Peter Anderson
@zerogeewhiz.bsky.social
Cars and bad takes. Award-winning writer. Contributor drive.com.au and owner theredline.com.au. Regularly on ABC Sydney and ABC NSW. Vorsprung derp Technik. Confirmed Arctic winter fan. That same boring dude from the other place.
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BIG FIGHT AT POLAND’S WROCLAW ZOO!!!
January 9, 2026 at 8:02 PM
BIG FIGHT AT POLAND’S WROCLAW ZOO!!!
Not sure the North Shore dress shop women would approve.
January 9, 2026 at 9:29 AM
Not sure the North Shore dress shop women would approve.
In my case, all three
January 9, 2026 at 6:50 AM
In my case, all three
When funds allow were going to double glaze the place. The frames allow for it, it’s an easy install so that’s a blessing. Although the glass is the expensive bit. Knucklehead chose e-glass instead of double glazing and didn’t save that much money.
January 9, 2026 at 6:48 AM
When funds allow were going to double glaze the place. The frames allow for it, it’s an easy install so that’s a blessing. Although the glass is the expensive bit. Knucklehead chose e-glass instead of double glazing and didn’t save that much money.
Octopus Syndrome
January 9, 2026 at 5:06 AM
Octopus Syndrome
Blimey.
Writers withdrawing from Adelaide now also includes Helen Garner, Chloe Hooper and Sarah Krasnostein, according to Artshub. Also internationals Percival Everett and Vincenzo Latronico.
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January 9, 2026 at 2:14 AM
Blimey.
Well he certainly vibes them into existence
January 9, 2026 at 2:12 AM
Well he certainly vibes them into existence
Writers is doing a lot of heavy lifting
January 9, 2026 at 2:11 AM
Writers is doing a lot of heavy lifting
Ours is a cheap-to-build sandwich of cladding-frame-gyprock. He claims the insulation is in the frame, so...
January 9, 2026 at 2:10 AM
Ours is a cheap-to-build sandwich of cladding-frame-gyprock. He claims the insulation is in the frame, so...
I don't think we can, but it has crossed my mind
January 9, 2026 at 1:30 AM
I don't think we can, but it has crossed my mind
Well exactly.
We call him "Mr Five Coats of Paint" in this house because that was one of his wilder claims.
We call him "Mr Five Coats of Paint" in this house because that was one of his wilder claims.
January 9, 2026 at 1:02 AM
Well exactly.
We call him "Mr Five Coats of Paint" in this house because that was one of his wilder claims.
We call him "Mr Five Coats of Paint" in this house because that was one of his wilder claims.
It's worse than that.
"Nah, nah, nah, it's meant to be like that."
He's baffled by the idea that our solar installer is a woman and that we'd want solar in the first place. Dude must be made of money to think you'd want to run all that air-con off the grid.
Also under-specced the air-con...
"Nah, nah, nah, it's meant to be like that."
He's baffled by the idea that our solar installer is a woman and that we'd want solar in the first place. Dude must be made of money to think you'd want to run all that air-con off the grid.
Also under-specced the air-con...
January 9, 2026 at 12:49 AM
It's worse than that.
"Nah, nah, nah, it's meant to be like that."
He's baffled by the idea that our solar installer is a woman and that we'd want solar in the first place. Dude must be made of money to think you'd want to run all that air-con off the grid.
Also under-specced the air-con...
"Nah, nah, nah, it's meant to be like that."
He's baffled by the idea that our solar installer is a woman and that we'd want solar in the first place. Dude must be made of money to think you'd want to run all that air-con off the grid.
Also under-specced the air-con...
I'm quite ready for the resulting removal of said walls to reveal no actual insulation because he's that kind of fellow. What blows me away is that he originally built this house for himself but the relationship with his fiancee/business partner exploded and he had to sell.
January 9, 2026 at 12:48 AM
I'm quite ready for the resulting removal of said walls to reveal no actual insulation because he's that kind of fellow. What blows me away is that he originally built this house for himself but the relationship with his fiancee/business partner exploded and he had to sell.
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Overly-comfortable outdoor recliner with a built-in misting system for hot weather. I call it the Spray-Z-Boy. Don't crush my gerberas when you back the money truck up to my lawn.
January 9, 2026 at 12:46 AM
Overly-comfortable outdoor recliner with a built-in misting system for hot weather. I call it the Spray-Z-Boy. Don't crush my gerberas when you back the money truck up to my lawn.
We're looking into what we can do to replace the R1.5 with something actually useful but hellfire, it means pulling down either interior or exterior walls which is no fun at all.
January 9, 2026 at 12:46 AM
We're looking into what we can do to replace the R1.5 with something actually useful but hellfire, it means pulling down either interior or exterior walls which is no fun at all.
May as well have just shoved some cardboard in there. R1.5 along an unobstructed north-facing wall! Which transmits heat into the flooring itself, so on hot days the carpet is *warm*.
So we have to run the air-con all day to stop it heating up. Luckily we have solar so we can afford to do it.
So we have to run the air-con all day to stop it heating up. Luckily we have solar so we can afford to do it.
January 9, 2026 at 12:45 AM
May as well have just shoved some cardboard in there. R1.5 along an unobstructed north-facing wall! Which transmits heat into the flooring itself, so on hot days the carpet is *warm*.
So we have to run the air-con all day to stop it heating up. Luckily we have solar so we can afford to do it.
So we have to run the air-con all day to stop it heating up. Luckily we have solar so we can afford to do it.
Wildly unhappy with Australian building standards at the moment. We have a brand new house with a long north-facing wall. It's painted white (good), upstairs is clad rather than downstairs' double brick (okay I guess) but after telling me "it's well insulated" he just meant "insulated" (R1.5).
January 9, 2026 at 12:45 AM
Wildly unhappy with Australian building standards at the moment. We have a brand new house with a long north-facing wall. It's painted white (good), upstairs is clad rather than downstairs' double brick (okay I guess) but after telling me "it's well insulated" he just meant "insulated" (R1.5).
"Explore relevant opportunities with Burberry."
Yeah, no thanks.
Yeah, no thanks.
January 9, 2026 at 12:42 AM
"Explore relevant opportunities with Burberry."
Yeah, no thanks.
Yeah, no thanks.
It was interesting, I watched the wholesale price across the day and it was very stable. Only real difference was positive feed-in tariff for most, if not all of the day, at least on Ausgrid.
January 9, 2026 at 12:10 AM
It was interesting, I watched the wholesale price across the day and it was very stable. Only real difference was positive feed-in tariff for most, if not all of the day, at least on Ausgrid.
Yes, I'm in desperate need of a life.
January 9, 2026 at 12:08 AM
Yes, I'm in desperate need of a life.
I still sometimes wake at night and think, "Russell T Davies and Julie Gardner really took that Disney budget and did so little with it they should probably bow out."
January 9, 2026 at 12:08 AM
I still sometimes wake at night and think, "Russell T Davies and Julie Gardner really took that Disney budget and did so little with it they should probably bow out."
The Vice President telling the country “what really happened” is genuinely startling
January 8, 2026 at 8:49 PM
The Vice President telling the country “what really happened” is genuinely startling