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- Wed Feb 07, 2024 1:07 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Wallabies 2024 (2023 never happened)
- Replies: 9773
- Views: 319273
- Wed Feb 07, 2024 8:42 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Players Underrated by other countries fans
- Replies: 94
- Views: 10641
Re: Players Underrated by other countries fans
- Tue Feb 06, 2024 1:37 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Long live the King ?
- Replies: 36
- Views: 1747
Re: Long live the King ?
Prostate cancer is very treatable. Hope it isn't something like bowel cancer which depending on which stage it's at can be very dangerous Stage 4 anything is pretty dangerous but bowel is quite survivable if it’s not spread much. If it’s stage 1 or 2 he is fine. He isn’t that old. If it’s 4 and not...
- Mon Feb 05, 2024 11:46 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Long live the King ?
- Replies: 36
- Views: 1747
Re: Long live the King ?
Prostate cancer is very treatable. Hope it isn't something like bowel cancer which depending on which stage it's at can be very dangerous Stage 4 anything is pretty dangerous but bowel is quite survivable if it’s not spread much. If it’s stage 1 or 2 he is fine. He isn’t that old. If it’s 4 and not...
- Sun Feb 04, 2024 1:59 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: International travel thread
- Replies: 228
- Views: 14507
Re: International travel thread
So have booked a 2 month stint through Egypt, Jordan, Turkey, Armenia, Georgia, and Azerbaijan, in September and October. It’s using my long service leave and is a chance to enjoy myself after the last few years of hell. I’ll be on my own but in a tour so will have some strangers to get to know. The...
- Sun Feb 04, 2024 6:39 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: anyone else mentally struggle in their 40's ?
- Replies: 485
- Views: 22874
Re: anyone else mentally struggle in their 40's ?
Not sure if this is the right spot but it’s going here. When I was 39 my wife was diagnosed with stage 4 bowel cancer (it was found on her 37th birthday). The cancer had spread to her liver but the doctors felt it was still operable. She had 12 weeks of chemo and then had a life saving operation sc...
- Fri Jan 19, 2024 3:39 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Lock combos
- Replies: 49
- Views: 2463
Re: Lock combos
The two other great locks during my rugby viewing lifetime was Martin Johnson and John Eales. They obviously didn't play together as team mates at international level, but I was trying to think who their best locking partners were. I can't remember. Eales and Garrick Morgan were exceptional for a c...
- Thu Jan 18, 2024 4:38 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Natwest boss says stop bitching, buying a house is easy as f##k!
- Replies: 914
- Views: 44627
Re: Natwest boss says stop bitching, buying a house is easy as f##k!
I flip between group 2, 3 and 4.
- Wed Jan 17, 2024 12:25 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Penny Wong heading to the Middle East
- Replies: 28
- Views: 2398
Re: Penny Wong heading to the Middle East
So El Flush is another Fleewee? Fark do any Kiwis still live in NZ? What's your nicknames for Chinese or Indian people who immigrate to Australia? In my experience they call Chinese, "Fu c king Japs" To be fair that was mostly the WW2 generation - my wifes grandfather was like that (but loved Chine...
- Tue Jan 16, 2024 7:23 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: War in Ukraine...
- Replies: 53769
- Views: 2379955
Re: War in Ukraine...
The Pacific powerhouse of Nauru has declared that they recognise Taiwan as part of China. They're aligned with most countries in the world then, including the US? I do work in Nauru and this is a significant change. Nauru was heavily supported by Taiwan aid so I dont know why the change. You used t...
- Tue Jan 16, 2024 6:27 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Natwest boss says stop bitching, buying a house is easy as f##k!
- Replies: 914
- Views: 44627
Re: Natwest boss says stop bitching, buying a house is easy as f##k!
In asian countries it’s normal to live with your parents until you marry. In a cruel twist of fate, Ireland, the UK and Australia are not in fact Asian countries. Sure, but they seem to have answers for the problems being discussed here. They are suffering housing affordability issues as well. http...
- Tue Jan 16, 2024 4:09 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Natwest boss says stop bitching, buying a house is easy as f##k!
- Replies: 914
- Views: 44627
Re: Natwest boss says stop bitching, buying a house is easy as f##k!
Younger for those that are keeping track
- Tue Jan 16, 2024 3:53 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Natwest boss says stop bitching, buying a house is easy as f##k!
- Replies: 914
- Views: 44627
Re: Natwest boss says stop bitching, buying a house is easy as f##k!
In asian countries it’s normal to live with your parents until you marry. In a cruel twist of fate, Ireland, the UK and Australia are not in fact Asian countries. Go back a bit here in Straya, and it was common enough. Dad and Mum lived with their respective parents up marriage, ditto Mum's sister....
- Tue Jan 16, 2024 3:27 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Natwest boss says stop bitching, buying a house is easy as f##k!
- Replies: 914
- Views: 44627
- Tue Jan 16, 2024 1:39 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Israel declares state of war
- Replies: 9379
- Views: 309795
Re: Israel declares state of war
Can’t bring yourself to refer to them as terrorists can you.. speaks volumes.. Are you labelling all Palestinians as terrorists? Suggest you might want to rethink that one. When I said "Can’t bring yourself to refer to them as terrorists can you" I was referring to his reference to Hamas as the 'lu...
- Tue Jan 16, 2024 12:15 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Natwest boss says stop bitching, buying a house is easy as f##k!
- Replies: 914
- Views: 44627
Re: Natwest boss says stop bitching, buying a house is easy as f##k!
Who is saying it's not harder now? All that's been said is that there's savings to be had with little hit to quality of life that some might not be taking. Farva's point above about tightening your belt - it's not tightening your belt much to take a homemade sandwich and coffee to work or keep your...
- Mon Jan 15, 2024 10:18 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Natwest boss says stop bitching, buying a house is easy as f##k!
- Replies: 914
- Views: 44627
Re: Natwest boss says stop bitching, buying a house is easy as f##k!
I'm with Bullet and diolch here on this. I had no problem saving when my rent was 600 per month. As soon as it went to 1000 a month my monthly savings for deposit dropped to 200 -300 a month ( maybe even less , can't remember). I was lucky though as the overall deposit was already saved over a few ...
- Mon Jan 15, 2024 9:23 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Israel declares state of war
- Replies: 9379
- Views: 309795
Re: Israel declares state of war
Bravo doesn’t care . Just kill more Palestinians. It’s exactly the sort of blind hatred that motivates the lunatics of Hamas . Can’t bring yourself to refer to them as terrorists can you.. speaks volumes.. Are you labelling all Palestinians as terrorists? Suggest you might want to rethink that one.
- Mon Jan 15, 2024 11:42 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Israel declares state of war
- Replies: 9379
- Views: 309795
Re: Israel declares state of war
How then do you actually suggest Israel were to have responded post-October 7th? Sit on their hands and say oh well? In case you haven’t been paying attention, for the last 18 years Hamas have been firing endless streams of rockets into Israeli cities and towns completely unprovoked, defensive arra...
- Mon Jan 15, 2024 6:37 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Israel declares state of war
- Replies: 9379
- Views: 309795
Re: Israel declares state of war
Oh they are strategic geniuses are they. The genocidal urge in the Palestinian population has served them well these past 80 years? They could have got on with building a peaceful life and country in that time. They are not making choices which are helping them in the long run. Blind Freddy could h...
- Mon Jan 15, 2024 2:46 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Israel declares state of war
- Replies: 9379
- Views: 309795
Re: Israel declares state of war
As if Hamas will be completely exterminated As if Hamas didn’t anticipate and expect exactly this absolutely predictable response from the Israeli leadership . As if these insane extremists will now be eradicated. The IDF is acting completely to script ( indeed many of their leadership aren’t happy...
- Mon Jan 15, 2024 2:42 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Israel declares state of war
- Replies: 9379
- Views: 309795
Re: Israel declares state of war
Because its a load of shit. Hamas needs to be eliminated. That is a military goal which will incur a lot of unavoidable collateral damage. Hamas are scumbags who will make it as bad for Palenstians as they can, because Hamas are like this, they need to be eliminated. You should get a job working fo...
- Mon Jan 15, 2024 2:37 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Israel declares state of war
- Replies: 9379
- Views: 309795
Re: Israel declares state of war
Only a simpleton would look at what Israel are doing and think 'i f#cking hate jews'... People like that are racist scumbags. I, however, do hate what Israel are doing. And feel very strongly about the plight of Palestinian civilans. That DOES NOT make me anti-Semitic. Similarly only a simpleton wo...
- Mon Jan 15, 2024 1:58 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Natwest boss says stop bitching, buying a house is easy as f##k!
- Replies: 914
- Views: 44627
Re: Natwest boss says stop bitching, buying a house is easy as f##k!
it now takes 13 years to save a deposit for the average UK property (up from three in the mid 1990s), It sure as fudge does when you’re spending half of your income on lifestyle choices. Realistically both parties in a couple should be able to save €5k each per year meaning you can buy in 5 years I...
- Fri Jan 12, 2024 9:17 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Natwest boss says stop bitching, buying a house is easy as f##k!
- Replies: 914
- Views: 44627
Re: Natwest boss says stop bitching, buying a house is easy as f##k!
Thing is, when evidence is provided (eg the poster on page one with the sister and dog and impossible to buy a place she wants in sw London) then some cretins dismiss that as irrelevant or an old fashioned view . It’s almost as if a random on the internet has a better idea for the reasons that poor...
- Fri Jan 12, 2024 11:03 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Natwest boss says stop bitching, buying a house is easy as f##k!
- Replies: 914
- Views: 44627
Re: Natwest boss says stop bitching, buying a house is easy as f##k!
It’s almost as if you completely missed point number 2 in my original post. You even quoted it. And then when I asked for evidence of the third point you basically said it was the vibe. Thing is, when evidence is provided (eg the poster on page one with the sister and dog and impossible to buy a pl...
- Fri Jan 12, 2024 10:58 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Natwest boss says stop bitching, buying a house is easy as f##k!
- Replies: 914
- Views: 44627
Re: Natwest boss says stop bitching, buying a house is easy as f##k!
But for those interested in more than just broad remarks, the evidence suggests younger generations are actually better spenders than older generations.
https://www.aph.gov.au/DocumentStore.as ... daf31e66a7
https://www.aph.gov.au/DocumentStore.as ... daf31e66a7
- Fri Jan 12, 2024 10:46 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Natwest boss says stop bitching, buying a house is easy as f##k!
- Replies: 914
- Views: 44627
Re: Natwest boss says stop bitching, buying a house is easy as f##k!
There is no study to say that wearing a parachute when jumping out of a plane is safer than not wearing one. Some things are just so blindingly obvious even to the dullest of dull wit kant that it usually doesn’t have to be explained. There is loads of evidence to support using a parachute. What th...
- Fri Jan 12, 2024 10:33 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Natwest boss says stop bitching, buying a house is easy as f##k!
- Replies: 914
- Views: 44627
Re: Natwest boss says stop bitching, buying a house is easy as f##k!
1. It was aways hard 2. Yes it’s harder now 3. Lifestyle spending is making it even more difficult, the idea of sacrifice seems lost I disagree with the third point. What evidence do you have that the third point is correct? There is no study to say that wearing a parachute when jumping out of a pl...
- Fri Jan 12, 2024 8:32 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Natwest boss says stop bitching, buying a house is easy as f##k!
- Replies: 914
- Views: 44627
Re: Natwest boss says stop bitching, buying a house is easy as f##k!
I disagree with the third point. What evidence do you have that the third point is correct?Duff Paddy wrote: ↑Thu Jan 11, 2024 11:42 am 1. It was aways hard
2. Yes it’s harder now
3. Lifestyle spending is making it even more difficult, the idea of sacrifice seems lost
- Thu Jan 11, 2024 8:24 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Players Underrated by other countries fans
- Replies: 94
- Views: 10641
Re: Players Underrated by other countries fans
On a completely serious note, Al Baxter. He is universally thought of as the worst prop to ever play test rugby, (although possibly has the best shitting face of any pro sportsperson) but that was built on a couple of years when he was thrown in the deep end too young after Ben Darwin's broken neck ...
- Thu Jan 11, 2024 7:23 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Cost of living - Queensland
- Replies: 146
- Views: 16009
Re: Cost of living - Queensland
Coffee with a side of methSensible Stephen wrote: ↑Thu Jan 11, 2024 7:06 am I mean I am sure a coffee is probably quite expensive in your local Elizabeth or Munno Para cafe.
- Thu Jan 11, 2024 7:01 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Cost of living - Queensland
- Replies: 146
- Views: 16009
Re: Cost of living - Queensland
I paid $6.50 this morning in Mitcham, but it was a bloody big coffee so wasn't upset
- Thu Jan 11, 2024 3:23 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Investment gurus - give me your best ideas
- Replies: 43
- Views: 5862
Re: Investment gurus - give me your best ideas
Tulips are the way to go.
- Thu Jan 11, 2024 3:19 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Natwest boss says stop bitching, buying a house is easy as f##k!
- Replies: 914
- Views: 44627
Re: Natwest boss says stop bitching, buying a house is easy as f##k!
Nobody is arguing that house prices haven’t gone up. We are saying that home ownership is still very attainable for most people in spite of the narrative that “it’s impossible” Sheesh. So it's possible, but you have to live on the breadline to save up for the deposit, and then live on the breadline...
- Tue Jan 09, 2024 6:47 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Israel declares state of war
- Replies: 9379
- Views: 309795
Re: Israel declares state of war
You know it's time to surrender when even ISIS is condemning you. Visegrád 24 @visegrad24 The official spokesman of ISIS, Abu Hudhayfa al-Ansari, has released a speech condemning Hamas for sacrificing the people of Gaza on the altar of Iran’s “regional project” Id argue that is more Shiite v Sunni ...
- Wed Jan 03, 2024 1:36 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: What's going on with the long jump
- Replies: 48
- Views: 3996
- Tue Dec 19, 2023 6:21 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Australia - deal with your own criminals
- Replies: 48
- Views: 2357
Re: Australia - deal with your own criminals
Probably a direct correlation between consumption of pineapple lumps and propensity for violent crime. Pineapple Lumps are Aussie as now - they're in all supermarkets. I wonder if the Oz violent crime rate increased when they became widely available. Youth crime in Queensland is apparently through ...
- Tue Dec 19, 2023 6:13 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: War in Ukraine...
- Replies: 53769
- Views: 2379955
Re: War in Ukraine...
Pistorius gave an interview yesterday where he bluntly stated that the EU needs to prepare for war with Russia by the end of the decade. That's a remarkable thing for a German politician to say, particularly a SPD politician. Shows just how radically the geopolitical landscape has changed in the la...
- Tue Dec 19, 2023 2:55 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Wallabies 2024 (2023 never happened)
- Replies: 9773
- Views: 319273
Re: Wallabies 2024 (2023 never happened)
15K? That's very optimistic... The Rebels would be struggling to get 5K at the moment. Precisely what I based my maths on. Rebels have a great squad this year and should play a decent brand of football. Get a bit of momentum and people will attend. It is possible they can finish higher than… 11th… ...