I need to vent!

[Tetsuwan Convoy]

Just finished watching season 2 of Terminator Sarah Connor Chrons.

Sad coz no season three. It just started really kicking along too...

[kup]

I use a Netgear DG834g modem/router and don't get any dropouts. After about 2 years, the power cable fried itself somehow, but other than that it's been much better than the Billion and Alcatel modems i had beforehand.

I have been using the DG834g for about 3 years (maybe 4) and it has been awesome. I even find it better than newer offerings in it's style and interface.

[jazzcomp]

Need to find a new cheap hard drive. Any recommendations? 1tb portable.

[Tober]

Need to find a new cheap hard drive. Any recommendations? 1tb portable.

CCPU.com.au (http://ccpu.com.au/show_cat.php?cat_id=hdd) have a Samsung G3 Station 1000GB external for $90. I bought my 1.5 for $115 from them a few weeks ago.

Otherwise MSY or eBay I guess.

[Tabias Prime]

My Netgear modem (yes I know it's craptacular) died last week (connection dropouts every 10 minutes). Got it replaced with another one which keeps dropping out of connection too ( but less frequently) on the first day of working. Thought it was a Bigpond error, so called them - they told me to call Netgar because nothing was wrong with their lines - I call netgear for help, they tell me to go to Bigpond.... ...FML about an hour of wasted phone time with no help on either end but my conclusions is that it's just netgear's crappy modem, judging by other 'colourful' experiences posted on the interwebs.

Thank heck I'm buying a 2wire modem from Telstra next week (same brand as my very 1st modem, I can trust it works but downside it dies after about 4 years of use). Just got to hold onto this piece of crap modem until next year where I can exchange it for a gift card to spend on something else useful...

Also a tip for any net users out there, don't buy your web hardware from DSE, I made a huge mistake doing that. I asked the people working there if the modems were good and they didn't know what they were doing apart from easily taking my $$$. That's also another thing to rant on while I'm here, what DSE is becoming - I went to my local one recently and asked for a Funway Electronics starter kit - the girl there had NO IDEA what I was talking about - Dick Smith Electronics eh? More like Dick Smith Cashsuckers...

Can I make a suggestion and have a question.

Do you have a adsl and phone splitter/fillter in your line?
This sounds very similar to a problem I had, It could be the splitter because our splitter crapped its self and as soon as I replaced it the problem stopped...

[Tabias Prime]

CCPU.com.au (http://ccpu.com.au/show_cat.php?cat_id=hdd) have a Samsung G3 Station 1000GB external for $90. I bought my 1.5 for $115 from them a few weeks ago.

Otherwise MSY or eBay I guess.

whats MSY and ccpus quality of their service like?

I might try MSY as theres 1 10 mins from me....

[Hursticon]

Need to find a new cheap hard drive. Any recommendations? 1tb portable.


CCPU.com.au (http://ccpu.com.au/show_cat.php?cat_id=hdd) have a Samsung G3 Station 1000GB external for $90. I bought my 1.5 for $115 from them a few weeks ago.

Otherwise MSY or eBay I guess.

Down here in the Illawarra, we swear by the monthly Computer Fair (http://www.computerfairs.com.au/) and Computer Market (http://www.computermarkets.com/cm/) that travel all over the state and have truly awesome prices for Computer Hardware and Software.
Forget about what any Major retailer tells you - apart from online stores, no where is cheaper than the Computer Fairs & Markets! :D

Almost a Year ago I bought my 1Tb HDD for $90 and bought an External Chassis for it for $15 from the Computer Fair held at BHP Stadium in Unanderra. ;)

If you don't wanna buy online, I highly suggest attending one of these as they are leaps and bounds cheaper than buying from any major retail store (Yes, even including JB-Hifi :eek:) and are comprised of online retailers anyway. :D

[Tober]

whats MSY and ccpus quality of their service like?

I might try MSY as theres 1 10 mins from me....

CCPU are fine, you might have to wait a bit if they are really busy. But they are helpful.

MSY are notoriously atrocious. Expect to wait in a long queue for a long time, or order ahead. Their customer service is borderline non-existent.

The markets at North Rocks Westfield used to be really good for PC stuff, not sure if they are still on tho. Used to be on Sundays.

[MV75]

My Netgear modem (yes I know it's craptacular) died last week (connection dropouts every 10 minutes). Got it replaced with another one which keeps dropping out of connection too ( but less frequently) on the first day of working. Thought it was a Bigpond error, so called them - they told me to call Netgar because nothing was wrong with their lines - I call netgear for help, they tell me to go to Bigpond.... ...FML about an hour of wasted phone time with no help on either end but my conclusions is that it's just netgear's crappy modem, judging by other 'colourful' experiences posted on the interwebs.

Thank heck I'm buying a 2wire modem from Telstra next week (same brand as my very 1st modem, I can trust it works but downside it dies after about 4 years of use). Just got to hold onto this piece of crap modem until next year where I can exchange it for a gift card to spend on something else useful...

Also a tip for any net users out there, don't buy your web hardware from DSE, I made a huge mistake doing that. I asked the people working there if the modems were good and they didn't know what they were doing apart from easily taking my $$$. That's also another thing to rant on while I'm here, what DSE is becoming - I went to my local one recently and asked for a Funway Electronics starter kit - the girl there had NO IDEA what I was talking about - Dick Smith Electronics eh? More like Dick Smith Cashsuckers...

You might have had a bad line filter too. It happens, they do die. I've had no troubles with netgear. I'm using a dg834 right now with an intention of upgrading to a dgn3500. I did have troubles when I first got the modem as it was just when I churned to tpg adsl2, I had to get their settings and change things such as multiplexing, vpi and vci Probably the same as bigpond, those settings might have to be set.

As for dse, wow, people still don't know? They are going electrical / computers. That's why it's not electronics anymore, just Dick Smith, and the "techsperts" thing came in.

Even jaycar isn't as well inventoried as they used to be. The whole state of electronic stores is very bad these days. I have no choice but to order online as I've recently done a couple of projects from vintage-computer, and the components used you just won't find at jaycar. Heck, couldn't even find a basic 12f629 pic there. You can forget about an atmel 28c64.

I usually use futurlec, but last week put an order in with farnell.


whats MSY and ccpus quality of their service like?

I might try MSY as theres 1 10 mins from me....

msy, don't expect any sort of competency aside from looking at inventory levels on a computer screen from the staff. Same as just looking at the boxes for information. They have no product knowledge at all. Also don't expect inventory. It's always a gamble at msy. In short, you really have to know what you specifically want and be able flexible to change brands and levels of gear on the fly if you need a specific type of component.

[SkyWarp91]

Hi guys, my filter is fine. What actually happened was that whoever was on the phone at Netgear Technical Support had me enter the wrong settings. The web works fine now. Thanks for your suggestions.

And yes I did notice that DSE is no longer DSE, just DS. And I have not seen a Jaycar before in Adelaide yet. I'm sure that out there somewhere in the suburbs there are those small businesses that sell proper electronic equipment.

[kaiden]

Was watching a TF item on ebay.com and asked seller if he would ship outside US so he gives me a quote for $20 which is reasonable.

Item ended a few minutes ago and I found out I couldnt bid on it because he hadnt put me on exemption... jeez.

[Hursticon]

Was watching a TF item on ebay.com and asked seller if he would ship outside US so he gives me a quote for $20 which is reasonable.

Item ended a few minutes ago and I found out I couldnt bid on it because he hadnt put me on exemption... jeez.

I've had that happen to me as well dude. :(

If the Auction passed through without any bids, I suggest approaching the Seller and offering an external purchase of the item.
This has worked for me a couple of times and the Sellers were really good about the whole thing as they are able to sell their item and not have to pay so many fees. ;):)

[sanbot]

Need to find a new cheap hard drive. Any recommendations? 1tb portable.

Try this website to search for the cheapest place to get hardware it searches multiple computer stores. The more details you know the more easier to find.

http://www.staticice.com.au/

I don't think MSY is the cheapest anymore. And my experience with them is service is non existent. But if you know what you want and are just going by price, then who really cares about service. Not sure whether they sell dodgy 2nd hand stuff though...

Also, by portable I assume you mean not requiring external power supply? I think some of the hd suggested already, require the external casing to having external power supply.

[jazzcomp]

Thanks, guys. :) I just really hate maxtor from DSE. It failed in less than a year and i need to have it shipped to their warehouse in the city in special packaging (extra cost again) and then they'll ship it to singapore for replacement. Where's the one year in house warranty? :( If it failed after a year, then I'll go for the manufacturer's warranty.

What they said was not all items have the 1 year warranty with the store. :(
How was I supposed to know that when I bought it at the store?

[Golden Phoenix]

At work I got yelled at by a customer because the EFTPOS was down, even though it was at the ANZ's end that was down.
Then got told we should have one of those old credic card press machines they used to have like 10-20 years ago.
Some how it was my fault she also didn't have any cash. So she threw the bag of chocolates back at me and stormed off.
Fat bitch needed to lay off the chocolates anyway, so I think we did her waist a favor

[gamblor916]

Nice :D Some people are idiots.

[Tabias Prime]

At work I got yelled at by a customer because the EFTPOS was down, even though it was at the ANZ's end that was down.
Then got told we should have one of those old credic card press machines they used to have like 10-20 years ago.
Some how it was my fault she also didn't have any cash. So she threw the bag of chocolates back at me and stormed off.
Fat bitch needed to lay off the chocolates anyway, so I think we did her waist a favor

Dude, her throwing the chocolates at you constitutes assault if they hit you....you shouldn't have to put up with that sort of behaviour.If she comes back into the store, refuse to serve her and ask her to leave the premises or you will call the police..

[Golden Phoenix]

Dude, her throwing the chocolates at you constitutes assault if they hit you....you shouldn't have to put up with that sort of behaviour.If she comes back into the store, refuse to serve her and ask her to leave the premises or you will call the police..

Nah, it was like thrown onto the bench in my direction.

[heroic_decepticon]

Speaking of internet connections, I just believe how easy it is here in HK. I went into a Vodafone store, bought a wireless router for HK$380 (approx AU$50) which includes the plan, went home and in 15mins I had wireless connection which is just a fraction slower than my Optus one back in AU. HK$99 (approx AU$12.90) per month, unlimited bandwidth. Internet in AU used to cost me 5 times as much. :confused::confused::confused:

[SkyWarp91]

Speaking of internet connections, I just believe how easy it is here in HK. I went into a Vodafone store, bought a wireless router for HK$380 (approx AU$50) which includes the plan, went home and in 15mins I had wireless connection which is just a fraction slower than my Optus one back in AU. HK$99 (approx AU$12.90) per month, unlimited bandwidth. Internet in AU used to cost me 5 times as much. :confused::confused::confused:

Unlimited Bandwidth as in Unlimited Downloads??!?!?

WHAT THE FU*@!?!?!?!? I PAY $70 for 50GB a month!

[heroic_decepticon]

Unlimited Bandwidth as in Unlimited Downloads??!?!?

WHAT THE FU*@!?!?!?!? I PAY $70 for 50GB a month!

it's true unlimited according the the sales guy. I just get billed HK$99/month (AU$12.90) whatever I used.

[MV75]

Unlimited Bandwidth as in Unlimited Downloads??!?!?

WHAT THE FU*@!?!?!?!? I PAY $70 for 50GB a month!

What the heck!? I pay $50 for 180GB a month! Dammit! I'm getting ripped.


:p


it's true unlimited according the the sales guy. I just get billed HK$99/month (AU$12.90) whatever I used.

That's because data doesn't actually cost them anything, the "bandwidth" and infrastructure does. Data plans are just a way to rip us off. :(

[Ode to a Grasshopper]

Bloody Tasmania is so far behind with TFs. Good inasmuch as I shouldn't blow the money but bad inasmuch as I brought no TFs down to Hobart and am getting some major plastic crack withdrawal.

[jazzcomp]

What the heck!? I pay $50 for 180GB a month! Dammit! I'm getting ripped.
:p
That's because data doesn't actually cost them anything, the "bandwidth" and infrastructure does. Data plans are just a way to rip us off. :(
@MV75/Skywarp,
when I got here, I asked myself "WTF was 1GB/4GB, etc?" Back home, it's the speed that I pay for and not the amount of data.

There are a lot of things you don't know about if you never leave the country. Ripping you off is a constant. :mad: Basketball Shoes cost ~$100 more even if the Aussie $ is weak or strong. You can't justify a KBV for $240 when it costs like US$120 plus shipping ($50) from reputable websites.:eek:
There was this CP3 white in a factory outlet, (last one) and it was $170. The CP3 blacks were $120. Just because it is a newer model (by color release date not design), I couldn't bring myself to pay the extra $50. The blacks didn't have my size. :(

Like CTP green slips, why is it necessary when you already have comprehensive insurance? :confused:

[heroic_decepticon]

That's because data doesn't actually cost them anything, the "bandwidth" and infrastructure does. Data plans are just a way to rip us off. :(

Hmmm... that's a good explanation.


@MV75/Skywarp,
when I got here, I asked myself "WTF was 1GB/4GB, etc?" Back home, it's the speed that I pay for and not the amount of data.

There are a lot of things you don't know about if you never leave the country. Ripping you off is a constant.

Agree with you there. While I was in AU, there was always a constant feeling that I'm getting ripped off. Everything is just doubly expensive. The odd thing is that the groceries that are produced in AU actually costs more than those that are imported (good example is the IGA in Kingsford selling at such prices in the 2003 to 2006 years I was there).

I remember how shocked I was to discover that 56K dial up costs almost as much as my Singapore unlimited data Cable connection (with Cable TV) when I first arrived in AU in 2003 - 56K dial up with a datacap in AU cost me AU$50 in 2003, which is SGD$60+, almost as much as my unlimited cable connection which includes cable TV for SGD$75. There wasn't even ADSL in the Kingsford area in 2003 while every home is Singapore was already made ADSL/Cable capable. It's pretty shocking really.

[LordCyrusOmega]

Bloody Tasmania is so far behind with TFs. Good inasmuch as I shouldn't blow the money but bad inasmuch as I brought no TFs down to Hobart and am getting some major plastic crack withdrawal.

Same in the Illawarra. We get nothing. Each trip to the stores is full of heart ache and broken dreams. I wait anxiously for packages to arrive so i can get my fix. I see all this new stuff being released but nothing here.

What about us Hasbro?

[1AZRAEL1]

Same in the Illawarra. We get nothing. Each trip to the stores is full of heart ache and broken dreams. I wait anxiously for packages to arrive so i can get my fix. I see all this new stuff being released but nothing here.

What about us Hasbro?

It's trickiling out here in Western Sydney as well. Penrith has seen up to wave 2, and seems to be stopping at that. Every time I o toy hunting, I always end up dissapointed. That's why when I was heading through Canberra a couple of weeks ago, I decided to check it out, and found 2 WFC Soundwaves. Bought both of course :p But it just annoys me the releasing of newer figures is so sporadic, like when we got Wave 1 before most of the globe, and now its gone reverse.

[LordCyrusOmega]

I walked into Toyworld Kiama a few months ago and was surprised to see they had Wave 1 PCC before everyone else. But then nothing. it seems like every couple of months we get 2 new figures in mass and then they stop.

It feels like that eerie period before ROTF was released when nothing was released for months. I'm really becoming disenchanted as a collector.

[kaiden]

Unlimited Bandwidth as in Unlimited Downloads??!?!?

WHAT THE FU*@!?!?!?!? I PAY $70 for 50GB a month!

I pay $110 for 180gb a month on ADSL2+

[1AZRAEL1]

Yea stopped by there as well, there was nothing new, and was really sad to see nothing new.

[5FDP]

It's trickiling out here in Western Sydney as well. Penrith has seen up to wave 2, and seems to be stopping at that. Every time I o toy hunting, I always end up dissapointed. That's why when I was heading through Canberra a couple of weeks ago, I decided to check it out, and found 2 WFC Soundwaves. Bought both of course :p But it just annoys me the releasing of newer figures is so sporadic, like when we got Wave 1 before most of the globe, and now its gone reverse.

Dude, just buy online :) I don't have the time for toy hunting anymore but I understand that there are some that enjoy finding what they're after in the shops. The dollar is so good ATM that what you'd pay online is comparable to the shops anyway. Maybe it's just me being lazy :p

[Hursticon]

My last Bastion of hope for the Illawarra is Figtree Kmart, if they've got nothing there... :(
It may seem that the only logical next step is to consider online sources, it's gotten to a "Push comes to Shove" situation down here and it's appalling. :mad:

[1AZRAEL1]

Dude, just buy online :) I don't have the time for toy hunting anymore but I understand that there are some that enjoy finding what they're after in the shops. The dollar is so good ATM that what you'd pay online is comparable to the shops anyway. Maybe it's just me being lazy :p

But me I am too lazy to buy stuff online :p

Plus the hunt is just as much fun as the kill :D

[5FDP]

But me I am too lazy to buy stuff online :p

Your 3,117 posts on OTCA says otherwise ;) :p

[1AZRAEL1]

Your 3,117 posts on OTCA says otherwise ;) :p

3,118 heh

I post a bit, but buying stuff is another story. I must be old fashioned, but I prefer to buy things in the flesh. In all the years, most of the stuff I own is from buying it in person. Rarely to I purchase online (except from others on here :p)

[kup]

Speaking of internet connections, I just believe how easy it is here in HK. I went into a Vodafone store, bought a wireless router for HK$380 (approx AU$50) which includes the plan, went home and in 15mins I had wireless connection which is just a fraction slower than my Optus one back in AU. HK$99 (approx AU$12.90) per month, unlimited bandwidth. Internet in AU used to cost me 5 times as much. :confused::confused::confused:

It's kind of cute how unnecessarily backwards we are when it comes to communications.

Just about everywhere I travel, I get easy and free access to the Internet in every public place like hotels, restaurants, Internet and main public areas. Connecting to the Interenet at home also seems cheaper and quicker with higher quality of service.

[sanbot]

All the good seats on the my flight to USA are taken and I found out I could have selected the seats at the time I booked the flight! Sooooo disappointed knowing that I could have easily gotten the seats I wanted since I booked so early :(

[jazzcomp]

It's kind of cute how unnecessarily backwards we are when it comes to communications.

Just about everywhere I travel, I get easy and free access to the Internet in every public place like hotels, restaurants, Internet and main public areas. Connecting to the Interenet at home also seems cheaper and quicker with higher quality of service.
And the liberals just want to keep the existing network :D Although labor may overestimated the cost for the upgrade :( Either way Australia loses. Who does Australia want to match up with? :rolleyes: Probably can't match some 3rd world country in terms of cost/service/speed. I guess there are more old people who aren't tech savvy than the youth in australia. I honestly don't know Aussie stats. But it seems the older gen has more say and they're general consensus is that the network is fast enough :confused:

[SkyWarp91]

3,118 heh

I post a bit, but buying stuff is another story. I must be old fashioned, but I prefer to buy things in the flesh. In all the years, most of the stuff I own is from buying it in person. Rarely to I purchase online (except from others on here :p)

+1

Purchasing online kills when it comes to waiting and the unneccesary stress caused by wondering if it's even going to make it or not.

[griffin]

Speaking of internet connections, I just believe how easy it is here in HK. I went into a Vodafone store, bought a wireless router for HK$380 (approx AU$50) which includes the plan, went home and in 15mins I had wireless connection which is just a fraction slower than my Optus one back in AU. HK$99 (approx AU$12.90) per month, unlimited bandwidth. Internet in AU used to cost me 5 times as much. :confused::confused::confused:

Hong Kong is almost the size of Hobart!
With a third of the population of Australia, crammed into an area 1/6000th the size!!!

That sort of population density (the fourth most dense country in the world), makes infrastructure cheaper than here, and offers more competition from businesses that are all located in the same area (in Australia we might have more companies/providers, but some may only cover certain regions or cities - reducing competition in the country as a whole). Plus, our cities have to offset/subsidise the regional areas, which is the sticking point for our proposed National Broadband Network - some politicians are chasing votes by wanting regional users pay more for the higher set-up costs out there, while other politicians want everyone to pay the same, despite it costing less to set-up and operate in the cities, for 90% of the population.

In HK, they don't have that same cost variance issue, as their providers can cover the same amount of people with probably 1/2000th less expense (the differences in landmass and population densities of our two countries). As such, I'm not surprised that they have a significantly cheaper access to Internet, and don't see our prices as being excessive.
We do have adequate competition here for the limitations our providers have working against them (large landmass is difficult/expensive to 'hardwire' or provide full and/or affordable coverage).

For the record...
HK - 1,100 km2 - 7million people = 6,480 people per km2.
Hobart - 1,400 km2 - 210,000 people.
Australia - 7.6million km2 - 22.5million people = 3 people per km2.

Australia has six thousand times the land mass, but only 3 times the number of people as HK.
Think of it this way - take the population of Australia's largest and third largest cities (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cities_in_Australia_by_population) (Sydney and Brisbane), and squeeze them into Hobart.
Now take all those services, businesses and infrastructure and cram them into that small area... now what cost savings can you imagine are now possible? You already have 2 large city's worth of duplication, plus less area to cover for just about every business being 'relocated' to a small city like Hobart.
Now imagine ISPs in those two Cities servicing the same number of people in an area the size of Hobart? A lot more competition and cheaper deals would occur, wouldn't they? But in Australia, with a density of just 3 people per square Kilometer... us city foke have to pay for services (not just internet) that can often cover large tracks of unpopulated or sparcely populated land. :(

[jazzcomp]

http://www.billshrink.com/blog/5787/internet-penetration-costs/

Pay for speed, not data.

[SkyWarp91]

Hong Kong is almost the size of Hobart!
With a third of the population of Australia, crammed into an area 1/6000th the size!!!

That sort of population density (the fourth most dense country in the world), makes infrastructure cheaper than here, and offers more competition from businesses that are all located in the same area (in Australia we might have more companies/providers, but some may only cover certain regions or cities - reducing competition in the country as a whole). Plus, our cities have to offset/subsidise the regional areas, which is the sticking point for our proposed National Broadband Network - some politicians are chasing votes by wanting regional users pay more for the higher set-up costs out there, while other politicians want everyone to pay the same, despite it costing less to set-up and operate in the cities, for 90% of the population.

In HK, they don't have that same cost variance issue, as their providers can cover the same amount of people with probably 1/2000th less expense (the differences in landmass and population densities of our two countries). As such, I'm not surprised that they have a significantly cheaper access to Internet, and don't see our prices as being excessive.
We do have adequate competition here for the limitations our providers have working against them (large landmass is difficult/expensive to 'hardwire' or provide full and/or affordable coverage).

For the record...
HK - 1,100 km2 - 7million people = 6,480 people per km2.
Hobart - 1,400 km2 - 210,000 people.
Australia - 7.6million km2 - 22.5million people = 3 people per km2.

Australia has six thousand times the land mass, but only 3 times the number of people as HK.
Think of it this way - take the population of Australia's largest and third largest cities (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cities_in_Australia_by_population) (Sydney and Brisbane), and squeeze them into Hobart.
Now take all those services, businesses and infrastructure and cram them into that small area... now what cost savings can you imagine are now possible? You already have 2 large city's worth of duplication, plus less area to cover for just about every business being 'relocated' to a small city like Hobart.
Now imagine ISPs in those two Cities servicing the same number of people in an area the size of Hobart? A lot more competition and cheaper deals would occur, wouldn't they? But in Australia, with a density of just 3 people per square Kilometer... us city foke have to pay for services (not just internet) that can often cover large tracks of unpopulated or sparcely populated land. :(


Yeah that's not much we can do. Countless threads at whirlpool also complain about our comparatively weaker internet setups but in the end what can be done? I'm sure one year we'll catch up with cheap and unlimited broadband, one day.

So back to venting, I sure as hell don't miss the exam times of the year! :mad::mad::mad:

[jazzcomp]

the more excuses/justification we/you make, the longer things stay the same.

[MV75]

And the liberals just want to keep the existing network :D Although labor may overestimated the cost for the upgrade :( Either way Australia loses. Who does Australia want to match up with? :rolleyes: Probably can't match some 3rd world country in terms of cost/service/speed. I guess there are more old people who aren't tech savvy than the youth in australia. I honestly don't know Aussie stats. But it seems the older gen has more say and they're general consensus is that the network is fast enough :confused:

It is fast enough, we just need *more* of it.

Also you forget the companies themselves. ADSL was 8Mb capable day one, yet they limited it to 150Kb/s for many years, then suddenly overnight it was "upgraded" to 8 megabit with the rollout of competitor adsl2 equipment.

Do not forget history.

Plus fiber isn't the big godsend either. Replacing the current copper, we still end up with a digital system that can only still take so many concurrent connections.

[jazzcomp]

There's a lot of that going on. Just holding technology down to keep making money of the old one.

Fast enough is relative. Before, it was ok to download overnight. Now people want stuff straight away.

I just wonder why on HD they want to be ones of the first, phasing out analog :D

I'm not on ADSL, my wireless sucks. I keep getting disconnected and wasting download data allocation because I need to restart my downloads every effing time. Can't help it though, I'm renting and it's tough to transfer if you're on a contract and the next place you find isn't serviced by your provider. I'm also in a poor connection area. Can't move right now as everywhere else is almost more expensive. :(

I just want to have a cable package with general stuff plus espn and maybe hbo on it. Not add so much on top of the basic. So expensive, I decided not to get cable.

What will you expect from history? More of the same? Lame ass service till a competitor offers a cheaper price :( Then you'll roll out the same. Do you know how old TIVO is?

My cell provider doesn't even provide loyalty offers after you finish your contract. :(

What is next to fiber? A lot already had fiber a long time ago. :(

[jazzcomp]

Can't listen to the NBA game on internet? :(

can anyone else do it? I used to be able to a few years ago, even live video.

[blackie]

i used to do it a bit last year and so did my mate
just google for a live stream

[gantz]

:mad: as far fetched as it was, and I am sure the entirety of Members didnt actually believe it, but f*#king hell!

Was there a need to police us and close the thread 'The Charlie Chaplin Time Traveller'?! Simply because a mod found it to be too 'ridiculous'?

[Bartrim]

:mad: as far fetched as it was, and I am sure the entirety of Members didnt actually believe it, but f*#king hell!

Was there a need to police us and close the thread 'The Charlie Chaplin Time Traveller'?! Simply because a mod found it to be too 'ridiculous'?

Gotta agree there. I found it quite comical and an enjoyable read.

[gantz]

Yeah that was the point, and it was!

oh well :(

[Demonac]

Maybe someone should start a 'conspiracy' thread. :P

[Hursticon]

Maybe someone should start a 'conspiracy' thread. :P

That'd probably be considered too ridiculous. :rolleyes:

Each to their own I guess. :)

[gantz]

That'd probably be considered too ridiculous. :rolleyes:


Beat me to it :D

[MV75]

Thinking or even considering there were digital mobile phones back in that era is ridiculous. :rolleyes:

I could have said what I really thought, but there are too many panties in a knot already. These past few public complaint posts is why I closed that thread.


Maybe someone should start a 'conspiracy' thread. :P


That'd probably be considered too ridiculous. :rolleyes:

Each to their own I guess. :)

If you do, use a scrap of some sense (because there is none when it comes to most conspiracies), and put it in the combat arena. Thanks.

[SamLoi888]

put it in the combat arena.

What combat arena?

[Hursticon]

Thinking or even considering there were digital mobile phones back in that era is ridiculous. :rolleyes:

So there shouldn't be discussion topics on ridiculous things?
Funny, I thought we were members of a board that celebrates Giant, Talking Alien-Robots? :confused:


I could have said what I really thought, but there are too many panties in a knot already. These past few public complaint posts is why I closed that thread.

Please, don't let us stop you from voicing your opinion - it is an open board after all - just bare in mind that under 18s view these posts.
I don't think anyone had their 'panties in a knot' dude, just our reactions to overzealous policing. ;)


If you do, use a scrap of some sense (because there is none when it comes to most conspiracies), and put it in the combat arena. Thanks.

I don't think anyone was really considering it a conspiracy, but ok Dad. :rolleyes:

[gantz]

So there shouldn't be discussion topics on ridiculous things?
Funny, I thought we were members of a board that celebrates Giant, Talking Alien-Robots? :confused:



Please, don't let us stop you from voicing your opinion - it is an open board after all - just bare in mind that under 18s view these posts.
I don't think anyone had their 'panties in a knot' dude, just our reactions to overzealous policing. ;)



I don't think anyone was really considering it a conspiracy, but ok Dad. :rolleyes:

QFT!

And what combat arena?

[LordCyrusOmega]

Not buying toys at the store because i don't want to buy repaints. Then changing my mind about them only to have them unavailable in stores. So i go looking on ebay only to find the minimum selling price is $60 eg deluxe Universe 2.0.

I understand market value but if i had of brought them in store i would be paying far less.

[blackie]

Not buying toys at the store because i don't want to buy repaints. Then changing my mind about them only to have them unavailable in stores. So i go looking on ebay only to find the minimum selling price is $60 eg deluxe Universe 2.0.

I understand market value but if i had of brought them in store i would be paying far less.

depends which deluxe your looking for :P

[LordCyrusOmega]

True but i just came across universe 2.0 Smokescreen for $70 and thats what triggered this

[Paulbot]

Ugh. No matter where I go to try I can't get Mew for my HeartGold game. Third day trying and the damned DS refused to keep a connection with any WiFi spot. The one time it seemed to work it just sat there looking for a mystery gift for 10 minutes so that clearly wasn't getting though. Why is it so hard??

[kaiden]

True but i just came across universe 2.0 Smokescreen for $70 and thats what triggered this

$70 for a lousy recolour that is inferior to its henkei counterpart? !@#$

[5FDP]

:mad: as far fetched as it was, and I am sure the entirety of Members didnt actually believe it, but f*#king hell!

Was there a need to police us and close the thread 'The Charlie Chaplin Time Traveller'?! Simply because a mod found it to be too 'ridiculous'?

Just read the thread now and I found it quite amusing. What was even more amusing was it being locked for being ridiculous :confused: I didn't realise that the internet filter had already started ;) Oops, I'm going to be censored for saying that aren't I :p

[LordCyrusOmega]

$70 for a lousy recolour that is inferior to its henkei counterpart? !@#$

I know. Prices are just getting ridiculous online

[SamLoi888]

True but i just came across universe 2.0 Smokescreen for $70 and thats what triggered this

That's disgusting. I just sold mine to jazzcomp for what amounted to less than 15 dollars.

[LordCyrusOmega]

It is but gdmetro helped me out with a far, far cheaper one. many thanks

[griffin]

:mad: as far fetched as it was, and I am sure the entirety of Members didnt actually believe it, but f*#king hell!

Was there a need to police us and close the thread 'The Charlie Chaplin Time Traveller'?! Simply because a mod found it to be too 'ridiculous'?

Situation has been rectified, and topic re-opened.
Sorry.

[jazzcomp]

the courts I play for is next to netball courts (so many of them) and they are crowding the parking lot for basketball. :(

[kup]

So there shouldn't be discussion topics on ridiculous things?


From now on all topics relating to Michael Bay transformers are banned! :p

[jazzcomp]

That's disgusting. I just sold mine to jazzcomp for what amounted to less than 15 dollars.
Really grateful for that :)

[SamLoi888]

Really grateful for that :)

No problem! My uncle rocks! :)

[snaketales]

Transformed movie Swerve for the last time in ages last night, in preparation for turning him into G1 dead end ... and the bloody head has disappeared! :mad::confused:
I think it sprung off when I moved the trunk and is somewhere in our lounge room.
I've told the kids whoever finds it will get a cash reward ($2!!!) but I gave the place a good going-over last night with no joy. :(
I've bought a rotf Sideswipe for a head swap but I'm still going to be a head short... however, I am thinking of modding one of my loose heads to replace Swerve's missing noggin.

Still, it is a pain.

[Autocon]

FK! girls are really messign with me


wheres my girl manual

on another note i went to the zoo...not alot there:o:(

[Autocon]

i cant find anyone to take me driving so i cant take my hours up! it is really frustrating me now.........:mad::(

[1AZRAEL1]

i cant find anyone to take me driving so i cant take my hours up! it is really frustrating me now.........:mad::(

Not sure of the licensing laws in your state, but for NSW, if you are over the age of 25, you don't need to fill the log book. So good news for me I suppose.

[LordCyrusOmega]

i cant find anyone to take me driving so i cant take my hours up! it is really frustrating me now.........:mad::(

i feel that. People keep telling me to learn how to drive but no-one is willing to take me? Not as if i'm a bad driver either


Not sure of the licensing laws in your state, but for NSW, if you are over the age of 25, you don't need to fill the log book. So good news for me I suppose.

Still need to fill in the log book if your over 25 in NSW. I know cause they makin me do it. I wish there was a way around it.

[1AZRAEL1]

Still need to fill in the log book if your over 25 in NSW. I know cause they makin me do it. I wish there was a way around it.

Question, when did you get you L's? If you got them before the end of last year, that may be why.


From RTA Website
From 19 December 2009 learner drivers who are 25 years old and over are exempt from completing the Learner Driver Log Book.

Also, I called them when I saw that and they told me the same thing.

[LordCyrusOmega]

Question, when did you get you L's? If you got them before the end of last year, that may be why. Also, I called them when I saw that and they told me the same thing.

I got mine begining of 2009, bout march

so i don't need to fill in the log book? Thats great news!

[1AZRAEL1]

I got mine begining of 2009, bout march

so i don't need to fill in the log book? Thats great news!

Call up the RTA and find out, because according to the website and what they told me, you could be exempt. Just check with them first.

[LordCyrusOmega]

Will do and thanks. If that works out it will save me a lot of trouble

[Hursticon]

Will do and thanks. If that works out it will save me a lot of trouble

I'm in the same boat as both of you, though I've had over 80hrs logged since 2002 - A combination of Money, Timing, Cars and Laziness though has prevented me from acquiring my Ps. :o
(Doesn't help that I can't decide whether to get a VK Commodore Berlina or a MkII Mini Cooper S :D)


Anubis Damn Sick and Tired of Bloody Internet Download Caps!!! :mad:
You do the right thing and download within Off-peak Download times and for some unknown F@#$ing reason, it comes off your Peak Download!?! :mad:

WTF!?! :mad::mad::mad:

[1AZRAEL1]

Anubis Damn Sick and Tired of Bloody Internet Download Caps!!! :mad:
You do the right thing and download within Off-peak Download times and for some unknown F@#$ing reason, it comes off your Peak Download!?! :mad:

WTF!?! :mad::mad::mad:

I'd hit them up on that, that sounds like complete crap.

[5FDP]

Anubis Damn Sick and Tired of Bloody Internet Download Caps!!! :mad:
You do the right thing and download within Off-peak Download times and for some unknown F@#$ing reason, it comes off your Peak Download!?! :mad:

WTF!?! :mad::mad::mad:

You're not with Optus are you? Same thing happened to me a couple of months ago. I called and explained that it was impossible that my peak hours were being used cause I wasn't home during that time and the computer was switched off :rolleyes: They offered to give me my whole quota back but that wasn't the point. I asked them to reinstate half.

[Hursticon]

I'd hit them up on that, that sounds like complete crap.

Yeah I know, I'm seriously considering as it is really starting to get a bit ridiculous! :mad:


You're not with Optus are you? Same thing happened to me a couple of months ago. I called and explained that it was impossible that my peak hours were being used cause I wasn't home during that time and the computer was switched off :rolleyes: They offered to give me my whole quota back but that wasn't the point. I asked them to reinstate half.

Nah, I'm with TPG and they're normally pretty good but then, I've only just moved up to a Quota based package this year and I'll tell you what, I'm seriously F@#$ing annoyed at the fact that it's only because Telstra refuses to update Dapto's exchanges to be 3rd Party ADSL2+ capable that I went with the TPG quota based deal in the first place! :mad:

Bring on the God Damn NBN!!!

[Autocon]

well shit sorted out sort of......

dam my misery:o:(

[SamLoi888]

well shit sorted out sort of......

dam my misery:o:(

What?

[SkyWarp91]

What?

Is this it?


FK! girls are really messign with me


wheres my girl manual

on another note i went to the zoo...not alot there:o:(

Everything alright Autocon?? :confused:

[Autocon]

eh my luck with girls isnt that great atm lol:o

[heroic_decepticon]

eh my luck with girls isnt that great atm lol:o

chill man. they come in droves the moment you exhibit that you have no interest in them.

[Ode to a Grasshopper]

A truer word has never been spoken.

[Paulbot]

chill man. they come in droves the moment you exhibit that you have no interest in them.

Attached people think this sort of platitude will make single people feel happy. It does not.

[kaiden]

Attached people think this sort of platitude will make single people feel happy. It does not.

Like - There are plenty of fish in the sea? :P

[gantz]

Or - all good things come to those who wait

Do not live by this!

[LordCyrusOmega]

I spent a significant amount of time on my own before out of nowhere i met someone. There really is no way of dealing with this situation, no formula for getting girls.
It's boils down to what the universe has in store for you.
I use to stress about my girl problems. Then i decided it wasn't worth the hassle. i accepted my place in the universe and lived easier. Did this get me the girl? No. But i lived easier

[Bartrim]

I agree with all this. I know that I was single for what seemed like the longest time and the worst thing you can do is worry about it. There is no magic formula. I had a kind of girlfriend at one stage. We were on and off like a tap. After a year I wanted to commit and she wasn't sure. I just said fine turned around asked her flat mate out on a date and now we are married... So it does happen you just don't know when. I know for that year I was with Christine (not her real name just a random name thrown in) I never would of guessed that my future wife would be right near me the whole time.

[SharkyMcShark]

When I play the paying women no attention game it seems to evoke a sense of relief in them as opposed to renewed interest.

Maybe I'm doing it wrong.

[SamLoi888]

When I play the paying women no attention game it seems to evoke a sense of relief in them as opposed to renewed interest.



LOL! :D

[Paulbot]

It's boils down to what the universe has in store for you.
The universe sucks. :mad:

[5FDP]

You always want what you don't have ;) I'm married... check the sales thread soon!

[SamLoi888]

The universe sucks. :mad:

The Universe is what you make it.

[Ode to a Grasshopper]

Attached people think this sort of platitude will make single people feel happy. It does not.The thing is, it's not meant to make you happy, it's just what works in my/our experience. Sure, we could say something like 'Don't worry, I'm sure your perfect hunk is just around the corner waiting for you', but it'd be BS and dishonest, and wouldn't actually help.
As someone who's sorta known you for a while via the board/Facebook and would like to see you find yourself a guy, you're shooting yourself in the foot by placing so much of your quest for happiness on your longed-for love relationships - I know 'cos I used to do it myself, and as a result didn't get the girls. Eventually after a whole lot of heartbreak and 'just friends' BS I decided I was gonna try and be happy on my own - or at least just live for myself and never ever be 'just friends' with women I was sexually attracted to - and if I found a girlfriend then it'd be a bonus rather than a necessity, and then surprise surprise, I started getting the girls - and damn awesome girls at that. My favourite quote - well, one of them - so far has been "Wow, you're an arsehole. When I'm rich we should get married" from a law student I'd been chatting politics with.
In being so 'I need to find a boyfriend'-obsessive you make yourself come across as needy, clingy and dependent, and unless they have a major Messiah complex that puts potential partners off. Just take a gay cruise or something, have a whole heap of meaningless no-strings-attached sex, try to lead a well-rounded life pursuing your interests, maintain an active social life, stop looking so hard and let the girls/guys come to you. If you put yourself out there and are confident and happy, or at least content, within yourself, people find that attractive and you get the guys/girls.

I'd say I'm sorry if this is kinda harsh, but I'm not 'cos it's the truth and obsessing/angsting over your singleness won't help.

[Towers_Spy]

^^This totally.
In my experience, girls can tell what a guy's agenda is in about 10 seconds. If you go around thinking 'need a girlfriend, so horny, please be attracted to me' they'll know, and be instantly scared off. No girl wants to talk to a guy when she can tell that all he's thinking about is getting her bra off. Seriously. Be happy in you, because how could anyone like you if you can't like yourself? If you are trying to find a nice person to share your life, treat people how you'd like to be treated, and make friends instead of putting so much pressure on 'getting' the person/intimacy. You might have to go through some 'just friends' relationships, but its a hella lot better than nothing IMO

[SharkyMcShark]

Yeah already Women's Weekly, calm down.

[kup]

chill man. they come in droves the moment you exhibit that you have no interest in them.

I disagree. I have no interest and they don't come in droves.

[SharkyMcShark]

kup knows what I'm talking about

[kup]

kup knows what I'm talking about

I do however dress like a bum and drive an old car so they could be under the impression that I am just an unemployed schmuck :p

[SamLoi888]

I disagree. I have no interest and they don't come in droves.

It's all about the pheromones.

[SGB]

Yeah already Women's Weekly, calm down.
LOL! :D

[Towers_Spy]

Yeah already Women's Weekly, calm down.

and you're single because.... :p

[LordCyrusOmega]

Yes the universe sucks but only if you try to force it. I spent a long time trying to 'get what i want' but in the end you just have let go.
You'll either get the girl/guy or you won't, it's not up to us. Yes you have to put effort in sometimes but the opposite is just as true.

Just be happy in yourself. You're not actually lacking anything even if you feel that way. This was the same philosophy i had when i was single.

[kaiden]

The solution is to just import a bride from Asia/Europe.

[kup]

The solution is to just import a bride from Asia/Europe.

I prefer to spend money on Transformers ;)

[SharkyMcShark]

Over the last year I've come to the conclusion that my plan should be to finish my degree, become uncontrollably rich and then attract gold diggers from whom I will hide the majority of my assets and funds using a series of cunning constructed trusts and tax shelters, which I will combine with keeping a reasonably low living standard as to nullify the prospect of alimony payments.

Basically my law degree is teaching my how to effectively be a lonely rich bastard.

[gantz]

:mad: Fkn Crapola!!

One of my all time fav hip-hop artists, Pharoahe Monch, was slated to appear at Transit Bar this month. A highly anticipated show.
To everyone's shock and horror, we were informed yesterday that the gig had been canceled.

Fair enough, these things happen, buuuullllllsshhhhh****tttt! Today organisers for the Foreshore music fest proudly announced (I dont know how proud you can be to poach an artist from one the years biggest gigs to attend your crap festival) that the one and only Pharoahe Monch has now been added to the line-up. And tickets sold-out 2 weeks ago

Friggin' Yay :(

So for me and all the people who obviously didnt get tickets for some sweat factory, teeny bopper populated dance fest, now completely miss out...

[Paulbot]

The solution is to just import a bride from Asia/Europe.
If only we could marry our Transformers.... well that would be silly.

We're better off hoping that our collections will distract us from everything else we're missing out on. Right? Time to go shopping again...

[1AZRAEL1]

:mad: Fkn Crapola!!

One of my all time fav hip-hop artists, Pharoahe Monch, was slated to appear at Transit Bar this month. A highly anticipated show.
To everyone's shock and horror, we were informed yesterday that the gig had been canceled.

Fair enough, these things happen, buuuullllllsshhhhh****tttt! Today organisers for the Foreshore music fest proudly announced (I dont know how proud you can be to poach an artist from one the years biggest gigs to attend your crap festival) that the one and only Pharoahe Monch has now been added to the line-up. And tickets sold-out 2 weeks ago

Friggin' Yay :(

So for me and all the people who obviously didnt get tickets for some sweat factory, teeny bopper populated dance fest, now completely miss out...

Similar shit happened to me, Lordi were slated to come out to Australia, only to find out that the people organising it are dickheads who go about things the wrong way and screwed the pooch.

[kup]

If only we could marry our Transformers.... well that would be silly.

We're better off hoping that our collections will distract us from everything else we're missing out on. Right? Time to go shopping again...

Nah, I just get more out of collecting, watching films, TV shows and other things than with a relationship which is more of a chore than anything else. I would never replace those things for that.

What you need to do is find yourself first, only then can you seek out and find others.

[SkyWarp91]

chill man. they come in droves the moment you exhibit that you have no interest in them.

So true lol

[Tabias Prime]

^^This totally.
In my experience, girls can tell what a guy's agenda is in about 10 seconds. If you go around thinking 'need a girlfriend, so horny, please be attracted to me' they'll know, and be instantly scared off. No girl wants to talk to a guy when she can tell that all he's thinking about is getting her bra off. Seriously. Be happy in you, because how could anyone like you if you can't like yourself? If you are trying to find a nice person to share your life, treat people how you'd like to be treated, and make friends instead of putting so much pressure on 'getting' the person/intimacy. You might have to go through some 'just friends' relationships, but its a hella lot better than nothing IMO

so true.....:D:D:D

[kaiden]

It gets lonely being alone - so im grateful for the wife and 2 kids.
I spend most of my time with them but the Transformers collecting is all for myself.

[LordCyrusOmega]

It gets lonely being alone - so im grateful for the wife and 2 kids.
I spend most of my time with them but the Transformers collecting is all for myself.

I use to enjoy it as well as be depressed by it. Now i'm not alone but still want it occasionally.

[kaiden]

I really need an american ebay account -_-

[SkyWarp91]

I really need an american ebay account -_-

Can't you still just use your aussie eBay account but look at international sales at the Australian ebay? Because on the US Ebay some items are posted only within the US.

[gantz]

Yeah thats what I had thought

[kaiden]

Can't you still just use your aussie eBay account but look at international sales at the Australian ebay? Because on the US Ebay some items are posted only within the US.

i can look at them, but not bid on them...

there's about 3-4 ultra magnus vs skywarp misb i am looking at, trying to bid on them. but yeah, they don't want international bidders.

i have an aunt in america but she doesnt have an ebay account, and i asked her about making one, but meh.

[SkyWarp91]

This thread has been quite active this week, maybe it's just a coincidence that many of us OTCA boarders are having a crud week.

My week's been drama after drama and it's got to the point where I've decided to unleash my fury on anyone in the public that pisses me off, like yesterday I was walking I passed this house that had a dog that ran up to me and started barking so I roared back 'DON'T F*CK WITH ME YOU STUPID B!TCH I'VE GOT ENOUGH PROBLEMS F*CKBAG'. The dog actually squealed away and the owner had dropped their jaw but I did not give one flying crap.

[SkyWarp91]

i can look at them, but not bid on them...

there's about 3-4 ultra magnus vs skywarp misb i am looking at, trying to bid on them. but yeah, they don't want international bidders.

i have an aunt in america but she doesnt have an ebay account, and i asked her about making one, but meh.

Maybe we should use an OTCA member's US relative as a United States TF mule for us ;)

[gantz]

.....like yesterday I was walking I passed this house that had a dog that ran up to me and started barking so I roared back 'DON'T F*CK WITH ME YOU STUPID B!TCH I'VE GOT ENOUGH PROBLEMS F*CKBAG'. The dog actually squealed away and the owner had dropped their jaw but I did not give one flying crap.


Lol FTW! that was great!!

And yes OTCA boarders relative should def consider being a mule.

[heroic_decepticon]

The thing is, it's not meant to make you happy, it's just what works in my/our experience. Sure, we could say something like 'Don't worry, I'm sure your perfect hunk is just around the corner waiting for you', but it'd be BS and dishonest, and wouldn't actually help.
...

Eventually after a whole lot of heartbreak and 'just friends' BS I decided I was gonna try and be happy on my own - or at least just live for myself and never ever be 'just friends' with women I was sexually attracted to - and if I found a girlfriend then it'd be a bonus rather than a necessity, and then surprise surprise, I started getting the girls - and damn awesome girls at that. My favourite quote - well, one of them - so far has been "Wow, you're an arsehole. When I'm rich we should get married" from a law student I'd been chatting politics with.
...
If you put yourself out there and are confident and happy, or at least content, within yourself, people find that attractive and you get the guys/girls.

I'd say I'm sorry if this is kinda harsh, but I'm not 'cos it's the truth and obsessing/angsting over your singleness won't help.

Pulled the words right out of my mouth, sir!

So true esp the bold bits. From my experience, girls actually get turned off by 'nice' guys who are always hovering around waiting for them to say 'jump', then the does exactly that, jump. Seriously, how boring is that? They might as well get a pet or something.


.
What you need to do is find yourself first, only then can you seek out and find others.

and that...


^^This totally.
In my experience, girls can tell what a guy's agenda is in about 10 seconds. If you go around thinking 'need a girlfriend, so horny, please be attracted to me' they'll know, and be instantly scared off. No girl wants to talk to a guy when she can tell that all he's thinking about is getting her bra off. Seriously. Be happy in you, because how could anyone like you if you can't like yourself?

So true. There's gotta be more to your life than chasing skirts. In fact, they'll find it a challenge and fight for your attention if they know that they can't have all of you. You know, like you are so devoted to something that you will never be 100% theirs (eg: TFs, basketball, surfing, etc) - it just eats them up inside (okay, exaggerating, but something like that).

From what I've been told over the years, girls actually find that sexy (and a challenge). The loser is the guy that is willing to throw down whatever he is doing once the girl comes a-callin' (what I've been told by girls too).



I do however dress like a bum and drive an old car so they could be under the impression that I am just an unemployed schmuck :p

intelligent and witty guy like you, if you actually bothered to engage with girls, I'm sure they will flock to you in droves. :D


Over the last year I've come to the conclusion that my plan should be to finish my degree, become uncontrollably rich and then attract gold diggers from whom I will hide the majority of my assets and funds using a series of cunning constructed trusts and tax shelters, which I will combine with keeping a reasonably low living standard as to nullify the prospect of alimony payments.

Basically my law degree is teaching my how to effectively be a lonely rich bastard.

Dude, I don't want to shatter your dream. This is coming from a lawyer (ahem, me) who has been in the top Australian and international law firms, to a soon to be lawyer (you) - unless a miracle happens, you are very unlikely to be "uncontrollably" rich by being a lawyer, "constructed trusts" and "tax shelters" are not going to help you much.

Sure, you will make more than the average joe, in fact the moment you start you'll be earning 2 to three times more than your peers from other courses (bar Medicine and bankers and maybe other minor categories). BUT, you'll not be uncontrollably rich. You'll be comfortable, sure. You'll have lots of disposable income, sure. But, not uncontrollably rich.

Wanna be uncontrollably rich within 2-3 years of graduation? Go be a trader, stock broker or investment banker. But I gotta tell you, its not for everybody. Some people hate it.

My banker friend who went to law school with me just got a bonus of US$700,000, for 3 months' work. Not to mention that his basic pay is more than on par with a lawyer's. That, is uncontrollably rich and of a scale and a magnitude that is inconceivable, even to lawyers or doctors who cannot ever hope to achieve pay on that sort of scale (if they stay purely lawyers and doctors).

Sorry for that, I just don't want you to have this rosy picture and get smack disillusioned when you get into the working world and find out its not what its touted to be (I know it pissed me off back in the day).

The good news is, you'll still be exceeding comfortable as a lawyer, but you'll unlike be able to say that you're "set for life".

[Paulbot]

Wow I'm in the wrong profession. A $700,000 bonus would solve every problem I currently have. Well I'd still be single but I would be in a much better position to be able to change that too.

[SkyWarp91]

Benefit of being single, more TF money! WHOO!

[heroic_decepticon]

Wow I'm in the wrong profession.

i think about that too on nights i can't fall asleep

[Autocon]

Wow I'm in the wrong profession. A $700,000 bonus would solve every problem I currently have. Well I'd still be single but I would be in a much better position to be able to change that too.

how do we get this job?

[gdmetro]

Over the last year I've come to the conclusion that my plan should be to finish my degree, become uncontrollably rich and then attract gold diggers from whom I will hide the majority of my assets and funds using a series of cunning constructed trusts and tax shelters, which I will combine with keeping a reasonably low living standard as to nullify the prospect of alimony payments.

Basically my law degree is teaching my how to effectively be a lonely rich bastard.

How far are you into your law degree/ how long left if you don't mind me asking?




Dude, I don't want to shatter your dream. This is coming from a lawyer (ahem, me) who has been in the top Australian and international law firms, to a soon to be lawyer (you) - unless a miracle happens, you are very unlikely to be "uncontrollably" rich by being a lawyer, "constructed trusts" and "tax shelters" are not going to help you much.

Sure, you will make more than the average joe, in fact the moment you start you'll be earning 2 to three times more than your peers from other courses (bar Medicine and bankers and maybe other minor categories). BUT, you'll not be uncontrollably rich. You'll be comfortable, sure. You'll have lots of disposable income, sure. But, not uncontrollably rich.

Wanna be uncontrollably rich within 2-3 years of graduation? Go be a trader, stock broker or investment banker. But I gotta tell you, its not for everybody. Some people hate it.

My banker friend who went to law school with me just got a bonus of US$700,000, for 3 months' work. Not to mention that his basic pay is more than on par with a lawyer's. That, is uncontrollably rich and of a scale and a magnitude that is inconceivable, even to lawyers or doctors who cannot ever hope to achieve pay on that sort of scale (if they stay purely lawyers and doctors).

Sorry for that, I just don't want you to have this rosy picture and get smack disillusioned when you get into the working world and find out its not what its touted to be (I know it pissed me off back in the day).

The good news is, you'll still be exceeding comfortable as a lawyer, but you'll unlike be able to say that you're "set for life".


Ahh man HD... you just shattered my dream! ...

This is a reality I think I have to accept aswell. I am currently doing a law degree aswell- I have heaps long to go- bout 3 semesters left of degree and also have to do all the PLT and college of law after. Working and family/personal issues held me back a bit.

I'd like to think I can be rich as a lawyer but just isn't true- as I have friends who have been working and tell me its crap- long stressful days. Add to that fact Im at UWS - shite compared to UNSW or Sydney Uni. I am under no illusion of how hard it is and the amount of money that will be there- but I hold in hope it's all worth it.. I kinda got depressed for a while and that affected my eagerness to study- but now tfs make me wanna finish quick so I can buy more with that influx of disposable income.

Anyhow, I just hope I can eventually earn $100k/yr and I will be content.

And it is 3:30AM right now- I should have been studying for my corporations law exam rather than type this ...haha..

[heroic_decepticon]

how do we get this job?

Here:



Wanna be uncontrollably rich within 2-3 years of graduation? Go be a trader, stock broker or investment banker. But I gotta tell you, its not for everybody. Some people hate it.



Ahh man HD... you just shattered my dream! ...

Sorry....... :(



This is a reality I think I have to accept aswell. I am currently doing a law degree aswell- I have heaps long to go- bout 3 semesters left of degree and also have to do all the PLT and college of law after. Working and family/personal issues held me back a bit.

I'd like to think I can be rich as a lawyer but just isn't true- as I have friends who have been working and tell me its crap- long stressful days. Add to that fact Im at UWS - shite compared to UNSW or Sydney Uni. I am under no illusion of how hard it is and the amount of money that will be there- but I hold in hope it's all worth it.. I kinda got depressed for a while and that affected my eagerness to study- but now tfs make me wanna finish quick so I can buy more with that influx of disposable income.

You know what? At the end of the day, its not about the money. You gotta like what you are doing. Thinking about a job in terms of how much money it can make you is almost akin to chasing girls so you can get under their skirt (this is me trying to link the 2 predominant topics, perhaps unsuccessfully). It's painful and one may not be so successful at doing it.

I do what I do cos I love doing it. Long hours so what? It's just more fun to me. Like I said, I can't be a banker, I just don't like it. So that sort of money was never meant to be made by me anyway.

Just a thought try to do really well and get into one of the top 6 at least (if that is your cup of tea). It's very very difficult to move to higher tier firms if you start at a small or mid sized firm. It's just the reality. I have uni friends who have been very very unhappy for years because of this.



Anyhow, I just hope I can eventually earn $100k/yr and I will be content.

You will likely get there in 2-3 years give or take and also depending on which tier firm you work for. Obviously you will get there faster if you're at one of the top three firms.

Good luck with Corporations Law. I loved it. Not sure the you do. heh.

[jazzcomp]

Wow!!! No matter how hard I work, I'll never get a $700k bonus in any currency :(

[Ode to a Grasshopper]

Wow!!! No matter how hard I work, I'll never get a $700k bonus in any currency :(You could ask to be paid in Zimbabwean dollars.:p

[loophole]

Wow!!! No matter how hard I work, I'll never get a $700k bonus in any currency :(

same but you know what it doesnt worry me that much i mean sure it would be nice to have that sort of extra dough laying around.
i enjoy my job its pretty much stress free i dont have to work extra long days if i don't have to i go to work for a few hours a day mon-fri and by the time i get home i have forgotten about work and i get to enjoy my weekends and because of that i am much more happier person...oh and i dont have to deal with customers/clients which is absolute bliss :D

[jazzcomp]

You could ask to be paid in Zimbabwean dollars.:p
You got me there :) Missed that one. But then I'd probably have to live in Zimbabwe. Not really interested with that. I should say in any major currency :D


same but you know what it doesnt worry me that much i mean sure it would be nice to have that sort of extra dough laying around.
i enjoy my job its pretty much stress free i dont have to work extra long days if i don't have to i go to work for a few hours a day mon-fri and by the time i get home i have forgotten about work and i get to enjoy my weekends and because of that i am much more happier person...oh and i dont have to deal with customers/clients which is absolute bliss :D
I enjoyed my job before but it wasn't paying well eough. Now in my new job I get paid a bit well but I don't enjoy it as much as my previous job. :( I'd rather have stayed in my old job if only they paid me a bit more.

[SharkyMcShark]

gdmetro I'm just about to finish third year and I've got four to go. Plus a year of honours in political science that it's looking likely that I'm going to be doing next year - mainly because out of high school over here they don't let you do straight law (I've been doing Law/Arts with a major in Politics). 3 years has seen me cover the units on Criminal, Tort, Contract, Property, Equity and Trusts, and half of Constitutional Law (of course excluding the advanced versions of these units you do later in your degree).



The good news is, you'll still be exceeding comfortable as a lawyer, but you'll unlike be able to say that you're "set for life".

This disappoints me. If this won't make me uncontrollably rich, as television has led me to believe, what's the point? I could be cleaning toilets on a minesite for comfortable money...

(not said in a disparaging sense, I've got more than one good mate that does that kind of work. Just said in the sense that it won't take the better part of a decade to qualify for).

Maybe I should take up betting on football...

[BigPenney]

Our kittens have got fleas. :(
They barely held still long enough for us to put the flea treatment on and they certainly won't stay still for us to go over them with the flea comb. :mad:

[SkyWarp91]

Our kittens have got fleas. :(
They barely held still long enough for us to put the flea treatment on and they certainly won't stay still for us to go over them with the flea comb. :mad:

Time to slip the kitties something special in their next meal? :D

[kaiden]

Time to slip the kitties something special in their next meal? :D

poison? :eek:

[SkyWarp91]

poison? :eek:

No anesthetics to keep them asleep long enough to get rid of the fleas without the cats having to be awake going crazy on BP

[Tabias Prime]

No anesthetics to keep them asleep long enough to get rid of the fleas without the cats having to be awake going crazy on BP

Easiest way to stop a cat moving is to grab them by the scuff of the neck, it doesn't hurt them, it just immobilises them.Its a nerve thing, don't ask me how it works it just do's:D:D:D:D

[Paul Agnew]

Another death in the family. What is this, year of killing off my bloodline?

As for vents, has this ever happened to you? Longed desperately for something but put off by the price, but when you finally have enough cash when it's on sale, they're all gone?
Or you purchased something to go along with said item, and when it finally arrives, the original purchase has vanished off the face of the earth and cannot be located no matter how many time you turn home upside-down?

Happened to me recently. While on a trip in July, I picked up the 'G.I.Joe: Rise of Cobra' Pit Commando figure. This fantastic little toy was never released by the big retailers here, but he was found at one specialty store (and if they had Agent Helix too, she'd be snapped up as well).
So after coming home, the Commando (still on his card) was placed somewhere that I would remember to find him once the Pit itself was purchased.

Fast-forward to November, and after searching many Toys R Us stores, the Pit is finally mine. But what's this? Where's the Pit Commando? Why can I not find him? Who's General Hawk going to banter on now?

So now I have a Pit MIB, with no Commando. What's the point opening it without a Commando to be guardian? The whole house has been torn apart but to no avail. He's gone.
It's personally believed several Cobra Vipers have come alive and kidnapped him while defenceless. :p

[Ode to a Grasshopper]

So over living in a backpackers.

Also, really bored.

[SamLoi888]

So over living in a backpackers.

Also, really bored.

How does your collection go in a backpackers? I bet those lovely Swedish backpacking girls can't keep their hands off.

Also, a wise man once said to me, "If you're bored it's because you're boring." Get out and make some fun.

[Ode to a Grasshopper]

It's snug at home, so I'm TF-less for now, and lamentably there's only a whole bunch of Koreans who all basically don't socialise with any of the non-Asian crew unless they want English help.
Your wise man had clearly never been to Hobart...:p

[1AZRAEL1]

Great, absolutely pissing down outside, and no umbrella. I'm gonna be soaked by the time I get to the station.

[gantz]

Same in canberra :( Im wearing a t-shirt, and canvas shoes, and its a lovely 10 minute walk home from the bus stop -_-

You think I wouldve learnt yesterday....

[kaiden]

its sunny here.

i wish it had rained. the car could have used a wash. im too lazy to do it.

[SkyWarp91]

its sunny here.

i wish it had rained. the car could have used a wash. im too lazy to do it.

Isn't it like $2 to go through one of those On-The-Run carwash stations?

[gantz]

:mad: New fkn staff member at the local, has absolutely no idea, fkd my standing order yet again (how that is achieved is beyond me) missing issues of a sellout title.

Sick, I dont want a second prinitng, thats means sweet F all to me, oh wait you had to make it worse by allowing your grubby little FKN FRIENDS to sort through my standing order whilst Im browsing the shop you little............!!!

[Sharky]

:mad: New fkn staff member at the local, has absolutely no idea, fkd my standing order yet again (how that is achieved is beyond me) missing issues of a sellout title.

Sick, I dont want a second prinitng, thats means sweet F all to me, oh wait you had to make it worse by allowing your grubby little FKN FRIENDS to sort through my standing order whilst Im browsing the shop you little............!!!

that does not sound good at all...

very unprofessional aswell letting others look through your S.O.

[SharkyMcShark]

God I hate trusts law.

[SkyWarp91]

I HATE READING LECTURE NOTES. SO FREAKING BORING. I CANNOT WAIT TILL THE 24TH NOV WHEN UNI FINISHES :mad::mad::mad::mad:

[kurdt_the_goat]

Just had a new couch delivered. One piece white, one piece black. That's some real intelligent storemen they've got there! Just when i was starting to think no one could surprise me with their sheer idiocy anymore too!

[Hursticon]

Just had a new couch delivered. One piece white, one piece black. That's some real intelligent storemen they've got there! Just when i was starting to think no one could surprise me with their sheer idiocy anymore too!

You've gotta be kidding? :eek:
Admittedly that did make me laugh - because how could you possibly F@#$! that up? It'd be written on the order slip, not to mention common sense. :rolleyes:

Sorry to hear though dude, my suggestion?
Take it back to the warehouse it came from and lob it at the D@#$! - might help to wake him up a little. :p

[kurdt_the_goat]

It's written on the order slip, on a sticker stuck to the couch wrapping, and the couch is visible inside the plastic as pure white! LOL

Just had the call that they're coming back today to swap it thankfully. I'd throw it at them but i don't like heavy lifting!... and the delivery guy is about 4x my size :eek:

[Autocon]

94mb
40mb
d/l for itunes
this will be a long time.............................................. .............................

[GoktimusPrime]

So go play with your toys.

[BigPenney]

My main computer has stopped working. :mad:

I have a strong suspicion that my video card is to blame but I won't be able to do much to it for the next couple of days. :(

[SkyWarp91]

My main computer has stopped working. :mad:

I have a strong suspicion that my video card is to blame but I won't be able to do much to it for the next couple of days. :(

Video cards can cause computers to stop working?!?!? :O

[kurdt_the_goat]

Whenever my PC has broken, it's always been the power supply. Worth trying if you have a similar one in another PC.

[BigPenney]

Fixed it... for now :p.
It is either the video card or the PCI slot on the mother board.
What ever it is, I think it's a sign that I should do the upgrade that I've been thinking of doing for some time. :D

[Saintly]

Video cards can cause computers to stop working?!?!? :O

you would be surprise how often is the video card!

actually... computer will still boot but no display.

[Tober]

3 hours and 40 mins in the waiting room. :mad:

Then 2 mins to get the referral.

[SkyWarp91]

3 hours and 40 mins in the waiting room. :mad:

Then 2 mins to get the referral.

Damn that sucks.

[Ode to a Grasshopper]

The local pub near home is up for sale, so gotta do work placement down in Hobart and stay in the bloody backpackers for another 2 weeks.:(

[Paulbot]

Got a call from the real estate agent for an apartment I was interested in. "Sold before auction," he says. Well that frees up my Saturday morning I guess. :(

[Bartrim]

I've been ordered to Mum and Dads for dinner to watch the premiere of "Hardliners" on Fox8 :rolleyes:

Probably going to cop a lecture of Dad about that could of been me.

Yes it could of been me if he hadn't fired me and kicked me out of home 10 years ago for abusing one of my uncles:p (yes I can laugh about it now thankfully)

[SkyWarp91]

Family Desktop computer at death's bed, going to have to wipe the harddrives clean or even replace it with new specs. Gonna cost a bit... the one thing I hate about comps!

[GoktimusPrime]

Got OTFCC Dion yesterday and the paint apps on one of the shins is absolutely shocking. :(

[GoktimusPrime]

I am also penniless after yesterday's Collectors Fair! XD Damn my wallet's bleeding. The hilarious thing is that I only really bought 2 toys from the fair itself... everything else was from trading with other OTCAers outside the fair! Waaagh!

On the plus side I can't wait to play with my new toys! TF room is pretty messy atm though, so I'll have to clean it up first, then get down to some serious toy playage!

[snaketales]

Ordered a Predaking right fist off Ebay - the last limb bit I'm missing - package arrived today with a LEFT fist

:mad::mad:

I've emailed the seller for a replacement/refund... if things fall through anyone after a Predaking left fist?

[Autocon]

wish somebody could read tonga

[SkyWarp91]

One more test and I'm a free man for the rest of the year (I would say till Feb next year but I have an inking I'll wind back up in a supp exam :p), and the test is in just over 24 hours. THE WAIT IS KILLING ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[GoktimusPrime]

wish somebody could read tonga

I bet Feleti Sevele can.

[GoktimusPrime]

wish somebody could read tonga

I bet Feleti Sevele can. Malo lilei!

[Ryathalas]

:Our nightshift guy had a pretty bad car accident ,He was on his way to work and ended up in hospital with a broken leg and other injuries,So lately we all had to go out and cover the shifts,So I ended up doing 2 of these shifts usually I do 9am-5pm Sunday-Thursday,I wasnt real happy about doing the shifts but I did them to help my boss.My beef with the boss was Why did I have to do them,when the 2 other newish guys you hired to actually do some graveyards were kicking up a stink about doing them???,So the 3 of us ended up with a couple each to cover the shifts,After the first week the youngest 19 went to the boss literally crying and saying that he couldnt do 3 nightshifts in was killing him,the eldest 55-60 a couple weeks prior had rung the business manager on his mobile to complain about the shifts that my boss had given him i.e the nightshifts,so as you can see there were problems everywhere......I again stood up and said that seeing though my sleeping pattern and family life were ruined at the moment then I might as well do the other shift which took me to 3 nightshifts:mad::(.So we eventually hired another guy to do all the nightshifts so lately on my 3 nightshifts ive been training this guy getting him up to standards everythings been going good until tonight!I work at a petrol station,so after hours(11pm-5am) its lock door policy,Its Schoolies where I live so lots of young kids around they were all good,Most people you serve through the night counter are pleasant and have a joke with them and its all good,then tonight im trying to help a young guy with directions and then I have this moron with giant big mo like hulk hogan standing right in front of the buzzer for like 5 freaking minutes mind you there a big green sign saying please use nightcounter???:confused:,He eventually makes his way round the nightwindow and just lets abuse roll out his mouth im like WTF,Drunk as,Hurling abuse at me at like 2.30am in the morning.I said good one mate and threatened to ring the cops and he walked away,fuming off his head:confused: I am so over Drunk Aussies like that,What do you do?

Anyway its an epic but had to vent
Cheers
:D

[1AZRAEL1]

I have learnt that people are stupid. My missus works at a petrol station as well. She deals with idiots all the time. Like when they mumble the pump number, or come back in and complain because the told her the wrong pump number, or point out of the window saying "the white one" when there are like 5 white cars. Worst is when they just through the money on the counter and walk off. I've seen some pretty bad ones as well. Like one night she was counting up, and the other person was on. A few people were waiting in line, and one guy speaks out about there being two people behind the counter and only one line, saying he wants to go home to his family and blah blah blah. He ended up getting the shits and walked up to the front, threw the note and took off.

[Ryathalas]

I have learnt that people are stupid. My missus works at a petrol station as well. She deals with idiots all the time. Like when they mumble the pump number, or come back in and complain because the told her the wrong pump number, or point out of the window saying "the white one" when there are like 5 white cars. Worst is when they just through the money on the counter and walk off. I've seen some pretty bad ones as well. Like one night she was counting up, and the other person was on. A few people were waiting in line, and one guy speaks out about there being two people behind the counter and only one line, saying he wants to go home to his family and blah blah blah. He ended up getting the shits and walked up to the front, threw the note and took off.


Tell her I FEEL THE PAIN:D

[gantz]

I am so over Drunk Aussies like that,What do you do?


When ever I have an encounter with a highly drunk individual, I verbally confuse 'em!

They're usually at the state where sentence structure takes a back seat, do the same back. The look of confusion is marvelous.

And when you get the "wha fck ya just say ye bastard?" reply, hit back with "same thing you said. what was that?"

Will usually just go in circles till they leave. usually.....

[Hursticon]

Yes, it certainly seems like both you Ryathalas and 1AZRAEL1's partner, like most service attendants, certainly seem to be at the raw end of the stick and I agree that some of the louts that stumble in a circa 3:00am can be completely ridiculous - but it's the sober ones who think you're purely there for their sake are the ones that I get most annoyed at (I'm not a servo attendant, I just despise the rudeness of some people). :mad:
You can imagine what it would be like if there were to be another fuel shortage crisis like that of the 70's?... :o

[SkyWarp91]

I've learn one thing to say to annoying people; especially to those who are so nosy about what you do in your personal life and tell you that you should do things their way, and that word is:

Chipotle.

Leaves them confused as a baby in a strip joint.

[5FDP]

Leaves them confused as a baby in a strip joint.

Ahhh... that brings back memories of my childhood :p

[SamLoi888]

but it's the sober ones who think you're purely there for their sake

We call people like that...entitlement whores.

[Bartrim]

. Worst is when they just through the money on the counter and walk off.

My brother worked in a servo for 4 years and when people would do that he'd put the money in his pocket and say "Cheers mate... Now how are you going to pay for your petrol?" They'd get so mad. Then once they joined the line they'd usually bitch and moan really loudly, so when it would be their turn to pay he would be over the top nice to them. Funny thing is that used to upset them even more:D

[Golden Phoenix]

Then once they joined the line they'd usually bitch and moan really loudly, so when it would be their turn to pay he would be over the top nice to them.

That has to be the funnest game of all time.
I do it to the grumpy people when they order coffee at my work.

[Ode to a Grasshopper]

I quite like the 'I-no-speak-English' game too.

[Golden Phoenix]

I quite like the 'I-no-speak-English' game too.

I'm to white for that and I can't pull off a good enough European accent

Got an Asian friend who was born here that will play it. Usually throws in as many "o-harro-prease" as he can

[GoktimusPrime]

I knew a white guy who would play that game.

One time I was walking next to him and someone offered him some religious pamphlet, and he just looked at the guy and said - in a full Anglo-Australian accent, "Sorry mate, I don't speak English" then when the guy got confused and tried to point out that he was speaking English, he got all mad and said, "LISTEN MATE, I TOLD YA I DON'T SPEAK ANY BLOODY ENGLISH, NOW STOP BEING A RACIST!" and walked off in a huff... then after we were out of that guy's sight he just cracked up laughing. :p

[BigPenney]

Woke up this morning with a sore throat, blocked sinuses, an infection in both ears AND conjunctivitis. :(


I knew a white guy who would play that game.

One time I was walking next to him and someone offered him some religious pamphlet, and he just looked at the guy and said - in a full Anglo-Australian accent, "Sorry mate, I don't speak English" then when the guy got confused and tried to point out that he was speaking English, he got all mad and said, "LISTEN MATE, I TOLD YA I DON'T SPEAK ANY BLOODY ENGLISH, NOW STOP BEING A RACIST!" and walked off in a huff... then after we were out of that guy's sight he just cracked up laughing. :p

:D

Sound similar to something one of my friends did once.
We were walking through a shopping mall and someone tried to offer her some pamphlets. She just looked at them straight in the eye, looking very serious, and then waved her hand and said "These are not the droids you are looking for", and then walked away.

[Tetsuwan Convoy]

I have learnt that people are stupid. My missus works at a petrol station as well. She deals with idiots all the time.

I did 10 years at perol station(s). Nice job, shame about the customers though. Petrol is a grudge purchase, so many people object to paying for it in the start. Then they usually buy on the way to/from work and allow no time so they will be running late. Then they object to having to wait as everyone else is doing the same. I found the nice people were being drowned out by the prats.

Soul destroying job and I wold do practically any other job to avoid working in one again.

The things that made me laugh though was:
1. Why when customer forgets their wallet, is it MY problem/fault?
2. Apparently I have personal control over the price of the fuel (this was at the tme when Perth's fuel went from 60c/l to 80c/l) and I put it up just before each individual customer came in.

This one was GOLD. Cust. 'bought' 2 disposable cameras from my sevo. 3 weeks later, they return saying they want a refund. I asked why, as we don't refund for the heck of it. Were they broken? Couldn't tell as they were still in packet.
'Why should I refund?' I ask. Because they can buy a real camera at Big W for the same price. I told them we don't price match and perhaps, if Big W opened on a Sunday (when the date of the receipt was) we might price match, but that was unlikely.

Cust: Blah blah blah, rant, rave and a bit of swearing. After the swearing I questioned whether they actually bought the cameras at all. They waggled reciept (which had been through the washing machine at me) More swearing and threats to call consumer affairs.

"why did you buy 3 disposable cameras anyway as you had mentioned that you weren't going anywhere."

more raving and carrying on. Eventually I said that I was not gonna refund the cameras (well I had been saying it the whole time, just this time more definite) and they should leave before I call the police as I didn't appreciate their behaviour to my staff and other customers. They asked to speak to the manager. I told them they were (I loved that one). Evantually they left.

One other time I had an ex-staff member threaten to bash me and run me down in the street if they saw me. Then they would come back to the site and wonder why I would't let their pump work...:rolleyes:

I could go on and on, but I won't. To summarise, console operators at servos are generally nice people. Be good to them as buttweeds give them a lot of hassle they don't deserve.

[1AZRAEL1]

I could go on and on, but I won't. To summarise, console operators at servos are generally nice people. Be good to them as buttweeds give them a lot of hassle they don't deserve.

Exactly. They are only doing their job. Whenever someone complains about the price, she just tells them to call up price office and complain, they are the ones that make the changes. Unfortunately, they are the ones on the front line that have to deal with unruly people. And I do feel sorry for them. Hence why I am nice to people behind counters. Even at Maccas when they forget something in my meal, or give me something wrong.

[Bartrim]

When people used to complain to my brother about petrol prices he used to offer a smart arse explanation like...

"Of course I set the price that high. Do you have an idea how much it costs to insure a Ferrari?" or " Well those trips to Bermuda every year don't pay for themselves":D

[GoktimusPrime]

I can sympathise with servo console operators -- I worked as a console op one summer (after finishing high school and before uni started), so I know about stuff like how they don't set petrol prices. But sometimes when I ask them question about the prices, some operators get overdefensive and just don't want a bar of what I'm asking, because they're automatically assuming that I'm assuming that they set the prices... which isn't true. So I often can't get straight answers about fuel prices from console operators because they probably do cop a lot of stupid questions and abuse from other people. :/

[Skullcruncher]

Finally got a AU Post matchcode on an item I purchased from ebay germany over a month ago. I paid for express post and when I rang up Australia Post today they said its being sent by sea mail - up to 3 more months to wait :mad::mad::mad:

[kaiden]

Finally got a AU Post matchcode on an item I purchased from ebay germany over a month ago. I paid for express post and when I rang up Australia Post today they said its being sent by sea mail - up to 3 more months to wait :mad::mad::mad:

what a bastard. you should get that in writing or electronic mail and make a refund claim with paypal. because if you wait too long paypal wont do shit in your favour.

[jazzcomp]

I know someone who got pregnant. Although a kid is a blessing it could cause all kinds of issues when parents aren't ready.

[SkyWarp91]

Finally got a AU Post matchcode on an item I purchased from ebay germany over a month ago. I paid for express post and when I rang up Australia Post today they said its being sent by sea mail - up to 3 more months to wait :mad::mad::mad:

Damn what a bad trick. I suppose you could burn him with feedback? >:)

[5FDP]

Stupid metal shaving in my finger :mad: It won't come out!

I'm in two minds if I should go to the doctor to have it removed or just wait for it to come out by itself.

[loophole]

Stupid metal shaving in my finger :mad: It won't come out!

its better than having a bit in your eye, thats not fun

[5FDP]

its better than having a bit in your eye, thats not fun

Agreed :p

I take it that happened to you?

[1AZRAEL1]

If it's anything like getting a tiny piece of brick in your eye, I know the pain.

[kup]

Stupid metal shaving in my finger :mad: It won't come out!

I'm in two minds if I should go to the doctor to have it removed or just wait for it to come out by itself.

Do what I do and perform home surgery.

[Sharky]

i dislike very very very much calculus.... stoopid calculus exam

[5FDP]

Do what I do and perform home surgery.

I would have but because it is metal, I was concerned about it going in deeper and then requiring a tetanus shot. It's OK now (I think). It appears to have moved into my blood stream :eek:

[kaiden]

my kid woke up at 3am crying about his toothache, his dentist appointment isnt until february.

they squeezed him in this morning and had to remove his tooth.

the whole morning has been unpleasant.

[Tetsuwan Convoy]

I can sympathise with servo console operators -- I worked as a console op one summer (after finishing high school and before uni started), so I know about stuff like how they don't set petrol prices. But sometimes when I ask them question about the prices, some operators get overdefensive and just don't want a bar of what I'm asking, because they're automatically assuming that I'm assuming that they set the prices... which isn't true. So I often can't get straight answers about fuel prices from console operators because they probably do cop a lot of stupid questions and abuse from other people. :/

Coud also be that they don't really know. IN my years of servo working, there are a ot of people who don't do any thinking and wouldn't know anything more than how to do the day to day activities. Admittedly there are sure to be some butt-weeds working there, as with any job/social interaction.

I have been noticing that people are driving particularly stupidly/viciously as of late. It's almot like it's crazy Friday (tm) everyday, or already the last week until christmas. I wish people would just keep their cool, but so many have anger control issues (of varying degrees) and it just escalates so much.

[kaiden]

i really dislike this hot weather. it makes moving away from the fan undesirable...


I have been noticing that people are driving particularly stupidly/viciously as of late. It's almot like it's crazy Friday (tm) everyday, or already the last week until christmas. I wish people would just keep their cool, but so many have anger control issues (of varying degrees) and it just escalates so much.

there are so many bad drivers out there. people who drive 50 in a 60km lane/do not give way at roundabouts/and those that dont know how to indicate - being oblivious to all other drivers.

i get a lot of road rage building up inside me, and it it really unpleasant. i have noticed that i have been driving more aggressively, but it really is due to everyone else on the road unable to maintain the maximum speed limit and those having no road-sense at all. if it were just one person on the one trip, i'd be okay - but no, it is 5-10+ drivers that piss me off every time i need to go somewhere of significant distance.

[5FDP]

there are so many bad drivers out there. people who drive 50 in a 60km lane/do not give way at roundabouts/and those that dont know how to indicate - being oblivious to all other drivers.


The worst are people who drive 80 in a 60 zone and then 60 in an 80 zone. WTF people!! Is it really that hard??!

[kaiden]

The worst are people who drive 80 in a 60 zone and then 60 in an 80 zone. WTF people!! Is it really that hard??!

probably lucky that doesnt happen when i am driving - mainly old people and female drivers that i notice.

[Firestorm]

Had a Terrible day today,
Missed the train to work so i got into melbourne late
missed my bus from melbourne to south melbourne so had to walk there, making me more late for work
had a headache all day
hayfever was acting up
incredibly tired
really dont like hot weather
skip my lunch break at work to make up for being late
leave work just in time to miss my usual train home
get to the station to find the train i now intended to take is delayed
during train ride home train mysteriously stops near sunshine for like 20mins
walk home only to realise i dont have my keys so i had to wait for my brother to get home
now finally home and all i wanna do is go to bed
Ranting COMPLETE

[Tabias Prime]

Had a Terrible day today,
Missed the train to work so i got into melbourne late
missed my bus from melbourne to south melbourne so had to walk there, making me more late for work
had a headache all day
hayfever was acting up
incredibly tired
really dont like hot weather
skip my lunch break at work to make up for being late
leave work just in time to miss my usual train home
get to the station to find the train i now intended to take is delayed
during train ride home train mysteriously stops near sunshine for like 20mins
walk home only to realise i dont have my keys so i had to wait for my brother to get home
now finally home and all i wanna do is go to bed
Ranting COMPLETE

Maybe you should of stayed in bed and called in sick.....

[Autocon]

i really dislike this hot weather. it makes moving away from the fan undesirable...



there are so many bad drivers out there. people who drive 50 in a 60km lane/do not give way at roundabouts/and those that dont know how to indicate - being oblivious to all other drivers.

i get a lot of road rage building up inside me, and it it really unpleasant. i have noticed that i have been driving more aggressively, but it really is due to everyone else on the road unable to maintain the maximum speed limit and those having no road-sense at all. if it were just one person on the one trip, i'd be okay - but no, it is 5-10+ drivers that piss me off every time i need to go somewhere of significant distance.


i went for a drive today. went to burswood around 12 noon and there was a car smashed head on in to a tree.

[gantz]

Oh, thats terrible! Occupants ok I hope :(

[kaiden]

next week is taking too long - i want my RK orders now :/

[Hursticon]

next week is taking too long - i want my RK orders now :/

Protector Upgrade? ;):p

[kaiden]

gah i want to abuse the retail workers at target and tru today

[1AZRAEL1]

Unless they deserve it, I wouldn't. What caused you to get mad at them?

[kaiden]

Unless they deserve it, I wouldn't. What caused you to get mad at them?

was at target, looked at their transformers, tempted by pcc but left instead. went to tru, decided to get the pcc 2&5 packs and the cashier said they needed to call target to ask if they had it in stock but she couldnt do that her herself and that i had to wait for another worker to do it.

10mins later

finally arrives and calls the target i was just at, placed on hold for 10mins. ask the person in toys which replied they didnt have any in stock.

lies!! there's no way Skyburst with Aerialbots & Searchlight with Backwind are good enough to sell out and i was there not long ago.

she offered to call another store to check but i was like dont f***ing bother you are all just a waste of time.

[kurdt_the_goat]

That ought to be in the 'share my joy' thread cause you didn't waste your money on them :)

[kaiden]

That ought to be in the 'share my joy' thread cause you didn't waste your money on them :)

haha probably, but i have huffer and smolder but no drones to attach them with. they're lonely...

[5FDP]

I've boycotted TRU ever since they tried to rip me off by charging me the price of a scout for a legends toy *points finger at TRU Castle Hill* :mad:

They wouldn't stop arguing with me and I wouldn't back down. Asked for a manager in frustration and after 20 mins of wasted time, they charged me the correct price.

[kaiden]

I've boycotted TRU ever since they tried to rip me off by charging me the price of a scout for a legends toy *points finger at TRU Castle Hill* :mad:

They wouldn't stop arguing with me and I wouldn't back down. Asked for a manager in frustration and after 20 mins of wasted time, they charged me the correct price.

Yeah i hate the fact that staff are just too unfamiliar with the products they sell.

!@#$ i just realised the woman didn't return my copy of target's catalog -_-

[SkyWarp91]

Yeah i hate the fact that staff are just too unfamiliar with the products they sell.

!@#$ i just realised the woman didn't return my copy of target's catalog -_-

What TRU and Target was this Kaiden?

[kaiden]

What TRU and Target was this Kaiden?

tru gepps x and target sefton.

[snazzbot 101]

Yeah i hate the fact that staff are just too unfamiliar with the products they sell.

Not to play devil's advocate at all, but you are aware that all they're trained to do is s&k operations?

They're paid a minimum wage for you to bring a product to a register and for them to scan it.


Oh yeah, and typically they're more into Justin Beiber than Orion Pax.

[Hursticon]

Not to play devil's advocate at all, but you are aware that all they're trained to do is s&k operations?

They're paid a minimum wage for you to bring a product to a register and for them to scan it.


Oh yeah, and typically they're more into Justin Beiber than Orion Pax.

That may be so dude, but aren't they also trained to get someone who does know what they're talking about if they don't?
If not then Australian retail is really taking a nose dive. :(

[SkyWarp91]

tru gepps x and target sefton.

It's a hit and miss at TRU Gepps X. Sometimes you get some really nice people that will do everything right and sometimes you get the oddball that's very vague and doesn't know what you're talking about. As for Sefton, I can't judge as I don't go there much.

I went to TRU TTP on Thursday and the couple of blokes working there were talking about how they thought some customer was stupid and made fun of them (even swore about them). I know that sometimes maybe the customer is in the wrong, but to badmouth them out in the open in the presence of other customers is clearly unprofessional. I don't know how such rude people get these jobs in the first place...

[SkyWarp91]

It's a hit and miss at TRU Gepps X. Sometimes you get some really nice people that will do everything right and sometimes you get the oddball that's very vague and doesn't know what you're talking about. As for Sefton, I can't judge as I don't go there much.

I went to TRU TTP on Thursday and the couple of blokes working there were talking about how they thought some customer was stupid and made fun of them (even swore about them). I know that sometimes maybe the customer is in the wrong, but to badmouth them out in the open in the presence of other customers is clearly unprofessional. I don't know how such rude people get these jobs in the first place...

Speaking of TRU I went to the Rundle Mall TRU today and this elderly customer was berating a group of employees for not listening to him when he called for help and instead were having (in the customer's words) a 'social party' :D:D

[kaiden]

Speaking of TRU I went to the Rundle Mall TRU today and this elderly customer was berating a group of employees for not listening to him when he called for help and instead were having (in the customer's words) a 'social party' :D:D

yeah they do that all the time, emplyees talk about the most inappropriate things while im shopping for toys/groceries/fast food.

for some reason, they think customers dont care that they're swearing or talking about shady things...

[Autocon]

once i get my Ps ill have curfew:mad::(

[blackie]

for some reason, they think customers dont care that they're swearing or talking about shady things...

its actually one of my favourite hobbies
you need one extra person to watch for reactions
people learn quick not to be so nosey :P

[Bartrim]

Bon Jovi concert is in 2 days and now I get a cold:mad:

[Paulbot]

Why is there no Kmart in the city? If there can be a Big W and a Target, they can have a Kmart.

[5FDP]

Why is there no Kmart in the city? If there can be a Big W and a Target, they can have a Kmart.

Random fact - I heard somewhere (can't recall where) but if a shopping centre has a Big W, there generally won't be a Kmart and vice versa. Not sure why but I have noticed that myself.

[Bartrim]

Random fact - I heard somewhere (can't recall where) but if a shopping centre has a Big W, there generally won't be a Kmart and vice versa. Not sure why but I have noticed that myself.

Westfield Eastgardens has both

[Paulbot]

Random fact - I heard somewhere (can't recall where) but if a shopping centre has a Big W, there generally won't be a Kmart and vice versa. Not sure why but I have noticed that myself.


Westfield Eastgardens has both

I think it's generally not the case, but I am actually surrounded by shopping centres with both. I live five minutes away from a shopping centre that has a Big W and a Kmart (and Safeway and Coles) as the only major stores in it. I live twenty minutes away from two other shopping centres with both a Big W and a Kmart (and a Target).

But I can't get to any of them to toy shop until the weekend :(

[5FDP]

Well there you go. Big W's and Kmart's can live together under the one roof :p

[Tabias Prime]

Why is there no Kmart in the city? If there can be a Big W and a Target, they can have a Kmart.

Belmont Forum here in Perth have both....

[Ode to a Grasshopper]

Kicking myself for not picking up Skullgrin and Thunderwing while I was in Hobart, which has the only Big W in Tassie.:(
I didn't really have the budget, but still...they'd look so cool next to Bludgeon.

[Golden Phoenix]

They Canceled Stargate Universe!
:mad::mad::mad:

[Sharky]

They Canceled Stargate Universe!
:mad::mad::mad:

what!!!

man all the shows i like never survive..

[gantz]

SyFy Channel cancel fkn everything!
:mad:

[optimus1]

Went to Kmart today for more scouts - Not 1 left :eek:

[kaiden]

They Canceled Stargate Universe!
:mad::mad::mad:

it was only a matter of time. a lot of shows this year.

Batman: The Brave And The Bold (CAR)
Ended after two seasons, final episode on TBA

Caprica (SYFY)
Ended after one season, final episode on 1/4/2011

Medium (CBS)
Ended after seven seasons, final episode on 1/21/2011

Stargate Universe (SYFY)
Ended after two seasons, final episode on TBA

sad panda.

[Sharky]

What's worse is stargate I feel was just warming up to be a great series given a chance it could of been better then SG1

I wonder if there will be another SG series???