Low bridge, high anxiety
Ken Hudson, of Evans Head, confirms the danger from above at Burwood (C8): “As a young resident in the 50s and 60s I saw occasional ‘falls’ on the Railway Bridge and had to check the footpath just in case. But the bridge’s biggest concern was the old double-decker buses trying to pass under it. Some required ‘removal’ after their mishaps.”
Earlwood’s Chrissie Whitlock “runs to Hornsby Library to borrow a cake tin. Preferably full of cake”, while Caringbah South’s Mark Berg thinks “tool libraries (C8) are an excellent resource for apprentices as they can store items apprentices are often sent out to find, such as left-handed screwdrivers, elbow grease and long waits”. My grandmother experienced this in her copy girl days when she was asked to pick up helicopter mail from the roof.
Although Cherrybrook’s Allan Gibson recalls a tried and true use of this reporter Bowral’s Caz Willis suggests that we should ask any printmaker the best way to wipe ink off plates, and ask any nurse whether an unread sheet of paper is considered a sterile surface in an emergency. Not just litter fodder, Granny!”
“When it comes time for an al fresco lunch on Sunday, I’m usually still engrossed in Saturday ReporterGlebe’s Andrew Cohen writes: “Since the mysterious post-COVID plague of blue and green flies emerged in the inner west, my still unopened Messenger of the Sun It was used to destroy Louis’s large family of door-snatchers. I bought a fly swatter but it doesn’t have a cover that peels off with disgusting parts.”
When Aidan Cuddington (C8) asked for bumper sticker alternatives, Waverton’s Neil Nicoll signed up: “I remember one disgruntled Volvo owner, fed up with the car breaking down, attached a wooden sign to his roof rack saying ‘I’ll Never Buy Another Volvo’ and parked it outside the nearest Volvo dealer for days.”
As for stickers, Austinmer’s Janice Creenaune noted: “When I was teaching in Minnesota in 1998, bumper stickers were popular as rewards in high schools, like ‘My Child is an Honor Student at Rosemount High School.’ Proud parents displayed them while others continued to ostensibly boast ‘My Child Beat Up Your Honor Student.'” I’m not sure if that’s true, but I To do I know the school doesn’t ‘reward’ them.”
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