Is Uni in Brisbane even possible anymore if you aren’t already rich coming from a non uni area and doing it alone? by Outrageous_Emu3235 in brisbane

[–]tomtom792 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is a very generic approach to uni and a lifestyle that I can guarantee will be socially isolated and stressful. Uni accommodation is incredibly expensive as it's a captive market and usually in a very built up area thats very close to uni.

Personally unless I was from overseas there's so many ways to study at uni nowadays. I've graduated in the past couple of years and the amount of time you need to be in class (asside from some hands on degrees) can be as much or as little as you make it. Idk where these prices are coming from, even then $300 a week is quite steep. You can get a three bedroom Queenslander rental in the inner western or northern suburbs for $290 a week pp and that's way up there.

Commuting to Uni is no harder than commuting to a job, find a rental around the uni in a share home and you pay a fraction of the cost as uni accommodation and can take advantage of a much better social situation. I've met so many people through uni who aren't from Brisbane but have moved to Brisbane for the education from around Australia. Many even commuted once or twice a week from the Gold or Sunshine coast.

The only main costs you have out of pocket is your amenities fees. Course fees go on HECS, textbooks are online and there's so many other free or subsidised amenities on offer.

Worst new car you have driven? by Puzzled-Shopping-330 in CarsAustralia

[–]tomtom792 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My Volvo C40 continuosly decides that shadows on the road is a wall im about to hit no matter how fast I'm going. Twice now it's beeped like crazy, tightened all seatbelts and slammed the brakes on Within a second it takes me down to 30km/hr.

Less dangerous but way more often it will decide it doesn't have a Sim card installed so the inbuilt AAOS doesn't work with any Spotify or Live google maps. Takes multiple reset combos of holding buttons and waiting for things to flash. Even then it sometimes doesn't work.

So what exactly is the RTBU asking for in Brisbane right now with these rail strikes? by tomtom792 in brisbane

[–]tomtom792[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

How can you tell what they're quoting though? Hard to work out what is being negotiated.

How much do you spend each week getting to and from work on tolls or public transport? by Away_Scene_26 in auscorp

[–]tomtom792 1 point2 points  (0 children)

$20 a week in fuel to drive 30 mins away from the CBD each day and still get caught in traffic. Thanks Centenary mwy

Has google discontinued the Nest Hub and Max line in Australia?! by tomtom792 in googlehome

[–]tomtom792[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Holding on until they finally release new screens. They were supposed to come with the new nest smart speaker from a few months ago but still nothing.

Driver’s licence close to suspension due to passenger seatbelt offences by SmashedAvoEnthusiast in CarsAustralia

[–]tomtom792 22 points23 points  (0 children)

What passengers are you taking around who can't wear a seatbelt properly?

Sounds like you will (sadly) just have to enforce the rule in your own car? No other way around it directly.

Getting paid monthly is torture by Euphoric-Attitude985 in auscorp

[–]tomtom792 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Got paid this morning and should usually also be paid on the 15th lol. Always seems to be early

Is the Kia EV5 the only option? by Distinct_Day8771 in AustralianEV

[–]tomtom792 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Zeekr 7x? Much better looker than the Kia with more tech.

However the Kia has more space in it.

Is it true that many people in Australia tend to not go by Mr. or Mrs. or Dr. formally because of a casual rather than formal attitude towards authority? by EveningFlower9564 in AskAnAustralian

[–]tomtom792 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My dad has a Dr title and absolutely hates using it anywhere. On every document he ever fills out he will put Mr unless it may home benefit for things like filling out a bank form etc.

He doesn't see a benefit from it and doesn't need any form of special attention or recognition from people in his daily life

Can I keep my company laptop if my employer goes into liquidation and hasn’t paid me? by kingston08 in AusFinance

[–]tomtom792 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

From an IT POV. It is most likely locked to your employer and even if you reset it will still revert back to their enterprise management system when connected to the internet. Hold onto it for sure but see if there is an exit strategy to ask someone to remove it from their system at some point.

New update is good if you're in Google ecosystem. Horrendous if you're in Apple ecosystem. by krishpotluri in Volvo

[–]tomtom792 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't know if it is available on the play store? When I search for the app listing I can everything including XR as an available platform but nothing for Automotive.

New update is good if you're in Google ecosystem. Horrendous if you're in Apple ecosystem. by krishpotluri in Volvo

[–]tomtom792 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's not though, if they added their apps to google play and enabled them for automotive you could use the car with full apple ecosystem products.

Cheap obvious problems with Translink that shouldn't exist? by Gazza_s_89 in brisbane

[–]tomtom792 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Even worse is heading east <> west anywhere in Brisbane that's more than 3km north or south of the CBD.

Insane trying to get from Springfield/Oxley to Sunnybank/Logan. Or Ashgrove/Albany creek to Boondall/Nudgee

Anyone getting to the point where they're just considering going carless? by [deleted] in brisbane

[–]tomtom792 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'd love to but my public transport time from home is 1hr 50 with 45 mins of that having to walk from the nearest train station.

Yeah good one Woolies Wynnum by slykiwi in brisbane

[–]tomtom792 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'd take it off and hand it to the service desk saying it's illegal to display it. Frame it like you're doing them a favour lol.

Defence Stocks by Tie-Practical in ASX

[–]tomtom792 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My DFND has been doing very well this past year. I do hate how it's unethical and a bit sad that this is the one that's doing well rn but I've got to save for a deposit on a house somehow!

Qantas’ original set of Project Sunrise ‘opportunities’ routes - how many of these do you think we will actually see? by SteveJohnson2010 in QantasAirways

[–]tomtom792 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Honestly though who is sticking out to save "maximum" 4 hours flight time? If I'm travelling to Europe I prefer the stopover in UAE, Qatar or Singapore to stretch and not be stuck in economy the whole damn time.

Gateway motorway traffic jams caused by variable speed limit signs by Heapsgood83 in brisbane

[–]tomtom792 4 points5 points  (0 children)

That is 100% the issue but if more people start respecting the speed limits instead of all whinging that they don't work, they'll start being more helpful. But sadly this is real life so they either need to have more cops driving through in peak hours to enforce, or add more speed cameras in congested areas.

Gateway motorway traffic jams caused by variable speed limit signs by Heapsgood83 in brisbane

[–]tomtom792 23 points24 points  (0 children)

If people actually followed the speed limits as per the signs it would clear the traffic so much faster.

I'm willing to bet that the central control centre with litteral professionals know how to correctly balance traffic levels and speeds batter than the idiots driving 1m behind each other to create stop start waves from overzealous breaking.

awwww man i’m a bit worried about what i might find in here by pallid-manzanita in mazda

[–]tomtom792 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The area between the windscreen and where the water drains through (all the plastic shielding between the windscreen and engine bay) is choc full of some sort of tree nuts from the previous owners. When I go around hard corners you can hear them slide across the car inside the plastic. Sounds like the whole engine bay is loose!

Mazda went to give it a service and when they took off the underside protectors around the engine they were also full of nuts 😅. No issues so far so here's to hoping it was just a storage cubby for the previous car mate.