I need to vent!

[Ploughmans Lunch]

if i hear another emotional problem i am probably going to die

[GoktimusPrime]

I've never seen Sound Of Music
You're missing out. Great movie. And so many references will have gone over your head over the years.
Agreed. It's a classic movie that's also based on the true story of the Von Trapp family during the Third Reich.

If anyone cares, this web page (http://www.archives.gov/publications/prologue/2005/winter/von-trapps.html) separates fact from fiction between The Sound of Music and what actually happened.

[UltraMarginal]

Well Sharp authorised the repair without any argy bargy. It's all about knowing your rights.:)

Nicely done

[1AZRAEL1]

The Sound Of Music is deemed a classic, but I still have no desire to watch it

[shockNwave]

The Sound Of Music is deemed a classic, but I still have no desire to watch it

I'm in 100% agreement with you.:cool:

[Handsprime]

I had ordered a few vinyls from this store in the UK over a month ago and haven't seen them yet. They were meant to be here by now. What sucks is that a few of them are now out of stock, and I really wanted them!!! Argh so mad :mad:

[The_Damned]

The Sound Of Music is deemed a classic, but I still have no desire to watch it

not metal enough?

[gamblor916]

Scene from the movie. For reals.

http://i328.photobucket.com/albums/l356/leducly/smbb7_zpshudzg01b.gif

[BruiseLee]

Scene from the movie. For reals.

http://i328.photobucket.com/albums/l356/leducly/smbb7_zpshudzg01b.gif

Totes real.

"The hills WERE alive..."

[UltimateGalvatron]

Scene from the movie. For reals.

http://i328.photobucket.com/albums/l356/leducly/smbb7_zpshudzg01b.gif

Dual wielding Mac 10s...

seems legit :rolleyes:

[1AZRAEL1]

not metal enough?

Not enough cowbell

[shockNwave]

Not enough cowbell

Or yodelling for that matter.

[jazzcomp]

not metal enough?
Is there such a thing as classic metal? :confused:

[1AZRAEL1]

Is there such a thing as classic metal? :confused:

Well yes, you'd be surprised. One band I'm a massive fan of one such band, Therion. Best way I can describe them is opera metal. To Mega Therion is the song that got me into them

[The_Black_Sheep]

Man I just luv eBay's absolutely pointless global shipping program BS...

Weeks ago I bought a very expensive MISB Lego set from the US & all that's happened so far is that it's been passed around from one shipping company to another...

It's gone from FedEx passing it to eBay's global shipping centre in Kentucky. It finally arrived here in Sydney where it was then passed onto Daipost who then today finally passed it onto Auspost...

A year ago getting packages from the US would take a week but nowadays we're just paying more money for something that takes twice as long to arrive...

What a joke...

[griffin]

I have never liked the GSP from the very beginning because you can't combine orders and shipping which is the main reason I buy from overseas... and now everyone seems to be using it. :(

[UltraMarginal]

I think it's super convenient for the seller, print the label at home, get it picked up from your house. . very little hassle on their end.

[DELTAprime]

God dammit! My Mum just let me know that she clicked on a link on Facebook for "Free Kmart Samples" gave someone her credit card details and now she has been billed for hundreds of dollars. When I find who posted that crap in her Facebook feed I'm going to introduce their head to my fist.:mad:

[Raider]

God dammit! My Mum just let me know that she clicked on a link on Facebook for "Free Kmart Samples" gave someone her credit card details and now she has been billed for hundreds of dollars. When I find who posted that crap in her Facebook feed I'm going to introduce their head to my fist.:mad:

That sucks mate but it may not have been one of her friends. I see random "Suggested Pages" crap pop up on my feed from Facebook all the time with shit like "Free JB Hi-Fi vouchers" or "Woolworths card with $100 free".

[jazzcomp]

There's a lot of nike/footlocker/nba apparel ads on my FB and when I click the link it's not a legit site but looks like it. :(

I hate that FB allows those fake sites. If they're not fake, just seems dodgy.

[Ralph Wiggum]

Watching friends share and like clearly fake links to competitions and vouchers is one of the reasons I quit Facebook. I couldn't stand watching the stupid anymore.

[Borgeman]

That sucks mate but it may not have been one of her friends. I see random "Suggested Pages" crap pop up on my feed from Facebook all the time with shit like "Free JB Hi-Fi vouchers" or "Woolworths card with $100 free".

Unfortunately, your mum should be the one having a go at herself - who needs a credit card for free stuff?

[1AZRAEL1]

Bought Lego Marvel and Lego Movie games for PS4 from Target for $25 each. Only to find out they've put the PS3 version in the cases. Off to Target I go to get them replaced

[1AZRAEL1]

And fixed. Glad I checked the games before it got too late to return them.

[M-bot]

Been trying (while juggling family commitments, family who are not well at the moment) to renovate the bathroom. I am good at a lot of things - handyman/DIY is not one of them. So frustrating.

[1AZRAEL1]

I know the feeling. Just the other day, part of my lawnmower catcher was bent down and digging into the ground as I was pushing te mower. Tried to bash that part with a hammer to bend back into shape but couldn't fix it. I was so annoyed I nearly gave up mowing after copious amounts of swearing. Then my wife suggests mow wiyhout the catcher. What would I do without her lol. And my father in law took the catcher and rewelded the metal part back on the catcher properly. And he helped replace our fence with colourbond and we put our garden shed up. Without him to help us on so many occasions, I'd be lost

[M-bot]

I've spent the last few months trimming, cutting back and cutting down a good many trees in my yard, to neaten it all up and open up some space, as well as getting rid of some dead trees. Had a huge pile of branches and sticks, about the size of a large bedroom. Hired a huge mulcher, picked it up this morning with the help of a friend with a tow bar.

Worked my backside off this morning, got about 80-90% of it done, then had lunch. After lunch, the damned thing JUST. WOULDN'T. START. Called the hire place 3 times, no help. Took it back this arvo before it closed. They looked at it and tried to start it.

Worked first time.

They said I could take it home, finish the job, bring it back in the morning, no extra cost. So, my friend (who has other commitments tomorrow) has to help me out again. Good thing he's a solid guy and happy to help, but I'm feeling stupid at this point.

Get it home again. Start it up. It works!!!! Second thing I put into it gets jammed, the first jam of the day. Switch it off, unclog it. Can you guess what happens next?

That's right. DOESN'T. $&?@ING. START.:mad::mad::mad:

[BigTransformerTrev]

I've spent the last few months trimming, cutting back and cutting down a good many trees in my yard, to neaten it all up and open up some space, as well as getting rid of some dead trees. Had a huge pile of branches and sticks, about the size of a large bedroom. Hired a huge mulcher, picked it up this morning with the help of a friend with a tow bar.

Worked my backside off this morning, got about 80-90% of it done, then had lunch. After lunch, the damned thing JUST. WOULDN'T. START. Called the hire place 3 times, no help. Took it back this arvo before it closed. They looked at it and tried to start it.

Worked first time.

They said I could take it home, finish the job, bring it back in the morning, no extra cost. So, my friend (who has other commitments tomorrow) has to help me out again. Good thing he's a solid guy and happy to help, but I'm feeling stupid at this point.

Get it home again. Start it up. It works!!!! Second thing I put into it gets jammed, the first jam of the day. Switch it off, unclog it. Can you guess what happens next?

That's right. DOESN'T. $&?@ING. START.:mad::mad::mad:

That sucks dude

[GoktimusPrime]

...more driving woes...

Two cars are indicating to make an illegal right turn, obstructing the right lane and only leaving a narrow space for cars to squeeze past on the left. Maybe that's why it's illegal to turn right at that intersection? :rolleyes: Anyway, I beeped my horn as I drove by and the driver from the car in front very loudly yells at me, telling me to fornicate and go away.

Really? He's the one trying to pull off an unlawful turn and he's yelling at me because I was inconvenienced by him... uh... huh?!? :confused:

And it never ceases to amaze me how many people seem to driving around with defective indicators. :rolleyes:

[M-bot]

I've spent the last few months trimming, cutting back and cutting down a good many trees in my yard, to neaten it all up and open up some space, as well as getting rid of some dead trees. Had a huge pile of branches and sticks, about the size of a large bedroom. Hired a huge mulcher, picked it up this morning with the help of a friend with a tow bar.

Worked my backside off this morning, got about 80-90% of it done, then had lunch. After lunch, the damned thing JUST. WOULDN'T. START. Called the hire place 3 times, no help. Took it back this arvo before it closed. They looked at it and tried to start it.

Worked first time.

They said I could take it home, finish the job, bring it back in the morning, no extra cost. So, my friend (who has other commitments tomorrow) has to help me out again. Good thing he's a solid guy and happy to help, but I'm feeling stupid at this point.

Get it home again. Start it up. It works!!!! Second thing I put into it gets jammed, the first jam of the day. Switch it off, unclog it. Can you guess what happens next?

That's right. DOESN'T. $&?@ING. START.:mad::mad::mad:

Update: Still wouldn't start this morning. My friend was coming in 2 hours to help me tow it back. Called the hire place - twice - they send someone out to look the mulcher. Turns out there was a kill switch that NO ONE HAD MENTIONED IN ABOUT 8 DIFFERENT CONVERSATIONS OVER 2 DAYS. Cleared it, starts straight away. Job finished half an hour later.

On the positive side, they only charged me the 4 hour rate, rather than the 24 hour rate (despite me having it for about 28hours). All's well that ends well.

My vent for today - there is no part of me that doesn't hurt when I move.

[Megatron]

Update: Still wouldn't start this morning. My friend was coming in 2 hours to help me tow it back. Called the hire place - twice - they send someone out to look the mulcher. Turns out there was a kill switch that NO ONE HAD MENTIONED IN ABOUT 8 DIFFERENT CONVERSATIONS OVER 2 DAYS. Cleared it, starts straight away. Job finished half an hour later.

On the positive side, they only charged me the 4 hour rate, rather than the 24 hour rate (despite me having it for about 28hours). All's well that ends well.

My vent for today - there is no part of me that doesn't hurt when I move.

That is good to hear that it ended well. :)

[Krayt]

Stupid tax man.....

Finally did mine last night... Yet another 3k owed due to salary sacrificing at the last job :-(

But up side.... Hecs debt will be gone! 500 a month more to spend on toys :-P

[1AZRAEL1]

Stupid tax man.....

Finally did mine last night... Yet another 3k owed due to salary sacrificing at the last job :-(

But up side.... Hecs debt will be gone! 500 a month more to spend on toys :-P

Funny, I went to do mine yesterday and apparently owe them $50. So now I'm going with an agent to help me out

[Krayt]

Funny, I went to do mine yesterday and apparently owe them $50. So now I'm going with an agent to help me out

Yeah mine can't be agented out....

When you get salary sacrifice or something, if you get 9k sacrificed, it looks like 18k.... "what you would need to earn to get the 9k"

Problem is the Tax man doesn't look at that... but the HECS man does.

So you put away 4% for HECS debt automatically, then HECS man comes along and goes "Hey there, you should have put away 6%.... GIMME GIMME GIMME!!!"

[BigTransformerTrev]

Is it too late to enter me in the cup? I'd be a sure thing because I think I've got the most full-on runs in the country 😖

Seriously, we've had TW0 different colds AND gastro run through our family in the last 10 days! We've all been so sick. Kids vomiting every night and it's a novel (and unpleasant) experience to be blowing your nose while stuck on the toilet for half an hour 🤒

[Lint]

But up side.... Hecs debt will be gone! 500 a month more to spend on toys :-P

Don't forget to tell your employer to stop putting aside extra for HECS. Unless you'd like a 6k payday this time next year

I paid off hecs a few years ago and actually started getting decent money back at tax time, this year it looks like I'll be lucky to break even :(

[Krayt]

Don't forget to tell your employer to stop putting aside extra for HECS. Unless you'd like a 6k payday this time next year

I paid off hecs a few years ago and actually started getting decent money back at tax time, this year it looks like I'll be lucky to break even :(

Yeah thinking of keeping it where it is for a while.... Birthdays in Oct, Dec, Jan X 2 and feb.... Plus Xmas

[MV75]

Don't forget to tell your employer to stop putting aside extra for HECS. Unless you'd like a 6k payday this time next year

I paid off hecs a few years ago and actually started getting decent money back at tax time, this year it looks like I'll be lucky to break even :(

Means your payroll guy is better. The closer you are to even means you have more money each week. But they should strive to have a small refund as no one likes to pay extra, but to get a bit instead.

[BigTransformerTrev]

Find it really annoying when you plan a big BBQ and people cancel that morning - my wife had just started making a big extra salad as she thought we wouldn't have enough food.

Either cancel 24 hours in advance or come but don't dick people about when they are catering for you

[MV75]

Man, that sucks, I would have totally gone if you lived in civilisation. :p A bbq at someone's house is totally rad. Haven't been to one in years.

No really, that is the height of rudeness. At least you know who not to bother with anymore.

[Trent]

Wel really it depends on the reason. If they just decided at the last minute that they had something better to do, then yeah, not very cool of them. But if one of them developed a highly contagious gastro bug, then there's not much they can do about that and I don't think you'd want them there anyway.

So, as always, context is necessary ;)

[BigTransformerTrev]

Man, that sucks, I would have totally gone if you lived in civilisation. :p A bbq at someone's house is totally rad. Haven't been to one in years.

No really, that is the height of rudeness. At least you know who not to bother with anymore.


Wel really it depends on the reason. If they just decided at the last minute that they had something better to do, then yeah, not very cool of them. But if one of them developed a highly contagious gastro bug, then there's not much they can do about that and I don't think you'd want them there anyway.

So, as always, context is necessary ;)


I think I was just annoyed as I hadn't been awake long before the text came in and my wife had just started cooking all the ingredients for yet another large salad. And my wife told me later it was because their toddler was sick so they didn't want her to spread her germs so yeah it was a valid excuse. Most everyone else showed up. Was just annoyed at the time so needed to vent. :)

[Demonac]

I still remember when 2 of my wifes friends (and partners) no showed our wedding reception without prior warning. At $60 a head, we were not impressed. Even better was that they didn't get us a gift...or a valid reason as to why they didn't show.

[BigTransformerTrev]

I still remember when 2 of my wifes friends (and partners) no showed our wedding reception without prior warning. At $60 a head, we were not impressed. Even better was that they didn't get us a gift...or a valid reason as to why they didn't show.

That's pretty crap. Though I can do you one better, an aquaintence from High School - dude was that unpopular even as an adult that to get a best man for his wedding he just asked the guy that disliked him least from his work.

And then the dude didn't show! :eek:

Pretty crap, even your best man not showing up to your wedding. As much as a living irritant as the groom is, the bloke should have shown up.

I should post some of the pics from that dudes wedding someone sent me recently - most hideous wedding photos you have ever seen! :eek::p

[Megatran]

Been trying (while juggling family commitments, family who are not well at the moment) to renovate the bathroom. I am good at a lot of things - handyman/DIY is not one of them. So frustrating.
I hear ya M-bot. Yesterday with help from my sister's husband, we took down a 'wobbly' brick chimney stack that was leaning inwards. The mortor was like beach sand & all it took was a sturdy tap of the mallet to dismantle one brick at a time. The interior metal chimney component also came out without much fight. Hopefully the plastic sheet & sealant we put over the top will do the trick. We'll know at the next down pour.

After quick work of the chimney we thought we'll power through to clear a portion of the rear garden for the shed. What we estimated would take 1 hour actually took 3. In 30 degreeC weather! The homemade lemonade was good though. Feeling the sunburn today....

Next. Restumping by pros, gut & redo the bathroom and repaint the entire house inside & out & erect the garden shed.

[UltraMarginal]

I hear ya M-bot. Yesterday with help from my sister's husband, we took down a 'wobbly' brick chimney stack that was leaning inwards. The mortor was like beach sand & all it took was a turdy tap of the mallet to dismantle one brick at a time. The interior metal chimney component also came out without much fight. Hopefully the plastic sheet & sealant we put over the top will do the trick. We'll know at the next down pour.

After quick work of the chimney we thought we'll power through to clear a portion of the rear garden for the shed. What we estimated would take 1 hour actually took 3. In 30 degreeC weather! The homemade lemonade was good though. Feeling the sunburn today....

Next. Restumping by pros, gut & redo the bathroom and repaint the entire house inside & out & erect the garden shed.

sounds like a good project with a great long term result.

[Raider]

Means your payroll guy is better. The closer you are to even means you have more money each week. But they should strive to have a small refund as no one likes to pay extra, but to get a bit instead.

I actually prefer having to pay tax at the end of the year, means I received an interest free loan courtesy of the government :p

[Trent]

Bought a bed for the kid a few months ago. We also ordered a mattress te same day from a different shop hat we were assured would be delivered no later than 2 weeks after. Fast forward 3 months and a million excuses and the mattress is getting delivered tomorrow. So this afternoon I left work early to build the bed frame. Turns out it was missing the centre leg that supports the slats. I rang the shop we bought it from and they said that I'd have to email their customer support and they'd mail me out a new one within 14 days.:mad:

I was far from happy with this as it meant that I'd either have to leave the bed in pieces and store a double latex mattress somewhere until this piece arrived or build the bed,drop the mattress on it and then pull it all apart again later. I tools them neither was acceptable and that I'd be down in the morning to claim the centre leg on their display bed. :mad::mad:

They agreed and went to have a look to see if it was easily removable and came back to the phone saying that the 2 display beds they had on the floor were missing this leg too :mad::mad::mad:

So here I was at Bunnings at 7:30pm on a Friday night buying timber to make a bed leg.:mad::mad::mad::mad:

It's all done at last. Hopefully the mattress delivery guys don't stuff up tomorrow...

[Megatran]

Next. Restumping
We arrive home in the evening & we see cracks on the plaster walls from the restumping job. A quick call to Dad who was house sitting followed by a call to the Contractor & we're told that it's not unusual for cracks to appear & repairs are not covered in the contract. So now we've got to add re-plaster work to the long list of reno jobs.

The missus is NOT happy the toilet seat was left up.

[Raider]

Bought a bed for the kid a few months ago. We also ordered a mattress te same day from a different shop hat we were assured would be delivered no later than 2 weeks after. Fast forward 3 months and a million excuses and the mattress is getting delivered tomorrow. So this afternoon I left work early to build the bed frame. Turns out it was missing the centre leg that supports the slats. I rang the shop we bought it from and they said that I'd have to email their customer support and they'd mail me out a new one within 14 days.:mad:

I was far from happy with this as it meant that I'd either have to leave the bed in pieces and store a double latex mattress somewhere until this piece arrived or build the bed,drop the mattress on it and then pull it all apart again later. I tools them neither was acceptable and that I'd be down in the morning to claim the centre leg on their display bed. :mad::mad:

They agreed and went to have a look to see if it was easily removable and came back to the phone saying that the 2 display beds they had on the floor were missing this leg too :mad::mad::mad:

So here I was at Bunnings at 7:30pm on a Friday night buying timber to make a bed leg.:mad::mad::mad::mad:

It's all done at last. Hopefully the mattress delivery guys don't stuff up tomorrow...

The things you need to do as a parent :p

[UltraMarginal]

Well 2016 really is a shithole of a year. This last week a colleague and friend from my first job out of Uni was run over trying to stop his car rolling down a hill, the funeral might be tomorrow but they are repatriating him from the US so it might not be.

I just found out one of my favorite artists died last month. Sharon (http://sharonjonesandthedapkings.com/news) Jones (http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/sharon-jones-memorials-announced-for-brooklyn-georgia-w454324)of Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings passed away after a long battle with pancreatic Cancer. the memorial is next week

[Omega Metro]

Condolences for your friend and Sharon Jones. :( My dads currently battling Pancreatic Cancer. 2017 will probably be the crap year for me.:(

[UltraMarginal]

Condolences for your friend and Sharon Jones. :( My dads currently battling Pancreatic Cancer. 2017 will probably be the crap year for me.:(

Thanks OM, I apreciate the thoughts and Mine are with you.

[1AZRAEL1]

Sorry to hear it guys. Just last week I experienced my first fatality at work. Happens that he was a work colleague too. I didn't know him personally, but alot of people at work were pretty devastated. Thoughts are with you guys

[GoktimusPrime]

I've said this before and I'll say it again - when you're living in a country, any country - you should bloody well make an attempt to learn how to speak the local language. Aside from the blatantly obvious reasons of daily social interaction, I think that it's also a matter of respect that people should make an honest effort to understand a society's language, culture, traditions etc. You don't have to agree with it all or even like everything, but make a fair dinkum effort to understand it.

In Australia we expect immigrants to make an attempt to learn English, and I think that this is a perfectly fair and reasonably expectation. And it's really for that immigrant's benefit, because living in Australia and not learning English means that you automatically exclude and isolate yourself socially. Even if you manage to make friends and socialise within a migrant community, it's still isolated because you can't socialise outside of that ethnic ghetto. Your options are limited because you can only interact with people who speak your minority language, whereas learning the majority language allows you to freely move and interact with anyone. And some people say that it's rude or even disrespectful for people to live here and not learn English, and I think that's not an unfair call.

So similarly I think that the same standard must apply in other countries too. Living in Japan? Speak Japanese. Living in China? Speak Chinese. Living in the Philippines? Speak Tagalog. Living in the United States? Speak bad English (jokes!). :p Respect is a two way street; if we expect non-English speaking migrants to respect our culture and society by speaking English here or in other Anglophone countries, then we as Anglophones are obliged to also make a concerted effort to speak other countries' languages whenever any of us are living in a non-Anglophone country. It's just basic respect, doing otherwise is just downright rude.

I know someone who's been living in Hong Kong for over 5 years now and he still cannot even hold a basic conversation in Cantonese. He recently told me that he went into a store to buy a laundry marker pen and he said two words: "clothing" and "pen." That's it. Not even a sentence to try and explain the context of what he was looking for. So the shopkeeper pointed to where they sold pens and where they sold apparel. This guy just gave up and walked out of the store.

Earlier this evening I saw a lady riding past me. No lights, no helmet, not even sitting properly on the saddle (she was standing on one of the pedals) and riding on the wrong side of the road. I saw two cars that were forced to brake and manoeuvre to avoid hitting her. I repeatedly called out to this lady who ignored me and kept on riding. Thankfully she wasn't very fast and I was able to walk briskly to catch up with her (I didn't run and give the appearance that I was attacking her!). I excused myself as I approached her and tried to explain some basic road safety rules - i.e. that she needs to have lights on the front and back of her bike, wear a helmet and ride on the left side of the road. But she didn't speak a word of English and couldn't understand anything I was saying. So I gestured a lot to try and get my point across. I even tried to explain that police may issue her with a fine if they see her riding like that (although that was hard to accurately gesture). I hope she understood enough and doesn't continue to play stealthy-unhelmeted-chicken with oncoming traffic. :( Granted I have no idea how long this lady has been in Australia for... she may be a recent arrival.

[UltraMarginal]

Sorry to hear it guys. Just last week I experienced my first fatality at work. Happens that he was a work colleague too. I didn't know him personally, but alot of people at work were pretty devastated. Thoughts are with you guys

Also Rough Az, that's something I hope to never have to witness.

[1AZRAEL1]

Also Rough Az, that's something I hope to never have to witness.

Sucks, but what can ya do. Tbh, I'm fine, this time. I put myself into the situation because I was going home, so not even on duty. Every situation will be different than the one I had. But I'd like to think that my mind is too dark to have an adverse effect to death.

But I wouldn't wish it on anyone.

[GoktimusPrime]

:( http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y227/goktimusprime/bourkest_tribute_zpsh7oek762.jpg :(

[BruiseLee]

^ from the last time I read about this they were not releasing full details of the unfortunate Japanese male until they got in touch with his family in Japan.

[GoktimusPrime]

Or perhaps the family in Japan don't want his details publicised, I don't know. I searched on Japanese news sites and none of them have published his name either. Anyway, the fact remains that five people were horrifically murdered by a pathetic excuse for a human being. :mad:

Police have charged the accused with five counts of murder.
http://www.9news.com.au/national/2017/01/23/09/43/why-no-charges-have-yet-been-laid-over-bourke-street-attack
Apparently he didn't appear in court yesterday, his lawyer saying that he wasn't feeling well and asked to be excused. Not feeling well??? :eek:
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y227/goktimusprime/avatars/th_shudder_zpsl5viij1f.gif

[Raider]

Apparently he didn't appear in court yesterday, his lawyer saying that he wasn't feeling well and asked to be excused. Not feeling well??? :eek:
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y227/goktimusprime/avatars/th_shudder_zpsl5viij1f.gif

I hope that is code for "the cops worked him over pretty bad so we can't actually let him be seen for a few weeks until he heals". That is about the only excuse for him not appearing in my book.

[GoktimusPrime]

Apparently it was from a gunshot wound sustained while being arrested.
http://www.news.com.au/national/crime/bourke-st-mall-attack-dimitrious-jimmy-gargasoulas-interviewed-by-police/news-story/5d2756304a8ffad103de5bbe1cda2553

P.S.: Abe Shinzou has offered his condolences to the Australian people, and Mr. Turnbull has also reciprocated to his Japanese counterpart for the murder of the Japanese citizen.

[Raider]

Apparently it was from a gunshot wound sustained while being arrested.
http://www.news.com.au/national/crime/bourke-st-mall-attack-dimitrious-jimmy-gargasoulas-interviewed-by-police/news-story/5d2756304a8ffad103de5bbe1cda2553

P.S.: Abe Shinzou has offered his condolences to the Australian people, and Mr. Turnbull has also reciprocated to his Japanese counterpart for the murder of the Japanese citizen.

Shame the gunshot wasn't fatal...

[GoktimusPrime]

Someone tried to steal flowers from the floral tribute shrine on Bourke St. :mad:
https://au.news.yahoo.com/vic/a/34244347/put-them-down-thief-caught-taking-flowers-from-bourke-street-mall-memorial/#page1

[kup]

Someone tried to steal flowers from the floral tribute shrine on Bourke St. :mad:
https://au.news.yahoo.com/vic/a/34244347/put-them-down-thief-caught-taking-flowers-from-bourke-street-mall-memorial/#page1

We have to many worthless humans. The species will not be sustainable in a generation or two.

[1AZRAEL1]

And yet people look at me weird when I say we need an epic flood of biblical proportions...

[kup]

And yet people look at me weird when I say we need an epic flood of biblical proportions...

There is a theory that the great flood was actually real. It is frequently referred to in ancient writings and as it is referred to in the epic of Gilgamesh which is basically an older pre-biblical version of Noah's ark (just better written and more epic) with the flood and all.

I have always said that the Earth is never truly in danger of us but rather we are in danger of it. At some point the Earth will just throw a huge seismic event and wipe out much of the population completely destroying civilisation as we know it. Yes, humans will survive but they will be too few and no where near as skilled or knowledgeable enough to maintain and sustain technology, agriculture and society will just go back to tribes. Then even more humans will just die from warfare and disease (our natural population control) - This would pretty much reset Humanity back to the stone age.

[Sinnertwin]

I've been stockpiling bottle caps for years. I'm not worried about natural or nuclear disasters.

[1AZRAEL1]

I'm not worried either. If it happens it happens.

[kup]

I've been stockpiling bottle caps for years. I'm not worried about natural or nuclear disasters.

lol I already have a stash myself. Can't wait for some good o Nuka Kola!


I'm not worried either. If it happens it happens.

I am in a similar camp but if it does happen within my lifetime, I just hope that it isn't when I am too old to survive the wasteland.

[Raider]

I have always said that the Earth is never truly in danger of us but rather we are in danger of it. At some point the Earth will just throw a huge seismic event and wipe out much of the population completely destroying civilisation as we know it.

Has there ever been a known instance in the history of the Earth where it has been capable of doing this? I thought the only way that an ELE is likely to happen is either man made (ie nuclear war), meteor or severe climate change.

My money is on self annihilation before we even get a chance to destroy the climate to the point of not being able to sustain human life.

[Sinnertwin]

Has there ever been a known instance in the history of the Earth where it has been capable of doing this? I thought the only way that an ELE is likely to happen is either man made (ie nuclear war), meteor or severe climate change.

My money is on self annihilation before we even get a chance to destroy the climate to the point of not being able to sustain human life.



A few years ago, apparently.
An interesting quick read. (https://www.buzzfeed.com/kasiagalazka/biggest-mass-extinctions?utm_term=.du9Bx89ar#.ufgnlL0Kp)

[kup]

Has there ever been a known instance in the history of the Earth where it has been capable of doing this? I thought the only way that an ELE is likely to happen is either man made (ie nuclear war), meteor or severe climate change.

My money is on self annihilation before we even get a chance to destroy the climate to the point of not being able to sustain human life.

Several times, one actually during our own existence. Check Sinnertwin's link for just a few instances.

The reality is that when we damage the environment, we are only hurting ourselves, not the earth. The earth would recover in just a couple of million years that to it, is nothing but to us is the existence of our entire species. There is nothing we can do to the earth that it can't recover from relatively quickly even if we nuke the entire earth. We would only kill ourselves and the present ecosystems that help maintain us. The Earth would then recover by creating a brand new one.

Humanity is both arrogant and stupid and as we have experienced with people, that is the worse combination.

[Lord_Zed]

Yeah we treat our ecosystem pretty badly all those toxins we dump in the ocean and in the atmosphere, they don't disappear, the're all still out there.

Anyway if we're going to be all doom and gloom you don't need a meteorite or the earth for an extinction level event, the right pandemic would do whether man made or naturally occurring.

Not nearly as exciting as the other options though, but it would leave the earth relatively unscathed for the next species to come along.

[GoktimusPrime]

I saw an advert today for the BMW Hybrid Car and also have recently seen people driving Teslas on the road - but there are arguments for and against the actual environmental benefits of driving "green" cars. But the environmental benefit of our move last year was that now that we're so much closer - 20km closer - to work, school, shops etc., we do far less driving than we used to, thus we're consuming much less petrol and emitting a lot less carbon. Although when we used to live farther away we always used the one car, but it was frustrating because my wife's working hours are quite different from mine. We use separate cars now, but the combined number of k's driven between both cars is still way less than the amount of k's we used to clock when we car pooled before the move.

Having said that, I heard on the radio today that Sydney is now the 2nd most expensive city for housing in the world after Hong Kong. A lot of people simply cannot afford to live closer to work. :(

[SMHFConvoy]

Having said that, I heard on the radio today that Sydney is now the 2nd most expensive city for housing in the world after Hong Kong. A lot of people simply cannot afford to live closer to work. :(

My current job requires me to be at different sites daily, I always try to make sure where I'm living is 30 minutes from where I need to be. Parramatta/Northmead was probably the best location, at the moment I'm living in Lidcombe and getting to and from the central coast is a nightmarish gauntlet to run.

[DaptoDog]

Having said that, I heard on the radio today that Sydney is now the 2nd most expensive city for housing in the world after Hong Kong. A lot of people simply cannot afford to live closer to work. :(

I read today the 3rd most expensive city for housing in Australia is...wait for it...Wollongong!

[Sinnertwin]

I read today the 3rd most expensive city for housing in Australia is...wait for it...Wollongong!

What?! Nah... That can't be right. It's so far away from... everything.
:p

[Trent]

I read today the 3rd most expensive city for housing in Australia is...wait for it...Wollongong!

I believe it. Some suburbs around here, like Balgownie, are nuts


What?! Nah... That can't be right. It's so far away from... everything.
:p

If by "everything" you mean you, then prices have nowhere to go but up ;)

[MayzaPrime]

My parents got their placed valued in the Northern suburbs of Wollongong... I can back up that statement of Wollongong being expensive. :eek:

[DaptoDog]

What?! Nah... That can't be right. It's so far away from... everything.
:p

Hey we do have two world class dog tracks so that's something! :p


I believe it. Some suburbs around here, like Balgownie, are nuts.


My parents got their placed valued in the Northern suburbs of Wollongong... I can back up that statement of Wollongong being expensive. :eek:

If the council doesn't let us do the extension we want to do then we will need to sell up and buy a bigger house. I don't normally get house envy but this one came up yesterday and is my dream house. Unfortunately it's going to be well out of our price range.

https://m.realestate.com.au/property-house-nsw-bulli-124572406

[MayzaPrime]

I remember when those houses were being built... :D

[DaptoDog]

I remember when those houses were being built... :D

Haha yeah they are pretty new. We looked at it today just for a sticky beak and while it was nice it wasn't really our cup of tea. So I feel better now. :)

[The_Black_Sheep]

I was on my run tonight (every night I go on a 50 min run around a local park) & as I started my last lap, some guy & his dog come down the hill towards me. The dog (who of course isn't on a leash) comes right up to me & somehow gets in-between my legs. This makes me tumble over & roll my left ankle - it hurts like hell!!!

The pain is intense & as I barely get up, this complete idiot says "he likes you..."

Son of a bi#@%...

[GoktimusPrime]

Did you get this owner's details down and report him to police? Because as I'm sure you know, it is illegal in NSW for dogs to be off their leash in public places. Failure to comply incurs a maximum penalty of $1100 or $11,000 if it is a restricted, dangerous or menacing dog.
https://www.olg.nsw.gov.au/public/dogs-and-cats/responsible-pet-ownership-program/dogs-and-public-places

[Raider]

it is illegal in NSW for dogs to be off their leash in public places...[/url]

Unless it is an exempt area in which some parks are classified.


I was on my run tonight (every night I go on a 50 min run around a local park) & as I started my last lap, some guy & his dog come down the hill towards me. The dog (who of course isn't on a leash) comes right up to me & somehow gets in-between my legs. This makes me tumble over & roll my left ankle - it hurts like hell!!!

The pain is intense & as I barely get up, this complete idiot says "he likes you..."

Son of a bi#@%...

That sucks mate. I hope you got their details. They are responsible for their dog so if you suffer any loss or damage they should be covering it. Hope your ankle gets better soon.

[The_Black_Sheep]

I wish I'd gotten his details - by the time I'd collected my marbles, this moron had already left...

The ankle felt unbearable this morning. I could barely sleep last night & when I went to the medical centre today, the doctor told me to get an x-ray & an ultrasound as soon as possible - he said it usually takes about 2 weeks to heal.

Right now I can barely go faster than a shuffle...

[Raider]

I wish I'd gotten his details - by the time I'd collected my marbles, this moron had already left...

The ankle felt unbearable this morning. I could barely sleep last night & when I went to the medical centre today, the doctor told me to get an x-ray & an ultrasound as soon as possible - he said it usually takes about 2 weeks to heal.

Right now I can barely go faster than a shuffle...

Sounds like you should keep off it, get those scans asap and then see a physio if it is muscular/ligament damage. Best of luck with the recovery. I once did my ankle playing rugby and was out for 12 weeks. Amazing how hard life becomes when you lose full mobility.

[The_Black_Sheep]

I got an x-ray & ultrasound this morning - at least I haven't broken any bones. Looks like I've torn a ligament muscle & the doctor said it'll probably be a 2-3 week recovery. Sigh...

I just remembered that I'll be seeing the Gunners concert next Friday - It's gonna be fun limping around the arena... Heh!

[BruiseLee]

^ good to hear nothing is broken.

As for the Gunners concert, given the age of their fan base, you'll probably fit right in with a walking stick! :p

[Raider]

Yeah good news on no break but make sure you let it heal. I rushed back to rugby after I tore 2 ligaments and my ankle has never been the same since.

[BruiseLee]

Yeah good news on no break but make sure you let it heal. I rushed back to rugby after I tore 2 ligaments and my ankle has never been the same since.

Yeah I second the healing and rehab. I fractured my ankle playing basketball and didn't rehab the leg well enough and shortly thereafter tore my ACL and MCLs playing basketball too soon :(

[Handsprime]

I love it when the delieveryman makes it clear he is at your place once he is about to leave with your parcel :mad:

It sucks living in a 2 story house

[Raider]

I love it when the delieveryman makes it clear he is at your place once he is about to leave with your parcel :mad:

It sucks living in a 2 story house

Better than when you catch them throwing parcels up your front stairs as they can't be bothered walking up the 10 steps to your front door and ringing the bell... :mad:

[1AZRAEL1]

Better than when you catch them throwing parcels up your front stairs as they can't be bothered walking up the 10 steps to your front door and ringing the bell... :mad:

But to be fair, your front steps are a pain... :D:D haha

But seriously, that is crap. Should film it and upload it to the interwebs, best way to get any sort of response from AusPost. Their BS PR excuses are useless

[Raider]

But to be fair, your front steps are a pain... :D:D haha

But seriously, that is crap. Should film it and upload it to the interwebs, best way to get any sort of response from AusPost. Their BS PR excuses are useless

Only problem is I never see it. Just hear the big crash on the top steps and them all the way down the bottom. And that is only if I'm even at home working that day

[1AZRAEL1]

Only problem is I never see it. Just hear the big crash on the top steps and them all the way down the bottom. And that is only if I'm even at home working that day

You need a camera setup to catch it as proof. I'd become enraged if that happened to my packages

[M-bot]

I love it when the delieveryman makes it clear he is at your place once he is about to leave with your parcel :mad:

It sucks living in a 2 story house


Better than when you catch them throwing parcels up your front stairs as they can't be bothered walking up the 10 steps to your front door and ringing the bell... :mad:


But to be fair, your front steps are a pain... :D:D haha

But seriously, that is crap. Should film it and upload it to the interwebs, best way to get any sort of response from AusPost. Their BS PR excuses are useless

And I read today that the CEO of Australia Post got $1.2million in bonuses last year. For this level of service to the public.:mad:

[BruiseLee]

And I read today that the CEO of Australia Post got $1.2million in bonuses last year. For this level of service to the public.:mad:

Well his bonus was down from previous years when it was over $2mil. His base salary seems to have jumped up to $4.4mil though... :eek: :confused: :(

[GoktimusPrime]

Well this sucks...
https://www.bleedingcool.com/2017/02/07/do-not-post/

[BigTransformerTrev]

Fricken 45+ heat killed one of our pet chooks :(

[i_amtrunks]

Sorry to hear Trev. I've put an irrigation sprinkler along the top of the chook pen and a mini sprinkler hose across the rabbit cage. Chucked on an overtly expensive timer so it goes on for 5 minutes an hour for these stinking hot days in the hope it will help the poor buggers.

The chooks and local birds love it (the cockatoos and lorikeets sit on top
Of the chook pen and bathe) but the rabbits hate it until the water stops and then they love digging themselves a miniburrow in the cool dirt.

Except for the timer it was only about $20 all up to install and took about 2 hours mostly because I kept having my feet pecked by the chooks and it stupidly tickled while trying to drill holes in for the brackets. Timer was nearly $100 iirc.

[BigTransformerTrev]

Sorry to hear Trev. I've put an irrigation sprinkler along the top of the chook pen and a mini sprinkler hose across the rabbit cage. Chucked on an overtly expensive timer so it goes on for 5 minutes an hour for these stinking hot days in the hope it will help the poor buggers.

The chooks and local birds love it (the cockatoos and lorikeets sit on top
Of the chook pen and bathe) but the rabbits hate it until the water stops and then they love digging themselves a miniburrow in the cool dirt.

Except for the timer it was only about $20 all up to install and took about 2 hours mostly because I kept having my feet pecked by the chooks and it stupidly tickled while trying to drill holes in for the brackets. Timer was nearly $100 iirc.

Yeah I've got some extra long hoses. Gonna run a sprinkler up to their pen tomorrow given it's going to be at least 43. Might consider doing a bit of a set up like yours

[GoktimusPrime]

After training this morning I saw this at the car park... :o
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y227/goktimusprime/parkingfail3_zps22fpcf2f.jpg
The driver even had a religious symbol on the dashboard. Evidently meaning jerks to the disabled is okay to him/her though.

[Sinnertwin]

They'll only throw the paper away & keep on truckin'.
2 flat tyres and a touch up with the car keys would have been more appropriate ;)

[Thurmus]

To be honest it should not be a parking spot. It has 512 written there meaining it is a spot. They could only go a few centimeters to the left which would not allow much more room for the disabled person.

[Sinnertwin]

And anyone with neurons firing at a reasonable rate would stop and think:

Hang on, the guy next to me is in a handicapped spot, maybe I'll think of someone else for 1/2 a second and see if they have sufficient room to enter and exit.
But, no, I need that spot right near the door to park my SUV that doesnt get dirty, just so I don't waste that extra half a kilojoule walking my lazy arse an extra 10 meters.
And, yes, it should not be a parking spot for regular cars. That in itself was genius design.

[Paulbot]

There is something on that Parking sign for spot 512... Goktimus what was it?

[BruiseLee]

^ probably a sign which states parking only for small cars given the size of the parking spot. Sad thing is people don't care. I just went grocery shopping and walked past 2 of these small car only lots with large SUVs parked in there. One even had a massive Range Rover. Also don't get me started on people without kids parking in parent with pram spots...

[Trent]

There is something on that Parking sign for spot 512... Goktimus what was it?

Actually I'm pretty sure that s a picture of a motorcycle. So they parked a car in a bike spot. Deadset idiot.

[BruiseLee]

Actually I'm pretty sure that s a picture of a motorcycle. So they parked a car in a bike spot. Deadset idiot.

Now that I'm on my iPad, I think you're right. And yes, still an idiot regardless.

[GoktimusPrime]

Actually I'm pretty sure that s a picture of a motorcycle. So they parked a car in a bike spot. Deadset idiot.
Correctomundo. ;) Someone had the genius idea to park their SUV in a parking spot meant for motorcycles next to a handicapped parking spot.
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y227/goktimusprime/parkingfail3a_zpswrzavvmu.jpg

[morg176]

Bought a new phone a while back and set it up on the weekend. Transferred all the stuff from old phone to new. All good.

Went to buy a case for it. Went to every phone case kiosk in my area without going too far.
Went to about 7 or 8 kiosks. No one had a case that would fit it. Some even had the gaul to same I had given them the wrong phone model number. I was fed up with the often poor customer service.

Got on ebay, bought two different covers, just waiting for them to arrive. :D

[Thurmus]

Correctomundo. ;) Someone had the genius idea to park their SUV in a parking spot meant for motorcycles next to a handicapped parking spot.
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y227/goktimusprime/parkingfail3a_zpswrzavvmu.jpg

Maybe it is like the car from the movie Malcolm and is actually two motorcycles joined together.

[morg176]

And one just arrived this morning (from sydney)
The other one is coming from china...

[GoktimusPrime]

Thoughts go out to the surviving victims of the recent London terror attack and their loved ones. :(
http://www.news.com.au/world/europe/names-and-faces-of-the-london-terror-attack-victims/news-story/1d914b078ff9e397975cf9b142b4bf05

[Tetsuwan Convoy]

2 Printers at work. Both out of toner.

On top of that my computer isn't connecting to them anyway.

When I die and go to hell, Satan will put me in charge of the printers/photocopiers and fax machines. I seriously HATE THEM ALL!:mad:

[Paulbot]

Added a guy from work on Facebook as a friend las wek. He didn't accept (or respond at all). Walked past his desk today and didn't know what to say, so I looked busy and kept walking. Very awkward but I don't want to bring it up and look desperate for a friend (even though I am).

[Raider]

Added a guy from work on Facebook as a friend las wek. He didn't accept (or respond at all). Walked past his desk today and didn't know what to say, so I looked busy and kept walking. Very awkward but I don't want to bring it up and look desperate for a friend (even though I am).

He could just have a strict no work colleagues on facebook thing. I know I have that. I will not accept an invite from a work colleague but i won't reject it either. I just leave it pending. Facebook can have too many personal things on it that you may not want someone at work seeing. I wouldn't take it too personally.

[Paulbot]

He could just have a strict no work colleagues on facebook thing. I know I have that. I will not accept an invite from a work colleague but i won't reject it either. I just leave it pending. Facebook can have too many personal things on it that you may not want someone at work seeing. I wouldn't take it too personally.

I like the thinking, but I saw his account because we have a mutual Facebook friend, who is also a mutual coworker. I'm hoping he just hasn't seen the request.

[GoktimusPrime]

He could just have a strict no work colleagues on facebook thing. I know I have that. I will not accept an invite from a work colleague but i won't reject it either. I just leave it pending. Facebook can have too many personal things on it that you may not want someone at work seeing. I wouldn't take it too personally.
^Agree and can confirm. I have a long back log of pending friend requests which I haven't done anything about. :p

[UltraMarginal]

Added a guy from work on Facebook as a friend las wek. He didn't accept (or respond at all). Walked past his desk today and didn't know what to say, so I looked busy and kept walking. Very awkward but I don't want to bring it up and look desperate for a friend (even though I am).

I just don't accept many friend requests. it's Facebook, for me it's about nerd stuff and cute animals, I don't need real life or 'friends' outside my interest sphere clogging up my nerd feed.

I would not take anything away from not having a friend request responded too. Facebook friends are not necessarily real friends, there is crossover but neither automatically makes the other.

[GoktimusPrime]

And I know that there are some people who I can be friends with IRL but I don't think that I would be friends with them online. This is mainly because while we have common interests IRL we don't have common interests online. :o

[Skullcruncher]

God I hate G1 transformers facebook groups, I havn't found one that I actually like.

Its either Morons who are over charging and you aren't allowed to comment on their sale price else risk getting booted, collectors who say look at my awesome g1 collection when its filled with KO's if you mention the KO's you risk getting booted or people who try and make G1 memes and have no idea what they are doing.

[kup]

God I hate G1 transformers facebook groups, I havn't found one that I actually like.

Its either Morons who are over charging and you aren't allowed to comment on their sale price else risk getting booted, collectors who say look at my awesome g1 collection when its filled with KO's if you mention the KO's you risk getting booted or people who try and make G1 memes and have no idea what they are doing.

I am member of one that I largely ignore because there isn't much that's interesting going on.

Yeah, not fun but then again, most of the TF fandom is pretty awful in an inbred sort of way like the US boards tend to show us time and time again. I guess most online geek fandoms are like that too so I mostly keep to myself.

Be thankful you are on this board, seems to be the only one that survived the idiocracy apocalypse.

[Skullcruncher]

I am member of one that I largely ignore because there isn't much that's interesting going on.

Yeah, not fun but then again, most of the TF fandom is pretty awful in an inbred sort of way like the US boards tend to show us time and time again. I guess most online geek fandoms are like that too so I mostly keep to myself.

Be thankful you are on this board, seems to be the only one that survived the idiocracy apocalypse.

Yeah, this board is like a sanctuary from them. I'm really just a member of the groups for the photos lol but sometimes I just wonder what people are on. Long time collectors selling 'rare' stuff for $200 when you can get it for $10 on ebay.

[Paulbot]

I just don't accept many friend requests. it's Facebook, for me it's about nerd stuff and cute animals, I don't need real life or 'friends' outside my interest sphere clogging up my nerd feed.

I would not take anything away from not having a friend request responded too. Facebook friends are not necessarily real friends, there is crossover but neither automatically makes the other.

The awkwardness of the non-response is my concern really. I know it's only Facebook, but if people have better or not creepy ways of indicating to someone "I would like to be your friend" I'd like to hear it.

[UltraMarginal]

Strike up a couple random weather/sport/tv show/movie conversations at the water cooler/kitchen/desk walking past/elevator when the opportunity arises I guess. if a friendship is going to grow it's going to grow from there.

best of luck mate.

[DELTAprime]

Not so much a vent as a "WTF, how did they decide on that?".

I did a couple of Google searches a few weeks ago for Ghost in the Shell and bought bought the original Anime version. Now I keep getting ads for a bunch of other Anime Blu-rays. It's like they think I'm the biggest Anime fan in the world just for buying a single Anime.:rolleyes:

[morg176]

You gotta love auspost
Ordered a toner for my printer
Got posted on monday
Still at the sorting center at chullora
Maybe its just riding the carousels or something

I gotta print stuff...

[morg176]

And finally it gets here :D

[DELTAprime]

You gotta love auspost
Ordered a toner for my printer
Got posted on monday
Still at the sorting center at chullora
Maybe its just riding the carousels or something

I gotta print stuff...

Australia Post are terrible. My most recent stuff up with them was my MP Optimus Primal from HLJ. He got all the way to the massive sorting facility at Northgate in Brisbane and instead of coming straight to Gladstone he did a tour of the state until he got here about 4 days late.

Still could be worse. A guy in German was sending a pallet of thousands of classic videogames to the US to have them all dumped (backed up and put in an archive) by some videogame historians (yes that job actually exist). Instead of delivering the pallet UPS (or it might have been FedEx) just delivered the shipping label from the pallet. The pallet ended up about to be sold at an auction like the ones on that Storage Wars show until a gamer that worked for the courier was able to piece together the news post on game sites about the missing pallet and the pallet that was in his companies warehouse. He was then able to get the pallet sent to the historian.

[Firestorm]

since yesterday I've been having troble with my iphone.
and nothing I try, or anything I find/ read about online seems to be any help either.

it figures right after I decide "you know what? I'm happy with this phone. I don't need to upgrade. that it turns into absolute garabge!

all my photos have vanished from it.
if I leave the photo app open long enough they'll slowly start to reappear.
only at some point the app will just crash
and when I re-open it, the photos will all be gone again!
worst of all is when that happens after the hour long process of restoring all my photos. and just as it finishes restoring. POOF
crash
back to 0, try again.

I read that it can be caused by having too much space used up on the phone. so I deleted almost all of my apps and my browser history and now have about 6gb of space. still won't restore.

and somehow by deleting all those apps. I've screwed up my app store as well, and now I can't re-download any of those apps. and I can't update any of the handful of apps I left on the phone.

on top of this the phone seems to run increadibly slow now. taking almost a minute of staring at a blank white screen before any app can open.

if I was a smart person I would have backed up my phone to my computer.
only I'm too paranoid for that after having an ipod as a kid and having it be wiped clean any time I plugged it into a new computer. I never feel comfortable plugging apple products into new devices.
but now I don't have the computer I originally plugged my iphone into anymore. and I am scared if I plug it into my current computer I'll lose everything from my phone like what used to happen to my ipod.

not that it really even matters since I can't back up files that aren't there. and I can't get the photos to restore for me. so I can't back them up.

and everywhere I look for help I get told "oh delete some data" done "oh hard reset" done "oh, take it into a Vodafone store" live too far away so can't do that yet. "oh, try downloading this sketchy third party program" done, didn't work. tried another, but it only works for mac.
I can't find any actual help
I can't figure this out
and I'm just getting more and more frustrated.

UGH!

[shockNwave]

I've had to deal with similar crap to yours (but nowhere near as bad) on my Nokia which has the Microsoft set-up. It looks like your best option is the Vodafone store when you get the chance. All the best in your quest.

[Trent]

since yesterday I've been having troble with my iphone.
and nothing I try, or anything I find/ read about online seems to be any help either.

it figures right after I decide "you know what? I'm happy with this phone. I don't need to upgrade. that it turns into absolute garabge!

all my photos have vanished from it.
if I leave the photo app open long enough they'll slowly start to reappear.
only at some point the app will just crash
and when I re-open it, the photos will all be gone again!
worst of all is when that happens after the hour long process of restoring all my photos. and just as it finishes restoring. POOF
crash
back to 0, try again.

I read that it can be caused by having too much space used up on the phone. so I deleted almost all of my apps and my browser history and now have about 6gb of space. still won't restore.

and somehow by deleting all those apps. I've screwed up my app store as well, and now I can't re-download any of those apps. and I can't update any of the handful of apps I left on the phone.

on top of this the phone seems to run increadibly slow now. taking almost a minute of staring at a blank white screen before any app can open.

if I was a smart person I would have backed up my phone to my computer.
only I'm too paranoid for that after having an ipod as a kid and having it be wiped clean any time I plugged it into a new computer. I never feel comfortable plugging apple products into new devices.
but now I don't have the computer I originally plugged my iphone into anymore. and I am scared if I plug it into my current computer I'll lose everything from my phone like what used to happen to my ipod.

not that it really even matters since I can't back up files that aren't there. and I can't get the photos to restore for me. so I can't back them up.

and everywhere I look for help I get told "oh delete some data" done "oh hard reset" done "oh, take it into a Vodafone store" live too far away so can't do that yet. "oh, try downloading this sketchy third party program" done, didn't work. tried another, but it only works for mac.
I can't find any actual help
I can't figure this out
and I'm just getting more and more frustrated.

UGH!

Apple things haven't done that in years. My phone gets plugged into different computers on a daily basis with work.

[Firestorm]

Apple things haven't done that in years. My phone gets plugged into different computers on a daily basis with work.

well that's good to know.
does that mean it's safe to synch my phone to this computer with iTunes?

[Trent]

well that's good to know.
does that mean it's safe to synch my phone to this computer with iTunes?

I don't even have iTunes. You don't need for photos. Just plug it in and go looking for the photos like you would on a normal digital camera.

[Firestorm]

I am still having problems with my iPhone!
it seems the more I try to fix it, the worse it gets!!

I still haven't been able to restore my photos, I still can't install or update any apps. but even after turning off auto-update for the app store, the phone still tries to update them.
the phone is so slow now that it takes me at least 30 seconds to have the screen appear after pressing the home button. except usually I don't get taken to the keypad to unlock the phone because it somehow took my 1 short button press as me trying to use Siri.

most of my apps crash upon startup.


the battery drains super fast.


and even though I deleted almost all my apps and freed up 6gb of free space, somehow im back to only 600mb of free space

and while I was typing this, my latest attempt to restore my photos has crashed. so 30 minutes down the drain!

and nowhere I look sems to provide any results.

I've posted on multiple iphone help forums only to go completely ignored.

this is just getting more and more frustrating! I want my phone to work properly again and I want my photos back!

[Tober]

I am still having problems with my iPhone!
it seems the more I try to fix it, the worse it gets!!

I still haven't been able to restore my photos, I still can't install or update any apps. but even after turning off auto-update for the app store, the phone still tries to update them.
the phone is so slow now that it takes me at least 30 seconds to have the screen appear after pressing the home button. except usually I don't get taken to the keypad to unlock the phone because it somehow took my 1 short button press as me trying to use Siri.

most of my apps crash upon startup.


the battery drains super fast.


and even though I deleted almost all my apps and freed up 6gb of free space, somehow im back to only 600mb of free space

and while I was typing this, my latest attempt to restore my photos has crashed. so 30 minutes down the drain!

and nowhere I look sems to provide any results.

I've posted on multiple iphone help forums only to go completely ignored.

this is just getting more and more frustrating! I want my phone to work properly again and I want my photos back!

Can you take it to an Apple Store to have it looked at? It can be a bit of a wait , but if you can get an appointment it shouldn't be too bad.

Sent from my Samsung Galaxy 8+, cos iPhones suck. ;)

[1AZRAEL1]

I detest most apple products. I would never choose iPhone for one simple reason, no expandable memory. I'm forced to use an iPad for work (which is where I am typing from :p). I won an 8GB iPod touch for $4 on a skill testing machine at Timezone, and bought a classic for its 160GB size. And if I am to upgrade when these 2 die, I'll need new docks because they changed the friggin plug connection. And that really pisses me off

[kovert]

since yesterday I've been having troble with my iphone.
and nothing I try, or anything I find/ read about online seems to be any help either.


Is it possible 'delete from phone' option was checked when you last synced the photos to iPhoto on your computer (Mac)? What model iPhone do you own?

[Firestorm]

Can you take it to an Apple Store to have it looked at? It can be a bit of a wait , but if you can get an appointment it shouldn't be too bad.

Sent from my Samsung Galaxy 8+, cos iPhones suck. ;)

I don't drive and live pretty far away form any apple store, but I could give that a shot over the weekend. at this point anything is worth a shot.


I detest most apple products. I would never choose iPhone for one simple reason, no expandable memory. I'm forced to use an iPad for work (which is where I am typing from :p). I won an 8GB iPod touch for $4 on a skill testing machine at Timezone, and bought a classic for its 160GB size. And if I am to upgrade when these 2 die, I'll need new docks because they changed the friggin plug connection. And that really pisses me off

yeah, after all this crap I think I'm done with apple products too, this was my first iphone and was an upgrade from a really really lousy phone I had before it. but it definitely seems like I made the wrong choice.
and yes, the change in plugs really bothers me too. need docks/connectors for my ipod and new smaller ones with this iphone.


Is it possible 'delete from phone' option was checked when you last synced the photos to iPhoto on your computer (Mac)? What model iPhone do you own?

I haven't synched this phone to a computer in long time. (my mistake)
so I don't know if that would be causing the issue.
And it's an iPhone6

[aching878]

you sure you didn't setup your photo to be stored in icloud? which could explain why everything is gone but when you connect it tries to sync and download everything back to your phone hence the storage dropped + intensive processor usage leading to slow down

[Firestorm]

you sure you didn't setup your photo to be stored in icloud? which could explain why everything is gone but when you connect it tries to sync and download everything back to your phone hence the storage dropped + intensive processor usage leading to slow down

I don't think I have, but then again. I'm pretty clueless when it comes to apple stuff... so I guess it's possible

[kovert]

I don't drive and live pretty far away form any apple store, but I could give that a shot over the weekend. at this point anything is worth a shot

Try booking an appointment online via the Apple site. It might save you a trip if there happens to be a queue and they ask you to return in X hours or another day.

[Trent]

you sure you didn't setup your photo to be stored in icloud? which could explain why everything is gone but when you connect it tries to sync and download everything back to your phone hence the storage dropped + intensive processor usage leading to slow down

Could be this. My iPhone did something similar a few years ago when I tried to turn on iCloud backup.

Should be Settings>iCloud and make sure it is off and it's off for all your photos and contacts, etc.

[DaptoDog]

Anyone here a builder? Need some independent advice. Just had a quote today for our small extension / renovation that has come in at what I think is an absolute bat shit crazy price. :mad:

Problem is we've had two other estimates so far that were also high to me so I just need to check some guidelines on how to deal with them and that I am calibrating my expectations correctly.

If you are a builder and keen to help me please PM me and I will share more details.

[Raider]

That sucks mate. I know what you mean about the prices. I'll see if any of my clients operate down your way.

[DaptoDog]

That sucks mate. I know what you mean about the prices. I'll see if any of my clients operate down your way.

Thanks mate, really appreciate any help. I'm thinking someone from Sydney might be more competitive. The builders down here seem to take the piss. Going to chat with my draftsman tomorrow but on the email he reckons the price we got was robbery so at least my concerns are valid.

[DELTAprime]

So the Comm Bank seem to have put up their "foreign transaction" charges. Normally it's a couple of dollars at most for a foreign transaction but my MP Dirge that cost about $240 AUD got a nasty $12 foreign transaction fee on it. Looks like I'll be using Paypal to convert my payments to AUD from now on.

[UltraMarginal]

So the Comm Bank seem to have put up their "foreign transaction" charges. Normally it's a couple of dollars at most for a foreign transaction but my MP Dirge that cost about $240 AUD got a nasty $12 foreign transaction fee on it. Looks like I'll be using Paypal to convert my payments to AUD from now on.

no way, there are several cards around that will allow for purchases in foreign currency at the actual exchange rate. I'm not sure about them all but I use the basic card from bank west. I save about 3 to 4 % of the purchase price by not using the pay pal exchange rate.

explore your options a bit.

[DaptoDog]

So the Comm Bank seem to have put up their "foreign transaction" charges. Normally it's a couple of dollars at most for a foreign transaction but my MP Dirge that cost about $240 AUD got a nasty $12 foreign transaction fee on it. Looks like I'll be using Paypal to convert my payments to AUD from now on.


no way, there are several cards around that will allow for purchases in foreign currency at the actual exchange rate. I'm not sure about them all but I use the basic card from bank west. I save about 3 to 4 % of the purchase price by not using the pay pal exchange rate.

explore your options a bit.

I've got a Citibank Plus Everyday Account that comes with a Visa debit. It has zero currency fees for international transactions. Highly recommend it, I just use mine when buying online. Best thing is it's free.

[DarkHyren]

So the Comm Bank seem to have put up their "foreign transaction" charges. Normally it's a couple of dollars at most for a foreign transaction but my MP Dirge that cost about $240 AUD got a nasty $12 foreign transaction fee on it. Looks like I'll be using Paypal to convert my payments to AUD from now on.Just to let you know, if you pay with Paypal but use your credit card as the funding source CBA will still charge you an international transaction fee if the merchant is overseas. I noticed this when I bought a humble bundle recently, I paid in AUD through Paypal but used my CC as the funding source and got charged an international transaction fee from CBA because the merchant/store (in this case humble bundle) isn't based in Australia. So if you're going to pay via Paypal have the funding source as your actual bank account instead or you'll still pay fees

[DELTAprime]

Just to let you know, if you pay with Paypal but use your credit card as the funding source CBA will still charge you an international transaction fee if the merchant is overseas. I noticed this when I bought a humble bundle recently, I paid in AUD through Paypal but used my CC as the funding source and got charged an international transaction fee from CBA because the merchant/store (in this case humble bundle) isn't based in Australia. So if you're going to pay via Paypal have the funding source as your actual bank account instead or you'll still pay fees

I've found that on my Commbank AMEX Paypal will charge from overseas, but on my Commbank MC they charge locally.:rolleyes:

Anyway I called the bank to get clarification on how the international transaction fees work. Turns out on AMEX they are getting rid of the international transaction fees and I won't get them anymore after my new billing cycle starts, but MC still will have fees.

[DELTAprime]

OMFG, WOULD IT KILL APPLE TO MAKE SOME BEATS HEADPHONES THAT DON'T BREAK SHORTLY AFTER WARRANTY PERIOD ENDS!!!!!!!!!!!:mad::mad::mad:

[Ralph Wiggum]

Why would you sit in the deepest darkest corner of the train when you know you have to get out when the train is at its fullest. Use some foresight and sit closer to the doors :rolleyes:

[kovert]

OMFG, WOULD IT KILL APPLE TO MAKE SOME BEATS HEADPHONES THAT DON'T BREAK SHORTLY AFTER WARRANTY PERIOD ENDS!!!!!!!!!!!:mad::mad::mad:

What model/price/date purchased?

[UltraMarginal]

Why would you sit in the deepest darkest corner of the train when you know you have to get out when the train is at its fullest. Use some foresight and sit closer to the doors :rolleyes:

The opposite rant to that is, Stop standing in the doorway, move into the train so others can get on.

Generally people are dumb sheep.

[Raider]

The opposite rant to that is, Stop standing in the doorway, move into the train so others can get on.

Generally people are dumb sheep.

Worst ones are those who cram on the train as soon as doors open and don't let people get off first.... gdi I hate that so much...

[Ralph Wiggum]

I honestly don't get the rush to get a train seat. Sure if you've been on your feet all day, but if you're like me and been sitting at a desk, then take the time to stand.

[kup]

OMFG, WOULD IT KILL APPLE TO MAKE SOME BEATS HEADPHONES THAT DON'T BREAK SHORTLY AFTER WARRANTY PERIOD ENDS!!!!!!!!!!!:mad::mad::mad:

That's your fault for buying Apple.

[Sinnertwin]

It's those that stick their face in their phone and not give up their seat for the ill, elderly & pregnant women, knowing full well they're standing right there, right there, that snap me. Yet they'll be the first to whinge when the roles are reversed. GTFOH.

[1AZRAEL1]

Hahahaha to all you guys complaining about train passengers. I work on the trains and I see the dumbest people I swear. I see all of what you say plus more. They are like sheep. Instead of spreading out along the platform to get on the train, they cram around the same doors that are right next to the exit of the station. Problem is, every sheeple are getting out of the same doors to get out of the station. Then they all whinge when trains run late, when they are the primary reason why they run late.

[DELTAprime]

What model/price/date purchased?

Powerbeats 2, $250ish, 27/6/16

[UltraMarginal]

It's those that stick their face in their phone and not give up their seat for the ill, elderly & pregnant women, knowing full well they're standing right there, right there, that snap me. Yet they'll be the first to whinge when the roles are reversed. GTFOH.

haha, yea. when my missus was pregnant I think someone got up for her maybe once or twice, buses and trains included. And She PT'd it to work every day.

[kovert]

Powerbeats 2, $250ish, 27/6/16

At that price, you would expect them to be of acceptable quality and to work well beyond a month past the one year manufacturer's warranty period. You have the right to have this defect remedied under Australian Consumer Law.

http://consumerlaw-staging.tspace.gov.au/files/2016/05/0553FT_ACL-guides_Guarantees_web.pdf

Click on the link above. Go to page 12. The price you paid is taken into account:

The "Test for acceptable quality" takes into account "the price paid—for example, a cheap toaster is not expected to last as long as a top-of-the-
range one".

I have had a number of items replaced after pointing this out to the manufacturer/manufacturer's agent (ie the shop).

[Golden Phoenix]

God damn hydronic heating pipe burst loose of the heating panel. Water drenching the carpet on one side of my boarders/housemates room. 3rd unit to do this in 3 years, and they had checked them all last time.... now there's no heating until I can get a plumber out. I can at least isolate the heating system from the mains so the rest of the house has water, and it is a separate boiler to the main hot water boiler too, so we can still have hot water.

I've had to pull up the carpet to dry it as much as I can.

This was supposed to be efficient and reliable. It's doing my head in. Seems just like when I get things right with the house something breaks :mad:

I think this time I'll get the plumber to use something extra on them all to ensure no leaks or breaks in the future

[prjkt]

Worst ones are those who cram on the train as soon as doors open and don't let people get off first.... gdi I hate that so much...

A gf during school had this problem, entitled middle aged woman would barge through the doors she and her classmates would use before letting anyone off

So in the end the three/four of them would link arms and just drive her (and anyone else) out of the way as they got off

[shockNwave]

Caught a flu at work and now feel sluggish like a zombie from The Walking Dead and cold like someone ill prepared for the northern reaches of Westeros in GOT.:(

[ampoldj]

Been looking for this thread as i had a hellava week. First off my wife will be undergoing major surgery with at least 6 months to 1year recovery time :eek:
So we applied tourist visas for both her parents, her mom has been requested health cover immediately and her dad then had some problems with the chest xray (and he is healthy non smoker!). Then same day i damaged one car i have been road testing at work...and to wrap it up my MP Dirge came from RK opened ripped tape saying Factory may have randomly opened it as it should have came from a sealed case! Yeah right :rolleyes::mad:

[canofwhoopass_87]

Double vent:

The 'tightarses who also don't like losing' phenomenon
I don't understand the collectors mentality when it comes to ebay sales. If you list a G1 with a 99c starting bid but offer a buy it now (BIN) option at $40, people ignore the BIN option and fight each other in an auction instead. 7-10 days later they almost always end up paying more when they could've just clicked the BIN to begin with.

In my last 10 years of collecting, I've found this to be the case about 9 times of of 10. I don't get it.

The 'Monash Freeway' phenomenon
This is one for the Melbournians. Monash Freeway outbound - I've found half of the motorists tend to speed in the 80km/hr zone, despite the many cameras. They could be anyone; middle aged, elderly, young, a family car.

Once the Monash enters the 100km/hr zone, these SAME people pretty much retain their traveling speed. They do 90-95km/hr. They block the two right hand lanes. I always cruise past these same people who zoomed past me earlier in the 80 zone. I don't get it.

[Raider]

Syfy has cancelled Dark Matter whilst on a cliffhanger season finale. Gdi I hate when shows get cancelled like that.

[gamblor916]

I just read a post on that as well. On a cliffhanger no less.

[Trent]

Syfy has cancelled Dark Matter whilst on a cliffhanger season finale. Gdi I hate when shows get cancelled like that.

I was just about to start watching that series. It looks good. Should I not bother now due to the frustration I will experience when I get to the end?

[Raider]

I was just about to start watching that series. It looks good. Should I not bother now due to the frustration I will experience when I get to the end?

Still worth the watch. 3 great seasons. Whilst I wish it had gone the planned 5, you get an idea in a way of where it was going. The characters are complex and fantastic. The characters Two and Three are so well brought to life by their actors. I look forward to the next role Melissa O'Neil plays. Huge fan of hers now.

[SMHFConvoy]

Isn't Dark Matter part of a shared universe with Killjoys? If it is it might get renewed through Netflix.

[Raider]

Isn't Dark Matter part of a shared universe with Killjoys? If it is it might get renewed through Netflix.

Really!? Searching this right now. I know Killjoys got renewed.

Update: ok so I couldn't find anything concrete to confirm this. However I'm convinced to watch Killjoys now so a little less sad.

[Ralph Wiggum]

Selling a few things (not Transformers) on Facebook marketplace for the first time.

Jesus, the sort of people I have to deal with. From those who can't even converse on a basic level to no-shows. Bunch o' tossers.

[UltraMarginal]

Syfy has cancelled Dark Matter whilst on a cliffhanger season finale. Gdi I hate when shows get cancelled like that.

I have no idea about the show you're talking about but I had a similar thing with Firefly. I initially never watched it, then after years of hounding from friends I finally did, knowing that the series just stopped. I enjoyed it and was really starting to get into it. Then I went to play the next episode and it wasn't there, I had such a feeling of emptiness and loss. I know, 1st world problems.



Selling a few things (not Transformers) on Facebook marketplace for the first time.

Jesus, the sort of people I have to deal with. From those who can't even converse on a basic level to no-shows. Bunch o' tossers.

yeap. it's definitely challenging.

[canofwhoopass_87]

Selling a few things (not Transformers) on Facebook marketplace for the first time.

Jesus, the sort of people I have to deal with. From those who can't even converse on a basic level to no-shows. Bunch o' tossers.

I tried selling a few transformer items on Gumtree recently - I know exactly how you feel. It's a haven for low ballers, dummies, deadbeats, no-shows.

"$100 for this listing? Can I offer $20 cash?" :rolleyes:

[Ralph Wiggum]

I tried selling a few transformer items on Gumtree recently - I know exactly how you feel. It's a haven for low ballers, dummies, deadbeats, no-shows.

"$100 for this listing? Can I offer $20 cash?" :rolleyes:

Oh gawd don't get me started on Gumtree. Are you on the TCCA Buy/trade/sell Facebook page? My recent experience there has been pretty good.

[kup]

I actually like Gumtree. Sold a few things from there and one of them I thought would never sell due to oddity (Early Samsung TV 3D Glasses). Bought a few things from there too no problems.

However I have encountered the absolute opposite to low balling which is actually fairly common in the Sydney second hand market - Some dude trying to sell a 2nd hand item (regular, not collector worthy and common) at either at a retail cost or just a couple of bucks off. When you point it out, they refuse to shave off anything off and if they do, is only a couple of bucks.

[GoktimusPrime]

What's low balling? (sounds like a sports move) :confused:

[DarkHyren]

What's low balling? (sounds like a sports move) :confused:Basically exactly like the example "$100 for this listing? Can I offer $20 cash?", you put a reasonable price and the low baller makes an "offer" of something extremely low.
Happens all the time with Gumtree, no matter what you list for sale and how reasonable your price is you will nearly always get some idiot that thinks $5 is a good offer on your $100 item.
Think of it like someone selling a brand new MISB TR Trypticon for $100 and then getting constant "offers" of $5 and you'll see why lowballers get to be annoying to genuine sellers.
However I have encountered the absolute opposite to low balling which is actually fairly common in the Sydney second hand market - Some dude trying to sell a 2nd hand item (regular, not collector worthy and common) at either at a retail cost or just a couple of bucks off. When you point it out, they refuse to shave off anything off and if they do, is only a couple of bucks.The arguments I've heard scalpers make to try and justify their prices can be quite laughable.
"Oh this is no longer in stores so that automatically doubles the price, it doesnt matter that it didnt sell back then and I got it for 5 cents, the fact that it's no longer sold now and that you want it means it's rare and rare = valuable"
Don't even get me started on the ones that buy every copy of an item that they can to artificially make it "rare" and "hard to find" just so they can inflate the prices, absolute scum of the earth and one of the reasons I never got a nes mini and why my mate missed out on ordering a snes mini, because neither of us will pay some jerk $500 for an item that's barely worth the $100 RRP.

[kup]

The arguments I've heard scalpers make to try and justify their prices can be quite laughable.
"Oh this is no longer in stores so that automatically doubles the price, it doesnt matter that it didnt sell back then and I got it for 5 cents, the fact that it's no longer sold now and that you want it means it's rare and rare = valuable"
Don't even get me started on the ones that buy every copy of an item that they can to artificially make it "rare" and "hard to find" just so they can inflate the prices, absolute scum of the earth and one of the reasons I never got a nes mini and why my mate missed out on ordering a snes mini, because neither of us will pay some jerk $500 for an item that's barely worth the $100 RRP.

Actually what I encounter is not so much scalpers, just clueless people who don't understand what a 2nd hand market is. It is common in Sydney and why pawn shops and general 2nd hand stores are usually so terrible here. You will have say a person selling a 2nd hand item at a cost that is too close to retail value (and often above it) which you can still get brand new in store. When you explain that to them, they will not budge or shave off only a small percent like $5 out of $100 item for example.

The item will then sit with them for months and months without moving until one day some poor idiot will walk in and actually buy it and justify their cost. That's what happens.

Here we have very poor business practices from both sellers and buyers. There is no understanding on how 2nd hand items should be priced or refuse reasonable offers. Yet they can always count on some zap eventually showing up who is just as clueless and ends up buying it anyways. Vicious cycle and why we tend to suck so hard in Sydney when it comes to secondary collector markets and why overseas seem like paradises.

[Skullcruncher]

I tried selling a few transformer items on Gumtree recently - I know exactly how you feel. It's a haven for low ballers, dummies, deadbeats, no-shows.

"$100 for this listing? Can I offer $20 cash?" :rolleyes:

Gumtree is horrible, facebook is a little better but still plenty of people who never followup. I just give my spare G1 toys and merch to to son now rather than selling, hes got a decent collection of about 15 bots and handful of books, a wrist radio that hes calls his gizmo and that magnus voice changer that somehow always ends up outside :confused:

[GoktimusPrime]

Basically exactly like the example "$100 for this listing? Can I offer $20 cash?", you put a reasonable price and the low baller makes an "offer" of something extremely low.
Guh... how stupid. If you think that a price isn't worth it, then don't even bother making an offer. Happens a lot with real estate! When we were house hunting we saw a lot of really nice places that were massively overpriced so we wouldn't even bother contacting the agent about it. :rolleyes: And when selling our agent said that he received offers so far below our asking price that he wouldn't even bother telling us what they were. Basically agents won't even contact the property owner if your offer is well below what they're expecting to sell for.

It's common sense, isn't it? If someone wants to sell something for a certain price then they're looking at something close to it. Why waste your time making an offer that's so far below what they want? You know that the answer is going to be no. We know that housing is overpriced and sure, you could make low offers that are closer to what these properties are actually worth. But the seller is NOT going to accept that offer, so why bother?!? :confused:

If I were selling a toy and someone made a ridiculously low offer, I reckon that I wouldn't even bother replying. If people think that the price is too high then just move on! :rolleyes:

[DarkHyren]

Actually what I encounter is not so much scalpers, just clueless people who don't understand what a 2nd hand market isOh yeah I've come across that as well, people that think that somehow their item is worth the same as they paid for it even though the dog has eaten it. Definitely as much stupidity going on in the second hand market as scalping.
Still I do come across the opposite sometimes, people that think their item is worthless because it's "used" and "old" and charge too little, if I'm buying and I have the money spare I will generally offer a little more, cause I reckon they deserve it.
It's common sense, isn't it?As my mother always used to say "Common sense aint so common". You'd think they would know that people would laugh in their faces at their low ball offers but some of them genuinely think they are making a good offer because "reasons".

[kup]

Oh yeah I've come across that as well, people that think that somehow their item is worth the same as they paid for it even though the dog has eaten it. Definitely as much stupidity going on in the second hand market as scalping.
Still I do come across the opposite sometimes, people that think their item is worthless because it's "used" and "old" and charge too little, if I'm buying and I have the money spare I will generally offer a little more, cause I reckon they deserve it.

Yeah I tend to do similar. However most of the time I have encountered that, they are not fussed and just want to get rid of the item ASAP.

[ampoldj]

Someone hit my car at work. There are plenty of evidence showing that was the 4WD parking always near me. My car is always clean with tyre black usually so why there is dirt at the tyre and damged bumper area :confused:

...and well no one cares when I reported it (sigh...)

[GoktimusPrime]

What's the evidence? Because unfortunately unless you personally witness it happening there's video of it happening then they won't accept anything else as evidence. It's happened to me before. :(

[Autocon]

Someone hit my car at work. There are plenty of evidence showing that was the 4WD parking always near me. My car is always clean with tyre black usually so why there is dirt at the tyre and damged bumper area :confused:

...and well no one cares when I reported it (sigh...)

Any cctv nearby?

[ampoldj]

Checked the cctv my car is too far to be seen. The only evidence i can see are the dirt in his tyres that rubbed to my tyre and bumper. No witness, asked the owner of the 4WD and he said it is not him... now i know where the cameras can only reach so i will just park in those areas

[kup]

Why is higher concentrations of Hydrogen Peroxide so freaking hard to find in Sydney at a reasonable price?

[DELTAprime]

God damn it. My ADSL exchange is congested again like it was a couple of years ago and this time I was advised by Telstra's Indian call centre they won't fix it and I have to wait for the NBN. What am I paying Telstra for?

At least NBN Co has my address listed as Jan - March 2018 to get the NBN so only six months of painfully slow internet to deal with if NBN Co can stick to their dates.:rolleyes:

[MV75]

God damn it. My ADSL exchange is congested again like it was a couple of years ago and this time I was advised by Telstra's Indian call centre they won't fix it and I have to wait for the NBN. What am I paying Telstra for?

At least NBN Co has my address listed as Jan - March 2018 to get the NBN so only six months of painfully slow internet to deal with if NBN Co can stick to their dates.:rolleyes:

We've had nbn enabled for a few months now, haven't bothered to switch yet as it's no different in reliability.

Your problem is Telstra. They over subscribe. The best thing you need to do is go on a non unlimited plan with a company that doesn't do any unlimited plans. But that's easy to say for me being non-regional.

[DELTAprime]

We've had nbn enabled for a few months now, haven't bothered to switch yet as it's no different in reliability.

Your problem is Telstra. They over subscribe. The best thing you need to do is go on a non unlimited plan with a company that doesn't do any unlimited plans. But that's easy to say for me being non-regional.

Changing to another ISP before the NBN changeover is useless here. Every single port in Gladstone is owned by Telstra so even if I changed to someone good like Aussie Broadband it would still be on a Telstra owned port at the same congested Telstra exchange. Aussie Broadband even said when I called them a couple of months ago there was no point in switching before the NBN. Nobody else ever invested money into landline telecom infrastructure in Gladstone.

I checked the NBN rollout map of Gladstone. Looks like my suburb is the first old suburb to get the NBN and construction has started (I hope they keep to their published timeframe). There are some suburbs that have been built in the last few years that have the NBN already (some even with FTTP), but the vast majority of the population are on Telstra's ADSL infrastructure.

I'm going to give Aussie Broadband a call this week and find out how I can change over to them as soon as my house has the NBN made available.

[Trent]

God damn it. My ADSL exchange is congested again like it was a couple of years ago and this time I was advised by Telstra's Indian call centre they won't fix it and I have to wait for the NBN. What am I paying Telstra for?

At least NBN Co has my address listed as Jan - March 2018 to get the NBN so only six months of painfully slow internet to deal with if NBN Co can stick to their dates.:rolleyes:

In all seriousness, if you're listed as March for NBN being switched on, then don't expect it before June. Every single roll out area in Wollongong was at least 3 months behind the date given by NBN.

Every. Single. One.

[1AZRAEL1]

I have a way longer wait for the NBN, so consider yourselves lucky lol

[griffin]

On a related note - the NBN line is going along the back of our workplace's property, and they asked for us to clear the fenceline of our stuff for a week to give them access to dig a trench to lay some piping for the cable. That was four weeks ago, and they still haven't dug up anything yet.
It's no wonder the NBN is never able to meet deadlines for customers if they can't even keep to their installation schedules.

[MV75]

Changing to another ISP before the NBN changeover is useless here. Every single port in Gladstone is owned by Telstra so even if I changed to someone good like Aussie Broadband it would still be on a Telstra owned port at the same congested Telstra exchange. Aussie Broadband even said when I called them a couple of months ago there was no point in switching before the NBN. Nobody else ever invested money into landline telecom infrastructure in Gladstone.

I checked the NBN rollout map of Gladstone. Looks like my suburb is the first old suburb to get the NBN and construction has started (I hope they keep to their published timeframe). There are some suburbs that have been built in the last few years that have the NBN already (some even with FTTP), but the vast majority of the population are on Telstra's ADSL infrastructure.

I'm going to give Aussie Broadband a call this week and find out how I can change over to them as soon as my house has the NBN made available.

I mean when the nbn happens for you. Only reason to be on Telstra is when you have no choice.

[UltraMarginal]

My mate lives in Greenwich, he asked the NBN guys to install into an existing Pit out the front and run the line up the driveway to the house, like all the other lines into their property.

they ran to a pit further down the street, then through the fence (digging up and replacing a section of the concrete sill under it) through the side and back yards all the way around to the back of the house to a point that is going to be hard for him to use.

My apartment isn't due for NBN for at least a few more years and we're near Epping in Sydney. we also have mediocre internet because of all the stuffing around they did with the street junction box a few years ago. we haven't bothered getting a streaming service because I have no confidence that we'll be able to smoothly watch stuff. we struggle with the free view catch-up channels...

[Trent]

Also, I'm just about to lodge a complaint with my ISP because I'm on a 100/40 service and I've been doing speed tests every day for over a week and haven't gone above 10Mbps down and 5Mbps up.

I have fibre to the premesis and can't stream Netflix some nights :mad:

They've obviously throttled my speed because 12 months ago speed tests were coming back at 96Mbps down and 32 up.

[prjkt]

that's still more than three times down/6 times up what I'm getting on ADSL2+ atm... going to have a look at the wiring here and then go to my ISP


In all seriousness, if you're listed as March for NBN being switched on, then don't expect it before June. Every single roll out area in Wollongong was at least 3 months behind the date given by NBN.

Every. Single. One.

So December 2019 for me. Great

[kup]

In the last 2-3 weeks I have seen my Optus cable connection go from a steady 20-25mbps to just 5mbps or so during peak time with only very late night watchable on a work day.

My guess is that I was one of the early adopters of cable internet in my area so had a good run. However as the NBN has been indefinitely pushed back with no solid date, more people have signed up to cable. Naturally like all infrastructure in Australia, it is not enough to sustain the population needs so it gets bogged down in peak hours.

Australia, specially NSW is basically a first world country with third world infrastructure. Crap roads, crap telecommunications, crap public transport, housing, etc.

[1AZRAEL1]

Public transport is getting better, trains have a new timetable voming you see. It's gonna make it a whole lot better with more trains and more services. A dawn of a new age of trains

[kup]

Public transport is getting better, trains have a new timetable voming you see. It's gonna make it a whole lot better with more trains and more services. A dawn of a new age of trains

I wish I could be optimistic on that. We have a fixed rail system with very little room for improvement. For example, how many trains can you put in a single 'one file' line? We are not like other countries in which the rail network looks like a spider web with a lot of room for improvement, ours is just elongated branches coming out a centre.

When it comes to the Illawara line for example. If I want to get to the Sutherland shire, on average is an hour trip yet we re geographically not far fro the city. However there are so many stops on the way that makes the trip long. On top of that, since it is one line each way (as most of our rail lines are), there are ony so many trains you can have on it. That makes it difficult to envision a proper solution since our rail network had such little foresight in its design for growth.

[Raider]

In the last 2-3 weeks I have seen my Optus cable connection go from a steady 20-25mbps to just 5mbps or so during peak time with only very late night watchable on a work day.

My guess is that I was one of the early adopters of cable internet in my area so had a good run. However as the NBN has been indefinitely pushed back with no solid date, more people have signed up to cable. Naturally like all infrastructure in Australia, it is not enough to sustain the population needs so it gets bogged down in peak hours.

Australia, specially NSW is basically a first world country with third world infrastructure. Crap roads, crap telecommunications, crap public transport, housing, etc.

Yeah same mate. I was getting 80mbps regularly until last year and now is is down to under 5mbps some nights which means netlfix doesn't work properly. Optus has said there are no plans to upgrade area or fix congestion. Absolute BS that they can just sink more people into the same product and charge the same rate.

Shits me that Optus is the only ISP I can use in my street...

[1AZRAEL1]

Sorry Kup, I was being sarcastic. It's hard without the proper emojis. I think the new timetable will not work well putting it lightly

[DELTAprime]

In all seriousness, if you're listed as March for NBN being switched on, then don't expect it before June. Every single roll out area in Wollongong was at least 3 months behind the date given by NBN.

Every. Single. One.

My understanding from talking to people at the ISP's dealing with the NBN is some contractors in some regions are ahead of time but many others are behind and it really depends on your region and who NBN Co hired. Since the connection date has been recently moved up from June to March I'm hopeful whoever is doing the job here is one of the good ones. That said if this weather we are having keeps up it will delay it.

[i_amtrunks]

We are not due the NBN for at least a year, but the alst month our internet has been patchy to connect and when it i, its so slow, we cannot stream Netflix. I can't even get the PSN store to load (thankfully I don't play any online games).

Been in contact with the ISP, they claim there is nothing at their end... very doubtful of that, as there is nothing wrong with the cabling and there have been no other changes.

It's a bit conspiracy theory, but I think because we are on an unlimited data TPG plan (the idea of having unlimited makes me laugh, at our speeds, we are severely limited!) we may be getting throttled when we are online in peak times and I think they don't care about our connection because we are on an "old" plan.

[MV75]

Also, I'm just about to lodge a complaint with my ISP because I'm on a 100/40 service and I've been doing speed tests every day for over a week and haven't gone above 10Mbps down and 5Mbps up.

I have fibre to the premesis and can't stream Netflix some nights :mad:

They've obviously throttled my speed because 12 months ago speed tests were coming back at 96Mbps down and 32 up.

Because they didn't buy enough bandwidth. Look up cvc. The speeds are also advertised as up to. This is exactly why you do not get an unlimited plan, nor go with any isp that offers one.

[Deonasis]

Regarding NBN speeds, most providers overfill their supply like people smugglers fill boats. That is often the cause of slowdowns and if it is, then you have to research this and change providers.

[Autocon]

AAARGGGHHHH!!!!:mad: It cost me $55.50 to post a bx5 box that weighs 2.08kgs. Is this accurate?

[DELTAprime]

AAARGGGHHHH!!!!:mad: It cost me $55.50 to post a bx5 box that weighs 2.08kgs. Is this accurate?

I'm not an expert on Auspost by any means but I had to send a router that weighed in at about 2kgs from Gladstone in QLD to Melbourne VIC about 2 years ago and it cost me almost $40. Inflation maybe? Distance maybe?

[Autocon]

I'm not an expert on Auspost by any means but I had to send a router that weighed in at about 2kgs from Gladstone in QLD to Melbourne VIC about 2 years ago and it cost me almost $40. Inflation maybe? Distance maybe?

The woman said the prices went up last month. Need to re adjust my postage quotes lol:o I thought she may have charged the wrong weight I guess not

[Trent]

AAARGGGHHHH!!!!:mad: It cost me $55.50 to post a bx5 box that weighs 2.08kgs. Is this accurate?

It can depend on the postcode.

But I just posted a BX20 that weighed 5kgs for $45 to Victoria.

[DELTAprime]

The woman said the prices went up last month. Need to re adjust my postage quotes lol:o I thought she may have charged the wrong weight I guess not

Oh, just noticed your location info says you're in WA. Any postage outside the eastern states can get really pricey.

That's why we have groups of people from Perth on these boards that do a group buy of Takara items to split the postage cost among many items. I bought my MP5 Megatron from an importer in Perth when he first came out, about $30 on postage for that if memory serves.

[GoktimusPrime]

The last of the Fuzzy Wuzzy Angels has passed away (http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/world/last-known-fuzzy-wuzzy-angel-havala-laula-dead-at-age-92/news-story/a00f66a916ead07bf38f96d81d003abf). I wonder if there'll be much (if any) mention of this on Anzac Day.

Lest We Forget.

[SMHFConvoy]

The last of the Fuzzy Wuzzy Angels has passed away (http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/world/last-known-fuzzy-wuzzy-angel-havala-laula-dead-at-age-92/news-story/a00f66a916ead07bf38f96d81d003abf). I wonder if there'll be much (if any) mention of this on Anzac Day.

Lest We Forget.

I hope it does get a mention

[Autocon]

I download photos from photobucket and they are stretched. They are normal ratio when viewing on photobucket. :mad::(:confused:

[Raider]

So I decide to give Aus Post shop mate a try by purchasing TR Arcee and Grotusque from TRU in the US. TRU post grotusque but cancel Arcee after shipping Grotusque. I only bought Grotusque to reduce shipping cost overall per bot. That Grotusque is going to be costly... Thanks TRU...

[M-bot]

So I decide to give Aus Post shop mate a try by purchasing TR Arcee and Grotusque from TRU in the US. TRU post grotusque but cancel Arcee after shipping Grotusque. I only bought Grotusque to reduce shipping cost overall per bot. That Grotusque is going to be costly... Thanks TRU...

Did they give a reason why they cancelled it? Availability? That sucks.

I did the same thing but thankfully both mine were sent. If the Grotusque limit was more than one that would solve a lot of problems for people wanting to order. While I’m on that track, Aussie retailers suck for not stocking these toys (and Titan Master Ramhorn) in the first place.

[Raider]

Didn't say a reason, just cancelled. Given I can no longer order I am going to assume out of stock.

Anyone got a spare? :p

[griffin]

Didn't say a reason, just cancelled. Given I can no longer order I am going to assume out of stock.

Anyone got a spare? :p

I do... send me a pm if you want one posted from Brisbane (at what it cost me to have them posted from US TRU - I'd have to work it out, but it would be about the same as what others here paid all up).

[Raider]

I do... send me a pm if you want one posted from Brisbane (at what it cost me to have them posted from US TRU - I'd have to work it out, but it would be about the same as what others here paid all up).

I was not expecting anyone to say yes. Thanks mate. PM sent.

[UltraMarginal]

On Friday afternoon I got home from work and found a big scratch in the passenger side door of my car.

The thing is, I'm pretty sure I know who did it.

Last Friday, I had to park outside as a rare happening all the internal spaces were taken up. When I left on Friday afternoon there was a car next to me and I noticed the owner placing stuff in her boot while I was backing out. She is a very portly lady and at the time I reflected that there was no way she could have gotten out of her car in the morning without banging her door into mine as her car was very close. (the super frustrating part is there is no space next to the other side of her car so there was literally two feet of space that could have safely been used.)

The scratch is the same colour as her car and it wasn't there prior as far as I'm aware. I cover my car every night so I literally look at that door every day.

The door isn't perfect, it's got scratches and dings in it from other arseholes hitting it in carparks etc without leaving notes. but this scratch is about 6 inches long, straight up.

She has been at work over an hour now and hasn't approached me. I hate confrontation, and I am not sure I'll be able to confront her without losing my stack. This is the one time I've had the opportunity to follow up on a door ding, but is it fair to make someone pay for a door repair that is worse than if it was just the damage they did. (At some point there was a trolley impact that has actually deformed the metal of the door, I hate people so much).
We don't work together but we come across each other in the work kitchen, etc.

do I give her a bit more time to come clean, do I walk over to her desk and slap her with her keyboard, do I take it to HR? I can't describe how pissed I am right now.

[Borgeman]

Unfortunately, if she denies being at fault, there's nothing you can do if there is no video evidence.
The colour being the same will be considered coincidental - it could have happened on another day/weekend, by a same coloured car etc.

You basically have 2 options - either politely bring it up with her and ask whether she may have inadvetantly bumped your car (you cant flat out accuse her or you're the one who could end up in trouble with HR if it gets out of hand) or you go to HR first, repeat to them what youve posted here ask them for their opinion. Its likely they will say exactly what I've said. Remember also she may genuinely have been oblivious to any contact made due to a variety of reasons.

One thing you can do that might help is to go out to her car during the day randomly and check to see if her driver's door has any of your paint on the rim/edge where it would have hit your door. Sometimes there is a two way transfer of colour. If there is take a snap. Again I think it will get passed of as coincidental but it could help.

[UltraMarginal]

I've asked the site security officer if he has any good camera angles of that area of the car park. we're a defence contractor so our security is pretty well set up.

[Raider]

I've asked the site security officer if he has any good camera angles of that area of the car park. we're a defence contractor so our security is pretty well set up.

Borgeman is spot on. Without solid evidence it gets tricky.

You could always report it to your insurer (assuming you have comprehensive) and tell them what happened. They could go after her but I doubt it. You would probably just end up paying an excess and increasing your premiums.

Making her pay to fix the entire door; don't feel bad. Even if there was no damage to the door the cost would likely be the same anyway. They will need to replace the whole panel anyway so the other damage is irrelevant.

[jazzcomp]

Never claimed on dings/scratches my car got at work. :(

Just left it.

[Galvatran]

do I walk over to her desk and slap her with her keyboard
C'mon peeps. I'm not the only one who read that & :D.

... back to your situation. I'm perplexed with the 6-inch long scratch. Opening a car door normally would lead to a dint unless the car was moving. Could it be your car was keyed?

[UltraMarginal]

C'mon peeps. I'm not the only one who read that & :D.

... back to your situation. I'm perplexed with the 6-inch long scratch. Opening a car door normally would lead to a dint unless the car was moving. Could it be your car was keyed?

it's verticle, and very much a paint on door scratch. I've put some effort into buffing it out. I think its length might be an indicator of how hard the knock was. I'd post a pic but still haven't bothered setting up a photobucket replacement.

[Borgeman]

it's verticle, and very much a paint on door scratch. I've put some effort into buffing it out. I think its length might be an indicator of how hard the knock was. I'd post a pic but still haven't bothered setting up a photobucket replacement.

just upload it on imgur and share the link, dont need an account for random uploads like this

[UltraMarginal]

I have just been looking at security video with our site security officer. it looks like it's not the person I thought. there is no direct footage but it's a lady who only works part time because she spends the rest of her time caring for her (terminally ill I think) husband.

I guess I have a new feature on my car.

They both have a very similar appearance, especially if glancing at while driving... :o

[Raider]

I have just been looking at security video with our site security officer. it looks like it's not the person I thought. there is no direct footage but it's a lady who only works part time because she spends the rest of her time caring for her (terminally ill I think) husband.

I guess I have a new feature on my car.

They both have a very similar appearance, especially if glancing at while driving... :o

I must commend you on having a cool head and not acting until you had the necessary evidence. Good job sir.

[UltraMarginal]

I must commend you on having a cool head and not acting until you had the necessary evidence. Good job sir.

I've done a lot of unnecessary stewing. don't worry about that.

[Skullcruncher]

We had a plant hanging slightly over the footpath outside our house, it had flowers on and looked nice so I didn't bother cutting it hard back.

On Sunday morning I found the plant totally smashed and destroyed. Looking at CCTV we found it was a guy who went out of his way to stomp it to pieces. I wanted to post it on social media but my wife was scared he would come back and attack us at night!

[UltraMarginal]

We had a plant hanging slightly over the footpath outside our house, it had flowers on and looked nice so I didn't bother cutting it hard back.

On Sunday morning I found the plant totally smashed and destroyed. Looking at CCTV we found it was a guy who went out of his way to stomp it to pieces. I wanted to post it on social media but my wife was scared he would come back and attack us at night!

what a piece of shit. I'd share the video with police.

[Raider]

what a piece of shit. I'd share the video with police.

Agreed. Destruction of property is such a low act.

[Skullcruncher]

If a kid rode their bike over it or something accidental I wouldn't have minded but the guy literally stopped as he was going past, looked at the plant then decided to stomp on it. So moronic and pointless.:mad:

[Galvatran]

We had a plant hanging slightly over the footpath outside our house, it had flowers on and looked nice so I didn't bother cutting it hard back.

On Sunday morning I found the plant totally smashed and destroyed. Looking at CCTV we found it was a guy who went out of his way to stomp it to pieces. I wanted to post it on social media but my wife was scared he would come back and attack us at night!
Was it Apex gang related? Seems to be flavour of the month for news media & pollies alike.

[drifand]

Bought a drone from Banggood since December, never arrived. Paypal still wants me to wait additional 10 days.

[Galvatran]

Bought a drone from Banggood since December, never arrived. Paypal still wants me to wait additional 10 days.
You bought one of these?

Drone (https://www.google.com.au/search?rlz=1C1GGRV_enAU786AU786&biw=1920&bih=974&tbm=isch&sa=1&ei=UuqUWq5miorzBd_TvqAL&q=drone+military&oq=drone+military&gs_l=psy-ab.3..0l4j0i5i30k1l4j0i8i30k1l2.4263.6004.0.6701.9 .9.0.0.0.0.215.1348.0j4j3.7.0....0...1c.1.64.psy-ab..2.7.1346...0i67k1j0i30k1.0.-vJY0dA7OaM#imgrc=vpQoM1gHYJ-vPM:)

Its no wonder you need to wait a few extra days for clearance by Customs.

[drifand]

You bought one of these?

Drone (https://www.google.com.au/search?rlz=1C1GGRV_enAU786AU786&biw=1920&bih=974&tbm=isch&sa=1&ei=UuqUWq5miorzBd_TvqAL&q=drone+military&oq=drone+military&gs_l=psy-ab.3..0l4j0i5i30k1l4j0i8i30k1l2.4263.6004.0.6701.9 .9.0.0.0.0.215.1348.0j4j3.7.0....0...1c.1.64.psy-ab..2.7.1346...0i67k1j0i30k1.0.-vJY0dA7OaM#imgrc=vpQoM1gHYJ-vPM:)

Its no wonder you need to wait a few extra days for clearance by Customs.

Hmm... might be useful against some retailer. Let me mail customs.

[Galvatran]

The sign on the cafe shop front says ALL Funko Pop! Vinyl reduced to $15 each.

So I drop in this cafe & pick up the Pop! Vinyl Sesame Street Big Bird from the shop front glass window, take it to the cashier & introduce myself. After a bit of small talk, including mentioning I was an out of towner, the cafe owner tells me it's 25 bucks.

I pointed at the sign on the shop front glass window with emphasis on the word ALL. "Doesn't apply to larger ones" the cafe owner insists. "They're all 15 bucks each ... (pause) ... just not the one you want".

Here's the kicker. I've wasted his time by being in the cafe & having the nerve to leave empty handed, no food or drink either.

[Trent]

The sign on the cafe shop front says ALL Funko Pop! Vinyl reduced to $15 each.

So I drop in this cafe & pick up the Pop! Vinyl Sesame Street Big Bird from the shop front glass window, take it to the cashier & introduce myself. After a bit of small talk, including mentioning I was an out of towner, the cafe owner tells me it's 25 bucks.

I pointed at the sign on the shop front glass window with emphasis on the word ALL. "Doesn't apply to larger ones" the cafe owner insists. "They're all 15 bucks each ... (pause) ... just not the one you want".

Here's the kicker. I've wasted his time by being in the cafe & having the nerve to leave empty handed, no food or drink either.

Serves you right for trying to buy a Pop Vinyl. :p

[BruiseLee]

So looks like both of got flipped the Big Bird!

[Galvatran]

Serves you right for trying to buy a Pop Vinyl. :p

So looks like both of got flipped the Big Bird!
I'm feeling the love.

[Borgeman]

I'm feeling the love.

REKT :D