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Yep, updated list below. @travelnutjohn @drcam - Can you please confirm your attendance status as per below? Platinum - Definite / Attending penegal Cruiser Elite blackcat20 TomVexille Doug_Westcott Hvr whughes3 cove Sprucegoose tuapekastar Bundy Bear JessicaTam RooFlyer serfty Ade...

I got my dates confused and went to Tasmania early, so I made the most of it had lunch with @Steady yesterday and did a road test one of the likely lunch spots. The food was rather very good actually... Don't let the name of the venue scare you off.

With all this this Pinot, non-Pinot talk, someone must have rung Qantas and asked them to put the most pathetic sugar-y Pinot Noir imaginable in their MEL Domestic Business Lounge the other day. It has more sugar than a glass of Bickfords! It was so terrible that I rapidly developed the opinion...

Yes, you are most welcome! As already posted @Hvr is well known for being a teetotaller, or perhaps a Diet Coke-totaller?

@cove I remember that we once shared a few exxy bottles of something which may have been Pinot Noir, but don't tell CE! [Very much off topic of the dinner... ] The two great Burgundy and Champagne varietals of Chardonnay and Pinot Noir seem to be particularly polarising in the wine world...

Battery technology is interesting, as there haven't been any improvements to speak of in quite a number of years. Some soothsayers suggest that we need a "step change" which may, or may not be around a corner. Until that comes, it seems to be an excellent time to be "long on Lithium". The...

Crikey, this thread has escalated!

Sarcastic Enlightened moderator pesos contributions are not always accepted currency :eek: [Mod edit: the above post has been edited by a moderator in the interests of making it look like @penegal likes moderators! ;)]

In management fad talk land... (is that a thing?) the "leading edge" of early adoption is also called the "bleeding edge" because early adopters bleed their cash... Most "new" things start out expensive and inefficient and take several iterations to reach some sort of economic mass market...

I am not sure that I ever saw petrol powered bicycles, but hybrid and full EV are certainly tomorrow’s transport options, rather than yesterday’s. It was good to see Bill Gates meeting with Albo this week to politely inform him that gas is a good stepping stone towards a lower carbon future...

Thank you @serfty We now have a reservation for 26 pax; There are 24 Platinums including @drcam, so 2 spare seats. As we get closer to the date, please keep me informed of any changes (so I can keep the restaurant updated - it’s the least we can do, and basic courtesy IMHO). Secondly, a...

And just think how proud you can be sipping your latte telling all your hipster friends that you own and drive a coal-fire powered electric vehicle... with carbon offsets purchased from a millionaires factory investment banking scam... You will be the beez neez of Brunswick....

Thank you... speaking of which, when is next planning meeting?

Unfortunately my "workhorse" Spiegelau carafe / decanter did not make it through the Australia Day BBQ at my chateau. Fortunately the idiot who broke it was kind enough to do so while it had absolutely no wine in it... What a considerate chap... So, that means I am now in the market for a...

Updated attendee list to here. Could a mod please copy to post #2? Looks like I better call the restaurant again... @drcam - Can we mark you as "Platinum - Definite"? Platinum - Definite / Attending penegal Cruiser Elite blackcat20 TomVexille Doug_Westcott Hvr whughes3 cove Sprucegoose...

A little off topic, but I find Vasse Felix's entry-level and mid-tier labels to be some of the "best value" wines in Australia. They are great quality at the price points. YMMV.

Richard - Just so you know the steak isn't vegan... Now, how do we pronounce that word "vegan" - @tupekastar has a special way... a bit like "veg-anne"

It was also $15 per bottle 1 month and 5 days ago :p

It was $15 [per bottle] on 20 December 2022. I didn't check my January bill properly - too many dessert coughtails - it appears that they forgot to charge corkage eintirely... :o

Platinum Copper here