[David Watherston]

I remember a fellow worker from Allora in Qld having to boil the kettle to pour hot water into the outside toilet before number 2s on frosty mornings.
Also, Toowoomba’s living legend, Clive Berghofer, recalled rounding up the family milkers in the mornings and purposely stepping in the fresh cow dung to keep his bare feet a little warmer. Strange but true!
Has anyone noticed that Defence Bases seem to be located in towns that are among the hottest in summer and the coldest in winter. Cheaper property prices i guess.

[David Watherston]

Why???
Why not 1year of youth conscription to provide a building labour force to work on land development (in communities within 2 hours of major centres) and construction of houses.
Why must the housing crisis be solved by building homes/units in already crowded cities.
After 120 years, maybe it is time to decentralise our population. Not all of Australia is on the coastal belts.

[David Watherston]

What a load of crap. We are told that these new fuel efficiencies will save up to $1000 each year for each vehicle. Also the cost of the new vehicles will rise by around $8000.
Simple mathematics says that we have NO PERSONAL BENEFIT until the vehicle is 8 years old. If we buy a new car every 5 years on average, WE LOSE!
I’ll stick to my 20yo car until it dies somewhere in the next 20 – 25 years.

[David Watherston]

The Victorian myki card problem highlights the fact that visitors to Melbourne and in fact each of the other capital cities, is in order to visit these cities and travel on their Public Transport Systems, we must buy a card that is not transferable between states or even within other regions of those states.
When we return home that card is thrown in a drawer and forgotten with a few dollars left and no easy way to cash it in.
In Queensland, our go-card is usable in the south-east region only but can’t be used in other regions of the state. Hence our go-card has not been used for a number of years by us as we are not residents of the south-east corner.

[David Watherston]

Rainbow lorikeet is a wimnner. Noisy, energetic and full of fun!!!
Or maybe the magpie, curious, everywhere and on their toes, inquisitive and intelligent.

[David Watherston]

Never mind pickle ball, SWING INTO CROQUET.
There’s probably a club close to you, anyone aged from 9 to 90, able or disabled can play.
WARNING!!! It is addictive, fun and very social.

[David Watherston]

While caning may not be the answer, what we are doing at the moment is just not working. Somewhere along the line children (and some adults) need to realise that there are “consequences” for their actions.
Have you ever watched a juvenile magpie being taught “consequences” by its mother. It appears to be very cruel but the juvenile magpie learns that there are rules to be obeyed. A bitch will deal swiftly with a puppy that is behaving in unreasonable manner towards its siblings.
Respect seems to be at the root of the problem and respect is earned not a given. Parents who respect themselves and others have a right to demand respect from their offspring. The vast majority of our youngsters are responsible people who will eventually be running our society and should be admired. A minority still have to learn about responsibility and consequences. It is our responsibility to teach them even if it means using harsh punishment when other method fail.
I went to a one teacher school in the 1950 -60s and our headteacher was respected, had never had to use a cane until the last year that I attended. One student did not respond to the “respect” model and sadly had to be caned. That headteacher never taught again, was broken hearted and I guess felt that he had failed (not the pupil). He died on the first day of the new term (probably from a broken heart). This was in the days before we could put it down to ADHD or some other lame excuse. Use the cane when absolutely necessary as it is a lesson well learned.

[David Watherston]

But which was the best “landline” provider?????
This is still a “phone”!!!

[David Watherston]

When governments talk about social housing, they seem to forget that Victoria is not just Melbourne, some of New South Wales is not in Sydney and quite a bit of Queensland is not in the South-east corner or on the coastal strip.
There are lots of regional cities that have all the niceties? of the capital cities without the drama of heavy traffic, cheaper land and housing, services that match or exceed those of the capital.
Add in the more relaxed lifestyle and the feeling of belonging in a smaller city.

Let me add a PET PEEVE:: TV channels that refer to regional cities (in their own right) as “outer suburbs” of the Capital City. Absolute mis-information!!!

[David Watherston]

If the chips were down and I needed brain surgery to survive, there is no one that I would rather have operating on me than Mr Charlie Teo. He can give hope to people who are in a pretty HOPELESS situation. Good on you Charlie!!!!

[David Watherston]

The sign in my shed reads:
WARNING – VERBOTEN
Uninvited VEGANS found on this property
without reason and not on a leash
may be
detained without notice
held until required for food
then humanely slaughtered
skinned, cooked and served
with delicious baked vegetables.
Probably a little harsh but that wise man, Homer Simpson stated that if God wanted us to be vegetarians, why did he make animals out of MEAT?

[David Watherston]

That is why I like Tommy Crow’s paintings and know that Tommy alone has painted them.

[David Watherston]

It is pretty damn simple. Penalise those “home owners” who own properties but choose to keep them empty for whatever reason. Driving around Melbourne you will find many homes that are probably owned by foreign nationals that are “land banking”, do no maintenance for many years, then do a refit & clean-up to sell.

[David Watherston]

I have noticed that my home-brew beer which used to cost 16 cents now costs me on average 22 cents per stubby. I will have to cut down on my intake if it goes much higher.

[David Watherston]

Drop into Supercheap and buy a $3 can of spray degreaser. Spray the filter and hose away that grease and fats. DON’T do this on a lawn area as it will kill the grass.
This cheap product also works on the filter elements of a chlorine pool when backwashing doesn’t isn’t effective. It does not damage the filter elements.

[David Watherston]

A ban on pre-2003 trucks within the metropolitan area of Melbourne and Sydney would have a devastating effect on transport in Australia unless new satellite transport depots can be established in regional areas. Trucks that start as B-triples or B-doubles in the far west and Darwin already have to be broken down before getting close to capital cities, however the prime-mover still comes into the metro area with the remaining trailer. These long distance haulers carry most of Australia’s freight, work long hours, value safety and make up for a rail freight system that is antiquated and inefficient. Look after our truckies as they look after us. Cut them some slack please!

[David Watherston]

Not only is Bega Peanut Butter sold in a plastic container but more alarming, it contains less than 10 per cent Australian ingredients which probably means that the bulk of the peanuts used come from Asia (notorious for having high levels of cadmium). On our last visit to Kingaroy, the farms were planted with an abundance of peanuts. Australian peanuts are world best but probably not the CHEAPEST. It’s all about profit, isn’t it?

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