The totally off-topic thread

[JohnK]

Considering you have no idea on what I can or can't do or understand your opinion here is completely unwarranted. Hiding the statement behind a 'wink' is just disingenuous.

Apologies that's not my intention. You're probably a better golfer than me.

 

[Flying mermaid]

I will be applying for one in a couple of weeks due to passport renewal and never thought about that.

isnt it fairly automated, as long as it is a vanilla application? When we decided to race over to SFO to see Master FM, I had a visa, but Mr FM didn’t. We decided we better get one for him before booking flights (given we wanted to travel the next day). It was a Sunday and we literally had his visa in 20 minutes, so I can’t believe it had too much human intervention!

 

[JohnK]

Is condescension part of golf as well?

It could be. I wouldn't know. But those 2 statements you quoted are not related. Are they? One is retaliation after being attacked, the other was trying to be funny but it wasn't taken that way and I've already apologised.

What's scary is seeing the number of likes on a post and knowing who has given them.

 

[Pushka]

isnt it fairly automated, as long as it is a vanilla application? When we decided to race over to SFO to see Master FM, I had a visa, but Mr FM didn’t. We decided we better get one for him before booking flights (given we wanted to travel the next day). It was a Sunday and we literally had his visa in 20 minutes, so I can’t believe it had too much human intervention!

Well cove just reported a delay so while it may be automatic maybe there is some kind of intervention?

 

[cgichard]

YES! Did I mention it the other day, I bought a new pedestal fan and I had to put it together!! I wonder what a poor older pensioner would do, faced with that.

Now I'm realizing how very sensible I was to take into my own custody those two working pedestal fans that people in neighbouring flats had put out for hard rubbish collection when they installed air-conditioning.

 

[Denali]

Bought a new LG fridge for mum in law, since day 1 delivery, its not been working correctly.

In 2 weeks, we've had the LG tech out three times, multiple emails and phone calls - no customer care, no response, not fixed.

Called our local The Good Guys, where we bought it from, and no problem! LG being picked up tomorrow, new/different brand fridge being delivered tomorrow. New fridge cost more but they waived it.

Again I wonder, what would an elderly person do, if they are not mobile, english isnt their 1st language or they have delays in communicating with people.

Edit: Krispy Kreme has a sale on and free delivery, so sending the store (staff that helped) a couple of dozen as thanks.

 

[Pushka]

Oh. A bit sad on 2 accounts. Neil Diamond has been diagnosed with Parkinsons and has cancelled his Australian tour. My fabulous concert and seats are no longer....

 

[Denali]

Oh, no! I thoroughly enjoyed his concert last year! So much talent, a great wordsmith.

 

[RooFlyer]

It could be. I wouldn't know. But those 2 statements you quoted are not related. Are they? One is retaliation after being attacked, the other was trying to be funny but it wasn't taken that way and I've already apologised.

What's scary is seeing the number of likes on a post and knowing who has given them.

Awww, come on, you love it, surely? Trying to get responses? Else why post the same type of thing time and time and time and time and time again?

 

[JohnK]

If you know nothing do you still know something?

 

[Hvr]

If you know nothing do you still know something?

. Only if you know you know nothing, in which case you know something.

 

[JohnK]

. Only if you know you know nothing, in which case you know something.

I thought I knew something but then realised that I knew nothing so that's something right?

 

[love_the_life]

Oh. A bit sad on 2 accounts. Neil Diamond has been diagnosed with Parkinsons and has cancelled his Australian tour. My fabulous concert and seats are no longer....

Oh that's sad for him (and of course you as you had snagged seats to the concert).

 

[Flying mermaid]

Well cove just reported a delay so while it may be automatic maybe there is some kind of intervention?

maybe depends how vanilla cove is . Mine took a few days, because I ticked things like previously held a passport from another country and also I wasn’t born in Australia. Fortunately I had applied for a visa in September, even though we had no visit planned, as I wasn’t sure how I would go under the new regime. Clearly they weren’t too worried about a passport held in the 70s, but the delay looked like some sort of intervention. Mr FM could answer no to everything and his was through immediately even though it was a weekend.

 

[Deleted member]

Nah. Golf is the game they play in Heaven.

The Devil's Game is the one where they grunt a lot and get all the fans offside to the point where people don't want to watch.

The game they play in heaven...... that would be Rugby Union. !

 

[straitman]

For all it is bagged I actually enjoyed living in Queanbeyan earlier this millennium.

I've always had suspicions about your sanity. You have now confirmed those suspicions.

 

[straitman]

Nah. Golf is the game they play in Heaven.

In your dreams.

The Devil's Game is the one where they grunt a lot and get all the fans offside to the point where people don't want to watch.

Softball?

 

[straitman]

Funny how most people that say that either don't understand the game or cannot play it.

I can play the game to a moderate standard but it bores me to tears. As they say 'A good walk wasted'

 

[Hvr]

I've always had suspicions about your sanity. You have now confirmed those suspicions.

. You're the only one who's had doubts. Everybody else knows.

 

[Pushka]

Oh that's sad for him (and of course you as you had snagged seats to the concert).

And great seats that I was very happy to pay for.