nomadpete

I'm happy to use non-fossil electricity. Presently expecting a $200 credit for this quarter. That projects to a break even at about 6 years, but considerably sooner after we get a new EV to use the excess that presently only goes out to the grid at 8c/Kwh.

AEMO bring assets online and take them offline regularly as part of their management job. Can't use that as valid complaint against any particular generator. Each generation class has it's own profile and gets used according to that, combined with grid requirements. So, the system works. And?

My unexpert summary is this:- Although we wish that the government can control the big economic picture, they really can't. With the unlikely exception of major politico/economic suicide. Mostly our economy is largely influenced by the world economy, of which we are a minor part. All we can do is tinker around the edges with details. I don't see the complainers coming up with examples of great ways to 'fix' the perceived problems. Just saying 'chuck em out!' is not an answer.

Yes, it occured to me that he didn't think that comment through. Methinks they are letting too many religious zealots into their government.

Re: The Lula - Bolsonaro situation. A US senator Shane Jett (R) has announced:- "Brazil will be on the path to be Venezuela 2.0. May god destroy the wicked and perverse with hellfire..." Not strong on diplomacy, eh?

MAGATs accept both.

Yep. Just further proof that democracy is failing. All elections are rigged against our most powerful Leaders! Dictators rule! We may as well just let them do so.

I thought the banks might have started this race to the bottom. But it really took hold.

Give her time, she has the lips. The full MAGA transformation might take a while.

Well, I call the recent war in Iran a success. The news has stopped talking about the unreleased Epstein Files. And still no 'lawfare' is happening to any of the accused (in USA anyway)

I recall crawling under the house with a car jack, and slipping a bigger bit of brick under a bearer to get rid of a dip in the floor. When the place was sold, the building inspector didn't look under the house. Building and pest inspections are a big rort. I once paid for a pest inspection that didn't notice big holes in the panelling where the cockroached had eaten through the plasterboard under the kitchen sink. I put it down to inexperience (because I hadn't looked there either). But learnt to do my own thorough inspecting.

I have heard a builder utter the words "Standard Building Practice" when confronted by such facts. But that was a long time ago. Nowadays we have even more standards to choose from.

The fire stopped just short of a big tract of plantation pine. Couple of k the other side of Ranelagh.There were more (paid) Forestry Firefighters on the fireground than Tas Fire Service. We would usually spend a week walking the ground to black out the remnants but much of this ground is inacessible. There will be stumps smouldering for days or weeks that rain can't extinguish. Which means there is a risk that a strong wind might restart the fire. Safe for now though

Not until he gets his new wind farm.

I still missed the connection with A.I. Does A.I. or data centres use 50mm drains? Oops. Just noticed. There is another thread for A.I. Sorry @Jerry