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Really BAD News! Mens shed OFF because Hip not up to it. I'm close to Inconsolable. .Nev

The chairman ( He who gets the Chairs) at the MEN'S Shed ( It's HIS shed) has a Geely Ev and a new Hip and It's ON tomorrow. The Men's shed. Whoopey! Another Member Swapped his Volvo for a Geely Hybrid. No money changed hands. My solution has been at a lot lower level. A bit of overdue TLC for MY 1998 AU Fairmont with 367,000 Kms and runs on GAS at 1$ / Litre, Never garaged. It's probably running better than it ever has. The motor turns over about one turn to start and makes NO clicking Noises. It's good enough for me. (AND the Dogs). Nev

Lead is Bad stuff. There is plenty of it in the roofs at Broken Hill. Most of the Lead that kills Americans comes from GUNS. The Problem with Russian Fuels is SULPHUR which with any water forms Sulphuric acid H2SO4. Water is a Product of burning Hydrocarbon fuels .2H +O2 =s 2H2O. Paraffinic (chain) Hydrocarbons are C n H 2n + 2. Nev

It was 130/145 Avgas in most radial engines. You can't even get that Now. I started flying in 1959 and fuel was never cheap as far as I was concerned. Anyone who had a Big round motor up front Must have been rich in my view. I certainly wasn't. All of my Weekly income gave me an hour and a Half in the Air. when I started in a Chipmunk.. Nev

The DC4 used to (at AUW 72500lb at take off) do One NM/ US gallon at 200 Knots. Seems good by comparison. You could do even better when managed well in the right circumstances .Nev

Yes the economy is not good (or even acceptable). For Info, that system has been used in a Lot of the Best Desert Racers. Nev

It IS a problem for sure, There's no way OFF the treadmill of Glorious Homes. Ticky Tacky boxes in a row on tiny Blocks that take 2 People a lifetime to Pay off. There HAS to be more to Life that THAT.. What's the Average age of the cars that are in the road in Cities? and some are Luxury, no just transport. There's few ones that are more than 5 years old Compared to other countries we are doing pretty well at the Moment. Only Nine have the triple"A" rating which affects the Coast of the Government Borrowings. We also don't have HIGH unemployment.The Reserve Bank would LIKE it to be HIGHER than it is.?? Nev

I thought he flew everywhere when in the USA. Nev

Lost a bit of weight. Had a Very high IQ. or a good Memory. Nev

Snow is OK till it freezes. ICE is BAD. Black ice is Impossible. A frosted wooden Bridge is a mighty Challenge. Add spilled diesel on a roundabout with a Pillion on. It's amazing how strong one's leg can be. Nev

Not according to Overseas Accounts that show AUS to be among the Best Performing Economies. The world at the Moment is not Sailing that well. Inflation threatens and Trump is not helping.. Nev

She Must be getting on in years also. (Aside) I think it's a Myth. McNev

It would take a legal Expert to work that out. Way Beyond my pay grade. Nev

Not my Cup of tea , old chap. Oversized Undertired and underbraked. Fuel guzzling, evil handling, over weight with Mushy suspensions and FUGLY styling. HEAPS of gleaming chrome. Nev

How many "Such" vehicles can legally pull 3 tons. Authorities are pretty tough on enforcement of weight Limits.. " Useless as an ashtray on a 1/8th mile drag bike" supersedes the tits on a bull " bit. You don't have to think about it for as long. . The Reversing of the turn Indicator windscreen/ washer thing scratches a lot of windscreens .Nev