After watching footage from the World Economic Forum, it’s apparent that the heads of state/government taking part are intelligent, well-educated, considered, articulate and self-effacing … with one glaring exception!
During Taco’s “speech”, he ranted about “windmills”, complained about the “stolen” election, criticised the conditions of European countries (because of migration) before getting to the nub of the matter:
Denmark should give him Greenland, but his brain glitched and he began to demand Iceland and finally asked for “ice” 😳
“Dear Jonas: Considering your Country decided not to give me the Nobel Peace Prize for having stopped 8 Wars PLUS, I no longer feel an obligation to think purely of Peace, although it will always be predominant, but can now think about what is good and proper for the United States of America.
“Denmark cannot protect that land from Russia or China, and why do they have a ‘right of ownership’ anyway? There are no written documents, it’s only that a boat landed there hundreds of years ago, but we had boats landing there, also.
“I have done more for NATO than any other person since its founding, and now, NATO should do something for the United States. The World is not secure unless we have Complete and Total Control of Greenland. Thank you! President DJT”
I think Unca Donald needs a cup of tea and a lie down. That level of thinking is at kindergarten level How long can this bloke stay in charge. He's clearly lost the plot (which he never really had in the first place.) The problem is, those capable of removing him are like minded minions or lack the fortitude to do what's right
A petulant baby-man, complete with nappy.
What I find interesting, and just a little frightening, is Taco's inability to conceptualise anything other than "hot" women, gratification, personal affronts, deals, and revenge.
Got no interest in EV's as the economics doesnt add up unless you are doing plenty of kms or are prepared to take a money hit for the environment(sorry Greta T). Had no trouble with Lithium batteries for power/garden tools either the expensive brand names or the cheap knock offs and we used Renogy lithium batteries/solar panels in our little Campervan and they were fine for years.
A friend bought a new car recently. She was intending to get an EV or hybrid but the salesman demonstrated that she didn’t do enough Ks and an ICE vehicle was her best option economically and environmentally.
My V8 diesel simply doesn’t have an EV equivalent, unless I’m willing to shell out much more than I can afford. Ms DJC’s coupe now comes in hybrid and EV versions but the ICE model runs on the smell of an oily rag and replacing it doesn’t make sense.
At Thry....what brand of battery tools do you use? That could be part of the problem.
I've got an embarrassingly large collection of battery tools formerly required as a tradie, now for garden maintenance and hobbies, with the occassional bit of 'hard work' thrown in.
My brand is choice is Milwaukee which are far from cheap. I have everything from 4ah to 12ah. Standard. High Output Forge
Different types for different tools, but all fit in all.
Standard are good for drills, radios, nail guns, multi-tools, lights etc High output are good for grinders, smaller saws etc Forge are best for really high drawing tools that might bog down under load of normal batteries, drop saws, 9" grinder, demo-saws etc
I no longer own any petrol based tools, including lawnmower, whipper snipper, chainsaw etc.....all batteries. I've got some batteries that are still going strong for well over a decade now, but yes, a few have died along the journey too.
Milwaukee seems to be very popular with tradies Kruddler.
Our new neighbour is a glazier and a Milwaukee man. He and his wife are from Western District farming families but they’re new to rural living. He was impressed with my Honda brushcutter but I suggested that he explore Milwaukee battery powered gear rather than ICE tools.
I have battery-operated circular saw, reciprocating saw, angle grinder, drills, impact driver, jigsaw, compressor, router, chainsaw, polesaw, sander and blower. Mostly DeWalt but a couple of AEGs. They are in use most of the time and, with a couple of spare batteries, I rarely have downtime.
My table saw, mitre saw, drill press, bandsaw, thicknesser, etc are 240v and I have ICE mowers, brushcutter, etc.
The AEG batteries are rubbish and I have adapters to run the AEG tools on DeWalt batteries. The DeWalt 18-54v batteries are brilliant, but even the 14v batteries do well on my small drill/driver.
Of course, I wouldn’t be using my power tools as much as a tradie, but they all seem to be using battery powered tools now.
The chainsaw and polesaw, and my neighbour’s Stihls still need bar oil.
As I understand it lithium battery fires are caused by thermal runaway rather than a circuit or spark.
Most of my smaller power tools are battery-powered now and I can't fault them ... as long as I remember to charge the spare batteries.
I have a top of the range Husqvarna chainsaw but rarely use it now because my relatively cheap DeWalt does a pretty good job, is safer, quieter and I don't have to mix smelly two-stroke. My arborist neighbour, who I employ for bigger, riskier jobs, now uses battery-powered Stihl chainsaws for most of his work.
The only reservation I have is the fire risk with lithium batteries - we're have a spate of landfill fires caused by inappropriately dumped batteries. Using genuine batteries and chargers rather than knock-offs and disposing of dead lithium batteries through collection points is the way to go.
There was a story in the paper today about how Richard Nixon successfully leaned on the then Chair of the Federal Reserve to lower interest rates in the lead up to the 1972 elections to improve his re-election chances. The upshot of this was the inflation rate (which was 3.2% in 1972) rose to over 12% by the end of the decade.
The world economy will get whacked if Donny boy gets to set his own rates by replacing Jerome Powell with a patsy when his term ends in April.
Nixon was motivated by an unsubstantiated belief that the Democrats were conspiring to seize power ... but that's where the similarity ends.
I was following a Tesla through Geelong recently (in my V8 diesel 😇) and I noticed a very stylish, bespoke decal on the boot that appeared to strobe as the vehicle went from shadow to sunshine. It read, “Purchased before Elon went crazy.”
I know that (a) Elon has always been crazy, (b) similar stickers have been around for a while, and (c) the driver was probably a tosser, but it made me smile.
I'd just like to acknowledge Australian Test captain Alyssa Healy's wonderful career now that she has announced her retirement. She has had an outstanding career in all forms of the game.
I really enjoyed listening to her insights in the commentary box. She is extremely knowledgeable, speaks clearly and explains things very well, and has a good sense of humour without being blokey. I think part of her post-playing career is sewn up!
Milwaukee Bucks NBA coach Doc Rivers made a powerful statement about the fatal shooting of Renee Good and the overt racism of the current administration.
Rivers said that when he was growing up, the POTUS was always a role model, but being a bully and always lying has a negative affect on kids today.
And the oil companies have said, “Thanks, but no thanks!” to Taco’s Venezuela proposal 🙄
