Quokka

@FreedomAdvocate @Eyekaytee quicker i can get off-grid, the better

@HubertManne @Eyekaytee It’s sticking in my mind that’s there extra “stuff” that needs to happen for a battery to supply power to the house if the mains feed drops. But I can’t remember what the man said. I will have to read up on it again and consider if it’s worth it - I’m not sure I expect many outages (metro area, with newly-upgraded/buried power lines). And i’d just go to the park if there was one.

@Gorgritch_umie_killa It’s fascinating reading https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07-09/fiona-argyle-mayor-of-nedlands-council-dissolved-follow-barnett/105511328
Pure hearsay from people I know that know people that worked there, but yep, she was as completely unhinged as she appears to be.

@Gorgritch_umie_killa yeah, Nedlands, before they got dissolved, abolished, or whatever the word is, I believe.
For me, the impression I continually get from my local council is that they may be good people with good intentions and set good policy, but the Operations side of the town just go about doing whatever they want anyway. It doesn’t seem to matter who gets voted onto it, not a lot of visible change.

@Gorgritch_umie_killa the sooner huge chunks of them are amalgamated, the better.
And obvs need some way to weed out people with “nearly 3 degrees”

@Eyekaytee Bears could be a good thing. Obvs once people get over the name.

@Eyekaytee @Nath Yeah, govt keeps opening its wallet to bring entertainment and sports over.
Personally, I don’t like them funding UFC, and advertising it on the bridge they promised would never be used for advertising. But I read it’s to try and sway the “bogan vote”.

@Nath i think a lot of people even turned up to watch the plane with them on board come into land yesterday.

@Nath #WWE public appearance/publicity/pop-up merch stall etc

@shirro I can see me having fun in a while. I deliberately gave big G an incorrect birth year for my son so as to get him access to something. Can’t remember what. And now that’s all in Family Link.
I’m expecting the internet police to come knocking.

@Gorgritch_umie_killa @Zagorath you rode a bike along Orrong? And you’re alive? :bill:

@Longmactoppedup will be interesting to see what Basil does when all the surrounding councils drop all local roads to 40 pretty soon https://perthinnercitygroup.org.au/40km-h/

@Longmactoppedup I know that shopping centre. And it can be a bit of an adventure/stabby.
But knowingly taking something that’s not yours is immoral.

@maniacalmanicmania they’re all dirty easterners

@melbaboutown @quokka very sad

@MisterFrog @Longmactoppedup “[The original bill] would have put Australia in a leading position to regulate big tech in a way that wasn’t just overly punitive. But then it got gutted six ways to Sunday,”

Wow. Letting Australian politicians near technology has ended in a pointless expensive mess? :blobcatfacepalm:

@Gorgritch_umie_killa GNOMESVILLE

Although not sure on current status following recent flood.

Middleton Beach in Albany. And The Gap obvs.

Pemberton there’s a cafe on the main street with an old loco out the front. Do that.

Beedelup Falls is a nice stroll. Worth looking into annual parks membership and if you think it’ll offset parking charges if you visit lots of places.

Big Brook Dam, but might not be swimming weather. On the road down there is a restaurant atop a hill that used to have an old tram car as a dining area. They may have shut that now but the main dining area is nice.

Tall Timbers cafe in Manjimup. And the playground at the timber museum in town there is awesome if that’s your thing.

Nearby is Donnelly River which is an village of a couple of dozen old saw mill workers’ cottages. Has roos and emus walking around and you can feed them. Not much else though. No dogs allowed.

The ANZAC stuff at Albany is worth a visit. And of course Dog Rock.

There’s a treetop walk down there somewhere that is popular. Not for me though. Not getting me that high.

Elephant Rocks and Madfish Bay (has a waterfall on it)

@Aussieiuszko My son’s school tops are white. White. Who thought white was a good idea for Year 7 boys? Has to go in a bucket of whatever that pink bottle is at end of each day.
And whilst high quality, they are only available from one supplier at stupid prices.
Thankfully they’re just starting a 3 year swap over to dark blue.

@thejapantimes@mastodon.social Waiting for their #TripAdvisor rant

@zero_gravitas “Trumpet of Patriots” LOLOLOL