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A question for the Aussies

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A question for the Aussies

from JoeUser Forums
Is there a nice bloke out there to help me out, pretty please?

A friend of mine needs to know what kind of power (AC) is there in Australia. I dont think it's the same as in Europe, but never know... He's from Costa Rica and has to go to Australia for a meeting but needs to know if he needs a converter for his laptop, I guess it goes by the american standards...

If anyone knows please help.

Thanks!
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Reply #26 from JoeUser Forums Top
Ok, if I read this right, Australia is the same as Europe. DC. Which you can get DC to AC converters, but they never work exactly right. So back up your equipment!!!!!! (Been there, done that, lost it too!). And all the jokes aside (great ones blokes! Thanks for the laughs!)....

if he is worried about a laptop, get the converter and dont worry. He will fry his battery at worse. And those are cheap. If it is more than that, BUY insurance!

Yep i think he should also, I dont want to run the risk of saying, dont worry my friend your computer will be fine and then next thing I know he starts hitting me with his laptop! lol

And I am especially happy to see that our Aussie brothers and sisters have progressed beyond "bear skins and stone knives". And if you need a translation, wait for Dynamaso. He can do that one in his sleep!


Hmmm, I wonder where is Maso, he missed the Aussie party! hehe!
Reply #27 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Good grief! Even the wall sockets are upside-down...
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Reply #28 from JoeUser Forums Top
Oops, I didtn mean to ignore you Chris, we must have commented at the same time!!

Anyhoo:
think you may have this confused! All our mains outlets are AC 240V,50Hz although I've heard that Australia may eventually follow the European standard of 230VAC,50Hz.

The wall sockets look like this: http://www.dse.com.au/isroot/dse/images/products/m7032.jpg

The laptop power supply (if it's less than ~5 years old) should be able to deal with a wide range of input voltages eg my 2yo Toshiba plugpack can deal with 100-240V @ 50-60Hz so it's only neccessary to adapt the plug to the local sockets.

Okay then so I suppose he should be fine then, tell you what i'll just copy and paste this infos and he can decide whether he wants to get a converter or not.

Re fav Oz beer: A cold Coopers rolled (on it's side) down an ironbark slab bar somewhere off the Birdsville track (*sigh*, ahhh...)

Now I need translation: DYNAMASO WHERE ART THOU????
Reply #29 from JoeUser Forums Top
Good grief! Even the wall sockets are upside-down...

What do you mean they're upside down, I've always seen them that way! With the switch on top! lol
Reply #30 from WinCustomize Forums Top

UK version - the 'right' way up

Double Switched Mains Socket

Reply #31 from JoeUser Forums Top
UK version - the 'right' way up

Haha! If this was out of context it would sound weird!!!
Heh, it looks like some alien code to me
Reply #32 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Pommies will always be pommies, hehe


What are trying to say, island gurl...you can get the lad out of PommieLand, but you can't get PommieLand out of the lad?
'Ere, I'll have you know that I'm more Aussie than Pom (35 years here as opposed to 16 there). I say G'day instead Good Morning and prefer my water going down the plughole the opposite way.

'I will take one with curry!'


Reminds me of Schweppes ad a while back....King of jungle is asked why he doesn't like elephants. He replies: "I like elephants just fine, tho I don't think I could eat a whole one."

lol! I'm lucky my waistband isnt a reminder of the Michelin tyres (not YET anyway!)!!! lol


Could be if you wait a few years to give up the grog tho I think mine's more to do with 'middle age spread'. Trouble is, mine more resembles an outback cattle spread, not yer average backyard.
Reply #33 from WinCustomize Forums Top


Re fav Oz beer: A cold Coopers rolled (on it's side) down an ironbark slab bar somewhere off the Birdsville track (*sigh*, ahhh...)

Now I need translation: DYNAMASO WHERE ART THOU????


"Coopers" = Coopers Ale (from South Australia & brewed in the bottle)

"rolled..." = the bottle needs to be gently agitated to distribute the brewing sediment that collects on the bottom. A truly educated barman will roll the bottle along the bar before opening it.

"ironbark slab bar" = in the bush they may use local materials to construct various furniture pieces (such as the bar in the pub). None of the components of said furniture are allowed to be less than 2" thick. Ironbark is a type of tree.

"Birdsville track" = a wonderfully varied road toward the center of Oz. At the moment a strong hankering is developing to get out of the city & revisit the area...

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Reply #34 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Another interesting point....switches in America [for example] are 'up' for 'on'.  In Oz it's 'down' for 'on'....
Reply #35 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Another interesting point....switches in America [for example] are 'up' for 'on'. In Oz it's 'down' for 'on'...


And so much more convenient, too...when your arms are full of munchies to enjoy with a good movie, it's easier to flick a switch down than up by alternative means
Reply #36 from JoeUser Forums Top
Starkers:
What are trying to say, island gurl...you can get the lad out of PommieLand, but you can't get PommieLand out of the lad?
'Ere, I'll have you know that I'm more Aussie than Pom (35 years here as opposed to 16 there). I say G'day instead Good Morning and prefer my water going down the plughole the opposite way.

Hahah! Ok sounds like you've passed the Aussie test, do you say 'mate' all the time as well?

Reminds me of Schweppes ad a while back....King of jungle is asked why he doesn't like elephants. He replies: "I like elephants just fine, tho I don't think I could eat a whole one."

Although I dont know how this could be related to Schweppes??

Could be if you wait a few years to give up the grog tho I think mine's more to do with 'middle age spread'. Trouble is, mine more resembles an outback cattle spread, not yer average backyard.

Awwww, you are so mean on yourself!!!!! And dont worry I'm sure I'll give up on beer soon, but you cant take my Chivas away
Reply #37 from JoeUser Forums Top
Chris,
Why thank you for the translation and now that I get it let me hehe (and coopers sounds interesting, should get a taste of it next time i'm in sydney!).

Jafo
Another interesting point....switches in America [for example] are 'up' for 'on'. In Oz it's 'down' for 'on'....

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Starkers
And so much more convenient, too...when your arms are full of munchies to enjoy with a good movie, it's easier to flick a switch down than up by alternative means

You beat me to it starkers! Well I suppose it is a question of being used to the switches! I would still say that down for on sounds easier to do then up...
Reply #38 from WinCustomize Forums Top

I sympathise. If I lived in Oz I would give up on beer too. Sheepdip hasn't got a lot going for it...

Reply #39 from WinCustomize Forums Top

I sympathise. If I lived in Oz I would give up on beer too. Sheepdip hasn't got a lot going for it...

Mad dogs and Englishmen....

Come on, Fuzzy....even sheepdip will taste better than that luke warm cats' piss the English call 'beer'....

Reply #40 from JoeUser Forums Top
I sympathise. If I lived in Oz I would give up on beer too. Sheepdip hasn't got a lot going for it...


Mad dogs and Englishmen....

Come on, Fuzzy....even sheepdip will taste better than that luke warm cats' piss the English call 'beer'....

OOOOOOOOhhhh! Let me get some popcorn this sounds like a battle coming up, one I dont want to miss! Hehe, jkn! C'mon guys, there's no need to argue, let me settle this by saying the best beer in the world is the one brewed in my island home: TUSKER !!!


After all it won a Gold Medal at the New Zealand Beer Cup in 2003 in Nelson. Check this out:

http://www.news.vu/en/news/national/842.shtml
Reply #43 from WinCustomize Forums Top
"Old Peculier" from the ICANTSPELLRIGHT brewery....Spell checker
Reply #44 from WinCustomize Forums Top
And if you had a little more knowledge you might be able to tell us what a peculier actually is  
Reply #45 from JoeUser Forums Top
I suppose OZ is still primitive in one respect, tho....alot of our cooking is done on an open fire outside. "Oi, Blue, chuck another shrimp on the barbie, will ya."


Nah, that's pretty common in rural America as well.
Reply #46 from JoeUser Forums Top
Tominated, a real Aussie

Fuzzy, my picture looks better than yours!!!!!!!!!!

"Old Peculier" from the ICANTSPELLRIGHT brewery....



And if you had a little more knowledge you might be able to tell us what a peculier actually is

ok let me check what it means...

Gid:
Nah, that's pretty common in rural America as well.

America is primitive!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Reply #47 from JoeUser Forums Top
As found in the online Free Dictionnary by Farlex:
Peculier is not available in the general English dictionary and thesaurus.

haha!
Reply #48 from WinCustomize Forums Top

A Peculier is an ecclesiastical term relating to a parish outside of the jurisdiction of any diocese.
Theakston's Old Peculier is named after the peculier of Masham, the town where the brewery is.

You need a new dictionary

Reply #49 from JoeUser Forums Top
You need a new dictionary

Yes indeed!!!! *bad bad Farlex!!*

So this beer was brewed by monks and priests? Interesting... I thought they were only into wines & liquors, heh!
Reply #50 from WinCustomize Forums Top

A Peculier is an ecclesiastical term relating to a parish outside of the jurisdiction of any diocese.
Theakston's Old Peculier is named after the peculier of Masham, the town where the brewery is.

Of course, all of that was just made up to make the name 'appear' cool and groovy.

In reality a beer taster was asked what he thought of this particular brand of British cats-piss and the only adjective which was bereft of expletives was 'peculiar'....

But....

From the part of the world that gave us 'ye olde shoppe' it was deemed suitably appropos to feign historical significance and put an 'old' in front after modifying the 'peculiar' to also appear archaic.

And...

"The Old Peculier" was born.....

[actually, you'll find that 'peculier' is simply the old English origin for 'peculiar', as both words have a same meaning as in 'adjacent to' or 'near'.....but the latter also has an added negative connotation, eg..."what is that peculiar smell?"].....[or in this case - taste]....