nomadpete

Scotland?

Obviously a lot more north an i am!

No. I can't see that

Hey we need to hire a drummer... Nah, man. I got this.....

Our illustrious leaders of the nation have chosen to wait, pontificate, & hide from basic ethics and fainess, until the whole issue fades from the public consciousness.

OME.... Just do it. Brush away your embarrassment and go. There is not a man there who hasn't at some time felt the same. Few would be so unkind as to make an issue of it, whatever it was.

Snow down to 200mtrs this morning. Rain, hail and wind for everybody less than 200mtrs. Max temp at my place.... +4 degrees Celsius. Where did spring go?

Yeah, maybe we can turn off the Huon Valley for a while. Our newly upgraded service took six minutes to show this page. Still uncertain whether it will let me upload this reply..... ....... .......

Hooray! Good news! The mobile phone and internet are working again!

Gripe of the day.... On monday, I missed some phone calls - the phone hadn't rung but some silent texts informed me of missed calls. I got onto the telco website and discovered they had a PLANNED outage for 3 days, but a unplanned fault as well. Then all service cut out. Two days later, the Tas Fire Service sent us an advice that there is 'degraded' internet in our area, and not to trust their internet warning system, only trust our pager for callouts. But they sent this out on 'BART', their proprietary internet advice system! What were they thinking?

Oooh you poor buggah!

No need to be a ostrich, just come home Jerry!

I wish I have time to watch a movie. These days I find my eyes drooping by the time the movie starts. Then it's all over, red rover.

My potatos, beans and tomatoes are affordable whilst they are growing in the veggie patch. My neighbour's lamb is affordable, too. Thae Colesworth's food has been getting a bit over the top so we don't buy much of that.

Having mulled over the issue I have this to say.... (Please do not be offended by my bluntness, I am a bit aspie) Although I highly value the site, I also value the work Ian has put in over a very long time. Ian, over and above my likes, what matters most to me is, 'Do you really want to continue the AS site?' If you are not (for any reason) getting satisfaction from your efforts, it's time to stop. From my knowledge of the core forumites, gathered over the years, I am sure we all have come far enough in life to know and accept that any project is only worthy of your effort whilst it is personally rewarding. BTW, the security (and mods) of your platforms would be one of the reasons that we have been able to so openly debate and sometimes reveal very personal things on AS. Thank you.

I'm in both camps. I still have the CD's, and recently went down to the tip shop and bought a couple of spare players for a few bucks, to make sure I can still play them when I want. The sound quality is better than streaming. And my CD's are all copied onto my old mobile phone which I use to play my music through the sound system in the shed (or caravan, or boat). Sometimes, for variety, I play Radio Australia (not actually our own Auntie) which offers digital streaming of radio stations around the planet.

Like OME I don't do Farcebook. I deleted my account long ago. Ian, if you do ddcide to shut it down please give me time to exchange phone numbers with the mob so I can stay in touch. Thanks.

Stop it stop it! You make me jealous. And jealousy is a curse. Will I ever pluck up the courage to cross the strait and hop my way up the coast?

I thought it was just the Russians who had this problem...

I once put a simple A frame on a box trailer, slightly foreward of the axle. The A frame when laid down reached about a metre aft of the trailer. I put a little chain block on the peak of the frame, and an old hand winch on the trailer coupling, linked back to the A frame. With the A frame about 30 degrees up, the chain block lifted a engine and transmission up, then the winch pulled the A frame up to almost vertical. The chain block then lowered the load onto the middle of the trailer. The only issue was the uplift on the ball coupling but that could have been fixed with a simple leg on the back of the trailer. All made from scrap, it lifted maybe 1/3 of a ton. How heavy is one end of your log?

Firsty, I thank Ian for all the work and money he has put into both forums. I acknowledge that there is not a really big following on Socialaustralia. For a long time I have wondered about the viability of providing the forum when there are not a lot of users. However, I also think that our group has really reaped a lot of personal benefit. Most of us have had substantial trying times in our lives, and the forum has been a valued place for us, on several levels, as already noted by OME. Ian, if it is possible, let us know a ballpark figure to keep the forum active. I'm happy to subscribe. Otherwise, should you decide to close it, I'm sure the active forumites will understand. We respect your right to reclaim your time and energy.

Then I read to the end of the gov't article. The USO was originally all about 'fixed line voice services'. This was primarily to ensure everyone with a phone can always call triple oh. It has not been updated to allow for the discontinuation of fixed line services. These days, fixed lines to houses are replaced by NBN. Bloody typical government slackos. Anyway, everyone who is suffering from intermittent NBN should keep a log of times, durations, etc. And send regular letters of complaint to the telecommunications ombudsman. That is the only way to get action.

It seems everyone has forgotten this :- "The Universal Service Obligation (USO) is a long-standing consumer protection that supports access to phone services and payphones. Telstra is responsible for delivering the USO, and must provide standard telephone services (STS) on request to premises in Australia within reasonable timeframes, " I am a long time supporter of Telstra, but they can be held to accout when necessary. Every time the USO is not occurring - that is, failure to provide basic telephone service, a letter tothe telecommunications ombudsman should be sent with details of the problem. Dont quote me, but these days, I would expect that the USO should cover basic internet access as well as voice.

Gee, I wish we got more than 1Mb/s on our mobile hotspotting. I agree, the NBN has become an albatross around Australia's neck. It could have been a real asset to the public. Nah