A reader found it strange that a surf lifesaving crew were out training in their surf boat in Mairangi Bay, while others were evacuating the beach yesterday at 9am during the tsunami warning.
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Providers of home help to the elderly need to know when to butt out,
writes Carolyn. "While trying to justify a reduction in the services my grandmother receives, they saw fit to pass comments on matters that are none of their business, describing how she is 'inconveniencing' her family members by asking them to drive her to do her weekly shop. They suggested that she take the bus. This is an 81-year-old woman who suffers from osteoporosis, diabetes, emphysema, a heart condition and currently pneumonia. In fact, a woman who struggles to walk down the hallway at times should apparently be more 'independent and active' and manage these tasks on her own as to lessen the 'burden' on us, her family."
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A reader writes: "During this recession I have found it difficult at times trying to collect money from cash-strapped clients, but then this arrives ... 'Dear Sir, As discussed before, I owe your company $500 from 10 years ago, I have enclosed a cheque for that amount. I am sorry it took so long. Could you please be kind and let me know when you get this cheque and could you please let the previous manager know that I have paid it now.' I thought he was pulling my leg when I received the initial call, and was floored when the cheque arrived. The debt was actually from 1999! And it cleared too!"
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An unhappy nana writes: "Has anyone noticed that Arnotts Milk Arrowroot biscuits now resemble a piece of Gib board, twice as thick as previously, bulked up with a chalky, tasteless interior. Gone is the subtle tasty crunch. Is Arnotts having a 'Cadbury' moment in its test kitchen?"
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A reader says the Privacy Act is subject to interpretation: "My mother had forgotten when my father was due to return from a trip to Christchurch. She called Air New Zealand. They wouldn't tell her. So I called them, telling them I was his secretary. Got the answer in one minute flat."
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Ross says all these people bragging about the successful impersonation of another person to enter a contractual arrangement are fools. "When the boot is on the other foot and someone has impersonated them to their financial loss they scream blue murder at the incompetent business practices. What hypocrites this nation has been producing."
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Today's Webpick: These German trail bikers are taking a huge risk riding on this narrow trail on the side of a mountain. I think the saying
is "balls of steel"? Go here.
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