The totally off-topic thread

[medhead]

Depends on how long you'd have in the First Lounge (i.e. if you only have 2 hours I'd be a bit tempted to skip).

In the end we had just on an hour between walking in and boarding call. A full but quick lunch, no sweets.


Sent from the Throne

 

[Flashback]

Cheers all..

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[markis10]

AMSA must be using PPQ as a command and relay ship to the choppers looking for the missing aircraft, round and round at 10000 ft!

 

[amaroo]

Nice to hear! ... Hope you managed to visit the gorgeous temples.. & delicious food..

Left Tokyo at 7.35 arrived Kyoto at 10am - hotel organized english guide/car was waiting for us at the exact spot we stepped off the train. Saw Klyomizudera Temple, Nijo Castle & Kinkakuji Temple........had a Kyoto lunch, 8 courses of delicious food at Yamano.

Also saw the Geisha hot spot & the bridge in the scene of the Last Geisha.

Back at the bullet train for our 5.05 & arrived back in Tokyo in time for evening drinks at 7.15pm

Kyoto is a wonderful place indeed. I hope you went to the Golden Temple, Kinkakuji.

And congratulations on 18 years of marriage.

Yes, what a cracking place it is......Cheers.

Congrats on 18 years of Marriage.

Cheers......the years are starting to fly now.

 

[samh004]

How doews yon average daily KWH use compare?

Average daily usage: 24.54 kWh
Same time last year: 23.14 kWh

 

[drron]

My bill was only for the bulk hot water.
Total use for the last 6 years-2885 litres.
For 23/5 to 17/8-111100 litres.
They are looking into it.
You would think someone might have thought it odd.

 

[markis10]

My bill was only for the bulk hot water.
Total use for the last 6 years-2885 litres.
For 23/5 to 17/8-111100 litres.
They are looking into it.
You would think someone might have thought it odd.

I wonder if a digit has been added???

 

[JohnK]

I'm saying there is always a need for more than two pairs, even if you're only away for one night.

You call that a need?

I looked in the dictionary and the closest word I could find was obsession....

 

[Katie]

My bill was only for the bulk hot water.
Total use for the last 6 years-2885 litres.
For 23/5 to 17/8-111100 litres.
They are looking into it.
You would think someone might have thought it odd.

Reminds me of the place on the Sunshine coast where town water was unknowingly freeflowing down a street drain for weeks during the wet last year. Residents didn't know about the leak until their water bill arrived.

BUT that's general water use, not hot water use.

 

[JohnK]

When is 10:00am not 10:00am?

 

[Katie]

You call that a need?

I looked in the dictionary and the closest word I could find was obsession....

If I need to be able to walk, yes. My initial comment was half-joking, but as I have wide and long feet, I find it incredibly difficult to find shoes that fit well, look half-decent (& appropriate for my age, rather than for my grandmother), and can be worn day-in, day-out. Even most "well-fitting" shoes cause blisters or corns. Birkenstock sandals are about the best I've tried for day-in, day-out, but they're only appropriate for certain climates and dress levels.

 

[drron]

When is 10:00am not 10:00am?

When it's Tasmania?

 

[whatmeworry]

Airline screwed up, a friend just posted this on Facebook. - Imgur

 

[docjames]

Airline screwed up, a friend just posted this on Facebook. - Imgur

The comments are classic.

 

[Mal]

At MEL Intl I somehow managed to get both ETD swabbed and frisked ... doing well !

 

[anat0l]

At MEL Intl I somehow managed to get both ETD swabbed and frisked ... doing well !

You didn't move carefully enough to allow the next random sucker to get caught first?

And of course, in Australia, at international airports if you are randomly selected, you will always be swabbed and then frisked. You lucked out

 

[Mal]

You didn't move carefully enough to allow the next random sucker to get caught first?

And of course, in Australia, at international airports if you are randomly selected, you will always be swabbed and then frisked. You lucked out

Nah, they were waiting for me ... And in MEL, you pass ETD before you even get to the x-ray/metal detector. Frisks happen after the x-ray/metal detector.

All good though...

 

[markis10]

Looks like they have found the missing planes wreckage, does not sound like a good outcome, apparently its a high impact crash.

AERIAL SEARCH LOCATES MISSING AIRCRAFT IN SOUTH-EAST QUEENSLAND
The search for a missing aircraft in south-east Queensland has been suspended following the
confirmed sighting of the wreckage this afternoon.
An AGL Action rescue helicopter sighted the red biplane north of Borumba Dam before 2pm.
The search team has confirmed there are no survivors.
Queensland Police are on the scene and continuing further investigations.
The Australian Maritime Safety Authority would like to thank those involved in the search and
members of the public for their input.
Media Enquiries

 

[jetlagger]

Thanks for the update. Very sad news.

 

[Flashback]

Nah, they were waiting for me ... And in MEL, you pass ETD before you even get to the x-ray/metal detector. Frisks happen after the x-ray/metal detector.

All good though...

You mean they didn't find it, then? :mrgreen: