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    The near belief 'It won't happen to me ' over rides simple logic in most human minds. That, combined with 'It's all too hard - I don't like change'
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    I can't think of anything else to say
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    Driving like a pilot..... right down the centre line.
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    They ARE the mountain monsters
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    Is that the definition of the fabled 'deep state'?
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    Gotcha - by AI
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    Every solution has it's costs and problems.
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    Oops, I forgot to add a positive........ After this, we run away with our camper trailer for respite. I bought a stainless steel stove for our sailboat, at a bargain price. All I've got to do is duck across to Freo to collect it. 😉
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    I tip my hat to you, Onetrack. I just spent a fortnight at an old friend's place helping him 'reclaim his workspace'. All I managed to achieve was a half ton trailerload to the tip. At least he can now get into his hangar to work on his beloved Reo. Now I am in Toowoomba to 'help' mother-in-law tidy up. But that is more of a psychological workload than a physical one.
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    Congratulations ! And welcome back!
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    No problem, Peter. I agree that the MSM tend toward ridiculous timewasting beat ups about too many issues. This sure has been one.
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    Tis sad to hear that honesty is considered a risk to National Security.
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    Oh, I thought it was the new Toowoomba range bypass!
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    Well, from another perspective, the US was intending to effectively kill Mr Assange, an Australian citizen, weren't they? And note, that the man in question was careful to avoid exposing any currently active US spies/personnel. So it is questionable whether he really caused any genuine risk to US security. But he did expose some allegedly dodgy international behaviour, which might have been in the public interest.
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    If we have transparency (honesty) of what really happens, our governments (and others) might be less likely to commit nasty acts. Whenever governments are able to keep their motives secret, there is a temptation for them to screw the public. Whistle blowers are necessary because all too often, our governments tend to act in the interests of whatever benefits themselves rather than the interests of the general public.
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    You know your engine is worn when you start topping it up with EP90 to slow down the oil consumption.
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    Yes, that is what GRID batteries do. So far, they are not storage batteries in the usual sense of the word. Community batteries and individual home batteries are storage that last a useful period. Mentioned before by others, a EV sized battery stores sufficient to last a couple of days. Something that size, if more widespread, could supplement the existing grid enormously, and would collectively serve as a grid size distributed energy store. It would greatly reduce individual electricity bills for the individual as well.
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    Actually there is a related risk with nuclear power plants. If all the energy gets out at once, you have a real problem. Luckily the control systems minimise this but isn't that what Boeing said about their instrument redundancy 'preventing' disasters?
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    Not at all, OME. I personally would never put my battery storage on a wall of my dwelling, no matter what chemistry it is. The stored energy is a risk if for any reason it all gets out quickly. I have the same view about diesel or petrol gensets. Obviously others are happy to take the risk. That is their choice.
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    An accidental misspelling on my part. My question remains unanswered. In what way does partial presentation of that period of time constitute subjugation of the western masses?
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    Just make sure you activate your phone camera first. You'll need evidence for your court case.
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    Fine. I agree especially about 'harder' recreational drugs. Except - many pot smokers are liable to turn schizophrenic or paranoid delusional. This dangerous side effect is well documented. Sure, most doped people are spaced out. But what about the rest?
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    Have you ever seen these traditional culturally accepted acts of violence? There is no way that cultural law can reside alongside Westminster law. For instance, cultural law allowed beating of wives for misdemeanours. And until antibiotics arrived, a spear in the leg could easily be fatal.
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    I knew a lady who could do that. And did it better than a bloke! Moral:- Never challenge a woman to something only blokes can do.
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    And community batteries for small towns.
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