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Old 04-02-2018, 12:45 AM   #661
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Old 04-02-2018, 05:49 PM   #664
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Why is it that the AFL is going all out to promote and grow the AFLW but channel 7, the home of ‘footy central’ can’t find the space on their 6 stations to broadcast half the games? But reruns of ‘Who’s The Boss’ can get a gig
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Old 04-02-2018, 06:00 PM   #665
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It's Who's the BOSS.
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Old 06-02-2018, 09:31 AM   #666
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You’ve just washed your car and dried it nicely...

Then you are behind someone on the freeway at 100Kms per hour, who decides to clean their windscreen with washer jets so powerful it also sprays over their roof onto your water spot free duco.
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Old 06-02-2018, 12:32 PM   #667
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I thought you were going to say it bucketed down with rain, which usually happens to me... and then you get on a road near a new estate, where mud-carters have been up & down a million times, and everything gets covered in crap.
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Old 06-02-2018, 12:41 PM   #668
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I work in those new estates, try keeping my car clean
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Old 06-02-2018, 03:24 PM   #669
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You’ve just washed your car and dried it nicely...

Then you are behind someone on the freeway at 100Kms per hour, who decides to clean their windscreen with washer jets so powerful it also sprays over their roof onto your water spot free duco.
I'm usually the guy cleaning my windscreen
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Old 06-02-2018, 04:29 PM   #670
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You’ve just washed your car and dried it nicely...

Then you are behind someone on the freeway at 100Kms per hour, who decides to clean their windscreen with washer jets so powerful it also sprays over their roof onto your water spot free duco.
I learnt that trick in the tailgating thread a while back
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Old 06-02-2018, 05:45 PM   #671
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I saw one yesterday speed in the local foodland car park, music blaring, take the closest park to the shop, and park 3 inches away from the car to his left in his 200 dollar corolla. Making it impossible for the driver of the 30000 dollar car to get in. When the he got out he was still head banging to the music.
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Old 06-02-2018, 07:38 PM   #672
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Why is it that counter sales people give preference to phone callers when there's a dozen people standing in line?
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Old 06-02-2018, 07:51 PM   #673
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Pardon? did you say something?............

heard my wife the day say 'you never listen to me' ....hmmm I thought what a strange way to start a sentence.
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Why is it.......

On the freeway, sticking to the left, behind 2 other cars, because the exit is 500m ahead, and there's nobody behind (in the left lane) for a good 400m.

Why does the drop kick in the 4WD in the right lane overtake (creeping past), then put the blinker on & expect you to slow down to make a gap to let them in. WTF is wrong the massive gap behind?
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Old 09-02-2018, 05:08 PM   #678
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7 years of living where we do, never seen 1 bird poo on the house, WHY IS IT 1 month after spending 2 weeks painting the render, there’s the longest single bird poo I’ve ever seen, not only that but it’s on the black paint


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At least it wasn't on your car..... and from a fruit bat....

But surely that must have been a pelican?
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Why is it some of the minor things in life are racist towards us left handed people? Spiral bound note pads are one of them. The first part of every line is useless as the spiral is in the way of your hand. And forms on clip boards, who ever hands you the form (forms in landscape not portrait) always puts the clip on the wrong side. I wouldnt even say its a 1st world problem as note pads are available everywhere.
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Old 09-02-2018, 10:43 PM   #682
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Where there’s a problem, someone has a solution.
https://www.google.com.au/search?q=l...UcYo_tOFhYVvM:
https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Landre-1...0AAOSwaC9aXz43

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The simple answer is to flip the spiral note book, but thats just weird. Writing from the back pages to the front doesnt cut it for me.
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And charge a premium as the volume is only about 1/10th of right-handed stock. Cha-ching.
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Why is it.... that people don't think road rules apply when they're on a pushbike on the road?

Now I will clarify - I'm not talking about the daily commuter cyclist, or the regular road rider that's usually kitted up in safety gear, flashing lights etc. This is more of the "casual cyclist" I'm aiming this at. This is not the first time I've seen it, but today is the first time I've seen someone get pulled up for it.

This morning, a cyclist (well, more a bogan on 2 wheel pedal pusher than a cyclist as such) was pedalling along at 20km/h in the left lane of a multi-lane road. No helmet, in thongs & shorts, holding a mobile phone to his ear. Each red light he'd ride perilously up between cars with one hand on the handlebars, wobbling away, then across the crossing (against the don't walk sign) and then proceed onto the road once more - only to have all those cars have to go around him yet again, before the next red light, then repeat.

At the 3rd red light, we caught up to him - in the left lane, where a motorbike cop had pulled him up. As we went past, all I could hear was "F-you bloody copper pig, I'm on an F-ing pushbike, I can talk on the f-ing phone & you can't do f-ing nuffin"

Surely most people would realise if you can't talk on a hand-held phone on a motorbike, or in a car on the road, then the same would apply to a pushbike? He would still get done for no helmet, but that would be a pittance (not sure on points - if there's any) compared to the fine for a phone.
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......... people hang dream catchers from their rear view mirror? I hope not for the micro sleeps
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Why is it.... that people don't think road rules apply when they're on a pushbike on the road?

Now I will clarify - I'm not talking about the daily commuter cyclist, or the regular road rider that's usually kitted up in safety gear, flashing lights etc. This is more of the "casual cyclist" I'm aiming this at. This is not the first time I've seen it, but today is the first time I've seen someone get pulled up for it.

This morning, a cyclist (well, more a bogan on 2 wheel pedal pusher than a cyclist as such) was pedalling along at 20km/h in the left lane of a multi-lane road. No helmet, in thongs & shorts, holding a mobile phone to his ear. Each red light he'd ride perilously up between cars with one hand on the handlebars, wobbling away, then across the crossing (against the don't walk sign) and then proceed onto the road once more - only to have all those cars have to go around him yet again, before the next red light, then repeat.

At the 3rd red light, we caught up to him - in the left lane, where a motorbike cop had pulled him up. As we went past, all I could hear was "F-you bloody copper pig, I'm on an F-ing pushbike, I can talk on the f-ing phone & you can't do f-ing nuffin"

Surely most people would realise if you can't talk on a hand-held phone on a motorbike, or in a car on the road, then the same would apply to a pushbike? He would still get done for no helmet, but that would be a pittance (not sure on points - if there's any) compared to the fine for a phone.
Push bikes arent insured for 3rd party either. So even if old mate knocks out half your teeth because you're crossing the road doing the right thing and they blow the red, it becomes a civil suit.
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Why is it that whoever puts the labels on gloves prior to sale, does so in a fashion that prohibits you from trying them on for size?

Why is it that about 10mtrs past all the garden gloves, on the other side of the work boots, in the gardening aisle at Bunnings, on the shelf just above my eye height ( approx 6.5 ft ) all by themselves, there’s a bag of 10 pairs of gloves for $7? almost identical to 1’s in the main glove section for $8 a pair..
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Why is it that whoever puts the labels on gloves prior to sale, does so in a fashion that prohibits you from trying them on for size?

Why is it that about 10mtrs past all the garden gloves, on the other side of the work boots, in the gardening aisle at Bunnings, on the shelf just above my eye height ( approx 6.5 ft ) all by themselves, there’s a bag of 10 pairs of gloves for $7? almost identical to 1’s in the main glove section for $8 a pair..
There is no law against it, but it is poor form.
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