It's never ok to take cuttings, flowers without asking first. Though as my Mum used to say ' some people will take the eye out of your head if you're not watching!'
Winning for me would mean a little more room to wriggle financially. In the last 6 months I've changed my health fund, power and gas provider, internet and tomorrow it'll be the mobile's turn. Every little bit helps.
As for Drinking Culture, if Amie was around during the 50s or 60s - or even earlier - she'd know all about Aussies racing to the pub after work. It was mostly men doing physical jobs who'd meet up, have a few, then go home. Particularly frantic during the '6 o'clock swill ' days!