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Sydney Morning Herald
11 hours ago
- Politics
- Sydney Morning Herald
Bridging the big issues
'Premier Minns' condemnation of protestor Josh Lees fails the pub test,' reckons Bill Leigh of West Pennant Hills. 'In an environment of rapidly diminishing democracies, the tap-dancing premier should never be allowed to forget: It's not the protesters who bring out the problems, it's the problems that bring out the protesters!' Talk of Ben Ean Moselle (C8) reminded me of a time in the 1970s when I went to a drive-through bottle shop to get some wine on the way to a friend's BBQ,' writes Tim Ingall of Scottsdale, Arizona, USA. 'When it appeared the best they had on offer was sparkling porphyry pearl, I asked the young lady serving me, for a bottle of Ben Ean. She looked at me and said, 'we don't serve benzene here'. Defeated, I left with a six-pack of beer.' When Jenny Lyle of Collaroy's nephew was born in 1993, she gave the baby a gift: 'A bottle of Ben Ean Moselle. His name? Benjamin Ian, of course.' 'I quickly graduated from Ben Ean to Casal Garcia and its very stable mate, Mateus, for me and my 'guest' to wash down three tins of smoked oysters,' recalls Garrett Naumann of Cammeray. 'My place became known as Doyles by the Fence.' Llewellyn Dickeson of Culburra Beach is sure 'Bill Yonge will be pleased to learn that this year we saw Mateus still being produced and sold in Portugal for €3.07 ($5.45) a bottle. Not much more than he would've paid back in the '60s!' 'We spend a lot of time observing and criticising, women's clothes,' notes Greg Baker of Fitzroy Falls. 'But have Column 8-ers noticed that the breast pocket in men's suits seems to be disappearing?' It seems Jeff Stanton and Robyn Hansen's claim about the filler-cap (C8) being on the opposite side to the exhaust pipe has been widely challenged by readers. The reason? Twin exhausts! As Graham Carter of Eglinton put it, 'perhaps it has to be in the middle of the vehicle?' This was certainly the case for Colin Taylor Evans of Lane Cove when he owned a Ford Model-T, which had the fuel filler 'right in front of the windscreen, centrally located and easily filled from either side. It didn't have a fuel gauge, but you could tap on the tank located behind the dash to get an idea of how much fuel remained. Fortunately, there was no cigarette lighter either.'
The Age
11 hours ago
- Politics
- The Age
Bridging the big issues
'Premier Minns' condemnation of protestor Josh Lees fails the pub test,' reckons Bill Leigh of West Pennant Hills. 'In an environment of rapidly diminishing democracies, the tap-dancing premier should never be allowed to forget: It's not the protesters who bring out the problems, it's the problems that bring out the protesters!' Talk of Ben Ean Moselle (C8) reminded me of a time in the 1970s when I went to a drive-through bottle shop to get some wine on the way to a friend's BBQ,' writes Tim Ingall of Scottsdale, Arizona, USA. 'When it appeared the best they had on offer was sparkling porphyry pearl, I asked the young lady serving me, for a bottle of Ben Ean. She looked at me and said, 'we don't serve benzene here'. Defeated, I left with a six-pack of beer.' When Jenny Lyle of Collaroy's nephew was born in 1993, she gave the baby a gift: 'A bottle of Ben Ean Moselle. His name? Benjamin Ian, of course.' 'I quickly graduated from Ben Ean to Casal Garcia and its very stable mate, Mateus, for me and my 'guest' to wash down three tins of smoked oysters,' recalls Garrett Naumann of Cammeray. 'My place became known as Doyles by the Fence.' Llewellyn Dickeson of Culburra Beach is sure 'Bill Yonge will be pleased to learn that this year we saw Mateus still being produced and sold in Portugal for €3.07 ($5.45) a bottle. Not much more than he would've paid back in the '60s!' 'We spend a lot of time observing and criticising, women's clothes,' notes Greg Baker of Fitzroy Falls. 'But have Column 8-ers noticed that the breast pocket in men's suits seems to be disappearing?' It seems Jeff Stanton and Robyn Hansen's claim about the filler-cap (C8) being on the opposite side to the exhaust pipe has been widely challenged by readers. The reason? Twin exhausts! As Graham Carter of Eglinton put it, 'perhaps it has to be in the middle of the vehicle?' This was certainly the case for Colin Taylor Evans of Lane Cove when he owned a Ford Model-T, which had the fuel filler 'right in front of the windscreen, centrally located and easily filled from either side. It didn't have a fuel gauge, but you could tap on the tank located behind the dash to get an idea of how much fuel remained. Fortunately, there was no cigarette lighter either.'
Sydney Morning Herald
4 days ago
- Automotive
- Sydney Morning Herald
Not everyone's home on the Grange
'I remember my sister, a nurse, receiving a bottle of Grange when she 'specialled' Granny Penfold many years ago,' writes Nola Tucker of Kiama. 'In those days, people who actually drank wine tended to go for the Ben Ean or, if really up themselves, Sparkling Rinegolde. I think the bottle went into the bottom of her wardrobe. Wonder what happened to it?' Austin Rummery of Armidale (name and address of the week) muses that 'Allan Gibson's reference to former US president Richard Nixon (C8) reminded me of the wit who wrote: 'Behind every mill-house there is a water gate'.' 'So, Allan, if we are to add 'gate' to these scandals, surely the original 'gate' should have been Watergategate?' posits Peter Rose of Caves Beach. 'Thank you, Duncan McRobert (C8),' says Peri Nicol of Brisbane. 'My partner, who grew up in rural NSW, looked totally mystified when I recently mentioned wearing a 'car coat' in the '60s and '70s. The height of fashion on Sunday afternoon drives in the Holden station wagon.' Still on Duncan, one of his Volvo-baiting nemeses, Peter Farquhar of Coffs Harbour, offers an automotive mea culpa: 'Sorry, Duncan, I didn't mean offence as I, too, drove a Volvo wagon, and a Rover. Sans baseball cap, and no gloves.' The other partaker, Bob Hall of Wyoming, never drove a Ford, the closest being 'Dad's 36 Pilot and a marvellous 54 Customline. I started with a second-hand Peugeot 404, followed by a Corolla, a Camry, a Subaru and a Mitsubishi. Dad took me to a TAB the first day they opened in the mid-'60s in that Ford Customline. Fond memories.' We're keeping it vehicular for the moment, with the appropriately named Ian Wheeler of Moss Vale: 'Indicator stalks (C8) are one thing but who decides which side the filler cap goes on a new car design? If they were all on the same side, chaos would result at service stations. Somewhere there must be a 'filler-cap tsar' keeping count and allocating sides to ensure a 50/50 split.' Dermot Perry of Mount Keira recently came across one of the more curious Trump toys (C8): 'A strange, upright, long-necked plastic pig with Donald Trump's face on its belly that emitted a snorty grunt when squeezed at a store in Warrawong. I could not bring myself to buy it but I photographed it and, on a return visit, the shop still hadn't sold it!'
The Age
4 days ago
- Automotive
- The Age
Not everyone's home on the Grange
'I remember my sister, a nurse, receiving a bottle of Grange when she 'specialled' Granny Penfold many years ago,' writes Nola Tucker of Kiama. 'In those days, people who actually drank wine tended to go for the Ben Ean or, if really up themselves, Sparkling Rinegolde. I think the bottle went into the bottom of her wardrobe. Wonder what happened to it?' Austin Rummery of Armidale (name and address of the week) muses that 'Allan Gibson's reference to former US president Richard Nixon (C8) reminded me of the wit who wrote: 'Behind every mill-house there is a water gate'.' 'So, Allan, if we are to add 'gate' to these scandals, surely the original 'gate' should have been Watergategate?' posits Peter Rose of Caves Beach. 'Thank you, Duncan McRobert (C8),' says Peri Nicol of Brisbane. 'My partner, who grew up in rural NSW, looked totally mystified when I recently mentioned wearing a 'car coat' in the '60s and '70s. The height of fashion on Sunday afternoon drives in the Holden station wagon.' Still on Duncan, one of his Volvo-baiting nemeses, Peter Farquhar of Coffs Harbour, offers an automotive mea culpa: 'Sorry, Duncan, I didn't mean offence as I, too, drove a Volvo wagon, and a Rover. Sans baseball cap, and no gloves.' The other partaker, Bob Hall of Wyoming, never drove a Ford, the closest being 'Dad's 36 Pilot and a marvellous 54 Customline. I started with a second-hand Peugeot 404, followed by a Corolla, a Camry, a Subaru and a Mitsubishi. Dad took me to a TAB the first day they opened in the mid-'60s in that Ford Customline. Fond memories.' We're keeping it vehicular for the moment, with the appropriately named Ian Wheeler of Moss Vale: 'Indicator stalks (C8) are one thing but who decides which side the filler cap goes on a new car design? If they were all on the same side, chaos would result at service stations. Somewhere there must be a 'filler-cap tsar' keeping count and allocating sides to ensure a 50/50 split.' Dermot Perry of Mount Keira recently came across one of the more curious Trump toys (C8): 'A strange, upright, long-necked plastic pig with Donald Trump's face on its belly that emitted a snorty grunt when squeezed at a store in Warrawong. I could not bring myself to buy it but I photographed it and, on a return visit, the shop still hadn't sold it!'
