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Japonica Aug 6th 2011 1:56 pm

Re: census,2011
 

Originally Posted by moneypenny20 (Post 9539176)
Well I filled mine in on Tuesday and now the information I put is wrong so technically I've lied. Hey ho.

I don't think you'll be the only one. Hubby said most of the guys in camp are asking their wives to fill in the census as if they were home that night. The last thing they want to do after a 12 hour shift is to come back to camp and fiddle around with the census form for an hour. So, I think the results as to how many workers are actually in camp on August 9th is going to be way off.

Buzzy--Bee Aug 6th 2011 5:36 pm

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Originally Posted by Bermudashorts (Post 9541054)
I did the paper one. Do you think I should scrap that and do the online one instead then. Because I am not in very often and was wondering how they ever going to pick this one up.

Yes. The online one takes about 10 minutes, and then the whole thing is over and forgotten.

BB

Bix Aug 6th 2011 10:04 pm

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Originally Posted by IvanM (Post 9532856)
The ABS does not use it's every day systems for the census. Dedicated systems with plenty of grunt and bandwidth will be used and secured tighter than a nats twuff.

Nice thought Ivan but they obviously underestimated what grunt would be needed.

Son managed to log on to the cencus site earlier but it just hung on the first log-in page.

Can't even get onto the server now and no-one is answering the phone. There's probably a queue a mile long.

Gonna be interesting if it's like this over the next couple of evenings.

Bix Aug 6th 2011 10:06 pm

Re: census,2011
 

Originally Posted by Buzzy--Bee (Post 9542467)
Yes. The online one takes about 10 minutes, and then the whole thing is over and forgotten.

BB

Turning out to be one of the longest 10 minutes of my life. :D

Alfresco Aug 6th 2011 10:12 pm

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Originally Posted by Bix (Post 9542710)
Turning out to be one of the longest 10 minutes of my life. :D

:rofl:

Indeed!!! Started this morning while everyone was asleep. Saved it and completed it this arvo once we had all the details. Five of us here.

10 mins for one person maybe! :lol:

IvanM Aug 6th 2011 10:14 pm

Re: census,2011
 
Did it in 10 mins last night.


Originally Posted by Bix (Post 9542707)
Nice thought Ivan but they obviously underestimated what grunt would be needed.

Son managed to log on to the cencus site earlier but it just hung on the first log-in page.

Can't even get onto the server now and no-one is answering the phone. There's probably a queue a mile long.

Gonna be interesting if it's like this over the next couple of evenings.


moneypenny20 Aug 6th 2011 10:39 pm

Re: census,2011
 
I think it took about half an hour the other night but that was with three people's work info needing to be put in and I didn't have the addresses etc to hand.

Pollyana Aug 7th 2011 12:44 am

Re: census,2011
 

Originally Posted by Bix (Post 9542707)
Nice thought Ivan but they obviously underestimated what grunt would be needed.

Son managed to log on to the cencus site earlier but it just hung on the first log-in page.

Can't even get onto the server now and no-one is answering the phone. There's probably a queue a mile long.

Gonna be interesting if it's like this over the next couple of evenings.

So maybe the woman that delivered mine was right when she said the computer system wouldn't cope......

Buzzy--Bee Aug 7th 2011 9:53 am

Re: census,2011
 

Originally Posted by Alfresco (Post 9542724)
:rofl:

Indeed!!! Started this morning while everyone was asleep. Saved it and completed it this arvo once we had all the details. Five of us here.

10 mins for one person maybe! :lol:

Yeh I meant for one person as it took me 20 mins for 4 people all living at the same address.

BB

Dreamy Aug 7th 2011 10:52 am

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Originally Posted by Buzzy--Bee (Post 9543659)
Yeh I meant for one person as it took me 20 mins for 4 people all living at the same address.

BB

It took me about 30 minutes to do the 5 of us yesterday afternoon. Mostly because Himself had the hugest strop ever over the schooling question.

Bloody men.

He can fill it in himself next time :D

jad n rich Aug 7th 2011 2:26 pm

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I rang the call centre for a privacy envelope as the collector just dumped the stuff, despite us being home.

The operator had a really strong accent and broken english, she really couldnt understand my ( english ) accent. . Took me about 10 mins to get the privacy envelope which I hope gets here because she simply no matter how many times I spelt it, her strong accent would repeat it as something else:blink:.

I gave up in the end hopefully it will arrive by the postcode.

IvanM Aug 7th 2011 4:29 pm

Re: census,2011
 
Geordie? Duck for cover as chips and gravy munchers attack.


Originally Posted by jad n rich (Post 9543934)
I rang the call centre for a privacy envelope as the collector just dumped the stuff, despite us being home.

The operator had a really strong accent and broken english, she really couldnt understand my ( english ) accent. . Took me about 10 mins to get the privacy envelope which I hope gets here because she simply no matter how many times I spelt it, her strong accent would repeat it as something else:blink:.

I gave up in the end hopefully it will arrive by the postcode.


Japonica Aug 8th 2011 5:47 pm

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Everyone done their civic duty? :p

unfair dinkum Aug 8th 2011 6:20 pm

Re: census,2011
 

Originally Posted by Japonica (Post 9546444)
Everyone done their civic duty? :p

what's the go if you don't do it?

Swerv-o Aug 8th 2011 6:22 pm

Re: census,2011
 

Originally Posted by unfair dinkum (Post 9546478)
what's the go if you don't do it?


Apparently a $110 fine for every day it remains undone!


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