47 minutes ago, facthunter said:

not the greatest driving experience in the world.

Nev, I'm not worried about a driving experience. An enclosed, heated/airconditioned mobility scooter which could take me to the men's shed, (currently 14 km, but soon to be 4 km if we move to the new location), would do just fine, but would probably cost as much. As I said I had one that I was happy with, and used it instead of the Falcon until an idiot in a VW Tourag van run into the back of it. My daughter drives a Festiva the same, and she could borrow this one if hers was off the road for any reason.

As I have said previously, I have been without a car for about 10 months. A car that fits my needs like a hand in a glove has become available. Its not a new car by any means, it is a 1997 Ford Festiva. Big enough for what I want, the same model as one I had before some a*hole ran into the back of it and made it a write-off. Despite its age, it only has 114,800 km on the clock and looks as good as new. It has a roadworthy certificate, registered till 18 Jan 2024, is a dealer car with 12 months warranty. The price is $4,000, but I only have $2,000. No finance company will lend me the cash, the minute I say I am a pensioner.

The other problem is that my solicitor appears to have messed up the transfer of my wifes shares in terms of her will. They opened an account with the stockbroker in the name of Estate of (wifes name), but transferred the shares into my name. I got a call from the stockbroker to say I should set up an account with CommSec and sell the shares myself. That's all well and good, but it could stuff up the rest of settling the Estate, and could take some time, by which time the car will most likely be sold. I should have the money in 4-6 weeks and could pay back the loan in total.

Considering my pension goes up $36-40 per fortnight from next pension, plus I have saved by deleting my wifes phone from the telco account, I thought I would have no trouble servicing the loan till the shares were sold, but it looks like I am just going to let the car go. The dealer won't hold on to it that long. 

Stereotypes for you.

They're not supposed to be "dispatched". They are supposed to be relocated to a safe place.

An interviewee from the States on Sunrise says the Blue states and Red states should get a divorce. The country will end up a banana republic. He says this action against Trump is frivolous, run by a DA who has only been in the job 12 months, about an alleged crime well outside the statute of limitations. He says if they go ahead, Trump will win in a landslide.

Also saw Trump refer to that woman as Stormy Horseface Daniels. She must have been drunk, stoned or both.

It's a laptop, and the 3 key is so stiff I almost need a sledge hammer to get it to work. Some of the other keys at that end of the keyboard also don't register when pressed.

Just eight months after finalising his divorce to American model Jerry Hall, News Corp chairman Rupert Murdoch is getting married for the fifth time.

This time, it’s to a former model and San Francisco police chaplain.

Widow Ann Lesley Smith, 66, met Murdoch at his Moraga Bel Air vineyard in Los Angeles in September as the annual grape harvest got under way – and they apparently hit it off.

The Australian-born media mogul said he dreaded falling in love, but a “nervous” Mr Murdoch, now 92, called Ms Smith a fortnight later.

Now, they’re looking forward to spending the “second half of our lives together”.

He thinks this will be his last.

6 hours ago, old man emu said:

"Proctologist" I know, but what is "prcticing"?

In a hurry, missed the typo. Have to get this PC fixed. A lot of keys sticking, particularly the 3 key. That's bad, because my postcode has 3 3's in it.

No. To use an old term not much used these days, he was practicing to be a proctologist.

Elon Musk has predicted that Donald Trump would be reelected in a “landslide victory” if the former president is criminally charged.

Mr Musk was responding to reports that Mr Trump could be indicted as early as next week. Mr Trump himself wrote on his Truth Social platform that he expects to be arrested on Tuesday, adding that his supporters should “protest” to “take our nation back”.

“If this happens, Trump will be re-elected in a landslide victory,” Mr Musk wrote on Twitter early Saturday.

‘No one is above the law’: Stephen King and other celebrities react as Trump claims he’ll be arrested next week

Among those to react to the news were novelist Stephen King, and filmmaker and actor Rob Reiner.

“Donald Trump is a sociopath and a criminal,” wrote King. “To let him near the nuclear codes again would be insane.”

“When Donald Trump became the Republican nominee for president in 2016, I joined Twitter. I wanted to speak out against a man I knew to be a Pathologically Lying Misogynistic Racist who was and is an existential danger to our Democracy,” wrote Reiner.

“The elimination of this scourge is upon US.”

Compare these two photos. The imposter stands out like a sore thumb.

1. Putin.      Putin has just made an unannounced visit to Crimea. Video , but not much deail.on the news.

2. Xi.           He should practice what he preaches.

1 hour ago, willedoo said:

International law recognises the 1991 boundaries of Ukraine, so by default, Xi is saying Russia should vacate all occupied territories, including Crimea.

Then what about Taiwan?

7 minutes ago, spacesailor said:

 

It's Great for the ' hearing impired ' . ( closed captions ).

Spacey, you've seen my complaints about 'closed captions'. Completely useless. Particularly news and live TV. A bit better on pre-recorded stuff.

One from the other morning.    Audio: Ice Cream.     Closed Caption: I scream.

Captions 25 words behind the audio, stop halfway through a sentance because they can't catch up. Lose the point of the story. Caption still on screen 20 seconds into commercial.

Life In 79 Seconds……

If you don't see yourself in this video at least once, you have been living on another planet

More on Putin's war crimes.

The International Criminal Court issues an arrest warrant for Putin

The International Criminal Court has issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin for alleged war crimes involving accusations that Russia has forcibly taken 16,000 Ukrainian children.

The ICC also issued a warrant for Putin's commissioner for children's rights, Maria Lvova-Belova.

The court said in a news release Friday the two are "allegedly responsible for the war crime of unlawful deportation of population (children) and that of unlawful transfer of population (children) from occupied areas of Ukraine to the Russian Federation."

Read more here.

New report reveals Putin’s only tank factory can’t replace his losses

See slideshow report here.

Stephen Conroys response to Paul Keatings attack on AUKUS and Penny Wong.

See video here.

Another thing that annoys me is that when we watch some of the apps, like Nine, Two, etc., we can fast forward through the program, but not the ads. We have to endure them.

Click to enlarge, and check out the disrespectful tongue. Truly, up yours, Jack.

Is Donald Trump responsible for the second-biggest bank crash in US history?

Read article here.