John Smith

Minus 3.5 C but feels like minus 6 for this morning's walk. Nice sunny day ahead by the look of it though. #canberra

@MsDropbear42@infosec.space His bio says he's a journalist. He might be stretching it a bit by claiming to be an energy expert. I'm reminded of the old dictum - an ex is a has-been and a spurt is a drip under pressure. 😜

@emmadavidson@aus.social It was cold at the dog park (again) but the sunrise was impressive. #canberra

Every now and then I enjoy a glass of stout made by this brewer. Knowing about their renewable energy energy initiative means I'll enjoy it even more. ;? ) #beer #renewables #australiahttps://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-25/bitcoin-mine-generates-heat-to-produce-beer/106831374

@HardBeingGreen@theblower.au Thanks Paul, I never bother with it these days. When they have an interesting interview I catch up with it on iView.

@Bot4Sale@fairdinkum.one @MsDropbear42@blahaj.zone https://youtu.be/nGy9uomagO4

@sister_ratched She highlights an issue that is constantly being swept under the carpet by our government and others. It's totally unacceptable that our government still considers Israel an ally. Israel is a depraved, rogue state committing the most heinous crimes with impunity. 🤬

@feather1952 yep, Taylor is a racist. Jane Hume is showing herself to be racist on ABC this arvo too. Appalling stuff. We need a lot less people of their ilk in Australia. #auspol

@MsDropbear42@blahaj.zone @cheryanne@aus.social but if we have loan sharks why not prawn brokers? A Sunday speculation.

@cheryanne Nice photo. Obviously getting ready for a big day of bird stuff 😄. The locals that Monty and I saw on our morning walk weren't hanging around for a photo. ;? )

@MsDropbear42@blahaj.zone And, a little game that I enjoy is to think of what Malcolm would say about our Politicians and their hangers-on. Malcolm Roberts 'so dense that light bends around him'. JFN 'a waste of skin' etc. 😄😄

@MsDropbear42@blahaj.zone It's taken me a few hours to see the bleeding obvious. I've been struggling to think of something that Malcolm Tucker said about the Beatles and then, eventually, noticed it's the name of the show. 😵‍💫 A bit slow this week. 😄

@MsDropbear42@blahaj.zone I skimmed a couple of paragraphs to see if there's been any improvement in this guy's opinion pieces and there hasn't. It's every bit as bad as the rest of his work.

@crouton @nordacious Albo's version of the Red Flag "the working class can kiss my arse, I've got the Foreman's job at last"...

@luciedigitalni@aus.social A little bit of a side step: Australia's burden, the Albotross. And here's my suggestion for the PM portrait. (not created with AI. created with GIMP)

@troberts and defence. We spend way too much on defence.

@MsDropbear42@blahaj.zone I did much the same. All the soccer irritates me too as I've got zero interest in it.

@MsDropbear42@blahaj.zone I have a cardboard box that easily converts my table into a standing desk. 😄

@cheryanne@aus.social @HardBeingGreen@theblower.au I used to rent a government house too in the early 1980s. Rent was adjusted according to income. By the time we moved out we were paying full market rent. It was our safe haven too when our kids were babies and only one of us was working. I think that the lack of government housing for young families is one of the major factors in the intergenerational equality issue.

@MsDropbear42 he absolutely is lying. Once again he's prioritising lobbyists over people - more Albo plop.

@MsDropbear42@blahaj.zone Richard Marles 'as useless as a marzipan dildo' 😂😂

@MsDropbear42 Eating meals that I've made for myself might be good for me but that possibly depends on what I wash the meal down with. 🍺🍻🥂🍷🍾🍸🤪

@johnquiggin@aus.social It gets a mention in the article but all too often it's overlooked or played down: Wages haven't been keeping up. As Unions have been weakened and membership has fallen working class people haven't been able to get fair outcomes in wage negotiations.

@MsDropbear42@blahaj.zone Once upon a time, a long, long time ago, I was sitting on the floor of a DC3 as it climbed slowly to jump altitude. There were about 50 of us on the load. We were heading to about 12,000ft and probably had plans for some sort of large freefall formation. We often had plans but our enthusiasm never really compensated for lack of skill. Still, it's ok to dream. On this occasion, as we contemplated that unlikely success, at around 5,000 ft one of the engines seemed to splutter a bit and the nose of the 'plane dipped a little. This caught everyone's attention. But not as much as when the pilot emerged from the cockpit, wearing a parachute, ran the length of the 'plane and leapt out of the open cargo door. You have never seen 50 skydivers get their rigs strapped on and exit an aircraft so quickly. What we didn't know was that there was nothing wrong with the aircraft and another pilot was up front. As the last of us left the 'plane the engines powered up again. All landed safely. 😂🤣😂🤣

@MsDropbear42@blahaj.zone I remember reading some of the Biggles books to my kids when they were youngsters and they were full of it too. I was surprised I didn't remember that from when I read them as a kid. I had to 'edit' on the fly. 😯

@MsDropbear42@blahaj.zone I've got a Cox's Orange Pippin in the backyard and if you asked the local possums I'm sure they'd tell you they're a wonderful apple.

@MsDropbear42@blahaj.zone reminds me of https://youtu.be/TaFDzTzKAT0

@MsDropbear42@blahaj.zone Yep, her enthusiasm for a resuscitation of the fourth estate of old seems as futile as CPR on a long dead corpse.

@HardBeingGreen@theblower.au @cheryanne@aus.social 💯

@feather1952 it was around 3 degrees here in Canberra this morning Heather. And foggy. I don't seem to notice the cold in the morning but have been putting the heating on in the evening. Monty doesn't seem too bothered by the cold either. I used to have a big bull arab (50kg) who did feel the cold. When he got cold in the night he would lay on top of me in bed to warm up. He also stole the blankets. 😂😂

@trib@aus.social 💯. Henderson will find fault in the ABC no matter what they do. Grace Tame is an excellent choice for the ABC role.

@MsDropbear42@blahaj.zone I had to do a double take on 'batteryfy' as I first read it as 'batteryfRy'. Possibly due to a recent conversation with a renewables sceptic who assured me that both my EV and house are certain to become victims of spontaneous combustion. 😄😄

@kentparkstreet1@mastodon.online same 💯

@MsDropbear42@blahaj.zone It's a balmy 10 degrees here in Belco and feels like 2.5. there's some sun around but quite a bit of cloud too and it's not expected to get much above a max of 14 today. No heater on at the moment but I have been running it for a few hours in the evenings. The colder nights are draining the house battery much faster but I haven't run out of power yet so still haven't drawn anything from the grid since the battery was installed last September. Monty Loco has a jumper on now (to compensate for his tight arse human not turning the heating on) but didn't wear it to the dog park earlier this morning.

@SeaFury@aus.social Hope you're feeling better soon. 🫂

@HardBeingGreen@theblower.au There's no doubt that housing co-ops have worked really well in many cases but I would prefer that we get back to having a good supply of government housing again.

@HardBeingGreen@theblower.au Agreed. I worry a fair bit that government will be off target in identifying those who are 'not doing it tough' though. Much of the commentary seems to suggest that rather than lift up folk who are doing it tough we'll be dragging down those who are a little better off. It's the corporate tax dodging and the super wealthy that should be contributing more.

@HardBeingGreen@theblower.au yep, I struggle to see how the RBA is making the right decisions on this. If the economy is overheating, and that seems highly questionable, Government should be applying the brakes in a more equitable way.

@MsDropbear42 💯. And if the tax drives them out of business that would be good for the planet anyway.

@troberts 😡☹️ That's a troubling statistic. I think it is changing for the better but much too slowly.

@HardBeingGreen My daughter and her partner are both in departments where vr is available. One of them is at the Public Service Commission and the other is Energy and Climate. Although they may have moved since I last checked.

@MsDropbear42 🫣🤯🤮

@MsDropbear42@blahaj.zone @dgar@aus.social Bin night for me. Also, 'call Mother' night. And State of Origin Rugby League. Plus I've just got back from helping grandson number 3 assemble an Ikea table in his new bedroom. They've moved to the other end of Canberra and it's a 35 minute drive to get there instead of the 5 minute walk to their old place. Grandson number 1, who has fallen out with his mum and moved in with me, has been in the bathroom for at least 40 minutes now. Soon I'll have to think about dinner. I can hear the Sirenesque lure of the Turkish kebab shop ...

@MsDropbear42@blahaj.zone although the ones on the opposition benches are hard to miss.

@MsDropbear42@blahaj.zone I feel there should be a Blofeldt, Dr Evil or Dr Claw mentioned. Even an unnamed villain stroking a cat. Without that I find it difficult to believe the story isn't just fiction. 🤪

@msdropbear Yep, she does. 'What keeps her awake at night? Insomnia' 😄😄

@HardBeingGreen@theblower.au @jillL@theblower.au indexing the tax rates to CPI or something similar would be better I think. Not sure why they shy away from that.

@HardBeingGreen@theblower.au @treleanor@aus.social Ross Solly had a chat with him on ABC Canberra Breakfast (666) too. I didn't catch it all but what I did catch was good. I'll have to buy the book.

@SeaFury@aus.social 😄😄