The totally off-topic thread

[love_the_life]

Yep - we spent a month in Sri Lanka in 1985 - in the middle of the civil war - adopting our son. He and MrP went back on his 21st birthday. They bought me back a beautiful Ceylon sapphire ring.

Dame (Love_the_life) and I are back on the QM2 in April with a port stop in Colombo. Just time to go into the World Trade Centre and supplement.

MrP and I will be going back for a longer visit in the next couple of years.

Sadly it will only be a day stop here so no time to check out the great places to stay. Maybe a little shopping though

 

[Pushka]

Sadly it will only be a day stop here so no time to check out the great places to stay. Maybe a little shopping though

Plenty of time for that. The walk along the port side is lovely, and will be nice to do it without the soldiers and the rifles, which were everywhere last time.
The Trade Center has lots of jewellery shops and maybe Milboo can add her advice.

 

[JessicaTam]

Yep - we spent a month in Sri Lanka in 1985 - in the middle of the civil war - adopting our son. He and MrP went back on his 21st birthday. They bought me back a beautiful Ceylon sapphire ring.

Dame (Love_the_life) and I are back on the QM2 in April with a port stop in Colombo. Just time to go into the World Trade Centre and supplement.

MrP and I will be going back for a longer visit in the next couple of years.

I stayed in Long Beach last night, just up from the QM which is moored as a permanent tourist attraction.

 

[Pushka]

I stayed in Long Beach last night, just up from the QM which is moored as a permanent tourist attraction.

Yes - must put a visit on the 'to do' list.

 

[TomVexille]

Typical. mytax is not working

 

[Pushka]

Typical. mytax is not working

Must use same developers/hosters as NAB.

Oh, it is the last day of the Financial Year. We did not anticipate the demand for services.

Oh, it is the first day you can lodge your tax return. We did not anticipate the demand for services.

 

[JohnK]

Why is it so difficult to spend another 35,500 points to change an existing SYD-MEL-KUL award from economy to business. Need to change the date of the trip so may as well upgrade to business?

Simple right?

 

[TomVexille]

Must use same developers/hosters as NAB.

Oh, it is the last day of the Financial Year. We did not anticipate the demand for services.

Oh, it is the first day you can lodge your tax return. We did not anticipate the demand for services.

Although I'm guessing that NAB are blaming Telstra

 

[blackcat20]

Although I'm guessing that NAB are blaming Telstra

The uni also blamed telstra for the phone outage yesteday, though we seem capable of having them without Telstra's assistance...

 

[Pushka]

Although I'm guessing that NAB are blaming Telstra

Yep. They posted that on Facebook last night but didn't mention it during the timeout.

 

[drron]

Those sandgropers giving us a lesson in road work-
Perth traffic chaos: lone man cleans Mitchell Freeway spill, five others watch

 

[drron]

A Tesla first-

The first known death caused by a self-driving car was disclosed by Tesla Motors on Thursday evening, a development that is sure to cause consumers to second-guess the trust they put in the booming autonomous vehicle industry.

Against a bright spring sky, the car’s sensors system failed to distinguish a large white 18-wheel truck and trailer crossing the highway, Tesla said. The car attempted to drive full speed under the trailer

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/jun/30/tesla-autopilot-death-self-driving-car-elon-musk

But wait there's more.The truck drivers version-

Frank Baressi, 62, the driver of the truck, said the Tesla driver was “playing Harry Potter on the TV screen” at the time of the crash and driving so quickly that “he went so fast through my trailer I didn’t see him.”
“It was still playing when he died and snapped a telephone pole a quarter mile down the road,” Mr Baressi told The Associated Press.
He acknowledged he couldn’t see the movie, only heard it.

No Cookies | Herald Sun

 

[GarrettM]

So AirBNB requires users to upload pics of their "Government ID" to verify humanness when booking accommodation. The fact they already store my CC details is bad enough. Not super enthused by this development.

Related note: we've booked our Tokyo accommodation for next year's adventures in Japan.

 

[amaroo]

Battle of the Somme commenced 100 years ago today...

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-36674451

The Battle of the Somme, one of World War One's bloodiest, was fought in northern France and lasted five months, with the British suffering almost 60,000 casualties on the first day alone.

Great photos in this link..

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/t...ars-later-scarred-landscape-Battle-Somme.html

 

[Milboo]

Plenty of time for that. The walk along the port side is lovely, and will be nice to do it without the soldiers and the rifles, which were everywhere last time.
The Trade Center has lots of jewellery shops and maybe Milboo can add her advice.

Sadly I can't as I shopped in Galle - we only overnighted in Colombo in the end which was a shame.

 

[Pushka]

Battle of the Somme commenced 100 years ago today...

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-36674451

Indeed. A deadly battle.
My brother is leaving in a couple of weeks to mark the 100th anniversary of Frommelles and Pozieres where our Grandfather fought. He was 19.

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From my brothers Facebook page where he is documenting his trip.

 

[drron]

And Olivia de Haviland turns 100-
Olivia De Havilland 100 Birthday: ‘Gone With the Wind’s’ True Rebel | Variety

 

[whatmeworry]

Those sandgropers giving us a lesson in road work-
Perth traffic chaos: lone man cleans Mitchell Freeway spill, five others watch

Was Ben Cousins directing traffic?

 

[love_the_life]

Was Ben Cousins directing traffic?

Again.....

 

[straitman]

I stayed in Long Beach last night, just up from the QM which is moored as a permanent tourist attraction.

A floating hotel actually.

Great hotel with appalling service!