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  1. equus

    Qantas Metal with AA flight number: Qantas club

    It is hard to argue with a lounge dragon saying "No" when the only available documentation says "No".
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    Qantas Metal with AA flight number: Qantas club

    I would be a little cautious. That reciprocal deal is about giving Admirals Club (paying type) members access to Qantas lounges, and giving paying Qantas Club members access to Admirals Club lounges - not so much giving access to Qantas Club members access to Qantas lounges outside the written...
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    So... what car do you guys drive when not flying?

    Back in the 80s I knew someone who had one of those genuine 500 - he owned a major Ford dealership or two, as well as a few other car yards. He had it in the paddock at an equestrian event, with the bonnet up running a PA system off the battery. Never seen an engine compartnment so absolutely...
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    Australian Dual Citizens Entering UK after February

    I also tend to agree with this - but would make an observation. Technically you are a citizen, but as you have said, they have no real way of knowing, so you are more than likely to get away with claiming you are not and obtaining an ETA - so all is likely to work - for now. The gotcha is...
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    No status? Check your carry on bag being enforced.

    BA wouldn't bother weighing carry ons - they have a 23kg limit!
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    No status? Check your carry on bag being enforced.

    What happens if you tell them you have spare lithium batteries in the bag that must be in carry on, not checked?
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    Transiting SYD on Domestic to International Connection

    Yes (on the way out). If your return is the same, then you need to collect in SYD to clear customs, then redeposit at the bag drop at International before connecting domestic back to MEL.
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    Change/transit country

    You need to read the PDS as it will vary by insurer, Covermore, for example (for one of the PDSs I read) does not require you to list any country where you are stoppiing over for less than 72 hours. Travel Insurance Direct refers to intending to spend more than 24 hours in a country not listed...
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    What cheeses me off

    Try following that route even further heading to Brisbane - it gets worst when you get over the border into Qld. Worst stretch is probably Warwick to Cunninghams Gap.
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    Which VPN service would you recommend?

    I guess they can filter / monitor what someone is connecting to during "working" hours, but that is really overkill, and relatively little value. People can just use a differnet device (most people have more than one) if they don't want to be monitored. Unless they are doing TLS termination...
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    Which VPN service would you recommend?

    You would think any sizeable organisation would implement split tunnel. Why would they want the bandwidth drain on their connection by routing everyones private streaming trafffic?
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    Which VPN service would you recommend?

    Nord VPN works for me. Some good discounts / cashback at the moment - 100% cashback if you can wait. NordVPN | 100% Cashback, Discount Codes & Vouchers
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    Virgin and Qantas to ban power bank use

    And most of the fakes would just have copied a valid serial number, as well as the CCC and other compliance information. Nothing "printed" on the device could be trusted.
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    Lithium Powerbank Ignites in Qantas Lounge

    And how effective is this going to actually be? Everyone has seen all those knock off goods complete with certificates of authenticity and the lot. Most of the cheap imitation electrical goods already come with all the compliance and certification marks printed on them - but have never been...
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    UPS MD11 crash on take-off in Kentucky

    As the actual crash is an impact with something, if the impact is with the ground, then by definition it will be a form of landing, and hence almost all crashed (other than mid air collisions) could be deemed a crash on landing. The more relevant assessment would be was it a crash when trying...
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    Upgrading my laptop

    Thanks for that. Finally got around to updating my Toshiba Portege X20W-D which meets every criteria (speed. RAM, TPM etc.) except that it is a 7th Gen CPU (and that shouldn't really have been an issue as Microsoft made an exception for some of their Surface tablets that has only 7th gen...
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    Have you been on a flight that diverted?

    Not me but my partner. Flying MEL-BNE. I was going to pick up from the airport, and monitoring scheduled arrival time so as to leave home and make the pick up - evening pick up as it was a close of business flight back. Leave home when around 20 mins to scheduled arrival (works out about...
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    Gifting baggage allowance

    The carrying capacity of the plane has nothing to do with the aggregate of the baggage allowances - it is almost certainly way less. The airline would be working on averages, and the individual allowances are just to help control the limits, reward loyalty and make money from excess baggage...
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    Filling in some gaps in Spain, a Greenland cruise and I'm getting a tattoo!

    Maybe, maybe not. I have an Uncle who is a Pipe Major having played the bagpipes for a long time (Australian) who has performed at the Tattoo a few times. All those different bands from the various regiments etc. aren't really. Those that are playing doing multiple uniform / costume changes...
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    Booking a Multi City cash fare in Europe

    It would help to know if all those points are stop overs - and for how long, as well as class of travel etc.? You may well not need multi city. It could be a combination of one way, multi-jaw, with stopovers etc on multiple tickets. All depends on fare conditions etc. It was an award booking...
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