The totally off-topic thread

[Mal]

Has happened in WA though :shock:

QLD may have come close: Joh Bjelke-Petersen - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[cove]

Yes I think WA has had two so we have been really good at getting Former Premiers into disgraced status.

 

[Bundy Bear]

Am I addicted much to my smart phone, so glad I brought myself a UK/European sim card, currently sitting on a BA767 in the middle of Heathrow waiting for some early fog to clear in Amsterdam. Flying time is 45 minutes, sitting on aircraft about 2.5 hours.

Legroom is nice on this BA767 compared to that of the Qantas domestic 737-800s which I dislike.

BA lounge had decent wifi.

Really nice fine day in London yesterday but it has returned to cloud Monday, weather in Amsterdam should be in balmy single digits.





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[JohnK]

And all you missed in Brisbane was a stinking hot day....

 

[Bundy Bear]

The forum is quiet at 4:00am in the morning, landed at 12:00pm into Amsterdam GMT +1 with the temperature at 2c I think it got to 8c.




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[drmikki]

Thanks Bundy Bear, you have made me very glad to be in sunny Abu Dhabi where it was warm today and cooling nicely tonight (I even turned the aircon off!)

Off to Jordan tomorrow morning... should be interesting.

F1 in Abu Dhabi was absolutely fabulous - I suspect the race was dull on TV, but I watched from the pit wall :shock::mrgreen: Sticking my head over the safety wall to watch the start was un-freaking-believable!

 

[straitman]

The forum is quiet at 4:00am in the morning, landed at 12:00pm into Amsterdam GMT +1 with the temperature at 2c I think it got to 8c.




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... and thanks for the text message at 11:00pm Eastern Summer Time (10:00pm Qld time). I'll send one back shortly at 11:00pm Amsterdam time.

 

[Justchecking]

Why are summer season oranges so horrible? The ones I bought a month ago were juicy and flavorsome, really sweet. This week they are sour, fibrous and without any flavor at all. Does no-one actually eat one of these things before they are stacked on shelves?

Modern farming practices, ensuring food looks much better thn it tastes.....

 

[Bundy Bear]

... and thanks for the text message at 11:00pm Eastern Summer Time (10:00pm Qld time). I'll send one back shortly at 11:00pm Amsterdam time.

I was waiting for your text, actually I was at the casino at 11pm but lost some money so didn't stay long.


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[Flashback]

Am I addicted much to my smart phone, so glad I brought myself a UK/European sim card, currently sitting on a BA767 in the middle of Heathrow waiting for some early fog to clear in Amsterdam. Flying time is 45 minutes, sitting on aircraft about 2.5 hours.

Legroom is nice on this BA767 compared to that of the Qantas domestic 737-800s which I dislike.

BA lounge had decent wifi.

Really nice fine day in London yesterday but it has returned to cloud Monday, weather in Amsterdam should be in balmy single digits.

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Please ensure the weather in London is nice for us when we fly back next week :mrgreen::mrgreen:

 

[Bundy Bear]

Please ensure the weather in London is nice for us when we fly back next week :mrgreen::mrgreen:

Good luck, temperature seems to be dropping

Show has finished and had a big night out last night, I guess you could work out which area I went to, no drugs unless you consider alcohol a drug, off to Berlin tonight, any suggestions, I am there for 2 days so a quick trip.


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[ozbeachbabe]

Have done a bit of a lounge run today starting with the United Lounge in LAS (formeral CO's Presidents Club as no Admirals Club) courtesy of SO's Priority Pass. They didn't charge us the USD27.00 for the guest which was nice. Apparently the UA Lounge still have an agreement with PP & they actually scan your PP card which must have given them the okay.

Next was the Admirals Club at DFW where the 'D' Gates are. Now in MIA at the bigger of the two lounges because we thought it was closer to gate 43 but turns out we're going from gate 5 where there's another AA Lounge near D15. Will be leaving lounge in about 10 mins which is minus 45 as we have to hop on the skyrail back closer to our boarding gate for our flight to SJU.

SO's comments about the skyrail "this baby hammers". Can't upgrade any photos from the camera as that function is disabled from the AA pc.

Had to laugh at one senior citizen trying to board the last flight DFW/MIA when they called for "Priority Access" - she though they said "cardiac passengers". She could have been both actually as they didn't knock her back.

Bibi for now.

 

[JohnK]

Are street signs expensive in Queensland?

 

[amaroo]

Are street signs expensive in Queensland?

Only the ones with the shot gun pellets riddle in them

BTW, in FNQ they find it better to use pictures rather than words!

 

[JohnK]

Only the ones with the shot gun pellets riddle in them

BTW, in FNQ they find it better to use pictures rather than words!

Really?

It makes it extremely difficult with a rental car and no GPS trying to work out instructions from Google maps. It would appear that only every second street has a street sign.

And the classi this morning was trying to get from Holiday Inn, Townsville to Townsville Golf Club. Google maps says to use Flinders St, Charters Towers Road and then Flinders Hwy. Unfortunately they are all Flinders Hwy and just before the golf course it also becomes Bowen Road which is not mentioned on Google maps. :shock: The same street has 4 different names in less than 5 kms! And if that is not enough Google maps says to turn left on Lindsay St and then right on Forrest St but one street further down Benson St literally goes right on to the entrance to the golf club.

I had the same problem in Mackay, Rockhampton and Gladstone to a lesser extent.

 

[amaroo]

Really?

It makes it extremely difficult with a rental car and no GPS trying to work out instructions from Google maps. It would appear that only every second street has a street sign.

And the classi this morning was trying to get from Holiday Inn, Townsville to Townsville Golf Club. Google maps says to use Flinders St, Charters Towers Road and then Flinders Hwy. Unfortunately they are all Flinders Hwy and just before the golf course it also becomes Bowen Road which is not mentioned on Google maps. :shock: The same street has 4 different names in less than 5 kms! And if that is not enough Google maps says to turn left on Lindsay St and then right on Forrest St but one street further down Benson St literally goes right on to the entrance to the golf club.

I had the same problem in Mackay, Rockhampton and Gladstone to a lesser extent.

I think thats a fairly typical phenomenon when driving in an unfamiliar location!

Maybe get a tomtom or another more accurate GPS device.

 

[JohnK]

I think thats a fairly typical phenomenon when driving in an unfamiliar location!

Maybe get a tomtom or another more accurate GPS device.

That is probably a good idea and these days a GPS is cheap. I still love to think that I can do without one even in unfamiliar places.

On another note I am quite impressed by Townsville. I don't know what it is but Townsville looks and feels nothing like other Queensland towns I have lived in and visited in the past 4 years. Perhaps it is the lack of ugly Queenslander homes but I like it.

 

[markj23]

Really?

It makes it extremely difficult with a rental car and no GPS trying to work out instructions from Google maps. It would appear that only every second street has a street sign.

And the classi this morning was trying to get from Holiday Inn, Townsville to Townsville Golf Club. Google maps says to use Flinders St, Charters Towers Road and then Flinders Hwy. Unfortunately they are all Flinders Hwy and just before the golf course it also becomes Bowen Road which is not mentioned on Google maps. :shock: The same street has 4 different names in less than 5 kms! And if that is not enough Google maps says to turn left on Lindsay St and then right on Forrest St but one street further down Benson St literally goes right on to the entrance to the golf club.

I had the same problem in Mackay, Rockhampton and Gladstone to a lesser extent.

Thats sounds like the good old Townsville i remember!!

My first driving trip down there from Cairns i literally had to pull over and take a deep breath after the random street name changes, and finally a lane i was in just ended, no signs or anything. It was like they had run out of bitumen and decided to just square it off.

 

[amaroo]

That is probably a good idea and these days a GPS is cheap. I still love to think that I can do without one even in unfamiliar places.

On another note I am quite impressed by Townsville. I don't know what it is but Townsville looks and feels nothing like other Queensland towns I have lived in and visited in the past 4 years. Perhaps it is the lack of ugly Queenslander homes but I like it.

Spent some of my best junior years on "The Strand".....and the Island (magnetic) loved going there every 2nd weekend. Will never forget the day one of my big brothers getting whipped by a ray within the shark net......something like 40 stitches - blood everywhere!

Everyone talks about the heat but I only remember the good times

 

[drron]

Have done a bit of a lounge run today starting with the United Lounge in LAS (formeral CO's Presidents Club as no Admirals Club) courtesy of SO's Priority Pass. They didn't charge us the USD27.00 for the guest which was nice. Apparently the UA Lounge still have an agreement with PP & they actually scan your PP card which must have given them the okay.

Next was the Admirals Club at DFW where the 'D' Gates are. Now in MIA at the bigger of the two lounges because we thought it was closer to gate 43 but turns out we're going from gate 5 where there's another AA Lounge near D15. Will be leaving lounge in about 10 mins which is minus 45 as we have to hop on the skyrail back closer to our boarding gate for our flight to SJU.

SO's comments about the skyrail "this baby hammers". Can't upgrade any photos from the camera as that function is disabled from the AA pc.

Had to laugh at one senior citizen trying to board the last flight DFW/MIA when they called for "Priority Access" - she though they said "cardiac passengers". She could have been both actually as they didn't knock her back.

Bibi for now.

We passed somewhere mid air.I have just done MCO-DFW-LAS.