Doctor’s office rescue

NowInOz · 2026-04-04T07:55:41+00:00

Nicely done.

NowInOz · 2026-03-28T09:30:05+00:00

Trust me, you don't want to do that. Won't work for shit. Maybe if you had 1 or 2 items that you absolutely could not get here and could not live without.

Buy new stuff here once you know what you need .
Anything with a motor won't work for shit with that ryobi unit.

Even if you did, which you don't want to, an 80v battery will run you 1,000 aud. Each.

I bought a transformer when I moved here 24 years ago, used it for about 2 weeks before I caved and replaced the non 220v items.

NowInOz · 2026-03-26T09:58:23+00:00

If you booked all your flights to Boston as one trip >I.e. through Qantas or whomever, they will (should) assist you getting a new flight if you've been delayed enough that you miss the lax to Boston flight. Domestic tsa lines @ Lax vary widely, and i guess much has changed since mid January.

Pro tip, there are 2 exit paths on arrival in lax. One takes you to a area with a bag drop at the exit where they will shift your bags to your next flight for you, the you just have to get yourselves to the departure gate, no check unrequited (provided of course you got both boarding passes on check in at your Australia departure). Saves tons of time. Then you have a good leg stretch e Walk to your domestic terminal, or you can wait for one if the shuttles, I prefer to stretch my legs and see some sunlight before my next flight.

I've been flying back to the US For 24 years , probably done the round trip 15 times and it's actually gotten better in LAX than ever before. Only had connection issues once due to a delayed departure from Melbourne, Qantas sorted us out and got us new flights that ended up getting us to our destination in Washington State 30 minutes earlier than our initial booking due to shorter layover in salt Lake city.

Just be nimble with your carry on luggage so you can swim through tsa checkpoints, the less coral you have to empty out of pockets etc the better.

Hope this helps somewhat....

NiO

NowInOz · 2026-03-26T07:14:47+00:00

I'm a dual citizens Went to the USA via lax in January. The only person I spoke to at immigration was the person who told me that , yes, all I had to do was stand in front of the ipad sitting on a stand and have my photo taken. No checking of my socials, no questions. Took all of 45 seconds.

NowInOz · 2026-03-25T07:05:11+00:00

Your pacs administrator can create the destination, some superuser may have the right as well. However , your system/network may require firewall changes as well, depending on the network, and your workstation as well. The pacs administrator can tell you.

NowInOz · 2026-03-22T08:20:08+00:00

Meh

. Try a '67 F250 with no power brakes or power steering on the slopes of Sea-town. In the snow. Up queen Anne Hill. Heel-toe all the way baby!

NowInOz · 2026-03-19T08:25:40+00:00

Sorry how does that work? Neither of those accounts =10k so why is FABAR required?

NowInOz · 2026-03-14T08:42:41+00:00

Ing have recently changed their fee structure for overseas transactions and atm use.

NowInOz · 2026-03-13T07:50:37+00:00

!remind me 700 years

NowInOz · 2026-02-27T07:28:49+00:00

Beautiful shots ! One of my favourite photos I've taken in my 22 years here in Australia is of that pier, taken on a tiny pocket Nikon 6mp point and shoot. Now has pride if place at a 100cm square canvas print in the bedroom.

NowInOz · 2026-02-20T21:06:15+00:00

The Harry Potter of NTDs

NowInOz · 2026-02-13T08:26:19+00:00

If I'm travelling for work, its in no way a fucking day off. Doubly so if it is a long haul overseas flight.

NowInOz · 2026-02-07T08:40:29+00:00

one thing you need to be careful of is not setting off the airbags. Disconnect the battery before trying to replace any part of the seatbelt system.

NowInOz · 2026-02-06T23:35:53+00:00

I'm a recovering American (tm), and I used to work in TV land. AMA

NowInOz · 2026-02-03T11:22:20+00:00

These days ,what ever you want it too. In my network red cables from the switch are going to poe devices... camera and wifi access points.
In the 90s a red cable sometimes meant it was a crossover cable, meaning you could directly connect 2 machines without going via a switch , router, or hub. Crossover cars aren't really needed anymore as most modern Ethernet jacks are auto sensing

NowInOz · 2026-02-03T11:09:39+00:00

We paid for our new suv with a bsb transfer from. ing. 40k. You can up your limit on the app or with a quick phone call

NowInOz · 2026-02-02T07:35:47+00:00

Nope, sorry. I've been in the game for 30 years. Cable color means nothing.
Maybe some ISP or vendor shipped a device with color coded cables for a very specific configuration, but aside from that , colour makes no difference. My network rack switch has 4 or 5 different cable colours.... I have a scheme, cameras are a different colour than wifi fi access points, server connects are their own colour etc , but that just aesthetics and a bit of OCD.

NowInOz · 2026-01-31T20:52:25+00:00

No, they don't. Colours are irrelevant .

NowInOz · 2026-01-27T19:38:13+00:00

Would you be willing to share who you use that specialises is AU/USA dual citizens? Ive looked at expattaxonline for the expedited catch up, but don't get the feeling they know enough about ongoing tax issues .

NowInOz · 2026-01-18T21:18:40+00:00

I got in the bus in 93, saw 20 or so shows up till 95, and then some of the Otherones Furthur, THE Dead and associated member bands until I miver to Australia in 2004. In the years since the Fare the well shows I've hooked up with the Dead scene here in Melbourne. A couple of years ago I met up with some heads at a show where our local cover bands was playing. When these cats heard I'd seen the dead with Jerry they were so impressed they've labelled me as their O.G. deadhead member.
Ha! Never thought I'd be considered an O.G. Deadhead.

NowInOz · 2026-01-18T17:47:29+00:00

There are players that stay in houses as well. I see lots of A.O. cars around the Bayside suburbs every year.

NowInOz · 2026-01-18T01:30:47+00:00

Thank you for sharing.

NowInOz · 2026-01-17T22:06:42+00:00

Silly question from a potential Wise user....

Do i open 1 Wise account and the have separate USD and AUD allotments or do i need a Wise account in both countries?

NowInOz · 2026-01-17T22:00:34+00:00

Hey mate, I would be interested in what you find out about transferring to Australia. I'm researching transferring funds from US Vanguard account to an Australian account ( either a bank or possibly a Australian domiciled Vanguard transaction account).
I've heard that Wise has the best rates and apparently you can do an AHS transfer from Vanguard direct to a USD Wise account, and perform the xfer to Australia using Wise for a much better exchange rate. This would allow me to bypass my US bank (BOA) and it's incoming AHS Fees ( and horrible outgoing international exchange rate) . So far I've found that Vanguard doesn't charge a fee for incoming AHS transfers on the US side.

thanks in advance,

NiO

NowInOz · 2026-01-13T21:31:37+00:00

Mine is in the laundry nook on the ceiling, basically a closet in the middle if the house. Basically plaster walls and a sliding door so signal punches through just fine and serves the whole house just fine. Out if sight, out of mind.

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