A polite request from Rhoda Silber of Manly. "Please publish my annual welcome to Lady Autumn in the hope that she will soon grace us with cool breezes, golden leaves and soft showers." See what happens when you ask nicely?
Jeffrey Mellefont's lament for his lost literary stamina (C8) caught the eye of his good friend Richard Black of Potts Point, who knew there was more to the story than Jeffrey was letting on. "Jeffrey Mellefont's literary stamina may not have gone downhill after consuming both War and Peace and Ulysses if he hadn't invested his Snowy earnings in a 'chick magnet' Ariel motorbike. That bike, certainly a magnificent machine, was – and I think he would agree – the real reason for his literary downfall."
For all Column 8 readers feeling their reading (C8) is slow and inadequate, Neil Crosby of Annandale recommends obtaining a copy of One Hundred Great Books in Haiku by David Bader. "In one afternoon, you will be intimately acquainted with most of the great novels and philosophical, economic and historical treatises."
"My 95-year-old mother Dorothy revealed at her birthday event last week that her records show she has read 989 books since 1998 (C8), including 76 in 2019," writes Scott Illingworth of Kiama. "No time to delay finishing a book for some!"
Noting Carrie from Thornleigh's concern about online licence renewal (C8), Allan Gibson of Cherrybrook decided to do a little checking of his own. "Transport for NSW advises that a customer applying for a driver licence online can indicate that they have a medical condition. This will take them to a short Fitness to Drive medical assessment. In their own words, 'Rest assured, the 188-page document on the RMS website is not part of the licence renewal process'."
"Methinks someone aboard the Galileo Galilei (C8) may have pinged an albatross," muses Don Bain of Port Macquarie.
Ken Dundas of Banora Point requests the assistance of the Column 8 brains trust. "I usually mow my large lawn in the early evening with a four-stroke petrol mower. My neighbours regularly complain that my mowing interferes with their TV reception, usually during the news. What causes my mower to distort the pixels on television sets, including our own?"
Having read that North Sydney is now considered ‘regional’, Laurie Powell of Woy Woy wonders if that means that "the locals can now apply for the Regional Seniors Travel Card?"
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