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My wife worked for Transurban Citylink before she retired. The Burwood line has been extended to Vermont South Shopping Centre for years, and they have talked about extending it to Knox City, also for years.

That's why the Victorian government is approving and encouraging multi storeys, up to 18 levels, of home units, close to railway stations. Towers in Box Hill. Many owned by Chinese, possibly unoccupied. Similar is happening near Blackburn, Mitcham, Glen Waverley, just to name my area.

I went out at dusk to put some recycling rubbish in the bin. It is collected about 6:00 am tomorrow. I was nearly deafened (more than usual) by a cacophony of crickets.

At least today's occurrence put one small locality, there's no township, on the map - Thologolong. I'd never heard of it. The location of Thologolong. A street view of the buildings in Thologolong. Dezi's camp.

It's bin day tomorrow. Interesting to see if they collect.

It still gives us a look at what the Murricans are thinking. Also a source of jokes, funny videos, silly pictures, etc.

The Strait of Tears (Bab el-Mandab) is currently under severe threat and effectively at risk of closure, though it has not been fully blocked as of late March 2026. The Houthi rebels, who control parts of Yemen and are part of Iran's "Axis of Resistance," have vowed to close the strait as a strategic option to escalate the ongoing conflict, following the effective closure of the nearby Strait of Hormuz by Iran.

Yeah, I'll delete mine.

To hopefully reduce the demand for fuels, Jacinta Allen has announced that Victorian Public Transport will be free for one month.

No more Donald news/posts from me, at least for some time. And my brain teasers will dry up soon as well. Facebook has cancelled my second account. My original account in my name was blocked, so I opened another account, using my middle name instead of my surname, calling myself Peter Francis. Sometime down the track I will open an account using my middle name and surname, dropping my first name. There are plenty of accounts from other people who have the same name. I also have friends who use made up names like Russ T Hinge or initials Kaye Elle Ess. They claim I had appealed against a suspension for breaching their "Community Standards" and I have no further appeals. I had no warnings, explanation of what I had done wrong, and had never appealed - didn't know I needed to. The only way to communicate with them is by logging in and completing their forms. However you can't log in if your login is blocked. They have no phone number or email address. If you go to their office, apparently, they won't speak to you. The only ones they speak to are advertisers. They have groups who post the most insidious garbage, like a photo of a car wreck, saying things like "Dolly Parton died today". or "Tom Hanks dies in car wreck". Photos of the Royal Family collapsing on the ground, or tears streaming down their face, all done with AI, and headlines stating "Royal Family rocked by news that ......", enticing you to click to find out more.

OT, you must have been typing as I posted.

Sorry, no.

Correct OT.

I know I shouldn't post this, and Nev will drag me over the coals, but this way I can say I had a head job from an Asian lady at the shopping centre for $15, and not be lying.

I only have a ring around the sides, bald on top. So I get a No. 3 buzz cut to keep the edges neat.