I think there has to be a balance. Teaching is hard I know as some friends and my mum taught. My mum would make learning fun and exciting, wore costumes to make the children laugh. She would read in funny voices and make games up. Maths is a hard subject and not a favourite for me and I also think for a lot of people. We have too many gadgets these days so we aren't using our brains and knowledge because gadgets do it for us. Give a child google and they can answer any question you ask, ask them to use their imagination and come up with some thing unique and they are stuck. Spelling is another problem and we have touched on this subject before, how can we teach children when their parents have called them some weird misspelt name no one can even pronounce let alone spell either.

When I changed gender from male to female I found that I could no longer reverse a car nor read a map. And those bloody men leaving the toilet seat up was really annoying.

Maybe they should have bus time table for peoples how want they pets o the bus. One in the morning and one for afternoon.

Early intervention can significantly reduce crime, and there are some really good examples of this. Also, if people who offend do have to always pay reparation as well as having to pay people money for the emotional and other harm they have caused will have an effect of meaning that people are less likely to offend. Corrections also needs to take its role of assisting offenders to turn their lives around much, much, much more seriously. The government should not let Corrections away with its excuses for not placing people on appropriate programmes nor providint them other assistance, such as counselling etc. There's such a lot we could do, but don't, and I could probably write a book about it.

I am in my 70's and we had it back when I was a teen. I started work at just turned 15 and I paid for my clothing, transport, board, health care etc. At 21 if you were not married you were being talked about as being left on the shelf. Always been pressure put on everyone but the trick is to ignore the pressure and live your life as best you can with a good conscience, respect for family and yourself and never let friends influence you in ways that are not healthy. These days I think people should put their phones down and start talking to people. Influencers as they are called are just wanna be's who really do not know much anyway but seem to get a following and many become quite rich because of this so called fame. It used to be called keeping up with the Jones's back in my day and that was something I never aspired to. I still don't. There will always be someone prettier, have a better figure, be taller, have a better car, house, job etc. I guess you have to learn to be satisfied with what you have and improve it if you wish by common sense approaches.

I honestly thought this was already happening. We are eventually going to run out of space for graves in our cemeteries, as interesting as it is seeing the historical graves from over 100 years ago it may come down to those sites needing to be reused... More and more people seem to be opting for cremation nowadays however, so maybe it won't be as big an issue as predicted... Cemeteries may well become more for those that are religiously inclined. I know all my family are wanting to be cremated, personally I like the idea of those environmental burial pods where you go in the ground and return to the earth; plant a tree on top of me and I will be happy :)

Fantastic option! I think we are being hoodwinked into believing we can’t educate our children! I sent my oldest 3 children to school , then took them out and have been home educating for 4 yrs and my 5yr old hasn’t even been to kindy! As for socialising - if I committed to all the social events organised for homeschoolers in my city , we would never get any formal work done! Don’t ever let people tell you Home schooled children don’t socialise!

I only donate to animal shelters .I have more faith in animals than some humans .I detest any cruelty to animals .We keep a dog ,but always adopt one from a shelter or refuge & they are so loving towards us

Europe has a good infrastructure and not so long distances.Australia is completely different and I dont think electric cars are suitable at the moment.There is not even the necessary infrastructure and also the grid is already now on its limits.I will not buy an electric vehicle anytime soon

People will purchase if local products are affordable and of good quality. And governments need to support people trying to open their own businesses.

Yes and two years later am still waiting to see any of it. They have since become non friends over a different incident and in the time since we have also found out they didn't use the money for the emergency medical treatment they said it was for but they did at least enjoy a night at the casino on us. NEVER again do we trust anyone when it comes to money. We don't normally lend anyway but these two were such good, long time friends so we thought this was an exception. Sadly, from now on, no matter how desperate anyone is, we will not be helping them in this way.

I had sleep aponea at 80%, could not cope with that machine so i went on a weight loss programme and lost seven stone. Everyone i knew told me it wouldnt help but hey guess what it did and i no longer need the machine and sleep six to seven hours solid per night .

Robots will make the perfect employees - do not have to pay robots or give robots benefits - the perfect setting for a capitalist planet. I would guess that future jobs will come in robot repair, the building of more sophisticated robots, computer programming, forensic detectives, and jobs that rely on the ability of humans to think and adapt (in the spur of the moment). However, if humans don't deal with climate change (global warning) on this planet - there will not be a future - for anyone?!

The Bible says that when you made Jesus Christ the Lord of your life you have no need to worry about anything for God said that he will take care of us.so what if china takes over the world. My God is in control. my God will never leave me nor forsake me. My future is in my God. and without him I have no future. if you want to know Jesus as your Lord and Saviour Prayer this simple prayer Lord Jesus I ask that you be my Lord and Saviour come into my life and be my King. Acknowledge: We have sinned - Romans 3.23, Luke 18.13 Repent: Repent of Perish - Luke 13.3, Acts 3.19 Confess: Jesus is Lord - 1 John 1.9, Romans 10.9 Forsake: Forsake your sins - Isaiah55.7 Believe: Believe and be saved - John 3.16, Mark16.16 Receive: All who receive Him are his children - John 1.11,12 Attend a Church: Find a Faith filled Church.

Some governments don't even acknowledge climate change is happening so there's not going to be any action on their part. We as civilians can do things like not littering the oceans and using less plastic.

Sadly but true more so her she is a show pony and everyone has to look at her I'm gob smacked the family couldn't even have a funeral without her trying to but in the flowers and condolences could have been sent on the news of prince philip's death but no she had to try to be the big I am .Harry should stand up to her she is nothing but a money hungry woman that was looking for fame she is a schemer and mulipulater harry could have down better for himself .he needs to stay in the U.K as his marriage will fail and needs to be able to keep his kids the longer in USA territory she will have more chances of keeping custody disapointed he abandoned his nan at her sad time and not celebrating her birthday as meagan is not the only the woman to be pregnant 1day extra in the U.K would not make no difference .he needs to come to his senses where she is concerned diana would be disapointed he has fallen out with the family I only saw oprahs ads and knew she lied on that interview and as for Harry he had his mother's inheritance and still claims he's been cut off but hey your choice to walk away so don't cry wolf

Yes I think it is ideal that one parent be at home when they leave and arrive home from school. The reality is in some families it is not possible.

try yoga breathing techniques they work for me. focus on the air going through your nostrils, breath ten breaths in and out then count ten breaths down to zero.

If it is my friends or family/children eating my food?- easy to forgive. The trusted relative who spread vicious lies about me and threatened to kill me?- they will NEVER be forgiven. It depends on the circumstances and who is involved.

Parents have a responsibility to think of their children’s future and to give them a name that sounds funny or smart at the time without considering the affect it will have shows a deep lack of understanding or concern of another human being.

I avoid self service checkouts, firstly because they are taking away jobs, secondly because I am not paid to do it and thirdly since the coronavirus too many fingers are touching the control that could be spreading the virus.

Depends on who they are. Most people are welcome in our house as long as they take us as we are. Most of our friends ring these days as I have just undergone a breast removal, chemotherapy and radiation and they are thoughful and ring in case I am asleep as I sleep at odd times.

I only get frustrated when I knock my beer over and it spills onto my breakfast cereal. It makes them taste a tad odd.

There is so much wrong with your post! A sport is a contest or game in which people do certain physical activities according to a specific set of rules and compete against each other. Golf fits that definition (Merriam-Webster). Golf is a sport, definitely, irrespective of your biases. And if you play without competing, it then becomes a recreation. And to suggest that grey haired, overweight, unfit and male is the standard required to play golf, is completely ageist and sexist - not to say ignorant as well... And Trump doesn't play it all day, every day. An obvious exaggeration. (He was even reported this year of not playing for a couple of months) And obviously put forward by a Trump detractor. You could have easily put Obama or Clinton playing to the same effect. Trump supporters will be enthused to take up the sport! Australia has a huge amount of golf courses per capita compared to other nations. We have the space where many countries don't. I would suggest the venues near you that are closing down are

Chicken with roasted veggies, trifle and pavlova. No one likes Christmas pudding so ice cream as well. Snacks beforehand so all 4 of us will be on a diet in January. Sad note, my 27 year old granddaughter passed away in February so will be first Christmas without Amy. Miss her terribly but will remember the good times.

Yes, I think the customer service definitely has declined when I tried to get hold of Vodafone to sort out some problems. I was put on hold every time when I called its call centre and I had to wait for 45 minutes on one stage. They seem to enjoy transferring me to different departments and promising the next department will help me. I ended up having to speak to 4 different people in one occasion and I was told different stories by those 4 people. There are no email addresses to contact Vodafone. I could only use the online virtual robot option and eventually it still requested me to call the same toll free phone number that I could never get help with. The problems were never solved and I have given up.

Having worked in a childcare centre, some kids are better off in one. We had children that had never sat at a table to eat.

Tobacco and Alcohol do more damage but collect a lot of taxes - at least you'll get the tax going to the govt. instead of drug dealers. It is a complicated issue and deserves more than just a simple yes or no.

Years ago an African swimmer qualified for the Olympics. He got his butt absolutely kicked by the other swimmers by lengths. But he kept going and completed the race. His training was in the river, not an indoor swimming pool, or the latest technology nor exercise equipment. When he touched the wall at the end he received a standing ovation by the crowd. Sometimes the losers end up being the winners!

Do parents have a favorite child? YES (and I was definitely NOT my parents' favorite child)! Should parents have a favorite child? NO (but human behavior (especially as a parent) being what it is)! Do I have a favorite child (as an adult)? NO (however, never had a kid and never like kids even when I was a kid)!

I have a sister who knows my secrets, and I know hers. I have secrets that were told to me years ago, that I would never say; it's not my place to tell someone else's secret. I have two good ears, but my mouth stays closed.

the heated lights in the bathroom that people forget to turn off when they leave the bathroom. I've walked past the bathroom and had to turn the light off because the bathroom was empty

we have one of the most costly alcohol in the world and the add more cost on it the leave in a LaLa land

We have re-sold \u2018phone\u2019 tickets and have bought others tickets as well with no problems. You just pass on the bar code or pdf file to whoever you sell and they get it scanned when they enter. There is no way they should be checking your phone number or SIM card to see if it\u2019s the same phone they sold it to. My son just attended a concert with his ticket on his dads phone. They both entered the venue with both their tickets on the one phone. It\u2019s just a bar code they scan. Not the phone..

Absolutely disgraceful. Higher risk of post natal depression and undiagnosed versions of it ... Why put so much pressure on new mums ? Day 3 is the worst day after birth for the baby blues to set in and milk production to come in properly ,then complications can arise ... that is all just after a natural childbirth!

Nothing. I\u2019m sure they\u2019ve lived together and have all the household goods that they need already. I don\u2019t believe in paying an admittance fee to someone else\u2019s events.

when I book a room I always book under the name improvement, why because there is always room for improvement... sorry have a dad joke virus

Wow, embarrassing for you both! I still get a laugh when years ago when I was a child, I was outside with my mom and a bee flew up her pant leg. Worried she'd get stung, she took her pants off right there in the front yard. Then she ran in. There was just 1 neighbor out on their porch lol.

Souls, I can\u2019t wait for the Orange one with the fake hair to pop on down here, we have a wonderful room for him, right beside Hitler and Stalin\u2019s room, and the one across the corridor is being kept vacant for Putin. They will have a great time trying to out yarn each other about how great they were at conning the masses into following their deluded plans to further their own greatness.

I've done it. And if you truly love people and want to help someone who isn't old enough to speak up for themselves, I recommend you do it as well. I grew up in a home where my parents nearly always had 1-3 foster children sharing our lives. We learned as children that fosters come and go, but we were able to adopt 2 of the boys. They are my brothers through and through. The girls that I fostered were being abused, both 16 years old. One was being beaten regularly by her mother and stabbed once, the other was being raped by her mother's live-in boyfriend. The time with them was only a few months each but it was enough to let them know there are good people in the world and both changed into good people themselves. One has a lovely family and the other is a veterinary technician. Both are happy:) I very highly recommend fostering if you honestly feel your heart wanting to help. You don't get much financially, but you get loads in return emotionally. As much as you know they will most likely be leaving your home at some point, each and every one of them stay in your heart forever. You love with all purity of intentions and build them up and show them good in their world. You will make a positive difference for each child.

It's the same here in Australia too. There is a closed down school near us with a house all boarded up. Yet there are people screaming out for some where to live, homelessness has gone through the roof. It's just a waste and because no one is using the school it is going down hill at a great rate of knots. There's even a tennis court, why couldn't some government department turn the old school into some accommodation for the needy even if it is only a temporary fix. At least it would be being used again instead of rotting away before our eyes. The owners of any run down building or premises should be made to clean them up. My parents had a vacant block in Brisbane and Dad used to get letters from the council to clean it up and people used to dump stuff on it. I remember helping them clean it up and I fell over some tyres that some body had dumped there. They ended up selling the land because they received a good offer on it and it then saved them from having to maintain it too. So where is the fairness letting other people get away with not maintaining their properties? I guess letters don't get passed on to the owners but after a certain amount of time has lapsed surely there is more they can do.

I would not hesitate in calling. During Covid and I might add I am in my 70's I had people come right up to me talking then tell me they had Covid. I keep away from people with colds, etc. as I am not a healthy person. So why would I not ring and tell a friend I am unwell and to make it another day when I am better. It's a common courtesy.

There was a discussion on the radio the other day about kids "wanting" to do various activities, the parents paying for it, and then the kid quickly pulling out again ... sports, dancing, scouts / girl guides, horse riding, etc. Before paying any full term / year fees (often non-refundable because you're taking up a spot and the classes cannot start again to catch-up a later fill-in), you should find somewhere that either offers pay-per-lesson prices or even gives a free trial. That way you can find out if the kids *really* wants to do it or not before paying out huge piles of money.

The person who is telling you this crap is trying to put a wedge between you and your friend with the outfit. It may not even be true! If you value your friend with the suit, speak to her personally (don't mention who told you) and say I hope I didn't offend you when I said the suit didn't suit you. It was just your opinion and if she likes that suit she should wear it in all good health!!! And the "friend" who gossiped..give her a wide berth!

I have only ever had one dream about a future event...that was David Bowie's death...aside from that it has always been a fantastic floor show of great experiences all laced together... even the Bowie dream was good...he and I were talking and laughing together in a pub...as he got up to go I said "wait a minute...aren't you david bowie?"..he said "no mate...he's dead"..and then he laughed... that was three weeks before his death was reported...

The hair dresser was trying a style that he/she had not done before but they were still using their time so they must be paid. The hair style probably could be repaired, that is cut a little more for aa different style. Anyway, in a few short weeks the hair is back and the "new" cut can be tried again. Only Karen's refuse to pay, if you were the hair dresser would you want and expect to be paid? Yes, very likely, so pay up.

No. There are too many laws now giving preference to everyone. We are all equal & should have equal rights.

It will depend on your RATIONALE: WHY you did not finish the other two 'programs (academic community)' you took while you were in college - previously? Or are you a professional student (and not aware of the fact (?)). Whether it is worth going to academia for the 'third time' - is STRICTLY your decision (your life) and maybe 'involving' a conversation with your WALLET!

you need to report her to the police what she is doing is illegal maybe you can get your husband to talk to her with you there and he can tell her that he is not interested in her anymore and is happily married

There are far more serious issues that concern me in this world than someone leaving rubbish in a trolley.

i think there is more drugs than ever and the way things are going we will have a lot of Zombies in the future

I do not know I'm only 57 years into my first marriage. She still gives me a kind smile and a cuddle.

It is sad to say that though companies love to say how inclusive they are and how much they don't tolerate bullying that they do nothing when things are reported and even going higher up the chain of command does nothing. Your options are then: 1/ Report the matter to the government authority for action 2/ Tolerate it 3/ Resign Not fair but this is life and it is sad to say nothing changes.

It's a petty sad state of affairs when one has to start working at any age. Once 'work' is started in never ends (even in retirement.) We should try and let kids be kids as long as possible because like time itself, once it passes it never comes back.

Everyone deserves luck or good fortune - PERIOD!

We moved to a rural property - a year ago tomorrow, actually - and since then I have grown potatoes, kumara (sweet potatoes for those outside NZ), NZ yams, carrots, cauli, broccoli, capsicums, corn, onions (red and brown), spring onions, pumpkins, beans, snowpeas (mange tout), leeks, cabbages (red and savoy), spinach, silverbeet, swede, daikon radish, beetroot, garlic, rhubarb, courgettes (zucchini), several varieties of tomatoes and herbs and attempted eggplant (aubergine) but was unsuccessful with those as I planted them too late in the season. We have also harvested feijoas, lemons, limes, mandarins and peaches from trees that were already established on the property. We also have chickens for eggs. I have made several batches of pasta sauce, tomato relish, peach jam, onion marmalade and feijoa chutney. I also make my own Irish soda bread, naan bread and focaccia. We are loving the flavours of fruit and veges fresh from the garden and are looking to add more gardens so we can grow more produce.

Just stick to normal local bank term deposits. They're much safer - let the bank take the risk of the ups and downs of the stock market. Stay well away from stupidities like cryptocurrency and transferring money to overseas "companies" that are more likely just scams!!

If you strive to always have SOMETHING in your pantry then I would strongly suggest that you get multiples of everything starting now! As much as MSM won't talk about it, there IS going to be a global famine and even now it has begun in African and some poorer Middle Eastern countries too. There is simply NOT going to be enough food to feed everyone and with a deficit in supply only one thing is certain and that is that prices will continue to rise in ways that we who have grown up over the last 50 years have never conceived of! Farmers are being told NOT to grow food or they have seen prices for fertilisers go up so high, if available at all, that it isn't worth planting crops but taking the insurance money for a lost crop instead. The "environment" has become the reason for the slaughter of millions of additional animals which would not have ended up on our plates this year or next because the "Nitrogen Minister" of a country has stated that the animals have to go so that "Mother Earth" is saved from the ravages of sheep and cows! Crops are failing due to inclement weather either drowning the plants or drought drying them out. Water is and will continue to be restricted for farming and even the growing of rice, a stable food item on the menu of billions of people all around our planet isn't forgotten by the architects of this intentional disaster. There IS a war on food and if you and your loved ones WANT to eat in the years to come you MUST make ready now before supply slows and rationing becomes widespread. It sounds science fiction or like a novel but we are ALL going to go through times we simply can't begin now to imagine in our near future! Fill up that pantry now, buy as many Mason jars as you can find and fill them, get kilos of salt as it's a valuable commodity and plant a garden with non GMO seeds! All the best to you all.

I think that we/ the scientific community needs to slow down on the AI field, everything these days has gone far too fast and the young people need to realize that they are missing out on a lot of the "old ways"

Experienced all the big quakes in Christchurch 2010/2011. The 7.1M/depth 10km in 2010 was at 430am. I woke instantly and knew - I genuinely thought the house was collapsing so ran outside although that was hard to do. I thought my heart would explode it was beating so fast. I left the doors open overnight for a month after that. The 6.3M and 6.1M /depth 5km earthquakes that killed nearly 200 people in 2011 was mind-blowing in its violence- you were glued to the spot by the gravitational forces. I was in the kitchen at work and clung desperately to a doorway. The noise was totally deafening. It was just random luck if you happened to be in a structurally safe building or not, whether you were safe, injured or killed, how damaged or liveable your home was. The shallower the earthquake, the worse the effects. After months of aftershocks (had about 10000), I naturally only took direct Drop-Cover-Hold action for quakes longer than 5 seconds and over about M4.5. I started hyperventilating at the occasional bigger ones only several years later. I only ever had nightmares about tsunamis and not earthquakes- go figure. It took five years for workers to turn up and re-level my house floor. Mother Nature rules\u2026we are just fleas on a dog\u2019s back along for the ride.

Live every day like it is going to be your last day above ground, because at some unknown point - it is going to be your last day above ground!

Do you really care what other people think? I know I don't. Live your life how you want it to be not what others want. I'm retired and have lots of "free" time. But always busy doing something, surveys included and answering forums like this one.

What's the point of Medicare these days.. it's ridiculous how expensive the doctor has become. We are slowly becoming americanised and no one will be able to afford to even go to hospital eventually. It's pretty pathetic to be honest.

When my children were pre-teens my husband was very often away, often for months at a time with the RAN so I ruled my home with an iron rod. If I hadn't my life would have been hell. They were children and had rules and rarely needed to be punished. There was no acting up or swearing, they were allowed out to play but had a time that they had to be home. I really didn't ever have a problem with any of them and they were church goers. They are all married now with children of their own, they were never in any trouble, didn't do drugs and were not drinkers. They also stayed at home until they married which was late in their 20"s. My mother always said I had turned my sons into sooks but their wives tell me a did a brilliant job with them. Because dad was usually not here my boys were quite close to me and were always very helpful to their mum. One rings 2 or 3 times a week for a chat.

KIRSTY IF YOU WISH TO GET RID OF THE FLU YOU HAVE TO GO TO BED WITH 3 MEN,CAPTAIN MORGAN, JIM BEAN AND JOHNNY WALKER

Too many apartment buildings going up in our area. We are close to the city and now the lovely old houses that are on larger blocks being torn down to replace with ugly apartment buildings. They will never last as long as these houses have and what is even harder to take is that all the lovely old trees are being cut down. It will soon be a concrete jungle. These buildings de-humanise the area and within a short time look dirty and shabby.

I do not regret but at times realise that they are just not me so I give them to Lifeline. All my good clothes I no longer wear I give to the charity shop. I actually have 2 bags in my boot ready to go there but I still have a bit of my robe to go through.

I had to give a speech at my sisters wedding. I froze so to not make the same mistake at my own day I wrote it down and stuck to it nearly all the time. I hate speaking in public the same as I don’t like photos unless in a group

I would give some to my family and keep a bit for myself, but what I would really love to do with the money would be book tickets for Brisbane and visit Australia Zoo :D Also I would donate lots of the remaining money to their Wildlife Hospital and conservation work

Judging from the number of ads and commercials featuring diamonds, I would have to say that diamonds are still the preferred choice for engagement rings.

Being checked over is a service and yes you should pay. They have studied for years, have all sorts of equipment to buy, rent to pay, insurance for buildings, workers, etc. Utilities and so much more let alone all the stock both medical and other. They have to know about all sorts of animals not just dogs and cats. Payment is for this expertise and if they found nothing wrong with the animal that is a great result and would put your mind to rest.

What in the world is the second question. Answer DONT go online to people, if you are forward enough to do this, you can say bye just as simply.

Its a tricky one...you don't just know more now...you are probably quite a different person too...I don't know how I would get on with myself when I was 23....radically different to now....your life experiences have contributed a lot to who you are at the moment...if you tinker in the past you will be different in the present...its all connected and hopefully a learning experience

Yep- got one for my daughter at her fave Beauty Salon where she gets all her nails, hair, lashes things done. So different from her mummy at same age.

Being together without contention and not having to be doing something special to have good, quality time with your family. It's the little things that matter most. Sure doing activities is great. But it isn't a prerequisite to quality time with family. Just be....and appreciate each other.

Yeah why not. A robot wont cough/breathe covid onto my food, pass on hepatitis or be rude. In Japan they have these robot waiters which are remotely connected to customer service people - some of which have disabilities, so it gives them a job plus merges the human aspect of customer service into the android. I thought that was quite neat.

This is a question...not a discussion.... because there is nothing to discuss...is there?..all I can discuss is your question...so I am trying....

Rubbish, no way country living will make you a second class citizen. It will give you a far better understanding of the basic things in life…..lol

I quite like the short surveys about new product or advertisement concepts, they usually pay reasonably well. Also the Red surveys usually give me 30 points compensation when screened out.

I'm not impressed by them. You still have to make the cars and that involves the usual stuff. You have to generate more electricity to accommodate the increase in electric cars and of course outlets all over the place. I guess we need the cons and negatives to really understand if there are any actual benefits. Of course, the world is probably running out of oil so this could be the impetus to change the fuel. My car is 20 years old and I just had it serviced and checked and it is in good nick. Mind you I have not even reached 70000ks yet so I do not drive much and most of those k's were in the first 10 years. lol

Reputation in the real world (remember that) is hard won and defended...online variants are laughable...so much can be twisted and distorted..or just open and unsupported lies

My ex-wife is charismatic and charming (still CUTE and still has a BODY (not a good foundation for a marriage) - which is still amazing since my ex-wife is eleven years older than me - still a SCAM ARTIST (Does a tiger lose its' stripes as it gets older?) - I guess we all play the FOOL (I know I did) at some point in our Lifes (and your money is going to part from you under suspicious circumstances while you are playing the FOOL). I guess the TRICK is not to make the same mistake twice in your lifetime (easily said - harder to accomplish)!

I am 88 & on the way to not remembering everything but I am making the most of what I have while I can

Up to the own. My sister dress her German sheeper up cloths but the dog pulled the cloths off each time. Will how is the boss?. The dog.

I'm not slim and don't try to be. Overweight but at my age why worry. I can get around, play bowls and am mobile. Better than many 80 year olds.

Yes i think your eating habits change when you get older as i now have a lot of heart burn than when i was younger,so i have to watch what i eat.

NOT into any form of gambling - I worked too damn hard for my money (before I retired over 23 years ago and counting) :-))!

The council expects you to wash recyclables, then the waterboard wants you to save water, ??????????????????

When we came to Auckland in 1979 we had one wage and our first mortgage with the ASB was 21% , but we survived. Always make the most of what you have got.

As its 19 years to the day since my own dear mother died from breast cancer at the young age of 62, I would agree that existing products such as the one referred to SHOULD be made available. There's a lot of government money spent on utter nonsense that surely funding should be made available to save many, many women just like my own mum. Thanks for reading.

All gambling - yes, including Lotto, Keno and Scratchies, advertising should be banned. Of course no government will ever do so because our politicians are every bit as addicted to the Revenue raised as those addicted to gambling! The advertising is so unbelievably hypocritical, At the end of all those endless advertisements there is always tacked on what are little more than asides, a throwaway few words rattled off at such speed no-one can actually hear what is being said "Gamble Responsibly", Don't spend more than you can afford" and other nonsense. The advertisers simply tack those words on because they are required to do so. I am not sure which TV channels "Shirly H" is writing about but we have not seen any of these ads during Children's programmes,

I travelled through rural area's on a holiday and saw a lot of dead animals such as wombats and kangaroo's. There are signs asking people to reduce their speed for the sake of the poor animal.

I have accepted many stray cats over the years. They keep me sane, make me laugh and have different personalities. They have different mannerisms and like a variety of music.One I have at the moment loves Mick Jagger singing the blues lol The other one I have to sing his favourite song as HE tucks the sheet under MY chin. Only then he will roll over and go to sleep (bossy bum Maine Coon) LOL I also feed the local crows that have learnt to yell out to me at the front door when they are ready to eat lol I have had to bury many animals which is heart breaking but I wouldn't have missed a day being with any of them. They have given me far more than I gave them.

I wonder just how many people here on this forum are aware that since October 2021 that the Australian government can hack, quite legally, your social media accounts and alter and delete them for any reason whatsoever? It's called the Identify and Disrupt Bill which was passed at 2am on a Wednesday late in that month. Go and look it up on the Australian government website if you don't believe me. I was told this by my son who happened to be working with some Barristers who were visited by a man called Arthur, whom our previous female Premier in NSW had been in a relationship with at that time, just so people don't think I'm writing this with the view to commit some kind of fraud! I cannot watch MSM any longer because my research outside of this alleged "media sources" has led me to scientific research and resulting evidence leaving no room for me to conclude anything other than the following: that what is "news" content, at least as it relates to the"magic potion" killing and maiming people across the planet, is simply propaganda and theatre. I did not draw this conclusion without facts empirically derived from Researchers, Doctors and Scientists of many varied disciplines and I KNOW that my own government has lied and continues to lie about their own involvement in this charade. This is backed up in previously confidential documents detailing the Australian Military's involvement from decades ago of weaponising biological organisms through gain of function research and funding the same. I can say with clarity that freedom has never been SO under threat as it is now, not only because the government can come in and change your own words and remove them as they see fit, but because of the terms "misinformation" and"disinformation", but WHO decides this? I can see Big Tech's involvement but who among you are aware of the infiltration of WEF members, of whom Big Tech plays a leading role, in terminology used to discredit certain viewpoints. Just as the CIA coined the term "conspiracy theorist" to describe someone who thinks outside of the mainstream narrative and make them out to be "kooks", so too have Google, You Tube Twitter etc, who are all partners in this globalist agenda for a NWO where there will be no choices, no ownership of anything including your shoes, and certainly no privacy or freedom! If we lose the right to voice our own opinions today they will be gone tomorrow and NEVER return! If we don't want to live in a smart grid with cameras recording our every movement as it already is in China and adopt their credit score system, we all need to think about what it will be like for our children and THEIR children if we don't now say that enough is enough! Thanks for reading this.

Only if there is an outbreak. I'm fortunate to be living in Perth where there has been no community transmission for nine months.

Stop the breeding, Humans can’t care for themselves let alone another species, When will we learn that the planet isn’t here to entertain us.

Too damn right, I’d do more of the same, as much as I can get. I’m gonna live till I’m dead then I’m coming back for a bit of haunting …..lol

THEY DONT TREAT CHICKENS LIKE ANYTHING OTHER THAN EGG MAKERS. ITS REALLY SHOCKING. IVE WORKED IN ONE. MADNESS AND CREULTY, JUST LIKE OVERSEAS. I THOGHT WE DID BETTER IN OUR COUNTRY. THE CHICKENS ARE KEPT AWAKE 24/7 SO THEY LAY ONE EGG EVERY 12 HOURS. HONESTLY, I CANT SAY DESGUSTING OFTEN ENUFF. I CANT EVEN SPELL IT PROPERLY COZ IM SO MAD AT HUMANS

Yes I personally don't like the look either, but fashion is what it is. It's the same as the messy hair look or beach hair look, people spend money on products to recreate a look they can achieve naturally because they want to appear effortless because it's seen as desirable, when actually they are the exact opposite. I guess I just don't care enough about fashion.

I park as far away from the shops as possible. Most cars that have trouble getting into a shopping centre carpark are four wheel drives. I think shopping centre carparks should have a separate area for these big cars to park in. They don't only cause trouble when they are parking but make it impossible for a small car to see around them when trying to get out of a car park.