Addicted to music Posted February 16 Posted February 16 3 hours ago, rantan said: Nope. Cash only. Edit: eftpos was more again. This actually segues into something that really cheeses me off, which is 2% surcharge on a meal or drink, which is undisclosed until you go to pay. If they cannot make a profit charging at the menu price then maybe they should try something else. You're lucky, some places now charge a 5-15% surcharge for wk/ends, even if you have cash. 1
BLAH BLAH Posted February 17 Posted February 17 (edited) 17 hours ago, rantan said: $22 for a toasted sandwich and a coffee. Spesh combo...at that price! One can only imagine the fine ingredients involved to deserve such a costing. Imported Kopi Luwak coffee beans ala civet coffee ground only by the finest Titanium Coated Burr grinder. Brewed in a La Marzocco Linea Classic coffee machina!...by an elderly Italian grandfather of 50 years of coffee making experience from the Trieste regions of Italy... Who whilst making your coffee of choice...offers to sing for you Italian Opera Arias or recite the latest European Soccer results...it doesn't matter which, cos it all sounds fantastico in Italino! While you make up your mind with your choice of lightly toasted sandwich...what shall it be now...Cinque e cinque from Tuscany....the Lampredotto from Florence...Pane ca meusa...Panino con panelle e cazzili...Pane cunzato...Allesso...Cuzzetiell’ cu’e sasicce e friariell from Napoli... Or...or...just the ordinary Aussie...your choice! Ahhh life is good! Edited February 17 by BLAH BLAH
rantan Posted February 17 Posted February 17 (edited) 14 hours ago, Darryl said: Where was that rantan? My daughter actually took me there because she had been before ( about 3 months prior ) when the same thing we had was $17. So, in the space of 3 months it went from $17 to $22 . It must be said that the sandwich we shared was of good quality and since we both wanted only a light lunch it served the two of us quite well. ( She did not have coffee ) I do understand that many small cafes are doing it tough, but there comes a point where it becomes too much for the customer and certainly, neither my daughter or myself will go there again. The irony is that I wish them well and I well know that they need to make a living, but surely, new and old customers must be baulking at these prices. The place was a coffee roastery/ cafe in the CBD. Edit: I removed the actual location because it is not my intent to damage or make life hard for the good people who run the place. ( They were very friendly and helpful ) Edited February 17 by rantan 3
maximus Posted February 17 Posted February 17 $56 for dry cleaning 2 skirts, Brown Gouge, The Pines Templestowe, Vic. .....blood boiling as I type. 1
Addicted to music Posted February 17 Posted February 17 Gout! The most painful thing to have. This time in my right knee. Had blood and urine test, Xray and ultrasound done a week ago and persevere at work last week. finally got the results and decided to take this week off. What's funny and hilarious is the audacity that while you have called in sick, they expect you to finish some compulsory HR courses that's due!!!! You have to laugh at that request..... 1 1 2
Ars Paart Posted February 18 Posted February 18 If anyone wants to be truly ripped off, buy something at Dubai airport. For example, $28 for two undrinkable cups of coffee. 2
bob_m_54 Posted February 18 Posted February 18 5 hours ago, Ars Paart said: If anyone wants to be truly ripped off, buy something at Dubai airport. For example, $28 for two undrinkable cups of coffee. I tried a coffee enroute to Dubai, on an Emitates flight, and it tasted like burnt bakelite.. I had to hand the almost full cup back to the stewardess, it was disgusting. When we hit Sydney Airport, I got a schooner of craft beer (can't remember which one), and a schooner of lemon lime & bitters for the wife, from Beer Deluxe.. $38.01. Lucky I was still in holiday mode and didn't give a toss. LOL 1
Stump Posted February 18 Posted February 18 22 minutes ago, bob_m_54 said: I tried a coffee enroute to Dubai, on an Emitates flight, and it tasted like burnt bakelite.. I had to hand the almost full cup back to the stewardess, it was disgusting. When we hit Sydney Airport, I got a schooner of craft beer (can't remember which one), and a schooner of lemon lime & bitters for the wife, from Beer Deluxe.. $38.01. Lucky I was still in holiday mode and didn't give a toss. LOL One of the biggest Flight Attendant tips is never have hot drinks on a plane as the water boilers are never cleaned out.. 1
frankn Posted February 18 Posted February 18 Are there any health issues from not cleaning out a hot water boiler ? People use them all the time , e.g instant hot water systems and they aren’t regularly cleaned. Seems to me the biggest issue would be scale / deposits from hard water which might lead to a drop in efficiency not a health issue. Curious. 1
POV Posted February 18 Posted February 18 25 minutes ago, Stump said: One of the biggest Flight Attendant tips is never have hot drinks on a plane as the water boilers are never cleaned out.. That’s an urban myth. A better plan is never listen to flight attendants who on balance have no idea. The coffee makers on aircraft are actually subject to a pretty rigorous maintenance routine as they are a potential fire hazard. 1
Addicted to music Posted February 18 Posted February 18 I always fit the profile when i go through the security checks...... "Sir step this way pls" You know the drill, they scan for drugs and explosives....... I was with the boss and my daughter, I failed the drug test, so they started to scan my hand lugguage which was a laptop that had Blood thinners.... Showed them the blood thinners and they subjected me to other scanning equipment. Those scans also failed and saids theres something detected so they check my boarding pass to see what i actually checked in as lugguage. Luckily non was in my name, they where in my wifes and daughters name, otherwise they would have empted the plane to locate my bagguge and phyically empty it out and search and scan every item. Becuase that was it, they send in the sniffer dogs, told me to stand there for the dog to walk pass and then sit near his handler. The handler asked did i have perscription drugs, and i showed him the blood thinners......That was it, got released and back on the flight, whats embarassing is that this was done infront of the queue of passengers getting on the same flight! 1
frankn Posted February 19 Posted February 19 2 hours ago, Addicted to music said: whats embarassing is that this was done infront of the queue of passengers getting on the same flight! What is worse is when they say please step inside this room and you hear the snap of latex gloves being put on! 2 2
bob_m_54 Posted February 19 Posted February 19 6 hours ago, frankn said: What is worse is when they say please step inside this room and you hear the snap of latex gloves being put on! haha, I got pulled aside and asked to step into a room when my backpack triggered the scanner for explosives. I told them straight up that I don't work with, nor have been anywhere near explosives. I said your machine is probably out of calibration. Got in the room, they rescanned every article in my backpack, and all good. I said well is that it. Guy says, have to talk to my supervisor, because she already said we need to do a body search. He came back and said, yep we have to do a body search... And both these guys were wearing gloves. Thankfully it was only a pat down search though. 1
Addicted to music Posted February 19 Posted February 19 (edited) My daughter got held up at Melb security outbound. My wife and I got through customs and you can see my daughter having a conversation with the officer. It looks like she emptied the entire contents of her backpack onto the bench but the officer was not satisfy and you can see him pointing at the screen showing her what they need to inspect. Turns out in one of the compartments she left a roll of electrical insulation tape that they confiscated Edited February 19 by Addicted to music
POV Posted February 19 Posted February 19 12 hours ago, Addicted to music said: I always fit the profile when i go through the security checks...... "Sir step this way pls" haha...there's no profile. It's actually controlled by legislation to ensure randomisation. You can see this playing out when going through security, you will see the lights turn red on the metal scanner despite the alarm not going off. This is the randomised selection. There truly is no profile... 1
mrbuzzardstubble Posted February 20 Posted February 20 On 18/02/2025 at 3:20 PM, Ars Paart said: If anyone wants to be truly ripped off, buy something at Dubai airport. For example, $28 for two undrinkable cups of coffee. My brother and his wife had an overnight stay in a hotel near Narita Airport before jetting off to South America. Called room service and ordered two small Cokes and two hamburgers. $74 in the mid-90s 1
wasabijim Posted February 20 Posted February 20 9 hours ago, mrbuzzardstubble said: My brother and his wife had an overnight stay in a hotel near Narita Airport before jetting off to South America. Called room service and ordered two small Cokes and two hamburgers. $74 in the mid-90s wasn't there a book (remember them....) about that time that a fella published with hacks for getting around outrageous room service and in-room mini bar exploitation? I think one approach was unscrewing fridge panels to access the goodies from behind or underneath when they used door-sensors to trigger an audit after you check outed out, otherwise they assumed you never opened the fridge. not sure how true that is, but when I know I have time to hit the local streets my usual approach is to raid the mini bar with reckless abandon but re-stock it with items obtained from the local kwiki-mark at a fraction of the price 2
BLAH BLAH Posted February 21 Posted February 21 1 minute ago, wasabijim said: wasn't there a book (remember them....) about that time that a fella published with hacks for getting around outrageous room service and in-room mini bar exploitation? I think one approach was unscrewing fridge panels to access the goodies from behind or underneath when they used door-sensors to trigger an audit after you check outed out, otherwise they assumed you never opened the fridge. not sure how true that is, but when I know I have time to hit the local streets my usual approach is to raid the mini bar with reckless abandon but re-stock it with items obtained from the local kwiki-mark at a fraction of the price 1
Darryl Posted February 21 Posted February 21 My home and contents insurance is going up by 30%, despite not making any claims, ever. That cheeses me off. I've rang around and gone online and the quotes I'm getting are all around the same price unfortunately. 1
rantan Posted February 21 Posted February 21 5 hours ago, Darryl said: My home and contents insurance is going up by 30%, despite not making any claims, ever. That cheeses me off. I've rang around and gone online and the quotes I'm getting are all around the same price unfortunately. Yes, unfortunately this is the new normal. I have a family member who is in a senior position with a major insurance company and the recent domestic and world weather events have dramatically hiked re-insurance costs, so it's a case of their bad luck affecting people thousands of KMs away. ********I am certainly not posting this as any form of support or being an apologist for the insurance industry but the sad reality is that these events are becoming more common and more intense, so all forms of insurance will probably rise in price as a result ******** I am not looking forward with any joy at all to my own policy renewal and I am certainly cheesed off also. 2
audiofeline Posted February 21 Posted February 21 (edited) I'm a bit cheesed off today, it was quite extraordinary. Last week I politely resigned from my job (of many years) because I was fed up with appalling processes, and immense dysfunction that had grown over time. This was the end of the first of my final two weeks notice, where I was putting a lot of time into finishing work, and leaving professionally. I was looking forward to finishing next week. However, it appears that management got quite peeved that I resigned, they usually manage the high turnover in the department. So wanting control and not wanting me to resign, today they decided to sack me. With all the empathy and respect that far surpassed what I would have received if the love child of Elon M**k and Donald Tr**p had let me go. And what really cheeses me off is that the way they managed it borders on unethical and will negatively impact some innocent people. I never thought it would happen - to be sacked for resigning! They will pay me out, and I'm celebrating a free week without work and glad not to be there. Please don't get concerned, I'm OK and am fortunate to have some wonderful support. Thanks for letting me vent. Edited February 21 by audiofeline 8 1 2
betocool Posted February 22 Posted February 22 Can they actually sack you after you've officially resigned? I didn't think that was at all possible... Cheers, Alberto
Addicted to music Posted February 22 Posted February 22 1 hour ago, betocool said: Can they actually sack you after you've officially resigned? I didn't think that was at all possible... Cheers, Alberto They can let you go after you resigned so you dont have to serve out the rest of the time till the resignation date. WIth some places they will let you go the minute you tell them you are off to there competitors. The place i work for are stupid enough to think they need to get there monies worth, people that are going to competitors can do server damage.
audiofeline Posted February 22 Posted February 22 Well, it felt like being sacked. Without notice, they had an online meeting and told me that immediately I had to leave, and that all computer access was blocked. They did it in a very abusive blunt cold way, refused to let me say any words, just yelling at me that "it was only a business decision" and terminated the meeting. I see their behaviour as unethical because of the impact on the innocent people that I was trying to ensure were going to be safe after my departure. Not to mention the abusive way they did it is contrary to the organisation's values and standards that my manager claims to uphold. It is also evident that they are taking and intend to use my IP that I had not consented for them to use. Previously my manager had told me that when he had let people go in the past that they had abused him, given what I experienced I could see why. 1
audiofeline Posted February 22 Posted February 22 4 minutes ago, Addicted to music said: They can let you go after you resigned so you dont have to serve out the rest of the time till the resignation date. WIth some places they will let you go the minute you tell them you are off to there competitors. The place i work for are stupid enough to think they need to get there monies worth, people that are going to competitors can do server damage. Yes, I'm aware of that style. I was trying to do the ethical thing, it seems that they didn't care about ethics.
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