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19-06-2016, 09:53 PM | #2401 | ||
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And I bet the group of hollow heads are still patting themselves on the back telling each other how easy it is to make a few hundred dollars at Bunnings.We better do it again because we have a really helpful man who just lives around the corner,We reckon he'll gladly help out again!!!
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20-06-2016, 09:03 AM | #2402 | ||
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Just would not have bothered. I find that the more people I've helped out the more lazy, stupid and pathetic they become.
So I just don't bother.
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20-06-2016, 03:24 PM | #2403 | |||
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Mine wasn't a Bunnings BBQ mine was an event I had set up but after 3 years of running it every 2 months 1 clashed on a weekend I had a family commitment on that I couldn't and didn't want to get out of. Like you I wrote out a how to hold this event for dummies guide, gave them a list of the suppliers that we have been using all along and gave them the sample order sheet all they had to do was call them and fax them, but people thought they could do better so they used "Friends" and ordered less quantity for more $$ and had to buy more at places like woolies In all an event that you could bank on $1500 - $2000 clear, netted only $600 we had venders really ****ed off we had a traffic management plan that was either not followed or completely ignored so we had visits from the police and a council that revised the permit for the road closures and a group of really disgruntled volunteers. building moral was very difficult after that and I could no longer do it on a regular basis so it pittered out and I think their last one ran at a $200 loss and I just thought it was me and I was too **** with how I wanted it ran :( All I can say is don't nurse a fool or you'll watch them die in your arms
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24-06-2016, 12:36 PM | #2404 | ||
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Waiting half an hr online for 'Live chat' only to connect - start typing a few messages then hit backspace a few times and the bloody BROWSER backs the pages and loses the chat connection....
Could have punched my fist through the screen.... Waiting in line again... Anyway to turn this crap feature off?????
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24-06-2016, 01:59 PM | #2405 | ||
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Haha, I hate that feature. It's so stupid because it's part of the regular keyboard keys and right above the Enter key.
Back when I worked on websites which went through high amounts of department testing, the amount of fault reports from pressing backspace caused us a lot of headaches. If I want to go back and forth by keyword, I press ALT+arrow.
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26-06-2016, 10:54 AM | #2406 | ||
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Well, I just got the news. I've been made redundant.
It's hard not to feel slightly bitter but I understand my boss had no other choice. A couple of months ago his wife had their first child and unfortunately their child has special needs which basically took away my boss' ability to run the company. No sour grapes from my end and luckily we are able to remain mates but obviously this isn't going to be an easy transition. I hope everyone else is having a better sunday morning than I am. No worries though, things will come good. |
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26-06-2016, 04:58 PM | #2407 | |||
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26-06-2016, 06:50 PM | #2408 | |||
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27-06-2016, 12:25 PM | #2409 | |||
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27-06-2016, 08:11 PM | #2410 | ||
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Today I had my XR6 in for a new set of tyres. Four brand new sticky Michelin Pilot Sport 3's. These replaced a set of 8 year old Dunlops. Beautiful tyres, quite, better ride quality, grippy.
Pity the price of these new tyres included, for free, two scratched/gauged rims and a nice big scrape on the front bar. Sighhhhh, Why is it all so hard.................
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27-06-2016, 08:56 PM | #2411 | ||||
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30-06-2016, 10:18 AM | #2412 | ||
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Had my second accident inside 6 months in my car yesterday.. I thing the bloody thing is cursed I tell you...
February Accident - Guy in front of me decided to reverse and "couldn't see me" right behind him... Front left hit... Yesterdays accident - Shopping centre carpark guy was coming out of one of the rows into the main thoroughfare. It didn't look like he was going to stop (I was paying attention to him) he went to stop and said "I hit the accelerator instead of the brake" and hit my front left wheel/front corner again... Both same part of the car hit, both accepted liability and both totally avoidable... Again without a car for who knows how long (car is at tow holding yard). My own silly fault for not saying "yes" to hire car cover on my insurance... Geez I hate that...
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30-06-2016, 10:58 AM | #2413 | ||
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blew a tyre on the caravan coming through Nyah!......not much fun on a single axle.
Please, if there are any Nyah resident's here......CLEAN UP YOUR 3 CORNER JACKS....both knees chocko with the little buggers.....ouchhhhh!!!!!! but a big thanks to you folks....had plenty of locals pull over to give ole Poppa a hand....not common these days, well done....
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30-06-2016, 11:10 AM | #2414 | ||
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For what it is worth Poppa, I have a kneeling cushion which doubles as a booster for one of the Grand Daughters - know your pain - the knees are not what they used to be
Cheers Vincenzo
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30-06-2016, 12:06 PM | #2415 | ||
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yep!, I had plenty of blocks, 6"x4" and 6"x6" that I use to get out of bogs and to jack up the van in tight spots, once I learnt about the little lurkers I used one of those to kneel on.
but I have NEVER seen so many plants in my life, they are growing on top of each other, I planted one knee, quickly retrieved it and removed 10,000 jacks, OKAY it may be a slight exaggeration but the knee was completely covered, had to be 100 at least......still digging prickles out now one of the folks who turned up was a local cocky (top bloke, as were they all) he reckons there is a major problem in the area.....I agree we went and had a beer (my shout) after the wheel change....top afternoon with the locals then proceeded to Robinvale where I bought a new pair of tyres.....got a big discount on them as well so lucked out all round
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--------------------------------------------------------------- G'day....I'm Dave, ...everyone calls me Poppa,..05.. B.A. Fairmont mark II... may your day's be filled with smiles, your life be filled with love, may your children know nothing but happiness and joy, cherish the memory of those who strove before us for they cleared the way, spare a thought for those who serve we owe so much to so many, life and the freedom to enjoy it is a special gift that can be taken away far too soon! |
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30-06-2016, 12:09 PM | #2416 | |||
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Have a look at these two sites. http://www.drive.com.au/car-insuranc...20090714-149ot http://www.compassclaims.com.au/
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30-06-2016, 12:11 PM | #2417 | ||
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Bought some new long work pants online. Asked my wife (she's supposed to know!) what size to order.
They arrived yesterday, they certainly look like they should do the job well! Pity they're 2 bloody sizes too small. |
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30-06-2016, 12:15 PM | #2418 | |||
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numbers mean nothing now, no relation to Aussy sizes
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--------------------------------------------------------------- G'day....I'm Dave, ...everyone calls me Poppa,..05.. B.A. Fairmont mark II... may your day's be filled with smiles, your life be filled with love, may your children know nothing but happiness and joy, cherish the memory of those who strove before us for they cleared the way, spare a thought for those who serve we owe so much to so many, life and the freedom to enjoy it is a special gift that can be taken away far too soon! Last edited by poppa smurf; 30-06-2016 at 12:30 PM. |
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30-06-2016, 02:07 PM | #2420 | |||
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I nearly used Compass on the last one in February but as I was away in perth on holidays while the car was getting fixed didn't worry about it.. Might make contact with them again and see what happens...
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30-06-2016, 04:40 PM | #2421 | ||
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30-06-2016, 07:29 PM | #2423 | ||
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Same thing happened to me just last fortnight. Bought some army surplus trousers. The site made it clear to get the size right first time, so I made sure of my size, etc and then they sent me the wrong size anyway
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30-06-2016, 07:51 PM | #2424 | ||
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I thought the HID globe in the outlander blew today (no drivers side light working) so i rang Mitsubishi and they said $360 for the globe. I rang around here in Canberra and found the original HID globes for $130 from a wholesaler (got two of them). Put the new one in the drivers side after stuffing around trying to get original out for 30 minutes and it didn't work. So i pulled the new one out and then when i went to put the old one in i accidently pulled too hard on wire that holds the globe in and it came out. I cant for the life of me get the piece of wire back in due to being in such a confined space.
So it's off to the auto elecs tomorrow so they can fix my screw up and then try and trouble shoot the actual issue. I hate when i try and fix things i stuff it up sometimes and then it costs me more money in the end! |
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06-07-2016, 10:15 PM | #2425 | |||
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What annoys me is I get a phone call from Compass stating they got hold of the other party who now admitted, after telling me, my insurer and Compass he had insurance, that he was lying and he let his insurance lapse... So basically he isn't insured at all and apparently told the lady who called him "too bad for him, his insurance will have to cover it" and hung up on her... Compass obviously said they would have to take the car back... Luckily today I called the smash repairer to ask if they had anyone they would recommend to rent a car off... The bloke said he would call Compass and try to get them to do a deal on me keeping the car I have (2014 Rav4) and just pay for the rental myself... Get the phone call.. They are willing to let me keep the car for $30+GST per day... Finally, A silver lining in this ****house situation... Not great I have to pay for something that wasn't my fault but at least they gave me a top deal on the car... Anyway, with all this going on, it really makes me think what the hell is up with some people?? If you are going to have a car and drive it on the road, you should have at least 3rd Party property if not comprehensive insurance... As part of being an adult it should be your responsibility to take ownership of your actions... due to this guys negligence i'm stuck in a ****** situation where ive got to pay for a rental car and possibly my excess... I mean, I'm in a financial situation where the $$$ hit is something I can quite easily handle, its not really the point is it... I'm in the final process of building a house and getting spending money together for my US trip in September.. This $600 excess and $230/week car rental could be put towards that... If this thing was reversed and it was my fault, Id happily admit fault, pay my excess to my insurer so both cars got fixed and move on... I realize im probably making a mountain out a molehill but I needed to have a little vent of my frustrations...lol
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06-07-2016, 10:24 PM | #2426 | ||
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...Being bombarded by those annoying YOUI adverts boasting about "lots" of $$$ they save people and how considering they are of individual situations. So I gave them a call about an ordinary stock Toyota only to be quoted more than twice what 8 other companies quoted me! I told the "advisor" this is the case and they insisted this is it.
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06-07-2016, 10:25 PM | #2427 | |||
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08-07-2016, 12:35 PM | #2428 | ||
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Sent an email to a Governemt Department 2 weeks ago and finally got a response.
My questions were generic in nature, and I stated the person I was asking about. "Due to privacy we can't answer your question as you are not noted on the documentation" (that I supplied). Thanks 9867786875 Yep - not even a name, some sort of employee reference number. My reply was interesting. Lets see if that takes another 2 weeks.
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08-07-2016, 01:10 PM | #2429 | |||
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story of my life......however the many things we do right that save us tens of thousands of dollars more than makes up for the occasional stuff up. don't fret the small stuff and the big stuff will look after itself. touched my distance reset button today.....the one in the odometer that resets the shorter travel distance.....snapped off of course so now that doesn't work, same as the left button on the clock, broke that the other day by touching it.
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Poppa you should know by now to leave knobs alone its the cold weather that makes them brittle.... keep your hands OUT of your pockets.
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