nomadpete

Anyway, my 2024 budget allows for my red requirements.

5 hours ago, facthunter said:

What TV do you watch space? Smoking is dangerous. Nev

Standing near a tobacco shop can be fatal

2 hours ago, old man emu said:

And will the environmentalist zealots be running that horrendous waste of energy and resources up a flagpole and saluting it?

Every industrial revolution has it's ups and downs.

The success of every new product rests on fashion, affordability and sales hype. Far more than environment.

If, 25 years ago, I  tried to convince you that everybody will soon be happily spending thousands of dollars on a new telephone every couple of years (and another thousand p.a. to use it), would you be sceptical? Yet it is the norm and nobody cares about the consequential whole-of-life pollution of it, nor of liquid fuelled personal transport.

You're no Mel Blanc OME

I am envious. I found some nice and affordable reds last week and did my best to help the industry. This week I am drying out.

10 hours ago, old man emu said:

In a few years we are going to be calling EVs the BetaMax of the 2020's.

I disagree OME. Not EV's in general.

Maybe if overproduction of early models continues, there will be piles of unsellable 'early model' EV's. But I  am convinced thet EV's are here to stay (so are legacy fuel vehicles for jobs that they are best at).

Pleeze.... just dont sell your ticket to Oz

Well Spacey, that would have brought Jerry to our shores a lot sooner.

Although I  agree that the leaders of either party are not very inspiring, in the long run it is the party policies behind them that matters most. In recent decades the gap between the big parties has got less, but so far the present mob are not doing too badly overall.

My point is, we don't know.

Ststs can be helpful if they are detailed enough to diagnose the possible issues

Better make it sooner rather than later Jerry, this glut of reds on the wine market cannot last for ever.

2 hours ago, Jerry_Atrick said:

Maybe there is a god after all 😉

Ever notice that compulsive gamblers start blaming irrational causes when they lose (or win)?

Also we collectively are afraid to delve into the statistics that might identify homicide/violence perpetrated by ethnic, or cultural subsets of the population. Such data could help targeting areas that might need greater protection or support.

I still say there's nothing wrong with floating butts (if that's what floats your boat)

I gets better.....

"Mr Pompeo is set to help Mr Morrison launch his new book — Plans for Your Good: A Prime Minister's Testimony of God's Faithfulness — at the Australian embassy"

I can't wait to read sfm's new book. Can I hope for a picture of trump holding it up, next to his new bible?

The accent was on the word 'pet'

On the topic of who likes trump, I saw this on ABC news:

"After resigning from politics earlier this year, Mr Morrison was appointed non-executive vice chairman at US consulting firm American Global Strategies, founded by former Trump White House national security advisors Robert O'Brien and Alex Gray."

I hadn't made the connection when he first got the consulting job in US.

So, does this make sfm an official trumpet?

9 hours ago, red750 said:

What is wrong with this picture?

 

Nothing wrong at all

9 hours ago, willedoo said:

I wonder how long it would take Gina to earn $300.

Assuming such folk 'earn' anything?

I recall attending a meeting of 'concerned parents' at our primary school, back around 1980. I was shocked by the behaviour of these people. The audience was up in arms, trying to whip up hysteria to ban a education programme that might be seen by rational people as real life education. The audience was seeded with vocal (hysterical) Festival of Light religious nutters.

Sadly, the programme was axed.

Does anyone recall Rev. the Hon Fred Nile, National President of the Christian Democratic Party?

Fortunately we don't get a lot of this kind of stuff happening.  But any is too much.

2 hours ago, Jerry_Atrick said:

Quite Frankly, it's a f*king disgrace.

 

Really.. every time I get close to moving to Aus they show me why I left in the first place

 

 

Settle down Jerry, we aren't all like that. Besides, it's only one local council in NSW and you aren't going to settle there anyway.

And you have Clarkson types where you are now. People who live in glass houses.....

You stole my thunder Marty.

To be fair if we are going down the book ban path, we ought to start with

The bible, the Tanakh (torah) and the quran.

That would stop a bunch of immoral behaviours worldwide.

4 minutes ago, old man emu said:

 

Proof that most humans are assholes

I hear you  Peter.

At the moment I'm just a grumpy old fart lurking on the sidelines.

Maybe I'll get more interactive after my doctor's appointment tomorrow.

Early days yet, mate.

The odds are just teasin ya.