What doesn't give you the S&#T's, or make you Happy?
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Re: What doesn't give you the S&#T's, or make you Happy?
Roof racks.
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Re: What doesn't give you the S&#T's, or make you Happy?
I find it bewildering that on the Endeavour trains people will still attempt to exit from the door that faces the guards / drivers section despite a big paper sign being plastered on both doors saying passengers are required to exit from the Middle doors only. This actually happened on a train on the way to work the other day and passenger almost missed their stop because of their decision. Can't say as annoying as it is to only have middle door boarding and exiting I can't blame NSW Trainlink for this one.
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Re: What doesn't give you the S&#T's, or make you Happy?
Since when do Australians do as they're told? They're like big unruly children most of them. Pity the bludgers didn't miss the stop.
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Re: What doesn't give you the S&#T's, or make you Happy?
It's only a sign, and there's nothing physically preventing you from using those doors doors to board or alight (the door still opens), so it doesn't surprise me that people still do it. In the rear car, that area is part of the guard's work area though, so even pre-pandemic it never made sense for passengers to be in that area.ScaniaGrenda wrote: ↑Sun May 08, 2022 9:41 am I find it bewildering that on the Endeavour trains people will still attempt to exit from the door that faces the guards / drivers section despite a big paper sign being plastered on both doors saying passengers are required to exit from the Middle doors only.
I've broken that rule myself on numerous instances before when I've been boarding cars 2/3 of a 4-car train, as the reason for that rule being in place (to keep distance in place between passengers and crew) doesn't really apply when the driver and guard are in cars 1 & 4.
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Re: What doesn't give you the S&#T's, or make you Happy?
Just annoys me but doesn't make me angry but when you come down a narrow road (or street) and you stop to let another car come past but they don't give you the "hand wave" as in thank you.
No big deal but a little courtesy goes a long way as they say.
No big deal but a little courtesy goes a long way as they say.
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Hmmm maybe the Peninsula area of the central coast isn't quite as bad as I think as there's this underpass under the railway at Woy Woy where cars from one side must wait and give way to any coming the other way.
I nearly always get a wave just for observing this rule and giving them way.
I nearly always get a wave just for observing this rule and giving them way.
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Re: What doesn't give you the S&#T's, or make you Happy?
All the ads blatantly depicting mixed race couples on purpose to please the woke brigade. So they think we can't see through this propaganda they're pursuing through advertising??!
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This pic a took some time ago I found on an old phone.
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Re: What doesn't give you the S&#T's, or make you Happy?
Actually shocks me to be honest, seeing a OZBUS Transit Graphics (one of the recent 2022 ones) sell for $11,000
I've seen other models go for $600 - $1000 but never have I seen $11,000 before, someone has either won the powerball or this is one collector with disposable income. If the Winning bidder is not a troll, then the seller has literally just made bank considering these were going for $135 from TG 5+ months ago.
I've seen other models go for $600 - $1000 but never have I seen $11,000 before, someone has either won the powerball or this is one collector with disposable income. If the Winning bidder is not a troll, then the seller has literally just made bank considering these were going for $135 from TG 5+ months ago.
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Re: What doesn't give you the S&#T's, or make you Happy?
KE Laser (Meteor) sedan reaching a milestone and missing it. Got it at 112K in 2010.
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Re: What doesn't give you the S&#T's, or make you Happy?
Proof that Australia is an absolute backwater.
https://www.afr.com/policy/economy/aust ... 007-p52y8i
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Re: What doesn't give you the S&#T's, or make you Happy?
If the premise of the article matches the headline, not surprising.
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Re: What doesn't give you the S&#T's, or make you Happy?
We rate below Senegal in complexity of our export programme.
I knew we'd become like an African type economy where we mainly export minerals and other low value per unit commodities and import most manufactured goods, after losing our car industry. We are officially grouped among African countries in sophistication and innovation of exports.
But locals will insist we're up there with the rest of the anglosphere. BS!!
I knew we'd become like an African type economy where we mainly export minerals and other low value per unit commodities and import most manufactured goods, after losing our car industry. We are officially grouped among African countries in sophistication and innovation of exports.
But locals will insist we're up there with the rest of the anglosphere. BS!!
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The Norwegians, while flogging off oil & gas (and ironically telling the rest of the world how terrible this is for the planet), thankfully decided to create a nest egg for the inevitable time when these resources run out, or their extraction is no longer permissible.Swift wrote: ↑Sun Jun 04, 2023 11:54 am I knew we'd become like an African type economy where we mainly export minerals and other low value per unit commodities and import most manufactured goods, after losing our car industry. We are officially grouped among African countries in sophistication and innovation of exports.
And what has Australia to show for decades of digging everything up? Record deficits
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Amazing huh? How long until all our bus body builders follow? A rare success where we even export to Asia.
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One was saved from the ashes by English men with nous! Thank you Dunn family.
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What's this thing with young males pushing prams and strollers? I never saw this until recently.
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Re: What doesn't give you the S&#T's, or make you Happy?
Ok, that's a touchy subject then.
How about this 50mm spanner?
How about this 50mm spanner?
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Re: What doesn't give you the S&#T's, or make you Happy?
Perhaps that's what you use when the WD40 goes missing?
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Re: What doesn't give you the S&#T's, or make you Happy?
Indeed. Might work on a door hinge bolt on those huge dump trucks used on mines!
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Re: What doesn't give you the S&#T's, or make you Happy?
I was wondering myself what application it's for.
The user would have to possess a lot of strength whatever it is or maybe it's for a nut that's relatively low in tightening torque for it's size, like your mining truck hinge example.
The user would have to possess a lot of strength whatever it is or maybe it's for a nut that's relatively low in tightening torque for it's size, like your mining truck hinge example.
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Re: What doesn't give you the S&#T's, or make you Happy?
The car carrying a bull in the front and back.
https://youtu.be/823eSKe0HnI?si=ClTY97RHbP6ecTiw
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Re: What doesn't give you the S&#T's, or make you Happy?
Mixed marriages/ partners on TV commercials.
Fine to see some but every ad?
Woke political correct fixation is getting out of hand and won't end pretty. People will absolutely rebel.
Fine to see some but every ad?
Woke political correct fixation is getting out of hand and won't end pretty. People will absolutely rebel.
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Re: What doesn't give you the S&#T's, or make you Happy?
Australia = dictatorship. Apathy is their enabler.
We're third world now.
We're third world now.
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Re: What doesn't give you the S&#T's, or make you Happy?
A list of countries with best public transportation. Note not one is English speaking.
https://youtube.com/shorts/2kMpdI1pYJs? ... vQMWH0zqV4
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