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I’ve tipped on at least 3 occasions before ordering a meal to ensure excellent service particularly if the place is packed. On one occasion at the Intercontinental in Sydney when all meals and and drinks had been included in the price ($1500 a plate) the moment I sat down I called the drinks...

In Fiesole near Florence the tips (gratuities) were already calculated into the total including add ons for the plastic table cloth + tiny vase with plastic flower… what I’d calculated to be €32 for a pizza and two drinks at an outside table soon became €54… thought there was a mistake but there...

Yeah there were little tick the boxes next to each percentage that he used a stylus to add on.

Sometimes I tip but very rarely in Australia, although I have tipped a waiter when ordering a meal on two occasions when the restaurant was packed with people. Service was excellent. Had taken family to the ‘Drumming Snipe’ for dinner near Guildford in England and after a ‘mouth-watering’ meal...

Qu'ils mangent de la brioche

My ‘go to’ cakes are the Cheese cake shops marbled mud cake and Michels Black Forest.

It looked like my expiry date was coming sooner than I'd hoped. I made sure beneficiaries were nominated including newly married daughters ‘new’ name. Then found that my children would be paying 15% tax+2.5% medicare levy on the employers contribution to my super which amounted to some $10000’s...

Hmmmmmmm I need to get out more.

Schools in Southwest Sydney (where most Arab migrants reside) teach two languages in Junior High School typically Japanese and English. Migrant students study both yet struggle to speak or understand English… yep maybe with the introduction the extra Indonesian language classes this will ensure...

I find the purpose crafted & embroided ‘Nappy Bags’ that are available sometimes from the CWA stalls are really good shopping bags with strong woven handles. They attract lots of looks of admiration when I place the embroided ‘Nappy Bags’ on the shopping conveyor belt at the check out.

Which organisation in Australia safeguards Australian consumers and Australians lives in general from the introduction of harmful and toxic products before they're sold? Prior to SafeWork Australia approx. 700 construction workers died at work each year mostly from falls. Workers in Cairns...

Yes all dangerous, my point is that the government is years slow in implementing a ban perhaps waiting for a replacement which in the case of the organochlorides to replace the dieldrin turned out to be carcinogens as well. Many third world countries had banned dieldrin years before Australia...

I know I’m delving into ‘conspiracy theory’ but I look at countries like Germany where there are no warnings on cigarette packets, no adverse TV ads etc., and you can’t walk down the footpath without breathing cigarette smoke also in restaurants. Go to a Wine & music festival and packets of...

Nah I won’t be doing anymore courses… I just used a lot of those chemicals in construction… under concrete slabs and houses as late as 1983 yet they were banned in most countries but still available including wall sheeting with asbestos still available in the early 80’s. Remember chatting with a...

Why would the Government ban it??? They will once the overseas stockpile is run down. We are the world’s guinea pigs(mice). Some of the poisons that were not banned immediately in Australia as they were in other countries. Thalidomide banned in every country except in Australia. Dieldrin banned...

I have no doubt that we will be cashless sooner than later. The penalty for such theft from peoples accounts should be sufficiently high enough to deter companies from such system failures ensuring checks and balances are in place on all transactions.

If you’re a sloppy kisser then the Harbenero, a soft tender kiss then the Meatlover.

Kiss me and buy me a pizza.

well done hope all goes well for you.

They have woken up to themselves oops I meant the author has woken up to herself.