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  1. J

    Macca's worker refused to clean and quit mid-shift – reasonable or not?

    Did the job description state that some cleaning was involved? If so he can be labelled as one of the lazy entitled young people. If not, he could have pointed that out - politely.
  2. J

    Shocking discovery on flight forces plane to make an emergency landing – what did they see?

    A number of years ago we boarded our plane in Manchester, England, to connect with another flight to Thailand. The pilot pushed back - and stopped. After a few moments there came the message. “Ladies and gentlemen. If you look over your right shoulder you will notice there is a plane sitting...
  3. J

    This Queensland couple's simple mistake cost them $860,000 - what happened?

    If there is any bright side to this sad story, it is that this particular couple are young enough to start again and I wish them all the luck in the world in doing so with a lot more knowledge of the dark side than they had before. But what if the people in question had been in their late 60s?
  4. J

    ALDI expands self-serve checkout trial amid backlash

    I totally agree with those who hate self checkouts. I’m in my eighties and have to use a mobility scooter and I also pay cash for almost everything. Absolutely refuse to shop anywhere I can’t have an operator and use cash.
  5. J

    Warning: Sophisticated text scam returns!

    Had both of those scams. Picked a spelling mistake my daughter would never have made, so deleted
  6. J

    Christmas Competition!

    I remember Christmas morning in, it would have been 1944 or 45. When I opened my eyes, at the bottom of the bed was a shiny 3-wheel bike. Because it was wartime, my dad had made it for me. He was an aircraft engineer and a fitter and turner during the day and air raid warden through the...
  7. J

    Will paper receipts soon be a thing of the past? Kmart is going (mostly) digital using new 'smart' Aussie technology

    I’m 81 and shop often as KMart as they are largely affordable, but deal with CASH. If they bring this in they’ll lose my custom
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