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Daily Discussion Thread - Wed Jan 01 2025

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Wtf is up with the ABC coverage of New Year's? We only get Sydney's footage on a one hour delay, rather than any coverage of the Brisbane celebrations? Lame!
- It is kind of like Sydney is the capital of the ABC.
  
  Still, ABC did better than all the other stations, which had no coverage of it whatsoever.
The worst part about New Year's is all the lost dog (and horses, and cats, and other pets) posts in the local Facebook groups.
Even worse are the found dog posts - deceased, rushed to vet after being hit by a car, sighted ploughing through a barbed wire fence in a panic, etc.
Fireworks are a pretty shit way of celebrating I reckon. Do light or drone shows or something if we must stand around in parks like primitives oogabooging with slack jaws at the big sparks in the sky.
... Starting off 2025 as bitter and twisted as I finished 2024 lol
- Honestly I'm not a fan of fireworks. I find them quite dull—and drone shows are even more dull. But pets are not a good reason to do away with fireworks in my opinion. People need to keep their damn animals indoors. Especially on a night as predictable as New Year's.
  
  The environmental impact is far worse by comparison, but no one gives a fuck about the environment so there's no point bringing that up.

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