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Old 6th May 2016, 12:45     #40161
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Stunt Pants
 
Yeah, I don't think it's being done deliberately, I think whoever's in charge has no clue. The fire alarm goes off, the previously unlocked doors lock and stay locked. This is a common theme around the building.

The wonderful thing about working in a building under construction is the inconvenience. The wonderful, terrific inconvenience of being choked out by welding fumes one day, paint the next. Air con that doesn't work properly. Constant noise. Management that pretend to be interested but really aren't. I should really be grateful that I've got a job and stop complaining about headaches and dizziness.
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Old 6th May 2016, 12:49     #40162
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Reckon. Such a whinger. Talk to me when you need to walk 100 km to work and another 100 back home, uphill each way.

But seriously, the fumes are pretty bad, but this thing with the doors is potentially lethal.
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Old 6th May 2016, 13:02     #40163
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Yes. We have 3 doors, two of which lock. One has no locks on it. Which begs the question why all 3 doors aren't alike. Any way, we can always use the unlocked door but people transiting through to get out wouldn't be aware of that.

A chap came down later on with a very concerned face so I'm sure this will not happen again... or... at least until the next time it happens.
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Old 6th May 2016, 13:24     #40164
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anonymous email to Worksafe NZ?
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Old 6th May 2016, 13:35     #40165
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Stunt Pants
 
I strongly considered doing that about a year or so back after a lump of copper fell through the ceiling from four floors up and nearly brained a guy. But management made a big deal about how it would never happen again and they would call in a safety consultant to audit the place and yadda yadda yadda.

So... I dunno. There's always that option in my back pocket.
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Old 6th May 2016, 13:36     #40166
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Stunt Pants
 
I wonder if I should go ahead and buy my own filtered respirator and then put in a claim for reimbursement.
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Old 6th May 2016, 13:41     #40167
Lightspeed
 
Just start a fire.
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Old 6th May 2016, 14:43     #40168
fixed_truth
 
Quote:
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Is there a rundown or article on all the stuff that happening at mediaworks? I actually don't know what the fuck went down there.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/n...ectid=11633595
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Old 6th May 2016, 20:37     #40169
Cyberbob
 
What the hell was the late 90's early 00's techno track that went on about "La-La Land"? I've got it stuck in my head and I can't identify the tune, and google doesn't want to cooperate.
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Old 6th May 2016, 23:08     #40170
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Green Velvet - La La Land?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJdyQrZZeeY
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Old 7th May 2016, 10:41     #40171
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Nicely done, that's the one
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Old 7th May 2016, 12:25     #40172
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That fire in Canada is scary. It's only a taste of what is to come. I wonder how many places there are where it's not a matter of if, but when they will burn.
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Old 7th May 2016, 14:00     #40173
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In 1986, Peter Davies was on holiday in Kenya after graduating from Louisiana State University .

On a hike through the bush, he came across a young bull elephant standing with one leg raised in the air. The elephant seemed distressed, so Peter approached it very carefully. He got down on one knee, inspected the elephants foot, and found a large piece of wood deeply embedded in it. As carefully and as gently as he could, Peter worked the wood out with his knife, after which the elephant gingerly put down its foot.

The elephant turned to face the man and with a rather curious look on its face, stared at him for several tense moments. Peter stood frozen, thinking of nothing else but being trampled. Eventually the elephant trumpeted loudly, turned and walked away. Peter never forgot that elephant or the events of that day.

Twenty years later, Peter was walking through the Chicago Zoo with his teenaged son. As they approached the elephant enclosure, one of the creatures turned and walked over to near where Peter and his son Cameron were standing. The large bull elephant stared at Peter, lifted its front foot off the ground, then put it down. The elephant did that several times then trumpeted loudly, all the while staring at the man.

Remembering the encounter in 1986, Peter could not help wondering if this was the same elephant. Peter summoned up his courage, climbed over the railing and made his way into the enclosure. He walked right up to the elephant and stared back in wonder. The elephant trumpeted again, wrapped its trunk around one of Peter legs and slammed him against the railing, killing him instantly.

Probably wasn't the same fucking elephant.

This is for everyone who sends me those heart-warming bullshit stories.
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Old 7th May 2016, 15:05     #40174
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Quote:
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That fire in Canada is scary. It's only a taste of what is to come. I wonder how many places there are where it's not a matter of if, but when they will burn.
thought the same thing myself.
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Old 7th May 2016, 18:27     #40175
StN
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^^^ To be fair, the fact that your country isn't permanently on fire is more surprising.
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Old 10th May 2016, 10:47     #40176
MadMax
Stuff
 
Protip:

You're a fool if you're not monitoring incoming company spam. Targeted campaigns are real.
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Old 12th May 2016, 11:18     #40177
MadMax
Stuff
 
^ and on that note,

kek

Sux to be the computer wholesaler that took a hit from Crypto yesterday.
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Old 12th May 2016, 11:41     #40178
Ab
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Quote:
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^^^ To be fair, the fact that your country isn't permanently on fire is more surprising.
For sure, especially here in South Australia. But that's the thing - at least here in South Australia we are prepared for fires. We're going to start seeing fires in places that have never had them before.
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Old 12th May 2016, 13:21     #40179
Fx.
 
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That fire in Canada is scary. It's only a taste of what is to come. I wonder how many places there are where it's not a matter of if, but when they will burn.
Its actually an issue that we keep putting the fires out; burn and regrowth is a part of the boreal forests life; the fire in BC is bigger I believe the one in fort Mac just happened to be near a town; the snow melted but hadn't been absorbed into the trees yet; guessin someone had acampfire that got outta control


(I'm In a town that burned 5 years ago and had family evacuate to our place from Fort Mac this time)

That said every winter is milder and every summer hotter up here so not gonna be great

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Old 17th May 2016, 21:37     #40180
Sidey
 
hmm

here's a random thought..

You last visited: 18th May 2010 at 20:56

hello everyone!
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Old 18th May 2016, 11:51     #40181
blynk
 
You came back on the wrong day.
Your anniversary is today.
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Old 18th May 2016, 12:41     #40182
MadMax
Stuff
 
wb
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Old 18th May 2016, 13:55     #40183
Ab
A mariachi ogre snorkel
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Sidey
here's a random thought..

You last visited: 18th May 2010 at 20:56

hello everyone!
welcome back you old fart, FRAG brothers 4 lyfe
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Old 18th May 2016, 16:25     #40184
MadMax
Stuff
 
Kek

Ubiquiti pwnd

Releases patch, https still vulnerable.

Also, fail 2 acl.
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Old 19th May 2016, 12:08     #40185
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A couple of nerd stories I found entertaining today:

Email won't send over 500 miles

OpenOffice won't print on Tuesdays
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Old 19th May 2016, 13:04     #40186
Ab
A mariachi ogre snorkel
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Lightspeed
A couple of nerd stories I found entertaining today:

Email won't send over 500 miles
gold
nerd gold, but funny (not like crocos nerd gold)
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Old 19th May 2016, 17:38     #40187
crocos
 
Quote:
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gold
nerd gold, but funny (not like crocos nerd gold)
Have you ever enjoyed an RPG on a computer? Then shut the fuck up, gimp.
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Old 19th May 2016, 23:31     #40188
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Stuff
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by MadMax
http://21stcenturywire.com/2015/02/0...tion-database/

shit gonna be epic. just waiting for facebook photos to be thrown into the mix
http://www.techspot.com/news/64857-n...ep-closer.html
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Old 22nd May 2016, 12:12     #40189
fixed_truth
 
ahaha Dean Lonergan you muppet

Lonergan to streamers: 'See you in court'
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Old 23rd May 2016, 13:10     #40190
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Stunt Pants
 
^^ Technolols
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Old 23rd May 2016, 16:30     #40191
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Funniest bit was when Lonergan said "Why not get 10 mates around and all chip in $5...".

Hmmm - how about I get 100 mates around and we all chip in $0.50 - and we record it on VHS for anyone who missed it and pass the tape around... <Insert Abs excellent escalation here>
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Old 24th May 2016, 12:57     #40192
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Old 25th May 2016, 12:07     #40193
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Based on my current contributions, and assuming 4% growth after Tax/Fees. Will give me an income @ 65 roughly equivalent to current super.

So not enough then.
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Old 25th May 2016, 12:07     #40194
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KiwiSaver
Based on my current contributions, and assuming 4% growth after Tax/Fees. Will give me an income @ 65 roughly equivalent to current super.

So not enough then.
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Old 25th May 2016, 12:10     #40195
blynk
 
Quote:
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KiwiSaver
Based on my current contributions, and assuming 4% growth after Tax/Fees. Will give me an income @ 65 roughly equivalent to current super.

So not enough then.
Yeah, its not like its people with have heaps, but (at this stage) cant you get both.
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Old 25th May 2016, 13:26     #40196
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A while back I looked at my savings and my super fund and realised I was going to have fuck all at retirement age unless Princess and I did something to make lots more money for little effort, because the shit we're already doing has us pretty busy.

Long story short we decided to bite the bullet and get in on the property scene while we still could. We were fortunate enough to get in the market at a pretty good time with an OK house at an OK price in an OK location in a then-"unboomed" city (Adelaide). That first place has already appreciated enough so that we could borrow against it and buy a second place, which we did. It has worked out better for us for the past couple of years (tax breaks, rental prices, etc) for us to not live in either of those houses but rather rent them out and be tenants ourselves in the place we live in. We're now in a position to buy #3, so we're actively looking now oh god how I hate this shit. By the looks of things the tax/loan/rent/mortage algorithm has changed a bit and owning-but-renting no longer looks like the best option so we'll be moving house soon and moving into house #2 fulltime while we shop for #3, unless we find #3 and get it very soon.

Basically our plan is to borrow against what we've already got and buy another house every 5 years (obviously we're running a bit ahead of schedule by already shopping for #3 in what is year 9 of this glorious plan) so by the time we get to retirement age we ARE those fucking sixty-something cunts with a pile of houses. Retire, sell off all houses but two, use the profit from those sales to pay off all remaining debt on the two remaining houses, live in one, rent out the other and live off the proceeds, kids have two houses when we die.

So we've basically committed ourselves to being heavily in debt, having lots of assets on paper, and having fuck all actual liquid money, for the conceivable future. If property prices where we buy continue to rise, every time we buy a new house we accelerate the rate at which our wealth grows. So long as property values rise at a rate greater than the interest rates of the mortgages that we've got on the properties, we're sweet. If property prices dive, our nuts are on the table in a room full of hammers.



*sweating profusely*


But property is a race with an inverse handicap. We have a big advantage over someone looking for their first home. But someone who has been in the game for years longer has a massive advantage over us.

A couple of times in the past month or so Princess and I have been at a house inspection and thought "yeah we could do this", and begun having the hasty house meeting in the corner and calling the bank and seeing if the numbers stack up. Then a couple of Mercedeses pull up and a bunch of old people get out, and it's like "DARLING, THOUGHT WE MIGHT SEE YOU HERE, DID YOU END UP BUYING THAT ONE LAST WEEK? WE PASSED ON IT, DIDN'T LIKE THE VIEW" "OH YES, WE GRABBED THAT ONE BUT WE LIKE THE LOOKS OF THIS ONE TOO" (etc etc) and next thing you know one of them has made an unconditional cash offer for the place and the selling agent has her commission and it's gone.
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Old 25th May 2016, 13:44     #40197
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from the bottom of a Herald article:

Quote:
Shelley Bridgeman is a truck-driving, supermarket-going, horse-riding mother-of-one who is still married to her first husband. As a Herald online blogger, she specialises in First World Problems and delves fearlessly into the minutiae of daily life. Twice a week, she shares her perspective on a pressing current issue and invites readers to add their ten cents’ worth to the debate.
because, you know, moms that are still married to their first husbands are something of a rarity
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Old 25th May 2016, 16:36     #40198
fixed_truth
 
Warning over 'sex roulette' parties

Quote:
The risky orgies offer the 'thrill' of not knowing whether or not you will be infected
Aww hell naw
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Old 25th May 2016, 16:44     #40199
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Is it time for another one of these already?
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Old 25th May 2016, 17:11     #40200
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What, a Rainbow party?
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