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We export 100,000 tonnes of carrots (mostly from W.A.) to the rest of the world annually, and 48,000 tonnes of that goes to the Middle East. But the blockage of the SoH has effectively blown up that market, with $2M worth of Australian carrots currently on the water, unable to reach its destination. There will be serious losses for Australian carrot growers if the blockade continues, and there will be a lot of people in other parts of the world who will go without food, because of the blockade. I'd rather be here, than in a place relying on Australian produce, right at present. And we have no need to import frozen veggies, we can grow all we need right here. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-20/middle-east-conflict-may-end-some-carrot-farmers/106474078

I tend towards the view that BP guidelines are a bit like BMI guidelines - they were decreed many decades ago, without taking into account, enough of the factors that affect them. I've seen people who lived with high levels of hypertension for years, whereas others with relatively modest levels of hypertension, keeled over early.

Well, they must all be working, Peter, you're still kicking along O.K. A lot of people I knew, never made it to 80. My brother is 86 this year and still getting along just fine, he still drives everywhere in his Landcruiser, and helps out his sons. He got a new knee about 18 mths ago, and had his prostate removed about a year before that. He's a tough old geezer, I think he'll probably make it to his mid-90's O.K.

I took nothing until I was 74, when after a shoulder injury, the docs discovered I had high blood pressure. So they put me on an enzyme-blocker, the drug softens my hardened arteries. I take one little green pill each morning and my blood pressure has returned to an acceptable level (140 over 80), satisfying the docs. They all seem to think I'm "reasonably healthy" for my age (77).

The hole will be sold to other customers with other cars.

The police here copy the Americans. In the Bonnie and Clyde ambush, U.S. police let rip with 130 rounds, Bonnie Parker had 26 bullet entrance wounds, Clyde Barrow had 17 bullet entrance wounds. And the U.S. police didn't use popguns, they used .30-06 Browning automatics, .35 Remingston semi-auto, and a range of heavy police revolvers, .38's and .45's.

Costco are selling Brand diesel here on the Left Coast for $2.86 litre.

Oh, don't forget todays Presidential BS media release - "We'll be out of Iran in two or three weeks!" Just like, "When elected, I will end the Ukraine War in ONE DAY!!" Or - "I'm not going to start wars, I'm going to stop wars" (a major Trump campaign platform in 2024).

Never forget, that God WANTS you to be rich!! I'm always amused at the irony of them putting "In God We Trust" on their banknotes - when the only thing they trust is guns, and the only thing they truly worship, is the Almighty U.S. Dollar.

The simple consequences of our addiction to fossil fuels is that there is going to be; a major recession, high inflation, high interest rates, increased unemployment, increased poverty levels, and many business bankruptcies. It happened between 1980 and 1984 as a result of the oil price going ballistic after the Fundamentalists takeover of Iran, and nothing has been learned in the intervening 40 years. I am already seeing many "gas-guzzler" cars for sale on the streets, and I'm seeing numerous "luxury 4WD" models being transported on dealer plates from the city to the country, where the wealthier farming clientele are obviously picking up trade-in bargains, as city owners downsize or trade in on EV's.

Nomadpete, those sources of pure light crude are generally only very small reserves and don't warrant major expenditure on extraction, because they soon run dry. A mate worked for a drilling company in Central Australia, around Alice Springs, about 1982-83. The company had several drill holes that yielded the same type of light crude. It was drawn off and just filtered and used to power the company Landcruisers. But there wasn't enough of it, to warrant the infrastructure to draw on those small reserves.

I hate to think how much money was expended on finding this clown - money that could've been used elsewhere, to benefit people that really need it.

Meantimes, with hardship in most parts of Australia, bartering has returned!

We're all set for a fuel-restricted long weekend on the water!!

How he got that far away from his original point of habitation is going to be the subject of a lot of inquiry - especially when hundreds of police were combing the area around where he shot the police, almost straight after the event. He obviously got a ride straight away from a good mate, and he would've been hidden in the vehicle. I wonder what else the police will find? More "sovereign citizen" bunkers or hideouts, and arms/food caches? A lot of these SC fruitcakes are "preppers" as well and believe in preparing and stocking up on "last days" events. We've had some in W.A., this "preppers" setup in the far SE of W.A. is incredible. I think the area is SE of Norseman.