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    Thousands face $400 surprise power bills—here's why you CAN'T fight it

    A few years ago we had a problem with the electricity company - weirdest thing ever. I pay the bill fortnightly, still do so when the bill comes in we are usually ahead. Anyway, at the time it was on direct debit, but the payments stopped coming out. The bank said it was the company that had...
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    Are your neighbors doing this? The surprising trick families are using to claim parking spots

    Where I used to work, it was in a residential street, the guy over the road was hell with parking. He was very aggressive and our bosses told us to park down the road to avoid him. Our driveway was taken up with disability busses but we parked on the nature strip so as not to cause problems with...
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    Are your neighbors doing this? The surprising trick families are using to claim parking spots

    Lots of space where we live but I can see how parking would be a real problem after visiting inner city Melbourne. I don’t think I could cope with it. Narrow streets with parking on both sides of the road, bumper to bumper. Beautiful area and magnificent homes but city living is not for me
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    Want to be your grandkid’s favourite? Woolies has the cake—and you don’t even have to bake it!

    I’ve bought ready made birthday cakes before from Coles and Woolies and never had a problem. I guess mistakes can happen. Maybe the baker had an early start and had forty winks and missed the timer going off lol. I remember my friend paying big time for a cake at one of those French pastry...
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    Want to be your grandkid’s favourite? Woolies has the cake—and you don’t even have to bake it!

    I‘d Buy these cakes. I usually make my own but these are good if you need a cake quickly. I think they’re a bit cute
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    Solstice Energy to cut gas supply to 10 regional Victorian towns

    Wow Lakes Entrance and Orbost are not too far from us. This is going to affect friends for sure. It’s just crazy that they can think it would be easy to convert to Electric or gas bottles. Who can afford to lay out that kind of money in this day and age. Obviously the decision was made by men in...
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    Federal court decision reveals truth as favourite Aussie fashion brand faces collapse

    I agree, standards had dropped but as you said other Mosaic stores also were slipping. Hopefully Rivers could make a comeback to how it was before Mosaic’s disaster. Towards the end I really only bought jeans from Rivers as I think their other clothes were quite frumpy, but years earlier bought...
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    Federal court decision reveals truth as favourite Aussie fashion brand faces collapse

    I could be wrong, but I think Rivers could make a comeback as a stand alone company. They were well established as a trusted Aussie company, before Mosaic took over, for many years. I’d like to see it happen.
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    Is This Seemingly Normal Australian Town Hiding a Terrifying Secret That’s Keeping Visitors Away?

    I went to see a male medium. The first thing he said was “whose anniversary is the 7th March”, which was the next day. It was my sister and Brother in law’s (who had passed) wedding anniversary. He got many other things right including details of my husband’s prostrate cancer surgery but he...
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    Is This Seemingly Normal Australian Town Hiding a Terrifying Secret That’s Keeping Visitors Away?

    I have a friend who is a medium (I always say Im a large after I say that lol). She used to work with my husband many years ago and we lost contact. Anyway a friend of mine said she’d been to see a medium and she was awesome. When she said her name I said I know her. She’s like no, it’s not the...
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    Is This Seemingly Normal Australian Town Hiding a Terrifying Secret That’s Keeping Visitors Away?

    I believe you. My good friend who died many years ago lets me know she’s still around from time to time
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    Are You Making This Sock-Washing Mistake? Microbiologist Exposes the Shocking Truth—And Why You Should Always Iron Your Socks

    Funny thing - she did her best ironing when she was angry lol. She’d get that ironing board out and slam that iron, I knew when to run lol
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    Are You Making This Sock-Washing Mistake? Microbiologist Exposes the Shocking Truth—And Why You Should Always Iron Your Socks

    My mum used to iron everything - including socks. I on the other hand iron nothing, maybe a shirt or a pair of pants for a funeral lol. My mum ironed sheets, pillowcases, tea towels, undies. I was educated about ironing when I started working in disability. One of my co-workers said “you don’t...
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    Is This Seemingly Normal Australian Town Hiding a Terrifying Secret That’s Keeping Visitors Away?

    I guess Liam Neeson didn’t seem to mind the ghosts. He was shooting a movie there not long ago. I really want to go, I’ve heard it’s a very pretty town. Not too far from us
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    ‘Too good to be true’? Weight-loss scam tricks Aussies with fake endorsements

    I got a hall runner and a rug for the family room from TEMU just before last Christmas and I was very happy with both. In fact I bought two more slightly smaller runners recently as our dog is just not handling the vinyl flooring. He’s slipping everywhere and has had a couple of falls and lost...
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