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I once gave my mum a mother's day card on my birthday. At the time I thought it was better than giving her a sympathy card.
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The Significance of the 4th of July in Australian History
nomadpete replied to old man emu's topic in General Discussion
Sounds reasonable. Quite a lot is also consumed in bulk -
Well thats different. All is forgiven.
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The Significance of the 4th of July in Australian History
nomadpete replied to old man emu's topic in General Discussion
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Aaaargh! Where is WH&S? Not wearing hi viz Not wearing hard hat Not wearing gloves Not wearing safety glasses Not wearing SPF50 long sleeves, No seatbelts No seats No Prework Risk Assessment..... Probably wearing thongs. Probably more passengers in the vehicle than vehicle is licenced to carry.... And yet, impossible though it seems, you are still alive.
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The Significance of the 4th of July in Australian History
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So we became "One Nation". Pauline would be chuffed. -
And with the light front end, the front wheels aquaplaned before the back ones. So when I hit an inch of water at 60 mph, .... no steering ! And the front gets a fright and tries to get behind the back ones. That was a fortunately brief lesson on the Newell Hwy, forever etched in my memory in 1969.
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Our trusty labor hasn't changed much. Good old Clark n Daws got it right years ago... https://youtu.be/QYnLjPl8a7w?feature=shared
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All true for modern motor vehicles. But my 1955 Austin champ had a safe fording depth of 6 feet. Safe depth if you stood on the driver's seat.
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Rain shadow areas are very prone to floods.... But only those rare unexpected ones
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As a simple nonexpert observation, 1. I don't see many broken down cars by the wayside. All cars have become unbelievably reliable over the past 30 yrs. 2. I have NEVER seen an EV stranded by the roadside. This leads me to unscientifically conclude that the the published stats about 'failure rates' of EV's must include trivial 'faults' such as failed cupholders. Basically BS to be filtered out. There is obviously less to fail mechanically in an EV than a comparable old style vehicle. Hence obviously, the reliability, and whole of life cost will be lower for the EV.
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Looks like you are stuck in a rain shadow. I bet you are hoping for some climate change 😉
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Digressing for a moment (it's about time someone hijacked the thread)...... I think it won't be long before mr musky is toppled from his billionaire pedestal - by the chinese EV industry. Followed by the collapse of Apple. What will this change of billionaire influence do to USA politics?
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And the foreign owned salmon industry getting law changed just for them. And a "Laws to guarantee salmon farming in Macquarie Harbour pass federal lower house" "Labor came into government promising to strengthen Australia's environmental laws, but appears set to end its term by instead scaling back a part of them." And the Australian taxpayer is paying $37 million to oxygenate Macquarie Harbour - a virtual government gift to foriegn businesses that are causing the environmental problem. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03-25/pm-albanese-introduces-legislation-to-protect-salmon-farming/105088538
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The removal of climate consideration from environmental approvals for mining projects? From ABC, regarding approving Woodside's gas drilling... "It is his first decision since changing the government's greenhouse gas emissions policy last month to strip the EPA of the power to regulate emissions." https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-12-12/wa-environmental-minister-approves-north-west-shelf-extension/104654110
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Bearing in mind that charging times are steadily becoming less inconvenient..... Now that the integrated batteries can last a million kilometers and 15 years, the argument against swappable batteries is as invalid as suggesting swappable engines and fuel tanks on petrol cars. Up until around 1930'ish your petrol was hand pumped up into a glass container for a visual check of colour/impurities, then drained by gravity into your car. And only a couple of gallons delivered at a time. I don't recall anyone suggested we should have prefilled swappable petrol tanks stacked up at a servo back then. Sure, we now have fast electric powered petrol refilling nowadays. It was only a minor inconvenience anyway. A process of improvement similar to what is happening as the EV transition develops.
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Personally, I agree with that statement. IF I was buying a new car, AND the infrastructure was already there, I'd go for swappable batteries. But our cars are both over 15 years old. I repair stuff. In Australia the average age of registered vehicles is about 10 years. The average car does surprisingly low mileage 12,000 k's per year - (120,000k in ten yrs). So I cannot fathom the range anxiety issue that is so prevalent. Anyway, my point is that most people don't keep their car long enough to warrant the extra costs involved in manufacturing a swappable battery. Excepting the commercial users. Many people replace their car after the first set of tyres wear out. These days, in spite of the pollution crisis, everything is 'throwaway' Further, there is lag in building the support structure for chargers. Consider the lag and expense involved in rolling out the support infrastructure required for a standardised battery swapping industry. In short, a car with swappable battery will be more expensive, heavier, more complex to engineer, and for the average motorist, offer little in return for all that.
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Clearly she is a thoughtful, generous soul..
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And our government just watered down our environmental regulatory system.
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One impediment to all "alternative" energy adoption in Australia is the power of lobby groups and old established billionaire wealth. I think this podcast sheds a little light on the power structure behind our politics. https://www.theguardian.com/news/audio/2025/may/19/gina-what-does-she-want-episode-7
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Has donny just united the normally squabbling muslim countries against their comman infidel foe (USA).
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So thats about $24 to fill up a 60kw battery. If you go 350k on it, that's 6.8 cents per k. My mitzi does .09 litre per kilometer. Thats roughly 17 cents per k. Just on fuel alone, the electric car would run at less than half the cost of my petrol car. Then factor in the six monthly engine service, which the EV doesn't need. And a periodic auto transmission service that an EV doesn't need.
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They played him like a fish 😞
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Does Iran have a trump tower yet? Or maybe it needs a trump golf course..... You never know what oportunities might arise.