The totally off-topic thread

[Quickstatus]

Hmm, how off grid?
grow a long beard, shoot your own game, water from the river type of offgrid?

 

[serfty]

I would imagine high tech, stored energy, ultra efficient use ...

... in any case something more than getting one's exercise in while riding a stationary cycle attached to a generator with a couple of wire hanging off of it ...

 

[Steady]

Hmm, how off grid?
grow a long beard, shoot your own game, water from the river type of offgrid?

Sounds wonderful

 

[Denali]

There was (still is?) a carousel near the Eiffel tower that had a bike attached and parents could ride to help power the thing to spin around. I didnt get it, I would have thought the point is to tire out the kids, not the parent.

 

[Mal]

There was (still is?) a carousel near the Eiffel tower that had a bike attached and parents could ride to help power the thing to spin around. I didnt get it, I would have thought the point is to tire out the kids, not the parent.

Charging phones via pedal power is common!

Pedal power helps travellers exercise, charge phones before international flights - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

 

[TomVexille]

We are installing more than 100 LED lights in our two Perth warehouses to smash our current Perth electricity bills. This is pretty much our final move which comes after our success with solar power and lighting nationally. Based on the ratings the LED lights run at about 23% power use of the ones we are replacing. In WA there is no Government incentive so they are the last two warehouses to get the refit.
We mostly work sunlight hours so the solar systems and improved efficiency lighting have worked a treat.

Just be aware of power factor correction issues with the switch to LED

 

[Bundy Bear]

On a separate note, I'm a bit late,

1:24am is an understatement; I hope you don't fall asleep in class.

 

[JohnK]

On a separate note, I'm a bit late, but we've passed 65535 posts on this thread.

The significance of that number will only make sense to (primarily) computer geek types :mrgreen:

Not all computer geeks.

 

[Quickstatus]

65535 = 2[SUP]16[/SUP] - 1

Thanks Anat0l its good to see than AFF is more than 16bit.

 

[Quickstatus]

Just be aware of power factor correction issues with the switch to LED

Yes another caveat emptor situation . Even now the advertised energy efficiency of LED is not always true.

A good driver with an efficient circuit design is key to an efficient power factor (>0.9). Problem is you dont know what the PF is when you go to a shop to get an led light.

A poor driver design with a PF of 0.5 means that the apparent power draw (as seen by the electricity meter man) may be double that advertised by the manufacturer. So a 10W LED with a PF of 0.5 uses 20W of billable power.

Dont you love green technology with dodgy advetising

 

[RB]

I would imagine high tech, stored energy, ultra efficient use ...

... in any case something more than getting one's exercise in while riding a stationary cycle attached to a generator with a couple of wire hanging off of it ...

Reminds me of this sharpening service we saw in operation in India

 

[Denali]

Have to ask every staff member to do something by Monday and sent a "Please read this entire email" email. As I send them like this rarely, I expect a good response.

Last line of email says, "If you are still reading this email, please see me for a chocolate".

So far 16 responses, in 6 mins, and only 1 person asking for the chocolate.

 

[Pushka]

Have to ask every staff member to do something by Monday and sent a "Please read this entire email" email. As I send them like this rarely, I expect a good response.

Last line of email says, "If you are still reading this email, please see me for a chocolate".

So far 16 responses, in 6 mins, and only 1 person asking for the chocolate.

I'm having an email hate moment today too. Before we left for our OS trip in early July I made sure I briefed the accountant that I was finalising BAS before I left. Today I received an email from them saying that they'd changed our accounting from cash to accruals and that this applied to BAS4. Which is of course due tomorrow before I get back. Hence me doing it before we left. I sent a terse email back advising I'd already done BAS4 and left it up to them to sort.

Of course if they'd read their emails.......Do people think we send emails for fun or something?

 

[Denali]

Arranged council pick up to pick up broken F&P dryer. Placed it on the front footpath about 10.30am (pick up tomorrow) and its gone already.

 

[Denali]

Anyone else getting jack of the GoFundMe thats happening more and more? This week alone I had 2 friends promote someones go fund me for funerals.

But, trigger warning because involves a child, this is heart breaking and interesting.
https://www.gofundme.com/get-kawa-home
the family was under the impression that they were covered by their credit card's travel insurance.

I just had a discussion with hubby how Im sure we are over insured (as I buy a policy) but I dont want to get screwed in the fine print on these credit card insurance offers when the poop hits the fan.

 

[Pushka]

I wonder why they weren't covered. Maybe not enough $ spend on it? I've claimed using credit card insurance but it's never the only policy I'd rely on.

 

[MEL_Traveller]

Anyone else getting jack of the GoFundMe thats happening more and more? This week alone, I had 2 friends promote someones go fund me for funerals.

But, trigger warning because involves a child, this is heart breaking and interesting.
https://www.gofundme.com/get-kawa-home
the family was under the impression that they were covered by their credit card's travel insurance.

I just had a discussion with hubby how Im sure we are over insured (as I buy a policy) but I dont want to get screwed in the fine print on these credit card insurance offers when the poop hits the fan.

I guess it is understandable for people who don't travel much to believe credit card claims that they provide insurance. Unless someone told you otherwise, how would you know? For experienced travellers there is little excuse (for not having insurance). That being said, CC insurances vary. For simple trips with a return to Australia (as opposed to complex trips which might involve nested return tickets) - there may be zero need for additional insurance. There is little if any difference between CC fine print and 'regular' policies, and for benefits perhaps even the reverse is true... some CC policies offer far more benefits.

 

[RooFlyer]

Have to ask every staff member to do something by Monday and sent a "Please read this entire email" email. As I send them like this rarely, I expect a good response.

Last line of email says, "If you are still reading this email, please see me for a chocolate".

So far 16 responses, in 6 mins, and only 1 person asking for the chocolate.

I read all of your post. May I please claim my chocolate, or some-one else's unclaimed chocolate?

 

[Denali]

..... some CC policies offer far more benefits.

Then Ill stick to having both. Three if you include our DAN coverage on scuba trips.

Not that Im having a suck eggs moment with this family. What a horrible, horrible thing to happen to them.

 

[TheRealTMA]

On a separate note, I'm a bit late, but we've passed 65535 posts on this thread.

The significance of that number will only make sense to (primarily) computer geek types :mrgreen:

Only those who remember Z80 and 6502 processors.