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    Three TV Channels

    I remember getting a tv around 1964 and I was the remote for my mum, she had injured her back so I did all the adjustments for her.
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    Shopper slams Coles for ‘excessive’ plastic use on Easter buy - Is it time to say goodbye to plastic packaging?

    Save plastic and make your own, no plastic needed and money saved by baking at home, cheaper, better and untouched by any hands except the home bakers.
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    ‘Sad and Distressing’: Massive Numbers Of Bird Deaths In Australian Heatwaves Reveal A Profound Loss Is Looming

    I recently bought one from bunnings, as low as $20, birds take up too 4 weeks to get used to a new water scource so have patience, I now have dozens coming in for a drink an bath, so funny watching them line up on the rail of my ramp to have their turn.
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    Chances are you aren't deep-cleaning your toilet enough, according to a professional cleaner

    I had hubby and 3 boys, 1 girl, taugh my boys to pee properly not all over the place, when they got older they all were taught to clean the toilets and bathrooms properly, no need for a sticky loo .
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    ‘So, this happened today…’ An ALDI shopper has issued an urgent warning after being targeted by thieves

    Had that happen to me 40 years ago, going through coles had my 4 kids with me, 4 under 4 1/2, so watching then and the one baby in the trolley, put my shopping through and an older couple were packing their groceries an they left and when my shopping had gone through the chechout it was double...
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    Looking for the best ‘snot block’ in town? This humble bakery is the place to go!

    It has been called snot block for the last 45 years that I know of, an that was in Western Australia
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    Hospital patients are being charged an unbelievable fee for this one thing...

    Here in Tasmania we are charged an arm and a leg to rent a tv, but at my local Hospital in Scottsdale the Womens Auxilery fundraise and buy and donate the TVs to the hospital so patients can have free tv during their visits.
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    ALDI customers outraged over latest Special Buys pillow release

    I had the same problem with feather pillows bought from Harris Scarfe, very scratchy and pokey, needle like things sticking through, had to stop using them in the end as I got poked to close to my eye for comfort, they had no odour just spikes sticking out.
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    Centrelink recipients begging for ’real’ relief - see why living off this income is nearly impossible

    If your rent is so high you must be in private rental and eligible for rent assistance through centrelink, on th rent you pay you should get the full amount of $151 per fortnight.
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    Centrelink recipients begging for ’real’ relief - see why living off this income is nearly impossible

    How much you can get There's no assets test for Carer Allowance but there is an income test. on this page If you’re providing care to someone 16 or older If you’re providing care for a child under 16 If you meet the Carer Allowance income test, your income doesn’t affect how much...
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    ‘Your behaviour is absolutely appalling’: Local man calls out neighbour over ‘disrespectful’ dog waste disposal

    i would get very annoyed if someone put dog poo in my bin in the middle of summer and have it sit there for 2 weeks in the heat, it would be stinking within a day, imagine having that stench in your yard fouling up the air for 2 weeks, bad enough hear in my retirement village with neighbours...
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    Your Say Sunday Poll: Do you think it's okay to smack children/grandchildren?

    Agree with you, the odd smack when needed will often stop an unruly child becoming an self entitled spoilt brat.
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    The Shocking Prices of Woolworths' Easter Eggs Will Leave You Stunned - Are Shoppers Getting Ripped Off?

    I and my son love dark chocolate so I buy on special ,melt and add walnuts and/ or almonds and/or dried fruit and mix, no added sugar, just put spoonful onto baking paper and allow to set.
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    Kmart shopper's ‘genius’ bra hack will make your life so much easier (and comfier)

    Not new at all, I am 66 and have been doing this for 50 years.
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    This unlikely hardware store purchase will make your kitchen sink shine

    I just use good old ajax powder and scrub with a scourer and wipe clean with warm water and dry, very shiny, even stunned my daughter inlaw who spent money on very expensive cleaners when she had to cut corners and found MIL does know stuff.
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