NathanJ,

"Diploma qaulifications through TAFE"
Get real mate, you even sound proud of it,
I wouldn't employ a TAFE graduate with someone else s money.

Too dangerous Bazz. I'll ride a horse almost anywhere, but not a damn cart or anything else they are towing. You don't have enough control from a distance, & a frightened horse is not the best listener around anyway, even if you shout at it.

They are just about as dangerous as those push bikes. They should definitely all be crushed, for the betterment of public safety.

In response to chrisgaff1000, I actually have two Diplomas through TAFE one in event management (all distinctions in event subjects).

I also have a Diploma in Volunteer Management and at one stage, I was advised, I had the best CV an employer had ever seen. My view a good record.

I have jobs in event management - that I like - and without TAFE, I certainly wouldn't be there at present.

So yes - I am driving forward in a positive direction! The only difference is that too many people don't. I saw one person's car the other day (that looked new) covered in dents beyond belief.

Just a point to my above post, I know when people attack others with no context to the question - they are generally afraid of providing any answer - or take any sort of action about using their car less often and leaving the car keys at home - even simply now and then.

Our community has become obsessed with cars.

It's not the fault of the humble car. Sixty per cent of the price of fuel at the bowser, is State and Federal taxes...SIXTY PER CENT! That means that government has more of a vested interest in petrol being consumed, than the damned oil companies.

Ever wonder why it's taken so long to develop so little in the way of alternate energies like solar power? You can't tax the sun. Same for the steam car, and excellent working models were developed in the 1970's, the Gvang Steam Car being just one...their biggest problem was developing a governor for the engine, as it would keep accelerating until is shook itself to pieces.

So, government makes more money out of fuel, than the oil companies, but don't have the cost of labour, transport, exploration, transport or refining. Only 30% of those tax revenues go back to road upkeep, the rest goes to consolidated revenues.

So as a simple mathematical exercise, if we say that there are 10 million cars on the road, each averaging $50 per week in fuel (I personally spend far more than that), that equates to $500,000,000.oo per week sold, 60% of that is $300,000,000 in government revenues PER WEEK. Even if I've exaggerated the fuel average or amount of cars, it's still a shitload of money to lose as revenue to the sun or to water. Thus we they are working on electric power, so that we can plug-in, and they can tax.

Ask me if I hate government, and I will respond with "hate has no passion in it."

Dear Nathan,

When I'm out without the car, I don't leave the car keys at home - they are on the same ring with my house-keys.

I will be extremely happy if I could use my car less - all that's required is to decriminalise riding a bicycle. Hopefully I will not be too old to practice riding again.