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Grier said:
Panasonic 7.1Kw reverse cycle split system air conditioner
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Did you compare yours with these two Aussie owned companies Actron Air and Seeley International before buying. There is this big 'BUY AUSTRALIAN" push at the moment to lift our manufacturing base. Buying foreign products does not build our economy.
 
Richie said:
Did you compare yours with these two Aussie owned companies Actron Air and Seeley International before buying. There is this big 'BUY AUSTRALIAN" push at the moment to lift our manufacturing base. Buying foreign products does not build our economy.
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I'd normally buy Australian Craig but my 'go to' Good Guys didn't carry those brands you mentioned.
All my friends have Fujitsu air conditioners which I favoured and a few months ago the Jujitsu and Panasonic 7.1 Kw brands were $2000 each but last week the Fujitsu one's price increased to $2300 while the Panasonic dropped to $1850 on a Black Friday sale, so saving $450 I went for the Panasonic, another 5 star unit.
Reading specs the Pansonic has more hi-tech functions than the Fujitsu and I've often bought many Panasonic items which have always served me well.
My Smart tv is a TCL, an Aussie brand, and it's excellent. Years back I always bought Aussie made cars, mostly Holden and once an EA Ford Falcon. Sadly that was Lemon.
 
We're about to have a 38C day on Monday the first day of Summer. That's be a record not seen before.
Even though I prefer warm to hot weather it still takes me a while to acclimatise to our increasingly very hot summers in WA.
I confess to being annoyed by Global Warming deniers, and anti Vaxxer's. Basically ignorant anti Science twits talking rubbish imo. They're so dumb they don't know how dumb they are. Global Warming is "not" an opinion, it's a fact.
 
My old Dad had his hip smashed in WWII in a Sub in the North Atlantic. Penicillin not available being reserved for D day. As he grew old his injury worsened to the point where he became wheel chair bound. Spine collaping and basically crippled. Taking him out was a real chore for me lifting him into my car. My own back is a bit delicate too.
I always displayed my Dad's Acrod Permit.
So imagine my annoyance when I took him out to shops and some lazy selfish twerp was parked in a wide car bay reserved for disabled people with a paid for Acrod Card to be displayed. Wide to enable wheel chairs to be used.

Yesterday I saw a flash car parked in a disabled bay and saw a fit guy walking towards the car. I asked "Is this your car?"
"Yes" he said "I was only in the shop for 5 minutes."
There was an empty bay for all adjacent to the disabled bay and lots of other empty bays, and a clear sign saying it was for Disabled people, with fines for the illegally parked.
Letting loose my righteous Irish anger I yelled at him "That's no f***ing excuse you moral midget!" He went red with embarrassment. I don't think he'll park in a disabled bay again. I surprised myself too.

I feel similar to cars speeding through 40km/h school zones. Having taught kids for thirty years I know how silly they can be, like the 14yo male student I knew who ran in front of a truck. He died instantly.
They're children who are often so careless and thoughtless.
 
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