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    Is there something you've been wanting to try, but you're too scared to take the plunge?

    Good luck with the boxing. It will keel Mr Vella out of your way when necessary!! We have wanted to do the Big Lap for some time but the opportunity had never arisen until last year. My grand-daughter was going to 'travel' so we suggested that she might like to come here and house sit for us...
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    Joke At The Bar!

    There is a sign above the bar which reads:- WYBMADIITY. and a punter asks the barman what it means. The Barman replies, "Will you buy me a drink if I tell you," So the punter buys the barman a drink and then asks the barman again what it means. The response was Will you buy me a drink if I tell...
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    Joke The Expensive Gift

    "Pardon impossible to be sent to Siberia" Which side of impossible do you put the comma?
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    Qantas booking ‘error’ leaves customer stranded and $17k out of pocket

    This is disgusting!!!! What would happen if the client did not have the $17000 to cover all the extras that have been landed on her plate. Moral? NEVER EVER use Quantas. There are several other airlines who offer a much better service and who do not slice a bit off the top to pay the bonus...
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    Price Guarantee: Always Get The Best Bargains

    Wesfarmers have been doing this for years. I have asked Bunnings for example and quoted another store and they telephoned the store to check! Officeworks is the same. They will match any advertised price for the same product and sometimes, but not always, reduce their price by the 10% they...
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    Paying for another GP visit just to review pathology results: is it fair?

    It is the old story. People, workers etc are entitled to earn a living and the people who use the services provided have to pay for this service. That is fair and is a fact of life. Medicare is a great idea and gives people the freedom to visit a GP or not and to not be worried about looking...
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    Cost of Favourite Chocolates Soars to New Heights - Are You Paying a Premium?

    Have a look at chocolate prices elsewhere. Aldi has a fine range made in Germany and imported and STILL lower than local brands and their prices.
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    Weird and Wonderful Words

    There is a difference here. Flotsam is material lying in the water when a ship had had an unfortunate incident. Jetsam is material that is intentionally thrown overboard to try and save the vessel. Jonah was jetsam.
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    Outrageous $500 Traffic Fine Leaves Aussie Woman Speechless: Do You Know This Little-Known Road Rule?

    I have had an infringement notice issued in Victoria because I started my turn just when the amber turned to red. 1.6 seconds. The fact that there was a lorry in front of me made no difference. Sometimes you are too near the lights when the amber comes on and it is unsafe to stop because...
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    When you get a call from your "bank"

    I am under the impression that if something like this happens then the previous starting place of your current computor session can be called back using the F2 key. It got me out of a hole some eight or so years ago and I assume it is still usable? Ask your computer expert and see what they...
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    11-hour domestic flight?! Passenger shocked after Jetstar changed her flight plans hours before take-off

    Somebody asked who owns Jetstar? Isn't it the cheap option for Quantas?
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    Landlord's rent payment rant draws strong responses on social media

    I had a house in Queensland rented out. The tenants were all right when they started as it was a new house. When they moved out after six years we went up to spend some time there providing some TLC to make it suitable for new ones. They came for six months and overstayed their welcome by...
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    When you get a call from your "bank"

    "When you get a call..." answer the phone and if there is no answer IMMEDIATELY then hang up. It is a computer doing the calling. They won't call back. I had a call once from a similar scam and hung up but the person at the end of the line was very insistent and called again. So I put the...
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    What are you doing for yourself and others today?

    Trying to get the garage tidied up. My grand-daughter from the UK is coming to house sit for us as we go off on "The Big Lap" with the caravan. In a smaller house than we had previously 'stuff' accumulates and we really have to make space for them to put a car in. They are staying for a year...
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    Jim Chalmers delivers a grim outlook to struggling pensioners

    The government should increase its income!!! End of story. Multi nationals and huge business conglomerates pay accountants huge amounts to avoid paying tax. Make them pay their fair share and use that to fund the Job seeker's allowance to above a poverty level. Tax Board Director's bonuses...
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