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    Dog groomer faces $7500 fine after shocking treatment to customer’s pet

    I used to groom dogs. One of my first dogs was a Poodle she was difficult and I had to firm with her. I certainly never treated a dog like that groomer. Anyway a week later the owner phoned me up I wondered what she was going to say to me. Well she said my girl was no different when she came...
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    Retiree loses $110K in life savings to scam using Gina Rinehart’s image

    Yes and even here an advert pops up re Larry Emdur re the same thing as Gina R. I looked at Instagram this morning and some of the pics I wondered if truly real. Yes I agree will become really terribl.
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    Retiree loses $110K in life savings to scam using Gina Rinehart’s image

    As I told you I don’t watch free to air news, current affairs etc. Etc. re Banks I don’t go to any banks non near me for over 100kms. I do know not to give out any info re phone calls. Ok so you are a few yrs younger than me, but you don’t know a thing about me so just lay off. leave me along!!
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    Retiree loses $110K in life savings to scam using Gina Rinehart’s image

    Thank you for Your non empathy!! Warnings on a daily basis where? If you say on TV channels, well I haven’t watched any free to air channels for some yrs, don’t believe what much of the media report. Sadly at 77yrs not as sharp as I used to be. Pls don’t bother replying with your sarcasm either.
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    Breaking tradition: Discover the heartfelt note Kate Middleton penned to royal fans

    I was rather angry that because of people not accepting her wishes to get well in private, she in a sense was forced to do the video. The amount of dreadful speculation and rumours in different forums was dreadfuL My thoughts are may she recover and get into remission and be able to thrill us...
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    Cash activists withdraw over $500,000 from ATMs to show ‘clear message’

    😂 so I’m an activist! I saw it on X and thought what a great idea, so I walked down to an atm thankfully the only one within kms and withdrew cash. As an elderly woman who is not technically challenged, I’ve been using my Apple Pay on phone for some yrs because of debit card being scammed, also...
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    Retiree loses $110K in life savings to scam using Gina Rinehart’s image

    Sadly I got scammed via FB on a cryptocurrency platform. I lost $1200, it has left me feeling very embarrassed. This was last year and even last week I had two calls from UK which I didn’t bother answering, also calls from mainly NSWs numbers of these people contacting me. They did say there...
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    Paradise lost: Australian tourist's Bali trip takes tragic turn

    Oh I feel for her family what a tragedy. I was in France some yrs ago, had judged dogs in Italy and visiting some Boston Terrier people, I was directed by a staff member that this was the train to get on For Chauveny mmm wrong train, got off at Lyon to change, got on escalator huge mistake of...
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    Members user names and how they came about

    My username is because as a dog breeder you had to have a prefix to identify you. I really wanted Greenwich I liked that as I have pommie blood in me. Wasn’t allowed so my next choice was Summadale. At Melb Royal last year i was handling a Boston Terrier for a friend, the judge was from...
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    Massive cut on 500 tariffs could save Aussies money and reduce household expenses

    Well just scanning the info there are lots that won’t help me As far as I understand!
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    Don't say this word if you're in Australia: 'I thought that was fine'

    I have never heard champ said nor heard it to be offensive. Mmmm! I’m from Tassie, lived in Sydney, Adelaide and now Melbourne. Many many yrs ago I visited Melb, drove to Plenty which was in the sticks, err country side, I stopped at a milk bar, asked what do you have in the way of filled...
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    Letter to ‘Mr Bean’ exposes shocking closure of BankSA branch

    Well I guess I’m lucky as I only have to travel 9kms to my bank ANZ, which is not easy for me. I stopped using cash during Covid, but I do my banking via an app. I’ve now decided I will go back to cash, as I disagree with closing of banks and the thought of not having cash.
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    Coles shopper's 'ridiculous' act of defiance against self-checkout service sparks debate online

    I refuse to use any self checkouts. I believe that if one self checkout then you should get a decent discount, as its saving the Company of hiring staff to do the job.
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    Woman's explosive tram fare rant: ‘Swipe your card!'

    I totally agree with Mary, I see lots of people who don’t pay by swiping a card, it annoys me immensely but I haven’t had the guts to have a go at them. You don’t see the inspectors that much, I’m on a busy line.
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