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"Do you want to buy these Gillette Disposable Razors, 70% off?"

said the rubenesque lass, on the train station platform.

"I use a safety razor."

‘What’s that?’

I was un-successful in my explanation. If only I could have shared a picture:

It’s said that when Gillette started selling the safety razor, they were sold at a loss. The money was in [...]

Must be talking about Diners Club.

This happened to me once. One of my previous employers insisted on the use of a Diners Club charge cardfor business travel. “The Card No One Accepts!”, we’d joke, as few companies WOULD accept it. “High merchant fees”, was the excuse a retailer would often give.

Anyhow, our “awesome” accounts department failed to [...]

I’m going to do this walk one day soon

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“What do you do for a living?”

“Not IT, no sir-ee. I shuffle papers for a living. See the shine in the seat of my trousers? Don’t leave my chair all day”

That’s the story most people get when I’m asked.

Only IT Workers and Doctors get the truth when they ask.

If you’re a doctor, and I’ve seen a few [...]

Australia Day – buy your kids a job

Ah, Australia Day, the day the British rowed ashore and claimed Australia for King George III. Since 1988, it has been claimed by the politicians as a way to glad-hand the common folk and kiss babies. Don’t believe me? Our latest Prime Minister turned the announcement of the “Australian Of The Year” into [...]

A week with the Myki smartcard

Myki is the new ““smartcard”” travelcard which is to be used on public transport here. Trains, trams and buses.

3 years late, $350 million dollars over budget, and it’s failed to deliver every promise. Just like a typical IT project.

It doesn’t work on trams or buses yet. Unlike train stations, trams and [...]

When people ask what I do, I say

“Help people with computers”. It’s easier than trying to explain operating system deployment:

I actually work in SOE development, support and deployment.

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Thanks for making this day special

1882 – Windsor – Brighton Beach Duplicated 1899 – Birchip – Woomelang Line Opened 1924 – Tram W.256 entered service 1929 – Tram W2.582 entered service 1947 – Tram SW6.931 entered service 1968 – I was born, which makes me 40ish. 1970 – Carriages PCO1 and PCO2 entered service 1971 – Tram Ballarat.21 was [...]

“Sexy Maria is now OPEN!!!”

Yes, I know it’s a topic that’s been done to death, but I’ve not touched it so…

I was looking for shavers on eBay, Gillette Double Edged Safety Razors, and stumbled across the store for fashion.addict619.

I never realised how much curvaceous models featured on eBay. I was surprised.

And no, I’m not [...]

Dear Europcar, if you want my feedback, you should make it easy.

I’m giving you information to improve your business. If I don’t want to provide my phone number to you, you should not force me to by producing the error: Please provide an answer to all questions before submitting.

Because:

I’m doing you a favour by replying. I don’t want you to give me [...]

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