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Great news for you, GON; the Libs have lost a blue-ribbon seat that they have held for 46 years to.. <drumroll please...> Labor.. At least that is what the ABC are predicting: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-29/sa-labor-wins-morphett/106508638

It doesn't get any better.

Get her to do your nails and you can add "hand job" in there too.

I rarely repost Farcebook pages, but this one is spot on ...... "Senator Claude Malhuret stood up in the French Senate this week and systematically torched every single member of Trump's cabinet. Nobody was spared. Not one. "A year ago, here in France, I compared Trump's presidency to Nero's Court. I was wrong. It's the miracle court," Malhuret began. Then he went through the roster. "An anti-vaxxer, former heroin addict as Minister of Health." (That's RFK Jr) "A climate-skeptic Minister of Economy." (That's Scott Bessent) "An alcoholic TV host, Minister of the Armed Forces." (That's Pete Hegseth) "An old Qatar agent, Minister of Justice." (That's Pam Bondi, whose former firm collected $115,000 a month lobbying for Qatar) "A groupie of Putin, Minister of National Security." (That's Tulsi Gabbard) Then he pulled back and went bigger. "A Turkish proverb says: When a clown settles in a palace, he does not become king. It is the palace that becomes a circus." Malhuret pointed out that since Trump created his so-called Board of Peace, he has launched more military strikes than Biden did in his entire term. He called out the Boeing jet Qatar gifted Trump worth $400 million. He called out the stock market manipulation that only insiders benefit from. He called out the Gulf investment deals enriching Trump and his family. "Any one of these conflicts of interest would have caused an immediate procedure of impeachment here," Malhuret said. "But we are not here. We are in MAGA's America where public business is conducted in favor of private interests." Then came the line that cut deepest. "Every time the Epstein affair resurfaces, bombs explode somewhere in the world and cause a distraction." This is how the world sees us now. Not through Fox News. Not through Truth Social. Through the cold, clear eyes of allied nations watching a great country be hollowed out by crooks. Every American should hear this speech. Share it everywhere."

I know I shouldn't post this, and Nev will drag me over the coals, but this way I can say I had a head job from an Asian lady at the shopping centre for $15, and not be lying.

I have decided it is time to get back into flying. Trundling off to Dunkeswell to do my SEP renewal. Although this post should probably go onto the mother site, it was a random thought that popped up inot my head. Will try and book it for Thursday this week; if not, it will be Tuesday following week.

Dant forget the millions to die from health and foreign aid cuts.

That was at breakfast time. Now I'm plane watching 😊

Hey Marty. Wotcha doin awastin time on the forum? Shouldn't you being planewatchin?

For the price of 2 haircuts you could buy clippers (with the no.3 guide) and DIY (or get your kids to run it over your scone).

It's a tight race. Hegseth has killed more foreign children, RFK's anti-vaccine conspiracies will kill more American children.

That was obviously done in the first term. He'd have so much more material now.

That's the point, I don't think whoever posted it IS Australian.

I only have a ring around the sides, bald on top. So I get a No. 3 buzz cut to keep the edges neat.

I am about 6 months since my last haircut. I am starting to look like I did in Covid lockdown. I can't pay the same as someone with a full head of hair that takes at least twice the time to cut as mine. So, I wait at least doublew the time I should so there's almost enough hair that I get my money's worth. Haircuts around here are expensive at £10. I normally pay around £7.50

I like talking to and cracking jokes with my barber. In addition, he knows exactly what my style of haircut is, does an excellent job, completes the haircut with a full razor trim around the edges, from in front of my ears, to the nape of my neck. And then he holds a mirror behind me to ensure I'm happy with my appearance from the rear. And all that for just $25. I've had $15 haircuts, and they look like $15 haircuts, too. A good haircut makes a good impression on people. I know a lot of older blokes care little about haircuts because they have so little hair left. I've still got a bit of hair, but it is disappearing far too rapidly. I guess I'll have to make a decision in a few years on what to do, when there's little hair left on my head to cut and comb.

Too many things could go wrong with a system like that. You could end up with a mullet.

The news about the U.S. bases damage, is largely correct. The U.S. military themselves have admitted damage has been incurred at 13 U.S. bases in the Middle East, with DoW damage estimations of around US$800M. There are other reports saying the number of bases seriously damaged is actually 17, and the total repair bill for all the Iranian damage is likely to exceed US$3B - and more importantly, take years to rebuild, simply because of the complexity of the equipment in the bases, and the requirement for a lot of electronic replacements, that are still in short supply from COVID-era restrictions. Even many car manufacturers are taking shortcuts in vehicle manufacturing, and leaving out optional equipment that is electronics-heavy, due to the ongoing chip shortage. What our dopey Tangerine Toddler doesn't understand, is that Taiwan may now even make overtures to China to form an alliance, to prevent a Taiwan-China war. This is because Taiwan is starting to realise that their major ally is no longer a reliable ally - and is likely incapable of protecting/supporting Taiwan in the event of a Chinese aggressive military move on them. If that alliance happens, China will then control the majority of the worlds cutting-edge chip manufacturing, and give Trump and his sycophants another dose of heartburn, because America still hasn't got any local chip manufacturing sorted yet. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cddq7j48p35o https://defencesecurityasia.com/en/us-bases-uninhabitable-iran-missile-strikes-centcom-force-posture-2026-war/

Sounds like the many inappropriate applications of technology to me. I understand the system but it still doesn't answer why it's needed... and poorly designed

The Iranians don't know the meaning of surrender and will fight to the last man.

The booth is in the middle of the mall on the upper level of Forest Hill Chase. It is operated by a number of Asian ladies, two on duty (two chairs) at a time. You choose the type of haircut you want by tapping on a screen displaying the various types and prices. You insert the notes in the slot and a docket is produced. The docket contains a sequence number. An illuminated sign displays the number of the last customer to enter. eg. My docket said 237. The sign said 232. There are a number of seats outside the booth with the customers no 233, 234, 235, and 236 seated waiting their turn. The Asian ladies don't handle any cash, and the type of haircut you want is printed on the ticket, so conversation is not required. It's quick, efficient, and $10 cheaper than any of the other hairdressers in the shopping centre.

The spot Brent Crude price is still less that the peak post Covid and presumably from the Ukraine war. As I understand, the issue is not the capacity to supply as much as the delivery because most of the ME oil comes out of the Persian gulf through Hormuz. So, it isn't even a case of turn around the ships and go another way. I am guessing there are no alternative ports/terminals they can use for transporting non-Iranian ME oil. According to Google. Iran is the 4th largest behind Saudi, UAE and Ira. These three could boost production and send the oil overland to ports/terminals in Saudi if there are any, and ship through the Red Sea., but the Houthis, who are Iranian backed, basically patrol the waters. The obvious conseuences of this energy crisis is a switch to renewabls and electrification. It may also put pressure on Ukraine as the west may well (as Chump has hinted) start taking on Russian oil - ooh.. wouldn't that bre great for his war chest. Recession is likely, and as the western governments have largely exhiaseted their reserves and debt ceilings, creating the soft landing as per the Covid/pre-Covd times is unlikely to be sustainable, but it may well hold off a full blown recession. Chump, though his alienation of his allies, and the growing resentment to the war at home maibkly because oif the inflationary and recessionary impact it will ahve, will put pressure on him to end it soon. He won't want to concede, so he will either find some "pallatble" story, or he will send the ground trrops in, which there are already reports. I can only see it ramping up at his stage.. Chump will want to end it ASAP and won't back down. And one conseuence is it will hit a critical point where allies of both sides will need to get involved.

Why on earth do you need to buy a docket to get a haircut? What happened to just paying for it?

There's no credible evidence for the above post. The NYT websie itself doesn't appeat to report such damage and destruction (there is a report of the Saudi base being attacked with 13 deaths and 300 injuries to US personnel. But the only references I coud find toi the NYT report in the above were some YT and facebook posts, so I am not treating them as terribly credible at the moment. Of course, there could be some truth to it as the US DoW may want to hide the scale of destrcution, but you can bet your bottom dollar - with the scale of destruction - if there were such reports in the NYT, other outlets would be referencing it in their stories - and there are none. Sorry - but both sides of politics can lie... if Occupy Democrats is anything other than a group of people commentating on politics, anyway. It even may be someone purporting to be them.

China has already won handsomely from Trumps impulsive war - the war in which he cannot now find any allies, as he abused and vilified nearly every ally, he formerly had. https://www.watoday.com.au/business/the-economy/china-has-already-won-trump-s-impulsive-war-20260326-p5zirv.html