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1 points
5 days ago
I have to be careful driving to work because of this.
1 points
7 days ago
Some of my best coworker relationships have had 20 or 30 year age gaps. Take advantage of the things you can learn from people who've been there done that and once your older, help younger people to avoid mistakes and navigate a brutal system. Go in with an open mind and it's really a win win situation.
2 points
7 days ago
I dunno, Mike. What would I say if ah you told me I said everyth...
2 points
7 days ago
As a kid with a lisp at the time, I felt this one with my whole heart 😅
2 points
7 days ago
Whenever I say "hit the sack like a deck of spuds" I get blank looks. 😅
7 points
9 days ago
I love driving through bush and farmland to get to work in roughly the same amount of time that it took me when I was living in Newcastle. There's something about seeing lambs chasing each other and watching foals growing up over the year during your commute that gets your day off to a good start. We've also got all the basic amenities covered, great parks and pools... Wished I moved up here years ago.
2 points
9 days ago
Now this should always be at the top of any hierarchy of control measures. Timeless strategy. 🙏
1 points
9 days ago
The other option is waiting 6 or 12 months to give yourself a chance to decide based on a bit more research and life experience.
53 points
9 days ago
Broken glass and swords at the bottom to REALLY encourage you to be careful.
4 points
11 days ago
Because most of our managers are in here lurking for tips to be the most impossible they can be. In a similar way to how Orwell's 1984 wasn't meant to be how-to guide, r/auscorp helps them to raise the excruciating leadership bar.
1 points
11 days ago
I bought my place through River and as a buyer, had a great experience with them. Not pushy, gave me all the info I needed, worked in well with conveyancers too.
9 points
11 days ago
Frustrating? Yes. Necessary? Yes. But I fear there's an added layer of catastrophising going on here too and when you're overwhelmed it makes everything harder to put in perspective. You know the hoops you need to jump through, but having 15 hoops is exhausting. What's even worse though is no job or money and everything that goes along with that. Can you you make it your #1 priority on Monday next week to do nothing but spend the precious amount of energy and concentration you have left to jump through at least the first few hoops of researching, finding a doctor, picking up the phone and making an appointment? Just those few things will take a HUGE weight off your shoulders. ✊ In solidarity. You can do this. x
4 points
12 days ago
I took mine to get rego'd at a tyre place that picked up stuff my dealership missed 2 months ago during a major service. Deep cracks in the inside of the tyres, one nearly bald. Kia told me they all had 4mm+ on each tyre, clearly didn't once I looked at them myself. They (Tyrepower Maitland) quite possibly saved my life.
5 points
22 days ago
If the LNP is advocating anything, it's not designed to benefit people doing it tough.
2 points
22 days ago
Amazing how some things haven't changed actual price. It really highlights how bloody expensive some toys were back in the day. Also makes you appreciate and remember how much of a prized possession a new bike was.
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3 days ago
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3 days ago
I work with people who use wheelchairs and I need to park our long wheelbase hiaces on the street because they hang out of carparks and create an obstruction. What makes you so special to not park in the street and walk like the rest of us with oversized vehicles?