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Ha ha thanks fellas Now I have to come up with something profound for the big 1k :confused:

I have been fortunate enough to not be landed with a predisposition to excessive drinking. Other vices, not so lucky.. :evil: I used to travel with a chap for work, often we would get adjacent hotel rooms. I remember once at the Como in Melb, he drank his entire mini bar and was then knocking...

Interestingly, under the new regulations, the guy that tackled the fireworks lighter would be arrested for leaving his seat.. Irony.

There was a great article posted about 2 year ago that examined tourism to the US since Sep-11. I can't find it now but basically used statistics to show how many thousands of US jobs had been wiped out because of restrictive rules. As I said earlier, I think the SYD-YVR flights are now going...

Someone over at FT reckons now would be a great time for QF to ramp up the Aus-YVR flights, avoid the US entirely. How's this for a stupid regulation: "While over U.S. airspace, flight crew may not make any announcement to passengers concerning flight path or position over cities or landmarks."

Well if I need to go during that "last hour", I'll be doing like a lot of other people and just pissing in a bottle. I was planning a trip there, but I think the security hassle was already over-burdensome so I'll delay it or go somewhere else. Hopefully there won't be any holding patterns, or...

From Ryanair passengers forced to lick ice cubes is bad, but ... If you think things are bad now, be warned - air travel is only going to get worse, writes Charles Starmer-Smith “Our customer service is unlike any other airline,” he said during a recent interview. “Will we give you a refund on...

Great post NYCguy! I haven't lived in the US, but it all seems to come down to letting corporations be more important than individuals. The US government now is so far from the founders intentions. All empires eventually fail though, I give the US about 30 years. You can see the collapse in...

From latest reports, he was trying to light firecrackers..

Interesting story in the Herald today.. Labor Party and Catholics | Liberal Party | Catholic Church "The debate over religion in politics comes as a Herald/Nielsen poll found 84 per cent of people agreed with the statement ''religion and politics should be separate'' - though three-quarters...

Good idea for a new thread.. :p

I know they have these in the US, has anyone seen one here?

Sounds perfectly reasonable to me.. if there aren't any spare properties, what else could one do? Anyway I so want to go to Christmas island at some stage. Looks a very beautiful place.

Thanks Jeffrey1 /whinge hat on One day in WA we will actually get electricity competition and so will be able to choose a non-government provider /whinge hat off

Both sides are guilty of using super as a cash cow. * The Howard govt created the superannuation surcharge in 1996 * If Keating had his way, the super rate would have been 15% rather than 9% and the amount of super in Australia wouldbe double what it is now * The Howard govt did introduce...

From Virgin Blue 'lost' disabled passenger | Perth Now A DEAF woman who boarded a flight in Melbourne was lost at Brisbane Airport for five hours and missed a connecting flight because Virgin Blue staff failed to assist her. Surge Singh booked the Monday morning flight for his...

Did the OP get an answer about 'breaking the journey'? I just ask this because I have noticed that it is sometimes cheaper to buy a PER-DRW fare that includes a stop over in ASP, than is it to buy a PER-ASP fare. Do they let you just walk out of the airport?

Thanks Mal You really do learn something every day!

I was mailed an application for the gold amex card. In the conditions on the back, it says "If you live in the ACT you may be required to provide additional financial information before your application can be considered". Why would this be? Is it due to no freehold land in the ACT or...

Thanks maggies1! I took some panadol but they didn't help.. now I will take your advice and get some NSAIDS.