The totally off-topic thread

[RooFlyer]

Boning up don't you mean honing up

Hmmm ... no, I meant boning up, as in boning up for exams. Not an expression up your way? (The double entendre is not lost on me ... but it is an actual, innocent expression!!)

Edit: See here.

 

[Foreigner]

Hmmm ... no, I meant boning up, as in boning up for exams. Not an expression up your way? (The double entendre is not lost on me ... but it is an actual, innocent expression!!)

Edit: Yar, here you go.

I too thought first there was a mischievous meaning to the expression. Aah, google helps.

 

[JohnK]

Gee, I hope so John!

As mentioned it all depends on how you see it.

Optimists aren't always better off and pessimists are not as far wrong as optimists make them out to be.

 

[eminere]

Re: I find sometimes that as a QF SG I get an empty seat next to me... on a QF flight

The user name was a clue

Anyone know what happened to the OP of this thread? Gone to the dogs?

Shhh don't let the dogs out.

 

[Major]

RIP Cilla Black

Cilla Black dead: Legendary TV presenter and singing star dies aged 72 at her Spanish holiday home - 3am & Mirror Online

 

[drron]

RIP Cilla Black

Cilla Black dead: Legendary TV presenter and singing star dies aged 72 at her Spanish holiday home - 3am & Mirror Online

https://youtu.be/ykd7172CUeA

 

[RichardMEL]

Re: I find sometimes that as a QF SG I get an empty seat next to me... on a QF flight

Anyone know what happened to the OP of this thread? Gone to the dogs?

More like in the doghouse ("Suspended") for some reason. I have no idea.

 

[Spongbob]

Re: I find sometimes that as a QF SG I get an empty seat next to me... on a QF flight

For those who are interested, our friend AP is now contributing to that other place on a regular basis.

 

[JohnK]

Re: I find sometimes that as a QF SG I get an empty seat next to me... on a QF flight

For those who are interested, our friend AP is now contributing to that other place on a regular basis.

Flyertalk?

 

[ReLoad]

Gee whiz CX service recovery sucks. Stuck yet again with a 6+ hour delay KA906 HKG to PEK, with a total and utter inability to move to an earlier flight, I even offered a downgrade to whY just to get a seat, but got squat, so typical don't know why I'm even surprised.......

 

[anat0l]

Gee whiz CX service recovery sucks. Stuck yet again with a 6+ hour delay KA906 HKG to PEK, with a total and utter inability to move to an earlier flight, I even offered a downgrade to whY just to get a seat, but got squat, so typical don't know why I'm even surprised.......

I guess you could do like some other Chinese and start roughing up someone until you get what you want. Just kidding, don't do it.


What was their solution that they gave you? Are you stuck, or too bad so sad?

Is what you are saying is that your flight is majorly delayed and there is an earlier flight which you want to move onto, but can't? Or did CX have a delayed flight so that's why you're in the situation you are in?

 

[ReLoad]

PEK has flow control on as always but it's the worst I've seen it. So I asked to get on an earlier delayed flight, but no dice, they say they cannot guarantee which ones will go first etc, but it's all porky pies.

At least the wing is nice, but it's been a long day coming in from MEL and I'm not even close to PEK yet....

As for their solution, there is none, sit and wait. CX suck at this, they really do.

 

[ReLoad]

Oh and ironically, I'm on a QF ticket coming in on QF29. Haven't heard a peep from the P1 team..........

 

[Flashback]

Why is it that the week I get rid of my car..... diesel finally becomes cheaper than unleaded in the UK? Typical!

 

[anat0l]

Why is it that the week I get rid of my car..... diesel finally becomes cheaper than unleaded in the UK? Typical!

Forget your car - I'm trying to work out how diesel became cheaper than unleaded petrol! </wth>

 

[Flashback]

Forget your car - I'm trying to work out how diesel became cheaper than unleaded petrol! </wth>

For the majority of Europe that's pretty much the case that diesel is cheaper. UK has finally decided to tow the line it seems...... for now, anyway!

 

[coriander]

Doesn't diesel's price fluctuate with the seasons? ie more expensive in Northern winter than summer?

 

[Princess Fiona]

Re: I find sometimes that as a QF SG I get an empty seat next to me... on a QF flight

Flyertalk?

Yes Poochie is on FT actively contributing.

 

[Flashback]

Doesn't diesel's price fluctuate with the seasons? ie more expensive in Northern winter than summer?

In the UK it's been consistently more expensive than unleaded, as opposed to mainland Europe (and Republic of Ireland) where it's cheaper than unleaded.

 

[robd]

Got a letter in the mail today from the local council regarding a Notice of Application for a Planning Permit. The property in question backs on to mine and the permit request is for a 2 storey, 104 place childcare centre, with 25 car spaces. The carpark will back on to my back fence. The existing structure is an old community church which has been vacant for probably the last 5 years and apart from some kids lighting a fire in a wheelie bin (for which I had to call the fire brigade), it has not impacted our family at all.

The application cites "Use and development of the land for a Child Care Centre and associated vegetation removal". I'm pretty sure they will be knocking down the existing structure for a new one and I will be very happy if they get rid of the very large gums that overhang my fence.

But, if this was your property, what questions would you be asking of council for the project? High fences, screening trees, operating hours, construction building hours? Any clues from property experts if this is a good or bad thing from my perspective?

Or, is there some kind of professional person who I should employ to assess this for me? And if so, should this be my cost or something I could request be reimbursed from council or the developer?