The totally off-topic thread

[Hvr]

Watching ACA they just showed footage from someone filming an idiot on a Melbourne train, riding the train on the outside.

The show off was derided by most of the carriage, but no one pulled him in or had him reported.

Now if that fool happened to have lost his life, then I dare anyone to justify why he should've not deserved to die when he was - in clear mind - putting his own life at risk.

Train drivers are particulary affected by these types of idiots. As are the people who have to scrape up the bits that can be scattered over a couple of kilometres.

Classic Darwin award behaviour.

 

[drron]

Was reading something that was obviously politically incorrect as it was in News online.But I liked this line-
What is the plural of Bogan?
The Collingwood Cheer squad.

 

[straitman]

Any one we know ? And I have met (with JohnK) the daughter of an airforce flying instructor

It was not me :!:

 

[Mal]

Well my Prince2 results came back - A respectable 59 (out of 80) for the Practitioner exam. (Someone else here who did the course a week before me got a slightly lower score, so I did laugh at him for a few mins, until he came back with an alternative rating method (points per minute doing the exam). True - I did spend nearly double the time doing the exam, but I don't work as a project manager, so that's my excuse

 

[anat0l]

Well my Prince2 results came back - A respectable 59 (out of 80) for the Practitioner exam. (Someone else here who did the course a week before me got a slightly lower score, so I did laugh at him for a few mins, until he came back with an alternative rating method (points per minute doing the exam). True - I did spend nearly double the time doing the exam, but I don't work as a project manager, so that's my excuse

I assume that constitutes a pass. That's the most fundamental thing.

 

[Princess Fiona]

Well my Prince2 results came back - A respectable 59 (out of 80) for the Practitioner exam. (Someone else here who did the course a week before me got a slightly lower score, so I did laugh at him for a few mins, until he came back with an alternative rating method (points per minute doing the exam). True - I did spend nearly double the time doing the exam, but I don't work as a project manager, so that's my excuse

Tried to post a witty response but couldn't find a word to rhyme with Flashware
Congratulations

 

[Flashback]

Tried to post a witty response but couldn't find a word to rhyme with Flashware
Congratulations

If we then factor in the amount of study done vs mark...... :mrgreen: e.g. nil

 

[Mal]

If we then factor in the amount of study done vs mark...... :mrgreen: e.g. nil

Haha. Keep dreaming.
Comparing my study to the rest of the class... well I did very little really.
will be interesting to see my class results online.

 

[Mal]

Tried to post a witty response but couldn't find a word to rhyme with Flashware
Congratulations

Is anyone as good as ninja flashware?
not me. Does anyone care?

OK, maybe not appropriate but it rhymes...

 

[Flashback]

Haha. Keep dreaming.
Comparing my study to the rest of the class... well I did very little really.
will be interesting to see my class results online.

See, I told you it was easy!

 

[Mal]

Some chemists are dumb.. or is it me? Have had a cold for two weeks. Ended up with a serious ear infection and a minor ear infection. Was prescribed amoxy 500mg.
still have a runny nose and a cough. Ears are getting better.

Asked chemist for something to dry out the nose basically but she gave me a decongestant (pseudoephedrine hydrochloride).

Won't this have the opposite effect?

 

[Flashback]

Some chemists are dumb.. or is it me? Have had a cold for two weeks. Ended up with a serious ear infection and a minor ear infection. Was prescribed amoxy 500mg.
still have a runny nose and a cough. Ears are getting better.

Asked chemist for something to dry out the nose basically but she gave me a decongestant (pseudoephedrine hydrochloride).

Won't this have the opposite effect?

Pseudo!! Is that Sinutab? That stuff is gold. Will dry you up nicely.

BTW on the front of The Independent today - "Resistance to antibiotics risks health 'catastrophe'". Thought you'd like that one :mrgreen:

 

[Mal]

Pseudo!! Is that Sinutab? That stuff is gold. Will dry you up nicely.

BTW on the front of The Independent today - "Resistance to antibiotics risks health 'catastrophe'". Thought you'd like that one :mrgreen:

Boots generic.

And yes read the article. Interesting stuff. I've known about antibiotic over use for ages but didn't realise that so few advances were being made in the field.

 

[JohnK]

When I have trouble breathing and swallowing properly and the throat/larnyx/pharynx is sore then I know I have some sort of infection and I use anti-biotics. These are easy to source in Thailand.

Perhaps I am doing the wrong thing by not seeing a doctor but I do not want to keep running to a doctor for everything.

 

[TheEmu]

Awesome timing by me. Just went into the heat to turn of the hose and there was one of our RAAF KC-30As flying over on approach to ADL. according the flight radar it must have done a touch and go or just over flown ADL because it turned towards the north over the water.

Great timing alright.
We have flight of F/A18s here at the moment - a great view at night (with +++volume soundtrack!) is from Ingham Road as a flight takes off to the north (01/19) directly away from you.
Like a bunch of super-sized Bunsen burners!

 

[drron]

The vagaries of booking flights.later in the year we are travelling through Canada.most flights have been booked as Aawards.But need a YWG-YYC and a YYC-DFW to complete.Have been watching aa.com and westjet for fares.Pulled the trigger on the westjet sector when tonight it came up as only 4 seats left at the cheap price.
Then looked at aa.com for the YYC-DFW sector.On the day we want only 2 J seats booked but when looked via Price and Schedule the price was $4193 each:shock:.
Looked at Schedule and an instant upgrade fare was $937.So even though only 2 seats booked decided I better move.At the end though I was offered the instant upgrade fare for $937 or a full J fare of $833.Wasn't hard to choose but really inconsistent.

 

[TheEmu]

You are welcome to our summer. Tomorrow is tipped to be the 9th day over 30 in MEL.

Horrors!
Winter in TSV is more than 9 days in a row under 30…

 

[TheEmu]

People should be taught to drive rather than as currently happens which is they are taught to pass their licence :!:

An interesting one. I know someone who taught his daughter the basics of driving before sending her to a driving school. The message came back that he had been giving her bad information. The person in question was a very highly rated and highly thought of airforce flying instructor :!:

I agree: the fundamental problem is people can't drive!
My daughter has had 10 lessons with a driving school instructor but it's frightening to see how quickly and easily the car gets ahead of her and she is totally unaware of it. And the ramifications.
Imagine if pilot training followed the same basic rationale as car driver training and licence testing…? 100 hours to solo??? If it's possible for an average student to learn enough in 20 hours (or so) in a much more complex environment…
But governments trot out the same garbage arguments against "advanced" driver training time after time: there's no proof (there's plenty of proof: look at Scandinavian countries); "studies" prove the opposite (rubbish); can't afford the infrastructure (easily paid for from petrol taxes, rego, fines & penalties, etc 97% of which currently goes into consolidated revenue rather than back into roads - to say nothing of the cost benefits in a relatively short time)
A lot like NAPLAN testing in schools: kids are coached on how to get a particular result rather than being taught and encouraged how to learn.
I think driving should be taught throughout high school as compulsory subjects: road rules, road craft, basic mechanical maintenance, basic, practical driving skills, advanced skills, etc.
I've always considered school was to prepare kids for life as an adult. The overwhelming majority of kids end up driving but there is nothing in any school system in this country to prepare them for life on the road. A quantum change in on-road behaviour and therefore road safety could be achieved within 2 high school generations.

 

[Flashback]

These are the times I dislike London. Need to get home ASAP as an ambulance is on its way to pickup Mrs Flashware and the trains are horrendously delayed.

 

[drron]

These are the times I dislike London. Need to get home ASAP as an ambulance is on its way to pickup Mrs Flashware and the trains are horrendously delayed.

Hope Mrs Flashware is OK and the day improves.
Our thoughts are with you.