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Working on clearing the shed this arvo, and a factory or something industrial nearby has a siren that sounds very much like our doorbell. Every time it goes off Iโm like, doorbell?!
(Our doorbell doesnโt sound like a siren; their siren sounds like an electronic doorbell)
I'll argue it was still his first try because he didn't stop trying
I'm debating whether or not I should take a gap year before starting the teaching course.
This is on the basis that I find a casual job with full time hours. I really wanted to do teaching but everyone around me is saying I shouldn't do it because of behaviour management, taking work home, and that I'm too much of a stresshead. I also have unmanaged ADHD, constantly submitting things late. When I'm a "bad student", I feel like I'll be a bad teacher.
I think I'll try the teaching course and then apply for OT if it doesn't fit.
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Oh sick discovered a camper my car can actually tow! Got a turbo diesel with nearly 2 tonnes of towing capacity, but if I stand on the towball thats almost too much weight for it. Not exactly the best design in the world.
Ask for a test drive to the local weigh bridge before committing....just to make sure
unfortunately not that simple. Its the actual weight at the towball itself that's my limiting factor. A little baby camper trailer will almost always be under a tonn. And there isnt a great way to measure tow ball limit annoyingly.
I meant more checking that the listed ball weight for the camper is accurate. Weigh bridges can have different sections, so you detach the trailer, position the main axle on one section and the jockey wheel on the next, make sure it's level, then you'll get an accurate camper ball weight.... I say this as a PSA on account of when I was looking to buy our first camper, the one we were looking at, the guy had replaced the stats plate (? The metal plate with the gross weight, ball weight etc) with a different one, unbeknownst to us. Ball weight was well above what he was claiming as he'd had stainless steel cabinets added. Luckily we caught it before buying.
Repeat after me - Hayman Reese, Hayman Reese - best towing rigs in the goddamn world. Seriously, they're bolt on towing rigs that can be fitted to practically anything and will tow the Titanic up Mt Kosciusko. If you plan to go off road, or have variable loads, they're the best. I had an H frame one put on my Ford 250 for towing horses and NEVER regretted it. Made light work of towing a 3 horse trailer all over Vic and NSW back in the day. Fully loaded too. And I found I was de-bogging other people's rigs out of muddy ground on a fairly regular basis. Mind you, I did have a low torque gearbox added on too which helped.
Came across the phrase 'inclusion navigator' at work - what/who is that? What do they do? Does anyone know? Context was occupation.
It's an advisory role for aeroplanes who feel left out and seem a bit lost.
Think I might trundle down to op shop to see if they have any vinyls. ๐
I just want to shout out to the teenagers emerging from the bushes after a bit of "Fun" at the park yesterday. I'm pretty sure I'm the only one who clicked what was going on, dont worry. I didn't see anything NSFW, but dude you cant stagger out like your 10 tons lighter and have your girl emerge 5 seconds later adjusting her dress. Man teenagers are idiots hey.
