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So goodbye yellow brick road where the dogs of society howl

The more Trump tries to jail people who set out to prove his criminal actions, the more he opens up a Pandoras Box about himself. https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/jack-smith-tells-congress-prove-trump-engaged-criminal-scheme-overturn-rcna249715

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Nah, just another gang assassination thwarted, most likely. There's one nearly every day in SW Sydney, now. But it should be treated as terrorism, and longer penalties handed out accordingly.

When someone was asked how they were coping with all the stress and anxiety and uncertainty caused by the constantly changing Covid medical advice and lockdowns, they said " No problem, I'm used to all that. I shop at Aldi."

I love the smell of nepalm in the morning.

As I recall, IGA wasn't terribly much cheaper when I was there. I forgot about Aldi - they must be giving Colesworth a run for their money. The problem with them here is that they are a little inconsistent with their supplies outside the real mainstream. And if you want something that is not mainstream you are unlikely to be able to get it. Both of our kids had a mild intolerance to lactose, so they were brought up on goats milk and cheese. We couldn't get goats milk at Aldi nor Lidl (Aldi competitor), and we could only get the soft roll goats cheese, which is as bland as the wrapper it was contained in. So, we always ended up in one of the majors. Australia is expensive - no doubt. But also, salaries are higher than most parts, and Australia has a small population over dispersed widely, real estate is artifically inflated and has a high cost base. Yep, the CEOs get good bonuses. With a total revenuwe of over $70bn, $24m is a drop in the bucket. Whilst the corporates are charged with price gouging, it would be interesting to see what their cost base is and their profit magins. According to AI, their operating profit margin was 1.29% - for every dollar they took, their profit was 1.29 cents. I would suggest that is about average for an operating profit and wasn't much different at coles to when I worked at Coles Myer at the Tooronga Zoo (the head office in Tooronga, Melbourne, was affectionately known as the Tooronga Zoo by employees). Of course, they may have maginificent margins and baked in ineffeciencies they have little reason to change.. but somehow I don't think that is the case. Our parliamentary committees are also a little behiond the 8 ball. They asked why Woolies sold Tim Tams for more in Aus than the UK was selling them. Of course the answer would have been to ask the manufacturer, hopefully for obvious reasons. What hey should be focusing on is the numbers - and looking for lagesse within the firm. The supermarket industry is highly competitive in teh UK and there may be more incentives for local buyers to drive a much tougher bargain, also on potential market reach and overal profit than there is in Australia I was thinking if supermarkets are so proftiable in Australia, why don't other cashed up competitors enter the market.. It may not be as good a return as made out by the press.

My name is Bond, James Bond.

In a live feed on The Age's website, apparenlty another alleged terror plot... but thankfully it has been foiled

Continuous video of shooters.

IGA and ALDI are the main ones.

What are the alternatives to Colesworths?

This takes the cake for nut-kicking political activism - Getup! has printed a large number of "fake" Woolworths discount cards - with a hard-hitting message - and are placing them on Woolworth shelves. Their target is price gouging by grocery corporations - and in particular, the corporate CEO bonus system - which saw Woolies CEO get a $24M bonus last year. Note, that is their salary BONUS!! - not their salary! I thought this kind of "unjust enrichment" was largely limited to banks. Obviously, not so - it now spreads far and wide throughout the corporate world. https://www.perthnow.com.au/wa/perth/satirical-specials-tag-found-at-booragoon-supermarket-sparks-debate-about-price-gauging-c-21033223

Cast Iron Motor. about 40 years old. Clean air filter drain and clean carb bowl and check oil in combustion chamber which may foul the Plug. Put Piston near TDC and try blowing it out with compressed air. Nev

Well I hate unions and labor and don't feel all that good about the present Royal family. I am a trained Bren gunner. You should all live in fear!

The most thought-provoking bit was when his mate refused to let him use a piece of a coke can to shim his brake lever (as I recall). Because his mate rode a BMW and expected everything on it to be perfect.

Tecumseh I think. At least that was on the air filter I replaced.

What BRAND of motor is it? IF you crank the Motor with the Plug out , earth the lead. Nev

I read Mine MANY years ago I think it's worth reading more than once. It's 39 degrees here at the Moment. Must be over 40 in Melbourne. Nev

He had a mental and physical breakdown which he describes in the book.

The "Money" was Wages. Not for the Damage. Pete, Not all Pollies are hopeless and they are easy Targets. Murdoch excels in destroying reputations and HATEs Unions and LABOR and the Royal Family. Nev

The Book is widely acclaimed regardless. IF you are NOT depressed you must be Living in a Make believe world . That Treatment is usually for acute anxiety. Nev

You all know that Robert Pirsig suffered from schizophrenia, and underwent convulsive electrotherapy as treatment for it, don't you? All the while he was cruising around on his Honda with his son, he was mentally ill, and suffering from depression! 😄

It's Philosophical, somewhat deep and AGAINST people who" butcher" things that deserve better appreciation and affinity with to get the best out of them. Nev

My good friend Chatty gave me the following answer: Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance argues that the deepest satisfaction in life comes from caring engagement with what we do, rather than from chasing abstract goals or rigid ideologies: by reconciling the “classical” mindset (logic, analysis, technology) with the “romantic” mindset (intuition, aesthetics, immediate experience), Robert Pirsig proposes that Quality—an unnameable but real sense of what is good—arises when we pay attentive, responsible care to both our inner lives and the practical tasks before us, whether maintaining a motorcycle or living thoughtfully in the modern world.