Grumpy Old Nasho

Yes I'll second that.

That's what I'm saying - some don't.

I always ask for a lady doctor, I've had bad experiences with homosexual male doctors. So my regular doctor now is female. All medical personnel should be made to wear a tag defining them as either Hetro, Homo or Lesbian.

Some male doctors are even homos, do your research before visiting a male doctor.

The mechanic did actually put in a thinner oil at my last service. I brought my own thicker oil along, but he refused to use that, I think he was just wanting to make a sale. He said mine was not the right one, so I'll double check the specs. It's either 15/40 or 15/30 for the Cerato, the oil I had was 15/40.

If we take the "Obvious Conclusion" path, Western nations will end up with smaller ethnic states, within the larger State. Each with their own "border", and a system of visas or permits to enter said smaller states. Driving through them might require an E-tag for a small tax to maintain road upkeep etc.

What is the difference between democracy and good governance? "Democracy refers to a system of government in which power is vested in the people, allowing them to participate in decision-making through elected representatives or direct voting. Good governance, on the other hand, encompasses the processes and practices that ensure effective, transparent, accountable, and equitable management of public resources and institutions, regardless of the political system in place. While democracy can facilitate good governance by promoting citizen engagement and accountability, good governance is essential for the effective functioning of any political system, including democracies." Has our democracy got good governance? I would say NO. We have two ruling parties that have their own self interests at heart, and they are basically socialist interests, and to put them into effect, brainwashing is necessary. A current campaign policy of the ALP is "Free Medicare". Of course, nothing is free, and it's irresponsible for politicians to say Medicare is free. Everyone pays for it, and it costs many $billions.

Two years ago, and even before that, in another site, I said: "While ever the ALP and the Coalition win Govt from now on, things will only get worse in Australia. It was bad enough then, and it's even worse now, nearly everyone is bitching about the high cost of essentials, including rent and buying a house. Prices have gone through the roof. We must lower our sights and be happy with less, of everything.

The most populist human nature thing we have is Social Handouts. Take those away and there'd be be a civil war against the Fed Parliament. Women are the worst for insisting on the Govt giving them more free money. Not a day goes by without them asking for more. A democracy will continue to exist up until the time that voters discover that they can vote themselves generous gifts from the public treasury?

Well who or what will you put first? Not one of the major parties I hope.

Vote for Trumpets of Patriots. Forget about the ALP and the Coalition, they got us into this debt mess.

I think 850 would be closer to the mark. Anyway, I'll bring it up till the light goes out, then that will keep me happy. I'm sure it will go out before 900.

Actually I think I've just figured out what the problem is, something simple, idling revs too low. I took the car for a spin, and saw that the tacho was only on about 750RPM at idle. Lately, I've been using the kick-down a lot more than I have in the past and I'm wondering if that has something to do with it.

Look at what China did to us, they blocked some of our exports and our Parliament panicked realizing they shouldn't have criticized China about spreading Covid in 2019.

I better get my mechanic to look at it .. the thing is though, that it only started lighting up since he did the last service. Not saying he's at fault in any way, but there were no problems before hand. The engine has only 50,000ks on it, so the bearings should be still ok.