The simple solutions are often the best / myLot

Rockingham, Australia

March 2, 2026 7:35am CST

I haven’t been on myLot for several days as we spent them with friends at their house on the beach near Mandurah in Western Australia. It was a very relaxing time and we spent the evenings playing cards. The dining table is very long and, not only long but quite wide. The ‘pack’ of cards sat in the middle of the table and we took turns to pick from it and discard a card of our own. However, because of the width of the table, we all had to stretch to reach the cards in the middle. My friend had a very simple solution. We put the pack of cards on a table mat then simply slid it closer to each person as it was their turn. Such a simple solution which worked wonderfully well. The photo is mine of the front of their very elegant house.

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@DaddyEvil (174208)

• United States

2 Mar

That does look like a nice house. I'm glad you enjoyed your vacation. We always sat around our glass coffee table to play cards. It was round so everybody could reach the deck in the center of the table easily.

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (381739)

• Rockingham, Australia

4 Mar

There are 'card tables' that you can buy which is what we use when we play cards in the village. They have two of these tables in the clubhouse.

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@DaddyEvil (174208)

• United States

4 Mar

@JudyEv We're so crowded in this house that there isn't room for a table.

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (381739)

• Rockingham, Australia

4 Mar

@DaddyEvil We're trying to help get our son into a house and some of the 'bedrooms' are battling to take a double bed. The rooms can be ridiculously small.

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Thelma

@thelme55 (79311)

• Germany

3 Mar

Very nice house. That was a good solution.

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (381739)

• Rockingham, Australia

4 Mar

Such a simple way of solving the problem.

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Anna

@LadyDuck (502148)

• Italy

2 Mar

Very clever, that was a genius idea.

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Anna

@LadyDuck (502148)

• Italy

4 Mar

@JudyEv - Sometimes the simplest is the best.

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (381739)

• Rockingham, Australia

4 Mar

So simple but it worked so well.

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DianneN

@DianneN (254949)

• United States

2 Mar

Pretty contemporary house! Glad you found a good solution.

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DianneN

@DianneN (254949)

• United States

4 Mar

@JudyEv That sounds ideal

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (381739)

• Rockingham, Australia

4 Mar

@DianneN We've had some wonderful times there over the years.

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (381739)

• Rockingham, Australia

4 Mar

It's a lovely home. Five bedrooms, five bedrooms so ideal for our New Year celebrations.

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Ron Rybs

@Ronrybs (21504)

• London, England

3 Mar

Very modern looking. Like the balcony

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (381739)

• Rockingham, Australia

4 Mar

On the right, the balcony goes the length of the house. It's like staying in a fancy hotel.

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Ron Rybs

@Ronrybs (21504)

• London, England

4 Mar

@JudyEv It is a very nice place

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LindaOH

@LindaOHio (222222)

• United States

3 Mar

Very clever solution. That's quite a house.

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (381739)

• Rockingham, Australia

4 Mar

It's a lovely house. It's generous of them to share it with their friends. They live in the village but also known this house.

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snowy

@snowy22315 (208746)

• United States

2 Mar

That's using your noodle, or in this case...your mat!

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (381739)

• Rockingham, Australia

4 Mar

I think we used a bit of both! lol

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Eva James

@wolfgirl569 (135583)

• Marion, Ohio

2 Mar

Very nice house. I would love all of those porches. That was a great way to move the cards

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (381739)

• Rockingham, Australia

4 Mar

We spend most New Years in this house. There is usually a group of 9 of us.

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MARILYN

@Marilynda1225 (91013)

• United States

2 Mar

Glad you were able to spend time with friends. The house is beautiful. You are right, simple solutions are the best and the idea of the mat for the cards was genius.

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (381739)

• Rockingham, Australia

4 Mar

Such a simple idea but it worked a treat.

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Fleur

@Fleura (34927)

• United Kingdom

2 Mar

As long as you don't have those non-slip mats they use on boats

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (381739)

• Rockingham, Australia

4 Mar

The non-slip mats I bought for the motor-home weren't that useful really. I think maybe I bought the wrong ones. Only one side seemed non-slip.

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Fleur

@Fleura (34927)

• United Kingdom

4 Mar

@JudyEv I remember some rubbery ones that were really quite 'sticky'. We were all laughing about how you could stop stolen cars by throwing them in the road, and things like that

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George B Vieto

@Deepizzaguy (122067)

• Lake Charles, Louisiana

3 Mar

That is true that simple solutions are possible when playing card games.

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (381739)

• Rockingham, Australia

4 Mar

I enjoy playing cards.

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George B Vieto

@Deepizzaguy (122067)

• Lake Charles, Louisiana

4 Mar

@JudyEv

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Shiva

@Shiva49 (28366)

• Singapore

3 Mar

The house is picture perfect. I look for simple solutions in regards to gadgets, hardware. software issues. One has to be practical to stay in the game of life!

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (381739)

• Rockingham, Australia

4 Mar

Quite often we think too hard instead of thinking 'simply'.

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