Today's effort. Remove and block vacuum advance hose. Gap points. New plugs. New fuel filter. New air cleaner. Oil and filter. Adjust timing. Put advance hose back on. Adjust idle, adjust idle mixture, adjust idle again. Test drive. Much better. Big Brother was very happy.👍👍

Today we go old school. Big Brothers 1971 VG Valiant sedan. It's getting hard to start and the idle is a bit rough. Time to learn about points, duration and dwell as well as the advance of the distributor. Ya gotta love simplicity. I hope you have as much fun as I will.

The power is back on. We are lucky to have dedicated staff who work in all weather conditions to keep the lights on. Thank you. But I have a question for management, why don't you tell us why the power went out?

Another blackout in downtown Narromine. Sitting here watching the news on my phone because the lazy electrician (me), hasn't connected the rest of the emergency circuits to our battery. Ah well, at least the lights are on. 😉

Mother Nature is turning it on at the moment, 5 mill in 5 minutes and then it's gone. ☔

T the builder today. A new false wall to cover an old doorway at a mates place. It will hold the TV and other stuff. Concealed power points, TV socket and cabling hidden in the wall. His better half has some good ideas on how to keep us occupied on a Sunday. 😆

Suss-an and Littlepride have kissed and made up, hahaha. Nobody thought they would stay separated. Littledick finally realized, again, that no Lieberals means no government. It was a bit like one member of the mixed doubles tennis trying to win on their own. Comedy gold. Fair dinkum. 😆

POET'S day (Piss Off Early Tomorrow's Saturday). It's funny how even in retirement I look forward to Friday. At least I've earned my 2 beers today. Clutch replaced, chain tensioned and lubed, bike washed and back on the farm. 🍻

Ahh, Friday. I get to play mechanic today. Has anyone replaced a motorcycle clutch lately? Lucky for me these Ag200's are pretty basic. Whatever you're doing enjoy your day.

It's the little things in life. Walking back to your car in 40° heat and getting in to 25° because your A/C is independent to the engine in an EV.👌

Sometimes little things affect me greatly. My little friend asked if she could make me something. She made a CT scanner. I'll never take my health for granted again.

Taxi driver today, taking a Mum and her kids to Dubbo to see their doctor. We take a license for granted these days, but not everyone can have one. Let's hope they don't mind 70's and 80's rock because my phone is full of it. 🎼

A new mine has been approved between Nyngan and Cobar. Now I know we need copper to combat Climate Change. But. There is no permanent water in Nyngan or Cobar. The water must come via the Albert Priest Channel from the Wambuul with 40% losses. We need a pipeline now and the mines should pay for it.

WaterNSW, the department responsible for policing water in NSW, has had its budget cut. Three hundred staff will get the sack. You know they won't cut upper management, they will cut licensing inspectors and compliance officers. Will we see more water theft? I hope not, but who knows. 😡

I'd be happy if the value of our home didn't double every ten years, if that meant our children could better afford to buy their first home. The great Australian dream is slipping through our fingers. We need to prioritize home ownership, not multi house landlords. 😡

I'm helping a helper today. One of our Elders needs a favor, his car requires repairs and he needs to fill in the day. He's kind of an unofficial taxi, he drives people to doctors appointments or to visit their family when they can't get there themselves. It's nice to help repay his generosity. ❤️

Any motorcycle mechanics out there? Would a petrol stain around the top of the float bowl suggest a needle and seat problem? The bike is fouling plugs and idling rough. TIA 👍

It's a great day to be alive. An elderly friend called and asked me to drop by. I arrived to find that she had baked a cake for me, awww. You've got to love that, a cuppa and a loooong chat ensued. ❤️

9 days straight 40°+, I'm so looking forward to cooler days, only 33 tomorrow, where's my jumper?

Now I am not highly educated, my schooling went as far as 4th form (or year 10 today). But in no educated society is 30 Palestinian deaths in one day a cease fire. C'mon Albo, uninvite the Israeli PM. It's the right thing to do.

Great news. I was asked by a mate if he could come with me next time I'm visiting my Elders. He's not Mob, but played a lot of footy (League) with some of the people that I visit. Made my day. 👍👍

Eighth day straight over 40°C. Hot dry air just sucks the energy right out of you, on the bright side at least it's not humid (yuck). "Work" finished at 11 AM this morning, five hours will do today. Watch out for your pets.

David Pope.

💔 We lost a treasured family member last night 💔. No more posts today. Call someone you haven't spoken to for a while, you never know when...

Just a thought. Can we start naming catastrophies after the companies that accelerate them and make them worse? The Santos flood. Tropical Cyclone Gina. The Woodside Bushfire. Hurricane Glencore. The Rio-Tinto drought. Fortescue famine. The Vale Tsunami. You know, just to be honest?

Sad news, one of our Elders is in ICU. Love and thoughts are all around you brother, take care and be strong. ❤️

It's officially a Tad warm 🥵

Get your jobs done quickly today and then get out of the heat. 8:15 here and 34° already. Stay safe everyone. ❤️

Stay out of the sun this week and stay hydrated. Remember heat stress can come on quickly and your condition will deteriorate rapidly unless treated. ❤️

I miss the days when a tantrum throwing toddler and the deputy leader of the opposition were two different people.

Am I the only one who thinks David Littlepride always looks like he got caught with his hand in the biscuit tin?

@cathywilcox.bsky.social Needs to draw Littlepride in a high-chair at a table in the corner of the Libs room, spitting out his dummy.

David Littlepride is livid that the "seat at the table" he was offered wasn't a high-chair.

Breaking news: David Littlepride's dummy has been found.

If you sent me a message, thank you. But I'm being asked to verify my age with a third party to access your message and honestly enough people have my info. My FOMO is less than my fear of getting hacked. 😆👍👍

Even the best of parents can be embarrassed by their child's tantrums. Screaming, slapping, stamping feet, shouting, even running away to hide. Nothing seems to placate their irrational behavior. I, for one would like to offer my sympathy to the parents of all the Nationals politicians today.

Exciting day again today. We have a visitor from NSW DCCEEW to show our Country too. This is a fact finding opportunity for them about protecting water for non-irrigation parties. 🖤💛❤️

Ahh, summer is starting to ramp up next week. I predict Sudoku and Netflix will get a fair amount of my time, along with more than a little refreshment. Not that I need an excuse. 😉

Piers Morgan rushed to hospital after Australia beat England at Cricket.

I hope Albo has the foresight to decline tRumps Board of Peace.

A rare day today, I'm retiring at home. Cool weather means I can run some cables in the roof to put the Hot Water System on a time clock and take advantage of our solar system to save a few more bucks. I love my job. ❤️

Americans don't want Greenland, they want their America back.

The AUKUS deal will cost taxpayers at least $368bn to build nuclear submarines for the U.S. with zero guarantee of a single submarine for Australia. Join me in signing the @australiainstitute.org.au petition demanding more scrutiny nb.australiainstitute.org.au/aukus_parlia...

Sunday morning breakfast with the Chew Crew, (plus two). What a way to start the day. I hope your day is starting out as well as mine. ❤️

Well so much for R&R. A mate rang and told me about an old bloke that was suffering through the heat (+40°) because he couldn't afford to fix his cooler. A couple of phone calls later he was back in action. Big thank you to the donor of the motor, I owe you big time. 👍👍

Saturday done. Lawnmower fixed (puncture), lawns done (including the neighbors), edges can wait till tomorrow, it's great being retired. Now for some rest and relaxation. 🍺

I'm 66. Age verification ✅

Same old David Littlepride. Warning about mum and dad farmers being impacted by the new EPA Scope 3 reporting laws. Mandatory Scope 3 reporting only impacts industrial scale operations like cattle feed lots. The ease at which the Nazionals turn to lying should make them unelectable, but it won't. 🤬

So the Neo-Nazi "National Socialist Network", who are not national, not socialist and can barely spell network, are going to disband because of Australia's new race hate laws. I have been trying to find a negative in this press release, anybody else having any luck? #GoodRiddance