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But Nev, I'd expect a trained pilot would identify before actuating a control. (even in a car) The average idiot doesn't think that way.

Your first sentence says it all. I can't stand shows like that. There's usually and indicator for the Indicator so JUST CHECK first.. Nev

Trust Channel 7 to exaggerate a little. There has never been total standardisation. I seem to remember driving a car where the Reverse position was where you would normally expect 1st to be. Then there is the difference between manual and automatic, with the possibility of slamming your foot on the brake, thinking you are in your manual car and need to hit the clutch. An AI search could not find strong evidence for accidents occurring where someone mistook the drive selector for the indicator. It also seems that most cars with this system (EV or IC) have safeguards. They generally won’t allow Reverse or Park at speed. Many only allow an accidental movement to engage Neutral. Some require brake pedal input before a gear change. Others electronically ignore invalid inputs. I do think there could be a conversation to be had regarding how standardised cars should be; however, I think this article was a bit on the alarmist side. Cars have always differed (gear shift pattern, indicator, etc.)

Is it a 4 stroke? Nev

And every creek a banker ran, And dams filled overtop; "We'll all be rooned," said Hanrahan, "If this rain doesn't stop."

Don't worry, Peter. The next generation of cars will have A I. voice recognition. The makers will not fit control stalks on either side of the steering joystick.

Prices are dropping about 5% Now. except for SA which is up 1% (Less than inflation). Nev

Interesting that this article should pop up today. Ever since I've had a licence, I've driven cars with the turn indicator stalk on the right of the steering wheel. Since driving the Astra, which is developed from the German Opel, the stalk is on the left. I still regularly turn on the wipers when indicating a turn. Now this: https://7news.com.au/motoring/this-new-car-trend-needs-to-stop-before-someone-gets-hurt-c-22328111

A lot of these news stories quote the wholesale price of electricity which is only the cost of producing. Pretty misleading. It hides the cost of the extras. Storage, artificial inertia..... which some one has to pay for and is added to the bills. The link below shows someone saying we won't be paying for electricity soon but just the supply charge similar to mobile phone plans.

Right.

The BOM has good advice as regards setting up weather stations and recording equipment, giving useful advice as to location and placement. A rain gauge needs to be positioned between 0.3M and 1.0M from ground level to prevent splashback, and must be well clear of obstructions such as overhangs and buildings, to give good accuracy. 10M is the recommended clearance to buildings. A good rain gauge has a wide metal funnel on top of a tubular metal support, with a graduated glass collector directly below the funnel. These are durable units and the funnel provides greater accuracy in catching rainfall. Yes, there can be a wide variation in rainfall over relatiely small areas. The topography plays a big part in whether clouds drop their moisture, and often, the topography shape and effect is subtle.

My lawnmower has sat in the shed for two years. I hope it will start if needed.

Bugger! Sucked in again. Who can beleive anything that is published? Do you still beleive that it rained at my place last night?

At last! Good to see you finally got some rain. Now you'll be complaining about having to buy a lawnmower. Where we are, I'd have to say 'Crikey it's damp!'. Every day we wake to grey wet mist, punctuated by bouts of drizzle. Forecast is the same for the forseeable future.

"Could" is not "will". Future projections are highly variable at the best of times.

That report is a misleading simplification. AEMC projects a 5% fall in the cost of producing electricity over the next five years. However, retail prices could rise by as much as 13% over the next five years due to inflation, network and distribution costs, compliance and investment costs, demand growth, retailer return on investment, and weather volatility.

I ws given a guage by a friend when I had said that I didn't know how much rain I had got in a previous rain event. I didn't know how weel it would catch the rain as the mouth is ony about an inch square. Also, I oftern wonder how well guages catch rain becasue they are set up vertically and rain normally falls at an angle. Anyway, what it captured is only indicative of the rainfall within its immediate surrounds. It doesn't tell yoou how much rain fell 100 metres away. We'll see by the end of the week if the drought is broken.

When the moon hits your eye, like a big pizza pie....... (it's Amore!) Our local rural AM radio station in the 1960's and early 1970's (6NA) only had this one Dean Martin single, and they played it, ad infinitum, until it was seared into my brain, forever. I reckon they played it at least 100 times a day!

Personally, I think we've only just started in that journey of weaning ourselves off fossil fuels. There will be lots more developments as regards battery chemistry, leading to a wide range of newer and better and longer-lasting batteries - and the methods of renewable power generation can only increase, especially when AI is put to work to find where improvements can be made and where new sources of renewable energy can be acquired.

So, does this mean the Great Gilgandra Drought is over? I thought you said previously, you didn't have a rain gauge? Did you go out and buy one? Here on the Left coast, we are due for steady rain from Wednesday afternoon right through to Monday. A strong cold front is coming through the lower part of the State on Wednesday night, and it will be followed by a decent rain-bearing depression with another sizeable cold front, on Sunday.

Had a shit of a night's sleep last night! Kept getting woken up by the rain pounding on the roof. When I got up this morning water was laying is sheets across the ground. I had to go out and clear twigs and leaves from the drainage channels I dug back when the last big rains came. I measured 50 mm in the rain guage, and it is still raining. The rain event is supposed to last for the next couple of days.

Just heard that electricity prices are set to reduce shortly. I heard it on the ABC radio news with a quote from responsible person. Why? In the report it was said that renewable generation was now at 50% of requirement in South Australia, New South Wales and South-east Queensland. A lot of this has been due to the development of storage batteries. We've come a very long way in the adoption of renewable generation, haven't we?

Correct.

Hiding in plain sight.

Could be and it looks pretty wet as well which suggests water had something to do with it too, especially being so close to a canal. Those units further along are probably going for a good price now.