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Caravans and speed
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Thursday this week I went from south of NSW to Sydney for a medical appointment and returned today friday back home. The wind from around Yass to just south of Narellen was terrible, a skinny person would have been blown off the road if standing on the verge. Not quite as bad today but was amazed us was th...
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Fundamentalism alive and well in Australia.
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Hard to believe people still fall for this stuff! A quote from the article states ""If people are attracted to it, there's something in your social cohesion and social structures which is not working.These people are looking for meaning as a result of something being wrong."I agree.https://www.a...
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Groceries- Beetoota Comments
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The other ones are or could be Woolworths - The Price Gouge People I G A, I Gouge Australia Aldi ; Quiet German Efficiency- we get everyone on a Satirday morning
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Food for thought...
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https://www.prageru.com/video/whats-wrong-with-wind-and-solar
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Jokes section, Read it or Not
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The Jokes Thread I used to read and post to it, but now I dont even bother. Why I will not open any of the Tic Toc, or movie posts. Now I dont even bother opening the thread at all. What do you like or dislike about the Jokes Section.
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India finally hoisted
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How nice is this?
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I know the bottom picture is a render, but it looks soooo good.
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Don't try to avoid a collision!
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There's a particular website that I visit daily on which members of the public (and, I think, corrupt officials) upload videos of adverse incidents the likes of which you will never see on any TV news broadcast.These days, it seems that everyone is walking around with a video-capable phone, or has a d...
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Women shouldn't complain about vacuuming
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https://news.leeds.gov.uk/news/object-of-the-week-vintage-vacuum-cleaner
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Global oil demand increasing???
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Today, I read a news report that Saudi Crown prince Mohammed bin Salman has been boasting recently about how the Gulf nations are heading into an enormous era of prosperity over the next five years thanks to oil prices.It was also reported that the International Energy Agency has predicted global de...
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Are diesels still worthwhile?
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Here in Mackay, the price difference between diesel and petrol peaked at 35c per litre but appears to have now stabilized at (an average of) 22c, which makes diesel 12.3% more expensive than petrol.With too much time on my hands, I checked out current prices, (combined) fuel consumption figures and...
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Fifth Covid-19 Vaccination.
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We had our fifth jab (Moderna booster) this morning, wondering whether others on here are planning to have it. Speaking to the person that gave it to us, we're now registered to receive a reminder in 6 months time to have another one. This makes it much like the annual flu jab only twice a year not once a ye...
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Euro-7 fuel standard, 2025
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While the EU's 2035 ban on the sale of new ICE vehicles has grabbed the headlines (which has been temporarily put on hold following objections by Germany), less reported is the implementation of Euro-7 fuel standard which comes into effect in 2025.Car manufacturers claim that it will not be economi...
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Pokies -- are they the most disgusting feature of Aussie culture?
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https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-09/poker-machines-gambling-addiction-in-nsw-election-spotlight/102061826The Murray River Local Government Area (LGA), which includes the town of Moama, hosts 998 poker machines in a population of 13,000. Poker-machine density...
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Global sales of electric passenger vehicles increased significantly in 2022
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According to a new report published by Bloomberg BF, global sales of electric passenger vehicles increased 53%, year-on-year, in 2022.EV passenger vehicles accounted for 15% of total, global new passenger vehicle sales in 2022, up from 2.6% in 2019.Nonetheless, EV passenger vehicles account f...
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Planned Landfill specially from China
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We decided to update from Mercury to digital, New Thermometer following a couple of health hiccups. Get home and read the fine print, it is a throw away after a life span of 3 years or less. Sealed unit, cannot replace battery, but somehow "dispose of correctly statement " also in fine print. It could be...
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BEWARE!
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A bit tongue in cheek to lighten the atmosphere here!! lol A Carnoustie driver is warning people to 'think twice' before buying an electric car. Hotel manager Rob Al**** bought his motor in Dundee just four months ago and was disappointed when he failed to get over 120 miles from a single charge - despi...
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China's new coal plant approvals
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I expect that many (most?) forum members have become totally bored with climate change / transition to a greener environment posts.This, my absolutely last post on the subject, is another 'reality check' for those who believe that it's not too late to avoid a tumultuous future; that greater uptake...
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Interesting stuff
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