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I am guilty of feeding sunflower seeds to sulphur crested cockatoos. Only when the sunflowers are blooming and in an effort to keep the noisy buggers away from the actual flowers.

Uunfortunately most of the flowers we purchase in Australia are imported, picked by people being paid 'bugger all'. Some get as little as $2 a week (Africa) and even supervised by Australian workers who should know better than to treat another human being like this, just for profit. I've even...

I gave up coffee. Now I have extra time and inclination for other pursuits. I can still enjoy a 'morning tea' with a friend, without the coffee, there are plenty of alternatives. And the money saved is another factor.

How do you get around the 'liquid limit' when bringing your own drinks and snacks?

My simple theory is that if you 'don't let small jobs become big jobs' your life is a lot simpler. I have a hubby who is a 'I was going to get to it' type. I'm the type who sees it, does it. Many small and quick jobs don't need to become major and time consuming.

We also have one of these, as I love camping. Unfortunately my puppy hates being in the car. Any clues on how to overcome this are very welcome. We've tried containing her, we've invested in the back-seat set-up where she can still see between the front seats, and have the full range of the...

Hasn't Joe Average ever had to 'fake it' to get through a work day? Surely the rich and famous are surrounded by people looking after their health, be it mental or physical. A bloke with his assets can Surely afford to reschedule/ take a personal or mental health day. The public doesn't have to...

Well done, though some things are a little time consuming.

How about a nice goat curry?

This is a true low. Hitting people who access Centrelink is basically robbing the poor (or comparably poor). Why don't they try something challenging and scam Gina, Clive etc?

My parents had 2, auto 4 her and manual 4 him.

Similarly the Austin 1800 was the most comfortable old beast I sat in back in the day.

Yes, my daughter also has issues with her 4 wheel drive Haval dual cab ute. To put it in a nutshell, the same $$$ on a 10 year old Toyota cruiser.

Why did it take till the summery to mention that recall was, in fact, in Europe?

I have seen Coca-Cola used to cut grease on a concrete driveway.

A dating columnist diagnosing reasons for cheating? Sounds like fodder for nothing more than a gossip rag.

No wonder my son-in-law refers to 'common sense' as 'rare sense'! If these people had the resources to own a 4 wheel drive, and time to travel with pets, while pre-retirement age, then surely they had the time and resources to do a little research before they set out?

Old, and repeated story.

Just one question. Why the hell did he agree to the interview?