Rod Speed, how is Australia ?
TwoAllBeefPatties
the ruination of your economy?
Rod Speed
> How is the weather down there?
Not bad, winter here, significant rain, which is good given the drought we have been having.
> What is up with hedge funds bringing on the ruination of your economy?
That wont happen. Our economy is primarily driven by exports to japan, china
and india and none of that will be affected by the sub prime fiasco in the US.
Some of our states have got unemployment rates down in the 1.x% levels now.
A Mate
"Rod Speed" <rod.sp...@gmail.com> wrote in message
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William Souden
>
Does that unemployment rate include career welfare leeches like you?
m...@privacy.net
>> How is the weather down there?
>
>Not bad, winter here, significant rain,
Rod I forget....what city you in in Aus?
And.... what is the average winter temp there? Does it
get below freezing?
Rod Speed
> Rod Speed <rod.sp...@gmail.com> wrote
>>> How is the weather down there?
>> Not bad, winter here, significant rain,
> Rod I forget....what city you in in Aus?
> And.... what is the average winter temp there?
Mean max in July, the coldest month is 14.3C, 58F
Mean min is 2.3C, 38F
> Does it get below freezing?
The overnight minimum does.
m...@privacy.net
Still tho.... a lot milder than winter here in northern
Missouri! <g>
Id say we have abt two week of weather in mid January
where temps never get above 20 degrees F. Maybe lower
So the Aussie climate sounds MUCH more agreeable to me!
Rod Speed
> Rod Speed <rod.sp...@gmail.com> wrote
>> m...@privacy.net wrote
>>> Rod Speed <rod.sp...@gmail.com> wrote
>>>>> How is the weather down there?
>>>> Not bad, winter here, significant rain,
>>> Rod I forget....what city you in in Aus?
>>> And.... what is the average winter temp there?
>> Mean max in July, the coldest month is 14.3C, 58F
>> Mean min is 2.3C, 38F
>>> Does it get below freezing?
>> The overnight minimum does.
> Still tho.... a lot milder than winter here in northern Missouri! <g>
Sure, its a lot closer to non coastal Texas, but without the snow.
> Id say we have abt two week of weather in mid January
> where temps never get above 20 degrees F. Maybe lower
Its very rare that the daily max doesnt get above 32F, like once in a decade or more.
> So the Aussie climate sounds MUCH more agreeable to me!
Yeah, tho its pretty hot in summer, 10 days over 100F isnt that unusual.
Millhaven
Rod Speed
> Is marijuana legal?
Technically its decriminalised rather than legal in some states and territorys.
In practice you dont even get fined unless its commercial quantitys and cultivation etc.
> What about prostitution?
That was never illegal here. Some activitys like soliciting for prostitution,
brothels and living off prostitutes, was illegal is mostly legal now.
The main exception is a few special cases like soliciting for prostitution
outside schools etc and fucking in the street etc isnt legal, but then that
last isnt legal even when its not for money.
m...@privacy.net
>Perhaps it'd be wise to add that the climate can vary a bit since
>Australia takes up 7+ million km² of the earth's surface area.
>My bit of Australia doesn't get (anywhere near) as cold as Rod's nor
>has as many or as severe hot days.
Oh sure. understand that. I realize Aus is BIG!!
So...in your opinion what part of Aus has best climate
overall.... not to hot... not too cold?
Rod Speed
> Jimington <wvzu...@gfa.pp> wrote
The top half of the NSW coast.
There are some real advantages with coastal Queensland,
but its got the massive problem that the summer when you
want to go swimming sees stingers in the water than can kill
you. And a hell of a problem with sandflys etc in the winter too.
A crazy mate of mine migrates to a trailer park outside Ayr
for the winter, and a pack of them play gin rummy for 3 months
getting blotto every day. Not my idea of how to spend the winter.
Coastal Western Australia has some real advantages but its one
hell of a long way from anywhere. Great employment prospects
tho, its one of the states with a 1.x% unemployment rate. Its such
a boom that finding someone to live is one hell of a problem tho.
No big deal if you dont mind living in an RV and getting stinking
rich on the very high wages they pay in the mining industry tho.
m...@privacy.net
>> So...in your opinion what part of Aus has best
>> climate overall.... not to hot... not too cold?
>
>The top half of the NSW coast.
what towns say abt 30k people?
Rod Speed
>>> So...in your opinion what part of Aus has best
>>> climate overall.... not to hot... not too cold?
>> The top half of the NSW coast.
And around Noosa in Qld too. Getting pretty pricey now tho.
> what towns say abt 30k people?
port macquarie, coffs harbour
I like Kingscliff myself.
http://maps.google.com/?mid=1186516634
Rod Speed
> Rod Speed <rod.sp...@gmail.com> wrote
>>>> Perhaps it'd be wise to add that the climate can vary a
>>>> bit since Australia takes up 7+ million km² of the earth's
>>>> surface area. My bit of Australia doesn't get (anywhere near)
>>>> as cold as Rod's nor has as many or as severe hot days.
>>> Oh sure. understand that. I realize Aus is BIG!!
>>> So...in your opinion what part of Aus has best
>>> climate overall.... not to hot... not too cold?
>> The top half of the NSW coast.
>> There are some real advantages with coastal Queensland,
>> but its got the massive problem that the summer when you
>> want to go swimming sees stingers in the water than can kill
>> you. And a hell of a problem with sandflys etc in the winter too.
> Crocodiles are becoming a real problem now too, in fact
> they're nearly reaching plague numbers despite what the
> shinybums in the wildlife lurk organisation thinks.
Yeah, gunna be interesting to see how long it takes before
they start shooting them again, like with the Fraser Island dingo
stupidity. That last took a dead kid before there was any action.
>> A crazy mate of mine migrates to a trailer park outside Ayr
>> for the winter, and a pack of them play gin rummy for 3 months
>> getting blotto every day. Not my idea of how to spend the winter.
> He should migrate if he spends all winter there.
Trouble is that he doesnt like the summers there. And he's the diabetic
thats in the process of getting his feet cut off etc, the Qld health system
has one hell of a reputation even now. In spades after the Patel fiasco.
> Fact is that except for the humidity summer
> is better there than in the southern areas.
Dunno, I avoided even BrizVegas in summer when at all possible.
Coastal NSW is much better than that.
> Not as hot
Sure, but too hot/humid. I much prefer the 10 days over
100F we have here, because its only 10% humidity.
Corse I dont do stupid stuff like build houses at those temps anymore.
> nor are there any real numbers of flies.
True.
> Southern Australia is plagued by flies whenever it warms up.
Yeah, I wouldnt ever bother with South Australia at all myself. Or Victoria either.
> I've stayed at that park myself and it certainly is a home away from
> home for hordes of people, and they treat it that way, it's spotless.
Yeah, my main hilarity is playing gin rummy for 3 months. No thanks.
Biting insects are a problem too.
Not as bad as the 90 Mile Beach in Victoria tho, its got a massive swamp
all along the area behind that beach and the mosquitos have 6 engines.
>> Coastal Western Australia has some real advantages but its one
>> hell of a long way from anywhere. Great employment prospects
>> tho, its one of the states with a 1.x% unemployment rate. Its such
>> a boom that finding someone to live is one hell of a problem tho.
>> No big deal if you dont mind living in an RV and getting stinking
>> rich on the very high wages they pay in the mining industry tho.
> The lack of population centres away from Perth is a real downer
> when considering moving. Most if not all mines anywhere are
> fly-in fly-out now so they don't do much for the region.
Yeah, tho the coast isnt too bad in spots.
> If some areas could just get to a certain population level then a lot
> of other livability factors would fall into place but the doubling of our
> population over the last 50 years has all gone to the major centres,
> putting extra stress on them and sucking the life out of remote areas.
Yeah, the effect has been quite dramatic.
> There are no places in Australia too cold by European or
> USA standards but some places do get a few snowfalls.
Yeah, tho they are only tiny, like Kiandra.
Rod Speed
> Rod Speed <rod.sp...@gmail.com> wrote
>> Jimington <wvzu...@gfa.pp> wrote
>>> Rod Speed <rod.sp...@gmail.com> wrote
>>>> m...@privacy.net wrote
>>>>> Jimington <wvzu...@gfa.pp> wrote
>>>>>> Perhaps it'd be wise to add that the climate can vary a
>>>>>> bit since Australia takes up 7+ million km² of the earth's
>>>>>> surface area. My bit of Australia doesn't get (anywhere near)
>>>>>> as cold as Rod's nor has as many or as severe hot days.
>>>>> Oh sure. understand that. I realize Aus is BIG!!
>>>>> So...in your opinion what part of Aus has best
>>>>> climate overall.... not to hot... not too cold?
>>>> The top half of the NSW coast.
>>>> There are some real advantages with coastal Queensland,
>>>> but its got the massive problem that the summer when you
>>>> want to go swimming sees stingers in the water than can kill
>>>> you. And a hell of a problem with sandflys etc in the winter too.
>>> Crocodiles are becoming a real problem now too, in fact
>>> they're nearly reaching plague numbers despite what the
>>> shinybums in the wildlife lurk organisation thinks.
>> Yeah, gunna be interesting to see how long it takes before
>> they start shooting them again, like with the Fraser Island dingo
>> stupidity. That last took a dead kid before there was any action.
> Things never seem to change without the trigger of death.
Not for that sort of shooting of the dangerous wildlife, anyway.
> I'm wondering which of my neighbours will be killed on the bridge
> up our street walking into town. It's a narrow one that is shared
> with traffic. Nothing has been done to make it safe because
> whoever is asked claims it's another department's responsibility.
> I suppose it's not frugal to provide safety before death.
Yeah, I was amazed at how many walk on the road when getting
some exercise around here. Not surprising that they do, since
there are no footpaths, but someone is gunna get killed eventually.
>>>> A crazy mate of mine migrates to a trailer park outside Ayr
>>>> for the winter, and a pack of them play gin rummy for 3 months
>>>> getting blotto every day. Not my idea of how to spend the winter.
>>> He should migrate if he spends all winter there.
>> Trouble is that he doesnt like the summers there. And he's the diabetic
>> thats in the process of getting his feet cut off etc, the Qld health system
>> has one hell of a reputation even now. In spades after the Patel fiasco.
> We've had a prime minister born in our town but nobody's
> born here anymore since they shut down the maternity ward.
Yeah, tho even 30 years ago, some chose not to have the brat
here, just because if the shit hits the fan, the facilitys arent as good.
> Now the mothers to be face a 90 minute drive for that. A lot of health
> problems are do to the economy doing gangbusters, they can't find staff.
Yeah, we've always had almost all of ours overseas trained.
30+ years ago they were all poms, now mostly asians. And
thats not just the hospital either, the GPs and specialists as well.
> However i'm dubious about the future, the economic management
> of our state government is pretty damn ordinary considering
> the tax windfall that the GST has generated for all states.
> The PM is right to criticise them.
Yeah, Bleaty was making a fool of himself on TV last night.
>>> Fact is that except for the humidity summer
>>> is better there than in the southern areas.
>> Dunno, I avoided even BrizVegas in summer when at all possible.
>> Coastal NSW is much better than that.
> Brisbane is just inland enough to be a bit of a bastard. The coast
> areas near it, the Gold and Sunshine coasts have a splendid climate.
Sure.
>>> Not as hot
>> Sure, but too hot/humid. I much prefer the 10 days over
>> 100F we have here, because its only 10% humidity.
>> Corse I dont do stupid stuff like build houses at those temps anymore.
>>> nor are there any real numbers of flies.
>> True.
>>> Southern Australia is plagued by flies whenever it warms up.
>> Yeah, I wouldnt ever bother with South Australia at all myself. Or Victoria either.
>>> I've stayed at that park myself and it certainly is a home away from
>>> home for hordes of people, and they treat it that way, it's spotless.
>> Yeah, my main hilarity is playing gin rummy for 3 months. No thanks.
> We also have too many goodies at home to go away for long.
Yeah, me too.
>> Biting insects are a problem too.
>> Not as bad as the 90 Mile Beach in Victoria tho, its got a massive swamp
>> all along the area behind that beach and the mosquitos have 6 engines.
> Sounds like the Bribie Island ones. No thanks.
They're a lot worse than that. Right thru the day too, not just after dark.
>>>> Coastal Western Australia has some real advantages but its one
>>>> hell of a long way from anywhere. Great employment prospects
>>>> tho, its one of the states with a 1.x% unemployment rate. Its such
>>>> a boom that finding someone to live is one hell of a problem tho.
>>>> No big deal if you dont mind living in an RV and getting stinking
>>>> rich on the very high wages they pay in the mining industry tho.
>>> The lack of population centres away from Perth is a real downer
>>> when considering moving. Most if not all mines anywhere are
>>> fly-in fly-out now so they don't do much for the region.
>> Yeah, tho the coast isnt too bad in spots.
> Beautiful but it's very hard to live without services.
Yeah, bet the medical facilitys are pretty primitive.
Let alone even basic stuff like GPs.
> There's a need for a population injection in a huge part of the
> country but the city folk only see how crowded they are and
> pooh-pooh any thought of opening the immigration gates.
True.
>>> If some areas could just get to a certain population level then a
>>> lot of other livability factors would fall into place but the doubling
>>> of our population over the last 50 years has all gone to the major
>>> centres, putting extra stress on them and sucking the life out of
>>> remote areas.
>> Yeah, the effect has been quite dramatic.
> And there's no sign of a turnaround
Yeah, in many ways its got much worse.
My heart specialist is a south african. He used to live here but now
flys in from Sydney every week and spends most of the week here.
He's a jew and there is no synagog here and he wants to send his
kids to private schools, so has chosen to do it like that. Gunna be
interesting to see how long he keeps that up for.
Rod Speed
> Actually i don't have a major drama with the road, my
> beef is with the bridge at the end of it. You fired me up
> to take some photos, so i posted a bitch about it here
> http://inghamwebcam.com/log/log.html
> I think you'll find much walking is done because it's their only way to get about.
Ours are almost entirely getting the exercise. Vastly more women than
men and mostly very early in the morning, but right thru the day too.
> Car ownership is far from universal here. I suppose the emptying
> of dogs in the park opposite counts as leisure walking though.
>> Sure.
>>>>> Not as hot
>>>> True.
>> Yeah, me too.
> The frog population must be pretty comfortable at least.
Didnt actually go near the swamp itself, the problem was so bad on the
dunes at the back of the beach we pissed off after about an hour or so.
>> True.
> Being a doctor is a licence to print money, so i guess as long as he likes.
Yeah, he charges well over the rebate, but then all of them do that.
> You've gotta love the overtime they book up, much of it
> spent asleep waiting for the off chance of an emergency.
He's the one that does the hospital rounds when he's
here, and does those very early in the morning, 7am ish.
The previous sri lankan that has retired now stands in for him on the weekend etc.