The totally off-topic thread

[drron]

I have remembered what fun it is to wear a blue shirt when driving around town at ~ 55kmh in a car with government plates.
can sometimes turn into a real procession.

 

[Milboo]

Ok I am officially going to hell. I have just seen The Book of Morman and laughed so much I nearly cried. It was hilarious and totally irreverent.

I tried to book on line but without success so went to the theatre this afternoon to get a ticket. $252 later I had a great ticket in row L in the centre.

Worth every cent.

I paid about the same a couple of years ago and never regretted it! It is a great show and so damn funny.

 

[suze2000]

My AFF membership lapsed because of an expired credit card. Every attempt I made to fix it was confounded by an infuriating message about my popup blocker! I would get to the renewal page and then the message would come up again before I could go any further.

I understand that the website needs money to function, but making it nearly impossible to renew a membership (which supplies money) is not really helpful.

Anyway, I finally was able to click all the buttons fast enough to get my subs paid and back to normal.

 

[anat0l]

My AFF membership lapsed because of an expired credit card. Every attempt I made to fix it was confounded by an infuriating message about my popup blocker! I would get to the renewal page and then the message would come up again before I could go any further.

I understand that the website needs money to function, but making it nearly impossible to renew a membership (which supplies money) is not really helpful.

Anyway, I finally was able to click all the buttons fast enough to get my subs paid and back to normal.

More and more sites these days are getting "adblocker wise".

Sometimes, if you have no choice but to proceed, you'll just have to temporarily turn off adblocking, which should usually be as easy as clicking a button or menu.

 

[Hvr]

I was in Central Park New York yesterday (Saturday) afternoon and saw a wedding proposal. He'd obviously planned it well having a friend there to take some photos.

He got down on bended knee and she realised what was coming, he got to ask the question with ring in hand before she enthusiastically answered in the affirmative. Good luck to them both and what a lovely day weather wise.

 

[suze2000]

More and more sites these days are getting "adblocker wise".

Sometimes, if you have no choice but to proceed, you'll just have to temporarily turn off adblocking, which should usually be as easy as clicking a button or menu.

Yeah, but when I do that, I'm assailed with horrible ads!

If I can't read a site with my adblocker on, I generally won't read it at all.

 

[RAM]

Yeah, but when I do that, I'm assailed with horrible ads!

If I can't read a site with my adblocker on, I generally won't read it at all.

Just turned off while you were trying to renew your subscription - no suggestion of permanently....

 

[mannej]

Just turned off while you were trying to renew your subscription - no suggestion of permanently....

Welcome back RAM, I was thinking you have been quiet of late.

 

[QF WP]

Here's a ripper of a storm just hitting us now

 

[Flashback]

Here's a ripper of a storm just hitting us now

Not sure if we had much weather wise last night, but there's a fallen tree on the train track so all the trains I need to get into work have been cancelled..... might end up being a wfh day today!

In other news, decided to take the new job and start next Monday. Hopefully don't have a similar issue next week

 

[love_the_life]

Here's a ripper of a storm just hitting us now

That's huge, hopefully no damage sustained by AFFers up there.

 

[whatmeworry]

I getting sorta tired of all the Trump conspiracy theorists on the net.

 

[Milboo]

Wow! That's some storm!

I was up there today and the weather certainly deteriorated as the day went. Based on that storm, glad I finished up early and got on an earlier flight than originally booked!

 

[JohnK]

I am sure this makes some sense to someone at DIBP but makes no sense to me.

I applied for citizenship for my daughter and tourist visa for my wife. I then realise that citizenship and passport for my daughter will take too long and I am not in Thailand that often so applied for Thai passport for daughter.

Wifes 12 month visa granted and today went to apply for tourist visa for daughter so I can get them both out on 17 November. They didn't want to accept daughters visa application as I'd already applied for citizenship. And then follows a Thai circular logic conversation. Does my head in everytime.

Apparently DIBP may reject the visa application as I applied for citizenship. But citizenship and passport can take up to 2 months and there is no guarantee I will be in Chiang Mai and then rush off to Bangkok to apply for passport and then wait for passport to be delivered to Chiang Mai and I want wife and daughter with me on 17 November.

Eventually they accepted my application after I wrote a 1 page explanation on my reasons.

For crying out loud. Help me. This is not some refugee applying for residency. It is a tax paying citizen trying to get his daughter with him for a few months. Not a lot to ask.

 

[JessicaTam]

I am sorry to hear about the bureaucratic merry go round, John.

 

[Hvr]

Like many others here I travel HLO with the requisite daily washing of certain clothing items every couple of days. Did so last night and didn't realise that the hair conditioner (which I find great for hand washing) was coconut scented.

I'm going to be smelling like a coconut for the next few days.

 

[Deleted member]

Is there an old post that I dont know about?

Him: They send it in a box so I just have to put it together
Me: Oh, Honey. It takes you 6mths and an argument to sweep the driveway.
Him: Fine! I'll get Trevor (our Hire a Hubby guy) to put it together. Call it outsourcing!

Hubby currently "outsources" our lawn mowing, car cleaning, house repairs and even his toe nail cutting (pedicures) so Im not at all surprised.

Not so unusual. It is the new world of "service" industries.

 

[MEL_Traveller]

And then follows a Thai circular logic conversation.

I don't think it is 'Thai' circular logic JohnK. It should be the same in any country where you apply. An Australian citizen can't be given a visa to enter Australia. I'm hoping if they knew of your intended timelines they would have given you the correct advice (ie apply for citizenship at a later time and use a visa at first instance).

 

[Pushka]

Like many others here I travel HLO with the requisite daily washing of certain clothing items every couple of days. Did so last night and didn't realise that the hair conditioner (which I find great for hand washing) was coconut scented.

I'm going to be smelling like a coconut for the next few days.

The smell of coconuts takes me back to Fiji in 1979. Just married for 9 months and MrP had some extreme health issues a couple of months after our wedding, so our family shouted us a trip to Fiji (at that time we were not given a great prognosis of more than 6 months).

Anyhoo, being just 22 we were treated to the royal treatment at the resort village feast. We were asked to dance with the Chief and his granddaughter. Which of course means I was dancing with a rather old gent while MrP danced with a gorgeous young Fijian lass who smelled strongly of - Coconut oil. MrP seemed to have absorbed that smell all trip long and now he still buys coconut oil sun tan lotion.

 

[JohnK]

I don't think it is 'Thai' circular logic JohnK. It should be the same in any country where you apply. An Australian citizen can't be given a visa to enter Australia. I'm hoping if they knew of your intended timelines they would have given you the correct advice (ie apply for citizenship at a later time and use a visa at first instance).

They knew my intended timelines in the first instance. It was only when I queried the length of time 2 weeks ago that we decided going down the Thai passport path was quicker.

The funny thing was this officer was the one that advised up to 1 month or more for citizenship of descent to be approved which meant I could not apply for passport until the time was due to depart Thailand in November Yesterday he was saying that he didn't advise that at all and told me I'd get the citizenship inside of 10 days. When I pointed out that it was 11 days already and not even notification he said "Oh!".

I can't plan my trips to Thailand just to apply for citizenship and passport and go back and forth between Chiang Mai and Bangkok and waiting for parcels to be delivered. I have precious little time to be with family and need a holiday too.

Funny that trippin_the_rift has gone through the same process online and had it all inside of a month.