The Lounge 2

[Grier]

You talking of the Jindalee over the horizon radar Terry. Great at detecting the enemy well beyond our shores but what do we send to engage them when this govt has cancelled a large contingent of F35s with no mention of any replacement from, say Europe. I say cut our expenditure on nuke subs by half and instead spend that on air power.

That's the one Craig, the Jindalee radar system.

Agreed about expenditure on the Nuclear subs.
Not with flip-flop Trump in power.

Why would we cancel those F35s? I hadn't heard. Truly.
Some mates reckon the Chinese ones are better. !?
How much?
Do they give Flybuys? 🛩 free software and updates?

I am buoyed by the many innovations we Aussies are creating in so many fields.

 

[Richie]

Some mates reckon the Chinese ones are better.

My son says never buy Chinese as they follow very low production standards. Go to YT and you will find dozens of instances of this. Have you heard of Chinas 'ghost cities', abandoned practically before they were lived in as most of the buildings were badly cracked and even parts like balconies collapsed bringing sections of the building with it..

Harbin Bridge Collapse (2009):
An 8-lane suspension bridge, newly constructed at a cost of $300 million, suddenly collapsed, killing three people.

G-4 Superhighway & Fun City Flooding (2009):
Catastrophic flooding near Beijing, causing 77 deaths, was linked to inadequate or clogged drainage systems in the superhighway and development areas.

Lotus Riverside apartment collapse in Shanghai (2009) due to a poor foundation,

Changsha building collapse (2022):
A self-built house collapsed, trapping 53 people and leaving 39 missing, due to factors including reckless heightening and architectural vulnerabilities.

Yellow River Railway Bridge collapse (2025):
A partially built railway bridge collapsed into the Yellow River, resulting in at least six deaths and exposing issues with safety standards and regulations.

 

[Grier]

My son says never buy Chinese as they follow very low production standards. Go to YT and you will find dozens of instances of this. Have you heard of Chinas 'ghost cities', abandoned practically before they were lived in as most of the buildings were badly cracked and even parts like balconies collapsed bringing sections of the building with it..

Harbin Bridge Collapse (2009):
An 8-lane suspension bridge, newly constructed at a cost of $300 million, suddenly collapsed, killing three people.

G-4 Superhighway & Fun City Flooding (2009):
Catastrophic flooding near Beijing, causing 77 deaths, was linked to inadequate or clogged drainage systems in the superhighway and development areas.

Lotus Riverside apartment collapse in Shanghai (2009) due to a poor foundation,

Changsha building collapse (2022):
A self-built house collapsed, trapping 53 people and leaving 39 missing, due to factors including reckless heightening and architectural vulnerabilities.

Yellow River Railway Bridge collapse (2025):
A partially built railway bridge collapsed into the Yellow River, resulting in at least six deaths and exposing issues with safety standards and regulations.

Chinese workmanship is often shonky, but not always. They manufacture most of the phones now with a tariff included in the price to US citizens.
Their mega building company Evergrand is currently going belly up with a debt of about $500 billion in think.
Yet with nuclear subs, the Chinese are manufacturing them ten times quicker than the US. Probably lower quality like the Russian subs. Life is cheap for them, especially in their dangerous Coal mines.

 

[Grier]

I'm helping out an American lady "friend" who is sadly very ill.
She's on dialysis 3 times a week and had pneumonia last hospital visit. She has numerous chronic ailments and flare ups. I'm sad and fear for her health. Too many old friends are falling off the perch.
I'm kept busy helping her as best I can, and my old mate with mostly his IT stuff.

He turns 77 tomorrow and we're planning a country drive to see the magnificent Spring flowers, especially after a very wet winter here. There'll be blooming flowers everywhere!

 

[Grier]

 

[Grier]

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