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I'm quite happy to pay twice as much for Australian-made shoes that fit my feet properly and neatly, and which give me proper balance - unlike the Chinese $20 rubbish footwear that is designed to fit the weird-shaped feet of Chinese peasants, and which footwear throws you off balance when you stand up, because they haven't figured out to build soles with the proper contours.

I'm quite happy to pay twice as much for Australian-made pens that have inbuilt durability, and which work every time you put them to paper, and which last three times as long as rubbishy Chinese pens that end up in wastebaskets in two weeks.

I buy Australian bacon where I can now, and it doesn't cost five times as much as crap Canadian or Danish bacon.

I think this current economic, cultural, workplace, health and environmental shakeup is what is needed, and it will make many people think about what they are doing, with the race to the bottom, as it has currently stood, by way of buying the very cheapest, throwaway product, that will barely do the job.

As I've mentioned before, I once had to work in a landfill for a few months - and what I saw there, everyone should be compelled to see - waste on a scale unparalleled in our cultural history - and most of it, Chinese rubbish.

China is doing a great whinge about taking our recyclables, and has been refusing to do so. I think its way past time we stopped taking their manufactured rubbish, and filling our landfills with it.

...... additional lines that included references from good customers such as the Captain, who was well known for his weird obsession, as regards collecting all kinds of native wildlife, and stuffing them, and putting them on display in shopping centres - without approval of course, because Cappy believed he didn't need approval, the public would just love his displays.

It was while he was setting up the Stuffed Bat that he was apprehended by two burly security guards. In fact, he wasn't just apprehended, he was crash-tackled to the ground and held there while the Police were called.

When the Plods arrived, it was immediately obvious to them, in the middle of a Coronavirus pandemic, the sight of a large Stuffed Bat was enough to give even the most hardened Coles shopper, the heebie-jeebies.

"I thought he was starting to set up a Wuhan Food Hall!", exclaimed Mabel from Marrickville, who refused to give her surname to the nosey TV journo who had just arrived, after being alerted by a passer-by.

So, Mabel", said the journo, preening her hair and checking her lipstick surreptitiously, as the cameras started to roll, "What was your reaction when this weirdo started setting up this Stuffed Bat? Were you scared?"

"Scared?", said Mabel, clipping her 5 yr old on the ear, as he shoved his face in front of the camera, "I thought he was going to infect us all with some kinda Chineez Bat disease! - you know?"

"He looks pretty suss as it is, without setting up a ginormous great stuffed Bat, and frightenin' us all witless!!" "Oh, I see", said the gormless interviewer, "Now, how do you think this episode has affected your young son here - what's his name?"

"Oh, he's gunna have nightmares about this, nuthin' surer", said Mabel, ignoring the journos request for her sons name. I think I'll hafta see a lawyer or sumfing, see if I can get some compensation for this awful fright!"

"Oh my!" said the journo, her eyes widening, "Do you think..........

The re-location of manufacturing out of China makes a lot of economic, political and strategic sense. It will happen in every country, not just Japan.

Here's the full original article, not the Breitbart sanitised and shortened version ....

https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3079126/japan-pay-firms-leave-china-relocate-production-elsewhere-part

My workshop neighbour is a truckie hauling dry freight vans (subbying to Toll) for mostly Coles and Woolworths. He runs their goods from their distribution centres around Perth, to the shopping centres.

He did say about 8 or 10 days ago, that they were starting see delays in getting supplies from China - because of the lockdowns. There were quite a few ships half-loaded in China, and they were unable to finish loading them.

But since then, most of China has started to open up again, and the goods are starting to move again. He did say, what was making it worse, was the panic buying here.

He mentioned they normally put 130 semi-trailers a day through the distribution centre, but it was up to 190 trailers on some days, and it was utter bedlam. But things have started to return to normal.

Edgar Percival EP.9.

I never cease to be surprised by the number of "mature age, very-experienced" people who regularly kill themselves, whilst operating all types of machines.

Half of those deaths come down to long experience with their equipment, leading to complacency in dangerous situations.

The other half relate to older people who think they know more than they do, when they're learning a new skill. Learn a new skill, you need to be taught the unseen dangers.

The mature-age fatality rate is quite similar, regardless of whether it involves mechanised equipment or aircraft.

Every powered item of equipment has the ability to kill you swiftly, but none more so, than flying machines.

Haven't you got an area of flatter terrain more suitable for a strip, rather than one surrounded by much higher terrain that disrupts the wind flows, and which provides "interesting" landings and takeoffs?

It's hard to see the contours of the terrain without contour levels, but I can see what appears to be sizeable raised ridges surrounding your proposed site?

You should be able to find it on the website listed below. Search the page, using "DB25" as the search term.

http://www.cqham.ru/tnc2rad.htm

You just never stop harping on with the Rush Limbaugh rubbish about, "it's just the 'flu". COVID-19 is not "just the 'flu", it is a virus never seen before, with erratic viral behaviour, faster transmission between victims, far greater lifespan on many inorganic surfaces, and no vaccine. If you're happy to contract it, let us know, I'm sure we'll be able to find someone who has it, who will give it to you, just for the experience.

It's getting pretty petty when it comes back to what you're buying at Bunnings. Here in the West, no-one bothers what you buy at Bunnings, just as long as the numbers in the store are limited, and the 1.5M personal spacing is observed.

We went to Bunnings and bought paint, sanders, sanding discs, paint rollers and paintbrushes - so we could have a blitz on house maintenance. No-one bothered us, there are no Police guarding Bunnings, I think that's overkill.

The Police here are simply manning regional roadblocks to prevent unnecessary travel, and about 98% of travellers are let through, because they're moving freight or are engaged in essential jobs.

They are policing large gatherings and parties that are reported. People in W.A. are allowed to go to the beach, just have to space themselves out, and not gather in groups.

I think the basic problem with the dark-skinned races is that they are basically all tribal, they live in large groups, in close contact, and indulge in considerable close contact when greeting each other.

Plus, the vast majority of these people have many underlying health problems, due to their often innate ability to eat the proper foods, and generally look after their own health.

I've never seen a Murphy Swichgage (correct name spelling) fitted to an aircraft - and I can find nothing in Murphy literature, to say they can be fitted to an aircraft.

They're a very durable and well built gauge, with the added complexity of including a switching mechanism which is specifically designed to shut down, unattended ground-equipment engines, when set parameters are exceeded.

However, Murphy state that their Swichgages are built specifically for oilfield equipment, and mobile equipment such as engine-driven welder, compressors, pumps, etc.

Looking through the specifications shows the Murphy Swichgage is an extremely heavy unit, with the 2 inch unit weighing 370 grams and the 2.5 inch unit weighing 413 grams.

In my considered opinion, you are taking on unnecessary aircraft weight by planning to utilise a Murphy Swichgage, when there are plenty of other suitable gauges available, that are designed specifically for aviation use.

https://www.fwmurphy.com/products/gages/20t-25t

That's a fairly expensive way to find out wind data. Isn't there a nearby BOM station that can provide similar information? - free of charge?

Police have confirmed that going to the tip to dump rubbish, is allowed under lockdown rules. But going to the tip just for a drive, or to scrounge some saleable scrap, isn't.

SplitS said ...

Sweden appears to have the right balance there is enough data to say following there model is the sensible thing to do.

No, I'm not changing my mind or "going over to the dark side". Sweden has 10M population and currently has 10,483 confirmed virus cases with 899 deaths.

Australia, with 25M population, has 6,313 confirmed virus cases with 61 deaths. I know which countrys virus transmission countermeasures are more effective.

https://news.google.com/covid19/map?hl=en-AU&gl=AU&ceid=AU:en

More to choose from, than I've seen in months!

https://www.gumtree.com.au/s-miscellaneous-goods/aircraft+rotax/k0c18319

Russty, you need to find a better-balanced news source than the National Review, a right-wing biased news source, funded by Charles Koch and supported by Corporate America.

https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/national-review/

I can't imagine rioting in the streets, but there'll be a fair bit of civil disobedience in weeks to come, if the authorities don't roll back the tight clampdowns, to something more acceptable - striking a balance between spreading contamination, and ensuring people can get back to doing everyday things - still with the simple rules of minimal touching, spacing and cleanliness, in place. A vaccine will be the only way we return to normality, but that could be 18 mths away.

As I mentioned before, a lit incandescent globe will provide all the heat you need, to drive moisture out of confined spaces - and it doesn't cost US$213 + shipping.

FB - There's no hope of any sensible discussion, while you continually parrot the extreme-Right-Wing, Rush Limbaugh view, that the COVID-19 virus is "just the 'flu", or "the same as the 'flu" - and a "ChiCom virus".

COVID-19 is an exceptionally virulent virus (even admitted to by Trump now), and it has curious effects, such as causing large numbers of tiny blood clots in the lungs, thus ensuring that lung function fails.

https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/covid-19-could-a-clot-busting-drug-help-save-the-lives-of-patients-on-ventilators

Nev - Agreed. But a camshaft lobe failure, or a follower failure, is still not as dangerous or immediately destructive as a failure in the piston/ring/valve/bore area.

Fogging oil doesn't get into rocker boxes unless you pull the covers off and squirt in there. Cylinder bores and rings are pretty critical areas - rockers, not so critical.

Nearly all corrosion in rocker boxes is on the rocker arms and pushrods, not a huge problem that will see you fall out of the sky. The rocker shaft and ball studs have an oil coating that should protect them for 3 mths.

It's a favourite amongst the boaties. The website below tells you where you can purchase it. Whitworths are a pretty good marine supplier, but you won't find them away from the coast.

(EDIT: - just checked Whitworths website, they don't appear to stock it. AutoOne do).

https://www.sta-bil.com.au/products/sta-bil-marine-fogging-oil

Sweden has recorded 10,151 COVID-19 virus cases and 887 deaths in total from the virus. The population of Sweden is 10.23M.

Australia has recorded 6,292 COVID-19 virus cases and 58 deaths in total from the virus. The population of Australia is 24.99M.

I know which country has the better approach to the virus from the above figures.

https://news.google.com/covid19/map?

(EDIT: - corrected the total for Sweden, I was initially provided with an outdated figure)

Yes, I reckon it must have been paved by the Irish Gypsy bitumen pavers. Know a bloke with a truck sales business, who got his big truck yard paved by them - boy, was he cheesed off! Teach him to be a cheapskate.

You can purchase "recycled asphalt", it's cheap, but it's asphalt that has been dug up, so it has already been set once, and it's full of impurities such as gravel rocks, clay and other dirt particles.

It's O.K. for a cheap solution to provide a reasonably solid surface for driving on, but it never sets again, as the original hotmix asphalt does, because the binders have already set.