The totally off-topic thread

[cove]

Plant you have your PM file too full to receive messages!

 

[Milboo]

I have about 40 days sick leave accrued as I (touch wood) rarely get sick. Main reason I am off work is usually migraine related and even then, once I've had the extra sleep I'm fine so am on emails etc so my boss tells me not to worry about entering it.

Other reason I will use it is as a mental health day - and this is supported by my boss. Sometimes you just need a day out to recharge.

If required, I'm also able to use it if I have a sick pet.

 

[Cossie]

After my hour was up, I used the seat number of swimbo to get another. Actually the price was quite reasonable if you didn't have free access, from memory 19 euro for 12 hours, the speed was quite good all things considered.

I know not all planes have the same equipment and it was a few years ago, but one has to wonder how a plane can just vanish given the technology available.....

Helsinki airport was a zoo! Me thinks it's growing too fast to accommodate all the passengers that they have, given the current infrastructure.

 

[Quickstatus]

Favour please:

Future value of an investment after compound interest is described:

A=P(1+r/n)[SUP]nt[/SUP]

A= future value
P=principal
r=interest rate
n=number of periods interest is credited per year
t=number of years

I want to calculate the future value of that investment if I also make regular payments of the same amount at the beginning of the month compared with at the end of the month

Can anyone please assist with a mathematical formula

 

[RooFlyer]

Might be better in the Mathematics thread

Could the effect be simulated by adding an end-of-month payment to the front?

 

[Quickstatus]

Might be better in the Mathematics thread

Could the effect be simulated by adding an end-of-month payment to the front?

Thanks I have discovered the mathematics thread!!!

Ive put it here:
http://www.australianfrequentflyer....-mathematics-thread-68948-15.html#post1676955

 

[RB]

A few years back we had a spreadsheet with everyone's accrued sick leave and annual leave. There was 1 person who had over 100 days sick leave. There were some who have 10-20 days of sick leave while the overwhelming majority had very little sick leave and on occasion would have to take unpaid leave or use up an annual leave day.

I am surprised that such details would be available for general consumption

 

[JessicaTam]

I am surprised that such details would be available for general consumption

I agree. My sick leave is between me and my boss.

Mind you, I will generally send a quick email if I have a sick day to stop the phone ringing for the day - but that is my choice.

 

[JMEL]

Helsinki airport was a zoo! Me thinks it's growing too fast to accommodate all the passengers that they have, given the current infrastructure.

Well, at least the Finnair lounge offers a sauna as a quiet escape from the "zoo"! :mrgreen:

(I had always thought there was nothing better than a shower before/between a long flight, until I tried having a sauna and a shower before a long flight in said lounge!)

 

[RAM]

Favour please:

Future value of an investment after compound interest is described:

A=P(1+r/n)[SUP]nt[/SUP]

A= future value
P=principal
r=interest rate
n=number of periods interest is credited per year
t=number of years

I want to calculate the future value of that investment if I also make regular payments of the same amount at the beginning of the month compared with at the end of the month

Can anyone please assist with a mathematical formula

You want the formula for an annuity . What you have got there is the formula for a compounding of a single sum. Easy search for annuity formula!

 

[RAM]

Well, at least the Finnair lounge offers a sauna as a quiet escape from the "zoo"! :mrgreen:

(I had always thought there was nothing better than a shower before/between a long flight, until I tried having a sauna and a shower before a long flight in said lounge!)

Different strokes for different folks I guess.

I find chocolate mousse to be excellent myself.

 

[JohnK]

Life is as complex as you want it to be.

Apply for spouse visa, medical examination, once approved given a temporary visa for 2 years then a permanent visa. If you apply onshore you can stay here until the decision is made and they give you a Bridging visa A which also allows you to work. But if you need to travel overseas you need to apply for a Bridging visa B which costs $145 for each exit.

But if you can prove that you've been together for 5 years (which we're not quite there) you can ask them to skip temporary visa.

Perhaps this can go in visa section but boy what a headache. I can apply in person offshore but then she'll need a tourist visa and they may not grant a tourist visa especially if she's spent >12 months in Australia which she hasn't but she will be approaching.

I thought the idea was to keep out undesirables?

 

[Denali]

My husband thinks he's going to finish a paddle of beer at the Cascade Brewery and then we're going to Sullivan Cove whiskey for taste testing.

I foresee a nanna nap in a couple of hours...

 

[RooFlyer]

Well, phooey. Strong winds last night stripped off two of my precious oranges. (that's a lemon in the back-ground):



Not bad for a Tasmanian winter crop . I'll given 'em a few days then see what they are like.

 

[Bundy Bear]

Life is as complex as you want it to be.

Apply for spouse visa, medical examination, once approved given a temporary visa for 2 years then a permanent visa. If you apply onshore you can stay here until the decision is made and they give you a Bridging visa A which also allows you to work. But if you need to travel overseas you need to apply for a Bridging visa B which costs $145 for each exit.

But if you can prove that you've been together for 5 years (which we're not quite there) you can ask them to skip temporary visa.

Perhaps this can go in visa section but boy what a headache. I can apply in person offshore but then she'll need a tourist visa and they may not grant a tourist visa especially if she's spent >12 months in Australia which she hasn't but she will be approaching.

I thought the idea was to keep out undesirables?

Most governments think that if you are moving to another country because you don't want to live in your current country, so why do you want to leave once you have arrived.

There is a process for everything, how ever stupid it may seem.

 

[Pushka]

Received an especially nice welcome onboard by CSM just now (WP). Maybe word has got around to be more welcoming to females?

 

[Cossie]

Well, at least the Finnair lounge offers a sauna as a quiet escape from the "zoo"! :mrgreen:

(I had always thought there was nothing better than a shower before/between a long flight, until I tried having a sauna and a shower before a long flight in said lounge!)

I believe the sauna is in the non Schengen area, when we go though on our return our connection time is too short to take advantage of the sauna. In the latest Blue Wings magazine that I read, public saunas are on the increase in Helsinki, they had mostly disappeared over the last 50 years.
There is a lot of building work going on, but basically it's too small at the moment, to go up the stairs to the Finnair lounge near gate 22, you had to thread through people sitting on the stairs.

You read about the urban saunas here, if interested: https://issuu.com/finnair_bluewings/docs/blue_wings_summer_2017

 

[Cossie]

I am surprised that such details would be available for general consumption

Quite possibly a breach of privacy laws as well, my sick leave is of no concern to anyone else besides those that need to know. I would have been ropeable if this had happened where I had worked and probably would have consulted the union and or my professional body as too what action could be taken.

When I started working for IBM, we were told that discussing our remuneration and benefits with others could lead to our employment being terminated.

The same with my leave, what I earn and the extras provided are of no importance to any of my colleagues, even if they are busy bodies with too much time on their hands and want to know what everyone else is earning.

 

[JohnK]

I am surprised that such details would be available for general consumption

They were available for 2-3 years after I started and only taken away as they moved HR to new system.

Personally I think great idea. I'd also love to know other people salaries. I don't think it's fair to work 50% harder than someone earning the same salary as you when you both get the same negligible increase at the end of year which is coming up in a few weeks for us.

 

[amaroo]

Any of the "industry" health funds are pretty good.

I particularly do not like NIB (who by the way are behind Qantas Assure)

Im in AMA (which anyone can join = Doctors Health Fund)

My niece through her husband is with them and have heard no complaints and she does have a lot of health issues requiring (private) hospital stays plus public hospitals. Her travel insurance is also through them.

We have used Defence Health for years and have no issues at all. I know lots of people who use them and everyone seems happy with them.

They have an awesome Smart phone app for when you need to make a manual claim. At well under $400/month it's a no brainer.

My BFF has it, no complaints, and she has specifically stayed with them due to pre-existing conditions. Her Dad was in the defence force, so she's been with them for a long time.

Colleagues at work have it, too, and have also heard good things.

Cheers all!

Seems the on-line quotation builds in the PHI rebate without asking you .... once you take it out the price difference between our current provider is only $19/month. The extras benefits do appear to be very generous..... so still worth a look.

FWIW we are eligible to join Defence Health via SWMBO grandfather's war service.... if you have a family connection to the ADF it's worth checking out.