Jerry_Atrick

Was it this one? https://www.bunnings.com.au/ryobi-80v-hp-42-zt-ride-on-mower-bonus-battery-cover-kit_p0711793 Has one review which is average at best, but nothing to do with the electric motor. I would be a bit sceptical of Ryobi. When I was younger, they were a good mid-brand whe their stuff was made in Japan. But they seem to have moved some production to China and my experience of their Chinese made stuff - may as well get it from Temu. A cheaper one is here: https://www.bunnings.com.au/ryobi-48v-42-zt-ride-on-mower-bonus-line-trimmer-cover-kit_p0711795, with a lower rated battery, so would gues more time between charging. These are 42" cutting discs, which is 6" bigger than the cutting disc on my mower: This is a petrol one that is the closest to mone, although I notice none in bunnings seem to have grass catrchers: https://www.bunnings.com.au/victa-vsx-15-5-38-petrol-ride-on-mower_p0609383. At $4,519, against $9,999 that $5,500-ish saving buys both a lot of petrol and mainteance. And looking at the Victa - they look like they are re-badged modern Mountfields. I haven't used an electric ride on mower, so can't compare. But I noticed most petrol onces have smaller cutting diameters than the electic ones. Not sure why. My one gets a hell of a work out for various reasons - uneven ground - sometimes during the warmer months I don't get a cut for a couple of seeks and the place is like a mini moorland with grass a couple of feet high. We have some steep inclines, and the like as well... And, yeah,.. I have bogged it a couple of times. I absolutely love the little thing though compared to the last one I had, which was thrown in as a part fo the purchase of the last property. But, blow me away, they are noisy, and I don't much like having to have fuel in containers around. Something irks me about it. And of course, when the fuel containers run out, we have to drive to the servo to get refils. But the tank is 5l and it lasts a very long tiome.. Probably 5 hours, which gives me a lot of grass cutting for my money. Also, they are bloody noisy, and vibrations are a bit like the Warriors I used to fly.. And they do have to be maintained.. An annual service that includes sharpening the blades and changing the belts as well as the usual stuff is not cheap - £350 - but that does include a pick up and drop off fee. These are the things that I think an electric ride-on would be great. Also, if you are worried about batteries in the ride on, I have had to replace the motorcycle battery in it 3 times in 5 years, and there is an Don't ge me wring.. I love my little mower. Had it for 5 years from new and a starter solenoid (£15) was the onl thing to go wrong with it. But, just today, the alternator warning light came on whenever I engaged the cutter.

Wow.. Clearly Jacinta's fault...

The implication of the post is that under the Allan government, things are out of control. If the crime rates are coming down, then under previous governments, more people were experiencing it and, as you say, we would be telling more people than today. What you described is probably what one person who went to the same high school as me would have done in a day.. The reality is every day and probably many times an hour, an indictable offence is being comitted. When I last worked in the same building as the family court, I think it was Bourke street, there was a dog awful crash where some aggreieved person ran their car through the plate glass windows of the court building. That didn't mean cars ramming through buildings was out of control.

That's it. 5 crimes in a state of how many million people. No murders, no rapes (now sexal assault), no bank robberies, no burglaries, no stabbings, shootings, etc. You don't know how lucky you are.

Terrible form to quote oneself, but as I wrote the above in a hurry, it is only for correction when I was able to re-read: should read OK, Iran hasn't directly invaded Israel. and should read In terms of invasion, in the literal sense, firing rockets and missiles across a border is not an invasion of people or armed forces. However, doesn't the Geneva convention cover war as opposed to merely invasion? I would suggest that these days you don't need to have troops on the ground to fight a war if we look at ICBMs, UAVs, drones and the like. and to add.. Put simply, if a systematic attack using these methods was perptrated by, say China on Taiwan, or Australia, with the intention of subduing the population, would this not be an act of war and shouldn't the Geneva convention (assuming all are signatories and have given it effect in their domestic legal systems) kick in?

George Carlin once said, "Never underestimate the power of stoopid people in large groups.." Disgusting treatment - definitely.. .by a large group of stoopid people.

Yes.. its is neve his fault, but MAGA maniacs will hopefully start questioning whether his art of the deal is real or not.. It has been a very long one day to end the Ukranian war... By the time it ends, it will be the longest on record, I would suggest.

I am not arguing Vietnam was good, or that it did not provide enlightenment to the voting public of some of the wrongs out politicians have done from time immerorial to today, and will continue. But to suggest that Vietnam was the sole catalyst seems myopic.. There was a lot of social change going on thanks to other reasons, and Vietnam, as an event, coincided with that. Today, our voting population and politicians have resources to become informed and have foresight. The fact they don't is recklessness, and the chickens are coming home to roost on the recklessness if we look at workd events today.

I was thinking about this. At (Western) law, formal words are not the only things courts use to determine a state of affairs, nor a declaration - say for example in Australia - of the union of a couple giving legal rights akin to those of marriage. So, why do we need such formal declarations of war to start a war? So, I asked Mr Google, and his AI responded: "The Geneva Conventions don't prescribe a specific procedure for declaring war. However, they do outline rules for how armed conflicts, both declared and undeclared, should be conducted. While declarations of war were once common, they are no longer a prerequisite for the application of the Geneva Conventions." I would guess form the news over the last umpteen years, it is pretty clear that Iran and Israel have been at war, usually via proxies, such that a declaration is not needed. Ignorning the formal declaration of war, the Geneva convention would still apply if they are signatories. Even so, a war unfortunately claims civilian lives - it is the nature of the beast. No county fully segregates is civilians from its military. And I believe both sides are largely targetting military or government assets. Whether civilian only assets are intentionally being targetted I think will become evident in the days to come. Yes, Israel hit the state run TV station - although ironically that viral video of the news reader running for her life may have been spouting stuff about god protecting iran from bombs falling on them at the time according to some translations I have seen - which would at best be treated with caution.. I am not sure that would qualify for independent news service of, say, the ABC, BBC, and the like. However, happy to be corrected. What is acceptable civilised behaviour in a war? I don't mean this in an ideological context that all war is bad, etc (which I do agree with). I mean, if they are clearly at war with each other, as has been clear for years, and they are targeting most military and government assets and trying to minimise the civilian casualties. I would imagine in war, the grey areas of rules will be much wider than that of normal civilian life. Note, I haven't seen the latest reports this morning, or from what I have seen of them, doesn't indicatte strategic targeting of civilian assets from both sides. Also, these assertions are not limited to Iran and Israel. Russia famously didn't declare war in 2014 or their last invasion and were more sneaky the second time around. Yet, the world knew what they were up to. The other, non-Israel involved ME wars are brutal, and the many other skirmishes over the last 30 or so years, ironically with the exception of the yanks, have not had formal delcarations or notices of war/invasion. From Google AI: "Both Israel and Iran are parties to the main Geneva Conventions of 1949. However, neither has ratified the Additional Protocols I and II of 1977, which provide further protections for victims of armed conflict" oi, Iran hasn't directly invaded Israel.. it does it by proxy through funding any of the Muslim Brotherhood terrorist organisations with one aim only... And they regularly attack Israel - even before October 16th, Hamas used to fire rockets daily into Israel. And the others would regularly attempt some attack or other. So, the idea that Iran hasn't attackde or invaded Israel is only in the literal sense. A person who employs a hitman to kill someone is also guilty of the murder (or at least incitement). In terms of invasion, i the literal sense, firing rockets and missiles across a border is not an invasion of people or armed forces. However, isn't doesn't the Geneva convention regulat war. I would suggest that these days you don't need to have troops on the ground to fight a war.

Iran has created a bit of a problem for Trump with respect to his MAGA base. He was elected on the president of no wars, and a lot of MAGA are apparently tired of the US going to war in some far flung place, where US troops die and there is often little evidence to say they achieved what they achieved. I get that, So, we have the Steve Bannons of the world, who arguably is the co-founder of MAGA, critical of el pres going to war on Iran.. And we have the Lindsey Graham of the worlds - the weasely snake MAGA come lately saying - yeah drop the bombs. Apparently, there has already been a MAGA back lash, too. Trump is sort of damned if he does and damned if he doesn't. That is the problem wihen your follower base is largely filled with ideological ignoramauses who simply latch onto agendas.. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06-18/united-states-donald-trump-on-iran-israel-conflict/105427146 Hopefully, whichever way he goes, thee will be silver lining to the cloud he brings.

Yeah.. but it rapidly became a damp squib on his departure.

Apaprently he claims they are made in the USA hen they are made in China.

joining the army

Making it over now?

Since we don't have a big shiny 747 to offer him, it wold have probably been, "keep paying us for our submarines.. think of it as bettering Qatar..."

Taking it over now

For your funny pics, Instascam should do.. I see a lot of them on there when I am on. Same for funny vids, I guess. And also, noticed more quickies ending up there, too, though you would prob have to screen shot them. Not sure about the brain teasers, though. Seems more mind-mumbing on Instascam to me.

$13... $1 for each letter of the name of the pie (ex spaces)

I was slow on the draw, but spacey's answer was not up when I started typing. For this, $11.

c as there is only 7 numbers

It is tenuous at best to suggest a causal link between the Vietnam war and everything changing at home. Apart from possibly addressing issues in the military, that period of time was already one of the most socially transformative times. From teh 50s in US and Europe, as a result of economic progression, the masses were availed educational opportunities previously reserved for the upper echolons of society. This came in the 70s for Aus by Whitkam abolishing university fees. Also, the leaps and bounds in media technology meant more people than nor had TV sets, radios and the like. Public libraries sprrang up. People were better educated and better informed, which led to more people demanding better or their vote would go to someone else. Ironically, the unpopularity (and the sad way the vets were treated) was probably a result of the rapiod rise of education and information. Flower power, human rights, etc, were all gaining speed long before the Vietnam war even started. I would argue the Vietnam was was coincidental to most of the change you talk about. As an example, I recall in the 70s sitting in th elounge room watchin ABC 4 Corners doing a piece on NSW police corruption and my mum saying something like lucky we livein Victoria - as if the police there were virtuous. But then news came out soem time later about bent Vic police, too.

Or both?

Now you're just trolling

Jeepers you spew a lot of poop.. ever thought media needs eyeballs to pay for advertising: https://www.macrotrends.net/global-metrics/countries/aus/australia/crime-rate-statistics In case you're hard of reading crime down significantly since 1990