The totally off-topic thread

[drron]

I assume all ice in Asia is unclean. As is the tap water - so don't brush teeth in tapwater. Puts a new twist to brushing teeth in Evian.




A bit late but here goes.

Department of Health - Travelling to South East Asia

Ah back in the days.Camping at Mungo Brush.We all forgot the water but did have a couple of Chateau Cardboard.Nothing like cleaning your teeth with a cheap white wine.

 

[love_the_life]

Ah back in the days.Camping at Mungo Brush.We all forgot the water but did have a couple of Chateau Cardboard.Nothing like cleaning your teeth with a cheap white wine.

Now that puts a whole new slant on camping drron.

 

[Foreigner]

Where NOT to stay in NYC:

http://www.news.com.au/world/north-...y/news-story/18c2e61d3fb3096128b18e3622af8a3b

 

[love_the_life]

Where NOT to stay in NYC:

Hotel in the US with a crime rate so bad officials have had to step in

It's on Wotif - and the photos make it look not too bad. Oh dear, some poor unsuspecting tourist will end up there.

 

[cambriamarsh]

It's on Wotif - and the photos make it look not too bad. Oh dear, some poor unsuspecting tourist will end up there.

On TripAdvisor it looks pretty marginal, I'd avoid even without the other article.

I think TA and other credible review sites have done a lot of good. They're not perfect but the odd planted or malicious review generally stands out and poor service or quality gets highlighted.

//OFF TOPIC AGAIN

 

[Flashback]

Where NOT to stay in NYC:

Hotel in the US with a crime rate so bad officials have had to step in

Fortunately that's not where I'm booked later this week :shock:

 

[anat0l]

I see a few closed threads today with one common theme

Sheesh... I know I am notorious for writing some pretty long passages, but at least I do my best to structure it properly.

Reading what was there was incoherent, circuitous and, in some cases, contradictory, with little acknowledgement of any presented argument. There's some good ingredients for offering a headache.

 

[TheRealTMA]

LOL. Just bought a new fridge from Harvey Norman and David Jones Amex knocked it back as coming from source known for such fraudulent charges.

I suppose one should be thankful that they are pro-active. They did phone me to notify me within 5 mins of the charge.

 

[Quickstatus]

LOL. Just bought a new fridge from Harvey Norman and David Jones Amex knocked it back as coming from source known for such fraudulent charges.

I suppose one should be thankful that they are pro-active. They did phone me to notify me within 5 mins of the charge.

You know that you dont actually buy anything from Harvey Norman. The floor space is let out to franchisees. Your credit card probably charged by some unusual merchant name

 

[TheRealTMA]

May well be that there are different companies operating under the umbrella and through various salespersons but our TAX invoices and Amex transactions always show "HARVEY NORMAN ELECTRIC EVERTON PAR AU"

 

[stoneman]

You know that you dont actually buy anything from Harvey Norman. The floor space is let out to franchisees. Your credit card probably charged by some unusual merchant name

Interesting... Learn something everyday!

 

[Cossie]

Not looking good down at Glenelg, Pushka....

 

[Pushka]

Not looking good down at Glenelg, Pushka....

Oh. Cricket? Just off to check scores. They just need a draw.

 

[Pushka]

Finally found scores on Adelaidenow. Clearly no one edits their work as they had SA batting twice in the same innings.

 

[Flashback]

We've had a neighbour's tree crash through our fence into our backyard (taking out the fence at the same time of course). I'm getting mixed reports of who is responsible. Some of the articles/forums I've read say that unless you can prove negligence on their side, then because it fell into your property you're responsible and need to claim off your own insurance. Common sense to me would have said it came from their property so they need to pay/claim.

Wondering if anyone else has had experience of this?

 

[Pushka]

I think you claim on your Insurance and they then counter claim on your behalf on the third party's insurance. Like as in a car accident.

 

[Flashback]

I think you claim on your Insurance and they then counter claim on your behalf on the third party's insurance. Like as in a car accident.

Well that's a tiny bit annoying.

 

[RAM]

May well be that there are different companies operating under the umbrella and through various salespersons but our TAX invoices and Amex transactions always show "HARVEY NORMAN ELECTRIC EVERTON PAR AU"

There are some Harvey Norman owned stores but the bulk are all franchised out by department.

The tax invoice you receive may well say HN ... but if you look closely most will have an asterisk or footnote and say "XYZ PTY LTD trading as HN Electronics dept" or some such thing.

Can make life more interesting if seeking a large refund unfortunately. ALWAYS use a good cc NEVER cash.

 

[Bundy Bear]

Is it showing off to post on AFF from the air.

 

[Flashback]

Is it showing off to post on AFF from the air.

Not really, pretty common these days!