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Originally Posted by belchardo
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Not without a licence fee he ain't.Quote:
Originally Posted by belchardo
If you can afford it - buy Bosch.Quote:
Originally Posted by Grimario
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.
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.
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
was researching combo units when we were looking at replacing our dryer. The reviews weren't good at all.Quote:
Originally Posted by WolfMan
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.
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 ?Quote:
Originally Posted by 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.
at what year do these issues kick in? i've had one for 4 years now and she's applesQuote:
Originally Posted by The Dunster
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.Quote:
Originally Posted by q-money
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 .
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.Quote:
Originally Posted by q-money
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.Quote:
Originally Posted by plague
Naw man my LG cooler is like 10 years old (edit: probs more was 1st item brought when kicked out of home).Quote:
Originally Posted by The Dunster
Holds many many beers.
Not sure what else you need tbh.
Just to clarify, the combo unit uses heat pump technology as well. Not a standard dryer with the sauna effects as you mentioned.Quote:
Originally Posted by furns
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
way to brag about the sex brah.Quote:
Originally Posted by WolfMan
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Originally Posted by plague
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??
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!
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??
bleeding hearts would wail a flood on the Today show
Oh, that was the show I was looking forward to see for a long time!Quote:
Originally Posted by hawk
Cheers!
People getting all high and mighty over Bernard Tomic.
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/bolw...tar/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.
Loved that video where Mick Jagger tells some guy to bugger off and says " you're only gonna put it on EBay".
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.
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.
Nah, it's like having a replica Hutcho shirt signed by Liverpool players.Quote:
Originally Posted by The Dunster
All very very valid points.Quote:
Originally Posted by Macca
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.
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.Quote:
Originally Posted by plague
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.
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.Quote:
Originally Posted by MFKS
I see where your going there but Plague needs to be consistent in his stance with Griff and celebrityQuote:
Originally Posted by Jeterpool
Otherwise his argument is full of shit
You believe in God?Quote:
Originally Posted by MFKS
You ever seen God?
You need a photo of God to prove He is real?
You either believe or don't believe homie.
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.
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Originally Posted by plague
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ToucheQuote:
Originally Posted by plague
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
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.
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.Quote:
Originally Posted by WolfMan
Fair point, I guess when I take the photo and then look back at it, it brings back the memories of being there.Quote:
Originally Posted by hawk
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?