The batteries were fine, no leaks but they are double the cost of Woollies own brand. I haven’t had any problems with Duracell because I never buy them, I was very surprised to find these and can only surmise why.
For AA and AAA alkaline batteries I buy a bulk pack from Bunnings of Vesta batteries made in Germany. All much cheaper than Everready or Duracell brands
Sorted out my T shirt drawers only to discover I had 42. Kept the top 20 and dumped the rest. Some of them I can’t even remember buying. Maybe they were presents, who knows. Anyhoo they’ve gone now. When I say dumped I meant taken to the local charity shop.
Just cleaned out the roof gutters at the front of the house, the amount of leaves in them would block up anything
I only ever use Duracell (won’t use any other make) and I never once had a problem with them OGF
In all fairness wishbone, I had left them in for a long time. But it put me off using them again, when it has never happened with Energiser’s…
Woke up, had breakfast then I went to my cabin where I brew my own beer. That’s my hobby! I really enjoy making my own beer. I make it for my own good taste and it’s awesome! Is there someone else who does this brewing thing?
Cheers!
Welcome to the forum milleradam, I don’t actually brew the stuff, but I’m a very good taster… 
… would love to know what your top 20 T shirts say.
Cheers!
Made curry this morning: about 10 skinless, boneless chicken thighs from Tesco, 4 smallish onions, 4 cloves of garlic, 2 big red peppers, 1/2 jar of Pataks Balti, med. tin of chickpeas.
Went out to Westfield for lunch where they have food stalls and shared/communal seating area. Got a heaped plate of wok’d prawn & rice, shared with Mrs d00d. Came home watched Homeland on Netflix. Divided up the curry, will have some tonight, put 4 meals in the freezer.
Hello Milleradam 
a warm welcome to Over50sChat….
Went to see the See Monster again with my friend who chickened out and wouldn’t go up! It is quite scary and tall
So we had coffee and cake instead!
Today I took my dog to the vet .
I’ve been so worried these last few days after discovering a lump on his tummy .
It turn out to be a fatty lump I’d not heard that before, apparently harmless .
Phew …treated the wee fella to a bowl for rice pud.
Great photo Maree
It might be called a “lipoma”. They’re less worrying, once you know what they are. 
I used to many decades ago and I still have all the equipment just in case but these days I find it a damn sight easier to go to the grog shop and buy a slab of beer.
Was going away in the camper but with all the rain and flooding about decided to book motels for the week. The idea of a week of mud and boggy ground got the better of me
Such a range of prices, from $99 a night to $140 a night depending on where and when. Prices have rocketed since I last stayed in motels. Anyway I eventually booked them all for the week away, the longest stay is a couple of nights in one place and the cost about three times that of staying in my camper. I guess the fuel cost will be marginally cheaper without towing - probably only talking about saving half to a litre every 100km.
Even thought to save them on my sat nav
I hope you get a good nights sleep in the Motels Bruce, no slamming doors etc etc.
Today, just about everything I’ve tried to eat or drink has come straight back up. My LES seemed firmly shut. Hopefully tomorrow will be a better day.
I have to say that slamming doors is a problem I have never come across, neighbours reversing their car into their parking space is the worst though most motels ban it.
My ex wife slept in the kitchen area of a motel in Coober Pedy which was built into a cliff to keep it cool because she was frightened of sleeping in what was essentially a (rather posh) cave.
We had to put up with a full voice conversation at 4.00am in the Hotel carpark in the Hotel we stayed in in August Bank Holiday, What were these people discussing?
