Exactly! Paint is not infrastructure.

I’m lookin nice!

We just proved 60% of the country are dumbass racist hicks, we don’t need dumbass racist hicks armed with assault rifles. It’s bad enough here with the spiders and snakes.

As for the no voting, the US could certainly take a leaf from our book. The republicunts would evaporate overnight if you had mandatory voting with ranked choice and meaningful minor parties.

Case in point

Brand new strings will go out of tune quickly at first before they settle in, you’ll need to tune frequently for the first few hours of playing. You won’t break them by tuning. After a few months of daily playing the strings will start to sound dull and notes won’t ring out for as long after you pick them. I recommend Elixir brand strings, they seem to keep their tone much longer than any of the others I’ve tried.

It won’t be long before they either jack up their prices or squeeze some ads into your paid subscription. Or both. Fuck em I say.

They lose their mind when you tell them the aged pension costs the taxpayer 5x what unemployment benefits do

https://www.aph.gov.au/About_Parliament/Parliamentary_Departments/Parliamentary_Library/pubs/BriefingBook45p/WelfareCost

I call bullshit. Care to name the company and the union?

Now do Australia

Suppose two swallows carried it together?

The thing is, electric motors are so efficient that even hauling the mass of the batteries they are still more efficient than old fashioned internal combustion engines.

Better, yes.

If you are wondering why it takes months to see a GP it’s because fully 50% of my consults are healthy people with self limiting viral illnesses.

Each one of those appointments makes me unavailable to see someone else who may or may not have offensive vaginal discharge.

If people just got out of the mindset of “my kid has a cold, I need to see a doctor to get checked out” or even worse " I have a cold, I need antibiotics" then maybe I can spend my day treating actual medical problems instead of telling people to go home, have some vitamin C and drink plenty of fluids.

If you’ve recovered from your cold before you can get to a doctor, then you didn’t need to see a doctor. It’s almost as if humans have some kind of immune system to deal with common viral infections

Nothing to do with your individual actions? Really? So there’s no difference between someone who works their ass off in school / uni and someone who just fucks around and drops out? I get that the children of the richest 1% can fail successfully, but for the bottom 99% you have to have some substance in order to succeed.

Lasagne is spaghetti flavoured cake.

Any haematologists / immunologoists here? Does she run the risk of GVHD after this?

Imagine I sell a product that everyone needs to buy in order to live, but I’m a massive creep and like to take photos of people without their consent. But I put a sign up so now it’s ok. Cool and normal.

Or you know, maybe just don’t profiteer during inflation.

Price per litre / kg etc is in Australia too

I’ve got the H handlebars, they dont protrude beyond the frame when folded. They are great and I couldn’t imagine riding with the M type. For me the main issue is seat post height. I think you can get an extender for it but I haven’t bothered cos its not my daily ride.

I’ve got a Brompton, it’s been great but there are a few tiny drawbacks.

Number one, it’s expensive. Mine cost $2750 AUD

Build quality is great but the bike is probably not for you if you’re over 180cm.

The 16 inch wheels feel a bit squirrely at high speed, and are the perfect width for getting stuck in tram tracks.

Carrying it folded is a bit awkward for anything over about 100m. It’s light for a bike but it doesn’t weigh nothing.

I put unidirectional casters on the back to replace the original hard plastic wheels to make it easier to push around in the supermarket when folded. These are loud and often catch on my heels when pedaling. If you’re going to do that I’d recommend the softer plastic or the modified seat rack with the extendable wheel thingy.

Wheeling it around the shops mostly folded with the seat post up can result in the bike unfolding itself at unexpected moments, best to wheel it with the handlebar bit unfolded instead, although this does make the steering a bit awkward at times.

The mudguard is plastic and can break easily.

Now the pros:

It folds up quite nicely with the chain sandwiched between the 2 halves of the bike so it doesn’t get grease on your pants or bag when sitting with it.

The hub gears can be changed from a standstill, which is great for taking off from the lights on moderate hills.

It fits into almost any space when folded. Car footwell. Train seats. Trams. Under your desk at work. You name it. You won’t be impinging on other passengers with it folded up beside you.

Brakes are good. Seat is comfortable.

You can fit a spare inner tube and toolkit inside the frame for emergencies. It also comes with a small bicycle pump which does the job in a pinch.

Those are my thoughts. Was it worth it? I think yes, even though I rarely use it for public transport these days it’s nice to throw in the car on a whim and take it with me so I can ride around at my destination. I use it more for fun than commuting