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re Working from home.

This is something that is causing a deal of consternation in Melbourne at the moment. 

Pro's

Saving commuting costs

Less traffic

Less invironmental pollution

Better work life balance 

Cons

CBD businesses losing business (no one buying lunches, etc)

Loss of jobs in CBD due to above - surplus staff

Unfair on those who have to go to work eg hospital staff, teachers, police, etc.

Empty offices, unused technology

Meetings have to be held online

Effects on others in household.

On the last point, my son works from home two days a week (5 days during lockdown). Because he is on the phone (call centre operator), we have to tippy toe around, and try to stop the dog barking, and can't have the TV on during the day. That means for me at 78 that I almost have to live in my bedroom while he is working from home.

18 minutes ago, Marty_d said:

I must be missing something.

The steps are UNDERNEATH the concrete spiral.

59 minutes ago, facthunter said:

It must be too subtle for ME. Nev

Suble as a sledge hammer, Nev. If she fell for his line, she was born yesterday.

As I said, the tidy shed photos were from a sheds company webpage. In our situation, the shed will be used by three separate groups. The shed operates three days a week, with different members each day, so it is difficult to leave work in progress. It is proposed to increase adding two or three additional days, one for women, one for disabled (NDIS) members, and one for younger members, once the new shed is set up. In addition, we will be sharing with another wood turning group who wish to retain their independence and not integrate with our group. There is a separate room for their mini lathes. So cleaning up and putting away will be paramount. The wood turners currently share a space with a dance school, so they have to get their gear out and set up each day, and packed away and cleaned up each evening. The council has provided the building on condition we share. We have to make all renovations, move walls, repair the wooden floor, update electricals, etc., The council will not offer a cent to the upgrade. 

A dream workshop. (From an advert.)

Somebody modified the sign.

A couple of examples of photos from my iPhone 6.

Last Monday we got the keys to the building the council has offered us as a temporary (possibly 5 years) location till our own made-to-measure shed is built. It was previously occupied by a pigeon racing club, but has been unused for about 8 months. The electricity has been cut off so there are no lights, the lighting coming from large skylights. The place looks like a bit of a dump at present with a bit of work needed to get it up to speed.

Kitchen

To be converted to workshop

Machine shop (has concrete floor.

Lunch/meeting/lounge area. Old honour boards to be removed. This area has a covered skylight.

I tried uploading a couple of videos, but the file size was too big, or the file type was not compatible.

24 minutes ago, octave said:

As I understand it these wage increases do not change what the government is paying for the project.  These wage increases were set by the Fair Work Commission which is a federal body, not a state body. 

Regardless of who "sets' them, who ends up paying them? The contracters out of their profits? Where do they come from?

Ever been to pick up your car and you get a long-winded explanation of the work carried out to justify the cost? Well …………

Octave, you are always on about the utopia in New Zealand. Have a look at this, from New Zealand radio. Think again about the Voice referendum.

The nightmare and disaster with the Vic Labor party continues unabated.

With the budget debt blowout, they are getting rid of health sector workers when the system is at breaking point, postponing recognition of paramedics when ambulance ramping is rampant and waiting times are costing lives, and at the same time paying record salaries and bonuses to consultants who get it wrong anyway.

Now workers on the 'big build' tunnels have been given pay rises to more than $300,000 p.a., PLUS  underground allowance PLUS living away from home allowance twice the average flat rental.

My mate has a Samsung phone, but is a tech illiterate, so is always cursing it. Wants to go back to his old flip phone. My first phon was a Nokia flip phone. My wife was given an Apple iPhone 6 when my son upgraded. Later he upgraded again, and gave her his old phone, so I inherited the iPhone 6. I find it perfect for what I want. Use bluetooth so I can hear it ring even if I'm in another room, it integrates with my smart watch, and takes great photos and videos, nearly as good as my Lumix digital camera. I can even take a photo on my phone using my smart watch. Set up the camera, select Camera on the watch, and shake my wrist to operate the shutter. I see no need to upgrade to a phone costing in excess of $700.

Sorry Octave, when I lived in Sydney I didn't see any multi-lingual street signs like, say Townsville has. Again, call me racist if you like, but a lot of Asians refuse to learn English, let alone aboriginal. Just watch Highway Patrol on TV. Our suburbs are becoming about 75-80% Asian now. Our street has 42 houses, of which about 30 have Asian occupants. There are more Asian supermarkets than Australian.

3 hours ago, onetrack said:

full cost of all the name changes to Aboriginal names

How are they going to translate the aboriginal names to Chinese/Japanese  for all those towns, particularly in Qld, which have dual language signs?

Melbourne Cup winner Gunsynd was known as the "Gunda-windy Grey".

5 hours ago, old man emu said:

Goonoo Goonoo

Pronounced Gunner Gunoo.

Worked with a guy who came from up near there, at Wallabadah (Wolla Budah).