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  1. Michelle S

    Warning for motorists: Watch out for this text message scam – here's how to protect yourself!

    I did receive such a message, but fortunately I knew I had not used a tollway recently. I do not have an e-tag as I very seldom use tollways... they still targeted me!
  2. Michelle S

    Can you answer these 'hard' questions from the Australian citizenship test? Even Kyle and Jackie O couldn't get them all right!

    10 out of 10 but then I was naturalised and am a Justice of the Peace two things that makes you think and study and more importantly remember ... I suspect that being born in Australia would not automatically be an advantage
  3. Michelle S

    Shoppers are not happy with this 'ageist' self-checkout feature

    as an octogenarian I qualify as an oldie... and hate cash... before 1974 I used cheques as much as possible... never paid interest on any of my credit cards... and I know a lot of people in their 70's wo are quite happy to use cards
  4. Michelle S

    Diner shares the ultimate trick to finding the best Chinese restaurants - ‘Trust me!’

    same as I do overseas (check for locals eating there), look inside... Chinese the majority, food must not be dumb down to so-called "European taste"
  5. Michelle S

    A 'grateful' thread...

    Grateful that the sun shone long enough today for meeting other people in a park at lunch time for 2hours...
  6. Michelle S

    10 weird & wonderful facts about Australia you probably didn't know

    The Australian continental shelf includes Papua New Guinea which has 15 volcanoes, ie the country of Australia is not a continent geologically speaking, whatever is hammered into the heads of Australians. Just like Portugal is not a Mediterranean country, being exclusively along the Atlantic...
  7. Michelle S

    US expat reveals the road rules she found most confusing after moving to Australia

    first make road rules consistent in all states and territories in Australia, that would be a start, you dont have to be from another country to figure out it is a mess just now here when people actually drive from one state to another, or two or three. Next anyone driving in another country...
  8. Michelle S

    Is your bookshelf full of unread books? Here's what it says about you!

    'You have not read all these books"(on the shelves, in French, German and English), my reply : No only approx. half of them, the other half were read by my husband ;-)
  9. Michelle S

    Move Over, Expensive Cheese! Aldi's $3.99 Cheddar Cheese Just Won Gold

    Now why does she has to have a husband, and if she has one why does it have to his money, and may be she was buying at woolies only what she could not find somewhere else. I am always amused by the assumption that what is in your trolley is a reflection of what you eat.
  10. Michelle S

    The best ways to connect with others in retirement

    On retirement back in 2005 - created a French social group with a friend, (twice a month) - continued my involvement with my local historical society (unfortunately just folded up) also joined : - U3A teaching French, (weekly), including zoom during covid - a craft group, (weekly) - 3 German...
  11. Michelle S

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    Hi! from Kingsgrove NSW
  12. Michelle S

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    Hi! from Kingsgrove NSW....
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