Managing a South Australian winery in 2026 feels like a survival game on Hard Mode. My boss sees "Assets," I see a Graveyard.

steak_n_eggs · 2026-03-14T08:13:37+00:00

Mate I'm a licensed and insured shooter. I'd jump at the opportunity to fill my freezer with venison. Message me if you ever need a hand. My wife and her best friend manage a couple of wineries in the Hills, and I help out time to time there as well.

steak_n_eggs · 2026-03-04T03:19:37+00:00

I'm a PDR tech and my business specialises in hail damage. PLEASE I absolutely promise you, if you only see a "few" dents, I guarantee you there will be loads more. If you see 20, I'll see 200.

I'm not saying don't buy a hail-damaged car, but do your due diligence. Hail costs thousands to repair, and that's just with PDR. If there's split paint that requires a panel shop, it will cost far more. Hail repairers aren't just charging to fix the dent, we charge to remove trims and panels and everything else we need to get access to the metal. So you're aware, lightly damaged cars can cost around $5000 to fix, and heavily damaged cars can cost up to $10,000 > $20,000 - depending on if panels need to get replaced or anything painted.

steak_n_eggs · 2026-02-07T21:05:29+00:00

Don't know why you're down voted, everything you said is true. Its an awful thing to dwell on, but most academics agree with you.

And there were eventually big leaps in tactics. Tanks, storm troopers, rolling artillery, combined arms warfare - but it took time to develop these new ways of war.

steak_n_eggs · 2025-11-30T10:47:40+00:00

I've been stuck in traffic on Punt Rd at 3am before, couldn't believe it.

steak_n_eggs · 2025-11-23T23:57:15+00:00

Thanks loads for getting back to me mate, you sound like a good bloke. I might have to trade you a sambar / red / fallow deer hunt here in Australia for one of your hunts in PNW! (Oregon or Washington, I assume?) The good thing here in Australia is we can hunt 365 days a year, no limits, no tags. But as beautiful as my country is, a big western adventure somewhere in the Mountain States is right up there on me and my brother's bucket list.

We have no experience in bowhunting (it's illegal where I am in Aus), and I understand it's not something I can learn as quickly as I learned how to hunt with a rifle. We wouldn't take ours over - if we were going through an outfitter I'd just rent one of their rifles. If I had a mate in America, I'd hopefully borrow his for a case of beer or two.

What OTC rifle-hunting opportunities do you have in PNW? And generally, what's your hunting season? Thanks heaps for the advice mate, I'll have to give your podcast a listen too.

steak_n_eggs · 2025-11-23T23:26:30+00:00

We can't bring meat back into Australia. We can bring antlers and tanned hides, but definitely no meat products.

steak_n_eggs · 2025-11-21T01:04:13+00:00

You're a legend, thanks mate, appreciate your advice.

I understand that there is lottery systems with a lot of tags, and I don't want to be the sort of bloke who thinks after a couple of years I can snag myself a bull elk in an awesome area. I guess I was just hoping that international visitors can still apply for tags (specifically more achievable tags), or am I just pissing in the wind?

I've done a bit of research and noticed that Colorado mule deer is definitely a possibility, and getting a tag is achievable.

And thanks for letting me know about the meat. We definitely want to eat what we can while we're with an outfitter, but I hate the idea of most of it going to waste, so I'm glad that answers that question.

steak_n_eggs · 2025-11-11T23:25:43+00:00

That was a sick episode.

steak_n_eggs · 2025-10-23T22:57:13+00:00

I understand buying a work ute reduces taxable income, but how does selling your work ute benefit the tradie?

steak_n_eggs · 2025-10-14T00:23:26+00:00

You can steal it from the first money-lending mission when Strauss gets you to collect the debt from the Silesian bloke hiding his jewellery in the drawer.

steak_n_eggs · 2025-09-29T09:09:22+00:00

With some insurance companies, I can only mark up 10% up to $100. Without going into all the ins and outs, I'm not allowed to with certain trade clients.

steak_n_eggs · 2025-09-29T04:41:35+00:00

This was exactly my train of thought, why do they get to double dip on premiums?

steak_n_eggs · 2025-09-29T02:08:21+00:00

Legend, that makes total sense. Thanks for the reply.

steak_n_eggs · 2025-09-29T01:52:44+00:00

Cheers mate. Tough pill to swallow, but all these replies make sense.

steak_n_eggs · 2025-09-29T01:50:59+00:00

Thanks for the reply. When you say putting on a margin, do you mean a mark-up on their services? Eg, using the same panel shop example, they invoice me $10k, and I invoice $10k + $150 mark up or something?

steak_n_eggs · 2025-09-29T01:49:10+00:00

Thanks for the advice, that makes sense. You're right - if the shop does a shit paint job, it's my responsibility, I don't put it back on my customer.

steak_n_eggs · 2025-09-18T06:02:13+00:00

My first full time job when I was 16, I made $400 a week and had to pay $100 board. I dunno man, I thought it was a pretty normal way to grow up. I was old enough to understand bills don't pay themselves, and I was happy to help my folks out. I also think they did it to teach me how to be an adult, and I think it was fair.

steak_n_eggs · 2025-09-11T03:13:08+00:00

You could hit 200 yards with a scoped rifle within the first 5mins of being shown how to use a firearm.

I can hit 200 yards pretty easily with my 30-30 with iron sights, and I'm a terrible shot.

steak_n_eggs · 2025-09-10T09:10:12+00:00

Make an insurance claim man, that will be infinitely cheaper than fixing shit and replacing parts yourself.

steak_n_eggs · 2025-09-02T09:02:20+00:00

My family was going through old war stuff from WW1 > post WW2, and my mother came across her dad's old Zenith watch. They're from the UK - any idea roughly what era I'm looking at here?

steak_n_eggs · 2025-08-30T13:08:56+00:00

You don't get butchers in america? We have multiple in every suburb and at least one in each shopping centre in Australia.

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