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They made a documentary about that... It's called "Terminator"

Our deep south sounds positively balmy compared to your riding environment. Last year I folded to sensible behaviour and sold my bike. No sensible 70 year old would be so silly as to have a motorbike! I finally gave in to my pining for a ride. Collected a little 250, (a lighter thing to pick up if it falls over). A pleasant enough 8 degree day. It's heated grips worked all the way home. Of course as soon as I hit the highway the clouds closed in and the previously nice winding roads had me nervous because I was still getting used to handling this light responsive bike, on wet roads. Home in one piece. Nice hot shower, hot cuppa and happy. For future adventures, I will include a weather forecast in my flight plan.

Back on the road Peter! Let me know if you'd like to go for a ride sometime. One of my favourites is to Richmond via Grasstree Hill then back via Tea Tree and Brighton.

Thaty's the principle behing the Stirling engine. A Stirling engine is a heat engine that is operated by the cyclic expansion and contraction of air or other gas (the working fluid) by exposing it to different temperatures, resulting in a net conversion of heat energy to mechanical work.

Thy will, be done. On earth as it is in heaven. By then A.I. will be so logical that it will remove the plague of humans and bring lasting peace to Earth. So, it would indeed work very well.

Marry a wealthy Person. IF Love dies the money is still around. Marriage is a Lottery so, Perhaps Buy a lottery ticket now and then. Without a Job to Motivate you to Get out of bed you might Just stay in Bed and that is No good at all. You need to be physically and Mentally active. Have a good Veggie Garden, a few fruit trees and some chooks. Nev

I spent 3 months in the U.K. in 1985, mainly in London. I was there July, August and September and it was beautiful warm sunny weather. I left the first week of November and the last three or four days there had cooled down to the point of wearing a coat. But before that it was three months of T shirt weather. The locals called it an Indian summer and said it would happen only about every 20 years, so I've been there but never experienced the cold rainy weather they often get.

This image gives an idea of the airflow direction. Not visible from the outside is the plenium, described here as the air gap, which is an empty compartment above the fuel tank, and receives the air circulating down through the side tubes. The air from the tubes via the plenium to the burner is force fed air, very critical to how they burn. Without that system they'd just be a glorified candle like the wall mount type lamps that are called a dead flame lantern as they don't have any forced air, just drawing it in from the grate at the base of the burner.

Yes they do, and very loud. Not as loud as the butcher bird's but close. They wake you up at night. For years I thought the sound was some weird bird up in the roof ridge cap until I did some googling and found out it was the geckos. I originally thought they were the native gecko, dubious dtella. but with more googling and some close up inspection I'm fairly sure they're one of the introduced Asian species. They moved in here when I built the place in 1996 so are probably into the fifth generation by now.

They Had a category Known as Roaring Sporties and they were pretty bullet proof in the form they Raced. You can Bore them out to 1200 as the stroke is the same. A better option might be the Buel Engine( Harley type 1200) They are 103Hp with injectors But you Might prefer a carby. They are Plentiful as the frames are of Aluminium and can't be repaired after a big drop. I had a new XB 12 SS Lightning Long that Pulled like a steam engine with Light gear changes as well The bottom end rods and flywheel are the Best of any Harley and used for a lot of "Specials" . The flywheels are forged steel with Integral Mainshafts a double taper roller on the drive and a long roller bearing on the timing side, Ask around. The Ironheads are great for making a showbike chopper and the engine has a great classic V twin Look about it. with distinct Rocker boxes They run a bit hot when worked. Run On ethanol 85 or 70 they would be fine and you can get it for about $1.50/ Litre. This fuel maybe the saving grace of a lot of Older Cast Irom Bikes mixing it with traffic. The gearbox oil is separate from the engine in all of them. All the engines are dry sumped with a separate Oil tank

Prefer if you said Privatisation but such things being ESSENTIAL should be more subject to scrutiny as you usually have a Monopoly with No other choice. Nev

IF you cohabit with someone you Might as well be Married as far as the LAW is concerned. They say IF you marry an Italian Man and you love him you will have that much in common.. You marry when you have a short circuit between your balls and your Brain. Nev

They say the first time you marry is for love; the second for money. Having never been married, I doubt I will ever find out.

I sometimes qquestion the wisdom of buying a heavier bike, but despite the electrical issues, my last ride back from London, and its general handling characteristics in the current weather has confirmed it. I am doing a few more push ups and squats per day - not because I keep dropping the thing, either.. but I do know I need to have a bot more strength than I do, should I drop it again. Once the electrical gremlin is sorted, and/or the weather warms up, it will be a beaut! Today, went to Yeovil - about 30 miles away to a brand new Infiniti Motorcycles store. It was in the car and took a bleedin' hour and a half. But, I picked up an opening deal on a diual set of intercoms; they were missing an adaptor plate for my helmet, so, on Saturday, we will be there on the bikes to get the intercoms fitted to the helmets. But, I was very thankful I took the car in the end. It absolutely hammered down for about 10 minute. It would have tested the best made motorcycle clothing. And the wind whippted up to about 20kts..

It's THOU will be done. Experts see risks with AI. I will trust the experts like we do with Most other things. Fully competent and with NO vested Interests. Nev

No one KNOWS. Nev

It's counter intuitive to think the incoming air is drawn down the outer tubes. The hot combustion gasses will rise inside the glass, and exit at the top. Why would hot air cause cold outside air to descend in the side tubes?

if you don't want to keep working when you get to 50, you'll need a lot of money behind you to see you into an average length of old age. The problem with not working is you're not accumulating super - and super is usually necessary in old age, unless you own a sizeable amount of property which you can convert into cash in retirement. The only other way you can stop working early, is if you receive a large inheritance.

I spent 6 weeks living in the U.K. (based at Reading), and toured Scotland as well, from mid-August to the end of September 1988. The weather was remarkably pleasant all the time that I was there - days around 16°C to 18°C maximum, and minimums around 10°C to 12°C - and virtually no rain! It was nothing like I expected.

You can PROMISE anything. (Like Palmer) that you have NO hope of ever delivering and the Masses FALL for it.. SHE's 100% for Trump. All the Press is anti LABOR even the ABC, often. ALBO has a Giant Balancing act to do and whether you believe it or not labor is very close to CENTRE.. Nev

Good luck to you blokes who have had rain. It looks like my area is set for a drought this year.

Those Indian summers are far more frequent these days. But even when the summers haven';t been the best, the days are long with sunset going past 10pm, and sunrise a little after 4am. Combined with a more relaxed approach to drinking (at least where I lived in London and where I live in the South West), made loverly long but relaxing summer days, often watching them attempt to play cricket. Happy days!

Thanks for that red , won't explain it'd just be best. But eh Jerry , yep, that is a complicated one , should've known it'd involve women ha ha. Nottttt, that l regret being married but it did change so many things and huge decisions, especially financially whichhh, has put me in this position now, not going into it tis what it tis doesn't matter now. Does still hurt though that we would've been multi millinaires buttt, spilt milk. Funny, ex wifey said to me the other day no regrets and l thought well darlin, that's a really good attitude l guess, so her, she's a glass half full. Soooo, l'm trying to take a leaf out of that one atm myself for the situation now. lt wasn;t only that anyway it was stupid me that did a really bad deal on my new house later and got stuffed up in that all by myself. But eh, that involved a woman to. l didn't think l'd retire for yrs yet either was still enjoying work but l took off caravanning 12mths got really lazy and now l don't wanna go back ha ha. My brothers 50s and hasn't worked 2yrs now either and having trouble going back too reckons he ain't doing it now if he can find a way out of it. He does own his place though and has some savings, his gf's got plenty of money too. Funny, we were having some beers just today and chuckling about how lazy we both are now.

I think there's a real market for a new political party, without necessarily experience of running a government, but with solid central policies that foster innovation/entrepreneurship and ensure the risk/reward formula rewards well those who take risks and succeed, but also ensures that those that participate are not left behind - i.e. striking the right balance. The right balance is different for different people - I get it - but at least the rational conversation to try and strike that balance. While I agree that it would be good getting someone in who has experience running the country, by being in parliament, you do get that experience even in minor or major opposition as you are exposed to the machinations indirectly and directly through parliamentary committees and the like. So, you would want them not to take government day 1, but maybe after one or two elections where they have had time to get that experience and build their numbers - and also prove their mettle - or not - to the electorate. The other reason is that (hopefully) they would come with little political baggage. For example, the issue Jacinta Allan in Vic has in tackling the CFMEU is just that.. a lot of this happened under her watch (and prior). also, when you represent the old guard, coming out and changing things is admitting you were wrong the first time, and the press love that; and people naturally question your competence. She is not the only one - Dutton is a second (although I think he didn't see any wrong he and the government he was very senior in did). For some reason, the electorate hates it when pollies admit they were wrong and learned their lesson and will do better - it's as if everything we try and teach our kids goes out the window when it comes to politics.

I have to admit.. as a bit of pyrophobe, I am happy they are not in common use anymore, but the engineering is interesting.

In addition to kerosene lanterns, we had a kerosene fridge. It was my job when I was in high school to keep the kerosene tank filled up.

There used to be LOTs of them in Cairns, mostly upside down on the ceiling. Nev

Here's a bloke who specialises in "oil" lamps, which description seems to cover any type of lamp or lantern that is fossil-fuel-powered. https://www.oillamps.com.au/

I think the light output is a bit like our refrigeration expectations nowadays. When we lived without electricity he light from one of these would have beaten a candle by tons, better than a campfire. Imagine people having to live without electricity, having a coolgardie safe only no to keep their food, and maybe an underground cellar. hey Willie, do your geckos make audible sounds. We ha geckos all over a villa in the Maldives that called to each other all night. Never heard lizards making any thing other than hisses when threatened.

We already have laws that place some restrictions on speech. Free speech has never been absolute. These are things you could have problems with threaten people incite violence harass or intimidate defame others. These restrictions have been around for many years. Why are you not all nervous about these restrictions? Have you actually read any of the bill? The Bill would introduce a new aggravated offence for religious or other leaders who advocate or threaten force or violence against groups, members of groups, their close associates, or their property, in contravention of sections 80.2A to 80.2BE of the Criminal Code Act 1995. The offence applies if a person, in their capacity as a religious or other leader, advocates or threatens force or violence in the course of providing religious instruction, or religious or secular pastoral care.

It's incredible and you would not believe it, but we can have all this rain and still technically be in "drought". First, we have been, in relative terms, quite dry for around 18 months. Our underground resevoirs may not fill up (technically, may have enough leaks to lose a lot). For some reason, since I have been int he UK, there has been at least 3 hosepipe bans due to lack of water I can think of, and they were all after a decent spell of rain. Dare I say, privitasation at its best.

We should lead the world and allow 1 term for AI and have it runs the county without emotion, just for the best interests of the people as a whole. if it worked we would be pioneers, if it fails what would the worst outcome be.