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    Interesting interview with Graham Hood in the Senate.

    in AUS/NZ General Discussion

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    I'm NOT anti-vax and have had many over the years and nothing much has changed in that regard, but I am not prepared to join the head of the que for something which has not been thoroughly tested and proven effective beyond reasonable doubt.

    The human body is a wonderful machine in itself, and in many many cases (not all) can take care of itself. Natural remedies also play an important part in overcoming many ailments but rarely get the publicity many deserve. 

    In the early days of the pandemic, there was one hell of a lot of scaremongering being broadcast. On tv news they mentioned that a certain large Sydney hospital was half full of patients with covid. A friend of my partner is the head of nursing at that hospital and said some of the wards were barely half full, and at that time said not one of their patiends had covid, and she could not believe what she'd heard on TV. As she said "if someone had it, i'd be the first to know".

    It was also a great money spinner for GP's and pharmacies to administer the shots. Believe that if you wish. But it is a fact. I have the figures including an extra $10 a shot introduced in December 2021 for them to claim which made a significant increase to their income, not that that worries me.

    What does really worry me is the large number of vaccinated people falling off the perch long before their time, not from simpy taking the jab with good intentions, but from all the side effects we never even seemed to hear about before. Who'd ever heard of blood clots in main arteries that were 18inches long? If you get the opportunity have a chat with someone who does enbalming.

    It does not bother me what people think of my views whether i'd be right or totally wrong. As I have said before, we all have our own views and like to feel that we know whats best.

    Whether it's supposed to be based on science or not, in life we should always question what we are told, because long term that can often bring up different results.

    At universities we learn what we are told, but the wise ones question it.

    No offence taken by some slightly abrasive comments about my intelligence.You could well be right. I appreciate others views and so glad that you are all still around.

    Rgds planey

     

     

     

     

     

     

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    Interesting interview with Graham Hood in the Senate.

    in AUS/NZ General Discussion

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    i'm not afraid to say that my personal belief is that I have not had one Covid jab and will not after nearly 5yrs of extensive research. 

    If the jabs worked as suggested, why would it be necessary to have more and more if the original did it's job.

    Most who have been keen to get the latest one available have been diagnosed with it again a couple of days afterwards.

    It's the side effects caused by them which seems to be taking so many people out by wrecking the bodies natural immunity system.

    Think back 5yrs and ask yourself WHY are so many young fit people succumbing to illnesses barely even heard of before at their age?

    Over the past month I have now lost 8 friends all of them under the age of 42, and of many of them sadly leaving young families behind.

    Apart from strokes etc; They ALL HAVE ONE THING IN COMMON, but believed what they were told and thought it would be a good thing which is understandable.

    My brother in law lost sight in one eye a couple of hours after getting his first one and it was apparently due to a blood clot behind the eye which has never recovered.

    Thursday morning I got off a cruise ship, On that cruise I noticed 5 ladies with a patch over one eye which is bit of an unusual sight, so made a point to have a chat with them. Guess what? Same story!

    Trust the science they tell us. Don't be lazy,  I say do extensive research yourself, not simply leave it to what you are told by people who are making squillions of dollars from it, and check the history of some of pharma's past wonder cures.

    It's not all, I for one would wish to have hoped for.

    My daughter used to work for a well known pharma company and said that doctors were told to push certain products to win golfing weekends, tickets for shows, and trips away. She say's the industry is unethical and stinks.

    At 82, i'm pretty fit and still working just about full time, so think i'll just leave it that way, despite what others may think. We are all entitled to our own opinion.

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    Silly aviation pictures.

    in Aviation Laughter

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    On 28/06/2025 at 1:42 PM, Flightrite said:

    Oz ain't far behind those stats! 
    I’m on vacation (as the yanks say) atm on the border new/qld and walking daily on the beach I see so many who have no shame! Whales in and out of the water!😂😂

    So was the tide really coming in?

    Brisbane control line club

    in Remote Control

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    On 03/07/2025 at 11:31 AM, facthunter said:

    The Combat "DEAL" in the Late 50s was a Fox 35 in an "ALL AMERICAN" plane  with reflex wing section with fully UP/Down flaps . At Lambton Oval in Newcastle  with my mate,  we'd go  through about a gallon of shell A and Castrol R mix. About 42 in Wingspan I think and the inside wing was bigger than the Outer one. One time a couple of blokes came over and gave us a fiver as they had been betting on who would cut whose streamer all the while.  Getting inverted made it challenging. Nev

    Agh! Nev, The old Fox 35 Rocket. Had a few of them and bent a few with combat antics. Those were the days of many onfield cremations as a result, but we did have a lot of fun.

    One of my favorite models of which I built many, was George Aldriches Peacemaker.

    Kind regards Planey 

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    Silly aviation pictures.

    in Aviation Laughter

    Posted

    On 17/06/2025 at 7:09 PM, BrendAn said:

    Last week I had a look at a citation mustang that was at sale for the day.

    The pilot said he is limited to 2 passengers with full fuel. Expensive ride at 450 lph for 2 people.

    Yea! but at least be positive, you can get to the refueling point a lot quicker to empty the wallet.😜

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    Overnight to Hawaii

    in AUS/NZ General Discussion

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    1 hour ago, Jabiru7252 said:

    I wonder if passengers went crazy and got into punch ups during flights back then like they do nowadays. Probably not as back then only 'cultured, educated' folks could afford to fly. These days any bogan in bare feet and a smelly singlet can fly. 😞

    Many a true word spoken in jest, and not only on Bali flights.

     

     

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    The risk of dying doing what we love

    in Student Pilot & Further Learning

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    On 11/07/2024 at 4:47 PM, BurnieM said:

    Isn't Qld bitching about lack of money (generally) ?

    How did this happen.

    They are trying to somewhat fix it now. If you pay top dollar for a unit at the Gold Coast, they now hit you with a view tax.

    Similar in Sydney where I have friend with a nice house overlooking the Georges River. It costs him almost $6000 a year.

    Next thing we know is a fresh-air tax if we live out of town. 

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    Overnight to Hawaii

    in AUS/NZ General Discussion

    Posted · Edited by planedriver
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    That was interesting Brendan. Thanks for posting that.

    Flabergasted that a giant aeroplane weighing 42 tons made those trips.

    What would they think of todays aircraft weighing 10 times that and travelling at todays speeds?

    They'd no doubt think we were bull sh*tting.

    Such is the progress of time.

    Bet they never got a plastic cup of coke and a few pretzels for inflight munchies..

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    Silly aviation pictures.

    in Aviation Laughter

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    7 hours ago, facthunter said:

    I'm flying Jetstar this weekend. I doubt it will look like that. My boss booked it. Back Tuesday. Make the Most of my absence.  Nev

    Enjoy your trip Nev.

    Didn't realise you were also a gambler.

    Been let down and bumped so many times i've learned my lesson. 

    They won't get another cent fom me.

    🙏🙏🙏

    PS This in only wishing you get a safe flight on time. Nothing to do with Air Lingus who used to have a priest bless the flight before departure 🤪

    Baby planes

    in Aviation Laughter

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    A mother and her very young son were flying Southwest Airlines from Kansas City to Chicago.

    The little boy (who had been looking out the window) turned to his mother and asked, "If big dogs have baby dogs, and big cats have baby cats, why don't big airplanes have baby airplanes?"

    The mother (who couldn't think of an answer) told her son to ask the stewardess.

    So the boy went down the aisle and asked the stewardess. The stewardess, who was very busy at the time, smiled and said, "Did your Mom tell you to ask me?" The boy said, "yes she did."

    "Well, then, you go and tell your mother that there are no baby airplanes because Southwest always pulls out on time. Have your Mom explain that to you."

     

     

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