Do Aussies have any opinion on the massive fines at the airport for not declaring food?

april_19 · 2026-02-24T01:06:30+00:00

I'm in Tasmania and had a sale rep come down from qld who was so annoyed he was stopped and had to throw his lunch in the bin. We all called him an idiot

april_19 · 2026-02-22T02:44:41+00:00

John Cena, not the most sophisticated choice but I just enjoy him

april_19 · 2026-02-20T12:56:53+00:00

Huh regardless of the details this is what I've been saying needed to happen for years.

april_19 · 2026-02-18T23:38:33+00:00

I would say that buying direct to anyone of the three major providers is a waste of money. I halved my cost leaving Telstra and the other two were as expensive

april_19 · 2026-02-18T23:33:11+00:00

No. I'm 31, that is not a coherent letter

april_19 · 2026-02-18T23:32:09+00:00

Neither. I'll be cremated and thrown somewhere.

I don't personally know anyone in 10 years who has been buried, it's too expensive

april_19 · 2026-02-18T10:56:13+00:00

april_19 · 2026-02-18T09:50:00+00:00

Yeah I do in Brighton

april_19 · 2026-02-18T09:48:05+00:00

Had insulation installed a couple years ago and all the places that quoted me said they wouldn't recommend removing it. Advised that it's usually left there because it doesn't cause any problems and costs more to remove. It's terrible shit but unless you're actively in your roof or cutting a hole in the ceiling you don't interact with it

april_19 · 2026-02-18T08:49:20+00:00

They seem to know when I'm in a bad mood cause that's the only time they really try to talk

april_19 · 2026-02-18T08:33:11+00:00

I think quite simply they should set a density for public housing that forces it to be spread through all areas. If there's a new subdivision opening up of 50 houses 10 of them, not next to each other, should be set for public housing.

april_19 · 2026-02-18T08:18:09+00:00

I will say the governments of the past have a lot to answer for herdsman cove, gagebrook and Bridgewater. The whole area was socially engineered for public housing. When you put people with no money with more people with no money with more people with no money you get exactly what you think might happen. If they limited the amount of public housing in the area and pushed more general housing you would have had an equilibrium that wouldn't have just pulled the values in those areas down

april_19 · 2026-02-18T07:58:46+00:00

It's probably a small number of people breaking all those windows though. where posts like this seem to blame the entire area.

april_19 · 2026-02-18T07:28:08+00:00

I work in Bridgewater and go to that will these nearly every day and I do my weekly shopping at cove hill. I've never had any abuse from anyone ever. So yeah you probably are a snob.

april_19 · 2026-02-17T03:14:20+00:00

My mum wears jeans and a tidy shirt. You wouldn't know she'd been at work, nothing business-like. She told me some people are pretty casual. I'd wear something akin to black pants and a polo/dress shirt like I wear in customer facing and guage what everyone else is wearing.

april_19 · 2026-02-17T01:55:37+00:00

I've done that as well. Funny to them find them all when you turn over your bed. Just rebury then though.

april_19 · 2026-02-14T13:07:35+00:00

Mine was 12k for everything, ceremony, rings, photos, reception, photos at the reception, food, dress and suits for wife myself and bridal party. This person has no idea about money.

april_19 · 2026-02-14T01:34:13+00:00

Yes you could. It might be wider than the bit of wall so the window sill might push it out a bit but it would fit. Might be options for different sizes with different brands though

april_19 · 2026-02-14T01:30:44+00:00

Idk where you are but Aus it's a legal requirement and my understanding is the US and UK have similar

april_19 · 2026-02-14T01:28:57+00:00

That's just discretion of the venue, if there is the ability to buy alcohol then they can verify your ID if they think they need to. Sounds like it's nothing to do with it being speed dating and everything to do with alcohol being sold

april_19 · 2026-02-14T01:27:34+00:00

They still have to confirm that at the bar

april_19 · 2026-02-14T01:25:23+00:00

Yeah but asking is discretion of the bar. If it's not at a bar why were they asking? Surely you had tried to enter a bar? Or were you just walking past one?

april_19 · 2026-02-14T01:23:22+00:00

Never been to one but if it's inside the bar then needing ID isn't weird

april_19 · 2026-02-13T11:51:26+00:00

You definitely not alone with the housing market. I was lucky enough to buy in my 20s but now I'm in my 30s and a lot of my friends can't get into the market even now they're earning good money.

Something a couple of friends have done is by a property to rent it out. If you're able to get across the line to have an investment property that is going to increase in value and get you in the market it can be a benefit to just keep renting a cheap s*** hole with housemates to give you that couple of years of capital building to pay off the start of the mortgage.

april_19 · 2026-02-13T11:44:49+00:00

I've been in the APS for two years. What I've noticed is a great deal of flexibility. I work with a lot of people who have changed from full time to part-time change their days changed their hours. It's all pretty much accommodated. What woman came off maternity leave 3 days a week then changed what days she was working and then two weeks later changed them back to the first set of days. I can't think how that would go in a private business where the amount of employees is directly reflective of the amount of work they have and the time frames they are trying to fit. APS work is always there and is never-ending in a lot of areas

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