The totally off-topic thread

[Pushka]

When you say moved on you mean that you're paying for plastic bags already?

We have been paying for bags since 2009.

 

[Denali]

But for us home delivery means going online and spending lots of time selecting stuff. Might as well go to shop on way home

I find most grocery shopping are for the same types of items so they are saved under past orders, just click the items you want to reorder.

I have my preferred brands, I dont mess around with too many different items.

 

[Hvr]

Rudest pax on public transport this week goes to...

I ask people to move their stuff and if they refuse just sit there. As soon as my derriere is close to their stuff it is quickly moved.

 

[drron]

And the ban on plastic bags has done little for the environment.People now stockpile bags.
In South Australia 15% of people used plastic bin liners.Now it is 80%.
Ditching bags great for supermarkets but won't save the environment

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[Cossie]

I won't do online shopping for groceries as I'm retired and shopping after a good cup of coffee is one of the highlights of my day!

 

[RooFlyer]

Is there an interest rates thread?
Anyone renegotiated to a lower rate? - as in go into bank and say I want a lower rate or else?

I just negotiated a (slightly) higher interest rate for a term deposit with the CBA. Basically it was "ING offer X - I'm already banking with them, please do better or else the funds go from you to them anyway".

Re shopping bags, I was a bit recalcitrant when they abolished the free ones at supermarkets. But I gradually got into the habit of keeping a stock of 4-6 in my car so if I forget to take today's back to the car, I still have a supply (I only use 1 or 2 per shop).

But the 'green, re-usable' things are just an environmental con.

 

[Denali]

....People now stockpile bags....

As Im shopping less, we finally dug to the bottom of the bag bag and found duty free bags from 2000!

 

[Denali]

When the internet is used for good: ‘I believe this message was intended for someone else’ ......

I posted this the other day, it was about $11K then and before this went viral, it sat about $3K for 3yrs.

The family have since updated with "We can't thank you enough, but any further donations are unnecessary!" and people keep donating! Its now over $40K

 

[drron]

RIP Stephen Hawking.Age 76.

 

[love_the_life]

RIP Stephen Hawking.Age 76.

Yes, a wonderful mind.
Professor Stephen Hawking has died, aged 76

 

[Hvr]

RIP Stephen Hawking.Age 76.

An age he was never expected to reach. Yet he thrived and has probably changed the world in ways we don't understand.

Stephen Hawking dies aged 76

 

[Mogul]

Stephen Hawking dies | Sky News Australia

 

[Denali]

Wow, Im surprised by how surprised I am by his death.

 

[Pushka]

And the ban on plastic bags has done little for the environment.People now stockpile bags.
In South Australia 15% of people used plastic bin liners.Now it is 80%.
Ditching bags great for supermarkets but won't save the environment

No Cookies | The Advertiser

Virtue signalling.

 

[Pushka]

Yes, a wonderful mind.
Professor Stephen Hawking has died, aged 76

I didn’t see the Movie but have memories that it didn’t portray him as such a nice husband?

 

[QF WP]

Just came out of meetings to hear the Stephen Hawking news.

Correct about the portrayal in the movie Pushka, but I suppose given his situation being confined to a wheelchair after having a period of normal mobility perhaps could go to his state of mind and ultimate frustration

 

[Flying mermaid]

I didn’t see the Movie but have memories that it didn’t portray him as such a nice husband?

Like all of us he had his faults, but what an incredible scientific legacy against all odds.

 

[Denali]

Wonder if The Big Bang will base a episode on his death, as the characters are huge fans.

 

[mrs.dr.ron]

Wonder if The Big Bang will base a episode on his death, as the characters are huge fans.

Sheldon will be sad ...

 

[JohnK]

We have been paying for bags since 2009.

So supermarkets can profit more? It's like Qantas and fuel surcharges.

If I go shopping it's usually done at short notice. I'm not going to carry re-useable bags with me at all times. It is ludicrous asking me to pay for the bags. It's not that difficult to expect that the cost of bags have already been factored as a cost of business.

What next? Charge the consumer for the packaging of products?