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The objection to nuclear because it needs lots of water must be a furphy. It is a steam generator, so would use the same amount of water as a coal or oil fired generator. Edit,,, just found this: Coal, on average, consumes roughly the same amount of water per kilowatt-hour as nuclear, while it does very more heavily depending on the type and age of the individual power plant.

Or the upright bikes.

In Australia it would be called a Froot.

My only experience of electric was not that they were quieter. Apparently the tyres are hard and high pressured, with low profiles, to reduce rolling resistance, which makes road noise. My ICE car can have a softer, quieter tyre. But that is a very small sample of experience.

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I think I made a kissing gesture. Still have the photo.

B seems too easy.

My mum said of my father that he had kissed the Blarney Stone. He hadn't, but I have.

Funny, I have no trust in the ABC or the Age!

He never speaks unless he has something to say. That would be good policy around here!

Marty that capital cost chart has been discredited. See Nuclear energy: The flaws in CSIRO’s anti-nuclear, pro-renewables GenCost report (afr.com) https://www.theaustralian.com.au/commentary/energy-ministers-arguments-against-nuclear-riddled-with-errors/news-story/503618ba029e3dea3cc764deda6c2fbb Of course, if you don't trust the AFR or the Australian then these will mean nothing to you. We just have different political views. The science stays the same. Besides the life of the generator, the big cost difference is centralised generation using the existing grid versus wind/solar all over the place with a new spiderweb of transmission to ensure somewhere has wind or solar. Even then, half the time there is no solar.

We use bottled gas at $145 per bottle. I was hoping for reticulated gas but there will be no more added in Victoria. No way I am switching to electric, we will be having brown outs and blackouts within a couple of years due to inadequate supply. Already have the maximum solar electric on the roof and solar heating for the pool.

I will absolutely vote for it and I believe a majority of Australians will support it. The economics is in favour, just depends which analysis you choose to believe and what you think the author's motivation is. And it is the most dependable way to decarbonise for those who have been persuaded that is important.

Sometimes eat my words.

Scotsman to his doctor "I'm here for a wee cough". Doctor reaches for his pad "OK I'll give you a week off." Scotsman "No, it's just a wee cold." Doctor "Well if it's a week old, you should be over it."

For small ones you use a condominimum.

Down (ground)

Yes, of course, has been for years.

After several attempts over several days to sort out my account on line (waiting, waiting) I drove 40 km to the Telstra shop today. They couldn’t talk to me, I should have made an appointment on line. But they had another shop about 5km away which is less busy (they said) so I drove there. Same story, no appointments available today. So I drove hame, very angry. I am a Customer. I am now looking for an alternative provider who can do NBN, phone, iPad etc and who wants customers.

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It took 600,000 deaths to “resolve” the north versus south issue in the USA. 160 years later it is still an issue and could still destroy the USA. So there is no reason to expect a resolution in the Middle East.

Eleven+two

Hard to watch.

Any of us might be the first to set the new record.