The Random thought thread

[red750]

 

I saw a photo the other day of a hamburger in which the bun had been replaced by two pineapple donuts.     ...spew!...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In saws 

[facthunter]

Sugar salt and transfats.  60 years ago there were almost NO fat people. Nev

[red750]

[facthunter]

Pretty sick puppies. Most of us would have difficulty lifting the extra weight they are carrying. Nev

[ClintonB]

I feel bad with 20kg more on me than I should. Some of the people on tv shows like 1000lb sisters are being enabled, they don’t walk or drive to the junk food shops. They can barely move in a modified house.

 

[red750]

I've lost another 5 kg in the last couple of weeks.In May I was 139 kg, this morning 115 kg.

[facthunter]

Don't lose it too fast or you are in danger of losing muscle Mass. 1/2 Kg a week is enough and ensure you do exercise to keep strength.  Nev

[onetrack]

That's a 24kg load off your body that can only be highly beneficial to you. That's the same as carrying around a container holding 24 litres of water, all the time.

[spacesailor]

24 litre container of water !.

It's called the " Belly " . LoL

The " bmi  " is ridiculous  ! . A ' one armed ' Lady with ' One leg ' will never be " obese " .

Nomatter how fat or short she may be .

I'm 30 kg over my index for hight, so remove a leg or some other part , & it will make me .

" PERFECT "

spacesailor

[pmccarthy]

I have been legless a few times but it didn’t help with my weight.

[old man emu]

Why?

 

Living on my own means that I have to divide up pre-packaged food into serving sizes for convenience when preparing a meal. If I buy a tray of half a dozen lamb chops, I make up three lots of two. Same with a packet of sausages and such. I quite enjoy Leggos ravioli, and buy a 630 gm package. That can be split into three meals. 

 

As I was doing this today, the thought struck me, "Why 630 gms?"  I wanted to find out why did Leggos decide on that size. Perhaps it had something to do with the packing machinery they were using. Maybe it was old equipment from before metrification. I wanted to know what 630 gms was in pounds and ounces. Turns out that 630 gms is 1.375 pounds, 22 ounces, or 1 lb 6 oz. Either Metric or Imperial it's a weird measurement. Even their suggested serving size of 199 gms is 7 ounces. Which is even stranger when they say that there are four servings in the packet.

 

The only other reason I can think of is that the packaging is based on the weight of one piece of ravioli and the number of pieces that make up 630 gms. But today I am too busy baking fruit cake for this week's morning tea, and double choc-chip muffins for dessert at night to count how many pieces there are in the packet. 

[willedoo]

Most brands seem to be around a similar size. Some 630g, others 625 or 600. It must be something to do with approximate servings.

[onetrack]

It was probably originally 700gms, but the beancounters decided the company profits were too low, so they shrank the size of the packet, trusting that no-one noticed the smaller size.

[nomadpete]

1 hour ago, onetrack said:

It was probably originally 700gms, but the beancounters decided the company profits were too low,

That's  random.

 

Sois this.....

 

[red750]

Two Aussie icons have remained in Aussie hands.

 

Akubra hats has been bought by Andrew "Twiggy" Forrest, and now Driza - Bone has been bought by Gina Reinhardt.

[willedoo]

18 minutes ago, red750 said:

Two Aussie icons have remained in Aussie hands.

 

Akubra hats has been bought by Andrew "Twiggy" Forrest, and now Driza - Bone has been bought by Gina Reinhardt.

Between the two of them they could go droving.

[red750]

Just got notification from VicRoads that my registration is due for renewal. If not paid, my car could become unregistered.

 

It is due on 18th January 2024! More than a month away!

[Jerry_Atrick]

3 hours ago, red750 said:

Driza - Bone has been bought by Gina Reinhardt.

Blimey.. for the first time, I wish an Aussie icon remained in foreign hands.

[facthunter]

Very Considerate of them Red. Gives you time to consider if you want to and to save the cash if you do. You get it for about 1/2 price. Nev

[facthunter]

Oldies get one car rego here, cheap. Applies to the wife too IF she's age qualified. Nev

[onetrack]

I'm sure the employees of Driza-Bone will be looking forward to their random Christmas bonus from Gina - or not.

 

https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/australian-boss-gives-ten-employees-a-100-000-christmas-bonus-3604174#:~:text=Gina Rinehart is the Executive,only started three months ago.

[spacesailor]

NSW Pensioners rego is Free .

You pay through the nose for the rest of it .

Sydney city c third party Insurance about $600 .

Dubbo $350 .

Seven or more seats the same insurance as a small 2 seater .

spacesailor

 

Edited December 4, 2023 by spacesailor
Lost a word

[facthunter]

ALL of that rightly should be adjusted for the mileage you do to be fair.  Nev

[old man emu]

6 hours ago, facthunter said:

ALL of that rightly should be adjusted for the mileage you do to be fair. 

But is using mileage equitable? When I lived in Sydney it was 5 kms to my nearest Bunnings and major shopping centre. Where I live now it is 10 kms to the supermarket, and a trip to Bunnings is a total of 150 kms. So just to do the things I did in Sydney, I travel many more kms. Sure, it's my decision to have moved, but what about the people born and bred in rural towns? Fortunately the old disparity in petrol prices between metropolitan areas and country has now gone. In fact petrol is often cheaper out here than where I used to live in Sydney.

[Jerry_Atrick]

Although I know fuel raxes go into consolidated revenue thosectgat drive more ks or burn more in traffic jams already pay more tax..

 

EVs excepted and of course those with more fuel efficient cars pay less per km