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I have an email mate I 'met' a few years ago through the old Men's Shed Online, which no longer exists. He is a poet, and goes by the name of Bunyip Brown. He sent me this (non rhyming) poem today which might resonate with a few of you. It's Political, Stupid ! By Bunyip Brown 20 March 2026. #679 Our world is changing from what we knew in the past The rules from yesteryear now need casting aside Previous past leaders couldn't read the barometer Like Howard and his ilk, they couldn't estimate the future. They let things drift along, "She'll be right" no worries Our leaders yet, unable to comprehend our nation's needs None of them unable to understand our tenuous grip on reality While inside our world, we citizens are becoming irrelevant. For yonks we haven't spawned a capable and visioned leader For this aberration we have to blame our democratic system We select career politicians with a three year game cycle And some of 'em come to administer with no brains at all ! Whilst we muddle along, we see ourselves as big and strong But all around us, the world is changing dramatically We are slow to react, seems our leadership cannot spell proactive We must accept the changes thrust upon us - and that stinks ! If I think we are progressing as a nation, I delude myself We invent something worthy but we won't get behind it Overseas buyers buy the rights and take it away, its cruel Guess we'll just have to be happy being the world's biggest quarry !

Trump blames those who don't support him for everything that's wrong. Nev

I really feel sorry for the normal Americans (they're the ones who didn't vote for this idiot) having to see how cringe their president is.

Americans are just starting to wake up to the fact that Trumps erratic war planning has major implications for their ability to wage war. A West Point analyst has just written an article that points out the Straits of Hormuz blockage now reduces sulphur supplies to the U.S. by at least 20%. But no military planner or strategist in the current U.S. administration has even considered the part that sulphur plays in a major industrialised economy. Despite being a simple "waste" byproduct of oil refining, sulphur is a critical mineral required in substantial amounts for mineral and ores processing. Sulphuric acid is required for hundreds of industrial processes. Those industrial processes produce all the metals and chemicals - and even electronics - needed to produce military equipment. A shortage of sulphur means America cannot ramp up military weapons and equipment production, as Trump has ordered. That brings about a serious crunch in Americas ability to continue its military destruction in Iran - and elsewhere. In effect, they're burning up armaments and equipment 10 times faster than they can produce them - and that disruption in sulphur supply is not something they're going to be able to overcome quickly. https://mwi.westpoint.edu/the-chokepoint-we-missed-sulfur-hormuz-and-the-threats-to-military-readiness/

No too much dust but I did have a set of Aircraft wings in there for a while. The Inner Sanctum is fully insulated and well sealed and would make a good Place for storing wine. Nev

Take a holiday in North Queensland. It will blow you away. Nev

Ahh! - so it takes pride of place in the loungeroom? 😄

He doesn't want allies, just sycophants and r slickers and MONEY. Nev

When you are famous, you can do anything you want. She was just lucky he didn't "grab em by the ..."

Happy days!

One of the People at the Men's shed has that very Plane. It is a bit different to the commonly seen Austers. It's flying . Nev

It's amongst a lot of other bikes in my "inner sanctum' where nothing rusts at the Moment. It was a No expenses spared restoration of an already running bike. I've owned it for ages. I've had 5 Norton 500 Ohv singles. They are a high quality thing. Nev

When a U.S. president is impeached, the House of Representatives has formally accused them of high crimes and misdemeanors via a simple majority vote, acting like a grand jury. The process then shifts to the Senate, which holds a trial to decide whether to remove the president from office. According to Article II, Section 4 of the U.S. Constitution, a president can be impeached for "Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors". This includes abuse of power, violating the public trust, or breaking criminal laws, though "high crimes and misdemeanors" is a broad term not limited to statutory crimes. So, he would have to be convicted, by the Senate, of something like a war crime. I doubt if the sort of crimes that you could call private crimes - fraud, sex offences etc., would be sufficient to remove a president on conviction. So, the kick Trump right out of the White House, the Dems would have to control both the House of Representatives and Senate, and convict him of something like abuse of power. Abuse of power by a president occurs when the executive uses their authority for improper personal, political, or improper gain, rather than the public good. Examples often include leveraging federal resources for political investigations, obstructing justice, or overstepping constitutional boundaries regarding war powers or executive orders.

What's Happening at the North of Australia Probably wont affect OME.Nev.

It stopped at 10:00 am yesterday. This morningI was able to do a load of washing and hang it out. It should be dry by lunchtime.

It Ain't over yet. We need REGIME change in the USA. How's The Orange U Tan going to rig the Mid-term Elections in November? Nev

DON''T MENTION THE WAR! That classic line from Fawlty Towers is definitely one that Trump has never heard. In answering a question during a meeting with the Japanese Prime Minister, Trump compared the secrecy of the attack on Iran with that of the Japanese on Pearl Harbour in 1941. He made things worse by saying that teh Japanese were better at secrecy than the US. Although you might not like the source of this link, it does give the facts of the incident. THis link was the first one I grabbed. https://www.skynews.com.au/world-news/global-affairs/donald-trump-draws-gasps-with-shocking-pearl-harbor-quip-in-front-of-japanese-pm-over-iran-surprise-attack/news-story/c04ab4a76828c2131067bb896d307727 One day the leader of an allied country is going to get insulted in the Oval Office and have the guts to stand up and walk out.

It has been reported that it will take maybe five years to repair the damage done to the oil facilities in all of the Gulf countries. That's five years after the end of the 'everlasting war'.

I'm still awaitin to hear OME complain about all this dam rain......

American intelligence boss saying “ it is not our job” when asked if Iran was an immediate threat to the USA, he must of picked the dumbest clowns on earth to run this shit show.

$2.84 point 9 in Urunga yesterday. the orange twat must have some scam going on, buying low whilst every thing is f&$#ed up. he didn’t even know who the president was yesterday in a very incoherent press conference.

A cop pulled me over. He said, "Papers?" I said, "Scissors. I win."

$2.80 in regional SA

The buggerup is supposed to hit the Cape tomorrow as a cat 5, wind gusts up to 315 kph they are saying. They're tracking it to hit the east coast just north of Coen and the west coast just south of Aurukun.