The totally off-topic thread

[cove]

Bring back Dobie Gillis and get rid of those inane reality shows.

 

[Cruiser Elite]

Just trawling Google Flights site - is this normal?



These are real US$s and not the South Seas Pesos that A$ has become. So CheapOair and Orbitz get a commission and are still USD32 cheaper? A long long time since I have booked flights through a 3rd party - I assume these dudes are OK to go with? Any down side to not booking directly?

 

[mrs.dr.ron]

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I assume these dudes are OK to go with? Any down side to not booking directly?

Here is your seat

 

[coriander]

Just checking in a new client..... as we go through the details, he gives his mobile phone number as 04xx 707-380: "are you an aircraft enthusiast (didn't use the word gunzel)?" "Nup, it's just what work gave me".

What a waste of a phone number!

 

[Pushka]

When getting MasterP's phone number he was delighted to get 007.

 

[coco50]

Because it's not the 1950's/1960's anymore.

So this means that they can only make poor quality shows now it is no longer the 50s or 60s?

 

[Flashback]

Just trawling Google Flights site - is this normal?

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These are real US$s and not the South Seas Pesos that A$ has become. So CheapOair and Orbitz get a commission and are still USD32 cheaper? A long long time since I have booked flights through a 3rd party - I assume these dudes are OK to go with? Any down side to not booking directly?

No issues with Orbitz. Don't know about CheapOair though. No downside to booking via a 3rd party for flights, all status bennies (if relevant) still apply.

 

[Cruiser Elite]

No issues with Orbitz. Don't know about CheapOair though. No downside to booking via a 3rd party for flights, all status bennies (if relevant) still apply.

Tks Flashback - BUT - I did strike a downside.

During booking process with Orbitz you can choose seats prior to finalising booking - I could choose J seat on 1st sector but on 2nd sector it would only display Y cabin to select seats so I abandoned.

Booked direct on CZ site and booking now showing F on 787 - I am desperate to select seats but cannot for the life of me work out how to select seats on CZ site - anybody got any clues?

 

[Flashback]

Tks Flashback - BUT - I did strike a downside.

During booking process with Orbitz you can choose seats prior to finalising booking - I could choose J seat on 1st sector but on 2nd sector it would only display Y cabin to select seats so I abandoned.

Booked direct on CZ site and booking now showing F on 787 - I am desperate to select seats but cannot for the life of me work out how to select seats on CZ site - anybody got any clues?

Guess if it ends up being a lost cause can always email/call them!

 

[Cruiser Elite]

Guess if it ends up being a lost cause can always email/call them!

Ah yes but calling / emailing Chinese carriers can be so frustrating.

 

[Deleted member]

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I am cooking Arrosticini this weekend, just received my new Italian (Charcoal) BBQ.

It went quite well in the end

 

[anat0l]

Bring back Dobie Gillis and get rid of those inane reality shows.

How about some of those intelligence-based game shows, like Sale of the Century?

Even some more decent documentaries are nice. No, Insider Story (naive observation but looks like the protogé to 60 Minutes) doesn't really count.

 

[Flashback]

How about some of those intelligence-based game shows, like Sale of the Century?

Even some more decent documentaries are nice. No, Insider Story (naive observation but looks like the protogé to 60 Minutes) doesn't really count.

BBC has plenty of decent docos!

 

[medhead]

It went quite well in the end

Can not believe you cooked for people wearing thongs! It must have detracted from the food! Surely.

 

[Deleted member]

Can not believe you cooked for people wearing thongs! It must have detracted from the food! Surely.

That's ok. He didn't get lounge access.

 

[whatmeworry]

So this means that they can only make poor quality shows now it is no longer the 50s or 60s?

We are actually in a golden age of TV, sadly the free to air commercial fail to give us the best from the US and Europe. However many of the best shows are now on cable and streaming services. Bad luck if you got FTTN.

 

[moa999]

Nothing wrong with FTTN for streaming - even if you're unlucky and 800+m from the Node.

If your still on a 4km ADSL link good luck

 

[RooFlyer]

It's never good when the pilots turn up 10 minutes after boarding should have started.

 

[coco50]

We are actually in a golden age of TV, sadly the free to air commercial fail to give us the best from the US and Europe. However many of the best shows are now on cable and streaming services. Bad luck if you got FTTN.

I refuse to pay for rubbish. Ripped CDs and a good sound system are far better than poor quality free-to-air or pay TV

 

[Hvr]

So I have free internet today on my Telstra phone, now the challenge is to see how much I can download for free. Am currently downloading maps of cities I've already booked to visit this year.