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(while I mention the great Texas oil man, here's one of the best things I've ever read on the internet:
https://www.gold-eagle.com/article/money-then-and-now An incredible story of the Hunt boys' struggle to corner the silver market and break the NY money trust in the 1970s. It's got everything, from Arabian princes to cowboys riding shotgun in airliners filled with silver.)
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La La Mu MU thread comes to mind.
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Anyone else picked up that the worlds biggest energy company, Saudi Aramco has signed an agreement with Chinese partners to build a state-of-the-art refining complex in the north-east region of the Asian nation. Incidently Saudi Aramco operates the largest refinery in Texas and also it is suspected effectively determines OPEC’s decisions. |
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We've jinxed it. Just drove past a couple of stations out in Ringwood....$2.07 ULP.
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Bit of a price war in Moe. 148 for 91. 162 for 95. 163 for premium diesel. 82 for lpg.
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Absolutely!
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If you have NRMA membership you can get 5c off premium or 3 cent on regular discount through the app at participating Ampol stations. It has a QR code that they scan.
I check PetrolSpy before going either using that or the Woolies 4c discount. I got 98 for $1.96 the other day. |
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You did know that the NSW FuelCheck app works there as well as NSW didn't you?
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I only fill up at one of two stations on the way home either Hume or Calwell which is consistently the cheapest for me. Anything in Canberra CBD is a ****en rip off anyway ![]() |
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I've been having a sook about the price of natural gas throughout this thread,
Vic State Government just banned natural gas for all new homes and housing developments as of next year Quote:
I guess if they werent greedy bastards this wouldn't have happened, bending us over for our own resources. Last edited by Franco Cozzo; 28-07-2023 at 06:49 PM. |
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West Oz did it right.
And: will that mean more people go cold in Vic in winter? Cos if they try to heat with standard electricity or bar heaters etc, it's going to be a big bill. Lots of wood being burned in Ballarat the other night we went through. That's the other option...
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Lol I said in the other thread about heating, the gas ban was coming to Vic. ACT is going to ban it totally for existing connections though not sure if this is actually law. Hopefully we can **** this govco or at least the Greens off next year but I doubt it
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No new home in the A.C.T has natural gas as heating anymore, certainly not in the new suburbs of Gunghalin, & we are in Taylor.I believe the A.C.T government is giving grants/incentives to switch to electricity.
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I will be replacing my gas things as they go with electric particularly if the evap or ducted gas packs it in. You pay either way. Stupid prices for gas or converting everything and then getting solar ![]() |
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Fireplace is an oxymoron, we're in about $1500 for wood to heat one room of the house so far and we've still got another month of winter left. |
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You need to add the unique method of temperature control
If it’s gets too hot the oldies open the door to the outside while maintaining full burn capability of the wood |
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![]() While I've got the ****s up, the ****ing nerve of all the Melbourne servos, fuel randomly jumped from $1.65/L to $2.10/L for 91 overnight, now its slowly working its way back down. Got 98 for $1.99/L yesterday. We don't seem have a price cycle on a weekly basis like other states, it goes by months or so where it jumps up 50c/L then slowly works its way back down over weeks until it jumps back up by 50c/L again. |
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$1500 seems a lot. I think we were $650 last winter, and quite a bit of that was left over so I've only got a bit at about $250 this year.
There's nothing like the feeling of the brisk outside air on one side of your face and a roaring indoor fireplace on the other.
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Yes you probably wouldn't do so today but they are everywhere still. Evaps work well here because the air is generally dry. I'm leaning towards a multi split system when either packs it in.
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$1500 for one room! I'll bite. How do you spend that much for such a terrible return? I've spent $280 for the whole house so far and it's beautiful inside. |
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Basically the fireplace heats the open plan lounge room and kitchen area and that's it, bedrooms hover around 7-9 deg. Basically we're in 8.5M of redgum at the moment and that's $1700, I'd say it's crossed the point where it's more efficient to heat the house with multiple split systems even without rectifying the problems with the house. Last edited by Franco Cozzo; 29-07-2023 at 11:34 AM. |
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Fixed.
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Still quite a few new builds here where there's little humidity.
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They certainly do not have the presence any more we’re I live.Lot around in the older suburbs.All new homes now have ducted A/C.
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