Absolutely small beer. And you maintain that excuses him being a persistent red wine piss-pot and chronic sexual pervert? Shocked

Second Chance wrote:

Bob will absolutely love this: Tongue

City of Melbourne reviews Australia Day, is open to moving it from January 26

Lord Mayor Sally Capp has asked council management to come up with options of how to approach the increasingly contentious day.

To those TBV members who are unfamiliar with Melbourne and its inner suburban councils it is safe to assume they are Greens dominated which is reflected in their decision making. With the City of Melbourne proposing to dump Australia Day celebrations and move them to another date it reflects the councils of Yarra, Darebin and you guessed right, Moreland, which have already scrapped Australia Day events.

An interesting aside of the appointment of Sally Rugg as chief of staff for newly elected Teal MP. Monique Ryan was the immediate deletion of her tweeter account . What is the go there ? Was the rug pulled from under Rugg ?

Chess robot breaks seven-year-old boy's finger during Moscow Open

http://https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-62286017

Video:

http://twitter.com/russian_market/status/1550156267162927125

that could be the strangest headline I've read, in ages.

It conjures up all manner of thought.

Desert War, Rain Lover, Latin Knight, Hay List, Mustard...my turf heroes...

That’s a new one on me, they have foot and mouth disease in Japan.

Beekeepers on the NSW Mid North Coast are the latest to prepare to destroy their hives after the detection of varroa mite in hives at a blueberry farm.

The deadly bee parasite has been detected in Nana Glen, 25 kilometres inland from Coffs Harbour, where a 10-km eradication zone has been established.

It was the 43rd detection since an initial case in the Port of Newcastle last month.

How are they going to keep F&M out when they cant contain a bee virus ??

animals before people.

Documents reveal senior NSW ministers knew Jenny West had been chosen for US trade job

Documents released to the NSW parliament have contradicted previous claims made by the Premier and Trade Minister about the US trade commissioner recruitment process.

Key points:

Dominic Perrottet and Stuart Ayres both said they were told there wasn't a successful candidate for the US trade job
Briefing notes now released show they were told senior bureaucrat Jenny West had been picked
A parliamentary inquiry into the appointment of John Barilaro to the job is ongoing

The documents reveal briefing notes were sent to then-treasurer Dominic Perrottet, Trade Minister Stuart Ayres and former deputy premier John Barilaro and stated a successful candidate had been picked for the plum New York-based trade commissioner role last year.

The notes contradict previous claims by Mr Perrottet and Mr Ayres that they were told there wasn't a suitable candidate identified in the first recruitment round.

Almost identical briefing notes were sent to all three ministers to notify them of the "outcome of the recruitment search for a STIC (Senior Trade and Investment

Perrottet looks shifty, every time he speaks

I can't wait for the state elections.

Desert War, Rain Lover, Latin Knight, Hay List, Mustard...my turf heroes...

Dont know what they might be hiding.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-08-01/china-trying-to-buy-solomon-islands-port-australia-urged-to-stop/101277348

this sounds like one of Bob's hangouts...

Victorian restaurant’s steep $170 cancellation charge – is it fair?

Would-be-diners will be slung a whooping $170 each if they fail to show up for a reservation at a prestigious Victorian restaurant.

In an update on its website, the restaurant warns customers that a cancellation or change of date more than seven days out from a booking will see $25 docked off the full refund of any deposit paid.

While those who pull the pin within the 7-day window will only receive 50 per cent of their deposit back.

In Brae’s case, the deposit for dining reservations is the full menu price of $340 per person, meaning it will cost potential patrons $170 each to cancel their plans within seven days.

Desert War, Rain Lover, Latin Knight, Hay List, Mustard...my turf heroes...

I was looking at a hotel in HK earlier today for November.

AUD$500 odd per night.

Payment up front, no refunds more than 24 hours after booking.,.

if I extended my stay to 8 nights, I got the long stay rate (20% dearer!!!!!)

But could cancel up to 48hours at no cost.

Very,very weird

jujuno wrote:

this sounds like one of Bob's hangouts...

Victorian restaurant’s steep $170 cancellation charge – is it fair?

Would-be-diners will be slung a whooping $170 each if they fail to show up for a reservation at a prestigious Victorian restaurant.

In an update on its website, the restaurant warns customers that a cancellation or change of date more than seven days out from a booking will see $25 docked off the full refund of any deposit paid.

While those who pull the pin within the 7-day window will only receive 50 per cent of their deposit back.

In Brae’s case, the deposit for dining reservations is the full menu price of $340 per person, meaning it will cost potential patrons $170 each to cancel their plans within seven days.

I feel for some restaurants when they get last minute cancellations, as an example take a wedding that has been called off a week before the happy, now unhappy, couple tied their nuptial knot. The venue most likely cannot be rebooked and the restaurateur is left holding the ticket. A cancellation fee does seem fair. If a restaurant was booked for say, 10 people, and it is cancelled within 24 hours of that booking, the owner may have been stuck with unwanted food and staff who still have to be paid , so I think a cancellation fee is warranted, however if that booking was cancelled 7 days prior, I would agree the restaurateur has a hide to demand $170 per head.

How much those differing cancellation fees are is open ended, I suppose the restaurateur would start off with an ambit claim and work backwards with the client to agree on an appropriate fee.

Might pay to keep your eye on the ball peoples , as this could be a bumpy ride Confused

, Bank of England chief lifts rates 50 points , tips rates could be 13-2 % by October .

Here Is The News

City of Melbourne reviews Australia Day, is open to moving it from January 26

Chess robot breaks seven-year-old boy's finger during Moscow Open

Scott Morrison to miss first week of new parliament

Documents reveal senior NSW ministers knew Jenny West had been chosen for US trade job

Key points:

Solomon Islands takes control of national broadcaster with gag on anti-government news.

Victorian restaurant’s steep $170 cancellation charge – is it fair?

Victorian restaurant’s steep $170 cancellation charge – is it fair?

Israeli scientists make model synthetic mouse embryo with stem cells - study

The Synthetic embryo models could also eventually become a reliable source of cells, tissues and organs for transplantation.

UK to enter recession, Bank of England warns