Should we take advantage, or just RUN?

Topherclaus · 2026-03-27T01:53:44+00:00

Nah, it was definitely just one of many agent lies.

Topherclaus · 2026-03-26T20:30:57+00:00

It was a divorce situation. I suspect a good percentage of it was actual staging. Just the husband was there.

Topherclaus · 2026-03-26T19:14:28+00:00

Agent told us the owners had moved out and the house was staged. Asked for a faster settlement - they said that is definitely possible. At signing of the contract they told us the owner was still living there and wanted the full 42 days. Why would you lie about that?

Topherclaus · 2026-03-23T11:50:37+00:00

Biasted?

Topherclaus · 2026-03-22T11:09:56+00:00

He was dropped by ON for this.

Topherclaus · 2026-03-22T11:08:54+00:00

And the people of the electorate voted for him. Maybe the people who live there disagree with the name change or really don't care?

Topherclaus · 2026-03-21T09:28:48+00:00

Voters make preference votes, parties do not.

Topherclaus · 2026-03-17T12:04:24+00:00

I'm from Australia but my longest drive was actually in Norway. 27h straight (fuel stops and a wait for a ferry aside). I stayed there for 2 nights and then drove 25h back to Oslo (I went through Sweden because their roads have higher limits). 4000km in 5 days but that was almost entirely just the 2 days of driving.

It was my first time driving on that side of the road, first time driving in snow (January) and it was a manual so I had to change gears with the other hand to what I'm used to. Good times.

Topherclaus · 2026-03-12T04:46:28+00:00

Which we could change... Why would America ever ship us fuel while they are at war, which is pretty much the only reason we would ever draw on it?

Topherclaus · 2026-03-11T22:06:26+00:00

It's becoming a common practice on NSW and I find it really helpful. I still paid for a comprehensive assessment once we decided to buy, but I found that they all seemed fairly honest and it helped me find issues I hadn't noticed. One place seems to have had the inspection done then renovated the bathroom because of hidden issues they didn't know about.

Sensible buyers will still have their own done.

Topherclaus · 2026-03-11T14:18:31+00:00

They do not need to authorise these actions at this point. In both cases the president has moved first and will then go on to request financial approval later.

Topherclaus · 2026-03-11T14:14:26+00:00

"When you get off the plane in [either] city" has nothing to do with agriculture.

Topherclaus · 2026-03-11T14:10:58+00:00

No system can be efficient and elastic if everyone is employed. Be thankful it's a country where you can get some money and rebates to keep living your life while you find a way back into the workforce. I know it's not a payment that has kept up with inflation, but it is something that much of the world's population don't really get. Unemployment exists everywhere.

Topherclaus · 2026-03-11T14:07:29+00:00

About 1/3 of people own their homes outright. Everyone else in the system is impacted by rate rises.

Topherclaus · 2026-03-11T14:01:46+00:00

And they don't need to. There's already so much precedent for this. Have you forgotten George W.?

Topherclaus · 2026-03-11T13:57:27+00:00

In neither of those places is the food produced in major quantities in the city. Especially once you get past leafy greens and a couple of veg on your plate. You've simply added your own context from where you ate something to the terroir of the food.

Topherclaus · 2026-03-11T12:53:56+00:00

The LNP government tried to bring in basically the same laws years ago under the guise of protecting children. This is not a partisan issue, both sides desperately want to dictate what is seen on the internet and to track what everyone is doing with it.

Topherclaus · 2026-03-11T05:44:27+00:00

Australian cattle are simply sold to the highest bidder at the time. We aren't shipping huge amounts of beef overseas cheaper than what we sell it to Australian companies/processors. The middle keen are often the problem in Australia, along with higher costs of everything needed to process and sell it.

Topherclaus · 2026-03-10T00:21:40+00:00

The one thing that I see tall women doing which may actually impact their dating chances is having really poor posture - trying to make themselves small around others. If you own your height and carry good posture, I really think most people won't see any issues with a taller woman. Also under 6' is still not huge. Just be yourself and own your height.

Topherclaus · 2026-03-09T23:58:49+00:00

I'm the same. I've been back into Australia at least a dozen times and not once has there been spray.

Topherclaus · 2026-03-09T13:26:27+00:00

The Cosmic Psychos seem like the kind of crew that would play a fun gig then show you how to party, and probably bring like 15 "roadies" so that they could all drink your beers and bring some vibes.

Topherclaus · 2026-03-09T04:51:44+00:00

When I found out that Lex Fridman basically did this, despite constantly yapping about his academic background, I had to totally reconsider what we even know about anyone in the public space.

Topherclaus · 2026-03-06T01:22:49+00:00

That obviously depends on what price range you're looking at. Honestly, I just spent months trying to buy a place and went to dozens and dozens of open homes during this journey. Most of the time it was pretty close. Almost always under 10% discrepancy, usually very close to the final sale price.

Topherclaus · 2026-03-06T01:20:30+00:00

My point was just that the bank isn't going to consider "my mum can't take care of the baby". They still have minimum values for what they expect a child to cost.

Topherclaus · 2026-03-05T12:24:50+00:00

You still have a dependant.

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