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Just saying.

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hilly said..
Usual Aussie response ban ban ban.
issue is mainly parent supervision and instilling manners.

I knows what ya saying but....

buuuuut....

The only thing that is banned is throttle controlled e-bikes (unless they have rego, insurance and licensed rider) and pedal assist e-bikes that don't cut out the motor at 25kmph.

I am not sure I'd disagree with either of those things.

Yep, OK the 25kmph cut out is stoopid, especially on an e-mtb off road (but then it isn't banned off road, just when on-the-road) and maybe it should be 32kmph like other places or something.... and maybe there is a case that a very low power / low speed throttle controlled e-bike, scooter or skateboard poses little risk to anyone (because somewhere is a line between a toddlers tiny e-balance bike and a surron).

But..... I am not sure this is an example of ban, ban, ban. More of enforce, enforce, enforce. And enforce the rules that stop dickheads riding or driving relatively high speed and high power motor vehicles on public roads without licenses and insurances.

Plenty of alternates around. Plenty of throttle control e-bikes that can be registered, plenty of pedal assist e-bikes that can ridden on the road by anyone. Plenty of places to ride off road. None of it banned.

Oh, also if they are going to destroy all the e-bikes they catch on the road like that, it is going to be a very slow and expensive exercise to crush 'em all.

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psychojoe said..
Have you ever been canvassed by a poller.

I've been propositioned by a kiter many a time. But then who hasn't eh ?

So I did my own research. And it turns out the poller was one Gary Morgan, of Ray Morgan. And apparently Gary has his finger on the pulse of key issues...

www.roymorgan.com/about

..and the poll in question was 1400 people...which apparently represents a consensus of the opinion of 18 million. 20% of whom don't actually vote properly anyway even though they are legally obliged to....

So yep, maybes you'se are right. Pretty sure whenever I am asked my opinion I make sure I give the exact opposite opinion of whatever I beLIEve the questioner wants. It keeps life more interesting. Pretty sure if they had poled me (oh-er missus) I'd have told 'em I'm a sure vote 1 for either Bob Mad-Hatter or Lidia fruitcake Thorpe.

Hanson is now the most popular political leader in Australia

thewest.com.au/politics/federal-politics/australian-news-and-politics-live-barnaby-joyce-floats-another-one-nation-defection-liberals-drop-in-polls-c-21498306

I can't work out if that is the equivalent of being the smartest person in Heavyweather forums or if the entire country has gone troppo with the recent heatwave.

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IanR said..
I think some are missing the sarcasm
From memory Philn is no Trump Fan
Trump has done good job of ruining his own reputation

Maybe philn had his fill 'n Davos ?


Demand for sex workers in Davos skyrocketed during this year's World Economic Forum

www.news.com.au/lifestyle/real-life/news-life/risky-business-sex-workers-demand-soars-in-davos-during-world-economic-forum/news-story/42f1a2288b975441ea38e1ca4c6654f2

Good ?

Wasn't he responsible for thousands of wars and millions of deaths and creating an army that was programmed to exterminate all other lifeforms ?

myscreenname would make a good socialist dictator with his penchant for assigning the traits, abilities and vocations of others. He should become an ALP official.

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psychojoe said..
How much does it cost to book a seat to watch a court hearing at the Hague?

I don't think Seabreeze.com.au will go that hard on hilly.

Maybe GreenPat will lock his thread and send him a polite, yet stern, DM.

Although.. maybe I'm wrong and things are about to escalate......... ??

Just circling back to Jerome Powell for a moment -

I don't know all the nuanced details, but does anyone else maybe wonder if the issues with the alleged budgeting failures on the re-fit of the Fed Reserve building have anything to do with using an inferior architect ?

Does anyone think the whole sorry saga could have been avoided if Bono had expressed an opinion ?

One more thing -

When KRudd leaves his current post should Albo maybe consider remery for the position as ambassador to the US?

remery must have a lot of time on his hands now and would be able to provide continuity of KRudd culture with his alleged propensity of flyin' of the handle and verbally abusing everyone who has a different opinion than himself.

He could also help out around the garden in the Aussie embassy keeping the lawn mower, leaf blower and chainsaw engines in a ship-shape condition.

Win-win.

Oh yeah.

Also, now that silver is trading at an all time high of $90/oz can we all agree that PM33 has been vindicated ?

I was also thinkin' about something else.

If Jerome Powell gets sacked, then is the best person to become Fed Reserve chief FormulaNova ?

Does anyone know more about economics than FN ?

Instead of investing in Aussie critical minerals maybe the Fed would then buy up all the houses in Port Gregory ?

I heard something the other day :

What if Trump bans those who identify as trans-gender from owning a gun on the basis that they have a mental illness and cannot therefore legally own a gun ?

Would the SJWs then have to go wave placards and scream at random people that everyone has an equal right to own a gun ?

The US would finally be united.