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    AFF Member Stock Discussion

    QPM has done a pretty good deal so they are going for a run. One broker thinks they are worth a lot more but they already hold them so I tend to ignore that input on what something might be worth. It is a gas stock now. Telstra have rigged a work around for our emails after running on empty for...
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    SQ Tips, Trips and Tales

    We drink Tom Cullity at our Uni Club dinners and it is OK. Don’t want you worrying about my wallet as we are getting ready to pay our Chubb travel insurance for the family. If you find 2018 Moss Wood red please save it for our next dinner.
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    SQ Tips, Trips and Tales

    What did you think of the Diana Madeline @Cruiser Elite? I prefer Moss Wood currently. Our next run is to LHR in January.
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    Hotel under renovation. Still book there?

    Around LAX we used to stay at either Marriott West Century or Embassy Suites North if we had our children. Both of these were ok.
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    So... what car do you guys drive when not flying?

    I bought a third car and this one is a Toyota Camry Hybrid SL. It goes a lot more more than 1,000 kms to a tank full.
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    Hotel under renovation. Still book there?

    Well @Himeno is that California? If so there are many choices in most locations.We used La Quinta and Ayres for our staff when we had a group going to the US and moving around California.
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    Are the days of BigPond Email Account Numbered?

    Our email is still broken so I left Spartan placement go thru to the keeper.
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    AFF Member Stock Discussion

    Our email is still broken so I left Spartan placement go thru to the keeper.
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    AFF Member Stock Discussion

    Thinking about DEG and Northern Star we may keep the Northern Star shares being offered in the takeover. Black Rock now have over 5% of IPH. Have a broker meeting today after the trading day closes.For us he is new but he took over from a retiring broker at that firm. Should be interesting as he...
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    AFF Member Stock Discussion

    Nice position @drron as DEG heads into Northern Star.
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    Retirement Planning & Experiences

    That Mrs FB is a keeper. It must be time to get a bit rugged up @Flashback.
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    American Airline Miles offer @50% discount

    We tend to go from Perth, Adelaide or Sydney and the 50% off deal has worked for our group on American,Qatar and Qantas.
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    American Airline Miles offer @50% discount

    It is on again from this morning with up to 50% discount but AA has weighted it against small buyers. The exchange rate is lousy so the AUD cost is higher than in previous years. I have today purchased the Christmas presents despite the higher cost. I am hopeful that Qatar gets more flights out...
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    Retirement Planning & Experiences

    Many of our older friends have had fears of running out of money. It hasn’t happened as consumption drops as you move up into your late eighties is something I have noticed. You spend more time on health matters.
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    Melbourne mad cow dinner - Olive Tree 7pm, Wed. 27 Nov2024

    Photos needed as proof of the event........
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    Retirement Planning & Experiences

    If you remember prices 30 years ago then you need to allow for the same thing happening over the next 30 years if you are planing a long retirement. Of course your needs will reduce as you get into the dreaded nineties.
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    Retirement Planning & Experiences

    I did 44.5 years at the place we owned. It was too long but finding a buyer took time. Now have 9 months left as consultants and that is going ok. We have started on the SKI approach but we will run out of time. That is Spending Kids Inheritance concept.
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    General Medical issues thread

    Well @Flashback you only need shingles shots if you had chicken pox. Our two sons do not have to bother. The Shangri-La hotels are very nice.
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    General Medical issues thread

    Shangri-La hotels are very nice and shingles is the opposite of that. My mother got shingles around her eyes and it was nasty. We paid for our two shots in Los Angeles several years ago. I think it cost $280 USD per person and I cannot remember if the second shot was a further $280 USD 6 months...
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    Retirement Planning & Experiences

    We have just over 9 months to go for retirement. We are off all boards and committees now as someone else can have their go. We went to the test cricket yesterday and with TransPerth buses not running we used a driver limo to get us to Optus Stadium.
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