Grumpy old buggers thread

[AndyG]

These young whipper snappers slowing down the bar service , but not ordering beer or beer

[4bee]

Bring in washing from the line or just after washing the car to find bird crap on your just clean..

Diver, maybe your sig should really read "Not really very bloody lucky at all"?

[4bee]

People driving in front of you who don’t sit on a constant speed, speed up, slow down, speed up, slow down 🤬

Been there done that. The driver must be driving a D1 with the usually crap Cruise Control. Oh hang about, you meant me?

[4bee]

Every bloody fool that has to back into a parking spot at the local supermarket,and take two to three goes at it,which holds up all other traffic wanting to park,then find that when it comes time to put the groceries in the boot, smash their trolley into the front/side of your car.because there is not enough space between cars. GRRRR

I went to reverse park at a Motel in Cooma (opposite the Southern Cloud Memorial) some years back but obeyed the sign not to Reverse Park but it was not to put shopping in the boot but to stop the black exhaust staining the white Paintwork on the wall.. Seems to have worked for them.

[101RRS]

* Politicians super isn't taxed, yet ours is.

Cheers,
GG.

They are on a defined benefits scheme and yes it is taxed like you and me.

Now the rules that allow them to get super is a crock but they are taxed at the appropriate tax rates on their pensions.

[loanrangie]

Drivers that either don't use their indicators or use once it they have already entered the roundabout or changed lanes.

[Bigbjorn]

They are on a defined benefits scheme and yes it is taxed like you and me.

Now the rules that allow them to get super is a crock but they are taxed at the appropriate tax rates on their pensions.

Superannuation pensions paid from a Super. Fund are not taxable except for Commonwealth Public Service Pensions. This is because these are not paid from a fund but from consolidated revenue. The government never put any money into the CSS fund so the ATO regards this as income not a super. pension. In fact, some time ago the then govt. treated the govt's contributions as a hollow log and took their share out to bolster the budget and future payments were then made from consolidated revenue. Earlier still (the older ones amongst us will remember this) the then govt. took the funds that were the Social Services fund into the treasury. Do you remember the income tax return then was referred to as the income tax and social services contributions.

[TasD90]

People who say/write PIN number, i.e., Personal Identification Number number.

Bit like a BAS statement really !!! i.e. Business Activity Statement statement.

Peter.

[TasD90]

Just getting a feel for this thread now!

If I read or hear the TV announcer say "One out of five Australians are...………" one more time I shall smash the TV.

Does no-one know how to speak correctly anymore.


Don't start me on "For free "!

Peter

[p38arover]

Drivers that either don't use their indicators or use once it they have already entered the roundabout or changed lanes.

Roundabouts! Gahh!

Drivers who have no idea of how to signal at a roundabout, e.g., signal right when going straight ahead, don't signal at all, don't signal when exiting the roundabout.

Drivers who assume that they have right of way because they are approaching from the right even though I am already in the roundabout. They don't slow down, they blast through with their hand on the horn.