Barnaby Joyce wastes $95,000 in 5 minutes
Feb 18th 2011, 9:00 am
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Re: Barnaby Joyce wastes $95,000 in 5 minutes
Sorry I thought this thread was about midsomer murders, I'll just leave
Feb 18th 2011, 9:40 am
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It is the typical sort of hypocritical stuff we come to expect from Barnacle Joyce. He'll be on TV one minute pleading with people to stay out of flood waters etc, the next drying up valuable SES resources and costing the tax payers for his moments of madness, which seem to be more and more regular these days
Feb 18th 2011, 9:42 am
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Even if it was, the taxpayer still picks up the tab because ComCar is a self-insured government service. So either way, we're buying Barny a new Toyota.
Feb 18th 2011, 9:42 am
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Re: Barnaby Joyce wastes $95,000 in 5 minutes
It is the typical sort of hypocritical stuff we come to expect from Barnacle Joyce. He'll be on TV one minute pleading with people to stay out of flood waters etc, the next drying up valuable SES resources and costing the tax payers for his moments of madness, which seem to be more and more regular these days
Feb 18th 2011, 9:44 am
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Even if it was, the taxpayer still picks up the tab because ComCar is a self-insured government service. So either way, we're buying Barny a new Toyota.
Feb 18th 2011, 9:49 am
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Hopefully he won't be asking for a Hummer for next time.
Feb 18th 2011, 9:51 am
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Funny that
Feb 18th 2011, 8:25 pm
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Where I live crossing creeks like the one BJ was crossing is part of our everyday life. I cross similar to get to 50% of my work. This thread appears to be made up of city dwellers commenting upon a subject they clearly know nothing about
The ignorance puts a smile on my face though.
The ignorance puts a smile on my face though.
Feb 18th 2011, 8:56 pm
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Where I live crossing creeks like the one BJ was crossing is part of our everyday life. I cross similar to get to 50% of my work. This thread appears to be made up of city dwellers commenting upon a subject they clearly know nothing about The ignorance puts a smile on my face though.
The ignorance puts a smile on my face though.
Feb 18th 2011, 9:35 pm
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Where I live crossing creeks like the one BJ was crossing is part of our everyday life. I cross similar to get to 50% of my work. This thread appears to be made up of city dwellers commenting upon a subject they clearly know nothing about The ignorance puts a smile on my face though.
The ignorance puts a smile on my face though.The golden rule when approaching a body of water in a vehicle is to attempt an estimation of its depth. If you don't know what you're driving into, you don't drive into it. Very simple.
Nobody in this thread has claimed that the creek was impassible. What we've said is that BJ was a fool to get stuck in it (as I'm sure you'd agree?) He obviously doesn't know how to handle a 4x4 vehicle in a rural environment (most urbanites don't), and should not have ventured into the creek without due care.
If this creek is indeed like the ones you cross regularly as part of your everyday life, I can only conclude that BJ is even more stupid and incompetent than I had originally believed. Which pushes the boat out quite a distance, I assure you.
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Feb 18th 2011, 9:50 pm
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What ignorance? I'm a city dweller with rural experience (lived in a semi rural district for ~10 years; educated at a local farm school; used to visit my mates in Cadoux regularly, where I occasionally helped with farm stuff), and it seems to me that the only ignorance in this thread is Barnaby Joyce's.
The golden rule when approaching a body of water in a vehicle is to attempt an estimation of its depth. If you don't know what you're driving into, you don't drive into it. Very simple.
Nobody in this thread has claimed that the creek was impassible. What we've said is that BJ was a fool to get stuck in it (as I'm sure you'd agree?) He obviously doesn't know how to handle a 4x4 vehicle in a rural environment (most urbanites don't), and should not have ventured into the creek without due care.
If this creek is indeed like the ones you cross regularly as part of your everyday life, I can only conclude that BJ is even more stupid and incompetent than I had originally believed. Which pushes the boat out quite a distance, I assure you.
The golden rule when approaching a body of water in a vehicle is to attempt an estimation of its depth. If you don't know what you're driving into, you don't drive into it. Very simple.
Nobody in this thread has claimed that the creek was impassible. What we've said is that BJ was a fool to get stuck in it (as I'm sure you'd agree?) He obviously doesn't know how to handle a 4x4 vehicle in a rural environment (most urbanites don't), and should not have ventured into the creek without due care.
If this creek is indeed like the ones you cross regularly as part of your everyday life, I can only conclude that BJ is even more stupid and incompetent than I had originally believed. Which pushes the boat out quite a distance, I assure you.
Feb 18th 2011, 11:28 pm
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Re: Barnaby Joyce wastes $95,000 in 5 minutes
Or...he knew it might be a close-run thing and sure enough he lost.
I find that country people are as likely to be as risk taking as anyone.
Feb 19th 2011, 10:37 am
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Re: Barnaby Joyce wastes $95,000 in 5 minutes
What ignorance? I'm a city dweller with rural experience (lived in a semi rural district for ~10 years; educated at a local farm school; used to visit my mates in Cadoux regularly, where I occasionally helped with farm stuff), and it seems to me that the only ignorance in this thread is Barnaby Joyce's.
The golden rule when approaching a body of water in a vehicle is to attempt an estimation of its depth. If you don't know what you're driving into, you don't drive into it. Very simple.
Nobody in this thread has claimed that the creek was impassible. What we've said is that BJ was a fool to get stuck in it (as I'm sure you'd agree?) He obviously doesn't know how to handle a 4x4 vehicle in a rural environment (most urbanites don't), and should not have ventured into the creek without due care.
If this creek is indeed like the ones you cross regularly as part of your everyday life, I can only conclude that BJ is even more stupid and incompetent than I had originally believed. Which pushes the boat out quite a distance, I assure you.
The golden rule when approaching a body of water in a vehicle is to attempt an estimation of its depth. If you don't know what you're driving into, you don't drive into it. Very simple.
Nobody in this thread has claimed that the creek was impassible. What we've said is that BJ was a fool to get stuck in it (as I'm sure you'd agree?) He obviously doesn't know how to handle a 4x4 vehicle in a rural environment (most urbanites don't), and should not have ventured into the creek without due care.
If this creek is indeed like the ones you cross regularly as part of your everyday life, I can only conclude that BJ is even more stupid and incompetent than I had originally believed. Which pushes the boat out quite a distance, I assure you.
Your just British Expats answer to the Daily Mail then?
