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Post by Hermit » Tue Aug 10, 2021 8:33 am

rainbow wrote:
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A dozen of these

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make me drunk.
Poofta!
Actually, half a dozen of these get me drunk. That's 6 x 750ml containing 5.8% alcohol by volume.
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Post by Scot Dutchy » Tue Aug 10, 2021 8:44 am

This is my daily tipple at the moment:

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At 10% it is not light but it is very enjoyable. Just a couple in the evening is enough.
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Post by JimC » Sat Aug 28, 2021 2:41 am

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-08-28/ ... /100413012
Adelaide pub Sparkke at the Whitmore has distanced itself from a push to move a nearby communist soup kitchen, declaring it remains committed to "inclusivity".

Earlier this month, one of the pub's directors, Lois Boswell, approached volunteers who ran the kitchen and queried whether they had a permit to operate out of Whitmore Square.

Ms Boswell is the chief executive of South Australia's Department of Human Services and lives near Whitmore Square.

Both the Australian Communist Party and the state Labor opposition have questioned whether Ms Boswell's soup kitchen visit constitutes a conflict of interest with her public servant role — a claim Ms Boswell denies.

Last week, Communist Party officials accused Ms Boswell of trying to pressure them to move.

The group has been providing meals to homeless people in Whitmore Square for two years without a permit — and has been told by police and council that it will not be granted permission to stay in the square.

As for the soup kitchen, the Communist Party is vowing to continue in Whitmore Square – with or without permission.

"This commitment is necessary because responsible authorities have demonstrably failed to meet the needs of people for housing and sustenance," party founder Bob Briton said.

"The efforts made to shut down our efforts reflect very badly on those authorities, whose priorities appear to lie elsewhere.

"We must continue with our modest efforts, funded completely out of our own pockets, because there is clearly a need from them."
Hopefully they serve a decent Borsht... :soup:
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Post by pErvinalia » Sat Aug 28, 2021 2:56 am

Bloody commies! :lay:
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Post by Svartalf » Sat Aug 28, 2021 9:16 am

Scot Dutchy wrote:
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Belgium beers as whole are stronger. Mind you there is plenty of gnats piss around; Stella etc. Also plenty of cheap muck that only appears in some Belgium supermarkets as cheap end of production beer. The abdij beers are always stronger going up to 14% in some cases. The Trappist beers are in a class of their own and cant be found any where else. Orval is far the best. There is only one type brewed in the abdij.
A young Orval is still a bit sweet and hoppy. Over time, this trappist becomes dryer, more sparkling and more complex. A sour note develops with typical Brett aromas, which are best described as farmyard or a horse blanket. It’s truly a beauty of a beer that never gets boring!
Abdij beers CAN be strong, but it depends on a lot of things, lots of them are just normal strength.

I've tried some French ones, (from St Omer, near the Belgian border) and honestly, that was better than heineken, but sub average in their own category.
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Post by Svartalf » Sat Aug 28, 2021 9:25 am

JimC wrote:
Sat Aug 28, 2021 2:41 am
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-08-28/ ... /100413012
Adelaide pub Sparkke at the Whitmore has distanced itself from a push to move a nearby communist soup kitchen, declaring it remains committed to "inclusivity".

Earlier this month, one of the pub's directors, Lois Boswell, approached volunteers who ran the kitchen and queried whether they had a permit to operate out of Whitmore Square.

Ms Boswell is the chief executive of South Australia's Department of Human Services and lives near Whitmore Square.

Both the Australian Communist Party and the state Labor opposition have questioned whether Ms Boswell's soup kitchen visit constitutes a conflict of interest with her public servant role — a claim Ms Boswell denies.

Last week, Communist Party officials accused Ms Boswell of trying to pressure them to move.

The group has been providing meals to homeless people in Whitmore Square for two years without a permit — and has been told by police and council that it will not be granted permission to stay in the square.

As for the soup kitchen, the Communist Party is vowing to continue in Whitmore Square – with or without permission.

"This commitment is necessary because responsible authorities have demonstrably failed to meet the needs of people for housing and sustenance," party founder Bob Briton said.

"The efforts made to shut down our efforts reflect very badly on those authorities, whose priorities appear to lie elsewhere.

"We must continue with our modest efforts, funded completely out of our own pockets, because there is clearly a need from them."
Hopefully they serve a decent Borsht... :soup:
Hmmm, if a civil servant in her job came to a soup kitchen to ask that question, I would not necessarily suspect a conflict of interest (yeah, she lilely is bothered by a soup kitchen next door to her home, but checking if they are legit still is within bounds). Also, it seems that while the kitchen is not allowed to operate, and it's common knowledge, the powers that be have not done anything about it either...


That a civil servant would also have direct interest in a private enterprise bothers me a lot more...
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Post by JimC » Sun Aug 29, 2021 9:27 pm

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-08-30/ ... /100416808
While thousands of Territorians put lighters to firework fuses on Sunday night, an out-of-control bushfire burned less than 50 metres from the home of Rick Jepps.

Jepps , a resident of Durack, said he was furious Territory Day firework permissions went ahead, as crackers burned around him and into the early morning.

"Why do we need to have this night? It's ridiculous," he said.

"Had this fire burned in the other direction, houses would be under serious threat."

Just streets away, crackers exploded in loud bangs as at least four fire crews worked to contain the out-of-control blaze.

Mindil Beach is swarmed by people letting off fireworks from the sand.

Loved by many for its atmosphere of unruliness, and abhorred by others for the inevitable hospitalisations, anxiety to pets and wildlife, and trashing of public spaces, Territory Day marks the anniversary of self-government in the Northern Territory.
They are absolutely fucking crazy up there. A few years back, Bron and I were staying in a hotel in Darwin, 5 stories up, overlooking a park along the foreshore on their crazy fireworks night. Dozens of groups were in the park below, with wheelbarrows loaded with fireworks. Rockets were going everywhere, some bursting a few metres from our balcony (at one stage, I retreated inside). At times, they launched rockets horizontally, laughing like loons as they targeted other groups! :shock:
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Post by Brian Peacock » Tue Aug 31, 2021 10:57 pm

I wonder if alcohol was involved?
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Post by JimC » Tue Aug 31, 2021 11:20 pm

Yeah, I forgot to mention the wheelbarrows with cartons of beer... ;)
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Post by Hermit » Wed Sep 01, 2021 4:16 am

The conspiracy theorists were right all along. Lockdowns are tools to bring about tyrannical governments.

Resentful and bitter after being criticised over her leadership during the latest Covid-19 lockdown, Gladys Berejiklian, the Premier of New South Wales, warns her subjects.



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Post by pErvinalia » Wed Sep 01, 2021 7:12 am

Dutchy probably thinks this is real.
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Post by Hermit » Wed Sep 01, 2021 8:34 am

pErvinalia wrote:
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Dutchy probably thinks this is real.
No, he won't. He would have said "I know its a joke and one of very poor taste", had I not said for him just now.
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Post by Brian Peacock » Wed Sep 01, 2021 3:51 pm

:) Some people have too much time on their hands.
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Post by JimC » Wed Sep 01, 2021 9:15 pm

Brian Peacock wrote:
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:) Some people have too much time on their hands.
It sure feels like that in a Melbourne lockdown... :sigh:
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Post by Brian Peacock » Wed Sep 08, 2021 12:15 am

One in four Australian teens report experiencing psychological distress in 2020

"Survey from Mission Australia and Black Dog Institute indicates an increase in young people dealing with mental health issues."
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