pmccarthy

Takes me back to my holiday in Scotland.

Remember you are debating only about 9% of Australia's energy consumption. As a share of Australian energy consumption, hydrocarbon fuel declined only marginally, from 91.2 per cent in 2021-22 to 90.7 per cent in 2023-24. This has not been due to the take up of alternative energy sources, but due to the decline of energy consumed by the manufacturing sector. In the first two years of the Albanese government, energy consumption in the manufacturing sector declined by 10.4 per cent, or 5.2 per cent per annum.

How many songs do you know? I think I know thousand of tunes and lyrics. Not as a performer, just to sing along with the radio. For example, I must know half of the top fifty between 1950 and 1980. That is 40 years of 25 songs, 1000 just there.

Rain rain go away

That is crazy!

He means a BUBALUS (Latin for gazelle)

Rejoice rejoice. Step 1 of saving our state. Most corrupt government in our history.

She must be Russian.

My new air conditioner is ducted 18kW. Hence the big electric bill since we installed it and have it on heating all day! Previously had ducted bottle gas.

Here is what my energy costs have done over the last year: Gas Elec Total 2025 June 150.00 183.20 333.20 2025 Jul 155.00 155.45 310.45 2025 Aug 310.00 144.25 454.25 2025 Sep 155.00 165.03 320.03 2025 Oct 155.00 74.95 229.95 2025 Nov 155.00 211.58 366.58 2025 Dec 162.29 162.29 2026 Jan 181.61 181.61 2026 Feb 155.00 181.52 336.52 2026 Mar 160.17 160.17 2026 Apr 228.23 228.23 2026 May 180.00 199.61 379.61 Heat pump air conditioner installed 2026 June 339.32 339.32 2026 Jul 518.70 518.70 Electric Hot Water system installed

Liberty and justice for all.

Great development if it works.

The surveys are saying she is likely to lose Bendigo to Andrew Lethlean. I met him on Saturday, he is an impressive alternative.

I'm more worried about him flapping the guns in a pub.

Forrest Gump

Tie a yellow ribbon round the old oak tree.

Fantasy Island

I disliked Yank Tanks for most of my life, and admired small British sports cars. But in recent years I have grown to admire the muscle cars. I will probably never own one, but somehow wish I had bought a GTHO or an XU1 back in the day. Am I turning into a bogan?

Crap day for me. I went to use my lathe and it wouldn't turn, headstock bearings jammed for some reason. So I took my old car for a drive instead, and went through one of those cameras that spots your phone on the passenger seat, where mine was. Then got home and, being annoyed, scraped the paint on the garage door. First damage to the perfect paint job in 25 years of ownership. I'm going flying in the morning, hope my luck has changed by then.

Are you telling us something?

I think most historians agree with OME.

The coal consumption in China in 2024 reached 4,947,281,929 metric tonnes, which is 4% more than in 2023, when consumption volume was 4,756,959,903 tonnes. It has been growing in this country for already 8 years in a row. According to the EIA (U.S. Energy Information Administration) data, since 1980, the annual consumption volume of coal has increased by 8.03 times. The minimum of China was recorded in 1980, with a value of 615,814,652 tonnes. The maximum coal consumption was in 2024, when it reached 4,947,281,929 tonnes.