Open Thread – Saturday, 13 August 2022

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  1. Steve trickler says:

    A bloke walking his dog.

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    woof bark growl:

    Cash 2.0 Great Dane at The Grove and Farmers Market in Los Angeles 22


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  2. mh says:

    I know you love him

    Paul Murray

    ‘Serious numbers’ about cost of living crisis

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjBbDKwddVk


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  3. mh says:

    Wellcamp Airport one of many SE QLD spots below zero this morning at -1.4 06:44am

    Just south of Brisbane, Greenbank fell to 1.8 at 06:27am.


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  4. mh says:

    Australia is going to run on batteries. FMD

    BlackRock’s $1bn big battery charge

    The world’s largest money manager, BlackRock, will pump over $1bn into a string of big batteries across Australia after buying Melbourne storage developer Akaysha Energy.


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  5. Eyrie says:

    mh, the only reason for the big batteries has nothing to do with renewable energy and everything to do with variable pricing. Charge batteries when your cost of electricity is low, sell into grid when high. Ka-ching!


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  6. mh says:

    Thanks Eyrie.

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    Statues coming down, just like the US

    Hobart city council has voted to remove a statue of former Tasmanian premier William Crowther after pressure from Aboriginal groups.


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  7. Shy Ted says:

    Yes, let’s return to traditional land management practises.
    Worry, not. The wet season will be along any day to extinguish them. I like this bit –

    The NT’s Top End is in the middle of its dry season, with fires a typical occurrence in the region at this time of year.

    Which is what happens if you light a small fire in a dry tinderbox and along comes a gust of wind and blows a spark away. I’m worried it may affect Straya’ megafauna.


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  8. Shy Ted says:

    Truth in advertisingJust read the 5th para starting “give your”. I’d encourage you not to do a web search for inflatable deluxe Judy doll
    I concur Back in the day I searched and searched for a rugged-looking 4WD and it was love at first sight with a Jeep CJ8. Pretty terrible flaws actually but if you knew what they were and avoided the cause it was great.


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  9. Old bloke says:

    JohnJJJ says:
    August 15, 2022 at 9:37 pm

    That’s not a fight
    THIS is a fight
    Ozzy Man Reviews: Epic Pub Brawl [FEAT. Mozza]

    That was filmed in a Tasmanian pub, which one do you reckon was Ragu?


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  10. Old bloke says:

    Eyrie says:
    August 16, 2022 at 8:29 am

    mh, the only reason for the big batteries has nothing to do with renewable energy and everything to do with variable pricing. Charge batteries when your cost of electricity is low, sell into grid when high. Ka-ching!

    It’s got everything to do with ruinable energy, there wouldn’t be the price fluctuations if we removed the intermittent power generators from the grid.


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  11. Travelin' man says:

    Shy Ted says:
    August 16, 2022 at 10:16 am

    I think this makes us the winners of the new Cats war
    This link is in there. Put your drink down first.

    What does it mean and why are you a winner and in what war?


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  12. Travelin' man says:

    Shy Ted says:
    August 16, 2022 at 10:16 am

    I think this makes us the winners of the new Cats war
    This link is in there. Put your drink down first.

    My comment to this just disappeared.
    Hmm?
    Why?

    [You are only allowed ONE User Name on this site. Pick one and use that. – Admin]


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  13. Eyrie says:

    Old Bloke, correct. Traditional power sources like coal or nukes run best when run all the time at constant load. Combine with some hydro and gas to handle the odd peak loads and you are done. Price fluctuations would be minimal and could be zero by just pricing in the average overall cost of supplying the grid.


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  14. mh says:

    We know Australian energy is entering a golden dawn once BlackRock invests.

    What could go wrong?


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  15. Steve trickler says:

    This is interesting. After watching the Thomas Bearden clips with all the information about electromagnetics having to ability to induce illness…and cure it, this 5G chatter might have some merit.

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    Stew Peters:

    Mat Taylor joins us once more on today’s show to expose the government’s plans to kill us all.

    Implanted in the vaccine are self-assembling shapes triggered by Wi-Fi frequencies!

    This could be the 5g connection we have been watching for!

    Exclusive Horrific Images: Circuits In Covid Jab Internet Router Causes Circuits To Self Assemble


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  16. Steve trickler says:

    The HighWire with Del Bigtree Published August 15, 2022.

    A simmering outbreak is now racing upwards while a questionable response juggles political correctness, public health, and a vaccine of unknown effectiveness against a population unwilling to ‘fall in line’ for more public health fear tactics.

    MONKEYPOX MAYHEM: PC VS PUBLIC HEALTH


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  17. Travelin' man says:

    Travelin’ man says:
    August 16, 2022 at 12:31 pm

    My comment to this just disappeared.
    Hmm?
    Why?

    [You are only allowed ONE User Name on this site. Pick one and use that. – Admin]

    Fair enough, no problem that is what I did, only one email addy one username, ….

    [The ‘One User Name’ rule checks more than details for daily posted comments. This refers to the names in the past. I’m letting this through on the use of this same name and email id, from now on. – Admin]


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  18. mh says:

    This is good:

    George Galloway

    “FULL INTERVIEW: #JacksonHinkle on the the FBI raid on Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate and the real prospect of civil war

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9d5AOtzIabk


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  19. Cold-Hands says:

    Decent production values at the Babylon Bee. The next series of Law & Order is ready to roll…
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RDjm9dseyok


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  20. Steve trickler says:
  21. Steve trickler says:

    A bloke walking his dog.

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    wolf bark growl:

    Cash 2.0 Great Dane at Dana Point Harbor 2


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  22. Steve trickler says:

    Oops, woof bark growl.


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  23. candy says:

    Why the secrecy around Scott Morrison not divulging the shared ministries business seems to be a question.

    I’m tending towards the simplest reason, that he did not want to scare or worry the ministers concerned and their children especially that he/she may become incapacitated or die from the virus and he was taking precautions as to how the various jobs would get done. A relevant scenario.

    Not a big fan of Scott Morrison as PM but I think this is how he might proceed in the, at the time, distressing worries about the virus that was extremely pervasive through Australia.


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  24. Shy Ted says:

    movie time
    Chemtrails
    Starring Anne Heche
    “Hey, I’m not dead yet!”
    Also starring Anne Heche


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  25. Steve trickler says:

    Tony Heller:

    The press says the same weather patterns which have occured for thousands of years are now caused by the use of the low cost reliable energy which billions of people depend on for their day-to-day survival.

    Journalism Runs Even Drier


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  26. mh says:

    Rep. Liz Cheney, former President Donald Trump’s highest-profile Republican critic and a leading figure in the investigation of his role in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, will lose her Wyoming primary race, NBC News projected.

    The outcome of the primary for Wyoming’s sole House seat was widely expected, as recent polls showed Cheney trailing her top rival, Harriet Hageman, by double-digit margins. Hageman was projected to win the GOP primary by NBC News.

    In a concession speech Tuesday evening, Cheney attributed her loss directly to her opposition to Trump.…


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  27. Steve trickler says:

    Liz Cheney.

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    The United Spot:

    And that’s the ballgame


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  28. Steve trickler says:

    Yes, I know the backstory.

    Great soundtrack.

    Christopher Young – The Swanee (Bat 21) (1988)


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  29. Steve trickler says:

    These clips will never grow old.

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    kiko10061980reloaded:

    Two Steps From Hell – El Dorado ( EXTENDED Remix by Kiko10061980 )


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  30. Shy Ted says:

    I’ve just seen the most astonishing thing on the box, ABC of course. Recorded that quaint UK seachange series The Durrels. After there is 10 minutes of ABC’ Arts and Minds (it’s arts week or something). A lady dwarf is speaking to who knows who about how her dwarfism is not a disability, it’s people’ reaction that is the disability. To prove it she goes to Circular Quay with a photographer, who, from a distance, takes photos of her. Naturally, in the shots, people are looking at her. Maybe. Proof! Or it could be the fact she’s a lezzer! Homophobia too! This is her art and she wants people to learn from it. She’s had 3 plaster casts made of herself, put on a pedestal at 120deg to each other and it’s in an art gallery somewhere. You cannot avoid her and this means, um, something. She’s also a psychologist and understands these concepts better than you plebs. She’s also angry at the world. I know we joke about these things but this is a winner. An angry lesbian dwarf psychologist artist photographer sculptor. You lot can’t even compete!
    Had a quick squiz at the following episode where an Asian lady comedienne talks about something or other. Not even remotely funny.
    If you want something funny head over to MichaelSmithNews and see the mashup of ScoMo.


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  31. mh says:

    Donald Trump Jr.
    @DonaldJTrumpJr
    Liz Cheney really compared herself to Lincoln… LMFAO. That CNN & MSDNC fluffing really got to her carpetbagger/warmonger head.

    https://twitter.com/DonaldJTrumpJr/status/1559732296936210433?s=20&t=PltCg9EhbDSSd9dvGdMQxg


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  32. Steve trickler says:

    Who was stupid enough to get that sh*t injected into your arm?

    Bill Gates says hello.

    You got sucked in, my family included.


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  33. Steve trickler says:

    Hurry up! Go get another jab. Book your appointment.

    Get your booster!


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  34. Steve trickler says:

    I saw pink flesh with these cooked chooks. Do not ever eat pink chicken flesh.

    No excuses, dude.Cooked Juicy Chicken On A Unique Barbecue! Life In The Mountains Of Azerbaijan


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  35. mh says:

    Boris and Carrie say hi 👋

    LONDON — U.K. inflation rose to another 40-year high in July as spiraling food and energy prices continued to intensify the country’s historic squeeze on households.

    The consumer price index rose 10.1% annually, according to estimates published by the Office for National Statistics on Wednesday, above a Reuters consensus forecast of 9.8% and up from 9.4% in June.


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