Jerry_Atrick

A chicken that is a transexual, too 😉

That cracked me up

I'm still waiting, in suspense, I must say, for the original answer..

True, but the success of these fairs is often decided by location. A two day trip to whoop whoop for a day's networking may see numbers drop off. If you host it in a secure military location, there may the slight issue of security clearances (admittedly, not on all military premises) and logistics making sure large numbers of people don't go poking their noses where they shouldn't; and also there is liability, etc, which I think (at least in the UK) operate differently to civilian law. I agree with the aspirations of the protestors, but while there are nefarious actors out there, we have to realise we live in the real world. If you just look at Ukraine - imagine if they 9justifiably) wer sceptical of both the west and Russia in guaranteeing them their security that they retained and maintained their nuclear arsenal.. They way well still have Crimea (or they may well have gone the way Russia did and let it all go to pot, but the point is, Russia would have been far more cauious with picking a fight if they knew the odds were much more stacked against them).

On the telephone to the IT help desk with a problem with my remote access, they were saying they didn't know when they would have it fixed but will email me (at my work email address) when it was fixed

Do you have my kids in the back of your car?

I have no idea where she gets then from... both partner and I have fat finger syndrome. She is good at photography, but most of her "art" emanates from her mouth. Those fingers are for sneakily "lifting" things.. she is wearing my jumper in that photo

We went to a local kitchen supplier who does their own (so cabinet makers that also sell you worktops and othet things). They use sold wood for the carcasses and the front panels, and they were only a little more expensive than the bich chains that use MDF. Just have to find a decent cabinet maker (unless you have the skills yourself, which I clearly don't have). Come to think of it, I have a long-lost cousin in Queensland - used to be in the Bowen area who was a cabinet maker..

Have been a bit quiet lately as the work has slowed right down. Had to replace as sparkie as he was only fitting us in between jobs, but as the days are starting to close in, we needed to get someone with more time. Anyway, today, finally the worktops to the kitchen islands have been fitted: Note in the abice, there is no tap; we have a combination always boiling water tap, and it will need to be fitted by the new sparkie; early next week. We have an induction hob (never go back to standard electric and certainly not gas). This one has a self-extractor. However, it is deeper than the one in the showroom, so we have to cut the back of the drawer under it and paint it: And we had to cut out for power points (we were going to have them inside the drawers, but it was in the end easier to have them out): Note, the sides of the Island don't go to the overhang.. We are debating whether or not to fix it. Downlights are almost fitted.. The new sparky had issues tracving the previously installed cable by the other sparky (just differences in style, by the sounds of it). But, he did leave as a switch which is safe not to be installed. (you can see the other downlights in one of the kitchen island photos, above). Integrated fridge freezer installed and the Microwave, oven, and warming drawer: Just waiting for the panels to be fitted, but they will be cone after the sparkly does his stuff, early next week). And a couple of photos from when I took my 18 year old daughter who finished A Levels (HSC/VCE equivalent) to London to view the Royal Courts of Justice and have lunch, before taking her to a pub called Dirty Dicks on Bishopsgate (look it up; very sad story); and then to another pub to meet a mate who flew in from Melbourne: Forgot to mention that when we got the train back the pub I stay at when in London, bumped into a couple of fellas I used to work with and lived around the corner form where I lived when in London. They had about the same imbibement as I did; was a good evening.. Daughter now wants to embark on her chosen career. Trick is go get her to want to do it on Melbourne or Sydney.

Tanks probably are; as Kyiv has successfully used drones to attack Moscow: https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russia-destroys-ukraine-launched-drone-flying-towards-moscow-mayor-says-2024-09-09/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=Newsletter&utm_campaign=Daily-Briefing&utm_term=091024&user_email=05308c15b9e41fa6287a07f984c4e11ffb45f7c2bfebd28f727e59b16eaec231&lctg=63b3be66253bc2261a0e8a8d

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Yeah - well I wouldn't hang around if Trump spurred a crown on to hang me, either. Steve Bannon may well still be lurking in the background from his prison cell (if he is still in there). If this was any other country (maybe except for China) no-one could give a flying f!ck and we;d all shrug our shoulders and remark they (population) will get what they deserve. How on earth did the most powerful country on earth rise with such a huge portion of the population as clear numpties when it comes to choosing their political leaders? Something tells me money, corporations, and greed that sponsor them has something to do with it.

I remembe running the line at a soccer match around Glen Waverly back in the mid 90s. A pesky little bugger was dive bombing me, but even though he connected with the back of my head on occasion, I never felt a beak.. Maybe I'm just thick. But from the vids I occasionally see on YouTube, it seems they have learned that we don't really fight back too much and have become more emboldened over the years. There is something stirring in the Iberian orca population as well.. For only a few years, they have started to taking to ramming boats. There are plenty of theories as to why, but no one knows for sure. Partly, becoming emboldened when realising those pesky humans are defenseless must come into theit through pattterns.. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/orca-whale-attacks-boats-mediterranean-b2399817.html Both magpies and orcas are farily intelligent.

Blimey - you must be high in the pecking order!

My point was more the Harris camp shouldn't take anything for granted; a day in politics is a long time and Shorten did manage to rip defeat from the clutches of victory. A few on here were indicating they thought he was a bit smarmy and conceited, which never bodes well. I think the policies were tested before and received a resouiding "don't take it to the polls"... I thiink part of him being politically unsafe was the same as when Keating said while Howard's the leader of the Libs, Labor will never lose power.. and conceit set in.. until Labor lost to Howard. Although it is clear the majority rejected him at the ballot box, I wonder how much of it was the press didn't like his policies and swayed the electorate without putting all the facts before the electorate? Now a policy of the Greens, I understand. But don't fret; the UK has dental on teh NHS, but no dentist provides an NHS service (wwell, only to kids and the elderly). Sounds like the other Bill... Hayden...

Yeah - the Democrats may not want to do a repeat of Bill Shoten with respect to "it's in the bag" against Morrison: https://www.theage.com.au/world/north-america/donald-trump-leads-kamala-harris-by-a-point-in-fresh-national-poll-20240909-p5k8wn.html

In terms of who pays, the lampposts and bollards charging is public (council) owned. They can get a grant from Central government and seek private investment. They then charge for the electricity used and if there is private investment, some of that goes to the investor. I am not sure of the point you are trying to make.. should the council give free electricity to EV owners? If so, then won't you complain that ICE car owners who pay rates are subsidising EV owners running costs? My point was that while councils may not give free electricity for your EV, there are places you can get it free.

Difference is a gun is designed to kill... and those in the US tend to buy the ones designed to make sure they kill in rapid succession.

Councils may not give free charging, but some do. When was the last time you regularly got free petrol or diesel? I'd wager never. https://carpart.com.au/blog/are-there-free-ev-charging-stations-in-australia There are two or three companies that provide lampposts and bollard charge points. This appears to be the bigger one: https://ubitricity.com/en/charging-solutions/ac-lamppost/

I think I mentioned ages ago the use of lampposts as charging stations over here. Isn't Sweden rolling out wireless charging lanes? https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/sweden-building-worlds-first-permanent-ev-charging-joseph-mucheru-zrkbf#:~:text=Highway Details&text=Construction began in 2023 and,sensors that trigger power delivery. Quite often, Aus does not get the latest gear for a while; the market is small compared to the USA, Europe, and Asia.

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/datablog/article/2024/aug/31/australian-executives-pay-jumped-in-the-last-year-so-did-the-gulf-between-ceos-and-the-average-worker Still a tidy sum... There is a joke about a low-cost country in there, but I will refreain from it.

Uggh! One of the selling points of moving to Aus is that we can get (in the cities) reasonable speeds via NBN. If they are unreliable, then I am not going to let the family see this thread!

If there is no cash, then a handwritten note that thei fairy has transferred the sum into their card account, and they are free to use it.. Admittedly, it has been close to 30 years since I have attended an Aussie election... Here ya go: https://www.screwfix.com/p/sum-up-solo-smart-card-terminal/532JF?kpid=532JF&cm_mmc=Google-_-Datafeed-_-Electrical and Lighting?kpid=KINASEKPID&cm_mmc=Google-_-TOKEN1-_-TOKEN2&srsltid=AfmBOoq1wvGYb12t2BKvtJXRbsx9JT2pr7Yuz2ajM_hMpxcEcmwOofLT3eA

Here is the thinking as far as I can see. Pure EVs have a more expensive up front cost, but compared to ICE and bybrids, a far lower (even if you don't have solar) running cost. The queston is, at what point does the EV total cost of ownership beat the ICE and/or Hybrid total cost of ownership. In theory, hybrids should be fine to use electric when using as a runabout and ICE when touring. But its like city-based 4x4 owners - how much of their driving is done actual 4x4-ing. How many people drive more than a couple of hundred k's in a go more than a handful of times per year? In the cities and even bigger towns, I would suggest not often; In rural areas, I would suggest reasonably often. In my case, I am in a big town, but because of the cost of the train compared to the car, I do drive around 500km a week - 250kms roughly each day for 2 days per week. Even then, with better ranged EVs, I am quids in. If trains were cheaper here, the car wouldn't get a look in at more than about 30 ks in a day for all but maybe 10 times a year - and I live about 142ks from the town. For me, EVs would make sense assuming the difference in running costs cover the difference in purchase price over a 5 or so year period.