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Yeah, but bulldozers don't have legs. They have their own "rail track" each side, and each track is simply twisted by stopping power going to that track, and by applying a brake on the track for a tight turn.

She's a polarising shit-stirrer in the extreme, with inflammatory statements, and to say outright, "there's no good Muslims", is unacceptable to most Australians. However, it's probably a good thing she opens her mouth like this regularly, because it brings about discourse on how we should treat immigrants from vastly different cultures to the original Anglo-Saxon European culture. When I was a kid, it was untrustworthy, "Dings", "Dagos", "Slavs", "Gyppos", "Wogs", "Slant-eyes", "Japs", and other cultures that were foreign to us that brought about a lot of friction. In Kalgoorlie in 1934, there was a major 3 day race riot, that took major numbers of police reinforcements from Perth to quell. 3 people were killed. Migrants homes and tents and even Hotels were burnt, and many migrants left the Goldfields for good after the riot. The riot was caused by festering cultural hatred of Southern and Eastern Europeans, and the belief that these migrants were securing local mining jobs by working for less money or by paying bribes to managers. A lot of that was true. However, the W.A. Goldfields settled down after better enforcement of job conditions and a requirement for naturalisation before taking up jobs. There was still simmering resentment for years afterwards, until the migrants children grew to adulthood and considered themselves Australian. The problem with the Islamic religion is that there are many conflicts in their Imams teachings. And the primary conflict in their teaching that goes against our Anglo-Saxon culture is that only Allah can make laws for Man. All man-made laws are therefore regarded as being able to be broken without punishment, as Muslims are not beholden to them. In addition, the Imam is regarded as having the ultimate position on decision-making as regards rights or wrongs. This places Imams as a defacto power broker, wielding greater power than any politician, policeman, magistrate, or judge. Until the day comes when the Imams abandon those teachings, we will continue to have problems with Muslims.

The legs appear to have no ability to push outwards, as that's how cows turn. Anyone who has ever milked a cow will tell you just how far a cow can kick sideways.

The answer is in the link below. Their whole body is very flexible, and their tailfeathers do multiple jobs. I took a shot at a Ringneck parrot with a .22 many years ago, and the bullet grazed the parrots body, at the base of his tail feathers. He took off, but couldn't fly properly, wobbling all over the place, and he ended up making a crash landing. It was very obvious he'd lost the ability to control his tail feathers. https://aviation.stackexchange.com/questions/100763/how-do-birds-coordinate-their-turns#:~:text=2 Answers,1

I don't know what that steering wheel is supposed to do. And the farmers twiddling with it, for zero result.

It's a whole lot more than just a straight colour/race question. Surprisingly, support for Trump amongst African-Americans is still at a stable level of support. A lot of black Americans side with white conservative leaders, as they see them as having the ability to improve blacks living standards - more so than any Democrat leader. It's a sad reflection on American politics that America has Trump as a leader, simply because the Dems are unable to provide any leader of strength or ability, with good future plans for the country. Google AI tells me this much .... Black Voices for Trump was established as an outreach initiative to boost support for Donald Trump among African Americans, with supporters citing the economy, job growth, and a preference for his direct communication style. While still a minority, support among Black voters for Trump grew from 8% in 2016 to 12% in 2020 and showed further potential increases in 2024, particularly among Black men. Key Reasons for Support: Pro-Trump Black voters often point to economic performance during his term, including low unemployment rates and funding for Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). Some voters feel he speaks his mind, offers a necessary alternative to the Democratic Party, and aligns with conservative values regarding family structure. Targeted Outreach: The movement focuses on the "success" of the Trump economy and argues that traditional Democratic policies have not served the Black community. Demographic Trends: Polls and election data indicate that while the majority of Black voters align with the Democratic party, a growing segment, particularly younger Black men in urban areas like Atlanta and Detroit, have expressed support for Trump due to concerns over inflation, cost of living, and a desire for different political representation. Opposition Views: Conversely, critics argue that Trump's policies and rhetoric are harmful, pointing to issues such as potential declines in Black homeownership and healthcare access during his administration. The movement highlights a divide in political opinion, with some Black voters expressing disillusionment with the Democratic Party's platform and seeking alternative political representation.

Almost without fail, anytime I see a H-D approaching on the highway, and I have my window down, I wind it up. The owners seem to specialise in ensuring they damage your hearing as they overtake or pass. No Jap bike comes anywhere near them.

I'd expand on that to say the Least Classy and Most Uncouth, so-called "world leader". He wouldn't even know the meaning of Statesmanship - but he knows all about Showmanship.

A mate volunteers at Vinnys in Bunbury a couple of days a week, sorting incoming secondhand goods and clothing. He says they're overwhelmed with secondhand stuff, and fill about 3 big skip bins a week with stuff they can't use or pass on. Most of what they bin is quite usable, but they have no room to store it, not enough people to oversee sales, giveaways or deliveries of it, and very few people actually want the smaller household items. So it goes to landfill. The Chinese have a lot to answer for, we should send all the unwanted Chinese crap back to where it came from, and stop creating massive landfills here.

Don't fret - Donny's working on a new plan involving his ICE Gestapo, to round up every black person in America, and deport them as illegal immigrants. None of their ancestors ever applied to emigrate to the U.S., so this plan to ensure America ends up a 100% WASP-peopled nation, is foolproof! Go Donny! MAGA rules!

I need to find a T-Shirt that says, "Harley-Davidsons - Destroying Hearing and Promoting Intense Hatred from Peace-Loving Neighbours Since 1911!" I really don't understand why so many H-D owners can get away with open exhaust systems with a road-licenced vehicle.

You mean to say, moving forward, we now have a more substantial range of useful phrases to obfuscate the corporate cesspool target misalignments?

The 10 worst management-speak phrases .... https://www.theguardian.com/books/2013/apr/25/top-10-worst-management-speak

While it is the Channel 7 news site, this article does give you some good ideas on how to plan for a successful retirement. https://7news.com.au/business/retirement-expert-reveals-how-australians-can-retire-early-and-live-their-dream-life-c-21650614 I came across a bloke the other day who retired at age 38. He didn't say how he did it, but I would expect an element of luck as well as good planning and good earnings went into it. He was retired, on 600 acres (242Ha) in the North Eastern wheatbelt, about 300kms NE of Perth. He was in his late 60's, and he told me he'd actually gone back to work in his 50's because he wanted to put more into his super. He wasn't short of money, and he'd just bought an 80's Unimog, and put a caravan on the back of it, and his pet retirement occupation was exploring the woodlands and goldfields areas further to the NE from his block. It's not something I'd choose to do - living out there is costly, fuel and food are much higher cost than the city, and small country towns offer little by way of retirement company, simply due to the small numbers of population. If you like sports, most small country towns have clubs and golf and football, which some people seem to get right into. I can't be bothered with sport, never have had any interest in it. I like fixing things. A mate (aged 77) has retired to a shed his brother built in the deep South of W.A., on an 8 acre patch of land that is rented on a long term basis from friends. Their lease extends for quite a few years yet - but if/when he moves out, the shed goes to the landowners, as part of the deal. He's about 10kms from a reasonable-size country town. The problem is, my mates brother has recently been diagnosed with dementia at age 78 - so instead of my mate sharing his retirement years with his brother, he's spending it alone in his shed, while his brother is in aged care in a country town nearby. I don't think it's good to live alone, and especially when you become aged. But my mate split with his useless Indian wife (she started shagging one of his partners) over 25 years ago, and he has no time for women now. She left him virtually penniless, and he's never recovered from it, mostly because he's not a good money manager. So he survives on a single aged pension, plus a few side jobs he gets, doing machining work. He owns nothing, apart from an old (2005) 4WD Rodeo and a 2003 BF XR6 Falcon ute, which is high kms, so he's pretty dependent on Govt largesse to survive. There's a lot of people like him - I'm amazed at the number of people living in small caravan parks in small country towns, on a permanent basis, because they can afford nothing else. It's just existing, that's all.

On the grain season side in W.A., the farming community has just produced the biggest-ever grain crop to come out of W.A. It was truly a bumper season - 27.35M tonnes of grains in total, surpassing the former record-breaking 25M tonnes in 2022. That's 4 out of the last 5 years that have been bumper grain seasons for W.A. farmers. The taxman will be rubbing his hands! Surprisingly to me, barley was the biggest crop winner this season just gone. A far bigger area cropped to barley than normal, and high yields for the 2025/26 season, made barley the standout for this years grains. https://www.giwa.org.au/wa-crop-reports/2025-season/giwa-crop-report-february-2026/

if you don't want to keep working when you get to 50, you'll need a lot of money behind you to see you into an average length of old age. The problem with not working is you're not accumulating super - and super is usually necessary in old age, unless you own a sizeable amount of property which you can convert into cash in retirement. The only other way you can stop working early, is if you receive a large inheritance.

I spent 6 weeks living in the U.K. (based at Reading), and toured Scotland as well, from mid-August to the end of September 1988. The weather was remarkably pleasant all the time that I was there - days around 16°C to 18°C maximum, and minimums around 10°C to 12°C - and virtually no rain! It was nothing like I expected.

Here's a bloke who specialises in "oil" lamps, which description seems to cover any type of lamp or lantern that is fossil-fuel-powered. https://www.oillamps.com.au/

Well, Willie's got a new nickname now - the Lantern King! I have zero knowledge of these style of lanterns, I thought they were all junk and pretty useless for light output. But I do have some knowledge of the pressurised petrol/kero lanterns such as the Aladdin - we had no mains power on the farm when I was a child, and all we had for light was Aladdin lanterns - and they were very good lanterns. But they don't stand much of a knock, or the mantle falls to pieces!

It never ceases to amaze me, the number of people who produce memes, who can't spell or proofread. Or maybe the meme-maker simply just doesn't know the difference between "off" and "of".

One of the most amusing bumpers stickers I've seen, was on the rear bumper of an old Kombi - and it read, "QUIT HONKING! I'M PEDALLING AS FAST AS I CAN!" 😄

Willie, the Australian gold price has been over AU$7,000 for quite some time. The price was above US$5,000 for the whole of the last week in January, and again for the last week.

It all depends on how much money you've got, what your dream is, and how much determination you've got, to achieve that dream. One of the most amazing restorations I've seen is a split window Kombi, salvaged from the Higginsville Pumping station - where the entire front of it had been cut off, the body stood on its front, a huge chunk cut out of the side of it, and then it was used as a dunny!! But a bloke set his heart on having a fully restored split window Kombi, and he recovered every part of that "dunny Kombi" and restored it to superb driving condition!! It reportedly cost him $100,000! Why anyone would do this, to end up driving a gutless old pile of VW crap, is beyond me! But that's just my opinion! This is the Kombi when it was used as a dunny, I can't find photos of it when restored, I did see them on Instagram, but can't find them now.

It's raining on the Rock! Central Australia has received some very substantial falls of rain, resulting not only in waterfalls on Uluru, but also making the Todd River flow quite heavily. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02-10/nt-wet-weather-rain-on-uluru-and-daly-river-flooding-peaks/106326436

It wasn't actually sold, it was a 99 yr lease. A pretty cunning way of getting around FIRB examination. But an undesirable deal, regardless, and basically a bloody outright stupid deal.