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Great to hear you're still alive and well, Octave, and Seasons Greetings to you and Mrs Octave. I trust you're having a great Seasonal break.

Spacey hasn't visited this site since Nov 13, and Octave last looked in on Dec 14. I trust Spacey is still alive and kicking - and I hope Octave isn't stuck somewhere remote in his EV, with a flat battery. 😄

It's not that bad. We survived. A bit of a sweaty, still night, last night, as the trough moved inland - this morning we have a balmy 21-22° and a lovely cool Sou-Westerly ahead of the tip of a cold front. It's when a trough hangs around the coast for days on end, and brings in the heat from the interior, coupled with the stillness of the centre of a low-pressure area, that it gets a bit tiring. The worst part is, despite the trough and associated thunderstormy skies, we got no rain in the City, and very few areas in W.A. got much out of it. My block in the wheatbelt got 3.4mm.

Former MP and Senator Nick Bolkus, a Greek Australian who was Minister for Consumer Affairs and Administrative Affairs in the Hawke Govt (1988-1990), and Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs in the Keating Govt (1990-1993), has passed away peacefully, aged 75. He was an MP from 1980 to 2005. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12-25/nick-bolkus-obituary/106178484

42° in Perth City, 43° at Pearce Airbase, Perth Airport, and Gooseberry Hill at the foot of the Darling Range - and a minimum last night of 24.2°. It was 40.9° on Rottnest Island! Hot N/NE winds and thunderstorms moving from the N along a trough line, but no decent amount of rain. We spent most of the day under the A/C, up in the hills at SD's place at Stoneville.

I was quite surprised to find that solar panels perform admirably, even when covered with a layer of snow. Add in the fact that solar panels become more efficient at low temperatures, and the net result is solar panels are still quite suitable for wintery, cloudy, snowy climates. https://www.ecoticias.com/en/confirmed-first-snowfall-covering-solar-panel/22395/

Eye-v bee-n work-king on de r-ale road.

And the Trump-class Navy ships will be known for spewing out nasty toxic products. They will turn on their own men, and eliminate them. Finally, they will make a lot of noise, and essentially do nothing.

I don't even want to think about how Nev dressed for work, at this TRANS airline.

First - he's going to have to build a giant sewerage ship, to carry away all the s*** that comes out of his mouth. Just wait, tomorrow the battleships will be forgotten, and some other totally unbelievable BS idea, will take their place.

I can't wait for Donald to order the U.S. Navy to position every single U.S. Navy ship side by side, so he can play a round of golf across all the decks, without touching any water. Caligula would be proud of him.

Confusion reigns supreme with the vast majority of trans people - and that play will only leave a lot more people, more confused than ever! 😞

Quote of the week from an Imgur contributor .... "The only thing that can stop a bad guy with a gun, is a greengrocer from the Shire!" 😄 For those who came in late - it's a send-up of the (in)famous (and often repeated) NRA pro-gun quote, "The only thing that can stop a bad guy with a gun, is a good guy with a gun!"

He hasn't been to the engine hamster shop yet.

I thought Ian meant "No Idea", when he said "NI".

And is Etsy on the banned list?? https://www.etsy.com/au/listing/900398866/funny-christmas-card-with-lost-3-wise

If I post a Farcebook link, will that get through?? https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10233003193135829&set=gm.722633917251086&idorvanity=405525975628550

Good grief! Now, AI, combined with idiotic bureaucracy, is stopping us from even posting funny photos!! 😢

Gee, you're a fountain of cheerfulness, GON! 😢 Try a dose of Merry Christmas and Good Cheer!!

OME, they're called trench digging machines - you can even get trenching attachments for Bobcats. Doesn't take long to install a 200M narrow trench with them. No-one - but no-one - digs trenches by hand any more.

And people such as Robbie Katters BIL, Robert Nioa, who is a firearms dealer, promoted all these new styles of firearms. Firearms dealers need to have vastly more stringent controls imposed on them.

I know the White Supremicists are a problem - but they are reacting to the threat created by Islamic takeover of Western values. At the end of the day, the Middle East is where the vast majority of terrorism exists, and is promoted. This bloke has some good points about the politicians constant creation of more burdens and restrictions on ordinary folk, simply because people in the positions tasked with keeping us safe under existing laws, aren't competent at their jobs.