Kiwi - GKPE - New and Improved General Ramblings (5)

I took it at a small safari park 2 weeks ago. I went with 10 other photographers and we spent the night in the park and slept in these. Unfortunatelt it rained ALOT during the nigth so much that the outside of my sleepingh bag was wet in the morning.

manipula wrote in post #6150253
Here you go Tony, just for you!

"Dave of manipula.co.uk says, this image sucks donkey's balls! "

I quite like it too

tommykjensen wrote in post #6152797
Thats not true. I have posted photos here for you to enjoy. So here is another gift of enjoyment.

So you post a bird of prey, what no Dove photos

Great shot. Is it the sun or a flash I see in its eye?

tommykjensen wrote in post #6152797
Thats not true. I have posted photos here for you to enjoy. So here is another gift of enjoyment.

whose flesh is that still clinging to its beak?

weka2000 wrote in post #6152858
So you post a bird of prey, what no Dove photos

Great shot. Is it the sun or a flash I see in its eye?

Its the sun.

I have no Dove photos. Birds of prey are my favorite birds to photograph.

somethingsimple wrote in post #6152885
whose flesh is that still clinging to its beak?

I think it was either chicken or maybe a mouse.

tommykjensen wrote in post #6152887
Its the sun.

I have no Dove photos. Birds of prey are my favorite birds to photograph.

Yes we miss out on real wildlife in NZ, but we get great landscapes instead.

NordieBoy wrote in post #6149963
Weirdo

Hehe


Anyway I'm glad we're all looking to the brighter side of it.
Just gotta remember the basis of how the NZ POTN group was formed. Close knit group of friends, willing to meet up, lend gear, share tips, IT gurus.. All in good fun. Hope we can be back to our glorious past.
Psst who has a 1DSIII I can borrow

Wazza wrote in post #6152998
Hehe

Psst who has a 1DSIII I can borrow

try the rental guy whos new here

Mmm, that's a stunning birdy shot, love it.

Like Dave's landscape also, very nicely composed

I even took a photo recently, winter must be almost over! Probably could have used more depth, but crocuses are pretty nonetheless.

Never in all my days on this planet have I experenced so much bullsh1t from a company as I have with this insurance lot.

Connect have now turned around and said "we doubt there was a lighting strike at all" 2 weeks after their report.

The investogator then writes a report saying yes there was and have confirmed from others.

now IAG wants a second company to look at the router,switch and PC to "prove" that they were stuck by lightning

all this to replace a $1550 computer.

Im seathing After all what do I know about computers. After all the rest of them were at my house when it happened.

Stelari nice work. I would clone out the very top right corner.

weka2000 wrote in post #6153697
Never in all my days on this planet have I experenced so much bullsh1t from a company as I have with this insurance lot.

Connect have now turned around and said "we doubt there was a lighting strike at all" 2 weeks after their report.

The investogator then writes a report saying yes there was and have confirmed from others.

now IAG wants a second company to look at the router,switch and PC to "prove" that they were stuck by lightning

all this to replace a $1550 computer.

Im seathing After all what do I know about computers. After all the rest of them were at my house when it happened.



Stelari nice work. I would clone out the very top right corner.

Alll these consultants and things must cost them more than just paying out.

scotttnz wrote in post #6153738
Alll these consultants and things must cost them more than just paying out.

Yes.

What get my goat more than anything is the fact that I have to prove to them that it happened.
What ever happened to a mans word been his bond.
Connect have done every thing the could to make this impossible
Its a intel board and they were going to replace it with an asus .........
I have paid for yrs for replacement and I EXPECT it to be replaced with the same quality equipment, not some second rate peice of junk

I guess with all the damage from the recent storms they're tryign to get out of as many claims as they can...

You seem to have lost sight what insurance companies do. They charge as much as they can, and pay out as little as they can get away with. Then, if they really, really, really, have to pay out money, they'll try to get it back from you in some other way.

Long story made as short as possible: Two years ago we had a plumbing leak. It was in the bathroom connected to one of our back bedrooms, and we rarely go in there. When we found the water, it had been leaking for several days, and had done about $8K damage to the carpets, wallboard, and some personal property. This was our first claim since 1989, and our first ever with this particular company. They made the repairs, and then almost doubled our premium on the next renewal of our homeowner's policy. The agent explained that without any more claims, the premium would return to the lower amount in 5 years. I calculated that we would have paid them back roughly 80% of the claim if we had stayed with them. Instead, we went with another company whose premiums were considerably lower.

I don't much care for insurance companies, as you might tell. Oh.....one more thing they do. They share a common database showing what claims people have made. When you go to company B, they have a record of your claim through Company A. They're a very cozy bunch.