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  1. GrannyJA!

    The great Aussie retail shake-up: When bargain hunting comes at a hidden cost

    And the fossil fuels used to import the cheap products? Killing our planet as 'all pigs become equal'.
  2. GrannyJA!

    The great Aussie retail shake-up: When bargain hunting comes at a hidden cost

    I'm a great believer in 'charity begins at home' in so many ways.
  3. GrannyJA!

    $17.5 for a café bacon and egg roll—who’s buying this?

    You can safely guarantee the cost of 'overheads' running a cafè in a National Park, would be horrendous.
  4. GrannyJA!

    When shopping online goes wrong: How one delivery company has Australian customers seeing red

    We used to have a lovely couple who delivered our parcels fo Aus Post. One day they just vanished and now the delivery service is much worse.
  5. GrannyJA!

    Renters face new limits on houseplants amid growing disputes

    So glad I'm not renting. My plant collection is probably on par with Miguels.
  6. GrannyJA!

    79-year-old cancer survivor fined $1,200 despite valid medical seatbelt exemption

    Was she driving? In NSW even passengers are not exempt.
  7. GrannyJA!

    Fuel running low: Could Australia shut down within 30 days?

    Has this? Or did you really mean hasish?
  8. GrannyJA!

    She squeezed her car beside a badly parked vehicle—petty justice or over the line?

    Thank you for your lovely response. I admit that no longer living in the city helps. Rural and remote people are a lot more likely to help one another. Not doing so can have really unpleasant outcomes sometimes.
  9. GrannyJA!

    Why cash is making a surprising comeback in Australia—and your bank's chairman agrees

    Even using a card for groceries etc doesn't remove the need for cash. What happens to the 'little people if cash goes? The bloke with a small market stall, the family updating a piece of furniture and listing the older one on marketplace etc? Not everyone can, or is happy to give out personal...
  10. GrannyJA!

    She squeezed her car beside a badly parked vehicle—petty justice or over the line?

    I encountered a victim of stupidity in a local shopping centre. A bigger lady, relying on a walking stick, had her r4 wheel drive (which shopping centres rarely cater for) trapped by a mongrel in a much smaller car, parked at an angle. This prevented the poor lady even accessing her driver side...
  11. GrannyJA!

    Hidden road rule could land you in prison for 5 years as chaos unfolds on roads

    I remember a time when yearly awareness campaigns around motorcycles were very prominant. Look left, look right, look bike springs to mind. As an ex rider I am especially aware of bikes and generally 'let them go' no matter where I am, or the circumstanes. I would prefer they stay in front of me...
  12. GrannyJA!

    Dear Members beware

    Wonderful, addressed to nobody, sent by a 'moderator'! How stupid do they think we are? I'm so 'tech illiterate' that my grandkids have to set up my TV, and even I can see through this so-called mygov scam.
  13. GrannyJA!

    The city down under with a crime surge: What the numbers really tell us about community safety

    When are the 'powers that be' going to wake up to the fact that education is cheaper and more productive, for young people (and their parents/carers) than rapping them over the knuckles or locking them up where they learn even more ways to offend?
  14. GrannyJA!

    Good Driving Skills?

    Have fun.
  15. GrannyJA!

    Joke Bird seed

    It depends on whether you want to grow a humming bird or an emu.
  16. GrannyJA!

    Joke Windmills...

    Sounds like a 'dad joke' to me!
  17. GrannyJA!

    Good Driving Skills?

    I once made the mistake of asking siri 'who is alexa'? Don't do it unless you've got plenty of time on your hands.
  18. GrannyJA!

    Shopping centre parking blunder goes viral—and it's making everyone furious

    Did it not occur to any of the critics that this driver may simply have had car trouble and was looking for help? ie, someone to push the car out of the way while waiting for a mechanic or a tow?
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