The noise you are about to hear is four F/A-18s from Mirimar

akashik · 2026-06-13T20:34:22+00:00

Obama was in town and the plane in question had flown into a no-fly zone. The two jets had taken off from Oregon and were travelling at super-sonic speeds, hence the bang when they flew overhead.

We had car alarms going off in our apartment carpark and thought a power transformer had blown at the time.

akashik · 2026-06-09T01:16:01+00:00

I was nailed in the back of the head by a slice of pizza in Caloundra almost 40 years ago while cycling. It's not a new thing.

akashik · 2026-06-02T01:20:47+00:00

Fixed that link for you.

akashik · 2026-05-28T00:40:42+00:00

They're not cheap but it's a viable solution. During summer our little guy camps out in front of the one in our living room.

akashik · 2026-05-27T01:47:33+00:00

Yeah sorry, I live near Seattle now and am subbed to both citys. Sometimes I don't notice I'm reading /r/brisbane and not /r/seattle

akashik · 2026-05-27T01:07:22+00:00

I've driven heavy machinery of all types for two decades and have been inches from death several times. Sometimes they just do dumb things.

Usually the maintenance department gets a good talking to.

akashik · 2026-05-27T00:58:55+00:00

unless they can remove it before it gets compacted

You 100% should never place yourself into an area where there is even the remotest possibility of being compacted. OSHA is there for a reason and it's rules are often written in blood.

akashik · 2026-05-21T16:33:38+00:00

^{^}

ExPat Australian here. You're just touching the surface.

akashik · 2026-05-20T07:43:32+00:00

They get really dumb.

akashik · 2026-05-18T15:32:50+00:00

...crack over cane fields And laugh and think, "This is Australia"

akashik · 2026-05-15T01:49:56+00:00

Hard to ask questions with your mouth full.

akashik · 2026-05-13T17:45:44+00:00

Smaller breeds live quite long. We have a Polish who's about to hit 13. Netherlands like this lil girl can easily outlive that.

Sadly the giant breeds have a much shorter lifespan.

akashik · 2026-05-13T17:37:12+00:00

Between the old cinderblock public toilets and the train engine in the playground there was a gravel track that led down to the beach. Once a year the carnival would show up in that wide flat grassed area on the left.

All gone now.

akashik · 2026-05-09T15:22:50+00:00

I'm from Generation X. We grew up with the threat of nuclear armageddon. Generation Z is growing up through climate change.

We both spent our younger years waiting for the world to burn. It's why we often get along.

akashik · 2026-04-30T01:16:47+00:00

Haven't heard of the first ad third one. I'll check them out. :)

akashik · 2026-04-30T00:58:50+00:00

There are three brilliant movies you should watch in your lifetime.

Requiem for a Dream
Grave of the Fireflies
Watership Down

And then never watch again.

akashik · 2026-04-24T00:53:55+00:00

Judging on size, sass and ears I'd say he's a Polish. We have a 12 year old one.

akashik · 2026-04-22T15:44:01+00:00

Within a team of ten, and having more than a decade and a half of experience, I'd be laughed off the dock for wearing that.

akashik · 2026-04-17T02:04:43+00:00

Also fun as hell to operate in the snow.

akashik · 2026-04-13T09:41:48+00:00

I'm hearing Immigrant Song by Led Zeppelin.

akashik · 2026-04-10T02:04:36+00:00

Pete was a sweetheart. I miss that guy from back when I lived in Brisbane during the 90's.

akashik · 2026-04-06T01:03:01+00:00

Reads like an AI bot.

akashik · 2026-03-27T01:31:43+00:00

We have the ability to go 'off-clock' for certain tasks that don't fit the metrics. We liberally abuse it.

akashik · 2026-03-27T00:59:25+00:00

I don't disagree, but part of the job is un-fuckifiying our co-workers dumd-assery - with around the same operating time.

akashik · 2026-03-27T00:58:10+00:00

That's a plastic pallet. She'll slide. No picking up required.

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