I need to vent!

[1AZRAEL1]

20 years is a damn good run. Sad to lose a pet, I care more about animals more than humans.

[Tha_Phantom]

We gave our cat of 20 years his wings today, he'll be missed.

Condolences. :(

[SMHFConvoy]

20 years is a damn good run. Sad to lose a pet, I care more about animals more than humans.


Wow. 20 years was a good age. Always a tough time to lose a 4 legged family member.:(


Condolences. :(

Thanks everyone, he was a fluffy black and white cat who was shy but friendly and loved his belly being rubbed. I buried him in the backyard and we're going to buy a plant as a memorial.

[DELTAprime]

Less of a vent and more of a facepalm.:(

https://www.kotaku.com.au/2020/02/anime-manga-australia-senator-calls-for-review/

https://www.kotaku.com.au/2020/02/senator-says-sword-art-online-undoubtedly-features-the-abuse-of-children/

[SMHFConvoy]

Less of a vent and more of a facepalm.:(

https://www.kotaku.com.au/2020/02/anime-manga-australia-senator-calls-for-review/

https://www.kotaku.com.au/2020/02/senator-says-sword-art-online-undoubtedly-features-the-abuse-of-children/

Just be aware that if this thing gathers steam, it's not manga that's issue it's what the gov't will try to sneak past the Senate.

[morg176]

When people stand uncomfortably close to you in the register line.
You move along a bit to give yourself a little room ...
And they step closer? What is their problem? Grrrr

[GoktimusPrime]

When people stand uncomfortably close to you in the register line.
You move along a bit to give yourself a little room ...
And they step closer? What is their problem? Grrrr
Fart in their general direction.

[Defcon]

Wait and now there is more!
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-03-04/fair-work-commission-senior-official-caught-with-anime-figurines/12026180
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-02-29/mps-wants-review-of-classification-laws-for-manga-and-anime/12012522

I can say I feel bad for the official who has figurines in his office. One is described as scantily clad. I'm really curious about which figure caused offense, and what the other figures were. Just gonna come out and say it though, personally I think they are bullying and shaming him. If he has a bunch of sexy female figures, even if its just a style or fully wearing clothes, people are gonna freak out causes he is a male. Oh I don't know the full story, but I know from past experience at work I have had other team mates joke about collecting toys. It has been quite embarrassing at times, but I never actually bring them to work with me. Anyway been an adult toy and figure collector, there are always a bunch of people who are gonna think its strange, in fact its going to be alien to some people. Depends on where you work, will determine if its work appropriate. For example if you are in a creative industry, I would think it should be part of the work space.

Just a final note, I think the said official is very foolish. If your male and you have female anime figures in your office, your gonna piss off someone. People are gonna freak out if your a grown man and collect dolls! everyone sees differently though a different lens. Not judging, just saying

[christalcase]

Wait and now there is more!
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-03-04/fair-work-commission-senior-official-caught-with-anime-figurines/12026180
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-02-29/mps-wants-review-of-classification-laws-for-manga-and-anime/12012522


I also agree that the official should not have bought those figures to work since it is still somewhat of a stigma (which is slowly turning, Lego seems to be widely accepted now). No matter what, someone will probably be offended by those figures, especially without context.

If the review on the classifications guidelines end up banning those works from sale, it doesn't actually stop consumption of it. Manga and anime has widely been available online (official or otherwise), and this will not stop. People will use VPNs to avoid being caught or get around censors. I'm not saying that there is nothing wrong right now, but it feels like a knee-jerk misguided and biased view from a politician.

This feels exactly like that first wave of banned sites that ISPs were forced to do last year. The next day, people were already finding ways to get around it and it felt like such a waste of money.

[Defcon]

Wait and now there is more!
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-03-04/fair-work-commission-senior-official-caught-with-anime-figurines/12026180

I can say I feel bad for the official who has figurines in his office. One is described as scantily clad. I'm really curious about which figure caused offense, and what the other figures were.

I found another article regarding the figurines. The article was produced around the same time, and mentions the figures were in fact not Anime at all! they were a collection of DC and Marvel figures based on the movie characters. The offending figure was Harley Quinn in shorts, also there was a shirtless Jared Leto figure! What a joke. So the ABC left out the info about the figures on purpose, so that they could push Anti-Anime agenda. Also as mentioned in this article, there was also a one stage, a big cardboard cut out of Donald Trump! I'm sure some will not approve, but I'll make the crack, Make Anime Great Again !

https://www.afr.com/rear-window/tribalism-alive-and-well-at-fair-work-commission-20200305-p5472i

[SMHFConvoy]

Settle down, no one's going to take your anime away from you, we've been down this road before and it tends to reset to zero.

When I used to work at Phantom Zone we had a shipment delayed for almost a month because customs thought Crow, Flesh and Blood was literally crow flesh and blood. That was the late 90's.

[Ode to a Grasshopper]

I found another article regarding the figurines. The article was produced around the same time, and mentions the figures were in fact not Anime at all! they were a collection of DC and Marvel figures based on the movie characters. The offending figure was Harley Quinn in shorts, also there was a shirtless Jared Leto figure! What a joke. So the ABC left out the info about the figures on purpose, so that they could push Anti-Anime agenda. Also as mentioned in this article, there was also a one stage, a big cardboard cut out of Donald Trump! I'm sure some will not approve, but I'll make the crack, Make Anime Great Again !

https://www.afr.com/rear-window/tribalism-alive-and-well-at-fair-work-commission-20200305-p5472iAww...:(

I was hoping they would have at least been of something interesting. Like, if he'd had a hand-painted figurine of Doctor Krieger's virtual girlfriend from Archer then that would have at least had some points for style, but movie-based Marvel and DC figurines? BORING

Also now I really want a high-end, clear-plastic model of Krieger's virtual girlfriend, with select voice samples from the show...:D

[Ralph Wiggum]

What next? Those damn SJWs gonna make me take down my waifu pillow from my office couch ?!?

[SMHFConvoy]

What next? Those damn SJWs gonna make me take down my waifu pillow from my office couch ?!?

I don't think that's appropriate language for the boards.

[Ralph Wiggum]

I don't think that's appropriate language for the boards.

Probably needed a /s at the end -_-

[SMHFConvoy]

What the center alliance wants to do has be done before it used to be focused on the content of what American publishers were producing and it always gets rolled back, if it does get traction it'll mean that the center alliance has made a deal with the government on some legislation and personally I'd be more concerned with that piece of govt legislation, especially with the panic buying and the coronavirus hanging over our heads.

[Trent]

Anti-Anime agenda.


Ahahahahahahahahahahaha.

Oh wait you're serious? Let me laugh even harder!

[Ethel_Hallow]

I think I need to part-take in this space... Venting

Australia Post has lost my Matty Collector Panthro (Thundercats) and my flatmates chocolate milk is leaking all over my food in the fridge.

but I am going to afterpay spoil myself with Voyger Starscream - slowly building a collection one day

the battle is real with the chocolate milk the smell is destressing me

[Defcon]

Ahahahahahahahahahahaha.

Oh wait you're serious? Let me laugh even harder!

Not exactly to much a stretch of the imagination. And no I'm not really serious. Just that the article mentioned Anime, but could not confirm, then turned out there was nothing. I actually don't invest anything in Anime, so really personally its not my problem. Its ok to vent and have a laugh at the same time.

[Autocon]

Stupid aust post and their website. I put the weight and size of the box into their calculator but instead of giving me the price, it gave me a suggestion of a smaller cheapest box option. They have changed the website so now you need to click on features drop down menu to find the correct price of the actual item. Idiots.

[morg176]

car insurance time again people, nrma current insurer, ups the price every year and i have never made a claim.
looking for alternatives. who are you insured with? are you happy with them?

caveat: comprehensive insurance and agreed value (otherwise its uselrss)

[Ralph Wiggum]

Time to replace the clutch on my WRX, gonna cost me 1700 dollarydoos. Just happened to upgrade the fridge last week so its gonna be a expensive month right now.

[Autocon]

Think my phone is too old. The Aust post calculator page is not working on my phone

[griffin]

I think mine's too old too... the instagram app says it is valid on my phone but I can't post images or send images privately anymore. And their site on my computer doesn't allow for posting of pictures either so my account is pretty much dead until I get a new phone (mine still works so I don't like replacing things, especially expensive things, if they still work).

[Autocon]

I went looking at phone in jb hifi while i was there for other things. 500+ for anything decent and they were a couple generations old or lacked features.

[Unicran]

I went looking at phone in jb hifi while i was there for other things. 500+ for anything decent and they were a couple generations old or lacked features.
How old is old? I'm tech challenged but is there a way to update the web browser without having to purchase a newer phone?

[gamblor916]

Goddammit I broke my mug.


https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50089323596_a1aee6e2ec_b.jpg

[Unicran]

Goddammit I broke my mug.


https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50089323596_a1aee6e2ec_b.jpg
I've seen plenty of bad mug shots in my time... that's right up there.

[Caffinetron]

Yeah my scarlett red Ferrari mug handle broke a couple of weeks ago. I know just continue to burn my hand when i drink coffee. Can't bring myself to throw it out. I bought it from the Ferrari dealership/store in London 7 years ago.

[Bidoofdude]

My parcel shipped from a Vic suburb on the 13th still has not arrived. Tracking has said it went all the way up to Sydney for sorting and is still there even a week later. The parcel origin is only like a half hour drive from my house.

[shockNwave]

Goddammit I broke my mug.


https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50089323596_a1aee6e2ec_b.jpg

A mug depicting such an iconic album should be easy to replace.

[SMHFConvoy]

My parcel shipped from a Vic suburb on the 13th still has not arrived. Tracking has said it went all the way up to Sydney for sorting and is still there even a week later. The parcel origin is only like a half hour drive from my house.

My neighbour works for Auspost, said that packages are being shipped by road at the moment. But yeah, why would it go all the way to Sydney if the destination is 30 mins away from the point of origin.

[nalops]

Apparently the Melbourne facility is working at a third of its normal capacity because of social distancing measures and it's apparently quicker to have it sorted in Sydney than keeping it in Melbourne.

[Bidoofdude]

My neighbour works for Auspost, said that packages are being shipped by road at the moment. But yeah, why would it go all the way to Sydney if the destination is 30 mins away from the point of origin.


Apparently the Melbourne facility is working at a third of its normal capacity because of social distancing measures and it's apparently quicker to have it sorted in Sydney than keeping it in Melbourne.

Thanks for the info guys, that helps alleviate some of my fears. :)

[morg176]

Sigh, a little over a week ago i had a rear molar? filled for the second time this year.
Its a difficult tooth that is difficult to work with, but its also the tooth that does most of my chewing.
Bad teeth I know. Well, the back of that filling just snapped off. The tooth is open, the infection is gunna be nasty.

Only had it done a week ago, warranty any one
Calling the dentist in the morning, sigh...

[morg176]

And to throw petrol on the fire, my dad, a more than generous man of 84, needs his heart valves replaced. Not your standard service...

Please keep my dad in your thoughts
Thanks guys

[Trent]

Best of wishes to him dude.

[gamblor916]

A mug depicting such an iconic album should be easy to replace.

I replaced it. Just took 2 months to arrive.

[Handsprime]

Imagine buying something from the UK, it arrives and instead of putting it on the porch like every other package, they decide to put it next to the mailbox, when it's RAINING.

My parcel gets ruined, and what was inside (a vinyl record) gets ruined. The vinyl record itself is OK, but the sleeve is destroyed thanks to the weather.
Wish the people at Auspost would do their job correctly.

[High_Q]

Imagine buying something from the UK, it arrives and instead of putting it on the porch like every other package, they decide to put it next to the mailbox, when it's RAINING.

My parcel gets ruined, and what was inside (a vinyl record) gets ruined. The vinyl record itself is OK, but the sleeve is destroyed thanks to the weather.
Wish the people at Auspost would do their job correctly.

That is unfortunate. :(

A few years ago, I was at work but paranoid about a registered parcel i was waiting for (an MISB G1 crystal Hot Rod) getting damaged, so left work early. As I walked towards my front gate, I noticed the parcel on the ground (bad postie, should've left it at my local PO), and it also started raining. Felt like i won the lottery that day.

[SMHFConvoy]

Just got a notification that a parcel had been delivered went to check and it's been stolen, well good luck to the A Hole who took two 1kg rolls of PLA+, I've put through a claim but I have to wait a fortnight to put that order through again.

[shockNwave]

Just got a notification that a parcel had been delivered went to check and it's been stolen, well good luck to the A Hole who took two 1kg rolls of PLA+, I've put through a claim but I have to wait a fortnight to put that order through again.

I've recently noticed that PLA+ looks like something strong enough to garrot a-holes.

[DELTAprime]

Screw Telstra!

Not only have they decided that only one person in my family can purchase devices now, despite us wanting everyone to manage their own stuff. They also told me they are ending post-paid billing for all customers and changing everyone over to a "Netflix" style payment model that requires people to pay upfront with credit cards.

Needless to say, it has gone down poorly for us. Now we are going to have to separate everyone's stuff onto different accounts and get certain older people to understand they can't go to the post office and pay the phone bill in cash anymore. Grrrrrrr.

[GoktimusPrime]

Gotta love it when other drivers don't indicate but get mad at me when they cut me off.

Yes. Totally my fault for not being a mind-reader. Indicating's for losers! :p

[GoktimusPrime]

A driver raged at me today because I stopped and gave way to a bus in front of me had started indicating to pull out from a bus stop. Despite the fact that, under NSW road rules, drivers must yield to buses that are entering or changing lanes. The driver followed me and continued raging until eventually turning off down a different street.
https://i.ibb.co/mNWFqDC/temp.jpg


REG 77

(1) A driver driving on a length of road in a built-up area, in the left lane or left line of traffic, must give way to a bus in front of the driver if:
(a) the bus has stopped, or is moving slowly, at the far left side of the road, on a shoulder of the road, or in a bus-stop bay, and
(b) the bus displays a give way to buses sign and the right direction indicator lights of the bus are operating, and
(c) the bus is about to enter or proceed in the lane or line of traffic in which the driver is driving.
Yeah, how dare I obey road rules. :rolleyes:

[kovert]

A driver raged at me today because I stopped and gave way to a bus in front of me had started indicating to pull out from a bus stop.

Very frustrating, especially when you're following the rules. That driver probably goes crazy when others slow down through roadworks.

[GoktimusPrime]

More motoring fun...

This morning a ute exited a driveway and cut me off as it entered the road without giving way, forcing me to apply my brakes. I flashed my highbeams as a warning as I approached the vehicle, but the driver was in no hurry and continued to just slowly and casually pull out in front of me. The driver then beeped his horn at me and gave me the finger.

Later I was pulling over to the roadside to drop my daughter off at school. Just a regular residential street; wasn't in a No Stopping zone or anything, and I used by indicators nice and early to let other drivers know that I was pulling over. The car behind me decided to tailgate me and when I stopped, he was too close to me to easily overtake. He squeezed his car past the back of mine and then slammed on his accelerator and sped off. In a 40km/h school zone. :rolleyes: Naturally there were no cops around to witness this. This was a school zone... there are school kids walking around everywhere, but the driver decided to get mad because I dropped my daughter off at school in a school zone?! :confused: I do this drop off every morning. I always indicate and there's plenty of room to my right for cars (and buses and trucks) to pass by. This dude was in a sedan.

[Ode to a Grasshopper]

My local Toys R Us is basically shutting down, going to a 'stall'-type arrangement with limited stock. I didn't really go there much but it was nice to have the option, plus it was pretty good about the Generations Selects stuff.
Now it'll be a whole trip to go to an in-person store, and TBH I'll probably just order online and/or hit up the shops in Kowloon.

[Tetsuwan Convoy]

For work I am part of a share car rental thingo, and I need to grab a car for Monday. I have used the rental car so much that I can get nicer cars at the lowest rate, so I've been eyeing a car near my house that I'd like to drive, but it's marked for maintenance indefinitely it seems. I'm so sad. First world problems hey?

The good about about the share rental thing is there is a good variety of cars, so I've been trying out various cars to find out if I would like to buy one or not. So far I've discovered that I don't like the boxy ones. Sure they are spacious inside, but they are yucky to drive. The Solio is particularly yuck. Currently the one I like to drive the most has the interior designed in ways I do not like; mainly in regards to cup holder placement. Again, first world problems. But I mean, seriously, why would you put the cup holder right in front of the vent like that? You'll end up chilling your hot drink if you do that. On the plus side, I guess it could keep a cold drink cool? But I'll rarely drive with anything other than a hot coffee in there, so my scorn remains!

[GoktimusPrime]

I find driving in New Zealand to be similar to driving in Japan. Lots of really narrow roads! It freaked me out when I drove in Japan, but prepared me like a boss for driving in NZ. :p I suppose the reverse* would be true if you've ever driven in NZ. :)

*car pun not intended, but I'll take it. :p

[Paulbot]

It seemed inevitable when Amazon bought them, but Book Depository is closing this month. Over the last 12 or more years I have bought books and so many comic tpbs, hardcovers and omnibuses from them, so many. Good prices, and packaging that isn’t Amazon’s throw a book in a large box with no padding and good luck it arriving in mint condition. I have over $500 worth of preorders that I need refunded and have to source from new suppliers. It’s so many years on and Amazon is still putting book stores out of business.

[Tetsuwan Convoy]

It seemed inevitable when Amazon bought them, but Book Depository is closing this month. Over the last 12 or more years I have bought books and so many comic tpbs, hardcovers and omnibuses from them, so many. Good prices, and packaging that isn’t Amazon’s throw a book in a large box with no padding and good luck it arriving in mint condition. I have over $500 worth of preorders that I need refunded and have to source from new suppliers. It’s so many years on and Amazon is still putting book stores out of business.

Ah man, that sucks, They were my go to book ordering place before I went digital (could be part of the problem, but finding new homes for read books is tricky in my situation).

[High_Q]

I was a fan of Book Depository because they sold rare books in technical fields at reasonable prices, and they usually packed the books really well, which mattered for comics etc. Sad to see them go.

[Tetsuwan Convoy]

Bought some underarmour shirts and checked the size of the one I have, then went to order them, somwehere along the lines, I got it that I was a size smaller, so now I have to return two shirts.... Facepalm