What cheeses me off

[Freq Flier 2013]

Did mine with my accountant last night and I'm feeling very very deflated and down

Success in life requires careful financial planning, the fiscal fiend tries very hard to nail everyone but some slip through the net.
I opine that one important factor in organising your success ..is to seek fiscal serenity ( highly recommended)
There are ways to structure your personal financial success strategy that minimises bleed and maximises accumulation.
Plenty of how to books around.. do some reading...

People can plan to minimize tax all they want. In the end the only way not to pay tax is not to work. No income = no tax !!
Everything else just defers that tax to a future point in time

 

[Freq Flier 2013]

You work in IT.
Any chance when you travel there are technology forums/conferences equipment launches in cities you go to as part of continuing professional development (hotels/food/travel and transfer deductions). There may be other areas to look at

While conferences are fun to get away you still need to spend the money only to save 20-30% on average via a tax deduction.

 

[Freq Flier 2013]

Although you may find they can easily hit you with penalty charge (usually 25%) and interest charged and if you are due a refund will take it from that.
ATO - you run but you cant hide!

You can ignore the Ato and “forget to update your address” when you move house. I’ve just lodged tax returns for a client from 2001 to now. They have never been followed up as no contact details on the Ato portal.
The reason they wanted to get everything up to date is to get a home loan and can’t do anything with out tax returns. Lots of tax to pay and penalties (most I should be able to get remitted)

 

[mrsterryn]

Pre Mr Terry it was just son and I for quite some years. I didn't lodge for a couple of years and disadvantaged myself as I didn't get the FTB that i was technically entitled to. Definitely ensure I lodged promptly going forward lol. Even nowadays when Mr Terry has tax to pay at tax time

 

[dajop]

Customer service who are unable to read and interpret sentences.

"Hello, there is an error with downloading my bill. It won't open and when I download it shows file size of 0kb, i.e. empty file. I do not have problems with the Nov & Dec bills, just the January one. Can you please send a copy to me by email" (i.e I'm not an idiot I know how to download a copy of my bills).

Reply: Here are the instructions on how to download bills.

Wondering if AI is now being used entirely to undertake customer service. Although I don't think AI is that unintelligent.

 

[Gladstone Tim]

What cheeses me off are call centres whose system doesn’t recognize phone key presses so you hear the menu multiple times without progressing and then cuts you off.

 

[MARTINE]

What cheeses me off are call centres whose system doesn’t recognize phone key presses so you hear the menu multiple times without progressing and then cuts you off.

I thought they were built that way

 

[cove]

Helping to pay for stupid like $3million payout recently then saying tax cuts may not be possible.

 

[MEL_Traveller]

What cheeses me off…

… people who can’t disembark!!

I’m all for the camp of standing up immediately the plane comes to a stop. ‘Yes’, that is absolutely the time to get your bags for the overhead!!

Today we had a large number of ‘i’ll stay seated until it gets to my row’… oh my gravy… how slow can you be? Stand up… is this my bag? Oh not sure. These two look the same. Let me check inside. Then someone’s handle was dodgy. Let’s not carry it… let’s spend time, in the aisle, jiggling the catch to see if it will extend! Another person was putting away their purse, glasses, and book. Bag on seat, bum in aisle. Holding up the queue. ‘Let me see, it all fitted in coming on, i think i put the book here and glasses here… on no, maybe the purse went in first…’

What’s worse? ‘Bum in aisle’ oblivious to time, or that not a single person waiting said ‘excuse me, can i get past?’

 

[Pushka]

What cheeses me off…

… people who can’t disembark!!

I’m all for the camp of standing up immediately the plane comes to a stop. ‘Yes’, that is absolutely the time to get your bags for the overhead!!

Today we had a large number of ‘i’ll stay seated until it gets to my row’… oh my gravy… how slow can you be? Stand up… is this my bag? Oh not sure. These two look the same. Let me check inside. Then someone’s handle was dodgy. Let’s not carry it… let’s spend time, in the aisle, jiggling the catch to see if it will extend! Another person was putting away their purse, glasses, and book. Bag on seat, bum in aisle. Holding up the queue. ‘Let me see, it all fitted in coming on, i think i put the book here and glasses here… on no, maybe the purse went in first…’

What’s worse? ‘Bum in aisle’ oblivious to time, or that not a single person waiting said ‘excuse me, can i get past?’

Sometimes, actually all times, it's impossible if in the middle or window seat. Impossible to get to overhead locker. Aisle is chockers with people and their carryons. And you can see those people behind just charging to get out before you can. I'd like to get into the aisle. I simply can't until the people in the aisle seat of my row have moved a bit. Hoping those charging behind don't step up. So this is reality.

 

[Brizz]

Sometimes, actually all times, it's impossible if in the middle or window seat. Impossible to get to overhead locker. Aisle is chockers with people and their carryons. And you can see those people behind just charging to get out before you can. I'd like to get into the aisle. I simply can't until the people in the aisle seat of my row have moved a bit. Hoping those charging behind don't step up. So this is reality.

Well yes - but this is an example of getting ready to do something you know you have to do - when the doors open they want you off the plane - just pick up your bags and move on!

It's like queuing at Macca's and the idiot in front of you hasn't worked out that they need to pay and spends 5 mins rummaging around in pockets / handbags etc. - It's like - "Oh - you want me to pay - never saw that coming!!"

Or the security queue at the airport - although I can be slightly more tolerant there I know there are people who don't fly frequently (or at all) - not that this stops me from rolling my eyes etc!

 

[MARTINE]

There is a lovely convergance on this thread and member chit chat where manners, social awareness and respect are discussed. Many of these behaviors reflect total disregard for others. Lets tie this one up with a bow and add the plonker in Row 30 who puts their handluggage in row 8……

 

[Pushka]

Well yes - but this is an example of getting ready to do something you know you have to do - when the doors open they want you off the plane - just pick up your bags and move on!

It's like queuing at Macca's and the idiot in front of you hasn't worked out that they need to pay and spends 5 mins rummaging around in pockets / handbags etc. - It's like - "Oh - you want me to pay - never saw that coming!!"

Or the security queue at the airport - although I can be slightly more tolerant there I know there are people who don't fly frequently (or at all) - not that this stops me from rolling my eyes etc!

Sure. But the post I referred to wanted everyone to stand. Just pointing out that only 1/3 of people can actually do this. And even they may not be able to reach their locker because the person in front is standing there.

 

[RooFlyer]

but this is an example of getting ready to do something you know you have to do

Leads nicely to my 'cheesed off' for the day.

Queue for food at a market stall. Popular stall, so queue maybe 5+ mins to be served. If front of me, dad and 4 kids. Waits until they reach to counter till he asks "What do you kids want to eat" and has to step back so he can find the menu, which is in plain sight while you are waiting in the queue.

Do you know how long it takes 4 kids to make up their mind when the food when its Persian?

 

[Forg]

Leads nicely to my 'cheesed off' for the day.

Queue for food at a market stall. Popular stall, so queue maybe 5+ mins to be served. If front of me, dad and 4 kids. Waits until they reach to counter till he asks "What do you kids want to eat" and has to step back so he can find the menu, which is in plain sight while you are waiting in the queue.

Do you know how long it takes 4 kids to make up their mind when the food when its Persian?

Persian, so different names but it all tastes the same?
Maybe the blame for that’s on the writer of the menu?!

Sometimes, actually all times, it's impossible if in the middle or window seat. Impossible to get to overhead locker. Aisle is chockers with people and their carryons. And you can see those people behind just charging to get out before you can. I'd like to get into the aisle. I simply can't until the people in the aisle seat of my row have moved a bit. Hoping those charging behind don't step up. So this is reality.

I’m really bad at this stuff, can’t get near standing-up and I’m not practiced at it.
But I can manage to not impede flow despite my incompetence.
Suspect those that impede flow by more than half a second or so just don’t care …

 

[MEL_Traveller]

Sometimes, actually all times, it's impossible if in the middle or window seat. Impossible to get to overhead locker. Aisle is chockers with people and their carryons. And you can see those people behind just charging to get out before you can. I'd like to get into the aisle. I simply can't until the people in the aisle seat of my row have moved a bit. Hoping those charging behind don't step up. So this is reality.

Very true… and 1/3 would have been a great start on today’s flight!

But ‘bum in aisle’ could have easily stood in the C seat with bag on B seat to do their arranging. No need to block egress.

Person jiggling with telescopic handle could have just carried the bag off.

Husband trying to wheel two carryons - unsuccessfully - could have given one to wife behind (who was perfectly able!)

So on a 737 Rows 1-5 were all standing up, bags ready and off. Then there was a no movement, at all, while people mucked around from row 6 on!

 

[Pushka]

Very true… and 1/3 would have been a great start on today’s flight!

But ‘bum in aisle’ could have easily stood in the C seat with bag on B seat to do their arranging. No need to block egress.

Person jiggling with telescopic handle could have just carried the bag off.

Husband trying to wheel two carryons - unsuccessfully - could have given one to wife behind (who was perfectly able!)

So on a 737 Rows 1-5 were all standing up, bags ready and off. Then there was a no movement, at all, while people mucked around from row 6 on!

It's getting very complicated and asking for a politeness that doesn't exist anymore. And assumes C knows B.

Having a hidden chronic immune issue that causes me significant disability from time to time, yet I might look normal I've now realised not to judge anyones mobility issues based on appearance.

I do understand what you are saying but I've given up expecting anything better. Just gotta laugh at it now.

 

[RooFlyer]

Persian, so different names but it all tastes the same?
Maybe the blame for that’s on the writer of the menu?!

Sure, but the point was the guy could have got it sorted in the 5 mins or so he was in the queue and then just ordered.

I was going to add, but I don't have a nuclear-strength flame suit to hand, those people who get their groceries/shopping checked and only at the end , told the amount, start fishing around in bags, purses, wallets for their form of payment.

 

[Forg]

I was going to add, but I don't have a nuclear-strength flame suit to hand, those people who get their groceries/shopping checked and only at the end , told the amount, start fishing around in bags, purses, wallets for their form of payment.

Well … I guess we should give some leeway to 80yo folks.

 

[Quickstatus]

only at the end , told the amount, start fishing around in bags

Or the ones who have groceries on the belt, then go back to get more stuff. Invariably the scanning completes before they return with more stuff