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How my Career started.
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I was always OK on technical stuff, usually 2nd equal in my class on those subjects. I lived with my Mother, and we (she mostly) ran a couple of boarding houses near central Wellington NZ. But as fate would have it the big developers had their eyes on our houses, to tear the down for development into a big i...
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Media Hype and misinformation, Eviction Moratorium
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Just watching the Pity Party story on Current Affair about people deciding to stop paying rent until they reckon the Covid-19 crisis is over. Appears the prominent couple in the story do not understand the circumstances under which evictions cannot be carried out. If you do not pay your rent, an...
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Tensegrity
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If you ever wondered what Tensegrity is , here it is , btw. Iam not in a hurry to make another one ,cheers
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Recoup
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Karma kicking/wiping someone on the bum
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Not sure where to place this story, in my opinion, it is good that someone, who had a team buying up toilet rolls and hand sanitiser, to a tune of about $10,000, is now lumbered with themIt just may stop others doing the same thing in the future Copy and pasteAn Adelaide shopper has attempted to return th...
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Tony Bev
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China sells wild animals to the world
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https://www.theage.com.au/world/asia/chinese-authorities-latest-wildlife-trade-outrage-is-mindbogglingly-reckless-20200413-p54jas.html
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Mike Harding
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Haunted Camping area
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I bicycle camp a lot, and one place that I go to locally a fair bit, I feel is haunted. If I just sit around the old fireplace at night, watching the bush TV, listening to the night noises, with my dog, after dinner, both the dog and I hear moans and groans, and see some eerily looking ghostly enities just on...
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Problems with Internet, during Coronavirus lockdown
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Last month, when I returned to home base, our NBN phone was down, which meant that the Internet was down I still had the prepaid USB dongle, on my laptop, which was working The wife has a new (first) tablet, which was also working After getting in touch with our provider IINET, we were put on a list The next...
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Tony Bev
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A visit to the Van.
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Yesterday I decided to make a trip to our van which is parked out the front of our house. I was just wanting to experience and re jog my memory of van travel. I decided to lay on the bed and finish a puzzle which was still in the van. We have 4 queen beds 3 in the home and the van bed. The van bed has the foam convo...
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Choc o holic TV programs
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Lack of forum activity.
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One would have thought, being confined, isolation, and quarantine etc. would cause forum postings to increase, not decrease as the case appears to be?
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Socially distancing.
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The best way to socially distance yourself from others is to wear a Collingwood jumper.
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Age pension
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With our super taking a big hit and we have just both retired....l need to do some rethinking. When l reach 67 my age pension age, will l receive the pension as a couple (my wife will only be 61) $1297 per fortnight. Or will l receive $860 per fortnight as a single person and have to wait until my wife turns 67...
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Kutikina Cave Tasmania
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This young man made a trip to the Kutikina cave in Tas. Unbelievable scenrery ,if the abc would have done this video , it would have cost a ton of money .Cheers https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCT9_GIKneg
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Recoup
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Takeaway.
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The chinese guy arrived with my takeaway and I went down the path to him. He started shouting Isolate!, isolate! "No mate I only ordered 15 minutes ago" Well I tried!!!!Sorry folks .
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The Easter of 2020.
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May we wish each and everyone of us Grey Nomads All the very best for the Easter celebrations of 2020. Albeit a very different Easter, as we will not be having family BBQ or family visits. Easter eggs this year have been replaced by transferring money into our 9 Grand kids accounts. This will save us hav...
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Carlton Zero
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After a recent blood test that said my liver was under stress, l decided to give up the red wine and drink Carlton Zero. Suprisingly, it tastes just like a full strength beer and no alcohol. So, if you are stuck in your van or house and need to slow down on the booze.....give it a go. Collo. -- Edited by Collo...
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Did the doctors say the wrong thing?
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Coronavirus: Africa will not be testing ground for vaccine, says WHO: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-52192184 My opinion is that the doctors did not say anything that was racist or objectionable.
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Guns are an essential service in USA
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Just listening to ABC RN LNL, Bruce Shapiro saying that gun shops are an essential service & will stay open. Surprise surprise!
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Life insurance mob to exclude anyone likely to die from Covid-19
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Is this another thin edge of the wedge Giant life insurance company TAL, to exclude those who may die from Covic-19 Such as front line medical workers Link below https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-03-27/insurer-tal-moves-to-exclude-people-who-die-from-covid-19/12093542
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Self Isolation Almost Over
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When I arrived back from South Africa on Sunday the 22nd March I had to fill out a form at Sydney Airport giving them my contact details and the address where I would be spending my 14 days in self isolation. Today (13) I got my first phone call from NSW Health to make sure that I was at home and not suffering a...
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