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A retired old man, just like Rod Sims.

The ABC having the headline "The rental property sector is not a net taxpayer" is a little misleading IMO.

In many European countries rental properties are taxpayer subsidised. However in turn for getting the subsidies, the property is subject to rent control or a long term lease.

5G does have a congestion problem at peak hours as well, meaning that Telstra and Optus won't sell you 5G home broadband if there's already too many subscribers in your area.

All 4 generators at Loy Yang are down, due to technical problems after lighting strikes on transmission lines.

Moonee Valley Coaches are selling route 503 and 506 to Dysons.

Owner is planning on doing something bus gunzel related on their last date of operations.

That's under Vicroads as well.

https://www.vicroads.vic.gov.au/traffic-and-road-use/road-network-and-performance/maps-of-declared-roads

Bell Street is under Vicroads, not council.

Now what would be the busiest road in Victoria, that is ran by a Local Government?

I'm thinking its Rosamond Road near Highpoint.

Some of the trouble is that paying upfront does provide confirmation that you did visit the doctor and paid for them.

Whereas an IOU for the rebate doesn't necessarily provide the same confirmation that a patient received the services provided.

I do think PDVC could be improved though with a threshold amount, rather than being based upon the absolutes of an account being paid / unpaid. A $100 payment made already on an account is probably enough of the patient's money to indicate that they did receive the service.

Medicare pays by cheque if the doctor provides you credit for the rebate, as a fraud control mechanism.

Medicare only allows electronic payments if the account is fully paid upfront (and then rebate claimed), or bulk billed.

Glad I saved the GPU boxes from 2007. Back when they had the tacky art on the box.

wolf cafe firebombed this week in Millers Junction Altona.

I remember that cafe was a Covid hot spot, back when contact tracing was a thing.

Ardeer one looks like its going to be in a good spot. Near the Interchange between Western Ring Road and Ballarat Road.

It's similar to how V/Line allocates emergency replacement buses.

They have a big list, and start calling the first one. If they can't do it, they get bumped down the list and they call the next bus operator on the list, until they have a hit.

It's much easier than having to track the availabilities of every operator.

Thoughts on the rumour that Costco Docklands is closing?

I kind of think it's a good riddance. The inner city is ill suited for an automotive dependant single story superstore. It's fun when a V/Line replacement coach gets stuck in the queue of drivers wanting to turn into Costco.

In Japan you have to head well out of the way to visit Costco. The only one in Tokyo is in Hachioji. Otherwise you have to visit Yokohama, Saitama or Chiba prefecture.

Meanwhile they are claiming to the ATSB that a flap issue in the 737-800 is non-safety critical, therefore a change in procedures is not needed.

It's also going to be interesting seeing the root cause. Tool control is pretty strict in Aviation, and they will be able to identify the exact torque wrench that was meant to tighten up those bolts.

Boeing did have a few crashes in the 1990's, due to a faulty servo motor in the rudder.

Yay, pick up the keys to the new unit today.

Fuck yeah, Carcass / TBDM tour just announced.

Fridge is mine, but it is alright.