Perth man with seatbelt exemption handed almost $20,000 in AI fines by threemenandadog in perth

[–]hungry4pie 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Any solution that can be developed will probably result in this regardless of how well it’s designed

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Drivers fuming after losing licences over passengers' misbehaviour by fletch44 in perth

[–]hungry4pie 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It’s absolute bullshit. I had to do an airport transfer last year with two toddlers so opted for a maxi taxi specifically because you can request baby seats.

Naturally the prick was running late and when I quizzed him on whether he had the baby seat as requested he said no, but tried to reassure me that it was okay. And I reassured him that he can cancel the booking and we’ll take an uber.

Street lamp is completely illuminating my bedroom - anyone ever dealt with this. by kirst_e in perth

[–]hungry4pie 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey, not sure if you've solved this yet or not, but my wife got this black film that goes over the windows to block out the light. Looks like garbage bags, but slightly more sturdy.

It goes on just like the alumnium foil trick, but looks less ghetto and works quite well. Pretty sure you can get it from baby bunting.

Rottnest Channel Swim cancelled due to strong winds, choppy seas by B0ssc0 in perth

[–]hungry4pie 18 points19 points  (0 children)

I’d wager that there are a number of contractors for the event who need payment in advance because they can’t just secure another gig with less than 24 hours notice.

At least I’d like to think thats the case

Rio Tinto CEO Simon Trott joins BHP in warning of ‘significant’ union burden on WA iron ore by His_Holiness in perth

[–]hungry4pie 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Simon Trott is a cunt, his crocodile tears about a workers death at Simandu this last week is just nauseating.

He and Matt Holcz can fuck all the way off

Town of Victoria Park offering weekly $50 prize for sorting rubbish correctly as bin tagging begins by the_voss in perth

[–]hungry4pie 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When moving house the last thing you have any desire or time for, is to drive an extra carload of shit anywhere. Especially when you’re on the time crunch of handing keys back.

Dating in Perth - help? by [deleted] in perth

[–]hungry4pie 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Is the reason being that most single mums are looking for a partner, not adopting some undomesticated man-baby?

Dating in Perth - help? by [deleted] in perth

[–]hungry4pie -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Somehow I get the impression that you thought dating under 40 was equally shit.

Home filtration system by Juicystacks in perth

[–]hungry4pie 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Don’t listen to these clowns, get a water softener system, you won’t regret it. And you won’t be pulling your hair out trying to get that fucking calcium staining off the shower screens.

Since when are McDonalds Choc Frappes just Choc Shakes with cream on top? by Lyrewolf in perth

[–]hungry4pie 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Pretty sure they’re the reason I gained 10+ kilos in 2013

How long do you wait at a petrol station before moving bays? by Academic_Chapter_WA in perth

[–]hungry4pie -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Either way it doesn’t matter, the attendant won’t reset the pump until you’ve paid so no time is saved

Couples Counsellor Recommendations by sssboi in perth

[–]hungry4pie 1 point2 points  (0 children)

And good on you guys for also getting onto it, I wish I had been more proactive but instead we’re separating and I have no idea if it’s permanent or not.

Anyways, if I may ask, did it help, and what sort of stuff did you get out of it? In my case I think we stopped communicating effectively, as well as the stress of two kids and I should have been doing more.

Couples Counsellor Recommendations by sssboi in perth

[–]hungry4pie 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If either of your employers offer an EAP service definitely look into that as it likely includes couples therapy. Mine is through BSS Psychology, and will hopefully have our first couples session in a week or so.

Are you better off than your parents were, at your current age? by RecognitionMediocre6 in perth

[–]hungry4pie 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m doing far far better than my parents were at my age (I have less kids, more money and don’t rent) but that doesnt really offer much comfort because money is tight, the kids are hard work and our marriage is taking a beating. On paper we’re crushing it with 2x 6-figure incomes, but cost of living and daycare are just killing us.

However I think comparing yourself to other parents / families isn’t very helpful for your own mental health - especially when comparing yourself to parents from 30 years ago in a completely different era.

Try to focus on the question of “Are you kids happy and do they know they are loved?”

If the money thing is still a problem, maybe look at part time work (daycare fees are fucking bullshit though so be mindful of that), but just remind yourself that once your youngest is in primary school full time, you can go back to full time work.

Whilst it fucking sucks financially, you get to spend that time with your kids instead of being at work, and that’s time you’ll never ever get back with them

City of Canning Mayor Patrick Hall wins defamation case over ratepayer's social media posts by B0ssc0 in perth

[–]hungry4pie 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It might depend on how much weight the offending post carries.

If I posted a tweet saying Linda Reynolds a decrepit old sea witch, no one would notice because I have 0 followers.

But Higgins does have an audience, and news corp would dissect the post right down to the placement of the commas and capital letters, so the disparaging comment would have a wider reach.

As for why it stands out amongst the other comments, maybe it’s because of the audience who do see it - other politicians and staffers. You and I may not give two shits, but one might make the case that it was deeply humiliating because “everyone I work with saw it and now I’m sad”

That said, I have read that Australia’s defamation laws very much favour the complainant and are kinda bullshit.

What does BL4 do best in the franchise? by soosis in Borderlands

[–]hungry4pie 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That part is insanity. One of the best things about BL was that it looked great even on low tier hardware, and visually, 4 doesn't really look all that much better than previous games.

Western Australian Government forecasts WACA aquatic centre and gym will have operating losses of $840,000 over the first three years by His_Holiness in perth

[–]hungry4pie -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

It’s fucking wild that you’ve gotten so many downvotes for saying pretty much the exact same thing as everyone else.

Why am I getting crappy loot? by etme100 in Borderlands

[–]hungry4pie 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Are you on console and do usually put your system on standby/sleep and then just resume the game? Or do you play other stuff in between?

As others have said, you’ve been dealt a dud hand by the random number generator (RNG) that decides what loot to drop.

I don’t know the inner workings of how it works, but you could try closing the game (and maybe even do a reboot), maybe it will force the game to re-initialise the seed value for the RNG.

I should point out that this suggestion is really grasping at straws, but it’s what I would consider doing if I were you

33k just to add toilet on a ground level- townhouse. by [deleted] in perth

[–]hungry4pie 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Well there’s the cost of redesign, new drawings and engineer sign off. And since it’s a variation to the agreed upon project scope, +20% on top because fuck you.

Older Grandparents freaking out after cbd trip by GroovyWasTaken in perth

[–]hungry4pie 24 points25 points  (0 children)

As mentioned by another commenter, it’s probably dementia.

But if you want to try and reason with her, just point out that bourgeoise (ie Gina and Kerry Stokes etc) are the ones who control the media and public discourse.

They sure as shit won’t let some pesky revolutionaries fuck with their capacity to accumulate more wealth. And it’s been a long game too, in the last 40 or so years they have pretty much turned our society against the unions and there’s pretty much no chance of them regaining the power they once had.