u/MooingTree

Received this email from Otago Regional Council today 😆

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We are contacting you to confirm that this is the correct email for receiving your rates invoice. We have recently changed rating systems and want to ensure that there have been no errors in the transfer of contact information. If this email address is correct, no action is required and you can disregard this message.

>If this email address is incorrect, please reply to this email so we can update our records before the rates invoices are issued.

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Personally I've actually been quite surprised by how many places I've dined at or walked past are purely International or at best Mixed.

I've hardly seen much Australian

Really surprised yesterday by the fish and chips place located in between 2 fishing ports, that was all International

I was driving my car through a tunnel, I think it was the harbour tunnel or another nearby to the harbour. I noticed a sign that instructed drivers to avoid fumes by closing their windows and setting their ventilation system to recirculate.

I guess if I were riding I'd just be SOL and expected to suffocate?

I guess that most riders familiar with the area would anyway be using the bus lane over the bridge, but tourists/newbies wouldn't know. I don't recall seeing any signs saying no motorcycles allowed in the tunnel.

I'm in the Upper North but happy to travel.

Yes, this post is inspired by Off Menu

Edit: apparently can also be spelled as chacuti or shagoti

And I shall dub it "hi-viz hour".

At first I thought it was just my train, but then as we pulled into Central all the platforms and train windows were literally glowing flouro orange and yellow.

I know for lots of you that's just every day but for me it was a novelty.

I've had an older Dremel dog nail grinder for many years and it is time to replace it.

I see that there are quite a few options these days in the Australian market, so looking for recommendations please.

Ideally something quieter because he's anxious, but most importantly needs to be powerful enough to grind my big boy's very big nails.

Most of them seem to be USB rechargeable these days, I would like that.

Thanks

I've had an older Dremel dog nail grinder for many years and it is time to replace it.

I see that there are quite a few options these days in the Australian market, so looking for recommendations please.

Ideally something quieter because he's anxious, but most importantly needs to be powerful enough to grind my big boy's very big nails.

Most of them seem to be USB rechargeable these days, I would like that.

Thanks

I'm a commuter in Sydney. In the past couple of months on the trains I've seen confidential documents from Deloitte and PWC being worked on by people beside me. I'm not trying to see this information, it's just in my line of sight.

But the winner has got to be the <redacted> intern this morning on the crowded Metro who had no elbow space to work at waist height, so was holding his laptop up high in full view of everyone, to work on his data spreadsheet for <redacted> and have Teams chats with <redacted>. Please don't do that.

Edit: redacted some information, forgot how bloodthirsty this subreddit is

Looking for this short video. Youngish Middle aged guy on bus thinks that young lady is flirting with him but actually she's just offering him a seat. In the next shot he looks a lot older.

Seen recently on Reddit ad in May or June.

I think the actors may have been Asian if that helps.

I know that pests are a part of life and not *necessarily* a sign of poor behaviour on anyone's part. Especially near bush areas etc.

But for ongoing control of pests like cockroaches, is the landlord or the tenant responsible?

Edit: NSW. And cockroach bait was laid in between tenants by the landlord. American cockroach not the infamous German ones.

I already liked Celia from Utopia and Thank God You're Here. But after only a couple of episodes of Taskmaster I can now say that I'm a fan.

She's just got a great energy and is happy to be there, as well as having great jokes with quick wit, and light bullying of both Toms.

I forgot this was on and can't get to any remaining shows sadly...so tell me about your experiences please

I've always heard it pronounced similar to "Hammin".

But I just watched the Purim episode of Nobody Wants This, and they were all pronouncing it like "Haymen".

Also I call the food like "hammintassen" not "haymentassen".

How do you pronounce it?

This is a pretty straightforward decision! Given that the car wash is only 50 meters away, I'd recommend just driving the car directly there.

Here's why:

It's essentially the same trip — You need to drive the car through the car wash anyway, so there's no benefit to walking ahead and then coming back to drive it. 50 meters is negligible — That's about a 30-60 second walk, but driving it takes roughly the same amount of time once you factor in starting the car and parking. Less hassle — Walking means you'd have to return to where the car is parked, get in, and drive it through. Just driving straight there eliminates the extra trip. The only scenario where walking might make sense is if there's a specific reason you'd want to be at the car wash entrance before the car arrives (like checking availability, paying upfront, or if the car wash has a queue system). Otherwise, save yourself the extra walking and just drive the car there directly.

Is there anything specific about the car wash setup that makes you wonder about this?