The totally off-topic thread

[cove]

We hope so Tommy because we are leaving the place in a bit of debt for you to pay off....or we could issue more 30 year bonds and leave the problem to our grandchildren.

 

[Pushka]

Nobody. And nobody doubts that most work very hard. Just that the research shows the younger generations actually have just as good of a work ethic.

My sons have a great work ethic too. Esp the son in Sydney who has a long train trip to and from work. Younger son will work 7am until 10pm if the job requires it. MrP works long hours and does a lot of work travel. Will reach WP again in a few weeks travelling just on Y flights. Cant remember the last time he spent a full week home in Adelaide. Doesn't help that Adelaide is going to sleep. He must sort that out soon hence the second home in Melbourne for 2017.

 

[beefarmer]

Its an interesting verdict. Never thought the murder charge would stick but possibly manslaughter. Oh well, that's the end of it I guess.

are we talking about the case with the four letter van halen song here?

J...

 

[Pushka]

are we talking about the case with the four letter van halen song here?

J...

I have no idea.

He has put on a lot of weight - barely recognisable from pre and post trial. Hope it was the stress.

 

[mrs.dr.ron]

.......
He has put on a lot of weight - barely recognisable from pre and post trial. Hope it was the stress.

Tostee has changed his name to Eric Thomas.

Gable Tostee verdict: What the jury who acquitted him wasn’t told

 

[anat0l]

My sons have a great work ethic too. Esp the son in Sydney who has a long train trip to and from work. Younger son will work 7am until 10pm if the job requires it. MrP works long hours and does a lot of work travel. Will reach WP again in a few weeks travelling just on Y flights. Cant remember the last time he spent a full week home in Adelaide. Doesn't help that Adelaide is going to sleep. He must sort that out soon hence the second home in Melbourne for 2017.

What is the difference between someone who has a solid work ethic putting in long hours and a person who is being exploited unfairly having to work long hours?

I mean, I know sometimes it really is just, "just do it, just get on with it..."

 

[Pushka]

What is the difference between someone who has a solid work ethic putting in long hours and a person who is being exploited unfairly having to work long hours?

I mean, I know sometimes it really is just, "just do it, just get on with it..."

Ha ha. We have our own business and we exploit ourselves. No choice. The work is no longer in Adelaide. The employees? They are doing just fine. One did ask why, when she reduced her days to four instead of five, (at her request not ours) why her salary fell. Of course her hourly rate stayed the same. She then put in to work one day at home. So in the office just three days a week. Never gonna work out for us. She is also the person who answers the phones.

Son - well he is well recouped financially and has been signed up for some expensive accreditation. And he wants to get some brownie points up.

 

[JohnK]

JohnK, I think you would be better if you just stopped counting?

Nah. I love storing useless trivia. Helps me forget the bad things.

 

[Denali]

Australia Next Top Models is going to Tasmania

Model: Ive never been overseas before.

Why do I torture myself with this...

 

[mrs.dr.ron]

I hope she has got her passport

 

[JohnK]

Visa application for daughter has been despatched from Australian embassy by courier this morning.

I think that means it has been approved?

 

[love_the_life]

Visa application for daughter has been despatched from Australian embassy by courier this morning.

I think that means it has been approved?

Not to put a mozza on it by celebrating too early but yay!

 

[Pushka]

'Love' it when someone's phone rings about 20 minutes before landing. Very bumpy flight Adl to Mel. And fast. Left 30 mins late and arrived on time.

 

[Quickstatus]

Visa application for daughter has been despatched from Australian embassy by courier this morning.

I think that means it has been approved?

Unfortunately you now won't be able to use smartgate.

 

[JohnK]

Not to put a mozza on it by celebrating too early but yay!

28 days. Mum can't wait.

Unfortunately you now won't be able to use smartgate.

Oh well. Small sacrifices.

 

[Pushka]

Oh. Just saw a guy pulled over on Tullamarine Freeway and urinating. Fully in view of everyone driving past and where traffic is held up.

 

[TomVexille]

Oh. Just saw a guy pulled over on Tullamarine Freeway and urinating. Fully in view of everyone driving past and where traffic is held up.

If he did so against the front left tire it's okay. Anywhere else is considered exposing oneself in public.

 

[Pushka]

If he did so against the front left tire it's okay. Anywhere else is considered exposing oneself in public.

Nope. Standing in front of his car streaming onto the concrete barricade. Pretty much full exposure! He was in his company hi viz jacket too.

 

[Quickstatus]

Nope. Standing in front of his car streaming onto the concrete barricade. Pretty much full exposure! He was in his company hi viz jacket too.

Is his car heading east or west?. Winds today at MEL coming from South west so hopefully he is not "pissing in the wind".
Just like pilots when they fly, such acts require careful consideration of the local wind directions.

 

[drron]

Australia Next Top Models is going to Tasmania

Model: Ive never been overseas before.

Why do I torture myself with this...

Hmmm.Models.
I wonder whether they will get the fake scar on the neck.