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    Worse than feet on bulkheads

    See...there's your mistake - assuming there's a difference.
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    SYD-LHR Bus U/G with points, best method & how?

    This HUACA? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huaca
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    NBN Discussion

    SHUT UP YOU FOOLS! You'll give away all the good ideas!
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    NBN Discussion

    You're not alone, we're 7km from Brisbane CBD and lucky if we get 6Mb/sec - first world problem.
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    Where to buy sunglasses

    My wife and I have bought our last 4 pairs of sunglasses (Oakleys, Raybans and Maui Jims) from Optics-Online - go to a local retailer first to find the pair you like, then pay around 40% - 50% less through this company; from memory they are based in Coffs Harbour.
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    Great story from an SR-71 pilot

    recounted here "There were a lot of things we couldn't do in an SR-71, but we were the fastest guys on the block and loved reminding our fellow aviators of this fact. People often asked us if, because of this fact, it was fun to fly the jet. Fun would not be the first word I would use to...
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    Emirates lounge access flying on QF8770

    Does anyone know what time in the morning outbound immigration opens in Brisbane?
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    Emirates lounge access flying on QF8770

    Thanks Ewing, that was the answer I was expecting, but not the one I'd hoped for!
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    Emirates lounge access flying on QF8770

    Thanks guys. Another question for anyone who knows - does Qantas open their check-in counters for QF8770? i.e. will I be able to check-in at a Qantas counter rather than having to do so at an EK one? Cheers.
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    Chances of QF sale fares BNE - MEL return during Australian Open

    Thanks Gusty, snavelled some up within hours of them going on sale, ended up saving around $200 return for the 2 of us. Had my trusty Qantas app listening for any sales!
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    Chances of QF sale fares BNE - MEL return during Australian Open

    Yes - there's plenty of award seats on most of the flights - we had planned to ferret away our points in preparation for a big OS trip, from memory they were all 12,000 points + $34 per person per sector.
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    Chances of QF sale fares BNE - MEL return during Australian Open

    Hi all, Mrs MJGriffo and I are off to see the first week of the Australian Open, and are looking to book some cheap Y QF fares BNE > MEL on Sunday 17/01 returning Thursday 21/01. What are the chances of there being a QF sale for that period / route, prior to then? The cheapest flights we can...
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    The totally off-topic thread

    QF WP, Sad news - our thoughts are with you. Every time I read Rainbow Bridge I end up crying. The happy kisses rain upon your face; your hands again caress the beloved head, and you look once more into the trusting eyes of your pet, so long gone from your life but never absent from your heart.
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    Prepaid data, SMS and calls SIM for New Zealand

    Hi all, I'm interested in your thoughts on prepaid SIMs for a week in Auckland / Northland - we have a couple of unlocked Galaxy S5s (4G) and need to have a large-ish data allowance (1Gb), plus the ability to call each other and home to Australia occasionally. Searching pulls up some old...
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    Emirates lounge access flying on QF8770

    Hi all, Mrs mjgriffo and I are off to Auckland shortly, flying on the codeshare Emirates A380 out of Brisbane in Y, ticketed by QF. I've been searching through lounge access rules, but am yet to come up with a definitive answer - with QP membership, will we be able to access the Emirates lounge...
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    A320 German-wings accident in Southern France

    In the context of JB747's comment in the ask-the-pilot thread - referring to this study: http://eala.aero/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Mildred-Trîgeler-EALA-prize.pdf It's disappointing (but not unexpected) that all of this information is being 'leaked' out of the investigation so early in the...
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    Indonesia Air Asia flight QZ 8501 loses contact with ATC

    Isn't climb rate gathered from air pressure change? Considering the ADSB data stream sent the climb rate info, it might be more indicative of probe problems, as JB mentioned. Happy to stand corrected.
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    Annual fee [waived when 'threatening' to cancel?]

    I agree WXXNXS. Burmans, it was all too little, too late in my eyes. The benefits of the card, apart from the earn rate, weren't anywhere near what you'd expect from a "platinum" card. They only promised to waive the annual fee, not the partner card fee. The sign on bonus and annual birthday...
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    Annual fee [waived when 'threatening' to cancel?]

    I rang yesterday to cancel the card, as I've moved across to a fee-free packaged St George Amplify VISA Signature, with a sign on bonus. Not only did Macquarie offer to waive the annual fee, they also started spruiking all the benefits I'd get, including a 1.99% balance transfer and free...
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    QF HKG Lounge - Arrivals

    Try the BBQ pork dish from the bar, it's spectacular.
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