Marty_d

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Well, she's one hell of a child prodigy. Not many 14yo's out there who know the ins and outs of everything from motorbike engines to 727's.

Those Russian media executives were funneling money to conservative pundits to make videos. I don't think they were encouraging people to vote for the Democrats.

Our political ineptitude knows no bounds. Australia produces a shit-ton of LNG. 80% of which is exported overseas. But locally we have a shortage. We now find ourselves in the absurd situation of planning to build a billion-dollar IMPORT facility for LNG so we can buy our own gas back from other countries at much higher prices than we got for it. Meanwhile Woodside (remember them? Spying on PNG and stealing their resources) are getting approval for yet another LNG mine so they can sell that overseas and give a big F U to Australia too. This despite climate scientists saying the absolute last thing we should be doing is extracting more LNG. When are the states and federal government going to stand up to these criminals? I thought the whole purpose of the government was to look out for the interests of the PEOPLE of Australia, not corporations which somehow have never paid MRRT on LNG and pretty much give it away to other countries? I think there needs to be an immediate moratorium on any new LNG production. Contracts for existing overseas sales should be reviewed and cancelled if not in the interests of Australia, and ANY contract for selling gas overseas should be subject to domestic needs being fully catered for at or below the price charged to overseas purchasers. Oh, and pay your goddamn tax.

I don't think that's a great decision. I wonder how much pressure the oil producers are putting on car manufacturers to drag their feet. Hybrids are the worst of both worlds. I wouldn't have one.

Wondering if anyone's heard from Nev (Facthunter). He hasn't been on this site or Rec Flying for over a week (Aug 28) which is unusual for him. Just hoping he's ok. Thanks, Marty

A with stag & ram.

Scotch College? Really? We're meant to be upset that a school which charges $30k per year per child can't visit some island? For that money they could send the kids to the Bahamas for their camp, although it may get a bit boring for some of them as Daddy takes them in his private jet every holiday anyway.

You are an idiot, Aaron

4. And yes, I'm getting them in under 30 seconds.

VI

Radiator

If they do, the logical progression is they'll start stealing lit cigarettes from people. Win win situation - if they've been trained to dispose off the butts properly they'll be cleaner than the humans, and it'll encourage people to stop smoking.

If you can make that, you're not going to pay for someone else to install it.

C - incrementing stars

D

I agree with my esteemed associates above

C

Hmmm. Impressive physique in those cards. He must have worked out quite a bit for those "photos"!

You'd think they'd just take action to ban him from bringing any lawsuits. What a waste of court time. Most people never come in contact with the judicial system, or at most a handful of times. If some idiot is doing lawsuits by the hundred (and losing the majority) surely they could either ban him outright or at least put him at the back of the queue every time.

Let 'em go for it Peter. Jealousy's a curse.

The Darwin effect.

Same here. Yesterday a 30m pine fell over our driveway, taking out our power lines with it. Tas Networks have apparently made the fallen line safe but haven't fixed them yet. We've borrowed a 2000w generator from neighbours which is powering the essentials - water transfer pump, fridge/freezer, fish tank, chargers and PC/monitor so I can work. Torrential rains last night and again this morning, now sunshine at last which is a pleasant change. But the winds yesterday were horrific. While I was cutting up the fallen tree I kept casting anxious glances at the pine beside it which was swaying quite a bit at the top.

One they didn't include is "Black Charlie's Opening" which is on the way to Orford.

Whenever shops leave letter items on display you get that. In Big W once I saw 4 letter items with the C, N, T and U arranged appropriately.