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Your information states "not born in England". the references I read on this topic say "not a British citizen". There is a difference A child who is born in the UK will NOT automatically be a British citizen. A child will acquire British citizenship by birth if they are born in the UK to a...

The other half of the story: My mother was two years younger than my father. Born within the sound of the bow bells, She, like my father, grew up during the war. Times were hard then, especially for those less well off. While it is believed there had been some money in the family, her...

My father was my teacher, my mentor and my inspiration. He was a brilliant student and won a college scholarship, but his unsupportive father refused to buy his college uniform, so father got an office job. Later he joined the airforce and with training in radar fitting, plus his natural...

Der! .... I find some cheese has no flavour. I used to eat "Coon Extra Tasty" but they stopped making it, so I moved to Bega. I tried the "Cheer" (previously Coon) ordinary cheap cheese. ... It had no taste and became dry and cracked within a couple of weeks and I threw it out - it wasn't...

In answer to all of you. ... I eat a lot less, hence the loss of weight! AND no I wasn't grossly overweight. (My BMI in 2022 was 24.1, it is now about 22.7 - I keep records of that too!) I was a competitive swimmer when I was younger and never put on weight. That too has ended, but that is...

While I appreciate the changes implemented, whether at my store(s) I don't know, I don't have a car. I don't use the self-service cashiers much, but they have their use. The streamlined service counters would be useful. I'm probably more interested in the range of products and of course the...

Actually, I did take up the issue regarding my Super Fund and got a "small" refund. As for the Compound Term Deposits. I'm going to investigate the Credit Unions. The Commonwealth Bank still insists on sending Term Deposits to "Holding" NO-Interest Accounts.

I have a Facebook account, but not under my main name, I use my middle names and advise my "friends" of this. I'm also wary what I put up on Facebook, avoiding any content that could make me vulnerable to attack. I use the old-fashioned contacts e.g. "snail mail" for the "real" transfer of...

On a slightly different topic. I was a Commonwealth customer for decades. I opened my first account when I was five. I remained a customer until the 2020's but was not supported by the bank for being a loyal customer. When I was bullied out of my job in 2007, I went to them for financial...

I don't use Internet banking. I have to physically attend the bank even to pay bills. Boy am I glad about that!

I wish Kmart was closer. Since they reduced the bus services around here it takes two to three buses (and hours of travel) to get to the nearest store! Can't go to the city at night either, no safe bus home. No wonder hospitality industries are dying! Mind you it is "cost saving" - if you...

The trick is to heat food until it is just hot enough to eat, then eat it within a few minutes of warming. The microwave toughens the food when it cooks AND the food will CONTINUE to toughen when it is removed from the microwave. One needs to heat food immediately before consumption and to eat...