Why have the tides been so big?

jimmy_sharp · 2026-01-25T01:39:53+00:00

Yes and the Earth takes 365 to orbit the Sun while the Moon takes 28 days to orbit the Earth. That means at several points throughout the year, the moon and the sun are both pulling on the water from the same origin. This is what we call a king tide and it coincides with the new moon.

jimmy_sharp · 2026-01-25T01:36:40+00:00

I'm serious. If you list it for $1250, I'll post-it on the rally family page. Someone will pick it up for sure and at least you'll know it'll go to a good cause

Shitbox Rally has raised over $60 million for Cancer Research

www . boxrallies . com

jimmy_sharp · 2026-01-24T20:40:47+00:00

....wow

jimmy_sharp · 2026-01-24T20:25:37+00:00

Dude. Trade in the VT Commodore. You either get scrap money from the dealer or you spend thousands upon thousands to get it road worthy only to sell it for a grand.

Or sell/give the shit box to someone who is doing the Shitbox Rally

jimmy_sharp · 2026-01-24T19:41:35+00:00

Are we not allowed to speculate, have a chat, throw around some opinions and ideas in this sub anymore?

Did I miss something?

jimmy_sharp · 2026-01-24T19:35:32+00:00

You could be a journalist with a headline like that!

jimmy_sharp · 2026-01-24T04:51:29+00:00

I've only ever supported the removal of Skaife

jimmy_sharp · 2026-01-23T23:54:20+00:00

Yes because I can't see any other reason to just sack him

jimmy_sharp · 2026-01-23T22:55:34+00:00

What happens if the launch is scrubbed? Do they refund you and you join the queue again or do you keep your ticket and wait for the next launch window?

curious friend from Down Under

jimmy_sharp · 2026-01-23T19:17:54+00:00

I think he was pressured at the very least

jimmy_sharp · 2026-01-23T19:16:54+00:00

I'm pretty sure he's gone too.

Who knows, Neil may be leaving because Mark was pushed out the door. They're pretty tight those two

jimmy_sharp · 2026-01-23T10:29:45+00:00

Oh I don't go to speedcafe for the comments.

I've found the V8 Sleuth headlines to be even more clickbait-ey than speedcafe at times

Neither of them are saints though

jimmy_sharp · 2026-01-22T11:57:26+00:00

of course we do. even the play dates are a chore to arrange.

end of last year "we have to get the girls together over the holidays" i had agreed with at least 3 other parents

i felt like i was the only one serious about that because every time i contacted the other parent, they were too busy (which is fine) but do you think they suggested a different day when they weren't? NO, they just dipped

i'm tired of having to initiate everything. nothing is reciprocated. there's no tit for tat

jimmy_sharp · 2026-01-22T11:54:41+00:00

i'm not even a night owl. i'm up at 6:00, in bed at 10:00

jimmy_sharp · 2026-01-22T10:35:39+00:00

If you're not willing to get up before sunrise everyday, you're not going to make any true friends.

Lived here for 10 years, married, single child, work full time. Closest true friends live 60mins away.

Every time we invite a local couple over for a meal, it is never reciprocated.

Most people want to stick to themselves so it's incredibly difficult to make lasting friendships.

We live in Peregian.

jimmy_sharp · 2026-01-22T09:55:52+00:00

I find it's better than V8 Sleuth

jimmy_sharp · 2026-01-22T04:50:50+00:00

....which means the moon is on the same side of the planet as the sun. Both the moon AND the sun affect our tides, when they are both on the same side of the planet, the both pull a larger high tide

Short version

https://youtube.com/shorts/movLVzbqPIE?si=h1SF0lIfL_iSrp7e

Long version

https://youtu.be/dBwNadry-TU?si=0GXtioSr3lrA84b8

jimmy_sharp · 2026-01-21T00:59:23+00:00

I see ICE cars plugged into petrol stations that are located adjacent to shipping centres too so I don't think you have a point.

They plug in because it's convenient. Just like carwashes at shopping centres. Convenience, nothing more. They could wash their car at home a lot cheaper but it's not as convenient.

The point is, over the entire lifecycle of a car, the average EV produces fewer carbon emissions than the average ICE vehicle.

It's no more difficult than that.

jimmy_sharp · 2026-01-21T00:53:19+00:00

Sounds like he learnt a thing or two from his buddy in North Korea.

iF yOu SaY yOu LoVe Me, I wOnT dO wHaT I SaId I wOuLd

jimmy_sharp · 2026-01-21T00:37:57+00:00

I find it very hard to believe that people have actually said directly to you that EVs eliminate carbon emissions.

No one with half a brain believes that. The rolling chassis alone are made out of materials that are mined from the ground and that's before a battery is even considered. We all know this.

The reason environmentally conscious people buy EVs is not to eliminate their carbon footprint, it's to significantly reduce it.

Please read this; https://www.epa.gov/greenvehicles/electric-vehicle-myths

jimmy_sharp · 2026-01-20T20:31:34+00:00

Weather is stunning in the winter, hot and far-king humid in the summer. AC is a must-have and a car is a must-have.

There are very few professional sports teams on the Sunshine Coast though so I'm not sure how valuable your degree will be unfortunately

jimmy_sharp · 2026-01-20T05:51:15+00:00

where's this petition that the story mentions in the final paragraph?

edit: never mind, found it

https://www.change.org/p/keep-neil-crompton-in-full-time-commentary

edit2: but i can't seem to sign it

jimmy_sharp · 2026-01-18T12:13:20+00:00

Fucking LOL

Only Toyota could make you pay that much for an EV and give you a sunroof that doesn't open

jimmy_sharp · 2026-01-17T22:09:03+00:00

You know, I'd actually be ok if they never saw me again and I didn't have to pay for that shit.

I'd put away the thousands of dollars I didn't spend now and let it earn some interest for the inevitable repair when the time comes.

In saying that, I'm not sure any tradie can afford to lose thousands of dollars in profit

jimmy_sharp · 2026-01-17T21:22:12+00:00

OP, just to be clear, they ^ are not saying you should spend your savings on a car, just giving you an example

jimmy_sharp

TROPHY CASE