Nothing like the fringe benefits of getting old, well maybe.Do you still carry a stick for a bit of a walk? I'm unsure what it's like over in the UK but I'm very polite and open doors and ensure people with leg problems have a seat.
Still got it in the back of the car for any strenuous garden visits. Yep, had all the door holding & giving up seats stuff, restores your faith in humanity.
Going back to onions, just read of someone peeling them in a bowl of water to stop the fumes making their eyes water. But they saved the water as it is full of sulphur, added a drop of seaweed extract & used it to spray Roses against black spot fungus.
Thats illegal in the EU, but i'm sure OZ is more sensible when it comes to things like that.