and where do those 25 letters come from? Do you also collect them from their various points of origin, transport them to a central sorting centre, separate them from many other items heading for many other destinations, then sort them into the order of streets and street numbers before you...

I agree there is nothing to be gained by putting a man like that in jail. Perhaps a few weeks in jail so he knows what it feels like but he should lose his licence to practice medicine, repay all the money he stole, plus a hefty fine.

The problem here seems to be that one or two individual members of staff didn't have their brain engaged when they put that sign on the shelf and the whole Company is incurring the wrath of some of its customers. 'Let he who is without sin cast the first stone'.

Undertake your own security check with the caller. Ask for their name, job position, location or branch address, phone number etc. Tell them you'll phone them back and hang up. Then phone the bank on a number you know to be correct and ask for that person.

I'm not blaming the Government for people being scammed. I agree with you absolutely that people need to take responsibility for themselves and I've said so many times on this platform, but we cannot identify the scammers and bring them to justice. We need Governments and law enforcement to...

My red topped general rubbish bin only goes out every 2 - 3 weeks and I've never had a maggot or smell problem. It just takes a bit of good hygiene with waste management.

'People being lazy' - that's one of the biggest problems we face.

Our FOGO goes in the green bin, recyclables are washed and put in the yellow topped bin, hardly anything goes in the general waste bin so it only goes out every 2 or 3 weeks.

Option 5B is not a correct option. Water does not freeze at zero degrees C. Zero is the melting point of ice, not the freezing point of water. Water can and usually does exist well below zero depending on its properties, eg fresh water, salty, still, moving etc. On the other hand, ice can exist...