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Just saw Supreme Leaders son, has been elected to replace him. lf he's anything like pop, congratulations, they've just created a new Bin Larden . Gee, didn't see that coming right , yeah right. At any rate, it doesn't matter what they do from here now. They can only look forward to another 50yrs or so of the same and if they destroy the whole country, won't matter, this guys not gonna forget and they'll still be none the wiser. He'll just do terrorist operations for as far as the eye can see, forever and the yank hate continues right. Notttt, that l'm saying they should've or shouldn't have hell no bloody clue but the outcome was pretty clear day one even to blind Freddie.

Did the elastic snap? Maybe you need a bigger size. Next time try sliding on a bigger pair.

Was yer a bit rough? Ya get the finest music from a gentler touch.

Well, no. Majority who identify as christian, may have a bible, but are not churchgoers. I still have mine, but I only went to church for hatches, matches and despatches. Now I am no longer in the beliver cohort. Anyway, regarding the use of it as a historic reference book, I suspect few historians keep a copy on hand when writing history theses. The bible is a sacred totem (prob also other similar texts) in a hangover fron the ages when the priests ruled the masses and only a foolish king would disobey the priesthood. The masses were prohibited from reading it until King James came along and spoilt everything. I totally agree with your opinion that significant natural or war events are the foundation of most enduring mythical stories. Especially when the stories are passed on through word of mouth. There was no 'Funk n Wagnals' back in the day. A bit like listening to tall tales & true from the legendary past. The percentages are in doubt.

I got a black eye from trying to slide on a G-string.

Sorry about that. Bloody thing wouldn't post so l clicked it a few more times ha, it worked in the end by the look, 3 times 🤣 ps if a mod happens to swing by maybe you could zap the 2 spares

The problem we have in understanding current international affairs is that we, in general, do not know the history behind these affairs. That is because we grew up not having the knowledge of events happening as we grew up. We were never taught the history of affairs in distant places. Do you know the causes of the Iran-Iraqi war? Could you discuss the Balfour agreement, that is at the heart of the Palestinian conflict?

Well played, sir!

Back to British Passports. What advantage would one of those be, to an Australian? BTW, I never heard anyone complain about cutting a finger, sliding it in a G string chord. Try a lower chord, Will.

My 1st property was 37ac, an hr from melb. l was 26. Totally different thing to yours though, centralish Vic, goldish country., was nice though. Was there a mrs WD at some stage to share all that lovely land or ? Some women would love that place. At any rate, l'm still nowhere on this. l prob should just shutthefk up and give it a some more time. Although l was interested in thoughts earlier as l said so hence the title buttt, yeah, l'm still just doing circles . Thinking of taking off with the van again in a wk or two, step back, feel like some out, missing the Murray too, maybe some time away clears the head.

My 1st property was 37ac, an hr from melb. l was 26. Totally different thing to yours though, centralish Vic, goldish country., was nice though. Was there a mrs WD at some stage to share all that lovely land or ? Some women would love that place. At any rate, l'm still nowhere on this. l prob should just shutthefk up and give it a some more time. Although l was interested in thoughts earlier as l said so hence the title buttt, yeah, l'm still just doing circles . Thinking of taking off with the van again in a wk or two, step back, feel like some out, missing the Murray too, maybe some time away will clear the head.

My 1st property was 37ac, an hr from melb. l was 26. Totally different thing to yours though, centralish Vic, goldish country., was nice though. Was there a mrs WD at some stage to share all that lovely land or ? Some women would love that place. At any rate, l'm still nowhere on this. l prob should just shutthefk up and give it a some more time. Although l was interested in thoughts earlier as l said so hence the title buttt, yeah, l'm still just doing circles . Thinking of taking off with the van again in a wk or two, step back, feel like some out, missing the Murray too. Maybe some time away will clear the head.

My 1st property was 37ac, an hr from melb. l was 26. Totally different thing to yours though, centralish Vic, goldish country., was nice though. Was there a mrs WD at some stage to share all that lovely land or ? Some women would love that place. At any rate, l'm still nowhere on this. l prob should just shutthefk up and give it a some more time. Although l was interested in thoughts earlier as l said so hence the title buttt, yeah, l'm still just doing circles . Thinking of taking off with the van again in a wk or two, step back, feel like some out, missing the Murray too. Maybe some time away will clear the head.

My 1st property was 37ac, an hr from melb. l was 26. Totally different thing to yours though, centralish Vic, goldish country., was nice though. Was there a mrs WD at some stage to share all that lovely land or ? Some women would love that place. At any rate, l'm still nowhere on this. l prob should just shutthefk up and give it a some more time. Although l was interested in thoughts earlier as l said so hence the title buttt, yeah, l'm still just doing circles . Thinking of taking off with the van again in a wk or two, step back, feel like some out, missing the Murray too. Maybe some time away will clear the head.

Play it regularly Willie, and the skin on your fingertips will toughen up. Do you remember when you first picked up a guitar? Bet your fingertips hurt then too.

Ah man, l've seen the development, they do not mess around it's incredible, bit sad to. You've probably had it many times already but one day someone's gonna knock on your door with a very big number $ , begging you to sell. Thank God your thinking of habitat too, if only more would instead eh. You must feel like a fox coming out of his den and into all that just out the gate must admit though if that happened here in the next 6mths ha ha, l'd be wrapped. Incredible property though and must be pretty bizarre now . Ain;t gonna happen here though no way unfortunately , a bit of development we need in this place.

randomx, my place is one of the bigger size blocks in the area, excluding farms that is. Most blocks have been subdivided but I bought mine before a lot of that happened. It's not isolated though, one town is 8k's west and another 10k's to the east. The beach is about 12k by road. The population here has gone mad over the years but I'm lucky to have the topography that gives a lot of privacy. I've got thirteen neighbours on my boundary but from most of the block you can't see any of them, and a lot of them are fairly large blocks as well. I'm up high and even though some neighbours are probably only a couple of hundred metres away, they're down over a cliff so they might as well be a kilometre away. There's six rock cliffs on my property and it's covered in thick timber and jungle in places so it gives privacy. It's a rough block and not for the feint hearted, but I like it. It's a natural paradise, heaps of bird life and swamp wallabys. A lot of their environment has been destroyed by development over the years so they rely on blocks like mine for a home. I originally came from grain/sheep/cattle country, so it's a big difference now living in this coastal country. If I had a flat block the privacy wouldn't be there and it would probably drive me up the wall. The saving grace is the topography of my place and the size. When I'm at home, it's not much different than when I bought the place in 1988, but drive out the front gate and life gets hectic real quick. Best of both worlds I suppose. Peace and quiet on the block, or plenty of shops, people and noise when you venture out. The district is almost unrecognisable from what it was when I first moved here, but it's still nowhere near as bad as the Gold Coast.

They look ready for the front line.

A lot of people believe that it was entirely a CIA coup taking down Mosaddegh, but that isn't the entire story. The CIA certainly played a role for sure, but it was British MI6 that initiated the coup because England was going to lose billions of dollars worth of oil machinery and oil contracts under Mosaddegh. It gets even more nuanced from there. Mosaddegh reneged on the deal it had for years with the AOIC and was going to take over the oil fields under the guise of nationalization. England protested to the International court. The International court (ICJ) sided with Iran on the oil fields because they stated that the AOIC was made up of civilian companies with no standing. The British government actually owned a controlling 51% of the AOIC and said "screw that". Britain was bankrupt at the time due to WWII, and it was losing the last of its empire as well. The country was deeply in debt and trying to claw its way out of bankruptcy. They were determined that there was no way that Iran was going renege on their deal with the oil fields and machinery. The oil was basically a life saver for their economy at the time. Meanwhile, the Soviets were waiting in the wings wanting to make a deal with Iran so they could buy into their oil. That was not going to happen if the USA had anything to do with it. The USA, Britain, and a lot of other European countries were in a panic about the Soviets back then. In the end........A lot of countries didn't cry all that loudly over the coup because of the Soviets and the creep of communism. And as a side note........some countries still resented Iran because they were a huge supplier raw materials to Hitler's Germany before and during the early parts of WWII.

Ah , thx for that wd, had to shorten that one 😁 . Was wondering where your at from the way you said l thought might be land involved. And now all these yrs eh, 1/2 your bloody luck mate unfortunately l can't say the same but we did try interstate a bit too which kinda lead to it. But l know that feeling of no questions asked, troubles me a bit about here bc l'm asking too many l guess. Wish it was as simple or am l just asking too many yaknow. Property itself though is a very nice little place for sure. How far from town are ya ? But eh that's funny to, like l see your reasoning for the two but those two were as bigger contrasts as my thoughts now with this place or up in town and a unit/house . But l have lived it and l grew up in Melb and lived in towns so know the life but l've always been a mix of the two, city/country. Growing up dad had farms we use to go up to on wkends, later on l left Melb. Especially these days prefer regional too mad down there now. Haven't had a big place as from as scratch as yours but we did have a dozy, this one was just bare land. Brought the cabin over on a trailer made it myself lived here to 9mths back then first few like yours no power water nothing just the cabin shell. Land was bare as a babys bum, nothing. lt was only spose to be an investment, was never to live on butttt, life eh. rx

Here's another thing. Have a real good look at where Iran sits on the map. In the real world, it will always be controlled by one of the three big powers, China, the US or Russia. You could say currently it's shared to a degree by Russia and China. So there's the choice. I know which one of the three I'd pick.

Whenever I hear the word Moomba, I think of a sandy place with big chimneys.

Just as it's not all about oil, it's also not all about Trump. He's a bit like smoke and mirrors. He has an incredible knack of getting under people's skin, particularly those on the left who get almost hysterical at the mere mention of his name. I think a lot of people think a madman just woke up one day and decided to blow up Iran on impulse, well, ok, dream on. While people focus on Trump, they forget the strategic interest the US military and security people (and some politicians) have had for decades in trying to bring Iran back into their fold. The situation now is that a president finally took the gamble to try to do it, and it is a big gamble. The desire has been there since the regime deposed the Shah.

Yes, the Shah was close as he was i stalled by a CIA coup.