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We went to a Post Modern Jukebox stage show at the Astor Theatre in Perth about 18 mths ago. They put on quite a show, but I prefer the original golden oldies. SWMBO loved them, she was the one who saw the show, and booked the tickets.

The Bahai's are hated by all the Islamic sects and they get a hard time everywhere they go. My first girlfriend, when I was in the Army, turned to the Bahai faith after I broke up with her in early '72. It was strange, because she came from South Africa (she was a white and a redhead, and of British ancestry), and her family were very religious Christians. She came back and paid us a visit about 5 years afterwards, and I can recall my father being appalled at her turn to a "weirdo, airy-fairy religion", and he tried his best to convert her back. But she was besotted with the mob, and was convinced they were the finest, most religious people on Earth - and she'd apparently found a new boyfriend in the group as well. So she left, and I've never heard from her in the intervening 50 years. I have no idea where she went, and I can't even trace her. I would have liked to know how she ended up, whether she still worships them, or whether she "saw the light", and joined some other religious mob. Some people are alwayd looking for the religion that answers all their desires.

Is anybody counting down the "FOUR WEEKS" end time for this great war?? Like everything that comes out of the Tangerine Toddlers mouth - unadulterated, pure BS. America will still be bogged down in this war in 6 months time, and the hardline Iranians, and Hezbollah and Hamas supporters, will ensure it goes on for as long as it can. Neither Trump nor Hegseth has a co-ordinated plan to ensure this war ends swiftly and results in a regime change for the better. As fast as they kill new Iranian leaders, the hardliners will produce new ones. I note Sen. Chris Murphy, a Democrat from Connecticut, said recently, "There is no experience that shows an air campaign alone will result in positive regime change." Trump will soon find himself arse-deep in crocodiles, while he thought he was simply wading in to drain the swamp. He'll soon find out that running a successful war is a whole lot different to cheating at golf, and those crocodiles have got a vicious bite.

A bit galling to see him wearing an Ampol-branded shirt!!?

I got this advice (below) from Fuelwatch W.A. "Tomorrow (Tuesday, 10 March 2026), most branded metro sites are again hiking their diesel price: Ampol up to 251.9 cents per litre (cpl); EG Ampol up to 244.9 cpl; Caltex up to 243.9 cpl; BP up to 239.9 cpl; Reddy Express up to 235.9 cpl; Vibe up to 233.7 cpl; and United up to 231.9 cpl. This follows diesel hikes the last five days by most of the major brands. Tomorrow's average metro diesel price will be 226.2 cpl, however there will be over 20 Perth sites selling below 209 cpl." I paid $1.60 to fill up my diesel Hilux last Tuesday (3rd March).

Crazy like a Fool

Eye of the Tiger.

The next thing to cause worry is not just fuel, but fertiliser and chemicals. As many farmers head into seeding by mid-to-late April, a lack of fuel is just the start of the seeding programme problems, and the unavailability of fertiliser and weedicides (which are nearly all shipped in from overseas, and a lot via the Straits of Hormuz) is going to cause some agricultural users, some stress. Urea is a major fertiliser in big demand, and nearly all of it comes from the petrochemical refineries of the Middle East, such as Qatar, UAE and Saudi Arabia.

Tie a Yellow Ribbon around the Old Oak Tree.

Not to be outdone, Mataranka Homestead has also gone under water, after the Waterhouse River burst its banks. I reckon a gumboot stall would be a winner, anywhere in the Territory, right about now! 😄 https://www.google.com/maps/@-14.9220046,133.1324012,461m/data=!3m1!1e3?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI2MDMwNC4xIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D

We need more chuckles, the news is all too much gloom and worry today ....

At least he'll never be short of a pin. But I think he might be short of a few 'roos in the top paddock.

Could've been worse - like the bloke in Perth last year, who bought tickets for the 3rd day of the big international cricket match between the Aussies and the Poms, and it was all over, Red Rover, on Day Two!

Willie - The best penetrant is some stuff called Cyclo Breakaway. Made in Murrica, so you know it's good! 😄 https://www.sparesbox.com.au/products/cyclo-cyclo-breakaway-penetrating-oil-lubricant-475ml-c10?srsltid=AfmBOoqnIE2KmSBy_Top4bH_Wyd1uNgWy5LMVv4KrSOOY9ANKEIhi67g1vE

She was brought up alongside him, and knows him better than a lot of people - and she holds a PhD in clinical psychology, so she knows well, what drives people.