You know what really grinds my gears?

[plague]

just keep drinking plagueos

gah, i went the 3 hours sleep option.
now I'm hungover.

all ill say is best of luck to the flight attendants over the next few hours

[lquiquer]

Talk of making Hunter Stadium a fortress......****ing Mullen this time

[goaliepersempre]

When your on your wy to work, looking forward to a 25-30 min nap in the high speed train journey to work 36 mins...

But you see a political friend and it would be rude not to talk and sit next to them in the train.

[The Dunster]

WGMG is not being able to find an Optometrist that has a clue what they are doing. Anyone have any suggestions ? I've wasted money on four sets of glasses so far and all of them are complete shit. I don't care how much it costs just want to go to someone that knows what they are doing.

[pv4]

WGMG is not being able to find an Optometrist that has a clue what they are doing. Anyone have any suggestions ? I've wasted money on four sets of glasses so far and all of them are complete shit. I don't care how much it costs just want to go to someone that knows what they are doing.

Should have gone to Specsavers

[The Dunster]

Should have gone to Specsavers

I'd get better results looking through the bottom of a schooner glass

[Grimario]

I could recommend you a good one but he's in Adelaide.

I also don't know if he is any good but he plays disc golf so he's alright in my books.

[plague]

The all too common thing on (but not limited to) social media where people are like "thoughts and prayers to the families BUT LET ME NOW TELL YOU ABOUT THE TIME I WENT ON THE DEATH RIDE".

It's just not the day to inject yourself into someone else's grief.

[Retro Jet]

WGMG? Tommy Rogic.

Pulls out amazing shit from his hat for Celtic.
Still waiting to see a glimmer of it for the NT....


http://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/article/2016/10/30/rogic-special-earns-celtic-victory-aberdeen

[hawk]

I'd get better results looking through the bottom of a schooner glass

The Hamilton paper shop dude will fix you up with a $16 specs complete with paper and mags.

[hawk]

I'd get better results looking through the bottom of a schooner glass

The Hamilton paper shop dude will fix you up with a $16 specs complete with paper and mags.

[Retro Jet]

How petrol prices shoot up overnight or within a few hours of a spike
in oil prices but take weeks to return to previous prices when the cost per barrel
returns to said previous cheaper price per barrel...or lower.

http://www.nasdaq.com/markets/crude-oil.aspx?timeframe=6m

[hawk]

How petrol prices shoot up overnight or within a few hours of a spike
in oil prices but take weeks to return to previous prices when the cost per barrel
returns to said previous cheaper price per barrel...or lower.

http://www.nasdaq.com/markets/crude-oil.aspx?timeframe=6m

cant wait till dependence on oil disappears

[The Dunster]

cant wait till dependence on oil disappears

Get on the patches Hawk.

[hawk]

Get on the patches Hawk.

that seems to be more your thing, me, im in a rocking chair chillin seeing sh*t unfold. Might take a while though

[skippy]

I didn't know where else to post this but **** those pricks and sign this.

https://www.change.org/p/football-west-give-joondalup-united-its-rightful-place-in-the-wa-npl

[lquiquer]

That Muppet show band in Gosford... arghhhhh!!!...

[lquiquer]

The Gypos scoring when Squadron starting a Poznan...!!!!..Hasn't been mentioned has it?.... Anyway Gypo Khunts have no respect have they?

[furns]

The Gypos scoring when Squadron starting a Poznan...!!!!..Hasn't been mentioned has it?.... Anyway Gypo Khunts have no respect have they?
There was no Poznan in the Squadron? I assumed they were talking about the bay 1 guys on the terrace, or when we were doing the nurnberg bounce. Which was facing front.

[lquiquer]

Looked like a Poznan to me, mainly from mid to back of the active bay.....however my sight not as good as used to be!!!....Anyone else wants to comment/confirm/deny?

[WolfMan]

Can confirm - We were facing the screen at the time of the goal. Or at least I was

[furns]

fair enough. I must have been delaing with my daughter hence why I missed it lol

[lquiquer]

The Ground Announcer.....

[Cabaye#4]

The Ground Announcer.....

Yeh, was he high on Sunday? How the hell did he forget the players' names? Andrew Holly? Michael Zulu? Stephen U-gara-kovic?
You'd think one requirement would be to know how to pronounce their names. And then remember....

[belchardo]

Smokers. Let's up the ante and make cigarettes more deadly - every 20th cigarette sold in the world explodes and kills the smoker. we can call it smoker's roulette.

[MFKS]

Smokers. Let's up the ante and make cigarettes more deadly - every 20th cigarette sold in the world explodes and kills the smoker. we can call it smoker's roulette.
Reformed smoker? ?

Not seen that much hostility in someone who has never smoked before

[belchardo]

nope, just sick of people smoking in our complex which means you can't have the doors open during summer.

you channel your hatred towards the jets management, I channel mine towards smokers. :rof:

[q-money]

yeah it's not ideal, apartments and durries are a shocking mix in summer.

my bedroom is adjacent to a balcony and this rooster thinks it's acceptable to punch darts at 11pm right next to my window. also has a charcoal bbq...get real champ

i don't mind a dart but ffs

[The Dunster]

The thought of having neighbours makes me cringe let alone living in an apartment. It's not natural - housing prices are so fooked up what choice do people have ?

[q-money]

dunster aka unabomber

apartment living is what you make it. i like it tbh, i have enough shit as it is, i don't need a house for me and my wife to fill up with more crap. :rof:

for the price i pay i get to live close to work in the city, with nice fittings and other cool shit. if i spent the same on renting a house i could maybe get a place of half the quality somewhere on the moon

i have a pool which i don't have to clean and a gym i don't have to pay for (other than the rent) so i'm not complaining. trump will kill us all anyway right

[Macca]

The thought of having neighbours makes me cringe let alone living in an apartment. It's not natural - housing prices are so fooked up what choice do people have ?

I've lived in the same street for like 10 years and wouldn't have exchanged more than a dozen words with neighbours :thumbsup:

[pv4]

dunster aka unabomber

apartment living is what you make it. i like it tbh, i have enough shit as it is, i don't need a house for me and my wife to fill up with more crap. :rof:

for the price i pay i get to live close to work in the city, with nice fittings and other cool shit. if i spent the same on renting a house i could maybe get a place of half the quality somewhere on the moon

i have a pool which i don't have to clean and a gym i don't have to pay for (other than the rent) so i'm not complaining. trump will kill us all anyway right

fxxxing baby boomers ruining the market amirite

[pv4]

I've lived in the same street for like 10 years and wouldn't have exchanged more than a dozen words with neighbours :thumbsup:

Helps with the old battle-axe block m8

[q-money]

fxxxing baby boomers ruining the market amirite

yep, unless you want to live in downtown aleppo or wherever you are :wub:

[pv4]

yep, unless you want to live in downtown aleppo or wherever you are :wub:

m8 i'm in the heartland of Newcastle Coal Country, the closest pit less than 1.5km from my precious quarter of an acre of owned land with real grass :cool:

[The Dunster]

dunster aka unabomber

apartment living is what you make it. i like it tbh, i have enough shit as it is, i don't need a house for me and my wife to fill up with more crap. :rof:

for the price i pay i get to live close to work in the city, with nice fittings and other cool shit. if i spent the same on renting a house i could maybe get a place of half the quality somewhere on the moon

i have a pool which i don't have to clean and a gym i don't have to pay for (other than the rent) so i'm not complaining. trump will kill us all anyway right

Well after all these years on the foz Q it's pretty obvious I'm not exactly wired the same as everyone else.

[hawk]

m8 i'm in the heartland of Newcastle Coal Country, the closest pit less than 1.5km from my precious quarter of an acre of owned land with real grass :cool:

hello mine expansion. Dont worry though , mines have the best canteens

[plague]

As someone who has recently made the change I can say I'm now all about that apartment lyfe.

Best property decision ever.

[WolfMan]

For all those apartment peeps - don't the strata fees bother you?

Disclaimer - I have only ever rented. Will be looking to buy/build in the new year so I have almost zero knowledge of home/apartment owner issues

[plague]

For all those apartment peeps - don't the strata fees bother you?


no.
Mine cost about $80 a week. For that i don't ever have to mow a lawn, paint a fence, weed a garden, clean a gutter, clean birdshit off my roof, put my bins out, fix any roller door problems, sort my recycling, organise bulk waste pickups etc etc etc. Theres about a thousand different things that i used to do in my spare time when i owned a house and land that i don't need to think about again. For that $80 i have my own personal servant that does all that shit.

the other sunday morning im walking out to the beach with Plague Jnr and old mate building manager is hosing vomit off the front door after some weirdo went too hard the night before.

Now for some people that shit is what they live for (****ing gardeners man, what the ****?).

but me, nah, my time is much more valuable to spend with family, avoiding Jets matches or even (gasp) working extra, which then makes me more than enough money to pay the $80.

now i aint preaching, not at all. apartment living isn't for everyone, but its for me. and i got an apartment because it was in a banging location, and the potential capital growth is still huge. we live in a heritage building that has very unique apartments in it. not standard set up therefore in demand. i love what walking out the front door of my place delivers me. that was a priority. other people prioritise elsewhere, and i don't begrudge them that.

[GazFish35]

I've a neighbour with OCD and too much time on his hands, he does all that for more for $0.

[plague]

I've a neighbour with OCD and too much time on his hands, he does all that for more for $0.

yah but obviously you're a tight ass and don't mind talking to the unwashed.

that aint my boogie my man.

[Grimario]

Driving to work today in the rain... pass some guy out the front of his house watering his lawn. IN THE RAIN.

[skippy]

Driving to work today in the rain... pass some guy out the front of his house watering his lawn. IN THE RAIN.

Clearly had a blow up with the missus and needed an excuse to get out of the house.

[belchardo]

Maybe he's just got a routine...

[Jeterpool]

Driving to work today in the rain... pass some guy out the front of his house watering his lawn. IN THE RAIN.

Saw a bloke washing his car on the way home today

[parksey]

As someone who has recently made the change I can say I'm now all about that apartment lyfe.

Best property decision ever.

Mate a jail cell doesn't count as an apartment

[The Dunster]

no.
Mine cost about $80 a week. For that i don't ever have to mow a lawn, paint a fence, weed a garden, clean a gutter, clean birdshit off my roof, put my bins out, fix any roller door problems, sort my recycling, organise bulk waste pickups etc etc etc. Theres about a thousand different things that i used to do in my spare time when i owned a house and land that i don't need to think about again. For that $80 i have my own personal servant that does all that shit.

the other sunday morning im walking out to the beach with Plague Jnr and old mate building manager is hosing vomit off the front door after some weirdo went too hard the night before.

Now for some people that shit is what they live for (****ing gardeners man, what the ****?).

but me, nah, my time is much more valuable to spend with family, avoiding Jets matches or even (gasp) working extra, which then makes me more than enough money to pay the $80.

now i aint preaching, not at all. apartment living isn't for everyone, but its for me. and i got an apartment because it was in a banging location, and the potential capital growth is still huge. we live in a heritage building that has very unique apartments in it. not standard set up therefore in demand. i love what walking out the front door of my place delivers me. that was a priority. other people prioritise elsewhere, and i don't begrudge them that.

That's great value Plague. I'd love to be able to cover my gardening, maintenance, and building insurance costs for $80 a week. Do you still pay rates and water on top of that ?

[plague]

That's great value Plague. I'd love to be able to cover my gardening, maintenance, and building insurance costs for $80 a week. Do you still pay rates and water on top of that ?

yeah you still pay rates but they are generally less as its just 'your' percentage of the land value that the building is on.
all utilities are still up to you but again, service and network portions of the bills are less. You pay for usage which on especially on water is pretty minimal (man, everyone should check their water bill to see what you actually pay for 'water' greedy ****ers).

one thing you def need to nerd up on are strata laws. they have just changed where things like to demolishing an apartment block you no longer need every tenant to agree, now its just half. if you move into an old building with only a few apartments in it you could get blind sided. again, its not as 'simple' as that but def check it out.

[plague]

Mate a jail cell doesn't count as an apartment


gotta say, this one blind sided me and made me legit laugh.

then i read it again and laughed again.

well done sir.

[plague]

although i gotta say the sex in the shower is a different experience than im used to.

[The Dunster]

WRGMG - is losers with no ****ing money or very little of it answering ads about products they cannot afford. Even for cheap shit under $20k these knunts ring up and then say they are really interested then you work out these khunts are broke and - they need to get a loan approved first ? What the Fook ?
Then you get the losers enquiring about things like 1962 Corvette convertibles circa $120k and again talking in depth about how much they want the car and then saying they need to get a loan approved to buy it [Which is never going to happen] ? What ? Seriously, it's a car for fun not a necessity - you pay cash for them or you get a reality check and shop in a price range that suits your lack of ability.

You would hope these pricks don't have families to look after.

rant over.

[q-money]

dunster are you richer than plague? or god forbid, hawk?

corvette ridin' son of a gun

[The Dunster]

dunster are you richer than plague? or god forbid, hawk?

corvette ridin' son of a gun

My experience was with the cheap shit under $20k like guitars, bikes, audio equipment and so on.

Corvette wannabe buyers example is about when one of my best mates was selling his 62 Convertible and the same shit happened.
Could I afford to buy it ? Sure. Would the wife be happy ? Probably not.

[plague]

dunster are you richer than plague? or god forbid, hawk?

corvette ridin' son of a gun

hey man according to the ATO I ain't worth jack shit.

and what a glorious country it is that we live in.

Edit: and ain't no one richer than Hawk. I heard he just purchased the internet.

[hawk]

fkn dial up is a pain ay

[belchardo]

Andrew hoole - so much skill, so little ability. or vice versa.

[Bon]

m8 i'm in the heartland of Newcastle Coal Country, the closest pit less than 1.5km from my precious quarter of an acre of owned land with real grass :cool:

Don't forget the Crack Fox living under your house.. :thumbsup:

[pv4]

Don't forget the Crack Fox living under your house.. :thumbsup:

The April storms drove him & his peach hat/squishy boots away!

[Bon]

The April storms drove him & his peach hat/squishy boots away!

http://i.imgur.com/d5YJ5if.gif

[Jetmaster]

9pm NYE fireworks mania for "family friendly purposes".

The new year comes in at midnight, I've seen four year kids wait in zero temperatures and pouring rain for six hours to see the London fireworks. But our spoilt brethren can't stay up on a lovely summer's evening.

So now, with alcohol bans as well, we have to rush to see the fireworks just as it is getting dark and then head home because there is nothing else to look forward to.

All the news clips over the weekend will show displays in NY, London, Dubai, Beijing, Rio etc etc.....at midnight!

[The Dunster]

Waste of time letting the fireworks off if it's still light.

[Jetmaster]

Its just because the councils are worried about drunken anarchy in the streets.

Just do what they do elsewhere....mid strength drinks only!

[Jeterpool]

Woolworths have easter eggs in stands, in aisles and around checkouts already

Fmd

[Grimario]

How is that even possible? They're supposed to be focused on the lucrative BACK TO SCHOOL sales before they hit VALENTINE'S DAY. Then it's EASTER for a bit.

[Jetmaster]

If you live your life according to thecretail sector you realise why life seems to fly by.
The retailers will tell you that the 12 days of Christmas led up to the 25th and ended at 8.00am Boxing Day when they expected everyone to either be back at work or go shopping to fill their pockets.
Yesterday was the real 12th day of Christmas and last day of the festive football feast from the EPL.
Today I took down the decorations like you are supposed to and tonighf I'll finish off the Xmas cake....after all the buildup I can't see why we should be told when to end our festivities.

[hawk]

Woolworths have easter eggs in stands, in aisles and around checkouts already

Fmd

someone went to woolworths lol

[plague]

every friggin year man.

just don't buy that shit.

grocery stores are big, they can fit a bunch of stuff in.

hot cross buns, gluten free for the weirdos, sanitary products for that special someone in your life.

just go to the aisles you need and don't sweat the rest.

[q-money]

someone went to woolworths lol

i bet a billionaire like you must shop at the aldis right

[MFKS]

i bet a billionaire like you must shop at the aldis right

Isn't that his butler's job??

[The Dunster]

https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/ee/af/51/eeaf5126d054c92ebff09f99d4b1772b.jpg

[hawk]

i bet a billionaire like you must shop at the aldis right

pipe down there Waterhouse. Food just shows up, not sure where from. fish eggs are rubbish.

[Grimario]

People who accidentally send an email to an almost company wide distribution list.
People who reply all to said email with "why did I get this? Please take me off this email"
People who reply all to the fifteenth email of this type saying "People, stop replying all. If you want to be taken off this list, contact the list owner"
People 15 minutes later still replying all with "plz take me off this list"
People 30 minutes later replying all with "CAN YOU STOP REPLYING ALL"



This is going to be a fun afternoon.

[Grimario]

People replying all about the record of REPLY ALL emails last time this happened
People replying all with Captain Picard face-palm memes
People replying all with "ARE WE CLOSE TO THE RECORD?"

[Grimario]

This is the best one so far...


http://i.imgur.com/yoma9tl.png

[Grimario]

An hour after it all kicked off, we appear to have stopped...

And then "Can ppl plz reframe from replying all?"
And then "I think you'll find it's "refrain""


Dear lord.

[pv4]

And did someone put the Michael Jackson Thriller popcorn up

[Grimario]

It didn't get far enough along... a strongly worded email from someone relatively senior happened.

Then there was 3 or 4 people sending emails to the entire distribution list on new emails asking to be unsubscribed.

[goaliepersempre]

Mid season training starting back up after the winter break...

Sprints in snow not fun.... landing after a save or a tackle on the ice... not fun...

Body is killing me.

[The Dunster]

WGMG - Gastro bugs - My ass-hole will need to be re-sleeved if this keeps up.

[Jetmaster]

Tradies - ffs, got a gang of them next door now. Aside from the noise of their drills and saws while I'm trying to work I have to put up with their constant giggling and jokes, swearing, talking about the Knights, perving the missus when she puts the washing out, NEWFM cranked up to the max and some idiot has parked his truck over half my front lawn on the very morning I intend mowing it.

[pv4]

Tradies - ffs, got a gang of them next door now. Aside from the noise of their drills and saws while I'm trying to work I have to put up with their constant giggling and jokes, swearing, talking about the Knights, perving the missus when she puts the washing out, NEWFM cranked up to the max and some idiot has parked his truck over half my front lawn on the very morning I intend mowing it.

M8 tradie law is listen to KOFM Mon-Thurs and NXFM R'n'B Fridays.

Depending on your relationship with the neighbour they're doing the work for - just be an arsehole to the tradies. They're used to it, and aren't saints themselves. Get them to move that truck and fxxx off from your lawn, son.

[Jetmaster]

*Update* - now the cVnts have parked a cement mixer IN MY DRIVEWAY without knocking on the door and asking! I can't leave my own house!

Now where's my chainsaw.......

[Grimario]

****ing GP clinic. My favourite doctor (possibly from my entire adult life) hasn't had his short term contract extended and is moving digs to Charlestown. Fark.

[plague]

Tradies - ffs, got a gang of them next door now. Aside from the noise of their drills and saws while I'm trying to work I have to put up with their constant giggling and jokes, swearing, talking about the Knights, perving the missus when she puts the washing out, NEWFM cranked up to the max and some idiot has parked his truck over half my front lawn on the very morning I intend mowing it.

because when your house got built it was obviously in silence and with no impact on anyone?
swings and roundabouts homie.

although get that cement mixer out yo driveway, that aint cool.

[pv4]

JM is this you

http://media.istockphoto.com/photos/worried-man-looks-through-closed-curtains-frowning-picture-id171585579?k=6&m=171585579&s=170667a&w=0&h=mpgXqe1iCzLj4ycPMNhFH6QLOZYCs3FjRj4aTWDppkU=

Just walk outside and tell them to move, pal.

[The Dunster]

*Update* - now the cVnts have parked a cement mixer IN MY DRIVEWAY without knocking on the door and asking! I can't leave my own house!

Now where's my chainsaw.......

http://scontent.cdninstagram.com/t51.2885-15/e35/11385232_934113946652950_1901073199_n.jpg?ig_cache _key=MTAyNDE5OTYwNzcxMTE1NjIzNg%3D%3D.2

Or just ask them to move the truck before you decide to torch it.

[Jetmaster]

As you go through your 50s you become a cranky old bastard like your grandad....leave me alone!
Tradies=Bogunz.

[hawk]

As you go through your 50s you become a cranky old bastard like your grandad....leave me alone!
Tradies=Bogunz.

This is truth

Thing is that tradies maybe newfm bogun and haphazard and generally don give a fk but if you spend a minutes by having a chat and then ask them to help a little they generally do and have for me. There's some funny bastards on the tools.

[MFKS]

Gym Gear

Since when the hell did it become fashionable for some fat whale to think it ok to wear Lycra in public??


What's worse it ain't the toned well proportioned sorts wearing it.

It the whales who 15-40kilos over weight

[The Dunster]

Gym Gear

Since when the hell did it become fashionable for some fat whale to think it ok to wear Lycra in public??


What's worse it ain't the toned well proportioned sorts wearing it.

It the whales who 15-40kilos over weight

This: I've been campaigning for many years to have this stuff banned in anything greater than size 10.

[goaliepersempre]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CYRENWT8lz8

here you go :)

[MFKS]

NSW Police

This clown at Isso yesterday last night

3 Stabbed
2 Armed Hold Ups
1 MV Theft

Goes and sits on a roof of a house at Isso to evade delay capture


Local Police decide to leave him there and close the entire area down to residents and block off Maitland Rd

All to avoid dealing with this oxygen thief

**** Me

Give him to the count of 5 to get down if not start ****ing shooting until he does


No wonder this country going to the dogs with bullshit like this allowed

[boz-monaut]

the bloke clearly has mental health issues - obviously he's committed crimes but nothing worthy of being shot and, given he's on a rooftop, killed or severly injured

if you want to change police guidelines to shoot people who behave eratically and are in a situation that they only present a danger to themselves then you're a fool

would you want someone on a roof next to your house to be shot dead?

if you think that there's elite police snipers able to 'take the perp down' then you're an idiot who knows nothing about firearms other than what you've seen in movies

it's ignorant arseclowns like yourself firing up and being generally ignorant that are bringing this country down, not policing methods

[plague]

NSW Police

This clown at Isso yesterday last night

3 Stabbed
2 Armed Hold Ups
1 MV Theft

Goes and sits on a roof of a house at Isso to evade delay capture


Local Police decide to leave him there and close the entire area down to residents and block off Maitland Rd

All to avoid dealing with this oxygen thief

**** Me

Give him to the count of 5 to get down if not start ****ing shooting until he does


No wonder this country going to the dogs with bullshit like this allowed

Haha was that why?

I got detoured coming through there last night.

Sent me back through my old stomping ground at Mayo East.

The locals hardly had time to get their streamers out to welcome me back.

[plague]

Oh man remember when everyone was like "just shoot that dude through the glass" during the Lindt Cafe siege?

People watching wayyyyyy to many movies man.

[boz-monaut]

you can take that shot if you hold your hand gun sideways

[pv4]

The locals hardly had time to get their streamers out to welcome me back.

disc race that they aren't prepared at any given moment tbh

[MFKS]

the bloke clearly has mental health issues - obviously he's committed crimes but nothing worthy of being shot and, given he's on a rooftop, killed or severly injured

if you want to change police guidelines to shoot people who behave eratically and are in a situation that they only present a danger to themselves then you're a fool

would you want someone on a roof next to your house to be shot dead?

if you think that there's elite police snipers able to 'take the perp down' then you're an idiot who knows nothing about firearms other than what you've seen in movies

it's ignorant arseclowns like yourself firing up and being generally ignorant that are bringing this country down, not policing methods

Nah it not me who actually bends over to pander to the ****wits here in this country

Who the victim here??

The 3 people who got stabbed??
The 2 people who were terriefied by an armed hold up??
The 1 bloke who had his car knocked off??
The residents of Tighes Hill who were denied access to their homes??
The commuters using Maitland Road ??

No apparently it the idiot on the roof who the victim here

His rights are more important than anyone else and we will just ignore the rights he violated of others so his feelings ain't hurt

If he holding no danger to anyone but himself he should have been arrested not left to sit on the roof taking the piss

What sort of message is that sending to the bad guys??

Fire bullets at the clowns and the next idiot will think twice

[MFKS]

Oh man remember when everyone was like "just shoot that dude through the glass" during the Lindt Cafe siege?

People watching wayyyyyy to many movies man.

Yeah but that was the classic example of why the Police should have no control over that situation

What was it 16 hours of ****ing around pandering to the idiot 2 people died.

Use the military and send the boys into deal with him.

Would have been over within the hour

[belchardo]

Fire bullets at the clowns and the next idiot will think twice

yeah, maybe they think "shit, they shot that dude last time, better get myself a gun and shoot first"

[q-money]

just asking mfks, have you ever been involved with anyone with a psychosis? it is a complete disconnect from reality.

i'm not going to play amateur psychologist with this rooster, and i can see what you're saying - but if it was someone in your family who was manic and behaving completely out of the normal i don't think you'd particularly be keen for the police to pull out the AK's

[plague]

you can take that shot if you hold your hand gun sideways

and remember that if you don't have a gun you just karate chop someone on the side of the neck and it knocks them out cold just long enough for you to get away.

[boz-monaut]

just a clueless ranter having an ill informed spit on the internet

getting the ****ing army involved

because that's what they do, sit around waiting to get mentally ill people off suburban rooves

the army would come in an attempt to defuse the situation in exactly the same way

the cost to the community of waiting for a while to get the guy down is infinitely smaller than the cost of shooting and killing the bloke

or are you saying the rule of law should be at the end of the barrel of a gun?

if that's your attitude then you down deserve to live in a civilised nation

but then again knowing just how successful you've been in life it's pretty obvious that if you were born in anywhere other than the first world you'd have starved to death long ago

[plague]

Yeah but that was the classic example of why the Police should have no control over that situation

What was it 16 hours of ****ing around pandering to the idiot 2 people died.

Use the military and send the boys into deal with him.

Would have been over within the hour

You realise that pretty much everyone (with knowledge) testified that there was no way an accurate shot was possible due to the movement of the bloke, the fact he had hostages close to him and that the glass was made to withstand things like, yanno, bullets.

Also, bloke said he had a bomb vest on didn't he?

You wanna be the bloke deciding if he's legit or just nah jokes lol soz all those peeps got blowed up.

[MFKS]

just a clueless ranter having an ill informed spit on the internet

getting the ****ing army involved

because that's what they do, sit around waiting to get mentally ill people off suburban rooves

the army would come in an attempt to defuse the situation in exactly the same way

the cost to the community of waiting for a while to get the guy down is infinitely smaller than the cost of shooting and killing the bloke

or are you saying the rule of law should be at the end of the barrel of a gun?

if that's your attitude then you down deserve to live in a civilised nation

but then again knowing just how successful you've been in life it's pretty obvious that if you were born in anywhere other than the first world you'd have starved to death long ago



I was replying to Plague talking about the Lindt Cafe but don't let that bother you..

So as you were saying about clueless rants from the ill informed on the internet..... :brrr:

[plague]

and yes, the Lindt siege posed a number of issues that 'could' have been done better.

But letting John McLean fix everything isn't the real world my man.

[MFKS]

just asking mfks, have you ever been involved with anyone with a psychosis? it is a complete disconnect from reality.

i'm not going to play amateur psychologist with this rooster, and i can see what you're saying - but if it was someone in your family who was manic and behaving completely out of the normal i don't think you'd particularly be keen for the police to pull out the AK's

I support the Newcastle Jets

I have lived through every mental illness known to mankind

[MFKS]

You realise that pretty much everyone (with knowledge) testified that there was no way an accurate shot was possible due to the movement of the bloke, the fact he had hostages close to him and that the glass was made to withstand things like, yanno, bullets.

Also, bloke said he had a bomb vest on didn't he?

You wanna be the bloke deciding if he's legit or just nah jokes lol soz all those peeps got blowed up.

They sent the police team in anyway

I would be backing skillset wise the military team would be better equipped at dealing with that type of scenario

[plague]

They sent the police team in anyway

I would be backing skillset wise the military team would be better equipped at dealing with that type of scenario

Except the dudes with guns were under instructions from men in suits.

Army/Navy/Cops or Griff with a Bowie knife wouldn't have changed that scenario.

Blame the suits, blokes on the ground were hamstrung.

[MFKS]

Except the dudes with guns were under instructions from men in suits.

Army/Navy/Cops or Griff with a Bowie knife wouldn't have changed that scenario.

Blame the suits, blokes on the ground were hamstrung.

Blokes on the ground no doubt taking orders from above at both Isso and Lindt

Issue is the piss weak response on both of them by the authorities allowing the criminal to do as they wanted more or less.

Maybe too many bleeding heart leftists on 6 figures out there making policy for organisations without a ****ing clue as they can only live by a textbook scenario

[q-money]

Maybe too many bleeding heart leftists on 6 figures out there making policy for organisations without a ****ing clue as they can only live by a textbook scenario
last time i checked the baird government were in power, troy grant was the police minister and tony abbott was prime minister when the lindt cafe siege happened. where do these blokes fit on the MFKS communist scale?

[MFKS]

last time i checked the baird government were in power, troy grant was the police minister and tony abbott was prime minister when the lindt cafe siege happened. where do these blokes fit on the MFKS communist scale?

These ****s dont make decisions.

They just the puppets showing the public face of their organisation

[Bremsstrahlung]

:deadhorse:

[goaliepersempre]

Rubber Bullets and some gas.. job sorted.


Or Get a Big screen and make him watch the jets, would come down pretty soon after about 5 minutes of the rubbish that we are.

[MFKS]

http://www.theherald.com.au/story/4***534/man-under-police-guard-after-siege/?cs=305

Wanted by the police??

Go sit on the roof and evade capture

Stuff getting contagious

[The Dunster]

Companies re-releasing former top quality products with shit quality products using inferior materials. Why ?
Example - On my Mountain Bike I have Pro Tharsis bars, Stem, and seat post. These parts are all made from T-800 Carbon fibre [like an F1 monocoque uses] and are also titanium reinforced. They are ridiculously light but incredibly strong as well.

The replacement product sharing the same name is made from aluminium [which makes it a ticking time bomb ready to break] and is double the weight.

Price wise the new versions are probably a quarter the price - but why not give them another name ffs.

And don't get me started about those BMW piles of shit wearing the Mini Cooper S badge. Holy crap - it's got more in common with a Suzuki Swift than it has a Austin / Morris Cooper S.

[Jeterpool]

BBC doing the derby combined XI on a regular basis.

[StannyCFCJET]

BBC doing the derby combined XI on a regular basis.

Agree especially when their selections show they havent been paying attention this season

[The Dunster]

Five or six Asian phone call scam khunts ringing my house every day. The worst part is how ****ing dumb they are. The latest is that they are Telstra and my internet connection has been compromised. This shit is ridiculous.

[belchardo]

that bloody subway "pulled pork" ad. i want to gouge my eardrums every time i hear those two guys.

[StannyCFCJET]

Fan Girls that is all!!

[Couscous]

Fan Girls that is all!!

Tell us more, Stanny. She was a fan of whom?

[The Dunster]

Can Insurance. They drop the agreed value by 25% and still manage to increase the premium by 12% from last year.
Water Rates - Reduce usage by 33% and bill is still 3% higher due to increase in fixed costs.
Khunts.

[MFKS]

Can Insurance. They drop the agreed value by 25% and still manage to increase the premium by 12% from last year.
Water Rates - Reduce usage by 33% and bill is still 3% higher due to increase in fixed costs.
Khunts.

No different than Health Insurance

The ****ers took away my freedom to go to dentist of my choice then they raised the fees.

Considering it pretty much the only part of it I use the dentist component I told them to get ****ed and went elsewhere

Really should take me Travel Insurance policy and my passport down and get a rebate for that too.



****s charge you money and don't even cover you when you OS

Not that you can trust the government but **** off this compulsory private health care and raise the Medicare levy properly fund the health system

[Jetmaster]

Seeing classic football games from 20-30 years ago shown with new commentary tracks. Sounds so false.

[Grimario]

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/technology/telstra-to-lose-1500-jobs-across-all-divisions/news-story/36a062aca3a511bca66833c9c2e6d3ce

[Couscous]

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/06/29/07/41DC3DC300000578-4649630-Popular_She_has_made_daily_news_headlines_since_th e_release_of_h-a-171_1498719336829.jpg

[MFKS]

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/06/29/07/41DC3DC300000578-4649630-Popular_She_has_made_daily_news_headlines_since_th e_release_of_h-a-171_1498719336829.jpg

Who is this??

She about a 3 in my books

[pv4]

She about a 3 in my books

Thanks for clarifying.

[Couscous]

Who is this??

Yeah, that's the reaction we *should* have. Unfortunately, she's in the media every day.

[Jeterpool]

Yeah, that's the reaction we *should* have. Unfortunately, she's in the media every day.

Still no idea who she is. Might be thankful

[pv4]

Yeah, that's the reaction we *should* have. Unfortunately, she's in the media every day.

I'm glad whomever she is, hasn't made her way into this forum ye-

Never mind

[hawk]

I'm glad whomever she is, hasn't made her way into this forum ye-

Never mind

See that's the thing about this place, its an oasis. So much of the modern social diarrhea is left out. Its almost a Men's Shed (there are womans sheds so dont get all jellied) where discussion can be deep but humorous, half accurate and informative.

[goaliepersempre]

so who is it?

no idea from this side of the planet!

[Couscous]

so who is it?

No one we should know. This is her. (http://bit.ly/2s7Zp2h)

[The Dunster]

Have you read her autobiography ? It's called how to make $100 million with only one Khunt working for you.

[MFKS]

****s walking on bike paths


How ****ing hard is it to keep your stupid mutt on a leash??

How ****ing hard is it to keep your stupid kids on a leash??

How ****ing hard is it to pay attention to what is going on around you??

How ****ing hard is it keep to the ****ing left??

[skippy]

****s that think they are in Tour De France on bike paths, if you want to ride fast get on the ****ing road.

[q-money]

god forbid someone ride a bike on a bike path :rof:

[The Dunster]

god forbid someone ride a bike on a bike path :rof:

Don't destroy my faith in humanity Q and tell me you ride a Cervelo ? Because it's not too late - we can get you the help you need. :grin:

[Jetmaster]

Still no idea who it is and I won't click on links just yet, trying to work it out.

Reminds me of the vibe I got when all the women went to see Tranny and Rosanna at Garden City, had no idea what they did.

First thoughts here were "yes, would bonk" - the joys of being a middle aged, white married male.

[q-money]

Don't destroy my faith in humanity Q and tell me you ride a Cervelo ? Because it's not too late - we can get you the help you need. :grin:

cannondale caad 9 :rof:

still riding american made aluminium (mainly because my wife won't let me buy a new one :yap: )

[The Dunster]

Q - just buy a C56 like I did and tell the missus you plastic wrapped your old frame.

[q-money]

hold on, do you mean to say you own a cervelo?

[The Dunster]

hold on, do you mean to say you own a cervelo?

Fcuk noooooooooooooooooooo. it's a typo I meant to recommend a C59. [I have a C50]

I'd ride this before I rode a Cervelo.

https://i5.walmartimages.com/asr/f01e08bc-d019-4138-8f91-015ea6c4d123_1.563ceb8314a1fd3a0d47b709b25c3d19.jp eg?odnHeight=450&odnWidth=450&odnBg=FFFFFF

[The Dunster]

The MyGov website and that MyTax bullshit you have to use to lodge a return. The old ATO E-tax was a billion times better. This new ones an absolute joke in that it doesn't pre-fill anything, and it cannot even link to bank accounts to determine basic shit like interest earnings. It can't even show earnings from shares like it could in previous years. Instead you have to calculate everything yourself which is bullshit.

How is everyone else doing with it this year ?

[hawk]

The MyGov website and that MyTax bullshit you have to use to lodge a return. The old ATO E-tax was a billion times better. This new ones an absolute joke in that it doesn't pre-fill anything, and it cannot even link to bank accounts to determine basic shit like interest earnings. It can't even show earnings from shares like it could in previous years. Instead you have to calculate everything yourself which is bullshit.

How is everyone else doing with it this year ?

guess work and fingers crossed no checks

[The Dunster]

https://media.licdn.com/mpr/mpr/shrinknp_800_800/AAEAAQAAAAAAAAUeAAAAJDMyNTM0YWQ4LTNmZDgtNGI1Yi1hMT M5LTUzYzEzYTk5NmY2Mg.jpg

[belchardo]

The MyGov website and that MyTax bullshit you have to use to lodge a return. The old ATO E-tax was a billion times better. This new ones an absolute joke in that it doesn't pre-fill anything, and it cannot even link to bank accounts to determine basic shit like interest earnings. It can't even show earnings from shares like it could in previous years. Instead you have to calculate everything yourself which is bullshit.

How is everyone else doing with it this year ?

thought it just took a while for the pre-filled stuff to come in from banks/employers/etc. had no problems with it last year.

[plague]

How is everyone else doing with it this year ?

paying someone well smarter than I.

[plague]

People getting all high and mighty over Bernard Tomic.
If they've invested any emotional capital into a bloke they've never met nor ever will then they are the suckers, not Bernie.

[Wilso8948]

People getting all high and mighty over Bernard Tomic.
If they've invested any emotional capital into a bloke they've never met nor ever will then they are the suckers, not Bernie.

I've met the bloke half cut in a Goldy nightclub around 5 years ago. Was a legend. Ended up shouting us drinks and having a good chat. Few photos. Nothing like the way he's portrayed. I can see why he gets the shits every now and again.

[plague]

Nothing like the way he's portrayed.

That's because the people 'portraying' him believe that Tomic owes them something.

Can only imagine old Bernie would rip it up in the Goldy bars. Good on him.

[pv4]

I saw an article asking why us plebs are allowed to get bored, underwhelmed, not motivated, have slack days, etc for our jobs but Bernie isn't allowed to.

[steve136]

I saw an article asking why us plebs are allowed to get bored, underwhelmed, not motivated, have slack days, etc for our jobs but Bernie isn't allowed to.

Precisely. People used to get so mad at BK for not diving, but surely he was allowed to be unmotivated and have a few slack days every now and then?

[plague]

I saw an article asking why us plebs are allowed to get bored, underwhelmed, not motivated, have slack days, etc for our jobs but Bernie isn't allowed to.

Because Tomic was given MAGICAL TENNIS POWERS that made him good but he refuses to use them to a level which 'we' are happy with because if we had those same magical tennis powers we'd totally be awesome.

[pv4]

Precisely. People used to get so mad at BK for not diving, but surely he was allowed to be unmotivated and have a few slack days every now and then?

Exactly. Difference being, BK gets replaced. We still come crawling back for Bernie :rof:

[plague]

Exactly. Difference being, BK gets replaced. We still come crawling back for Bernie :rof:

I find it amazing that people find it acceptable to demand a player perform to their predetermined standard rather than just going and cheering someone else on who more represents those behaviours.

I mean, you want 'fight' and 'mongrel' and 'grit'? Nadals right there for you.

You want elegance and grace? Go check out Federer.

You want dominance? There's Serena, but noooooooooooooo, until Tomic satisfies all those requirements ima carry on like a moron.

People are weird.

[steve136]

I find it amazing that people find it acceptable to demand a player perform to their predetermined standard rather than just going and cheering someone else on who more represents those behaviours.

I mean, you want 'fight' and 'mongrel' and 'grit'? Nadals right there for you.

You want elegance and grace? Go check out Federer.

You want dominance? There's Serena, but noooooooooooooo, until Tomic satisfies all those requirements ima carry on like a moron.

People are weird.

That's nationalism for you Plague. People just want Tomic to Make Australia Great Again.

[plague]

That's nationalism for you Plague. People just want Tomic to Make Australia Great Again.

Yeah I get that, but geez I don't hear much complaining about Duckworth, or Stoltenberg or Kokkinakis for not winning any majors.

These people seem very selective with their performance expectations.

[q-money]

chris guccione is a red-headed ethnic but somehow escapes criticism

[plague]

chris guccione is a red-headed ethnic but somehow escapes criticism

Silly ranga couldn't even play with the correct hand yet crickets from the peanut gallery on that bloke.

[hawk]

chris guccione is a red-headed ethnic but somehow escapes criticism

ethnicity has never been an issue here. Thats added in as a kicker when describing aids ridden gypo twats like tomic and his boyfriend kyrio.

lol but, tommy hasnt killed anyone.

[The Dunster]

thought it just took a while for the pre-filled stuff to come in from banks/employers/etc. had no problems with it last year.

Yes. I think you are correct. I just checked last years and I didn't do it until August.

[q-money]

ethnicity has never been an issue here. Thats added in as a kicker when describing aids ridden gypo twats like tomic and his boyfriend kyrio.

lol but, tommy hasnt killed anyone.

i see your post and raise you one dawn fraser

[The Dunster]

Yeah I get that, but geez I don't hear much complaining about Duckworth, or Stoltenberg or Kokkinakis for not winning any majors.

These people seem very selective with their performance expectations.

Tomic and Kyrios are probably the only two players on the tour that interest me these days. The rest are mostly media controlled muppets that never tell it like it is.

You take these types away from the game and you will end up with a product nobody cares to watch.

Safan, Nastase, Ralston, Gonzales, Roddick, Agassi, Connors, McEnroe, Becker... these loose cannons are what made the game the billion dollar industry it now is.

[Macca]

Product from some players is fine. I could watch Wawrinka and Fed smoke winners all day. Kyrgios' shotmaking is pretty unreal too. I find it hard to be a fan though

[The Dunster]

What really grinds my gears about tennis these days is how the courts are too slow and bounce too much - making the game as boring as bat shit to watch compared to how it was 12 years ago or more.
And don't get me started on that synthetic grass shit you see everywhere - they should all be torn up and replaced with either clay or plexipave to give our kids a fighting chance if they want to be professionals one day.

The match below is why we need to go back to fast courts - it was magnificent to watch.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LUq7-qs7iGE

[belchardo]

modern management

http://www.human-synergistics.com.au/images/default-source/default-album/human_synergistics_circumplex048d411b9afd6122a41af f00002d217c.png?sfvrsn=0&MaxWidth=500&MaxHeight=&ScaleUp=true&Quality=High&Method=ResizeFitToAreaArguments&Signature=204E5165E7870C29C68DC3C9A5A06BFB1AA2259F

[hawk]

People getting all high and mighty over Bernard Tomic.
If they've invested any emotional capital into a bloke they've never met nor ever will then they are the suckers, not Bernie.

ha, fooled by a king asshole. At least the POS is honest.

[The Dunster]

modern management

http://www.human-synergistics.com.au/images/default-source/default-album/human_synergistics_circumplex048d411b9afd6122a41af f00002d217c.png?sfvrsn=0&MaxWidth=500&MaxHeight=&ScaleUp=true&Quality=High&Method=ResizeFitToAreaArguments&Signature=204E5165E7870C29C68DC3C9A5A06BFB1AA2259F

I don't have a vagina so I'll need someone to explain what this graphic means.

Edit. Just read the below paper and my worst fears were realised. How the hell does this shit even get printed ?

http://www.human-synergistics.com.au/docs/default-source/default-document-library/stages-of-organisational-consciousness-part-i.pdf?sfvrsn=0

and this one

http://www.hrsuccess.com.au/services/hr-tools/humansyn

and this one: http://www.human-synergistics.com.au/docs/default-source/default-document-library/stages-of-organisational-consciousness-part-ii.pdf?sfvrsn=0

Any three of these groups could be successful depending upon many factors such as size of the organisation, access to capital, markets they are in..... and the list goes on.

The blue zone will pretty much always be taken over or bought out by the red zone types - and turned to shit quicker than we can blink.

[furns]

I don't have a vagina so I'll need someone to explain what this graphic means.

Edit. Just read the below paper and my worst fears were realised. How the hell does this shit even get printed ?

http://www.human-synergistics.com.au/docs/default-source/default-document-library/stages-of-organisational-consciousness-part-i.pdf?sfvrsn=0

and this one

http://www.hrsuccess.com.au/services/hr-tools/humansyn

and this one: http://www.human-synergistics.com.au/docs/default-source/default-document-library/stages-of-organisational-consciousness-part-ii.pdf?sfvrsn=0

Any three of these groups could be successful depending upon many factors such as size of the organisation, access to capital, markets they are in..... and the list goes on.

The blue zone will pretty much always be taken over or bought out by the red zone types - and turned to shit quicker than we can blink.Surprised they are still using this stuff tbh
I went through this about 15 years ago when I worked for Freedom, and they went on this big tear through the department & store managers to improve performance.
Thing was I was directed to reduce my footprints in the red and green sectors and increase the blue, yet no such pressure was put on any of the managers above us to improve the way they interact with other managers and employees.
Improved my interactions with others once I worked out how I dealt with people using these indicators, however as an overall measure it was largely useless when it wasn't applied to everyone.

[Jetmaster]

I do consulting and apart from using DISC (because it is simple 360 with four quadrants), I throw the rest away.

Things like that graph above are designed to make money for big consulting firms, that is all - they love blinding the workplace with science, pictures and figures. And as Furns says most of it looks good at a workshop but then never gets used consistently.

It isn't rocket science to have an engaged workforce and quality management. Treat people well (and run any process through the whole business) and they will respond. And no point making someone a "manager" because of seniority or because they were great at their old job. Most current "managers" suck - See the "Peter Principle".

[The Dunster]

I do consulting and apart from using DISC (because it is simple 360 with four quadrants), I throw the rest away.

Things like that graph above are designed to make money for big consulting firms, that is all - they love blinding the workplace with science, pictures and figures. And as Furns says most of it looks good at a workshop but then never gets used consistently.

It isn't rocket science to have an engaged workforce and quality management. Treat people well (and run any process through the whole business) and they will respond. And no point making someone a "manager" because of seniority or because they were great at their old job. Most current "managers" suck - See the "Peter Principle".

Then you have the Koreans . They will sit an under performing manager in a chair while the top brass essentially fling insults at him , maybe even slap him around a little - then demand he goes to his knees and begs for forgiveness and admits he's a worthless sack of shit bringing shame to the business, his country, and his family.
However, if you asked these top brass about their management style they's be adamant they were in the blue group.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WRrsd_Wh4z4

I pissed myself watching this video because it shows just how far from reality these khunts at Business / Management Schools are from the shit that really goes down in these big corporations.

[plague]

It isn't rocket science to have an engaged workforce and quality management.

you guys want the secret to all of it?

listen up.

where you're at the 'bottom' - do your job.
when you get to the 'top' - don't be a dick.

fin

[Jetmaster]

you guys want the secret to all of it?

listen up.

where you're at the 'bottom' - do your job.
when you get to the 'top' - don't be a dick.

fin


Great to see someone gets it - you've basically captured the crux of my seminars!

[belchardo]

pretty much my philosophy of management as well.

i'd also add - help anybody you can anyway you can.

i can see Jetmaster finishing all his seminars with plagues post now.

[Jeterpool]

Add "get through the middle as quick as you can to avoid redundancy from middle-management restructures"

[Grimario]

Where do people buy washing machines these days? My LG has carked it after 9 years of service and it isn't worth repairing based on the quotes I have received.

[Jeterpool]

Where do people buy washing machines these days? My LG has carked it after 9 years of service and it isn't worth repairing based on the quotes I have received.

I've got a few things off appliances online. Been quite good, actually. Nothing to that scale, but add ons and bits and pieces.

[Grimario]

I've got a few things off appliances online. Been quite good, actually. Nothing to that scale, but add ons and bits and pieces.

Yeah, had a look at them. Lots of brands I have never heard of... and one of them (Euromaid) is the highest rated product on their list.

[The Dunster]

Where do people buy washing machines these days? My LG has carked it after 9 years of service and it isn't worth repairing based on the quotes I have received.

If the machine is in good physical shape with no corrosion I'd probably consider keeping it. How much was your quote to get it repaired ? Because there would be at least $300 just for labour labour if it's done a shaft / motor.
If it's something like a drain pump the part will cost you about $30 and you need a Philips head screw driver to change it.

[Grimario]

If the machine is in good physical shape with no corrosion I'd probably consider keeping it. How much was your quote to get it repaired ? Because there would be at least $300 just for labour labour if it's done a shaft / motor.
If it's something like a drain pump the part will cost you about $30 and you need a Philips head screw driver to change it.

It's not in great condition... when my ex and I moved to SA, it got left behind and sat in storage for 3 years. Not in greatest shape after that. Took a fair bit to get rid of the stench when I moved back up here last year and fair bit of corrosion on the front of the machine.


Am 99% sure it's the drain pump. Can start a wash cycle, it fills and then errors to 0E which means it isn't draining. No hose kink and on spin only cycle, there is no pump doing something noise. For $30, can't be a bad idea to see if it's salvageable.

[The Dunster]

Yeah, had a look at them. Lots of brands I have never heard of... and one of them (Euromaid) is the highest rated product on their list.

Euromaid is complete shit Grim. it's an OEM product made in China. If you buy them by the container they cost around $100 per unit.

If you want a new washing machine and want it to last then Speed Queen or Maytag are the best by a mile.

However, make sure you buy the made in USA versions not the Chinese ones - as they are shit.

[The Dunster]

It's not in great condition... when my ex and I moved to SA, it got left behind and sat in storage for 3 years. Not in greatest shape after that. Took a fair bit to get rid of the stench when I moved back up here last year and fair bit of corrosion on the front of the machine.


Am 99% sure it's the drain pump. Can start a wash cycle, it fills and then errors to 0E which means it isn't draining. No hose kink and on spin only cycle, there is no pump doing something noise. For $30, can't be a bad idea to see if it's salvageable.

Yes. It's a drain pump. If you have the full model number and serial number then you should be able to pick one up from an appliances wholesaler as Jeterpool suggested.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JBCodfFo6Bc

[Jetmaster]

pretty much my philosophy of management as well.

i'd also add - help anybody you can anyway you can.

i can see Jetmaster finishing all his seminars with plagues post now.

Wrote it on a post it for future reference!

[Grimario]

Yes. It's a drain pump. If you have the full model number and serial number then you should be able to pick one up from an appliances wholesaler as Jeterpool suggested.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JBCodfFo6Bc

Possibly not the drain pump. Unhooked it, drained it, took load of washing out. Ran a rinse + spin cycle and worked fine...

Farken

[leftrightout]

This thread has taken a strange turn hasn't it!

[Jeterpool]

This thread has taken a strange turn hasn't it!

If it was a stuffed motor, gears could be grinding literally.

[plague]

i can see Jetmaster finishing all his seminars with plagues post now.

Not without a licence fee he ain't.

[furns]

Where do people buy washing machines these days? My LG has carked it after 9 years of service and it isn't worth repairing based on the quotes I have received.
If you can afford it - buy Bosch.
Avoid combo units - they fail constantly.
Stick with front loader to save energy costs.
Shop around online, research the model you intend on buying before pulling the trigger.

[plague]

Oh man I had to live 6 months with a front loader it sucked my will to live the damn thing just took forever. If I was single then no prob but Plague Jnr seems to have a pile of clothes to rival Elton John I'm forever washing that little buggers stuff.

and yeah those combo units are the worst. **** those things.

We brought a pretty dope top loader for our new joint about 6 months ago. Fisher and Paykel.

[WolfMan]

My LG combo unit is still going strong after around 12 years and a trip to Perth and back again.

Great to minimise footprint especially since I only use the dryer function when it is constantly raining

Can't speak to the quality of newer LG units, maybe they have lowered their standards since?

Side note - LG fridge of about the same age is also keeping stuff cold as per the norm. Also came out West with me

[furns]

My LG combo unit is still going strong after around 12 years and a trip to Perth and back again.

Great to minimise footprint especially since I only use the dryer function when it is constantly raining

Can't speak to the quality of newer LG units, maybe they have lowered their standards since?

Side note - LG fridge of about the same age is also keeping stuff cold as per the norm. Also came out West with mewas researching combo units when we were looking at replacing our dryer. The reviews weren't good at all.
Our LG front loader is still going strong after 5 years so it's all good.
Bought a Bosch heat pump dryer about a year ago and it's brilliant. Pricey initially, but the energy consumption is about a quarter of a normal dryer so you make it back over time. Plus you don't walk into a sauna in your laundry every time you run it.

[plague]

LG make seriously good stuff.
Can vouch for awesomeness of their TV's and Fridges.

[The Dunster]

LG make seriously good stuff.
Can vouch for awesomeness of their TV's and Fridges.

So do you have the 906/907 or the 730 fridge Plague ?

Both are really good. Only issues were on early production units icing up, but that's easily fixed with a simple door/gasket change. Later production units never had the issue.

Samsung Fridges should be avoided at all costs - some massive design issues with respect to wiring / water / heat which cannot be repaired.

[q-money]

Samsung Fridges should be avoided at all costs - some massive design issues with respect to wiring / water / heat which cannot be repaired.
at what year do these issues kick in? i've had one for 4 years now and she's apples

also your knowledge of whitegoods intrigues me, truly a renaissance man

[The Dunster]

at what year do these issues kick in? i've had one for 4 years now and she's apples

also your knowledge of whitegoods intrigues me, truly a renaissance man

Problems with Fridges are usually in the first six months - once beyond that it's smooth sailing.

My issues with Samsung are that when something does go wrong it's a lot harder to fix them than it is brands like LG or Westinghouse.

lol@renaissance man. I always wanted to be a Polymath like William Whewell and was well on my way until I got distracted by women and then it all pretty much went to shit and here I am .

[plague]

also your knowledge of whitegoods intrigues me, truly a renaissance man

I'm assuming Dunster is that old that he used to take his washing down to the river and beat it up against a rock.

All these new fangled machines with motors and buttons must feel like the Martians have landed.

[The Dunster]

I'm assuming Dunster is that old that he used to take his washing down to the river and beat it up against a rock.

All these new fangled machines with motors and buttons must feel like the Martians have landed.

No we had the women do it down by the river while they fetched the water.

[plague]

So do you have the 906/907 or the 730 fridge Plague ?


Naw man my LG cooler is like 10 years old (edit: probs more was 1st item brought when kicked out of home).
Holds many many beers.
Not sure what else you need tbh.

[WolfMan]

was researching combo units when we were looking at replacing our dryer. The reviews weren't good at all.
Our LG front loader is still going strong after 5 years so it's all good.
Bought a Bosch heat pump dryer about a year ago and it's brilliant. Pricey initially, but the energy consumption is about a quarter of a normal dryer so you make it back over time. Plus you don't walk into a sauna in your laundry every time you run it.

Just to clarify, the combo unit uses heat pump technology as well. Not a standard dryer with the sauna effects as you mentioned.

Maybe I just got lucky. Full disclosure - many of the 12 years I have had it, I was a single man, doing 2 loads a weekend. So it is probably relatively lightly used for its age

[plague]

I was a single man, doing 2 loads a weekend.

way to brag about the sex brah.

[Jeterpool]

way to brag about the sex brah.

:brrr:

[MFKS]

That plastic shit they cover every product you buy these days

You need a pair of scissors to cut through the ****ing thing and then risk stabbing as you try grabbing at the hard plastic to prise it a bit further to get your product out

How the **** do the elderly and women go with that shit??

[Bremsstrahlung]

About 2 years ago, I worked Christmas and had 3 separate people come in with quite deep lacerations to their hand from trying to open DVDs.
2 of them were still security locked and they hacked at it, and one was trying to remove the plastic.
That's how they go!

[MFKS]

Graffiti

Is there any reason why we as society tolerate this filth??

Can't go anywhere without seeing some toss pot have tagged a train a fence a door a sign or whatever


How about some amputation of limbs for the ****s caught doing it??

[hawk]

bleeding hearts would wail a flood on the Today show

[MarnaDukes]

bleeding hearts would (http://grand-national.club) wail a flood on the Today show

Oh, that was the show I was looking forward to see for a long time!
Cheers!

[online]

People getting all high and mighty over Bernard Tomic.

[The Dunster]

WGMG is people selling piss weak / junk music memorabilia on Ebay and Gumtree. This shit is so bad and yet highly priced it's difficult to imagine anyone could be so stupid.

Here is an example: https://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/bolwarra/collectables/ac-dc-genuine-guitar/1147029756

Seller thinks it's a genuine article when in fact it's little more than a cheap shit guitar that may or may not have been signed by the remaining members of AC/DC.

To make things worse it's a copy of a Fender Strat [not a real one] - which has absolutely nothing to do with the band. Angus plays a Gibson SG and Malcolm always played the 1963 Gretsch Jet his brother gave him as teenager.

In football terms it's like having a Liverpool United Shirt signed by Hutcho and asking $10k for it.

[Jetmaster]

Loved that video where Mick Jagger tells some guy to bugger off and says " you're only gonna put it on EBay".

[plague]

People who see any value in having a famous person scribble something on their stuff or stand next to you for 2 secs while you pop a selfie are pretty much the lamest people walking the face of the earth.

****ing losers.

[Macca]

Meh. Not a fan of celebrity culture. But is there much of a difference between a picture of you with someone famous and a picture of you on holidays enjoying yourself or with family? The premise being to have a memento of that time you enjoyed yourself, or more cynically as something to flaunt your enjoyment to others.

Could use a similar argument for the autographs or again, cynically as an easy way to increase value of objects. Market dictates objects' worth.

[Grimario]

In football terms it's like having a Liverpool United Shirt signed by Hutcho and asking $10k for it.

Nah, it's like having a replica Hutcho shirt signed by Liverpool players.

[plague]

Meh. Not a fan of celebrity culture. But is there much of a difference between a picture of you with someone famous and a picture of you on holidays enjoying yourself or with family? The premise being to have a memento of that time you enjoyed yourself, or more cynically as something to flaunt your enjoyment to others.

Could use a similar argument for the autographs or again, cynically as an easy way to increase value of objects. Market dictates objects' worth.

All very very valid points.
I agree that 90% of holiday snaps are taken to rub it in others faces, and if that's the reason then that's dope but just admit it.

It would be amazing to know if there is any correlation between the rise of social media and An increase in travel industry spend by the same demographic.

Same with 'meeting' famous people. If they just walked past you and you managed to stop them for a photo it means nothing. The famous person doesn't know you, doesn't like you and doesn't want anything to do with you. They are not your friend, you have no relationship with them, your photo is worthless.

Regardless, people take these photos for 2 reasons.
1. To somehow impress your friends that you met (famous person X). If your friends are impressed by this then you need new friends.

2. To prove to your friends that you 'met' (famous person X). If your word is not good enough and your friends call you a liar unless you have photo evidence then once again you need to find better friends.

[Macca]

All very very valid points.
I agree that 90% of holiday snaps are taken to rub it in others faces, and if that's the reason then that's dope but just admit it.

It would be amazing to know if there is any correlation between the rise of social media and An increase in travel industry spend by the same demographic.


I would be amazed if there wasn't. Being bombarded with everyone else's highlight reels, whether travel, health, purchases, will have had a profound impact on our society. Then there's the social media activist trend as well as echo chamber communities. It will be very interesting looking back in 20, 50, 100 years just what changes to our society and culture have occurred in the last decade or so.

[Jetmaster]

I don't mind seeing where some people are travelling as long as it isn't overdone.

But the selfie stuff is ridiculous - half the time the celeb looks horrified or isn't even looking at the camera.

Check out alot of the Timmeh selfies.

[MFKS]

Hey Plague

Just out of curiosity your celebrity stance

What happens if it Griff your getting your photo taken with??

Would I just be showing off or just getting a moment in time captured whilst in the presence of the great one??

[Jeterpool]

Hey Plague

Just out of curiosity your celebrity stance

What happens if it Griff your getting your photo taken with??

Would I just be showing off or just getting a moment in time captured whilst in the presence of the great one??

Please don't confuse celebrity with a deity.

[MFKS]

Please don't confuse celebrity with a deity.

I see where your going there but Plague needs to be consistent in his stance with Griff and celebrity

Otherwise his argument is full of shit

[plague]

Hey Plague

Just out of curiosity your celebrity stance

What happens if it Griff your getting your photo taken with??

Would I just be showing off or just getting a moment in time captured whilst in the presence of the great one??

You believe in God?
You ever seen God?
You need a photo of God to prove He is real?


You either believe or don't believe homie.

[plague]

and sure, if Griff wanted a photo of course I'd comply..............as long as he wasn't going to sell it on e-bay.

[Jeterpool]

and sure, if Griff wanted a photo of course I'd comply..............as long as he wasn't going to sell it on e-bay.

:brrr::rof:

:rof::rof::rof::rof::rof:

[MFKS]

and sure, if Griff wanted a photo of course I'd comply..............as long as he wasn't going to sell it on e-bay.

Touche

[WolfMan]

Just on this, I personally never have photos taken standing in front of some object (Statue of Liberty as an example.) I am never going to look at that photo again.

Never once have I thought, "Gee, I wonder how I looked when I was standing in front of <insert monument here>"

I'd much rather a photo of the thing most people stand in front of.

Have never, and will never get that culture. Same as selfies with Celebs. Greet them, they are all normal people. No need for proof you were in their personal space.

My 2c

[plague]

just on Wolfmans point (which i agree with and also practice).
when i lived overseas every now and then you'd end up traveling to some of those touristy places with friends that came over.
one particularly smart mate never bothered with a camera but used to just buy postcards from all the major places we went.
his reasoning was that postcards always had super professional photos on them and were going to be way better than anything he could come up with.


in hindsight it was a brilliant strategy.

[hawk]

Just on this, I personally never have photos taken standing in front of some object (Statue of Liberty as an example.) I am never going to look at that photo again.
Never once have I thought, "Gee, I wonder how I looked when I was standing in front of <insert monument here>"

I'd much rather a photo of the thing most people stand in front of.

Actually i'd find it more interesting people in front of monument. It details a specific time of life that cant be replaced. The postcards cover any monument.

[WolfMan]

Actually i'd find it more interesting people in front of monument. It details a specific time of life that cant be replaced. The postcards cover any monument.

Fair point, I guess when I take the photo and then look back at it, it brings back the memories of being there.

Looking at myself in front of something does nothing for me. I might remember the random person I get to take the photo for me?

[hawk]

Fair point, I guess when I take the photo and then look back at it, it brings back the memories of being there.

Looking at myself in front of something does nothing for me. I might remember the random person I get to take the photo for me?

I like the hungover face and shite clothes. WTF did i wear that...:rof::rof::rof:

[Jeterpool]

I've got a few pieces of signed memorabilia, but mostly they've been ones I've got myself - like one signed by the Jets GF team. I've been lucky enough to meet some former Liverpool players as well - one's I've looked up to and who brought me great moments of joy in my life.

Meeting them, yes I got a photo signed - but that was only ever for me and is often made out to me. Never will I sell it. But I didn't get a selfie (had a proper photo taken) but I actually spent the bit of time asking them about things I wanted to know about moments in games, what experiences were like.

For me, they represent memories two-fold. One of moments of football I've seen/watched but also a time I got to meet that person. It's not about celebrity, but meeting a very good footballer. Maybe it's because of doing the podcast and all the players I've interviewed, but I just treat them as people because ultimately that's what they are.

I understand many people look to get these to sell, but that's not for me. Also

[Jetmaster]

Once went backstage many years ago in England with a few people to a gig by a very well known rock band. All I wanted to do was shake a few hands and say "thanks for the good times". This was very pre smartphone.

One of the guys went up to the lead singer and shoved a demo tape in his hand and asking for feedback.

[Jeterpool]

Once went backstage many years ago in England with a few people to a gig by a very well known rock band. All I wanted to do was shake a few hands and say "thanks for the good times". This was very pre smartphone.

One of the guys went up to the lead singer and shoved a demo tape in his hand and asking for feedback.

That's a bit rude. Yeah stop right now, listen to it and tell me what you think..

[The Dunster]

Once went backstage many years ago in England with a few people to a gig by a very well known rock band. All I wanted to do was shake a few hands and say "thanks for the good times". This was very pre smartphone.

One of the guys went up to the lead singer and shoved a demo tape in his hand and asking for feedback.

He should have shown total commitment to the cause and just blown the singer back stage.

demo tapes have rarely if ever worked for anyone that didn't already have some kind of a profile with record companies and other bands anyway.
It's about your image not the music and as such a Demo doesn't really sell anyone.

[Jeterpool]

The blue wiggle

[The Dunster]

The blue wiggle

+ 1 Billion. He's a complete fcuk wit of the highest order. His band "The Cockroaches" were complete shit as well - nobody liked them. To think that people would allow their children to watch this khunt and his skivvy wearing colleagues on television is a disgrace.

[plague]

The blue wiggle

ok ima not even try and assume why someone as mild mannered as you is upset by that dude


but


im all for the bloke from a standpoint of milking squillions out of some low rent tunes and turtle neck skivvies.

surely you gotta respect him for that.

[plague]

His band "The Cockroaches"

just when i think ive carbon dated The Dunster to within a range of a few hundred years he goes and pulls out stuff like this which has me googlebooking the god damn Cockroaches.

hey lets go lets go lets go indeed

[Jeterpool]

ok ima not even try and assume why someone as mild mannered as you is upset by that dude


but


im all for the bloke from a standpoint of milking squillions out of some low rent tunes and turtle neck skivvies.

surely you gotta respect him for that.

Watch the TV show Ready Steady Wiggle and you'll get it...trust me. The bloke doesn't even sing and that's the start of it. Then there's the 5 toe sock/shoes, but researching the reason he wears I can kinda understand.

[The Dunster]

Commonwealth Bank are what grind my gears. A month or so ago I was complaining about the my Gov / ATO pre-fill not working. Well turns out Comm Bank have misreported my interest earnings as $0.00. So I decided to check this years online and last financial years as well. Well, long story short - what they are reporting now and what they reported the previous financial year do not match.
Now I have to waste time trying to convince the ATO that I cannot report my interest earnings to them on this account because Comm Bank are incorrectly reporting the interest earned as zero.
As such, Commonwealth Bank won't send me a statement to report that I have zero interest earned - and I cannot complete my tax return because I don't have the information I require and nobody at Comm Bank knows how to wipe their own arse.

[WolfMan]

Commonwealth Bank are what grind my gears. A month or so ago I was complaining about the my Gov / ATO pre-fill not working. Well turns out Comm Bank have misreported my interest earnings as $0.00. So I decided to check this years online and last financial years as well. Well, long story short - what they are reporting now and what they reported the previous financial year do not match.
Now I have to waste time trying to convince the ATO that I cannot report my interest earnings to them on this account because Comm Bank are incorrectly reporting the interest earned as zero.
As such, Commonwealth Bank won't send me a statement to report that I have zero interest earned - and I cannot complete my tax return because I don't have the information I require and nobody at Comm Bank knows how to wipe their own arse.

I have no interest in this post...

[Jetmaster]

As such, Commonwealth Bank won't send me a statement to report that I have zero interest earned - and I cannot complete my tax return because I don't have the information I require and nobody at Comm Bank knows how to wipe their own arse.

Put zero in your ITR - if it is zero interest you don't pay tax on it, win (not knowing your full circs of course). Should they audit you down the track it is an honest error (you put down what you were given). Believe me having worked in ATO compliance it won't be firing red flags. As it is a self assessment system there is so much you can get away with.


Now to the blue Wiggle (Anthony Field). It was him, his brother Paul and Jeff who started the Wiggles from the remains of the Cockroaches. Give them credit it worked and I challenge anyone who has kids in the 15-25 age bracket now to not sing along with "Fruit Salad" or "Big Red Car". Anthony is not as cool as Murray (ex red Wiggle) who is a decent guitarist and I saw looking extremely snappy dressed in black (with black hair) at Springo earlier this year.

The original band reformed last Christmas for the mums and 20 something kids...


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-28CMmmepeA

You can tell Anthony was the only one of the originals not to retire. He is in his sparkly modern outfit whilst the other guys are in their old kit!

And yes, Anthony is a bit of a plonker but he made yummy mummy panties wet 20 years ago and is still making millions.

[Jeterpool]

Put zero in your ITR - if it is zero interest you don't pay tax on it, win (not knowing your full circs of course). Should they audit you down the track it is an honest error (you put down what you were given). Believe me having worked in ATO compliance it won't be firing red flags. As it is a self assessment system there is so much you can get away with.


Now to the blue Wiggle (Anthony Field). It was him, his brother Paul and Jeff who started the Wiggles from the remains of the Cockroaches. Give them credit it worked and I challenge anyone who has kids in the 15-25 age bracket now to not sing along with "Fruit Salad" or "Big Red Car". Anthony is not as cool as Murray (ex red Wiggle) who is a decent guitarist and I saw looking extremely snappy dressed in black (with black hair) at Springo earlier this year.

The original band reformed last Christmas for the mums and 20 something kids...


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-28CMmmepeA

You can tell Anthony was the only one of the originals not to retire. He is in his sparkly modern outfit whilst the other guys are in their old kit!

And yes, Anthony is a bit of a plonker but he made yummy mummy panties wet 20 years ago and is still making millions.

Got absolutely no issue with his success. Good on him, actually. Australian success story.

Just watching Ready Steady Wiggle with my son last night...urgh I found him unbearable.

[The Dunster]

WGMG. Tempering valves on hot water systems / heaters. Fcuk this nanny state shit. Got a new HWS installed yesterday. And they had to put a fcking tempering valve on it to meet some bullshit standard / laws. So showers are absolutely ****ing useless now unless you like them cold or just dribbling.

[WolfMan]

WGMG. Tempering valves on hot water systems / heaters. Fcuk this nanny state shit. Got a new HWS installed yesterday. And they had to put a fcking tempering valve on it to meet some bullshit standard / laws. So showers are absolutely ****ing useless now unless you like them cold or just dribbling.

I thought that was just for old folks homes and hospitals etc?

EDIT: you're right, as of June last year a tempering valve is required when replacing HWU's http://www.fairtrading.nsw.gov.au/biz_res/ftweb/pdfs/Tradespeople/New_installation_requirements_of_temperature_contr ol_devices.pdf

Can you adjust the valve at all to provide a better mix?

[The Dunster]

I thought that was just for old folks homes and hospitals etc?

EDIT: you're right, as of June last year a tempering valve is required when replacing HWU's http://www.fairtrading.nsw.gov.au/biz_res/ftweb/pdfs/Tradespeople/New_installation_requirements_of_temperature_contr ol_devices.pdf

Can you adjust the valve at all to provide a better mix?

There was a flow restriction in the line - plumber replaced the old restrictor with a new one and now you probably need a full harness to stay in the shower.

[WolfMan]

There was a flow restriction in the line - plumber replaced the old restrictor with a new one and now you probably need a full harness to stay in the shower.

Great result. I assume this is your shower now -

https://i.pinimg.com/736x/bd/9f/88/bd9f884d56b191375cd01c449fccc681--black-market-shower-heads.jpg

[skippy]

WGMG. Tempering valves on hot water systems / heaters. Fcuk this nanny state shit. Got a new HWS installed yesterday. And they had to put a fcking tempering valve on it to meet some bullshit standard / laws. So showers are absolutely ****ing useless now unless you like them cold or just dribbling.

Are you me? Had to get a new hot water system a week ago and was wondering wtf was up.

[pv4]

Got absolutely no issue with his success. Good on him, actually. Australian success story.

Just watching Ready Steady Wiggle with my son last night...urgh I found him unbearable.

Don't you be talking bad about any of the Wiggles, old or new, m8

But agreed, Anthony wearing toe shoes or no shoes irks me and I couldn't care why he does it.

A couple of months back I took the young one to one of their concerts in town and Anthony wasn't there, had surgery or something. So Captain Feathersword chucked on the blue skivvy and some young bloke took Captain's job. And they just spent most of the show taking the piss out of "Patty", in the blue skivvy. They actually have a bit of fun and drop some good adult puns in the live shows. I'd go again. Wait, I think I AM going again soon :rof::oops: