Things that give you the sh1ts

[dedja]

The fact that after almost 6 months, the split system that could be keeping me warm at the minute, is still sitting in its boxes in the loungeroom

... because Footy Bloke is slack?

[Footy Chick]

No such thing as footy bloke

waiting for a fridgy

[Pseudo]

Star Rant

This really sh!tted me off. Yesterday I was coming home from town on the Outer Harbor train. On the train were a couple and another women. For the whole trip they had a massive argument/coversation as loud as life, for everyone to hear, envolving swearing and abuse to each other and the people around them. On top of that they had a little girl in a pram with them who continually shouted out and cried to get her parents attention. They also had music playing aswell, loud enough so I could hear over my own I-pod (which is 1 of my pet hates).

That describes a typical day's commute on the Gawler line.

Except that the Gawler line has gone into hiatus for 4 months - at least between Adelaide and Mawson Lakes - adding another 20 or so minutes to an already lengthy commute. Which gives me the shytts. Been driving consistently for a few weeks now.

[White Line Fever]

Star Rant

This really sh!tted me off. Yesterday I was coming home from town on the Outer Harbor train. On the train were a couple and another women. For the whole trip they had a massive argument/coversation as loud as life, for everyone to hear, envolving swearing and abuse to each other and the people around them. On top of that they had a little girl in a pram with them who continually shouted out and cried to get her parents attention. They also had music playing aswell, loud enough so I could hear over my own I-pod (which is 1 of my pet hates).

That describes a typical day's commute on the Gawler line.

Except that the Gawler line has gone into hiatus for 4 months - at least between Adelaide and Mawson Lakes - adding another 20 or so minutes to an already lengthy commute. Which gives me the shytts. Been driving consistently for a few weeks now.

my 8 minute drive home from desal plant has gone to 12 now I have to stop at new hallet cove traffic lights that lately are always red!!

[Choccies]

Star Rant

This really sh!tted me off. Yesterday I was coming home from town on the Outer Harbor train. On the train were a couple and another women. For the whole trip they had a massive argument/coversation as loud as life, for everyone to hear, envolving swearing and abuse to each other and the people around them. On top of that they had a little girl in a pram with them who continually shouted out and cried to get her parents attention. They also had music playing aswell, loud enough so I could hear over my own I-pod (which is 1 of my pet hates).

That describes a typical day's commute on the Gawler line.

Except that the Gawler line has gone into hiatus for 4 months - at least between Adelaide and Mawson Lakes - adding another 20 or so minutes to an already lengthy commute. Which gives me the shytts. Been driving consistently for a few weeks now.

my 8 minute drive home from desal plant has gone to 12 now I have to stop at new hallet cove traffic lights that lately are always red!!

Poor bastard.....

[Strawb]

Star Rant

This really sh!tted me off. Yesterday I was coming home from town on the Outer Harbor train. On the train were a couple and another women. For the whole trip they had a massive argument/coversation as loud as life, for everyone to hear, envolving swearing and abuse to each other and the people around them. On top of that they had a little girl in a pram with them who continually shouted out and cried to get her parents attention. They also had music playing aswell, loud enough so I could hear over my own I-pod (which is 1 of my pet hates).

That describes a typical day's commute on the Gawler line.

Except that the Gawler line has gone into hiatus for 4 months - at least between Adelaide and Mawson Lakes - adding another 20 or so minutes to an already lengthy commute. Which gives me the shytts. Been driving consistently for a few weeks now.

my 8 minute drive home from desal plant has gone to 12 now I have to stop at new hallet cove traffic lights that lately are always red!!

Geeze thats bad mate normal drive from home to train station is 4 minutes if the only set of lights are red it is 5 minutes

[dedja]

No such thing as footy bloke

Ah, I'm a bit slow on the take.

[Lightning McQueen]

Saturday stocktakes at work GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR

[mighty_tiger_79]

booked my car in to get stereo installed at strathfield down noarlunga

just get a call saying the shops been closed due to poor sales etc.....only store left I think is modbury now

[The Ash Man]

Saturday stocktakes at work GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR

So you wont be at the game Saturday to buy me a beer LM?

[locky801]

continually getting knocked back for jobs, had a f...ing nuff

[sherminator]

My old Canon bubble jet printer finally gave up the ghost so I went to Big W to get a new one. They had an all-singing all-dancing HP printer on sale for $60. One of those printer/photocopier all in ones. 'Great deal' I say and grab one. Now the ink cartridges have run out so I went down to the local office supplies store .... 1 x colour, 1 x black cartridge = $110! How can the cartidges cost more than the printer itself??? I realise now I should've bought 2 printers, taken the cartridges out of the second one and sold the brand new printer on E-Bay!

[Psyber]

My old Canon bubble jet printer finally gave up the ghost so I went to Big W to get a new one. They had an all-singing all-dancing HP printer on sale for $60. One of those printer/photocopier all in ones. 'Great deal' I say and grab one. Now the ink cartridges have run out so I went down to the local office supplies store .... 1 x colour, 1 x black cartridge = $110! How can the cartidges cost more than the printer itself??? I realise now I should've bought 2 printers, taken the cartridges out of the second one and sold the brand new printer on E-Bay!

It's time to give up ink jets.
So many of the companies have worked out how to make them reject cartridges you refill yourself and thus force you to buy exorbitantly priced replacements that must come from China for very little.
I tend to use a Brother B&W laser that runs happily on generic toner cartridges, and a Konica Minolta colour laser for which I buy branded toner with the inbuilt satin finish additives.
However this source is worth looking at: http://www.valueprint.net.au/

[dedja]

My old Canon bubble jet printer finally gave up the ghost so I went to Big W to get a new one. They had an all-singing all-dancing HP printer on sale for $60. One of those printer/photocopier all in ones. 'Great deal' I say and grab one. Now the ink cartridges have run out so I went down to the local office supplies store .... 1 x colour, 1 x black cartridge = $110! How can the cartidges cost more than the printer itself??? I realise now I should've bought 2 printers, taken the cartridges out of the second one and sold the brand new printer on E-Bay!

A mate of mine worked for HP a while back. When he started there he couldn't get over the fact that once the cartridges ran out of the inkjet printers they had in the office they just threw them out and got a new printer for the very reason you describe above.

That's why the printer is so cheap ... always consider total cost of ownership with these things!

[Psyber]

..A mate of mine worked for HP a while back. When he started there he couldn't get over the fact that once the cartridges ran out of the inkjet printers they had in the office they just threw them out and got a new printer for the very reason you describe above.
That's why the printer is so cheap ... always consider total cost of ownership with these things!

And what is the Green movement planning to do about this?
Comment Bob Brown?

[Lightning McQueen]

Saturday stocktakes at work GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR

So you wont be at the game Saturday to buy me a beer LM?

Yeah mate, I can sense a stomach ache at around 11:30.

[Strawb]

My dad trying to offload a sister I dont talk to to me for a few days

[Rik E Boy]

My dad trying to offload a sister I dont talk to to me for a few days

Talk to her and she'll leave. If she stays you might get your sister back. Can't hurt.

regards,

REB

[Strawb]

My dad trying to offload a sister I dont talk to to me for a few days

Talk to her and she'll leave. If she stays you might get your sister back. Can't hurt.

regards,

REB

no thanks there REB im done talking with her. I am content in the fact that she can complain about me given her a serve for opening my mail ages ago.

[Squawk]

My old Canon bubble jet printer finally gave up the ghost so I went to Big W to get a new one. They had an all-singing all-dancing HP printer on sale for $60. One of those printer/photocopier all in ones. 'Great deal' I say and grab one. Now the ink cartridges have run out so I went down to the local office supplies store .... 1 x colour, 1 x black cartridge = $110! How can the cartidges cost more than the printer itself??? I realise now I should've bought 2 printers, taken the cartridges out of the second one and sold the brand new printer on E-Bay!

I'm a victim of this too.

There is a similar thing happening with another product too - the Tommy Tippee Sangenic Hygiene Plus+ Advanced Nappy Disposal System. (In plain english, that means a bin to put dirty nappies in). It's basically a white bin that has a cartridge containing one very long plastic plastic bag with open ends. You stick the cartridge in, tie a knot at one end and then stick the nappy in through a grab-clasp. Then you twist the cartridge and it seals the aromas.

The unit cost us $150 including 6 cartridges. Went back the other day to buy some more cartridges - and a pack of four was something like $60! I look around and see the starter box I paid $150 for is now on sale, with 6 cartridges included, for $95. So I bought a new starter kit and got a second bin for $5. When I got home I said that's the last time we do this - it'll be plain old nappy bags in the standard bin outside from here on in (especially in winter!). That's a fight I'm still not sure I've won though.