The totally off-topic thread

[markis10]

Couldn't Shoo them away?
Any bargains there?

Had a quick look and saw a few bargains, was thinking of putting my 4 month old 11" MacBook Air in but I doubt many would be interested!

 

[bass_ke]

On the Sunshine Coast right now visiting family and this is what greeted us

 

[erkpod]

You off to Nippon? Without consulting my notes (and even with consulting my notes), my Japanese is extremely limited, but for first-time introductions this is useful:

Hajime Mashate! Watashi-wa <insert name here>-des.

Only for first time intros, and means (approximately) "Hello, pleased to meet you, my name is <insert name>"

Enjoy your trip (assuming that is the case), Japan is a great place to visit.

It's my second time. I went for a week in 2011 at the start of my Europe trip (flew SYD - NRT - AMS). For the first couple of days, I felt like I was in a very strange place - like I was watching an anime cartoon up close.

I am returning for a week on the way back from the US in February (flying LAX - NRT - SIN - SYD) & can't wait. I might return in July/August but for longer as a standalone trip.

 

[erkpod]

Always appear to attract a few strange punters at the garage sales...

You should see lost property auctions!

 

[erkpod]

Speaking of hail on the Sunshine Coast, I just saw this pic on Twitter...

 

[mrs.dr.ron]

On the Sunshine Coast right now visiting family and this is what greeted us

Only rain here for us, but lightning hit my friends house in Buderim - fried her phone !

 

[whatmeworry]

[h=5]OMG the neighbours house just sold for $792k! This housing market is ridiculous![/h]

 

[JohnK]

On the Sunshine Coast right now visiting family and this is what greeted us

Looks like silly season has arrived early and in full force in Queensland this year.

Not too keen on hiring a car next weekend.

 

[JessicaTam]

Had a quick look and saw a few bargains, was thinking of putting my 4 month old 11" MacBook Air in but I doubt many would be interested!

Really?
...

 

[bass_ke]

Looks like silly season has arrived early and in full force in Queensland this year.

Not too keen on hiring a car next weekend.

I've never even thought about having a hire car during a hail storm, that'd be awful!

This is the Queensland I remember from when I first moved here

 

[markis10]

Really?
...

Seemed to be an audience looking at $1-10 clothes rather than unwanted gadgets.

 

[JessicaTam]

Seemed to be an audience looking at $1-10 clothes rather than unwanted gadgets.

My comment was more along the lines of why you would want to sell a 4 month old laptop.

 

[markis10]

My comment was more along the lines of why you would want to sell a 4 month old laptop.

An impulse purchase I regret now, love the battery life etc but my iPad does all that I need 99% of the time, and must admit I hate not having a page up page down option. Spent too much time in Wintel land.

 

[JohnK]

I've never even thought about having a hire car during a hail storm, that'd be awful!

This is the Queensland I remember from when I first moved here

Well I was panicking last Sunday.

I guess it would be classed as a single vehicle accident and you would get charged the $3,500 excess + $2,000 excess for single vehicle. I think travel insurance covers $4,000 so leaves a huge gap out of pocket.

 

[JessicaTam]

An impulse purchase I regret now, love the battery life etc but my iPad does all that I need 99% of the time, and must admit I hate not having a page up page down option. Spent too much time in Wintel land.

I bought my 11" last month (to replace my 13" MBP) and find it is a great adjunct to the iPad mini. TBH I don't miss the 'PgUp/PgDn' buttons.

 

[amaroo]

I've never even thought about having a hire car during a hail storm, that'd be awful!

This is the Queensland I remember from when I first moved here

Decent hail in some parts of the Sunny Coast this arvo VIDEOS: Tennis ball-sized hailstones tear through Coast | Sunshine Coast Daily had a boozy lunch at Noosa - nothing but a few drops of rain.

 

[JohnK]

Skipped summer and back to winter in Sydney?

 

[mono88]

Skipped summer and back to winter in Sydney?

We had our summer in spring.

My wireless modem & foxtel iq box were fried in last night's Sydney storm.
Replacements will take a couple of days and an earful of phone on hold Muzak.

 

[Mal]

Yes. Hail damage to a hire car can be a high excess issue.

 

[JohnK]

It is a joke how hail damage is the hirers fault.

I remember seeing $5,500 cover on rental car insurance excess somewhere. QBE policy? Avis and Hertz want ~$33/day to reduce excess to $500.