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27-06-2023, 07:57 AM | #2281 | ||
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There's a metric world ? Why didn't anyone tell me.
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27-06-2023, 02:44 PM | #2282 | |||
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Height (either above ground or above sea level) is measured in feet. Vertical separation is in feet. Runway lengths are in metres as is the minimum horizontal separation limits. Speed is in knots (nautical miles per hour), as is radio reporting distances. There's probably a few more I've forgotten, but it's a real mismatch of both imperial and metric and also the units of measure.
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27-06-2023, 04:52 PM | #2283 | |||
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First thing I was told when I left school to start my apprenticeship was forget metric, all Heritage buildings are measured and built using cubits, yards, feet and inches. These days I don't go anywhere without my folding rule showing feet and inches Also comes in handy when dabbling in wooden boats and as you say, navigation.
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27-06-2023, 05:01 PM | #2284 | |||
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27-06-2023, 05:12 PM | #2285 | |||
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I'll frequently speak in both imperial and metric. Most thinks its an odd skill.
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27-06-2023, 06:04 PM | #2286 | ||
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Even laying out modern circuit boards, you jump between imperial and metric. Do it every day and it becomes normal, bring someone else into the convo and the mess begins.
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01-07-2023, 12:42 PM | #2287 | ||
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Why is it that Bumbles choc honeycomb are $5 for a 400g bag whilst the equivalent Violet Crumble is $5 for a 150g bag? And yet they are both made by the same company.
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01-07-2023, 04:55 PM | #2288 | ||
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marketing, everybody has heard of Violet Crumble.
Honeycomb xounds american Hokey Pokey is uniqley Kiwi
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01-07-2023, 08:42 PM | #2289 | |||
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Chocolate varies widely in quality, good quality always contains real coco butter. Last edited by AMB; 01-07-2023 at 08:49 PM. |
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03-07-2023, 08:36 PM | #2290 | ||
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Why is it that the generation that grew up with the Terminator movie series seem so unbothered by the rise of A.I.....
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03-07-2023, 11:09 PM | #2291 | ||
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04-07-2023, 09:22 AM | #2292 | ||
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Why is it that the word starting with c that describes a part of the female anatomy appears to be so offensive to a lot of women, and yet the equivalent word, starting with d, for a part of the male anatomy is widely used and doesn't appear to be anywhere near as offensive?
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04-07-2023, 09:25 AM | #2293 | |||
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04-07-2023, 11:14 AM | #2294 | ||
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Why is it that 'tradies' cut their nipples off (sealant cartridge nipples) and leave them wherever they fall?
Why is it that the lawn-mowing blokes and girls drop their trimmer cord cast-offs in the gutter? Several days ago I picked up two 2-metre-plus pieces, obviously dropped by the one person (same colour, same spot in the gutter). And why is it that dog owners (some of them) pick up the dog **** in a plastic bag and then throw the bag and contents away? |
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04-07-2023, 07:57 PM | #2295 | ||
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And why is it that dog owners (some of them) pick up the dog **** in a plastic bag and then throw the bag and contents away?[/QUOTE] One of my gardens has a hedge bordering an alley way, in my case they fling them into the hedge. Good suburb too, pigs.
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04-07-2023, 09:21 PM | #2296 | |||
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I do try and minimise the amount I use by using a bag from a walk to collect deposits at home wherever possible, and I also purchase compostable bags to use, too.
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05-07-2023, 06:50 AM | #2297 | ||
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ABC radio from 10:05 am to 10:30 am Tuesdays (Melbourne and possibly Vic. regional areas) there is free legal advice from David Whiting.
A few years ago this bloke rings up. Dog owner. Had been dropping the **** over someone's front fence. Home owner set up a camera, got photos of him and stuck them to power posts and other fixtures in the local area. Dog owner wanted to know if it was legal for home owner to do this. I am pretty sure the lawyer said it was. But the idiot caller thought his actions in dropping the **** over someone's fence was funny, a joke. |
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24-07-2023, 06:29 PM | #2298 | ||
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Why is it all odd numbers contain the letter E?
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24-07-2023, 06:59 PM | #2299 | ||
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E what
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25-07-2023, 08:33 AM | #2301 | |||
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Just watched this clip, scary how much control we have allowed the powers to be to have over us. A small brown envelope always gave satisfaction for a weeks work, electronic payment not so much. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Rb5F-Ikch4 |
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25-07-2023, 02:24 PM | #2302 | |||
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That clip didn't have much to do with cashless transactions, was about some guy depositing cash into, you guessed it, one of the big 4 w*nks.
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25-07-2023, 03:58 PM | #2304 | ||
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That clip was just a example of banks exerting un wanted and unnecessary control over us, a quick search you can find alot of articles about going cashless and how good it will be for us, just start at your reserve bank then work down from there, you might think not but it's on its way, add to that a world digital currency. You also might want to look at what yours and my government's, are up to they are trying to sign us up to with the WHO and their digital ID'S / Vaccine passports scheme.
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25-07-2023, 04:43 PM | #2305 | |||
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When that happens I'll believe it. Sorry, didn't reply straight away as I was up the local shop paying cash for stuff, just like everyone else was. Vaccine passport scheme is a little old hat now isn't it.
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26-07-2023, 07:38 AM | #2306 | |||
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26-07-2023, 02:42 PM | #2307 | ||
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…What is it with the sea of clueless, self-absorbed, spatially unaware people populating northern Sydney suburbs today? Is there bad news on the networks, or something else going on?
I don’t know if I’m going to curl up like a baby and cry, or kill someone. It’s just ridiculously hard work getting simple stuff done and making important information register in their minds. |
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26-07-2023, 04:08 PM | #2308 | |||
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26-07-2023, 04:37 PM | #2309 | ||
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No, although I have heard of the screenwriter and his previous success.
I just read the Wikipedia synopsis; talk about prescience.
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02-08-2023, 10:18 PM | #2310 | ||
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Why is it with every new indictment Donald Trump continues to lead the polls ahead of other Republican nominees for the 2024 Presidential Election?
This is a rhetorical post.
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