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IMO the OP is presenting various statements as established myths, without evidence to support the claim. It's called begging the question. " Electric vehicles alone can’t solve climate change" This is not a myth. If every ICE in Australia was to be converted to an EV overnight, the resulting reduction in carbon dioxide emissions would be 9%. Said EV's still need to be refuelled from CO2 - belching power stations. It's not a myth EV's are going to cause more road wear, due to their higher vehicle mass. Res ipsa loquitur. It's not a myth EV ownership has some of the characteristics of a religion, with dissenters being regarded as heretics. It's not a myth there won't be sufficient raw material for batteries available to achieve complete EV conversion, until at least ten times the current mine capacity is in full production.

You think you'd still have it if the Indians up and left? The Brits I know, Anglo-Saxon variety, would struggle to boil water.

It still counted back in the fifties, meaningless now.

Er - IMO that is Indian. I'm not a fan of British cuisine in general, it's an oxymoron. Although I will say a full English breakfast can be quite palatable.

Really? Please post one you think is original.

It's a bit rich you talking about baiting and trolling when you are in the forefront of both.

If we halve the 2016 figure, it becomes less than 2%. Which is a drop in the bucket.

Some of us can compose our own.

Disagree all you want, it doesn't change your eligibility to be a mod.

I was making the point there are posters who have political views, who can also make useful contributions on entirely different topics. In your rush to judgment, you missed that aspect entirely, hence the wicketkeeper comment.

Straight through to the wicketkeeper.

Don't ever become a parent, you'd be throwing out the baby with the bathwater.

Let's be generous and double that figure of 90,000 from 2016. Equals 6.5% of the total number of OAP recipients. Not quite a "huge amount", is it?

That's probably why you are not.

Please explain what a climate nutter is. Or start a thread were you can demonstrate your knowledge.

What are the actual numbers of pensioners living overseas, vs those retired in Australia? When I see a blanket statement like "huge amount of pensioners living overseas " my BS radar goes on full alert. Along with "large number of dead ones". Factual data, please.

It's one thing to be physically fit. It's an entirely different kettle of fish to be flexible, fast and with quick reflexes. That's why boxers and tennis players are mostly washed up in their thirties. As other posters have noted, learning how to breakfall is an essential first step in martial arts. It is tough enough for guys in their twenties. As a first step, I would suggest using the internet to check your reaction time to a visual stimulus. If it is slower than 0.25 seconds, forget it. Bear in mind any injury incurred may be quite expensive to fix in Thailand.

IMO there is much more low-hanging fruit available by going after multinationals who have been rorting the tax system for decades. The changes to the superannuation system, which limits the tax concessions to wealthy retirees, are an indicator of the direction Labor wants to go. Of course, if the Coalition gets re-elected, war on the poor will resume.

I have no problem with that, although I would say threats should result in an immediate ban. I have no doubt the mods have that contingency covered already. Make it like demerit points on a license to post. A poster should pull his head in if he gets 5 or 10 red flags in a row. It's also more transparent.

The red flag is a nice touch, although IMO it should be yellow. May I suggest without naughty, threads might become incredibly dull.

You should educate yourself on the meaning of the term derogatory.

IIRC, I originally was responding to a poster who decried the mention of you know who. I plead I was led astray, guilty as charged. I open new threads sparingly, mainly because the useful feedback peters out in a few pages. In the present case, the descent into nonsense would be happening on page one.

I suppose that explains why many of the prosecution witnesses are Republicans.

So ignore the posts I make. Or report them as off-topic.

FITH