Forum: General off-topic chat

There has been 65 confirmed dead so far with unfortunatly many more to come once buildings are pulled apart,my thoughts are with my fellow kiwis from the south and help is on its way in a huge way.

I’ve just bought a bike (mostly for fitness purposes)and keen to know what you think. It’s a Giant Cypress 2 hybrid and set me back $530, which was less than I was expecting. Comes with adjustable suspension (like a Ferrari 458 Italia I suppose...) and seat suspension. I didn’t want a racer as I’m...

this morning i was reading some random news site, which was american news, and i was reading an article about a robbery which happened in petersbourgh, anyway, This guy goes into the bank at 10am and robs the bank. he then leaves in a taxi he then stops to have a coffee. The cops soon find...

Does anyone have one? I'm thinking of buying one. There are rumours of an iPad2 coming out in Q1 this year, though, so I suppose I should be holding off for that. Apparently it'll come with a USB port, a camera and a bigger hard drive.

ok so i thought i would post this here as this helped me MASSIVLY so i will take it i didnt read the book one week ago today and failed due to the stupid questions in the DQT (statistics and what not) so i read the book allllll week when ever i had a chance and BAM passed with no near errors ...

did anyone go? if so how did you find it this year?? me personally i thought it was crap lots of crummydores mixed with idiots drinking i did love the ferarri burnouts tho couple of tatas someone hired strippers that was alright they were ugly as tho ha bit annoyed that capa didnt turn up...

I woke up today to find an extra $2K in my bank account with a description that made no sense to me. I’m assuming someone may have crossed some numbers and accidentally sent it to me instead of someone else, so what to do? Should I just sit with the money in my account and wait to be contacted? Or...

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/simon-mckeon-named-australian-of-the-year-for-2011/story-e6frf7kx-1225994584975 A few prominent Australians are calling on the government to remove the union jack from the Aussie flag. Federal and state pollies have rejected the idea but it's...

Couldn't think of a better place to put this but I pinched my dads old Echo SRM-3800 hedge trimmer and the POS won't fire! It has good strong spark and there is definitely fuel flowing but it just won't go! The best I can get is about 3-5 seconds before it just sputters and dies again. I have...

I may be moving there next year (for university) so I'm curious to know what it's like. Public transport OK or is a car a must? Thanks in advance.

Having been through black sat and seeing the house and panel shop burn to the ground then the looting i know first hand how the queenslanders feel!!! i propose a fundraising day her in melb and hope others will put their hand up for their areas say 1 in each state on the same day? we could...

Victorian? Drive a Ford? Details are <<here>>. The more cars the better! Hopefully we will see you there!

After the dismal Ashes performance, what do people think should be done?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGwEKb3H9-w happy with this new addition to my exhaust :D :D :D

happy new year

They're going for a fourth try and it has a lot to live up to.

http://trailers.apple.com/trailers/paramount/transformersdarkofthemoon/ The first one was great, the second was a bit meh so I'm not sure what to expect with this new one. The trailer doesn't give much away unless it's about a battle during the 1960-70s maybe?

You may have heard that a second AFL team has been started in West Sydney and it's called The Giants (sounds rather American!) http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-sport/new-afl-team-to-be-called-the-giants-20101116-17vv1.html Will it work? AFL is starting to take over in NSW and QLD but is the...

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Everyone remember the movie judge Dredd?? well this ha just been brought to australia from my work to show off in sound comps this is the Vibe Dredd! front end

I saw an interesting doco on bad breath on ABC online last night. A quick summary is that bad breath is caused by bacteria that primarily live on the tongue. So mouth wash and brushing your teeth help to an extent but the best thing to do.... ...is brush the top of your tongue. You have to be...

Ladies and Germs.... I think it's time for another story thread! For those who don't remember/know what it's all about, we each add one sentence to the thread (one post at a time, of course), and see where the overall story will take us! Of course, I shall start... ---------------STORY...

What's good this weekend? I saw Saw 3D the other night. Was sick! What else is good. Has anyone seen Social Network?

Does anyone here believe in fortune telling? For those that have seen my previous saga about being separated you will sort of understand. My mother wants to see one and for my self to see one to see what my future holds. Now I'm intrigued in one way to "find out" and I don't want to find out...

Who are people tipping? I'm working night shift that night so am not looking forward to all of the drunk Collingwood supporters (yep, the stereotype is accurate...) coming in again. Unfortuntunately I fear Collingwood will win although I'll be going for the Saints simple because I don't like the...

Hey all, my last 2 weeks haven’t been the best as woke up one morning and had right lower stomach pain at first thought it was a hernia went to see my G.P had a ultra sound as that found nothing when back to G.P he said to go hospital as it looks to be a appendicitis had 3 days of not so much fun...

As the title suggests, anyone looking at buying an iPhone 4? I've currently got the old 3G one and won't be changing for a year (on a contract). There's actually quite a lot of competitors out there that seem far better value. Next year when it comes times to change again I probably won't be...

I brought a Legacy badge the other day for a good cause, but was dismayed to learn that they are made in China. It seems that nothing escapes Chinese manufacture these days. :rolleyes: Cheers

hey just got a job offer in roxby downs/olympic dam working for cat. anyone ever live there? just after oppions on the place it looks like a normal country mining town

does anyone know what happened to the www.bseries.com web page? the Aufalcon.com changed its domain as well its now .com.au bseries seems to have just vanished

are we getting screwed over this world cup or what? a red card because the ball hits your shoulder/upper arm? seriously?

In summary, an American teenager is about to be rescued in the Indian Ocean after setting of her emergency beacons after coming into trouble whilst attempting to sail around the world. Now some are suggesting that it was irresponsible of the parents to allow her to go whilst her parents have...

Hi all Been meaning to write this for a while. A few months ago I woke up on a Sunday morning and did not feel all that well but put it down to the previous nights meal and possibly a few too many drinks. Anyway me being me I pushed on through out the day - Wrong!! As it was my weekend...

We are an importer of tyres and manufacturer of wheels and are looking for someone to do internal sales. Mostly incoming calls but some outgoing as well, all to existing customers. No hard sales. Male or female, experience or no, they don't care - they're looking for someone who can think on their...

Does anyone know a thing or too about the tax time returns ??? i have a few questions because i have had no luck with work in this financial year (until now) i worked 4 months out of the last pay year paid 1250 in tax but im also paying in un employment tax as well does anyone know if im...

Hi guys. A couple of months ago, my wife was walking home from the train station and found a whippet x staffy that had got out of its house. She was extremely starved and very smelly, but was wearing a collar. Jane took it home and began feeding it and made a vet appointment. The vet was in denial...

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Well they've jut become greedier. I was paying up to $50 a month in bank fees because after being mugged three times, I don't carry cash with me, so I have to use eftpos a lot. So I went and got one of those Visa Debit cards. I pay $3 a month to have it and my bank fees have gone down to $5- $10 a...

Who's going,i'm going to Sydney,cant wait,been into then since the 80's. There my idols.

Well I've been ripped off by my insurer, what should I do? My courier was badly damaged by hail. I took it in to be assessed and they laughed at it and all said straight away that's a write off. The assessor first offered red book value 11-13k. I disagreed with it as it's hard to find a style...

hey just asking if anyone in the melb area well i am in hampton 3188 has the brains to put a CD radio in EF there is a slab of what ever for the job