The totally off-topic thread

[QF WP]

I hope all repair work is considered a defect by the installer and therefore free!

They're in the roof as I type this - hopefully with some good sealant

 

[Princess Fiona]

Being able to fold a broadsheet paper so that one can read it in public without encroaching on other people's space is an art form

I love The Sunday Times, I have perfected it

 

[QF WP]

Damn, I do love my life sometimes - being courted by investment managers who do presentations in nice restaurants or hotels.

Today's menu and photos:

 

[erkpod]

You really gotta wonder how...???

Even though I don't know everything about their systems & methods of working, based on my experience there's a lot of energy & forces involved to mount the platform & then go up that staircase the way that it has. It might be what is called an infrastructure initiated derailment but coming into a dead end, there's no way the train should be where it ended up.

 

[drron]

Looks like those investment managers put some of their money into a winery!

 

[whatmeworry]

One for the wine drinkers.
Good Food - Shiraz v syrah: what's the difference?

 

[markis10]

Damn, I do love my life sometimes - being courted by investment managers who do presentations in nice restaurants or hotels.

Today's menu and photos:

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I see the bay of stones rep has done his job. Or perhaps thats just a reflection of fund managers, they spend most their time beside the water trying to skip stones

 

[Cossie]

Any bets on who will be one of the first recipients?

'Pre-eminent' Australians could be made knight or dame under a new award, PM Tony Abbott says - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)


I'm thinking a former pm, even though quote "He said it was his intention that politicians would not receive the honour but he could not rule it out."

 

[Buzzard]

Any bets on who will be one of the first recipients?

'Pre-eminent' Australians could be made knight or dame under a new award, PM Tony Abbott says - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)


I'm thinking a former pm, even though quote "He said it was his intention that politicians would not receive the honour but he could not rule it out."

Was announced a couple of hours ago - the incoming and outgoing GG's
Or more correctly G's G

 

[Flashback]

Any bets on who will be one of the first recipients?

'Pre-eminent' Australians could be made knight or dame under a new award, PM Tony Abbott says - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)


I'm thinking a former pm, even though quote "He said it was his intention that politicians would not receive the honour but he could not rule it out."

Well, I didn't want to spoil the surprise ... but yes, it's me.

 

[JohnK]

Sounds delicious, and quite different.
Does Greece have regional cuisine?

Definitely. You can find some type of dishes in one area only. And by areas it could be a string of isolated villages that have different cuisine. Some of the dishes mum cooks are definitely local dishes that other Greeks would not know existed.

 

[drron]

Here is another one for you JohnK.Jetstar and their slightly stupid passenger-
'Drunk' Jetstar passenger claims to have AK-47 rifle on flight from Melbourne

 

[anat0l]

Here is another one for you JohnK.Jetstar and their slightly stupid passenger-
'Drunk' Jetstar passenger claims to have AK-47 rifle on flight from Melbourne

"Jetstar does not tolerate antisocial behaviour." Yeah, neither do we.

I really wish miscreants who create trouble like this are punished with a minimum fine and a week in the slammer. Methinks this is not going to happen.

Of course, the defence argument is how did JQ admit this man on board unless he did not look intoxicated upon boarding. (I guess there is a prejudice that one can be "drunk" but not necessarily belligerent nor have malicious intent, and this should not exclude carriage).

 

[amaroo]

Of course, the defence argument is how did JQ admit this man on board unless he did not look intoxicated upon boarding. (I guess there is a prejudice that one can be "drunk" but not necessarily belligerent nor have malicious intent, and this should not exclude carriage).

Quite a few airlines around the world have trouble working that one out.

 

[amaroo]

Was announced a couple of hours ago - the incoming and outgoing GG's
Or more correctly G's G

Surprised the recently retired GG accepted it!

 

[Princess Fiona]

I have finally managed to upgrade my mum from an ancient Nokia brick to an iPhone. It has been an eye-opening experience. She has had the iPhone in a box since Xmas. When I arrived in GLA we visited an O2 store, swapped her SIM card and updated her pay as you go plan. It's kind of been the inverse of seeing the kids after Santa has been at Christmas.
"Can I actually open my email on the phone?" "Does it really have a normal keyboard?"

 

[JohnK]

Sometimes it is best not to make plans that can end up hurting you.

Life is so much simpler single....

 

[whatmeworry]

Any bets on who will be one of the first recipients?

'Pre-eminent' Australians could be made knight or dame under a new award, PM Tony Abbott says - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)


I'm thinking a former pm, even though quote "He said it was his intention that politicians would not receive the honour but he could not rule it out."

Tony Abbott to formally kiss John Howard's cough?

If so, he might see a dip in his opinion polls.

 

[JessicaTam]

Was announced a couple of hours ago - the incoming and outgoing GG's
Or more correctly G's G

[pedant]
Actually drop the apostrophe - GsG (governors general).
[/pedant]

 

[Hvr]

Tony Abbott to formally kiss John Howard's cough?

If so, he might see a dip in his opinion polls.

Well he has formerly kissed so why stop now?