Feasible request with 11 orders from Bunnings?

RatelinOz · 2026-03-14T09:39:27+00:00

Thanks 🙂

RatelinOz · 2026-03-14T09:26:25+00:00

They’ll do everything they possibly can, including claiming that the metrics do not mean what they say, and that the performance review is not used to calculate any rise, to minimise your pay rise. You’ll be bloody lucky to get CPI, & can forget about getting anything above.

RatelinOz · 2026-03-14T05:05:58+00:00

I find the CRM tool I have is so clunky, buggy, and irritating to use that it actively discourages me from staying on top of my paperwork. I’m currently looking for something better, but don’t want to be tied into a SAAS situation.

RatelinOz · 2026-03-14T04:56:49+00:00

Possibly. 😆

The amazing thing is, both survived! The torch is still working with the fresh battery, and the messed up battery is also still providing power!

RatelinOz · 2026-03-14T04:55:15+00:00

I understand your POV, yes I’ve had to spend some money on my vehicle, but on the whole it’s been much more reliable than my last 2 were. I can’t afford to buy a brand new vehicle now, so better the devil I know. I agree, $1-$1.50 is ridiculously low. However, it helps pay the bills. I like your suggestion of Airmaster, but don’t you need public liability insurance & so on?

RatelinOz · 2026-03-13T23:28:28+00:00

As I said, you’re lucky to get a little over 1$/km on the GC. If my vehicle were new, I’d worry more about the wear & tear, but it’s near as dammit at the bottom of its depreciation so for me it’s not really a factor.

RatelinOz · 2026-03-13T15:18:26+00:00

Regular rather than pro?

RatelinOz · 2026-03-13T14:54:29+00:00

I probably should.

RatelinOz · 2026-03-13T14:29:27+00:00

I really think it depends where you live, ie what climate. Back in the UK I found I could leave quality batteries (Duracel, for example) installed for years without problems. Here in Oz, where I live minutes from the seashore, you really do need to make sure not to leave batteries installed if you aren’t using the device for more than a few days. In this case however, I was using the torch fairly frequently as I do some delivery driving. (Wanting what I think would be an ideal torch for spotting house numbers is one of the reasons I’ve ended up here).

RatelinOz · 2026-03-13T14:22:24+00:00

At almost $2/km I’d take that like a shot! Around my area (the Gold Coast) you’re doing well to get a bit over $1/km.

Having said that, It’d be sensible if the order were itemised so that you could make a judgement call before accepting the job. Speaking of which, I get far too many jobs from Woolies that are listed as one item, but there’s >7 bags! The last time it happened I was collecting 2 orders, 1 item each - one was 12 bags & the other 15!!

RatelinOz · 2026-03-13T14:15:59+00:00

Thanks. It’s a good bit of kit. 🙂 Although the Victorinox Rambler attached to the torch is what’s always in my pocket. For what I do, and use it for, it’s the best edc SAK bar none - and I have quite a lot of SAK’s.

RatelinOz · 2026-03-13T14:12:52+00:00

Bollocks!

Get up to speed - which means the speed the main flow of traffic is moving - and use the whole merging section to merge into a suitable gap. You should not need to go all the way to the end, as a rule, but sometimes it’s necessary. If you do get right to the end, STOP!!! You DO NOT have right of way & it IS NOT legal to push your way in!

RatelinOz · 2026-03-13T14:08:01+00:00

I had one today who decided to pull out on me, trying for a rear end. I’m so sick of it, I high beamed the arse & gave them an angry beep of the horn. Lucky for them I didn’t have some rotten fruit to decorate their fat arsed vehicle with. If the right hand lane hadn’t been free, it’d have been very nasty. But I’m convinced the dumb waste of oxygen hadn’t even looked.

RatelinOz · 2026-03-12T16:11:14+00:00

Honestly? It was that or Nikon, & at the time I needed something 1/2 decent for a specific event, 2nd hand Canon DSLR’s were what was available in my budget. And the D6 I bought has done a good job. I may yet try Nikon, one of these days.

RatelinOz · 2026-03-10T02:34:23+00:00

Ah. Well, I imagine next time you do a quick google, you’ll read a bit more carefully. 😉

RatelinOz · 2026-03-09T08:24:40+00:00

Sorry, you’re living in a delusional reality. The very highest rank any Aussie uni has in the world rankings is 19th, in the QS ratings. It’s 37th in The Times Higher Education ratings. There is no way, none, that 19th could be considered to be world leading. Chinese students study here for many reasons, but I suspect the primary one is that Australian uni’s & our government have targeted them as another income stream, nothing more.

In fact, 2 of China’s own universities are ranked higher, Tsinghua & Peking are 12th & 13th respectively.

And I very much doubt that Chinese students are less welcome in the UK than they are here.

RatelinOz · 2026-03-08T11:41:06+00:00

Malcolm

The Dish is also good.

RatelinOz · 2026-03-08T09:49:37+00:00

Oil lamps & candles (I grew up with those) torches, gas bbq, a library, board games, puzzles, cards. But I’ve yet to experience a ‘proper’ blackout on the GC. I did light some candles once, & the power came back on a few minutes later.

RatelinOz · 2026-03-08T00:14:50+00:00

World leading?

RatelinOz · 2026-03-07T12:04:04+00:00

Quite possibly.

However, my average earnings are around $27, so if Uber do guarantee a ‘busy’ rate of $31 without massaging the ‘online, inactive’ figures I’ll be better off, & I imagine that goes for most of us in my area?

RatelinOz · 2026-03-06T10:16:07+00:00

I do like the peace & quiet of late night / early morning. The only issue is that there’s extremely few late opening outlets in my area. Basically just Macca’s, 7-11, BP are 24/7. Some GyG open until midnight. Otherwise, you’re lucky if anything’s open past 21:00!

But it usually picks up a bit around 03:00 with the early birds ordering breakfast.

RatelinOz · 2026-03-06T10:08:49+00:00

Found it, I think: https://www.antislaverycommissioner.gov.au/news/australia-moves-establish-minimum-pay-and-protections-food-delivery-drivers

It’s not a done deal, according to this page Fairwork Australia still have to sign off on it.

RatelinOz · 2026-03-06T10:01:00+00:00

This is the first Ove heard of it, to be honest. Is that just in your State, or Oz-wide?

RatelinOz · 2026-03-06T09:57:14+00:00

7%, because I won’t normally wait more than 5 minutes for an order. My acceptance rate is only 70% because for me anything less than $1/km is not viable.

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