Aussies fuming over 'unAustralian' move at Bunnings
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On a cold weekend morning, sometimes there's nothing better than an iconic Bunnings snag.
A piece of bread and a beef sausage with some BBQ sauce - what more could you ask for?
Given that these barbeques are run by community groups, it's not a surprise that what you're getting isn't always exactly the same - though it's usually pretty similar. One woman, though, was met with a rude shock when she received something Aussies are calling 'unAustralian'.
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'How unconstitutional'
Aussie woman Lauren Richter has taken to TikTok this week after a shocking experience at Bunnings.
Lauren said that instead of the standard Bunnings snag she was after, she got something literally no one has ever wanted - a chicken sausage.
'Just got a chicken sausage at Bunnings…' she wrote.
'How unconstitutional.'
'You might be entitled to compensation'
Commenters were in agreement - the chicken sausage is just not on.
'You might be entitled to compensation,' one person said.
'That's not right! ... who do we need to complain to?!' said another.
'Beef or maybe Lamb or those sausages that have a mixture of every meat left over at the abattoir. But chicken should never be a sausage, especially at Bunnings!' a third agreed passionately.
'That's unaustralian,' another asserted.
'Call 000. Now! That's a crime against humanity,' another person said.
It gets worse…
But, it was decided that there is something worse - just. An undisclosed vegan sausage.
'I got a vegan one once… it was the only option and only mentioned on the sign down the bottom in small letters, so most people getting them didn't know until they handed over this weird sausage with all this green stuff in it. Was horrid,' one person said.
'One time they gave me a vegan sausage, didn't say that's all they were selling....the taste,' said another.
No thank you!
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Aussies fuming over 'unAustralian' move at Bunnings
Don't miss out on the headlines from Lifestyle. Followed categories will be added to My News. On a cold weekend morning, sometimes there's nothing better than an iconic Bunnings snag. A piece of bread and a beef sausage with some BBQ sauce - what more could you ask for? Given that these barbeques are run by community groups, it's not a surprise that what you're getting isn't always exactly the same - though it's usually pretty similar. One woman, though, was met with a rude shock when she received something Aussies are calling 'unAustralian'. Want to join the family? Sign up to our Kidspot newsletter for more stories like this. Image: TikTok / @laurenrichter10, iStock. RELATED: $5 Bunnings hack is a game changer for pet parents 'How unconstitutional' Aussie woman Lauren Richter has taken to TikTok this week after a shocking experience at Bunnings. Lauren said that instead of the standard Bunnings snag she was after, she got something literally no one has ever wanted - a chicken sausage. 'Just got a chicken sausage at Bunnings…' she wrote. 'How unconstitutional.' 'You might be entitled to compensation' Commenters were in agreement - the chicken sausage is just not on. 'You might be entitled to compensation,' one person said. 'That's not right! ... who do we need to complain to?!' said another. 'Beef or maybe Lamb or those sausages that have a mixture of every meat left over at the abattoir. But chicken should never be a sausage, especially at Bunnings!' a third agreed passionately. 'That's unaustralian,' another asserted. 'Call 000. Now! That's a crime against humanity,' another person said. It gets worse… But, it was decided that there is something worse - just. An undisclosed vegan sausage. 'I got a vegan one once… it was the only option and only mentioned on the sign down the bottom in small letters, so most people getting them didn't know until they handed over this weird sausage with all this green stuff in it. Was horrid,' one person said. 'One time they gave me a vegan sausage, didn't say that's all they were taste,' said another. No thank you! Originally published as Aussies fuming over 'unAustralian' move at Bunnings
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Meet Delma and Frank, they've been married for 80 years
80 YEARS is a milestone most marriages never reach, but the love between Delma Earsman and Francis 'Frank' Murray has always been special. Their bond has blossomed over eight decades. It's the kind of love that makes your heart flutter and fills you with warmth. This week the Newcastle couple, Australia's longest-living married couple, celebrated 80 years in wedlock. Frank said he first laid eyes on Del, as he affectionately calls her, when he was 17 at a friend's birthday party. Delma was 16. "We used to go dancing on a Saturday night and got to know each other. But I was also playing football and I got hurt and had to go to the hospital," he said. "The fellows I used to play with said to Del, 'Your boyfriend's in the hospital'. She didn't know I was the boyfriend at the time. But she came down and said hello." When Frank was 18, he was enlisted to go to war as part of the 6th Machine Gun Battalion, and stationed in Papua New Guinea. "I had to get leave to come and see her, and then we decided we'd get married," he said. Frank went back to the army and then took absence without leave. He wanted to be with Delma. "I managed to come all the way back to Newcastle by horse and cart, trucks and whatever to get home to Del," he said. But then he was called to go back. "After I finished my time, we started our married life," he said. The lovebirds were wed on June 16, 1945, at St Mark's Church of England, Islington. They became Mr and Mrs Murray. Delma wore an embroidered train. Her veil was arranged with hyacinths and camellias, while she carried a bouquet of roses. The couple's reception was held at the All Saints Hall in Tighes Hill, and Delma said she felt lucky to have a wedding during wartime. "I don't think we had a hot meal. I think we had sandwiches. I don't even remember having a cake. But I was lucky to get the wedding, the wedding dress, the veil and the church," she said. "I was just happy to have a little something." As time went on, Frank and Delma travelled and enjoyed life together. "We had a good time, a good life. We used to go on holidays. We went to England, Hong Kong, New Zealand, and a few other places," Frank said. "But mostly it was just an ordinary married life." They welcomed two daughters, Sandra and Joy, for whom Delma stayed home to care while enjoying cooking, sewing and arts and crafts. Frank worked as a motor mechanic while repairing lawnmowers on the side. The pair would also go to church every Sunday. And as a typical Aussie bloke, Frank said he liked to head to the pub, with Delma's permission, of course. "I used to like the race horses, and I used to go down to the TAB, and she'd let me go have a couple of bevs," he said. Delma is now 101, and Frank is 102 years old. They have five grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren and have been living in a nursing home for the past 18 months. "We don't do much. We just sit down and talk about old times and all that sort of business," Frank said, "But yeah, it's good. I couldn't do without Del," he said. When asked what the secret to a long marriage is, Delma said you've got to have tolerance. "You know it's half and half, you can't have it your own way. I think anyhow. It's been like that with us all the while. You need patience," she said. "You're going to choose to be with them. You're very lucky if you get the right one." Frank said, looking back, time had flown. "I'm telling ya, time goes that quick, you don't realise. So if you're gonna do anything, do it. Don't say I'll do it next year, that's not right. Just do it," he said. "Even now I can't realise that I'm over 100, and here we are." The couple celebrated their anniversary with their nursing home community, a delicious cake, and lunch with family. 80 YEARS is a milestone most marriages never reach, but the love between Delma Earsman and Francis 'Frank' Murray has always been special. Their bond has blossomed over eight decades. It's the kind of love that makes your heart flutter and fills you with warmth. This week the Newcastle couple, Australia's longest-living married couple, celebrated 80 years in wedlock. Frank said he first laid eyes on Del, as he affectionately calls her, when he was 17 at a friend's birthday party. Delma was 16. "We used to go dancing on a Saturday night and got to know each other. But I was also playing football and I got hurt and had to go to the hospital," he said. "The fellows I used to play with said to Del, 'Your boyfriend's in the hospital'. She didn't know I was the boyfriend at the time. But she came down and said hello." When Frank was 18, he was enlisted to go to war as part of the 6th Machine Gun Battalion, and stationed in Papua New Guinea. "I had to get leave to come and see her, and then we decided we'd get married," he said. Frank went back to the army and then took absence without leave. He wanted to be with Delma. "I managed to come all the way back to Newcastle by horse and cart, trucks and whatever to get home to Del," he said. But then he was called to go back. "After I finished my time, we started our married life," he said. The lovebirds were wed on June 16, 1945, at St Mark's Church of England, Islington. They became Mr and Mrs Murray. Delma wore an embroidered train. Her veil was arranged with hyacinths and camellias, while she carried a bouquet of roses. The couple's reception was held at the All Saints Hall in Tighes Hill, and Delma said she felt lucky to have a wedding during wartime. "I don't think we had a hot meal. I think we had sandwiches. I don't even remember having a cake. But I was lucky to get the wedding, the wedding dress, the veil and the church," she said. "I was just happy to have a little something." As time went on, Frank and Delma travelled and enjoyed life together. "We had a good time, a good life. We used to go on holidays. We went to England, Hong Kong, New Zealand, and a few other places," Frank said. "But mostly it was just an ordinary married life." They welcomed two daughters, Sandra and Joy, for whom Delma stayed home to care while enjoying cooking, sewing and arts and crafts. Frank worked as a motor mechanic while repairing lawnmowers on the side. The pair would also go to church every Sunday. And as a typical Aussie bloke, Frank said he liked to head to the pub, with Delma's permission, of course. "I used to like the race horses, and I used to go down to the TAB, and she'd let me go have a couple of bevs," he said. Delma is now 101, and Frank is 102 years old. They have five grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren and have been living in a nursing home for the past 18 months. "We don't do much. We just sit down and talk about old times and all that sort of business," Frank said, "But yeah, it's good. I couldn't do without Del," he said. When asked what the secret to a long marriage is, Delma said you've got to have tolerance. "You know it's half and half, you can't have it your own way. I think anyhow. It's been like that with us all the while. You need patience," she said. "You're going to choose to be with them. You're very lucky if you get the right one." Frank said, looking back, time had flown. "I'm telling ya, time goes that quick, you don't realise. So if you're gonna do anything, do it. Don't say I'll do it next year, that's not right. Just do it," he said. "Even now I can't realise that I'm over 100, and here we are." The couple celebrated their anniversary with their nursing home community, a delicious cake, and lunch with family. 80 YEARS is a milestone most marriages never reach, but the love between Delma Earsman and Francis 'Frank' Murray has always been special. Their bond has blossomed over eight decades. It's the kind of love that makes your heart flutter and fills you with warmth. This week the Newcastle couple, Australia's longest-living married couple, celebrated 80 years in wedlock. Frank said he first laid eyes on Del, as he affectionately calls her, when he was 17 at a friend's birthday party. Delma was 16. "We used to go dancing on a Saturday night and got to know each other. But I was also playing football and I got hurt and had to go to the hospital," he said. "The fellows I used to play with said to Del, 'Your boyfriend's in the hospital'. She didn't know I was the boyfriend at the time. But she came down and said hello." When Frank was 18, he was enlisted to go to war as part of the 6th Machine Gun Battalion, and stationed in Papua New Guinea. "I had to get leave to come and see her, and then we decided we'd get married," he said. Frank went back to the army and then took absence without leave. He wanted to be with Delma. "I managed to come all the way back to Newcastle by horse and cart, trucks and whatever to get home to Del," he said. But then he was called to go back. "After I finished my time, we started our married life," he said. The lovebirds were wed on June 16, 1945, at St Mark's Church of England, Islington. They became Mr and Mrs Murray. Delma wore an embroidered train. Her veil was arranged with hyacinths and camellias, while she carried a bouquet of roses. The couple's reception was held at the All Saints Hall in Tighes Hill, and Delma said she felt lucky to have a wedding during wartime. "I don't think we had a hot meal. I think we had sandwiches. I don't even remember having a cake. But I was lucky to get the wedding, the wedding dress, the veil and the church," she said. "I was just happy to have a little something." As time went on, Frank and Delma travelled and enjoyed life together. "We had a good time, a good life. We used to go on holidays. We went to England, Hong Kong, New Zealand, and a few other places," Frank said. "But mostly it was just an ordinary married life." They welcomed two daughters, Sandra and Joy, for whom Delma stayed home to care while enjoying cooking, sewing and arts and crafts. Frank worked as a motor mechanic while repairing lawnmowers on the side. The pair would also go to church every Sunday. And as a typical Aussie bloke, Frank said he liked to head to the pub, with Delma's permission, of course. "I used to like the race horses, and I used to go down to the TAB, and she'd let me go have a couple of bevs," he said. Delma is now 101, and Frank is 102 years old. They have five grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren and have been living in a nursing home for the past 18 months. "We don't do much. We just sit down and talk about old times and all that sort of business," Frank said, "But yeah, it's good. I couldn't do without Del," he said. When asked what the secret to a long marriage is, Delma said you've got to have tolerance. "You know it's half and half, you can't have it your own way. I think anyhow. It's been like that with us all the while. You need patience," she said. "You're going to choose to be with them. You're very lucky if you get the right one." Frank said, looking back, time had flown. "I'm telling ya, time goes that quick, you don't realise. So if you're gonna do anything, do it. Don't say I'll do it next year, that's not right. Just do it," he said. "Even now I can't realise that I'm over 100, and here we are." The couple celebrated their anniversary with their nursing home community, a delicious cake, and lunch with family. 80 YEARS is a milestone most marriages never reach, but the love between Delma Earsman and Francis 'Frank' Murray has always been special. Their bond has blossomed over eight decades. It's the kind of love that makes your heart flutter and fills you with warmth. This week the Newcastle couple, Australia's longest-living married couple, celebrated 80 years in wedlock. Frank said he first laid eyes on Del, as he affectionately calls her, when he was 17 at a friend's birthday party. Delma was 16. "We used to go dancing on a Saturday night and got to know each other. But I was also playing football and I got hurt and had to go to the hospital," he said. "The fellows I used to play with said to Del, 'Your boyfriend's in the hospital'. She didn't know I was the boyfriend at the time. But she came down and said hello." When Frank was 18, he was enlisted to go to war as part of the 6th Machine Gun Battalion, and stationed in Papua New Guinea. "I had to get leave to come and see her, and then we decided we'd get married," he said. Frank went back to the army and then took absence without leave. He wanted to be with Delma. "I managed to come all the way back to Newcastle by horse and cart, trucks and whatever to get home to Del," he said. But then he was called to go back. "After I finished my time, we started our married life," he said. The lovebirds were wed on June 16, 1945, at St Mark's Church of England, Islington. They became Mr and Mrs Murray. Delma wore an embroidered train. Her veil was arranged with hyacinths and camellias, while she carried a bouquet of roses. The couple's reception was held at the All Saints Hall in Tighes Hill, and Delma said she felt lucky to have a wedding during wartime. "I don't think we had a hot meal. I think we had sandwiches. I don't even remember having a cake. But I was lucky to get the wedding, the wedding dress, the veil and the church," she said. "I was just happy to have a little something." As time went on, Frank and Delma travelled and enjoyed life together. "We had a good time, a good life. We used to go on holidays. We went to England, Hong Kong, New Zealand, and a few other places," Frank said. "But mostly it was just an ordinary married life." They welcomed two daughters, Sandra and Joy, for whom Delma stayed home to care while enjoying cooking, sewing and arts and crafts. Frank worked as a motor mechanic while repairing lawnmowers on the side. The pair would also go to church every Sunday. And as a typical Aussie bloke, Frank said he liked to head to the pub, with Delma's permission, of course. "I used to like the race horses, and I used to go down to the TAB, and she'd let me go have a couple of bevs," he said. Delma is now 101, and Frank is 102 years old. They have five grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren and have been living in a nursing home for the past 18 months. "We don't do much. We just sit down and talk about old times and all that sort of business," Frank said, "But yeah, it's good. I couldn't do without Del," he said. When asked what the secret to a long marriage is, Delma said you've got to have tolerance. "You know it's half and half, you can't have it your own way. I think anyhow. It's been like that with us all the while. You need patience," she said. "You're going to choose to be with them. You're very lucky if you get the right one." Frank said, looking back, time had flown. "I'm telling ya, time goes that quick, you don't realise. So if you're gonna do anything, do it. Don't say I'll do it next year, that's not right. Just do it," he said. "Even now I can't realise that I'm over 100, and here we are." 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