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New replacement rain gardens fail in first rain

• July 2025 – Concrete pour around pit with six pipes at base of pit – hessian sacks in pipes are to prevent concrete blocking the pipes; the pipes are intended to discharge rain to soil about 1 metre below the surface of the ‘rain garden’ • Concrete truck pouring concrete into the ‘rain garden’ […]

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A New Nissan Leaf For $28,000? (With Incentive)

This article is the third in a mini-series that started when I highlighted a new Nissan Ariya someone could get for $31,000 and a new Chevy Equinox EV someone could get for $32,000 — both before incentives, before potential fuel savings, and before maintenance and repair savings. Featured here is … [continued] The post A […]

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