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» redback - Half Gone

My local MP sent me an auto, circular proforma birthday letter today with an enclosed application for a Seniors Card. A thoughtful computer sent it on his behalf.

The Seniors Card is available to all over 60 who are working less than 20 hours (paid) pw and permanently reside in the State I live in. It entitles us to a concession fare of $AUD2:50 for all-day travel on bus/train/ferry and whatever discounts private organisations like Red Rooster, hairdressers, motels etc etc want to provide. There is a Federal pensioner card giving the same things but that's income-tested and you have to qualify for a pension.

On Sunday I went to the Sydney Opera House, the trip costing $AUD15 without any ferry trips or a bus trips to get me around town. My cheapest bus fare...locally...is $8.

Obviously the savings will go towards a cappuccino or two...but maybe not the very expensive, exclusive Luwak Coffee. The 'Border Patrol' TV show last night estimated it was $1000 a kilo or $50 a cappuccino after a passenger failed to declare it on entry to OZ:

http://www.truthorfiction.com/rumors/k/k...

It's fair dinkum!

-- posted by redback