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Old German joke: a man goes to a newsstand every day and looks at just the front pages of all the newspapers. The guy behind the stand asks him what he's looking for. "An obituary". "But Herr Mien, obituaries aren't on the front page!" "The one I'm looking for will be.""

It's an " ILL wind that Blows nobody any good" But Trump is mostly wind and is definitely Mentally ILL. Nev

Irans bloody 90 million gees, didn't know that . That'd be a huge population really for one of those countries wouldn't it ?.

Not in the footage I saw, there were heaps of women and very few wearing head coverings. But that was footage taken by citizens and posted on social media, so it might have been from a prodominately anti-government suburb and maybe not representative of what you see in other areas.

Maybe the thread title should be" Life OF a Honda 2008 CBF 1000A ..........." .Are all your Mechanics employed by Arthur Daley? Nev

Whenever I was feeling all alone, stuck in some isolated grubby motel, away from the comforts of home...... I'd rummage through the bedside drawer for anything to read. Alas, the only thing I ever found was a Gideon's Bible. In desperation I'd open it in hope of finding some mental stimulation beyond what the local TV repeater offered. The first pages hold nice, uplifting positive affamations.... then there is The Old Testament. Wow. Lots of heavy rather unscientific stuff about laws controlling what animals shall be sacrificed for what occasions, & when it is time to stone women to death, etc, etc. I guess later on the eight commandments made life easier for the common man (person). All too depressing - small wonder there is so much suicide in the bush. Maybe the book is due for revision again.... Question - is Scripture teaching fact? Whose Scripture? What revision number? Does it come with a change log and was it stored in a code repository so we can track document changes back to confirm the original author(s)?

It appears the U.K. DVLA (Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency) requires specific character heights (64mm), widths (44mm), and font thickness (10mm) on British motorcycle numberplates. Accordingly, the required character size, spacing, and margins results in a standard large size, most commonly 9 inches by 7 inches, or approximately 228mm x 178mm. In addition, the large rear plate holder acts as an extended mudguard, reducing spray and road grime being flung up the riders back, from the rear wheel.

er.. specsavers is a UK brand.... My guess is fixed speen cameras have been around a long time and they had to be that size to be read.. Or maybe an EU thing, as German, French, and Italian seem to be similar sizes.

Gday willedoo. Tried to like those but it wouldn't work, really appreciated though and yeah some really big points there to loved hearing about it. Not only helpful but really interested what different people are getting upto in things like this l reckon. Tbh, this is a lovely property and very easy to look after or , if you wanted you could go crazy and landscape it for fun or do as much or as little of whatever you want. Wouldn't even have to mow it if you didn't wanna could get it done every mth or so. Tbh, it's a perfect place really for what l like and l own it plus it's on solar and tank water, rates are nothin, so it's Scott free living. l could retire right now and actually save really well too plus do what l want. l've had a lot of moves in life and a few properties but lately the thought of doing any of that again makes me feel physically sick tbh especially as l'd prob need more money after selling this to so financing again and all, mateeee, l'd rather walk on razor blades. Not to mention l'd have debt again. Sorta all why l was thinking of maybe just renting somewhere if l did sell this, but eh- there goes saving any money to sooo, can't win on that one either. Yet l can bank money here l'd be wasting on rent or more mortgage and l splurge more and do what l want. Huge difference isn't it. l mean it's bloody nice here to, for sure, lovely spot. My dilemmas mainly only just that the town is tiny though, like no shops, just a pub, and it's 30mins to the main town or 20k to a couple of smaller ones. That's just the sorta parts l'm toslling with it . Dunno where the older people go either later on , docs or health things and stuff. But mate, so nice to hear you stayed put and love your plot, that's what it's all about eh, good for you. l'm on my own too, maybe l should set a girl trap up on the main street. Thanks again. ps, yeah fully agree if you can't decide sit it out. l just kinda feel an urgency thing l dunno , not 21 any more. lt's stupid though, 6 or 12 mths makes no difference whatsoever. Only been back here 3 so far.

Having said the above, I'm probably not the best person to be giving advice. I'm retired, own my own acerage property debt free, on my own these days and can live comfortable enough on the age pension. I live in a little slice of paradise and don't have any factors pushing me one way or another. For someone still in the workforce with a career, there would be a lot more things to consider than what I have to.

I'm no expert, but I think sometimes when it's really hard to decide, it's better to do nothing immediately and see how the thinking is later on. A lot of people sell up and regret it at a later date. I was nearly one of them. In 2021, I was selling up and moving interstate. I was at the stage of dealing with agents and almost ready to list the place when some medical issues came along and changed the whole plan. Now a bit over four years later, I'm still here and there's nowhere in the world I'd rather be, so I'm glad I didn't go through with the original plan. I'll never be rich living here but what it has to offer regarding lifestyle is worth it many times over. On the other side of the coin, a mate of mine sold up that same year and moved to a small country town in NSW and he's as happy as a pig in a poke. He doesn't miss his former home of 40+ years at all.

Yes; No, and Maybe. The first thing to acknowledge is that the ancient Hebrews were nomadic sheep herders. Their culture would have been a simple one which one could fairly equate to cultures like Aborigines, Indigenous Americans (North and South continents). Their religeous philosophy was without doubt an amalgam of those of the more advanced Mesopotamian cultures. In fact, if one compares the Biblical stories of creation with the creation stories of those advanced cultures, one can imagine that a lot of cut and paste took place. So, in respect of religious philosophies, one could conclude that the Scritpture is not factual. Then we move onto the historical content of the Scriptures. Many accounts in the Scripture relate to events which the Hebrews lived through. In recent times, the application of scientific principles in the area of archeology has produced physical and documentary evidence of a lot of the accounts in the Scripture. One can frequently see from that evidence that events did in fact occur, but their causes were misinterpreted by a people whose scientific knowledge of the forces of Nature was not as correct s ours. Therefore, with the recounting of evetns over generations, the fact were coated with additions that made the story more exciting, but still contained a kernel of truth. That is a common thing in cultures that do not have a written literature. I am pretty sure that I have experienced that in a story of the Aborigines of the Wollongong area of NSW. The story explains how some small islands just off the coast came to be. Basically they are supposed to be canoes that some people stole and saild to the Wollongong coast from the east. It is easy to think that the kernel of truth in this story is the inundation of the Eastern Australian coastal plains after the end of the last Ice Age about 12,000 years ago. Aborigines living futher to teh east may well have been forced westwards by rising sea levels flodding those plains. So, are the Scriptures historically factual? Maybe, but there is a lot of padding around the kernel of truth. So what about the Scriptures being the Word of God? They are definitely a blueprint for living a life in a community. All the leaders of the community, those with the power to rule the lives of others, have to do to ensure the masses comply is to set up a system where compliance with the dictates of the rulers means a trouble-free life for the individual. First invent an all-powerful deity whose commands are relayed by the powerful in the group. Then dress the system with ceremony and was to express praise to this deity. After that create a set of rules which have to be followed both to appease the deity and to separate the followers of the deity from non-followers. So, are the Scriptures a statement of religious fact? Yes, if the facts relate to the rules of the particular religion, but NO if one does not believe in the existence of a deity. Are the religous facts of the Scriptures of any use to a non-believer? If a non-believer accepts that rules for social cohesion arising from the Sriptures are sensible and useful to lead a trouble-free life, then the Scripture are of use.

They still have old Tomcats and Phantoms left over from the days of the Shah. I wonder how many of them will be left after this is all over. Iran was the only foreign nation that received Tomcats. Their variant had the same engines as our F-111s. A big part of the reason none of our civilian air museums were allowed to have F-111 engines for display. The Amberley air force museum has a cut-away display engine, but that's under air force control.

It surprised me, I would have guessed half that. It must have big city populations.

They're mostly inbreds. Marrying cousins.

Is it possible that Pootin doesn't mind US hitting Iran? After all, according to reports the russian economy is in a bad way. They rely heavily on oil income, which is presently limited by caps on Russian oil prices. Right now, the price of crude is likely to go up bigtime? Would this boost Russian income? I doubt that Donold would do much to enrage his mate Pootin. Just looking for an upside. There always is one but not always obvious.

And Russia.

China has supplied Iran with a modest number of missiles in recent months - but those Chinese shipments have probably been a lot less than Iran lost in the 12 Day War with Israel in June 2025. It's reported that Iran had reserves of around 2500 missiles before the 12 Day War, but lost around 1000 of them to war use and damage from Israeli strikes. There are reports the Iranian missile stockpile has returned to something like 2000 missiles. Sending those missiles off at a decent rate will reduce their stockpile, as they couldn't build them as fast as they fire them off, in a decent punch-up. However, Iran still has a dangerous number of major missile-building facilities, and a refined missile-building capacity, with a number of hardened underground manufacturing facilities. The bottom line is that Iran is dependent on raw supplies of dual-use electronics, sodium perchlorate for rocket fuel, and more than likely, goodly amounts of steel for missile casings - and China is their major and eager supplier. There are agreements in place to keep the missile raw materials flowing from China, but whether they will continue with an Iranian administration and military forces in some level of disarray, remains to be seen. China is accepting payment for all this military support in Iranian crude. Iran is in a bit of a bind as regards blocking the Straits of Hormuz for lengthy periods, because it needs the Straits open to be able to ship crude to China and the rest of the world. Iran will try to seriously disrupt international shipping in the Straits, mainly to drive up oil prices, and make the American war effort more costly to them, and to try and disrupt the U.S. economy by sharply increased oil prices. Of course, sharply increased oil prices only benefit Iran, when it comes to oil income.

A couple of things. 1. Who supplied Iran with the ballistic missiles? 2. If you have seen any vision of teh people of Iran celebrating in the streets over the weekend, did you notice that there were no women to be seen?

Maybe you don't have Specsavers in the UK.

Jerry, I'm curious, what's the deal with those roadsign sized numberplates on bikes in the UK. Here in Queensland we have plates 7&1/2" x 4".

Scuse btw, yet another rant in circles, don't mind me this shyts just doin my head in.

It used to be that the POTUS had to seek the approval of Congress before declaring war. But that was back in the day when the USA was a democracy.

l feel like an absolute idiot l keep coming back to the same thing l know it butttt, how in hell can l make up my mind 1st of all, in whether or not to just keep my 1/2hec place and just live here. Financially it's perfect, l'd be set rest of my life, living free, saving a truckload anddd, it's a lovely little property. Yet other than renting elsewhere which l don't even know if l'd like tbh, l might even regret it especially if l sold this place but getting into something else now in even buying, is going to ruin finances, probably for yrs. Prices out there are just insane. Most of you guys sound long time very well established so you probably can't appreciate just how mad the market is. But then ofc above all, surely happiness is at the top too. That's the tricky part though and holding up the whole show. Sometimes it's a pleasure just being here, coming home to it, even waking up here, it can all be very very nice and without really knowing anyone so just from observation so far but people seem v chill too. At others though, it can l find get very very lonely here and my place is quite private to so if you don't go out thee gate you have zero contact with anyone. You can see through trees to streets just 50mtrs over and the pubs only 50mtrs out and around the corner but on the property itself, you could run around naked, wouldn't matter. One way or another though, can not for the life of me make a decision. Can't buy or try something else without selling this place well, apart from renting somewhere. Don't wanna waste even more time just doing that though unless it was a fully done decision or l'd just go to all that trouble and expense, effort, move, for nothing. l'm usually pretty snappy in deciding things but this one, has me stumped .

Getting rid of Trump would be a massive improvement

Trump will fix everything Ha Ha. It would have to be by accident. Nev

Wars in the Middle East will never be finished. There is too much long-held tribal hatreds there, that have festered for centuries, and which hatreds they will never let go of. Plus, their "gun culture" puts the U.S. to shame.

The problem is - as regards replacing nasty, terrorist-run anti-democratic regimes, with democratic, peace-loving, fair-minded, just, and civil Govts - America's record is pretty dismal, when it comes to wading into a foreign country in their best gung-ho manner, armed with the worlds finest cutting-edge armaments, and blasting away at everything that moves. There's not a single country where any American attempt to install a democratic, Western-style, fair-minded and just Govt, has succeeded. In virtually every case, any country they have invaded has eventually returned to tribal militias, and gang warfare.

Dafuq?? Do you really think Trump gives a flying f**k about the welfare of anyone who isn't Donald J Trump? Especially foreigners. Once again the stupid bastard is being led by the nose by Netanyahu, who needs yet another war to keep in power and out of court. Peace prize my arse. The only prize the orange clown deserves is "Worst President Ever", possibly upgraded to "Person who has had the most negative impact on humanity 2016-2020, and 2024 to impeachment"

True story. I joined the RAAF in 1979. My now wife moved in with me in 1980. The Air Force at this time chose to recognise De facto relationships. This meant we were entitled to married accommodation. At the time, they did not have enough Air Force accommodation. This meant that they subsidised our private rental. Every 3 months I would go to the pay section and be given thousands of dollars in cash. Then, temporarily, the crusty old conservatives gained power (f**k I hate conservatives) and suddenly they did not recognise our relationship. we of course, being rational people, got married.

Must be terrible having no one to Boss you around. Hug a tree. Get a pet lizard. Build a Veggie garden. Become a Painter. Build a Bird Bath. Nev

One problem, l'm getting indecision again. They say keep emotion out of business decisions but whenever l come back here for a bit especially if l do any work on it, l start falling inlove with it again- damn it. ld bloody know. lt's just such a nice block and spot , you even start enjoying just being in the quiet tiny town - that depresses me at first , it comes and goes , but then you start to see people just doing their thing out here peacefully going about their life. Often relate it to the rest of the world going so crazy these days but then there's this place. Forget it all. But then financially to, it'd just be so much bloody easier l'd be set just stayng put and just extend, which l can cover myself. Living scott free no bills peaceful and in a lovely spot. l can hardly even afford something better either but staying l'd be set. Damn it. lt's just the long term thing though, practicality. But then people do that all the time, even on huge farms. Gonna be harder later, especially the driving, and there's no services for miles, ldbloody know. Plenty of older people here, spose they're mostly married and stuff though too, family, l'm not any more though so alone makes later a bit harder l guess to.

Plenty of sects out there, making up their OWN version of God's word.. If you want clarity and freedom of thought give it a MISS. No one can handle the GUILT. Nev

My guess, the yanks have once again just created another new Bin Lardin - however that's spelt - and the world can now look forward to terrorism tripling from here.