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And on a brighter note - fuel prices
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Why do we bend over and let the fuel companies $#@# us? Here on the Gold Coast fuel jumped in minutes from $1.049 a litre to $1.549 litre in a mater of minutes. Maybe there's a long weekend coming or am I a skeptic? World oil prices haven't changed. Aust dollar is on the move up. Yes I know the gov gets a percen...
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Medication shortage
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If I have interpreted what I have read correctly It seems that we are heading for a medication shortage, due to disruption of healthcare supply chains from overseas It appears that Australia is not set up to produce drugs locally, due our high cost, compared with offshore manufacturing My thoughts a...
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Optimistic
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Sanity has returned to the Casa Blanca??? I hope so!!!
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What Gives!
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I remember when I was growing up that if I went on a trip or heard about someone's travels then it was described as a "journey". Now it seems that everything someone does in life has to be described as a "journey". We don't go on a diet anymore, we embark on a journey of weight loss. We don't get over a tragedy...
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Where did the waves go?
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A couple of weeks ago we travelled to Denmark, WA. I wave at anyone towing a van, camper trailer or anything that looks like a holiday load. I estimate at least 60 vehicles passed by that i waved to. I received two waves back. I checked the front of my car and could not see any of my footy team colours or stic...
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Time for a laugh. Peter Cook.
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NSW Camera (Safety?????)
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These are not manned by Police - They are privately owned (Maquarie Bank) revunue raisers.
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Histrionics In The Media
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One of the most annoying things to come out of the present situation concerning Covid 19 is the histrionics of the media. No longer are borders closed, they are "slammed shut". We no longer have a lock down, it must be classified as "brutal". Fines are no longer imposed, they are "slapped on". We are no l...
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Mouse and rat plague
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I have a problem , with mice and rats at the moment. The town has a plague at the moment. We have used 16 blocks of rat poison, and it has not killed any of them. How do I know, because of mouse 1 having paint on his back, due to me spraying him with a white spray can, and the camera shows him quite happily eatin...
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Walking is Healthy for you but not so for the Nation
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Walking is healthy for you but not so for the Nation. Well, that is what the following article is implying. Jay&Dee A cyclist is a disaster for a country's economy. He does not buy a car and does not take a car loan. Does not buy car insurance. Does not buy fuel. Does not send his car for servicing and...
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Covid-19 China building a large isolation hospital January 2021
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The rest of the world, seems to be placing their hopes, in having vaccines to fight Covid-19 For whatever reasons, China is building a large isolation hospital It make me wonder, if they know something about the vaccine, which says that it may not be good enough, to do the job Quote from the newspaper ar...
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pet food production?
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Has anyone on the forum ever been involved in the PRODUCTION of dog/cat food?? (ie has some technical knowledge of how dog/cat food is produced) cheers Bilbo I
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Good news story - Incoming USA President to take Covid-19 seriously
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In another five days or so, there will be a new American President We all know that a new broom sweeps clean, so new President = new plan Snip from the article, with the link further downMr Biden's plan was aimed at kicking off his time in office with a large bill to quickly set into motion his short-term ag...
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WANT A LAUGH?
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If you want a bit of a laugh take a look at 'The Merger' on Netflix. A good Aussie movie with some good Aussie actors, some we haven't seen too. It's a but corny but some good stuff. Enjoy.
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Good News Story about American Policeman
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The snip/pic of the story can tell it much better than I could The link to the newspaper article is at the bottom https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-55522825
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B Double reversing
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Next time you're having a hard time at revering a van around a corner - Look how easy this guy reverses a B-Double. Got it on another link Reversing My B Double Truck To Be Unloaded - YouTube -- Edited by Possum3 on Thursday 14th of January 2021 12:52:53 PM
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OK , who is lying here
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Not on youtube ,must be true , Youtube would ban it, https://newtube.app/user/WorldView/LXvWUQx -- Edited by Recoup on Tuesday 12th of January 2021 07:11:05 PM
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Coon Gone
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Saputo have bowed to a one man campaign. No more Coon Cheese. I just wrote to them and said I would boycott any Saput Product where possible. Warrnambool Cheese and Dairy, Great Ocean Road Milk for 2 examples
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Is there a Watchdog in place for TV. advertisement TIME
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We do not watch that much free to air TV. But during the 3-day lockdown, we did manage to view a lot of Free to air TV. I must comment that we were amazed at the number of advertisements during any hour. This brings me to the point:- Is there such a thing nowadays as a watchdog on Free to Air TV and Fox as to the a...
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Things to do when you finally go on holiday
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Don't look down.............
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