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Here goes then. "I want to wake up to a site that doesn't sleep" Nev

I recently installed a new system as when we bought the property it had 8 x 175 watt panels approx 20 years old & the best out put I was getting in the middle of the day in Spring was about 950 watts. Each new panel is rated at 440 watts but are bi-facial so also generate from reflected light from the roof below. I have 20 panels arranged in 7 East facing, 6 North facing & 7 West facing on my Garage & Shed roofs at approximately 15 degrees of tilt. Total theoretical maximum generation 8.8 kW. Also installed is a 10kWh hybrid inverter and an 18.64 kWh battery. Installation was on 24 November 2025. Results to date are astounding. Heat hasn't made much difference as far as I can tell. We have had numerous days in the mid 30s & a few high 30s. The maximum generation has been 10 kW from a theoretical 8.8kW. Documentation states Up to 15% more from the reflected light to the under side of the panel so that is almost what has been achieved. There is considerable skepticism as to bi-facial effectiveness but my system proves it works as specified. Not only that, I haven't used any grid power at all & have had air conditioning on most of the time with everything in the house electric (except the gas BBQ & solar hot water). I have also charged my EV & 80 volt zero turn mower from the system. The total cost was $11,600.00 & I reckon 4-5 years payback. Anyone with a reasonable rooftop solar system should take advantage of the battery subsidies on offer. Our battery has never depleted below 60% overnight so a large battery (more than 15 kWh) is likely to be overkill for most people. The Federal subsidy scheme has been so successful that the $3.2 billion, expected to last till 2030 is half gone already & the scheme is being modified as installers were encouraging huge batteries (up to 50kWh) not up to 15kW that they were expecting. This was due to the subsidy being based on $ per kWh & a big battery could be installed for way less per kWh than a small one. All I am paying now is the daily supply charge. Some retailers are now charging over $2.00 a day for this. If all goes well over the next year I may pull the plug on the grid entirely.

Used to maintain Control of Populations and persuading them to die for Bad Causes for a Place in Heaven. Religions have Opposed science in earlier times. "God IS Great". Of course HE WOULD be IF He WAS GOD. Indoctrinate People early when they are Malleable and Trusting. Nev

In the beginning Man created God and in his own image created he, him. The rest is embellishment and stories with added prophets to reinforce the dictum, then the multitude of religions grew and were/are enforced by coercive control built in to each from the youngest possible age.

Shearers have Nice soft Hands and need strong Backs. A good one can Make a lot of Money. Nev

I Picked Cherries in the 50's at Orange. and Dug Opals at Lightning Ridge. Nev

My wife corrects me all the time, even before I say it. Nev

I like looking through my dad’s old photos, that same square format, often on that embossed texture type material. he had a lifetime of travelling the outback shearing from the age of 19. There are shots of a bunch of is mates and him drinking flagons crossing the Nullarbor for the first time, looked dirt still then, in a Hillman hunter sports sedan. there are shearing sheds in the middle Queensland and many places I remember him describing to me as a child looking through the albums. i kept these when I lost him as I found them more precious than the physical goods he had. I will sit down and show my grandson through them when he is old enough to understand what they are. is their anyone on the forum who was a shearer in the 60’s and 70’s or around the big shearing properties back then?

Another scan. William Creek Hotel, 1984. It's probably changed a bit and that pet donkey would be long gone. He used to wander around in the bar; I think he belonged to the pub owners.

I've enjoyed having my 10 year old Canon EOS 700D working again. Sometimes the phone camera just isn't enough. I misplaced the Canon battery charger and had been looking for it on and off for about 18 months, so that's how long the camera has sat idle. I was about to buy one on eBay when I finally found the charger (in the most obvious place). Here's a couple of pics of the birdy friends hanging out at the verandah bird bath. First one is three Butcher Bird fledglings. It's a family of five this year; mum and dad Butcher Birds are very proud. Second one is a Blue-faced Honeyeater. Lens is a Canon EFS 55-250mm.. I'm not much of a photographer, just point and click, but I do like to keep it on the manual focus setting instead of full auto.

M I used to think that solar panels needed full sun. But my biggest surprise is seeing useful energy whilst it is overcast and drizzling. Sure is is only a tenth or so of the maximum. But that is still useful and free energy. Recent mostly rainy winters days have provided up to 8kwh a day from a old 3kw system. It had paid for itself about 3 years ago.

Nev, Your going to be 68, celebrate that and enjoy dyslexia.

Same to you Nev, and I hope you last a fair bit longer than the next 10 days. I'm a bit younger than you, but I'd say everyone here has lost friends and relatives along the way. That's life, unfortunately, but much better to still be here among the living than listed with the missing.

Burial at sea for me, straight into a shark would be best. Spend the bucks on a boat ride and party.

My wife died during Covid lockdown when funerals were limited to seven members of immediate family. She had indicated that although she was Catholic, she wanted to be cremated. She was cremated at an "unattended cremation" at a country crematorium and her ashes returned in a rosewood casket. When the lockdown was lifted we had a Catholic memorial with 40 attendees, the casket at the front of the church in place of the coffin. It now sits on a cabinet in our loungeroom. I have told my family, when the time comes, I want to be treated the same way. I am not fussed about a church memorial. The only ones who would attend are my wider family. Members of the Shed rarely attend members funerals. My cousin is a marriage and funeral celebrant, so she could conduct a family memorial. Funerals can cost $10,000 to $15,000 or more, taking into account the coffin, the undertaker, the hearse, the mourning car and the cemetery plot. A fixed price unattended cremation costs $2,200 including the rosewood casket.

No, muslims would probably say he rejected moderate Islam and therefore he is "not one of us any longer", then let the local Council cremate him and dispose of his ashes in the nearest drain. It wouldn't be wise to bow to anything Islamic at the present time. It's bad enough that pro Palestinian protests are still being allowed in our streets.

Our Society isn't so uncaring that it will not accept a person's inate human dignity by denying them a basic funeral. A pauper’s funeral is intentionally simple. A pauper’s funeral is intentionally simple. The service usually covers: a basic coffin; transportation of the deceased, and a burial or cremation arranged by the council or appointed provider. I imagine that efforts would be made to bury a person according to their known religious beliefs, but if they are not known then the burial would be in the General area of a cemetery. Given the growing scarcity of burial plots in urban areas, I imagine that for space saving reasons, such bodies would be created. Cremation is also cheaper than burial.

Don't forget Islam, a man-made construct also .. to be avoided at all costs. Sharia law shall be upon us if we don't.

It is SAID "God made MAN in his OWN IMAGE". I suggest the Reverse may be the situation. God must be the God of the whole Universe, WE are definitely Genetically Linked to Species that are OF This PLANET going back MUCH further than 6200 Years,Nev

All the Comments were from People I would certainly NOT want to Know.. The Perpetrators would have Had some assetts. There are limits on Gifting. IF it's offensive to Muslims They should be allowed to be involved in the way the Body is disposed. There is NO reason to deny them the Opportunity and stir anybody up. Nev

Another one to ponder