BL>   The problem today is that Paul can buy a $1600 shitbox Sigma, with

 BL> absolutely no idea of how it works), and top 100mph no trouble at

 BL> all, or drive in heavy traffic on Parramatta Road at 80mph (the usual

 BL> peak-hour speed). In our day, traffic did not exist. I used to drive

 BL> up to Gosford and back (a wonderful road with heaps of bends) on a

 BL> Saturday morning almost all by myself. Now, the traffic is 6-lanes of

 BL> superhighway... full up! And Gosford is basically an extension of

 BL> Sydney.



And you wonder why I like living up here in the underpopulated warm

winter zone.



Cheers



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