The totally off-topic thread

[GarrettM]

Almost finished on ABC-Joanna & Jennifer Absolutely Champers but probably on iview

Funny that. Never a fan of AbFab but find Jo Lumley extremely engaging in her travel shows.

 

[rogerkambah]

Almost finished on ABC-Joanna & Jennifer Absolutely Champers but probably on iview

Watched it too and thought that the relationship between AbFab and Bollinger probably worked to their mutual advantage.

Found out something that girls can do that boys can't - macerate the pinot grapes to release the skin colour to produce rose champagne. Must be something to do with the toes!

 

[get me outta here]

Woke up to an eerily quiet morning on 6th Ave NYC, almost like being home. Looked out the window and see hundreds of thousands of bicyclists, apparently it’s the 5 Boro bike ride. Who knew there were so many bikes in NY. 30 mins later they’re still thick on the ground with pedestrians trying to dodge btw them. Can’t see an skittles yet.

“The TD Five Boro Bike Tour is a 40-mile, traffic-free ride through all five boroughs of New York City. Click here for the route description and map.”

 

[Quickstatus]

That's half the fun. Lovely day at Dunheved this morning.

Yes fun when 10 under , no fun when 10 over = average of half fun

 

[cove]

GMOH you have beaten us to NYC by more than 3 weeks.
Are you going to any shows?

 

[Quickstatus]

if you get a hole-in-one in golf, is it skill, or luck?

Depends on the ego!

Looking to get a good friend a gift. He plays golf. I I think I will get him a $500 gift voucher at a Golf Store in Canberra.

What can $500 get at a Golf Store?
What’s a good golf store in Canberra?

 

[get me outta here]

Hi cove, as my daughter is coincidentally is here at the same time I hope to treat her to the Cinderella Opera before she leaves. After that I have no tickets so far but I’ll see what I can score. I’ll be here for a month so I have plenty of time to research. What will you see this time around?

Btw, there’s still thousands of bikes riding by. Some with a beer can on their head that the cops said was a camera.

GMOH you have beaten us to NYC by more than 3 weeks.
Are you going to any shows?

 

[cove]

I just started reading up on the Tony Award Nominees. No rush to book as we have to see granny is ok before we head off from Perth. The only thing I have booked for the trip is the New York accommodation. Mrscove did her ESTA last night and mine is good for more than a year. I will do the Los Angeles hire car about a week before take off.

 

[JohnK]

Depends on the ego!

Looking to get a good friend a gift. He plays golf. I I think I will get him a $500 gift voucher at a Golf Store in Canberra.

What can $500 get at a Golf Store?
What’s a good golf store in Canberra?

Drummond Golf? I don't think there's a Golf mart or Golf world and there are probably some specialist stores there.

$500 will get you a decent golf driver or a set of half decent irons. Or could use ss a deposit to something like Titleist AP1 irons which cost $179/iron.

Make sure he looks around and don't be afraid to price match or ask for discounts.

 

[TheRealTMA]

Drummond Golf? I don't think there's a Golf mart or Golf world and there are probably some specialist stores there.

$500 will get you a decent golf driver or a set of half decent irons. Or could use ss a deposit to something like Titleist AP1 irons which cost $179/iron.

Make sure he looks around and don't be afraid to price match or ask for discounts.

Oh please please let us have a golf thread to stop the rest of us having to sift through this arcane persuit and languages.

 

[love_the_life]

Yes. Our planned trip to Reims is likely canned due to planned rail strike on the day.

Can you change the day? (Even though it was the significant one).

 

[love_the_life]

Oh please please let us have a golf thread to stop the rest of us having to sift through this arcane persuit and languages.

I don’t mind the occasional golf discussions here. Like anything, there are a run of comments then people go onto other topics for a while.

 

[Denali]

Why would you spend all that money on a maserati and not get window tint? Seeing quite a few of them in my area lately. Drug business must be good these days.

 

[Pushka]

Can you change the day? (Even though it was the significant one).

Not really. I tossed that around. We don’t arrive until late the night before from Croatia, then it was the Reims day; we could do Monday but we will likely want to go to dinner the Reims day (Sunday) if we can’t go there, otherwise it will turn out to be a total fizzer. Now MrP has found a Lido celebration dinner show that I’m a bit meh about and it’s very exxy; if we do that then we don’t get back until around 1am and the train leaves at 7am for Reims. Tuesday have already booked a trip to Giverny and Versailles as we’ve not been there before. We leave Weds. First world problems I guess.

 

[AisleSeat]

Why would you spend all that money on a maserati and not get window tint? Seeing quite a few of them in my area lately. Drug business must be good these days.

Funny, I said the same thing yesterday about a very new looking Range Rover that passed us on the highway.

 

[Quickstatus]

Why would you spend all that money on a maserati and not get window tint? Seeing quite a few of them in my area lately. Drug business must be good these days.

Why would you spend all that money on a luxury car that does not have privacy glass as standard.

Window tint claims are a scam especially the bit where they say it keeps the interior cooler. No mention that you can’t tint the biggest window in the car.
And don’t get me started on window tinting preventing melanoma compared to normal automotive glass

 

[Hvr]

Why would you spend all that money on a maserati and not get window tint? Seeing quite a few of them in my area lately. Drug business must be good these days.

Because if you're not seen in the car you've wasted an opportunity to show off.

 

[Denali]

Disgusting:

Shock over ridiculous water bottle price. Everyone knows that food and drink prices at airports are usually more expensive.
Most of us have come to accept that you are going to pay a couple of extra dollars for your morning coffee and croissant.
But how much would you pay for a bottle of water? $3? $4? Maybe you would even hand over $5 if you were really thirsty.
Well Tom Joyner uploaded a photo to Twitter showing that a bottle of water at Sydney Airport is going to set you back a hefty $9.17.

RUSH HOUR: Shocking airport water bottle price

 

[Pushka]

Disgusting:

Shock over ridiculous water bottle price. Everyone knows that food and drink prices at airports are usually more expensive.
Most of us have come to accept that you are going to pay a couple of extra dollars for your morning coffee and croissant.
But how much would you pay for a bottle of water? $3? $4? Maybe you would even hand over $5 if you were really thirsty.
Well Tom Joyner uploaded a photo to Twitter showing that a bottle of water at Sydney Airport is going to set you back a hefty $9.17.

RUSH HOUR: Shocking airport water bottle price
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Especially if a Liquids and Gels restriction comes into place. No other way to get water after airside unless you buy it. Interesting timing.

 

[TomVexille]

Especially if a Liquids and Gels restriction comes into place. No other way to get water after airside unless you buy it. Interesting timing.

Carry an empty bottle through and fill after security