Shuff's General Chat Thread ... #73 - Talk about anything and everything...  

I may or may not have purchased several pieces of attire that are in that movie.

Also,holy cow!New member??

And on topic,my GT may have a 5 point harness from factory.Hope I don't die.

I may or may not have purchased several pieces of attire that are in that movie.

Also, holy cow! New member??

And on topic, my GT may have a 5 point harness from factory. Hope I don't die.

Victory in the MotoGP of Argentina marked Valentino Rossi's 199th podium in all grand prix classes.

The Italian could thus become the first rider in history to claim a double century of rostrums this Sunday at Jerez.

The omens are good: Rossi is the most successful rider at the Spanish Grand Prix with eight grand prix victories and the Doctor has only finished off the rostrum six times from 19 Jerez starts.

Official MotoGP statistics list Italian Giacomo Agostini as second for all-time GP podiums, with 159.

2015 world championship leader Rossi, fighting for a tenth title, has scored 66 points this year - his highest points total after the opening three rounds since 2005.

Rossi's last three MotoGP wins (Phillip Island last year, Qatar and Argentina this year) have all been achieved from eighth on the grid - but the most surprising statistic is that Rossi has only led across the line for a total of four laps in 2015.

still setting records. if not this weekend it will happen either way.

Kmart eating Target: Wesfarmers

Wesfarmers has conceded the expansion of its successful Kmart chain is taking business away from struggling stablemate Target.

Finance director Terry Bowen said the effect of Kmart adding another 10 stores nationwide to exceed 200 could be seen in quarterly figures released yesterday.

"We've certainly seen some cannibalisation, and indeed some of the categories that Kmart did well in Target had some more difficult times," Mr Bowen said.

Kmart's March quarter sales climbed about 11 per cent to $937 million, while Target's slipped 1.6 per cent to $663 million. Target has more than 300 stores nationally.

Growth at Kmart was driven by home, seasonal apparel and Easter-related ranges, managing director Guy Russo said.

Wesfarmers managing director Richard Goyder said Target had done well in children's wear but was yet to see a turn- around in the key category of women's wear.

"Clearly, we've got the best- performing department store in the country in Kmart, and Target is certainly not the worst," Mr Goyder said.

"We understand that from time to time those businesses compete with each other. We don't mind that.

"We're confident both businesses can perform well. We've obviously got some work to do in Target but we're well on the way."

Mr Goyder said while sales were down, Target was in better shape than it was a year ago.

Target managing director Stuart Machin said the result reflected the cost of transforming the business away from "a culture of over-promoting and over-ordering" to consistent lower pricing.

Overall, Wesfarmers' retail sales increased 3.3 per cent to $13.12 billion.

Coles reported price deflation of one per cent for the quarter as the supermarket operator pursued a strategy of permanently discount- ing some household staples.

Mr Goyder said there had been price deflation at Coles since the first quarter of 2010.

Food and liquor sales rose 5.4 per cent to $7.1 billion, with comparable sales up 3.8 per cent.

Bunnings sales climbed 12 per cent and Officeworks did 9 per cent better than a year earlier.

Wesfarmers' shares closed down 15¢ yesterday to $43.

Nasa might have successfully tested a warp drive, could carry people at speeds as fast as light

Nasa may have successfully tested a form of space flight that could carry people to the moon in a few short hours — and eventually let us fly at speeds approaching that of light.

The agency has built an electromagnetic (EM) drive, using technology that shouldn’t be possible in current understanding of physics, according to users on forum NASASpaceFlight.com. Some of those discussing the plan claim to be Nasa engineers that are currently working on the plan — and have been verified as such, according to Cnet.

While the technology behind EM drives has been demonstrated before, the results have been disputed by some who don’t believe that it could work. But a controlled demonstration in conditions like those in space could be enough to begin the work to prove that the project could be used in practice.

Though the technology has been discussed in great length and detail on the forum and elsewhere, it is yet to undergo any peer review and the results of the recent Nasa experiments have not been released publicly.

The device works by propelling objects through space by using magnets to create microwaves, which are then sent through a device to create thrust. If it works, it could overcome the need to carry fuel for propulsion — a huge problem that limits the speed and distance that those journeying in space can travel.

To work, the spacecraft that carried it would need to carry a nuclear power plant to create the energy required to travel through space.

Nasa's official site says that: "There are many 'absurd' theories that have become reality over the years of scientific research.". "But for the near future, warp drive remains a dream," it writes in a post updated last month.

According to the forum users, the technology has been tested at the Johnson Space Center. In 2014, Nasa verified that the claims of Roger Shawyer, who invented the technology, did seem to be true. But those tests took place using low power and not in the kinds of space-like environment that the new testing seems to have been done in.

Speaking to Cnet, one of the scientists involved in the project said that it was looking to release Nasa from the problems of having to build and carry rockets.

"My work at Eagleworks (the lab at JSC where the EM drive is being tested) is just a continuation of my work tackling the fundamental problem that has been hindering manned spaceflight from the termination of the Apollo moon program,” said Paul March. “That being the availability of a robust and cost-effective power and propulsion technology that can break us loose from the shackles of the rocket equation."

still setting records. if not this weekend it will happen either way.

something different / interesting

i was surprised to see that Bunnings sales had risen so much, you know that the store is absolutely dominating the market but yeah, didn't expect their sales figures had risen so much in a year.........

https://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/2746524...get-wesfarmers/

It will be a hard race to watch,still he's sensible enough not to do anything stupid.....fingers crossed,and watch the crowd if it does happen!

Wesfarmers must save a fortune by having shit service at all their Bunnings stores. I think I'll stick with Mitre10.

Getting bucket loads of rain today. Good for my yard

'Apr 25 2015, 05:51 PM' post='2088765928']
Really can't complain about the weather at this time of year,countryside is looking good,days are not too hot,night's are not too cold (although it was a bit chilly at 4-30ish this morning at the Dawn Service),but unfortunately it looks like it might finish midweek,so no Super Hama washes gents

Not so glad I washed my car on Monday

i've had staff at bunnings offer their assistance on any number of occasions. not sure that there's a mitre10 anywhere around us, but there's 3 bunnings stores within 8km of me.

this, glad i mowed my lawn at the start of the week.

See the date on that post Doc,I know it wasn't a Super Hama wash,but I did try to warn you,now I'm blaming you :lol:
Don't know what happened in that vid,it was like he was in La La Land,certainly didn't seem to be paying attention.

Me too,I've always found Bunnings staff to be most helpful.We have a Bunnings,and a Masters,side by side,and they've made sure you can't take a short cut to either one,it's probably a kilometer to go the proper way,100 meters if you dare cross the minefield



I'm glad I didn't mow those two blocks on the farm

that field would be like a swamp.. but i guess if you have bought tickets you will still go.

Lol
Pissig down atm so I parked outside for 2mins to wash off all the dirty water. Drive back inside and gave it a chamois. Good as clean again. Didn't bother shining the Tyers yet.

how far do you think your mower would sink

Test will go ahead unless there is heavy hail or lightning. The field is soaked.

statium was still empty at 530. only saw a hand full of people walking in.. but yer called off.
games of footy in weather like this are usually shit.. specially when the field is totally soaked