[ibrokeit]

+++ Mom has informed me I am now an Uncle

  congrats to you. And your brother/sister.

Thanks - My sister's in this case.

[John B]

+++ Mom has informed me I am now an Uncle - Sister's first child.

Congratulations , boy or girl ?   add them to your christmas list.

[guitarized]

Fun thread !

I contribute : this months I'll be ranking upper echelon on the civil servant ladder.

I'll gain +4 euros per month...5.9 aus dollar I think. Champaign ! 

[ibrokeit]

+++ Mom has informed me I am now an Uncle - Sister's first child.

Congratulations , boy or girl ?   add them to your christmas list.

Nephew... IIRC from what I was told from the ultra-sounds a few months ago. Mums battery was near empty when she sent the SMS... saying "You're now an Uncle. Phone battery almost dead will ring later at some point." so I replied "Cool, thanks. Okay." and left it at that.

[PhireSideZA]

They hard to come by there are they??

As of yesterday at 24.5 years of age I had my first one. I am no longer a TimTam virgin

EDIT: Congrats on your uncle-hood, Gareth!

[wbm00]

+++ Mom has informed me I am now an Uncle - Sister's first child.

Congratulations

[kittikat]

They hard to come by there are they??

As of yesterday at 24.5 years of age I had my first one. I am no longer a TimTam virgin

EDIT: Congrats on your uncle-hood, Gareth!

Oh dear.  You have just started down the long dark road to Tim Tam addiction.

Welcome to the club.   

[The Gonz]

Way to go Uncle Gareth!

As of yesterday at 24.5 years of age I had my first one. I am no longer a TimTam virgin

Oh dear.  You have just started down the long dark road to Tim Tam addiction.
Welcome to the club.   

While I was studying Indonesian in Melbourne last year, one of the international engagement initiatives I took on was introducing the Indonesians to the Tim Tam Slam.
TIM TAM SLAM! | iJustine - YouTube

[The Gonz]

Pembukaan Pendidikan Seskoau Ke-53: Mayor Udara Fernando Gonzalez Pasis Australia ke-31 | IKAHAN

[meehalych]

+/-  I am one step away from purchasing an apartment (a section in townhouse).

[ibrokeit]

+/- I am now a Sexton

+ I have some holes that will need digging
+ Mostly for plants
+/- Some will be for people or rather the ashes thereof in the memorial garden - truly ashes to ashes/pushing up daisies/fertilizing the plants in this case... what gets buried is the ashes in a especial biodegradable bags.

Will also need to perform small maintenance and chase up larger stuff that needs doing.  Decorate the church from time to time, etc..

It isn't a full-time position, few hours here and there as needed.

[Shambles]

+/- I am now a Sexton

There are creams to treat that

[eye30]

+/- I am now a Sexton


It isn't a full-time position, few hours here and there as needed.

Hope not, otherwise the town would be a ghost town.....

[sundiz]

+ Finally got my order from Korea. Should have oil and fuel filters for the next two years. New glow plugs and new lights for tail gate licence plate.
- Shipment was caught in the customs, so had to pay import tax.
+ Parts, shipment and taxes in total was still cheaper than parts from the local dealer.

[Dazzler]

Bummer about the taxes but at least you still saved some (what % would you estimate? )

[sundiz]

Bummer about the taxes but at least you still saved some (what % would you estimate? )

Saved around 100€. It took 3 and a half weeks to get the stuff, but I was in no hurry. Just normal service parts I know I am going to need at some point (if I still have the car). The rear light assembly was a bit extra. I noticed that the both lenses were broken, but with a quick search I did not find only lenses. The whole assembly was only 25$ so decided to get whole thing. I'll have to see if I change whole assembly or just new lenses.

[Dazzler]

That's worth saving

[ibrokeit]

...  The rear light assembly was a bit extra. I noticed that the both lenses were broken, but with a quick search I did not find only lenses. ...

I had both lenses break - well turns out they got too hot/baked because one of the 'young guys' fitted 10W bulbs instead of 5W bulbs. I had assumed the lenses had broken due to age and the fact I park outside and a round depression due to some a#$h*le hitting my car with something small and round - however when I went to replace one of the bulbs (that had blown about half a year after replacement at service) I discovered the actual cause.    Number Plate Lens split - i30cw details the damaged caused by the extra heat - first post of topic shows how they looked.

It might not be the same - but you might want to check your bulbs to see if they correct.

May I ask what the Hyundai part number for the number plate light assembly is?  I will add it to the above topic...

[sundiz]

I had 5w bulbs and I changed new 5w bulbs there. For me it seems that he quality of the the plastic lens is poor. Can't handel the heat of the bulbs. I was thinking of changing to led bulbs, but most of the led bulbs that are sold are not allowed to be used in traffic (no E sertification). I fould one pair on "E" bulbs, but they costed more than the whole light assembly.

The oem part number is  (at least it should be  ) 92501 2L100

[ibrokeit]

I had 5w bulbs and I changed new 5w bulbs there. For me it seems that he quality of the the plastic lens is poor. Can't handel the heat of the bulbs. I was thinking of changing to led bulbs, but most of the led

So what you are saying is the lenses are a bad composition - even badly composed? 

Interesting - mine only went bad with the wrong (double wattage) bulbs fitted... I wonder if they would have eventually cracked anyway?   Or maybe it isn't just the heat but the temperature delta - i.e. in the middle of winter going from freezing cold (potentially - unless you have heated garage, etc.) then getting warmed up by the 5w bulbs - repeated over many cycles...

[sundiz]

My lenses did not crack in the middle. They are full of small cracks and one has bigger crack on other side. It can be that the bigger temperature changes have made the lens more fragile... Of course road salt might have some part with that also. The rear end of cw seems to get dirty quite easily.

[xiziz]

-My cruise control stopped working.
+A quick search here and I found out you have to use the brakes before trying to activate CC.
+Finished negotiations on a job-promotion, I'll be head of department in mid April, this however means a transfer to the third closest city instead of the second closest, so my commute will be 75km+75km. But traveling north instead, traffic is (a lot) lighter and there is no having to leave early to get a parking space, so in time its the same as my current commute(1h). Also means I can join the ranks of mortals working office hours, no more night/easter/chrismas/newyears/midsummer shifts!

  Beer all around!

[Dazzler]

Congratulations on the job promotion

+ I just saved about $130 p/m by modifying my health cover and swaping funds...

[rustynutz]

+ I just saved about $130 p/m by modifying my health cover and swaping funds...

Did you cancel Trish's??? 

[Dazzler]

I hadn't thought of that!

[The Gonz]

Keep thinking like that and I'm sure Trish will think of a few cancellations of her own!

[Dazzler]

 

- Got a phone call today from a lady wanting to send me some money! 

+ Did some double checking and it was legit!!! Not a lot, but worth having. Refund of some commission wrongly charged on a previous super investment! 

+ Thought good luck might come in threes so got a couple of scratchies (Scratch and win tickets)

-  No luck with those. 

[The Gonz]

Those calls are still about taking your money. You can find your own lost super online, submit a form and get the whole amount without handing over 25% or more.

[Dazzler]

Those calls are still about taking your money. You can find your own lost super online, submit a form and get the whole amount without handing over 25% or more.

No, wasn't like that Gonz. It was excess commission I paid on Super I deposited but swiched to another  company 4 or 5 years ago. I am getting the full excess amount direct from the Company by cheque..

[The Gonz]

Those calls are still about taking your money. You can find your own lost super online, submit a form and get the whole amount without handing over 25% or more.

No, wasn't like that Gonz. It was excess commission I paid on Super I deposited but swiched to another  company 4 or 5 years ago. I am getting the full excess amount direct from the Company by cheque..

Luar biasa, Pak Dazz, that's definitely a win.