Joined Jul 2022
@charliebrownau @VooDooMedic Yes I picked up some nice lengths of quad the other day for trimming out some renovation work I was doing. Lots of free paving bricks to be found in skip bins as well.
@VooDooMedic @charliebrownau If the skip bin is on the street then you can help yourself, if it's on their property (say in the driveway), just knock on the door and ask if the material in the bin is rubbish and if so can you take a few pieces. (don't specify the copper, though they'll probably know what you want). Cut the pipe into manageable lengths and flatten with a hammer for easier storage.
@VooDooMedic @charliebrownau Another source of copper is building site skip bins. Every time a neighbour decides to renovate their old bathroom or kitchen it's not uncommon to find copper piping in the skip bin.
@VooDooMedic @charliebrownau What I have just recently started doing was going back to paper for most purchases and putting the coins I am receiving in change into a large plastic jar. That's the 5c, 10c, 20c, 50c and 1 dollar coins. Not the 2 dollar unless the are some sort of commemorative coin. The 2 dollar as you are aware is actually smaller and has less metal than the 1 dollar, so is more akin to paper.
@VooDooMedic @charliebrownau Buying rolls of coins and stashing them away safely as a part of your post collapse preparation is worth doing. I am actually looking into what's involved and I think it maybe difficult to get rolls of coins from the banks if you don't have a business account.
@VooDooMedic @charliebrownau Australian coins do have a percentage of copper, but it's not just about the melt value, based on what we saw in other collapsing economies, the coins tend to retain value and can be used to make purchases of goods and services.
@VooDooMedic @charliebrownau @Tfmonkey Modern Australian coinage which began in 1966 has no silver in it as opposed to US coinage which goes back much further and has silver in circulating coins minted prior to 1964.
Some AI users are starting to consider themselves 'AI-sexual'
A new survey suggests that active AI users are "more than open" to sexually experimenting with AI.
https://mashable.com/article/ai-sexual-emerging-orientation
Why Iran's most powerful ally is not coming to its aid.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-05/why-iran-most-powerful-ally-is-not-coming-to-its-aid/106415362
Hungary seizes millions of euros in cash and gold from Ukrainian convoy.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/06/hungary-seizes-millions-euros-cash-gold-ukrainian-convoy
Don’t know if this will actually work, but hey give it a try next time you get a parking fine.
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/x87TJoxvHso
Pregnant women's brains shed grey matter to prime them for motherhood, study suggests.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy0d59e7wjlo
Is this true? If so it would suggest that Russia is in fact throwing Iran under the bus.
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ZtXinTYcU4s
Where are Iran’s allies? Why Moscow, Beijing are keeping their distance.
https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2026/3/5/where-are-irans-allies-why-moscow-beijing-are-keeping-their-distance
Preserving US dollar dominance at any cost.
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/MXHrMfaU24w
Police break the arm of former marine for opposing Israel.
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/9FxvErhY26E
TFM keeps his word.
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/3dKKpdA_uJU
Who’s the tyrant?
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/yYNHAw9DqLQ
Someone betting Gold will be $15,000 - $20,000 by the end of the year??
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/XRvgLHLPwJs
No Israel, no war.
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/SgkRd3CUJBg
Joined Jul 2022
