Buckshot Bear
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Here's a photo a mate found of one in a folksy type museum in Queensland -
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17 minutes ago, Forty Rod SASS 3935 said:
All it needs now is a creek, a simple water pump and a stock tank. It's about the right size for gerbils. My uncle Frank had a small farm and kept his dairy cows and his crops watered from a canal that ran though his place. He hd two hit and miss engines and a 1945 Hudson sedan on blocks for power for his whole place...irrigation, crops , power for his dairy and emergency lighting when needed.
I haven't seen a full-sized one in close to 50 years.
Bear, I don't envy anyone much any more, but, Son, you make me envious.
Thanks Forty, loved reading about your Uncle Frank - thank you kindly for sharing that.
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35 minutes ago, Pat Riot said:
I know I am sober but that gives me a headache.
You've spun me out Pat
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Didn't know what to expect opening this one up Alpo
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4 minutes ago, Rip Snorter said:
Was a major employer in a town where I lived as a young man - at least through the late '60's. The operation ran 24 /7. Locomotives among many other things
It's been interesting researching the company Rip and thanks for that anecdote, they made a LOT of engines it must have been a huge employer.
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Z01 Fairbanks Morse Z 3.6cc Hit & Miss Gas Petrol Miniature Collectable Model Vintage Engine
These were a very popular American made Hit & miss engine made by Fairbanks, Morse and Company
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No, same rules.
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2 hours ago, Cyrus Cassidy #45437 said:
Completely and totally irrelevant under the 4th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Making an arrest based on that PBT--which, due to its well-known and thoroughly documented inaccuracy, does not establish probable cause to arrest--would be a 4th Amendment (and therefore, civil rights) violation. This would lead to the arrest being thrown out, and under the "fruit of the poisonous tree" doctrine, any evidence collected thereafter. That would mean the certified blood or breath test would get thrown out, too. In other words, the whole case is tossed.
And that's just the criminal case. Since the arresting officer knowingly violated the driver's civil rights, now the driver is going to sue the officer for the civil rights violation. Under the Civil Rights Act, any punishment awarded by the court is *punitive* against the offender (i.e. the officer in this case) and therefore must come out of the officer's own pocket. The police department cannot cover the costs.
I've seen quite a few people arrested on USA 'Cops' after blowing into a bag.
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All US states have implied consent laws which state that a licensed driver has given their consent to an evidential breathalyzer or similar manner of determining blood alcohol concentration;[29] however, in order to sustain a conviction based on evidence from a chemical test, probable cause for arrest must be demonstrated. Field sobriety tests (FSTs or SFSTs) and preliminary breath tests (PBTs) are often used to obtain such probable cause evidence, necessary for arrest or invoking implied consent.[30] -
1 hour ago, Sgt. C.J. Sabre, SASS #46770 said:
In some States, you can refuse, but by doing so you forfeit your License for a year.
In my State In New South Wales, driving is considered to be a privilege. Under the implied consent laws, all drivers have implicitly consented to a BAC test in exchange for these driving privileges. Therefore, if you refuse to take a breathalyser test, you have forfeited your driving privileges and your licence is immediately suspended.
We used to be (quite some time ago now) 0.08 but it was lowered to 0.05.
We also have roadside 'lick tests' that you put on your tongue and it can register a whole lot of illicit drugs.
For repeat drink drivers, the courts will often order the installation of a mandatory alcohol interlock device, which prevents the vehicle from starting if the driver has a blood alcohol concentration above zero (they need to blow into it to start their car each time).
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6 hours ago, Cyrus Cassidy #45437 said:
Pard, I'm a retired cop and spent 3 years in our DUI Enforcement unit and made over 800 DUI arrests during my 3-year assignment (2nd in the state for that period!). I was a certified Standardized Field Sobriety Test (SFST) instructor as well as Advanced Roadside Impaired Driving Enforcement (ARIDE) certified.
The portable device you're talking about is known as a Preliminary Breath Test (PBT). The law varies by state, but I would be overwhelmingly surprised if PBT results were admissible in court in any state. In Colorado, they may only be used to confirm or deny the presence of alcohol--NOT THE BLOOD ALCOHOL CONTENT levels--because they are notoriously inaccurate. If it reads .08, for example, the driver's actual BAC as measured by a scientifically certified blood or breath test may be anywhere from .02 to .150. So was the driver over or under .08? We have no way of knowing, regardless of the number displayed on the screen.
Many variables affect the precision of these measurements, including air temperature, how recently alcohol was in the driver's mouth, and a host of other factors. A scientifically certified breath test must be used to determine the driver's actual BAC, and this can be done either with a blood test or certified breath test. A certified breath test that is scientifically validated removes all the variables one encounters with PBTs by having it in a non-portable, approved, indoor location, using a scientifically accurate instrument that recalibrates itself against a sample of pure alcohol with every breath test. This thing covers a desktop and cannot be moved.
But in order to transport a driver to said location, they must already be under arrest--cops cannot transport a suspect unless Probable Cause has been established. And Probable Cause is established through, among other things, completing the Standardized Field Sobriety Test.
These are a 3-test battery that have been scientifically validated many times over the years. The first test conducted is known as Horizontal Gaze Nystagmus. This is the "follow the pen with your eyes" test you've seen on TV. Without going into too much detail, the eyes make certain jerky movements when under the influence of alcohol or several other drugs, known as nystagmus. And, it is vastly more accurate than the piece of junk PBT you hold in such high esteem. By estimating the angle of onset of nystagmus, I can accurately predict what the scientifically validated BAC test is going to show.
PBTs are junk. I suppose the only thing I ever used them for was to assist me in determining whether a second or third drug was in play. If the driver was falling down drunk, for example, but the PBT showed .02, I knew something else was amiss. But any cop relying on them to establish overall impairment should have their gun and badge confiscated immediately.
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"If you register over the limit with the hand held device your then taken back to the cop shop and have to blow in the much more sophisticated computer analyser....... The hand-held device just stops the circus rigmarole of sobriety road side physical tests".
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5 hours ago, Subdeacon Joe said:
Firm, but not the bone crushers you described. Here that's usually a direct challenge.
But definitely not the dead fish version. There was one guy at a company we did business with whe had a handshake like a wet dishrag. I always hated shaking his hand. Felt like I needed to wash up afterwards.
Theres nothing worse is there than a cadaver hand shake...... Makes my skin crawl.
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5 hours ago, Alpo said:
Have a question.
In the video the guy pronounced Queensland both Queens land and Queens lund.
Which is correct? I realize it is spelled land, but I've always thought it was pronounced Lund.
Both.... Native Queenslander because of their poor IQ often slur it and make it sound Lund 😉
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5 hours ago, Subdeacon Joe said:
They are considered too unreliable to be used as evidence in court. The cop would still need to do the field sobriety test, and then results confirm by the more accurate breathalyzer at the station or a blood test.
If you register over the limit with the hand held device your then taken back to the cop shop and have to blow in the much more sophisticated computer analyser....... The hand-held device just stops the circus rigmarole of sobriety road side physical tests.
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It drives me nuts when I watch US 'Cops' and see cops going through the 'roadside sobriety tests' that must waste hundreds of thousands of cop man hours a year.
In Australia a copper sticks something around the size of a phone about 5-6 inches from your mouth and asks you to "Count to 10" it literally takes 15 seconds and you're on your way or arrested for DUI.
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What are handshakes like in your country?
It's pretty much a given in Australia that you want to hear bones creak, extra points for bending a ring on someone's finger. Of course, if you're shaking an elderly bloke's hand you use common sense.
You are very much judged by the firmness (or lack thereof) of your handshake.
Boys are taught from a very young age to shake hands firmly.
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A new dangerous Aussie animal.
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We've had so many invasive species.... humans included! (both black & white).
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Its un-Australian if the Vegemite jar does not have bits of butter, anything less is borderline unpatriotic.
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Out of interest how much do tags cost for different game?
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3 hours ago, Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 said:
it's a distinction that some like to make and others like to get their panties in a bunch about.
I've never had panties in a bunch, when I was younger I had a good collection in my glove box
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what is a pistolChatGPT said:
A pistol is a type of handgun — a small firearm designed to be held and fired with one hand.
Here’s a quick breakdown:
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🔫 General definition: A pistol is a gun with a short barrel that fires bullets using the force of expanding gas from a gunpowder explosion.
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🧩 Technical distinction:
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Pistol often refers specifically to semi-automatic handguns, which use part of the energy from firing a round to load the next one automatically.
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Revolvers, which have a rotating cylinder to hold ammunition, are also handguns but technically not pistols (though in casual speech, people sometimes call them pistols too).
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⚙️ Basic parts:
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Barrel – directs the bullet
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Slide – moves back and forth when firing
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Magazine – holds the ammunition
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Trigger – releases the firing mechanism
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Grip – where the shooter holds the gun
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Would you like me to explain how a pistol works or the different types of pistols (e.g. semi-automatic vs revolver)?
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Anyone watched any of these episodes yet??