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SoulReaper
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Post by SoulReaper »

hey the water goes the wrong way anti clockwise in Australia :)

I think that is right e.g when you flush the toilet!

Happy New Year to everyone where ever you are :)
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Post by Straker »

PB wrote: I'd still love to move to the USA though,
Australia is too backwards and too much of a "nanny" country for my liking.
Rules for everything these days... you can't even take photos of your kids
(I don't have any yet, mind you) at the beach anymore due to pedophile
fears! Damn ridiculous. And now a local council is CHARGING A FEE for
those who want to view the New Year's Eve fireworks from a public hill! :(
Does that sort of rubbish go on in the USA?
eep - maybe I'll reconsider.

Yes, USA seems to be slipping though, especially with the recent supreme court ruling that goverment can TAKE your private real estate from you if they can earn more property tax from something else! read more here
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Post by PB »

> eep - maybe I'll reconsider

That's just two recent examples. :) I've got a million other silly little laws like
that, that really make me hate this country. Another example: The cops here
can even take your mobile phone off you and go through your text messages
to see what you've been texting to others! Take a read for yourself:

"Jane, from Coogee, was surprised to find three police on her bus asking
to inspect mobile phones. Each took a phone at random and scrolled through
messages for five or ten minutes. Everyone obeyed. 'The people were
perfectly friendly about it,' she said. 'I thought it was a bit weird and a
breach of privacy. But I didn't say anything. Nobody did.'"

(Source: http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2005/12/ ... 42464.html ).
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"Those who are willing to sacrifice their basic liberties to assure their security deserve neither."
--Benjamin Franklin
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