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Old 01-14-2007, 05:13 PM
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but fishing is so much fun! (cept your fingers end up smelly)
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Originally Posted by Tim Tam
but fishing is so much fun! (cept your fingers end up smelly)
If it's so much fun for you, I'm sure you can go right ahead and fish the day away!

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Although I usually detest modern re-workings of Shakespeare, I caught a great version of Much Ado About Nothing on Aunty last night. Apparently, there's 3 more to come (the Taming of the Shrew next week). Well worth it if you like a good yarn, well acted.

Last night's title is also a good description of what's been going on in this forum today.
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This whole thread is a crackup ... I haven't watched Much Ado About Nothing because I'm hardly ever home at that time ... would you recommend it though?
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... I haven't watched Much Ado About Nothing because I'm hardly ever home at that time ... would you recommend it though?
I would. Damian Lewis is always worth watching (he was brilliant in the Forsyte Saga) and he's well matched on this occasion by his leading lady. Even Billie Piper is a surprise.

Mind you, the cast changes for each production, so I can't speak for the next three yet.
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Cool, may check out the ABC shop to see if I can get a copy of it ...

... if not, I'm sure I can find a torrent file
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Well it finally happened. I've heard about problems with breaking the lid on the centre console, and have always been very careful to avoid that. Put the car in for it's 20k service yesterday, and it came back with a floppy lid! Not impressed Jan.
Old 01-18-2007, 04:59 PM
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would you like a tissue TT?

signing up for the tissue box GB?
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Originally Posted by Tim Tam
Well it finally happened. I've heard about problems with breaking the lid on the centre console, and have always been very careful to avoid that. Put the car in for it's 20k service yesterday, and it came back with a floppy lid! Not impressed Jan.
You still under warranty Tim? They fixed mine no questions asked some time ago.

I'm careful with it too. Don't lean on it and don't permit my passengers to lean on it. It's a very flimsy design though.
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I'm so sick of getting this message:

"There seems to have been a slight problem with the database.
Please try again by pressing the refresh button in your browser.

An E-Mail has been dispatched to our Technical Staff, who you can also contact if the problem persists.

We apologise for any inconvenience."


Anybody else copping that? I'm getting it about 3-4 times a day.
Old 01-18-2007, 11:29 PM
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Originally Posted by Revolver
You still under warranty Tim? They fixed mine no questions asked some time ago.
same, no questions asked.


Originally Posted by Revolver
I'm so sick of getting this message:

"There seems to have been a slight problem with the database.
Please try again by pressing the refresh button in your browser.

An E-Mail has been dispatched to our Technical Staff, who you can also contact if the problem persists.

We apologise for any inconvenience."


Anybody else copping that? I'm getting it about 3-4 times a day.
i did get it a few times... now i just copy what i have posted before i submit reply....
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Originally Posted by EZZY
i did get it a few times... now i just copy what i have posted before i submit reply....
Hitting your back button will usually get you back to the reply box with your reply still in it.
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Originally Posted by Revolver
Hitting your back button will usually get you back to the reply box with your reply still in it.
only sometimes...
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Originally Posted by Revolver
You still under warranty Tim? They fixed mine no questions asked some time ago.
Yep, still warranty. Not that that should be an issue considering they broke it!!! Still waiting to hear back from them, I bet I never get a call and have to pester them more.
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Originally Posted by Tim Tam
Yep, still warranty. Not that that should be an issue considering they broke it!!! Still waiting to hear back from them, I bet I never get a call and have to pester them more.
Well, exactly ... they broke it, they bought it right?

Where did it break though? Is it the sliding bit?
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Underneath the lid, there are tiny little tabs that sit in the track and hold the lid in place. Not a real good design.
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Originally Posted by Tim Tam
Underneath the lid, there are tiny little tabs that sit in the track and hold the lid in place. Not a real good design.
Yep, that's what broke on mine.
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Originally Posted by EZZY
only sometimes...
Yep, had my first experience this morning with the thing eating my reply without spitting it back out again. Very frustrating.

Mods, is there a fix in the works for this recurring problem? It's happening reasonably regularly these days (at least to me).
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Originally Posted by Revolver
Yep, had my first experience this morning with the thing eating my reply without spitting it back out again. Very frustrating.

Mods, is there a fix in the works for this recurring problem? It's happening reasonably regularly these days (at least to me).
I'd guess it was a bandwidth problem as it only happens at certain times of day (probably when too many people are posting at once).

Do a "shft+ins/ctrl+c" on your posts before you post them Justin Case
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For those who haven't seen it, here's a link to footage of the Hamster's dragster crash last year:

http://media.smh.com.au/?rid=25308&s...=smh.com.au%2F
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Hey there all.....been in sunny QLD for a week or so.....did ya miss me?

We went all over the place and managed to make our little hire Hyundai Getz literally fly in a couple of places...not to mention find the revv limiter in 1st 2nd and 3rd and it wasn't even red!
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Yes, we've missed you Julia.

Glad to hear your hire car was used as it deserved. Nothing's faster in my experience.
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Originally Posted by Revolver
Yes, we've missed you Julia.

Glad to hear your hire car was used as it deserved. Nothing's faster in my experience.

Thanks for that We also got to drive a $90k Alfa Brera...so sexy on the road but didn't get out of 2nd gear around the city!!! Geared so tall....not a punchy engine at all.....chasis is nicer than the 8 though I am sad to say....hit the limiter in this one and wasn't even trying...god knows what the top speed is!!!

Looks like it's been busy on here....great to see.....
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Originally Posted by Rotor Convert
We also got to drive a $90k Alfa Brera...so sexy on the road but didn't get out of 2nd gear around the city!!! Geared so tall....not a punchy engine at all.....chasis is nicer than the 8 though I am sad to say....hit the limiter in this one and wasn't even trying...god knows what the top speed is!!!
The current Motor issue has a comparo between the Brera, V6 TT, 3.0 BMW Z4 coupe and the base Cayman. The Brera comes last. Although they say the chassis is good fun, it's too gutless, too heavy and overpriced to buggery. They also pointed out a number of interesting design flaws.

Strictly for Alfa tragics only IMHO.

The TT and the Cayman shared top honours for different reasons. Not a bad read - most of it made sense from my understanding of what these cars can do.
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Just paid rego again.

2 years of ownership, and 12500km on the clock. And it's my daily driver too.

I need to get out of the office more...


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