My 'widdle' ears!!

 

 

WoW!  Thea!  you have changed again, whoopie how petite and feminine you are .

Very elegant and petty I must say.....Never have done ballet, wanted to as a small girl, but I was told that I was a fairy elephant instead! Did a lot for my confidence as a child.

My step daughter and grand daughter do or have done ballet.

                                  

Hola and Ann on the previous page re British Police Officers carrying guns Poll. Only 25% of those in the police Union Poll wanted to carry guns routinely. UK has the lowest gun injuries in the EU and the police want to maintain their accord with the public but there are the specially trained Gun trained units. Maybe with the attack on Parliament they will appoint the specially trained and armed Police to those areas in the light of the Westminster attack. 

 

Viv,

I go to water when guns are pointed at me, cry and sob, wet me pants, really pathetic.

Horrible people pointing guns at me started in my early days when a mate and myself decided to go back stage and charm what had only a few minutes before been a lightly clothed lady on stage. We found her dressing room and charged in to be met by a big ugly hairy thing toting a snub nosed 38 pointed straight at us who asked asked politely, well sort of, if he could help us.

Two blokes cannot get through the average door at the same time but we tried. Screeching and howling in terror.

Since then there have been a number of occasions where folks with guns appeared to have a desire to harm me with firearms of various calibres, usually because I ended up where I should not have been I guess. 

I did a job overseas once, finished it according to me, went to catch a flight home and was stopped by a couple of blokes with guns who in a sort of friendly way asked me to stay a bit longer. It was another week before they, full of smiles, let me head home.

I have owned a firearm most of my life but but the casual way some folk wave them about can be disturbing to an average coward like me.

All good fun I guess. And yes all police should be armed these days.

Take it easy.

SD

PB,

Mine was stored in the roof of the house and the bolt and ammo elsewhere, not much use as a defensive weapon.

SD

All dictators took the weapons off their people b4 take over

Talking of guns reminds me of when I lived in Fremantle, a elderly couple back then awoke to find a gang of people were systematically going along the street, taking plant pots of all shapes and sizes and hanging baskets from everyone's front garden.

My friends husband did not take kindle to that so when they came to his house, he had a shotgun at the reading and blasted the wall they were standing next to.  he said he had never seen people move so fast as that night.  Caught in his roses they must have got ripped apart and they left all the plants they had systematically left on the verge in the street for the vehicle to collect them!  LOL

He admitted he kept the gun under the bed and it was not licenced.

                                       

Has anyone seen this today?

Super death benefit tax allowance a costly change

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Debbie McTaggart

Bob is outraged that the new super legislation will result in a change to the additional payment linked to death benefits. So, what does this mean for his super when he dies?

Q. Bob

Is it true that the Government, not content with ripping off pensioners, is now ripping off our widows by removing the anti-detriment clause from our superannuation?

A. First, an anti-detriment payment is an amount equivalent to the 15 per cent contribution tax paid on super contributions by the deceased member over their lifetime. This payment is in addition to the usual death benefits and can be paid to an eligible dependent when a lump sum death benefit is paid. An eligible dependent is considered a: 

Spouse or former spouseChild (including an adult child)

 

Another thing Australia needs to take very seriously is domestic violence....

 

'He beat her so badly she had bruises for six months': Rebecca Gibney reveals the SHOCKING extent of her father's abuse towards her mother after defending Melissa George

 

 

 

After defending Melissa George last week, Rebecca Gibney has opened up about the extent of her father's abuse of her mother Shirley when she was a kid

 

 

 

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-4354800/Rebecca-Gibney-reveals-extent-father-s-abuse.html?ito=email_share_article-top

 

I missed this on Q & A  did anyone watch it please?

EXCLUSIVE: 'When Muslims form a majority they don't integrate': Sydney grandmother and retired Catholic school teacher, 66, defends saying Islam will 'dominate' Australia on Q&A

;A grandmother defends Islam will 'dominate' call"

The Q&A questioner attacked on social media over her fear 'Islam will dominate Australia' is a retired Catholic school teacher who brings chocolates to her Muslim neighbours across the road. She also insists: 'I love the Muslim people, I pray for them.' Marianne O'Connell, 66, (pictured) sparked controversy when she appeared on the ABC television program (inset) on Monday night. She told host Tony Jones and the panel that she had heard statements coming from a mosque that 'Australia must submit' to Islam. The grandmother-of-seven was accused of 'lying and spreading fear' by some of the programs viewers.

On the topic of downsizing on the home page of this site, someone is talking about the security or the lack of it in Australia.  Turnbull is being critized.....they has a point to make.........he, Turnbull doesn't seem to be able to control much or get anything done......I wonder why the comment has been placed in the Downsizing column?

 

All those people chatting making comments about homes and getting into smaller abodes and never coming onto these sites? Weird but it takes all kinds.

 

 

1 video 2.5k shares The Queen celebrates turning 91 with flashback photo as a babe-in-arms  That's one way to break the ice! Mike Pence's wife dotes on Malcolm Turnbull's grandchildren... as the U.S. Vice President passes on Donald Trump's reassurance that 'strong ties' will continue 

US Vice President Mike Pence has reaffirmed the strong alliance between the US and Australia saying the two countries have strong ties in security and prosperity. Mr Pence also said Mr Turnbull's grandchildren had made a huge impact on his wife Karen (left) before Mr Turnbull joked his daughter Daisy said she could take over the babysitting. Mr Pence arrived at Kirribilli House about 9am amid tight security before a day of high-level talks with Australian and US government officials. Mr Pence's motorcade from his hotel in the city closed down the Sydney Harbour Bridge. He was officially welcomed by Governor General Sir Peter Cosgrove at Admiralty House, before talks with Mr Turnbull and government officials

Vacation’s Over: Obama Returns to Public Life Next Week http://a.msn.com/01/en-au/BBA8ItA?ocid=se 

WASHINGTON — Barack Obama’s extended post-presidential vacation is about to end. After spending weeks in French Polynesia — including time on the yacht of the movie mogul David Geffen along with Bruce Springsteen, Tom Hanks and Oprah Winfrey — Mr. Obama will return to Chicago on Monday for his first public event as a former president.

His self-imposed silence since Inauguration Day will end with a series of events over the next four weeks. A Monday town hall-style meeting with students at the University of Chicago will be followed by an awards ceremony in Boston; a series of public remarks as well as private paid speeches in the United States and Europe; and an appearance at the Brandenburg Gate in Germany with Chancellor Angela Merkel.

And yet, Mr. Obama’s supporters, who have been waiting eagerly for the former president to respond to his successor’s accusations and policy reversals, are likely to be disappointed.