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Ross MacPherson, Dorothy Bragg, Chris Flynn, Alastair Wilson, Jane Ross, Steve Hulbert, Maggie Ramsay, Peter Riley

Advertisement The first time Ross MacPherson of Seaforth had dealings with a plumber, about 30 years ago, he was told the price for the job was $50 – in cash. “Earlier this week my wife went to the bank to withdraw a substantial amount of money, several thousand in fact. As the teller was counting out the pineapples, he looked at my wife and said, ‘Let me guess, you’re paying off a tradesman right?’ He was spot on. Some things never change!” An example of our much-beloved Australian vernacular has been amusing the self-described “92-year-old ex-Pom”, Dorothy Bragg of Avalon Beach. “Regarding the COVID vaccine roll-out, I just heard an official personage say, ‘Three-fifths of bugger-all has been done.’ Only in Australia would this be said. I love it!”

Jonty Grinter, John Lees, Dorothy Bragg, Ivor Jones, John Walter, Gerardo Prietto, Robert Nielson, Don Davies, John Ure

Advertisement This looks like it could be your lucky year, John Bryson. According to Jonty Grinter of Katoomba, “originally the ides (C8) in the Roman calendar were the mid-month days corresponding to the full moon. In March, May, July and October this was the 15th and all other months the 13th.” John Lees of Castlecrag adds, “To the Romans ‘ides’ meant the middle of the month. Don’t forget the number of days in Roman months was not the same as for our months.” At age 92 Dorothy Bragg of Avalon Beach can still clearly recall learning, “‘In March, July, October, May, the Ides fall on the 15th day’ but as a child I never knew what ‘Ides’ meant.”

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