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I tried Golden North and didn’t like that either. Maybe I’m just hard to please!

Yes, I noticed it has a “soapy” texture and the taste is not as rich. After buying Streets vanilla ice cream exclusively for a long time, I have now transferred to Peters and am happy with the result. I tried Bulla and Norco vanilla but did not like them. I don’t like the “Vanilla Bean”...

Primary rule: if it doesn’t have your name, address and Tax File Number, it is a fake and not from the ATO. Similarly with other incoming communications: if it has no identifying details, it is a fake. Delete them all. If you want to check, contact the purported sender on their advertised...

And still they come . . . . . Below is a new one that arrived today. The heading is “Australian Government - Australian Taxation Office”, copied from their genuine letterhead. ------------------------------------------------------ IMPORTANT NOTICE Centrelink: Important update on your...

Scam re Tax Returns This email purporting to be from the ATO has turned up several times in my inbox over the last week. My tax return was completed last year and the new one is not due, so what do they want to “remind” me about?? What is left to “complete”?? All they want is for the...

Indeed, ancient Egyptian pyramids make a very interesting topic. There is always something new to learn about them. They are remarkable in their brilliant engineering. Construction of a single pyramid could take 20 years or more. Huge stones were cut, shaped and otherwise made in various...

While I am writing about ancient Egypt, I thought it might be of interest to explain one reason why the hieroglyphs took so long to be translated. The hieroglyphs are not all letters such as we would use to write something. There are hundreds of them and they can have multiple purposes. One...

Mikeyboy2012 raises a fascinating field of research. Pyramid building has been a topic of intense interest since the Egyptian culture was made accessible by the work of Jean-Francis Champollion (1790-1832) and others in discovering how to translate Egyptian hieroglyphs. It was first thought...

Scam purporting to be from the ATO Another scam! I got this one twice today. My tax return was done and processed last year. This email is clearly a fake. See reprint below. This email is definitely not from the ATO. Even the heading makes no sense. It claims it is from the “ATO Support...

Best advice ever! When you see one, run to the nearest exit. Do not let them poison your life because they will if given half a chance. They are master manipulators and know how to inflict the “guilt trip” on you. Stay safe, stay sane, stay away.

Excellent point! To be frank, I would not trust my car to a 16.5, 17 or 18 year old (minimum driving age depends on the State or Territory of residence). Would you? A quick check on the internet of driving age in different countries showed that the minimum driving age in the vast majority of...