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I take my hat off to you ome for doing that job. I remember four years ago when I was in icu after an artery operation, the first night there was a lot of commotion in an adjoining room. I don't know what the story was, but it sounded like a druggie who had od'd on purpose to suicide and he was very angry that he'd been revived. He was off his head and the police had to be there to keep him under control.

Often when I was performing constabulary duties, I had to take mental patients to the local hospital which had a psych unit. Like the ambos, I had to stay with the patient in the corridors of the A&E until the patient could be asessed by a doctor for admission. You can imagine how fustrating that was when I knew that my partner and I were the only crew available to attend to calls in our patrol. And it usually happened during evening shift on weekends when there was lots going on out on the streets.

I still haven't identified the drum brake wheels on this 1970 Ural frame yet, but the tyres on it bring back some memories. They're Dunlop Roadmaster K81/TT100 tyres the same as I had on my Norton Commando Fastback in 1972. In those days they were the latest big thing. They still make them now but market them as a classic vintage style tyre. It makes you feel a bit old hearing that.

That's a lot of money. In Queensland motorcycle rego is $140 plus a traffic improvement fee of $70. CTP for dual seat is around $425, so about $635 all up. If it's registered as a solo seat, the CTP is around 80 or 100 dollars less, not sure of the exact figure. The saving for single seat rego is hardly worth it. A solo seat needs to be fitted and the pillion footpeg brackets either cut off or welded up.

I hope it has a good subwoofer.

To balance my whinge about hospitals, I must add that in spite of frequent past experiences of looong wait times, our health system is generally good. I attribute this to the exceptional diligence of nursing staff, and doctors. The admin, financing, etc..... well that needs work.

The only recent time I've walked into emergency entailed a five hour wait before being triaged, but I wasn't a critical case. It was more a formality; the stroke clinic phoned me and wanted me to do it. As I know now, that's what I should have done in the first place instead of going through the GP and then getting a referral to the hospital. A couple of years ago when I was stretchered in after running low on the red stuff, it wasn't too long to wait. Maybe ten minutes ramped in the ambulance, then another ten in the hallway. The paramedics stayed with me and kept an eye on blood pressure so it was all good. Our local public hospitals are good in my opinion. Not the case everywhere from what you hear.

There's also an electric prototype. https://www.imz-ural.com.au/

I beleive you can avoid any tax,if you sell it within 2 years and under some circumstances this period may be able to be extended.

You are in Queensland, aren't you? You know it's different. Nev

That certainly doesn't look like anything earth shattering. How many of you People have ridden Outfits? They are not everybody's cup of tea. You have to get used to them and look well ahead if you are Pushing it near the limit.. Nev

Another mistake. Trump forgot to forge Netanyahu's signature on the MOU.

Looks like Iran (or, rather Israel) couldn't wait for Trumps Tuesday Taco. The ink had hardly dried before they suspended the MOU. https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/iran-halts-us-negotiations-lebanon-strikes-1803651 Are we still winning.... again?

with your amputated leg under your arm.

Move to Australia before it's too Late. Nev

Trump Came from the FAR queue. Nev

Don't take it so badly. Soon HE will drop out of the picture and a new face can earn that title. There is quite a queue of similar types waiting in the wings.

Well, yes, and no. Public system is a bit of a lottery. You must have had good timing. I have been taken in to the Royal by ambulance - true, I was not actually at death's door but I was in great pain - and I was ramped on a gurney, in the ER hallway along with other unfortunates. The silly thing about it is that we were technically still under the care of our respective Ambulance staff because we were not yet admitted to the hospital. So we were surrounded by a bunch of First Responders (two to each patient). These were regularly checking on each of us, not the hospital staff. So there was a queue of empty ambulances blocking the driveway, unable to respond to further emergencies.

Speaking of things 'they' track:- Yesterday I received a text to my phone and an email. The AEC sent me this:- "Dear xxxx, The Australian Electoral Commission is contacting you because we have information indicating you need to check your enrolment. Either you are not enrolled to vote, or your enrolment details may be out of date. This might be because you have changed your name or address. The great majority of eligible people in your local area are enrolled to vote.......... Remember that enrolment and voting are compulsory by law." The important thing to remember is the phrase 'we have information indicating you...' They probably know I recently sold a bit of land. Or maybe they received information that I booked my car onto the Spirit of Tasmania to return to the mainland? For those of you who think 'big bro is watching you', you better believe he IS!

I know the collectibles CGT wasn't introduced by Albo et al, howeve, Labior did introduce CGT in 1985 as a more equitable tax. At the same time, it did reduce income and some corporate taxes. However,the reforms were only at the top marginal tax rate so, with the exception of bracket creep, don't impact too many Aussies. Yet the thresholds for the tax to apply haven't changed since 1985. And even then, for the average punter - even a hobbyist. There is no threshold for a reasonable turnover as a hobby (i.e. selling off say one stamp to fund the purchase of another). AAlso not being able to offset against losses of othe CGT assessable asset classes is also pernicious. The cultural comment was aimed at the Aussie governments as a whole. Not just Albo... Not indexing thresholds, for example, is a cultural thing,. It is niot necessarily the coal face workers I am talking about. Is the CGT a stealth death tax? Yes.. In Australia, you don't pay inheritance tax on receiving the property, but when yu sell it. Many people sell the property (or want to).. so you have to pay the tax. It effectively defers the inheritance tax payable. It is better than the UK though, where death taxes are payable on property recived > GBP 250K per person and the taxes payablke on inherited pensions can be up to an effective 80%. I am setting up our property (which is diminished with this house) such that it is owned by an Aussie company,, and the kids can derive rental income so as not to ave to sell it. They can then use the equity to fund hopefukly fund further investment/growth.It is about the most tax efficient way of doing it..

Their triage is usually good. Head injury or chest pain, straight in. Something that's not going to kill you, you'll be waiting.

You're a better man than me. I despise the prick.

Same thing in Tassie. It's your choice as a customer. Option 1:- Go to a private hospital, Pay $400 entry fee, and get medical attention. If you are admitted, your health insurance should pay further costs but not the $400. If you don't have health insurance, brace yourself for subsequent bills. Option 2:- Go to a public hospital, Pay nothing, and sit in the queue in the entry hallway for an unknown (long) time before getting medical attention.

Ural are branching out this year with a very different format to be released in the U.S., called the Neo 500. It's based on the Chinese Yingang SUV 500 II sidecar rig, liquid cooled parallel twin with chain drive. It seems to be an attempt to provide a cheaper, more accessable model for the market and will be about 5,000 USD cheaper than the standard base model Ural available now. Pics are of the prototype:

I doubt they'd sell them to the Russian military due to sanctions risk. They're headquarted in the U.S. now and manufacturing has moved from Russia to Kazakhstan since the war between Russia and Ukraine began. The new ones are a big improvement on the old Soviet made bikes. I guess they'd want to be for the price of them. Sales are strong, they have a big following around the world.