David Pigott of North Parramatta “was wondering how many requests it takes to collect an abandoned trolley. So far I have made 21 and it is still waiting to be collected. As I turn 82 tomorrow, it would be nice if the Kmart trolley collection team gave me a present by picking it up.”
James Moore of Kogarah reckons our politicians need a bit of a rev-up: “I recently came across the useful word throttlebottom, which means an inept and futile person in public office. To be fair, politicians do have the skill of being verbose in fewer words than anybody else.”
After taking a look at the Jill Dupleix recipe for potato and kale pizza, Penelope Johnston of Paddington was left wondering: “Can someone help me to find where I can buy ‘strong plain flour’? I am concerned that I might have been using the weak stuff for years.”
“Joan Carter (C8) should be informed that there is a collectors’ market for missent mail,” says Mike Hirschhorn of North Rocks. “If she sends the envelope to the auction secretary at Philas, 17 Brisbane Street, Darlinghurst, preferably not via Sri Lanka, she might earn herself a few dollars.”
Harvey Sharpe of Chatswood writes: “Further to Shane Spence’s letter about $2 notes on eBay (C8), I suggest he get them from a local dealer for as low as $10. Notes selling for $110 or more might be ‘star’ notes which are far rarer than ordinary notes and sell at a great premium. These have a star in place of the last digit in the serial number. They were used to replace faulty notes so the run of numbers was not disturbed. Of course, the older the note and its condition, the more expensive it may be.” Duly noted.
