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Until a recent generous offer (now withdrawn), I hadn't realised how many giftcards with bonus points were available on Qantas marketplace. Commonest is 3 QF/$ which coupled with a credit card with bonus for QF spend could net me 5 QF/$. The Bunnings GC looks very appealing as they are not...

As it happens, the term predates The Who and was probably first coined in 1618 (it's not original Latin). I remember being taught The Defenestration of Prague at school. It was over 40 years ago so can't remember in what context* https://www.etymonline.com/word/defenestration * Edit: must have...

One of the drug companies was offering free Lp(a) testing at a stroke conference I went to recently. Fine, though a few attendees looked perturbed when they received an abnormal result.

Lipoprotein(a) maybe Nice to see you 🙂

Given the ability to swop between programmes QR Avios value is effectively the same as BA/AY/IB but slightly widens the earning and redemption ability. None of the other Avios are easier to earn with credit card in Aus. KF feels undervalued to me given premium availability. Comes down on expiry...

Yes, I'm not aware of any programmes except via Amex FHR/HC where you can still get hotel status benefits with 3rd party bookings.

I wonder if Beef Wellington is more or less popular these days

Holy Moley

@DeKa is quite right, the points from Sniip are just the sweetener. For me, the processors only really make sense for ATO if you have a highish earning card and are able claim a business tax deduction on the admin fee

I had real trouble earlier in the week. Seemed to be solved by not capitalising first letter of email login (took 3 calls to get this advice)

To clarify, sending points to the children will not prevent expiry Sending the childrens' to your active account will extend If child balance<2000, i use conga method. Parent to child 1 to child 2 (to child 3 to child 4 etc if required) then back to parent. This only uses up one of your transfers

My personal view is that one should avoid side-effects with BP treatment if you can (given the condition itself is usually asymptomatic). Drugs in the amlolipine class do have good data for prevention of stroke, heart disease etc but unless you are on multiple medications for BP, you can...

Mine too

Milandye sent me this listicle, contemporaneously with the thread inauguration. I was only acquainted with16. Any superior tallies from the assembled logophiles?

I was in LGW North lat week The Clubrooms (which appear on the OW website but no access given to me on that basis) supposedly had table service etc but they wanted a surcharge on top of PP. Can't quite remember how much but GBP20+ I already had access to the Plaza Premium upstairs so didn't pay up

Today's headforpoints is speculating that Oman Air might be encouraged to change to Avios because of their close relationship with QR https://www.headforpoints.com/2025/07/01/could-oman-air-be-the-next-avios-airline/ Just sayin'

Have never done this myself but wonder if you could enter no (or remove) FF number then retroclaim the different legs. The potential issue may be that the claim is linked to the ticket number.

I love my Bellroy

For the bemused, FP was an historic English Wimbledon champion who founded a clothing brand. The brand is/was favoured by a certain type of Englishman, who, if they were to migrate down-under and enter the Qantas Lounge, would surely don a Bintang singlet and eat a salad curated by one of FPs...

The Hampton by Hilton in LGW couldn't be closer to the North Terminal. View was Hancockian though