What cheeses me off

Flyfrequently · Tuesday at 10:30 PM

dajop said:
OK it's summer, it's beach time, and I mourn the loss of Australia's wonderful beaches, they feel worse than European beaches now.

This week been down at the local beach near our holiday house, and several times we struggled to find a small patch of sand to put a couple of towels on. It never used to be like this..

dajop said:
Nevermind, I'm not going back this month, but probably will be back during second half of Feb when the weather is more consistent, the water is warmer and the crowds have subsided (IMHO optimal time for beach in southern Victoria is mid Feb - mid Mar).

As a Vic peninsula local @dajop , it is not only the beaches - we don't bother to go till 1st week of February, though I do my daily walk by 8am most days.

It is the traffic, the not necessarily polite folk who shop in packs of 4+ in our supermarket and the chemist, being unable to park outside our house, and don't get me started on barely clothed folk male and especially female

Rant over.
Less than 30 sleeps and life returns to normal.
I love where we live for 10 months of the year

SuePa · 2026-01-07T09:11:04+1100

Flyfrequently said:
As a Vic peninsula local @dajop , it is not only the beaches - we don't bother to go till 1st week of February, though I do my daily walk by 8am most days.

It is the traffic, the not necessarily polite folk who shop in packs of 4+ in our supermarket and the chemist, being unable to park outside our house, and don't get me started on barely clothed folk male and especially female

Rant over.
Less than 30 sleeps and life returns to normal.
I love where we live for 10 months of the year

As a retired teacher, I now look forward to the end of school holidays, with excitement.

blackcat20 · 2026-01-07T14:42:16+1100

Commented in the chemist that I needed the receipt to claim some rather pricy medication. Got home and found the receipt they gave me was the eftpos one, and not the proper tax invoice. Why aren't they just handing it over by default?!

VPS · 2026-01-07T14:48:28+1100

blackcat20 said:
Commented in the chemist that I needed the receipt to claim some rather pricy medication. Got home and found the receipt they gave me was the eftpos one, and not the proper tax invoice. Why aren't they just handing it over by default?!

I have to ask every time and it really annoys me.

blackcat20 · 2026-01-07T14:49:22+1100

VPS said:
I have to ask every time and it really annoys me.

I thought I had, but clearly not specifically enough. Now I have to drag myself back out in 41C heat to get it.

VPS · 2026-01-07T14:50:50+1100

blackcat20 said:
I thought I had, but clearly not specifically enough. Now I have to drag myself back out in 41C heat to get it.

Can you call and ask them to email it to you. I've done my aqua session and that's it for going out today

blackcat20 · 2026-01-07T14:53:57+1100

VPS said:
Can you call and ask them to email it to you. I've done my aqua session and that's it for going out today

Tempting but I have to go out and get Master TC from daycare anyway.

Flyfrequently · 2026-01-07T14:56:53+1100

blackcat20 said:
Tempting but I have to go out and get Master TC from daycare anyway.

Bugger in this heat @blackcat20
Could you call and at least make sure they have it ready for you?

blackcat20 · 2026-01-07T15:51:40+1100

Flyfrequently said:
Bugger in this heat @blackcat20
Could you call and at least make sure they have it ready for you?

They were very quick to sort it out, and I'll remember to check next time.

dajop · 2026-01-07T16:01:09+1100

Flyfrequently said:
As a Vic peninsula local @dajop ,
It is the traffic,

We were so lucky with the weather on NYE as we booked a Ute from Bunnings to get some new outdoor furniture and take some green and metal waste to the tip and collect some mulch.

As the temperature was only about 16-17C we were spared the day trippers on the Great Ocean Road and we were able to make the trips back and forth with ease. If it had been warmer, each of return trips (which is 12km) could have taken a good hour or more instead of 15mins.

On regular warm summer days at this time of year the bicycle is by far the best way to get to the shops and back - despite a very long steep hill to climb on the way back. Or better still come back in February !

drron · 2026-01-07T16:56:18+1100

The last summer holidays we spent at home was in 2000. So 25 years later we have reminded ourselves why that was a great decision. Definitely back in Asia for Christmas 2026.

Pushka · 2026-01-07T17:52:59+1100

blackcat20 said:
Commented in the chemist that I needed the receipt to claim some rather pricy medication. Got home and found the receipt they gave me was the eftpos one, and not the proper tax invoice. Why aren't they just handing it over by default?!

VPS said:
I have to ask every time and it really annoys me.

It's annoying these days that you are even asked. Thought it was mandatory.

VPS · 2026-01-07T17:58:34+1100

Pushka said:
It's annoying these days that you are even asked. Thought it was mandatory.

I don't always need a tax invoice. The receipt is OK but to claim my non PBS from Health fund I need a tax invoice

serfty · 2026-01-07T18:15:55+1100

Pushka said:
It's annoying these days that you are even asked. Thought it was mandatory.

Have you seen the price of a roll of receipt paper lately?

I have found that more and more I have to ask for a receipt in most places I go.

oz_mark · 2026-01-07T18:22:28+1100

Pushka said:
It's annoying these days that you are even asked. Thought it was mandatory.

Depends. Pharmaceuticals are often GST free, so no real need to issue a tax invoice. And asking for a receipt may not get you a tax invoice.

Pushka · 2026-01-07T18:42:04+1100

Certainly need one if going in to other shops that stock similar or identical items. I rarely buy just the scripts.

oz_mark said:
Depends. Pharmaceuticals are often GST free, so no real need to issue a tax invoice. And asking for a receipt may not get you a tax invoice.

MEL_Traveller · 2026-01-07T18:55:58+1100

serfty said:
Have you seen the price of a roll of receipt paper lately?

I have found that more and more I have to ask for a receipt in most places I go.

The places that still ask I usually decline… I don’t know how many people still take them? Unless, as Pushka mentions, I’m going to another shop with the same items!

Overseas I take them sometimes, just in case there’s an issue down the track and I need to sort something out with the bank.

Pushka said:
It's annoying these days that you are even asked. Thought it was mandatory.

Difference between a tax receipt and a regular receipt, I don’t think the tax receipt is mandatory, or even the regular one!

serfty · 2026-01-07T20:05:52+1100

e.g. Self serve in stores - when I walk out after paying I want hard and immediate proof should for some reason I get pulled up.

Pushka · 2026-01-07T20:45:20+1100

MEL_Traveller said:
The places that still ask I usually decline… I don’t know how many people still take them? Unless, as Pushka mentions, I’m going to another shop with the same items!

Overseas I take them sometimes, just in case there’s an issue down the track and I need to sort something out with the bank.

Difference between a tax receipt and a regular receipt, I don’t think the tax receipt is mandatory, or even the regular one!

Yes. Mandatory Tax Invoice if business is registered for GST and goods over $82.50

or customer asks for one.
My scripts are usually over that amount but they always ask.

Aeryn · 2026-01-07T22:31:10+1100

WCMO tonight is ducking into Woolies without my glasses a few mins before closing to grab some small protein yoghurt tubs to make my chia pudding for breakfast only to find out once home that i got one yoghurt and one weird pudding thing! Carbs in the protein pudding way too high for the protein it offers

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