Daughter Kathleen was told she has to spend $90 to redeem $45 on a gift card at book store Angus and Robertson, now in administration. Had to tell her I spoke to the Minister for Consumer Affairs last night and sadly there’s nothing that can be done. Kathleen received a gift card for her birthday [...]
Christmas shopping
The streets of Adelaide have been surprisingly quiet this week and I’ve managed to get all my Christmas shopping done. My wallet now needs a holiday.
Adelaide Central Market
I went to Adelaide Central Market today for the first time. I walk past it most days on the way to work. It’s in Grote Street, which becomes Sir Donald Bradman Drive after West Terrace. The market is a great place to buy fresh meat, seafood, fruit and vegetables. Today we bought some kangaroo meatballs [...]
Fruit stickers
I had never given much thought before today to the little stickers that are applied to fruit, until a reader submitted a poem to the newspaper. The poet doesn’t like the stickers: “…every time I eat a piece of fruit, I must attend to its bothersome removal …” I don’t eat much fruit, which is [...]
Man walks down the aisle in red jocks
While I was working at Kalgoorlie we ran a story about Mankini Man. He was a bloke who jogged down the main street wearing nothing but a mankini and runners. Someone caught him on video and supplied us with pictures. We eventually tracked him down and he explained the story. It was penance for a [...]
