The totally off-topic thread

[Hvr]

I think it would be a very brave (stupid) seller to let someone move in before settlement.

Or Ive been watching too many home shows.

I've heard of people paying rent to move in early.

It can be done but make sure there is a proper lease done before hand.

 

[JohnK]

On the other hand her story is nonsensical. Just when we thought we had done with Corby another pops along.

What would you do in that situation? Yes I'm guilty of drug trafficking!

 

[Denali]

What would you do in that situation? Yes I'm guilty of drug trafficking!

If I had knowledge of the drugs, get legal advise, make a deal, admit and fall on the mercy of the courts.

Im getting too old to keep lies together. Its easier to remember the truth.

If it was a family member, my advise would be to say nothing until I got there with a lawyer.

 

[AisleSeat]

It's been a month since paperwork for my promotion was submitted. HR sure are taking their sweet time.

 

[Pushka]

What would you do in that situation? Yes I'm guilty of drug trafficking!

Ah, not get into that situation might be a start. But as another poster said - shut up. Not go to the media. Get out the USD and be quiet.

 

[love_the_life]

Ok, so I thought we should buy a new doona and cover as the one we have is far too hot and we wanted a much cooler one. As the bed is rather high (nearly need a ladder to climb in) we decided that a super king would be the way to go as then it would hang down sufficiently on the sides (it's a queen size bed). Off we go and buy the quilt and cover. Of course that size is never on sale.
Very nice it is too except it's huge... hangs almost down to the floor. Never mind, suppose it's a kind of bedspread now :shock: LOL, could've had a regular king probably... and yes I did measure, well sort of, and thought the super king was going to fit.
The last king doona we had was a down one and it was sooooooo hot we couldn't sleep at all with it so this one is a light/cool cotton one. It is rare for our bedroom to get under 17C at night so it's normally only a cotton blanket.

 

[Pushka]

I bought a super large size doona thinking it would be a good idea. It wasn't.

 

[Denali]

How does your room not get under 17deg in winter?

 

[JohnK]

Ah, not get into that situation might be a start. But as another poster said - shut up. Not go to the media. Get out the USD and be quiet.

Hindsight is a wonderful thing. People handle different situations differently. People panic. People do the first thing that comes to mind.

I posted some random thoughts of mine yesterday. Things don't always go as planned even with the best intentions in mind.

 

[mrs.dr.ron]

How does your room not get under 17deg in winter?

I am sure our bedroom gets under 17C in winter and we are on the Sunshine Coast !! I know it was 19C in the room at 6am when I woke up this morning.

 

[love_the_life]

How does your room not get under 17deg in winter?

We live on the 7th floor, the windows are double glazed and we have double blinds. Actually we hardly ever need the heater on as the apartment usually sits at about 22 - 23 C. This summer just gone was warmer than normal so we did use the air con a bit at night with a timer that turns off after an hour.
The other thing is that our bed has a pillow top which is very very warm (and was something that was noted in the reviews which of course I read after we bought the bed!)

 

[love_the_life]

I bought a super large size doona thinking it would be a good idea. It wasn't.

What was the problem - the size or the heat?

 

[Denali]

Our house is old and drafty, hardwood floors and we dont use heater/air con so I have superking doona for our king bed. I turn often during the night so steal blankets.

 

[Pushka]

What was the problem - the size or the heat?

I usually stick my leg out to get cool. But trying to get to the end of the doona was a feat. Then I'd throw the extra bit over the other side of the bed where someone else eek: ) would then end up with 2 layers of quilt.

 

[RAM]

It's official. Pierce Brosnan can't sing.

I know, I am late to the Mamma Mia party.

He also cannot be a human being.

Back when he was 007 he was in Sydney and had a very long lunch at a restaurant down at Circular Quay. We also were having our work Xmas party - all 12 of us.

The exec assistant, at 8 months pregnant was a mad but sensible fan of PB. She spent 90 minutes holding it in before she finally turned to me and asked whether I thought it would be OK if she went over to his table (him & another guy) who were sitting there enjoying the view across CQ. They'd finished eating long ago and were alternating between coffee and red wine (but not massive amounts).

My response was, they'd finished eating, she had not been gazing at PB etc etc - so there should be no harm in quietly walking up to him (as his position/table nearly directly faced her path to them) and politely asking if he could sign her menu.

This lady was around late 20s, very softly spoken, and niceness personified. Did I mention seriously pregnant and racing Xmas to see which would arrive first?

She walked across and had barely begun to speak when I (and everyone else in the restaurant) heard him very angrily and excessively loudly start abusing her:

"Just what makes you think its acceptable to come and disturb me in a restaurant? Where do you get off? Can't you just sit down and behave yourself without going and annoying someone else in a restaurant?"

Plus a few other equally pointed barbs at her expense. She hurried back in tears.

So I got up and walked across to him, stopped a metre or so short and replied more or less:

"Sorry petal the world obviously does not know how precious you are. Obviously all the PR articles your agent puts out do a very good job of disguising what a low life you are. Don't worry the financial community around the world will soon receive an update on that. I hope you have a Merry Xmas Scrooge!"

Turned around and walked back.

Biggest smile on our exec Assistant's face ever.

Was I wrong?

 

[mrs.dr.ron]

Well I guess she didn't call the baby Pierce !!

 

[RAM]

Interesting numbers..

Frequent flyers earned more than 120 billion points and redeemed 4.9 million flights in 2016. Qantas, known as the Flying Kangaroo, carries around 51 million passengers a year.

Qantas frequent flyer program turning into airline's biggest money spinner

Not being a pedant but...

Even if you allow for all the flights redeemed to be return flights - the numbers do not appear to add up.

So out of 51 million passengers - 2.45 million redeemed award tickets, or approximately 4.8% of all seats traveled. If actually referring to single flights (as implied) then it would have been 9.6%.

NOT IN THIS LIFETIME THEY DIDN'T!

Good luck finding 24 reward seats on any A380 on first day of listing as a WP across all classes. Let alone over 40!

2 in F or J is a good result, 4 in Y is calls for a lotto purchase (on QF1 for example).

Has anyone managed to get 3 in F or J?

 

[RAM]

Well I guess she didn't call the baby Pierce !!

Alexander James.

 

[Pushka]

Perhaps PB was a little over the top but I can understand why in private time that the continued attention from people would get tiresome. It was just one pregnant lady to her - but maybe he'd had enough of 'just one person' interrupting him. Not sure what the pregnancy had to do with it though?

So RAM - honestly - I think you too over reacted.

On very much a less grand scale MrP was continually interrupted in his down time due to his chosen field. It didn't bother him so much nor older son but it totally spun out younger son who because of MrP's travel relished the time he did get to spend with him. But was continually being interrupted by 'just one person', multiple times.

 

[RAM]

Perhaps PB was a little over the top but I can understand why in private time that the continued attention from people would get tiresome. It was just one pregnant lady to her - but maybe he'd had enough of 'just one person' interrupting him. Not sure what the pregnancy had to do with it though?

So RAM - honestly - I think you too over reacted.

On very much a less grand scale MrP was continually interrupted in his down time due to his chosen field. It didn't bother him so much nor older son but it totally spun out younger son who because of MrP's travel relished the time he did get to spend with him. But was continually being interrupted by 'just one person', multiple times.

PB was in town for the JB opening the previous week.

Nothing wrong with courtesy, especially as a widely pushed film star (of sorts), to just politely say "Sorry, no. I'm having a quiet meal with a friend."

If only mobile phones had cameras in those days - I always did wonder who the other man was. Nobody in our group recognised him. Perhaps a little guilty was PB feeling (in best Yoda speech!).