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    Free Brand New Sunglasses

    A pity they were all ladies, as I go through sunglasses like you would not believe. I put them down somewhere and forget where I put them and then I will sit on them and there goes another pair. I use them when driving as it gets very glary out here. I am surprised that DVA wont support me...
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    Woolworths and Coles face trust crisis—here’s how $4.1 billion could be the tipping point

    Re the paper bags. I have two semi-plastic bags I bought at Woolies when the "one use" plastic bags were removed. I have used these bags every week since and apart from showing their age, are as good as the day I bought them. They are quite large bags and I can't remember what I paid for them...
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    'What would she know?': John Coates' blistering attack on TV presenter sparks debate

    Coates has been in the job far too long and to him, it has become his own possession. I am not saying he hasn't done a good job , because he has, but he has become a king in a little castle and he doesn't want to give it up. Three years is plenty in such a position, or maybe a second three if...
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    Drive safe: New road rule may combat roadside danger for millions of Aussies

    It doesn't hurt to have a reminder, now and again. Some people have short memories.
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    Woman contracts incurable disease after karaoke night: 'I have to carry this virus for life'

    I am not surprised at the number of people getting this disease as entertainers seem to have to swallow their mikes these days. What has happened to the mikes you could stand back from and perform?
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    Sick of election spam texts? Here’s why you can’t block them—and what it reveals about the system

    I have only had about three e-mails, but TV has been almost one after the other on two commercial channels. I do not listen to radio, and I have already voted.
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    Do We Need the Moon?

    To the Moon, Alice!
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    Cost-cutting at the checkout might be backfiring—here’s what frustrated shoppers are saying

    I do not buy bagged fruit or veges as I find it becomes more expensive by the time the rotten ones are discarded. I don't even trust the people who make up your store order.
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    SDC Trivia Game #704 - 29/04/2025

    I got 9 out of 10 (90%) answers correct on SDC Trivia Game #704 Question 1: 🟩 Question 2: 🟩 Question 3: 🟩 Question 4: 🟩 Question 5: 🟩 Question 6: 🟩 Question 7: 🟩 Question 8: 🟥 Question 9: 🟩 Question 10: 🟩 Must have been easy questions today. Answered all out of the brain. No computer assistance.
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    Are Australia's banking services changing soon? Bank chief reveals monumental changes ahead

    I find the language some have used in there argument completely unnecessary. If you can't prosecute your argument without abuse you must be a very left winger.
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    'You shouldn't be in this area': Police officer's reminders catch two adventurers off-guard

    I never cease to be amazed at the stupidity of some. Just as well breathing in involuntary, as they do not have the brains to do it.
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    ‘Too broken to go to sleep’: Supermarket owner stabbed to death in his own store

    So many ankle bracelets are being removed. Make them waterproof and weld them on, if necessary.
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    Elite golf club ejects former political figure over controversial conduct

    I think Andrews has a personality problem, more than a political problem. He acted like a tyrant when in power, there was no discussion, he just made the rule and that was that. No empathy with the public.
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    Joke The SDC ANZAC Day Dawn Service: Jokes from the Trenches of the ANZACs

    True story, condensed. January '68 I was put into hospital at Ingleburn with suspected Malaria. There I was naked on the bed and in came a Sister with bowl of water and ice cubes floating on it and sponge and proceeded to sponge me down. ME, my mother said I would get pneumonia from this...
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    MOM'S DINER

    Oh, how the years go by, but the memory retains it all. Table manners these days seem to be things of the past. I have been thinking of opening a "manners" school in the town where I live, for young people who wish to get on in the world.
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