And there goes the chances for a minor incident. I guess I'll just hope it stays below the level of us getting dragged into another war that we shouldn't need to be involved in...
It does appear that they have, as of a few minutes ago the article is now saying Venezuela's government has accused the US and that a anonymous US official told Reuters the US was performing strikes in the country.
Hopefully this ends up just being another relatively minor step in the progression of this conflict, but (probable) air raids on another nations capital does sound like something that could escalate quickly.
Pretty good so far, hopefully it'll continue that way
A somewhat diminished crowd compared to usual in Canberra due to a storm earlier, but the fireworks still looked nice.
That would be the best idea to reduce the issue and there is a lot that could be cut out. For example looking at recent shopping the potatoes could have come in a hessian bag instead of plastic (or loose and paper bagged in the shop for small amounts) and the lettuce really did not need to be in its own plastic bag. Soft plastic is harder to replace though for some things (e.g. cheese) so having a way to recycle what will be used is good.
Hope this puts into perspective the widely spruiked majority support for tighter gun laws that was used to help ram through changes in NSW.
Interesting that they mention a decrease in sparrow numbers because that is something I've noticed too. Go back 20 years to my childhood and sparrows seemed to be all over the place, now they're a more occasional street bird.
Depends on the state. NSW for example is one that does vary depending on weight (based on weight ranges, not a full sliding scale) - there's a ~$180 difference between my sedan and van due to the van's higher tare weight placing it in the next category up. QLD on the other hand is one that doesn't - they charge based on the cylinder count instead.
That looks like a strong contender, I'd be alright with that too as they appear to still have a nice tall palm tree shape (I do think species that end up with clear trunks have a aesthetic edge but with the bottom trimmed all would be good).
Anyone have ideas as to what species this young palm tree is? It grew by itself and I'm considering transplanting it to a more open location, but ideally I'd know what it will turn out to look like long term before I do that. This is around Canberra which might help narrow it down (i.e. it has to be something fairly cold tolerant).
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The little Honda is a pretty attractive idea, looks nice and it's good to see something that's supposedly designed to be fun to drive rather than yet another sluggish poor handling SUV.
The BYD Atto 1 I think though is a more significant model simply because it's something that's at least approaching affordable to an average person. That 24k price is really narrowing the gap between the cheapest cars and cheapest EVs and I expect will result in a noticeable increase in uptake.
I like that another van option is appearing too, it's sure to be well above a price I can justify but having more secondhand options in the future will be good for me when my Transporter gets beyond logical upkeep.