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I think you mean the privately owned electricity companies. It is an election bribe for the upcoming election, which Albo and Co will deny is going to happen before the Sept '25 expiration date.

No. I was not relating a "friend's" experience. No real need to seek out past knockbacks. Everybody that I went to school with, their newly adult ambition was to 'get out of town', and so we were spread far and wide across QLD, a lot joined the Army and the RAAF ............ 'cos Queen and...

Do it, and let us know the result. You could get lucky. Not as if you are asking your primary school would-be wet- dream sweetheart on a date, out of the blue after XX years. ( No, I haven't done that, wouldn't know where to look, or try, but a bit too 'stalker weird'. )

Everybody to get $300 'help' with paying their electricity bill. :) That's about 82c per day. :( What a waste of our tax money that we pay. :mad: Oh well, it will help with the 'cost of living' crisis. :rolleyes: Going to look at buying an EV next week, as it just got cheaper to run by 82c per...

Fried air ? Calorie free. gluten free, additive free, vegan friendly, immune from supermarket cost-of-living crisis, no mess or cleaning up, ideal for weight loss ...... what more do you want ?

I don't know what phone my daughter has, but after she took the photos, she asked me what size (pixels ? ) I wanted, then selected and emailed them.

Cheating ......... Video of the day by @Fu Manchu Currently our Liquid Amber trees are shedding leaves and seeds, and daily we get about 2 dozen Rainbow Lorikeets in the front yard. Happens every year, and they happily share it with the Galahs and Magpies that wander around at the same time...

Tell us your current tyre sizes, front v back. And hope that the previous owner did not do too many Kms on wildly differing diameters..

Mobile porn ............ you must have finished, I didn't see you. :rolleyes: Years ago, I saw photos of a Coupe60 being built somewhere at Lake Macquarie, (Cardiff ?), suburb of Newcastle. Not a 2 door VE, but a replica Coupe60. The body looked to be finished, and it seemed to be all...

Tah dah (I needed younger help) ............ it seemed so simple :) ...... and now Rory will oversee good vibes to the Dead Dingo Creek conveyance...............

:rolleyes: ........ OK ............ challenge accepted ...........me posting photos is very much occasional hit, and a lot of misses. ( some of my attempts at resizing result in the image disappearing into the lone sock drawer of my computer :confused: ) .......... may have to request younger...

Court case will be short, there are other factors apparently which are not mentioned in the below reporting............ https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-05-08/greta-wedding-bus-driver-pleads-guilty-to-dangerous-driving/103809200

So, during the last week I have been re-arranging the deckchairs on the Titanic, under supervision, and found stuff that I knew I had but couldn't find, and stuff I didn't remember having. Not finished yet. About a month ago, I bought an unpainted sheet metal Rory / Holden badge about 450mm in...

@woteva a Corvette looked like when it was first born, and it didn't grow up to be any prettier.

Is that the same as 2 packets for the price of 1 packet, or double the price of 1 packet, then discount it by 50%, or just belief in the promotional sticker price.. I suppose when this coming war gets here, we will be queuing up for a candle, a dry SAO and a picture of a can of Diet Coke. :(

Lucky it is RWD ............ the AWDs reputedly are a nightmare once the OEM stuff is replaced in the diffs.

Rear suspension had all the bushes replaced 10 years ago at 60Km. That was $1,100 and they do have to drop the whole lot, sorta like doing a VE fuel tank (?) I had words with the Ford dealer about my dissatisfaction that all the OEM bushes were stuffed on a SUV that was designed for Australian...

^^^^^ ........ further to that work required............the inspection took about an hour to complete, and I was with the mech as he was poking and prodding, and agreed with his findings, some of which were pretty obvious when all the wheels are hanging like a rams nuts. Makes me wonder about...

Got a quote today to fix some suspension niggles on the 15 year old Territory. $2,400 ..... wipe the eyes :eek: Yes, it is Pedders, but I have dealt with them before, and have no complaints, and it is 10 years and 90Km since any work was done, including wheel alignments. Yes, I know that a lot...

One of the few comments on this thread that makes sense.

Not legal in Northland, Vic. Legal in Northland, EnZed. Dunno about Northland College, Dakota.

Porsche Gayenne vs Kia EV9 = Cinderella vs ugly sister. Any brand of the dual cab 4WD diesel utes, and some of the latest model Hyundai / KbackwardsN SUVs would not look out of place on LegoMasters. o_O

Have you seen John Cadogan's video about a Subaru CVT which shat itself during warranty. He was initially scathing about the convoluted service / warranty procedure, but later explained that it was all reasonable, as there was only one accredited repairer in Aus, in Melbourne. Maybe they had...

I haven't read it the full story either, but 'they' have to blame some-one. It is tradition to blame someone when perhaps road conditions are not as they should be, and physics overcome rational caution. As the Police often state " Speed was a factor" ............ well, Duhhh, of course it was...

Try doing what I did with my daughter's replacement a few years ago. Make list of possibles, then cross off the ones which don't fit the requirements ......... in my case ........ offensively fugly, dual clutch, (did some-one say Ford PowerShit), CVT, turbo (= premium fuel), manufacturer /...

This thread prompted me to look at a replacement V2 Monaro front bar ......... $605, or nearly $2,000. Quite a price range variation. Hopefully I won't have to use the one in the roof of my garage, that only has a few paint scrapes from a P plater who didn't know where his car dimension...

You are equating POPs in Tasmania to those who are doing it tough in Godzone Country ...... ie. north of the Victorian border, and preferably north of the Sydney Harbour Bridge.. Bread and milk ............ I had to give up beer to be able to afford these. Correct about buying chops. I had...

Thanks for the heads-up. Mine is due next month, last year $575, so that is 10 cups of take-away coffee + a donut increase. Shouldn't complain as the other two cars are free rego as I am a poor olde pensioner. I suppose the NSW Govt have to recoup the poor olde pensioners $250 fuel card that we...

As one of this forum's members had all sorts of legal NSW roadworthy problems associated with fitting bigger brakes, I would bet that putting smaller brakes than standard would be equally difficult.

Painting ? .......... as in with a rattle can or brush with housepaint ? Back in the olden days (here I go again) , I painted the seats and door trims of my Zephyr black with spray-on vinyl dye. No idea now about what I used, just know I did it. Worked well, didn't wear off , no clothing...

Cos they would cause crashes. A lot of righteous drivers would have to avert their eyes from such sinful sights, and then ....... Whoops, didn't see that car. Also extremely sexist, and offensive to those who exclude themselves from the two basic principles of human life and procreation. ( I...

Only done that once (Youi or Budget ?) a few years ago, just for shits and giggles, using fake info which was sorta close to the truth (address, vehicle, age etc) and just could not believe the trivial questions and answers info needed from them. Didn't submit it as I used a fake email address...

NSW rules.......... Lane filtering is where a motorcycle rider moves past stopped or slow-moving vehicles at 30km/h or less. Lane filtering is legal in NSW. Lane splitting is where a motorcycle rider moves past vehicles at more than 30km/h. Lane splitting is illegal in NSW.

Also depends on where you live. Some postcodes are considered hotbeds of thieves and destruction, and priced accordingly. My Shannons premiums took a roughly 25% hike last year, but the agreed values didn't change. This year I am expecting a 25% drop in values and a negligible premium rise.

Anyone remember 'Impulse"" a NSW based budget airline that swallowed a few smaller regional airlines. Had its facilities at Williamtown airport, and was partly responsible for the upgrading of the airport terminal from a run-down shed to something more respectable. Then it was taken over by...

Yeah ............ By the time all this happens, petrol will be worth 1,000 bitcoins per litre, my present cars will be worth nothing, I will either be dead or not know who I am, Putin will be the previous Emperor of the Greater Ruins Ashpile, so nothing to be concerned about.

Unbutton a few shirt buttons also. If all that that fails ........... cry.

Bloke I worked with had bought a late HR 186S with bench seat and 4 speed Opel box. The gear lever had almost a 90degree bend in it to clear the seats. Then another work mate bought an early HK 186S with bucket seats, it had no console, and the same long gear shifter. When I bought my HK 186S...

Bring back attendants wearing a tie and a peaked cap who check your tyres, your oil level, and clean your windscreen. On our first trip to Tassie ( about 2005, Bicheno, or somewhere around there) pulled into the servo, put the nozzle into the fuel neck, and waited, until a woman ran out "Stop...

An educated woman has found that people who like loud cars are mostly sadistic, psychopathic males...