The totally off-topic thread

[QF WP]

No, I'm afraid they will be drunk on purpose

Might need to start having people over to help reduce stock.

I'm available next Tuesday

 

[JessicaTam]

Ergh, we have to tidy up for photos. How does one hide 300 bottles of wine?

I have a cunning plan that might be mutually beneficial! I will give you a call later on tomorrow (except that is now today)

 

[TomVexille]

I'm available next Tuesday

That can probably be arranged

 

[Bindibuys]

I have a cunning plan that might be mutually beneficial! I will give you a call later on tomorrow (except that is now today)

JT with a "cunning plan" be afraid - be very afraid. (ducking...)

 

[blackcat20]

I'm available next Tuesday

You know you're always welcome...but 300 bottles might be pushing it

 

[TomVexille]

JT with a "cunning plan" be afraid - be very afraid. (ducking...)

 

[Flying mermaid]

The uncertainty is driving us nuts. On saturday it was "dont bother packing yet, it might not sell", and yesterday it was "start packing, if it doesnt sell by April it goes to auction". Its an added stress we dont need right now.

This happened to Dr FM - they put the apartment she was renting on the market, but told her they thought it would sell to an investor. I was always a bit dubious about this, but she didn't want the hassle of moving...... They then told her it was sold and gave her 4 weeks notice, 2 weeks before she was due to go on a holiday to the USA for 3.weeks. She ended up finding another place and moving the day before she flew out, left the keys locked in her old place and sent them an email telling them to get it cleaned and she would pay - huge stress!

 

[Flying mermaid]

I said nothing, merely Googled - but his chart topping success was whilst I was still a toddler....and I'm not that young

Don't say that - what does that make me . I was just finishing school!

 

[Flying mermaid]

I do hope that he and ex-wife Lindy found peace after the terrible injustice wrought upon them after the death of Azaria.

We were living in Mt Isa at the time and the viciousness of popular opinion against them was amazing.

 

[blackcat20]

This happened to Dr FM - they put the apartment she was renting on the market, but told her they thought it would sell to an investor. I was always a bit dubious about this, but she didn't want the hassle of moving...... They then told her it was sold and gave her 4 weeks notice, 2 weeks before she was due to go on a holiday to the USA for 3.weeks. She ended up finding another place and moving the day before she flew out, left the keys locked in her old place and sent them an email telling them to get it cleaned and she would pay - huge stress!

Ergh, thats horrible. I'm just going to carry on sorting and packing things we dont need access to regularly, and will shift stuff down to mums so that we dont have a panic when it does sell. But she seems to have forgotten that a lot of the stuff in the house is hers, and I wont be packing it....

 

[cove]

I think politicians who claim personal trips need to pay back double the phoney claims and then get a decade of economy travel to reset their thinking.

 

[Flying mermaid]

Ergh, thats horrible. I'm just going to carry on sorting and packing things we dont need access to regularly, and will shift stuff down to mums so that we dont have a panic when it does sell. But she seems to have forgotten that a lot of the stuff in the house is hers, and I wont be packing it....

it was - usually we go down and help her move and unpack for her, but we had some commitments we couldn't shift, so she had to do it on her own. I had a text from her at midnight saying she was finished and was on her way to the airport - she was staying at Rydges so she had a relaxed start to her holiday - that had been the plan anyway! Sensible of you to anticipate!

 

[QF WP]

Right, it's a date. Will contact you offline There is no way we would survive drinking 300 bottles between the 3 of us.

That can probably be arranged

You know you're always welcome...but 300 bottles might be pushing it

 

[Pushka]

I think politicians who claim personal trips need to pay back double the phoney claims and then get a decade of economy travel to reset their thinking.

They seem to think that a 'sorry' fixes it. It certainly isn't the case if we mere mortals did such things.

 

[JohnK]

You don't realise how much you've forgotten until you see a baby growing and continuously learning.

Why do we ever grow up? We lose something special in the process.

 

[TheRealTMA]

Right, it's a date. Will contact you offline There is no way we would survive drinking 300 bottles between the 3 of us.

Could always smuggle some back to BNE!

 

[TheRealTMA]

They seem to think that a 'sorry' fixes it. It certainly isn't the case if we mere mortals did such things.

Simply put, if you get caught with your hand in the till, you should lose your seat in government gravy train and never be allowed back in the carriage. Remember Joe lectured is (in London!) that "The Age of Entitlement" was over some years ago for us plebs. Then let's not analyse Joe Hockey swanning off the Washington on $350K pa, plus $100K for nannies, plus parliamentary super or Stephen Conroy taking job in Gambling industry. And they wonder why people vote for independents in the Senate.

 

[whatmeworry]

Simply put, if you get caught with your hand in the till, you should lose your seat in government gravy train and never be allowed back in the carriage. Remember Joe lectured is (in London!) that "The Age of Entitlement" was over some years ago for us plebs. Then let's not analyse Joe Hockey swanning off the Washington on $350K pa, plus $100K for nannies, plus parliamentary super or Stephen Conroy taking job in Gambling industry. And they wonder why people vote for independents in the Senate.

Don't forget Sloppy Joe doubled dipped on parental leave, charged the taxpayer on his wife's Canberra home and Tone's Daughter got a mysterious scholarship off a liberal donor for a virtually free degree.

Then you have Browyn Bishop warning socialism is 'on the march'.

Then the census debacle followed by the greater stuff up at Centrelink.

People Pursued By Centrelink Advised To Become Multi-National Companies – The Shovel

Sussan Ley Pauses Briefly During Apology To Buy Must-Have Canberra Apartment – The Shovel

Sussan Ley scouted Gold Coast property on taxpayer funded trip - 9news.com.au

 

[drron]

Simply put, if you get caught with your hand in the till, you should lose your seat in government gravy train and never be allowed back in the carriage. Remember Joe lectured is (in London!) that "The Age of Entitlement" was over some years ago for us plebs. Then let's not analyse Joe Hockey swanning off the Washington on $350K pa, plus $100K for nannies, plus parliamentary super or Stephen Conroy taking job in Gambling industry. And they wonder why people vote for independents in the Senate.

No I don't want a by election every week.
But then if that did apply then the Shadow Minister for Health wouldn't have been there to once again get us bogged down in partisan political rubbish whilst real issues get pushed aside.

 

[QF WP]

Could always smuggle some back to BNE!

Why smuggle from friends? I'd be happy to look after some and I have luggage capacity on this trip