Posts by Annwyn

Re: Hooray for cockatoos!

I know that feeling - The neighbors at my parents place have a huge walnut tree the cockatoos used to LOVE visiting EVERY BLOODY MORNING at dawn.

They are very destructive little buggers too - they especially like the rubber seals on street lights...

Re: Mods

so true - reminds me of a time (many, many years ago) when a quy I knew with a suped up car made the mistake of talking back to a cop. The cop then spent the next 30 min going over the car until he found something to defect it on

Re: Blocked here?

Yep, mine too, with a highly descriptive "Open/Mixed Content" categorisation - which is less annoying than the "Hacking" one I frequently get for tech forums, yet a lot less humorous than the ones that get blocked because they're apparently "Educational"

Re: Re: ACCC are reasonably good at common sense

"Australians pay more for just about everything"

Really? Are you sure about that? And compared to what?

It's true for a lot of things - especially for electronics, designer clothing and, well, don't get me started on video games...

But, for example, today's average unleaded petrol price in Sydney - 137.9 cents per litre (lowest is 127.9). I wish I was only paying £0.89 per litre for my fuel, even if the Yanks pay hardly anything by comparison.

And my grocery bill is a lot higher since moving to the UK too - I almost [accidentally] turned vegetarian because I was subconsciously converting to AU$ and saying "I'm not paying that!" every time I ventured into the meat section.

The weekly fuel price fluctuations are a reality, but fairly predictable. The school holiday increases are a bit annoying, but on the whole if the pump prices are lower mid week, then fill your tank mid week - simples

Re: The really don't "get it"

There's no u in Qantas.

Oh, and you've made a small spelling error there too.

RE: I could see this as a secondary unit...

These would also be great for rural communities that the banks have removed their branches from because it's not cost effective.

Re: The big question is...

Just the main character's name apparently, although the Daily Telegraph was kind enough to report which parts of the book THEY felt were relevant.

http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/sydney-nsw/ill-detonate-bomb-threat-to-maddie/story-e6freuzi-1226108265266

Expat...

"The only country where, without exeption, EVERY SINGLE PIECE OF LOCAL WILDLIFE IS TRYING TO MURDER YOU!"

I really should start using this as my answer when asked "What on earth possessed you to move to the UK from Australia?"

We're already paying 10% GST...

@Charybdis

Ahh, makes me homesick - I do miss only paying a 10% sales tax...

Playmobil

Seconded

@ So you keep all of your receipts?

Well presumably they have cameras pointed at the self scanners, so I imagine it would be pretty easy to ID those who had done the right thing…

@ DPA issues

"I also wonder what other sort of personal information the government is prepare to sell to those with a "legitemate interest"?"

VERY GOOD POINT

When I worked for an insurance company in Australia we were required by law to obtain a REVS report before paying out a "total loss" claim on a vehicle. Said report outlines all sorts of info about the vehicle in question such as the registered owner's details and whether there was any finance owing, etc.

Any mug can purchase a REVS report for about AU$15! I don't believe you even need to have a legitemate reason. Very scary if you think about it too hard...

Of course, I only saw the ones that we got at the insurance company - maybe the version that Joe Citizen gets is different???

@Erm.. duty free shops

You're OK as long as you don't have any connecting flights.

If, for example, you fly from Sydney to Heathrow with a connecting flight to Manchester (or any other EU destination) - you can take the duty free grog you bought at Sydney airport on the flight to LHR, but you won't be allowed to take with you on the connecting flight.

You used to be able to transfer it to your checked luggage when you went through customs, but I've heard they've put a stop to that.

Or...

How about limiting the % of non-UK staff they can have. If sporting boards are can do it (for less important reasons at that), why not impose it on business?

Did you know...

...that you can light up a fluorescent tube with one of those toy/decorative plasma balls?

From what I've seen...

... it's not so much a case of the departing employee taking the stationery with them. The speed with which other staff swooped in to clean out an empty desk has always amazed me, especially as the stationery store is not locked.

In all fairness...

Insurance companies are "allowed" to charge women less because premiums are calculated on risk. All jokes about women drivers aside - women have more fender bender accidents, but when men crash their car they to do it in a more spectacular fashion and therefore cost more to repair (statistically).

But apart from that, I totally agree. I’ve especially always found those “Women only” gyms a bit offensive. By all means have an area within your gym that is for women only, but…

For the record – I am a women.

Aussie media & truth in the same sentence...

You've got to be kidding me! They're almost as good at making s**t up as the Gov is.

You can't always believe everything the media tells you, you know.

Sensationalism = ratings = money!