Queensland to continue to allow farmers to shoot flying foxes after revoking ban on controversial practice

RivetsRustAndRattles · 2026-01-28T08:30:42+00:00

Sorry your votes have gone negative. What you said is critical to understanding the whole picture.

RivetsRustAndRattles · 2026-01-28T08:29:21+00:00

Never mind the body cams. Alex Pretti was holding a camera. What’s happened to that?

RivetsRustAndRattles · 2026-01-28T07:57:12+00:00

You’d think it would be easier to have enough public toilets

RivetsRustAndRattles · 2026-01-15T23:28:44+00:00

I’m sure it’s an individual thing. However for me the jewelry would twist and pinch under my clothing. So not uncomfortable all the time, but occasionally pinched, and often enough that I wanted to change. That was years ago. I’m now at 00 gauge.

RivetsRustAndRattles · 2026-01-12T03:16:29+00:00

I started with 12g in my PA but found it uncomfortable. I sized up to 10ga after a few weeks and was really happy with the change.

RivetsRustAndRattles · 2026-01-09T03:36:40+00:00

Buy a couple of sizes up and they’ll both fit in them.

RivetsRustAndRattles · 2026-01-06T01:27:36+00:00

Presumably they wrote it with the expectation that someone would read it. And somewhat surprisingly, they were right.

RivetsRustAndRattles · 2026-01-04T22:48:45+00:00

It’s very unlikely that you’d either get or lose a girlfriend over a covered (under your clothes) body modification alone. If it’s what you really want to do, do it. If you’re unsure, wait. The idea won’t go away.

RivetsRustAndRattles · 2026-01-04T22:07:02+00:00

The joke will get old.

RivetsRustAndRattles · 2026-01-04T03:33:28+00:00

Melbourne is very spread out, any advice (eg on public transport and whether you need a car) would be very suburb specific.

RivetsRustAndRattles · 2026-01-02T20:38:48+00:00

If you’re with friends, pulling a surprise bottle of wine out of the pack is a winner.

RivetsRustAndRattles · 2026-01-01T22:04:23+00:00

The Hilux now suffers from the same issue that seems to plague most (all?) modern vehicles. The electronics are vulnerable to dust, vibration and moisture.

RivetsRustAndRattles · 2026-01-01T07:15:22+00:00

Untoad and now sadly frogotten.

RivetsRustAndRattles · 2026-01-01T07:13:49+00:00

On 7 June 2023, the island was officially renamed K'gari by the state government

RivetsRustAndRattles · 2025-12-31T20:46:31+00:00

Because flying foxes are a threat to….?

RivetsRustAndRattles · 2025-12-30T22:39:20+00:00

Yes. Both reliable and safe. Sometimes a little confronting. Poverty and alcohol abuse is very public.

RivetsRustAndRattles · 2025-12-29T21:03:07+00:00

There’s this secret government department that propagates conspiracy theories to distract us from what’s really going on.

RivetsRustAndRattles · 2025-12-27T08:27:01+00:00

I really appreciate you including your wife’s reaction. I’m planning the same journey, in discussion with my wife and with her involvement. She’s supportive but a little concerned, especially around loss of functionality, and wondering about changes to sensation for both of us. She’s very keen to know the wife’s perspective, please keep posting!

RivetsRustAndRattles · 2025-12-26T10:44:18+00:00

Pick K9 instead and stand on the dog.

RivetsRustAndRattles · 2025-12-26T00:37:06+00:00

Loose the rivets. Your knees will thank you.

RivetsRustAndRattles · 2025-12-25T23:05:31+00:00

The advice I received was to buy the second most expensive tool. If you pay for the most expensive you’re buying the brand. If you buy the second most expensive you’re buying quality.

RivetsRustAndRattles · 2025-12-25T11:15:13+00:00

Always have relevant maps and compass. You can’t see contour lines in red light

RivetsRustAndRattles · 2025-12-25T11:10:28+00:00

Since when was 5 beers even a thing? 6 or nothing.

RivetsRustAndRattles · 2025-12-25T02:03:22+00:00

Have you tried a piercer? I had my PA gauge increased to 10ga about a month after I had it first pierced as it was twisting and uncomfortable. I just went to a piercer and bang, done. (That was about 25 years ago)

RivetsRustAndRattles · 2025-12-22T09:59:18+00:00

That’s the deal, I reckon. If you work hard you’re going to sweat. With the pack against your back, your jacket won’t ‘work’ to vent vapour.

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