I am now mad - my first status run

[straitman]

I was in HBA last weekend, and found it funny how they "refer" to the rest of Australia as "the mainland"

Try going to Flinders Island.

Tasmania is referred to as the mainland and the slightly bigger island to the north as Australia

[tuapekastar]

This is a very good TR so far thewinchester - thanks for posting it.

It's very balanced - the right blend of info and humour, imparted in a very reader-friendly way, and does not ramble on for too long.

Look forward to 'part deux'.

[NM]

Nup, I was born in Wonthaggi ...

Ahhh, that explains it

[straitman]

Ahhh, that explains it

One less tht we need to try and understand

[harvyk]

Good trip report, I'm also looking forwards to part two...

I've found J bag tags to be hit and miss in CBR... A couple of times I've had them and my bags where dead last out.

Also yes I've been on "those" flights where the FA's and CSM's don't try and hide their hatrid of the job at all...

[ejb]

Great trip report thewinchester.

Very much looking forward to the next installment.

A very detailed TR, I almost feel as though I was there next to you.

ejb

[mattm199]

Good TR!
I'm off to PER next weekend to finish off the tail end of a DONE4, so nice to hear the latest about the local QP!

[QF009]

Fab report!

Nup, I was born in Wonthaggi - closeish but no cigar.

I'll be visiting Wonthaggi for the first time this Dec, spending Christmas with the boyf's family. Should be fun. Pity I can't do a mileage run to get there , apart from giving the baby bimmer a good run.

[drewbles]

Thanks for the thumbs up serfty and drron.

Is there anything you don't know or can't figure out serfty I'd only be half surprised if you were the child prodigy, or at least the offspring from the loins of Carl Sagan.

Random question (not related to this but was easier than digging it out from the epic TR)...

Do you use a mac laptop? I've noticed my Macbook Pro has all kinds of issues in the MEL QP in the J lounge and down towards that end. I get full signal, no throughput, then it drops out for a second and suddenly re-connects. All others around me seem to have no issues, but was wondering if it's a mac issue (10.6.2 here on an early 2008 MBP).

Just curious.

Great (long!) TR

[serfty]

I have this occasional dropout issue as well. It may be related to the proverbial Telstra "Heartbeat".