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Condobloke
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My Remembrance Day's minute silence was observed lying spread eagled on top of my car as I washed it.
We Will Remember Them
We Will Remember Them
Australia - The Land Down Under
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Condobloke
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Metallic finish....fashioned to act as a load carrier.....no belt buckle etc....just smooth little me !
All good....and the car is as clean as a whistle
and the plus?....the 25 year old (f) neighbour across the road was seemingly impressed....
All good....and the car is as clean as a whistle
and the plus?....the 25 year old (f) neighbour across the road was seemingly impressed....
Hmm... Maybe you should get her to wash your car?
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Condobloke
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I could probably make that happen..... I can be quite persuasive
The missus is many years my junior but she won't wash my car.
Well, she might, if I asked politely and for some reason needed her to do so.
Brickwizard
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Most of us will know it as Ypres
Semper Fi
Oorah!
I'm not actually one of the gung-ho types. The only reason I don't use 'former Marine' or 'ex Marine' is because people complain. If you know anyone who served in the Marines, you probably know the type. There's a whole lot of brainwashing that goes on, especially during training.
You're right, looks weird for me but that's how it's known elsewhere
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Russell Mineral Equipment's cost-saving processing machinery gets $40m investment
Perseverance, stamina and a moment of irritation create $40m investment
John Russell had a vision to mechanise a dangerous and expensive job that costs mines up to $500,000 an hour, and now the federal government will invest in the company he founded thanks to the National Reconstruction Fund Corporation.
www.abc.net.au
Brian, I adore that article.
In it, it says, in part
That is a classic example of what I have mentioned to you and Stan, on "The S***me Principle".
In it, it says, in part
That is a classic example of what I have mentioned to you and Stan, on "The S***me Principle".
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Sorry Aussie friends, this is a gripe from a very disappointed Brian,,
We have a long-running TV show in the uk [I think its been shown down under at some point] called Death in paradise, I have followed this show since its first transmission, and the UK spin off Beyond paradise, and have enjoyed watching them all,
in the last week, I have watched the Aussie so-called spin off, Return to paradise.
What a travesty, the scrips were weak, the acting more wooden than a giant gum tree,and the characters so thin you could see daylight through them, or to put it another way it was a load of Roo poo, it even made home and away look good [and thats not far short of a miracle] are all antipodean TV productions this bad?
Gripe over...
We have a long-running TV show in the uk [I think its been shown down under at some point] called Death in paradise, I have followed this show since its first transmission, and the UK spin off Beyond paradise, and have enjoyed watching them all,
in the last week, I have watched the Aussie so-called spin off, Return to paradise.
What a travesty, the scrips were weak, the acting more wooden than a giant gum tree,and the characters so thin you could see daylight through them, or to put it another way it was a load of Roo poo, it even made home and away look good [and thats not far short of a miracle] are all antipodean TV productions this bad?
Gripe over...
Only in Australia, the land of the great rip-off.
https://www.9news.com.au/national/c...tralians/04f85539-f76d-469e-b861-f1f1ccd8d5d0
https://www.9news.com.au/national/c...tralians/04f85539-f76d-469e-b861-f1f1ccd8d5d0
I'm not 100% sure, but I think businesses in the US must accept cash - but that's brick and mortar businesses only, of course. Our currency says something about 'for all debts, public and private'.
They can put a limit on how much change you can pay with, but I think they all must accept cash.
I dunno how enforced this is, but I also don't recall any businesses not accepting cash.
Anyhow, I like cash. I like to carry plenty of currency in case I see something I'd like to buy.
It may sound odd - and I haven't really got anything to hide - but I don't need my bank/lending-institutions knowing everything I purchase. Sure, they might offer cash back and other rewards, but that's not 'free'. That comes with a price and someone's paying that price.
Hint: It's you and I.
I really don't need them collecting that data and selling that data to anyone who will pay them enough money. So, I carry cash. I use a card when it's reasonably more convenient - such as filling my car's fuel tank. Of course, they can use that data to see where I've been.
Again, I don't have anything important to hide. I don't break any major laws, other than some driving laws when the roads are safe enough. (One of the reasons I live where I do is because there are twisty mountain roads with little traffic.) When I'm around other vehicles (or urban areas) I behave myself reasonably well.
So, assuming y'all agree with at least some of that, good on you for wanting to keep cash around.
Hmm... There's more thoughts but they're too political to really mention. I'll simply say that elimination of cash means that the powers that be have far more control over what you are allowed to purchase. I think that's a generic-enough statement.
They can put a limit on how much change you can pay with, but I think they all must accept cash.
I dunno how enforced this is, but I also don't recall any businesses not accepting cash.
Anyhow, I like cash. I like to carry plenty of currency in case I see something I'd like to buy.
It may sound odd - and I haven't really got anything to hide - but I don't need my bank/lending-institutions knowing everything I purchase. Sure, they might offer cash back and other rewards, but that's not 'free'. That comes with a price and someone's paying that price.
Hint: It's you and I.
I really don't need them collecting that data and selling that data to anyone who will pay them enough money. So, I carry cash. I use a card when it's reasonably more convenient - such as filling my car's fuel tank. Of course, they can use that data to see where I've been.
Again, I don't have anything important to hide. I don't break any major laws, other than some driving laws when the roads are safe enough. (One of the reasons I live where I do is because there are twisty mountain roads with little traffic.) When I'm around other vehicles (or urban areas) I behave myself reasonably well.
So, assuming y'all agree with at least some of that, good on you for wanting to keep cash around.
Hmm... There's more thoughts but they're too political to really mention. I'll simply say that elimination of cash means that the powers that be have far more control over what you are allowed to purchase. I think that's a generic-enough statement.
It's all about greed...banks...supermarket chains like Coles and Woolworths rip-off customers because they can get away with it.
They all make billions in profit and want more...the Government couldn't care less. If you have a debit card...you're slugged a fee to use your own money...which is illegal in other countries but not here.
Here's another rip-off...the shrinking chocolate box and that's only one example of what's got smaller but the price has got bigger.
They all make billions in profit and want more...the Government couldn't care less. If you have a debit card...you're slugged a fee to use your own money...which is illegal in other countries but not here.
Here's another rip-off...the shrinking chocolate box and that's only one example of what's got smaller but the price has got bigger.
In the US, they can't charge you extra for using cash - as far as I understand. However, they can give you a discount for using one or the other, which is pretty much the same thing as charging you extra for using one or the other.
Because of credit processing fees, retailers are allowed to have a minimum purchase price if you want to pay with a credit/debit card. It's usually something small, like a $10 minimum purchase.
And, yeah... The packaging thing is happening here. They make the package (and contents) smaller but still charge you the same price - or sometimes even more. I get it, inflation happens. The currency we use is worth less than it was when we were children. Our dollar no longer has the same purchasing power.
Still, it does smack of greed.
If I'm understanding this correctly, in Australia they can decline cash purchases and then charge you an additional fee to use a debit/credit card?
