Everyone’s favourite alliterative reader, Merona Martin of Meroo Meadow, writes that she is in Portugal and is amused by the tollway prices, which she photographed for proof on the A22. The sign starts with ‘Classe 1’ vehicles (motorbikes and cars) at €0.35 (58 Australian cents) and goes up to ‘Classe 4’ (heavy trucks) at €1 ($1.64). Read it and weep, as Merona rightly says.
Also in international news, Jim Dewar of Davistown has been considering the news of Japan being part of AUKUS and suggests the name NIPPONAUKUS. Then again, maybe not because it “sounds like a dinosaur, and we know what happened to them”.
Then, stepping back to last week, regarding buns versus bread, Bob Selinger, secretary of the Rotary Club of North Ryde, would like to assure readers that “the barbecue at Gladesville Bunnings run by the Rotary Club of North Ryde has always opted for bread over rolls. You get more onions and sauce.” This is important, Col8 agrees.
On another bread-related subject, John Turnell of Macmasters Beach wants to know: “What is it with sourdough? I spend most weekends in inner west Sydney and love my morning cafe breakfast of bacon and eggs. Can you get toast made of bread other than sourdough? No. Although I was once offered raisin bread.”
For those interested in Pirate Radio history (Col8 last week), Stewart MacDonald of Ashfield reports that “BBC Radio 2 is running a special celebrating the 60th anniversary of Pirate Radio, hosted by Tony Blackburn and Johnnie Walker. All available in BBC Sounds. Some great memories.”
Plus, Richard Murnane of Hornsby adds: “Radio Moscow! As a cynical Irish teenager, I was never converted by ‘Joe Adamov’s’ critiques of the Western bourgeoisie, news of record wheat harvests, or other simplistic 1970s propaganda, but it led me to a lifelong interest in ham radio, so spasibo, Joe. He can still be heard on the “Shortwave Radio Audio Archive”.
And for those still wondering about Jeannie Lewis (Col8) last week, readers have sent memories of seeing her from the late 1970s onwards, and she is still performing, most recently this past Sunday in Marrickville. More power to her, Col8 says.
Thinking (Col8 last week) about warning signs in cars, Elizabeth Morgan of Manly had her own troubles. “After purchasing a second-hand Ford and driving for a few days, the fuel gauge had hardly moved. I was pleased, then I ran out of petrol.”
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