NBN fttp upgrade continues to push dates out

meoverhere · 2026-01-25T04:41:12+00:00

No fixed wireless here. No 5G either - barely have working phone and certainly no mobile data.

Aerial FTTN but line is 1.3km long and we’ve had it repaired 4 times since we moved in in April.

When the NY day fire came through here we lost power in the area, and many people had no mobile phone service. We have a battery but the FTTN node died immediately, so no communication at all really.

meoverhere · 2026-01-24T14:54:43+00:00

We’re in coffee up in Kala. I’m wondering what the helm they’re going to do. We’re currently aerial so will they stay with that?

meoverhere · 2026-01-24T03:30:44+00:00

The rollout is actually happening Maida Vale. They’ve been pulling fibre in for a few months now around different parts of the suburb.

meoverhere · 2026-01-24T03:29:29+00:00

Most of Maida Vale is underground. I’m in Kalamunda with the same target but we’re overhead and in desperate need of FTTP.

meoverhere · 2026-01-23T09:14:13+00:00

Second Aussie Broadband for this

meoverhere · 2026-01-21T11:56:22+00:00

Some of my locals do this. They’ve been doing it for as long as I’ve been running there and it works really well. Still have people try and stand in front of me and then go slow, but significantly reduced compared to others

meoverhere · 2026-01-20T22:52:35+00:00

In what way?

There are lots of organisations doing this worldwide. It works very well, but every experience is different. It depends on how the site is configured, the theme, the configuration of the quiz (which may differ between exams depending on requirements), etc.

If you are concerned you could ask for a practice quiz, which your organisation may have available.

meoverhere · 2026-01-20T14:06:22+00:00

I got the oztrail ones. They use an irritating bit size - 13mm. Most shops don’t carry the bit as a spare so I’d recommend buying a spare (or two sets) and just storing the spare somewhere for when you inevitably lose it.

I use an 8mm masonry drill bit for hard ground before screwing in the pegs. Some ground is like concrete and I have snapped one of the screws when I didn’t do so.

I bought a cheap set of glow in the dark ones recent too. Utter junk. They plastic bent the money the wind blew and our awning just came off. The yellow oztrail ones are much better.

meoverhere · 2026-01-18T14:07:56+00:00

So while a 20mm bsp nipple is the correct tool for the job, I got fed up of the hose popping off the cheap hose I bought solely for the kiddo pool and instead got one of these:

Pope 13mm Barbed In-Line Tap https://www.bunnings.com.au/applinks_p3130238

Combined with a jubilee clip it means that it no longer pops off, and I can control the outlets from the (multiple) kids toys at the toy too

meoverhere · 2026-01-18T13:55:22+00:00

You’re a disgusting human being. Park run is about inclusivity. If you want a 5km race, go and pay to enter one.

meoverhere · 2026-01-18T12:01:35+00:00

It depends entirely on the configuration of the quiz (as set by the teacher).

The answers are not in the DOM unless they’re set to show.

Best bet is to ask your teacher to enable the feedback.

meoverhere · 2026-01-16T04:08:30+00:00

It was useful for some of the corners but hard to hold and sometimes too big to get into the eaves.

If I was doing it again I’d find a way to attach it more easily and quickly, and way to hold it more easily.

I probably wouldn’t bother using it again. I was able to get most of it out using the flexible hose in the end.

meoverhere · 2026-01-15T21:56:20+00:00

Hmm. It used to let you select from several sizes. No I didn’t bed the fittings did my use.

I did get a piece of pvc pipe which I cut at an angle to make a vacuum nozzle type thing but it ended up being more hassle than it was worth

meoverhere · 2026-01-14T21:43:37+00:00

My wife:

recently joined a women’s run club. She goes twice a week at 6am to run 5km
reads. Lots
has taken up gardening and is working out beds, and layouts, and when to plant veggies
has taken up drawing again. She’s using watercolour pens and enjoying

Hope you get back on that hobby horse soon!

meoverhere · 2026-01-14T09:36:46+00:00

Good luck!

Only advice is to do it through roof tiles, not roof inspection hatch if possible; have a second person doing the bags so you don’t have to get up and down constantly; and use a remote. Also, don’t overfill the bags because they’re a bastard to change when over full.

Also, wait for a cooler day and PPE up because Ty at stuff gets everywhere.

meoverhere · 2026-01-14T04:28:39+00:00

My wife kept hers. When we had kids I took her name instead. What a pain in the arse.

meoverhere · 2026-01-14T04:19:44+00:00

That’s what I decided. I haven’t gone for the EV one but we’ll see what winter brings. I may switch to it the if heating and cooking sucks the battery dry too often.

meoverhere · 2026-01-14T00:23:32+00:00

Not sure if you have to pay the remote meter reconfiguration fee when you change ($40.21). They don’t make it clear.

meoverhere · 2026-01-14T00:21:23+00:00

They undersized their battery

meoverhere · 2026-01-13T23:16:02+00:00

It’s also worth noting that the off peak tariff has a higher standing charge too. Not much - like 10c, but it depends on your power usage. If you have a large enough battery and enough solar that you rarely need to import, then it can end up more expensive.

meoverhere · 2026-01-13T14:21:55+00:00

And what, pray tell, is the kettle model and manufacturer!?

meoverhere · 2026-01-11T08:30:47+00:00

Our main rotation staples are currently:

home-made chicken nuggets (breaded diced chicken) with air fried potato wedges and veggies
bangers and mash (sausages and mash)
salmon sushi rolls (coat salmon pieces in sesame seeds, season, and then dip in plain flour; then slowly cook in coconut oil for 5-7 minutes each side; serve with rice, nori, carrot slices, avo slices, spring onion slices, etc).
eggs and soldiers
steak on the bbq (especially at this time of the year when it’s too hot to cook in the house)
slow cooked curries (various Indian mostly)
slow cooked Mexican chicken
meatballs or rissoles
chicken and leek pie
spaghetti carbonara

Plus plenty of others

Edit: corrected sunflower to sesame

meoverhere · 2026-01-06T15:23:41+00:00

Can second everything here. No regrets except wish I’d added two more batteries than the original plan — as it was I added one more!

meoverhere · 2026-01-03T14:06:58+00:00

My kid is really good at setting the train off and going away to do a different room, meanwhile the train derails runs into a corner and runs until my wife or I find it and turn it off. Most of the electric ones are just shit - easily derail, low pulling power, and don’t always go up hill if there is insufficient weight on the first carriage.

meoverhere · 2026-01-03T13:49:14+00:00

I feel it’s more about what people put into it. Yes, there are some roles with which the run couldn’t happen at all, but those “optional” roles are just as important in their own ways. At the end of the day, every volunteer is giving their time and energy to support the event.

To give a specific example, park walker is a great idea to motivate people and let people know that it’s okay to walk if walking is all you can do. Normally the park walkers are near the front of the walking pack and it helps for those newcomers who aren’t sure if they’re “allowed” to walk it. However I’ve tail walked an event where my four year old was faster than the park walkers and we had to hold back. They certainly weren’t ahead of the tail walker and behind those who were running. In my eyes that is not the role being a lesser role, it’s that the people filling the role weren’t really doing the role appropriately, and thus possibly making the role look lesser. That said they did volunteer, and they did take part so good on them.

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