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I think you are confusing them with Harrods in the UK. Harrolds was really an attempt to build a business based on imitating Harrods, but failed to move and change fast enough for the ever-evolving technical and business climate. The fact that they use the words 'unfavourable government...

True, in general terms, however natural disasters are a 'scammers paradise' where you DO have to apply for assistance that is often managed and paid via Centrelink. After the Lismore region 2022 flood, there were at least 3 other people who used my home address as 'proof of flooding' to apply...

Another thing to look out for with scam messages and emails is the new trend in scam addresses. As stated above, all Australian Government websites and emails end in .gov.au, but I have received 2 in the past fortnight from 'australiagov.au' and 'servicesgov.au' So if your eyesight isn't 100%...

I think what's really important here isn't personal beliefs and political agendas, but simply the fact that in order to become Premiers, they had to read a Pledge of Allegiance to Queen/King and Country. As such, it is very obvious that these leaders do not consider any sort of 'pledge' made by...

The reality is that much of today's youth has lost all respect for all older generations from their own parents and grandparents' generation and earlier; and why should they? These are the generations that have, in one form or another, taken away their future. The more they/we look at the legacy...

While I agree that there should be efficient early warnings for storms in place through local councils, the reality is that all the Councils would be doing is providing data available through BOM. Anybody can (and should) set up their own early alert system directly through the BOM website if...

A bit confusing. You are saying in capital letters 'Please be careful of this company' but then don't name the company. I'm assuming it must be a company that sells through a third party such as ebay, Temu, Wish, etc. Obviously, it can't be the Soothrelieve Socks people themselves as that would...

I have to confess that with Covid, I was never really sure whether the vaccine was a good thing or not. In some cases, I think the vaccines can potentially be worse than the illness for some people. This is not one of those times. The vaccine used is actually the same used for Smallpox and...

Speaking as someone who is in the final stages of MPox, this is very, very bad advice. MPox is not covid and needs to be taken very seriously. This is not a disease that you want to play politics and conspiracies with. Imagine having a red, very itchy rash covering most of your body that you...

All done Jimmy, I have sent all of the detailed information I have available to the CDC, as well as recommending that a public awareness campaign be initiated about imported fabric and clothing being thoroughly washed in disinfectant laundry liquid and sun-dried before use. Now I just have to...

Thanks Jimmy. This has been very challenging for me because 30 years ago I was diagnosed with Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma (rare form of Burkitt's) and was made a bit of a 'guinea pig' for a new treatment involving the harvesting and cloning of stem cells, etc. I was a 'bubble-man' spending 6 weeks in...

Yes, but just the first 2. However, MPox is in no way related and the Covid or other vaccinations other than the MPox/Smallpox vaccination would have no effect on it.

Cheers and thanks. Yes, it's been described as a blend of Chicken Pox and Small Pox, which are both closely related to it. There is Clade 1 (most severe), Clade 2 (much the same as Chicken Pox), and Clade 1b (much the same as Clade 1 in severity, but more contagious). Mine is Clade 1 or 1b.

IMPORTANT: Much of the information in this article is not quite correct. I say that because as I type this, I am sitting at my computer trying my best to resist the need to scratch the itching that covers much of my body, because I know if I do, not only will it cause them to itch more, it will...

Just some examples of the weird stuff that I get a laugh out of but don't buy... ok, I DID buy Devil Duck as a funny gift for somebody. Mostly what I buy on Temu is stuff for making model train layouts and scale dioramas. Also art and craft supplies. It's excellent for that and only a fraction...

That's ok, all good, but I just need to ask one thing: If the owner hasn't gone to the property nor done any maintenance at all for 12-15 years, it's going to be in a bit of a state of disrepair. So, then if somebody else moves in, cleans it up, reconnects the utilities, and returns it to being...

Nothing in the article suggested that any property had been destroyed or vandalised, simply removed and replaced. I'm pretty sure that if it was abandoned, and locked up for 15 years, whatever property left inside would have smelled very musty and mouldy, so there couldn't have been very much by...

I have to say that I'm 100% on the squatter's side with this one. As far as they were concerned, it was an abandoned property, and reading between the lines, it sounds like they were the only ones who maintained it since moving in, possibly over a decade ago, as well as keeping all the utilities...

Temu has become my favourite place to shop. Have made some great quality purchases, but also some great laughs at some of the really obscure products that appear. For example, they have a great range of cute and humorous rubber ducks... including that oft-mentioned 'little black duck', a female...

Yes, you are being unreasonable to expect to be paid back for such an accident. It was your choice alone to buy an expensive wine in a vain attempt to impress the parents, not the sister, and accidents happen (especially at a party with drinking involved). Next time, you just buy an expensive...