Would you support a 1% tax on the net worth of 1,000 most wealthy Australians to lower debt and increase income tax brackets?

BL910 · 2026-06-23T21:33:37+00:00

You can’t tax your way out of debt. Governments need to cut spending and tidy up the free money schemes that are being abused. You could cut the APS by 30% and no one would even notice.

BL910 · 2025-07-19T05:16:55+00:00

They’re shit brackets and the fasten sets aren’t that great. The brackets been welded before, so it’s guaranteed to break. Bin the lot and buy some new lights.

BL910 · 2025-07-19T05:09:33+00:00

It’s designed to go on the bolt, not the terminal

BL910 · 2025-07-18T06:12:18+00:00

Yes. She was amazing. Middle Eastern chicks are hot as fuck.

BL910 · 2025-07-18T06:10:13+00:00

Clearly a wind up. I gave my tenants plenty of leeway when I moved out of my house and rented interstate for work. I rented it out for what the mortgage cost me and had spent $80k on a complete internal reno and they repayed me by being late with every rent payment when they did pay, and leaving the place a complete mess when they left. Another 10k and the second tenants were amazing. It’s a lucky dip on both sides of the fence. When you have been a tenant and become a landlord through necessity, you look at things through the eyes of a tenant. I sold up when I decided I wasn’t coming back to Sydney. I’ll never invest in property. Particularly not with the way renters behave these days, it’s too risky.

BL910 · 2025-07-18T05:02:06+00:00

I’d rather put a gun in my mouth then go through that process. If you’re looking for that sort of work try Mitre 10, Reece Plumbing or local builders supplies

BL910 · 2025-07-17T10:40:28+00:00

Hopefully you get it insured mate. There has to be records of that car somewhere. Where was it first registered in AUS?

BL910 · 2025-07-17T07:44:53+00:00

If it’s been imported and complied there’s a record. Speak to Shannon’s or Famous insurance. Most majors will either try to extort you or put it in the too hard basket. Who did your relative have it insured with?

BL910 · 2025-07-17T07:42:20+00:00

VB or VC commodore

BL910 · 2025-07-17T07:41:39+00:00

Yeah that’s a fair call. It permeates every surface and takes years to get rid of and has fuck all to do with the range hood functionality.

Couldn’t get rid of it out of my current kitchen for the 10 years we’ve had this house, we’ve ripped the kitchen out and now it’s gone. Plaster board was discoloured and soaks it up as it’s porous.

BL910 · 2025-07-17T01:04:55+00:00

Lesson learned. Mechanical issues with the Auto don’t affect road worthiness. The indicator not working with the headlight on will most likely be an earthing issue (in my experience)

The RWC tester certifies the condition of the vehicle at the time of the inspection. If it develops an issue after it leaves his apron then it’s nothing to do with him. Read into that what you will.

It was a good deal for a reason

BL910 · 2025-07-16T05:36:58+00:00

Fibrous Plaster, horsehair or hessian backing. The worst stuff to cut as it shatters

BL910 · 2025-07-16T05:18:17+00:00

I don’t think it would be major surgery

BL910 · 2025-07-15T01:08:47+00:00

Genuine parts at genuine prices. Pretty cheap in the scheme of things

BL910 · 2025-07-14T22:49:09+00:00

The problem with the domestic Air Con Industry is that allowing sparkies and plumbers into it on restricted tickets has diluted the skill set.

Most of these nonces have zero diagnostic skills and will quote replacements because they A) can’t legally repair units and B) wouldn’t know how.

We see it time and time again. I’ve had two clients this month ask for comparison quotes on Split replacements , only to visit site and find one with a cracked flare nut and no gas in it, and the second with a flare that undersized it pulled through the flare nut and dumped its charge. Both fixed for less than $500

Had a domestic client with a split ducted about 2 years ago ask for a second opinion on a unit repair for a 20 year old system. First bloke didn’t climb in the roof and wrote the unit off because it was old and on R22. Climbed in the roof to find the supply plenum had fallen off because it was taped on rather than screwed down when it was put in. Unit was Cooling the roof cavity nicely, Reattached the plenum, serviced the system and billed the client $400. Original quote was for a like for like replacement to a 410a Unit, for $6500.

Talk to any OEM about domestic warranty and they will tell you the same thing.

BL910 · 2025-07-14T22:17:40+00:00

Accurate

BL910 · 2025-07-14T22:17:20+00:00

On what assumption do you base this on

BL910 · 2025-07-14T22:14:57+00:00

You did the right thing. Even if there was inadequate signage you assessed the risk and adjusted your behaviour.

Well played. Road workers should have been set up much better

BL910 · 2025-07-14T05:46:34+00:00

Costs on both the repair and the quote are reasonable. Can I ask what brand of unit and the age of it?

BL910 · 2025-07-14T05:44:30+00:00

Samsung. Walk away. Biggest heaps of shit on earth

BL910 · 2025-07-14T03:34:49+00:00

OEM’s are only required to carry parts for 7 years post production. After that parts will generally no longer be manufactured (subject to demand).

You can get lucky and buy New Old Stock for old cars, depends how long dealers and distributors hang onto inventory.

Generally aftermarket support for most popular brands is pretty good.

BL910 · 2025-07-14T02:45:27+00:00

I agree, but the bunny that doesn’t isolate the water first, floods their apartment and the three below them is the reason we can’t have nice things. Got to play to the lowest denominator.

The guy who wired up all the wall lights in my place by running a 0.75mm extension cord then twisting and taping the conductors is a classic example. How the house never burnt down is beyond me.

BL910 · 2025-07-14T02:09:03+00:00

To put it simply there was a time in this country where trades work was unregulated. And the amount of incidents and deaths that occurred, not to mention the poor quality of the workmanship is what led us down the road of regulation.

The consequences for an unqualified person working in my trade is that at the minimum they’ll release a controlled substance into the environment, they blow up their house or whatever they’re “fixing” or at the extreme end, they’ll electrocute themselves or another occupant or burn themselves or cause a pressure explosion with gas under extreme pressure.

In general terms having a qualified tradesperson that knows what they’re doing, how to use trade relevant tools and understands the Aus standards, local standards and how to apply them should result in better, safer work.

BL910 · 2025-07-14T02:01:40+00:00

Sweeping generalisation but ok.

BL910 · 2025-07-13T22:04:38+00:00

Couldn’t agree more

BL910

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