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I saw a letter in a magazine from a young lady seeking a traveling companion for a big trip. As I was already planning to travel to the same sorts of places I wrote to her and suggested we meet up and see if it would work for us. We spent the afternoon having lunch and discussing itineraries...

When I first retired it took 9 months for my pension to be sorted out. I had to complete and return innumerable forms, just because I had a modest Superannuation Fund. The calculations were very simple and anyone who was able to look at the facts objectively could have sorted it out in 30...

In the US, people in service industries are paid peanuts and depend on tips for their livelihood. Their counterparts in Australia are reasonably well paid and there is no need to tip unless someone gives exceptional service, in which case it can be a recognition of the special attention they...

I am saddened by the lack of empathy in some of these responses. Nobody is homeless by choice. Involuntary unemployment is a reality for a lot of people. Do you really want to live in a 'dog-eat-dog' world where the poor and less fortunate are left to rot? I sincerely believe we are better...

Quantities for the ingredients for the Garlic Prawns would be very helpful, even approximate would do.

Let's not forget eBay. I bought an item in good faith believing it was as advertised, but the advertisement claimed the item was a tuner/metronome, but it was just a metronome, not a tuner. I eventually got my money back, but despite my reporting the ads, eBay have not removed them. Caveat...

US restaurant staff are, in general, not well paid, and rely on gratuities to supplement their income, so it has become standard practice there to tip generously. Restaurant staff in Australia are much better paid and this sort of price gouging is reprehensible. If you get good service, by all...

I was not even born here, but I knew Edmund Barton was our first PM. Surprising to me that more people don't know that.

We have never watched it. We visited the UK some years ago and were astonished how popular it is there. The episodes ran behind those in Australia and people tried to pump us for information on what was happening in the latest episodes. They were amazed (and a little disappointed) that we...

I agree. I started driving in the UK many years ago and I seem to remember the white lines were always easy to see, even in the wet. Maybe they used some kind of fluorescent paint. The paint used in Australia (in NSW anyway) seems to disappear as soon as it gets wet. Does anybody know more...

Should not be a problem if they are adjusted correctly, but some people don't bother to get them aligned and that's where the problems start.

I understand that estate agents advertise their services - that's just business - but I take issue with respondents who seem to be saying (I hope I am wrong) that if you can't afford the rent then you don't deserve a roof over your head. I can't accept that. A civilised society looks after the...

The big mistake the tenants are making is not communicating. If they are suffering financial hardship the first thing to do is talk to the agent and explain their predicament. There is often room for both parties to agree on a compromise, but severing communications will probably lead to the...

My sympathies.

Yes, but that was for a specific procedure covered by insurance.

Yes, but that was for a specific procedure covered by insurance.

I walked up to the desk at LAX and said I wanted to go to Paris and have my bags sent to Moscow. The attendant said "I'm sorry, we can't do that, sir". I said, "Why not? That's what you did last time." (boom tish)

I just wanted to say that the distressing stories related above, although no doubt real, are not how I remember my own stays in hospital. I have been admitted to hospital in Sydney three times: Royal Prince Alfred, The Mater and Strathfield. In all cases I received the very best of treatment...

I was self-employed when I retired. Because I did not have a 'job' Centrelink could not figure out what to do about my pension. It took them 11 months to establish that I was actually entitled to a small pension and all that time I had to live off my savings. The case was obviously 'too hard'...