Australia - The Land Down Under

[bob466]

Here in Australia we have the wonderful NBN, which stands for No Bloody Network and that's exactly what I got the other day.

Our landline is also connected to the Modem, so no phone either...had to use the mobile and was put on hold for 45mins only to be told..."we're aware of the problem and trying to fix it. and it was some 4.5 hours later.

 

[Condobloke]

ASH BARTY WINS WIMBLEDON

'Your dream comes true': Tennis greats pay tribute to Barty's historic win

While most of Australia slept, the rest of the world watched Ash Barty write herself into the history books — and across Australia and abroad, there's no shortage of reactions.

www.abc.net.au

 

[Condobloke]

and....Dylan Alcott wins second Wimbledon singles title to keep 'golden slam' hopes alive

Dylan Alcott wins second Wimbledon singles title to keep 'golden slam' hopes alive

The Australian wins his 14th quad wheelchair singles major with a straight-sets win over Sam Schroder, moving him a step closer to securing the "golden slam".

www.abc.net.au

 

[darry1966]

Congrats Ash Barty

 

[Condobloke]

https://www.thredbo.com.au/weather/snow-cams/

 

[Brickwizard]

."we're aware of the problem and trying to fix it.

What I hate from any provider when it goes base over apex, no internet connection, so you phone them and the fist thing you hear is something like,

this is XXX welcome, we apologise but we are receiving more than our usual number of calls, so there may be a delay in answering you,..Did you know if you have a fault on your connection you can contact our maintenance team direct by e-mail or web-chat...etc.. how the hell do you contact them by web chat or e-mail if you have no connection to the network ??????
And if you have alternative means [cell phone] you send an e-mail, only to get an auto reply , thanking you and we will reply normally in 3 days..

 

[Condobloke]

Meet the tiny terrier with a big heart for sheep work - AustralianFarmers

In the thick of the bustling sheepyards, a tiny force of white and brown flashes past. Quick as lightning – a tiny terrier with a booming yap and the confidence to move sheep ten times its size kicks the yards into life. Squirt the almost two-year-old Jack Russell Terrier has clocked on for the...

farmers.org.au

 

[bob466]

The worst part is when you finally get through, they transfer your call to an overseas call centre and you can't understand what they say.

 

[Condobloke]

Half of Australia in lockdown as Delta variant spreads wider

More than 13.7 million people live in locked down areas, more than half of the population of Australia.

www.9news.com.au

 

[bob466]

Here's one of our lovely and very cute spiders, isn't she nice.

upload pic

 

[Condobloke]

This is not related strictly to Australia.....but.......it does make for interesting reading, if you are somewhat alarmed by the recent "weather events"....flooding in europe (germany in particular)
Heatwaves in Canada.....of the chart temps....

Late last month in Canada, a horseshoe-shaped high-pressure system called an Omega Block saw heat build up for days, leading to off-the-chart temperatures.


In Europe last week, a cut-off low pressure system stalled over Germany, dumping a month's worth of rain in a day.


Limit of science


The impact of climate change on how such individual weather patterns move is at the very limit of science.


"It's kind of like having a jigsaw but most of the pieces are missing," Dr King said.

Will Australia experience similar 'events'?...I believe we already have.

READ HERE

or here: https://www.weatherzone.com.au/news...rctic-may-lead-to-more-extreme-weather/534626

 

[Condobloke]

Negative Indian Ocean Dipole is here

Australia's prospect of a wet spring continues to increase, with the Bureau of Meteorology declaring this week that a negative Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) is underway. Wait, what's the IOD again? Australia's weather is influenced by several broad-scale climate drivers. These include El Niño...

www.weatherzone.com.au

 

[Condobloke]

Five years of drought in the Gascoyne, WA, has given Andrew and Nicola Forrest’s Harvest Road the chance to upgrade infrastructure on Brickhouse station and turn the 225,000ha holding into an efficient cattle property, with side-projects in growing mangoes, sweet potatoes and agave.

 

[Condobloke]

Australian comedian John 'Strop' Cornell dies aged 80

Australian comedian John Cornell, known for his work with Paul Hogan, dies aged 80 at his Byron Bay home after battling Parkinson's disease for 20 years.

www.abc.net.au

 

[Condobloke]

 

[Condobloke]

'Bushy' found out he had COVID-19 when isolating in Victoria’s remote high country

When outdoor educator Dan Abikhair discovered he had tested positive to COVID-19, he was staying at a remote bush block and his first reaction was to stay there — but contact tracers and his family had other ideas after the Delta strain was confirmed.

www.abc.net.au

 

[Condobloke]

Unsung Australian inventor made air travel safer for millions

The Australian man whose revolutionary invention made air travel safer for millions of people is being hail...

www.9news.com.au

 

[Condobloke]

Brad couldn't bear to give up Kosci. So he lived in a tent for six months

Brad Hayes lived in a tent on the NSW south coast for six months as he struggled to find any pet-friendly accommodation for him and his beloved dog, Kosci.

www.abc.net.au

 

[Condobloke]

Award-winning picture tells a thousand words about the drought

They say a picture tells a thousand words, but sometimes, it conveys a single word which is more powerful than a whole book. That word in this case? Resilience. Image: 'Drought Story', the winner of the National Photographic Portrait Prize. Source: Photographer Joel Pratley, supplied by...

www.weatherzone.com.au

Pratley won $30,000 for his winning entry, and anyone who understands the life of a freelance photographer would know that a windfall like that is not to be taken lightly. But Pratley still plans to give $5,000 to the Kalisch family, because he's not just a top photographer but a fine bloke to boot.

 

[KGIII]

A long, long time ago, I was a freelance journalist. $30,000 would have been a pretty sweet year's income. Hell, it'd have been better than two year's worth income - not adjusted for inflation. I was a poor undergrad at the time. I was even poorer as a grad student.