Australia - The Land Down Under

My Remembrance Day's minute silence was observed lying spread eagled on top of my car as I washed it.

We Will Remember Them
 


In my part of Australia, it is just after 11AM, on 11/11.
Your still 12hrs in front of us,

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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....
 
I could probably make that happen..... I can be quite persuasive
 
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.
 
Wapenstilstandsdag here

They come from all over for the yearly remembrance gathering in Ieper, which is our country's main event
 
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.
 

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Brian, I adore that article.

In it, it says, in part

"Actually seeing, deeply seeing, and understanding what you're doing is important, and then you'll see things that you don't like. You're irritated.

"Lots of people get irritated but they don't do anything about it. Between the idea and the action lies the shadow."

That is a classic example of what I have mentioned to you and Stan, on "The S***me Principle".
 
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...
 
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.
 
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.
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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.
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which is illegal in other countries but not here.

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?
 
If you're an Aussie...don't watch this. If you're not an Aussie...I can assure you...we never do any of this.
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