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    The Official Bingo Thread!

    :sleep: Sorry ... my bad! Got distracted by 5 RAAF jets flying over our street in formation! Well, don't believe me then! :ROFLMAO::oops:
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    Double trouble: Health experts issue warnings about two rapid virus outbreaks happening worldwide

    Sorry to hear that. While I get it that the world needed to quickly find a way to stop the virus, authorities quickly banned alternative therapy trials, and open public discussion of ways to deal with the virus. This action - more than anything else, made people suspicious. "Why won't they talk...
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    Mystery brands quietly invade shelves as supermarkets create this stealthy move

    Probably none ... same as for glyphosate... My first cousin died of Lymphoma and also developed Parkinsons prior to his expiry. A link could not satisfactorily (legally) be proven, despite Lymphoma being known as "the farmer's cancer" and could be traced back to his widespread history of using...
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    Mystery brands quietly invade shelves as supermarkets create this stealthy move

    Where we live Coles is a 3 min walk. Aldi (2 stores) 10 min +/- traffic delays, by car. I reckon saving 10 cents doesn't justify cranking up the Hyundai. But I take your point. It's time I re-checked Von Aldi-Schneider again for price comparisons. There are other reasons Coles is a preferable...
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    Mobile detection cameras to start crackdown on delinquent drivers

    In early 2000's I was waiting to be relieved from my day shift, by the afternoon staff, who was 45 mins late. To cut out the details, it turned out that they were using their mobile phone and ran off the road, rolled down an embankment, and was killed instantly. Fast forward around 6 months...
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    Mobile detection cameras to start crackdown on delinquent drivers

    I'll remember that for next time I am in the States :ROFLMAO: But you nailed it perfectly. Technology was supposed to emancipate mankind ... but it has slowed us down, and the stone age is gaining on us from the rear.
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    Mobile detection cameras to start crackdown on delinquent drivers

    And yet .... they are still catching people?
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    Mobile detection cameras to start crackdown on delinquent drivers

    I'm sick of missing traffic lights because the dill in front of me is looking at his mobile phone while stopped at the lights. These guys seem to know what the cameras look like and where they are located. Not singling out Tradies here for any reason other than to say more tradies are slow away...
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    Mobile detection cameras to start crackdown on delinquent drivers

    It's well past the time that road rules were benchmarked nationally. However it seems common sense can never be benchmarked nationally - some people were "born slow" and no amount of regulation will stop them from what they wish to do, and when and how they wish to do it. The fines are not high...
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    Mystery brands quietly invade shelves as supermarkets create this stealthy move

    I bought Vevelle a year ago because they are lovely facial tissues, and tried them because of the price. You'd be fortunate today to get them 10 cents cheaper than Kleenex. Kleenex at COLES: $2.60 Kleenex at Blooms Chemist: $2.50 Panamax 100: $2.99 Blooms also give a Rewards discount, which is...
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    The Official Bingo Thread!

    OK focus ... focus ... focus! :)
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    Australians Beware: The Shocking Dangers of the New Anti-Speeding System Revealed!

    Chill brother. We got your point 40 minutes ago.
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    Australians Beware: The Shocking Dangers of the New Anti-Speeding System Revealed!

    Greg, obviously we mix in different circles. Fiat currency has just about done its job. The US economy is $35 TRILLION in debt and still printing $1 Trillion every 100 days. Unsustainable. And that is the reason for current inflation and Cost of Living issues. Janet Yellen (United States...
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    Australians Beware: The Shocking Dangers of the New Anti-Speeding System Revealed!

    Yes. I have watched a lot of Top Gear episodes. Those guys don't speed (or do they?) :unsure: :ROFLMAO:
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    Australians Beware: The Shocking Dangers of the New Anti-Speeding System Revealed!

    In the future is could be used to generate revenue. eg when you come across roadworks, you are required to slow to 40kph max. If you are slowing, but not decellerating quickly enough, your car could potentially send a text to the nearest 5G node, and generate "$309 and 1 demerit point for...
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    Australians Beware: The Shocking Dangers of the New Anti-Speeding System Revealed!

    Yes. Same with parachuting ... without the parachute! :ROFLMAO:
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    Australians Beware: The Shocking Dangers of the New Anti-Speeding System Revealed!

    This already being implemented. Newcastle, NSW is designated a Smart City. They are well-advanced in implementing what is called IoT technology - The Internet of Things. Sounds harmless ... right? Well I read the 37 pages of the Newcastle City Council's abstract of benefits, and I was more than...
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    Double trouble: Health experts issue warnings about two rapid virus outbreaks happening worldwide

    As far as I can see, there is reluctance to conduct this kind of research - too expensive, and the outcome could not be trusted. Why? It might be difficult to find 10,000 random people who could be classified as "certainly inbiased." Some might have a friend, or relative affected - even as...
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    The Official Bingo Thread!

    I demand a redraw! :LOL:
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    Double trouble: Health experts issue warnings about two rapid virus outbreaks happening worldwide

    0.21% and given that the world was told (and saw) how savage the original Delta virus was, there was little option but to use what they had. Hindsight revealed what couldn't be known at the time. I still have some reservations, but have opened up a little now. More reading ...
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