nomadpete

I guess the old motors had bigger pistons, longer stroke, and low compression. The T model ford was 4 litre - one litre per cylinder, and it was hand crank started (originally).

I never managed to get lost when finding my way around. Braille always worked for me. A good guide might help you if you get lost. This is a mature one, you can tell by the wrinkles.

I just love the concept. Can you imaging kick starting that? Would it sound like the one lungers at the vintage stationary engine fair?

Not for me- I eat my peas with honey... I've done it all my life... It makes the peas taste funny... But it keep them on my knife.

Nah... That was the USA departure from Afghanistan.

BUT, you might understand a bit about normalisation of paedophillia 😞 'Tis but a weak excuse for trying to appear underage.

But a steak knife is.... (I'll get my hat)

Interesting possibility of conflict of interest.... https://govfacts.org/accountability-ethics/the-2-billion-year-how-the-presidency-contributed-to-trump-profits-in-2025/ The Dear Leader's family seems to be doing rather well.

Nev, a horse's arse is obvious if you are standing downwind. But isn't a horse's ass the horse's unwanted child?

https://youtu.be/WDAl7lGGtSo?si=J86fmURcsurzDnvo

I don't care if nobody gets the connection. Just listen to the words. Arlo Guthrie is surely missed in these achangin times I might have just consumed a little of Wolfie but I like this.....

My Gripe of the day.... Our Social Australia Forum does NOT have a "Groan" emoticon. There are times.....

Oh, but that only happens in Roosia and chaynah! (& maybe Faux Newts) Surely NOT our patriotic merde media?

Russian Oil - https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/12/9/how-india-plans-to-continue-buying-russian-oil-despite-sanctions Gold (dated, last year):- https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-07-21/russian-precious-metals-sales-to-china-hit-1-billion

Further Russian economy trends... I read that Russia sold 25 tons of gold to china. And also have been selling bargain oil to India for $22 per barrel. I'll go back and find the sources of this, in case it is propaganda

I've discovered the economic growth area of Russia. It's.... Media ! "Kremlin spent 1.9 billion USD on propaganda last year, the budget exceeded by a quarter" Since any allegation is false unless there is a cite... https://www.debunk.org/kremlin-spent-1-9-billion-usd-on-propaganda-last-year-the-budget-exceeded-by-a-quarter

If you are "mindfull" it's best to stop riding. It's a dangerous condition. I also think "mindempty" is dangerous.

There's the problem. You need faster potholes.

There was a lot of union activity in (about) 1980. I recall some unpleasant police interventions in the news then, and later. The details have dropped through my memory cracks

Anywhere other than USA, maybe. However there are a lot of US cities where the missus won't duck down to the shops for a bottle of milk without making sure her handgun is in her purse. Carrying a gun is so normalised over there. The fact he (legally) carried a gun is not unusual. Nor is it relevent to what happened. Nor is it justification for ANYBODY to put ten bullets into a person's back (unless that person was directly threatening someone with the gun). The victim was face down on the ground, pinned down by several men, and actually his gun had been removed from him before the first shot was fired. Back in Joh Bjelkie Peterson's day, things got perilously bad in Queensland with regard to protesters, but at least nobody got shot. At the time, it was illegal for 3 or more people to gather in the streets, as that constituted "a mob of uncontrolled protesters", and warranted a sound roughing up by the coppers.

At present, it's part or the energy mix for pretty much everyone. For me, and a rapidly growing number of others, solar power is ALL of my energy supply. (Edit): And soon solar is also to be fuelling most of my motoring. For the forseeable future, I'll keep my diesel ute for the big jobs. (Horses for courses.)

Aaah. Is that a TACO act?

Might be a good idea to postpone any flying until your bad vehicle patch has passed.

Those big players go/set up wherever the best grift/taxdodge is offered by a government.

And those countries are busily creating new (more trustworthy) trade arrangements amongst themselves - to replace the unreliable USA.