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I don't do this in the bathroom as my hot water tank is just outside the window so hot water arrives almost instantly. However, I have done this in the kitchen for the last 21 years, since moving to a rural village. I collect the water from the kitchen tap as it heats & use it for making...

I hate daylight savings. When I was still working I had to put up with it & adjust everything to suit this stupidity. Once I stopped working, I stopped acknowledging daylight savings. I don't change my clocks or watch. I do have to watch my fave TV shows an hour earlier than previously. I...

Just one more so-called big retailer that I have never heard of.

I so agree with you. Because of the action of a postie on a motor bike I am looking at installing a dashcam on my car. I was driving down a tree lined street with no traffic around when suddenly a motor bike came off the footpath & from behind a tree on my left & went right in front of me...

Also, the risk of falling out of bed is dangerous & can lead to serious injuries. I would prefer for my loved one to have bed rails up rather than have them fall out of bed. Staff can't be in attendance on every resident 24/7 so other measures have to be taken. I have had a family member tied...

Many years ago when we moved from a major coastal city to rural NSW, we purchased a deep fryer so that we could continue to enjoy our fish & chips each Friday night. By buying frozen fish fillets & frozen chips at the local supermarket I can make a meal for less than $5 per serve. While...

The whole aged care system is a big FAIL. I have been waiting for 9 months now since I received my approval for Level 2 letter. I checked with My Aged Care a couple of days ago & was told not to expect to receive funding before the end of the year. This puts me in the situation of having to...

Don't you believe it. It aged care they just give the resident a dose of Morphine for a pain which could have been treated with Panadol or Panadeine. This was what the doctor prescribed for my mother when she complained of a pain in her hip. This was not debilitating or life threatening as I...

And the quicker the nursing home can get another resident who will contribute even more from the sale of their home especially if the first resident had been there for 5 years or more & the N.H. could no longer take 2% of the money from the sale of their property. Get a new resident, get access...

The nursing home should NEVER raise the subject of euthanasia with a resident. If the resident wants to raise it then so be it. However, as a former nurse I would be horrified if I was asked to participate in euthanising one of my patients. We only have to look at the numbers of veterinarians...

A fly net over my hat keeps the pesky creatures away from my face. A long sleeved shirt & long pants when out in the garden solves the problem. I fully gauzed my front verandah so I can sit out there in peace when ready to sit & have a cuppa or read a book. Problem solved for both gardening...

Since they removed Target from Dubbo & replaced it with K-Mart I have been left wondering where do I buy the things I loved at Target. I definitely won't shop at K-Mart with their checkout in the middle of the store & someone requiring you to show your shopping to them at the exit. So you have...

Looks like council were not content to build a pool but had to have a space that looks like it belongs in the Middle East. No wonder they went over budget & now they have to find a way to pay for it & so they look to "the bank of local residents". My response to this council would be, you...

When was this article written? It says "... from Friday 1st December ....". It's been a few years since 1st December was a Friday since this year it is a Monday. How about SDC give us current & relevant articles? Is that too much to ask or are we, as seniors, not supposed to notice how out...

For you arrogant information - I worked very hard in large hospitals for most of my life, both as a clerical worker keeping the hospital functioning & reports reaching your doctor, and as a nurse for many years, helping people to recover from illness & injury. So, Mr. Govt employee who likes to...

You are obviously a member of the part of govt which receives all this additional revenue. Have a good day.

When I retired I moved from Newcastle to a small country town in the north-west of the state. I thought that, being a country town, it would be friendly. How wrong can one be?? I soon learned that "if you were not born here, you are a stranger" forever. There is virtually no way to make...

This is why I hated working with married women with children, or those who could be pregnant. They go on their leave (I'm not disputing that it's legal or warranted) but the rest of the staff are left to pick up the tab. I have spent many days having to do someone else's work as well as my own...

One more instance of revenue raising. If there is no traffic in sight, what is the danger if a person crosses the road away from a zebra crossing or against the red light? None. So, that makes it definitely revenue raising.

Unfortunately this idea would not work in any institution. Staff have to work to timetables & routines to get their work done. Showering could possibly be done at different times but meals need to be at a set time so kitchen staff have time to prepare, serve & clean up from one meal in time to...