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AB's avatar

Again, I much prefer to hear from author first hand than read. Spot on re the insane machinations of the L and NP. Bravo!

Also, since you are kindly speaking to me about your thoughts, during that time I’ve put on a load of washing, checked the fermentation of the latest brews, been reminded of the sinister outcome from Toxoplasmosis and bottled a fresh batch of schadenfreude. Thanks for helping “Multitask Monday” become a thing. 🤩

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Stephanie's avatar

I was *THIS* close to not doing the read version yesterday. Thank you for this. You made the late night worth it.

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AB's avatar

Well the positive reinforcement will just have to continue each time I hear a new episode! Let’s face it, even if you have written 2am dribble, if I have been doing other things while listening to you say it vs just reading, I’m really no worse off. And if you proof it by reading aloud…win:win!

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John Power's avatar

You omit the fact that T. gondii is particularly dangerous to pregnant women resulting in foetal death or abnormality. Is it a stretch to say that the Nats also hinder development and a new , better, future?

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Stephanie's avatar

LORD KNOWS I like to squeeze every last drop from an already laboured metaphor, John.

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Lauren's avatar

Our local nats numpties are currently obsessed with nuclear at lithgow because wind turbines in the state forest might damage the environment.

Yes. In the state forest that's full of monoculture plantation pine trees that are planed there expressly to be cut down and harvested. But those wind turbines have concrete bases and might damage the delicate ecosystem!

But lithgow at the end of the Gross valley in a wonderfully bushfire prone location with limited water supplies, that's a fantastic place for a nuclear plant.

The whole town of oberon has signed to say that nobody is willing to have wind turbines on their land or basically within their eyeline. Oberon does have an uncommonly high number of murders, cases of animal cruelty and child sex offenders for such a small population though, if that tells you anything about the collective brain power of the people who vote nationals though. I think maybe they've licked some cat piss too.

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Lucie's avatar

Thank you for these read versions! Excellent writing.

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