The coalition literally does this every election. "Trust us, we're better economic managers" is all they say. No specifics, then when they win they gut services used by people they don't like, aka health, education and welfare services.
Never forget the 2014 liberal budget.
If you are in a position to be able to pay for Escape Collective they have a whole bunch of podcasts, as well as incredible high quality written articles mostly focused on road riding and racing, but have other stuff too.
Look up Iain Treloar he had done some amazing investigative journalism into all kinds of things, such a great writer.
I think this is really insightful analysis, great post. I often wonder why some of you key points around the headwinds that Labor faces (and progressive politics in general) don't really get much of an airing.
It's so obvious that LNP's messages get boosted and the Labor ones get blunted when you pay attention to it. Sam happens when LNP are in Govt, so it's not just a "going the opposite a voice- type thing.
Don't even start on the amount of dark and dirty money, backroom influence and corporate interference.
Feels bleak sometimes, but sanity will prevail at some point. 🤞
As someone who grew up in NSW and moved to Vic after driving for a decade, I can say that in my experience a lot of people in NSW consistently drive at 15- 20 over on the freeway (especially Pacific hwy to Newcastle) and consistently 10 over on other roads. During double demerits they drop down in speed a bit.
In Victoria people seem to not drive at the same amount over the speed limit. More like 10 over on freeways and 5-10 over on other roads.
I always thought this was to a difference in policing. In NSW I never heard of anyone being booked for less than 10km over. In Victoria I have heard of people being done for as little as 4km over, and when I first moved here I got done for doing 6km over in an 80 zone (old habits died that day).
An additional observation, post COVID it feels like Victorians are driving faster, not to the same level as NSW but headed towards it.
Dickheads in cars on their phones that will run me over and kill me from behind one day. RIP me. But it's been a hell of as ride until that point in the future.
Ooh, and freehub incompatibility and different "standards" fuck those.
Even better but a ZTTO HAG tool. Teach a person to fish and all that.
https://escapecollective.com/ztto-hag-5-derailleur-hanger-alignment-gauge-review/
Hmm, I missed that. Wow.
This Bloke has really broken Godwin's law hasn't he?
Dnt know anything about them. I assume they are all pretty good. The reason I went quadlock am was for the wireless car mag lock holder which is super convenient when driving. That and they seem pretty ubiquitous so I figure I can get replacement parts easily on trips etc.
Quadlock are head and shoulders above anything else I've seen. Well worth the cost, and lots of options.
Absolutely must watch TV!
I had a huge house party back in the late 90s when at uni. Filled the bathtub with ice, bought 4 cases of the cheapest beer I could get to make sure people didn't go without even though it was byo. Party was huge. Band in backyard, cops coming, fence pailing going in the fire huge. About 3am we ran out of beer and so it wound down and everyone crashed out or went home.
Got up in the morning and there was at least two cases worth of this beer still in the tub. Went out back to pick up all the empties and almost every opened can of this beer was still almost full but had been abandoned.
This beer was so utterly bad that a bunch of rowdy drunk brike uni students wouldn't even drink it!
That beer was Tasman Bitter.