From: Diesel Damo on
On Jun 10, 5:51 pm, John_H <john4...(a)inbox.com> wrote:
> Atheist Chaplain wrote:
> >"ant" <some...(a)spammer.com> wrote in message
> >news:5cvp8pF32j94mU1(a)mid.individual.net...
>
> >> I must admit, after reading their Freeee come ons, I felt no compulsion or
> >> motivation to stump up and buy their book. At all. apparently small 4WDs
> >> are jokes, stupid, and useless.And in fact all 4WDs are bad, stupid and
> >> dumb.
>
> >I see nothing wrong with that opinion :-P
> >but only as long as they are talking about the Urban Assault Vehicle's,
> >Farmers need 4WD and so do Member of 4WD clubs etc, why anyone in
> >Toorak/Double Bay needs one is beyond me!
>
> Here's a direct quote from a farm management consultant which appears
> in this week's rural newspaper (Qld)....
>
> "almost half the fuel used on farms is in vehicles used to move around
> the farm and on trips to town. One way to manage this component is to
> use smaller, more efficient vehicles, rather than big four wheel drive
> utes, using gas or diesel, rather than petrol."

Must be nice to have a farm where all your land is like a lawn bowls
green :-)

From: John_H on
Diesel Damo wrote:
>On Jun 10, 5:51 pm, John_H <john4...(a)inbox.com> wrote:
>> Atheist Chaplain wrote:
>> >"ant" <some...(a)spammer.com> wrote in message
>> >news:5cvp8pF32j94mU1(a)mid.individual.net...
>>
>> >> I must admit, after reading their Freeee come ons, I felt no compulsion or
>> >> motivation to stump up and buy their book. At all. apparently small 4WDs
>> >> are jokes, stupid, and useless.And in fact all 4WDs are bad, stupid and
>> >> dumb.
>>
>> >I see nothing wrong with that opinion :-P
>> >but only as long as they are talking about the Urban Assault Vehicle's,
>> >Farmers need 4WD and so do Member of 4WD clubs etc, why anyone in
>> >Toorak/Double Bay needs one is beyond me!
>>
>> Here's a direct quote from a farm management consultant which appears
>> in this week's rural newspaper (Qld)....
>>
>> "almost half the fuel used on farms is in vehicles used to move around
>> the farm and on trips to town. One way to manage this component is to
>> use smaller, more efficient vehicles, rather than big four wheel drive
>> utes, using gas or diesel, rather than petrol."
>
>Must be nice to have a farm where all your land is like a lawn bowls
>green :-)

Apart from the occasional F250 most of those around me seem to be
quitting their Landcruisers and Patrols for diesel one tonners. OTOH
the ones who used to get by with Daihatsu's and Suzuki's, or even a
Brumby, seem to be going the same way.

I suspect it's because their accountants' advice takes precedence over
the farm management consultant, rather than being a terrain issue.

I blame GovCo (and the ATO). :)

--
John H
From: Fraser Johnston on

"Knobdoodle" <knobdoodle(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> "Noddy" <dg4163@(nospam)dodo.com.au> wrote:
>> I'd rather just watch the Chaser :)
>>
> Agreed; the last episode was hilarious. With the exception of the Sophia
> Loren questions, and a bit of the Chaz Liccardello stuff, I laughed all the
> way through.
> The Sophia Loren bit was so cringingly bad I'm surprised they didn't leave it
> on the cutting-room floor. (Although I s'pose it was a bit too high-profile
> to just pretend it didn't happen).

I laugh from beginning to end every week. By far the best show on television.
I'm amazed it is still on the air.

Fraser