Got an invitation to the Official K-3 Launch in Sydney (Australia)

Vylen · 11-07-2013, 03:51 AM

I'd go to this but I don't work in the city... and it's a pain to try drive in to make it to something at 6:30... especially around circular quay and the rocks

p38arover · 11-07-2013, 05:09 AM

Originally posted by Vylen

I'd go to this but I don't work in the city... and it's a pain to try drive in to make it to something at 6:30... especially around circular quay and the rocks

I don't work in the City, either. I don't work.

I'll go in earlier by train and do a few ferry runs around the harbour or go to Cockatoo Island for some pics. Heck, it's only $2.50 all day for unlimited train, bus, and ferry rides.

erwinsie · 11-11-2013, 03:12 AM

Originally posted by p38arover

it's only $2.50 all day for unlimited train, bus, and ferry rides.

How can you get that $2.50. People pay $6 for short return trip train from city to newtown.

rawr · 11-11-2013, 03:59 AM

Originally posted by erwinsie

How can you get that $2.50.

Pensioner rates.
Fare Calculator - Sydney Trains

p38arover · 11-11-2013, 04:03 AM

Originally posted by erwinsie

How can you get that $2.50. People pay $6 for short return trip train from city to newtown.

I'm retired and now an old age pensioner. Free entry to National Parks. too. My anti-cholesterol drugs and my eye drops (to prevent glaucoma) are labelled $0.00 It's about time I got something back from the Govt. I never got the First Home Owner's Grant or s reduction on Stamp Duty on the purchase of our home like people of today get,

There have to be some perks for being a senior.

MarkJerling · 11-11-2013, 04:04 AM

Got the invite, but no airplane ticket included! :-)

p38arover · 11-11-2013, 05:27 AM

Originally posted by MarkJerling

Got the invite, but no airplane ticket included! :-)

The last time I went to NZ, it cost my wife $4 for my ticket on Jetstar. They had a deal of taking a friend for $4 (or was it take a friend for free) so she took me! But then, she and our daughter are good at getting cheap flights - like the $37 each way to Vietnam (from Sydney) on Jetstar.

MarkJerling · 11-11-2013, 04:27 PM

Originally posted by p38arover

The last time I went to NZ, it cost my wife $4 for my ticket on Jetstar. They had a deal of taking a friend for $4 (or was it take a friend for free) so she took me! But then, she and our daughter are good at getting cheap flights - like the $37 each way to Vietnam (from Sydney) on Jetstar.

Great deal there! Did you have to sit on the wing or did they give you a seat inside?

rawr · 11-11-2013, 04:34 PM

Originally posted by MarkJerling

Did you have to sit on the wing or did they give you a seat inside?

Probably as cargo for those super prices

Jetstar would probably do it too, if they could get away with it.

**frankoz** · 11-11-2013, 05:08 PM

Also received the invite, but plane ticket must have missed the mail. Seriously, its a shame that CR Kennedy couldn't run a show in each capital to give all the long suffering Pentax fans a chance to celebrate.

Anyway, on another note, my silver K3 arrived this morning and it is a sight to behold!

Cheers.

**monochrome** · 11-11-2013, 05:45 PM

Originally posted by p38arover

My anti-cholesterol drugs and my eye drops (to prevent glaucoma) are labelled $0.00

Damn. I have to pay for my Lipitor and (3 different) Glaucoma drops. and all we get from the Govt. up here is ObamaCare (and I'm on the wrong end of that deal, too).

p38arover · 11-11-2013, 06:13 PM

Originally posted by MarkJerling

Great deal there! Did you have to sit on the wing or did they give you a seat inside?

Actually inside! The $4 fare to Christchurch was to celebrate Jetstar's 4th anniversary flying to CHC. (The take a friend for free was to somewhere else, maybe Darwin or Singapore). The Vietnam fares were on the inaugural flight to Vietnam.

You have to keep an eye on the Friday Frenzy deals. Oh, we've never had problem with Jetstar.

sam-joseph · 11-11-2013, 06:19 PM

Originally posted by rawr

'limited edition K-3 with grip will be drawn at the end of the night'.

I can't make it, and anyway I haven't got an invite yet, even though I bought a K5II from them recently, but maybe p38arover could drop my name in the barrel for the K3 draw? Pleeeeease.........

Regards

p38arover · 11-11-2013, 06:22 PM

Originally posted by monochrome

Damn. I have to pay for my Lipitor and (3 different) Glaucoma drops. and all we get from the Govt. up here is ObamaCare (and I'm on the wrong end of that deal, too).

I was being a little economical with the truth but not much.

Before I became a pensioner, the Lipitor and Xalatan were $36 each per script. Once I got my pension card, scripts dropped to $6 each (maximum). However, we've gone over the govt. threshold of (called the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme Safety Net) this year in prescription costs ($354) so all scripts are now free. The local doctor and pathology labs cost nothing as they bulk bills the govt. (I can use any doctor or lab, not one set by the govt.) Specialists still charge like wounded bulls but we get a lot of the cost back from the govt. Oh, that applies to anyone in Australia, not just pensioners,

p38arover · 11-11-2013, 06:23 PM

Originally posted by sam-joseph

I can't make it, and anyway I haven't got an invite yet, even though I bought a K5II from them recently, but maybe p38arover could drop my name in the barrel for the K3 draw? Pleeeeease.........

Regards

PM your details.

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11-07-2013, 03:51 AM	#16
Vylen Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Sydney, Australia Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,262	I'd go to this but I don't work in the city... and it's a pain to try drive in to make it to something at 6:30... especially around circular quay and the rocks

11-07-2013, 05:09 AM	#17
p38arover Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Western Sydney, Australia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 3,084 Original Poster	Originally posted by Vylen I'd go to this but I don't work in the city... and it's a pain to try drive in to make it to something at 6:30... especially around circular quay and the rocks I don't work in the City, either. I don't work. I'll go in earlier by train and do a few ferry runs around the harbour or go to Cockatoo Island for some pics. Heck, it's only $2.50 all day for unlimited train, bus, and ferry rides.

11-11-2013, 03:12 AM	#18
erwinsie Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Sydney CBD Posts: 31	Originally posted by p38arover it's only $2.50 all day for unlimited train, bus, and ferry rides. How can you get that $2.50. People pay $6 for short return trip train from city to newtown.

11-11-2013, 03:59 AM	#19
rawr Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 11,913	Originally posted by erwinsie How can you get that $2.50. Pensioner rates. Fare Calculator - Sydney Trains

11-11-2013, 04:03 AM	#20
p38arover Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Western Sydney, Australia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 3,084 Original Poster	Originally posted by erwinsie How can you get that $2.50. People pay $6 for short return trip train from city to newtown. I'm retired and now an old age pensioner. Free entry to National Parks. too. My anti-cholesterol drugs and my eye drops (to prevent glaucoma) are labelled $0.00 It's about time I got something back from the Govt. I never got the First Home Owner's Grant or s reduction on Stamp Duty on the purchase of our home like people of today get, There have to be some perks for being a senior.

11-11-2013, 04:04 AM	#21
MarkJerling Moderator Site Supporter Join Date: May 2012 Location: Wairarapa, New Zealand Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 20,408	Got the invite, but no airplane ticket included! :-)

11-11-2013, 05:27 AM	#22
p38arover Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Western Sydney, Australia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 3,084 Original Poster	Originally posted by MarkJerling Got the invite, but no airplane ticket included! :-) The last time I went to NZ, it cost my wife $4 for my ticket on Jetstar. They had a deal of taking a friend for $4 (or was it take a friend for free) so she took me! But then, she and our daughter are good at getting cheap flights - like the $37 each way to Vietnam (from Sydney) on Jetstar.

11-11-2013, 04:27 PM	#23
MarkJerling Moderator Site Supporter Join Date: May 2012 Location: Wairarapa, New Zealand Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 20,408	Originally posted by p38arover The last time I went to NZ, it cost my wife $4 for my ticket on Jetstar. They had a deal of taking a friend for $4 (or was it take a friend for free) so she took me! But then, she and our daughter are good at getting cheap flights - like the $37 each way to Vietnam (from Sydney) on Jetstar. Great deal there! Did you have to sit on the wing or did they give you a seat inside?

11-11-2013, 04:34 PM	#24
rawr Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 11,913	Originally posted by MarkJerling Did you have to sit on the wing or did they give you a seat inside? Probably as cargo for those super prices Jetstar would probably do it too, if they could get away with it.

11-11-2013, 05:08 PM	#25
frankoz Site Supporter Join Date: May 2011 Location: Glenelg North, South Australia Posts: 127	Also received the invite, but plane ticket must have missed the mail. Seriously, its a shame that CR Kennedy couldn't run a show in each capital to give all the long suffering Pentax fans a chance to celebrate. Anyway, on another note, my silver K3 arrived this morning and it is a sight to behold! Cheers.

11-11-2013, 05:45 PM	#26
monochrome Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Working From Home Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 26,276	Originally posted by p38arover My anti-cholesterol drugs and my eye drops (to prevent glaucoma) are labelled $0.00 Damn. I have to pay for my Lipitor and (3 different) Glaucoma drops. and all we get from the Govt. up here is ObamaCare (and I'm on the wrong end of that deal, too).

11-11-2013, 06:13 PM	#27
p38arover Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Western Sydney, Australia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 3,084 Original Poster	Originally posted by MarkJerling Great deal there! Did you have to sit on the wing or did they give you a seat inside? Actually inside! The $4 fare to Christchurch was to celebrate Jetstar's 4th anniversary flying to CHC. (The take a friend for free was to somewhere else, maybe Darwin or Singapore). The Vietnam fares were on the inaugural flight to Vietnam. You have to keep an eye on the Friday Frenzy deals. Oh, we've never had problem with Jetstar.

11-11-2013, 06:19 PM	#28
sam-joseph Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Newcastle, NSW, Australia Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,086	Originally posted by rawr 'limited edition K-3 with grip will be drawn at the end of the night'. I can't make it, and anyway I haven't got an invite yet, even though I bought a K5II from them recently, but maybe p38arover could drop my name in the barrel for the K3 draw? Pleeeeease......... Regards

11-11-2013, 06:22 PM	#29
p38arover Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Western Sydney, Australia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 3,084 Original Poster	Originally posted by monochrome Damn. I have to pay for my Lipitor and (3 different) Glaucoma drops. and all we get from the Govt. up here is ObamaCare (and I'm on the wrong end of that deal, too). I was being a little economical with the truth but not much. Before I became a pensioner, the Lipitor and Xalatan were $36 each per script. Once I got my pension card, scripts dropped to $6 each (maximum). However, we've gone over the govt. threshold of (called the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme Safety Net) this year in prescription costs ($354) so all scripts are now free. The local doctor and pathology labs cost nothing as they bulk bills the govt. (I can use any doctor or lab, not one set by the govt.) Specialists still charge like wounded bulls but we get a lot of the cost back from the govt. Oh, that applies to anyone in Australia, not just pensioners,

11-11-2013, 06:23 PM	#30
p38arover Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Western Sydney, Australia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 3,084 Original Poster	Originally posted by sam-joseph I can't make it, and anyway I haven't got an invite yet, even though I bought a K5II from them recently, but maybe p38arover could drop my name in the barrel for the K3 draw? Pleeeeease......... Regards PM your details.