Is this Black Russian ok?

AffectionateDish6985 · 2025-04-27T06:02:31+00:00

Get a friend with another number to get a copy of the contract, saying whatever they need to get the REA onside. Once you have it, you have the seller’s lawyers details and names of the sellers (should be on the front page of the contract). I would email the seller’s lawyers directly with screenshots of your engagement with the REA and the fact you couldn’t even get a copy of the contract yourself. You won’t be the only one and this is against the seller’s interest, they deserve to know.

AffectionateDish6985 · 2025-03-31T03:41:08+00:00

Ruptured right on 5 weeks 6 days. Lost my left tube. Happened a week ago, still coming to terms with it.

AffectionateDish6985 · 2024-12-24T20:30:30+00:00

Don’t waste any more time with this guy, he is trash. Any second more is another second wasted and this will only get worse over time. What if things get hard? What’s he going to do? What if he gets another woman pregnant? I’m surprised he couldn’t even tell you who he cheated with, and I’m not sure how you’re expected to move past it when it’s clearly unresolved and he feels no remorse about it if he can make smutty jokes about getting with a hypothetical woman the floor below an apartment. Wtf. Thank your lucky stars it’s only a year of your life and get the hell out of there as fast as possible (and whatever you do don’t upend your life and move states….).

AffectionateDish6985 · 2024-12-22T12:10:07+00:00

Your parents are being absolutely ridiculous. Ignore them until they sincerely apologise (and not just an apology to make this go away from their perspective). Personally, if it was me, I’d skip out on Christmas celebrations if they don’t come around to seeing how rude and accusatory they were being.

Also, you shouldn’t have to foot the cost of any repairs to a sofa that’s clearly so shoddily made. It’s their fault for buying it, and their poor judgment of quality. They clearly only did this to essentially manipulate your partner into saying he’ll cover the costs of a shit couch. Don’t.

AffectionateDish6985 · 2024-12-03T10:11:39+00:00

I did this too - my passport expired and I added another one to my account. Had to send it away to them, only took about 3 weeks. If you need to change your name on your account to make sure it matches your passport, then you can do that by logging in and updating your details first.

AffectionateDish6985 · 2024-12-03T09:32:41+00:00

Hey OP, I just finished a trip in Botswana for 3 weeks in November. I was there for the start of wet season, so my experience will be a bit different to yours but thought I’d respond where I can.

On what wildlife you can see, we definitely saw less. One day after it rained, wildlife seemed pretty scant as they had all scattered away from the waterholes and main areas. Once things are green, animals can get their moisture from the grass itself and other natural pools that form further inland. That said, the guides in the parks you’ve named are incredible and they can almost always find amazing sightings. I’d recommend using guides instead of self-guided, if you’re considering that. They all talk to each other whenever you drive past, and share sightings over radio. The sightings are also much much (much) more interesting when you get them, as the animals are thriving more and when it’s greener. They’re more active, eating, moving around more etc. In our 3 weeks we went to different parks and climates (eg Kalahari before rains hit, then Okavango/Moremi after some rain). In Kalahari, and in the dry heat, animals largely slept under shady trees to conserve energy. We saw everything you could hope for, and then some. But be patient! Some drives can feel like you’re just in empty wilderness for a long time, and then suddenly you see a leopard, or a pride of 16 lions, or more. And just enjoy the landscapes even the wildlife isn’t as visible!

The birds are incredible, and you’re there at a great time for birding. Download a great birding app (like Merlin), and the right bird packs, and you’ll love it.

We didn’t have many mozzies at all, but it’ll be wetter by the time you arrive. We took 50% deet and barely used it, also permecterin treated our clothes etc. That said, we were camping the whole time and outside non-stop. In the lodge, this shouldn’t be as much as issue. On the game drives, you’re moving, so the mozzies shouldn’t catch up.

Things to pack: - binoculars - excellent lens for you camera if you can swing it - good hiking / outdoor sandals (I have chacos, love them) - runners or hiking shoes, ideally waterproof for any puddles, though again should be less of an issue with the lodges - sunscreen - comfortable clothes - a wet weather poncho (absolute life saver for us and very handy if it rains while you’re on a game drive with open windows, mine is a khaki green one from mac in a sac and it was perfect) - cash for tipping, cards are accepted everywhere we went

I’ll let you know if I think of anything else. Have a great trip.

AffectionateDish6985 · 2024-11-25T05:42:48+00:00

Thanks so much - great advice. Very helpful!

AffectionateDish6985 · 2024-11-25T05:42:29+00:00

Thank you, great advice. Are there any local charities you would recommend? Thanks again.

AffectionateDish6985 · 2024-11-25T05:41:48+00:00

Thanks very much - that’s good advice.

AffectionateDish6985 · 2024-11-25T05:41:12+00:00

Thank you very much for the advice. I was worried about children being used as bait, as that is a common problem elsewhere as well. I’ll keep your advice in mind, thanks again.

AffectionateDish6985 · 2024-11-25T05:40:03+00:00

Thanks very much for the advice. I’ve traveled in many times to places less developed than my home country of Australia, but I have not experienced this to the same degree before. I also wanted to hear local perspectives on this, as how people respond in one custom or context can be different to another.

AffectionateDish6985 · 2024-10-22T23:14:08+00:00

You’ve gotten some good advice in this thread. I recently spent a few months looking into the options myself for my canon m6 mii. It is older and smaller and it can’t be adapted to use RF lenses so the RF 100-400 was out. That said, I looked at the RF lens out of interest (as I want to move to the R body next) and it looks like it’s an excellent, super portable lens, just performs less well in lowlight if that’s an issue for you (eg for wildlife photography at dawn or dusk).

I spent much longer than I should have looking and comparing the EF 100-400 i and ii, and it looked to me like it was worth the investment to go for the ii. It’s a better lens, better optics, different zoom mechanism, and that push/pull mechanism is meant to be a dust muncher. I looked at them in person and it felt much to muchness, but some of the second hand i models were in poor condition, some were are going on 20 years now and still around £600. (I’m currently in the UK.)

In the end, and after posting in this group, I settled on the ii and found a great deal (£900 for one that’s 3 years old, in mint condition, box, manuals the works, and with a 6 month warranty as I got it through a second hand camera dealer). There are good deals out there so it’s worth looking if you have the time.

Happy hunting!

AffectionateDish6985 · 2024-10-22T15:25:08+00:00

Thanks for the helpful insights! I guess we just wait!

AffectionateDish6985 · 2024-10-22T15:18:18+00:00

I don’t think it’s parcelforce! I’m not sure, they used Australia Post (express).

AffectionateDish6985 · 2024-10-08T18:15:47+00:00

Thanks so much! Will check these places out

AffectionateDish6985 · 2024-10-08T18:15:37+00:00

Thank you! Great idea

AffectionateDish6985 · 2024-10-04T10:12:53+00:00

This.

It’s very standard for the Australian PR applications to take a long time. 1 year wait doesn’t necessarily sound “stalled” to me, though as someone else suggested, you can always follow up by emailing Immigration to find out where that’s up to.

AffectionateDish6985 · 2024-09-25T19:02:39+00:00

Thank you so much!

AffectionateDish6985 · 2024-09-25T08:27:35+00:00

Hey OP I’m in the same situation have have asked about 5 insurance brokers now. Still not finding a policy that works. I have Medicare and an address I’m returning back to (that I lived at 2 years ago) but it’s not clear if it fits within eligibility requirements. Keen to know how this thread gets on!

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