I was a factional warrior for the [New South Wales] Right of the [New South Wales] Libs. […] the main reason I allowed my membership to lapse was simple. I saw the conservative wing being overrun by a bunch of feral ex-lefties for whom being small “l” liberal was only a means to further their careers in the political sex industry.

The three types are oneirocrisy, cledonomancy and the investigation of chance omens encountered on the way, i.e. while traveling.

rumbling discontent

[On a ship at sea]: a tempestuous noise of thunder and lightening heard.