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This is worth reading.
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Dear General Angus Campbell AO, DSC,I drank alcohol while on deployment in Afghanistan.There, Ive got it off my chest.I note youve come down heavily on your troops, with a new directive stating deployed ADF personnel are banned from drinking alcohol, reiterating previous advice that was flouted...
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Where do you fit in the big Picture
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It's generally the rule of thumb, that third of the population own their homes, the second third are paying off their homes and the remaining third are paying rent. So where do you fit in this picture. Us we most likely dont fit exactly in the any of thirds, As we own our home, all be it a caravan and we pay t...
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Cost of hamburger
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$16.50 with the lot in a semi industrial/commercial takeaway shop. I can't complain with the ingredients, on par with any other hamburger with the lot, but price wise I thought onions were eye-watering!
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LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!
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You know when you old...
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when your main topic every day is BM.
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Are we becoming Americanised or should it be Americanized
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More and more the wording or use of words are sounding American. Capsicums referred to as peppers. RBA Reserve Bank of Australia referred to as The Central Bank. Where is this coming from and why.
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Extended warranties on electrical goods - the killer is in the detail
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I have always maintained that extended warranties are not worthwhile because our Australian consumer laws override whatever the stated warranty is. So if you buy an expensive TV and it fails after a few years you are covered even if the warranty stated was only 12 months. The dearer the appliance, th...
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Children with disabilities...
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Children with disabilities are not weird or strange. They want what everyone wants! Just to be accepted!!! Can I ask a question? Is there anyone willing to copy and paste to their own timeline? -- Edited by aussie_paul on Monday 5th of June 2023 01:02:35 PM
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The answer to the question you wished you had asked !!
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Remember that 1972 dirge " The horse with no name " ? Why didnt the horse have a name after you have ridden him through the desert ? Well, actually he did. We called him Frank and we rode him all the way to the bank. boom boom. (Quote from a band member replayed on Sunday 4th June 2023 )
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Life's too short
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Three months ago, a friend and former colleague, a 58 y.o. female, suddenly and unexpectedly suffered a stroke. The last I heard, 2 weeks ago, she still wasn't able to walk or talk but her therapist is confident that she'll eventually regain some degree of independence.On Friday May 26, I was sitting...
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Koshi and McGowen Gone
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Mark quits finishes Friday Koshi quits finishes friday week.
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Artificial Intelligence contributions.
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Im on a few other forums, they are having new posts done by AI. There have been a few postings on this forum that appear to be done by AI. Does anyone else feel the same? They are pretty difficult to detect. -- Edited by rgren2 on Friday 26th of May 2023 10:33:45 PM
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Happy Hour Bingo Card
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I have spent the last few days at a caravan park on the north coast of NSW and attended a few happy hours. Listening to some of the conversations I have thought of a great game, Happy Hour Bingo. The goal is to mark off each of the following scenarios as they are introduced into the conversation. I have six f...
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Rental Properties Shortage?
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Recentlly WA introduced new laws regarding rental properties, similar to the laws in the Eastern states, where the tenant appears to make the rules. At one stage I owned 2 properties, one in Geelong and one in Brisbane, but I have since sold both. With the Geelong property I had long term tenants, mana...
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Joy McKean RIP
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Joy McKean, the wife/manager of Slim Dusty, has passed away The utube is probably one of the more popular songs she wrote ht The story of her passing, and how she wrote this particular song is in the link below https://www.abc.n...
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Have we lost Mike
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I noticed for week now Mike Harding is missing. Hope all is ok.
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Stan Grant.
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https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-05-19/stan-grant-media-target-racist-abuse-coronation-coverage-enough/102368652
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How stupid are our Pollies and so called experts
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just think about it at the moment governments (Federal, State and Local) are pouring money into Wind and Solar Farms. If the Feds stopped turned off the tap to those projects and then introduced laws that required every house in Australia that is connected to the grid must have solar panels on the roof...
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Good advice..
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With a bit of luck we hope to hit the Frog & Toad before the end of the year.
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After more than 3 years sort of stationary because of Covid and recent health problems with my partner, we are heading to Brissy for 3 days of testing to decide the next course of action. My partners condition has reached the conclusion of physical intervention, and now only drugs can slow the finalit...
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