What grinds your gears?

[CCS]

Originally Posted by wazza

Should've left your front door open if you were expecting a parcel

fuck security!

Pfft. That's the thing - I wasn't expecting it because the first person I spoke to said it would be delivered tomorrow but she was wrong! DON'T YOU READ?! GOSH!

Originally Posted by p01s0n

ccs did you get ur kindle yet

Yeah I did and then I put it up your mum's arse. Sideways. It's alright though, I put a condom on it so the kindle is fine.

Originally Posted by cyc

Bro you need to sue someone.

I will do it for you for mega bucks

Maybe we can work out some pro-bono arrangement?

[A Corpse]

How many times is Syria going to accept and subsequently not honour a ceasefire before the UN realises IT'S NOT GOING TO HONOUR ANY OF THEM!??!

[aR Que]

Don't worry, they will be punished! COMMENCE THE TRADE EMBARGO!

[CCS]

Originally Posted by aR Que

COMMENCE THE TRADE EMBARGO!

/

[cyc]

Originally Posted by CCS

Maybe we can work out some pro-bono arrangement?

Trouble with that arrangement is that I can't afford to bring down all the necessary rage upon the people who delayed your Kindle. We can't let them off too lightly.

[p01s0n]

ccs did u get ur kindle im eagerly anticipating closure on this saga

[Erazhure]

Is gear-grindingly bummed that the first person to notice i have two different colored eyes during my first time meeting them, was a french, male, maitre' D, and owner of a restaurant i had a trial at for sous chef posistion.







*le sigh*

[[WanG] Wandarah]

Don't be too sad, I think you're absolutely fascinating.

[LordP]

Did the trial go well?

[Erazhure]

They want me, but i dont think i want them. was bad juju all over that kitchen

[Sirens Song]

Finally get some time to play some games...
Tossing up between BF3 and SC2... Decide BF3.... battlelog down .. OK sweet SC2 it is then ... log on .... "The system is shutting down in 5 mins ..." OK so I'll SCV + 2 marine cheese rush the cunt ... FINE! .. "server error" ... "The system is shutting down in 4 mins" ...
R ... R .... RRRAAAAGE QUIIIIT !!!!!! FFFFFUUUUUUUUU

[chiQ]

Originally Posted by Erazhure

They want me, but i dont think i want them. was bad juju all over that kitchen

Juju won't be impressed to hear that. He thinks he killed his evil twin years ago.

[Juju]

No, he's referring to that time I got too excited looking at Nigella cookbooks.

[Stalk3r]

easy to do, shes a fox, for a reallly really old lady

[aR Que]

Whenever I see that combination of 3 letters I just start giggling

[fidgit]

Originally Posted by Stalk3r

easy to do, shes a fox, for a reallly really old lady

52!

[Spink]

banks closing at all, especially banks closing for 4 day weekends.

Found out the places I booked tickets with in the US charged me twice, once for the wrong amount. eg. ticket was $60 US and they charged me $60 NZ and then later on for the right amount. Charged me for the first time on the 29th of March, then the second time on the 31st of March, then left me until the 4th of April til they released the original erroneous charge. Left me at Negative $217 in an account that isn't meant to have an overdraft and made 2 automatic payments fail as well as multiple attempts to buy things. I'm guessing I have no recourse either even though they left me for 4 days completely unable to use my credit card. Two different airlines too, Continental and United, I'm wondering if it was mastercard at fault or something.

[xor]

My sister in law telling me stories about Middlemore hospital ED ward and some of the people that end up there

She has to get security to and from her car because it's so feral.

[A Corpse]

Yep. Some family/visitors to hospitals, especially people accompanying ED patients, are absolute headcases. The staff are trying to SAVE your friend's LIFE! Get the fuck out of the way and certainly don't assault anyone you god damn neanderthal.

[xor]

I heard one loller story from her; it involves an illegal immigrant, type 2 diabetes, alcolol and extended family starting fights in the waiting area.

1 - it was an illegal immigrant getting treatment
2 - the illegal immigrant was previously getting treated by our health care system when they knew he was an illegal immigrant
3 - He ended up in ED because he's a diabetic and went out on the piss
4 - He died and the family demanded that the doctors/nurses pay for the funeral cost.

[Savage]

Originally Posted by xor

I heard one loller story from her; it involves an illegal immigrant, type 2 diabetes, alcolol and extended family starting fights in the waiting area.

1 - it was an illegal immigrant getting treatment
2 - the illegal immigrant was previously getting treated by our health care system when they knew he was an illegal immigrant
3 - He ended up in ED because he's a diabetic and went out on the piss
4 - He died and the family demanded that the doctors/nurses pay for the funeral cost.

Ah, South Auckland - the gem of NZ.

Adelaide, ahoy?

[xor]

Originally Posted by Savage

Adelaide, ahoy?

Dont you mean Radelaide? Yeah man, everything is slotting into place quite nicely.

[Ab]

HEAPS GOOD

[GM]

What is it that makes people think that tantrums are ok past the age of 30. And I'm not talking about 'tantrums' as in just showing a bit of darkness towards you, I mean the ones where they're thumping their fists, crying and shouting

Seeing the infantile response from that chap on the Christchurch biking track over the weekend reminded me of way too many people I know. How does one deal with these idiots?

[xor]

Grab popcorn and enjoy the lols?

[GM]

That's... actually a really good piece of advice. The pop corn route it is.

[wazza]

The part where the victim points his finger and goes "YOUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU, that's assault"

made me think of xor sitting there bursting out laughing when the guy did the "YOUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU" part

[TnT]

Thieves. Fucking low life scum.

The weekend started with a mate reversing into my new car, and ended with some arseholes smashing their way into our business. Laptop, small amount of cash and camera gear stolen.

All I wanted was 4 days of not worrying about work... and this is what I get. Fucking Cunts.

[ChaosWulf]

Originally Posted by TnT

The weekend started with a mate reversing into my new car, and ended with some arseholes smashing their way into our business. Laptop, small amount of cash and camera gear stolen.

That is unbelievably shit

[chiQ]

Aw

Poor TnT. That bites.

[Ab]

TnT: fuck

[Nich]

The lack of good will in Melbourne grinds my gears. We have AUD18,000 in savings, and it all counts for nothing when looking for a place to live. Also, all my New Zealand ID counts for nothing.

It is now a huge chicken / egg situation. Need a home to work, need work to get a home. Need a home or work to get a medicare card, need a medicare card to get a TFN / ABN / GST No. , need a TFN / ABN / GST No. to get more work.

I could go ahead and sit my AU driver's licence. This will give me another decent form of ID... but the address on my driver's licence needs to correspond with all other forms of ID.


On the flip side, our host is a cinematographer who does a lot of work in China and Korea. He is an inspiration and has many stories to tell.

[p01s0n]

pretty sure you can get a TFN with your nz passport bro.

[Ab]

Originally Posted by Nich

need a medicare card to get a TFN

I don't recall this being the case. I got a TFN on my second day in Oz, sorted Medicare out about a year later.

Where are you living now? Any reason you can't use that address for correspondence?

[Nich]

we are staying with family, so the address unification isnt really a problem.

My passport is Australian, and the TFN application is significantly more complicated than my gf's application on a NZ Passport.

I knew I should have bitten the bullet and gotten myself a NZ Passport.

[Savage]

Yeah, the "100 points of ID" scenario was a bit shit for us when we arrived too. If it helps, I found that smaller independent real estate agents were slightly less cunty about it (they're all cunts, just to varying degrees).

[Bent]

You could try gumtree - we found our current place there and we're dealing directly with the landlord instead of an agent. Not having to deal with cunty real estate agents like we had in our previous place is so win.

[Cyberbob]

Passport within 6 weeks of arriving is classed as 100 points, all you need for ID.

[Nich]

oh true? shiiiiiiet.

[Cyberbob]

I got that from here: http://www.volunteeringaustralia.org...0check.doc.pdf

So I hope they're right.

http://www.comlaw.gov.au/Details/F20...#_Toc297814766

7 Verification: recent arrivals in Australia
(2) A person who is a signatory of an account is also taken to be identified if:
(a) immediately before the person most recently arrived in Australia, the person was not ordinarily resident in Australia; and
(b) the person produces his or her international travel document to the identifying cash dealer; and
(c) at the time of production of the international travel document the person has been in Australia for a period:
(i) that commences on the day on which the person most recently arrived in Australia, or on the first day since that arrival on which the person is lawfully at large in Australia, whichever is the later; and
(ii) the duration of which is less than 6 weeks.
(3) The identifying cash dealer must copy each of the documents produced or record for each of those documents the particulars mentioned in regulation 10.
(4) Verification of the identity of a signatory under subregulation (2) is worth 100 points.