What if you lived in Australia? - Page 826

**blondifan** · November 19th, 2018, 09:05 AM

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Originally Posted by palo5

Tasmania Police confirm man dead after stingray death-sting

Yikes!

Tasmania a deadly island? Blondifan, tell us it doesn't happen every day

Again, first I've heard of it.

Is it tragic that I get local news from a British based website? Still, I find that preferable to fakebook.

I've never seen a stingray and would've believed they aren't native to these waters.

Tasmania is definitely 'deadly' though!

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Originally Posted by trailmaster

Kevin here. There are plenty of independent hardware stores in America...

Thanks Kev. It's nice to think there are still some businesses relatively unaffected by Globalisation. If only for now! In a small population it generally leads to monopolisation, which is bad in *virtually every respect.
*I'm trying to think of a single positive.

Hikarufan · November 19th, 2018, 01:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Estreeter

So, you go to Mitre 10 instead

on principal

Yes. Besides the point of only having Mitre 10 in our town.

But it's always snag on the bread cause then you decide do you want onions or just sauce. Without the snag on the bread, well that's just asking for trouble!

**Sir Honkers** · November 19th, 2018, 08:10 PM

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Originally Posted by trailmaster

Kevin here. There are plenty of independent hardware stores in America. Most of them are in the thousands of small towns, but even the big cities have them too. Sometimes these stores are more successful(financially) than the much larger chain stores. They usually specialize is just one product such as paint or tools.

We use to, but they've long disappeared in the cities and suburbs; muscled out by a big chain called Bunnings. Which is by no means a bad thing, their prices are reasonable even though they have bugger all competition and they carry everything including the kitchen sink.

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Originally Posted by Hikarufan

But it's always snag on the bread cause then you decide do you want onions or just sauce. Without the snag on the bread, well that's just asking for trouble!

Okay I'll admit it...this one time PC has gone mad!

**Mal Hombre** · November 19th, 2018, 08:15 PM

Bunnings tried to start up in the UK, They didn't really succeed because British people like to go to garden centres as a leisure activity,Strolling around and visiting the Cafe..

**effCup** · November 19th, 2018, 09:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Mal Hombre

Bunnings tried to start up in the UK, They didn't really succeed because British people like to go to garden centres as a leisure activity,Strolling around and visiting the Cafe..

Did Bunnings UK not sell garden stuff... or include a cafe?

Does here.

**Dr Pepper** · November 20th, 2018, 01:24 AM

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Originally Posted by effCup

Did Bunnings UK not sell garden stuff... or include a cafe?

Does here.

Ditto-they do in NZ-and so does Mitre 10...

**effCup** · November 20th, 2018, 02:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Dr Pepper

Ditto-they do in NZ-and so does Mitre 10...

I ditto your ditto & raise you one Bilbo

... aaanyway. Doesn't admit why the UK/Ireland venture failed, just that they did.

**Mal Hombre** · November 20th, 2018, 09:10 AM

In the UK ,The warehouse style,Pile it up.No frills model does not work for Garden Centres.

**effCup** · November 20th, 2018, 10:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Mal Hombre

In the UK ,The warehouse style,Pile it up.No frills model does not work for Garden Centres.

So no plant depository? You may well be right, although I suspect other organisations will further test those same waters.

**blondifan** · November 20th, 2018, 02:22 PM

Our 'special envoy for indigenous affairs' Tony Abbott says we’re showing respect for indigenous culture at the expense of acknowledging Australia’s Christian roots.
The former prime minister argued Christian prayer should have as great a role in public ceremonies as “welcome to country” rituals, which acknowledge the traditional Aboriginal and Torres Straight Islander owners of Australian land.
The idiot also wants to see more Christian gospel stories taught in our schools.

https://www.news.com.au/finance/work...E5b-VSrUq5A_vg

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blondifan Vintage Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 4,406 Thanks: 55,001 Thanked 60,211 Times in 4,401 Posts	Meanwhile in an alternate universe.... Our 'special envoy for indigenous affairs' Tony Abbott says we’re showing respect for indigenous culture at the expense of acknowledging Australia’s Christian roots. The former prime minister argued Christian prayer should have as great a role in public ceremonies as “welcome to country” rituals, which acknowledge the traditional Aboriginal and Torres Straight Islander owners of Australian land. The idiot also wants to see more Christian gospel stories taught in our schools. https://www.news.com.au/finance/work...E5b-VSrUq5A_vg