chevy86

CO2 is CO2 is CO2, no matter the source. Trees, peat bogs, oceans etc make no distinction where they absorb it from. Maybe CK you can enlighten me on why, during the Pliocene period , 2.5 to 5 million years ago, the CO2 saturation levels in the atmosphere were roughly the same , if not slightly above the levels of today. Not only that, but sea levels were 20 METRES above those seen today. I know this was the period which saw the arrival of Australopithecus and later the first Hominid but no-one has yet found a cave drawing depicting which fossil fuel powered vehicles these early ancestors were flying or driving to cause such an elevated CO2 level commensurate with today's " catastrophic" scenario.

Don't let the climate freaks find out about your heresy Ted--there will be a pinchbar through your window! Of course we can take on Nature and win, even though ALL HUMAN ACTIVITY on this planet contributes only 3% of atmospheric carbon.

BK. I was also 27 in 1977 and happened to be flying to the UK to commence my OE. I was seated in economy, Air NZ, and struck up conversation with the gentleman sitting next to me. I believe he told me he was a farmer? and after several exchanges between us he told me he was going to France to watch his horse compete. Due to a misspent youth on racetracks and TABs I was equipped to proffer the next statement " You must be Mr Stuart" Confirmation followed and needless to say we had an enjoyable trip as you would talking about thoroughbred horse racing.

I have a horse racing at Ellerslie on Saturday and after the fiasco of a "fast lane " at the last meeting can somebody enlighten me on where the rail is placed this Saturday. Meeting News for the last 2 days of notifications has it out 6m but RaceInfo of Noms/Acceptances has the rail in the True position.

Over the years O'man you have interacted on many threads and although I have not agreed with you on many issues Over the years O'man you have interacted on many threads and although I have not agreed with you on many issues the above is "YOUR BEST POST EVER"!

Just errant golf balls and a handyman marking it out for a velodrome.

Phil wouldn't get a look-in these days. Straight white male a severe handicap. Tony Lee would be a great promo man but failing that how about a gig for Ardern--after all didn't she do Journalism/Broadcasting at that bastion of higher learning, Waikato University/Polytech.

To slightly digress. I thought the Auckland Cup was a "handicap" race. Can somebody with knowledge on the issue please explain how EVERY mare in the nominations , no matter what their rating, has been allocated the minimum of 53 kgs. Many geldings very lowly weighted and really only Interpretation with any sort of impost.

I am led to believe reconstucted Ellerslie is a duplicate of Sha Tin. How come Open Class sprinters are running in the 1-07s (several close enough to Ka Ying Rising to break 1-08), yet at Ellerslie Tomadachi can only produce a time in the 1-12s. This is not a one-off and overall the times at Ellerslie are now pathetic (historically compared). Suggests to me the track is being tampered with beyond it's intended performance parameters.

Well in the race I watched Willydoit was reefing and pulling in the back straight--should have been allowed to have his head and slide forward. Sorry Masa but that is BS.

Disappointingly the drone coverage showed there were buggar all people in the Public area--was there a bomb scare?

The stipes have repeatedly warned jockeys about "slowing the pace and putting others in difficulty", then do nothing about it. Classic example last week in Kaimai Stakes at Matamata but not even a warning for Kennedy. On another note I wonder what punters, and the stripes, think about Innes's comment on Trackside that last two poor runs by Blue Sky At Night were down to them only being "fitness" runs, whatever that means, but certainly implies something less than kosher.

While on the subject of "gone"------where's Guy Hervelt ? Hoping he is OK. Conspicuous by his absence. New appointment so not on leave and already married so not on honeymoon.

A little light??? 2,3,4,6,7,8,13--total of 43 over 7 races. Need to send some up from the South Island?

Neither Orchestral nor Snazzytavi accepted--any mail on why that is?