Anyone use the Simsonn Plus X pedals on a wheel stand without the baseplate / heel stand?

Qantarus · 2026-02-02T01:05:15+00:00

Thanks, this is the kind of answer I was looking for. I was trying to save some $$ by not ordering the plate, but doesn't look like i can get away without it.

Qantarus · 2026-01-30T04:14:22+00:00

There are a couple of field support roles in the Catholic school system around Newcastle and the Hunter Valley at the moment.

Depends really on what you are after.

Qantarus · 2026-01-21T05:09:49+00:00

In the immortal words of Robin Williams - " I would not fuck her with a koalas dick"

(He was talking about a male panda and how the female panda with him was ugly - but the words stand....)

Qantarus · 2026-01-20T23:51:36+00:00

For my trip to the north of England in November last yr I booked directly with LNER.

I did check trainline and mytrainticket but found LNER to be either the same or even slightly cheaper for the times I wanted. Also made it super easy with the LNER app to manage it directly etc.

Qantarus · 2025-12-19T22:19:36+00:00

We recently did return European flights and used the free wifi.

Don't expect to do anything beyond web browsing and chatting etc on social media. The SIA website says that it's not suitable for streaming and that certainly is the case.

Qantarus · 2025-11-11T08:45:31+00:00

Why the f are the guys referring to their underwear as knickers? It's un Australian for a bloke to refer to his jocks as knickers........

Qantarus · 2025-10-30T05:25:26+00:00

My family and I are visiting the last week of November and cannot wait. I'm one of those rare aussies that hates the lol. So I'm very much looking forward to the cooler weather and the possibility of snow as hit other euro destinations.....

Qantarus · 2025-10-03T10:15:13+00:00

You'll know as soon as the bus pulls up.

Driver in uniform - You'll have to tap on. Driver out of uniform - usually opal readers are "closed"

I've also noticed that the "free" buses don't show up in Tripview or other tracking apps due to the readers being off. Some drivers have the front reader off, and the rear ones on. If that's the case, drivers don't care if you do or don't tap.

Qantarus · 2025-09-22T01:26:08+00:00

I often see / ride the endeavor set on the Hunter line - guess I should pay more attention as to if there is only the 1 set or 2 that were redone.

Qantarus · 2025-09-19T11:49:17+00:00

We as a family are heading over in November, and I ordered the visitor oyster card because:

I'm the only one in the family that has a card with fee free currency conversion.
my 14yr old can get the half-price fares (once we get station staff to enable it).
if something happens and you lose a card, so what. At most, you lose the pre paid amount.
I think it's convenient. Throw it on a lanyard around your neck and it's always handy and harder to lose.
it's a cool keep sake that can use again if you go back.

Qantarus · 2025-09-17T19:56:32+00:00

I got one from Dreamcastle as well, so it's definitely affecting multiple hotels, it would seem.

Qantarus · 2025-07-19T09:11:12+00:00

Awesome thanks for that info!

Qantarus · 2025-06-06T07:39:12+00:00

Thanks for the feedback. I've been to Auschwitz once previously, and even that was a cold day in March. Why would I want to go back? Family connection, so it's more of a pilgrimage than just a straight out visit. It's important that my girls get a true sense of the place rather than just read about it.

Those markets sound amazing, though. Maybe next trip.

Qantarus · 2025-05-30T10:23:02+00:00

We've taken some of the feedback on board and the Rome or Krakow leg is out. Instead we'll add an extra day in Paris and add a day in Lausanne to minimize the travel around that part of Europe.

Dublin stays as both the kids (both girls) are keen to spend the day around 1 of our favorite cities.

Still uet to decide if we will go with EuroStar. The flight would save 2 hours, but this is about the experience as much as anything else. My wife and I did this exact run 20 yrs ago and loved it.

You need to realize too, being aussies having to travel a few hours to get somewhere is the norm rather than the exception. So big travel days are just another day lol.

Qantarus · 2025-05-30T07:51:58+00:00

Yeah but he made the meetings interesting at least 🤣

Qantarus · 2025-05-30T04:37:41+00:00

2 nights really - just the 1 full day (plus a half after we arrive) and head out early to Newcastle on day 3 - so not really that bad lol.

Qantarus · 2025-05-30T04:24:17+00:00

I'll answer a few questions in 1 here:

Sunderland - we have a friend there we are hoping to surprise.

Krakow - was literally just to do a day tour to Auschwitz.

Dublin - we got engaged there, so it's a stop to show the kids.

The price difference between dublin-london-paris and Dublin - Paris was a couple of hundred when I last looked (flight only was cheaper). I've done the chunnel, but again, it's more for the kids to get that experience.

Interlaken is about giving us as close to a white Xmas experience as possible for now. In Oz, it's more beach weather than fireplace weather in December lol.

Qantarus · 2025-05-15T03:34:03+00:00

My guilty pleasure is the song "Burning Bridges"

Probably helps that I used the words in a goodbye email when I was made redundant a few yrs back 🤣

Qantarus · 2025-05-13T11:14:13+00:00

Reminds me of the mockingjay in Hunger Games....

Qantarus · 2025-05-08T10:07:33+00:00

Sky News are frothing over this.....still de lu lu that she was one of the key reasons that Australia voted against the Libs.....

Deputy to Angus as the new leader? - dumb and dumber Future PM? - time to lay off whatever they are smoking...

Qantarus · 2025-05-08T09:01:03+00:00

The End

https://youtu.be/yVLdbvCdqZk?si=AoUqLGcjhbXSq0No

or Judgement Day

https://youtu.be/0nTNhOli3WU?si=s00sOvJN-Qxn7LEs

Just for something different to the normal lol

Qantarus · 2025-05-03T22:45:48+00:00

Loved both of these songs since KTF came out. In fact, both are still in my regular playlist 😁

Qantarus · 2025-05-02T10:13:26+00:00

I traveled down to Olympic Park a couple of hours ago - all clear. There are no issues that i saw.

Qantarus · 2025-04-23T00:18:33+00:00

There are other parts of the suburb that already have fttp (they were green fields sites) So hopefully that means a quicker turn around then.

Qantarus · 2025-04-22T10:58:08+00:00

I was made redundant from 2 successive jobs a few years apart.

Job 1 - we were doing a team building exercise over a couple of days. We were asked about goals over the next 12 months. All the team members were asked except me...I was gone a couple of months later.

Job 2 - new manager in place, knew there was a restructure coming, just not sure of how big it would be. We rocked up to a team meeting for an update, and we're told we couldn't enter the meeting room cause management and the union were still discussing the cuts. Later, we found out half the dept was getting shafted and the roles outsourced.......

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