pmccarthy

I'm stuck on the high fives. Can someone explain how ten is correct?

The Soviet Union had very inefficient industries producing crap products. Their workforces were unmotivated. Perhaps they were better than Australia today, which has hardly any industry. Unions and collective bargaining just about destroyed Australia's mining industry and docks in the 1980s. They were saved by individual contracts and subcontracting parcels of work after the changes brought in by Hawke and Keating and followed up by the Libs. The CFMEU never got sorted out. Nor the fire brigades here in Vic. We are heading back to the bad days.

Exactly where we are headed. With no manufacturing, no mining and smelting, and collective bargaining setting wages through centralised unions. A majority of the population dependent on government support.

fifteen

The left side of the brain controls the right side of the body and vice versa. What we have in politics is a dedicated communist as prime minister. No need for further analysis.

I was told there are two vaccines, a single shot and a two shot. When I had the single shot about two years ago I was told I would not need any boosters in future.

Look up defenestration. It can mean sacking someone from a job, or throwing them out of a window. One word with two meanings, both appropriate.

Another dead Putin man today, I reckon his circle will be thinking about how to get rid of him.

Those of use with connections to gas wells or coal deposits will survive the freeze.

Refreshments will be served. (I think I am on a roll!)

Extravagant parties

This lacks a topic and a list of any unsuccessful choices of letters. Makes it too hard compared to earlier puzzles.

The great Roman dictator had his name immortalised. Caesar became Kaiser, Czar, Tsar, Shah and a salad.

To be fair, we were all wearing tinted safety glasses on that ute. Three of us in the front and five or six in the back (I took the photo).

They pulled it out. I don't know whether it was fixed, I guess so because they had extensive workshops and lots of apprentices. We had to use big International utes after that. Here's a pic on the way to a job.