Good Morning Thursday, 23rd October 2025

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Good morning everyone, a much cooler day than yesterday with temps in the mid 20s.

Only a few fires in the state and none near me. Actually where I live yesterday’s heat was a bit of a fizzer, it didn’t get as hot as predicted and the winds were much lower than predicted, that is not to say it didn’t get hot but until about 2 or 3pm it was a lovely day with temperatures in the mid 20s.

When the hot winds arrived the temperature increased by about 10° in one hour to mid/high 30s but still not as high as they said it would be. Further north they did hit record temperatures for October, in Sydney two suburbs got to 40° but here it was hot but not unbearable, humidity was below 30%. The wind was gone this morning.

This morning was my seniors meeting so I have been busy.

Just got the bins out for collection in the morning, haven’t bothered with the recycling bin as it is only about a fifth full - that can wait until next time.

Enjoy your Thursday.

Take care…

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Good Morning Bruce and all who follow.

The threat of a storm has diminished, just light rain and a fresh breeze now forecast.
It is still getting colder however.

If you think you are having a bad time, spare a thought for one of my helpers.

Husband got her a dream car, a year old all electric Mercedes AMG, stupidly fast, paid extra for an extended Warranty.

It broke down, a complex software fault, unfortunately not covered by the Warranty.

Mercedes charged them $1640 to trace the fault and want a further $8000 to fix the problems it has caused.

They have 3 girls, Mum went shopping for Christmas presents and hid them in black bags in the garage until she could wrap and stash them.

Husband did something previously unknown for him, he cleaned the garage and took everything to the tip, including the black bags which he just assumed were full of rubbish.

I sent her home yesterday, she needed time on her own.

My day also went wrong yesterday, had an unexpected visit from a District Nurse to give me one of my regular injections, a routine visit, delayed due to me having been in hospital.

The medicine is normally delivered the day before as it has to be kept in the fridge., which is how I find out what day the nurse is arriving.

The system went wrong, nurse arrived, no medicine.

A very efficient lady she sorted that out, back next week.

She also had an email to check me for so called pressure sores in my groin.

No sores, wrong diagnosis and I had been given the wrong creams to put on.

The problem was the multiple incisions made into the major blood vessels to get probes into me, which were leaking.

She got that cleaned up, new creams and barrier applications, a cup of coffee and off she went.

My faith in the NHS was somewhat restored.

Have a great day all.

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Morning - I’ve left out the ‘Good’ part because it isn’t. It’s windy, wet and dismal.

It’s the first morning of having Mrs m home and I am the waiter. I gave her breakfast in bed and a cup of tea. She deserves a few days of pampering before I say, “Get it yerself!” :slight_smile: Seriously though, it’s good to have her home.

I’ll have to brave the weather soon and go to the local Co-op for milk and maybe a few other things.

Have the best possible day. :slight_smile:

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Morning all…

Just come back from my walk in a damp and blustery day, having had a storm during the night.

Not a lot to say today. Mrs G off to the gym later, high possibility of shopping later. Maybe a pub lunch on the offering.

Apart from that, nothing exciting going on. Have a great day all…

:wind_face: :+1: :coffee:

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Good day everyone… :sunglasses:
If you had seen the weather forecast yesterday it stated heavy rain and storm force winds by late morning, and would persist all day…I went for my morning walk/run in gentle light rain, the storm force winds amounted to a brisk breeze that only just disturbed the fallen leaves…And the sun has just come out and it feels warm on my back as I sit at the kitchen table writing this…Rosie the cat is sleeping on the chair by my side…
:black_cat:
My laptop battery is rapidly loosing it’s charge, and so am I…Went a bit too fast on my early morning walk/run so I might just go for a power nap now…

Electric cars Swim…Pah! I wouldn’t touch one with a bargepole, but glad to hear that you are doing well after your hospital stay…Too many chiefs at the NHS and not enough Indians…The ones at the sharp end are very efficient and caring but not being supported…

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Afternoon all – wet and windy day, hopefully the winds won’t be a strong as being forecast!

Neighbours left for their cruise yesterday – apparently the beast has settled into the cattery which is good news

I am still having problems receiving phone calls on my mobile – after another hour long session with the provider they said there was nothing wrong their end and it must be my phone, funny it all worked perfectly until I tried to change my plan! I have found a shop which repairs mobile phones so I will take it to them and ask them to check it for me (after which I think I will be changing my provider!)

Today was the weekly meeting with the girls for coffee, cake and gossip. We discussed the difficulty in finding a reliable window cleaner (yes I know we have riveting conversations). One lady told a very funny story. On their wedding anniversary her husband was treating her to breakfast in bed, so around 9.00 am there she was sitting up in bed wearing a rather revealing nightdress, her husband walked into the room carrying the breakfast tray, bare chested and wearing only his pyjama bottoms when a face suddenly appeared at the window! She screamed and ducked under the bed covers and her husband rushed downstairs to discover the red faced embarrassed window cleaner. He finished cleaning the downstairs windows, left and has never returned!

Hope everyone has a great day

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I would imagine it’s par for the cause for a window cleaner Sheila, a bit like a butler…Hear all, See all, Say now’t…
:wink:

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Good afternoon from under the marine oak trees! I am awaiting my daughter, who is rounding up one session with her mentees before we head to Goodwill to assist with preparing clothing and other household items for sale. It’s a massive operation, but a good one, with the money going to support locals who are disabled or in financial need.

I just went boutique shopping for the first time in several years and came away in a horrible state of shock. I would love to support local businesses, but ouch!

@swimfeeders I am so terribly sorry to read about your helper’s round of bad luck. Those luxury brands are notorious for having luxury priced repairs. The lure of branding is hardest on the people who can’t afford it.

Wonderful news to hear that Mrs. @mart is home! :smiley:

Enjoy the day…or evening!

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I remember going out in those conditions when I lived in England but since living in Australia I wouldn’t even leave the house.

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That sounds incredible that a warranty didn’t cover the problem. There must be something wrong with consumer law. Warranties are extra to the basic premise that a purchase must perform the function for which it was purchased. A year is not long enough for something like a car to expire.

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The UK used to have very good Customer Protection Laws, sadly greatly eroded over the last 15 years, by Government who believes in less Regulation and more Buyer Beware.

There have been quite a number of scandals around the issues, action has been promised by the new Government, but it has been kicked into the long grass.

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Everything about Electric Vehicles wreaks money, and I believe they are intended to drive the average motorist off the roads. Battery costs, running costs no second hand value, and when there won’t be enough electricity supply for everyone it will be rationed or too expensive for the average motorist.
They are not environmentally friendly as people think, the majority of charging stations are powered by concealed diesel generators, and the electrics are far too expensive and complex when breakdowns occur. They are basically a ‘Throwaway Item’ … :009:

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My daughters parents in law have a Kona electric car for daily use and a diesel 4x4 SUV for travelling.

They are very happy with the electric car. It will comfortably get them the 250+km to Canberra on a single charge.

Under normal use it only needs charging every 7 to 10 days.

The rapid decrease in value is a good thing for secondhand buyers isn’t it?

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Not really Bruce when you think, why do they lose their price so quickly?
Could it be that if you sell a ten year old electric car, you will probably have to replace a six grand battery. And, although the range is decent for the first few years, it will diminish drastically as the battery deteriorates.

If all I used a car for was to nip to the shops or go a short distance to work, then just like a milk float or golf trolley…Perfect. But even your your DiL parents keep a diesel for proper motoring.
Here in the UK solar panels will not perform the same as in Australia, especially in winter. It’s cold and it’s dark for most of the day, and it’s just about the time when everyone will be turning on their heating and cooking hot meals when they get home from work…There’s a good reason why the energy companies put up their prices here in winter. In fact, they have just risen now. I can see a massive price hike in the future when more and more people buy EV’s and turn in their gas boilers for electric heating systems…There’s going to be blackouts for sure.

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Many many years ago I bought a Mark 10 Jag at an auction for £5 it was in good condition and had 4 months rego left. It had a small ding in one door.

The reason it was so cheap? People who can afford to run a Jag in the UK buy them new they had little secondhand value as can be seen. I drove it for the four months then took it to a wreckers. It was a cheap car for me, what I saved in initial cost I spent in fuel

A similar thing applies to electric cars now none of which are 10 years old by the way. There will be some battery left sufficient to get to work for example.

I can’t predict what will happen with EVs in the future perhaps there should be some standardisation of batteries and ease of removal so that instead of charging the car they just change the battery (similar to what happens with gas bottles now). They seem to be contained under the floor in the middle of the vehicle, how easy would it be to drop them down to change?

EVs are in their infancy only the the brave buy them but eventually a system will arise which will make them practical for long distance use. As I say I have no idea what it will be but it will happen, perhaps long after you and I are gone. One thing I guarantee is that in 30 or 40 years they will be wondering what all the fuss was about.

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My best mate in the early seventies bought a mark 10 Jaguar for next to now’t, we took out the engine, did some work on it with our limited knowledge of 4.2 litre Jaguar engines, and got it going, although it never ran right after that. It did run though and he got a years motoring out of it, but the cost of fuel was eye watering…

I’m sure you are probably right about EV’s, and I’m looking at it from somebody who has grown up with conventional internal combustion engines.
My thoughts on EV batteries are that you are adding close to half a ton more weight to the vehicle, not including all the extra parts that are contained in a hybrid vehicle.
As you are aware, the amount of energy required to move a certain weight a certain distance will be drastically increased depending how much weight is added.
Because the batteries are so heavy, the underneath of an electric car has to be substantially stronger than a conventional vehicle, and apparently it’s not a simple job just to drop the battery away from the body. There are many fittings inside the vehicle that have to be removed first.
See below…

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I read an article that stated…“If electric vehicles had been invented first, then the next stage in progress would have been petrol and diesel engines” So much simpler and more efficient.

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My car weighs 2 tonnes empty most EVs don’t weight that much so I don’t see weight as being a problem most of the damage done to the roads is by much heavier trucks.

I understand the difficulty of the current batteries but we are very much in the very early stages of development. As I say I have no idea how they will develop but then who ever predicted computers would be used to write letters or even foresaw the Fax machine?

Personally I suspect my diesel will see me out but that my grandkids will probably be driving EVs.

Actually, come to think of it, my next vehicle will probably be electric:

There’s no getting away from the damn things.

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Eventually, mine too - a “Hardly Ableson” in emerald green :heart_eyes:.

It’s always the batteries though…

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But your car has a 3 litre? engine…
I reckon pound for energy pound, it costs more to run an Electric Vehicle than a conventional engine. When you consider the complexities of the EV’s drive unit, battery and electronics, not many garages round me can actually work with EV’s, and when they do, it’s very expensive. Storage is a problem also, a broken EV needs lots of storage space to avoid the fire risk.

You’ve got to be joking Bruce…
:rofl:
Are you considering taking up golf or delivering milk…? Because that’s all EV’s are good for, that and nipping down the shops…
:manual_wheelchair: