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I don't know about "dearer" - that looks like "long and painful", with more neck pain than ever! There's nothing like tribal stupidities!

It looks like the kind of place that sovereign citizens would hide out in. 👮‍♂️

Roll. Sausage roll. Drum roll. Spring roll.

A - Haddock.

We had a nice burst of Spring weather last week, it was 29° on Friday in the wheatbelt - but it wasn't a pleasant day, a gusty Nor-Wester was blowing, ahead of a series of incoming cold fronts. I couldn't keep my Akubra on my head! - it kept blowing off with wind gusts, and I hate that! Saturday morning turned into Winter again, and it rained and showered all weekend. We got around 20mm, and the rain went through the wheatbelt of W.A. in varying amounts as well. Just enough rain to mess up hay cutting! Hay cutting season is always the same, the hay always gets rained on as soon as it's cut! But the upside is, the grain crops are looking better than I've seen in several years. We're on our way in this State to crack a total crop tonnage of more than 25M tonnes, that has only ever happened twice before here, in 2021 and 2022, surprisingly (in the midst of COVID). However, the world grain harvest is bountiful, so the grain prices are sagging. The road trains and rail trains have been going flat-chat, trying to empty wheat bins, ahead of the bumper crop.

Think outside the box.

There is no one (1) to (2) blame.

Inside job.

These REBUS' are way too easy, you're doing Marty out of a job!

Forget it.

No, Qld doesn't have the highest crime rate in Australia, NT holds that dubious honour. Alice Springs is the only place I've seen Police standing at the checkout exits in supermarkets, waiting to grab the steady numbers of shoplifters, red-handed.

First aid.

Eyeshadow.

It appears Victoria has become Crime Central out of all the States, as crime levels rose over 15% there last year. The Victorian Police are grumbling about poorly-structured bail laws that allow repeat criminals to be released, straight after they've been arrested. Repeat offenders should not be bailed, repeat offending shows they're only thumbing their nose at the law. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10-05/victorian-government-mike-bush-handling-of-youth-crime/105845950

Uphill?

Of course, they've had to rename it as Cockwell Inn, and they serve Dickins Cider there.

Bump in the night.

Blood is thicker than water.

Back door.

Multiple issues.

2 under Par?

Gee, you really kept us waiting for the answer! 😞

Law enforcement needs to concentrate on breaking up youth gangs, this is where all the problems start, from neanderthal tribal alliances. One bad egg gathers a gang around him, pollutes their juvenile thoughtlessness with criminal actions and plans, and it all goes to hell in a handbasket from there. Criminals rarely work on their own, they rely on criminal cohorts to keep them informed, help cover their tracks, and to go on criminal "adventures". Reform starts with juvenile reform camps, sometimes called "boot camps". The juvenile crims need to be taken out of their criminal associate environment, taught self-discipline, taught to avoid criminal urges and taught that they have self-worth. Much criminal juvenile behaviour stems from bullying, low levels of IQ making them prone to criminal behaviour and encouragement to commit crime, and poor parenting. The boot camps need to replace the poor parenting with fair but firm training and activities that occupy their time, teaches them useful skills and which burns up their physical energy. An old farmer told me once, his Dad had a saying, "young men and young horses need to be worked hard!". Juveniles with excessive time on their hands, and no outlet for their energy, is something needs to be addressed. This is where the Police and Citizens clubs used to do good work. The clubs seem to be declining in their activities, no doubt due to overworked and burnt out police officers.

China's major advantage is simply mass production abilities. I'm always staggered at the average Chinese factorys production capabilities. Individual starter motor factories can pump out 4,000 large industrial starter motors a WEEK. The same for turbocharger manufacturing - a single Chinese factory can produce multiple hundreds of turbochargers a week. When you consider the complexity and precision needed in a turbocharger, that's some major effort. The Chinese have imported all the important manufacturing machinery from Europe or the U.S. - often with the European or American companies assistance, because they love selling stuff to China. The Chinese orders dwarf all other orders for these machine tool companies. Chinese EV's are flooding the market and doubling their penetration efforts - because the Chinese Govt has encouraged over-production, and now they have new Chinese EV's filling warehouses and storage places everywhere. They have resorted to auctioning them online in China, and they are selling the cheapest models for as low as US$9000. China knows it can dominate car manufacturing with their EV's, and they want a big slice of that huge pie and they will get it. The Korean and Japanese and European and American car manufacturers will either lose a big slice of their market share, or they will have to adopt Chinese EV technology into their products to sell them, the same as every other European, American, Japanese and Korean product is now often made in China. All Teslas sold in Australia are made in China - but the Chinese fully intend to make their Tesla copies cheaper, and just as attractive. The Chinese will soon figure out how to crack the SUV market, which is where the real money is. Even though Toyota is the wealthiest and most highly regarded car manufacturer on the planet, they are about to get a swift kick in the goolies from Chinese cars, that will be directly attacking Toyotas stranglehold on the SUV and 4WD market. What is advantageous for Australian buyers is the decline in U.S. sales for Chinese cars (due to Trumps tariffs) has improved the Chinese offerings available to us, as the Chinese seek to enter more markets to reduce their reliance on U.S. sales. https://www.carsguide.com.au/car-news/byd-to-unleash-new-model-rampage-99759

The above all reminds me of this song. It's lucky they inserted a few gals, who still do look good........ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OOgd9hitEAE