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"Jonno" wrote in message On Thu, 4 Jan 2007 20:29:25 +1100, "Farm1" please@askifyouwannaknow about steam driven. I made the comment at a lunch recently about saving something to my floppy and everyone fell about laughing. I didn't even know that floppys had been superceded. They still work for me, but it's just about time this poor old thing went to the museum. I'm concerned about sexual references by you. "Floppy" indeed Exactly how old are you? I've heard that there is a product which will fix your fixation with floppy - it's called Viagra. Let us know how you go with it. Dont even start, every one else has got that email. Its the biggest cause of spam yet. |
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"Jonno" wrote in message On Thu, 4 Jan 2007 20:29:25 +1100, "Farm1" please@askifyouwannaknow about steam driven. I made the comment at a lunch recently about saving something to my floppy and everyone fell about laughing. I didn't even know that floppys had been superceded. They still work for me, but it's just about time this poor old thing went to the museum. I'm concerned about sexual references by you. "Floppy" indeed Exactly how old are you? I've heard that there is a product which will fix your fixation with floppy - it's called Viagra. Let us know how you go with it. Dont even start, every one else has got that email. Its the biggest cause of spam yet. |
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... Farm1 wrote: I've heard that there is a product which will fix your fixation with floppy - it's called Viagra. Let us know how you go with it. Dont even start, every one else has got that email. Its the biggest cause of spam yet. biggest? it's not supposed to make bigger spam, it's supposed to... oh never mind. kylie |
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... i'm wondering if the country EVER had good services, or if people remember erroneously :-) Doctors, hospitals and TAFEs are jsut 3 off the top of my head where I know services have dropped in standard or failed to keep up. the federal liberal (sic) party is killing tafe. remember that at voting time! Roads are looked after by local rates UNLESS it is a major State highway. well, yeah. Why do you think country roads are so shitty? Schools and hospitals are fuunded from grant to the States from the Federal Governement and much/most of this revenue is now raised from the GST. Since the GST is a comsumption tax, then most rampant consumers are the ones who pay. I guess you were thinking of city people being those rampant consumers? well not necessarily - based on sheer numbers it's purely a fact that they contribute (slightly more than) 4/5 of state revenue in nsw. there's actually many more taxes and similar than gst. gst did away with precisely one (1) that i know of, although undoubtedly there were a few more that i don't know of. (it's nowhere near as "efficient" etc as was touted - it's a mess :-) and i say "slightly more than" due to (generally) higher wages & higher employment in syd-er-nee. They don't pay for our roads, we do, unless it's deemed that there is a Statewide or Natrionwide need for the road to be highway. They pay for our schools and hospitals if they consume, otherwise they pay for it in taxes just like the rest of us unless they are using social services. So little Telstra improvement has not happened since the first sale of shares that it doesn't count (and how dare the bloody Feds sell something we owned anyway - *******s!). damned straight! and remember that at voting time, too ;-) But in addition to all that, there are strategic reasons why a vibrant countryside is needed, but that philosphy has disapearred from the thinging of any State or Federal Government over the past few decades. i agree. except himself with the flappy lips who pays flappy-lip service to the idea (seeing as how they're in a coalition with the nats). Short term objectives only seem to be the goal - example: the Feds ahve wasted the longest economic boom we've had in decades and done nothing except aima t keeping themselves in powere - no infrastructure spending and no long term planning or implementation - they're living on the economic reforms set in place by Labor and yet claiming they've done a great job economically. preach it, farm!!!!!! tax funds for a state are for the whole state, not just some of it Couldn't have put it better myself - shame they don"t think of that in Macquarie St. I think that the WA and Qld governemtns might be better at that than the NSW government. i think a roomful of angry one-legged budgies would achieve more than the nsw govt, but perhaps that's just me. kylie |
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Farm1 wrote: "Jonno" wrote in message On Thu, 4 Jan 2007 20:29:25 +1100, "Farm1" please@askifyouwannaknow about steam driven. I made the comment at a lunch recently about saving something to my floppy and everyone fell about laughing. I didn't even know that floppys had been superceded. They still work for me, but it's just about time this poor old thing went to the museum. I'm concerned about sexual references by you. "Floppy" indeed Exactly how old are you? I've heard that there is a product which will fix your fixation with floppy - it's called Viagra. Let us know how you go with it. Dont even start, every one else has got that email. Its the biggest cause of spam yet. ???? Eh? This is an example of the sort of thing I don't understand in many of your posts. You must know what you're referring to, but I haven't got a clue. It's like you're using a mental shorthand that I could pick up if I saw you face to face and could query you on it, but since it drops onto my screen in a virtual vacuum, I'm lost. In another post to Len you said that you teach people to be "clear and concise", but the brevity of your posts may meet the conciseness criteria but not the clear criteria at all. To know what email you're referring to and what spam, I'd have to have received the email and the spam and I haven't received either. |
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"Farm1" please@askifyouwannaknow wrote in message Doctors, hospitals and TAFEs are jsut 3 off the top of my head where I know services have dropped in standard or failed to keep up. the federal liberal (sic) party is killing tafe. remember that at voting time! Howard lost me totally and irretreivably over the Tampa. In a matter of weeks he took us from the incredible euphoria as a Nation of "We CAN take on the world and WIN" following the Olympics to a cringing and scared "THEY are coming to get us" nation. If he'd had any vision or talent as a real leader he would have used that euphoirc feeling to take us forward but he took the low road and turned us backwards and all in the name of winning an election to keep him and his cohorts in power. He has no real vision or leadership talent at all, but having said that, the man is probably the BEST politician this country has ever seen. That is NOT a compliment, but I can't recall anyone who can fool most of the people most of the time like he can. That ability is what being a politician is all about. Politicians govern for themselves and to keep themselves in power and they try to fool us that they are doing it for us. It's a rare politician who does have ethics or morals - there are a few I know (even some Liberals) but they aren't part of the clique. And the really sad thing about this current government is that their dirty tricks (which most Australians are incredibly ignorant about) will have now been learned by Labor, so they might do the same thing when they get into power. Things like politicis\ing the public service (check out what's happened with Howards new appointee to the "independent" Electoral Commission!!!!), changind electoral boundaries, changidg how things such as unemployment stats and the shopping basket for the CPI etc are counted. The dirty tricks jsut go on and on. But it fools most Australians and they are complacently happy so I guess that is what it's all about. Sigh! And all that without even thinking of their record of "achievement"! The lie that REALLY gives me the poops is the one about "the lowest unemployment in 30 years" - absolute ********! I went back to the time they made changes to how they counted the figures and the Social Security changes that went with it and read the papers form that time - took me a few trips to the library, I can tell you! All they did was shuffle people off to other forms of counting them for Social Security so they either wouldn't appear any more in the umemployment stats, or, if they worked for an hour a week they were condsidered to be 'employed'. One would have to be a Barrister or a QC to live on the money from one hours work a week. And not a peep from the media. Don't these *******s do any research any more? If I can do it so can they. Must not suit the media owners to expose the lie. Roads are looked after by local rates UNLESS it is a major State highway. well, yeah. Why do you think country roads are so shitty? Schools and hospitals are fuunded from grant to the States from the Federal Governement and much/most of this revenue is now raised from the GST. Since the GST is a comsumption tax, then most rampant consumers are the ones who pay. I guess you were thinking of city people being those rampant consumers? well not necessarily - I know, I did have my tongue in my cheek when I wrote that. based on sheer numbers it's purely a fact that they contribute (slightly more than) 4/5 of state revenue in nsw. there's actually many more taxes and similar than gst. gst did away with precisely one (1) that i know of, although undoubtedly there were a few more that i don't know of. (it's nowhere near as "efficient" etc as was touted - it's a mess :-) It did away with many and it was SUPPOSEFD to do away with many more - that is part of the ongoing barny between the Sates and the Feds on State taxes. Costello has been arguing with the States on this issue for eyars. The stupid Feds introduced the GST on a promise from the States that they'd do away with many of the other State taxes, but of course they got the cake before they had to act and now they are eating it too. |
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news:pan.2007.01.08.22.51.23.284712@anunnakis@area 51.org... Just out of interest, what are the cons of desalination plants? To me they seem like a good idea - not necessarily a total solution in of itself by any means - but still a good idea IMO. That said, I'm not up to speed on what (if any) real debate has been on this issue. the main problem is energy use, both in construction and utilisation. clearly, you can't get salt out of water without using a great deal of energy to do so, and at considerable expense. so while it "solves" one problem ("not enough" fresh water), it merrily creates another (excess energy use leading to more emissions, etc etc). like overusing aircon, the perceived solution contributes to perpetuating the problem. I think they should recycle as much water as possible too. Perhaps not exactly a palatable idea for Sydneysiders, but frankly, too bad for them. They want to live there (and the more that do the better IMO!)then they're going to have to cop some more compromises instead of expecting everyone else in the state to wear the same problems. what annoys me almost beyond endurance, is that ALL water IS recycled already! the precipitation cycle goes round & round - it doesn't stop when you flush the toilet & starts again in the sky! every drop we drink has been through people, animals, plants, gone in the sea, flowed down rivers, been poo, been wee, been rain, been snow, been in dead bodies before it leached out back into the soil, etc etc. for goodness sake, drinking something that's been through a few toilets before it was filtered is nothing compared to where it's been in all the rest of its cycle! and bearing this in mind, i agree with you - too bad for them :-) since ALL water has always been recycled, creating an efficient system for purifying sewage, stormwater, etc to potable quality & redirecting it back into the supply is merely doing the same thing on a small scale that nature does on a large one. kylie |
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"Farm1" please@askifyouwannaknow wrote in message ... "Jonno" wrote in message Farm1 wrote: "Jonno" wrote in message On Thu, 4 Jan 2007 20:29:25 +1100, "Farm1" please@askifyouwannaknow about steam driven. I made the comment at a lunch recently about saving something to my floppy and everyone fell about laughing. I didn't even know that floppys had been superceded. They still work for me, but it's just about time this poor old thing went to the museum. I'm concerned about sexual references by you. "Floppy" indeed Exactly how old are you? I've heard that there is a product which will fix your fixation with floppy - it's called Viagra. Let us know how you go with it. Dont even start, every one else has got that email. Its the biggest cause of spam yet. ???? Eh? This is an example of the sort of thing I don't understand in many of your posts. You must know what you're referring to, but I haven't got a clue. It's like you're using a mental shorthand that I could pick up if I saw you face to face and could query you on it, but since it drops onto my screen in a virtual vacuum, I'm lost. In another post to Len you said that you teach people to be "clear and concise", but the brevity of your posts may meet the conciseness criteria but not the clear criteria at all. To know what email you're referring to and what spam, I'd have to have received the email and the spam and I haven't received either. |
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"0tterbot" wrote in message ... "Jonno" wrote in message ... Farm1 wrote: I've heard that there is a product which will fix your fixation with floppy - it's called Viagra. Let us know how you go with it. Dont even start, every one else has got that email. Its the biggest cause of spam yet. biggest? it's not supposed to make bigger spam, it's supposed to... oh never mind. kylie Lmao...evil, kylie, evil. Who's going to clean the tea off my monitor now? |
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Most "spam" is regarding Viagra. spam Unsolicited email.... ??? The spam I've had is all about buying junk shares. I've not had any for viagra. "Farm1" please@askifyouwannaknow wrote in message ... "Jonno" wrote in message Farm1 wrote: "Jonno" wrote in message On Thu, 4 Jan 2007 20:29:25 +1100, "Farm1" please@askifyouwannaknow about steam driven. I made the comment at a lunch recently about saving something to my floppy and everyone fell about laughing. I didn't even know that floppys had been superceded. They still work for me, but it's just about time this poor old thing went to the museum. I'm concerned about sexual references by you. "Floppy" indeed Exactly how old are you? I've heard that there is a product which will fix your fixation with floppy - it's called Viagra. Let us know how you go with it. Dont even start, every one else has got that email. Its the biggest cause of spam yet. ???? Eh? This is an example of the sort of thing I don't understand in many of your posts. You must know what you're referring to, but I haven't got a clue. It's like you're using a mental shorthand that I could pick up if I saw you face to face and could query you on it, but since it drops onto my screen in a virtual vacuum, I'm lost. In another post to Len you said that you teach people to be "clear and concise", but the brevity of your posts may meet the conciseness criteria but not the clear criteria at all. To know what email you're referring to and what spam, I'd have to have received the email and the spam and I haven't received either. |
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... stuff so basically this morning, i wrote a reply here to the effect of applause, but then my little son turned the telly on after being told he was not allowed, and turning the telly on while the pooty is on makes the pooty go bung, and i lost it & i'm not writing it again. :-) (and little ds was _definitely_ not allowed to watch telly after all those shenanigans.) kylie |
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news:pan.2007.01.08.22.40.50.508923@anunnakis@area 51.org... I fully understand your feelings on this matter. There is no logic to any of this at all! Another illogical rule is not being able to wash the car with a hose... but using a bucket is just fine ?! Now you tell me - which method allows better control (and therefore far less water) over rinsing your car - chucking buckets of water over it, or using a hose? i know!!! trigger hoses are amazing, but you're supposed to use buckets?! As you say, the real water wasters out there are still just fine and dandy, they can still waste as much as they like under the shower, washing machine, etc. If they were at all serious, they would monitor *overall* usage per household. Ah well, a few more months of this crap for me and then I should be moving elsewhere, where this problem should never be an issue... will you have your own water? digger's club is getting very antsy about people not being allowed to water their veg (i got a new catalogue this morning & they're getting nutty about it). it makes me very cross to think about. kylie |
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Yes well it is theri business and they stand to loose alot of money due to
lack of customers. I cant see why they dont allow vegie gardent to be watered. "0tterbot" wrote in message ... "Jeßus" wrote in message news:pan.2007.01.08.22.40.50.508923@anunnakis@area 51.org... I fully understand your feelings on this matter. There is no logic to any of this at all! Another illogical rule is not being able to wash the car with a hose... but using a bucket is just fine ?! Now you tell me - which method allows better control (and therefore far less water) over rinsing your car - chucking buckets of water over it, or using a hose? i know!!! trigger hoses are amazing, but you're supposed to use buckets?! As you say, the real water wasters out there are still just fine and dandy, they can still waste as much as they like under the shower, washing machine, etc. If they were at all serious, they would monitor *overall* usage per household. Ah well, a few more months of this crap for me and then I should be moving elsewhere, where this problem should never be an issue... will you have your own water? digger's club is getting very antsy about people not being allowed to water their veg (i got a new catalogue this morning & they're getting nutty about it). it makes me very cross to think about. kylie |
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"Farm1" please@askifyouwannaknow wrote in message ... stuff so basically this morning, i wrote a reply here to the effect of applause, but then my little son turned the telly on after being told he was not allowed, and turning the telly on while the pooty is on makes the pooty go bung, and i lost it & i'm not writing it again. :-) (and little ds was _definitely_ not allowed to watch telly after all those shenanigans.) kylie Er Puty og bunf wen telly switch on. Plug it in away from the Telly, that is, remover power from that socket get it elsewhere. Unless u r using a generator. |
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"Jonno" wrote in message ... Im just concerned that if storm water doesn't run out to sea the sharks will go further upriver due to more salinity. That will cause some nasty surprises. Sharks swim upriver underturd. are you serious? According to a certain ABC station. Fishing program. Melbourne i'm speculating, but even though stormwater is "a lot" (in terms of people actually using it) it couldn't possibly be "a lot" in terms of the ocean. a drop in it, i'd hazard ;-) It looks like i mispelled agin. i was wondering what an "underturd" is, but i thought i'd just not go there. g (you're not talking about sewage outfall, by any chance? ;-) kylie Darn "undeterred" was what I meant to write... Took me a while to get the right spelling. We used the other more. Its the company I keep. At this rate it will have to go under.... The company I mean. |
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Jeßus wrote: Just out of interest, what are the cons of desalination plants? To me they seem like a good idea - not necessarily a total solution in of itself by any means - but still a good idea IMO. That said, I'm not up to speed on what (if any) real debate has been on this issue. Apart from the energy expense there is the damage to the ocean environment caused by slurping in water at a particular point and expelling extremely salty water somewhere else. I think they should recycle as much water as possible too. Perhaps not exactly a palatable idea for Sydneysiders, but frankly, too bad for them. Some parts of Sydney actually use recycled water, you know! Only the occasional moron pops up -- they had someone write into the Herald last week who didn't like the idea of water that had been in close contact with Nasty Stuff (presumably he thinks no animals poo and piddle in the Warragamba catchment!). He has been hung out to dry by everyone else. They want to live there (and the more that do the better IMO!)then they're going to have to cop some more compromises instead of expecting everyone else in the state to wear the same problems. Which "same problems" are you talking about? Much as I would like to, I don't think that we can share the peak hour traffic around the state, nor the derros, nor the aircraft noise, nor even Frank Sartor. Pity. -- Chookie -- Sydney, Australia (Replace "foulspambegone" with "optushome" to reply) "Parenthood is like the modern stone washing process for denim jeans. You may start out crisp, neat and tough, but you end up pale, limp and wrinkled." Kerry Cue |
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"Farm1" please@askifyouwannaknow wrote: Doctors, hospitals and TAFEs are jsut 3 off the top of my head where I know services have dropped in standard or failed to keep up. Unfortunately that is across the state. TAFE lost a huge percentage of its workforce in cutbacks a few years ago. Then they decentralised it in order to save more money. Let's see how many years pass before they recentralise to save more money. I can't really complain about hospitals as my little local hospy is now going to be rebuilt (the locals fought for years to keep it from being closed, and now urban consolidation has rendered it necessary), and Westmead is also being refurbished. Short term objectives only seem to be the goal - example: the Feds ahve wasted the longest economic boom we've had in decades and done nothing except aima t keeping themselves in powere - no infrastructure spending and no long term planning or implementation - they're living on the economic reforms set in place by Labor and yet claiming they've done a great job economically. Couldn't agree more. The next recession will be a very ugly one. -- Chookie -- Sydney, Australia (Replace "foulspambegone" with "optushome" to reply) "Parenthood is like the modern stone washing process for denim jeans. You may start out crisp, neat and tough, but you end up pale, limp and wrinkled." Kerry Cue |
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"Farm1" please@askifyouwannaknow wrote: Doctors, hospitals and TAFEs are jsut 3 off the top of my head where I know services have dropped in standard or failed to keep up. Unfortunately that is across the state. TAFE lost a huge percentage of its workforce in cutbacks a few years ago. Then they decentralised it in order to save more money. Let's see how many years pass before they recentralise to save more money. The other thing that I've noticed with TAFEs is that the trend in what they are offering seems to be downward. By that I mean that it seems to be more about lifestyle stuff than the good solid old education they used to offer. That may just be the locally available stuff but I canstantly keep thinking it's fluff when I look at the courses on offer. Short term objectives only seem to be the goal - example: the Feds ahve wasted the longest economic boom we've had in decades and done nothing except aima t keeping themselves in powere - no infrastructure spending and no long term planning or implementation - they're living on the economic reforms set in place by Labor and yet claiming they've done a great job economically. Couldn't agree more. The next recession will be a very ugly one. Yes and I suspect it isn't all that far off if one looks at things like the stats on mortgage defaults etc. Add to that the drought and rising costs associated with that and things are not going to improve too qucikly. |
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In article rg, Jeßus wrote: Just out of interest, what are the cons of desalination plants? To me they seem like a good idea - not necessarily a total solution in of itself by any means - but still a good idea IMO. That said, I'm not up to speed on what (if any) real debate has been on this issue. Apart from the energy expense there is the damage to the ocean environment caused by slurping in water at a particular point and expelling extremely salty water somewhere else. The situation of slurping is not a problem, millions /Billions of litres are removed by the sun each day. by evaporation of salty water, the issue of very salty water being pumped back could be easily solved, as the by product called salt is in demand. I'm sure that various salt producers would be only to happy to co operate in obtaining this waste product. I think they should recycle as much water as possible too. Perhaps not exactly a palatable idea for Sydneysiders, but frankly, too bad for them. We will drink anything once we are thirsty. Just need some eduction on where to use the worst of it. Some parts of Sydney actually use recycled water, you know! And recycled pollies. Only the occasional moron pops up -- they had someone write into the Herald last week who didn't like the idea of water that had been in close contact with Nasty Stuff (presumably he thinks no animals poo and piddle in the Warragamba catchment!). He has been hung out to dry by everyone else. Of course they do, you dont expect them to hold it in do you? Its parts per million that determines suitability for drinking water. Besides the catchments purify the water every km or so, so its still great for drinking. I do know that some people like that little extra in their drinking water. Now I know what it is They want to live there (and the more that do the better IMO!)then they're going to have to cop some more compromises instead of expecting everyone else in the state to wear the same problems. Which "same problems" are you talking about? Much as I would like to, I don't think that we can share the peak hour traffic around the state, nor the derros, nor the aircraft noise, nor even Frank Sartor. Pity. |
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On Sun, 07 Jan 2007 01:51:23 GMT, gardenlen wrote:
how easily could our leaders save more wate than they can poke a stick at hey?? I honestly think that the current crop of leaders are little more than good compost going to waste... But seriously, there are so many things that *could* be being done, but that would challenge the way things *have always* been done. What we need is a major mind set change, from our current approach - how can we throw lots of resources (energy, water, materials) at the problem - to a somewhat sustainable approach - how can we turn the problem into a solution? On another list, it was pointed out to me that this is the difference between the 20th century approach and the permaculture approach: Solutions are the Problems: how we approach things now = **** stuff up Problems are Solutions: in permaculture, the "problem" becomes useful Those little blue cubes are clever little devices, but better would be to capture the nutrient for use in the garden (a permaculture approach). However, this is a bigger challenge to the way things have always been done, so the blue cubes, and other waterless loo ideas, are our best option for changing the way our councils do urinals. Note also this one: http://www.rotaloo.com/02urinal.html I wonder whether Goublurn (NSW) is using either of these yet? (wasn't last time I looked, and neither is my local council even after they were advised of both options) -- Ross McKay, Toronto, NSW Australia "If we are serious about reducing the environmental impact of our towns and suburbs then we need to focus a lot more on our use of transport, home energy use and where our food comes from and a little bit less on whether our backyard supports three or four species of honeyeater." - Dave Holmgren |
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... 0tterbot wrote: "Farm1" please@askifyouwannaknow wrote in message ... stuff so basically this morning, i wrote a reply here to the effect of applause, but then my little son turned the telly on after being told he was not allowed, and turning the telly on while the pooty is on makes the pooty go bung, and i lost it & i'm not writing it again. :-) (and little ds was _definitely_ not allowed to watch telly after all those shenanigans.) kylie Er Puty og bunf wen telly switch on. Plug it in away from the Telly, that is, remover power from that socket get it elsewhere. Unless u r using a generator. well in fact mostly solar :-) the problem is most likely our antique inverter, which has a fainting fit at times. the only solution at this point is just to do what your mama says ;-) kylie |
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... Yes well it is theri business and they stand to loose alot of money due to lack of customers. i'm pretty sure their major motivation is ideological though. I cant see why they dont allow vegie gardent to be watered. me either. it is very cross-making. kylie |
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"Jonno" wrote in message ... Yes well it is theri business and they stand to loose alot of money due to lack of customers. i'm pretty sure their major motivation is ideological though. I cant see why they dont allow vegie gardent to be watered. me either. it is very cross-making. kylie Theres an idea. Make em cross! |
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Suggest you get an UPS (which doesnt stand for Unlimited Power Suppply. That will set you back around $250 for a reasonably cheap one, but evan more can be spent... 0tterbot wrote: "Jonno" wrote in message ... 0tterbot wrote: "Farm1" please@askifyouwannaknow wrote in message ... stuff so basically this morning, i wrote a reply here to the effect of applause, but then my little son turned the telly on after being told he was not allowed, and turning the telly on while the pooty is on makes the pooty go bung, and i lost it & i'm not writing it again. :-) (and little ds was _definitely_ not allowed to watch telly after all those shenanigans.) kylie Er Puty og bunf wen telly switch on. Plug it in away from the Telly, that is, remover power from that socket get it elsewhere. Unless u r using a generator. well in fact mostly solar :-) the problem is most likely our antique inverter, which has a fainting fit at times. the only solution at this point is just to do what your mama says ;-) kylie |
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"0tterbot" wrote: i really don't think there's one "boomer mindset" though. the boomers have age-related similarities in many ways (just as every generation does) but i can't handle the idea of a boomer mindset. Er...? So what age-related similarities do you mean? they were the most privileged generation australia has ever had (i don't think subsequent generations are nearly so privileged - and by that i'm clearly not only talking about money, but general advantage, access, and power) and that may make some difference between them & the rest of us, but in the main i feel parenting style comes down to so many factors that one's generation is quite possibly the least of it. Well, I thought that as well, but I am still wondering what has driven my entire generation to favour Victorian names (except for the ones who like bogan names). There is *something* going on. my dad is totally overindulgent to himself & others - so when we were broke, we were the ones taking stuff back from the supermarket checkout because he didn't have enough money to actually get everything we'd asked for. if we'd been wealthy, i wonder what sort of angry, self-entitled ****** i'd be, according to your theory? g Well, you might have been! If my parents had been compatible enough to stay together (and I look at them and wonder what they were thinking to get married!) I would have grown up in a different part of Sydney, with rather more privelege, and (therefore?) considerably less compassion, I suspect. -- Chookie -- Sydney, Australia (Replace "foulspambegone" with "optushome" to reply) "Parenthood is like the modern stone washing process for denim jeans. You may start out crisp, neat and tough, but you end up pale, limp and wrinkled." Kerry Cue |
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gardenlen wrote: not sure chookie, waht i mean is they are the way they are due to peer pressure not because we where baby boomer parents who thought they should have everything, quiet the opposite they developed all these wasteful ways since leaving home, now we are trying to get them to think different but not winning i tell you. Which is more what I was getting at. I should have been clearer in that I don't think boomers have deliberately brought up bratty kids or something -- but *something* in the boomer mindset, perhaps the independence of thought, has led the kids to be more selfish than their parents/grandparents. Perhaps it's just 2-3 generations of privilege and relative peace? -- Chookie -- Sydney, Australia (Replace "foulspambegone" with "optushome" to reply) "Parenthood is like the modern stone washing process for denim jeans. You may start out crisp, neat and tough, but you end up pale, limp and wrinkled." Kerry Cue |
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Which is more what I was getting at. I should have been clearer in that I don't think boomers have deliberately brought up bratty kids or something -- but *something* in the boomer mindset, perhaps the independence of thought, has led the kids to be more selfish than their parents/grandparents. Perhaps it's just 2-3 generations of privilege and relative peace? I blame it on Dr Spock. Interestingly, there are no baby boomers in my family. My mother was born in 1940, just prior to the boom. I was born in 1967, two or three years after the generally accepted end of the period. Well I think it is interesting anyway... |
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"Farm1" please@askifyouwannaknow wrote: The other thing that I've noticed with TAFEs is that the trend in what they are offering seems to be downward. By that I mean that it seems to be more about lifestyle stuff than the good solid old education they used to offer. That may just be the locally available stuff but I canstantly keep thinking it's fluff when I look at the courses on offer. Shouldn't be -- they got rid of everything "non-vocational" a while back (that went to ACE). Odd. -- Chookie -- Sydney, Australia (Replace "foulspambegone" with "optushome" to reply) "Parenthood is like the modern stone washing process for denim jeans. You may start out crisp, neat and tough, but you end up pale, limp and wrinkled." Kerry Cue |
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Jonno wrote: Apart from the energy expense there is the damage to the ocean environment caused by slurping in water at a particular point and expelling extremely salty water somewhere else. The situation of slurping is not a problem, millions /Billions of litres are removed by the sun each day. That's evaporation, not a big hole that sucks the water in like a vaccuum cleaner. At least, I'm assumingg they'll use a pump of some sort. by evaporation of salty water, the issue of very salty water being pumped back could be easily solved, as the by product called salt is in demand. I'm sure that various salt producers would be only to happy to co operate in obtaining this waste product. That would mean *complete* evaporation. Not sure if that's how it's going to operate (operational details are a bit thin on the ground). -- Chookie -- Sydney, Australia (Replace "foulspambegone" with "optushome" to reply) "Parenthood is like the modern stone washing process for denim jeans. You may start out crisp, neat and tough, but you end up pale, limp and wrinkled." Kerry Cue |
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In article , Jonno wrote: Apart from the energy expense there is the damage to the ocean environment caused by slurping in water at a particular point and expelling extremely salty water somewhere else. The situation of slurping is not a problem, millions /Billions of litres are removed by the sun each day. That's evaporation, not a big hole that sucks the water in like a vaccuum cleaner. At least, I'm assumingg they'll use a pump of some sort. by evaporation of salty water, the issue of very salty water being pumped back could be easily solved, as the by product called salt is in demand. I'm sure that various salt producers would be only to happy to co operate in obtaining this waste product. That would mean *complete* evaporation. Not sure if that's how it's going to operate (operational details are a bit thin on the ground). But it WOULD take less time to evaporate, a saving of resources. But as far as localised problems you're concerned about, yes I agree with you, it would need to be considered so it would impact least in a particular situation. But with problems there are solutions. |
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Chookie wrote: That would mean *complete* evaporation. Not sure if that's how it's going to operate (operational details are a bit thin on the ground). But it WOULD take less time to evaporate, a saving of resources. But as far as localised problems you're concerned about, yes I agree with you, it would need to be considered so it would impact least in a particular situation. But with problems there are solutions. Did anyone see "The Inventors" show a few months back with the small liquid purification unit that is being used by Rotary in an aid program in Pakistan? This unit could clean up any sort of water and make it potable. Using this unit it would be possible to put sea water pipes directly into Sydney households and have a salt collection service that runs just like the garbage service does now. Dunno why someone hasn't come up with that idea. Maybe tehy think that households would splash seawater around outside. |
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