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Message 2132817 - Posted: 20 Feb 2024, 10:25:54 UTC

Posting after a long and boring day of trying to recover from whatever it was I did to myself and I'm already sick of the smell of Dencorub as well. :-(

Anyhow I've got a line of pain pills ready to see if I can get in a decent sleep in tonight.

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Message 2132818 - Posted: 20 Feb 2024, 10:41:08 UTC

I hope you feel better soon.
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Message 2132827 - Posted: 20 Feb 2024, 16:04:28 UTC

Why T?
The suggested tire rating is a floor if the manufacturer suggests T-rated tires that is the lowest rating you should put on the car. You usually pay more for higher-rated tires but if they cost less go for it. I use V-rated tires on my Volt. There is no way that car can go 149 mph and maintain it. I might get up to 110 but I like the extra performance and safety margin. If T will cost you more than a U or H, then go with the higher-rated tire.

Consider going to Tirerack.com and entering your vehicle. It will give you suggestions. They generally have the best price and will ship to an installer near you.
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Message 2132828 - Posted: 20 Feb 2024, 16:06:46 UTC

I totally agree with Carlos.
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Message 2132834 - Posted: 20 Feb 2024, 19:55:54 UTC

Winning on a Hump Day morning with the sun now shining brightly as the kettle gets ready to boil.

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Message 2132837 - Posted: 20 Feb 2024, 22:16:44 UTC

I'm looking forward to my next trip across Switzerland and Germany in a car that requires (Y) rated tyres, which will be driven to its limits by a couple of friends when we arrive a our destination. My job is to get them there and back as fast as is legal.
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Message 2132839 - Posted: 20 Feb 2024, 22:26:42 UTC
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Well... What a day... And I don't think anyone is happy...

There is silliness with a critical someone who "doesn't do detail"... We had another someone faint/pale/delirious and near collapse due to lack of water (amazing how three glasses of water and a cup of tea brought them round, and their colleagues were oblivious-don't-complain)... Another critical one is crying off with stress and overload of Commitments... And another claimed a quote for some equipment that when checked was x10 not in our favour...! Everyone is very grumpy about that one!!

There's other time critical 'fun' that must be done tomorrow ready for Thursday...

And...

I've just had a stroppy call about the inconvenience of a comms link not working and the dire consequences for them... At the moment I'm silly too far away to dash over to look at that... Food desert 'n' all that... Later in the call they finally admitted to "knocking the dish antenna off" but they did try to (randomly) put it back again...

And additionally, we have some (clueless) self-proclaimed 'experts' explaining how everything 'should' be. You might have plucked better out of a football crowd!


All good fun!

At least I've avoided the fish 'n' chips...
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Message 2132844 - Posted: 20 Feb 2024, 23:13:01 UTC

Well at least I got 5.5hrs of sleep in last night which is much better than the 3-4hrs that I've been getting of late and so long as I don't straighten myself up I can get around ok, but as soon as I do straighten up then I'm in pain and trouble.

It looks like I'll have to do another pumpkin harvest tomorrow morning as it could be too wet to do it until after the weekend and cumulonimbus clouds are already building up here, though they likely dump their load elsewhere, and the temp here is now at a very muggy 21C (feels like 23C) on our way to an expected 25C with a chance of showers and storms later on.

I also topped up my thirsty capsicums and what was pea sized fruit yesterday are now "Chupa-Chup" size this morning. I may have to start topping their water up 3 times a day. :-O

Anyhow it's time for my last coffee of the morning before I go and deliver some more butternuts about the place and enjoy a beer or 3 up at the pub.

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Message 2132852 - Posted: 21 Feb 2024, 5:08:15 UTC

If that is the case then I'm suffering from my extreme Neanderthal age this last week (I know that I'm old, but I'm not that old as yet, even if I'm feeling like a bent over 90yr old ATM).

Anyhow, it must be time for a feed before I think about feeding Dog, watering veggies and popping some more horse tablets.

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Message 2132859 - Posted: 21 Feb 2024, 10:32:41 UTC

Since when is an EV a Sports Car???

Porsche Mission E.


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Message 2132861 - Posted: 21 Feb 2024, 10:39:21 UTC

A sunny morning win.
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Message 2132864 - Posted: 21 Feb 2024, 12:07:33 UTC

A grey rainy start and the natives are grumpy.

Unfortunately, we're running out of time to make progress... And some of the crew seem oblivious to reality.

Lots to do and more positivitum needed!!


(The Neanderthals are amongst us. They might even be the more effective compared to the dumb natives!)
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Message 2132870 - Posted: 21 Feb 2024, 15:38:48 UTC - in response to Message 2132859.  

Since when is an EV a Sports Car???

Porsche Mission E.


Oh it's been know to happen:
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Message 2132875 - Posted: 21 Feb 2024, 17:14:40 UTC

Posting far too early on a Thorsday morning down under, but I think that the lack of sleep of late caught up with me as I got over 8hrs of sleep in last night.

Anyhow I better put the jug on.

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Message 2132891 - Posted: 21 Feb 2024, 23:53:43 UTC
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After a difficult start, the afternoon worked very well.

I'll admit to being in a quandary as to where all this will lead and how soon...

We've had some quite stern meetings towards the end of the day... Will tomorrow be 'just another day' or will we see 'improvements'?...

Oh... Some of the roads around here have only recently opened from floods, and I've had to do quite a lot of paddling through their remains and lingering wet bits. There's still a silly amount of run-off pooling up or turning them into rivers rather than roads. Very glad the vehicle air intake is nicely out of the way high up. Meanwhile, one of our drivers had a one hour detour to reverse out of a flooded road. Very glad they had the good sense to reverse out!


Hey ho!

... And I've still managed to avoid the stomach deadly greasy batter heavy fish 'n' chips... (The emergency healthy rations hamper is holding up well!)
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Message 2132898 - Posted: 22 Feb 2024, 3:19:01 UTC

I pay every six months on my car insurance. It gives me a little breathing room to scrape up he next payment.

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Message 2132903 - Posted: 22 Feb 2024, 4:14:36 UTC

Well gee we can do it monthly here, but with my 2 old girls it's just cheaper to go for bash for bash these days as I just have to avoid idiots as well as hoping that they do have insurance.

But I would love a limited slip diff in the wagon and then I could sell off the sedan, but the sedan can pull a trailer load of firewood out in the bush where the wagon would be left spinning a wheel even with its greater ride height clearance (yes I know and my trailer has the marks to prove that it has being pushed by 4x4's before to get out of slushy situations towing a load out with the wagon).

It's getting close to time to meet the boys out on the block for another load very soon as well as we shouldn't be too far anyway from our autumn change now and I like my firewood nice and dry by then.

Anyhow we've exceeded our expected max for today with the mercury hitting a steamy 27C (26C was expected) as those dark clouds build up again, but that doesn't mean that we'll get wet here.

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Message 2132910 - Posted: 22 Feb 2024, 10:25:57 UTC

More rain here 10C.
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Message 2132914 - Posted: 22 Feb 2024, 13:20:06 UTC

Well the clock has ticked over into another day here so I better see how I go with that sleep thing again.

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Message 2132916 - Posted: 22 Feb 2024, 14:46:01 UTC
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Well... The weather is cool and fine but we've had another grumpy start... There's an 'unwillingness' with the motley crew here to 'get real'... They sort of get some of the ideas, but seem not bothered to join all the bits together. Cue Roman Trireme overseers needed with their whips and chains...?

After some weeks of silliness, at least I've discovered that one piece of equipment significantly isn't working to spec, which in turn makes everything else more difficult for everyone... I have been suspicious for a while but only got the chance to check just now. Unfortunately, that's outside my expertise to fix. And I ain't going to make any guesses on that one! (The 'quick fix' seems 'obvious', but I'm very aware there are other parameters acting up... Is this the real cause? Or nothing more than one of multiple consequences?...)

At least I have a clear run this afternoon to make progress, or at least catch up with orders and plans and keeping things working.


And a rather too apt a quote didst pop up when I was logging in to report...

Neurotics build castles in the sky,
Psychotics live in them,
And psychiatrists collect the rent.


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