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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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Background music playing during dialogue ....... Arggh. Tom Cruise's mumbling ...........Argghh. Bad sound editing, some scenes of normal dialogue are muted and blurry, turn up the volume, next scene, verbal BOOM, turn it down .... Argghhhh, f***. If a show is in strong 'Merican or northern British Isles accents ...... turn it off as I just don't understand what they are saying. |
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Cabover nut
Join Date: Aug 2015
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No, BB was as bad on SBS originally but good example of crap sound quality.
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heritagestonemason.com/Fordlouisvillerestoration In order that the labour of centuries past may not be in vain during the centuries to come...... D. Diderot 1752
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DIY Tragic
Join Date: Apr 2018
Location: Sydney, more than not. I hate it.
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Just doubling back for a bit… Did anyone else go to the secondhand/pawnbrokers auctions (Combined Auctions) in Wattle St, back in the day? I have this vague memory you could lob an offer from the floor. As in, maybe the auctioneer was pushing something up in fives or tens and it was at $180 but you wanted it and also to move on so you might make a verbal offer of $250 hoping that would bring the hammer down or at least thin out the bidders. Can’t think where else I might have seen this attribute.
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praek tih kl jo kr
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Atwell W.A.
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You can start $5 auction with a $10,000 bid if you want and scare everyone off bidding. I bid on a brand new Mercedes coupe with only 265ks on the clock at Pickles, my max I could go to was $28,000 including fees so while it was at $15,000 I put a bid in at $22,000, 1 guy bid once more and I won it at $23,000, with fees it came in under my max so I was happy. |
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Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Australasia
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Got home tonight and my aftermarket radio head unit plays up by not switching off, plus I lose some functions, Why is it these things happen when you don't have time to fix it, let alone trying to source another correct canbus module. aghhh I'm cursed!
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Pt Lincoln far side South Oz
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ehh what? orking? whats that?
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Perth
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Why is it some people will only fuel up on the side their filler cap is.
Went to my local last night because it's going up 50c today. Cars were banked up onto the street, so I went around the back and came in that way. Idiots 6 deep, no one on pumps 1 and 3, ran the hose across the boot to left side,thankyou very much, in and out. ![]()
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Join Date: Mar 2012
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I think it was my uncles GPak Torana that had the fuel filler behind the rear number plate. Really was a good idea, no need for left/right problem and no cutout/door flap in the side of your rear quarter.
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Angry Dub Driver
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Toowoomba
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It's pretty funny to then observe the indignant looks from those in the queue when you do opt for that method of filliage. Makes it worth the effort to keep the hose lifted off of the boot.
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Cabover nut
Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: Onsite Eastcoast
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Quite a few servo's are one way in and out so don't encourage this madcap notion of facing the wrong way and a little hard to do it in a van facing the right way on the wrong side.
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I have seen servo attendants reprimanding customers for pulling in and facing the "wrong" way, so it's not just single way servo's. Same for moving your car after filling to let others pull up to the bowser, they get real nasty on that one. I used to do that, but stopped after seeing enough people get in trouble for it.
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praek tih kl jo kr
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Atwell W.A.
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There were a fair few of the 70's stuff and pre 70's had a fuel filler at the rear, only problem is you would pay for a full tank but only get to use half with a lead foot.
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Kicking back
Join Date: Dec 2013
Location: Western sydney
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The worst servo etiquite is when there is a queue. Nothing wrong with unloading the kids then reloading them as you dont leave kids in an unattended car, its called parenting. But when people get back in their car but spend the minutes to post updates on their bookface or whatever before moving off. Possible more annoying is the current trend in my part of sydney of tesla drivers blocking pumps because the guys need to go into the servo to buy themselves tampons.
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Join Date: Dec 2009
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One day a big Bp everyone faces north on the pumps
I turned the van round and faced south same side as filler I grabbed what I thought was the diesel handle from it’s usual position ( that’s if I was facing north) Went in to pay Guy on said $83 for your 98 sir Oh shirt full tank Of 98 into a common rail diesel That van was out of action for a few weeks Somehow I didn’t even get a warning as between the weekend ( happened on a Friday night) the coy workshop and then getting palmed onto the vw dealer .. it all got painted as a mechanical component fail |
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Happily filled up, when I returned, I had a mad caravan owner abusing me for coming in the wrong way (before him) and telling me I had to back up because he couldn't.
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Cabover nut
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DFB You should watch them backing in at caravan parks, usually with the wife standing in their blind spot navigating orders like a rally co-driver.
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Shenanigans..............
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Footscrazy
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I remember watching a show about know-it-all dad bragging to his family how he could back in the caravan at tbe park, and failing miserably. Along comes young kid, about 15 and offers to do it for $5 and gets it first go. He was the caravan park owners son. Wife was laughing.
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Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Australasia
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From my observation the amount of people who cannot reverse properly is mind blowing, includes truck drivers, caravan owners and anyone who tows trailers.
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Join Date: Dec 2004
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Meanwhile I moved a car trailer back 2m yesterday at work just bumping the towball against the coupling...
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Shenanigans..............
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Why is it that banana benders call beef schnitzel crumbed beef? And there, on display right next to it, is a piece of crumbed chicken that's labelled chicken schnitzel
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Kicking back
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It was 2 sheets of cooked pasta with a dolop of pumpkin mixed with fetta beside it. Atleast it wasnt false advertising. |
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I've heard butchers call it crumbed beef schnitzel down here.
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Like the NSW and QLDers call potato cakes scollops.In Tassie we call them potato cakes and we call scallops,scallops because that is what they are,a type of seafood
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Ford screwed the Falcon
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Why is it the Australian Grand Prix, which has lost money for decades, but the recent surge in interest in the post covid world is not being fully realised due to a limit on the amount of tickets offered for sale? Sure the grandstands have a limited amount of seats but the park can accommodate many more people if they only want general admission access.
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