The totally off-topic thread

[Alanslegal]

Just bumped into Miranda Kerr about 45 minutes ago

She was getting out of her limo and entering the Hilton Sydney. There were only a couple of freelance photographers though.

 

[anat0l]

Just bumped into Miranda Kerr about 45 minutes ago .

Had you meant that literally then we might have something to talk about :mrgreen:

 

[anat0l]

A shameless plug

Do you like walking?

Are you looking to get fit?

Feel like supporting a good cause?

How about being part of a team?

You don't even have to fly to the same place every week or day. You just participate where you normally live or exist.

Have you considered joining the AFF Global Corporate Challenge 2010 Team?

We're still looking for one complete team and hoping to field another team.

See this thread for more details

Go on AFFers - step up to the challenge!

anat0l (AFF GCC Team Manager)

 

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Re: A shameless plug

Do you like walking?

Are you looking to get fit?

Feel like supporting a good cause?

How about being part of a team?

You don't even have to fly to the same place every week or day. You just participate where you normally live or exist.

Have you considered joining the AFF Global Corporate Challenge 2010 Team?

We're still looking for one complete team and hoping to field another team.

See this thread for more details

Go on AFFers - step up to the challenge!

anat0l (AFF GCC Team Manager)

Did you know you possibly sent me your backpack last year? The hat I received said "Team Manager" on the back of it

I have another female member of this board I can probably rope in.

 

[QF WP]

I had a most unusual set of circumstances yesterday on my flights.

Met up with flyer4703 at the BNE Business Lounge. As we boarded our flight to SYD (QF501), my BP went "beep". I looked at the gate FA and said "ooooh, an op up??" but he said "Oh, Mr Wilson, we need to change your seat - we don't have enough people in the exit rows. Do you mind? moving to 12D?". Well, that's a first for me. Pity I was sitting near flyer4703 and would have liked some more opportunity to chat, but responsibility beckons :shock:. Got on board and saw the lightest load I've seen - 61 pax the FA said later. There was nobody in the last 5 rows and nobody in a centre seat.

On my return flight ADL/BNE last night (QF656), I checked upon entering the ADL QP wherether there were any ODU's available (on S class fare, 12K points, IMHO points well spent after a very long day). The CSA said "ahhh, there are 2 pax in J, so plenty of room, but they've loaded only 2 meals". quickly I said "I'm happy to go nil catering, as I can load up on food inside - I'll still get drinks on board so I'm happy". She seemed surprised but processed the upgrade. I filled up on shaved ham, spring rolls and risotto bites.

Had an excellent (BNE-based) crew, CSM Vicki Driver and Penny. When they came around serving dinner, I told them I wasn't expecting anything as we didn't think anything had been loaded. To everybody's surprise (bar CSM Vicki), catering had packed an extra salad meal which I greatfully accepted. Not sure whether catering got a late call to load something or the CSA's information was wrong ...

 

[QF WP]

Re: A shameless plug

I have another female member of this board I can probably rope in.

Karens??? :?:

 

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Karens??? :?:

Maybe

She often goes for a run most days, so plenty of steps. We're both aiming to get back to doing 10km runs again.

 

[anat0l]

Re: A shameless plug

Did you know you possibly sent me your backpack last year? The hat I received said "Team Manager" on the back of it

I have another female member of this board I can probably rope in.

I have to admit I didn't even read the backpacks before sending them off - I just thought I received 7 of the same thing in a box.

 

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I have to admit I didn't even read the backpacks before sending them off - I just thought I received 7 of the same thing in a box.

Apparently not. I guess I'm just a born leader.

 

[samh004]

Cool? The wanker playing music on his iPod at full blast on the train is not cool in my opinion

Most of the “children” I see playing their music don’t have it loud enough for me to hear. But they’re not all using iPod’s, strangely I’ve seen a few Zune’s.

 

[serfty]

Doesn't matter about the souce; if I can hear the Buzz ... buzzz .... .... Buzz from 2 metres away I hate to think of what the soud is doing to their eardrums ... :-|

 

[anat0l]

Most of the “children” I see playing their music don’t have it loud enough for me to hear. But they’re not all using iPod’s, strangely I’ve seen a few Zune’s.

Doesn't matter about the souce; if I can hear the Buzz ... buzzz .... .... Buzz from 2 metres away I hate to think of what the soud is doing to their eardrums ... :-|

There's an idea for a virus:

Write a Trojan that when opened on an iPhone, cranks the volume up to 100% on all fronts.

That'd give someone a dose of medicine! Perhaps......


In any case, we don't need to hear what's blasting in your ears. Many people think earphones are a pseudo-cone of silence; they're not. Why you can't get narky at people like that for violating the "relative silence" rule on public transport is beyond me.

Then again, I haven't seen anyone get really narky about anyone flouting public transport rules; seems that people are too afraid to speak up (e.g. the culprit won't care, won't do anything, or will insult or assault them). So people get away with anything and everything: talking too loud on the phone, listening to their music too loudly (esp. if it is "undesirable" or contains "inappropriate" language), putting their feet on seats, occupying two seats when they only need one, not offering their seat for elderly, disabled, crippled or pregnant pax (even if they are in dedicated priority seats), etc....

 

[Mal]

This would freak me out:

Terrifying lift ordeal at Burj Khalifa tower, the world’s tallest building - Times Online

Visitors queueing to descend from the observation deck on the 124th floor of the recently opened 828-metre (2,717ft) tower heard a crash and the sound of breaking glass from the lift shaft. Dust then billowed back into the room through the small gaps in the lift shaft doors.

The 15 passengers inside the lift were left stranded for 45 minutes before they were rescued by staff who dropped a ladder into the shaft and helped them to climb out to the observation deck.

Won't stop me visiting the Burj Khalifa if I'm in Dubai though!

 

[Alanslegal]

Won't stop me visiting the Burj Khalifa if I'm in Dubai though!

Won't stop me either.

Could happen to any lift in the world really :shock:

 

[Mal]

Could happen to any lift in the world really :shock:

Yeah, it could. Although being stuck ~123 floors up in the air would be a bit higher than most lifts.

I thought Taipei 101 had the world's fastest lift. Obviously the Burj had to do one better!

... actually, Taipei 101 is about 60Km/h, Burj is over 40Km/h. Hmmm. Someone somewhere has some stats mixed up.

 

[JohnK]

Most of the “children” I see playing their music don’t have it loud enough for me to hear. But they’re not all using iPod’s, strangely I’ve seen a few Zune’s.

This one is a "big child" and I manage to get him on some evening train trips. Have been trying different times and carriages to avoid him.

Doesn't matter about the souce; if I can hear the Buzz ... buzzz .... .... Buzz from 2 metres away I hate to think of what the soud is doing to their eardrums ... :-|

2 metres away? More like the other end of the carriage. :shock:

 

[Flashback]

There's an idea for a virus:

Write a Trojan that when opened on an iPhone, cranks the volume up to 100% on all fronts.

That'd give someone a dose of medicine! Perhaps......


In any case, we don't need to hear what's blasting in your ears. Many people think earphones are a pseudo-cone of silence; they're not. Why you can't get narky at people like that for violating the "relative silence" rule on public transport is beyond me.

Then again, I haven't seen anyone get really narky about anyone flouting public transport rules; seems that people are too afraid to speak up (e.g. the culprit won't care, won't do anything, or will insult or assault them). So people get away with anything and everything: talking too loud on the phone, listening to their music too loudly (esp. if it is "undesirable" or contains "inappropriate" language), putting their feet on seats, occupying two seats when they only need one, not offering their seat for elderly, disabled, crippled or pregnant pax (even if they are in dedicated priority seats), etc....

Reminds me of The Chasers ; It's Clive........ the slightly too loud commuter!

 

[JohnK]

Then again, I haven't seen anyone get really narky about anyone flouting public transport rules; seems that people are too afraid to speak up (e.g. the culprit won't care, won't do anything, or will insult or assault them). So people get away with anything and everything: talking too loud on the phone, listening to their music too loudly (esp. if it is "undesirable" or contains "inappropriate" language), putting their feet on seats, occupying two seats when they only need one, not offering their seat for elderly, disabled, crippled or pregnant pax (even if they are in dedicated priority seats), etc....

The "person" I am referring to appears to be the type that is likely to put you in hospital just for staring at him. :shock: No way am I telling him his iPod is too loud....

 

[samh004]

For all you IT people, updated my photo library (22GB+) today using a newer version that’s 64-bit, so can address more memory, however I only have 3GB RAM. It needs to update all the thumbnails and in a short time I have 24MB free RAM, 3 million+ page-ins and worryingly, 700,000 page-outs. There goes my HDD

 

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For all you IT people, updated my photo library (22GB+) today using a newer version that’s 64-bit, so can address more memory, however I only have 3GB RAM. It needs to update all the thumbnails and in a short time I have 24MB free RAM, 3 million+ page-ins and worryingly, 700,000 page-outs. There goes my HDD

If you've gone to the effort of upgrading to 64 bit, then you should be using 8gb of RAM.... using only 3gb (which 32 bit can handle!!!) is an insult!!!