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  1. Jim P.

    Rental crisis forces pensioner to leave her community and loved ones behind: 'It's greed, pure greed.'

    Just recently, my grandchildren and son-in-law were forced to move because the house owner wanted to sell. The ONLY accommodation house they could find is costing them $900 per week. Nice house, but $900?
  2. Jim P.

    How inheritance affects pension payments

    My wife inherited her mother's house. Our daughter's family lost their house about the same time so they were allowed to live there free of charge. Two years later Centrelink fined us $40,000 for either, not selling it OR charging rent.
  3. Jim P.

    ‘Well done, mate’: Bunnings employee heaped with praise over kind act

    Recently, at Bunnings, Bennetts Green, NSW, I was in trouble with my mobility scooter. I have a small one which is lifted in and out of my car with a hoist. The scooter had just been removed from the car and the hoist was being returned to its position when it stopped and wouldn't budge any...
  4. Jim P.

    New Member

    Thank you for your welcome. Apart from books I read years ago by James A.Michener (like "Hawaii"), I find that once I read any book, I tend to follow it up by other books by the same author, and any series that author has written, like Wilbur Smith, Matthew Riley, James Paterson, Patricia...
  5. Jim P.

    New Member

    Don't know how to edit my original Introduction. I indicated that I'd lost my wife "16 years ago", when , in fact, it was 16 MONTHS ago.
  6. Jim P.

    New Member

    New Member I wish to introduce myself. Jim P. - I have been retired now for 22 years after having taught for 41 years. 16 years ago I lost my wife of 54 years and now spend 95% of my days sitting outside and reading. My 3 children and 7 grandchildren are very special to me and don't live too...
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