I need to vent!

[jena]

Hatchback.

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b190/boneyards/focus4.png

[KillinSpoon]

Wicked numberplate :P

[jena]

I love my rego number, I got lucky with that one.

[Hursticon]

I love the rims on that Focus! :eek:, they are an awesome colour and quite dressy with that steel rim surrounding the inner tyre but without being over the top; they're highly complimentary to the vehicle. ;):cool:
I also agree with KillingSpoon, very wicked number plates. :D

[jena]

I am madly in love with my rims for all those reasons. They're not too over the top but way better than some stock standard rubbish. Thanks!

[Autocon]

Pffft such a girly car!!!:p

Have you made a bio and think of how it transforms into robot mode?

[jena]

Pfft, it isn't girly! I've taught male students who have admitted that they'd totally drive it.

When I stuck an Autobot logo badge to the back I tried to think of a name and the robot mode that kept coming to mind was basically like g1 Bumblebee. If I had the time, energy and talent I'd totally design the robot mode for my car.

And I cheer myself up by saying the scratches/dent in my bumper are battle damage.

[jena]

Another vent... Are Toyworld always such jerks. For one, my local store seem to have insane prices, I mean $139.99 for ROTF leader class Megatron. And the prices very between the same toys, the price changes across all the deluxe reveal the shield toys. My main complaint today is that I went in to cancel a layby that I'd only had on for a month, the lady charged me
$20 in fees, claimed she had stored it for "so long" (a month, wtf?) and she was generally just very rude. I had to spend the other money from the layby as a store credit so I bought some kitbashing stuff for future attempts but I'm still peeved at the $20 of fees just to cancel a layby! Seriously, no wonder there's never anyone shopping in this particular Toyworld.

[Tabias Prime]

Pffft such a girly car!!!:p

And whats wrong with the car, I'm a 6foot 2inches, 97kg male, built like a brick dunny and I drive a 2003 silver 1.6L Holden Barina....

[Hursticon]

Am I the only person who thinks "Beep-beep" when ever someone says/mentions the word Barina? :p:D

Small cars aren't girly at all; Hell, I'm 6ft 2inches also and weigh 115-120kg and I want a bloody '60s Mk.III Mini Cooper S! :D:cool:
(Though, according to wikipedia, that may be a little hard with only 1,570 ever produced :()

[Zippo]

Another vent... Are Toyworld always such jerks. For one, my local store seem to have insane prices, I mean $139.99 for ROTF leader class Megatron. And the prices very between the same toys, the price changes across all the deluxe reveal the shield toys. My main complaint today is that I went in to cancel a layby that I'd only had on for a month, the lady charged me
$20 in fees, claimed she had stored it for "so long" (a month, wtf?) and she was generally just very rude. I had to spend the other money from the layby as a store credit so I bought some kitbashing stuff for future attempts but I'm still peeved at the $20 of fees just to cancel a layby! Seriously, no wonder there's never anyone shopping in this particular Toyworld.

Probably because you are in the middle of nowhere, and there is no competition. So the store can do basically what ever it wants and if you want toys they have you have to agree to THEIR terms.

[bowspearer]

Must be something in the air- had a guy in a store swear at me this morning.

[SkyWarp91]

Must be something in the air- had a guy in a store swear at me this morning.

was he working there?

[bowspearer]

was he working there?

Yeah, wasn't impressed at all. It's bad enough happening at the best of times- let alone when you have a transaction worth hundreds of dollars you're in the middle of with them and you're actually trying to facilitate a bulk buy of stuff they're so keen to sell off that they're thinking of selling it off at half price.

I suspect when I call the manager/owner tomorrow he'll be less than impressed by it.

[jena]

Probably because you are in the middle of nowhere, and there is no competition. So the store can do basically what ever it wants and if you want toys they have you have to agree to THEIR terms.

It's just too bad you don't get to see their layby terms and conditions until after you actually create the layby, if I had of known the cancellation fee was so ridiculous I probably wouldn't have bothered. It wouldn't have been so bad if the woman wasn't so damn rude. They have a model kit of RMS Titanic that I want but I don't want to give that woman any more of my money! Such an old goat.

[jena]

Yeah, wasn't impressed at all. It's bad enough happening at the best of times- let alone when you have a transaction worth hundreds of dollars you're in the middle of with them and you're actually trying to facilitate a bulk buy of stuff they're so keen to sell off that they're thinking of selling it off at half price.

I suspect when I call the manager/owner tomorrow he'll be less than impressed by it.

Quit skimping on the details, I'm a girl, I want details! Why did he swear at you? Don't these people understand customer service...

[bowspearer]

Thoroughly disgusted and furious right now and I'd laugh at the irony if it weren't so blatantly offensive. On tonight's episode of Highway Patrol, one of the officers referred to a suspect on camera and before approaching them as acting like a "spastic".

It's bad enough that so much neo-Nazi bigotry exists in society, but to have it come from a member of the Police force who are meant to be the upholders of Law and Order is nothing short of inexcusable and depraved.

It's ironic- Highway Patrol is meant to be a PR stunt for the Victorian police, yet all comments like that do is paint the entire Victorian Police Force as a pack of neo-Nazi pigs.

[bowspearer]

Quit skimping on the details, I'm a girl, I want details! Why did he swear at you? Don't these people understand customer service...

I'd spoken to the manager when putting a deposit down on all his vintage MOTU figures but not his 200x figures a few weeks back. At the time he'd said to me if I was buying the lot, that he'd have given me a discount.

I went in on Friday to let him know that I was going to be slightly short on picking them up on Thursday (between $50-$100, which I was going to be fixing up the following fortnight) and we made arrangements on that. In that conversation, he'd mentioned he might be reducing his 200X figures to half price as the store is changing ownership at the end of the month.

At the time I thought nothing of it, but last night I got an idea to see if I could get a bulk buy on here, which would clear out his unwanted stock, get people on here a bargain and get me a reduction in price on the stuff I had.

So I go in this morning to ask the guy working there (not the manager) who fobbed me off about price claiming they had no control over prices (clearly a lie based on what the owner/manager said), which I pointed out was not what the owner had said, and asked him about calling the manager quickly, which he made an excuse not to. I then said that I was pretty sure that the manager would be interested, explained what the manager had said about the half price and what I was proposing if I brought a bulk buy into the equation where the lot went.

To which I got words to the effect of "look, you've got your $#!+ here which is going to be sitting here for months" and yes he did swear at me. At which point, I cut him off and in a raised and assertive voice told him that I had spoken to the owner twice about things and I was picking up most of them next week. At which point he told me to calm down and claimed ignorance. When I brought up that I would be complaining to the Manager because of how rude he'd been, I was told "go right ahead" in a "screw you" tone of voice.

If it wasn't for how the manager has been which is awesome, I'd be cancelling the whole deal after what happened and spreading the word about this store.

[valkyrie_76]

And whats wrong with the car, I'm a 6foot 2inches, 97kg male, built like a brick dunny and I drive a 2003 silver 1.6L Holden Barina....



Am I the only person who thinks "Beep-beep" when ever someone says/mentions the word Barina? :p:D

Small cars aren't girly at all; Hell, I'm 6ft 2inches also and weigh 115-120kg and I want a bloody '60s Mk.III Mini Cooper S! :D:cool:
(Though, according to wikipedia, that may be a little hard with only 1,570 ever produced :()

Now now......Im 6ft and 110kg and I drive a Ford Fiesta and I know I can escape from people who chase me through the shopping mall by baddies in a Corvette and conduct beach landings with British Marines. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7e7R3y-qwZ0)

So nah nah nah :D:D

[KillinSpoon]

Now now......Im 6ft and 110kg and I drive a Ford Fiesta and I know I can escape from people who chase me through the shopping mall by baddies in a Corvette and conduct beach landings with British Marines. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7e7R3y-qwZ0)

So nah nah nah :D:D

I'd prefer the ZR1 to be honest :P

[jena]

Now now......Im 6ft and 110kg and I drive a Ford Fiesta and I know I can escape from people who chase me through the shopping mall by baddies in a Corvette and conduct beach landings with British Marines. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7e7R3y-qwZ0)

So nah nah nah :D:D

I love that I knew exactly what that link was of without even looking. One of the best car reviews ever. But I'm sorry, I prefer my Focus. The Fiesta is just too small and I'm shorter/smaller than you! But A+ for driving a Ford anyway.

[jena]

@bowspearer that guy sounds like an ignorant twit. There's no excuse for that kind of attitude, especially since you weren't being unreasonable, in my opinion at least. How frustrating for you.

[Prowl]

Thoroughly disgusted and furious right now and I'd laugh at the irony if it weren't so blatantly offensive. On tonight's episode of Highway Patrol, one of the officers referred to a suspect on camera and before approaching them as acting like a "spastic".

It's bad enough that so much neo-Nazi bigotry exists in society, but to have it come from a member of the Police force who are meant to be the upholders of Law and Order is nothing short of inexcusable and depraved.

It's ironic- Highway Patrol is meant to be a PR stunt for the Victorian police, yet all comments like that do is paint the entire Victorian Police Force as a pack of neo-Nazi pigs.

Out of interest what makes them "Neo Nazis"? I understand it is a insensitive comment to make but but why is anyone that makes those comments a Neo Nazi? Why not Neo Fascist as by branding them Nazi's you are guilty of the same genralisations that you are accusing the police of? Fascism exists in many forms not just the Nazi variety

Or why not just arseholes as I hardly think that making a insenstitive remark is akin to Nazi eugenics & I doubt they are looking to put people on a bus to Hadamar.

Also why is it Neo Nazi bigotry in general? Bigotry exists in all races & creeds not just Central European politics from 75 years ago.

[bowspearer]

Out of interest what makes them "Neo Nazis"? I understand it is a insensitive comment to make but but why is anyone that makes those comments a Neo Nazi? Why not Neo Fascist as by branding them Nazi's you are guilty of the same genralisations that you are accusing the police of? Fascism exists in many forms not just the Nazi variety

Or why not just arseholes as I hardly think that making a insenstitive remark is akin to Nazi eugenics & I doubt they are looking to put people on a bus to Hadamar.

Also why is it Neo Nazi bigotry in general? Bigotry exists in all races & creeds not just Central European politics from 75 years ago.

Actually your argument here is guilty of the very mis-attribution you accuse mine of.

The problem is you've completely misattributed what fascism is.

To quote FDR in 1938: "The liberty of a democracy is not safe if the people tolerate the growth of private power to a point where it comes stronger than their democratic state itself. That, in its essence, is fascism - ownership of government by an individual, by a group or by any controlling private power."

In other words, while the Nazi regime was certainly fascist, it was not fascism which drove the extermination of the Holocaust.

Now to deal with the Nazi aspect of things.

Hitler didn't start the Holocaust, he merely jumped on the bandwagon that was already rolling away in Germany at the time.

To quote Binding and Hoche (1920) in their Permission for the Destruction of Life Unworthy of Life:


Their life is absolutely pointless, but they do not regard it as being unbearable. They are a terrible, heavy burden upon their relatives and society as a whole. Their death would not even create the smallest gap -- except perhaps in the feelings of their mothers or loyal nurses.

Furthermore it was this very school of Social Darwinist thought which ideologically fueled the genocide of the Holocaust. Why wouldn't it have- the moment you apply this ideology in any productive way, you wind up in a situation where you are at best, saying that it would be best for the good of the productivity of society if those with a disability died out. Funnily enough, that fits neatly into exactly what is meant by slurs like "spaz", "spastic", "retard" and "tard".

You bring up the visceral example of loading the disabled on a bus to Hadamar, but that's a bit of an irrational argument. After all, only a few of Hitler's supporters post 1942 loaded the ovens. Only a few of them manned the gas chambers. Only a few of them manned the gas chambers. Only a few of them rounded up the "undesirables" into cattle cars and transported them to concentration camps, were members of the Gestapo or were members of the SS.

The vast majority simply agreed with what Hitler was doing, that the "undesirables" needed to be wiped out "for the good of the volk".

That police woman might not have been experimenting on or forcibly sterilising the disabled, but she was actively perpetuating the bigotry that says that they should be- meaning that ideologically it ammounts to the same thing. Otherwise you might as well argue that the conviction of Albert Speer in the Nuremberg trials was unjust because all he was was a number cruncher (which would be an utterly ludicrous argument).

Whether you want to split hairs and call it Neo-Nazism, Nazism, Nazi sympathising, or some other term which rightfully and shamefully brands someone as a pro-eugenic scumbag, the underlying ideology is identical.

Then again, I completely understand why so many are reluctant to admit to this form of bigotry being what it is. Considering how much disability discrimination gets a free pass globally compared to racism and sexism; if society actually admitted to this being what it is, then a significant number of people would have to admit to the ideological swastikas they've been wearing in their hearts for some time now.

[Prowl]

I won't bother going over your entire post as this is far from the forum to do so but a couple of comments.



You bring up the visceral example of loading the disabled on a bus to Hadamar, but that's a bit of an irrational argument. After all, only a few of Hitler's supporters post 1942 loaded the ovens. Only a few of them manned the gas chambers. Only a few of them manned the gas chambers. Only a few of them rounded up the "undesirables" into cattle cars and transported them to concentration camps, were members of the Gestapo or were members of the SS.


Or were members of the military on convalescent leave or the Order Police (who ultimately fell under the command of Reichsfhurer Himmler but were not SS members) or local volunteers or were militias set up by the German occupying forces to root out all undesirables. It was far from just the SS & Gestapo who actively participated in all aspects of the holocaust.




That police woman might not have been experimenting on or forcibly sterilising the disabled, but she was actively perpetuating the bigotry that says that they should be- meaning that ideologically it ammounts to the same thing. Otherwise you might as well argue that the conviction of Albert Speer in the Nuremberg trials was unjust because all he was was a number cruncher (which would be an utterly ludicrous argument).


This is like 7 degrees of Kevin Bacon. You can draw a line between a police officer casually using a common & often espressed sentiment that some one is a "spastic" with perpetuating the ideals that lead to genocide.

Wonders never cease..

As for Speer he was a great deal more than a number cruncher.



Then again, I completely understand why so many are reluctant to admit to this form of bigotry being what it is. Considering how much disability discrimination gets a free pass globally compared to racism and sexism; if society actually admitted to this being what it is, then a significant number of people would have to admit to the ideological swastikas they've been wearing in their hearts for some time now.

Are you studying to teach this drivel? So in short what you are saying is anyone who uses those disparaging terms must have a ideological swasticka in their heart?

I must wear jackboots & smash babies skulls for fun because I use those terms daily & a lot of other terms that would offend your sensibilities. I make no apologies for doing so & will continue to do so without being a Neo Fascist in my heart.

[bowspearer]

Or were members of the military on convalescent leave or the Order Police (who ultimately fell under the command of Reichsfhurer Himmler but were not SS members) or local volunteers or were militias set up by the German occupying forces to root out all undesirables. It was far from just the SS & Gestapo who actively participated in all aspects of the holocaust.

To begin with, I also made reference to groups other than the Gestapo and SS when mentioning the prison guards at the concentration camps.


This is like 7 degrees of Kevin Bacon. You can draw a line between a police officer casually using a common & often espressed sentiment that some one is a "spastic" with perpetuating the ideals that lead to genocide.

You mean by comparing them to a viewpoint of someone with cerebal palsy which ideologically fits in completely with that quote from 1920 which I brought up.


Are you studying to teach this drivel? So in short what you are saying is anyone who uses those disparaging terms must have a ideological swasticka in their heart?

I must wear jackboots & smash babies skulls for fun because I use those terms daily & a lot of other terms that would offend your sensibilities. I make no apologies for doing so & will continue to do so without being a Neo Fascist in my heart.

Talk about a ludicrous argument. There is a vast difference between wearing jackboots or driving a Voltswagon and perpetuating stereotypes with promote the very ideology which drove the likes of AKTIONT4 & AKTION14. We are talking about bigotry here, which those of us who have faced it our entire lives are all too aware of as well as the suffering to where it leads as well as leads. If you think that every single instance of genocide on this planet rooted in bigotry didn't start out with some kind of slurs and bigoted antagonism, then you have an incredibly poor grasp of history.

Furthermore I suggest you take a look at peer reviewed studies out there which have demonstrated significantly higher levels of abuse suffered by the disabled as opposed to the abled, and then try telling me that it's "just a slur".

If you use those terms on a daily basis, then as much as you hate hearing it, yes, you are glorifying the attitudes which drove the Holocaust every bit as much as someone who uses racist terminology glorifies the kind of hatred actions of the likes of the KKK. If you're that ignorant that you cannot see that then I truly feel sorry for you.

[griffin]

A reminder to all...
Any unresolvable issues like religion, politics or social ideologies is not to be debated here. There are sites out there catering for that.
This is not a site for picking on people and their comments just because they see things differently to your point of view. This is a toy collector site. Ignore it (non-toy stuff you don't agree with) and move on.

[bowspearer]

Griffin, just for the record, I wasn't trying to turn this into a political debate, merely venting based on bigotry I've witnessed and encountered most of my life (I test in the genius range on IQ tests but most of my life I've been treated like a worthless idiot because of my disability)- in the same way that I'd expect anyone else who'd witnessed bigotry to be able to vent about it on here, be it sexism, racism, or any other form of bigotry.

It's just sad that in this day and age when we're supposed to be so enlightened, that people would actually come on here and minimise, trivialise and diminish said bigotry when another board member had been clearly and genuinely offended by it.....

[gantz]

Damn......

I have missed too much Hercules, I am gonna have download that entire show :D

1st world problems, I know...

[SkyWarp91]

Damn......

I have missed too much Hercules, I am gonna have download that entire show :D

1st world problems, I know...

You could buy the series which is on sale now for about $150 at jb-hi fi

[gantz]

Really?! that is fantastic!! :)

Thanks so much for the heads up SkyWarp

[Hursticon]

Now now......Im 6ft and 110kg and I drive a Ford Fiesta and I know I can escape from people who chase me through the shopping mall by baddies in a Corvette and conduct beach landings with British Marines. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7e7R3y-qwZ0)

So nah nah nah :D:D

Ha!, LOL! :p:D
I loved that review, the acoustics of the Corvette in that mall would've been AWESOME! :D:cool:


I'd prefer the ZR1 to be honest :P

In black, it is indeed a sexy beast huh? ;):)


Damn......

I have missed too much Hercules, I am gonna have download that entire show :D

1st world problems, I know...

For some reason, I always thought Aries to be way cooler than Hercules in that show - Damn you Kevin Sorbo! :p:D

[SkyWarp91]

Really?! that is fantastic!! :)

Thanks so much for the heads up SkyWarp

Hey mate, my math was off. Apparently it's even cheaper, there are 5 season DVD sets each priced $25, the last has both seasons 5 and 6. So 5 sets = $125!

[Sharky]

i was going through a box of my transformers last night looking for a pretender... and to my horror i discovered a buch of of figures have discoloured.. my Doubledealer, Landfill, Quickmix and my Powermaster Prime..

its sad......

these have been out of dust and sunlight is it just age that fades them... now i am paranoid about all my stored figures...

[Skullcruncher]

i was going through a box of my transformers last night looking for a pretender... and to my horror i discovered a buch of of figures have discoloured.. my Doubledealer, Landfill, Quickmix and my Powermaster Prime..

its sad......

these have been out of dust and sunlight is it just age that fades them... now i am paranoid about all my stored figures...

I feel your pain sharky! G1's - you do your best for them and they still fade! :(

[Shirokaze]

i was going through a box of my transformers last night looking for a pretender... and to my horror i discovered a buch of of figures have discoloured.. my Doubledealer, Landfill, Quickmix and my Powermaster Prime..

its sad......

these have been out of dust and sunlight is it just age that fades them... now i am paranoid about all my stored figures...

I feel you Sharky! Was moving a few figures from a storage container to a cardboard box for transport, and when I lifted my thumb off Transmetal Rampage there was a significant amount of chrome stuck to it.

I thought it was enough to keep my figs out of direct sunlight, so I'm quite paranoid now.:(

[Sharky]

yeah just dont know any more. i guess 20 somthing year old figures have a right to age its a little disapointing.. i am hoping there are not more that have faded as mostly everything is packed and ready for the move soon.

[Demonac]

They are the laws of the universe.
Entropy will claim everything. You can keep the toys in a vacuum sealed container buried in a vault, and it will still degrade.

[Skullcruncher]

They are the laws of the universe.
Entropy will claim everything. You can keep the toys in a vacuum sealed container buried in a vault, and it will still degrade.

Heh eventually everything will just turn to dust like a mummy's fart.

[snaketales]

Where's my TFCC Sideburn figure?@!!??!

Tets is only a couple of suburbs away from me and he already has his :(:confused:

[janda the red]

oh god i'm sick of work!!!

please let me win tattslotto tonight so i can become an international man of leisure.

( not asking for much... lol )

janda :)

[Skullcruncher]

Grr ebayers who use accounts setup in the US but request items to be sent to china or some other country where I cannot track items :mad: ah I dont think so. Now I have to go through the ebay resolution process....zzzzzzzz

[griffin]

Received this rare-ish item in the mail, in a padded bag (should have been sent in a box, as it was totally squashed on the bottom half, destroying the reflective panel inside).

http://www.toycollectors.com.au/damaged01.jpg

It's the second rarest of the 96 different Minivehicles so far released by Hasbro, and is one of the few TFs toys I wanted to keep sealed in packaging... so have to get another one now.

[5FDP]

^ That really sucks griffin. I feel your pain as this has happened to me more than once including an extremely rare 25 year old book that was folded in half by my postie so it would fit in the letterbox :mad:

[SkyWarp91]

Post Offices should have the 'Deliver with Extreme Care or we'll sue your ass' option for deliveries.

[janda the red]

Post Offices should have the 'Deliver with Extreme Care or we'll sue your ass' option for deliveries.

me likes that idea.... lol :p

janda :)

[Zippo]

Got a phone call this morning. the job interview I had lined up for Tuesday -- Canceled.
Reason - I have too much experience for a junior position and would rock the boat

How the **** can you have too much experience for the position BEFORE an interview.
Its not like I can walk in, and 15 minutes later know their entire IT system, the ins and out of said system and how to fix any problems they have over their exsisting IT support and engineers.

[UltraMarginal]

Got a phone call this morning. the job interview I had lined up for Tuesday -- Canceled.
Reason - I have too much experience for a junior position and would rock the boat

How the **** can you have too much experience for the position BEFORE an interview.
Its not like I can walk in, and 15 minutes later know their entire IT system, the ins and out of said system and how to fix any problems they have over their exsisting IT support and engineers.

that blows, sounds like they have more internal problems than you perhaps want to have to deal with though.

[SkyWarp91]

Got a phone call this morning. the job interview I had lined up for Tuesday -- Canceled.
Reason - I have too much experience for a junior position and would rock the boat

How the **** can you have too much experience for the position BEFORE an interview.
Its not like I can walk in, and 15 minutes later know their entire IT system, the ins and out of said system and how to fix any problems they have over their exsisting IT support and engineers.

Welcome to the workforce of Australia 2011! ;)

[kaiden]

Got a phone call this morning. the job interview I had lined up for Tuesday -- Canceled.
Reason - I have too much experience for a junior position and would rock the boat

How the **** can you have too much experience for the position BEFORE an interview.
Its not like I can walk in, and 15 minutes later know their entire IT system, the ins and out of said system and how to fix any problems they have over their exsisting IT support and engineers.

basically, you would be too good for the job and they would have to promote you and then refill the position.

[jena]

Got a phone call this morning. the job interview I had lined up for Tuesday -- Canceled.
Reason - I have too much experience for a junior position and would rock the boat

How the **** can you have too much experience for the position BEFORE an interview.
Its not like I can walk in, and 15 minutes later know their entire IT system, the ins and out of said system and how to fix any problems they have over their exsisting IT support and engineers.

That blows. That's the opposite to the problem I frequently come across, I keep being told I don't have enough experience. You can't win, eh?

[Bartrim]

That blows. That's the opposite to the problem I frequently come across, I keep being told I don't have enough experience. You can't win, eh?

I love that excuse. My response used to be "Well how can I get experience if you don't give me the job?"

[Hursticon]

I love that excuse. My response used to be "Well how can I get experience if you don't give me the job?"

Annoyingly, that excuse never seemed to work for me... :(

[heroic_decepticon]

I love that excuse. My response used to be "Well how can I get experience if you don't give me the job?"

I've also heard "We cannot proceed with your application at this stage."

I have a stack of rejection letters from 2004 saved up with all sorts of novel 'excuses' in them, which are a fun read and a good laugh... the AU job market is strange this way (not sure about NZ where you are from Zippo).

[kup]

Got a phone call this morning. the job interview I had lined up for Tuesday -- Canceled.
Reason - I have too much experience for a junior position and would rock the boat

How the **** can you have too much experience for the position BEFORE an interview.
Its not like I can walk in, and 15 minutes later know their entire IT system, the ins and out of said system and how to fix any problems they have over their exsisting IT support and engineers.

I can relate to this. I have gone to a few Interviews in the past for postions that sounded awesome and was denied for the same reason - Too qualified or too experienced for the position.

I was like WTF?

However I later found out through a 3rd party that the whole interview process in one of those companies was a sham to satisfy HR. In reality the interviewer was already pre-set to hire a relative so he needed to make it look 'professional' by holding out interviews and choosing the 'most suitable' candidate.

[SkyWarp91]

I can relate to this. I have gone to a few Interviews in the past for postions that sounded awesome and was denied for the same reason - Too qualified or too experienced for the position.

I was like WTF?

However I later found out through a 3rd party that the whole interview process in one of those companies was a sham to satisfy HR. In reality the interviewer was already pre-set to hire a relative so he needed to make it look 'professional' by holding out interviews and choosing the 'most suitable' candidate.

+1, if you want a job without connections you'll have to go through hell of an effort, took me about 6 months to get my part-time job without any connections. Most of my friends got their jobs through relatives and even the careers expert at my Uni said that 'networking' is the only way you can get a job in today's market. Kind of frustrating really because I hate sucking up to people and presenting myself as something that I'm not.

[kup]

Mouse Hunt: Part Deux.

I was just at my desk shortly after coming back from work. While writing a Sales post on the board (;)) I saw something move fast from the direction of my front door forwards. Since I was looking at this from another room and it was dark, I couldn't make out what it was nor where it went. At first I thought it was a trick of the light so I ignored it but decided to tun on the living room light.

A couple of minutes later while I continued to write the post, my keen eye detected movement again. This time I got a good view of what it was - A Mouse :mad:. It darted from the living room into the kitchen and then the laundry. Once it went into the Laundry I knew that I would loose it as I have too many toy boxes there so I decided to set up one of the mouse traps I had from the 'previous incident' (http://www.otca.com.au/boards/showpost.php?p=230550&postcount=1397) and left it at the foot of the laundry entrance.

I decided to stake out the mouse since the laundry is small with no food there so the peanut butter on the trap would be the most appealing thing there for it. This mouse wasn't as stupid as the last one, the peanut butter did attract him but upon noticing the trap he circled around it and out of the laundry. This behavior intrigued me so I decided to stand very still and just observe him since mice threat awareness is mostly based on movement so as long as I didn't make any sudden moves, I was invisible to him.

I noticed the path he chose to move from one end of the kitchen to the other and then he hid under a cupboard out of sight. I decided to watch for a few minutes and during that time he came out of the same spot, observed and took a few steps forward, I made a minor sudden movement like flicking my wrist and it darted back in. We did this a few times and every time he tried to walk out using the same path in which he came from the laundry and upon being frightened went back into the same 'gap' under the cupboard. I decided to put a trap with peanut butter in the opposite direction of his preferred path and see if that attracted him - The smell certainly did but upon noticing the trap, he would ignore it and walk back on his usual path until another sudden movement would make him hide again - This mouse was not to be underestimated.

I decided to try to humanely trap him by leaving an open glass jar on it's side in the hope that he would walk in. When the mouse came out, he was at first frightened by his reflection but then came in closer to inspect the jar from the outside. After a little while, he ignored it and tried to walk back on it's path. I flicked my wrist again and he hid.

Now I decided that play time was over and it was time to trap him. I placed a trap on his preferred path not to attract him but in the hope that he would trip on it - As I expected, he walked around it and continued on the path. I made a sudden move and this time he decided to hid behind the fridge as it was closer. I knew that he would soon attempt to continue on it's path so I placed the mouse trap a bit further on but facing the wall and waited for him to come out. When he did, I frightened him forward and he darted instead of walking - That fright got him to run recklessly and the trap got him :)

Since he didn't go in head first and just tripped, the trap did not kill him, just caught him but he begun to squick like crazy. Since this mouse had proven himself worthy, I decided to put him in the glass jar and release him outside:

http://kupscigar.com/fun/mouse2.JPG
You dirty rat! You killed my Brother!

Although he was active in the jar and did not appear to be in pain, I released him outside on the ground but he didn't run - He just stood there sniffing around. I left him be and went back in.

This time I know that the mouse followed me in from the outside so they are getting in through the front door...I am still shocked that it decided to climb the stairs instead of going to the easier bottom floor units :rolleyes:

I have proven that I can outwit the smartest of your kind so DO YOU WANT TO GET NUTS! COME ON! LET'S GET NUTS!!

[UltraMarginal]

as frustrating as it must have been to know you have a mouse, especially after your last epic, that is one cool story. and extremely interesting.

[kaiden]

you know its going to breed....

[Hursticon]

as frustrating as it must have been to know you have a mouse, especially after your last epic, that is one cool story. and extremely interesting.

I agree, but you've got a lot more heart than I do Kup; It wouldn't have of drawn another breath if I'd of gotten a hold of it. :o

[kup]

as frustrating as it must have been to know you have a mouse, especially after your last epic, that is one cool story. and extremely interesting.

Thanks, I just hope it doesn't repeat a third time ;)


I agree, but you've got a lot more heart than I do Kup; It wouldn't have of drawn another breath if I'd of gotten a hold of it. :o

I think of myself (in my head) as a pretty good tracker and hunter even though i can't bring myself to kill a fellow vertebrate which I share 97.5% of my DNA with unless I intend to eat it :o



you know its going to breed....

It's not as if killing him would solve the City's rodent problem ;)

[kaiden]

It's not as if killing him would solve the City's rodent problem ;)

except they breed rapidly and only further increase the problem.

[kup]

except they breed rapidly and only further increase the problem.

By 0.000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 000000000000000000000001% :p

[Hursticon]

By 0.000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 000000000000000000000001% :p

I agree, though do keep your eye on it dude, you don't want it getting out of hand. ;):o

[Arcee]

I think of myself (in my head) as a pretty good tracker and hunter even though i can't bring myself to kill a fellow vertebrate which I share 97.5% of my DNA with unless I intend to eat it :o




It's not as if killing him would solve the City's rodent problem ;)

Eating it is worse than peeling it alive I'd say...

Strangely, reading Kup's account of the hunt I had a vision of the new site banner all the time...

[kup]

Strangely, reading Kup's account of the hunt I had a vision of the new site banner all the time...

That's because I do the same pose when I am on the hunt!

[Demonac]

Kup isn't the only one with a mouse problem.
We've had mice in the roof & under the house for a while (poison & traps keeps them in check), but tonight I saw one in the lounge. It darted under the wall heater when it saw me. I have no idea where it went, but I left it a 'treat' behind the heater.

[kup]

While on my way to the train station this morning, I saw the mouse outside dead not far from where I left it. It seems that the trap that got him may have done more damage than what was initially apparent.

I feel sad now :(

I guess that you can remove my 0.000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 000000000000000000000001% contribution to the City's mouse problem :p

[KillinSpoon]

I guess that you can remove my 0.000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 000000000000000000000001% contribution to the City's mouse problem :p

You are a civil servant and deserve a medal for your efforts! :p

[SkyWarp91]

My laptop AC Adapter of 4 years old has finally died. FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU--

[kaiden]

While on my way to the train station this morning, I saw the mouse outside dead not far from where I left it. It seems that the trap that got him may have done more damage than what was initially apparent.

I feel sad now :(

I guess that you can remove my 0.000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 000000000000000000000001% contribution to the City's mouse problem :p

don't feel sad, some ants or something will come along and eat it - circle of life and all.

[SkyWarp91]

don't feel sad, some ants or something will come along and eat it - circle of life and all.

http://conservationreport.files.wordpress.com/2008/07/recycling.jpg

[Demonac]

I found the mouse from last night.

Dead.

In the washing machine.

Not what I want to see when about to start doing the washing.

[SkyWarp91]

Is there some sort of rat infestation in Australia I'm not aware about? :p

[Demonac]

Not rats, mice.

I think its time to get a cat.

[Hursticon]

Is there some sort of rat infestation in Australia I'm not aware about? :p

Apparently we are supposedly headed for an explosion in Mice numbers, there is indeed a plague upon us! :eek::p


Not rats, mice.

I think its time to get a cat.

If you don't mind the deceased gifts you'll receive every morning in bed. :p

[SkyWarp91]

Not rats, mice.

I think its time to get a cat.

ever heard of those sonic-wave mice repellant devices you can get at Bunnings for $20? Apparently they work by emitting sonic waves that deter mice but the effect doesn't last forever (don't know how long but my pops has had one since end of 2010 and there hasn't been a mouse since)

[Accel]

how long until we get a mice levy from the government then? :P

[kup]

I found the mouse from last night.

Dead.

In the washing machine.

Not what I want to see when about to start doing the washing.

At least you know it's dead and not running around your kitchen eating your stuff.

[kaiden]

I found the mouse from last night.

Dead.

In the washing machine.

At least your mouse wanted to be nice and clean - can't stand the mice that shit where they eat.

[KillinSpoon]

ever heard of those sonic-wave mice repellant devices you can get at Bunnings for $20? Apparently they work by emitting sonic waves that deter mice but the effect doesn't last forever (don't know how long but my pops has had one since end of 2010 and there hasn't been a mouse since)

This.
I have one near my bed and have had for several years.
I haven't even seen an insect in my room since then. Not even house spiders.

[1AZRAEL1]

We had a bit of a mouse problem for a while. Peanut butter didn't work, little blighters just licked it off and left the trap as it was. So instead I used some cheese, and the bastards got that off as well. So I thought, right, that's it you little mongrels. I sticky-taped the cheese to the traps. Worked a charm, first mouse I got crushed it's skull right behind it's eyes. Kinda felt sorry, but at last I got him.

A few nights later I heard a scratching in my walk-in wardrobe when I woke up late at night. Couldn't get back to sleep because of it, so I used the same method and put a trap in there. A little while later it stopped, and I went to sleep. Got up in the morning and saw the same thing happen.

Got another couple by traps like that, but haven't had a problem since.

Reminded me of Mouse Hunt when they kept stealing the bait.

[jazzcomp]

in my old place, stray cats kill the mice. But since I have a new dog, no cats enter the property and I hear little footsteps in the ceiling. :(

rat poison and traps didn't work...

[SkyWarp91]

I guess it depends on where you are, some places have stupid rats, some place have damn smart rats

[Zippo]

I was in one of out Department stores on Tuesday talking to the toy person - about why they hadn't got x and x toy/series etc out on display like the other stores around the country from the same chain do.

He let me know that they did have most of it out the back, they just needed to reorganise the toy section to accomodate and that needed time. I thanked for the information and left.

On Thursday, the chain store was advertising 25% off toys, so I decided to head in and try and score myself some cheap toys. Nothing was on the shelf (as suspected) so I asked, letting them know what I was told on Tuesday. The said they were working on it over the weekend and come in Sunday.

I came in on Sunday and nothing on display. Asked again - let them know what I was told earlier and said I wanted to purchase items while on sale. I followed the dude, he went out back to get some of the items I had asked about ..

I waited for 30 minutes and then left.
F**K it .. they loose my business and I head overseas for my purchasing.
Even with shipping and waiting for the parcel its still cheaper than the sale price.

[KillinSpoon]

Even with shipping and waiting for the parcel its still cheaper than the sale price.

Not to mention faster! :p

[Decepticon]

I was in one of out Department stores on Tuesday talking to the toy person - about why they hadn't got x and x toy/series etc out on display like the other stores around the country from the same chain do.

He let me know that they did have most of it out the back, they just needed to reorganise the toy section to accomodate and that needed time. I thanked for the information and left.

On Thursday, the chain store was advertising 25% off toys, so I decided to head in and try and score myself some cheap toys. Nothing was on the shelf (as suspected) so I asked, letting them know what I was told on Tuesday. The said they were working on it over the weekend and come in Sunday.

I came in on Sunday and nothing on display. Asked again - let them know what I was told earlier and said I wanted to purchase items while on sale. I followed the dude, he went out back to get some of the items I had asked about ..

I waited for 30 minutes and then left.
F**K it .. they loose my business and I head overseas for my purchasing.
Even with shipping and waiting for the parcel its still cheaper than the sale price.

I hate to say it, but agree with you. I would love to support the locals but they never have what I require at the prices I desire so will shop online overseas. Had a similar problem with my local department store not having any Ultimate Primes at 8am Thursday (first day of sale!)

[SkyWarp91]

I'm willing to support my local retail stores, even if they're more expensive than overseas - but they have to sell the damn toys I'm looking for in the first place.

I'm still waiting for Hatchet in SA and still pissed off from what happened to the local release of HFTD Blue Fallen and Highbrow...

[griffin]

I agree. In the past money and time was a factor limiting importing. Then it was just time as the exchange rate shifted but the domestic prices didn't. Now I find with the time spent looking for a new figure or waiting for it to show up in enough stores to find it near me, it is definitely quicker and cheaper to express post toys from online sources that are in other countries, including the US.

Hasbro needs to not only do something about adjusting their prices each year to keep pace with the exchange rate (like most other things in the department stores), and they need to pace themselves more with the retailer pre-ordering - not to pressure them into buying up big with the first wave, resulting in it shelfwarming and being discounted... which loses retailers money and they won't want to re-order. Having less out in the first wave would generate more wholesale sales, as the stores keep restocking more regularly at full price. The more they have to discount to move the stagnant stock, the less likely they will re-order more of that brand in future.

As it was, the stores took on enough stock to last them through to Christmas, but if they had had that same pre-ordered volume spaced out until Christmas, they'd sell a lot more at full price and restock the later waves (that fans and collectors are after) because it is more profitable for the retailer if they don't have to resort to clearance pricing.

Then again, from Hasbro's perspective, it's better to sell as much wholesale product as possible, no matter the long term consequences, as opposed to not selling enough and causing a shortage in stores.

But I don't have a marketing degree, so I could be missing something... it's the people at Hasbro who are trained to know about business principles and forecast modelling. Long term profit strategies doesn't seem to be a concern in the toy industry. It's all about selling as much as they can at the annual Toy Fair, and worrying about next year, next year.

Hasbro's old motto says it all - 'keep the line fresh'... no long term strategies, just something new every year for the Retailers to have to offload before the next Toyfair if it isn't popular.

[kup]

From personal professional experience working with marketing departments - Having qualifications in Marketing does not mean that one knows what he is doing. Some of them are remarkably clueless or short sighted to the point that not even common sense is applied.

Can't go into details but I have been appalled by the poor level of knowledge and awareness that some supposedly experienced and qualified marketing staff have. I put it to the practice that they often lock themselves in their own 'happy world' in which things work by a simple 'rinse and repeat' routine which can last them for years if everything remains stable and only when the 'game' changes do they find themselves in trouble.

I am pretty sure that much of what Hasbro does is 'rinse and repeat' since the stores also fall under the same form of repetitive practices. This is probably why we constantly see the same mistakes in the stock which the stores purchase and the items that Hasbro distributes.

[Arcee]

From personal professional experience working with marketing departments - Having qualifications in Marketing does not mean that one knows what he is doing. Some of them are remarkably clueless or short sighted to the point that not even common sense is applied.

Can't go into details but I have been appalled by the poor level of knowledge and awareness that some supposedly experienced and qualified marketing staff have. I put it to the practice that they often lock themselves in their own 'happy world' in which things work by a simple 'rinse and repeat' routine which can last them for years if everything remains stable and only when the 'game' changes do they find themselves in trouble.



I second Kup on this statement. I come from a Commerce background and thank goodness not marketing. My experience with the only Marketing subject I took on in my uni course as an elective, they aim to attain the so called "business acumen" and vision stuff by encouraging weirdest nonsense possible, let there be no boundary or logic; and if you stick with common sense or even financial awareness you are definitely screwed up in your assessments.

[swoop]

My tv just stuffed up. I was sitting there watching it and then there was a loud noise and the screen went pink and now my digital channels and hdmi channels don't work for longer than a minute before it stuffs up again. Now I'll have to buy a new tv :mad:

[jazzcomp]

My tv just stuffed up. I was sitting there watching it and then there was a loud noise and the screen went pink and now my digital channels and hdmi channels don't work for longer than a minute before it stuffs up again. Now I'll have to buy a new tv :mad:
warranty?

[swoop]

Nope it expired in April. I only got the extended warranty for 3 years I should of spent the extra and got 5 :(

[kaiden]

Nope it expired in April. I only got the extended warranty for 3 years I should of spent the extra and got 5 :(

bought the inconia a500 tablet over the weekend and the wife made me buy the 2+ yr warranty :/

[SkyWarp91]

3 weeks ago the power supply to my desktop died, got a new one.

2 weeks ago the power adapter to my laptop died, also got a new one.

This week my crappy Matshita DVD drive in my laptop is dead, don't know how the heck I'm going to replace it!

[UltraMarginal]

My tv just stuffed up. I was sitting there watching it and then there was a loud noise and the screen went pink and now my digital channels and hdmi channels don't work for longer than a minute before it stuffs up again. Now I'll have to buy a new tv :mad:

perhaps a repair quote first?

[SGB]

The winds this week has been giving the s***s. They've been making my daily bike rides a pain in the ass and costing me lots of momentum and speed.

[Decepticon]

I never get any parcels on a Thursday! I'm sure they have days off from deliveries.

[swoop]

perhaps a repair quote first?

I brought a new tv last night and got the 5 year extended warranty;)
I'll probably get around to getting a quote to fix the tv and if its cheap I'll have it fixed and keep it as a spare

[Arcee]

I brought a new tv last night and got the 5 year extended warranty;)
I'll probably get around to getting a quote to fix the tv and if its cheap I'll have it fixed and keep it as a spare
I remember I got my TV when it's on big discount but they sort of "persuaded" me into getting extra 2yrs of warranty, plus this cable and that cable which I didn't have to buy, but I had to buy, and I end up paying a total that's twice as much as the TV price.

[Demonac]

Most of the time the extended warranty is a load of crap.
It doesn't cover 'wear & tear', so if you item dies after 2 years, then they'll claim it was wear & tear. Yes, I've had this happen.

[5FDP]

^ 100% agree with Demonac. Extended warrantees are the biggest scam in retail.

[kaiden]

the $AU is down to $0.96US :(

[heroic_decepticon]

the $AU is down to $0.96US :(

That's actually good for me since the HKD is pegged to the USD...

[Zippo]

Youch, look at the exchange rate drop!

My rant, the postal system
2 days for my EMS order from mid USA to Auckland via Sydney ..
And there it sits for 4 days .. and hasn't moved.

[1AZRAEL1]

I've been waiting for a package to show up from Canada for over a month. Tracking says International item has left Canada, 18/08. Wonder when the hell it will show up.

On another note, damn oven has gone on the fritz. The time keeps reseting itself and beeps every damn time. Last nite it was goin nuts, I finally got the poops with it that I decided to punch it. Stayed off for the rest of the night so I could sleep. Started fritzing again today a bit, but not much. I think it know's who's boss :p

[SkyWarp91]

I've been waiting for a package to show up from Canada for over a month. Tracking says International item has left Canada, 18/08. Wonder when the hell it will show up.

On another note, damn oven has gone on the fritz. The time keeps reseting itself and beeps every damn time. Last nite it was goin nuts, I finally got the poops with it that I decided to punch it. Stayed off for the rest of the night so I could sleep. Started fritzing again today a bit, but not much. I think it know's who's boss :p

what postage service did you use?

[Hursticon]

I've been waiting for a package to show up from Canada for over a month. Tracking says International item has left Canada, 18/08. Wonder when the hell it will show up.

On another note, damn oven has gone on the fritz. The time keeps reseting itself and beeps every damn time. Last nite it was goin nuts, I finally got the poops with it that I decided to punch it. Stayed off for the rest of the night so I could sleep. Started fritzing again today a bit, but not much. I think it know's who's boss :p

Part 1: Seek out Aus Post man, I wouldn't be surprised if they've got it sitting there as punishment for reporting that tool of a delivery bloke. :rolleyes:
Part 2: LOL! - Gentle Persuasion. :p:D

[1AZRAEL1]

what postage service did you use?

Think it was surface, so could take forever to get here lol.


Part 1: Seek out Aus Post man, I wouldn't be surprised if they've got it sitting there as punishment for reporting that tool of a delivery bloke. :rolleyes:
Part 2: LOL! - Gentle Persuasion. :p:D

Part 1, didn't report him, should have, but oh well. Don't want em to screw up the more important stuff we still got coming lol.
Part 2, I'm always about gentality lol.

[loophole]

stuff from canada always seems to take ages like even up to 2-3 months

[1AZRAEL1]

stuff from canada always seems to take ages like even up to 2-3 months

Yea, kinda what I am expecting. Just hoping it doesn't take that long. Plus, it wasn't sent for a lil while coz of the postal strike they had over there. I paid for it at least 2 weeks prior to it being sent.

[SkyWarp91]

Must... ...fight... ...plastic crack addiction.... already down to spend $200 next week on TFs, must not give in to add $200 on top of that when trying to save for a desktop!!! How do you guys control your addiction?

[Hursticon]

Must... ...fight... ...plastic crack addiction.... already down to spend $200 next week on TFs, must not give in to add $200 on top of that when trying to save for a desktop!!! How do you guys control your addiction?

Honestly? - With great difficulty at times. :o

[KillinSpoon]

Must... ...fight... ...plastic crack addiction.... already down to spend $200 next week on TFs, must not give in to add $200 on top of that when trying to save for a desktop!!! How do you guys control your addiction?

Generally by spending all my money on alcohol and partying instead. :3

[Arcee]

Must... ...fight... ...plastic crack addiction.... already down to spend $200 next week on TFs, must not give in to add $200 on top of that when trying to save for a desktop!!! How do you guys control your addiction?
Get a girlfriend; if you already have then get married; if you already are then get a baby :D:D

Me I don't control...I just have to stop when bank balance is zero and credit card limit is reached and rent is due and pay cheque is still another two weeks away!

[kaiden]

Get a girlfriend; if you already have then get married; if you already are then get a baby :D:D

Me I don't control...I just have to stop when bank balance is zero and credit card limit is reached and rent is due and pay cheque is still another two weeks away!

girlfriends, weddings and babies are really expensive... (well that's if you want nice ones.)

[Arcee]

girlfriends, weddings and babies are really expensive... (well that's if you want nice ones.)
...Well if you get bad girlfriend it may cost you FAR MORE...

And how do you get to choose whether to have a nice baby or a bad one??? :confused:

[SGB]

Damn Illawarra winds. Is Spring supposed to be this windy?!

[kaiden]

...Well if you get bad girlfriend it may cost you FAR MORE...

And how do you get to choose whether to have a nice baby or a bad one??? :confused:

parenting style?

[Prowl]

Must... ...fight... ...plastic crack addiction.... already down to spend $200 next week on TFs, must not give in to add $200 on top of that when trying to save for a desktop!!! How do you guys control your addiction?

If you have a GF/wife just ask her what she thinks of X & how good it will look with Y & Z. Trust me it curbs things considerably.

[tinyJazz]

Must... ...fight... ...plastic crack addiction.... already down to spend $200 next week on TFs, must not give in to add $200 on top of that when trying to save for a desktop!!! How do you guys control your addiction?

Just put a weekly limit your spending money, or set a specific amount to put aside each time you get paid.
If you're saving towards a goal I find it easier to do up a spreadsheet, for example with hours worked, pay, expenses, savings and spending money. I know exactly how much I can spend each week and how far away I am from my goal.
I don't know if that makes sense but that got me to Botcon in 2009 with $1000+ spending money. :3

[Hursticon]

Damn Illawarra winds. Is Spring supposed to be this windy?!

I hear you man, but, it is August/September that we get this sort of weather; that and usually a deluge of rain. :p

[SkyWarp91]

Just put a weekly limit your spending money, or set a specific amount to put aside each time you get paid.
If you're saving towards a goal I find it easier to do up a spreadsheet, for example with hours worked, pay, expenses, savings and spending money. I know exactly how much I can spend each week and how far away I am from my goal.
I don't know if that makes sense but that got me to Botcon in 2009 with $1000+ spending money. :3

I see what you mean, plan out your spending. I think I'll try this approach. Thanks tinyJazz, hope it works!

[GoktimusPrime]

What are you spending your money on dude? There's bugger all new stock out there atm... unless you're buying up every Optimus Prime and Bumblebee you see. ;) I wish there were more new toys to buy! Where the hell's DOTM Soundwave, Wheeljack and Mirage, damnit!??

[SkyWarp91]

What are you spending your money on dude? There's bugger all new stock out there atm... unless you're buying up every Optimus Prime and Bumblebee you see. ;) I wish there were more new toys to buy! Where the hell's DOTM Soundwave, Wheeljack and Mirage, damnit!??

Old TFs :) You'll see when I post them in the October Acquisitions thread!

[UltraMarginal]

My Wife and I put 10% of our income into a seperate account each which is our spending money on personal things, like Transformers, games etc. the rest goes into the joint account which is out of bounds for hobby expenses. simple. I also have an ING savings maximiser attached to my account that hides my moey away so I don't see it in my spending account.

then when I'm looking for a big expense like a Botcon Set, there is hopefully nearly enough in that account to cover it.

enforced saving, if you don't see the money, you don't miss it.

[KillinSpoon]

My Wife and I put 10% of our income into a seperate account each which is our spending money on personal things, like Transformers, games etc. the rest goes into the joint account which is out of bounds for hobby expenses. simple. I also have an ING savings maximiser attached to my account that hides my moey away so I don't see it in my spending account.

then when I'm looking for a big expense like a Botcon Set, there is hopefully nearly enough in that account to cover it.

enforced saving, if you don't see the money, you don't miss it.

Why is this in the vent thread? Isn't that good that your money is hidden?

[Arcee]

Why is this in the vent thread? Isn't that good that your money is hidden?

UM is trying to lecture/consol me on my "vent", seeing I'm living literally from pay cheque to pay cheque at the moment :)

[KillinSpoon]

UM is trying to lecture/consol me on my "vent", seeing I'm living literally from pay cheque to pay cheque at the moment :)

Makes more sense. At first it reminded me of this;

http://www.chucklecloud.com/content/cache/e8ed6dbe-0b5d-4d65-bf4a-8a06cace2594.jpeg

[UltraMarginal]

UM is trying to lecture/consol me on my "vent", seeing I'm living literally from pay cheque to pay cheque at the moment :)

well, there were several people complaining about not having any cash because they keep spending it all on Transformers, so I was providing my "sage" advice.

"this reminds me of the time... "

http://transformerscharacters.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/kup.jpg

probably should have included a couple quotes.:o
as it stands I'm short at the moment because of botcon and then all the spending I've been doing since. um, poor me. :(;)

[RokDog]

Get a girlfriend; if you already have then get married; if you already are then get a baby :D:D

Have you been following me around for the last 10 years? ;)

Culling the collection is getting harder and harder each round, especially when sorting the loose bots. A couple of transforms later and I remember why the toy was so awesome...

[GoktimusPrime]

*deep.massive.sigh*

I was working on my Orion Pax custom in my TF room this morning instead of in the lounge room as usual... accidentally bumped my red paint and spilt some of it on the carpet! :mad:

When I'm painting in my carpetless lounge room - no spills... when I'm painting in my carpeted toy room - spill! STUPID MURPHY'S LAW!! (not to mention that I'm now high on paint fumes too because the TF room is not as well ventilated as the lounge room too)

[kup]

*deep.massive.sigh*

I was working on my Orion Pax custom in my TF room this morning instead of in the lounge room as usual... accidentally bumped my red paint and spilt some of it on the carpet! :mad:

When I'm painting in my carpetless lounge room - no spills... when I'm painting in my carpeted toy room - spill! STUPID MURPHY'S LAW!! (not to mention that I'm now high on paint fumes too because the TF room is not as well ventilated as the lounge room too)

The first thing you do is keep it moist so that the paint doesn't dry then begin scrubbing but try not to spread it. Chances are that it will remain stained and you will need a professional carpet cleaner but at least you won't end up with a huge and bold paint stain on the carpet. Soapy water with a bit of paint thinner has helped me in the past but it does rub off the color of the carpet so it works best in light colors.

[janda the red]

*deep.massive.sigh*

I was working on my Orion Pax custom in my TF room this morning instead of in the lounge room as usual... accidentally bumped my red paint and spilt some of it on the carpet! :mad:

When I'm painting in my carpetless lounge room - no spills... when I'm painting in my carpeted toy room - spill! STUPID MURPHY'S LAW!! (not to mention that I'm now high on paint fumes too because the TF room is not as well ventilated as the lounge room too)

if you can spare the money.... call a carpet cleaner NOW.

i was renting a property with brand new beige carpet, our dog chewed up one of those black gel pens and made the lounge room look like a dalmation!
i was convinced we were gonna have to replace it.... but i called a carpet cleaner straight away, he got all the spots out ( we're talking 100 spots of black ink! ) i was amazed!!!

if you can, call someone now gok... carpet guy said not waiting is what saved us.

janda :)

[UltraMarginal]

*deep.massive.sigh*

I was working on my Orion Pax custom in my TF room this morning instead of in the lounge room as usual... accidentally bumped my red paint and spilt some of it on the carpet! :mad:

When I'm painting in my carpetless lounge room - no spills... when I'm painting in my carpeted toy room - spill! STUPID MURPHY'S LAW!! (not to mention that I'm now high on paint fumes too because the TF room is not as well ventilated as the lounge room too)


if you can spare the money.... call a carpet cleaner NOW.

i was renting a property with brand new beige carpet, our dog chewed up one of those black gel pens and made the lounge room look like a dalmation!
i was convinced we were gonna have to replace it.... but i called a carpet cleaner straight away, he got all the spots out ( we're talking 100 spots of black ink! ) i was amazed!!!

if you can, call someone now gok... carpet guy said not waiting is what saved us.

janda :)

that's probably the best advice, if you can't do that, there is carpet spot cleaner stuff at the supermarket that works wonders, it'll probably make you high too but you spray it on, leave it and vacuum it up.

[GoktimusPrime]

I immediately doused rubbing alcohol onto the spill and cleaned it up with baby wipes. Several hours later I bought some carpet cleaner from the supermarket and used that rubbed that into the carpet... it seems to have worked pretty well. :) I can just see the stains - but I doubt anyone else would... I can see it because it's subtle and I know where to look.

[UltraMarginal]

nicely done

[Prowl]

I immediately doused rubbing alcohol onto the spill and cleaned it up with baby wipes. Several hours later I bought some carpet cleaner from the supermarket and used that rubbed that into the carpet... it seems to have worked pretty well. :) I can just see the stains - but I doubt anyone else would... I can see it because it's subtle and I know where to look.

You can also try combing the carpet with a small hair comb to remove any small flakes of paint. Just start at the bottom of the pile & gently comb upwards.

[Autocon]

Pages keep reloading. Is this a virus?

[SkyWarp91]

Pages keep reloading. Is this a virus?

probably, time for a scan?

[Hursticon]

probably, time for a scan?

Couldn't hurt I reckon SW. ;):)
Jaydisc might be able to elaborate on this but it could be something to do with your Browser's cache; i.e. it's not caching? :confused:

[SkyWarp91]

Couldn't hurt I reckon SW. ;):)
Jaydisc might be able to elaborate on this but it could be something to do with your Browser's cache; i.e. it's not caching? :confused:

In the very first few months of owning my laptop back in 2005 my laptop had a virus where my internet browser would redirect every page about every 5 seconds back to Google or to some scam website. I managed to scan and delete the virus quite quickly, so hope all goes well for Autocon.

[gamblor916]

Some tool crashed into the back of my car :mad:
It's a minor scratch but I'm pissed my car isn't mint any more. To top it off the idiot has no insurance!
Has anyone used a mobile cosmetic repair service like Touchupguys? The scratch is only a small one on the plastic bumper.

[Fungal Infection]

Some tool crashed into the back of my car :mad:
It's a minor scratch but I'm pissed my car isn't mint any more. To top it off the idiot has no insurance!
Has anyone used a mobile cosmetic repair service like Touchupguys? The scratch is only a small one on the plastic bumper.

Yeah, I've used touchupguys and they were pretty good. The paint on my front bumper was peeling something bad and they came and sanded it all back, primed it, and then sprayed it all in under 3 hours. Cost me $300 all up. Very happy with the job but take into account they are all franchises so you may end up with mixed results depending on your area.

[jazzcomp]

can they also do paintless dent removal?

[UltraMarginal]

Some tool crashed into the back of my car :mad:
It's a minor scratch but I'm pissed my car isn't mint any more. To top it off the idiot has no insurance!
Has anyone used a mobile cosmetic repair service like Touchupguys? The scratch is only a small one on the plastic bumper.

I've had damage in the form of chips and scrathes on my car and took it to an authorised repair centre, they covered the chips with a bit of touch up paint free of charge. I was lucky at the time that they had a pot of the right colour ready for another job.

[gamblor916]

Yeah, I've used touchupguys and they were pretty good. The paint on my front bumper was peeling something bad and they came and sanded it all back, primed it, and then sprayed it all in under 3 hours. Cost me $300 all up. Very happy with the job but take into account they are all franchises so you may end up with mixed results depending on your area.

Thanks Sam, just what I wanted to hear.


can they also do paintless dent removal?

From the web site not likely.

[jazzcomp]

I've had damage in the form of chips and scrathes on my car and took it to an authorised repair centre, they covered the chips with a bit of touch up paint free of charge. I was lucky at the time that they had a pot of the right colour ready for another job.
i bought touch up paint :(

[GoktimusPrime]

Some tool crashed into the back of my car :mad:
It's a minor scratch but I'm pissed my car isn't mint any more. To top it off the idiot has no insurance!
Gah! That's what happened to me back in February!! Although my car was never minty to begin with (:p) but the damage was pretty extensive -- my entire rear bumper, tail lights and exhaust needed to be replaced.

[UltraMarginal]

I just watched the season finale of Transformers Prime!!


what I'm upset about is that I don't know when season two starts:mad:. and I want it NOW!!:D

[Arcee]

I just watched the season finale of Transformers Prime!!


what I'm upset about is that I don't know when season two starts:mad:. and I want it NOW!!:D
Oh great...this is deliberate scheming UM. My exam is in a week and everytime I caught sight of the BWs DVDs waiting by my TV, and the Prime episodes waiting in my hard drive, and all the comics waiting on my shelf, it breaks my heart and I've never felt so desperately helpless in my life!!

(Why isn't there a crying face in the smileys??? I can make use of that a thousand times!)

[griffin]

I just watched the season finale of Transformers Prime!!


what I'm upset about is that I don't know when season two starts:mad:. and I want it NOW!!:D

November 28th is when Season 2 is supposed to start airing in the US, so only 5 weeks to go to get to see what happens next.

[Hursticon]

November 28th is when Season 2 is supposed to start airing in the US, so only 5 weeks to go to get to see what happens next.

Oh hells yes! :D

@UltraMarginal: I hear ya man, I hear ya! ;):p

[UltraMarginal]

Oh great...this is deliberate scheming UM. My exam is in a week and everytime I caught sight of the BWs DVDs waiting by my TV, and the Prime episodes waiting in my hard drive, and all the comics waiting on my shelf, it breaks my heart and I've never felt so desperately helpless in my life!!

(Why isn't there a crying face in the smileys??? I can make use of that a thousand times!)

but think of the post exam binge you're going to have!!:D

[KillinSpoon]

but think of the post exam binge you're going to have!!:D

I'm thinking of the one I'll be having and it makes me feel ill already.

[Hursticon]

Another good result from an appalling story:
*From News.com.au (http://www.news.com.au/breaking-news/slug-gunned-koala-to-make-full-recovery/story-e6frfku0-1226172220202?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+newscomaunationalbreakingnews ndm+%28NEWS.com.au+%7C+National+Breaking+News%29).

A KOALA found with seven slug-gun pellets lodged in his body is expected to make a full recovery.

The six-year-old marsupial was found one week ago high in a tree at Kippa-Ring, north of Brisbane, with the pellets lodged in his skull, lower back, behind his ear and in each limb.

Three of the pellets were removed in an operation soon after but the rest will remain lodged in the koala, who Australia Zoo Wildlife Hospital staff have dubbed Fleet.

A hospital spokeswoman said Fleet was recovering well from his operation and that an infection in his back foot has cleared up.

"He's eating leaf, he's gained 200g, and he's likely to be moved into an outdoor enclosure in the next few days," the spokeswoman told AAP.

"... We're hopeful he will make a full recovery."

She said more than $2000 had been raised in public donations towards Fleet's medical treatment, which she called a "tremendous response".


My vent though; how the F*** can anyone, who considers themselves remotely Australian, commit such an act knowing full well that Koalas are endangered and that they wouldn't hurt a fly?... It's a bloody Koala! :confused::mad:
I'm sorry but there is no excuse for this sort of thing and the culprits should receive nothing but equal punishment, i.e. a bullet placed in every limb! :mad:

[Prowl]

My vent though; how the F*** can anyone, who considers themselves remotely Australian, commit such an act knowing full well that Koalas are endangered and that they wouldn't hurt a fly?... It's a bloody Koala! :confused::mad:
I'm sorry but there is no excuse for this sort of thing and the culprits should receive nothing but equal punishment, i.e. a bullet placed in every limb! :mad:

It could have been mistaken for a drop bear?

http://wallabydown.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/11.jpg

[Hursticon]

It could have been mistaken for a drop bear?

http://wallabydown.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/11.jpg

Bloody tourists. :p

[Arcee]

Bloody tourists. :p
Tourists with Loaded Guns Mistaken Queensland Koala for Drop Bear.

Sounds like a headline caption in those tourists' home country ;)

This is sheer crime.

[Zippo]

Since im new to Hot Wheels collecting and know sweet stuff all about the toys, when I got invited to join a Facebook group for New Zealand Hot Wheels collectors I accepted and asked questions

Yesterday someone posted a picture of a car that I knew was a Treasure Hunt. His phots weren't that clear and it looked different, so I asked it it was a super.

Two replies
'no its a regular...'
'you're not serious are you..... asking if it super? The Reg is Bright yellow like on the card and on the car pick up beside it. Don't need to see the $ sign..'

I got rather annoyed

'Yes I was f****** serious in asking. I don't know the in's and out of this collecting hobby so I ask questions so I can learn. But since most people in here think they are so f***** elite and asking a simple question gets this sort of reply I don't know why I even bother with this group anymore.'

There was one futher reply
'mate it was a joke no need to get upset... and it is fairly obvious its a super... paint/wheels give it away... not that hard to tell the difference'

---
No its not obvious it was a super. I don't know anything about how to tell what wheel and paint combination make for a super.

GAHH!!

[Tabias Prime]

Since im new to Hot Wheels collecting and know sweet stuff all about the toys, when I got invited to join a Facebook group for New Zealand Hot Wheels collectors I accepted and asked questions

Yesterday someone posted a picture of a car that I knew was a Treasure Hunt. His phots weren't that clear and it looked different, so I asked it it was a super.

Two replies
'no its a regular...'
'you're not serious are you..... asking if it super? The Reg is Bright yellow like on the card and on the car pick up beside it. Don't need to see the $ sign..'

I got rather annoyed

'Yes I was f****** serious in asking. I don't know the in's and out of this collecting hobby so I ask questions so I can learn. But since most people in here think they are so f***** elite and asking a simple question gets this sort of reply I don't know why I even bother with this group anymore.'

There was one futher reply
'mate it was a joke no need to get upset... and it is fairly obvious its a super... paint/wheels give it away... not that hard to tell the difference'

---
No its not obvious it was a super. I don't know anything about how to tell what wheel and paint combination make for a super.

GAHH!!

Stick to Transformers:D:D:D:D:D:D

[griffin]

Yeah, stick to Transformers, and we'll only give you that sort of answer if you ask about a premium Vs regular version Movie toy... :p

[kurdt_the_goat]

Logged into my bank account the other day to see a £460 paypal purchase that i never made :(
Have logged an unauthorized payment claim with Paypal but i'm pulling my hair out in the meantime! Freaking unsecure POS Paypal!

[kup]

It's confirmed beyond doubt - No Fall For Cybertron on PC.

[Accel]

Used a Japanese middleman service. sent my package to Netherlands. now getting sent from there to here.
UGGGGGGGH

[SkyWarp91]

It's confirmed beyond doubt - No Fall For Cybertron on PC.

Isn't that a good thing for Cybertron then? :D:D:p:p

[kaiden]

Logged into my bank account the other day to see a £460 paypal purchase that i never made :(
Have logged an unauthorized payment claim with Paypal but i'm pulling my hair out in the meantime! Freaking unsecure POS Paypal!

fearing internet security, I have that security card they sell which is linked to your account and you press a button and it generates the 6digit code.

I wondered if it was ever worth the purchase and it seems maybe so :)

hope it works out with paypal/bank and you get your money back soon kurdt

[kurdt_the_goat]

Thanks Kaiden!
I just logged in to Paypal actually, and was greeted with the limited access questionnaire... finally got through that and then to case history... thankfully they judged in my favour and should be refunded in a few days!

My fingers are crossed for a favourable exchange rate, maybe i'll end up with more than i started! :rolleyes:
Edit: just checked. Lost 1c for the experience!

[bowspearer]

That sucks Kaiden- hopefully the exchange rate makes up for it though.

On a separate note, when the hell will some eBay sellers learn the difference between a vintaqe toy's box and a mailing box- especially when it's a rare vintage toy?

[Tabias Prime]

What a week....I have a really bad cold...the computer in my car decided to kick the bucket.. and I now have 3 stitches in my finger after slashing it open cutting a box up at work......:mad::mad::mad:

[bowspearer]

Why is it on some forums, that ethics and decency go right out the window the moment its trolls get bored and who then seem to get a free pass to do so (not naming said Star Wars forum as per forum rules)?

It honestly makes you get "over" posting on forums real fast.

[Tabias Prime]

F@#@ just found out my car could cost up to $1500 to fix:mad::mad::mad::mad:

[Skullcruncher]

Grr misplaced a transformer where the heck are you superion? Yep heaps to vent about here :D

[Sharky]

Stoopid rassen frassen house and the stoopid rassen frassen builders.. with all there promishes and all their assurances and all theirs Guarentees that the house will be ready with more then enough time before my wedding to do a few post construction things (like carpet, tiles, driveway, wardrobe fit out and blinds) to day they reach the lovely number of 50 day pas the contracted completion date and they still cannot give us a date for handover...

11 days till i get married and have no where to live!!

Stupid Metricon

[jazzcomp]

Sorry to hear that, I believe builders are notorious for not meeting their deadlines here in Oz.

[UltraMarginal]

Stoopid rassen frassen house and the stoopid rassen frassen builders.. with all there promishes and all their assurances and all theirs Guarentees that the house will be ready with more then enough time before my wedding to do a few post construction things (like carpet, tiles, driveway, wardrobe fit out and blinds) to day they reach the lovely number of 50 day pas the contracted completion date and they still cannot give us a date for handover...

11 days till i get married and have no where to live!!

Stupid Metricon

That's terrible, time to start holding off payments till the work is complete.
but make sure you take the time to enjoy your wedding!!

[Hursticon]

Stoopid rassen frassen house and the stoopid rassen frassen builders.. with all there promishes and all their assurances and all theirs Guarentees that the house will be ready with more then enough time before my wedding to do a few post construction things (like carpet, tiles, driveway, wardrobe fit out and blinds) to day they reach the lovely number of 50 day pas the contracted completion date and they still cannot give us a date for handover...

11 days till i get married and have no where to live!!

Stupid Metricon


That's terrible, time to start holding off payments till the work is complete.
but make sure you take the time to enjoy your wedding!!

I completely agree with UltraMarginal on here, I'm sorry to hear Sharky as your Blog hasn't been a particularly happy one for a while. :(

Honestly, builders and their industry whine about not having enough work and money, yet they pull this sort of S#$%? :confused:
Is it any wonder why Home Ownership in Australia tends to be such a harrowed experience for people, in many ways I'm kind of glad I'm a very long way of it. :mad:
(And yet, I hate that that is the case too... :()

[SkyWarp91]

Sharky sounds like he has a case that could make good headlines in A Current Affairs, Today Tonight etc.

Aren't the builders legally obliged to complete construction by the quoted date? Or have you agreed to some sort of T&C that has voided this? (I'm going to assume the latter)

[Sharky]

the Contract protects the builder they can extend the deadline due to rain days or "unforseen circumstances" they claim lost time rain days on days they worked and were not effected byt the weather at all just because "they can"

it doesnt matter tho the builder had more then enough adequate time to complete the house it is just their own incompotence and poor time management that has caused the delays..

its frustrating that they can not be honest with us either...

[Zippo]

Can't even get a job at a place I used to work at (left on good terms :) ) and getting the copy and paste rejection emails ..

[Accel]

Stoopid rassen frassen house and the stoopid rassen frassen builders.. with all there promishes and all their assurances and all theirs Guarentees that the house will be ready with more then enough time before my wedding to do a few post construction things (like carpet, tiles, driveway, wardrobe fit out and blinds) to day they reach the lovely number of 50 day pas the contracted completion date and they still cannot give us a date for handover...

11 days till i get married and have no where to live!!

Stupid Metricon

What stage is the home at currently, what trade just finished and when did your slab go down?

[Golden Phoenix]

Sharky sounds like he has a case that could make good headlines in A Current Affairs, Today Tonight etc.

We don't need to give those small minded, waste of time, moronic, stupid, trash advertisements more stories. They can make them up on their own. I really wish people would stop watching those fictional shows so they can just go away.

If you want to take your case somewhere, take it to actual authorities.

[bowspearer]

We don't need to give those small minded, waste of time, moronic, stupid, trash advertisements more stories. They can make them up on their own. I really wish people would stop watching those fictional shows so they can just go away.

If you want to take your case somewhere, take it to actual authorities.

Yes because that worked so well when thousands of PS3 owners in the country (including myself) got screwed over by Sony. That's not even going int a little publicised scandal involving the ACCC head and Woolies involving a buyout of Franklins.

What was the difference there? Media spotlight wasn't shone on those issues so noone knew about them.

The reality is that politicians only care about public opinion and re-election. Said same politicians are the ones who hire and fire the senior bureaucrats who oversee the "actual authorities" in this country.

It reminds me of what someone once said during the Howard era- "John Howard doesn't run this country; Kerry Packer does".

[Ode to a Grasshopper]

Facebook just disabled my 'personal' account for using a false name. I'm so not scanning an official document for 'em to reactivate it.
So long, Stalkbook!

[Golden Phoenix]

Yes because that worked so well when thousands of PS3 owners in the country (including myself) got screwed over by Sony. That's not even going int a little publicised scandal involving the ACCC head and Woolies involving a buyout of Franklins.

What was the difference there? Media spotlight wasn't shone on those issues so noone knew about them.

The reality is that politicians only care about public opinion and re-election. Said same politicians are the ones who hire and fire the senior bureaucrats who oversee the "actual authorities" in this country.

It reminds me of what someone once said during the Howard era- "John Howard doesn't run this country; Kerry Packer does".

Yeah but that doesn't change the fact that ACA and TT are trash that have shown time and time again that they don't let the facts get in the way of a "good story"

[Hursticon]

Yeah but that doesn't change the fact that ACA and TT are trash that have shown time and time again that they don't let the facts get in the way of a "good story"

Totally agree and that's why I refuse to watch either show; they're both full of crap and I'm highly disappointed in ACA as it was a show that I held in great esteem when I was in my early teens; They lost all credibility when the likes of Ray Martin and Jana Wendt left and it is such a tragedy when Journos like George Negus try to report actual Current Affairs with some actual integrity and fact, end up having their shows cancelled due to the idiotic masses preferring bent consumer guides and bollox celebrity gossip.

Hence, if I want 'entertaining' news I'll watch Network 10's The Project otherwise, I get all my news from the ABC; Their reporting is way less biased, they cover more than just the 'Top Stories' as well as having excellent shows like Media Watch, Q&A, 7:30 Report and 4 Corners - SBS also does a far superior job of reporting foreign news and it's Insight program is always an excellent watch.

I also prefer ABC for it's airing of Question Time from both houses of Parliament, it eliminates all of the skewing spin you get from the Commercial channels.

I'm personally tired of the commercial Networks, especially Networks 9 and 7, pandering to the big end of town and executing biased agendas -Case in point is the revelation that Fortescue Group hasn't been paying company tax ever! (http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-11-09/fortescue-mining-company-tax/3655270) and the absolute burying of this fact/story procured out of a recent Government Committee hearing by said networks.

[Accel]

I think people also forget if you go to a TT, ACA and 60 min. but everything is within the legal limits of a contract and the other party hasn't done anything wrong in the laws eyes you may be sued yourself for defamation and all that jazz :P

anyway I'm pissed off I'm not at Minecon!

[bowspearer]

Yeah but that doesn't change the fact that ACA and TT are trash that have shown time and time again that they don't let the facts get in the way of a "good story"

Definitely, just pointing out that these days the media seems to have more influence than bureaucracy, and that bureaucracy tends to be either useless or at best compromised these days.

On a separate topic, "keyboard courage" seriously ticks me off. I'd love to stare down the trolls you encounter on here (meaning the internet in general) and take them on when they haven't got a computer screen to hide behind. I suspect their acting in the worst way possible online would very quickly go out the window in that situation.

[Accel]

Why the hell do people not say Excuse me or Pardon me at the shops before they rub against you as they move at the shops its bloody annoying

[UltraMarginal]

Why the hell do people not say Excuse me or Pardon me at the shops before they rub against you as they move at the shops its bloody annoying

because they are rude.

[5FDP]

Why the hell do people not say Excuse me or Pardon me at the shops before they rub against you as they move at the shops its bloody annoying

I usually say 'excuse you' and wait for a reaction :D

[GoktimusPrime]

That trick doesn't work so well when the rude person is in a car. One time I was crossing at a pedestrian crossing and pushing Strollertron - and another father was also pushing his baby in a pram with children walking beside him coming in the other direction, and both of us had our respective wives next to us. So you have a pedestrian crossing with two sets of parents, two strollers/prams and another two young children all walking across... this driver just drove right through us nearly taking us all out! The other father yelled out, "Excuse you!" to the driver, but of course it fell on deaf ears as his windows were up and he was speeding away. All we could do was just look at each other and shake our heads in disbelief at that driver.

The other stupid thing was, he was driving out of a carpark too... so he really shouldn't have been driving that fast and he definitely should be paying attention as exiting a carpark.

Rude and dangerous! (just charming)

[Accel]

Speaking of drivers they really really need to police old people more @_@
I almost get run off the road every morning by old couples

[jazzcomp]

Speaking of drivers they really really need to police old people more @_@
I almost get run off the road every morning by old couples
i couldn't park because two slots were occupied by a single small car - old owner.

My garage remote got soaked :( Have to get a new one.

[SkyWarp91]

Telemarketer calls me during having a BBQ with my family...

Telemarketer: 'Hello there, I am **** from *****. How are you today?'

Me: 'I'm having dinner with my family here, could you not have called at a better time?'

Telemarketer: 'Oh, do you know that you can save up on your phone bills if you join up with us?'

Me: 'Dear Fine Madam, I have 2 words of the English language for you - 'F**K YOU' - *Hangs up phone*

Seconds later I get the same number calling me.

Me: 'LAALALLALALALLALALALALLALALAALALAALALA'

Telemarketer hangs up.

Telemarketer: 0
Skywarp91: 1

:)

[5FDP]

Speaking of drivers they really really need to police old people more @_@
I almost get run off the road every morning by old couples

I think 1orion2many may take offense to that comment :p

They actually considered a few years ago issuing mature age drivers with an 'M' plate so other drivers on the road would be aware. Pensioners argued that this was undignified so they ditched it. I actually thought it was a good idea... I mean they have about the same reflexes as a learner driver (I'm being serious and not slack).

[Accel]

Well the main problem is at the local shops here. it was a single one way lane....18 years ago. but now its a double lane. however so many older residents treat it like a single lane and drive in the middle XD

[GoktimusPrime]

SkyWarp91: I normally "play" with Telemarketers when they call me (strangely enough, they don't call me no more :p). But if I were in that situation where I didn't have time to string them along, I'd just leave the handset on a table -- don't hang up... and that's it. I'd then just go off and have my dinner. Let them talk to thin air and waste their time and money! Or better yet, put on a Transformers episode or movie or music and let it play into the handset (just say "please hold" and pretend it's your hold audio). ;)

[Accel]

ugh I really don't like the new youtube set up at all

[Krittle]

SkyWarp91: I normally "play" with Telemarketers when they call me (strangely enough, they don't call me no more :p). But if I were in that situation where I didn't have time to string them along, I'd just leave the handset on a table -- don't hang up... and that's it. I'd then just go off and have my dinner. Let them talk to thin air and waste their time and money! Or better yet, put on a Transformers episode or movie or music and let it play into the handset (just say "please hold" and pretend it's your hold audio). ;)

HAHAHA! I'm so putting on a michael bay fight scene from transformers NEXT TIME. All they will hear is .. boom smash... ARGH! NO (optimus)... BOOM ARGH smash bang crash...

[Hursticon]

Can't sleep... Clown'll Eat Me...

[5FDP]

Can't sleep... Clown'll Eat Me...

http://www.nefariousfilms.com/Images/Monsters/pennywise.jpg

[UltraMarginal]

I'm not sure you're helping :D

[SkyWarp91]

Can't sleep... Clown'll Eat Me...

Become Batman. Beat clowns for a living.

[GoktimusPrime]

Become Batman. Beat clowns for a living.
1 Like =b

[Accel]

Harley Quinn is always good to get rid of peoples fear of clowns :P

[bowspearer]

Can't sleep... Clown'll Eat Me...

You had one of those nights too hey? I was up most of the night just feeling wired. Still, at least some photos I needed to take got taken and being on uni holidays, I didn't have to be up early for work this morning.

[Arcee]

Can't sleep... Clown'll Eat Me...

I've been wondering if you've moved to Europe seeing that lately you've been always showing up at strange hours :p

Someone dear to me has been undergoing the same sleepless torture for quite a while and it pained me to see the two words "can't sleep"...before it put me off to laugh with the latter half of the sentence...

Maybe we should open a "Sleepless on Cybertron" section for those night owls to seek pals and consolations at night :p

[5FDP]

Maybe we should open a "Sleepless on Cybertron" section for those night owls to seek pals and consolations at night :p

That's a similar idea to Seibertron's Energon Pub. I do like the idea though :)

[kaiden]

i always have trouble sleeping, im usually watching something to bore me to sleep XD

[SkyWarp91]

i always have trouble sleeping, im usually watching something to bore me to sleep XD

Late Night Infomercials with that MMA Randy fella with that DOOR-GYM thing?

[kaiden]

Late Night Infomercials with that MMA Randy fella with that DOOR-GYM thing?

no, usually just anime that i need to catch up on. it makes me sleepy since i have to read what they're saying.

[Accel]

watching Beast Machines always puts me to sleep

[Arcee]

Rent is due again tomorrow!!

Credit card repayment due on the same day!!!

A couple of bills also due shortly after!!!!

Health insurance just ate me another monthly premium!!!!!

I haven't recovered from the trauma caused by the tax bill yet!!!!!!

And upcoming Xmas trip expenses!!!!!!!

And doctor's bills and surgery next month......

:mad::mad::mad::mad:

[UltraMarginal]

ouch!

[Hursticon]

ouch!

Ouch indeed! :eek:
Sorry to hear Arcee, it never rains but it pours huh? :o

[Autocon]

Same as me arcee! Only have $50 left

Time for another sale me thinks:rolleyes:

[bowspearer]

I feel your pain Arcee. For the past month, I've been being treated for a combination of viral infection, digestive fungal infection, digestive bacterial infection and digestive parasitic infection. Looks like everything but the fungal infection has been mostly cleared up, but I just got hit with more expenses I wasn't counting on, that and the treatment leaves me feeling drained alot of the time.

[Hursticon]

I feel your pain Arcee. For the past month, I've been being treated for a combination of viral infection, digestive fungal infection, digestive bacterial infection and digestive parasitic infection. Looks like everything but the fungal infection has been mostly cleared up, but I just got hit with more expenses I wasn't counting on, that and the treatment leaves me feeling drained alot of the time.

Sounds like things haven't been a lot of fun man. :(

[UltraMarginal]

I feel your pain Arcee. For the past month, I've been being treated for a combination of viral infection, digestive fungal infection, digestive bacterial infection and digestive parasitic infection. Looks like everything but the fungal infection has been mostly cleared up, but I just got hit with more expenses I wasn't counting on, that and the treatment leaves me feeling drained alot of the time.

Things can only get better!

[bowspearer]

Sounds like things haven't been a lot of fun man. :(

Yeah but as the old saying goes, no pain no gain right? :)


Things can only get better!

Exactly. As your gut makes up 85% of your immune system; once this is done I should have a new lease on life.

[bowspearer]

When will some drivers realise that the yellow line at the front of a car parking space is where you're meant to keep your whole car behind and not put half of your front wheel over?

[kup]

FRAK!!!!

Due to someone parking awkwardly at my unit block and me trying to maneuver around them in a very narrow drive way, I ended up scratching the rear left door of my car in a brick wall corner!!

I tried applying that polish that you get when you buy the car and it ended up making it worse by dulling the whole paint job!! DAMN!!!

Thankfully the damage is to the paint alone so the door itself is ok. I am hoping to go to Auto Cheap Auto tomorrow morning and buying matching spray paint.

Due to the stupid polish I will need to spray a larger area than the actual scratch so if anyone with such experience has any tips for me, that would be appreciated.

[5FDP]

It depends on how 'clean' you want it to look kup. If you're obsessed like I am, I would get the whole panel resprayed because no matter how good you are with the touch-up job, you will notice it.

I've used Dural Prestige Smash Repairs before and would recommend them. For a door panel (and depending on the type of paint required), you're looking at about $200-$300.

[loophole]

I am hoping to go to Auto Cheap Auto tomorrow morning and buying matching spray paint.

LOL im sorry i just read that part and laughed as a spray painter i find it highly amusing that you will buy "matching spray paint"

i am sorry to hear about the scratching of the car as that just sucks, what car and what sort of colour is it?

depending how deep the scratches are you might be able to clean most of the marks of with thinners, have had plenty of cars at work where a panel was down to paint because of some scratches and all i ended up doing was cleaning it with thinners and a polish afterwards and presto no scratches!!!

[kup]

Thanks for your advise guys.


It depends on how 'clean' you want it to look kup. If you're obsessed like I am, I would get the whole panel resprayed because no matter how good you are with the touch-up job, you will notice it.

I've used Dural Prestige Smash Repairs before and would recommend them. For a door panel (and depending on the type of paint required), you're looking at about $200-$300.


I would gladly pay $200-$300 to get it fixed but Dural Prestige Smash Repairs seems impractically far away to where I live. The phone quote that I got from random painter guy I called in the afternoon (mobile painter guy) was $500! and that seemed too much for what isn't really that much of a surface area.




i am sorry to hear about the scratching of the car as that just sucks, what car and what sort of colour is it?


Toyota Corolla - Silver.

BTW, Why is 'matching paints' funny. My idea was just to get the right paint from the chassis number.

[kup]

I went to a paint repair place around the corner - The guy quoted me $900!

I then went to another not far (by car) and they quoted me $350-$400 which is much more reasonable. He also offered to do more work to smooth it out and had a closer look at the door than the previous guy.

I don't understand why there is such huge price discrepancy.

[jazzcomp]

how much for a fender or bumper fix (paint)? paintless dent removal? (with Dural)

[loophole]

BTW, Why is 'matching paints' funny. My idea was just to get the right paint from the chassis number.

well the idea of getting the paint from auto cheap and it acutally matching, you might luck out but alot of colours need matching after the paint has been made up from the computer.

Some colours might have up to 10 different variations for the one colour ive seen a couple of colours that have about 20 variations :eek:
Variations meaning it might be bluer, reder, darker, lighter etc etc
In saying that though toyotas are usually pretty good.

[Bartrim]

BTW, Why is 'matching paints' funny. My idea was just to get the right paint from the chassis number.

There will actually be a colour code on the compliance plate. It will be better to see if a panel beater can make you up a pot of matching paint.

[kup]

well the idea of getting the paint from auto cheap and it acutally matching, you might luck out but alot of colours need matching after the paint has been made up from the computer.

Some colours might have up to 10 different variations for the one colour ive seen a couple of colours that have about 20 variations :eek:
Variations meaning it might be bluer, reder, darker, lighter etc etc
In saying that though toyotas are usually pretty good.

I see. I was basing my comment on my previous experience on how easy it was to find paint that matched 1:1 for my previous car. I just gave them the color code from my car and they gave me green metallic paint spray that was identical. I used it a lot on scratches and after the paint dried, you couldn't even tell where the scratch was. I wish it was always that easy; as you predicted, they didn't have the color of my current car.

[SkyWarp91]

Mum got a new TV as a Christmas present, it's a crappy one by a no-named company named Soniq. Plugged it in, it turned on and was playing fine for a couple of hours.

Later she turns it on, but no image comes up. The sound is there, but the screen - NOTHING. PITCH BLACK. Tv is already broken within less than 24 hours of unpacking it. Figure its time to get this TV replaced, but as I call JB Hi-Fi asking them about their return policies the TV suddenly starts working again.

It better stay that damn way, and would anyone have any idea what is going on with it?

[Cat]

Mum got a new TV as a Christmas present, it's a crappy one by a no-named company named Soniq. Plugged it in, it turned on and was playing fine for a couple of hours.

Later she turns it on, but no image comes up. The sound is there, but the screen - NOTHING. PITCH BLACK. Tv is already broken within less than 24 hours of unpacking it. Figure its time to get this TV replaced, but as I call JB Hi-Fi asking them about their return policies the TV suddenly starts working again.

It better stay that damn way, and would anyone have any idea what is going on with it?

What was she doing when she turned it on? Was it on normal television, trying to watch a DVD/Blu-Ray, etc?

Was she doing the same thing both times?

[GoktimusPrime]

I've used Soniq products before. They last for about year then die. :p Ah well... they are very cheap. ;) (ya get what ya pay for)

[SkyWarp91]

What was she doing when she turned it on? Was it on normal television, trying to watch a DVD/Blu-Ray, etc?

Was she doing the same thing both times?

About 2 hours beforehand she was watching the TV with a DVD Player plugged in. She then went to use the telephone, turned off the TV and DVD Player at the same time.

About another 2 hours later she tried to turn on the TV and DVD Player, they both turned on. The TV played the opening tune, but did not display anything at all. The blue button/standby button was active, but as said, no display.

We turned off the DVD player, tried turning it off and on again, and still, no display. I even moved the TV's plug to another port on a switchboard that has 3 other vacant ports and still, display was gone.

Then suddenly about 2 days later I just turned it on with the remote when calling JB Hi-Fi and it starts to work all over again. Next time this happens though, we're exchanging it.




I've used Soniq products before. They last for about year then die. :p Ah well... they are very cheap. ;) (ya get what ya pay for)

So I guess I'm expecting to exchange my sister's TV soon in the future as well...

[Doubledealer]

Hopefully others can benefit from my ignorance here - If purchasing an item from overseas online (bar ebay), check the payment conditions to see whether they accept International Paypal before paying - not everyone does despite allowing you to pay with Paypal! I've been wondering why a pair of headphones hasn't arrived from the US (paid over a month ago) and this is the reason why. Wonder if they'll be kind enough to refund my money, they don't seem to have a problem accepting it! :rolleyes:

http://i661.photobucket.com/albums/uu332/Doubledealer_83/Untitled.jpg

[Decepticon]

Went to my local Coles today and they have Easter Eggs!!
Went to my local Woolies today and they have Hot Cross Buns!!

We are barely over Christmas:mad:

[heroic_decepticon]

Went to my local Coles today and they have Easter Eggs!!
Went to my local Woolies today and they have Hot Cross Buns!!

We are barely over Christmas:mad:

What seems to be the problem?

[Decepticon]

What seems to be the problem?

Easter is another 4 months away

[valkyrie_76]

Easter is another 4 months away

But they taste soooo good :D

[kup]

Went to my local Coles today and they have Easter Eggs!!
Went to my local Woolies today and they have Hot Cross Buns!!

We are barely over Christmas:mad:

This works for me because I like Hot Cross Buns! :)

However I do understand what you are saying. It didn't seem to happen last year but the years before, shopping centers seemed to start with the Christmas decorations a month early every year. I remember at one point in Miranda, they started pulling them out in October!

[The_Damned]

Went to my local Coles today and they have Easter Eggs!!
Went to my local Woolies today and they have Hot Cross Buns!!

We are barely over Christmas:mad:

um have you been living under a rock as hotcross buns and easter eggs come out every year just after new years and if you you dont want them dont buy them.:mad: sorry about the rant but i get sick of people especially customers whinging over trivial stuff like that when i am working.

[Decepticon]

Customers are allowed to whinge! You should not be working in retail if you are sick of customers whinging. And yes, I do like hot cross buns also but not so close after Christmas.

[The_Damned]

Customers are allowed to whinge! You should not be working in retail if you are sick of customers whinging. And yes, I do like hot cross buns also but not so close after Christmas.

um i get paid to put fruit and vegetable on show, if you don't like hot cross buns being sold now, you have the option of shopping somewhere else and you didn't address the fact that hot cross buns have been sold just after new years for the 20 years i have been working in retail so i don't know why you are whining about it now and i am allowed to whine here about idiot customers it is my right as it is a venting thread isn't it.

[SkyWarp91]

Don't they like roll out Christmas stuff in September/October anyways?

[The_Damned]

Don't they like roll out Christmas stuff in September/October anyways?

i recall hearing christmas carols in november :(

[SkyWarp91]

i recall hearing christmas carols in november :(

Ah but that's the radio, they do it later to preserve the sanity of workers. If we were made to listen to Christmas Carols as early as in September I would have American Psycho'd my store already.

[The_Damned]

that was in woolies they started in november :( but it wasnt every song luckily

[SkyWarp91]

that was in woolies they started in november :( but it wasnt every song luckily

Oh man every now and then there's a techno mixup of all the Christmas tunes at Woolies. Sounded so bad I was facepalming myself with Tuna Cans.