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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

The CEO of the Chinese car company Xiaomi has revealed what most already knew anyway, about how the Chinese have gained the leading edge in the sales race for EV's - Xiaomi purchased no less than THREE new Tesla Model Y's, and dis-assembled them all, to the last nut and bolt, and examined every part of the design, to use the information in the design of their new EV models. https://www.carsguide.com.au/car-news/secret-to-chinese-brands-success-exposed-xiaomi-boss-says-the-quiet-part-out-loud-with

Unfortunately, the Musk Pi-Phone is as phoney as Trump. It doesn't exist, and Musk has no plans to produce a phone. Snopes Pi-Phone claim is False - https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/tesla-pi-phone-starlink/

Love each with kindness.

I'm surprised Hegseth didn't make it compulsory to become a Born-Again Christian before you can don a U.S. Military uniform. This pair are fixated on returning to a "real mans Army", but unfortunately, even their "real mans Army" hasn't won any wars since WW2 - and that WW2 effort was successful because they had the backing of the entire output of American industry - which was being operated by a very large proportion of women employees. To say they "won" the Iraq war is on a par with all of the wars Trump claims he's won or stopped. Iraq is still a tribal, totally corrupt mess, without a functioning democratic Govt.

Joining the fray.

Unsurprisingly, ladders are the primary cause of injuries needing hospitalisation, amongst males over 45 in Australia.

It doesn't get any better.

There can't be very much chicken, in a chicken royale, for $3.75!!!

Bridal shower.

Possibly because the (female) video taker knew exactly what was going to happen?? I reckon there's some painful injuries in that lot. A mate tied a ladder to a big set of bi-fold doors (4M high) to work on the door track. But he only tied the ladder and door against the prevailing breeze. Once he was up the top of the ladder, the wind turned 180° and gusted, making the door move, and throwing him off the ladder. He fell 4M onto concrete on his left side and shattered his elbow, and broke his left femur. The surgeon had to screw a plate in his elbow, and run a 10mm diameter stainless pin right through the length of his left femur. He spent 2 months in hospital and 3 months in a wheelchair, then another 2 months on crutches, before he could walk again. It was a hard-learnt lesson. Made worse by the fact he was 70 when he did it.

Unfortunately, despite all your anti-renewables bashing, the pace of solar, grid battery and wind turbine installation is only getting faster each day. And perhaps surprisingly for some, the big miners are in the forefront of installing renewables for power for their mining operations. The chances of installing NP in Australia recede daily, and first off, the NP promoters have to overcome the resistance of the majority of the population, who don't see it as viable or economic - and there are multiple State laws in place, against Uranium mining, that would need to be rescinded as well, is NP was to proceed. https://thewest.com.au/business/mining/andrew-forrests-fortescue-inks-green-energy-supply-deals-with-chinas-byd-longi-envision-and-xcmg-c-20146954 The biggest single renewable energy resource that is sneaking up on energy planners, is the amount of rooftop solar on homes, which is approaching double the energy generation that is planned for grid installation. The simple solution is to harness that massive level of solar energy being produced, that is often under-utilised during the day, when homeowners are at work. To that end, efforts to install grid-scale batteries and home batteries are to be applauded. Add in EV's, which are increasing in numbers steadily, and whose electrical storage can only add to the available energy sources, thereby meaning the energy sources available can only continue to increase.

A KFC salesman goes to see the Pope. "Your Holiness. I work for KFC, and we'll offer you $10M to change the reading of the Lord's Prayer from, 'Give us this day our daily bread', to 'Give us this day our daily chicken.'" The Pope is aghast! He tells the salesman, "I can't just go changing God's word for money!" The man comes back the next day: "How about $50M!? Now, think of all the good the Church could do with all that money, Your Holiness!" The Pope is unimpressed. "Look, I told you. I just can't do it. I'm sorry." The guy is back a week later. "Our final offer- $500M. Take it or leave it." The next day, the Pope calls in all the Church Cardinals. "Boys, I have good news, and I have bad news. The good news is, we've raised $500M for Catholic Charities." The room erupts! Everybody is so happy! The Pope waits for the room to settle down. Then, he says. "And now for the bad news. We've lost the Tip Top Bread account."

Thought for the Day ..... If you loiter in a Tibetan spiritual leaders sandwich shop every day, then... ... you dilly dally in the Dalai's deli daily.

BS on an industrial scale, typical of Trump. What is amazing, is that so few Americans seem to care whether he speaks the truth or not.

Halloween chuckle....... What's the major problem when you have twins, that are both Witches? You never know which Witch is which.

FB quizzes would be only trying to suck you in, to get eyes on their advertising, and clicks on their page, so they can then put up more crap!

Clive obviously needs $300B to survive on. Anything less, and he's off to the courts, to try and wring some more money out of someone/some Govt/some business, who has offended him in his quest to own everything.

I have put it behind me, there's no benefit in carrying grudges for life, or in going over already-raked ground. I don't consider those years "lost", I did gain some benefits from it. Military engineering training was comprehensive and instructive, and has stayed with me for life. The experiences of being forced to deal with Army dickheads was educational. Travelling to a new country and experiencing a new culture was eye-opening. Travelling around Australia (and overseas) at Army expense, and living in Army barracks was educational. We even got to live in some great locations in Australia - the barracks at South Head in Sydney, the School of Military Engineering at Casula, Canungra, and Karrakatta. There were some times that weren't good, but I don't dwell on them, SWMBO has taught me to keep a positive spin on life. I trust you can leave your bitterness behind.

Those pokies will get most people in. Thank goodness, the W.A. politicians have always refused point-blank to allow pokies into the State, on a wholesale basis. They're only allowed in the Burswood Casino.

Jerrys gambling road looks like a major new freeway! Are you saying he's going to run out of freeway soon, and end up in a potholed backroad, in a car with busted suspension?? 😲

Clive's on a bit of a losing wicket in recent times. He forked out $60M in the last Australian Federal election, to only garner 1.85% of the vote, and to end up with no seats as well.

I'd like to be, Under the sea, In an octopus's garden, In the shade.....

Good point. On the manufacturing output chart, Chinas 2024 industrial output was $4.16 trillion, the U.S.'s 2024 industrial output was $2.49 trillion. American manufacturing output is not recovering, China's is racing ahead. But the U.S. dollar is still the worlds leading financial instrument. For how much longer, is anyones guess. https://www.visualcapitalist.com/china-vs-americas-industrial-growth-2019-2024/

It took me a while to see it. The word "Go", that is. "Go up in smoke".