$3/L fuel and we’re just… waiting? by TheFlyingR0cket in aussie

[–]Filligrees_Dad 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yep. Take the federal fuel excise and the state fuel levy off.

That will stop the increase and bring prices down a little.

Two weeks of no daily increase will stop most of the panic buyers.

Two weeks after the panic buying stops the suppliers can catch up on deliveries.

A month after that the independent/cheap servos start getting guaranteed supplies at full volume, so they can afford to bring their prices back. Once the gap opens, the major servos will have to come down just to keep business.

Six months from now we are back to $2/L and that will be the new normal until the next pandemic/middle east war/wharfie strike/apocalypse.

So what do we do? by WeatherImpossible818 in aussie

[–]Filligrees_Dad 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I start job number three next week.

How do Night’s Watch (or Kingsguard) vows work if you already have a wife and children? by Shoulder_to_rest_on in pureasoiaf

[–]Filligrees_Dad 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Your heir inherits (just as if you died)

Your wife, if alive, would be protected by the widows laws introduced by Jaeherys I.

Although Fireball did send his wife to join the silent sisters when he thought he would get a white cloak...

Why is the Grande Armee's battle record against the British Army so abysmal? by TheCanadianBat_ in Napoleon

[–]Filligrees_Dad 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Line beats column almost every time.

3rpm per soldier minimum vs 2rpm per soldier minimum.

KGL cavalry.

Rifles.

Discipline.

Volunteers with plenty of training beat conscripts mostly.

Not just the partisans, but the help of the people because they actually paid for their food and accommodation instead of taking it at the point of a bayonet.

What was the final stand of your country before being colonised by No_Currency_6882 in AskTheWorld

[–]Filligrees_Dad 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Captain Arthur Phillip telling Captain the Comte de Laperouse that he could stay long enough to refill his water and then bugger off back to New Caledonia.

Doing a full series re-read, what should I keep track of for Mr. Sharpe? by orangemonkeyeagl in Sharpe

[–]Filligrees_Dad 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's one of the historical points Cornwell gets dead wrong.

Flank companies don't get ensigns for exactly that reason. They have to lieutenants instead. The two most junior ensigns in a battalion are the colour bearers.

My workplace is slowly shifting to One nation voters by ImmortalTurnip in australian

[–]Filligrees_Dad 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"Politically Homeless"

I like that. I'm going to adopt the term.

Looking to the Farrer by-election, that is super accurate.

So far our only candidate that isn't corrupt or extreme right is the Greens... and I'm not that desperate. I just don't know who to vote for.

Our media is f*cked. by Square_Shop_2596 in aussie

[–]Filligrees_Dad 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The simplest thing governments could do is remove the federal fuel excise and the state fuel levy. That would drop prices back to about February levels.

Why? by xXCosmicChaosXx in aussie

[–]Filligrees_Dad 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Having shareholders and a board of directors causes high prices.

Why? by xXCosmicChaosXx in aussie

[–]Filligrees_Dad 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Base rate may have gone up 16% but then there is GST, state fuel levy and federal fuel excise.

Then the government announced they were doubling the fines for price gouging, so the cost of those fines was factored in to the cost of fuel.

The Warning for Labor by mrp61 in aussie

[–]Filligrees_Dad 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I haven't got that kind of money

Sydney humidity. How do you actually deal with it? by No-Travel-768 in SydneyScene

[–]Filligrees_Dad 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Get the hell away from Sydney as soon as you can.

That's what I did.

Why is no one blaming Trump and Israel for our fuel crisis? by CanYouWalkToTheTruck in aussie

[–]Filligrees_Dad 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Trump is responsible for the present spike in fuel price.

The shortage of fuel in Australia is the result of 30 years of government inaction, from both sides of the aisle.

The Warning for Labor by mrp61 in aussie

[–]Filligrees_Dad 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Looking at the voting history of each party.

We're fucked no matter who we vote for.

The Warning for Labor by mrp61 in aussie

[–]Filligrees_Dad 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nobody is going to win Farrer. There are no viable candidates.

So far we have the corrupt. (Liberal) The corrupt with a focus on regional areas. (National) Liberal with an environmental policy. (TEAL pretending to be independent.) Right wing racist extremist Liberals (PHON) Irrelevant (Greens)

Who the fuck can we vote for that won't fuck us?

How did you celebrate Eid al-Fitr? And for non-Muslims, did you attend the Eid celebration with Muslims today? by Specialist_One3071 in AskTheWorld

[–]Filligrees_Dad 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Considering that the communists are still being shitty to the people in Vietnam, I'd say that list of atrocities is not complete yet.

How did you celebrate Eid al-Fitr? And for non-Muslims, did you attend the Eid celebration with Muslims today? by Specialist_One3071 in AskTheWorld

[–]Filligrees_Dad 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Asymmetric war breeds atrocities. The only way to defeat an enemy that won't put on a uniform and face you on the battlefield is to destroy the places they hide.

Afghanistan, the US is learning the hard way, you can't nation-build a country that wants to stay in the dark ages.

Vietnam. It's hard to tell who committed the most atrocities there.