I kept my own transcript / file regarding at what time I started and stopped doing Surveys. Have just added it all up........1413 minutes, = 23.55 HOURS!!!! Which equals....0.471 cents per hour. Transcript cut / paste is here. Get's a bit out of line due to Font size on this website~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~49 (12:25pm - 16/7/2022) - 49,951 to go89 (12:32pm - 16/7/2022) - 49,911 left282 (1:19pm - 16/7/2022) - 49,718 to go1,745 (1:54pm - 16/7/2022) - 48,255 left THIS BLOCK = 2hrs 10 min = 130 minutes1,775 (1:59pm - 16/7/2022) - 48,225 left1,825 (2:01pm - 16/7/2022) - 48,175 left3,095 (2:36pm - 16/7/2022) - 46,905 to go~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~3,140 (5:36pm - 16/7/2022) - 46,860 left~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~3,160 (7:02pm - 16/7/2022) - 46,840 to go3,210 (7:03pm - 16/7/2022) - 46,790 remaining THIS BLOCK = 1 min~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~4,210 (10:22am - 17/7/2022) - 45,790 left5,210 (10:56am - 17/7/2022) - 44,790 left THIS BLOCK = 34 min~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~SIDENOTE (11:36am - 17/7/2022) - 49,868 points available in every single remaining Survey (122 of them) currently on the site~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~(11:32am - 17/7/2022) Have listed Surveys in order of 'Highest Points' - First Survey would not allow me to partake(11:32am - 17/7/2022) Second survey, not allowed either - It awarded me '18 points for trying'5,228 (11:34am - 17/7/2022) - 44,772 required5,228 (11:37am - 17/7/2022) - Another survey won't allow me to do it THIS BLOCK = 5 min~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~5,978 (12:32am - 17/7/2022) - 44,022 remaining6,028 (12:48pm - 17/7/2022) - 43,972 left6,041 (1:05pm - 17/7/2022) - 43,959 left6,721 (1:31pm - 17/7/2022) - 43,279 to go THIS BLOCK = 69 min6,737 (1:35pm - 17/7/2022) - 43,263 left6,751 (1:41pm - 17/7/2022) - 43,249 left~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~6,764 (2:58pm - 17/7/2022) - 43,236 left6,814 (2:59pm - 17/7/2022) - 43,186 to go6,864 (3:00pm - 17/7/2022) - 43,136 left6,914 (3:11pm - 17/7/2022) - 43,086 left6,964 (3:12pm - 17/7/2022) - 43,036 left THIS BLOCK = 54 min6,976 (3:19pm - 17/7/2022) - 43,024 left7,540 (3:30pm - 17/7/2022) - 42,460 remaining7,590 (3:33pm - 17/7/2022) - 42,410 left8,140 (3:52pm - 17/7/2022) - 41,860 left~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~9,380 (4:24pm - 17/7/2022) - 40,620 left9,394 (4:29pm - 17/7/2022) - 40,606 to go10,322 (4:58pm - 17/7/2022) - 39,678 left THIS BLOCK = 62 min11,106 (5:09pm - 17/7/2022) - 38,894 to go11,119 (5:15pm - 17/7/2022) - 38,881 left11,694 (5:26pm - 17/7/2022) - 38,308 left~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~11,714 (8:04pm - 17/7/2022) - 38,286 to go11,798 (8:13pm - 17/7/2022) - 38,202 left11,848 (8:14pm - 17/7/2022) - 38,516 left11,898 (8:16pm - 17/7/2022) - 38,102 to go11,948 (8:17pm - 17/7/2022) - 38,052 left THIS BLOCK = 39 min11,998 (8:23pm - 17/7/2022) - 38,002 left12,468 (8:39pm - 17/7/2022) - 37,532 left12,500 (8:43pm - 17/7/2022) - 37,500 left~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~12,520 (10:44pm - 17/7/2022) - 37,480 left12,538 (10:51pm - 17/7/2022) - 37,462 remaining12,971 (11:10pm - 17/7/2022) - 37,029 left13,386 (11:22pm - 17/7/2022) - 36,614 to go THIS BLOCK = 84 min13,801 (11:33pm - 17/7/2022) - 36,199 to go13,809 (11:36pm - 17/7/2022) - 36,191 left13,816 (11:42pm - 17/7/2022) - 36,184 left13,823 (12:08am - 18/7/2022) - 36,177 left - Bedtime.ZZZZzzzz~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~14,622 (5:40am - 18/7/2022) - 35,378 to go14,672 (5:50am - 18/7/2022) - 35,328 left14,680 (5:56am - 18/7/2022) - 35,320 left14,687 (5:58am - 18/7/2022) - 35,313 to go THIS BLOCK = 42 min14,694 (6:02am - 18/7/2022) - 35,306 left15,079 (6:22am - 18/7/2022) - 34,921 left~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ - Back to bed. Still tired.15,148 (9:00am - 18/7/2022) - 34,852 left~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ - Nighe heading off to a Job Interview15,198 (5:39pm - 18/7/2022) - 34,802 left~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~16,458 (10:56am - 19/7/2022) - 33,542 left THIS BLOCK = 28 min17,608 (11:24am - 19/7/2022) - 32,392 left~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~17,666 (4:48pm - 19/7/2022) - 32,334 left THIS BLOCK = 5 min17,687 (4:53pm - 19/7/2022) - 32,313 to go~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~18,527 (5:37pm - 19/7/2022) - 31,473 left18,577 (5:41pm - 19/7/2022) - 31,423 left18,627 (5:42pm - 19/7/2022) - 31,377 to go19,277 (5:57pm - 19/7/2022) - 30,723 left19,307 (6:01pm - 19/7/2022) - 30,693 left19,957 (6:14pm - 19/7/2022) - 30,043 to go20,007 (6:22pm - 19/7/2022) - 29,993 left THIS BLOCK = 70 min20,057 (6:23pm - 19/7/2022) - 29,943 left20,107 (6:25pm - 19/7/2022) - 29,893 to go20,157 (6:26pm - 19/7/2022) - 29,843 left20,207 (6:27pm - 19/7/2022) - 29,793 left20,257 (6:28pm - 19/7/2022) - 29,743 left20,307 (6:29pm - 19/7/2022) - 29,693 remaining20,357 (6:31pm - 19/7/2022) - 29,643 left20,367 (6:33pm - 19/7/2022) - 29,633 left - Gee, getting massively ripped off with my 'effort' to even bother doing Surveys.......20,892 (6:47pm - 19/7/2022) - 29,108 left~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~21,348 (7:55pm - 19/7/2022) - 28,652 to go21,408 (8:02pm - 19/7/2022) - 28,592 left THIS BLOCK = 7 min~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~21,428 (8:21pm - 19/7/2022) - 28,572 to go21,435 (8:23pm - 19/7/2022) - 28,765 left21,791 (8:29pm - 19/7/2022) - 28,209 left THIS BLOCK = 8 min~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~21,838 (11:29pm - 19/7/2022) - 28,162 left21,988 (11:35pm - 19/7/2022) - 28,012 to go22,038 (11:36pm - 19/7/2022) - 27,962 to go THIS BLOCK = 43 min22,088 (11:37pm - 19/7/2022) - 27,912 left22,436 (11:49pm - 19/7/2022) - 27,564 left22,772 (12:12am - 20/7/2022) - 27,228 left - BEDTIME! ZZZZzzzz~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~24,272 (11:36am - 20/7/2022) - 25,728 left THIS BLOCK = 32 min24,293 (11:42am - 20/7/2022) - 25,707 left25,293 (12:08pm - 20/7/2022) - 24,707 to go -YAY! Finally passed the 'halfway' mark~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~26,102 (8:36pm - 20/7/2022) - 23,898 left26,152 (8:38pm - 20/7/2022) - 23,848 to go26,902 (8:41pm - 20/7/2022) - 23,098 left26,916 (8:44pm - 20/7/2022) - 23,084 left THIS BLOCK = 24 min27,606 (8:58pm - 20/7/2022) - 22,394 left27,656 (9:00pm - 20/7/2022) - 22,344 to go~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~28,656 (12:03am - 21/7/2022) - 21,344 left28,676 (12:06am - 21/7/2022) - 21,324 left THIS BLOCK = 33 min28,726 (12:08am - 21/7/2022) - 21,274 left29,376 (12:36am - 21/7/2022) - 20,624 remaining. BEDTIME. ZZZZzzzz~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~29,392 (10:02am - 21/7/2022) - 20,608 to go30,217 (10:13am - 21/7/2022) - 19,783 left30,267 (10:14am - 21/7/2022) - 19,733 left30,317 (10:15am - 21/7/2022) - 19,683 to go30,331 (10:20am - 21/7/2022) - 19,669 left30,937 (10:39am - 21/7/2022) - 19,063 left31,539 (11:11am - 21/7/2022) - 18,461 to go32,089 (11:33am - 21/7/2022) - 17,977 to go THIS BLOCK = 203 min32,139 (11:35am - 21/7/2022) - 17,861 left33,139 (11:47am - 21/7/2022) - 16,861 left33,151 (11:58am - 21/7/2022) - 16,849 left33,201 (11:59am - 21/7/2022) - 16,799 to go33,751 (12:17pm - 21/7/2022) - 16,249 left35,141 (12:26pm - 21/7/2022) - 14,859 left35,686 (12:53pm - 21/7/2022) - 14,314 to go35,696 (12:56pm - 21/7/2022) - 14,304 left36,184 (1:09pm - 21/7/2022) - 13,816 left36,207 (1:16pm - 21/7/2022) - 13,793 left36,752 (1:40pm - 21/7/2022) - 13,248 left~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~REWARDIA! 'This Survey was closed while you Completed it. Yep, 12 minutes to do the entire survey (yes, I did, and then they friggin try fobbing me off with that shite crap angering message'. Why the F do I bother? Pretty sure it is a sign of stupidity, doing the same thing, and expecting a different result. I fair dinkum hope all the Companies that try to benefit from these Surveys do not pay 1 cent to Rewa

Too many toys -- what happened to sending your children out in the back yard for an afternoon of discovering and making up their own games and toys.

Don't make your work your life's priority. Employers don't give a stuff. Do your work diligently and don't take work home. Your own health and wellbeing is more important, and those who you love.

I thank God, that we were born before USA gave Australia a regime change in 1973-6 when doctors were doctors and they knew that there are lots of natural items to keep you heathy, These things are still available but doctors cannot tell you, High blood pressure can be prevented and managed by natural means just like flu [2020-rename-ccv] etc etc. Amazing how natural things like Garlic, lemons, grapefruit, ginger, tumeric etc can keep you healthy. BUT I am thankful for the Australian medicare system, where we still pay 2.5% of our salary for the privilege. and I am not in USA where they murder people by over medication.... Love of Money is root of all evil.

How about a book instead, it's just the one where the ending literally made me do a double take and really really stuck with me. It's Rebecca by Daphne DuMaurier - they did make a movie of it though,I think with big name actors even, but I haven't seen it. I do a lot more reading!

Energy Australia is now owned by China. They bought the company and the name. I think this is very misleading. I changed to an Australian electricity supplier as soon as I was made aware of this.

I have 58years of marriage & love the changes the twists & turns .The 2 children ,6 Grandchildren ,3 great grand children.It is a full rewarding journey thru life .

What pandemic??? We never gave up anything for a lie and everything is a lie until it is proven. For us we refused to be cowed by a lie... Also fortunate that we saw the world before it fell down the rabbit hole and became stupid on steroids, So as we always had a simple life we continued.... as before.

The only thing I would worry about is having my DNA out on some database and not having any control over it.

isn't just corny how people think things are free !!!!! The government pays, which means it's you and I who pay. There ain't no such thing as a free lunch. If you think education is expensive, try ignorance... but that's another whole subject

The media in general have never been trustworthy but! it is happening more and more nowadays. I agree with you Zing.

If homeschooled, kids need opportunities to socialise through attending clubs etc. There are clubs for homeschooled children specifically as well in some places. Homeschooling can be great for your child if they want to focus on particular skills or subjects. Class rooms allow kids to learn with other people which can be beneficial for social and education. Private schools have better opportunities for networking, and HR people when hiring will look favourably on schools with good reputations over ordinary public schools. They also tend to be strict with things like dress codes which can be good for discipline. Their education standard can be more difficult for kids which can be a positive or a negative depending on the kid. Other than that not much more benefit. My little sister went to an expensive private school and told me that there's a lot of kids on drugs - they're everywhere she said, probably because kids in private schools tend to have more money to afford them. They have more social pressures as well. They have excellent teachers though. Public schools kids have the opportunity to really learn about people from diverse backgrounds (rich, poor etc) which I think is really important to teach when it comes to understanding about how the world works. The education can be hit and miss though depending on the kids in the class, the teacher and the schooling opportunities and subjects available. Resources are more scarce for some public schools. At the end of the day, it's what your kid does after school that counts the most though so whatever school they go to, if they do exceptionally well at university and/or managing their career then you won't have to worry about them.

yep we watched Yellowstone 3 seasons, I think it's on stan a great show, and bosch is also on stan I think 6 seasons, I also got into watching concerts on youtube

As someone who was born at 11:20PM, i have always said i only have a 40minute birthday. That's what my Mum always told me from as young as i can remember, and it's still what i believe today. My hubby and friends try and convince me the entire day is my birthday, but it is still hard to believe when i was told otherwise my entire life.

I don't have anyone to play with, so if I play any games it's usually on the ipad like rewardia. I loved monopoly, cluedo, trivial pursuit and trouble

What pisses me off is when I finish the survey and I am not given my due points. Then get the excuse of not have finished the survey which is not true. I feel like giving up rewardia.

From someone who has been married for 52 years it's easy to see why people don't stay married. Firstly they get together for lust, they spend more than a deposit on a house for a wedding, mostly to impress others. After a couple of years, not being able to save or do things they want to do and the lust wearing off, they want out. Then because they have children or pets a divorce costs another fortune. To get married for love you don't need a big wedding, you need to be aware of your partners faults and they of yours. Then you need to work together to stay in love with them warts and all. Don't start a family for a couple of years that gives you time for each other and to save. If you are in love staying home together and saving hard is no issue. When children come along you are then able to share your love and give them a stable home life. Unfortunately its all about what you have now, house, car, boat etc. most of which are not yet paid for. Love doesn't care if you are communist or capitalist it matters to the two people involved.

try growing them in your own garden,they take up vey littl room and taste s a lot better than the ones you bu in a supermarket,

Yes and I cut them out of my life completely. We seem to be conditioned to cop this rubbish and look the other way etc. Not on. Some people are drama driven, others are using these tactics to keep you under their thumb with you thinking you can or should help them for some stupid reason. Life is too short to have to deal with these types of roller coaster relationships. Being on tender hooks waiting for the boom gates to drop and you have to appease them in some way. Cut and run...

That’s what happens when you let wankers into power.. For God’s sake, We have had Humpty Dumpty Trumpty, a mad Russian Kleptocrat and that fool down in Brazil, not to mention Xi (wants to rule the world) and the recently irrelevant Scomo to keep us safe, now a Marcos is back in power in the Philippines telling everybody the sun shines out of his arse (his father stole USD 13 billion from that country-most of it never recovered)… and I haven’t even mentioned the bankers and various mafia ( and yes I mentioned them in the same sentence deliberately) that are out to steal every penny from the poor that they can get their hands on.. But after a few double strength home brews I conclude that as long as my glass is not empty, the world is a wonderful place…

Potatoes are easy to grow and keep down the weeds as well ... plant some a few weeks apart as to have new ones constantly coming up and just dig up what you immediately need ... treat the ground as your cellar ... can do the same with lettuce as well, just peel off as in break off what you need, try not to cut it with a knife so it doesn't start going brown ... I do the same with the ones in the fridge, they last fresh longer.

I only worked one job - before I retired. I was the only minority at the job for thirty years (federal civil service position - USA). I did not socialize with my co-workers on the job, on weekends, holidays, or when I took annual (vacation) leave from the job! If I had a co-worker from hell - I did not care - since I could always transfer to another jobsite (without loss of seniority or having to accept a lower paying position)! More important, I never brought the job home with me (mentally) - left job-related personalities at the job - at the end of my shift (and I never dreaded (mentally) going to work in the morning)!

If you're hungry who cares how you shovel it in Mind you I still want to know what cutlery is what in case I ever go to a posh restaurant like in the movie Pretty Woman

I do not keep up with workmates from my one previous job (which I retired from). Only one shift (8:00 AM to 5:00 PM - got two 15-minute breaks and a half-hour for lunch (I worked a total of eight hours on each workday). In addition, I was the only minority in a huge office - were I worked for thirty years. We did not have one thing in common with each other - we did not socialize with each other on the job, and we did not socialize with each other on weekends (we did not work weekends) or on holidays (we got holidays off - with pay). Only four things I actually liked about my federal civil service job - the pay, job advancement opportunities, I got sick leave and annual (vacation) leave, and I got to wear jeans too work every day. I do not miss my workmates - but I DEFINITELY miss not getting paid every two weeks (on a Tuesday) :-))! I now get paid - on a monthly basis (bummer).

My husband and I have discussed solar panels and decided that should we ever get them because yes I believe that are a great idea but we've come to the conclusion that unless we can afford to buy a battery to store any excess power that we won't use at the time it's not worth it cause you just get ripped off by greedy power companies because they buy it off you for next to nothing then sell it back at huge profits.

Also when I lived at my parents as a teen I used to chuck avocado seeds in the backyard garden. They have a few fruiting avocado trees now. Apple cores/seeds chucked out a little before winter solstice (in temperate climates) should get enough cold hours to start sprouting by spring. You can also wash apple seeds then chuck em in a container with damp paper towel in the fridge (keep checking that it's damp) and this will give them enough cold hours to start sprouting (100% success I've found with this as all seeds sprouted). So yeah mum n dad have a few apple trees and crabapple trees.

When I suggested this topic it was ignored. Perhaps it was the way I framed it. I am a cat person and while I have had dogs it's cats I can't live without. My 16 year old lady left us last September so I now only have 5 boys. They are all rescues so come with health problems but I love them, not like children but family members who are animals. My one rule is that they don't have human names, and I never use the same name twice, the name also has to suit the personality. All 5 have long fur which annoys my husband as he feels they shed, they don't really as they usually leave it on chairs or clothing. I have always had at least one cat other than when I lived overseas. All of the cats has it's own personality and all 5 own me. They are neurotic, bossy, fussy but love unconditionally and get very annoyed if we go away for any reason. They are very independent, dogs are far too needy for my liking, but they know if I'm not feeling well and will stay with me even if they have to hiss and growl at anyone that attempts to get closer. They help me garden, they always want to go with me when I walk and will hide so that I can't see them until they get frightened by a car or dog and I hear them crying. I had to carry one home from almost a block away one day and the bus scared him so much he almost got away from me. They are sticky beaks who have to know where I am at all times. They help me when I'm sewing or making the bed, oh that's great fun, they also enjoy a feather duster, getting into drawers, cupboards and washing baskets. I was missing one once and looked everywhere for him but I was pretty sure he hadn't left home. The following morning I turned the dryer on to air my towels and I heard a loud banging and when I looked his little face was looking through the dryer door at me. He had gotten in while I left the dryer open as I took the towels off the clothesline the previous afternoon. I hugged him so hard as it could have ended quite badly and he was very forgiving but hungry. Ny eldest son keeps birds and doesn't like cats, he says they are sneaky, my daughter has no pets but prefers dogs while my youngest son must take after me and has 5 cats. My grandchildren call me the crazy cat lady but they all love my cats. The feeling sadly is not reciprocated.

Do you actually mean you were Bullied at your workplace? Your entire comment simply does not make any sense whatsoever. If English is your second language then why don't you contact one of the hundreds of agencies which specialize in teaching Adults to Read, Write and Spell, one of them regularly advertises their telephone number on TV. To the person at Rewardia who vets this "Discussion of the day" segment why did you allow this comment to appear?

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

If everyone stopped using their car for one week or longer and used other transport, the prices will drop...

Can't go by putting a few drops of eucalyptus oil in a bowl of hot water and putting your head over it, covering yourself with a towel and inhaling deeply for a while. Then off to bed with a hot lemon juice and honey drink. Stay hydrated. Rest up, eat a balanced diet, laugh lots and get some sunshine if you can.

Seems like Elvis's ghost is always with us. For ever since he died that sad overweight, drug ridden shell, his memory is kept alive by all the Wannabee Elvises who train off to Parkes, sad but hilarious.

Jesus, and family and friends, I have been truly blessed through thick and thin,,, I have always had the best influence.

Yes we get ripped off all the time. I always look at the price per gm as the smaller packets are nearly ways cheaper than the big packet

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

I think it's wrong for the banks to do that. They should contact the customers first before doing so.

If the Federal Government would simply ban all Foreign Investment is Housing and scrap Negative Gearing for All Housing this would, reportedly, open up 10s of 1000s of Houses, Flat etc. for rent. It is also reported that those who own Housing - both Foreign and Australian Residents - deliberately keep their properties un-occupied for Tax Purposes. We hear Politicians, the Unions and others constantly complaining about how Multi-National Corporations pay Little or No Tax on their revenues in Australia - Successive Federal Governments - both ALP and Coalition - have failed to close off the mechanisms these organisations use to avoid paying any Tax. But never a word from any of them about the deliberate, but Legal, rorts, scams, cons - call them what you will, used by Politicians, Union Bosses and others to avoid paying tax on their own Housing Properties which they deliberately keep Un-Tenanted. One Federal ALP MP reportedly has $12 million invested in housing - he conveniently "forgot" to list a $1miilion property in his Asset Disclosure Statement to the Federal Parliament and his mates, both ALP and Coalition, in the very same Parliament did NOTHING. They won't do anything to put a stop to these scams because they are all up to their necks in this sort of Corruption and are Operating a Protection Racket for themselves. Faint hope it may, be but maybe the new wave of Independent, so-called Teal - Members of the Federal Parliament - unless they have their snouts in the same trough of Corruption - will force the Albanese ALP Federal Government to actually get off it's self-satisfied, greedy backside and address this issue.

I'm on the aged pension, but doing surveys to get that little extra, have small savings, so doing okay at the moment. Would have trouble if I had a big expense .

Happy Matariki! Here's an oldu but a goodie - I love this song as it reminds me of our sassy elderly, and hearing this song on the radio as a kid: Daphne Walker "Here Mai, Everything is Ka Pai"

I’ve never had a day off in my life when I had a cold. Now I’m retired a cold never stops me doing what I want to do

I don't understand the question (because I have a (horrible) tendency to ignore theoretical considerations) - however, sex is definitely the answer!

Well I did exaggerate when I wrote that I owned a crocodile....it actually is only a gecko. However the bit about riding a tiger, that was the truth.

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)!

Really ? Bill Cosby, O.J.Simpson, Martha Stewart, Harvey Weinstein, Oscar Pistorious, Robert Hughes, Gary Glitter, Rolf Harris and I could go on. I know people raise these topics for the points but come on. Put some thought into it.

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

It's the person's choice. I will be getting a Maori tattoo (ta moko) from my son. Not on my face but on my back (showing lineage and my life story). I don't have a problem with people getting Maori sleeves on their arms or shoulders/torso as it represents ancestry or life (not chosen from a photo on the wall of the studio). I do have a problem with people getting ta moko on their faces without earning it, a long time ago only elders received these. Times have changed where people think they have a right, I disagree.

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.

Trees provide oxygen through photosynthesis - trees are the vacuum cleaner (I know a horrible pun :-)) of our planet. Trees absorb harmful pollutants and release oxygen for breathing! FYI: I have never lived in a house or an apartment - made from timber or had wooden floors. My guess (do not hold me to my guess :-)) - homo sapiens can use other materials to build more homes and/or more apartments (?). Anyway, every country on this planet needs to plant more TREES (we homo sapiens are a very messy lot)!

I have a large vegetable & flower garden & it is outside where it belongs getting natural sunshine & water & I can enjoy it from inside

Its fun to imagine what they really look like...my son is going to meet up with a guy I've talked with for years who lives in Bali...that should be a blast...he can send me some photos!

I agree that the GREEN ones are a waste of time as they ALWAYS screen out WITHOUT asking any questions. The PINK and BLUE are also a waste of time. I think Rewardia just puts those surveys on our survey page to make it look like they have much more surveys available than what they actually do have

Bugger, I thought it was Body Mobbing. It has been a few years since anyone has wanted to mob my body. Alas I do not look good naked anymore. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OOgd9hitEAE

Perhaps there's a way to do it all, but guess the sacrifice will come from the parents who taxi them to and fro. Once they earn their own money, charge them board, (and maybe bank the money for them to use later) this is a good grounding for going flatting. I had a friend who provided it all and when the child chose to go flatting, the wake up call was nearly more than the child could cope with

I owed them last year, they wiped it after my first payment. Now I owe them this year again! By the way my new profile pic is our new addition to the family who is 5 days old, Tangata Mikaere, 9 pounds 5 oz. His name Tangata (pronounced Tongue-nah-ta) means the people and Mikaere (pronounced Ma-kai-reh) means Michael.

I don't see a lot of hope for the rest of my life, and I'm sick of making lists I can never hope to cross off.

They say some star signs forgive and quite differently.gemini a couple of days,leo can hold a grudge for life. But unfortunately for Taurean crossers,um it's until your dead and sometime even after that! Believe me I am a taurus! But a genuine apology will always ring true

Returned US soldiers with PTSD use such drugs whilst in session with a psychologist. Results are good. Why would big pharma offer anything better than nature? As for medicinal cannabis who can afford it? To all the judgemental straightjacks out there: The war on drugs started with racism. It was to harass Billie Holiday because she wouldn't stop singing 'Strange Fruit'. It has nothing to do with craziness or addiction. Ancient humans took psychedelics it is in our genes. Do I do psychedelics? No. But if anyone wants to it is not for me to judge.

Yer noticed that, did a few of them:) Good thing about the blue is, they have the direct follow up survey straight after completion. Like the old days.

Mark of The Lion, biography of Capt C H Upham VC & Bar (WW2) only the third soldier and only combat soldier to be awarded the VC twice (Crete & North Africa).A dangerous job he would go himself. He lead from the front. Read his citations

What ever we do will not stop global warming! The earth is on an orbit in our solar system and has so far done 1% of this orbit which means our lifestyle is going to continue to change or die out as our universe expands and the planets move further away from each other. Governments wont tell their populations this as there would be worldwide panic. Our plants and animal life is dying out and we cannot stop it.Everyone conveniently forgets that we have had previous ice ages and the magnetic poles have also changed places throughout time. So for those who believe they can stop global warming go ahead and do your thing but it wont matter at all in the long term.

Rubber lips I call them. Not attractive at all, same with tattoos, what will they look like 20 years from now.

No Thanks.Nothing could get me on a cruise ships as they are breeding grounds for germs and viruses and potetial death traps(Costa Concordia).Also you cannot choose your fellow travelllers and you are stuck with them fot the hole time.Not for me.

i would think being the chosen one you would not have any questions, you should have all the answers,,, ;-)))

People are the worst. I could never work hospitality as I would likely get into a brawl with someone who mouthed off.

Sadly there are so many secrets kept that some of us got intrigued too delve deeper then we find out things we didn't really want too know bit were maybe always suspect about

I think it’s Rewardia because I did another Qualtrics survey elsewhere a few days ago and they already changed it to Albo. I even mentioned in my feedbacks that they were quick to update the change.

Oh Walter W that happens every where not just in America and yes it is very wrong and very unethical, but the bank needs guarantees and unless some one is going to guarentee that the black man won't forfeit on a loan they simply won't give it to any of them. Very sad and very unjust. It happens all the time and the black man works just as hard as a white man (maybe some times even harder.) But what can one do, go guarantor on a loan for some one they don't know? Would you do that?

I created my own website using Xara web designer pro (it has heaps of templates) then I searched for cheap web hosting and domain name, the cheapest I found was Hostso, as my site is personal (not business) I did not venture into the referral link

I wait for the government to give back some of the money they rip off us for taxes,road tolls etc but can’t see it happening

We had a brand new house we rented to a couple with 2 children for 4 years while we did our trip around Australia and I would never rent any thing again. The amount the real estate said was normal wear and tear was just total BS. Who can blow up an oven in 4 years? Tried to fix the water tank after their puppy chewed the wires, totally failed to any way. So with short term rentals I think the damage could be worse and I would never do that because there is no respect for other peoples belongings. Use and abuse then some of the better tenants are tarred with the same brush. Like most things there is always some one whom will spoil it for every one else. I read about a couple with 2 children and another on the way having to live in a tent because there aren't any rentals available in their area. It's sad and temporary housing needs to be arranged for these people. As much as I wouldn't rent any thing again surely there are others that would. Some are selling up as interest rates rise and this will only add to the problem but then a first home buyer gets a chance to buy. Rent is dead money so if the younger ones can buy it is better but then are they still going to be around that area in 3 or 4 years? It's a hard one that is for sure.

I am rather taken with Finland. It is known as the happiest country on earth. Their language is hard to learn I believe. I think I could live there for a few years. It is a year and a half since making a move in my own state and still haven't finished unpacking. No, don't think I could go through it again.

Well after those results I feel that not all my fellow Ossies have been asleep at the wheel. We are pretty tolerant of our pollies but we finally woke up and kicked out the marketeer - Morrison. Trouble is it's been 16 years since Labour has been "in power". Just hope they don't go all sloppy and start having internal wars like they have been doing lately.

Connect to the NBN, everything is good. Dropped out a couple of times ... it's ok

I am white in winter and brown in summer, yellow when I am scared and pink to red in the shower. It is a real dilemma when I have to make a choice on each survey.

I have twice seen one and I am basically a skeptic about flying saucers and Aliens. However on both occasions neither the Coastguard, Airforce, Police or anyone else can explain the lights I saw, which were brilliant blue when hovering, then flashed green as the zig-zagged back and forth for about 10 minutes over the ancient extinct volcano on our property, before flashing back to brilliant blue and disappearing over the horizon at an incredible speed.. They lit up the sky which woke my daughter on a neighbouring property on the second occasion. On the first occasion I was with about 6 other adults and we all reported our sighting. Several other people reported them on both occasions but we never received any logical explanations. Definitely unidentified flying objects

I don't understand why Elon and Twitter is such a big deal. Not to sound condescending but the majority of the world don't actually care about Twitter. On a side note: Notice how almost every time Elon is reported on in the news etc he is either doing some very silly dance or pulling a weird face when they show footage of him? Doesn't matter what channel. Does the media feel threatened by him or something?

Never burn your bridges unless there are a lot of Russian tanks on them at the time....and....come on everyone..... when life throws you some gristle....have a little whistle......AND...always look on the bright side of life....

Why do most of the advertised lengths of surveys not reflect any accuracy. I have seen a 3 minute survey being 35 minutes when opened. Or some that say 160 minutes but end up being 15 minutes.

We did not open too early; we shouldn't have shut down. We didn't shut down for Swine flu, bird flu, or any other health issue. The problem isn't money, it's rampant inflation due to an idiot who shouldn't be in charge. For anyone who hates capitalism, I do hope you live in (or move to) a socialist county. Let me know how well that works out for you LOL

It is NOT the quality (chipped or cracked) of the kitchenware that counts, it is the quality of the food being served to you in a personal (or family) setting THAT counts! I appreciate the time it took to serve a well-cooked meal - not the appearance of the kitchenware - as long as the kitchenware is clean and safe to eat from - Bon Appetit :-))!

romac i agree with everything you said. i live in nz and i find that today every body expects the govt to pay for every thing, i think children have all the sporting they want at school and if parents want more for them let them pay for it themselves

Hi Mary. I have asked our content manager about it, here is the answer: you have 1 published Daily Poll and 5 declined. Two of them were about "What would your favourite dog be?" or so, declined because we already have a lot of "dog" Polls. The reason for the rest three polls is a very trivial - the text of the Question is too long. If we've got some Polls with a long text in the Question and some compact ones, shorts will win

I have no idea what you are talking about...do people sing at Bingo?...I thought you were all supposed to be concentrating

I haven't noticed it it Australia, but I live in the bush. I see men and women looking after themselves but the ones that are doing that are the minority and usually on TV reality shows or wanna be's

I bought a book for a friend who had recently moved to Australia.."How to be 'Stralian"....in this invaulable text book ..it advised that the locals would ask you questions like "how's it going mate?"..or "you right mate?"...and that it was important to understand that nobody cared about how you actually were at all...that they really didn't want to know....and that in Australia ....the only acceptable answer was "good" ....there is a lot of truth in that!

YES! Paper/physical copies are so much better. You can keep them around as long as you want, earmark pages you like, and it's easier to go back and forth. Online isn't the same. Environmental bs is just that: bs. Paper is recyclable and technology is made from plastic and fossil fuels anyway.

Yep common sense has gone out the window with a govt who is more concerned about the next election than the health of the Australian people. The new rule changes are absolute bullshit and have no basis in science, purely politics to hide the real number of covid cases. Rapid tests are an important tool, but the lack of a mechanism to report the +ve cases detected by rapid tests smacks of the desire to cover up the true number of cases. The 4 hour exposure rule and household only as close contacts is absolute, unscientific, political rubbish.

Depends on if it is hard liquor or not. We have 2 beers and some times 2 wines and occasionally we drink every day but only for a little while and then we stop and go back to our 3 nights off a week. Some would think that was excessive. We enjoy our drinkies and nibbles. I don't care what other people think, we do as we please in our own home and we are no threat to any one. We are careful and we manage our own health and I don't think it is doing us any damage (yet)? We are here enjoying life and we are happy. I don't judge others so why should they judge us.

Yes it is tough out there .We are a couple of aged pensioners & I can get 4 meals from a medium chicken ,Pot of chook stock(I boil the chook using onions ,carrots & celery(don't over cook keep the stock & veg)use the 2 legs(not thighs) & wings.I brown them & with roast potatoes & veg, I use a little amount of stock to make gravy.Meal 1.The thighs we have cold with Salad,Meal 2. 1/2 the stock I put diced pumpkin & diced potato in cook gently in the stock when cooked I mash vegies well for wholesome pumpkin soup & serve with crusty bread meal 3. ,The breast I break in pieces I drain a tin of asparagus pieces add to chicken,I make a white sauce using stock(not milk)Add a handful frozen peas meal 4. (All dishes seasoned to your taste) we freeze some if portions too large. also eat other meats . I shared these recipes for others on a budget .

God, no!!!! Another BS scheme by the Governments, the Greenies etc. Whilst good in theory, it just doesn't work, the outlay is too much, damage not covered, lifetime is short. I have enough problems!!!

I retired at 65 and I’m busier now than I was when I was working. I’m now 77 and could still do a days work Every one is different

Never called up, but would have done it if needed. Not an easy task if you are called up for a murder trial like a friend did. She was called up for the Truro Murders and I think it lasted 6 weeks. She was a nervous wreck after it.

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.

Why not! ... Rice, Wheat, Honey etcetera - but to digress remember when milk would go off after a couple of days (note use by dates on it now!) Bread ... was stale after a day and sold at half price as "Day Old Bread"!

Lived with no TV as child out west n no TV available all hours when rearing kids regionally but once we did defiant none before school at meals or till homework done. I still can't handle a TV on n nobody listening or watching it...I am not a big movie watcher either ...so if mine broke would replace for hubby only

Hi Debbi. Yes, the Countdown vouchers are back, there are in stock, and you can redeem your points now. Our apologies for the delay

This inflationary rise is by design in order to crash the economies of the world and destroy the fiat money system so that the WEF can bring in their Fourth Industrial Revolution and confirm their "Great Reset" which will cause a completely digital economy to replace the present democratic countries and bring in the NWO. Anyone who hasn't been paying attention to these psychopaths ought to because the end game is to cause a global famine that would lead to their being able to reduce global populations by more than 2/3rds and get rid of us "useless eaters"! The time is rapidly approaching when families will have to make a choice between paying the mortgage or rent or eating. It is THAT serious. But TPTB don't want riots on their hands so they have already destroyed the health of billions around the globe with their deadly shots, falsely labelled "vaccines" and in a 12 month period from, I believe, February 2021 to February 2022 the US suffered as many deaths in the working age population than died in the entire Vietnam war. The millenials are dropping like flies especially from cardiac issues. This is an absolute fact but you won't hear it on MSM. The hyperinflation will render the currency of virtually every country useless just like In Venezuela and Zimbabwe and Yugoslavia in the 1990's. The war in Russia and Ukraine is merely a distraction and someone to blame for this manufactured shortage and supply chain issues, but they have existed for far longer than just a few months. If you can afford to stock up on foods like beans, grains, pasta's and tinned foods do it IMMEDIATELY. Same applies if you have the capacity to pay extra on your mortgage or rent. A global crisis far worse than the Great Depression is coming and by later this year even MSM won't be able to hide it. Mock if you like but I have plenty of other things to do rather than spread lies on a survey platform. It's going to be HORRIFIC!

No money hand outs sway me I go from past experience n if they can actually look at the camera when talking cause if they can't dont trust them but I do wish they would ditch in person voting go online like the census