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Mothers gift for ET

Posted on 10/05/2020 by AlanM52

Forgot all about the heated throw blanket yesterday at ALDI so went this afternoon to three stores – none! Looks like they never had them in store. ET’s hearing is poor; she does have premium hearing aids but doesn’t wear … Continue reading →

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Mothers Day 2020

Posted on 10/05/2020 by AlanM52

This photo from yesterday when we visited the folks at Springvale cemetery where ET did her usual thing with four bunches of flowers for both our mums. Sadly the cemetery is being over run by Asians To give you some … Continue reading →

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BlitzWolf BW-HL2 smart watch – 2

Posted on 10/05/2020 by AlanM52

As posted I am mainly interested in the notifications side of things, in particular promptly responding to enquires from Al’s Workshop or Markeplace. Feeling a bit more comfortable now that I found a review that reports on this in more … Continue reading →

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Kanopy–movie streaming

Posted on 09/05/2020 by AlanM52

Get free access to thousands of movies with your library card. Great for pensioners on a budget who don’t have any subscription streaming service. No library card just sing-up with your local (or nearest) participating library and then do the … Continue reading →

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CANON PIXMA iX6860 A3+ Home Office Printer–setup

Posted on 08/05/2020 by AlanM52

Unboxed and setup the printer downstairs in my study. The CD install is very straightforward; opted for LAN connection and at one point prompted to press one of the two buttons and count 11 flashes and release – LAN setup … Continue reading →

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His Dark Materials (Foxtel)

Posted on 04/05/2020 by AlanM52

Never been one to watch TV shows but started on this one tonight – is good

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Heated throw blanket on sale at ALDI

Posted on 04/05/2020 by AlanM52

Made the effort to get there early to buy two of them. That was a waste of time they never made it into the stores. Managed to get them from Kmart for rhe same price.

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COVID contact tracing

Posted on 02/05/2020 by AlanM52

Found a use for the SuperCheap calendar.

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KFC lunch with the crows

Posted on 01/05/2020 by AlanM52

Today’s essential outing trip included a stop at KFC for lunch. Ok…not Crows but Ravens.

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ALDI Smart Watch

Posted on 30/04/2020 by AlanM52

Think I’ll get one of these for Al’s Workshop customer notifications. When you tell people coming to pick-up stuff ‘please phone/message when close and I’ll meet you at the gates’ you need to respond promptly. UPDATE 6th May: Could not … Continue reading →

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