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Joseph Lucas was known as the "Prince of Darkness". Nev

WE ARE addicted to the Motor car. Of that we can be sure. Nev

Their Tolls pay for it. They are great freedom machines and are fun to drive. They gave People Personal Mobility and they got to Know what the World 30 kms and more beyond their Home was like.. Protected you from the elements. Helped Bank robbers escape. Make Babies at the Drive-In. Nev

When are U getting your Electric car?. Nev

Hip Hip Hooray. Nev

Brick Venereal is a bit Passe these days. It's not as strong as it Looks and there are much better cladding options with superior Insulation and draft excluding possibilities. Tiling roofs are becoming less desired also. Consider Steel framing . There are some excellent systems. Conventional roof guttering is a fire risk. (Leaves and embers). Go Modern Modular with a lot of the Manufacture Off site. There is too much Labour in Most Houses. Many houses are a lot bigger than they need to Be. It ALL has to be Paid for, Heated and cooled and furnished. Nev

WE Bathe in the reflected glory of OUR athletes while we grow fatter and eat More Processed food and alcohol and hardly ever even Walk anywhere. Nev

All they want is a Headline. Media is interested in getting THEIR VIEWS in the Public gaze. ALL Newspapers are Owned by RICH people and Historically not many (if any) of them are very NICE People. They FAIL their Public Duty. Nev

I believe it was about some of her Policies and it wasn't to bully . The whole thing is a beat up. Just another attempt at making Albanese look bad by a Press ( Murdoch, most of all)which will stoop at Nothing to Politicise a tragedy that should appall ALL of us. Nev

Pushbikes aren't allowed on freeways.They are a rather dangerous thing to be on, on any trafficked road. Nev

Good luck to you but its a venture I would never take on for the reasons I've Mentioned. All things Degrade. Those old buildings would be Hard to Make comfortable and have Natural light and effective Heating and cooling.. It's a free world to make such choices and you are very public with it so I comment. There has probably been a total of about 400 posts so far. Nev

Hip hjp Hooray. Nev

How do you Know that? Mafia Staff Cars ARE big black Limo's. Are you getting any Rain yet? My place is absolutely drenched. Nev

I'm in contact with quit a few who live there whose opinion I value. . Plenty of people who live there don't know what is going on either. It's a big Place with More than 13X our population. I don't trust OUR Foreign-Owned biased Media for any FACTS at ALL. More's the Pity. Nev

That's an eye opener with no whiskers on it. Nev

I think there are things happening "out there" that would claim much higher priority than BOOKING fools who drive into water they don't Know the depth of. Nev

I think your Background is showing.. The type of Society you (apparently) Seek may not be liked by many. Surveille flooded areas and declare Roads closed over a radio frequency. If you have Police to book them they could also be there to direct them. Nev

Good article Covering most aspects of it. Opening windows can make the car sink more quickly. Having a snorkel may give the Impression you can drive with the Bonnet under water. Once you float you move where the current takes you Man hole covers are a City thing. There can also be debris in the water that will impede your Progress. Fine silt will often be very slippery. Don't be a hero. Play it safe. Nev

Anyhow why reference a post of mine from over 3 weeks ago, Brendan? That Makes it pretty hard to put in context.. Nev

Australia is NOT Like the USA. Of course a Lot of of Americans are nice, friendly and very easy to talk to but we DO have fundamentally different values. In the USA, if you aren't rich you are nothing. Only the Kid who comes first is Noticed.. WE are More fair dinkum and admire a trier even if he doesn't win and don't like Show Off's so much. Trump has no time for Democracy, due Process or the LAW . USA is NOT UNITED. It's also Swamped with GUNS in private Hands. MONEY rules. Not a Place I would want to live in. You have always needed Ship loads of money to run for Congress. Nev

" Don't think about it and it will go away " doesn't work with Ancient Buildings. The Issues are still there when you wake up in the Morning. That is, IF you managed to get to sleep wondering what else will go wrong. Workers will think you MUST be RICH and will charge accordingly. Local Councils are never helpful. You have a very high VAT that sucks the blood out of everything.. Nev

It's not really comparable with the other examples you list. Booking people would not look good when you could just direct them to not drive there, (like in Bushfire situations. or where there is a crime scene or an accident.). What washes vehicles away is Water pressure created by the Flowing water and at lower water levels it will only be acting on the wheels, or where they are actually floating. Lower lighter cars would be Particularly susceptible..Nev

Going fast in deep water will be More likely to flood the Motor with the Bow wave and is rude to other People . Going slow is always better. It's nothing to do with the car's Inertia. It will slow down a lot when it enters the water due to DRAG. If it tends to float the current will move it to somewhere else where the depth may be greater.. Nev

I'm not saying it's NOT a stupid thing to do. Rescuers have to assess what they are attempting also. Some cars doors cannot be Opened in water. A lot who attempt it would make it IF they went slower.. Nev

There are Plenty of places were it's normal to go through flowing water. Depth indicators would help. Fines hurt poor people more than they hurt the rich.. It costs money to enforce Laws, and would not go down well when People are leaving their Houses or trying to get somewhere urgently. Adverts show vehicles going through water as a sales gimmick.. Nev