GC_Over50s_February_2026_No_129

19 NO NEED TO REPLACE YOUR KITCHEN Kitchen Rescue ENJOY THE LOOK & FEEL OF MARBLE prestigebenchtopcoatings.com.au 0422 757 163 ABN 453 739 803 48 FREE QUOTE MarbleCoteTM Benchtop Restoration: Repairs & Resurfacing Stain, Heat & Scratch Resistant 1/5 of the replacement cost Splashbacks: MarbleCote TM to match benchtops Cabinet doors & panels: Repairs & Satin or gloss finish The first question people ask when enquiring about the MarblecoteTM benchtop restoration system is “how does it compare to a brand new factory produced laminate or socalled ‘stone’ benchtop?” The MarblecoteTM system first developed here on the Gold Coast over 10 year ago, has been refined and improved to where we are today. MarblecoteTM is completely seamless (there are no joins). A brand new factory made ‘stone’ or laminated benchtop will have joins sometimes only one or two, often three or four. Does this difference really matter? Well, yes, it does, especially if you want your benchtop to be hygienically superior. A quick question... how many bacteria can fit on a pinhead? Answer... (fun fact) six million. Bacteria includes e-coli, salmonella, Covid and many more. The second most popular place for bacteria to dwell and thrive in the home - after doorknobs - is the kitchen benchtop. And no matter how tight those joins appear to be, KITCHEN MAKEOVER MAGIC Introducing MarblecoteTM – Your Durable, Handcrafted Benchtop Solution BEFORE AFTER to bacteria they are like the Grand Canyon... party central! MarblecoteTM is stain, heat and scratch resistant. Whilst very resilient (finished with three coats acrylic cross-linking polymer), it is not bulletproof. So if someone drops a brick on it (yes, we’ve had that happen!) damage will occur. Unlike other benchtops, damage like that can be repaired in around one hour and the repair won’t be visible. MarblecoteTM is handcrafted so that each benchtop is unique and there’s a three year warranty. Once warranty expires...we also offer a ‘re-fresh’ (light sand plus 2 coats benchtop clear $200) which includes extended warranty for a further three years Cost comparison - the MarblecoteTM System is one quarter to one fifth the cost of a new replacement bench. For contact details and website, please see advert. Common Words 129 SMALL + LOOSE + = 5 LETTERS + OVER _ _ _ _ _ + LAST + HEAT = 4 LETTERS STOP + _ _ _ _ + STEPS UP + = 5 LETTERS + BENCH _ _ _ _ _ + 5 LETTERS 4 LETTERS + + 5 LETTERS = _ _ _ 3 LETTERS Find the word held in common by the three words. Then using the three words find a word that is common to them. Answer Next issue Answer to 128 - RAIL - GREY - MACKEREL - SKY Word Puzzle 129 Find a four letter word that will fit in all of these to complete another word. Answer next issue. Answer to Word Puzzle 128 GENT LOWER __ __ __ __ SHOW __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ TTE NUT__ __ __ __ EN__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ WORKER __ __ __ __WORM CAR__ __ __ __ 1. I have a face that cannot see, Hands that never meet, And a voice that exists only when echoed. I can be misplaced, ignored or broken, Yet even broken, I still bind Just differently than before. What am I? 2. I arrive unnoticed, Yet I’m only spoken of once I’ve gone. I can be spent, borrowed, measured and saved, But never stored or owned. People blame me, praise me, and swear I’ll fix things, Though I never lift a finger. I alter everything without moving. What am I? What am I? b n l e a l i a r WordWheel The goal of a word wheel puzzle is to create as many words possible with the letters in the word wheel. You can only use each letter once and every word must have the letter in the centre of the wheel. Answers P 25 Answers P 25

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