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Two things to celebrate. I have forged a great relationship with both kids. Daughter has been home for the weekl's break from university. When I went to pick her up, she was a real grump. But after a while of a little gentle coaxing, she opened up and we had a great chat about her problems - more issues. I was able to listen and, although as her father, to be honest, a little uncomfortable with some of the discussion, she was open and I was able to impart independent advice - not as a protective father - but with empathy to her age and how we were when we were that age - which is suprisingly more similar than different. My son is getting into his motorcycling (riding at the moment - the maintenance and other aspects will come). Normnally, young adults don't want to have their old men around, but he is always asking me to come out for a ride with him (of course, I pay for the snack). Yesterday, we had a great early morning ride and a reasonable breakfast - dad paid, of course. But we had a fantastic little conversation about goings on in his life and planning the Aus thing. Anyway, Daughter finishes her term at end of March. I have asked her if she can leave a week earlier, would she like to come to Aus for 3 weeks. She has never been one for travel, but she has said yep. So, I have to apply for leave.. Frankfurt on the 16th for a week, and then Aus.. I can work overseas for 10 days in countries I have the right to work.. so the first week I will work and let her get over jet lag. During that week, she can meet family she hasn't met yet. Amd then we will hit the road (even though I have a CASA medical, won't be enough time to organise a flying holiday). There is a fly in the ointment. Her passport expired about 3 months ago and she is quite lazy when it comes to renewing them. I can't book until she renews.

Just because the kids fly the nest (or are independent of mum and dad) doesn't mean you have tome to do what you want. Got zippo done on the reno.. Wanted to go to a specific runner shop about 20 miles away as my feet are wide and only Asics are constantly right for them across a manufacturers' range.. But no.. despite not bad weather today, things just got in the way, so Amazon it was, unfortunately.

Are you sure that is the case? https://theconversation.com/earth-is-trapping-much-more-heat-than-climate-models-forecast-and-the-rate-has-doubled-in-20-years-258822. I haven't done more than locate this, so it could all be bollocks. Even if the models over-estimated warming, they are not wrong; they would have merely over-estimated the rate of change. However, if the article above is correct, it appears they have underestimated the rate of temperatur change. Again, and either wasy, it does not mean they are wrong, but need further calibration and research to what other factors are at play.

When we sold our last place I paid to have the outside cedar weatherboards repainted in red cedar colour. The buyer repainted I white immediately.

Thanks all for a surprisingly logical response! I agree with much of it except a couple of ad hominem bits. Can I ask for comment on the following? The climate models that have been developed to date are, to the extent they have been tested, wrong. Over the past thirty years every base case model and every public prediction has shown a greater temperature increase than was actually experienced. We cannot rule on the models from the past decade, because there hasn’t been time to find out how they perform. But we have no reason to expect they will be any better.

Agree with that. There are areas where it makes not much difference. We are currently going for the refurb to sell and are now into our third year. We have decided now, just get it presentable to a canvas for the next person. The target market for us will likely have the cash to rip it all out and do what they want without materially impacting their bank balance. Previously, we were trying for perfection.. it can never happen.

So what place are you on now ? , just wondering as per my own situation is all. Ah mate, wouldn't pour that stuff into my beautiful soil but you can get cheap as biodegradable weed spray 10bucks bunnings, good stuff.

There ya go, spoiling everything by spreading a confusing thick layer of logic over the issues. That's not how the game is played.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/21/karen-newton-valid-visa-detained-ice Says it all, really. I may have mentioned this already, but I have a friend in Portand, OR, who has been diagnosed with Parkinsons. I would love to go over and see him, but, what appearsa a not so irrational fear of being locked up.

I watched the vid, and I can honestly say that is almost 7.5 minutes of my life I won't get back. In a general sense, I don't disagree with what is said.. Pick any subject and there are those that wish to shut the other side down through deligitimising them rather than the argument. And this vid is no different. It assets a bunch of stuff, shows a snippett aof a headline or makes assertions without actually offering substantive evidence. It is also one of the oldest tricks in the book; deligitimse them by asserting they are deligitimising you. And that is what this vid is largely doinng. For example, the assertion the IPCC report is purely political because it was read out by a diplomat? Seriously? What other evidence does he proffer? Oh, he asserts the report is entirely based on the worst case scenario? Again, he offers no evidence, but a cursory glance at the report (all volumes and summaries here: https://www.ipcc.ch/report/ar6/syr/), it is at the upper range for forecasting. I do agree, there are actors on all sides that seek to shut down debate, silence the other side, deligitimse them, and not listen and argue on facts. They are the ideologists and fanatics. They may bet the most airtime, but they are, as far as I can tell, in the minority - at least when the facts are on their side.. that is becasuse when the facts are on your side, you don't have to resport to these other tactics to win the case - at least in theory. When the facts are against one side or one doesn't know the facts to sup[port their agenda, they tend to use these other tactics. This video does exactly what it accuses the other side of doing. It is seeking to discredit the debate of the other side by asserting the other side is discrediting his side. It is quite the irony, to be sure; and offers some isolated instances of where it has happened, and drawn in othe organisations and instuttions without offering a shred of actual evidence. Pot calling the kettle black. You are quite right.. Very little of science is "settled", if by that you mean absolutely everything about something is known and there is no more to be learned. The basic equation of lift we all learned in PPL, CPL, and ATPL training was wrong. More accuratley, it did not account for all components of airflow and forces that generate lift. This was finally proven by an Oxford professor (from memory) who refined the equation. For pilots understanding of lift, it has had zero impact, because the theory as it was understood explianed flight, and it still a major component of the theory of lift. The same for atomic theory. When I did high school science, the only sub atomic particles were electrons, protons, and neutrons. Now, quantum physics takes it further. It does not change the core theory, but refines it. In other words, the existing understanding at the time was showing the right direction of tracel - but either refines the direction or the size/predictability of stayin on that direction. Notice, the science world calls them theories and not absolute. But in may cases, the changes refine rather than debunk existing theories and science. It is, I regret to say, the same with climate. Those ideologically opposed to the the theory use "science is not settled" to debunk the whole science. The science is understood enough that, sadly, our behaviour is contrinuting materially to global warming. There seems to be very little scientific dispute to that. There is dispute - yes - and I agree with the video that the evidence should be challenged and that counter-evidence (for want of a better word) should be heard and also challenged. Where the science seems not to be settled is exactly how much and what the rate it is occuring before it causes catastrophic changes to the earth - this does not mean the earth withers and dies; but that the earth cannot sustain life on the planet to the same level and/or type as it currently does. One of the key reasons for their not being such certainty is because we are talking a climate/meteoroligical science - one that, if we look at purely meterorlogical science, is setlled enough to be able to be reasonably accurate at predicting weather, but still enough unknown variables/factors that we cnanot possibly predicit with certaintly. This is why pure and applied maths in VCE in Victoria was changed to change and approximation. (it is now a bunch of other things).

Use stale fuel, old oil or diesel to kill weeds or a hot flame when the grass is short. Good for weeds too. No it's too much to look after and Bush firey too. 1 Km from the railway station. 4 kms from town. Nev

I heard it's the lowest form of wit but at lest It's wit. Not a skill which I Particularly wish to develop. Aren't those things called Emoticoms? Nev

Stop it Nev. You are depressing me. We all know that anthro-something climate change is just invented by the communist lefties for political purposes. (Don't we have a special font for sarcasm?)

Are you still on that place nev or ? How close to towns l forget ? Got a misses ? , forget that to. At anyrate so you gonna stay put till they cart you out or ? But yeah , l hear ya, he made great potty mix for his dope plants and did great driveways and drainage, can say that my much for sure. The front strip and entrance are absolutely unreal now . The drive up to cabin/house, would be ok, it the stones didn't keep disappearing. Just needs the proper layers l think. When it's wet you actually slip on the grass itself it's like thick as you finger wheels just spin on it. And that's after God knows how many trailer loads of crushed rock over the yrs, just keeps growing back. But yeah, needs the layers apparently .

Do you still LOVE how Trump is doing it? Why would you risk going THERE to watch the soccer? Too risky. It's a $#!thole now. Those people went there for the Holiday of a Lifetime and got treated in a way that shouldn't be tolerated in ANY CIVILISED Country.Nev

Drainage is the answer. Years ago I could bog my Tractor up to the axles on Practically any part of My 11 acre block once you broke through the grassroots in the wet. Still BOGS trucks that get a wheel off my drive. What sort of Idiots drive Large trucks off a drive onto grass? Makes a Helluva Mess when they do it.. It's NOT sealed but will take a hell of a lot of weight. Taken 50 Years to get that way but it's NOW stable. I have a Mate whose drive is steep for a short distance and he's always working on it. Probably needs concreting actually with reo and a roughened surface so you can walk on it safely.. Nev

In the article ... "You only really appreciate your freedom when you’ve had it taken away" That's how I felt when I was conscripted. Here's a young bloke being dragged away for conscription. The Fed Government made sure he lost his freedom for two years - or go to jail for two years. In the article, it says Karen's husband's visa ran out - why didn't he try to get it renewed straight away? Look what happened to them. They got detained for months. What we've got to do now, is make sure those female ISIS muslims and their kids are kept out of Australia. Albanese said "They made their bed, now they've got to lay in it"

What IS the Cost of doing NOTHING?. It's OK for Trump. He's not going to live that long and has Plenty of Airconditioning. . When Places become Unliveable we'll have a real Immigrant Problem or maybe Here won't be too good either. We are a very dry continent and have some of the World's highest recorded temperatures. Shallow Dams are a compete waste of time and Money. We've stuffed up a lot of the artesian water as well.. .Nev

She'll b right nev. Guy renting the place had tractors and crap day in and out, God he was a nightmare that bloke. Mind you , with all his machinery he did totally redo and repipe that entrance itself into this ripper 5mtr wide thing though, did a great job of that must admit. Down the front use to get pretty boggy to but he also machined all that strip and fixed the drainage, stays nice and dry now. Drive upto cabin part though, def needs some love. It's on a slope doesn't bog up but does get slippery bc of the slope.

If it gets waterlogged you have Little hope. of success without going to a lot of cost.. That is IF you ever run a heavy vehicle on it . Nev

Yeah , originally l just brought back small trailer loads of that say 1/2 crushed rocked l think it's called. But apparently that will just disappear and it bloody has too. Told you gotta put layers, of bigger then medium and then the small stuff. Bit of an art the old driveways.

Any Rocks or gravel rolled in to the drive make it Better for Putting weight on later. Drive your vehicle in a different Place on the drive each time and it will stay even. Potholes will get deeper when there's water in them so do repairs occasionally so no water lies anywhere . Water running across or along it will Muck it up. Having some Place to live in while you Build is a help. You OR someone else. .Nev

Yeah , thx for those. Won't be spending much and even the labour won't be too bad. All l wanna do is something like Marty's idea. And the cabin, thinking just get it all working again, shower, solar, dunny, small kitchen needs some stuff. It'd make a fantastic wkender, holidays, something to stay in while they build themselves a a house, whatever their thoughts. lt's transportable and there's plenty of room and spots so they can move it or whatever if they'd like to put a house where it sits atm, tis the best spot must admit. Won't take much at all to bring it back thing was, the moron renting it before stripped it and stole stuff, atm l'm just left it as is. Reckon to sell though, bring it back, tidy up round the place, that drive ideas a beauty too, it sorta has one but it's just a track over grass really. Put down bucket loads of stone over the yrs but it all keeps disappearing and goes back to grass. Such is incredibly resilient nature eh. Apparently though you have to put different layers to make it last so might make some calls and see about that too. Not a long drive shouldn't cost much. Tidying up fencing and gateway won't coast anything got stuff here. But yeah that sort of thing is all l'm talking, small jobs, should make a helluva difference though.

What someone who made money from mining is a climate denier? Who would of thunk it. If he'll exists there will be a special hot place for them all.