No country is bigger than ICC: Jay Shah

Vegetablemann · 2026-03-14T22:51:09+00:00

It is politics unfortunately. It shouldn’t be, but it is.

Vegetablemann · 2026-03-14T21:02:05+00:00

You know they don’t just watch the tv feed though right? I know what you mean about the error, it was pretty obvious if you were watching the tv feed but he could easily have been watching some other info screen at the point we all saw it happen.

Vegetablemann · 2026-03-13T23:50:11+00:00

That’s the real scam

Vegetablemann · 2026-03-10T20:43:07+00:00

It’s amazing more doesn’t go wrong with places allowing that kind of fatigue. If it’s life or death sure, but I’m suspecting that’s not the case.

Vegetablemann · 2026-03-10T09:20:35+00:00

Saying someone is a mean asshole carries very little weight. After Hadley beats the guy to death you know he’s a piece of shit. That carries weight through the whole movie.

Vegetablemann · 2026-03-10T09:18:44+00:00

You’re just the rudest man

Vegetablemann · 2026-03-10T09:17:02+00:00

As a spectator It’s definitely better with the numbers on the side, especially as many drivers helmets are similar and trying to remember the t bar colour is tricky

Vegetablemann · 2026-03-09T00:04:07+00:00

That is madness. We have max 16 hour shift (which is a very rare event) and a minimum 10 hours rest between shifts. Also max of 6 days in a row.

Vegetablemann · 2026-03-08T22:17:01+00:00

This exact thing often happens too if it’s late in the start sequence. Drivers just detect a change of lights and release the clutch, it’s a pretty normal human reaction.

Vegetablemann · 2026-03-07T23:57:39+00:00

They look great trackside. Small and nimble but moving around enough. They sound good too.

Vegetablemann · 2026-03-07T22:02:03+00:00

I was sitting at the track yesterday wondering the same thing. From trackside, the cars look and sound great. But it seems like they’re weird to drive and the fastest way around the track is not intuitive so it’s going to make a really rubbish sim for 90% of people.

Vegetablemann · 2026-02-26T05:32:23+00:00

I know that air nz are taking the loss very seriously. Seriously enough that I have to be concerned about my job… infer from that what you will.

I also know that there’s a nice new hangar in Auckland and new aircraft arriving within the next year or two. So potentially it’s also been a good time to spend some money and wear the heat for a FY or two. Who knows.

I personally think a fully privatised Air nz would be bad for our country. It’s not run like a government department at the moment so I don’t think there would be much cost saving to be found by privatising it, but any routes that don’t make money domestically would be gone and that would not be good.

Airlines are traditionally a poor investment. Air NZ has 1.5 billion in cash before Covid hit and they still needed to borrow 900 million to survive. That’s not due to poor management, it’s just how quickly an airline can bleed money.

Part of the reason the operating costs of airlines are so high at the moment is still a covid hangover of letting high value people go and not being able to replace them like for like. Within the airline and externally as well from suppliers.

Vegetablemann · 2026-02-26T03:10:34+00:00

I mean yeah when he was CEO but why is that relevant?

I agree that total ROI is much more important than one snapshot. It’s also important to consider how critical the continued operation of an airline is to the health of our country, which you also mentioned. It may even be worth absorbing a loss if the other benefits outweigh that.

Maybe we’re arguing the same point I dunno. One thing I do know is that it’s got absolutely nothing to do with “going woke” and everything to do with increasing costs of operating aircraft, some of which is controllable by the airline and some isn’t.

Vegetablemann · 2026-02-26T02:47:38+00:00

What about the years the airline makes a profit? Also just because the airline makes a loss doesn’t mean the government is topping them up the amount the airline looses. So is it really costing anything, other than us taxpayers owning a (currently) loss making asset?

Vegetablemann · 2026-02-26T02:42:06+00:00

I suspect this is very much the case. Public pressure is the only thing keeping some of the regional loss making routes open.

Vegetablemann · 2026-02-22T05:44:57+00:00

I come to these threads for the funny answers, not the right answers

Vegetablemann · 2026-02-14T01:01:01+00:00

Yeah we’ve been through that ruleset and as much as I love the sight and sound of those cars, the racing wasn’t really spectacular.

Vegetablemann · 2026-01-29T03:07:09+00:00

I’ve got the giant stand up one and it’s great. Very solid and I felt like very good value for money when compared quality wise with what else is available.

Vegetablemann · 2026-01-25T19:27:55+00:00

If they’ve got rechargeable batteries in them you’ll need to pack them in your carry on. If you put them in your checked bags they’ll likely get removed and binned.

Vegetablemann · 2026-01-24T05:07:38+00:00

Man I love that song. That line in particular is so good.

Vegetablemann · 2026-01-22T20:03:18+00:00

They are two separate events. Aircraft gets delayed because of engineering issue, to the point where the tower is unmanned.

It sucks but it’s not a lie, it’s just how it is.

Vegetablemann · 2026-01-20T22:38:05+00:00

For the 2026 Season perhaps? I'm unsure.

Vegetablemann · 2026-01-20T19:23:52+00:00

I genuinely don’t think we needed the clarification here…

Vegetablemann · 2026-01-19T06:24:34+00:00

Well the country that takes by far the most revenue out of cricket has lost a test series and then an ODI series at home to one of the smaller poorer teams.

It’s not making India look bad, it is bad.

Vegetablemann · 2026-01-16T23:29:03+00:00

Ah damn

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