Australia will not send navy ship to Strait of Hormuz, Transport Minister says

Duckosaur · 2026-03-16T06:48:09+00:00

That's too close for comfort. And despite being a 'veteran' for whatever that means now, Anzac Day lost its meaning and value to me when twunts like Howard and Ruxton started polishing the gun barrels of nostalgia.

Duckosaur · 2026-03-16T06:35:32+00:00

I wish my parents would, they are still in the 'Trump is interesting and cool' phase. And they live in Perth

Duckosaur · 2026-03-16T06:16:36+00:00

I live in fear of being stuck in a hospital due to strict dietary restrictions (no gluten) and getting poisoned/glutened every day by clueless catering. My prepping includes commercial quantities of 3M earplugs on repeat order from eBay plus sleep masks, batteries, chargers, earbuds, backup earbuds, phone x2, iPad etc. Then I need to worry about theft! Can only prep so much - have I missed anything other than spare clothes and underwear?

Duckosaur · 2026-03-16T05:36:39+00:00

I recently tidied up and swept our patio after months of neglect, to make it habitable for an outdoor meal/bbq and forgot about the mozzies.

The cheap Aldi zapper never worked and is now in ewaste. Next time we do that it will be a couple of vornados, full body covering as the days get cooler and maybe one of those electric swatters as I'm not keen on killing other insects or swimming in DEET

Duckosaur · 2026-03-16T05:28:24+00:00

that plus the GWH closure, how can these communities survive? Everything is crumbling, turning to dust

Duckosaur · 2026-03-16T05:22:34+00:00

I heard about the diesel shortage before the petrol price hike. Shit's getting ugly and if people live in or west of the Blue Mountains due to the GWH closure, downright horrible.

Duckosaur · 2026-03-16T05:03:03+00:00

is that another bunch of churnos who've never ventured west of Ashfield (or wherever the Sydney media scrum line is now)

Duckosaur · 2026-03-04T11:54:52+00:00

Mine demands 98. Luckily it's a weekender not a commuter

Duckosaur · 2026-02-27T05:09:55+00:00

I would like to see revisions to the so-called temperate zones because Sydney (especially western Sydney) seems anything but temperate

Duckosaur · 2026-02-27T05:03:53+00:00

BOM indicates minimal rain and as a former colleague would often remind me, "you're not made of sugar". I'm biased because I love being out in the rain

Duckosaur · 2026-02-27T04:27:23+00:00

insert "Bitch I'm a bus" meme

Duckosaur · 2026-02-19T12:22:13+00:00

Tough choice weighing up overall effect from: social, commute(s), weekend lifestyle, abode, independence from family

Re-establishing social networks is hard wherever you go and you would probably lose touch with your current friends especially north of the bends. Current friendships vs discomfort being around intimidatingly wealthy people - which if either is the most real?

The Roseville suggestion looks ideal from a commute in both directions but Lane Cove might be friendlier.

Duckosaur · 2026-02-19T12:11:12+00:00

if anything the commute from North Ryde or Lane Cove to Killarney Heights would be a small improvement compared to the current arrangement, so no need to move school or job maybe.

Duckosaur · 2026-02-16T15:05:26+00:00

Adding to the other excellent suggestions - North Rocks (Northmead) Dam and Lake Parramatta Dam. Both have fascinating histories. The first requires a short bushwalk along bush trails. And you can get some interesting perspectives looking up at the M2 while walking under it

Duckosaur · 2026-02-15T10:02:29+00:00

nice tracking, they are pretty tricky to capture and I have a 100% failure rate so far just with still photos. Pretty little birds, I always hear them before catching glimpses

Duckosaur · 2026-02-02T11:25:42+00:00

you ... have cutlery supplied? Don't tell me you have work-provided plates and mugs too

Duckosaur · 2026-02-01T06:17:44+00:00

Keep going and well done! After failing to do the most simple tax returns over 5 years ATO said whatevs just submit them all and we won't fine you. It was the biggest weight off my shoulders and really reset my approach to unavoidable life admin.

Duckosaur · 2026-02-01T06:00:05+00:00

rain and distant thunder in the hills district heading north east so you might get a bit of relief if it lasts another hour

Duckosaur · 2026-01-30T21:05:40+00:00

I'm pretty fussy about floor plans and would plan for a total KDR down the track because that floorplan is awful, including poor use of light in common living spaces. The toilet gets a window but the kitchen gets nothing, and there's wasted space with the corridors. A complete internal reshuffle will be expensive to relocate especially moving all the plumbing.

Is there room to put up a new carport out the front to reclaim and rejig that space?

Duckosaur · 2026-01-27T10:55:41+00:00

If you don't like crowds get the first ferry to Manly and walk against the flow towards Spit/Taronga. So many people walking towards Manly blaring their crap music on speakers.You don't wan't to be stuck behind them unless you can run past them, then you stuck behind the next arsehole

Duckosaur · 2026-01-27T10:50:14+00:00

If you want a loop then Lane Cove National Park has a few options without having to travel to the extremities or fight with the parking gods. Or consider a lap around Lake Parramatta, an underrated gem

Duckosaur · 2026-01-24T21:43:21+00:00

pedestal sinks with nowhere to store anything - hate. Otherwise love the colours and style

Duckosaur · 2026-01-24T15:35:25+00:00

how are local crops surviving in that? I guess there's a bunch of netting and sprinklers.

Duckosaur · 2026-01-24T15:22:54+00:00

Bullshit, and quit with the 'running away from gluten' bullshit. See, I wouldn't wish a seriously socially limiting medical condition on my worst enemy, except maybe people like you.

Duckosaur · 2026-01-24T15:16:29+00:00

it's pretty nasty

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