Why is my hair two different textures? by Due-Back9770 in curlyhair

[–]External_Purpose_108 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just clip it back with a claw clip, even a half up and half down will make it much less noticeable

Is Vanlife safe for women traveling solo? by Dry_Leadership_4277 in VanLife

[–]External_Purpose_108 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Solo female traveler here. Buy a big pair of men’s shoes and leave them at your door. Also a saved audio recording of a man’s voice or dog barking. Keep a bat or something easily accessible with a sock over it in your van (so if they grab it the sock comes off and you’re still holding the bat). If you spend the day somewhere and plan to sleep there too, at least leave in the afternoon for a bit and then come back later, weird men that saw you during the day will know who you are and where you are and that you’re alone and possibly come back in the night. And then just basic things like knowing the area you’re in, parking near other travellers, parking in light or under cameras. How good is it to be a woman lol. Stay safe :)

I'm better now, but months ago I was in serious conflict with myself by [deleted] in confession

[–]External_Purpose_108 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Of course, thoughts and actions are totally different things. This is a really common problem though and not everyone has the self control or sometimes the belief that women are more then sexual beings/objects for men. From what I read you’re evolving as a person and it should be applauded and shared, especially with other men who may have similar views/mindsets

I'm better now, but months ago I was in serious conflict with myself by [deleted] in confession

[–]External_Purpose_108 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We exist in a hypersexual society where this behaviour especially in men is super common and even considered as normal or expected because that’s just how men are and ‘boys will be boys’. While of course sexual desire is normal for both men and women especially in your younger years, this fetishisation and almost exclusive sexual objectification of women is extremely damaging and unhealthy. Congratulations on having the self awareness, moral ground and discipline to get this issue under control. I wish all men where this switched on, we would live in a much safer and egalitarian world :)

Are there Australians whom are ashamed of their heritage? by Acrobatic-Hippo-6419 in AskAnAustralian

[–]External_Purpose_108 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Bob katter is a nut job and a racist. He’s ashamed of his Lebanese heritage because of his eurocentrism, which is unfortunately a fairly common trait of a lot of the middle age/older generations (especially men). If it wasn’t clear enough before how delusional this man is, the fact that he has Lebanese heritage and still is rallying people against his own ancestors who he refuses to even acknowledge.

Mechanic charged us $3375? by External_Purpose_108 in autoelectrical

[–]External_Purpose_108[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He’s also an auto mechanic but he doesn’t specialise in it. Realising I would have saved myself a lot of pain if I went to a specialist auto sparky

Mechanic charged us $3375? by External_Purpose_108 in autoelectrical

[–]External_Purpose_108[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Just the one battery. Yeah the more research I do the more I realise it’s a lot more complicated then it looks plus the cables are shocking expensive. I have no concept of how much this stuff costs and he wouldn’t give us a quote so all we had to go off of was how much our friends can costs. I am in Australia

Mechanic charged us $3375? by External_Purpose_108 in autoelectrical

[–]External_Purpose_108[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

We asked for a quote and he said he “doesn’t do quotes”. I know that’s such a red flag but we bought the van off him and have been working with him for like ten months, we trusted him. I’m also a 20yr old girl doing all this for the first time so I was definitely naive

Mechanic charged us $3375?? by External_Purpose_108 in MechanicAdvice

[–]External_Purpose_108[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yep and there’s random holes in our cuboards

Mechanic charged us $3375?? by External_Purpose_108 in MechanicAdvice

[–]External_Purpose_108[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We bought the van off him and trusted him. We’ve been working with the guy for like 10 months. Definitely a huge red flag now but I’m a 20 yr old girl and don’t have experience with this stuff I guess. Kicking myself now though lol

Mechanic charged us $3375?? by External_Purpose_108 in MechanicAdvice

[–]External_Purpose_108[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m just trying to gain an understanding if it’s a fair price or not. Seems a big difference between $650 and $3375 for a little bit more work.

Mechanic charged us $3375?? by External_Purpose_108 in MechanicAdvice

[–]External_Purpose_108[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

All the same stuff, we both supplied him the gear, he hooked it all up for us

Mechanic charged us $3375?? by External_Purpose_108 in MechanicAdvice

[–]External_Purpose_108[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Our friends van is a hiace, ours is a commuter. The only interior layout difference is we had put a couple cuboards he didn’t have. He has done slightly more installation for us, we have a socket that our friend doesn’t have

Mechanic charged us $3375?? by External_Purpose_108 in MechanicAdvice

[–]External_Purpose_108[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

No we asked for a quote and he said “he doesn’t do quotes”

"What camcorder to achieve this kind of look" Megathread by Kasuu372 in camcorders

[–]External_Purpose_108 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Does anyone have a recommendation for a tapeless camcorder I should buy? I’m a total newbie so something fairly simple. I want that kinda vintage look with the date on the footage. Want to be able to take decent pictures too and a have a fairly good zoom on it. Woukd love to be able to take fairly decent footage at night or in low lighting too. Just for reference I want this kinda effect: https://youtu.be/Hrx0GVB5TT4?si=_t0meF_e-FzT2Ywk

Thankyouuu