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  1. Brian (the old bloke)

    Joke I’m Just Saying

    My income is fixed in the same way as we used to get dogs "Fixed"
  2. Brian (the old bloke)

    Electric carving knife

    We still use ours BUT I also use it for carving high density foam plastic.
  3. Brian (the old bloke)

    BIRD SEED

    I wanted to grow my own food but I cannot find Bacon Seeds.
  4. Brian (the old bloke)

    Eyewear giant faces hefty fine for spamming customers

    I bought one ticket in a "Classics for a Cause" raffle and could not unsubscribe. The emails keep coming and they keep changing the Senders address. I wonder about "The Deaf Lottery".
  5. Brian (the old bloke)

    Avoiding the ‘big problem’: Experts consider tougher driver’s licence rules for caravans

    I tried, some years ago, to get politicians interested in the question of small trailers and caravans and the risks to the general public. A standard Box Trailer can take a load of loose rubbish to the tip but then come back with up to 2 tons of sand, soil or gravel. UNBRAKED. Household...
  6. Brian (the old bloke)

    Bunnings shopper takes simple detour and becomes $2.3 million richer: 'It’s pretty surreal!'

    Hi I remember the old joke about the old couple who cleaned up big in a lottery. She said "What are we going to DO about the begging letters. He thought for a moment and said "Keep sending, I suppose."
  7. Brian (the old bloke)

    Strange new security gates at Coles are creeping out shoppers: ‘What’s going on here?’

    I was told, early in the time of "Self Service" petrol pumps that the boss could NOT put gates on the forecourt as that could result in a charge of FALSE IMPRISONMENT.
  8. Brian (the old bloke)

    Strange new security gates at Coles are creeping out shoppers: ‘What’s going on here?’

    I was told, early in the time of "Self Service" petrol pumps that the boss could NOT put gates on the forecourt as that could result in a charge of FALSE IMPRISONMENT.
  9. Brian (the old bloke)

    Watch your bank accounts

    We have had 4 deposits of just under 500USD into out joint account. I rang the bank and they wanted $30+ each transfer to return the money. I have notified ACCC but they will take 20 working days to respond. I check the account twice daily but no further action. We have a separate account for...
  10. Brian (the old bloke)

    Is Coles replacing staff with self-service checkouts?

    Coles are claiming that shoplifting is increasing. AND they are forcing people to use "Self Service" checkouts. Remember the old saying "The Lord helps those who help themselves and lord help those who get caught doing it!" Surely the accountants can add two and two!
  11. Brian (the old bloke)

    Brain Teaser DNA

    DNA What do the initials DNA stand for? National Dyslexics Association
  12. Brian (the old bloke)

    Carnation Milk

    Carnation Milk 74 Years Ago . This is PRICELESS ......... A little old lady from New Hampshire had worked in and around her family dairy farms since she was old enough to walk, with hours of hard work and little compensation. When canned Carnation Milk became available in grocery stores...
  13. Brian (the old bloke)

    Brain Teaser Cherry pips

    Cherry pips When my father was teaching me to drive (late 1950s ... remember way back then) he asked me, every so often, "why are cherry pips like mile stones?" After I had got my licence he eventually told me.
  14. Brian (the old bloke)

    Your Say Sunday Poll: Who do you think should pay for the first date?

    First date? I even paid all the bills (often with Travellers' Cheques - remember those?) on out honeymoon after dating for 4 years! Still married!
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