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“I, too, miss wax paper (C8) for my sangas, and plastic wrap is a poor substitute,” opines Andrew Cohen of Glebe. “I now use baking paper and a plastic band, a solution I learnt from my girlfriend, who makes yummy sandwiches for all of her employees’ lunches every morning.”
Libby Black of Holsworthy wonders “if David Rose was able to acquire the much-envied rainbow wax paper, sadly my mother only ever gave us the plain version”.
“The popularity of greaseproof paper waxes and wanes,” reckons Jim Dewar of Davistown. “It’s a common theme in wrap music.”
Like many of us, George Zivkovic of Northmead has been taking in some round ball action and observes that “the coverage of the World Cup being played in Canada, Mexico and the USA should offer viewers the chance to also play ‘Spot the Stars’ bingo, given the number of times the cameras manage to find a not-so-incognito film/TV/music/sports, etc, celebrity somewhere in the crowd”. Granny has noticed this and finds it’s often at the expense of the action.
Don Bain of Port Macquarie has also been viewing a bit of sport: “So, the Swimming subtitles finally got it right, with reference to the forthcoming Pan Pacs, rather than ‘Tampax’ championships.” Yet another sponsorship opportunity gone begging.
“Does anyone else find it strange not being able to pay a Telstra account in the Telstra shop?” queries Robyn Lewis of Raglan. “Also, it is not possible to buy a battery for a Telstra phone.”
“I’ve no idea which schools Gary Nicholson’s grandchildren (C8) attended, but ‘running writing’ is still taught, usually around grade 3,” claims Pauline McGinley of Drummoyne. “It’s an exciting new skill for students who recognise that it’s a precursor to achieving the much anticipated and longed-for glory of a ‘Pen Licence’.” Stephanie Edwards of Leichhardt is one who was pleasantly surprised: “I impulse-bought a book I thought would interest my seven-year-old granddaughter and later realised some of the text contained ‘running writing’. To my surprise, she was able to read it!”
It’s a different story in the land of the free. Tim Ingall of Scottsdale, Arizona, USA noticed that “a local housing community in my neighbourhood has a sign at the front entrance. The name on the sign used to be in cursive but was changed this week, at some cost, to print letters because younger delivery drivers couldn’t read it.”
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