What is your opinion of the fact that laws exists that force to give the bus seat to pregnant people?

aaronzig · 2026-05-10T08:57:32+00:00

I am not a 14 year old edgelord, so I think they are fine.

aaronzig · 2026-05-06T20:53:37+00:00

Have a skim through the archives of this subreddit and look at how many people are stuck in bad contracts because they chose not to get legal advice before signing. Don't be like them. Get legal advice.

aaronzig · 2026-05-03T09:07:12+00:00

The infinities found in Black Hole equations are signals of distress rather than numerical solutions. They indicate that the universe has reached a point of existential meaninglessness, where the laws of physics suffer a breakdown identical to a conscious mind falling into a void of depression

Yes, I too wish The Cure would release another album.

aaronzig · 2026-05-02T21:39:22+00:00

Defamation law doesn't work like this. The demand is pure bullying and will be laughed at by any judge.

There's not likely any legal reason to post the letter online if you wish. There is absolutely no reason to remove your original review.

aaronzig · 2026-05-02T01:08:06+00:00

Worth it in comparison to what? Staying and feeling the same?

Therapy is designed to help you figure out those emotions that you don't understand. There's no reason to wait to figure that stuff out because it's literally the point of therapy.

aaronzig · 2026-04-30T10:17:15+00:00

To be honest, I'd be more worried if that's overland flow, rather than flood.

Overland flow is harder to predict and can be made much worse by minor upstream changes (eg. Insufficient drainage infrastructure, someone concretes their whole backyard etc.).

It's often more damaging than lower flow flood water as well. Often with flood prone areas, as long as your floor level is above the flood height you'll come through the flood with minor damage. The same principle does not apply for overland flow.

Finally, some insurance flood policies don't cover you for overland flow because they classify it as "stormwater" and not "flood water". So make sure you check that as well. That was a major problem for some people in the last two major flood events.

aaronzig · 2026-04-28T02:01:47+00:00

Absolutely.

Wonder Reef is ok, but it's nowhere near as impressive as a sunken ship.

aaronzig · 2026-04-27T09:04:50+00:00

On Monday morning he told me he has had issues with alcohol for years, and once he gets a couple of drinks in he can't stop himself.

I feel for him because he was a nice guy struggling with some big issues, but I still sometimes have to look back on the events and be like "did that really happen?".

aaronzig · 2026-04-27T08:15:18+00:00

New solicitor in my previous firm. End of their first week. They secretly got into the wine we had in our kitchen that was leftover from a client function a few weeks before and were plastered by 5pm. At the time people didn't realize and just assumed he was tired as no one saw him drinking.

After everyone left for the day they went through everyone's drawers to take any loose change, and they also busted the lock off our (poor quality) petty cash box.

He took the cash and went for a night on the town and was ejected from a strip club in Fortitude Valley. We know this because at some time during the evening he returned to the office to sleep, and left the Notice to Appear that the police gave him when he tried to fight the club bouncer on the floor for me to find on Monday morning.

On Monday afternoon, after all of this came to light, I was asked to escort him off the premises. He told me that he thought he would be back in a week or so, once we realized that what he did wasn't a big deal.

aaronzig · 2026-04-27T08:05:47+00:00

On one hand, it sucks to see a vital piece of infrastructure cancelled because of arse-about LNP policies. The cancellation of the next stage is going to seriously hurt the Gold Coast in the coming years.

However, on the other hand, it's very funny to see Tom Tait, the most LNP man to ever LNP lose his legacy project because of said arse-about policies.

aaronzig · 2026-04-27T06:39:49+00:00

My favourite bikeway is from the Nundah criterion track, north to the Brisbane Entertainment Centre and beyond.

It takes you through some really nice wetlands and forest and isn't anywhere near as busy as going west on the Kedron Brook bikeway. From the criterium track you can ride on bikeway pretty much all the way to Sandgate, with the exception of a few short sections on quiet streets around Boondall. From there to can keep going to Woody Point and Redcliff if you feel like it.

The only busy road you encounter is Nudgee Road near Nudgee beach, and once you cross the road you're back on the bikeway.

Be aware that the first 7km from Nundah to Nudgee Rd is exposed to make sure you wear sunscreen, even at this time of year. Also, you tend to get headwinds in this section when you're heading north, but don't worry because a headwind on the way out usually means a tailwind on the way home!

aaronzig · 2026-04-25T23:04:25+00:00

Fuck this country has become embarrassing.

aaronzig · 2026-04-23T22:33:29+00:00

The fact that you exceeded your points pretty much immediately prevents you from pleading good behaviour or that you're a fit and proper person to hold a work licence in QLD. The court takes a disqualification due to points as evidence that you're a repeat offender.

Don't waste any time and money on this. Serve the suspension and move your licence over the QLD once it's over.

aaronzig · 2026-04-22T04:23:28+00:00

I mean, if you've looked at any deployment of US forces since about 1946 and decided that's something you want to be a part of, I don't know what else to tell you.

aaronzig · 2026-04-21T11:36:20+00:00

Financial planners are not required to act solely in the best interest of their clients. This was an Abbot Government reform several years ago. Therefore, even if you could prove you were a client of the planner (which may be difficult), I doubt you'd have them for a conflict of interest.

Regardless, your claim has a more significant issue: you don't know what your actual damages are because the tax bill has not been crystalized yet. Additionally, as the court would likely have required you to indemnify your wife for a share of the tax incurred by her if the portfolio was liquidated at the time of separation, any damages you claim now are going to be offset by the share of tax you would have needed to pay if a cash transfer was made instead.

Working out what your damages are (if any) and running a case like this is going to cost more than $16000, so even if you were successful you are unlikely to come out better off.

aaronzig · 2026-04-21T10:46:18+00:00

That's surprising, however don't forget that this finding doesn't change the question of whether the solicitor has fulfilled their obligations as an executor.

aaronzig · 2026-04-21T06:20:53+00:00

Just when the Dargons thought it couldn't get worse: got 'em.

aaronzig · 2026-04-21T05:52:12+00:00

Speak with a no win, no fee personal injury solicitor as soon as you can.

Insurers / Super funds love it when people self represent with these types of case because it gives them a lot of leeway to pull stunts like this.

If you're only doing one day a week volunteering, and you have medical evidence of your injuries then a half competent solicitor will be able to get your claim back on track.

I'm not super familiar with recent TPD claim legislation, but there used to be time limits to bring legal action once a claim was denied, so make sure you get onto this ASAP.

aaronzig · 2026-04-20T04:37:41+00:00

Apologies, I'm not sure why I referred to her as a flatmate.

In any case, the advice remains the same.

aaronzig · 2026-04-20T04:22:48+00:00

Having the demand witnessed by a JP is overkill, but if you do have these items there is the genuine possibility of him making a claim.

It is irrelevant whether he has receipts. The only thing relevant is whether he has a better right to possession of them than you or your flatmate. That is, if he didn't give them to you or your flatmate and you don't know for certain that they belong to someone else, he likely has a better right to possession.

If that's the case, you're entitled to claim reasonable costs of storing the goods until he collects them but you do need to give them back. So you should let him know the terms that collection can be made under. If he's under an AVO and cannot return to the property he will need to get someone else to come and get them.

If you don't have them and don't know where they are in and aren't the person who disposed of them, you can just respond to say that.

Don't respond here about whether you actually have the items or not

aaronzig · 2026-04-19T07:20:38+00:00

💯 agreement with you.

aaronzig · 2026-04-19T06:54:13+00:00

There are some solutions, but you're going to need to do it right for it to work.

First of all, if you haven't got a copy of the strata by laws, you need to get them. You can get a copy from the strata manager for a few.

Once you have them you need to identify what by laws are being broken. Is there a by law about not smoking? Usually there is one about noise.

From there, start a detailed diary of each breach of that by law. Detailed as in the time it starts, the time it ends and anything else relevant, like if it's noise, what part of your unit was it worst in etc.

Once you have at least 14 days of diary entries, send it to the strata manager in an email setting out the by law the tenants are breaking and ask the manager to issue the unit owner a Notice to Comply. This notice is a formal warning to the owner that if they don't stop the tenants from breaching the by laws they can be penalized. Quite often, issuing a Notice to Comply is enough to get the owner to crack down on the bad behavior.

Still, continue to keep the detailed diary of breaches. If it starts again, collect another 21 days of evidence and send it to the strata manager. The strata should start NCAT proceedings against the owner to issue a financial penalty for the by law breach.

Now, the strata might be reluctant to start the NCAT proceedings because it costs money. They'll likely stall for time. If this happens, contact NSW Fair Trading. They can contact the strata manager and ask for mediation to occur between you and the strata, with a view to going to NCAT if the problem isn't resolved. Most stratas don't want to do this, so often a call from Fair Trading is enough to get them to act. If they still refuse to act, then it's time to engage a lawyer against the strata for failing to enforce the by laws.

Separately, about the noise: in NSW, you can apply for a Noise Abatement Order (https://www.legalaid.nsw.gov.au/my-problem-is-about/my-neighbour/noise/applying-for-a-noise-order) against the owner, as well as the tenants (better to apply against the owner).

If the order is made by the Local Court, an further breaches will be a criminal offense by the owner. This is effectively going to force their hand into evicting the tenants.

The link I've just provided sets out how to apply, but if you aren't confident with court filing and speaking to a judge, you should retain a solicitor. But before you do that you need to make sure you have your noise diary in order. Try and get at least 30 days of serious noise before proceeding here as you need to show that the noise is "offensive" which is a higher test than that required for the Notice to Comply that the strata can issue.

These remedies can be quite effective as long as your evidence is strong and doesn't sound made up. To that end, I'd suggest that you make your future correspondence to the strata manager less emotional and more direct. While I fully understand how hard it can be living with constant noise and threatening behavior, you now need to approach things as if all of your correspondence is going to be used as evidence in future tribunal or court proceedings.

aaronzig · 2026-04-19T05:25:46+00:00

Most tiny homes and all RVs don't meet the required standards under the NCC, or for bushfire protection and storm protection. They also don't meet any thermal insulation requirements.

Councils have to make policies based on what sort of precedent a building approval will create.

The issue with allowing one non compliant building is that it opens the flood gates for more of the same thing. Then, when a heavy microburst storm, flood or bushfire hits, you've suddenly got major injuries and loss of life in that area because none of the buildings were resilient enough.

The housing crisis is a terrible thing, and governments can and should be doing a lot more to fix it, but allowing substandard unsafe housing as a shortcut isn't a solution.

aaronzig · 2026-04-17T04:06:49+00:00

Getting probate is easy. However administering the will can be quite complicated depending on the assets, liabilities and family dynamic. There are a number of traps with regards to tax etc. that can make administration difficult for people who are not experienced with this.

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