To be frank, there’s no other store
“David Jones’ ordeal is very sad,” writes Kiama’s Nola Tucker. “My grandfather was a walker there in the 1890s. ‘A man with a white carnation,’ my mother said. I also worked on the ground floor of the store in Elizabeth Street during university holidays, and I remember the excitement when Frank Sinatra’s bodyguard brought young Nancy to shop while he was in Sydney.” I wonder if he bought boots?
We’re putting an end to the thread on rookie torture (C8) as Castlecrag’s John Lees advises us that “this topic has been covered over and over again and it’s the same old stories.” Wow, I’m sure we’ve covered fruit stickers in the past too. And indoor leaf blowers. I actually think we’re good at this.
However, Dawn Glase of Moss Vale absolutely nailed it: “We have a dresser in our kitchen. Lint and dust don’t get cleaned easily from under it. I had the bright idea to bring my husband’s leaf blower and have him blow it. Unfortunately, the draft went under the cabinet, towards the back, and blew a decorative plate off the wall and shattered it.”
Greystanes’ Michael Fletcher reflects: “George Zivkovic’s words on recording slogans (C8) “I think NSW could be ‘NSW – A Beautiful State’, given its many pointed slogans aimed at governments over the years (Singapore comes to mind) and the penalties for various misdemeanors.”
Austinmer’s Janice Creenaune takes a practical approach: “Why not make the plates a reminder of general driving rules and a way of life? ‘NSW – Pull Back, Slow Down and Enjoy’.”
“Like Geoff Gilligan (C8), I went to a fancy dress party with a black and white theme,” says Mary Carde from Parrearra (Qld). “I went this way reporter wearing black trousers and a white t-shirt with red SMH letters on the front. Many guests were confused, but my costume represented the conundrum: ‘What’s black, white and red everywhere?'”
George Manojlovic, of Mangerton, has some advice for the owners of Jack Russell Elbie, who was trapped by a 13th-floor apartment window in Dee Why and needed a team of abseiling firefighters to rescue him: “Trade him for a dachshund. They’re built low to the ground.”
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