Originally Posted by JayDeee

Thanks Bondipom

What do I plug the laser printer into then?? is the Surge protector OK?

God this is confusing

Originally Posted by bondipom

No guarantees but probably the best place.

You can also get surge protectors that insure your equipment. Dick Smith sells their own brand one and Belkin do one. Not cheap. The 8 port one has a aerial protector to protect the TV.

Originally Posted by JayDeee

I bought my surge protector/power board in the UK it has 6 plug sockets on it and the phone plugs on it aswell so the phone line doesn't blow up All I have done to it is change the Uk plug for an Aussie one so I can plug in my UK computer and printers without changing the plug (dont tell the government tho as I might get arrested for changing a plug all by myself) I have foxtel digital for my TV, so am hoping that that has some kinda surge protector on it.

Does anyone else feel realy stupid over here, I don't know how anything works, I have always been able to do basic electrical/phone/cable tv/sky things around the house and over here everything is really different and makes me feel realy stupid

Kala

Originally Posted by The Bloke

After nearly another summer of sub-standard electrical stuffups by Energex, even I'm thinking of going back to the UK where there is apparently a better system of delivering power to homes. The standard of electrical generation in Qld is disgusting and the amount of efficency, sorry, lack thereof makes any third-world country look decidedly better. The trouble is 99% of Australians still say "she'll be apples" and do nothing, while the politicians ripoff the system.

Sorry to those who think I'm having a whinge but after tonight I think I need to let off a little steam, as this PC was nearly fried by the on-off-on-off-on and low output of electricity, affecting houses and units in our street randomly. This was apparently caused by faulty traffic light (saw power crews up pole fixing it, Yeh right). Thought this was the 21st century in a first-world industrial nation, would have been better off in Beleize, as Pollyana
said as abuse was hurled after the joggers crashed into the fence outside. Thank God PC came back to life as it was going to be dumped on the counter of the nearest Energex office tomorrow.

I have been told that the UK system has not had a major outage since the seventies compared to the yearly outages from outdated equipment. And no I'm not Mike Stanton in disguise, but an Australian (Queenslander) who is fedup with the crap that is going on in this state and what is not shown in the glossy brochures shown to people in the UK or anyware. No wonder people get fedup and go home.

The only time this was worse was during the late seventies and early eighties when the striking power unions clashed with the then National Party gov't. At least then we new the reason was political not equipment failure.

Originally Posted by bondipom

Shhh don't tell telstra. There was some interesting stuff on whirlpool regarding Optus cable users whose receivers were spiked by electricity. Optus were refusing to cough up becuase one clause in the contract says it is up to the user to protect the equipment. There is also another clause that states the user is supposed to never disconnect the equipment!

Don't feel stupid. The dumb ones don't ask the questions and lose all their equipment.

Originally Posted by soapy

SLAP SLAPP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
PULL YOURSELF TO GETHER MAN, GET A GRIP ITS ONLY A POWER OUT. WHAT ARE YA A MAN OR A FKN MOUSE?????? ANOTHER REASON FOR GOING BACK TO THE UK EH? ILL GIVE U ANOTHER REASON FOR GOING BACK TO THE UK!!!!!!! SOMETHING TO MOAN ABOUT U WANT? ILL GIVE U SOMETHING TO MOAN ABOUT. POWER OUT POWER OUT, ILL SHOW U WHAT A REAL POWER OUT IS LADDIE!!!!!
(Then soapy pulls a wee sticky plaster from his pocket, sticks it to the blokes forehead) there there u will be fine in the mornin’ ;)
On a more serious note, don’t let these things get to u man. Use these power outs to your advantage. Heres an idea, next time it happens, pull a few candles from the drawer and have a nice romantic meal with Polly.
He he he, ive put u in the sh!t now. I bet u wish u had never mentioned it. :p
Ps. Hey polly most guys on this forum would have thought of that idea anyway, so u sort him out. Maybe a good couple of slaps should do the trick :D

soapy

Originally Posted by JayDeee

and to all of you who slag people off for saying something bad about OZ get a ****ing life and face facts Australia is not the be all and end all of life it is another western country with the same level of problems as every other western country Kala

Originally Posted by JayDeee

Soapy, be here 2 moro same time, I'l get my bloke on here and you can give him some similar advise as that you have just given "the bloke"

Originally Posted by Phoenixuk2oz

I think you'll find most of us are not "slagging" anyone off :rolleyes:

We're having a sensible conversation with various views to balance the argument. It's called reasoned debate.

Most of us are also saying Aus is no different to UK i.e both have powercuts so using a power cut as an emotional reason for moving to UK is pointless :(

And....some of us have a "****ing life" thank you.

Maybe putting opposing views to yours does not constitute that then :confused:

Originally Posted by Phoenixuk2oz

I think you'll find most of us are not "slagging" anyone off :rolleyes:

I was aiming my post to those who were!

We're having a sensible conversation with various views to balance the argument. It's called reasoned debate.

I thoroughly agree that some people were doing that however others were not
Most of us are also saying Aus is no different to UK i.e both have powercuts so using a power cut as an emotional reason for moving to UK is pointless :(

Again I agree however the people I was making the comment to did not, they were just damn rude to people for daring to say something bad about Australia
And....some of us have a "****ing life" thank you.
Again I don't dissagree and it was a figure of speach, apologies if it offended youMaybe putting opposing views to yours does not constitute that then :confused: Sorry what views were they??

Originally Posted by JayDeee

Good post by the way bloke, I really do think that people moving here should know the good and the bad, and to all of you who slag people off for saying something bad about OZ get a ****ing life and face facts Australia is not the be all and end all of life it is another western country with the same level of problems as every other western country (but you dont generally have to scrape the ice off your car before going to work :D :D )

Kala

Originally Posted by JayDeee

Please dont mention the T word around me at the mo, Nothing but trouble off them at the moment which is fantastic being as I subscribe to there Telephone (landline x2 and mobile x2) their digital TV and broadband internet.

Everytime I try and do something with my account on the internet it doesn't work so I called them up and they said it is because it is late at night and they are doing work on the websites. I am in WA, if I ever try and do something after office hours it is gonna be late at night in the Eastern States, the poor sod on the phone didn't seem to understand why it might just pee me of a bit that I dont get the same service that someone in the Eastern States gets for the same money.

Oh dear here I go again, having a whinge :D

Originally Posted by bondipom

I support WA users in my job and have a late shift for that purpose. I find that WAers are the most resourceful and least taxing of the users. Ashame the kiwis can't be the same as I hate their 6:30 am wake up when I am on call.