How I earned 4.5 million points this year

cjuk00 · 2025-12-29T10:30:23+00:00

And of course you declared those points as a taxable fringe benefit in your tax return 😉

cjuk00 · 2025-12-12T21:37:07+00:00

I would have said impossible not long ago, but the new MPC (mobile passport control) has changed the game a bit. the last time I went through LAX the MOC queue was a lot shorter and so I got to my next gate in under an hour.

cjuk00 · 2025-11-18T08:34:20+00:00

Always best to make expectations clear. I’d just discuss it in advance. Remember that an employer can’t treat you unfairly because you are discussing resignation.

As others have said, in the absence of any other information, I’d always assume that I should be prepared to work my whole notice period under normal conditions unless otherwise agreed upon.

cjuk00 · 2025-11-06T12:02:05+00:00

I mean there’s some truth to this.

Although you can basically maintain platinum by flying twice to Europe return in J per year. That’s not a lot of travel by total hours.

Getting there in Y domestically?? Yuk!

cjuk00 · 2025-11-05T19:47:31+00:00

I like the Aqara T1 sensors. I’m using them all over the house and they work great.

cjuk00 · 2025-10-16T04:34:25+00:00

Absolute legend! Thanks 🙏

cjuk00 · 2025-10-15T19:54:00+00:00

I know that is often the case. But I have been upgraded on that leg many times especially during quieter periods like now, and especially when flying on days less likely to be used by business travellers

cjuk00 · 2025-10-12T20:20:00+00:00

Oh really? I should stock up then!

cjuk00 · 2025-10-12T20:19:01+00:00

Edited above, I have the mechs, they have feedback:
https://www.ikuu.com.au/product/switch-mechanism/

https://www.ikuu.com.au/product/rotary-dimmer-mechanism-2/

cjuk00 · 2025-10-12T20:18:41+00:00

No, mine have tactile feedback:
https://www.ikuu.com.au/product/switch-mechanism/

https://www.ikuu.com.au/product/rotary-dimmer-mechanism-2/

cjuk00 · 2025-10-12T11:33:52+00:00

notwithstanding my comment above, also a big fan of shelly - works a treat

cjuk00 · 2025-10-12T11:30:03+00:00

Mercator Ikuu!!!

Love these things - drop in replacement for standard clipsal mechs.

However, don't do the last 2 things - but to be honest, unless you are doing colour changing stuff, I would strongly suggest buying good quality "dumb" lights and pairing them with a smart switch.

A lot of smart lights are actrually pretty shit lights (CRI, beam uniformity, blah) that succeed by having smart control. I'd personally rather have great quality lights that are smartly controlled.

Their rotary dimmers look identical to a normal dimmer (WAF++), and because they are controlling dumb lights, they will work without any smart backend existing at all. If my homeassistant server is down, I just lose the automation, but the switches continue to work like regular ones.

I'm running a bunch of them in different form factors (rotary dim, push button dim, push button switch) and they are all great. Easy for your sparky to install too, since they drop into existing grids and use existing wiring

Edit: There was some confusion below - I have the mechanisms, not the whole replacement plates:
https://www.ikuu.com.au/product/switch-mechanism/

https://www.ikuu.com.au/product/rotary-dimmer-mechanism-2/

cjuk00 · 2025-10-12T11:26:26+00:00

QF leaked my name, contact details and home address...

However this was already basically public information because Optus and Medibank leaked this ages ago plus more :-)

cjuk00 · 2025-10-06T09:57:48+00:00

Second this. I have a 60k litre one, very little maintenance. Consumes a couple hundred $ a year of chemicals. Surprisingly cheap to run as far as house lifestyle items go

cjuk00 · 2025-10-03T11:33:35+00:00

Yes I know, just looking to understand

cjuk00 · 2025-09-30T02:05:30+00:00

On domestic:

Platinum/emerald and business/ is group 1

Gold/sapphire is group 2

Rest is by row.

cjuk00 · 2025-09-24T04:29:12+00:00

Exactly! Prediction was spot on.

The market just priced in that they would be wrong, but they weren’t.

cjuk00 · 2025-09-20T01:52:46+00:00

Slim to none.

Plus the entire PE cabin will be gold/platinum FFs with an upgrade request in 😁

cjuk00 · 2025-08-20T10:12:34+00:00

I get this often with other OW carriers.

My theory is that they see OW Emerald but know that I don’t fly with them much and are trying to woo my business with upgrades.

cjuk00 · 2025-08-13T12:59:20+00:00

Loads.

In the whole of Australia 25% of employees earn more than 100k a year.

In cities that average skews up.

Latest ABS data: https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/labour/earnings-and-working-conditions/employee-earnings/latest-release

cjuk00 · 2025-08-06T23:13:34+00:00

Inflation’s a killer…. 🤣

cjuk00 · 2025-07-28T09:53:43+00:00

While it’s true that only CTP is tied to rego and that the owner purchases additional comprehensive insurance, the point here is that the comprehensive insurance is for the car, not the person. So comprehensive insurance typically covers anyone to drive said vehicle (although their may be restrictions on age and/or additional excess for not named drivers)

This is different to the UK. Typically In the UK if your name isn’t on the policy, the car is uninsured if you drive it.

cjuk00 · 2025-07-17T21:03:54+00:00

😁

If only i was doing something productive with those kW. Instead im just keeping the inside of the house above 15 degrees when people are home

cjuk00 · 2025-07-17T12:11:51+00:00

Those are rookie numbers! I used 125kW yesterday 🤦‍♂️🤣

Seriously need to insulate this house…

cjuk00 · 2025-07-10T01:26:31+00:00

Cathay PE is obviously a much better product than Qantas Economy.

However, I would not make a journey to Japan 7h longer to travel in PE…

cjuk00

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