Ok well they missed out mine as well!

As someone from outside the US where abortion access is pretty much a non issue it has always astounded me that such a fundamental thing has relied for so long on a single legal precedent. That it hasn’t been enacted into law a long time ago speaks volumes of the grip the religious right holds over government.  

Imagine that, a job that entails being subjected daily to sexist, misogynistic comments, being groped, leered at and abused, being openly attacked when asking people to put their fucking mask on, requires commensurate remuneration.

I have a feeling they replaced the floor covering, not the actual flooring as that is a decidedly non-trivial exercise given how much is installed inside this thing. Looks like a seamless vinyl floor has been installed, most likely to replace an asbestos based lino that would have been standard in the original. 

Equatorial life is the best, all things being equal. 

Ballons travel at the speed of the wind, which at altitude can be significant. 

Phew, that’s a relief, thought this was about Mercedes Streeter! Was wondering what on earth she’d been up to. 

Back in the 80's I knew a guy who had a fiberglass shop, he made all kinds of stuff like fish ponds, pop tops for Kombi’s and stupidly outrageous replacement front clips for all manner of cars. This looks like something he would have knocked out over a weekend. 

Sikaflex.

Could have been worse, at least the shit didn’t hit the fan. 

Oh god, YES. The roo removed the front fender and damaged the a pillar enough that the door wouldn’t open. 

My sister had a Great Wall something-or-other SUV that came out second best in a fight with a kangaroo.

This was also the time when steering shafts were a continuous steel rod running from the front of the car directly in front of your chest ready to impale your heart upon impact.

Save yourself a lot of heartache and bloodied knuckles. Use your $3500 in cash money to light fires instead.

What? They currently have a rendered drawing and will magic 25 protypes into existence to test “next year.” Like a few months from now.

At this rate of regression, within a few years women will lose the right to vote and shortly thereafter slavery will be reinstated.

“Purosangue SUV”

“When he first arrived fifteen years ago, the minimal research he had done had suggested to him that the name ‘Ford Prefect’ would be nicely inconspicuous.”

The 70 series cab chassis models (usually fitted with a steel or alloy tray back) were really popular here in Australia. I’m pretty sure in 98 they came with either the 1HZ or 1HDT. And you’re spot on, they are bomb proof, just change the oil regularly and do the timing belt every 100k and it will run for over 500K…

Ok, there are times this is the ONLY way to camp. Case in point, a story you may recall from way back in 2004 when a couple camping on the Pentecost river in the north west of Australia were dragged in their tent by a 5m croc, managed to escape and spent the night on the roof of their Land Cruiser. Bet they wished…