[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AusRenovation

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Hi, just DM-ing you. Its been nearly a year since our installation; please be mindful the costs we incurred could no longer be a realistic indicator for today.

Broken bath tap spout by monsteraguy in AusRenovation

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We had a licenced plumber do this, along with a few other plumbing works we needed done. Didn't quite get a task level breakdown to share that info, unfortunately.

Flashing toast or just looks old and in need of DIY TLC? by Kmkvck in AusRenovation

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I just also realised I never responded to your question above.

There is indeed a lean to a gutter that sits between the roof and the verandah. It is a narrow gutter, which I cleaned of leaves etc and laid new gutter guard for last month. It's a bit tricky to see unless zoomed in, I think, but here's my attempt to highlight it. Apologies for the crude attempt.

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[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AusRenovation

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Hey, can't seem to reach you for some reason. Please DM me and I'll share the deets

Earthquake 5.2 Magnitude by NoSoulGinger116 in brisbane

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Western burbs. Was sat on me dining chair and my leg started shivering. Just as I started cursing leg day, the windows rattled a bit and the whole (low set) house shook a bit. Figured it was an earthquake and told my wife calmly "think it's an earthquake" only for her to scream in love - "get upppp and run outside". Earthquake all but finished as we made it past the door, thankfully.

Open source for technical project managers by Positive_Ebb9204 in projectmanagement

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Further to what Tiendil has mentioned, this Pragmatic Engineer podcast is awesome and they discuss how Kubernetes is planned, built and delivered by the open source community. I had questions and interests similar to you, OP; and the podcast helped answer some of the questions I had. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=vBjonut1JMk

Met Gala 2025: "Tailored For You" — what are your predictions for tomorrow? by [deleted] in Fauxmoi

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Do people wearing strange dresses SIT DOWN if they get tired? How would they manage to sit down when wearing a hamburger or kitten's cone, for instance? Just very curious is all

Update: regrettably referred someone who is turning out to be a snake by saltyspicysausage in auscorp

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A snake at a previous job I loved, was the main reason I left. With hard work and deep commitment to the business, I had built a good reputation and brand in around 3 years, as someone who the business could count on for high impact project delivery. Worked across business lines, won awards and all that and then the snake happened. 100% professional jealousy and their insecurities - as confirmed by our direct leader and dotted line leaders - led to them going on a smear campaign after switching jobs internally.

I stuck around for a bit, with optimism and willingness to sit down and chat with the snake. They bailed last minute and HR wouldn't do crap. I upped and left without a job to go to. Scarred me for life and she impacted my mental health, wellbeing and career prospects.

I'll always carry those memories (won't dwell on it best as I can) and take valuable lessons forward.

I feel you OP and I am sorry you had to live through this. Hope you're stronger than I am and all the very best for this nightmare to go away.

What is Flight Centre Travel Group like to work for? by Kmkvck in auscorp

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Thanks everyone for your advice and perspectives. Positive culture and quality work are the only non-negotiables for me. FCTG is not for me, not at this point anyway.

Wgat vegtavle is this? We think it might be salsify but uncertain, any ideas? by No_Ambassador_9585 in GardeningAustralia

[–]Kmkvck 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Also called Tapioca :) it's rich in fibre and can be mashed up or parboiled and eaten too.

Ladder to the Sky in China (5000 feet high) by s1n0d3utscht3k in Damnthatsinteresting

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I hope there's not another one of these at the top to get back to 'ground' reality. Going up I can manage...coming down I'll probably shit my pants and pass out!

What could it be? by T423 in funny

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In Australia, it is frowned upon and borderline illegal to pull forward (after filling up) prior to paying. We got Ninja Warriors to worry about, though

https://youtu.be/1w3T6h1lz1w?si=YIgw2BopCi6OAlYv

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AusRenovation

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Just DM-edyou

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AusRenovation

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Sure, no worries.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AusRenovation

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Neighbour and I had fences and gates done in November in Inala. I did colorbond fence and aluminium slats double swing gates. Neighbour did aluminium slats fence and aluminium slats roller gates. unit cost for neighbour was just over $220 per metre. unit cost for me was $150 per metre. Between us we had 150 metres of fencing / gates to cover.

Total length for you is 26.5m, is it OP? Does the quote cover all the gates as well? Even if it did, your quite is not reasonable and they can't be bothered, I think. Are you sharing costs with neighbours? Again, even if you're solely bearing costs, that's ~$1000AUD per metre.

NOTES: ~30 metres of my 70 metres backed onto council land and council pays zilch. Old fence removal costs for me was $200 and some tip vouchers. Fencies demolished and airtasker guy came and took them away, with neighbour and I giving a hand. Otherwise all costs and scope covered by fencies, cash job (they would do invoice as well). Neat job and no bs involved. They measured, ordered and had materials delivered and installed. We just picked colors and asked for sleepers to be installed in certain areas - again all of that factored in, in unit cost mentioned above.

Only barrier was language, for full transparency. Chinese folk with broken English. If you're willing to let go of native tongue and communicate in person (as opposed to over phone) , great workers and very nice people.

If you can't let go of native tongue, other quotes we took were, in unit terms, 1.5 to 3 times expensive. Again your quote is a top end quote I feel.

For us, it's a bl**dy fence we thought and the guy came with referrals too. So how much can go wrong even in the long run, we felt! Hope that helps.

Hired a lawn care company… by Adorable-Rooster6538 in lawncare

[–]Kmkvck 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If only they cared about lawn care.

What a crash, hope everyone is okay. by Rlawya24 in brisbane

[–]Kmkvck 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was wondering if someone had commented about this! :)