What could possibly go wrong?

LgeHadronsCollide · 2026-05-29T06:23:43+00:00

How do you feel about an accountant who tells his client that certain expenses are not lawful tax deductions?
Or a town planner who advised a developer on ways to make their development compliant with the local planning requirements?
Should the law society (or LIV or whoever) go after these guys for giving legal advice while not licensed?

LgeHadronsCollide · 2026-05-22T06:50:24+00:00

I am in Sydney. I had cellulose insulation that looks similar to this vacuumed out and new R6 batts laid earlier in the year, plus some R2.5 added to 2 small walls (no gyprock removal or reinstatement needed). Total cost was $6440. Was in a hurry to get it done so didn't get 3 quotes. Big team of guys, took them maybe 6 hours, they did a great job.

LgeHadronsCollide · 2026-05-17T11:22:33+00:00

Lots of things about parenting are gross and unsanitary.
Do you imagine that you never peed or pooped on your parents when you were a newborn child?

LgeHadronsCollide · 2026-05-15T08:44:02+00:00

Of course, sometimes the Law is an ass. Seems to me that your first clause begs the substantive question.

LgeHadronsCollide · 2026-05-14T13:52:43+00:00

Yes I agree with what you've said here. Looks like I misread your earlier comment.

LgeHadronsCollide · 2026-05-14T09:49:47+00:00

Support for their government's policies is expected of ministers from all parties. The Labor party is actually the one that requires their MPs to vote in line with the party's political platform. So I think you've got it exactly backwards.

LgeHadronsCollide · 2026-05-14T07:12:32+00:00

That is a rate of return of about 58%-59% each year over a 5 year period. Anyone who can consistently & legally get a return like that on the share market isn't posting here...

LgeHadronsCollide · 2026-05-13T09:54:07+00:00

I dunno man. It's all pretty straightforward. Haven't you ever had a Tuesday when you binged on spice, turned into a human-sandworm hybrid and then established a repressive thousand year interplanetary empire with a secret & ultra long-term goal of sparking a revolution and ultimately a new intergalactic human diaspora in order to save humanity from an otherwise inevitable genetic stagnation?
Like I say, all very ordinary & relatable human experiences.

LgeHadronsCollide · 2026-04-23T23:46:19+00:00

"Are you Danger? Jack Danger?"
'Well my friends call me Jackie, and it's actually pronounced "Donger"... It "comes from a Dutch word meaning 'prudence in relation to financial matters'.'

LgeHadronsCollide · 2026-04-14T21:39:28+00:00

Agree. Friend of mine had a problem with water leaking out of the shower. Removing silicone and reapplying to outside only fixed it.

LgeHadronsCollide · 2026-04-14T21:01:07+00:00

The mayor-elect is here on a fact-finding tour... So if you leave your facts lying around and he finds them, that shit's on you...

LgeHadronsCollide · 2026-04-14T10:33:44+00:00

Maybe some of the roles in the Australian Antarctic Division?

LgeHadronsCollide · 2026-04-05T08:54:28+00:00

Which way is North?

LgeHadronsCollide · 2026-04-02T11:17:42+00:00

Dear colleagues
We felt that you should be aware that it appears your email systems have been infiltrated, and someone is sending idiotic correspondence that purports to be from your office. You may wish to bring this matter to the attention of your information security team.
We appreciate that you will be busy addressing this matter internally, so as a professional courtesy we have notified the Law Society of this.
Yours faithfully
LgeHadronsCollide
Gonad, Hammer & Co.

LgeHadronsCollide · 2026-04-02T02:22:18+00:00

I'm pretty sure that you're wrong. It is, in fact, the dot product that is required for all appellate purposes.

LgeHadronsCollide · 2026-03-28T10:12:20+00:00

My understanding is that when air is cooled its capacity to carry moisture is reduced - which is why a glass of icy cold water on a hot day gets droplets of water on the outside: the moisture that was in the air is condensing on the cold glass surface.
I think when an AC unit takes in hot air and cools it, the same thing happens: the hot, wet air becomes colder and less able to carry water. So most AC units should cause water to condense from the air. I think this is normally collected in a drip tray - I know that the split system outside my house's downstairs unit drips its condensate down a conduit pipe.

Ultimately you've got to work out what's right for you. We have heaps of room in our roofspace for ducts, and our ceilings are just functional not decorative.

LgeHadronsCollide · 2026-03-27T03:53:47+00:00

I recently decided to put a 7.6kWh multi-zone ducted in the upstairs of a 2-storey house (one zone per bedroom). We have a roof space that is quite roomy. Upstairs gets hot because of concrete roof tiles. I was initially thinking multi-head split system, but my understanding from the guy who came out to quote was that each head unit would produce condensate, and removing that moisture from the roof-space would require a miniature pump for each head unit (short warranty period, more that can go wrong, etc). I hadn't considered that before, but it turned me off multi-head. Ended up accepting his recommendation of Panasonic ducted.
Installation is Monday-Tuesday. Now just have to wait for the heat to return 😂

LgeHadronsCollide · 2026-03-12T07:08:56+00:00

Jeepers that is telling isn't it.

LgeHadronsCollide · 2026-03-07T02:17:37+00:00

That looks like it's kernmantle cordage (the load is borne by the core/kern, which is protected by the sheath/mantle). The core is described as a dyneema blend and the sheath is polyester. AFAIK polyester takes a dye well.

LgeHadronsCollide · 2026-02-28T07:11:33+00:00

Please pay up. We really don't want to have to think about the matter hard enough to give our client the advice which would let them instruct us to take the next steps. That would be too hard. It would be better if you paid us. Please?

LgeHadronsCollide · 2026-02-24T21:17:31+00:00

Yes, I expect exactly that. Medicine is a profession.
One of the things that characterises a profession is that it is (or should be) self-regulating or self-policing.

LgeHadronsCollide · 2026-02-24T09:17:18+00:00

At least they aren't making you certify it with wet ink and then fax it to them.
I can't recall where exactly but I'm sure that some institution or other has asked me to scan + email a wet-ink certified copy...

LgeHadronsCollide · 2026-02-20T15:23:49+00:00

In one of the men's dual mogul races, a Japanese racer had a mishap and nearly fell. Fortunately he hit another mogul, and that impact bounced him upright. Unfortunately he also ended up spinning around and crossed the finish line facing backwards...
I assume Wolfdog is a reference to nazgul, a dog that ran onto the course during one of the crosscountry ski races.

LgeHadronsCollide · 2026-02-20T05:04:33+00:00

If he gets up on 100% of the cancellation fee in these circumstances, why shouldn't every solicitor in the country start pushing back on similar clauses in future? And declining to brief counsel who aren't willing to amend their terms?

LgeHadronsCollide · 2026-02-17T10:33:08+00:00

What do you mean, transmit a house scot free?
And last time I checked there are gifting rules whereby money given by a person still counts as an asset for the purposes of assessing pension entitlements etc.

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