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Yeah good thought. Will have a look at them. There is a conduit over it, but I don't think it's sealed.

Thanks, I appreciate the input. It's certainly worth a try while we work out other solutions. Kids are quite attractive to the mozzies too,…

Thanks will give them a go.

Not me, I'm a cranky old curmudgeon, but the wife is irresistible. And the mozzies like her too.

> Are you on stumps? If so, is water pooling /standing under the house? Nah, slab. > Also do you have any form of ducts for heating /…

I get an unreasonable number of mosquitos in my house, and I can't work out why. So naturally, where else would I ask but Australia's…

I've done exactly the same thing over the last 12 months. Swapped out from Ryobi to DeWalt. Not so much because of brushless vs brushed but…

Half the price and half the size 👍

> Liquid glass is turd. Not a fan of [liquid ass](https://www.theverge.com/news/684321/no-more-liquid-ass)?

Exactamondo

Arguably true, but quantity has a quality of its own, as the saying goes.

Yeah, Ryobi is a very solid pick and loads around on FBM. I bought one aftermarket battery for my gear once, and it died after the first…

Yeah, I used to have Ryobi gear, then started getting DeWalt with some good deals. I've slowly replaced all my gear (Cordless drill, impact…

And don't forget everyone driving Japanese Cars. Or German ones. Or French ones for that matter. Or Chinese ones. And Tesla's. They're no…

You're probably better off getting legit batteries off Facebook marketplace rather than aftermarket batteries from ebay. They're usually…

> it becomes hard work not to buy things from companies, industries or countries that are arseholes. Antarctica should be safe

Don't tell them about China.

Yeah FR. My kids loved Go Jetters too. And The Deep once they were a bit older. I'm not that much of a TV person, but looking at what I…

Fair point, I guess I don't explicitly remember cases of teasing/bullying over what TV someone did or didn't watch either, but ~~kids~~…

Numberblocks is great, bonus points for being educational.

Octonauts is fantastic. Educational without being cringe about it. Excellent role modelling (team work, kindness, helpfulness, overcoming…

Intro for Sarah and Duck is hilarious. So dry. And PP doesn't get better. It's all the same.…

Were kids ever bullied for stuff like this when you were a kid? Because they were when I was a kid, and they still are now.

The trade-off here is time vs cost. I have been running 2x unmirrored drives in my NAS, and recently had one start failing. Fortunately it…

I bought a house about 7.5 years ago, and still get monthly calls from agents asking if we're thinking of moving. I also managed to somehow…

First Aid course? Defensive driving course? How related to your job does it actually have to be?

Ah yes, you could be absolutely right. Not sure as I haven't done it in years myself either

Yeah exactly. You port out to the prepaid SIM, don't recharge/add credit, wait until it's active, then port to the new provider. A quick…

https://www.mobilecoverageaustralia.com/. Seems to use all the network providers own coverage maps. Or…

How long has this been happening? Some info that may help:…