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Family of 3 in Adelaide with the small red bin. Almost never above 1/4 full. Recycle bin usually full - I break and flatten all cardboard…

Not so easy to get residency in desirable countries. I'm aware of folk that do it but not sure if pension comes into it. If you suck at…

Exactly! If you can retain financial independence why wouldnt you?

Why not? Recognise that it she hasnt bought and sold in the past 30 years. Values have gone up around her. So why should older folk have to…

Sadly true atm. LNP has embraced a model where they favor the wealthy and dupe the vulnerable to support that position. It wasnt always so,…

Ahh butterfly - you begin to learn.... It isnt really a binary proposition, there are part pensions. And timng comes into it in a big way.…

I know this thinking is a little out of date, but they are a bit sh@t at actually picking up signal and working as a phone. We do a bit of…

ARB left me in the lurch 30 years ago. Ive kept the hate.

Simple procedure. Find a good chippy and ask them if they know a person that will work in with them to gyprock and flush. Only get a chippy…

Do Samsung sell a Millanese option for your watch? These are stainless, look good and very comfortable. I believe the lead/stainless steel…

Check out the calculators at Solarquotes for your situation. Also check for reviews/info on offered components. Really, really avoid just…

External motor and youll never go back. Quiet, powerful efficient, easy to clean.

The process isnt complete replacement - at least at the start. Thats why humanoid robots are the big development atm. So the things an…

First one was over 10 years ago and was very basic. I kept waiting for it to die. I was a bit sceptical about them. Still works, but we…

Hang a noisy bell inside on the door. You may not hear it - but a burglar sure will and theyll wonder what else is going to happen.…

Glass looks to have broken from the inside from the pics. Unless you have a jet engine in the back yard it was very likely some physical…

We are on our second - a Kogan special. For around $250 its pretty good. A few things: Get the heated seat. The only rump that deserves a…

I travel a lot and look for light weight, breathable and quick dry. Tried Lululemon and very happy, Icebreaker lightweigh merino and…

No, we contracted a private inspector after this. During the build I saw that the balcony structure was still only nailed (not bolted)…

Not cheap, but look at a Muck Mat. They look like artificial grass, but work really well. Anaconda have them.

100 cheap screwdrivers........ There are better ways of locking yourself in for years of frustration.

Actually did that when the Commodore was newer. Holden service folk were overpriced and useless. Turned out Toyota servicing was cheaper…

FWIW looking at building in the next year or so and will definitely be getting independent building inspections at each stage. Ill be…

The thought of our Ginadutton to match the Elontrump is a nightmare we couldnt look away from. At least we wouldnt need to bother with a…

Mycar are franchises and from just the responses to this post some are fine and some are shonky ripoffs. Other reviews i have seen tell a…

Same here. Got the Xiaomi one for $330ish in 2016 I think. Has LIDAR works flawlessly with occasional brush/ filter chamges. Price…

Unknown acronym Not explained in article, my interest wanes...

When i read the heading i had a list of names. Then i read the rest and realised it wasnt about people who really shouldnt pass genes…

I dont know about 'real' cars, but Toyotas offerings from around that time were very well engineered and far simpler than more recent…

Congrats OP youve managed to set off both age-ist and ICE-ist folks. A hardly used second hand EV will have up to date safety systems, be…