Dear C8, why doesn't a C8 genius develop an "App" to enable 400 or so Cattle Class travellers to launch a bid for a flight Sydney-London-Sydney without any baggage whatsoever at a theoretical fare of $100 a head? Removing the 23kg "baggage allowance" and the notional 7kg "hand luggage" frees the airline's A380 to carry 12 tonnes of premium dollar earning freight. Advertised on C8 this initiative would propel Granny into the cyber age big time. Peter Skinner, Beecroft.
I give up, says Susan Margan of Epping. "No setting at all (16:9, 4:3, zoom on/off, etc) will display the far left of the ABC's new weather summary table. My TV is newish and large screen, so I called the grandkids, who came, tried and gave up too. So tomorrow's forecast remains a daily mystery to me. ABC please change it back!"
Here in Queensland we are having just as much fun with the ABC TV weather (C8, fuzzy font). Ever since the new format we've been interested to see that Applothorpo, the coldest place in the state, has the same temperature range as Townsvillo, always 10 minimum to 10 maximum. Pam Linnett, Twin Wators, Queensland.
Fuzzy font headline if Her Majesty were to tour Queensland: Quoon visits Roof. God savo tho Quoon. Goorgo Manojlovic, Mangorton.
I call on all C8ers to write to the ABC to complain, eg: "Doar Auntio, I am writing to adviso of my objoction to tho uso of the now font etc..." Sincorly, Tim Donovan, Bahrs Scrub. [C8: this is playing havoc with our spellcheck.]
My solution when I have had cause to try to get to the top (C8, complain), is to use snail mail, but register it, says Peter Waterman, Griffith ACT. "This means the CEO or their lackey has to sign to acknowledge receipt of the letter – with deniability gone, action soon follows."
"Now I have seen it all. A cyclist absorbed in his phone. At least he was wearing a helmet." Jean Kingdon, Wahroonga.
"Reading SMH this morning I realised that the President of Afghanistan is Ashraf Ghani, an Afghan. Are there other heads of state whose name includes their nationality and currency?" Yours in wonderment, Russ Couch, Woonona.
"I thought I would Google, "what has the idiot done now". I must say that I am not at all surprised by the results." David Atherfold, Avalon Beach.
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