Play Nice Random Chat Thread VII

[andana]

Must things to do in Tokyo?

Ichiro #51 could help

 

[Ichiro #51]

Ichiro #51 could help

Ligma

Unfortunately I don’t know Tokyo that well, I’m in the Kansai region (Osaka/Kyoto/Kobe).

I’ll give some general advice - for what it’s worth…

It’s very easy to get stuck in no-man’s land accommodation wise. Tokyo is like 5x bigger than Melbourne. It’s hard to comprehend until you experience it. Take care with your choice of accommodation - advertising can be misleading. As a rule the cheaper it is, the less convenient it will be. I wouldn’t choose anywhere more than a 5 minute walk to a station.

Regardless of where you stay, organize the use of a bicycle (not a an e-scooter, everyone hates them and they’re shit). Riding around Japanese cities is the best. It is nothing like Australia - you won’t get run over, you won’t get hassled by the cops, if you’re on a bike, people will assume you’re a local. It’s
awesome.

Even if you think it doesn’t interest you, make sure you spend at least one night in the countryside - in an onsen town. A lot of the cheaper accommodation is a bit old, but the towns are beautiful, the people are incredible and it’s an absolute must imo.

Hope that helps, feel free to ask anything specific, I’ll help if I can.

 

[Disco Dew]

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Our old girl is off to the vet for the final time tomorrow almost 16. A solid innings

Well we had to postpone this for a week due to some extra chaos in the family. she’s gone as of tonight and I’m actually ****ing shattered. Thought the extra week would make it easier… wrong lol

 

[Themanbun]

Well we had to postpone this for a week due to some extra chaos in the family. she’s gone as of tonight and I’m actually ****ing shattered. Thought the extra week would make it easier… wrong lol

I'm so sorry to hear this mate. You've lost a family member. Take time each day to reflect and grieve. It's a long process, but you'll never forget her.

 

[Chadwiko]

Well we had to postpone this for a week due to some extra chaos in the family. she’s gone as of tonight and I’m actually ****ing shattered. Thought the extra week would make it easier… wrong lol

<3

 

[koshari]

Well we had to postpone this for a week due to some extra chaos in the family. she’s gone as of tonight and I’m actually ****ing shattered. Thought the extra week would make it easier… wrong lol

yeah makes getting home less pleasant, always makes me smile when your loyal dog trots over as soon as you pull in, anyway i hope it wont put you off getting another dog because whilst they can never be replaced they certainly can be complimented.

 

[andana]

BYD are selling more electric cars in China than tesla.

This could be why.

The writing on the tesla says fraud

 

[Chadwiko]

Relevant to the discussion the other day; Sheez and Larkey are at the Coldplay gig tonight apparently (I didn't even know they were in town, just saw it on Harry's IG story)

cc ferball and whoever else I can't remember.

 

[ferball]

Delist

 

[krakouers]

Oíche Shamhna shona daoibh go léir

 

[Samsquanch]

OK. If you have any ozito PXC or PCX (whatever) drills or things and you need a battery, Bunnings currently have a 2.5AHr with charger for $19.95

I saw a stack in my local today.

You may prefer bigger batteries but if you have to hold a drill or a saw above your head then the small battery is nice.

I have the secetuers (help me with the spelling koshari or Lomas ) and the 2.5 is ideal.

 

[koshari]

4 young king parrots . Can you spot them all?

 

[koshari]

Oíche Shamhna shona daoibh go léir

Schimmas not that old...

 

[koshari]

OK. If you have any ozito PXC or PCX (whatever) drills or things and you need a battery, Bunnings currently have a 2.5AHr with charger for $19.95

I saw a stack in my local today.

You may prefer bigger batteries but if you have to hold a drill or a saw above your head then the small battery is nice.

I have the secetuers (help me with the spelling koshari or Lomas ) and the 2.5 is ideal.

We are hikoki multivilt 18/36 for tooling and ego for gardening, chainsaw and line trimmer.

 

[koshari]

The fledgling appears to like the radio...

 

[koshari]

We are hikoki multivilt 18/36 for tooling and ego for gardening, chainsaw and line trimmer.

They combine pretty well for the fire.

 

[koshari]

Must things to do in Tokyo?

See the birds of tokyo.

 

[Chadwiko]

This is full on "storm the gates" stuff

 

[blackshadow]

4 young king parrots . Can you spot them all?

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Was down at Wye River a few weeks ago and the King Parrots were amazing and were very friendly, friendly to the point of landing on us.

 

[andana]

Must things to do in Tokyo?

Cyclists using a mobile phone while riding in Japan could face up to six months jail under strict new rules introduced Friday.

Those who breach the revised road traffic law can be punished with a maximum sentence of six months in prison, or a fine of 100,000 yen ($655; £508).

The number of accidents involving cyclists started climbing in 2021, as more people opted to cycle instead of using public transport during the pandemic, according to local media. Authorities are now racing to regulate riders.

Besides cracking down on phone usage, the new rules also target cyclists riding under the influence of alcohol, with a penalty of up to three years in prison or a fine of 500,000 yen ($3,278; £2,541).

 

[koshari]

This is full on "storm the gates" stuff

Both major parties are up to their eyeballs in this route thats why neither challenge one another over the subject.

For example on the 70s it was estimated Victoria had about 160 years of gas reserves in bass straight.

Then the government put a royalties holiday on gas to corer establishment costs. The reaction that ensured was the gas merchants then put giant compressors on the rigs to suck all the gas out during the royalties monotorium.

Now the basin is litterally empty.

 

[koshari]

Was down at Wye River a few weeks ago and the King Parrots were amazing and were very friendly, friendly to the point of landing on us.

Wye river lovely spot. The pub is a lovely spot, especially in winter looking out to bass straight from within the warm confines of the nook.

 

[LuvtheKangas]

This is full on "storm the gates" stuff

Yeah, it looks bad and it's easy to conclude that the public are being reamed by the big nasty greedy corporates, but it's not really what it seems. I'll remove my leftie mask and run a defence for these companies, using Australia Pacific (APLNG) as an example.

The APLNG project was an enormous undertaking that took about 5 years to complete before it started producing 8 or 9 years ago. The gas it provides to Australian households and businesses is a critical service. Without these companies providing gas, our lifestyles would suffer.

Importantly (in the context of the story), it cost about $25 billion to complete. No private sector entity / consortium will put up that sort of cash without the prospect of earning a reasonable return on investment (understandably - would you want your super invested in companies that give away cash?). No government entity in Australia has anywhere near the financial resources available to undertake and own such infrastructure, not to mention the bearing of the risk associated with both construction and then operating the business.

This is the essence of why privatisation of large-scale infrastructure and services is economically appropriate. The alternative is for income taxes to be raised to unacceptably high levels to allow the government to own an asset that it doesn't need to own - it just needs to have a legally committed supplier of the service.

A capital cost of $25 billion means significant annual depreciation charges. Again, arguments against depreciation and the associated tax deductions don't address the economic reality of large-scale investment into critical infrastructure.

The tax deductions will continue for years, meaning millions of dollars of gross revenue becomes zero taxable income. It grates, but it's better than the alternative.

 

[Dan]

I saw John Edward’s on one of the morning shows a few days ago.

I can’t believe how that charlatan is still doing his thing and people are gullible enough to throw away money to see him.