Fri July 29, 2022 7:00 pm
Fri July 29, 2022 7:01 pm
dad wrote:Norris wrote:dad wrote:daft twat wrote:dad wrote:not owning a microwave is not weird.
i try to avoid using ours if possible. they're nothing but trouble.
It’s weird. I think it’s weird when I get a hotel room and there isn’t one.
there's just never a good balance with them. you want to melt some butter fast? toss it in the microwave and let it splatter the walls.
no thanks.
you know you can cover the dish with a paper towel, right?
this changes everything.
Fri July 29, 2022 7:02 pm
lennytheweedwhacker wrote:Shoes.
Fri July 29, 2022 7:04 pm
doug rr wrote:lennytheweedwhacker wrote:Shoes.
ever see a man say goodbye to a shoe?
Fri July 29, 2022 7:30 pm
doug rr wrote:i'm going to set it up later and test it out..my wife and decided we're going to the store to buy some junkie chicken nuggets and a couple of burritos for tonights dinner
Fri July 29, 2022 8:07 pm
spike wrote:doug rr wrote:i'm going to set it up later and test it out..my wife and decided we're going to the store to buy some junkie chicken nuggets and a couple of burritos for tonights dinner
Slippery slope, old friend.
Fri July 29, 2022 8:11 pm
doug rr wrote:spike wrote:doug rr wrote:i'm going to set it up later and test it out..my wife and decided we're going to the store to buy some junkie chicken nuggets and a couple of burritos for tonights dinner
Slippery slope, old friend.
nah, they just want our house and we want theirs..
Thu August 04, 2022 6:16 am
Thu August 04, 2022 6:46 am
Higgs wrote:Because of my business and various existing contracts we have in place, I need to have access to reliable internet when we go caravanning in Dec/Jan this year. Australia is huge and mostly empty, so this is a real issue for me. Phone coverage is spotty at best, and simply not available at worst. I don't intend to do a lot of work while away, but I absolutely must be able to do work at certain times when I need to.
I've looked at a few options and think I'm going to go with putting some money in Mr Musk's pocket and purchase a Starlink RV kit. They cover all of the southern half of Australia now and by all accounts the service works damn well down here. $1,000 AUD for the kit and then $174 AUD a month for the service. Expensive for sure, but the kit is about the same cost as my other options (4G Modem plus antenna plus pole etc) and has the bonus that once done I can just unsub from the monthly charges and either resell the gear or keep it for when we move to fulltime van life in a few years. Also as we are hiring the van a wholly portable solution works well for me too.
I am so ready to get going on this trip I can't even tell you.
Probably should have put this in the "Future Purchases" thread.
Thu August 04, 2022 7:36 am
Thu August 04, 2022 10:13 am
Thu August 04, 2022 2:27 pm
Higgs wrote:Because of my business and various existing contracts we have in place, I need to have access to reliable internet when we go caravanning in Dec/Jan this year. Australia is huge and mostly empty, so this is a real issue for me. Phone coverage is spotty at best, and simply not available at worst. I don't intend to do a lot of work while away, but I absolutely must be able to do work at certain times when I need to.
I've looked at a few options and think I'm going to go with putting some money in Mr Musk's pocket and purchase a Starlink RV kit. They cover all of the southern half of Australia now and by all accounts the service works damn well down here. $1,000 AUD for the kit and then $174 AUD a month for the service. Expensive for sure, but the kit is about the same cost as my other options (4G Modem plus antenna plus pole etc) and has the bonus that once done I can just unsub from the monthly charges and either resell the gear or keep it for when we move to fulltime van life in a few years. Also as we are hiring the van a wholly portable solution works well for me too.
I am so ready to get going on this trip I can't even tell you.
Probably should have put this in the "Future Purchases" thread.
Thu August 04, 2022 3:13 pm
Fri August 05, 2022 1:39 am
Fri August 05, 2022 3:46 am
Wed August 17, 2022 7:01 pm
Wed August 17, 2022 7:17 pm
Wed August 17, 2022 7:19 pm
Wed August 17, 2022 7:20 pm
doug rr wrote:
and just some dried chicken strips
Wed August 17, 2022 7:23 pm